| Description: |
| A Forest Management Plan is a conservation
activity plan (Code 106) fund code used to assist landowners interested in
managing their forest land for non-game wildlife and plant species of
greatest conservation need. These species are identified in the Tennessee
State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) and in the Tennessee Natural Heritage
Database. Minimum contract size is 10 acres. This conservation activity
will be for the development of a Forest Management Plan that prescribes a
wide range of silvicultural options that are compatible with the habitat
requirements of species of greatest conservation need and maintain the
landowner’s opportunities for current and future sustainable timber
production. In subsequent years landowners who have obtained an EQIP
Forest Management Plan may apply for payments for practices prescribed in
that plan. EQIP payments will only be made to producers for development of
a Forest Management Plan by certified Technical Service Providers (TSP).
The producer must have commitment from the TSP that a Forest Management
Plan will be written and delivered within 9 months after the date the CNMP
contract is signed. An Environmental Evaluation (TN-CPA-25) is to be
prepared for all activity plans. The forest management plan will: a) Meet
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) quality criteria for the
identified resource concern(s); b) Comply with federal, state, tribal, and
local laws, regulations, and permit requirements; and c) Meet the client’s
objectives. |
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| Land Uses: |
| Forest, Grazed Forest |
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| Efficiency Score: |
Scoring Multiplier:
1.00
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| Optional Notes: |
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| National Priorities: |
Scoring Multiplier:
10.00
Questions:
| Number |
Question |
Points |
| 1 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement using
EQIP result in a considerable reduction of non-point source
pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, excess salinity
in impaired watersheds with total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) where
available, groundwater contamination or point sources such as
contamination from confined animal feeding operations? |
25 |
| 2 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement for water
conservation or irrigation efficiency using EQIP result in a
considerable reduction in water use? |
25 |
| 3 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement using
EQIP result in a considerable reduction of emissions, such as
particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic
compounds, and ozone precursors and depleters that contribute to air
quality impairment violations of National Ambient Air Quality
Standards? |
25 |
| 4 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement using
EQIP result in a considerable reduction in soil erosion and
sedimentation from unacceptable levels on agricultural land? |
25 |
| 5 |
Will the treatment you intend to implement using
EQIP result in a considerable increase in the promotion of at-risk
species habitat conservation? |
25 |
| 6 |
Will the treatment that you intend to implement
using EQIP result in considerable benefits to residue management,
nutrient management, air quality management, invasive species
management, pollinator habitat, and animal carcass management
technology or pest management? |
25 |
| 7 |
Will the treatment that you intend to implement
using EQIP result in energy conservation benefits? |
25 |
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Total Points |
175 |
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| State Issues: |
Scoring Multiplier:
10.00
Questions:
Sub-heading
Number |
Question
Number |
Question |
Points |
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1 |
Does your property fall within or connect to a very
high or high priority nongame wildlife area as identified by the
Tennessee Wildlife Action Plan? |
150 |
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2 |
Does your property contain any significant geologic
or hydrologic features such as a cave, sinkhole, cliff, boulder
field, mountain peak, mesic ravine, river, large stream, creek,
wetland, etc.? |
150 |
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3 |
Is your property adjoining any publicly-owned lands
that are managed primarily for conservation, wildlife, or forest
management? |
100 |
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4 |
Do you have any declining or imperiled forest types
on your property, such as bottomland hardwoods, hemlock, native
upland pine, spruce-fir, etc.? |
100 |
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5 |
Do you own one hundred acres or more of forestland,
or does your property connect to a large block of primarily native,
non-monoculture forest that is at least five hundred acres or more
in size? |
100 |
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6 |
Does your property have a professionally developed
management plan (e.g.,Tennessee Division of Forestry Forest
Stewardship Plan, Natural Areas Registry Program Plan, etc.) that
includes multiple use objectives for wildlife or protection of
environmental quality (e.g., prevention of exotic species, soil
erosion, water quality)? |
50 |
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7 |
Is the majority of your forest primarily twenty
years old or greater? |
50 |
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8 |
Are you committed to managing your property in a
sustainable manner to enhance forest habitat for nongame wildlife or
plant species of greatest conservation need? |
50 |
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9 |
Are you willing to follow a written, multiple-use
forest management plan developed by a professional forester in
conjunction with a wildlife biologist? |
50 |
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Maximum
Points: Total
Points |
800 |
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| Local Issues: |
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| Selected Resource Concerns and
Practices: |
Air Quality: Excessive Greenhouse Gas - CO2 (carbon
dioxide)
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 10 micrometers in
diameter (PM 10)
Forest Management Plan -
Written (106)
Air Quality: Particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers
in diameter (PM 2.5)
Forest Management
Plan - Written (106)
Fish and Wildlife: Habitat
Fragmentation
Forest Management Plan -
Written (106)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate
Cover/Shelter
Forest Management Plan -
Written (106)
Fish and Wildlife: Inadequate
Food
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Fish and Wildlife: T&E Species: Declining Species, Species of
Concern
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Fish and Wildlife: Threatened and Endangered Fish and Wildlife
Species
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Plant Condition: T&E Plant Species: Declining Species,
Species of Concern
Forest Management Plan
- Written (106)
Plant Condition: Threatened and Endangered Plant
Species
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Soil Condition: Damage from Sediment Deposition
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Soil Condition: Organic Matter
Depletion
Forest Management Plan -
Written (106)
Soil Erosion: Classic
Gully
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Soil Erosion: Streambank
Forest
Management Plan - Written (106)
Water Quality: Excessive Suspended
Sediment and Turbidity in Surface
Water
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Water Quality: Harmful Temperatures of Surface
Water
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Water Quantity: Excessive Runoff, Flooding, or
Ponding
Forest Management Plan - Written
(106)
Water Quantity: Reduced Storage of Water Bodies by Sediment
Accumulation
Forest Management Plan -
Written (106)
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