Resources
Data and Reports
2017 Sage Grouse Initiative Report Montana
The 2017 Sage Grouse Report summarizes challenges and successes of the Sage Grouse Initiative in Montana.
Guides and Instructions
Access Control (Ac.) (472) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national Access Control (Ac.) (472) conservation practice standard and supporting documents.
Guides and Instructions
Access Road (Ft.) (560) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national Access Road (Ft.) (560) conservation practice standard and supporting documents.
Data and Reports
Acid Sulfate Soils in the Coastal & Subaqueous Environment: Tech Note 11 Summary
This technical note provides information on the potential of coastal and subaqueous soils to form acid sulfate soils. It provides a definition of acid sulfate soils and describes the impacts, treatment and management, and testing of these soils.
Guides and Instructions
After the Fire - Hand Raking
Hand raking is a treatment performed by a crew of laborers using hand tools such as rakes, hoes, Pulaskis or McLeods to scarify or loosen the upper part of the soil profile.
Guides and Instructions
After the Fire - Hazard Tree Removal
Hazard tree removal consists of removing dead and/or damaged trees that pose a hazard to people, animals, personal property, utilities, and other structures.
Guides and Instructions
After the Fire - Hillside Home Damage
Drainage tips for homeowners of hillside lots that have been damaged by fire or are in a fire-damaged watershed.
Guides and Instructions
After the Fire - Hydromulching
Hydromulching is spraying a mixture of water, fiber mulch, and tackifier on burned slopes to prevent soil erosion or foster revegetation. Seed, fertilizer, or soil stabilizing polymers may also be applied with the hydromulch.
Guides and Instructions
After the Fire - Log Erosion Barriers
Log Erosion Barriers (LEBs) are logs placed in a shallow trench on the contour to intercept water running downslope and trap sediment. This treatment may also be known as contour log felling, log terraces, or terracettes.
Guides and Instructions
After the Fire - Seeding
Re-establishing permanent vegetation after a wildfire provides long-term erosion control, may restore lost habitat values, and may help suppress weed invasion after a wildfire.
Guides and Instructions
AgACIS Climate Data Retrieval
Guidance for how to retrieve Agricultural Applied Climate Information System (AgACIS) climate data and summary reports.
Guides and Instructions
Agrichemical Handling Facility (No.) (309) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national Agrichemical Handling Facility (No.) (309) conservation practice standard and supporting documents.
Guides and Instructions
Air Filtration and Scrubbing (No.) (371) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national Air Filtration and Scrubbing (No.) (371) conservation practice standard and supporting documents.
Education and Teaching Materials
Alaska Curricula for Conservation Planners
These training materials are intended for use by partners, Soil and Water Conservation District staff, Tribal Conservation District staff, NRCS employees who are pursuing a conservation planner certification. They are also useful educational resources for the public.
Data and Reports
All Colorado Basin Charts hosted by the NWCC
All Colorado Basin Charts hosted by the National Water and Climate Center. Includes snow water equivalent, precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, soil temperature, SWE vs Elevation, stacked SWE accumulation, and reservoir charts.
Data and Reports
All Colorado Station Charts Hosted by the NWCC
All Colorado Station Charts hosted by the National Water and Climate Center. Includes snow water equivalent, precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, and soil temperature.
Guides and Instructions
Alley Cropping (Ac.) (311) Conservation Practice Standard
Download the national Alley Cropping (Ac.) (311) conservation practice standard and supporting documents.