The project is located within one of the priority implementation areas:

• Hood River County Forest Initiative
• Barlow Area Forestland Enhancement
• Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Forest Stewardship
• Deschutes & Jefferson Fire Adapted Forests
• Harney Range and Forest Health
• Lake County Forest Health
• Upper Crooked River Forest Resilience
• Grizzly Mountain Forest Resilience

Resource Concerns: Wildfire; Degraded Plant Condition: Plant Productivity and Health; Degraded Plant Condition: Plant Structure and Composition

Conservation Practices: 666, 384, 314, 315, 338, 342, 383, 394, 106, 160, 165, 472, 660

Ranking Questions: 
1. Does the project include one or more of the following practices: 666, 384, 314, 315, 338, 342, 383, 394, 106, 160, 165, 472, 660?

2. Does the project include practice 666, practice 384, or both? 

3. Is the project boundary within 100 meters of land that has previously been treated to reduce forest fuels in the past 5 years? 

4. Is the project boundary within 100 meters of another forestry project boundary planned by NRCS?

5. Is 60% or greater of the treatment acres located within the priority implementation area(s)?

6. Which slash treatment type will be used for the project? 

7. How far away is the nearest wetland, waterway, or spring to the project boundary?

8. Is disease or insect infestation present within the project area as defined by Oregon Department of Forestry?

9. Is the project boundary located within 1/2 mile of Federal forested land?

The project is located within one of the priority implementation areas:

• South Wasco Range Enhancement
• Lake Range Priority Area
• Lost River Watershed Juniper Removal Project
• Hydrologic Restoration for Steelhead in Jefferson County
• Harney Range and Forest Health
• Lower Deschutes Wildfire

Resource Concerns: Degraded Plant Condition-Plant Productivity and Health; Pest Pressure; Livestock Production-Inadequate livestock water quantity, quality, and distribution; Wildfire; Terrestrial Wildlife Habitat

Conservation Practices: 314, 550, 528, 342, 315, 382, 574, 642, 516, 614, 533, 561, 384, 645, 500, 394, 383, 472, 390

Ranking Questions: 
1. Does the project include one or more of the following practices: 314, 550, 528, 342, 315, 382, 574, 642, 516, 614, 533, 561, 384, 645, 500, 394, 383, 472, 390?

2. Is 60% or greater of the treatment acres located within the priority implementation area(s)?

3. Does the project include Brush Management (314) to treat juniper or sagebrush encroachment?

4. Does the project include rangeland management practices (prescribed grazing, upland wildlife habitat management, etc.) or is an existing management plan already being implemented?

5. Will the project include annual grass and/or broadleaf weed treatments?

6. Is the project area currently dominated by a plant composition of desirable, perennial species? 

7. Does the project include practices to improve livestock grazing infrastructure including interior fence or livestock water?

8. Is  a 303d stream present within or adjacent to the project area?

9. Is there a wetland, waterway or spring within or adjacent to the planned project area?

10. Is the project juniper stand predominantly Phase I and/or Phase II?

11. Is the project located within an Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Opportunity Area? 

The project is located within one of the priority implementation areas:

• Wasco Irrigation Priority Area
• North Unit Soil Health and Sustainability
• Three Sisters Irrigation District Innovation
• Deschutes County On-farm Irrigation and Energy Efficiency
• Saving Groundwater in the Harney Basin
• Powell Butte Irrigation Efficiency

Resource Concerns: Source water depletion: Inefficient irrigation water use; Surface water depletion; 
Ground water depletion; Soil Quality Limitations: Organic matter depletion

Conservation Practices: 430, 441, 442, 587, 533, 449, 340, 216, 327, 328, 512, 443, 378, 521, 500

Ranking Questions: 
1. Does the project include one or more of the following practices: 430, 441, 442, 587, 533, 449, 340, 216, 327, 328, 512, 443, 378, 521, 500?

2. Is 100% of the treatment acres located within the priority implementation area(s)?

3. By how much is the irrigation efficiency of the project estimated to improve?

4. Is the project located in a Critical Groundwater Area of Concern as defined by OWRD? 

5. Is the project located in the area defined by the Habitat Conservation Plan for the Deschutes River (USFWS)?

6. At what level will the project include irrigation water management (449)?

7. Which best describes the condition of irrigation conveyance ditches for the project?

8. Does the project include any of the following practices: 340, 328, 327, 512?

The project is located within one of the priority implementation areas:

• Harney Waterbird Habitat Conservation
• Lake Waterbird Habitat Conservation

Resource Concerns: Terrestrial Habitat

Conservation Practices: 315, 320, 342, 348, 362, 386, 388, 390, 393, 410, 430, 533, 561, 578, 587, 644, 646, 659

Ranking Questions: 
1. Does the project include one or more of the following practices: 315, 320, 342, 348, 362, 386, 388, 390, 393, 410, 430, 533, 561, 578, 587, 644, 646, 659?

2. Will the treatment area retain historic micro topography (area has not been leveled)?                    

3. How is the treatment area flood-irrigated?

4. In which Harney or Lake County Spring Migration Priority Zone is the project located?

5. Which best describes the current vegetation composition of the majority of the treatment area?

6. Is the project currently hayed or grazed?

The project is located within one of the priority implementation areas:

• Lower Deschutes Wildfire Restoration and Prevention

Resource Concerns: Fire management - Wildfire hazard from biomass accumulation; Livestock production limitation - Inadequate livestock water quantity, quality and distribution

Conservation Practices: 314, 315, 338, 394, 383

Ranking Questions: 
1. Does the project include one or more of the following practices: 314, 315, 338, 394, 383?                  

2.  What type of firebreak is planned in this project?

3. If additional fuels management is needed adjacent to the planned firebreak, is a fuel break or equivalent (315, 314) include in the plan? 

4.  Is the location of the firebreak / fuel break within Priority 1 Area in Sherman county?

5. Will  the planned firebreak / fuel break tie into an anchor point such as a neighboring planned firebreak, existing road, rock outcropping, or riparian area to achieve continuity across the landscape?

The project is located within one of the priority implementation areas:

• Wasco Fifteenmile Basin Fish Screen Replacement

Resource Concerns: Aquatic Habitat - Aquatic habitat for fish and other organisms

Conservation Practices: 587

Ranking Questions: 
1. Does the project include implementation of practice 587?             

2. Will the project replace an existing ODFW screen in need of replacement?

3. Will the project screen an unscreened diversion?

4. Will the project replace a non-ODFW screen?

5. In which stream is the project located?

The project is located within one of the priority implementation areas:

• Klamath Irrigation Priority Area

Resource Concerns: Source water depletion: Inefficient irrigation water use; Surface water depletion; 
Ground water depletion; Soil Quality Limitations: Organic matter depletion;

Conservation Practices: 442, 449, 533, 430, 340, 590, 464

Ranking Questions: 
1. Does the project include implementation of any of these practices: 442, 449, 533, 430, 340, 590, 464?

2. Is 100% of the project located within the reach of re-introduced Klamath River Salmonids and in Klamath Drainage District?

3. By how much is the irrigation efficiency of the project estimated to improve?

4. Does the project support irrigation land leveling to improve flood irrigation? 

5. Will the project include practice 442?

6. At what level will the project  include irrigation water management (449)?

7. Which best describes the project's irrigation piping improvements?

8. Does the project include installation of a fish screen on a pumping plant?