There are six regional EQIP forestland fund pools in California. The conservation goals and priorities for these fund pools are promote healthy and productive forestlands, reduce soil erosion, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, minimize the impacts to water quality and reduce wildfire risks on non-industrial private forestlands.
The following sections include the applicable land uses, resource concerns, and conservation practices for the regional rangeland fund pools. A list of servicing offices for each fund pool is provided below.
Land Uses
The descriptions below are the general NRCS land use definitions - applications should fit within, but do not need to exactly match, these descriptions. Below are the applicable land uses for the forestland fund pools.
Forest: Land on which the primary vegetation is tree cover (climax, natural or introduced plant community) and use is primarily for production of wood products or non-timber forest products.
Range: Land used primarily for the production of grazing animals. Includes native plant communities and those seeded to native or introduced species, or naturalized by introduced species that are ecologically managed using range management principles.
Farmstead: Land used for facilities and supporting infrastructure where farming, forestry, animal husbandry, and ranching activities are often initiated. This may include dwellings, equipment storage, plus farm input and output storage and handling facilities.
Associated Agricultural Lands: Land associated with farms and ranches that are not purposefully managed for food, forage, or fiber and are typically associated with nearby production or conservation lands. This could include incidental areas, such as odd areas, ditches and watercourses, riparian areas, field edges, seasonal and permanent wetlands, and other similar areas.
Grazed: Where grazing animals impact how land is managed.
Wildlife: Where the applicant is actively managing for wildlife.
Resource Concerns
The goal of conservation planning is to help each client attain sustainable use and sound management of soil, water, air, plant, animal, and energy resources, based on related human considerations (SWAPAE+H). Below is a list of priority resource concerns for the forestland fund pools.
SWAPAE+H
Resource Concern Category
Resource Concern
Soil
Concentrated Erosion
Bank erosion from streams, shorelines or water conveyance channels
Classic gully erosion
Soil Quality Limitation
Aggregate instability
Compaction
Concentration of salts or other chemicals
Organic matter depletion
Soil organism habitat loss or degradation
Subsidence
Wind and Water Erosion
Sheet and rill erosion
Wind erosion
Water
Field, Sediment, Nutrient, and Pathogen Loss
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Nutrients transported to surface water
Pathogens and chemicals from manure biosolids, or compost applications transported to groundwater
Pathogens and chemicals from manure biosolids, or compost applications transported to surface water
Sediment transported to surface water
Field Pesticide Loss
Pesticides transported to groundwater
Pesticides transported to surface water
Source Water Depletion
Groundwater depletion
Inefficient irrigation water use
Surface water depletion
Storage and Handling of Pollutants
Nutrients transported to groundwater
Nutrients transported to surface water
Petroleum, heavy metals, and other pollutants transported to groundwater
Petroleum, heavy metals, and other pollutants transported to surface water
Weather Resilience
Drifted snow
Naturally available moisture use
Ponding and flooding
Seasonal high water table
Seeps
Air
Air Quality Emissions
Emissions of airborne reactive nitrogen
Emissions of greenhouse gases - GHGs
Emissions of ozone precursors
Emissions of particulate matter (PM) and PM precursors
Objectionable odor
Plants
Degraded Plant Condition
Plant productivity and health
Plant structure and composition
Pest Pressure
Plant pest pressure
Fire Management
Wildfire hazard from biomass accumulation
Animals
Aquatic Habitat
Aquatic habitat for fish and other organisms
Elevated water temperature
Livestock Production Limitation
Feed and forage balance
Inadequate livestock shelter
Inadequate livestock water quantity, quality, and distribution
Terrestrial Habitat
Terrestrial habitat for wildlife and invertebrates
Energy
Inefficient Energy Use
Energy efficient equipment and facilities
Energy efficient farming/ranching practices and field operations
Pond Sealing or Lining, Geomembrane or Geosynthetic Clay Liner
sf
20
528
Prescribed Grazing
ac
1
533
Pumping Plant
no
15
548
Grazing Land Mechanical Treatment
ac
1
558
Roof Runoff Structure
no
15
560
Access Road
ft
10
561
Heavy Use Area Protection
sf
10
570
Stormwater Runoff Control
ac
1
575
Trails and Walkways
ft
10
578
Stream Crossing
no
10
580
Streambank and Shoreline Protection
ft
20
582
Open Channel
ft
15
584
Channel Bed Stabilization
ft
10
587
Structure for Water Control
no
20
601
Vegetative Barrier
ft
5
606
Subsurface Drain
ft
20
612
Tree/Shrub Establishment
ac
15
614
Watering Facility
no
20
620
Underground Outlet
ft
20
636
Water Harvesting Catchment
no
20
638
Water and Sediment Control Basin
no
10
643
Restoration of Rare or Declining Natural Communities
ac
1
644
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management
ac
1
645
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management
ac
1
649
Structures for Wildlife
no
5
650
Windbreak-Shelterbelt Renovation
ft
15
654
Road/Trail/Landing Closure and Treatment
ft
10
655
Forest Trails and Landings
ac
5
656
Constructed Wetland
ac
15
657
Wetland Restoration
ac
15
659
Wetland Enhancement
ac
15
660
Tree/Shrub Pruning
ac
10
666
Forest Stand Improvement
ac
10
740
Pond Sealing or Lining, Soil Cement
no
20
910
TA Planning
no
1
911
TA Design
no
1
912
TA Application
no
1
913
TA Check-Out
no
1
Regional Forestland Fund Pools
Fund Pool
Servicing Offices
Fund Pool
Servicing Offices
Central Coast
Capitola LPO
Concord Service Center
Half Moon Bay LPO
Hollister Service Center
Livermore LPO
Napa Service Center
Petaluma Service Center Salinas Service Center
Templeton Service Center
Interior Coast Range and Southern Cascades
Colusa Service Center
Lakeport LPO
McArthur LPO
Oroville Service Center
Quincy LPO
Redding Service Center
Red Bluff Service Center
Susanville Service Center
Weaverville Service Center
Willows Service Center
Woodland Service Center
Yreka Service Center
Yuba City Service Center
Modoc Plateau
Alturas Service Center
McArthur LPO
Susanville Service Center
Tulelake Project Office
North Coast
Del Norte LPO
Eureka Service Center
Ukiah Service Center
Sierra Nevada
Auburn Service Center
Bakersfield Service Center
Fresno Service Center
Grass Valley Service Center
Jackson LPO
Madera Service Center
Mariposa LPO
Merced Service Center
Placerville Service Center
Visalia Service Center
Southern California
Bishop Service Center
Blythe Service Center Escondido Service Center
Imperial Service Center
Indio Service Center
Lancaster Service Center
Oxnard Service Center
Minden Service Center (NV)
Redlands Service Center
San Jacinto LPO
Santa Maria Service Center
Victorville Service Center
Interested Applicants
For more information about EQIP, how to apply and program eligibility, interested applicants should contact a NRCS field office in the county which you own land or where you have an agricultural operation.
