CSP FY2018 Conservation Enhancement Activity - Range
FY18 Conservation Enhancement Activity
Range
Enhancement Code and Name
E390136Z
Increase riparian herbaceous cover width to enhance wildlife habitat
Conservation Practice 390: Riparian Herbaceous Cover
Applicable Land Use
Crop (Annual & Mixed); Crop (Perennial); Pasture; Range; Associated Ag Land; and Farmstead
Resource Concern Addressed
Fish & Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat
Enhancement Lifespan
5 Years
Enhancement Description
Where an existing herbaceous riparian buffer is located along a river, stream, pond, lake, or other waterbody, increase the diversity of native species, control invasive species, install fencing and relocate equipment operations, trails, and livestock, and increase the width of the buffer.
Where an existing riparian forest buffer is located along a river, stream, pond, lake, or other waterbody, increase the diversity of native species, control invasive species, install fencing and relocate equipment operations, trails, and livestock to increase the functional width of the buffer.
Stream habitat improvement through placement of woody biomass
Conservation Practice 395: Stream Habitat Improvement & Management
Applicable Land Use
Crop (Annual & Mixed); Crop (Perennial); Pasture; Range; Forest; Associated Ag Land
Resource Concern Addressed
Fish & Wildlife Inadequate Habitat
Enhancement Lifespan
5 years
Enhancement Description
Flexible placement of wood (unanchored/unpinned) in small, 1st and 2nd order streams to improve stream habitat conditions for aquatic species and natural stream processes.
Installation of structures and implementation of grazing management actions that restrict livestock access to streams, ditches, and other waterbodies in order to reduce nutrient loading to surface waters.
Installation of structures and implementation of grazing management actions that restrict livestock access to streams, ditches, and other waterbodies in order to reduce the introduction of pathogens to surface waters.
Range planting for improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife
Conservation Practice 550: Range Planting
Applicable Land Use
Range; Crop (Annual & Mixed); Crop (Perennial)
Resource Concern Addressed
Fish & Wildlife – Inadequate Habitat
Enhancement Lifespan
5 years
Enhancement Description
Establishment of adapted perennial or self-sustaining vegetation such as grasses, forbs, legumes, shrubs and trees for the purpose of improving forage, browse, or cover for wildlife on areas that have been degraded beyond recovery via ecological principles, or old crop fields and pastures devoid of desirable, native rangeland species that fit within an ecological site description steady state.
Plant tree species and use stocking levels for higher growth to increase the rate of carbon sequestration (capture). Use species with a longer life span as well as relatively fast growth, and species suitable for durable manufactured products. Increase stocking levels in forests that are not fully stocked. Implement afforestation on appropriate open lands.
Plant food-producing trees and shrubs for wildlife or human consumption within windbreaks, alley cropping, multi-story cropping, silvopasture systems, and/or riparian forest buffers.
Tree and shrub planting will enhance habitat for native wildlife. A minimum of five tree and shrub species will be used; they will be species that provide food for identified wildlife species.
Tree and shrub planting will enhance habitat for native wildlife. A minimum of five tree and shrub species will be used; they will be species that provide cover for identified wildlife species.
