| Rank 4 (Low) | Rank 3 (Low - moderate) | Rank 2 (Moderate - high) | Rank 1 (High) | ||
| Sinkholes, Gravel Pits, Quarries | All areas have been delineated on the plan map | Sone areas have been delineated on the plan map. | Plan to delenate areas on the plan map. | Areas not identified. No plans to identifiy | |
| All areas are properly closed and / or protected by buffer strips and diking | Some areas are propertly closed and / or protected by buffer strips and diking | There are plans to close and / or protect by buffer strips and diking | Areas are not properly
closed, with out a
buffer strip and surface
water has direct access
to sites. There are no
plans to close.
| ||
| Sinkholes | There are no materials in the sinkhole. | Toxic materials have been dumped in the sinkhole in the past and have no been removed. | |||
| Dump site | Farm refuge is disposed of in a commercial dumpster and hauled to a permitted landfill. | Refuge is dumped in active gully or site of high water flow. | |||
| Urban Corridors | |||||
| Ident - ification | Identified on plan map | Not identified on plan map | |||
| Buffer strips | Present and provide screening and adequate transition between the land use areas. Buffer strips is greater than 100 feet. | Buffer strips is 50 to 100 feet wide. Buffer strip provides screening and transition on at least 80% of the corridor | Buffer strip is l25 to 50 feet wide and provides screening and transition on less than 50% of the corridor. | Not present or less than 25 feet. | |
| Threat - ened and Endan - gered Species | Complete inventory done. Threat - ened and En - dangered Species are not known to exist, or if present will not be disturbed from planned activities. | Threat - ened and En - dangered Species are known to exist and a management plan has been developed to minimize impact on the resources. | Threat - ened and
En - dangered species are
present and they may
be disturbed by
planned activities.
(Note: this may be in
violation of State and
Federal laws.)
| ||
| Wetlands | A certified wetland
deter - mination has been
completed. Wetlands
if present will not be
disturbed from planned
activities or impacts
will be mitigated.
| Wetland activities are planned so to avoid adverse impacts to the wetlands | Wetland location and size are not known. No inventory has been completed. | Wetlands are present
and they may be
converted by planned
activities. (Note: this
may be in violation of
State and Federal
laws.)
| |
| HEL | Highly Erodable Land inventory is done. HEL if present is accounted for when developing conservation plan for program compliance. | Highly Erodable Land class - ification is known. Conservation plan development accounts for minimum level of erosion control for program compliance. | Highly Erodable Land class - ification is not known. | Highly Erodable Land is present but is not accounted for when developing conservation plan. | |
| Cultural Resources | Complete inventory done. Cultural resources if present will not be disturbed from planned activities | Cultural Resources are known and activities are planed so to minimize impact on the resources | Cultural resources are
present and they may
be disturbed by
planned activities. Note: this may be a violation of the State Cultural Resources Law | ||
| Utilities | Utilities are located and mapped. Emergency phone numbers are posted and easily accessible . | Utilities are not located or mapped. | |||
| Recreation | |||||
| Compatible use | Recreation does not
degrade the resource
base by erosion or
reduction of water
quality or wildlife
habitat degradation.
| Recreation has low a
impact on the resource
base by erosion,
reduction of water
quality or wildlife
habitat degradation.
| Recreation has a
moderate impact on the
resource base by
erosion, reduction of
water quality, or
wildlife habitat
degradation.
| Recreation has a high
impact on the resource
base by erosion,
reduction of water
quality, or wildlife
habitat degradation.
| |
| Wildlife Habitat | There are at least 2 areas of woody cover consisting of 4 acres for winter cover located in the section | There are at least 2 areas of woody and grassland cover consisting of 4 acres for winter cover located in the section | There is one area of woody and grassland cover consisting of 4 acres for winter cover located in the section. | There are no areas of woody and grassland cover for winter cover located in the section. | |
This worksheet has been developed by the National Farm*A*Syst Office and the NRCS Material Development Team for Whole Farm and Ranch Conservation Planning. It is designed to serve as an example of whole farm and ranch worksheets that can be modified to fit individual state needs. For more information on this worksheet contact the National Farm*A*Syst Office at B 142 Steenbock Library, 550 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1293, Phone (608) 262-0024.
July 24, 1998
Dennis Hoffman, Project Leader
Steve Dagitz, Webmaster