[ODF_Private_Forests] NRCS announcement CSP deadline

[WEEKS Kevin]

Private Forests News list subscribers-

This message is forwarded on behalf of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Please note the CSP allow considers private non-industrial forests for participation in the program.



Kevin Weeks

Oregon Department of Forestry

(503) 945-7427

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Conservation Stewardship Program applications due June 11



Producers nationwide are invited to apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP). Authorized in the 2008 Farm Bill, CSP offers payments to producers who maintain a high level of conservation on their land and who agree to adopt higher levels of stewardship. Eligible lands include cropland, pastureland, rangeland and non-industrial forestland.



The deadline to be considered for the next ranking and funding period is June 11, 2010.



Congress limited enrollment for CSP nationally at 12.7 million acres per year. Applicants will compete within state-identified ranking pools. CSP is offered in all 50 states, District of Columbia, and the Pacific and Caribbean areas through continuous sign-ups with announced cut-off application dates for ranking periods.



To apply, download the application form and take it to your NRCS office:

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/new_csp/special_pdfs/Blank_CSP_CCC1200.pdf<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103416878796&s=258&e=001JAqxw7UYopb2PIZcKujX23knJX7vKXH44CBPmZbcRDE6yXuKScFf6Yg_PJa-fLkHAn4Qe3BMnwhfLqBrTlngd7x0qA7Yn_89ooFvqImfZBH2Xemt1rryFO2OS-cMUcOdG09HhPhwbnEW5s8-f-cbuH67lOizTGRripHxu4SZhOhotRdkg8RG9Q==>



As part of the CSP application process, you'll  work with NRCS field personnel to complete your resource inventory using a Conservation Measurement Tool (CMT). The CMT determines the conservation performance for existing and additional conservation activities.



For additional information contact your local NRCS service center.



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The documents below are copies of the resource inventory questions, grouped by land use.  You can download and review the questions, and begin drafting responses to start resource inventory process before you complete the CMT in your local NRCS office.

The documents below require Adobe Acrobat Reader.



CMT Tool Forest General Questions <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103416878796&s=258&e=001JAqxw7UYopaATNBWk7qD2rEjEfetiEgRf3HVDM9wVxAeTYsYEMeXNGSdHVdviGg9-_qzSh_gujGz1u216vnNCkYf3XiJRAeBq3oWkFHw4VGccjs8_9-zl2N2lfAa0ASzXzBhPpgZDkNkcc_SIrJkijjOZF5GTKpBmPkWIg-EbPoisWevKfs53CZ4uKM7yAXc> (PDF, 10KB)



CMT Tool Forest Questions<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1103416878796&s=258&e=001JAqxw7UYopb78HP_kiKpBQ7mpILkODXlOYHNBh_TTCSPrcmMw92vzJQJAOY4dv5ZHrsdjy_L0dLBjw5E9Cke-40as5FmYamAEHStu3LlBNL_cHuUU1GD8gp9qQy-z8i32kT8VAUGDg8k5TY39RGgL2OUGjQdLYHHUUxoCIWtLXSeBTNUdNe0IQ==> (PDF, 15KB)


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