Conservation Planning Module 2 Conservation Planning Objectives Intro
Conservation Planning Module #2 Conservation Planning
Objectives
Intro – conservation planning
Conservation Plan
Plan document
Planners
Partnership
Planning process
9 Steps of Conservation Planning Phase I – Collection and Analysis • Step 1: Identify Problems and Opportunities • Step 2: Determine Objectives • Step 3: Inventory Resources • Step 4: Analyze Resource Data Phase II – Decision Support • Step 5: Formulate Alternatives • Step 6: Evaluate Alternatives • Step 7: Make Decisions Phase III – Application and Evaluation • Step 8: Implement the Plan • Step 9: Evaluate the Plan
Step 1 – Identify Problems and Opportunities Inventory Resources Identify Problems Analyze Resources Determine Objectives • Usually begins with one or two concerns • Onsite visits are needed • Consider local, area, regional resource based plans • May “identify problems” at any time during planning process
Step 2 – Determine Objectives Inventory Resources Identify Problems Analyze Resources Determine Objectives • CLIENT BASED • Desired future condition • Consider broader resource context • Onsite and Offsite impacts • Other local plans • Other resources • Includes social and economic considerations
Step 3 – Inventory Resources Identify Problems Analyze Resources Determine Objectives • Onsite visit and Office • All resources -SWAPAE + H • Special Environmental Concerns
Step 4 • Tools for most resource concerns • Planning criteria by land use • Examples: Inventory Resources Identify Problems Analyze Resources Determine Objectives • • • Visual observation RUSLE 2, WEPS Pasture Condition Score SVAP 2 Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide
Soil Resource Concerns • • • Sheet and rill erosion Wind erosion Ephemeral gully erosion Classic gully erosion Bank erosion from streams, shorelines, or water conveyance channels Subsidence Compaction Organic matter depletion Concentration of salts or other chemicals Soil organism habitat loss or degradation Aggregate instability
Water Resource Concerns • • • Ponding and flooding Seasonal high water table Seeps Drifted snow Surface water depletion Ground water depletion Naturally available moisture use Inefficient irrigation water use Nutrients transported to surface water Nutrients transported to ground water Pesticides transported to surface water Pesticides transported to ground water • Pathogens and chemicals from manure, biosolids, or compost applications transported to surface water • Pathogens and chemicals from manure, biosolids, or compost applications transported to ground water • Salts transported to surface water • Salts transported to ground water • Petroleum, heavy metals, and other pollutants transported to surface water • Petroleum, heavy metals, and other pollutants transported to ground water • Sediment transported to surface water • Elevated water temperature
Air Resource Concerns • • • Emissions of particulate matter (PM) and PM precursors Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) Emissions of ozone precursors Objectionable odors Emissions of airborne reactive nitrogen
Plant Resource Concerns • • Plant productivity and health Plant structure and composition Plant pest pressure Wildfire hazard from biomass accumulation
Animal Resource Concerns • • • Terrestrial habitat for wildlife and invertebrates Aquatic habitat for fish and other organisms Feed and forage imbalance Inadequate livestock shelter Inadequate livestock water quantity, quality, and distribution
Energy Resource Concerns • • Energy efficiency of equipment and facilities Energy efficiency of farming/ranching practices and field operations
Human Concerns • Land • Labor • Capital • Risks • Management Level • Profitability • Sustainability • Social Issues
Step 5 Formulate Alternatives Phase I Evaluate Alternatives Make Decisions Phase III • Include client in formulation of alternatives • One or more alternatives – structural and non structural conservation practices • Primary and supporting practices
Step 6 Phase I Formulate Alternatives Evaluate Alternatives Make Decisions Phase III • Effectiveness • Conservation Practice Physical Effects • Risk/ Management/ Capital/ Land Considerations • Cost Estimates
Step 7 Phase I Formulate Alternatives Evaluate Alternatives Make Decisions Phase III • Full discussion of alternatives • Client determines which alternatives to implement • Progressive vs. RMS plan
Step 8 Phase II Implement Plan Evaluate Plan • Technical (and possibly financial) assistance to implement plan • Design • Layout • Construction • Certification • Operations and Maintenance
Step 9 Phase II Implement Plan Evaluate Plan • Functioning as planned • Achieving objectives • Maintenance needs • Feedback for future planning and design = adaptive management
Key principles
Resource Management Systems
Onsite planning
Client centered
Long term relationship
Plans are flexible
Voluntary Aldo Leopold "Subsidies and propaganda may evoke the farmer's acquiescence, but only enthusiasm and affection will evoke his skill. "
Holistic
Considers impacts
Desired future conditions
Partnerships
Planners • Technically sound • Ability to work with people • Good communicator – speaking and listening • Knows the planning process • Uses the planning opportunity as a learning/teaching experience • Salesmanship skills
Technical skill
Ability to work with people
Communication Skills
Knows the planning process
Teaching/Learning Experience
Salesmanship 10 Habits for Effective Conservation Planners
Conservation Planner Certification
Conservation Planning Policy https: //directives. sc. egov. usda. gov/Open. Non. Web. Content. aspx ? content=40893. wba
National Planning Procedures Handbook
FOTG
Planning criteria
Conservation Practice Standards and Specifications
Minnesota Technical Resources
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