2008 Conservation Security Program (CSP) in Nevada
Fiscal Year 2008 Sign-up Period is April 18 - May 16, 2008
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CSP is a voluntary program first authorized by the 2002 Farm Bill. The
program is designed to reward those farmers and ranchers meeting the very
highest standards of conservation and environmental management on their working
agricultural lands. CSP also creates powerful incentives for continued
conservation improvements and encourages other agricultural producers to meet
higher standards of conservation on their operations as well. The achievement
of a superior level of stewardship activities, such as those rewarded under CSP,
will benefit generations to come.
Watersheds Selected for 2008 CSP in Nevada
The watersheds selected for participation in 2008 are the
Upper Carson,
Middle Carson and
West Walker.
Descriptions, Maps, Land Cover, Use and Photographs of CSP Watersheds:
Upper Carson
Description/LandCover/Use
(DOC;)
Map
(PDF;2.5MB)
Middle Carson
Description/LandCover/Use
(DOC;)
Map
(PDF;2.1MB)
West Walker
Description/Land Cover/Use
(DOC;)
Map
(PDF;2.5MB)
How CSP Works
To receive technical assistance, a landowner or manager
may contact the
local
NRCS or conservation district office. To apply for the program, NRCS
will ask potential participants to complete the
self-assessment
to determine if their operations meet the standards of the program
and qualify for program participation. By going through the workbook,
producers will get a good idea about whether they are eligible for CSP
at this time.
The program provides three tiers of participation that
differ in contract length and total payments according to the amount of
treatment and the portion of the agricultural operation being offered.
Using the benchmark inventory and other application material, NRCS will
determine if the applicant meets the tier’s minimum criteria.
Tiers
Tier I, the producer must have addressed
soil quality and water quality for
eligible land uses on part of the agricultural operation prior to
application.
Tier II, the producer must have addressed
soil quality and water quality for
eligible land uses on the entire agricultural operation
prior to application and agree to address the locally significant
resource concern of water quantity by the end of the
contract period.
Tier III, the producer must have addressed
all resource concerns to a resource management system
level for all eligible land uses on the entire
agricultural operation and adequately treat riparian zones
before application into the program.
CSP
Public Meetings
General Information
Payment Schedule (stewardship, existing practice, and enhancement
payment rates)
Nevada 2008 CSP Payment Schedules (XLS; )
Assessment Tools and Forms
Eligibility Tools - Coming Soon!
Enhancement Activity and Certification Sheets
Enhancement Activity Sheets
Agricultural_Odor_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Compaction_Avoidance_Through_Controlled_Traffic_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)Cropped_Woodland_Improvement_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Drainage_Water_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Energy_Audit_of_Agricultural_Operations_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)Field_Poly_Tubing_and_Drip_Tape_Recycling_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Grazing_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Irrigation_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Monitoring_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Nutrient_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Ozone_Precursors_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Particulate_Matter_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Pesticide_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Pollinators_Areas_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Recycle_100_Percent_of_Waste_Lubricants_On_Farm_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)Reduction_of_Evaporative_Losses_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)Remote_Monitoring_of_Irrigation_Pumping_Plant_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Renewable_Energy_Generation_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Riparian_Zones_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Salinity_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Shallow_Water_Habitat_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Soil_Conditioning_Index_Thresholds_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Wildlife_Friendly_Haying_Management_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Wildlife-Water_Quality,_Widen_Buffers_Activity_Sheet (PDF;)
Enhancement Certification Sheets
Agricultural_Odor_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Compaction_Avoidance_Through_Controlled_Traffic_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Cropped_Woodland_Improvement_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Drainage_Water_Management_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Energy_Audit_of_Agricultural_Operations_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Field_Poly_Tubing_and_Drip_Tape_Recycling_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Grazing_Management_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Irrigation_Managment_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Monitoring_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Nutrient_Management_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Ozone_Precursors_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Particulate_Matter_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Pesticide_Management_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Pollinator_Areas_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Recycle_100_Percent_of_Waste_Lubricants_On-Farm_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Reduction_of_Evaporative_Losses_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Remote_Monitoring_of_Irrigation_Pumping_Plant_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Renewable_Energy_Generation_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Riparian_Zone_Management_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Salininty_Management_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Shallow_Water_Habitat_Management_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Soil_Conditioning_Index_Thresholds_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Wildlife_Friendly_Haying_Management_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
Wildlife-Water_Quality,_Widen_Buffers_Certification_Sheet (PDF;)
For More Information
General information on the program can also be found on the
National CSP Web page
or by contacting your local NRCS field office.
State
CSP Contact:
Rodney Dahl
Resource Conservationist, Programs
Phone (775) 857-8500 x 146
Email:
rod.dahl@nv.usda.gov
If you have problems with these CSP
web pages or need the information in an alternative format, please contact Liz Warner,
Public Affairs Specialist, (775) 857-8500 x 105.
Archives
Draft and subject to change.
Disclaimer: The information currently available on this and linked sites may
not be the final program information, screening
and ranking, application, or conservation practice documents. Please check
with your local NRCS office or back to this website to ensure that the documents
that you use to make a final decision are not a draft version of the ranking,
application, and conservation practice worksheets.
Last Modified:
12/04/2008 |