Technical Resources

Biology

It is the policy of the Natural Resources Conservation Service to use the biological sciences (a) to develop and improve soil and water conservation measures that help maintain fish and wildlife as integral components of all ecosystems such as forest, range, cropland, and aquatic ecosystems; (b) to protect the habitat of threatened and endangered species of plants and animals; (c) to safeguard unique ecosystems; (d) to develop and maintain an esthetically pleasing, high quality environment. These goals form the basis for the development of the Biology Technical Standards, Biology Job Sheets and Biology Technical Notes found below.

Biology Job Sheet Links

Requires Acrobat Reader or Microsoft Word

646 - Shallow Water Management for Wildlife Job sheet (DOC, 466 KB)

647 - Early Successional Habitat Development/Management - Feathering Wooded Edges (PDF, 390 KB)

643 - Restoration of Rare and Declining Habitats (DOC, 208 KB)

645 - Wildlife Habitat Development Plan Job Sheet (DOC, 396 KB)

645 - Wildlife Habitat Development Plan Job Sheet Supplement (DOC, 253 KB)

645 - Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Wildlife Food Plot Job Sheet (DOC, 226 KB)

645 - Upland Wildlife Habitat Management - Wildlife Brush Pile Job Sheet (DOC, 770 KB)

Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program (WHIP) and other Program Job Sheet Links

The most current Program Job Sheets can be found on the Indiana NRCS Program page.

Biology Technical Notes

This directive is used by the National and State Offices to issue procedures and information on specific scientific and technical subjects, tested for NRCS use. The most current NRCS Biology Technical Notes can be found here.