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MAINE
STATE
TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
There will be a meeting of the USDA
State Technical Committee on Wednesday, January 28, 2009, from 9:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m. at the Spectacular Events Center located at 395 Griffin Road in
Bangor. The purpose of the meeting is to review the status of the 2008
Farm Bill, to hear about efforts to assess and prioritize natural resource
concerns of Maine's forests,
to discuss statewide resource priorities, and to receive program input for 2009.
The Farm Service Agency's conservation programs will also be discussed.
The meeting is open to the public.
Some of the following documents require
Adobe
Acrobat (.pdf)
STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE INTERIM
FINAL RULE - 2008 FARM BILL - DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS JANUARY 26, 2009
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Interim Final Rule
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USDA Press Release - Interim Final Rule
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State Technical Committee At-A-Glance
State
Technical Committee Member List
What is the
State Technical Committee? (.pdf)
State
Technical Committee Membership Form (.pdf)
Meeting Minutes:
Minutes |
Attachments |
June 17, 2008
(.pdf) |
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March
6, 2008 (.pdf) |
Natural
and Artificial Regeneration as it Relates to the Establishment and
Maintenance of Riparian Forest Buffers in the Northeastern U.S.: A
Literature Review (.pdf) |
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Draft
- Maine Plant Materials Strategic Plan 2008-2013 (.pdf) |
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Native
Herbaceous Species to Use in Seed Mixes |
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"Climate
Change Conservation Initiative" Power Point Presentation- Paul Salon, Plant Materials
Specialist, NRCS, New York |
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"National
Plant Materials Program Strategic Plan 2006-2010" Power Point
Presentation - Paul Salon,
Plant Materials Specialist, NRCS, New York |
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The
USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Program" Power Point Presentation- Paul Salon, Plant Materials
Specialist, NRCS, New York |
November
15, 2007 (.pdf) |
Summary
of Fiscal Years 2006-2007 Grants Totaling More Than $1,060,000 (.pdf) |
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Merry Gallagher, Fisheries Research Biologist, Maine Department of Inland
Fisheries and Wildlife - "A Large-Scale Assessment of Brook Trout
Populations and Habitat in Maine" Power Point Presentation |
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Gary
Donovan, Wildlife Management Institute - "American Woodcock Habitat Best
Management Practices: Development and Implementation in the Northeast" Power
Point Presentation |
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John
Gunn, The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands - "The Development of an
Ecosystem Services Trading Program for Family Forest Landowners to Promote the
Protection of Atmospheric, Water and Soil Resources in Maine" (.pdf) |
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Tom
Henderson, Greater Lovell Land Trust - "Upper Saco Watershed Protection
Plan" Power Point Presentation |
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Susan
Watson, Time and Tide Resource Conservation and Development - "HUC 01050003
Rapid Watershed Assessment and Areawide Conservation Plan" Power Point
Presentation |
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Steve
Koenig, Project SHARE - "Strategic Restoration Planning to Restore Watershed
Connectivity in Atlantic Salmon DPS Watersheds" Power Point Presentation |
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Tessa
Burpee, Heart of Maine Resource Conservation and Development - Soil Quality
Management Planning and On-Farm Demonstrations" Power Point Presentation |
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John
Blais, Kennebec County Soil and Water Conservation District - "Pilot Project
for Energy Audit and Energy Conservation Practice Adoption" Power Point
Presentation |
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Willard
Dyche, Resources First Foundation - "On-Line NRCS Conservation Program
Database and Program Finder Search Tool" Power Point Presentation |
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Jeff
Benjamin, University of Maine - "Biomass Harvesting Guidelines for the
Acadian Forest" Power Point Presentation |
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Diane
Schivera, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association - "Improving
Maine's Pastures and Hayfields with No-Till Drilling Techniques and Improved
Nutrient Management" Power Point Presentation |
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Susan
Gammon, Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District - "Maine
Carbon Credit Program" Power Point Presentation |
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Sue
Jones, Community Energy Partners, LLC - "Moving Agricultural Communities
Toward Conservation and Locally-Owned Windfarming" Power Point Presentation |
September
26, 2007 (.pdf) |
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June
13, 2007 (.pdf) |
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May
29, 2007 - Wildlife Subcommittee Meeting (.pdf) |
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April
3, 2007 (.pdf) |
2002
Farm Bill Program Descriptions (.pdf) |
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Maine
Conservation Innovation Grants - Fiscal Year 2007 Announcement of
Program Funding (.pdf) |
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Keeping
Forestland Forested - National Association of State Foresters (NASF)
Recommendations - 2007 Farm Bill (.pdf) |
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Private
Forests Are at Risk: The Need for Action in the 2007 Farm Bill
(.pdf) |
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State
Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE), CRP-560 (.pdf) |
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Wildlife
Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) - Rules and Regulations (.pdf) |
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2007
Farm Bill Overview Power Point Presentation |
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2007
Farm Bill Title II (Conservation) Overview Power Point
Presentation |
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Essential
Habitat - Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) Power Point
Presentation (.pdf) |
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New
Payment Schedule for Conservation Programs Power Point
Presentation |
November
1, 2006 (.pdf) |
Upper
Saco Watershed Protection Plan - Greater Lovell Land Trust (.pdf)
- Watershed
Map (.pdf) |
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Soil
Quality Management Planning and On-Farm Demonstrations - Heart of Maine
Resource Conservation and Development (.pdf) |
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A
Large-Scale Assessment of Brook Trout Populations and Habitat in Maine -
Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Power Point
Presentation |
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American
Woodcock Habitat Best Management Practices - A Quest for Early
Successional Habitat - Wildlife Management Institute Power Point
Presentation |
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Ecosystem
Services Pilot Project for Family Forest Landowners - The Trust to
Conserve Northeast Forestlands Power Point Presentation |
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Rapid Watershed Assessment - Time and Tide Resource Conservation and
Development Power Point Presentation |
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Unity
Wetlands Farm Conservation Plan and Demonstration Project - Unity Barn
Raisers Power Point Presentation |
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Strategic
Restoration Planning to Restore Watershed Connectivity in Atlantic
Salmon DPS Watersheds - Project SHARE Power Point Presentation |
May
1, 2006 (.pdf) |
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January
26, 2006 (.pdf) |
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Conservation Resource Briefs - State Technical Committee members, policy
makers, and those establishing technical standards and specifications may find
the following briefs useful in developing sound conservation decisions and
policies. The briefs combine scientific studies, data and status reports from
NRCS and other organizations on key resource topics of our time.
Last modified 01/13/2009
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