Idaho Common Resource Areas

Common Resource Area (CRA) map delineations are defined as geographical areas where resource concerns, problems, or treatment needs are similar. It is considered a subdivision of an existing Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) map delineation or polygon. Landscape conditions, soil, climate, human considerations, and other natural resource information are used to determine the geographic boundaries of a Common Resource Area.

Each Common Resource Area will have multiple Conservation System Guides associated with it.  A Conservation System Guide associates, for a given CRA and land use, different components of Resource Management Systems and their individual effect on conserving soil and water resources.

Idaho’s Common Resource Areas were mapped and described by the end of January, as were the Conservation System Guides associated with them.  As the Guides are more fully developed and finalized over the coming few months, they will be linked to this site.

January 27, 2004

Map

• Idaho Common Resource Areas   

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