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Hawaii Conservation Security Program 2006

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The Conservation Security Program is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to promote the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working lands. Working lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pasture, and range land, as well as forested land that is an incidental part of an agriculture operation. For 2006, the Hawaii authorized CSP watershed is on the island of Oahu (North Shore).  Administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this rewards the best land stewards.

Hawaii 2006 Press Releases on CSP:

Oahu Ag Producers Recognized-6/9-06
Informational Meeting on March 2nd-2/27/06
Sign up Begins for North Shore CSP-2/3/06
 

CSP 2006 Application and Implementation

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Excel, or Microsoft Word.

Watershed Map & Land Use Data

North Shore, Oahu (PDF; 113 KB)

2006 Final Practice Cost List

North Shore, Oahu - FY 2006 Cost List (XLS; 50 KB)

Watershed Information

Hawaii Fact Sheet - February 2006 (PDF; 75 KB)
National Fact Sheet - March 2005 (PDF; 50.4 KB)
Questions and Answers - March 2005 (PDF; 70 KB)
Watershed Approach Key Points (PDF; 32 KB)
Watershed Approach Questions and Answers (PDF; 63 KB)
Key Points - March 2005 (PDF; 63.4 KB)
Section 2001 of the Farm Security & Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) (PDF; 85.5 KB)
2006 CSP 06-01 Sign-up Notice with 2006 CSP Enrollment Categories (PDF; 1.82 MB)
2006 CSP Resource Concern for Tier II Eligibility - North Shore, Oahu (PDF; 16 KB)
2006 Oahu Noxious Weed List (9 KB)
2006 CSP Brochure (PDF; 1.8 MB)

CSP Self Assessment Workbook is Available On-Line!

Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Bruce Knight released a self-assessment workbook for potential CSP participants. By going through the workbook, producers will get a good idea about whether they are eligible for CSP at this time. Producers who may not be eligible can find out about programs that can help them achieve a higher level of conservation so that they may apply for CSP in the future.  Hard copy of the Self Assessment is available by calling a CSP contact listed below.

The Self-Assessment also is available for download -- see below.

2006 Self-Assessment Workbook (PDF; 1.11 MB)

Additional Application Forms:

CCC-1200 Conservation Program Application with Appendix (PDF; 49.5 KB)
AD-1026 Highly Erodible land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification (PDF; 150 KB)
CCC-526 Payment Eligibility Average Adjusted Gross Income Certification (PDF; 144 KB)
Conservation Record (PDF; 2.2 MB)
Applicant Certification Offer (DOC; 53 KB)
Water Quality Eligibility for Cropland Tool Instructions (DOC; 27 KB)
Water Quality Eligibility for Cropland Tool (XLS; 153 KB)
Water Quality Eligibility for Grazing Lands (DOC; 56 KB)

2006 Enhancement Job Sheet

Air Management

EAM40 - Use of Carbon Management Evaluation Tool for Voluntary Reporting (COMET - VR) (PDF; 265 KB)

Drainage Management

EDR40 - Drainage Water Management Index Increase (DOC; 181 KB)
Drainage Water Management Assessment Tool (XLS; 198 KB)

Energy Management

Energy Management Enhancements General Information (PDF; 191 KB)
EEM40 - Energy Audits (PDF; 146 KB)
Energy Audit Worksheet (DOC; 76 KB)
EEM41 - Recycling On-Farm Lubricants (PDF; 62 KB)
EEM42, EEM43, & EEM44 - Use of Manure and Legumes to Supply Nutrients (PDF; 678 KB)
EEM45 - Reduce Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) (PDF; 125 KB)
EEM46 - Use of Renewable Energy Fuel (PDF; 172 KB)
CSP Energy Biofuel Payment Tool (XLS; 31 KB)
EEM47 - Renewable Energy Generation (PDF; 71 KB)
EEM48 - Energy Use Reduction (PDF; 88 KB)
Energy Baseline Assessment Worksheet (DOC; 120 KB)

Grazing Management

EGM02 - Increase Management Intensity to Decrease Occupational/Grazing Periods (DOC; 121 KB)
EGM06 - NUTBAL (DOC; 134 KB)
EGM07 - Maintain 10% Increase in Legume Cover (DOC; 110 KB)
EGM12 - Locate Heavy Use Areas Away from Streams and Wetlands (DOC; 109 KB)
EGM13 - Remove Low Priority Infestations of Invasive Brush (DOC; 111 KB)
EGM13 - Remove Non-native Woody Species Along Streams (DOC; 119 KB)
EGM18 - Soil and/or Plant Tissue Analysis (DOC; 110 KB)

Habitat Management

EHM03 - Buffers Around Nests (DOC; 87 KB)
EHM11 - Defer Grazing on Farmed Wetland Pastures (DOC; 73 KB)
EHM15 - Manage Shallow Water for Wildlife (DOC; 73 KB)
EHM20 - Monitoring for Declining Wildlife Species (DOC; 83 KB)
EHM20 - Rat and Mongoose Trapping (DOC; 72 KB)
EHM20 - Hawaii Stream Visual Assessment Index Increase (DOC; 74 KB)
EHM20 - Feral Ungulate Census and Control (DOC; 87 KB)
EHM21 - Managing Pueo Habitat (DOC; 85 KB)

Nutrient Management

ENM03 - Maintain 50-foot Buffers (DOC; 116 KB)
ENM04 - Precise Nutrient Application (DOC; 109 KB)
ENM06 - Plant Tissue and/or Manure Testing to Adjust Fertilizer Application Rates (DOC; 109 KB)

Pest Management

EPM01 - Implement an Integrated Pest Management Plan (DOC; 101 KB)
EPM03 - Use Low Risk Chemicals (DOC; 111 KB)
EPM05 - Reduce Pesticide Application Rates (DOC; 125 KB)
EPM09 - Conservation Crop Rotation (DOC; 124 KB)
EPM15 - Timing of Pesticide Application (DOC; 119 KB)
EPM20 - Use of Non-chemical Control Methods (DOC; 115 KB)
EPM40 - Reduce Pesticide Spray Overlap using GPS (DOC; 105 KB)

Plant Management

EPL40 - Planting Native or Culturally Significant Plants in Borders, Windbreaks, etc. (PDF; 83 KB)
EPL41 - Maintaining Nectar Producing Plant Corridors (coming soon)
EPL42 - Sustainable Harvest Techniques in Cropped Woodland and Marshes (PDF; 131 KB)
EPL47 - Selective Thinning of Cropped Woodland and Marshes (PDF; 103 KB)
EPL48 - Intercropping to Increase Biodiversity (PDF; 350 KB)

Salinity Management

ESL40 - Utilize EC Soil and Water Test Results (DOC; 61 KB)
ESL40 - Conduct Electro-Magnetic Induction (EMI) Mapping (DOC; 61 KB)

Soil Management

ESM40 - Improve Soil Conditioning Index (DOC; 71 KB)
ESM41 - Reduce Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) (DOC; 70 KB)
ESM42 - Adopt GPS Controlled Traffic Guidance System to reduce STIR (DOC; 81 KB)

Water Management

EWM40 - Irrigation Water Management Index Improvement (DOC; 81 KB)
EWM41 - Recycling Poly-Tubing and Drip Tape (DOC; 54 KB)
EWM42 - Remote Monitoring of Irrigation Pumping (DOC; 55 KB)
EWM42 - Remote Monitoring of Irrigation Pumping Plant (PDF; 56 KB)
EWM43 - Reduce Evaporative Losses (DOC; 76 KB)
Irrigation Water Management Assessment Tool (XLS; 56 KB)

Requirements for Tier III Eligibility

Hawaii Stream Visual Assessment Guidance Document (DOC; 167 KB)
Hawaii Stream Visual Assessment for Tier III Eligibility (DOC; 73 KB)
Hawaii Wildlife Habitat Assessment for Tier III Eligibility (DOC; 125 KB)

Link to Other Useful Site with Information Related to the 2006 CSP Program

National Links

Hawaii CSP Contacts for 2006:

State Office
Dennis Kimberlin, Assistant Director for Programs
Phone: 808.541.2600 ext# 149
Email: Dennis.Kimberlin@hi.usda.gov

 

Last Modified: 08/27/2008

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