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NRCS Pacific Islands Area Technical Resources

Field Office Technical Guide

  • Pacific Islands Area Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG)
    Note: Data for all the Pacific Islands Area locations is available by clicking any of the islands.
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    Technical Notes

  • Pacific Islands Area Technical Notes Page

    • Agronomy

  • Agronomy and Erosion
  • Erosion Prediction (RUSLE2)
  • Tropical Agriculture Publications from University of Hawaii

    • Biology

  • Pacific Islands Area Wildlife Biology
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    Conservation Planning

  • Conservation Planning Policy (PDF; 216 KB)
  • Certification Information Sheet for New Employees (DOC; 54 KB)
  • Recertification Information Sheet for Planners
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  • Exhibit A – Conservation Plan Review Worksheet (DOC; 84 KB)
  • Exhibit B – Conservation Planner Certification Worksheet (DOC; 89 KB)
  • Exhibit C – Conservation Planner Recertification Worksheet (DOC; 41 KB)
  • Exhibit D – Nutrient Management/CNMP Certification Worksheet (DOCX; 16 KB)
  • Exhibit E – Specialists Recertification Worksheet (DOC; 50 KB)
  • Exhibit F – Integrated Pest Management Certification Worksheet (DOCX; 18 KB)
  • Exhibit G – Job Approval Authority (JAA) for Ecological Practices (XLSX; 27 KB))
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  • Spot Checking Policy
  • Exhibit A – Ecological Practice Spot Check Report (DOC; 163 KB)
  • Exhibit B – Engineering Practice Spot Check Report (DOC; 173.5 KB)
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    Conservation System Fact Sheets

  • Access Roads on Pacific Island Farms (PDF; 163 KB)
  • Alley Cropping on Pacific Island Farms (PDF; 170 KB)
  • Contour Farming for Cropland in the Pacific (PDF; 194 KB)
  • Contour Farming for Orchards in the Pacific (PDF; 297 KB)
  • Cover Crops and Conservation Covers for Better Harvests (PDF; 154 KB)
  • Fencing on Pacific Island Farms (PDF; 346 KB)
  • Grassed Waterways for Pacific Island Farms (PDF; 160 KB)
  • Heavy Use Area Protection (PDF; 184 KB)
  • Hillside Ditches for Steep Slopes (PDF; 592 KB)
  • Mulching for Moisture, Weed Control and Soil Protection (PDF; 174 KB)
  • Nutrient Management for Pacific Island Farms (PDF; 131 KB)
  • Prescribed Grazing for Pacific Island Farms (PDF; 160 KB)
  • Protecting Soil on Pacific Island Farms (PDF; 264 KB)
  • Residue Management: Using Plant Residues (Slash) for Moisture, Weed Control, and Soil Protection (PDF; 287 KB)
  • Roof Runoff Structures to Improve Farm Drainage (PDF; 184 KB)
  • Vegetative Barriers for Protecting Topsoil (PDF; 212 KB)
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    Cultural Resources

  • Hawaii State Level Agreement (SLA) – 2007 (PDF; 3.8 MB)
  • Hawaii State Level Agreement – Amendment 2009 (PDF; 156 KB)
  • SLA Appendix A – Conservation Practices Considered Undertakings (PDF; 19 KB)
  • SLA Appendix B – Conservation Practices Considered Undertakings Except When Non-Intrusive (PDF; 22 KB)
  • SLA Appendix C – Conservation Practices Except From Case-By-Case Review (PDF; 14 KB)
  • SLA Exhibit 1 – Cultural Resources Review Process (PDF; 59 KB)
  • SLA Exhibit 2 – No Undertakings – No Potential for Effect on Historic Properties (DOC; 65.5 KB)
  • SLA Exhibit 3 – Historic Properties Absent Within APE (DOC; 43.5 KB)
  • SLA Exhibit 4 – Cultural Resources Present – CRS Preliminary Assessment (DOC; 42 KB)
  • SLA Exhibit 5 – Cultural Resources Present – Avoidance (DOC; 54 KB)
  • SLA Exhibit 6 – Cultural Resources Present – Client to Finance Own Survey and Assessment (DOC; 33.7 KB)
  • National NRCS Cultural Resources Information

    • Ecological Site Descriptions

  • Ecological Site Description Development Resources -- ARS
  • Society for Range Management, Rangelands December 2010 Issue
  • Special Issue Acknowledgements (PDF; 100 KB)
  • An Introduction to the Special Issue on Ecological Sites, Bestelmeyer, B. T. & Brown, J. R. (PDF; 60 KB)
  • Ecological Sites: Their History, Status, and Future, Brown, J. R. (PDF; 69 KB)
  • Soil Processes and Properties That Distinguish Ecological Sites and States, Duniway, M. C., Bestelmeyer, B. T., & Tugel, A. (PDF; 686 KB)
  • Ecological Site Development: A Gentle Introduction, Moseley, K., Shaver, P. L., Sanchez, H., & Bestelmeyer, B. T. (PDF; 451 KB)
  • Practical Guidance for Developing State-and-Transition Models, Bestelmeyer, B. T., Moseley, K., Shaver, P. L., Sanchez, H., Briske, D. D., & Fernandez-Gimenez, M. E. (PDF; 590 KB)
  • Role of Local Knowledge in State-and-Transition Model Development, Knapp, C. N., Fernandez-Gimenez, M. E., & Kachergis, E. (PDF; 255 KB)
  • Ecological Site Descriptions: Developmental Considerations for Woodlands and Forests, Townsend, L. (PDF; 395 KB)
  • Ecological Site Descriptions: Consideration for Riparian Systems, Stringham, T. K. & Repp, J. P. (PDF; 529 KB)
  • Integrating Multiple Ecosystem Services into Ecological Site Descriptions, Gilgert, W. & Zack, S. (PDF; 605 KB)
  • Information Technologies and Ecological Site Descriptions, Talbot, C. J., Campbell, S. B., Hansen, M., & Price, A. B. (PDF; 594 KB)
  • Monitoring and Assessment Based on Ecological Sites, Karl, J. W. & Herrick, J. E. (PDF; 488 KB)
  • Book Review: Conducting Rx Fires, Weir, J. R. (PDF; 83 KB)
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    • Engineering

  • Engineering for Conservation Practices Handbook
  • Guide for the Use of Geotextiles (PDF; 573 KB)
  • Gutter and Downspout Capacity (XLSX; 25 KB)
  • Hamakua Ditch News by the National Watershed Coalition
  • Hawaii Stockwater Handbook (For USDA employees only)
  • PIA - Rapid Watershed Assessments
  • Inoculated Deep Litter System (Evaluation paper by R. David Fischer PE) (PDF; 560 KB)
  • Rainfall-Frequency and Design Rainfall Distribution for Selected Pacific Islands (Eng Tech Note #3) (PDF; 9 MB)
  • Standards and Specifications
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    Forestry/Agroforestry

  • Hawaii Forestry Extension - University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
  • Plant Information and Databases
  • Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
  • Plants of Hawaii image index
  • Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Note - many of these species may be invasive or otherwise inappropriate for use in the Pacific Islands Area – this is merely a potential reference for some species that may be typical in the Pacific Islands Area
  • NRCS Pacific Islands Area Invasive Species Fact Sheets (23)
  • Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk Project (PIER) scientific names
  • Pacific Islands Ecosystems at Risk Project (PIER) common names
  • Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment (HPWRA)
  • Selected weeds of Hawaii, from Motooka et al., 2003, “Weeds of Hawaii’s Pastures and Natural Areas; An Identification and Management Guide,” College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa
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    Plant Materials

  • Hoolehua Plant Materials Center
  • Plant Materials link at the National Site
  • Plant Information
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    Soils

  • Climate Information
  • Geology
  • National Resources Inventory
  • National Soil Technical Resources
  • Soils information
  • World Soil Resources
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    Water Quality

    Wetlands

  • Wetlands Delineation Manual (PDF; 7.28 MB)
  • Wetlands Delineation Form (PDF; 146 KB)
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    National NRCS Technical Resources

  • National Resources Inventory Brochure (PDF; 225 KB)
  • National NRCS Technical Resources
  • Digital Desktop Library for USDA
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    Last Modified: 05/04/2012