Voluntary Practice Examples Stewardship Practices Critical Areas Function Water Soil Type Example Practice Quality Hydrology Health Habitat Agricultural Viability Soil quality and conservation Cover Crop Weed management Soil Reduced Till, No-Till/Direct Seed, Precision Ag ● ● ● ● Pollinator/beneficial organisms Management Fuel Reduction with thinning and pull back on save Increased yield and fertility trees for timberlands Reduced input costs Soil quality and conservation Residue and Reduce Till, No-Till/Direct Seed Weed management Tillage ● ● ● ● Precision Ag Increased yield and fertility Management Reduce input costs Soil quality Nutrient Management Chemical and Weed management Nutrient Integrated Pest Management ● ● ● Increased yield and fertility Management Precision Ag Reduce input costs Soil quality and conservation Grassed Water Ways, Filter Strips, Terraces Water and Weed management Sediment Basins, Gully Plugs, Fuel Reduction with Filtration ● ● ● ● thinning and pull back on save trees for Increased yield and fertility Management timberlands Reduce fuel loads Soil quality and conservation Range Prescribe or Managed Grazing, Range Plantings, ● ● ● ● Weed management Management Fencing, Watering Facilities Increased yield and fertility Soil conservation Conservation Cover, Tree/Shrub Plantings Wildlife Habitat ● ● ● Weed management Management Range Plantings, Fencing, Off-Stream Water Increased yield and fertility Soil and water quality and Riparian and conservation Tree Planting, Soft Streambank Protection Instream Habitat ● ● Weed Management Instream Habitat (PALS, BDAs, etc) Management Pollinator/beneficial organisms
Voluntary Practice Examples Stewardship Practices Type Example Practice Critical Areas Function Agricultural Viability Water Quality Hydrology Soil Health Habitat Soil Management Cover Crop Reduced Till, No-Till/Direct Seed, Precision Ag Fuel Reduction with thinning and pull back on save trees for timberlands ● ● ● ● Soil quality and conservation Weed management Pollinator/beneficial organisms Increased yield and fertility Reduced input costs Residue and Tillage Management Reduce Till, No-Till/Direct Seed Precision Ag ● ● ● ● Soil quality and conservation Weed management Increased yield and fertility Reduce input costs Chemical and Nutrient Management Nutrient Management Integrated Pest Management Precision Ag ● ● ● Soil quality Weed management Increased yield and fertility Reduce input costs Water and Filtration Management Grassed Water Ways, Filter Strips, Terraces Sediment Basins, Gully Plugs, Fuel Reduction with thinning and pull back on save trees for timberlands ● ● ● ● Soil quality and conservation Weed management Increased yield and fertility Reduce fuel loads Range Management Prescribe or Managed Grazing, Range Plantings, Fencing, Watering Facilities ● ● ● ● Soil quality and conservation Weed management Increased yield and fertility Wildlife Habitat Management Conservation Cover, Tree/Shrub Plantings Range Plantings, Fencing, Off-Stream Water ● ● ● Soil conservation Weed management Increased yield and fertility Riparian and Instream Habitat Management Tree Planting, Soft Streambank Protection Instream Habitat (PALS, BDAs, etc) ● ● Soil and water quality and conservation Weed Management Pollinator/beneficial organisms
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