Table 4-1 Examples of Critical Areas Conservation Practices in Garfield County (Implemented under NRCS/FSA and CD Programs) Critical Areas Function NRCS # & Water Soil Practice Applicability Description Quality Hydrology Health Habitat Agricultural Viability Soil quality 590 Nutrient Dryland Managing nutrients to minimize ● ● ● Increased yield and fertility Management Rangeland loss to runoff Reduced input costs Soil quality and conservation Weed management Dryland Planting grasses, legumes, and 340 Cover Crop ● ● ● ● Pollinator/beneficial Irrigated forbs for seasonal cover organisms Increased yield and fertility Soil quality Dryland 595 Integrated Managing pesticide use to Weed management Range and ● ● ● Pest Management reduce runoff Private Pollinator/beneficial Timberlands organisms Managing crop and plant Soil quality and conservation Dryland 329 Residue and residue and limit soil Weed management Rangeland Tillage disturbance (e.g., no- or ● ● ● ● Increased yield and fertility Management reduced-till, direct seed, and Reduce fuel loads system) Soil quality and conservation Range and Managed grazing and 528 Managed Private vegetation to improve native ● ● ● ● Weed management Grazing Timberlands plants and manage weeds Increased yield and fertility Range and Providing off-site watering for Soil conservation 614 Watering Private livestock (e.g., pipelines, wells, ● ● ● Facility Increased yield and fertility Timberlands storage, and pumping plants) Constructing a barrier for Soil quality and conservation Range and domestic animals (usually to 382 Fencing Private ● ● ● Pollinator/beneficial protect streams or wetlands) for Timberlands organisms managed grazing
Table 4-1 Examples of Critical Areas Conservation Practices in Garfield County (Implemented under NRCS/FSA and CD Programs) NRCS # & Practice Applicability Description Critical Areas Function Agricultural Viability Water Quality Hydrology Soil Health Habitat 590 Nutrient Management Dryland Rangeland Managing nutrients to minimize loss to runoff ● ● ● Soil quality Increased yield and fertility Reduced input costs 340 Cover Crop Dryland Irrigated Planting grasses, legumes, and forbs for seasonal cover ● ● ● ● Soil quality and conservation Weed management Pollinator/beneficial organisms Increased yield and fertility 595 Integrated Pest Management Dryland Range and Private Timberlands Managing pesticide use to reduce runoff ● ● ● Soil quality Weed management Pollinator/beneficial organisms 329 Residue and Tillage Management Dryland Rangeland Managing crop and plant residue and limit soil disturbance (e.g., no- or reduced-till, direct seed, and system) ● ● ● ● Soil quality and conservation Weed management Increased yield and fertility Reduce fuel loads 528 Managed Grazing Range and Private Timberlands Managed grazing and vegetation to improve native plants and manage weeds ● ● ● ● Soil quality and conservation Weed management Increased yield and fertility 614 Watering Facility Range and Private Timberlands Providing off-site watering for livestock (e.g., pipelines, wells, storage, and pumping plants) ● ● ● Soil conservation Increased yield and fertility 382 Fencing Range and Private Timberlands Constructing a barrier for domestic animals (usually to protect streams or wetlands) for managed grazing ● ● ● Soil quality and conservation Pollinator/beneficial organisms
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