(Ac.) 566 unacceptable damage to wildlife habitat, fragmentation, or restrict wildlife movement. Recreation Land Grading and Shaping is reshaping the surface of the land to support Grading and Shaping. If only shaping is recreational land use. required, the cuts and fills may be estimated by observation or by a minimum amount of surveying. If grading to uniform surfaces is required, the design must be based on a This practice may be applied as part of a complete topographic or grid survey. Grading resource management system to support one and shaping for specific uses, such as athletic or more of the following purposes: fields must be according to the requirements of the intended use. Establish or improve effective use of the land area for recreation. Cuts and must be balanced to the greatest extent possible. Minimize on-site and off-site damage to resources from recreational land use. Soil compaction and displacement must be kept to a minimum. Surface Drainage. Plans must include This practice applies to land areas where measures for removing or otherwise providing surface irregularities, slopes, obstructions, or for control of excess surface water. surface drainage interfere with planned Erosion Control. must include recreational use or where such use requires provisions for control of erosion. Disturbed designed land surfaces. areas must be established to vegetation as soon as practicable after construction. If soil or climatic conditions precludes the use of General Criteria Applicable to All Purposes vegetation, and protection is needed, All planned work must comply with federal, means, such as mulches or gravel, state, local and tribal laws and regulations. may be used. Seedbed preparation, seeding, fertilizing, and mulching must be according to The planned grading or shaping must be the appropriate conservation practice standard conducive to the overall recreation area and in the local Field Office Technical Guide. Use aesthetically blend with the general landscape vegetation adapted to the site that will and surroundings. accomplish the desired purpose. Preference The planned grading or shaping must be must be given to native plant species. If native configured to minimize adverse on-site and plant materials are not adaptable or proven impacts such as accelerated erosion, effective for the planned use, then non-native riparian zone degradation, stream channel and species may be used. streambank damage, hydrology modification, other water resource damage, aesthetics or
(Ac.) 566 Recreation Land Grading and Shaping is reshaping the surface of the land to support recreational land use. This practice may be applied as part of a resource management system to support one or more of the following purposes: Establish or improve effective use of the land area for recreation. Minimize on-site and off-site damage to resources from recreational land use. This practice applies to land areas where surface irregularities, slopes, obstructions, or surface drainage interfere with planned recreational use or where such use requires designed land surfaces. General Criteria Applicable to All Purposes All planned work must comply with federal, state, local and tribal laws and regulations. The planned grading or shaping must be conducive to the overall recreation area and aesthetically blend with the general landscape and surroundings. The planned grading or shaping must be configured to minimize adverse on-site and impacts such as accelerated erosion, riparian zone degradation, stream channel and streambank damage, hydrology modification, other water resource damage, aesthetics or unacceptable damage to wildlife habitat, fragmentation, or restrict wildlife movement. Grading and Shaping. If only shaping is required, the cuts and fills may be estimated by observation or by a minimum amount of surveying. If grading to uniform surfaces is required, the design must be based on a complete topographic or grid survey. Grading and shaping for specific uses, such as athletic fields must be according to the requirements of the intended use. Cuts and must be balanced to the greatest extent possible. Soil compaction and displacement must be kept to a minimum. Surface Drainage. Plans must include measures for removing or otherwise providing for control of excess surface water. Erosion Control. must include provisions for control of erosion. Disturbed areas must be established to vegetation as soon as practicable after construction. If soil or climatic conditions precludes the use of vegetation, and protection is needed, means, such as mulches or gravel, may be used. Seedbed preparation, seeding, fertilizing, and mulching must be according to the appropriate conservation practice standard in the local Field Office Technical Guide. Use vegetation adapted to the site that will accomplish the desired purpose. Preference must be given to native plant species. If native plant materials are not adaptable or proven effective for the planned use, then non-native species may be used.
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