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Virgin Flat Harrow and seeding
Region: Southern
ID: 7654
Project Status: Proposed
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Need for Project
The plant community is in a late seral state with old brush that has little to no understory erosion is starting to occur and rills may begin to form if understory is not established. looking to decrease bare ground remove junipers prior to harrow and seeding.
Provide evidence about the nature of the problem and the need to address it. Identify the significance of the problem using a variety of data sources. For example, if a habitat restoration project is being proposed to benefit greater sage-grouse, describe the existing plant community characteristics that limit habitat value for greater sage-grouse and identify the changes needed for habitat improvement.
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Objectives
Reestablish understory through use of chain harrow and seeding. The component of sage that is left is old and needs to be refreshed. grasses and forb components are lacking in needed amounts for native wildlife. Chain harrow will revitalize sage brush by removing decedent materials
Provide an overall goal for the project and then provide clear, specific and measurable objectives (outcomes) to be accomplished by the proposed actions. If possible, tie to one or more of the public benefits UWRI is providing.
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Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?)
Virgin flat boarding the Deep Creek wilderness. This area is needs immediate attention to not have heavy degradation by erosion and encroaching species. Quality of habitat is low and can be increased for Wildlife and livestock.
LOCATION: Justify the proposed location of this project over other areas, include publicly scrutinized planning/recovery documents that list this area as a priority, remote sensing modeling that show this area is a good candidate for restoration, wildlife migration information and other data that help justify this project's location.
TIMING: Justify why this project should be implemented at this time. For example, Is the project area at risk of crossing an ecological or other threshold wherein future restoration would become more difficult, cost prohibitive, or even impossible.
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Relation to Management Plans
The harrowing of old sage and reseeding of grasses and forbs will help to create a better mix for wildlife and livestock. reduction of dying canopy will create opportunity for new plants and sage to grow.
List management plans where this project will address an objective or strategy in the plan. Describe how the project area overlaps the objective or strategy in the plan and the relevance of the project to the successful implementation of those plans. It is best to provide this information in a list format with the description immediately following the plan objective or strategy.
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Fire/Fuels
Old sage will be removed and healthy new plants will provide a fire resilient area. Cheat grass is not a major concern on this project currently, but could be in the future if action is not taken. juniper encroachment is occurring working through lop and scatter to decrease juniper in the meadows and sage brush step.
If applicable, detail how the proposed project will significantly reduce the risk of fuel loading and/or continuity of hazardous fuels including the use of fire-wise species in re-seeding operations. Describe the value of any features being protected by reducing the risk of fire. Values may include; communities at risk, permanent infrastructure, municipal watersheds, campgrounds, critical wildlife habitat, etc. Include the size of the area where fuels are being reduced and the distance from the feature(s) at risk.
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Water Quality/Quantity
Grasses and forbs an new brush should decrease the amount of times that bare ground is hit by rain drops. Herbaceous litter will improve soil stability and increase infiltration while decreasing run off. The current stand has
Describe how the project has the potential to improve water quality and/or increase water quantity, both over the short and long term. Address run-off, erosion, soil infiltration, and flooding, if applicable.
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Compliance
This project will be meet all standards and specifications of NRCS and UDWR. All environmental and cultural evaluations and clearances will take place as part of the NRCS standard. That being filling out a an NRCS environmental evaluation area has been Culturally cleared by through NRCS arch studies
Description of efforts, both completed and planned, to bring the proposed action into compliance with any and all cultural resource, NEPA, ESA, etc. requirements. If compliance is not required enter "not applicable" and explain why not it is not required.
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Methods
This Project includes the use of a chain harrow that will be used by the NRCS producer to harrow one way then seed and harrow the other way for seed coverage. This method has been successful for incorporating seed and breaking down old decadent material.
Describe the actions, activities, tasks to be implemented as part of the proposed project; how these activities will be carried out, equipment to be used, when, and by whom.
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Monitoring
NRCS will contract practice 645-Upland Wildlife Habitat Management, which will require two years of rest from livestock grazing. A grazing management plan will be included but will not be a contracted item. Photo documentation will be required to ensure 16 inch stubble height at the end of the 2 growing seasons.
Describe plans to monitor for project success and achievement of stated objectives. Include details on type of monitoring (vegetation, wildlife, etc.), schedule, assignments and how the results of these monitoring efforts will be reported and/or uploaded to this project page. If needed, upload detailed plans in the "attachments" section.
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Partners
NRCS and will be the main funding source for this Project. We Will ask DWR to Provide a chain Harrow Through the GBRC. A Farm Bill biologist will reach out to the GBRC to rent harrow equipment Natural Resource Conservation Service-is working with the landowners to plan and carry out the project. Through Environmental Quality Incentive Program funding is available. Private land owner will use their own time and dozer to complete the work.
List any and all partners (agencies, organizations, NGO's, private landowners) that support the proposal and/or have been contacted and included in the planning and design of the proposed project. Describe efforts to gather input and include these agencies, landowners, permitees, sportsman groups, researchers, etc. that may be interested/affected by the proposed project. Partners do not have to provide funding or in-kind services to a project to be listed.
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Future Management
The Producer will agree to rest the seeded area for 2 Growing seasons according to NRCS specifications. Monitoring will be set up and follow up project will be planned if needed. Grazing plan and water to create more even utilization will follow up treatment.
Detail future methods or techniques (including administrative actions) that will be implemented to help in accomplishing the stated objectives and to insure the long term success/stability of the proposed project. This may include: post-treatment grazing rest and/or management plans/changes, wildlife herd/species management plan changes, ranch plans, conservation easements or other permanent protection plans, resource management plans, forest plans, etc.
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Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources
This area will be beneficial to Native wildlife. This area is grazed this is an area that has heavy pressure for development keeping these lands in productive livestock operation keeps the land available for wildlife as well. Grazing plan will be established to promote sustainable grazing practices.
Potential for the proposed action to improve quality or quantity of sustainable uses such as grazing, timber harvest, biomass utilization, recreation, etc. Grazing improvements may include actions to improve forage availability and/or distribution of livestock.
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