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Hawaii Conservation Security Program 2006

photo of range on Big Island
             Photo of range land
The Conservation Security Program is a voluntary program that provides financial and technical assistance to promote the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working lands. Working lands include cropland, grassland, prairie land, improved pasture, and range land, as well as forested land that is an incidental part of an agriculture operation. For 2006, the Hawaii authorized CSP watershed is on the island of Oahu (North Shore).  Administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, this rewards the best land stewards.

Hawaii 2006 Press Releases on CSP:

Oahu Ag Producers Recognized-6/9-06
Informational Meeting on March 2nd-2/27/06
Sign up Begins for North Shore CSP-2/3/06
 

CSP 2006 Application and Implementation

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat Document Adobe Acrobat.

Watershed Map & Land Use Data

Adobe Acrobat DocumentNorth Shore, Oahu (113 KB)

2006 Final Practice Cost List

Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetNorth Shore, Oahu - FY 2006 Cost List (50 KB)

Watershed Information

Adobe Acrobat DocumentHawaii Fact Sheet - February 2006 (75 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNational Fact Sheet - March 2005 (50.4 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentQuestions and Answers - March 2005 (68.9 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentWatershed Approach Key Points (32 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentWatershed Approach Questions and Answers (63 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentKey Points - March 2005 (63.4 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSection 2001 of the Farm Security & Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Pub. L. 107-171) (85.5 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2006 CSP 06-01 Sign-up Notice with 2006 CSP Enrollment Categories (1.82 MB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2006 CSP Resource Concern for Tier II Eligibility - North Shore, Oahu (16 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2006 Oahu Noxious Weed List (9 KB)
Adobe Acrobat Document2006 CSP Brochure (1.8 MB)

CSP Self Assessment Workbook is Available On-Line!

Natural Resources Conservation Service Chief Bruce Knight released a self-assessment workbook for potential CSP participants. By going through the workbook, producers will get a good idea about whether they are eligible for CSP at this time. Producers who may not be eligible can find out about programs that can help them achieve a higher level of conservation so that they may apply for CSP in the future.  Hard copy of the Self Assessment is available by calling a CSP contact listed below.

The Self-Assessment also is available for download -- see below.

Adobe Acrobat Document2006 Self-Assessment Workbook

Additional Application Forms:

Adobe Acrobat DocumentCCC-1200 Conservation Program Application with Appendix (49.5 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentAD-1026 Highly Erodible land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification (150 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentCCC-526 Payment Eligibility Average Adjusted Gross Income Certification (144 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentConservation Record (2.2 MB)
Microsoft Word DocumentApplicant Certification Offer (53 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentWater Quality Eligibility for Cropland Tool Instructions (27 KB)
Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetWater Quality Eligibility for Cropland Tool (153 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentWater Quality Eligibility for Grazing Lands (56 KB)

2006 Enhancement Job Sheet

Air Management

Adobe Acrobat DocumentEAM40 - Use of Carbon Management Evaluation Tool for Voluntary Reporting (COMET - VR) (265 KB)

Drainage Management

Microsoft Word DocumentEDR40 - Drainage Water Management Index Increase (181 KB)
Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetDrainage Water Management Assessment Tool (198 KB)

Energy Management

Adobe Acrobat DocumentEnergy Management Enhancements General Information (191 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEEM40 - Energy Audits (146 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEnergy Audit Worksheet (76 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEEM41 - Recycling On-Farm Lubricants (62 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEEM42, EEM43, & EEM44 - Use of Manure and Legumes to Supply Nutrients (678 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEEM45 - Reduce Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) (125 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEEM46 - Use of Renewable Energy Fuel (172 KB)
Microsoft Excel SpreadsheetCSP Energy Biofuel Payment Tool (31 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEEM47 - Renewable Energy Generation (71 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEEM48 - Energy Use Reduction (88 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEnergy Baseline Assessment Worksheet (120 KB)

Grazing Management

Microsoft Word DocumentEGM02 - Increase Management Intensity to Decrease Occupational/Grazing Periods (121 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEGM06 - NUTBAL (134 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEGM07 - Maintain 10% Increase in Legume Cover (110 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEGM12 - Locate Heavy Use Areas Away from Streams and Wetlands (109 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEGM13 - Remove Low Priority Infestations of Invasive Brush (111 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEGM13 - Remove Non-native Woody Species Along Streams (119 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEGM18 - Soil and/or Plant Tissue Analysis (110 KB)

Habitat Management

Microsoft Word DocumentEHM03 - Buffers Around Nests (87 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEHM11 - Defer Grazing on Farmed Wetland Pastures (73 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEHM15 - Manage Shallow Water for Wildlife (73 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEHM20 - Monitoring for Declining Wildlife Species (83 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEHM20 - Rat and Mongoose Trapping (72 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEHM20 - Hawaii Stream Visual Assessment Index Increase (74 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEHM20 - Feral Ungulate Census and Control (87 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEHM21 - Managing Pueo Habitat (85 KB)

Nutrient Management

Microsoft Word DocumentENM03 - Maintain 50-foot Buffers (116 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentENM04 - Precise Nutrient Application (109 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentENM06 - Plant Tissue and/or Manure Testing to Adjust Fertilizer Application Rates (109 KB)

Pest Management

Microsoft Word DocumentEPM01 - Implement an Integrated Pest Management Plan (101 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEPM03 - Use Low Risk Chemicals (111 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEPM05 - Reduce Pesticide Application Rates (125 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEPM09 - Conservation Crop Rotation (124 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEPM15 - Timing of Pesticide Application (119 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEPM20 - Use of Non-chemical Control Methods (115 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEPM40 - Reduce Pesticide Spray Overlap using GPS (105 KB)

Plant Management

Adobe Acrobat DocumentEPL40 - Planting Native or Culturally Significant Plants in Borders, Windbreaks, etc. (83 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEPL41 - Maintaining Nectar Producing Plant Corridors (coming soon)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEPL42 - Sustainable Harvest Techniques in Cropped Woodland and Marshes (131 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEPL47 - Selective Thinning of Cropped Woodland and Marshes (103 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEPL48 - Intercropping to Increase Biodiversity (350 KB)

Salinity Management

Microsoft Word DocumentESL40 - Utilize EC Soil and Water Test Results (61 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentESL40 - Conduct Electro-Magnetic Induction (EMI) Mapping (61 KB)

Soil Management

Microsoft Word DocumentESM40 - Improve Soil Conditioning Index (71 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentESM41 - Reduce Soil Tillage Intensity Rating (STIR) (70 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentESM42 - Adopt GPS Controlled Traffic Guidance System to reduce STIR (81 KB)

Water Management

Microsoft Word DocumentEWM40 - Irrigation Water Management Index Improvement (81 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEWM41 - Recycling Poly-Tubing and Drip Tape (54 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEWM42 - Remote Monitoring of Irrigation Pumping (55 KB)
Adobe Acrobat DocumentEWM42 - Remote Monitoring of Irrigation Pumping Plant (56 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentEWM43 - Reduce Evaporative Losses (76 KB)
Microsoft Excel DocumentIrrigation Water Management Assessment Tool (56 KB)

Requirements for Tier III Eligibility

Microsoft Word DocumentHawaii Stream Visual Assessment Guidance Document (167 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentHawaii Stream Visual Assessment for Tier III Eligibility (73 KB)
Microsoft Word DocumentHawaii Wildlife Habitat Assessment for Tier III Eligibility (125 KB)

Link to Other Useful Site with Information Related to the 2006 CSP Program

National Links

Hawaii CSP Contacts for 2006:

State Office
Dennis Kimberlin, Assistant Director for Programs
Phone: 808.541.2600 ext# 149
Email: Dennis.Kimberlin@hi.usda.gov

 

Last Modified: 11/07/2007

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