Robert Ethridge, Chief Forestry Assistance Bureau/Forestry Division Montana Department of Natural...

Robert Ethridge, ChiefForestry Assistance Bureau/Forestry DivisionMontana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation

MONTANAMONTANA

FOREST STEWARDSHIP & FOREST STEWARDSHIP & CONSERVATION PLANSCONSERVATION PLANS

A UNIONA UNION

Joint Forestry Team Webinar May 4, 2009Joint Forestry Team Webinar May 4, 2009

PARTNERSHIPS RELATIONSHIPS

Montana Forest Stewardship Montana Forest Stewardship Plan HistoryPlan History

Stewardship Program DevelopmentStewardship Program Development PrinciplesPrinciples

Informed Family Forest Landowners make Informed Family Forest Landowners make informed management decisions about their informed management decisions about their forested properties andforested properties and

Family Forest Landowner who are personally Family Forest Landowner who are personally involved with the development of their involved with the development of their forest management plan are more inclined forest management plan are more inclined to carry out their plan.to carry out their plan.


Partnership with Montana State Partnership with Montana State University Forestry ExtensionUniversity Forestry Extension

Stewardship Workshops - Stewardship Workshops - LandownersLandowners Classes, Inventory, FSP, Field Visit, Classes, Inventory, FSP, Field Visit,

VerifiedVerified Master Steward ProgramMaster Steward Program

Continuing EducationContinuing Education


Stewardship Plan Stewardship Plan TemplateTemplate Self-guided management Self-guided management

plan template – FSP S&G plan template – FSP S&G requirementsrequirements

Montana Tree FarmMontana Tree Farm

This template formed This template formed the basis for comparing the basis for comparing FSP and Conservation FSP and Conservation Plans.Plans.

Forest Stewardship and Forest Stewardship and Conservation Plan UnionConservation Plan Union

Management Plan – site specific, Management Plan – site specific, professional, consultation with landownerprofessional, consultation with landowner

Management Plan is one part of rule Management Plan is one part of rule requirement:requirement: Program Requirements (1466.8 EQIP Rules)Program Requirements (1466.8 EQIP Rules) EQIP Plan Of Operations (1466.9 EQIP Rules)EQIP Plan Of Operations (1466.9 EQIP Rules)

FSP covers most of these requirementsFSP covers most of these requirements All are sources of information required in NRCS All are sources of information required in NRCS

application and contract process.application and contract process.

MT. State Conservationist approves FSP as MT. State Conservationist approves FSP as meeting management plan requirements.meeting management plan requirements.


A Conservation Plan is a A Conservation Plan is a schedule of practices schedule of practices generated from data generated from data entered into Tool Kit. entered into Tool Kit.

Among other things, Tool Among other things, Tool Kit holds the data needed Kit holds the data needed to generate the to generate the Conservation Plan and Conservation Plan and Contracts.Contracts.

Matching FSP and Matching FSP and Conservation Plan is Conservation Plan is about matching FSP and about matching FSP and Tool Kit data needs.Tool Kit data needs.


Tool Kit PiecesTool Kit Pieces Isolated missing Data Needs to Practice Isolated missing Data Needs to Practice

Schedule section of Tool Kit.Schedule section of Tool Kit.

Practice Schedule Required Pieces: FSA Practice Schedule Required Pieces: FSA Tract #, Management Unit, Practice Code, Tract #, Management Unit, Practice Code, Narrative, Planned Amount, Units of Narrative, Planned Amount, Units of Measure, Planned Month Year, Applied Measure, Planned Month Year, Applied Project Month and Year.Project Month and Year.


Compared FSP template and Practice Compared FSP template and Practice Schedule data needs.Schedule data needs. Missing PiecesMissing Pieces

Practice Code, A Narrative Description that Practice Code, A Narrative Description that matched with the Practice Code, and matched with the Practice Code, and Planned Amount of Treatment.Planned Amount of Treatment.

We added that to our FSP Treatment We added that to our FSP Treatment Schedule.Schedule.


Other Items NeededOther Items Needed Map with proposed treatments locatedMap with proposed treatments located

Soils Map – NRCS felt they could get Soils Map – NRCS felt they could get that very easily so the map is not a that very easily so the map is not a requirement of the FSP.requirement of the FSP.


Environmental Assessment (CPA-52) and Environmental Assessment (CPA-52) and Cultural Resources (CPA-8)Cultural Resources (CPA-8) MT NRCS retained responsibility for these MT NRCS retained responsibility for these

documents.documents. Recognized that FSP required Resource Recognized that FSP required Resource

Elements address many of the CPA-52 and 8 Elements address many of the CPA-52 and 8 categories and can provide general information categories and can provide general information and identify red flags to assist NRCS is and identify red flags to assist NRCS is preparing CPA-52 and CPA-8.preparing CPA-52 and CPA-8.

Over time training will help FSP writers provide Over time training will help FSP writers provide better and more focused information for these better and more focused information for these forms.forms.

SUMMARY AND CLOSESUMMARY AND CLOSE State SpecificState Specific Relationship, Relationship, RelationshipRelationship, Relationship, Relationship

FSSC, STC, Local office interactionsFSSC, STC, Local office interactions FSP Standards And Guidelines provide FSP Standards And Guidelines provide

basis for an excellent management planbasis for an excellent management plan More about Tool Kit Data needsMore about Tool Kit Data needs

What needs to be added to FSP to generate What needs to be added to FSP to generate Conservation Plan and Contracts.Conservation Plan and Contracts.

Don’t wait for perfectionDon’t wait for perfection Get something down and then work on it Get something down and then work on it

through relationships and training.through relationships and training.

CONTACT INFORMATIONCONTACT INFORMATIONRobert Ethridge Chief, Forestry Assistance BureauForestry Division, Montana [email protected]

Peter Kolb, Research Scientist Montana State University Forestry Extension 406-243-4705 [email protected]

Robert Logar, State Forester Montana NRCS 406-587-6836 [email protected]

MSU Forestry Extension Web Site http://www.cfc.umt.edu/extensionforestry/

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