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Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfa0

System Template Name: Forest Benchmark (Alamogordo)

Planning Phase: BENCHMARK Planning Level: N/A NRCS Land Use: Grazed forest

System Narrative Template:

The setting is in the Sacramento Mountains with both mountain slopes and valley bottoms. The bottoms and lower side slopes are loamy soils. Upper slopes are shallow or very shallow to limestone bedrock. Sites are predominately mixed conifer with a small percentage of Juniper and Pinion.

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528A 00N PRESCRIBED GRAZING

642 00N WELL

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|N/A | |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Marginal financial returns are impacting the sustainability of | |

|rural life styles and local customs. | |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Private & Public Values

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Conflicting management ideas between the public and private | |

|sectors. | |

PLANTS CONDITION, Plants Health & Vigor

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Poor plant health and vigor. | |

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Threatened and Endangered Species

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Population levels need consideration. Plant protection needed. | |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

| | |

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfa0

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WATER QUANTITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Inadequate amounts of spring water. | |

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SOIL EROSION, Sheet & Rill, USLE 7.0 Tons/Ac/Yr

SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 80.0 Tons/Year

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.45 HSI

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfa1

System Template Name: Forest Opt. 1 (Alamogordo)

Planning Phase: NON-BENCHMARK Planning Level: RMS NRCS Land Use: Grazed forest

System Narrative Template:

The combination of structural and management practices will adequately address all the identified resource concerns.

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410 s01 GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURE

516 s01 PIPELINE

528A 00N PRESCRIBED GRAZING

614 s01 TROUGH OR TANK

645 s01 UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT

666 s01 FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|N/A |Insignificant |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased productivity |Moderate Improvement |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Private & Public Values

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved vegetative cover. Improved aesthetics |Moderate Improvement |

PLANTS CONDITION, Plants Health & Vigor

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Better plant management |Moderate Increase |

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Threatened and Endangered Species

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Adverse impacts avoided |Moderate Improvement |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased vegetative cover and water infiltration. |Moderate Reduction |

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfa1

WATER QUANTITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved water infiltration and increased ground |Moderate Improvement water recharge |

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SOIL EROSION, Sheet & Rill, USLE 3.0 Tons/Ac/Yr

SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 5.0 Tons/Year

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.60 HSI

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfa2

System Template Name: Forest Opt. 2 (Alamogordo)

Planning Phase: NON-BENCHMARK Planning Level: RMS NRCS Land Use: Grazed forest

System Narrative Template:

The combination of structural and management practices will adequately address all the identified resource concerns.

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410 s01 GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURE

528A 00N PRESCRIBED GRAZING

645 s01 UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT

666 s01 FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|N/A |Insignificant |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased productivity |Moderate Improvement |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Private & Public Values

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved vegetative cover. Improved aesthetics |Moderate Improvement |

PLANTS CONDITION, Plants Health & Vigor

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Better plant management |Moderate Increase |

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Threatened and Endangered Species

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Adverse impacts avoided |Moderate Improvement |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased vegetative cover and water infiltration |Moderate Reduction |

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System Template Label: anfa2

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WATER QUANTITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased Infiltration |Moderate Improvement |

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SOIL EROSION, Sheet & Rill, USLE 3.0 Tons/Ac/Yr

SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 5.0 Tons/Year

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.50 HSI

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfb0

System Template Name: Forest Benchmark (Grants)

Planning Phase: BENCHMARK Planning Level: N/A NRCS Land Use: Grazed forest

System Narrative Template:

The setting consists of mountains, valleys, and high plateaus. Elevation ranges from 7600 to 11400 feet. Topography ranges from very steep in the mountains to gently sloping in the valleys. Average annual precipitation ranges from 17 to 25 inches and average annual temperature ranges from 40 below zero to 90 degrees F. Soils vary from shallow to deep. The potential natural vegetation varies from spruce-fir tree stands to juniper, oaks, and pines with the under story community consisting mainly of prairie junegrass, AZ fescue, drop seed, bluegrass and muhly species. These are primarily cow-calf operations with forest allotments. Income may be supplemented by hunting fees and the harvest of wood products.

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|N/A | |

ANIMALS (DOMESTIC) HABITAT, Quantity &Quality of Drinking Water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Lack of dependable drinking water and poor water distribution | |

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Quantity &Quality of Drinking Water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Lack of dependable drinking water and poor water distribution | |

HUMAN CULTURAL, Absence or Presence

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|There are cultural resources present | |

HUMAN ECONOMICS, Long-Term Financial Sustainability

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Low carrying capacity | |

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfb0

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PLANTS CONDITION, Plants Health & Vigor

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Overgrazed areas | |

SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

| | |

SOIL EROSION, Roadbanks, Const. Sites, Scoured Areas

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Road induced erosion | |

SOIL EROSION, Streambank

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Bank scouring | |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Suspended sediments in riparian areas and downstream areas | |

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SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 10.0 Tons/Year

SOIL EROSION, Streambank, soil loss 10.0 Tons/Year

SOIL EROSION, Roadbanks, Const. Sites, Scoured Areas, affected 10.000 Acres

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Establishment, Growth, and Harvest, trees 250.0 Trees/Acre

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.40 HSI

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfb1

System Template Name: Forest Opt.1 (Grants)

Planning Phase: NON-BENCHMARK Planning Level: RMS NRCS Land Use: Grazed forest

System Narrative Template:

These management and structural practices will help alleviate soil erosion problems and improve health, vigor and productivity of the plant community. Competition for forage by wildlife and livestock will be reduced, therefore improving habitat. This system addresses all identified resource concerns.

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382 s01 FENCE

410 s01 GRADE STABILIZATION STRUCTURE

516 s01 PIPELINE

528A 00N PRESCRIBED GRAZING

574 s01 PRING DEVELOPMENT

614 s01 TROUGH OR TANK

645 s01 UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT

648 N/A WILDLIFE WATERING FACILITY

666 s01 FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

| |Insignificant |

N/A ANIMALS (DOMESTIC) HABITAT, Quantity &Quality of Drinking Water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Dependable drinking water established for domestic |Moderate Increase animals. |

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Quantity &Quality of Drinking Water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Dependable drinking water established for wildlife |.Moderate Increase |

HUMAN CULTURAL, Absence or Presence

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|No negative effects to cultural resources |Insignificant |

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System Template Label: anfb1

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HUMAN ECONOMICS, Long-Term Financial Sustainability

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased production |Moderate Increase |

PLANTS CONDITION, Plants Health & Vigor

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased plant health and vigor |Moderate Increase |

SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved cover and vegetative increased |Moderate Reduction infiltration vegetative |

SOIL EROSION, Roadbanks, Const. Sites, Scoured Areas

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased infiltration and reduced runoff |Moderate Reduction |

SOIL EROSION, Streambank

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Bank scouring controlled |Moderate Reduction |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved ground cover. Increased infiltration reduced runoff |Moderate Reduction |

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SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 3.0 Tons/Year

SOIL EROSION, Streambank, soil loss 3.0 Tons/Year

SOIL EROSION, Roadbanks, Const. Sites, Scoured Areas, affected 3.000 Acres

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Establishment, Growth, and Harvest, trees 225.0 Trees/Acre

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.55 HSI

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anfb2

System Template Name: Forest Opt. 2 (Grants)

Planning Phase: NON-BENCHMARK Planning Level: RMS NRCS Land Use: Grazed forest

System Narrative Template:

These management practices will help alleviate soil erosion problems and improve health, vigor and productivity of the plant community. Competition for forage by wildlife and livestock will be reduced, therefore improving their habitat. This system addresses all identified resource concerns.

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516 s01 PIPELINE

528A 00N PRESCRIBED GRAZING

574 s01 SPRING DEVELOPMENT

614 s01 TROUGH OR TANK

645 s01 UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT

666 s01 FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|N/A |Insignificant |

ANIMALS (DOMESTIC) HABITAT, Quantity &Quality of Drinking Water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved water distribution |Moderate Increase |

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Quantity &Quality of Drinking Water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved wildlife drinking water distribution |Moderate Increase |

HUMAN CULTURAL, Absence or Presence

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|No negative effects to cultural resources |Insignificant |

HUMAN ECONOMICS, Long-Term Financial Sustainability

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased production |Moderate Increase |

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System Template Label: anfb2

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PLANTS CONDITION, Plants Health & Vigor

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved grazing management |Moderate Increase |

SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved ground cover. Increased infiltration |Moderate Reduction |

SOIL EROSION, Roadbanks, Const. Sites, Scoured Areas

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased infiltration - less runoff |Moderate Reduction |

SOIL EROSION, Streambank

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Bank scouring reduced |Moderate Reduction |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved ground cover |Moderate Reduction |

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SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 5.0 Tons/Year

SOIL EROSION, Streambank, soil loss 5.0 Tons/Year

SOIL EROSION, Roadbanks, Const. Sites, Scoured Areas, affected 5.000 Acres

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Establishment, Growth, and Harvest, trees 25.0 Trees/Acre

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.50 HSI

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anra0

System Template Name: Range Benchmark(Datil)

Planning Phase: BENCHMARK Planning Level: N/A NRCS Land Use: Grazed range

System Narrative Template:

The setting is hills and mountains with scattered to heavily timbered slopes 3 - 60%. Soils are mainly sandy loams gravely cobble stony loams, with poor to fair range condition. (Stable to slightly upward trend.) Precipitation is 14 to 20 inches annually. These are primarily cattle ranches with supplemental income from firewood timber sales and/or elk hunting. Ranches are patchwork land status with; BLM, State, private, and USFS.

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382 00N FENCE

516 00N PIPELINE

614 00N TROUGH OR TANK

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|N/A | |

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Habitat for elk, deer needs improvement | |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Private & Public Values

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Escalating environmental interest conflicts | |

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Plant Pests

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Invasion of juniper and pinion sop | |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Sediment laden water entering streams due to high runoff | |

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System Template Label: anra0

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WATER QUANTITY, Excess Amounts, runoff/flooding

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Localized flooding/runoff | |

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SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 3.0 Tons/Year

PLANTS CONDITION, Productivity, Kinds, Amt, & Distrib, range cond. 40.0 Index

PLANTS CONDITION, Productivity, Kind, Amt, & Distrib, range trend 0.0 Index

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.35 HSI

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anra1

System Template Name: Range Opt. 1 (Datil)

Planning Phase: NON-BENCHMARK Planning Level: RMS NRCS Land Use: Grazed range

System Narrative Template:

The installation of water developments along with fencing will facilitate the application of improved management practices. This system will address all the identified resource concerns.

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382 00N FENCE

516 s01 PIPELINE

528A 00N PRESCRIBED GRAZING

614 s01 TROUGH OR TANK

645 s01 UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|N/A |Insignificant |

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved forage quality/quantity |Moderate Increase |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Private & Public Values

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved aesthetics |Slight Improvement |

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Plant Pests

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved grazing management |Slight Reduction |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved vegetative cover and infiltration |Moderate Reduction |

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anra1

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WATER QUANTITY, Excess Amounts, runoff/flooding

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased infiltration |Moderate Reduction |

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SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 2.0 Tons/Year

PLANTS CONDITION, Productivity, Kinds, Amt, & Distrib, range cond 55.0 Index

PLANTS CONDITION, Productivity, Kind, Amt, & Distrib, range trend 1.0 Index

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.55 HSI

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anra2

System Template Name: Range Opt. 2 (Datil)

Planning Phase: NON-BENCHMARK Planning Level: RMS NRCS Land Use: Grazed range

System Narrative Template:

The installation of water developments along with brush control will facilitate the application of improved management practices. This system will address all the identified resource concerns.

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314 s01 BRUSH MANAGEMENT

516 s01 PIPELINE

528A 00N PRESCRIBED GRAZING

614 s01 TROUGH OR TANK

645 s01 UPLAND WILDLIFE HABITAT MANAGEMENT

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AIR QUALITY, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|N/A |Insignificant |

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Other

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved forage quality/quantity |Moderate Increase |

HUMAN SOCIAL, Private & Public Values

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved aesthetics |Slight Improvement |

PLANTS MANAGEMENT, Plant Pests

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved grazing management |Moderate Reduction |

WATER QUALITY, Surface Water Contaminants, turbid surface water

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Improved vegetative cover and infiltration |Moderate Reduction |

WATER QUANTITY, Excess Amounts, runoff/flooding

|Effect Value |Impact Value |

|Increased infiltration |Moderate Reduction |

Management System Templates

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System Template Label: anra2

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SOIL EROSION, Classic Gully, soil loss 2.0 Tons/Year

PLANTS CONDITION, Productivity, Kinds, Amt, & Distrib, range cond 60.0 Index

PLANTS CONDITION, Productivity, Kind, Amt, & Distrib, range trend 1.0 Index

ANIMALS (WILDLIFE) HABITAT, Wildlife Habitat Suitability Index 0.55 HIS

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