CONSERVING AND IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
TEAM 3
Objective E-1: Livestock, poultry, and fish producers will adopt and promote economically and environmentally sound practices to manage water and waste materials for the purpose of improving air and water quality protection. 3.1
Measures of Progress:
1. Number of land application operators trained and certified.
NUMBER CERTIFIED NUMBER MAINTAINING CERTIFICATION
Non-Limited Resource_____ _________
Limited Resource ______ _________
2. Adoption of best management practices.
ACRES soil test analysis :
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____Limited Resource
ACRES waste analysis for land application :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
ACRES plant tissue analysis :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
NUMBER feed analysis :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
ACRES conservation practices implemented :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
TONS waste composted :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
NUMBER producers adopting proper manure application equipment calibration:
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Impacts:
1. Tons of soil erosion (loss) reduced on pastures, feedlots, lounging areas and land application fields as a result of adoption of conservation practices.
TONS REDUCED
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
2. Number of tons or economic value of livestock organic by-products utilized (nutrients from waste, compost, etc)
TONS UTILIZED
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
POUNDS Nitrogen :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
POUNDS P2O5 :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
DOLLARS VALUE:
$____Non-Limited Resource
$____Limited Resource
3. Producers utilizing approved waste utilization plans.
NUMBER Producers utilizing plans :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
4. Number of farms adopting best management practices
FARMS adopting walking trails :
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FARMS adopting stream crossings :
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____Limited Resource
FARMS adopting managed streambank vegetation :
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FARMS adopting mortality composting :
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Objective E-2: Field crop producers will adopt and promote economically and environmentally-sound practices to manage water, soil, nutrients and pesticides for the purpose of enhancing environmental quality.
Measures of Progress:
1. Number of producers and number of acres treated with appropriate BMPs.
Producers Acres
conservation tillage :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
no till :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
residue management :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
nutrient management plan :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
controlled drainage :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
crop rotation:
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
2. Number of producers and number of acres treated by:
Producers Acres
IPM :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
biological control :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
3. Feet of vegetative buffer or forested riparian areas restored along intermittent and perennial streams.
FEET RESTORED
Non-Limited Resource ______
Limited Resource ______
4. Number of farms (acres) establishing field borders, filter strips and permanent wildlife cover.
FARMS : ACRES :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
Impacts:
1. Reduction in number of pounds of pesticides (active ingredient) used
POUNDS (AI) current year :
______Non-Limited Resource
______Limited Resource
DOLLARS saved:
$______Non-Limited Resource
$______Limited Resource
2. Reduction in number of pounds of commercial fertilizer applied (compared to conventional use or previous rates).
POUNDS N/ACRE current year :
POUNDS: ACRES :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
POUNDS P2O5/ACRE current year :
POUNDS: ACRES :
Non-Limited Resource ______ ______
Limited Resource ______ _______
DOLLARS saved:
$_____Non-Limited Resource
$______Limited Resource
3. Reduction in tons of soil loss as a result of adoption of BMPs (conservation tillage, vegetative field borders, etc).
TONS REDUCED
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
4. Acres of wildlife habitat established to increase wildlife in farmed areas.
ACRES ESTABLISHED
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited
Resource
Objective E-3: Green industry, greenhouse, fruit, vegetable, and turf growers and turf landscape professionals will adopt and promote economically and environmentally sound practices to manage water, soil, nutrients and pesticides for the purpose of enhancing environmental quality. 3.3
Measures of Progress:
1. Number of acres on which BMPs adopted:
Acres of erosion control practices:
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Acres of water management:
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Acres of nutrient management:
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
2. Increased adoption of environmentally friendly pest management practices.
NUMBER PEOPLE utilizing IPM current year :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
3. Number of professionals obtaining certification
NUMBER registered landscape contractors :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
NUMBER certified plant professionals :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
NUMBER certified landscape technicians :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
NUMBER licensed pesticide applicators for ornamental and turf :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Impacts:
1. Quantity of waste products used or reused:
TONS use/reuse of waste products :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
2. Reduction in volume of water containing nutrients discharged to surface waters.
Reduction in GALLONS of water discharged:
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Objective E-4: Extension will network with agricultural service agencies and allied agribusiness professionals to promote economically and environmentally sound practices for the purpose of improving air and water quality protection.
Measures of Progress:
1. NUMBER of interagency coalitions established
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
2. NUMBER of interagency coalitions maintained
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Impacts:
1. Number of collaborative projects implemented.
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
TEAM 4
Objective E-5: ECOLOGICAL AWARENESS: Participants, particularly youth, will increase their appreciation for and knowledge of biological diversity and ecosystem management.
Measures of Progress:
1. NUMBER actively participating in environmental education programs (such as Project Learning Tree, Project WILD, Aquatic WILD, Catch Clinics, Wildlife Habitat Judging, Environmental field days, Hunter safety, etc.) and indicating new appreciation gains.
NUMBER GAINING APPRECIATION
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Impacts:
1. Increased knowledge of environmental realities
NUMBER INCREASING KNOWLEDGE
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Objective E-6: NATURAL RESOURCE DECISION MAKING:
Limited resource and other audiences confronted with a wide range of viewpoints
on natural resource and environmental management issues will gain knowledge,
awareness, understanding, and skills to develop plans for overcoming barriers
that prevent them from realizing the link between informed decision making and
the capacity to sustain natural resources.
Measures of Progress:
1. Increased active involvement in educational programs on land use planning and natural resource management.
NUMBER ACTIVELY INVOLVED
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Impacts:
1. Number of people adopting practices/techniques to promote sustainable ecosystems with reduced health risks.
NUMBER ADOPTING
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
2. Increased active involvement in decision making processes related to land use and natural resource planning.
NUMBER ACTIVELY INVOLVED
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited
Resource
Objective E-7: WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: Watershed
residents, businesses, industries, and government officials will adopt and
promote effective practices to conserve and protect ground and surface water
and other related natural resources.
Measures of Progress:
1. Number of residents who adopted best management practices to protect and improve surface and ground water.
NUMBER ADOPTING
Removed debris :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used landscaping and lawn maintenance controls :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Adopted land use management practices such as buffers, easements, setback :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used proper car washing techniques :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used proper pet waste disposal techniques :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used proper automotive maintenance ( no leaking oil, etc.) :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Reduced amount of lawn area/increased natural area :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used native or water conserving plant materials :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used soil test to direct lawn and landscape management :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
2. Number of businesses, industries, government officials and development professionals who adopted best management practices to protect and improve surface and ground water.
NUMBER ADOPTING :
Used innovative sedimentation and erosion control practices (i.e. skimmers) :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Preserved riparian areas :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used moisture meters to time irrigation :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used less fertilizer and pesticides :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Removed or reduced use of curb and gutters :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used alternative pavements when possible :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Reduced street widths :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used bio-retention areas (rain gardens) for stormwater treatment :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used innovative stormwater detention ponds (forebays and littoral shelves) :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used stormwater wetlands :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used level spreaders to create sheet flow through vegetated buffers :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Used sand filters and proprietary stormwater products :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Stream restoration work performed :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
3. Number of people who adopted best management practices to conserve surface and ground water.
NUMBER ADOPTING :
Located and corrected leakage in toilet or faucet :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Installed water saving devices and fixtures :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Developed water saving habits when showering, bathing, etc.
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Impacts:
1. ACRES of urban and residential watershed improved by best management practices adopted
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
2. LINEAR FEET of stream improved by best management practices adopted (Stream Restoration Projects should report here)
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
3. NUMBER of people who reduced water usage (based on water bill figures)
Number Reducing 1-10% :
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____Limited Resource
Number Reducing 11-20% :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Number Reducing 21-30% :
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____Limited Resource
Number Reducing 31-40% :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Number Reducing 41-50% :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
More than 50% :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Objective E-8: PESTICIDE CERTIFICATION AND LICENSING PROGRAM All commercial pesticide applicators, public operators, consultants, dealers and private pesticide applicators will be certified and trained in pesticide BMP to protect worker health, crop safety, beneficial insect populations and other environmental protection issues.
Measures of Progress:
1. Number of BMPs adopted concerning pesticide use.
NUMBER ADOPTING ONE OR MORE BMP's :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
ACRES pesticide BMPs treated :
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
2. Number of certifications and recertification.
NUMBER CERTIFIED NUMBER MAINTAINING CERTIFICATION
Non-Limited Resource_____ _________
Limited Resource ______ _________
3. NUMBER of pesticide containers recycled.
____Non-Limited Resource
____Limited Resource
Impacts:
1. Amount production costs reduced through proper and more efficient use of pesticides.
DOLLARS $ :
$____Non-Limited Resource
$____Limited Resource
2. Savings resulting from reduction in number of pesticide containers delivered to solid waste disposal sites (landfills).
DOLLARS disposal costs saved from recycled containers :
$____Non-Limited Resource
$____Limited Resource