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EQIP Forestry Ranking Tool

Ranking Tool Summary for Forestry

Description:

1. This ranking criteria will be used for all eligible 2009 EQIP applications in the cropland category. Ranking points can only be given for practices which are included in the EQIP contract.
2. Documentation must be present in client case file to support ranking decisions. This should include completed specification, demonstrating how resource concerns are being met, as well as completed CST based plan approved by a Certified Conservation Planner.
3. A completed Wildlife Habitat Evaluation guide is required for each contract where wildlife benefits are claimed.
4. At risk species are defined as native species whose population (s) or habitat is in danger of loss by their listing as State or Federal Threatened or Endangered, Candidate, or State Species of Concern, or as focus species in Alaska's Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy.

Description:

Land Uses:

Crop, Forest, Grazed Forest, Grazed Range, Hay, Headquarters, Native/Naturalized Pasture, Natural Area, Pasture, Watershed Protection, Wildlife

Efficiency Score:

  Scoring Multiplier: 1.00
  Scoring Ranges and Results Text:
High: 745 - 290 Medium: 278 - 141 Low: 129 - 0

Scoring range represents projects which have a high level of average resource benefit in comparison to average cost of installation.

Scoring range represents projects which have a medium level of average resource benefit in comparison to average cost of installation.

Scoring range represents projects which have a relatively lower level of average resource benefit in comparison to average cost of installation.

National Priorities:

  Scoring Multiplier: 1.00
  Scoring Ranges and Results Text:

High: 200 - 100

 Medium: 99 - 51 Low: 50 - 1

Scoring range represents projects which make significant progress toward addressing National Priorities of the EQIP Program.

Scoring range represents projects which make progress toward addressing National Priorities of the EQIP Program.

Scoring range represents projects which make a lower amount of progress toward addressing National Priorities of the EQIP Program.

Questions:

Question Number Question Points
1 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction of non-point source pollution, such as nutrients, sediment, pesticides, excess salinity in impaired watersheds with total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) where available, groundwater contamination or point sources such as contamination from confined animal feeding operations? 50
2 Will the treatment you intend to implement for water conservation or irrigation efficiency using EQIP result in a considerable reduction in water use? 1
3 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction of emissions, such as particulate matter, nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds, and ozone precursors and depleters that contribute to air quality impairment violations of National Ambient Air Quality Standards? 1
4 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable reduction in soil erosion and sedimentation from unacceptable levels on agricultural land? 1
5 Will the treatment you intend to implement using EQIP result in a considerable increase in the promotion of at-risk species habitat conservation? 50
6 Will the treatment that you intend to implement using EQIP result in considerable benefits to residue management, nutrient management, air quality management, invasive species management, pollinator habitat, and animal carcass management technology or pest management? 50
7 Will the treatment that you intend to implement using EQIP result in energy conservation benefits? 50
 

Total Points

 203

State Issues:

  Scoring Multiplier: 1.00
  Scoring Ranges and Results Text:

High: 375 - 100 Medium: 99 - 50 Low: 49 - 0

Scoring range represents projects which make significant progress toward addressing resource concerns of statewide importance on forest land.

Scoring range represents projects which make progress toward addressing resource concerns of statewide importance on forest land.

Scoring range represents projects which make a lower amount of progress toward addressing resource concerns of statewide importance on forest land.

Questions:

Question Number Question Points
1 RMS plan will be implemented on all forest land acres in CTU through EQIP contract. (answer only ONE from 1 and 2) 75
2 RMS plan will be implemented on a majority 50% of forest land acres in the CTU through EQIP contract, AND addresses at least half of the resource concerns. (answer only ONE from 1 and 2) 25
3 EQIP plan contains practices which will treat separate resource concerns for at least two Alaska EQIP Statewide priorities. 25
4 EQIP plan will close roads (including removal of bridges and culverts and the installation of erosion control measures on all remaining roadbeds) to reduce soil erosion. 25
5 EQIP plan will address fish passage issues related to forest roads. 25
6 Active gully erosion is present and will be fully treated on significant human caused erosion sites. 25
7 EQIP plan will improve forest health and result in the documented, improved protection of a municipal/industrial water supply. 25
8 EQIP forest management plan includes increase of base line stocking rate to the correct level. Through thinning or planting 25
9 EQIP forest management plan utilizes maintains native forest tree species composition over the CTU. 25
10 EQIP plan will involve forest management practices with a documented increase in carbon sequestration from proposed management activities. 25
11 Forest land EQIP contract will address wildlife habitat concerns as the primary objective. This will be reflected in an increase in the Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide score. 25
12 Noxious and invasive plants are present and will be treated by EQIP contract on ALL significant areas in CTU. 25
13 EQIP forest management plan includes treatment of entire CTU for reduction of wildfire risk, or reducing the impact/spread of insects and diseases. 25
14 Installation of EQIP contract benefits identified at-risk species, or species of concern. 25
 

Maximum Points: Total Points

 400

Local Issues:

Scoring Multiplier: 1.00
Scoring Ranges and Results Text:

High: 170 - 90 Medium: 80 - 40 Low: 30 - 0

Scoring range represents projects which make significant progress toward addressing concerns of locally identified species and resource concerns.

Scoring range represents projects which make progress toward addressing concerns of locally identified species and resource concerns.

Scoring range represents projects which make a lower amount of progress toward addressing concerns of locally identified species and resource concerns.

Questions:

Question Number Question Points
1 This project has a benefit to the highest priority locally identified wildlife species. 40
2 This project has a benefit to secondary priority locally identified wildlife species. 10
3 EQIP plan addresses natural resource concerns identified as high priority by the Local Workgroup. 40
4 EQIP plan addresses natural resource concerns identified as a secondary priority by the Local Workgroup. 10
5 EQIP plan includes practices which are identified as high priority by the Local Workgroup. 40
6 EQIP plan includes practices which are identified as a secondary priority by the Local Workgroup. 10
7 This project addresses locally identified noxious or invasive species as part of a CWMA management plan. (Note: Addressing noxious or invasive species is already ranked in state criteria.) 25
8 Project has an alternative energy or energy conservation component or benefit. 25
 

Maximum Points:      Total Points

 200

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