Range Planting

Code 550

Spot Check Report

Client Information

Client Name
Business Name
Land Unit(s)
Land Use
Applied Acres
Program

Practice Location

Field Office / Conservation District / County
Practice location on Conservation Plan Map (land unit or practice location digitized) / Y N
Land Ownership
Landowner Permission / Y N NA
Client has Approvals or Permits Required / Y N NA

Individuals Responsible for Planning, Design, Certification, and Spot Checks

Cons Planner / Date / Certified Planner / Date
Practice I&E / Date / Practice Designer / Date
Design Approver / Date / Client Signature / Date
Field Check / Date / Practice Certification / Date
Spot Check / Date

Environmental Compliance

EE(CPA-52) By / Date / Cultural Res. (Sec. 106) By / Date
DC Signed EE / Y N / Date / HEL Det. in File / Y N NA / Date
HEL Soils Present / Y N NA / HEL Requirements Met / Y N NA
Wetlands Present / Y N / Wetland Requirements Met / Y N

Conservation Plan Resource Concern(s) to be Addressed By Practice

Resource Concern / Current Condition / Practice Designed to Meet Quality Criteria (Y/N)
Y N
Y N
Y N
Y N
Y N

Practice Purpose(s) Shown in Plans

Restore a plant community similar to its historic climax or the desired plant community / Y N
Provide or improve forages for livestock / Y N
Provide or improve forage, browse or cover for wildlife / Y N
Reduce erosion by wind and/or water / Y N
Improve water quality and quantity / Y N
Increase carbon sequestration / Y N


Plans, Specifications, and Job Sheets

Practice narrative in conservation plan is specific to the operation with adequate description / Y N
Practice is applied as part of a conservation management system that addresses at least one resource concern to quality criteria. / Y N
Soil map and ecological site map and information in benchmark inventory / Y N
Range Planting Job Sheet complete / Y N
General Criteria
Site preparation specified (seedbed, removal of existing veg, noxious weed treatment etc.) / Y N NA
Species to be planted, rates, plant material type (seed, sprig, container) specified / Y N
Plant material quality requirements specified (PLS, germination, size etc) / Y N
Site preparation specified (seedbed, removal of existing veg, weed treatment, etc. / Y N
Planting method, dates, equipment, spacing, depth, specified / Y N
Planned Maintenance specified / Y N
WIN-PST complete if pesticide application planned / Y N NA
Soil amendments, fertilizer requirement specified if needed / Y N NA
Control of livestock and wildlife grazing following treatment specified if needed / Y N NA
Native species or approved non-native species are used / Y N
Improved Forage for Livestock or Wildlife
Target livestock or wildlife species listed and desirable forage species identified / Y N
Existing forage supply documentation in benchmark inventory / Y N
Forage quantity or quality deficiency specified / Y N
Species selected have high potential to address forage needs / Y N
Reduce erosion by Wind and/or Water
Erosion problems documented in benchmark inventory / Y N
Species selected have high potential to address the erosion problem / Y N
Improve Water Quality and Quantity
Water quantity or quality problem documented in benchmark inventory / Y N
Species selected will address the water quantity or quality problem / Y N
Increase Carbon Sequestration
Species selected are long lived, with high potential to sequester carbon in soils/vegetation / Y N
Record Keeping and Monitoring
Producer provided records for planting dates, methods, equipment used / Y N
Producer provided seed labels / Y N

Practice Certification

On-site visit GPS documentation of planted area / Y N
Red line documentation for all items specified / Y N
Producer records provided to NRCS / Y N

NRCS Documentation Corrections Needed

Practice changes producer is required to make to meet the practice standard

USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service, NM July, 2014

Field Office Technical Guide, Section IV

550 Range Planting Spot Check Report