Resource Conservation District Project TrackerRCD Project Tracker
  • About
    • About RCD Project Tracker
    • What are Resource Conservation Districts?
    • Contact Us
  • Projects
    • Project Map
    • Full Project List
  • Program Info
    • Projects by Resource Area
    • Project Themes
    • Performance Measures
    • Watersheds
    • Participating RCDs
    • Organizations
    • Funding Sources
    • Web Services
    • Performance Measure List
  • Results
    • Accomplishments Dashboard
  • Log In Toggle Dropdown
    • Forgot Password
    • Request Account
  • Help
    • Request Support
    • Training
    • Release Notes
    • About ProjectFirma

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.)

Back to all Performance Measures

Basics

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.)
Action
Acre (acres)
Acres of agricultural conservation practices implemented in any year.

Accomplishments

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.)
By:
  • Enlarge
  • Download Chart Data
  • Enlarge
  • Download Chart Data

: 8,408.94 acres

Targets by Geospatial Area

The following Geospatial Areas have or should have Projects that contribute results for this Performance Measure. If a Geospatial Area has a Target value it is displayed below.

Currently viewing of Geospatial Area Targets for Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.) (clear filters) Selected rows: Download Table

Importance

Additional Information

Conservation Practices are listed according to NRCS Conservation Practice Standards (CPS). You can find the full list of CPS: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/technical/cp/ncps/.

Reporting Guidance

Critical Definitions

Project Reporting Instructions

Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac) is an Action Performance Measure - it indicates what was done. Please consider also reporting at least one Outcome Performance Measure to demonstrate the impacts and co-benefits of this practice. 

Associated PMs: Some Performance Measures commonly associated with Agricultural Conservation Practice:

  • GHG Reduction (Annual)
  • Habitat Restoration/Creation
  • water quality improvements (Nitogen Reduction, Phosphorus Reduction, etc.)
  • Water Conserved

Searchable list of PMs and their subcategories: https://www.rcdprojects.org/ProgramInfoCustomPage/PMs.

Subcategory

Name
Conservation Practice
311 - Alley Cropping, 327 - Conservation Cover, 328 - Conservation Crop Rotation, 329 - Residue and Tillage Management, No Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed, 332 - Contour Buffer Strips
[31 More Options]
340 - Cover Crops, 342 - Critical Area Planting, 344 - Residue Management, Seasonal, 345 - Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till, 346 - Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till, 379 - Multi-Story Cropping, 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment, 381 - Silvopasture Establishment, 384 - Forest Slash Treatment, 386 - Field Border, 390 - Riparian Herbaceous Cover, 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer, 393 - Filter Strip, 412 - Grassed Waterway, 422 - Hedgerow Planting, 431 - Irrigation System Microirrigation, 449 - Irrigation Water Management, 462 - Precision Land Forming, 484 - Mulching, 528 - Prescribed Grazing, 512 - Forage and biomass Planning, 550 - Range Planting, 561 - Heavy Use Area Protection, 590 - Nutrient Management, 595 - Integrated Pest Management, 601 - Vegetative Barrier, 612 - Tree/Shrub Establishment, 650 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation, 657 - Wetland Restoration, 666 - Forest Stand Improvement, 808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application)
Operation Type
Range/Pastureland, Vineyard, Orchard, Cropland, Dairy/Confined Animal Operation
[1 More Options]
Diverse Ag Operation

Resource Areas

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
Forest Management
Planning and Special Studies
Water Management and Conservation
Water Quality Improvement
Watershed Restoration

Expected Performance Measure Results per Project

Currently viewing of Expected Values for Projects (clear filters) Selected rows: Download Table

Reported Performance Measure Results per Project

Currently viewing of Reported Values for Projects (clear filters) Selected rows: Download Table

ProjectFirma is a service provided by Environmental Science Associates (ESA), which builds on the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's EIP Project Tracker. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation. Source code is available on GitHub.

Copyright (C) 2023 Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and ESA | Code last updated (compiled) at 2023-01-23 20:09:12.