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Performance Measure List

Below is a full list of all the Performance Measures and their subcategories. This list is intended as a reference for finding sub-Performance Measures which are nested below the main Performance Measure and not searchable when entering a project. If you are looking for a particular measure and unsure where to find it, use `Ctrl+F` to search for keywords relating to that performance measure in the list below.

 

  1. Agricultural Conservation Practice (ac.)
    Units Acre (acres)
    Conservation Practice
    • 650 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Renovation
    • 657 - Wetland Restoration
    • 422 - Hedgerow Planting
    • 412 - Grassed Waterway
    • 393 - Filter Strip
    • 386 - Field Border
    • 384 - Forest Slash Treatment
    • 345 - Residue and Tillage Management, Mulch Till
    • 344 - Residue Management, Seasonal
    • 342 - Critical Area Planting
    • 346 - Residue and Tillage Management, Ridge Till
    • 550 - Range Planting
    • 390 - Riparian Herbaceous Cover
    • 311 - Alley Cropping
    • 601 - Vegetative Barrier
    • 391 - Riparian Forest Buffer
    • 332 - Contour Buffer Strips
    • 666 - Forest Stand Improvement
    • 612 - Tree/Shrub Establishment
    • 590 - Nutrient Management
    • 512 - Forage and biomass Planning
    • 381 - Silvopasture Establishment
    • 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment
    • 379 - Multi-Story Cropping
    • 329 - Residue and Tillage Management, No Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed
    • 327 - Conservation Cover
    • 528 - Prescribed Grazing
    • 340 - Cover Crops
    • 328 - Conservation Crop Rotation
    • 484 - Mulching
    • 462 - Precision Land Forming
    • 595 - Integrated Pest Management
    • 431 - Irrigation System Microirrigation
    • 449 - Irrigation Water Management
    • 808 - Soil Carbon Amendment (example, compost application)
    Operation Type
    • Orchard
    • Vineyard
    • Range/Pastureland
    • Cropland
    • Dairy/Confined Animal Operation
    • Diverse Ag Operation
  2. Agricultural Conservation Practice (ft.)
    Units Linear Foot (lf)
    Conservation Practice
    • 468 - Lined Waterway or Outlet
    • 416 - Livestock Pipeline
    • 430 - Irrigation Pipeline
    • 422 - Hedgerow Planting
    • 382 - Fence
    • 584 - Channel Bed Stabilization
    • 380 - Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment
    • 601 - Vegetative Barrier
    • 575 - Trails and Walkways
    Operation Type
    • Dairy/Confined Animal Operation
    • Cropland
    • Orchard
    • Vineyard
    • Range/Pastureland
    • Diverse Ag Operation
  3. Agricultural Conservation Practice (no.)
    Units Each Unit (number)
    Conservation Practice
    • 649 - Structures for Wildlife
    • 366 - Anaerobic Digester
    • 372 - Combustion System Improvement
    • 317 - Composting Facility
    • 605 - Denitrifying Bioreactor
    • 374 - Farmstead Energy Improvement
    • 410 - Grade Stabilization Structure
    • 447 - Irrigation System, Tailwater Recovery
    • 378 - Pond
    • 533 - Pumping Plant
    • 350 - Sediment Basin
    • 574 - Spring Development
    • 578 - Stream Crossing
    • 632 - Waste Separation Facility
    • 313 - Waste Storage Facility
    • 634 - Waste Transfer
    • 359 - Waste Treatment Lagoon
    • 638 - Water and Sediment Control Basin
    • 636 - Water Harvesting Catchment
    • 642 - Water Well
    • 614 - Watering Facility (Trough)
    • 614 - Watering Facility (Tank)
    Operation Type
    • Dairy/Confined Animal Operation
    • Cropland
    • Orchard
    • Vineyard
    • Range/Pastureland
    • Diverse Ag Operation
  4. Biomass Utilization
    Units Ton (tons)
    Type of Utilization
    • Other
    • Timber Product
    • Energy Production
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
    • Private
    • Tribal
  5. Defensible Space Inspections
    Units Each Unit (number)
    CAL FIRE UNIT
    • San Luis Obispo
    • Tehama-Glenn
    • Tulare
    • Tuolumne-Calaveras
    • San Benito-Monterey
    • Siskiyou
    • Shasta-Trinity
    • Santa Clara
    • Riverside
    • Nevada-Yuba-Placer
    • San Diego
    • Madera-Marisposa-Merced
    • Mendocino
    • Sonoma-Lake Napa
    • Lassen-Modoc
    • Humboldt Del-Norte
    • Fresno-Kings
    • San Mateo-Santa Cruz
    • Butte
    • San Bernardino
    • Amador- El Dorado
  6. Events
    Units Each Unit (number)
    Event Type
    • Outreach/Education
    • Other
    • Project Tour
    • Legislative
    • Farm Tours
    • Symposium
    • Workshop
    • Technical Training
    • Cleanups
  7. Fish Passage Barrier Treatment
    Units Each Unit (number)
    Barrier Type
    • Man-made
    • Natural
    Treatment Types
    • Mitigation
    • Removal
  8. Forest Fuels Reduction
    Units Acre (acres)
    Treatment Type
    • Prescribed Burn
    • Mechanical Thinning
    • Hand Thinning
    • Chipping
    • Pile and Burn
    • Brush Removal
    • Pruning
    • Biomass Removal
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
    • Private
    • Tribal
    CAL FIRE UNIT
    • Tehama-Glenn
    • Tulare
    • Tuolumne-Calaveras
    • San Luis Obispo
    • Siskiyou
    • Shasta-Trinity
    • Santa Clara
    • Riverside
    • Nevada-Yuba-Placer
    • San Diego
    • Madera-Mariposa-Merced
    • Mendocino
    • Sonoma-Lake Napa
    • Lassen-Modoc
    • Humboldt Del Norte
    • Fresno-Kings
    • San Mateo-Santa Cruz
    • Butte
    • San Benito-Monterey
    • San Bernardino
    • Amador-El Dorado
    Project Objective
    • Forest Resiliency
    • Shaded Fuelbreak
    • Defensible Space
  9. Forest Pest Management
    Units Acre (acres)
    Treatment Type
    • Thinning to reduce competition
    • Remove dead and dying
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
    • Private
    • Tribal
    Pest Type
    • SOD
    • Diseases
    • Insects
  10. Forestry Conservation Practice
    Units Acre (acres)
    Conservation Practice
    • 666 - Forest Stand Improvement
    • 660 - Tree/Shrub Pruning
    • 612 - Tree/Shrub Establishment
    • 490 - Tree/Shrub Site Prep
    • 394 - Firebreak
    • 384 - Woody Residue Treatment
    • 383 - Fuel Break
    • 314 - Brush Management
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Private
    • Tribal
    • Local
  11. Forestry GHG Reduction (Annual)
    Units Ton (tons)
    Type of Mitigation
    • Avoided Emission
    • Sequestered
    Accounting Method
    • USFS COLE (Carbon On Line Estimator)
    • CAR - Voluntary Market Protocol
    • ARB Greenhouse Gas Calculator Tool – Forest Health Grant Program
    • ARB Compliance Market Protocol
    Growth/Yield Model Used
    • USFS FVS (Forest Vegetation Simulator)
    • USFS COLE (Carbon On Line Estimator)
    • SPS (Stand Projection System)
    • FPS (Forest Projection System)
    • FORSEE (Forest and Stand Evaluation Environment)
    • CACTOS (CA Conifer Timber Output Simulator)
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
    • Private
    • Tribal
  12. GHG Reduction (Annual)
    Units Ton (tons)
    Type of Mitigation
    • Avoided Emission
    • Sequestered
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
    • Private
    • Tribal
    Land Use
    • Urban/Suburban
    • Ranch
    • Farm
    Accounting Method
    • COMET-Farm
    • COMET-Planner
    • Other
    • Local Peer-Reviewed
    • SWEEP GHG Emissions Reduction Calculator
    • Compost-Planner
  13. GHG Reduction (Cumulative 20 yr)
    Units Ton (tons)
    Land Use
    • Wildland
    • Suburban/urban
    • Forestland
    • Farm/Ranch
    Type of Mitigation
    • Sequestered
    • Avoided Emission
  14. Habitat Restoration/Creation
    Units Acre (acres)
    Habitat Type
    • Other sensitive habitat
    • Oak woodland
    • Coastal prairie
    • Seasonal wetland
    • Wet meadow
    • Riparian
    • Salt marsh
    • Estuarine
    • Lacustrine
    • Palustrine
    • Vernal pool
    Action Taken
    • Created
    • Restored
    • Enhanced
  15. Habitat Restoration/Creation (no.)
    Units Each Unit (number)
    Bird Boxes Insalled
    • Blue Bird Boxes
    • Raptor Perches
    • Bat Boxes
    • Owl Boxes
  16. Invasive Species Control
    Units Acre (acres)
    Site Type
    • Terrestrial
    • Aquatic
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
    • Private
    • Tribal
    Land Use
    • Urban/Suburban
    • Recreation Area
    • Wildlands
    • Forestland
    • Farm/Ranch
    Treatment Type
    • Other
    • Mechanical
    • Hand Removal
    • Biological
    • Chemical
    • Prescribed Burn
    • Prescribed Grazing
  17. Large Woody Debris (LWD)
    Units Each Unit (number)
  18. Nitrogen Reduction
    Units Pounds (lbs)
    Operation Type
    • Range/Pastureland
    • Vineyard
    • Cannabis
    • Dairy/Confined Animal Operation
    • Cropland
    • Orchard
  19. People Participating in Activity
    Units Each Unit (number)
    Constituent Type
    • General Public
    • Municipal Employees
    • Agricultural Community
    • Disadvantaged Community
    • Seniors
    • Youth
    • Beginning Farmer
    • Fire Practitioners
    Primary Service Type
    • Creek Cleanups
    • Workshops
    • Municipal Training
    • School Program
    • Techncial Assistance
    • Fire Safe/Firewise
  20. Phosphorus
    Units Pounds (lbs)
    Operation Type
    • Cannabis
    • Cropland
    • Orchard
    • Vineyard
    • Range/Pastureland
  21. Planning Document
    Units Each Unit (number)
    Plan Type
    • Other
    • Watershed Management Plan
    • Habitat Plan
    • Agricultural Water Quality Managment Plan
    • Conservation Plan
    • Carbon Farm Plan
    • Forest Management Plan
    • Community Wildfire Protection Plan
  22. Plants Installed
    Units Each Unit (number)
  23. Reforestation
    Units Acre (acres)
    Property Ownership
    • Private
    • Tribal
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
  24. Roads Assessed for Pollutant Reduction
    Units Mile (miles)
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
    • Private
    • Tribal
  25. Roads Treated for Pollutant Reduction
    Units Mile (miles)
    Property Ownership
    • Federal
    • State
    • Local
    • Private
    • Tribal
    Treatment Types
    • Hydrologically Disconnected
    • Decommissioned
    • Treated, as needed
    • Storm Proofed
    • Drainage Dips Constructed
    • Culverts Cleaned or Replaced
  26. Sediment Load Reduction
    Units Ton (tons)
    Sediment Source
    • Mass wasting
    • Gully
    • Stream bank
    • Sheet and rill erosion
    • Road
    • Channel incision
  27. Special Status Amphibian Species Habitat
    Units Acre (acres)
    Focal Species
    • Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog
    • Oregon spotted frog
    • southern mountain yellow-legged frog
    • California red-legged frog
    • foothill yellow-legged frog
    • Siskiyou Mountains salamander
    • Scott Bar salamander
    • Shasta salamander
    • limestone salamander
    • Tehachapi slender salamander
    • Kern Canyon slender salamander
    • desert slender salamander
    • black toad
    • Yosemite toad
    • arroyo toad
    • Santa Cruz long-toed salamander
    • California tiger salamander
    Action Performed
    • Created
    • Restored
    • Enhanced
    Listing Status
    • State Candidate Threatened
    • State Threatened
    • State Endangered
    • Federally Endangered/State Threatened
    • Federally Threatened/State Threatened
    • Federally Threatened
    • Federally Endangered/State Endangered
    • Federally Endangered
  28. Special Status Crustacean Species Habitat
    Units Linear Foot (lf)
    Focal Species
    • vernal pool tadpole shrimp
    • vernal pool fairy shrimp
    • Shasta crayfish
    • San Diego fairy shrimp
    • Riverside fairy shrimp
    • longhorn fairy shrimp
    • California freshwater shrimp
    • Conservancy fairy shrimp
    Action Performed
    • Created
    • Restored
    • Enhanced
  29. Special Status Fish Species Habitat
    Units Linear Foot (lf)
    Focal Species
    • green sturgeon
    • razorback sucker
    • eulachon
    • longfin smelt
    • Owens tui chub
    • Mohave tui chub
    • bull trout
    • Colorado pikeminnow
    • chinook salmon - Sacramento River winter-run ESU
    • chinook salmon - Central Valley spring-run ESU
    • chinook salmon - California coastal ESU
    • Little Kern golden trout
    • steelhead - southern California DPS
    • steelhead - south-central California coast DPS
    • steelhead - northern California DPS
    • steelhead - Central Valley DPS
    • steelhead - central California coast DPS
    • coho salmon - southern Oregon / northern California ESU
    • coho salmon - central California coast ESU
    • Paiute cutthroat trout
    • Lahontan cutthroat trout
    • Clear Lake hitch
    • Delta smelt
    • bonytail
    • unarmored threespine stickleback
    • tidewater goby
    • Lost River sucker
    • Cottonball Marsh pupfish
    • Owens pupfish
    • desert pupfish
    • rough sculpin
    • shortnose sucker
    • Santa Ana sucker
    • Modoc sucker
    Habitat Type
    • Estuary
    • Migration
    • Rearing
    • Spawning
    Action Performed
    • Created
    • Restored
    • Enhanced
    Listing Status
    • State Threatened
    • State Endangered
    • Federal Candidate/State Threatened
    • Federally Threatened/State Threatened
    • Federally Threatened
    • Federally Endangered/State Endangered
    • Federally Endangered
  30. Special Status Insect Species Habitat
    Units Acre (acres)
    Focal Species
    • monarch butterfly
    • Oregon silverspot butterfly
    • Kern primrose sphinx moth
    • Bay checkerspot butterfly
    • Delta green ground beetle
    • valley elderberry longhorn beetle
    • Zayante band-winged grasshopper
    • Myrtle's silverspot butterfly
    • Behren's silverspot butterfly
    • callippe silverspot butterfly
    • Delhi Sands flower-loving fly
    • Laguna Mountains skipper
    • Carson wandering skipper
    • Mount Hermon (=barbate) June beetle
    • lotis blue butterfly
    • Mission blue butterfly
    • Palos Verdes blue butterfly
    • quino checkerspot butterfly
    • Smith's blue butterfly
    • El Segundo blue butterfly
    • Casey's June beetle
    • Ohlone tiger beetle
    • San Bruno elfin butterfly
    • Lange's metalmark butterfly
    • Hermes copper butterfly
    • Nevares Spring naucorid bug
    Listing Status
    • Federal Candidate
    • Federally Threatened
    • Federally Endangered
    Action Performed
    • Created
    • Restored
    • Enhanced
  31. Special Status Mammal Species Habitat
    Units Acre (acres)
    Action Performed
    • Created
    • Restored
    • Enhanced
    Focal Species
    • Santa Catalina Island fox
    • southern sea otter
    • Guadalupe fur-seal
    • fisher - West Coast DPS
    • California wolverine
    • Mohave ground squirrel
    • San Nicolas Island fox
    • San Clemente Island fox
    • island fox
    • Humboldt marten
    • Nelson's antelope squirrel
    • San Joaquin kit fox
    • riparian brush rabbit
    • Buena Vista Lake ornate shrew
    • salt-marsh harvest mouse
    • Pacific pocket mouse
    • Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep
    • Peninsular bighorn sheep DPS
    • riparian (=San Joaquin Valley) woodrat
    • Amargosa vole
    • lesser long-nosed bat
    • Stephens' kangaroo rat
    • Tipton kangaroo rat
    • Fresno kangaroo rat
    • San Bernardino kangaroo rat
    • giant kangaroo rat
    • Morro Bay kangaroo rat
    • gray wolf
    • Point Arena mountain beaver
    • Santa Rosa Island fox
    • Santa Cruz Island fox
    • San Miguel Island fox
    • Sierra Nevada red fox
    Listing Status
    • Federally Threatened
    • State Candidate Endangered
    • State Candidate Threatened
    • State Endangered
    • Federally Threatened/State Threatened
    • Federally Endangered/State Threatened
    • Federally Endangered/State Endangered
    • Federally Endangered
    • State Threatened
    • Federal Candidate/State Threatened
  32. Special Status Reptile Species Habitat
    Units Acre (acres)
    Focal Species
    • Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard
    • giant gartersnake
    • Alameda whipsnake
    • desert tortoise
    • green sea turtle
    • barefoot gecko
    • southern rubber boa
    • San Francisco gartersnake
    • blunt-nosed leopard lizard
    Action Performed
    • Created
    • Restored
    • Enhanced
  33. Stream Corridor Restored
    Units Linear Foot (lf)
    Treatment Type
    • Plantings
    • Fence Installed
    • LWD Installation
    • Bank Stabilization
    • Grade Stabilization
    Location
    • Riparian Buffer
    • In-stream
    • Bank
  34. Summer Water Forbearance
    Units Acre-Foot (acre-feet)
    Operation Type
    • Cannabis Cultivation
    • Rural Residential
    • Row Crop
    • Orchard
    • Vineyard
    • Rangeland/Pastureland
    • Municipal
  35. Surveying
    Units Acre (acres)
  36. Underserved Communities (# of projects)
    Units Number of Projects (number)
  37. Waste Disposal/Removal
    Units Ton (tons)
    Site Location
    • Forestland
    • Coastline
    • Steam Corridor
    • Farm/Ranch
    Property Ownership
    • Tribal
    • Private
    • Local
    • State
    • Federal
  38. Water Conserved
    Units Acre-Foot (acre-feet)
    Action Performed
    • Water Storage Facility
    • Leak Dection
    • Equipment Retrofits
    • Irrigation System Upgrade
    • Other
    • Increased Soil Water Holding Capacity
    Site Type
    • Municipal Facility
    • Residential
    • Agricultural
    • Natural Area/Wildland/Park

Last updated Nov 19, 2021

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