Amendment 0003 Revisions - Job Sheet PA-315.pdf

Goals/Objectives of Treatment:

NRCS Review Only

Designed By: Date:

Checked By: Date:

Approved By: Date:

Index

Cover Sheet

Specifications

Map/attachment

Operation & Maintenance

Utility Safety / One-Call System Information (if needed)

Practice Location Map

(showing detailed aerial view of where practice is to be installed on farm/site, showing all major components, stationing, relative location to any landmarks, and survey benchmarks)

Producer: Project or Contract:

Location: County:

Farm Name: Tract Number:

PA315 - Herbaceous Weed Treatment Implementation Requirements / Job Sheet

NRCS, PA

December 2017 Page 1 of 4

Cover Sheet

See Herbaceous Weed Treatment Conservation Plan Map for location

Job Sheet PA 315 - Herbaceous Weed Treatment Implementation Requirements

315 Herbaceous Weed Treatment Implementation Requirements / Job Sheet

The Practice Purpose(s):

Enhance accessibility, quantity, and/or quality of forage and/or browse.

Restore or release native or create desired plant communities and wildlife habitats consistent with the site potential.

Protect soils and control erosion.

Reduce fine fuel loads and wildfire hazard.

Pervasive plant species are controlled to a desired level of treatment that will ultimately contribute to creation or maintenance of an ecological site description "steady state," addressing the need for forage, wildlife habitat, and/or water quality.

Improve pasture condition.

HERBACEOUS WEED TREATMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Targeted Species for Control

Field or Stand Species to be Controlled* Current Percent Cover or Density

Planned Post-Treatment Percent Cover or Density

* Map or narrative description of areas planned for treatment should be attached Monitoring Plan

Timing

Frequency

Method

Field or

Stand

Treatment Methods (check all that apply) Expected Treatment Level

Year 1 Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH Year 2 (if needed) Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH Year 3 (if needed) Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH Year 1 Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH Year 2 (if needed) Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH Year 3 (if needed) Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH Year 1 Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH Year 2 (if needed) Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH Year 3 (if needed) Mechanical Chemical Biological L M H VH

Pre- or Post construction, and a follow-up the following spring before seeding, discuss with NRCS

General Specifications

• Carry out activities so rutting, soil compaction and excessive disturbance to the soil is minimized.

• Vegetative material left on site after control activities shall not pose a fire or pest hazard or interfere with the intended purpose of the practice or desired land use.

• Protect sensitive areas such as vernal pools, riparian areas, wetlands and cultural resources. These areas should be identified on a map or with a detailed narrative description.

Mechanical Treatment Methods Acceptable mechanical treatment references

Types of equipment to be used

Dates of treatment

Operating Instructions

Techniques and procedures to be followed

Biological Treatment Methods* Acceptable biological treatment references Kind of grazing animal to be used Timing, frequency, duration and intensity of grazing Desired degree of grazing or browsing use for effective control Maximum allowable degree of use on desirable non-target species Special mitigation, precautions or requirements

* Producer must have a written Prescribed Grazing Plan specifying proper grazing management.

Chemical Treatment Methods* Acceptable chemical treatment references Acceptable dates or plant growth stage Evaluation and interpretation of herbicide risks Special mitigation, precautions or requirements to ensure safest most effective application

∗ Follow all applicable Federal, State and Local laws and regulations.

∗ Follow all label instructions and abide by all precautions on the container label.

Additional Note: NRCS Planners are prohibited from providing specific treatment recommendations, but may provide appropriate available references, such as PSU Agronomy Guide or other peer-reviewed references.

Second Treatment (1st follow up treatment) Follow up treatment is only applicable for certain species (See list below of eligible species)

Field or Stand Species to be Controlled* Current Percent Cover or

Density Planned Post-Treatment Percent Cover or Density

Third Treatment (2nd follow up treatment) Follow up treatment is only applicable for certain species (See list below of eligible species)

Field or Stand Species to be Controlled* Current Percent Cover or

Density Planned Post-Treatment Percent Cover or Density

The practice has been planned according to current PA NRCS Standards and Specs for Herbaceous Weed Treatment (315).

Planned by: Date:

Check Out and Certification Requirements:

Implementation of this conservation practice is complete, meets criteria for the stated purpose(s) and meets NRCS conservation practice specifications.

Signature of Designated Conservationist Date

Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea

Shattercane Sorghum bicolor Spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe

*Figure 1. NRCS PA Targeted Herbaceous Plant Species Requiring Multiple Year Treatment (PA315)

Common Name Scientific Name Bull Thistle or Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare Canada Thistle Cirsium arvense Cheatgrass Bromus tectorum

Crown-vetch Coronilla varia

Dames rocket Hesperis matronalis

English ivy Hedera helix

Garlic mustard Alliaria petiolata

Greater celandine Chelidonium majus

Japanese hops Humulus japonicas

Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica

Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum

Jimsonweed Datura stramonium Johnson Grass Sorghum halepense Lesser celandine Ranunculus ficaria

Mile-a-Minute Polygonum perfoliatum Musk Thistle or Nodding Thistle Carduus nutans Oriental bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus

Poison hemlock Conium maculatum

Poverty brome Bromus sterilis

Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria Reed canary grass Phalaris arundinacea

Shattercane Sorghum bicolor Spotted knapweed Centaurea stoebe

Client(s): JOHN L CLOUSE Location: Farm 1003 Tract 589 Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Approximate Acres: 17.369

Field 3

17.369 ac.

Associated Ag Land Protected

USDA-NRCS-NGCE & USDA-FSA-APFO

Practice Schedule PLUs

Conservation Practice Polygons

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