S01 SOW Exhibit_2_Land_Uses.pdf

Exhibit 2: Proposed Land Use Types

Cropland: Land used to produce adapted crops for harvest, alone or in rotation with grasses and legumes. Includes row crops, small grain crops, nursery crops, orchard crops, and other, similar specialty crops. May include prime, wetland or converted wetlands prior to 12/23/1985.

Pasture/Hay Land: Land composed of introduced or domesticated native forage species that is used primarily for the production of livestock. These lands receive periodic renovation and cultural treatments, such as tillage, fertilization, mowing, weed control, and may be irrigated. Any area devoted to the production of forage, native or introduced, and harvested by grazing or hayed. Pastures and hay land are not in rotation with crops. Includes CRP lands planted to native or improved grasses.

Forest Land – Upland/Bottomland: Land on which the historic and/or introduced vegetation is predominantly tree cover managed for the production of wood products or non-timber forest products. Includes CRP lands planted to trees.

Forest Land – Flooded: Land on which the historic and/or introduced vegetation is predominantly tree cover managed for the production of wood products or non-timber forest products such as wildlife habitat. Flooded timberland with at least 50% hydric or problems soils

Each land classification to be eligible will have at least 50% hydric or problem soils, which can be matched on a 1:1 ratio with nonhydric/nonproblem soils