CSAF PRACTICES
- Pasture and Hay Planting (acres) Code 512
- Prescribed Grazing (acres) Code 528
- Range Planting (acres) Code 550
- Critical Area Planting (acres) Code 34
- Windbreaks/Shelterbelt Establishment and Renovation (feet) Code 380
- Silvopasture (acres) Code 381
- Riparian Herbaceous Cover (acres) Code 390
- Riparian Forest Buffer (acres) Code 391
- Wildlife Habitat Planting (acres) Code 420
- Tree/Shrub Establishment (acres) Code 612
- Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (acres) Code 645
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In addition, in Year 1, the team will work at the option of establishing new climate smart practices that relate to Tribal buffalo management. The project development will occur extensively in Year 1. Current NRCS standards are primarily for domesticated livestock. Many Tribes, particularly those with larger land bases consider buffalo more as wildlife than domesticated livestock, thus developing practices suited to that context is essential. Allowing buffalo to behave as a traditional original herbivore will prove to be a climate-smart agricultural practice. This project will model new climate-smart practices after existing NRCS standards, ensuring all items meet said NRCS standards. Refer to Climate Smart Practices Standards and Limitations. ITBC attachment. Examples of these climate-smart practices may include but not be limited to:
- Improvement of buffalo habitat (acres)
- Creation of buffalo habitat (acres)
- Native Pasture Planting (acres)
- Mechanical control of Invasive Plants (acres)
- Increasing Connectivity of Buffalo Herds (acres)