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Conservation Practices & Options

 

24 Conservation Practices and
Environmental Choices

Listed below are the names and links to each of the 24 Conservation Practices (BMP's) and Environmental Choices. Each separate link will provide you with the following information:

-A Photograph of the Practice
-A Description of the Practice
-Background and Technical information on the Practice

Benefit
Indicators

Soil-Water-Production-Habitat-Air-$ Cost-Shared
S-W-H-$ 1. Grassed waterway
S-W-H-$ 2. Grade control structure
S-W-H-$ 3. Terrace
S-W-H-$ 4. Diversion
S-W-H-$ 5. Critical area planting
S-W-H-$ 6. Sediment control pond
S-W-$ 7. Contour farming
S-W-P-A-H 8. Crop residue management
S-W-P-H 9. Crop rotation
S-W-P-A 10. Cover crop
W-P-$ 11. Nutrient management
W-A-P-$ 12. Manure storage
S-W-P-$ 13. Dead bird composting facility
S-W-P-$ 14. Watering facility
S-W-H-$ 15. Vegetative filter strip
S-W-H-$ 16. Stream protection
S-W-P-$ 17. Grazing land management system
S-W-P-$ 18. Pasture renovation and planting
S-W 19. Sinkhole protection
W-P-A 20. Integrated pest management
W-P 21. Well protection
S-W-H-$ 22. Wetland creation and enhancement
S-W-P-H-A 23. Woodland management
S-W-H-$ 24. Wildlife upland habitat