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<br />PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
<br />Prepare plans and specifications for each field
<br />or management unit according to the Criteria
<br />and Operation and Maintenance sections of this
<br />standard.
<br />Specifications shall describe the requirements
<br />for applying this practice to meet the intended
<br />purpose.
<br />Complete a Colorado Riparian Forest Buffer
<br />391, Conservation Practice Job Sheet for each
<br />field or management unit.
<br />OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
<br />Inspect the Riparian Forest Buffer periodically
<br />and protect it from the adverse impacts of
<br />excessive vehicular and pedestrian traffic, pest
<br />infestations, concentrated flows, pesticides,
<br />livestock or wildlife damage, and fire.
<br />Replace dead trees or shrubs and control
<br />undesirable vegetative competition until the
<br />buffer is at, or will progress to, a fully functional
<br />condition.
<br />Any manipulation of species composition, stand
<br />structure and stocking by cutting or killing
<br />selected trees and understory vegetation will
<br />sustain the intended purpose(s). Refer to
<br />Conservation Practice Standard 666, Forest
<br />Stand Improvement, for applicable criteria.
<br />Manage or exclude livestock and potentially
<br />harmful wildlife species in the buffer. Refer to
<br />Conservation Practice Standards 528,
<br />Prescribed Grazing, and or 472, Use Exclusion,
<br />for applicable criteria.
<br />Do not negatively affect water quality with
<br />fertilizers, pesticides and other chemicals used
<br />to maintain buffer function. Refer to the Nutrient
<br />Management 590, and or Pest Management
<br />595, Conservation Practice Standards for
<br />applicable criteria.
<br />REFERENCES
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Filter Strip 393, Conservation Practice
<br />Standard. 2004. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Forest Stand Improvement 666,
<br />Conservation Practice Standard. 2003. USDA,
<br />NRCS. Lakewood, CO.
<br />FOTG, Section IV
<br />Standards and Specifications
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Nutrient Management 590, Conservation
<br />Practice Standard, 2006. USDA, NRCS.
<br />Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Pest Management 595. Conservation
<br />Practice Standard. 2006. USDA, NRCS.
<br />Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Prescribed Grazing 528, Conservation
<br />Practice Standard. 2004. USDA, NRCS.
<br />Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Residue and Tillage Management 345,
<br />Mulch Till, Conservation Practice Standard.
<br />2005. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Residue and Tillage Management 329, No
<br />Till/Strip Till/Direct Seed, Conservation Practice
<br />Standard. 2006. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Residue and Tillage Management 346,
<br />Ridge Till Conservation Practice Standard.
<br />2006. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Residue Management 344, Seasonal,
<br />Conservation Practice Standard. 2004. USDA,
<br />NRCS. Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Use Exclusion 472, Conservation Practice
<br />Standard. 2003. USDA, NRCS. Lakewood, CO.
<br />Colorado Field Office Technical Guide, Section
<br />IV. Vegetative Barrier 601, Conservation
<br />Practice Standard. 2006. USDA, NRCS.
<br />Lakewood, CO.
<br />NRCS, CO
<br />August 2006
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