Conservation District Implementation Guide

• Conservation District Implementation Guide (PDF)

Appendices‍

Forms (District and SCC)

• Eligibility Form – Riparian Forest Buffer
• Eligibility Form – Hedgerow
• Eligibility Form – Wetland Buffer CP23, CP23A
• Eligibility Form - Wetland Buffer CP30
• Eligibility Form – Filter Strip
• CREP Contract Expiration Status Review
• Right of way agreement

‍Marketing and Outreach

• CREP handout for landowners: 8.5×11 two-sided Word handout for print. Includes information on program incentives, eligibility, and enrollment. Follow these instructions to customize the handout with your district logo and contact information. Email Paige DeChambeau, SCC Communications Manager to request InDesign files of the template.
• CREPardy!: Download and use this interactive game to help others get a fun introduction to or refresher about CREP.
• CREP brochure

FSA and NRCS Materials

• CREP display sheets*

‍PIP Loans

• CREP PIP Loan Policy 18-01
• Exhibit 294
• PIP advance promissory note
• PIP informational
• Assignment of Payment (CCC-36)
• PIP promissory note amendment

‍Policy and Agreements

• CREP Step by Step
• CREP PIP Loan Policy 18-01
• CREP biological opinion
• CREP maintenance policy
• ESA BMP requirements
• FSA policy CRP-102, re-enrollment of practice CP22 in situations impacted by beaver
• FSA policy excerpts and summary
• USDA-FSA CREP WA agreement
• Process for adding Stream Miles

Templates

• Beaver management plan
• CREP state reimbursement contract

‍Practice Standards

• Grass Filter Strip NRCS 393
• Hedgerow NRCS 422
• Restoration and Management of Rare or Declining Habitats NRCS 643
• Riparian Forest Buffer NRCS 391
• Riparian Herbaceous Cover NRCS 390
• Tree Shrub Establishment NRCS 612
• Upland Wildlife Habitat Management NRCS 645
• Wetland Restoration NRCS 657

‍References

• Alternative Irrigation Systems for Arid Land Restoration
• Fences and Deer Damage Management
• Living with Wildlife: Deer
• Living with Wildlife: Elk
• Managing Himalayan blackberry
• Plant Guide for Kochia Casey
• Practical Streambank Bioengineering Guide
• Predator cues reduce American beaver use of foraging trails
• Reducing deer browse damage
• Responses of foraging Eurasian beavers to predator odors
• Technical Note 40 Biology History and Suppression of reed canary grass
• The importance of imperviousness
• Use of water flow devices in addressing flooding problems caused by beavers in MA.

Eligibility Maps

The following links describe the stream miles that are currently eligible for the forested buffer practice under CREP. The zipped file contains the statewide shape-files.

• Shape files for CREP stream data (zip file) Updated: December 2021
• State map of eligible CREP streams Updated: December 2021

Training and Presentation Materials

• 2024 Joint Training for WA CREP (March 19 & 20, Spokane WA)‍
• CREP Conservation Plan Review Checklist‍
• WA SVAP Field Data Sheet
• WA SVAP Field Data Sheet‍
• Environmental Evaluation / CPA-52 Class Exercise‍
• Environmental Evaluation Worksheet Example (PDF) (Recorded at Dayton, WA meeting)

Riparian Certification

The Washington State Conservation Commission's Center for Technical Development (CTD) offers planner certification programs, including a program for riparian planners.

Visit the CTD website to learn more.

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