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Quail Focal Area Application Ranking Summary

Program:

Ranking Date:

Application Number:

Ranking Tool: Quail Focal Area

Cave Applicant:

Final Ranking Score:

Address:

Planner:

Telephone:

Farm Location:

National Priorities Addressed

1. Will the treatment you intend to implement using WHIP result in the restoration of declining or important
native wildlife habitats? Yes or No

2. Will the treatment you intend to implement using WHIP result in the protection, restoration, development or
enhancement of wildlife habitat for at-risk species which can include candidate species and State listed
threatened and endangered species? Yes or No

3. Will the treatment you intend to implement using WHIP result in the protection, restoration, development or
enhancement of wildlife habitat for Federally listed threatened and endangered wildlife species? Yes or No

4. Will the treatment you intend to implement using WHIP result in the reduction of invasive species on wildlife
habitats? Yes or No

5. Will the treatment you intend to implement using WHIP result in the protection, restoration, development or
enhancement of declining or important aquatic wildlife species’ habitats? Yes or No

State Issues Addressed

1. Does this project offer to enroll 10 or less acres of newly established or managed quail habitat?  Yes or No

2. Does this project offer to enroll between 11.1 and 20 acres of newly established or managed quail habitat?  Yes or No

3. Does this project offer to enroll more than 20 acres of newly established or managed quail habitat?  Yes or No

4. Is this tract of land being offered as a 10 year agreement?  Yes or No

5. Is the the offered tract within 3.1 to 5 miles of an existing Quail Focal Area tract?  Yes or No

6. Is the the offered tract within 1.1 to 3 miles of an existing Quail Focal Area tract?  Yes or No

7. Is the the offered tract within 1 mile of an existing Quail Focal Area tract?  Yes or No

8. Will this project accomplish forest thinning to below 70 square feet of basal area on at least 10 acres?  Yes or No

9. Will this project accomplish forest thinning to below 70 square feet of basal area on 10.1 to 60 acres?  Yes or No

10. Will this project accomplish forest thinning to below 70 square feet of basal area on 60.1 to 160 acres?  Yes or No

11. Will this project accomplish forest thinning to below 70 square feet of basal area on over 160 acres?  Yes or No

12. Will the proposed practices create .25 to 1 acres of edge habitat during the life of this contract?  Yes or No

13. Will the proposed practices create 1.1 to 3 acres of edge habitat during the life of this contract?  Yes or No

14. Will the proposed practices create 3.1 to 5 acres of edge habitat during the life of this contract?  Yes or No

15. Will the proposed practices create 5 or more acres of edge habitat during the life of this contract?  Yes or No

16. Will this project utilize prescribed burning on 10 or less acres?  Yes or No

17. Will this project utilize prescribed burning on between 10.1 and 20 acres?  Yes or No

18. Will this project utilize prescribed burning on 20 or more acres?  Yes or No

19. Will native warm season grass restoration be completed on 10 or less acres?  Yes or No

20. Will native warm season grass restoration be completed on between 10.1 and 20 acres?  Yes or No

21. Will native warm season grass restoration be completed on between 20.1 and 30 acres?  Yes or No

22. Will native warm season grass restoration be completed on more than 30 acres? Yes or No

23. Will exotic invasive species (fescue, Bermuda grass) be eradicated and replaced with native plants on 10 or
less acres?  Yes or No

24. Will exotic invasive species (fescue, Bermuda grass) be eradicated and replaced with native plants on
between 10.1 and 20 acres?  Yes or No

25. Will exotic invasive species (fescue, Bermuda grass) be eradicated and replaced with native plants on
between 20.1 and 30 acres?  Yes or No

Local Issues Addressed

Issue Questions

Responses

Land Use:

Resource Concerns Practices

Ranking Score

Efficiency:

Local Issues:

State Issues:

National Issues:

Final Ranking Score:

NRCS Designated Conservationist:

Signature Date:

Applicant Signature Required for Contract Development:

Signature Date:

This ranking report is for your information. It does not in any way guarantee funding. When funding becomes available, you will be notified if your application is selected for funding. Some changes to the application may be required before a final contract is awarded.

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