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NRCSNRCS WINDBREAK/SHELTERBELT ESTABLISHMENT Natural Resources Conservation Service Conservation Practice Specification 380 Washington

APRIL 2003

Client/Operating Unit: Tract: Farm No.: Field No.: Farm/Ranch Location: County: SWCD/HU Code: Date: Program: Contract Item #: Planned Installation Date:

PLANNING ALL PLANTINGS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARDS ATTACH DESIGN SKETCH OF PLANNED PLANTING. 1. AREA PLANNED: FIELD NO. WIDTH LENGTH ACRES 2. PLANNED COMPOSITION: ROW NUMBER 1 IS ALWAYS ON WINDWARD SIDE OF PLANTING.

ROW SPACING IN SPACING *ESTIMATED NO. OF TREES NO. SPECIES* ROW BETWEEN ROWS NEEDED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. *Consider ordering 10 percent extra for replacements 3. PRESENT GROUND COVER

4. PLANTING SITE PREPARATION – TILLAGE/RIPPING/CHEMICAL/OTHER

5. PLANTING OPERATION – APPROXIMATE DATE PLANNED PLANTING METHOD – TREE PLANTER/HAND ETC. WEED BARRIER MATERIAL

6. IRRIGATION: KIND NONE REPLANTING POST PLANTING

7. WEED AND PEST CONTROL (KIND/RATE/WHEN)

8. ESTABLISHMENT PROTECTION (DESCRIBE)

9. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS:

10. ASSOCIATED PRACTICE SPECS:

PLANNER DATE

I HAVE REVIEWED THIS PLAN AND AGREE TO INSTALL AS DESIGNED.

COOPERATOR DATE APPLICATION

CONSERVATIONIST DATE CHECKED

PLANTING SITE PREPARATION

DATE PLANTED LINEAR FEET PLANTED HOW MEASURED WEED BARRIER MATERIAL – LINEAR FEET INSTALLED HOW MEASURED IRRIGATION SYSTEM – KIND LINEAR FEET INSTALLED HOW MEASURED ESTIMATED AREA PROTECTED TO > 40 PERCENT – (20 YEAR HEIGHT X 15 X LENGTH) / 43560 = ACRES ESTABLISHMENT PROTECTION

INITIAL ESTABLISHMENT

PLANTING COMPOSITION: ROW NUMBER 1 IS ALWAYS ON WINDWARD SIDE OF PLANTING

ROW NO. SPECIES SPACING IN ROW SPACING BETWEEN ROWS NUMBER PLANTED 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND COMMENTS INCLUDING WEED/PEST CONTROL, PLANTING MANAGEMENT, ACTURAL COST DATA, ETC.

If needed, an aerial view or a side view of the windbreak/shelterbelt shown below. Other relevant information, such as complementary practices and adjacent field or tract conditions including structures and crop types, and additional specifications may be included.

Scale 1” = ft. (NA indicates sketch not to scale: grid size = ½” by ½”

ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS AND NOTES:

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