Natural Resources Conservation Service 9173 W. Barnes Drive, Suite C Boise, Idaho 83709 (208) 378-5700 ______

November 14, 2007

IDAHO TECHNICAL GUIDE NOTICE NUMBER 292

Purpose: To distribute the new Invasive Species Guidance Document

Effective Date: Upon receipt

In order that NRCS personnel have the tools necessary to perform their jobs, a guidance document for invasive species has been added to the CPA-52 Environmental Worksheet. This one-page sheet provides information found within the National Environmental Compliance Handbook (NECH).

This information, found in the electronic version under Section J: Special Environmental Concerns, gives step-by-step instructions on documenting actions and/or effects of invasive species during the planning phase.

/s/ MARK WEATHERSTONE Assistant State Conservationist (TS) cc: Frank Fink, Biologist, NRCS, Boise SO Ron Gill, Biologist, NRCS, Pocatello AO Kevin Traylor, Biologist, NRCS, Lewiston AO