2020 ROOSEVELT COUNTY LONG RANGE PLAN USDA NRCS CULBERTSON FIELD OFFICE ROOSEVELT COUNTY LONG RANGE PLAN Table of Contents SECTION I: INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 4 VISION ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 MISSION .................................................................................................................................................... 4 PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................... 4 PARTNERS .................................................................................................................................................. 4 TIME FRAME .............................................................................................................................................. 4 SECTION II NATURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY ................................................................................................ 5 General Information .................................................................................................................................. 5 NOAA ..................................................................................................................................................... 5 People ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Assiniboine and Sioux Tribe ................................................................................................................... 6 Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana ............................................................................... 7 Turtle Mountain Allotments ................................................................................................................. 7 Agriculture ................................................................................................................................................. 7 The Froid Research Farm ....................................................................................................................... 7 Agriculture Statistics .............................................................................................................................. 8 Landcover/Land Use ................................................................................................................................ 11 Land Ownership ...................................................................................................................................... 12 SOILS ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 LRR & MLRAS ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Geology ............................................................................................................................................... 15 Soil Associations .................................................................................................................................. 17 Soils on Flood Plains ............................................................................................................................ 17 Soils on Moderately Steep to Steep Uplands, Terraces and Outwash Plains. ...................................... 17 Soils on Nearly Level to Strongly Sloping uplands, Fans and Terraces ................................................. 18 HEL Soils .............................................................................................................................................. 18 Prime Farmland, Farmland of Statewide Importance and Prime Farmland If Irrigated Soils................... 18 Prime Farmland ................................................................................................................................... 18 Farmland of Statewide Importance Soils ............................................................................................. 18 Prime Farmland if Irrigated Soils ......................................................................................................... 19 Hydric Soils .......................................................................................................................................... 20 WATER ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 1 | P a g e ROOSEVELT COUNTY LONG RANGE PLAN Hydrography ........................................................................................................................................ 20 Stream Flow ........................................................................................................................................ 22 Surface Water Quality ......................................................................................................................... 25 Groundwater ....................................................................................................................................... 26 AIR AND ENERGY ..................................................................................................................................... 28 Air Quality ............................................................................................................................................ 28 Utilities ................................................................................................................................................ 28 Petroleum Development ..................................................................................................................... 28 PLANTS AND ANIMALS ............................................................................................................................ 29 Wetlands ............................................................................................................................................. 29 Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge .............................................................................................. 31 Plant Species of Concern ..................................................................................................................... 32 Animal Species of Concern .................................................................................................................. 32 Grassland Birds .................................................................................................................................... 36 Noxious Weeds .................................................................................................................................... 39 Aquatic Invasive Species ...................................................................................................................... 40 SECTION III CONSERVATION ACTIVITY ANALYSIS ......................................................................................... 41 Farm Bill Programs .................................................................................................................................. 41 CTA ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 CRP ...................................................................................................................................................... 41 EQIP ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 CSP & CStwP ........................................................................................................................................ 42 SECTION IV NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND DESIRED FUTURE OUTCOMES ..................................... 42 Cropland .................................................................................................................................................. 42 Rangeland ............................................................................................................................................... 43 Wildlife .................................................................................................................................................... 43 Desired Future Outcome......................................................................................................................... 43 SECTION V PRIORITIZATION OF NATURAL RESOURCE PROBLEMS AND DESIRED OUTCOMES .................. 43 Transition of expiring Conservation Reserve Program acres to other appropriate uses ............................. 44 a. Land Use Planning ................................................................................................................................... 44 b. Fencing and Water Development ........................................................................................................... 44 c. Crop Rotations, Buffer Strips, Nutrient and Pest Management .............................................................. 44 d. Increased