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Conservation Practices - Riparian and Floodplain Areas

The NRCS and its partners have developed conservation practices to aid land managers in developing conservation plans to sustain natural resources. These state and locally developed practices are collectively maintained in the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide. Following are specific conservation practices that are beneficial to the conservation and enhancement of riparian and floodplain setback areas in Montana.

If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please contact Technical Resources at 406-587-6822.

The documents in the following table are available in Adobe Reader format.

NRCS Conservation Practices - Riparian and Floodplain Areas
Title Practice
Number		 Job Sheet Specification Standard
Channel Bank Vegetation 322 322 (PDF; 104 KB) - 322 (PDF; 212 KB)
Filter Strip 393 393 (PDF; 268 KB) 393 (PDF; 24 KB) 393 (PDF; 64 KB)
Prescribed Grazing 528 528 (PDF; 268 KB) 528 (PDF; 1.33 MB) 528 (PDF; 48 KB)
Riparian Forest Buffer 391 391 (PDF; 472 KB) 391 (PDF; 192 KB) 391 (PDF; 48 KB)
Riparian Herbaceous Cover 390 390 (PDF; 108 KB) 390 (PDF; 48 KB) 390 (PDF; 36 KB)
Upland Wildlife Habitat Management 645 645 (PDF; 120 KB) 645 (PDF; 408 KB) 645 (PDF; 32 KB)
Use Exclusion 472 472 (PDF; 312 KB) 472 (PDF; 28 KB) 472 (PDF; 36 KB)
Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management 644 644 (PDF; 180 KB) 644 (PDF; 60 KB) 644 (PDF; 32 KB)

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Last Modified: 12/02/2008