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  MAINE STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 
 

The State Technical Committee serves as an advisory body to the NRCS State Conservationist.  They provide recommendations on technical aspects of Farm Bill conservation programs.  They also may provide guidance on other technical matters, such as practices not already described in NRCS field office technical guides, criteria for evaluating and ranking projects, cost share and incentive payment levels, and measures related to achieving a program balance regardless of agricultural sector or farm size.  Committee input also is sought on information and outreach strategies.  The NRCS State Conservationist determines specific items and/or issues for Committee reviews and recommendations.

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 Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Technical Committee Member List  

Meeting Minutes:

Minutes

Attachments
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMarch 6, 2008 Adobe Acrobat DocumentNatural and Artificial Regeneration as it Relates to the Establishment and Maintenance of Riparian Forest Buffers in the Northeastern U.S.:  A Literature Review
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentDraft - Maine Plant Materials Strategic Plan 2008-2013
  Excel Worksheet DocumentNative Herbaceous Species to Use in Seed Mixes
  Power Point Presentations (in Adobe Acrobat Reader format):
  Adobe Acrobat Document"Climate Change Conservation Initiative" - Paul Salon, Plant Materials Specialist, NRCS, New York
  Adobe Acrobat Document"National Plant Materials Program Strategic Plan 2006-2010" - Paul Salon, Plant Materials Specialist, NRCS, New York
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentThe USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Program" - Paul Salon, Plant Materials Specialist, NRCS, New York
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNovember 15, 2007 Adobe Acrobat DocumentSummary of Fiscal Years 2006-2007 Grants Totaling More Than $1,060,000
  Power Point Presentations (in Adobe Acrobat Reader format):
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentMerry Gallagher, Fisheries Research Biologist, Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - "A Large-Scale Assessment of Brook Trout Populations and Habitat in Maine"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentGary Donovan, Wildlife Management Institute - "American Woodcock Habitat Best Management Practices: Development and Implementation in the Northeast"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentJohn Gunn, The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands - "The Development of an Ecosystem Services Trading Program for Family Forest Landowners to Promote the Protection of Atmospheric, Water and Soil Resources in Maine"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentTom Henderson, Greater Lovell Land Trust - "Upper Saco Watershed Protection Plan"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentSusan Watson, Time and Tide Resource Conservation and Development - "HUC 01050003 Rapid Watershed Assessment and Areawide Conservation Plan"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentSteve Koenig, Project SHARE - "Strategic Restoration Planning to Restore Watershed Connectivity in Atlantic Salmon DPS Watersheds"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentTessa Burpee, Heart of Maine Resource Conservation and Development - Soil Quality Management Planning and On-Farm Demonstrations"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentJohn Blais, Kennebec County Soil and Water Conservation District - "Pilot Project for Energy Audit and Energy Conservation Practice Adoption"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentWillard Dyche, Resources First Foundation - "On-Line NRCS Conservation Program Database and Program Finder Search Tool"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentJeff Benjamin, University of Maine - "Biomass Harvesting Guidelines for the Acadian Forest"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentDiane Schivera, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association - "Improving Maine's Pastures and Hayfields with No-Till Drilling Techniques and Improved Nutrient Management"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentSusan Gammon, Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District - "Maine Carbon Credit Program"
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentSue Jones, Community Energy Partners, LLC - "Moving Agricultural Communities Toward Conservation and Locally-Owned Windfarming"
Adobe Acrobat DocumentSeptember 26, 2007  
Adobe Acrobat DocumentJune 13, 2007  
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMay 29, 2007 - Wildlife Subcommittee Meeting  
Adobe Acrobat DocumentApril 3, 2007 Adobe Acrobat Document2002 Farm Bill Program Descriptions
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentMaine Conservation Innovation Grants - Fiscal Year 2007 Announcement of Program Funding
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentKeeping Forestland Forested - National Association of State Foresters (NASF) Recommendations - 2007 Farm Bill
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentPrivate Forests Are at Risk: The Need for Action in the 2007 Farm Bill
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentState Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE), CRP-560
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentWildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) - Rules and Regulations
  Power Point Presentations
  2007 Farm Bill Overview
  2007 Farm Bill Title II (Conservation) Overview
  Essential Habitat - Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP)
  New Payment Schedule for Conservation Programs
Adobe Acrobat DocumentNovember 1, 2006 Adobe Acrobat DocumentUpper Saco Watershed Protection Plan - Greater Lovell Land Trust
                     Adobe Acrobat DocumentWatershed Map
  Adobe Acrobat DocumentSoil Quality Management Planning and On-Farm Demonstrations - Heart of Maine Resource Conservation and Development
  Power Point Presentations
  A Large-Scale Assessment of Brook Trout Populations and Habitat in Maine - Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
  American Woodcock Habitat Best Management Practices - A Quest for Early Successional Habitat - Wildlife Management Institute
  Ecosystem Services Pilot Project for Family Forest Landowners - The Trust to Conserve Northeast Forestlands
  Rapid Watershed Assessment - Time and Tide Resource Conservation and Development
  Unity Wetlands Farm Conservation Plan and Demonstration Project - Unity Barn Raisers
  Strategic Restoration Planning to Restore Watershed Connectivity in Atlantic Salmon DPS Watersheds - Project SHARE
Adobe Acrobat DocumentMay 1, 2006  
Adobe Acrobat DocumentJanuary 26, 2006  

        
Conservation Resource Briefs - State Technical Committee members, policy makers, and those establishing technical standards and specifications may find the following briefs useful in developing sound conservation decisions and policies. The briefs combine scientific studies, data and status reports from NRCS and other organizations on key resource topics of our time.

                                                                                                                                                        Last modified 3/20/2008

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