Provide, if necessary, additional guidelines about what is considered the start of the practice. X Review and recommend criteria for temporary variances related to weather, pests, and diseases. Crop Residue Management Recommend to the State Conservationist a training format for crop residue measurement certification. Recommend group minimum standards to use in qualifying NRCS and non-NRCS individuals. X Recommend types or classes of wetlands that are not eligible for mitigation exemption.
X Recommend technical aspects of wetland protection, restoration, and mitigation requirements.
X Advise the State Conservationist on threshold levels for minimal effects and minimal effects with mitigation. Assist in developing a local functional assessment procedure for regions in which HGM is not fully implemented, in consultation with other NRCS technical teams. Recommend guidelines for controlling woody species invasions of herbaceous wetland and restoring natural woody vegetation wetlands invaded by non-indigenous woody species and other similar situations. Establishing Criteria and Guidelines Advise the State Conservationist on the development of WRP ranking criteria and the ranking process. Assist in evaluating unique wetland complexes within the State to determine if they are consistent with national eligibility criteria.