FL-CPA-33M
August 06, 2002
WHIP PROJECT PROPOSAL
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Applicant:Landowner (if different than applicant):
Name: Name:
Address: Address:
City, State, Zip: City, State, Zip:
Work Phone: () Work Phone: ()
Home Phone: () Home Phone: ()
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1.) Is implementation of an existing wildlife habitat conservation/management plan (i.e., NRCS, Forest Stewardship, Partners for Wildlife, or other habitat management plan developed by a third party) your WHIP objective? Yes No Please provide a copy of the plan to the District Conservationist (DC)2.) Is the property privately owned? Yes No
3.) Is reclamation or management of declining FL ecosystems an objective? Yes No Circle those that apply: longleaf pine, scrub, tropical hardwood hammock, pine-rockland(Monroe & Miami-Dade counties only), early successional wildlife habitat (e.g., fallow cropland, native range -> not grazed pasture)
If the answer is “Yes,” indicate how many acres of the circled habitats will be offered: acres
4.) Will prescribed burning (not forest site prep burns) be a component of your management strategy? Yes No If answer is “Yes,” indicate how many acres are projected to be burned: acres
5.) Is the proposed project located within or close to conservation lands held in public trust or targeted for conservation (The DC can assist you in locating these lands)? Within Bordering < 1 mile (actual distance = mi. Circle those that apply: conservation easements, mitigation parks, state or national parks, forests or wildlife management areas, strategic habitat conservation areas
6.) If the above questions did not adequately outline your WHIP goal(s), please use the space below to describe your objectives (i.e., the presence of federal listed threaten and endangered species):
(190-V-NBM, August 2002) 519-30
FL-CPA-33M
August 06, 2002
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Available Habitat Management Options (check those that apply)(all practices must be maintained for a specified period of time after establishment)
Prescribed burning (not forest site prep burns) of native vegetative communities / Edge creation: transition zones, field
borders, hedgerows, filter/buffer strips
Planting of longleaf pine
< 500 trees/acre / Create riparian forest buffers
- minimum 100 ft wide
Planting of southern slash pine
< 300 trees/acre and only south of SR 70 / Create corridor linkages
- minimum 300 ft wide
Planting of native trees (other than
pine), shrubs or herbaceous vegetation / Create forest openings
5% of stand; 1 ac. minimum, 150 ft wide
Control of noxious plants / Wetland habitat management
Wetland restoration or enhancement
- cannot be used for mitigation / Supplemental food plots1
- perennials and reseeding annuals only
Mechanical vegetation management
- mowing, disking, roller chopping, hydro-ax, bush hogging for wildlife habitat enhancement / 1 - food plots must be a minimum of ½ ac. in size with no more than 1 ac. per 25 acres enrolled. Cannot be used alone – some bordering habitat management must be implemented in order to qualify for food plots.
Estimate of Project Costs (Provided by DC):
(190-V-NBM, August 2002) 519-30