Summary of FY 2012 Review FY13 changes Plan for FY14

Summary of FY 2012

Review FY13 changes

Plan for FY14

Sage Grouse Initiative FY12

Ag. Water Enhancement FY12

Coop. Conservation Partnership FY12

National Water Quality Initiative FY12

FY13 Initiatives

Initiatives

FY12 CAPS

No changes to CAPs

FY13 TA in Producer Contracts

FY 13 Tribal Pools changes

• Range 30%• Cropland 15%• Pasture 10%• Forestry 35%• Other land 10%

5% Beginning Farmer Pools FY13

5% Socially Disadvantaged Pools FY13

• Other SD and BF options approved by NHQ

– One statewide pool for SD 5%

– One statewide pool for BF 5%

– Ranking Questions that apply to all landuses?

– Other options?

FY13 Screening tool for LWGs and State Initiatives

• HIGH Will application clearly treat one of the top 10 priority concerns within priority area on SRA

• MED Will application clearly treat one of the top 10 priority concerns outside of priority area

• LOW Application is eligible, but doesn’t treat one of the top 10 resource concerns.

Screening tools for FY14

• Discussion

• LWG specific?

• Example; existing conservation plan

RANKING TOOLS

Cost efficiency score

National questions 250 pts. 25%

State Questions: 100 points

Local Questions: 650 points

FY13 State Question Changes:

• Contract length 5 to 3 years or less• Points for an existing RMS plan• Remove SD, and BF question• LWGs still assign points• Add proximity to Tribal land question and

treating Tribal resource concern question

• Do the practices treat a tribal resource concern?

• Are the practices on land adjacent to tribal lands, or in a shared watershed? If so, are the practices compatible with activities on the tribal lands?

No changes to FY 13 LWG Allocations:7.0% North Central Team12.9% Big Bend Team17.1% South Central Team

5.9% Northeast Team 8.1% Palouse Team9.5% West Palouse Team10.9% Snake River Team

11.0% Northwest Team EQIP 10.6% Puget Sound Team7.0% Southwest Team

LWG Reports

FY 12 Brief summary

FY 13 Highlights

Northwest Team FY12

Northwest Team FY13

Puget Sound Team FY12

Puget Sound Team FY13

South West Team FY12

South West Team FY13

Puget Sound Salmon Recovery FY12

Puget Sound Salmon Recovery

North Central Team FY12

North Central Team FY13

Big Bend Team FY12

Big Bend Team FY13

South Central Team FY12

South Central Team FY13

North East Team FY12

North East Team FY13

Palouse Team FY12

Palouse Team FY13

West Palouse Team FY12

West Palouse Team FY13

Snake River Team FY12

Snake River Team FY13

TIMELINES

FY14

• LWG Kickoff Jan. 22nd Wenatchee

Questions?