Harney SWCD meetings are being audio recorded as of January 23, 2020. Recordings are available to listen at our office, located at 530 Hwy 20 S, Hines, OR 97738 (please call 541.573.5010), full transcriptions are available upon receipt of a public record request (fees will apply)

Acronyms (a growing list of ones we use)

A
AASHTO American Association of State Highways and Transportation Officials
ABC Activity Based Costing
ACEC Area of Critical Environmental Concern
ACEP Agricultural Conservation Easement Program
ACI American Concrete Institute
AERT Application Evaluation and Ranking Tool
AIM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring
ALE Agricultural Land Easement
AOI Area of Interest
APE Area of Potential Effect
ARCs Aquatic Resource Coordinators
ARMPA Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment
ARPA Archaeological Resources Protection Act
Area Plan Greater Harney Basin Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plan
Area Rules Oregon Administrative Rules 603-095-3300 through 603-095-3360
ASCS Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
AUM Animal Unit Month
AWQMP Agriculture Water Quality Management Program
AWWA American Water Works Association
AWEP Agricultural Water Enhancement ProgramB
BHD Breast Height Diameter (a measurement for trees)
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BMP Best Management Practices
BSU Biologically Significant Unit
BTL Basin Team LeaderC
CAET Conservation Activity Evaluation Tool
CAFO Confined Animal Feeding Operation
CAP Conservation Activity Plan
CBWP Community Based Water Planning
CCAA Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances
CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CI Certificate of Inclusion
CIG Conservation Innovation Grants
CIN Contract Identification Number
CIS Conservation Implementation Strategy
CISMA Cooperative Invasive Species Management Areas
CLU Common Land Unit
CMU Conservation Management Unit
COLT Coalition of Oregon Land Trusts
COT Conservation Objectives Team
CPM Conservation Program Manual
CREP Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
CRP Conservation Reserve Program
CRS Cultural Resource Specialist
CSP Conservation Stewardship Program
CSU Controlled surface Unit
CUA Compatible Use Authorization
CWMA Cooperative Weed Management AreaD
DEQ Department of Environmental Quality
DFC Desired Future Conditions
DMA Designated Management Agency
DOGAMI (Oregon) Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
DOI US Department of the Interior
DSL Department of State Lands
DU Ducks Unlimited
DUNS Data Universal Numbering SystemE
EBIPM Ecologically Based Invasive Plant Management
ECP Emergency Conservation Program
EFH Essential Fish Habitats
EIS Environmental Impact Statement
EOARC Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center
EQIP Environmental Quality Incentives Program
ESA Endangered Species Act
EWRP Emergency Wetlands Reserve Program

F
FAAP Focus Area Action Plan
FAR Federal Acquisition Regulation
FAST Federal Automotive Statistical Tool
flpma Federal Land Policy and Management Act
FPAC Farm Production and Conservation
FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement
FIP Focused Investment Partners
Forestry Incentive Program
FMP Forest Management Plan
FOA Funding Opportunity Announcement
FRPP Farm and Ranch Protection Program
FSA Farm Service Agency
FSS Federal Supply Service
FTE Full Time Equivalent Employee
FWS Fish & Wildlife Services (U.S.)

G
GeoBOB Geographic Observation Data Base
GIS Geographic Information Systems
GPS Global Positioning Satellite
GRP Grassland Reserve Program
GHBAWQMA Greater Harney Basin Ag Water Quality Management Area
GHMA General Habitat Management Area
GHVGAC Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern
GWEB Governor’s Watershed Enhancement Board

H
HAB Harmful Algae Blooms
HBWI Harney Basin Wetland Initiative
HCWC Harney County Watershed Council
HDDB High Desert & Deschutes Basin
HDP High Desert Partnership
HEL Highly Erodible Lands
HFRP Healthy Forests Reserve Program
HUC Hydraulic Unit Code

I
IDP Inadvertent Discovery Plan
IET Integrated Erosion Tool
IM Instruction memorandum
IWJV Intermountain Joint Venture

L
LAC (Greater Harney Basin) Local Advisory Committee
LCI Landscape Conservation Initiatives
LESA Low Elevation Sprinkler Application
Land Evaluation and Site Assessment
LiDAR Light Detection And Ranging
LMA Local Management Agency
LOC Letter of Concurrence
LOI Letter of Intent
LTA Long Term Agreement
LUPA Land Use Plan Amendment
LWG Local Work Group

M
MESA Mid-Elevation Sprinkler Application
MLRTP Malheur Lake Restoration Threshold Project
MOA Memorandum of Agreement
MOU Memorandum of Understanding
MZ Management Zone
N
NACD National Association Conservation Districts
NAP Noninsured Disaster Assistance Program
NARA National
NBS National Bureau of Standards
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
NEST National Easement Staging Tool
NEH National Engineering Handbook
NFWF National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
NHCP National Handbook of Conservation Practices
NHD National Hydrography Dataset
NHPA National Historic Preservation Act
NIPF Non-industrial private forestland
NMFS National Marie and Fisheries Service
NOA Notice of availability
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOI Notice of Intent
NOWC Network of Oregon Watershed Councils
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
NSO No surface occupancy
NTT National Technical Team
NWMP Northwest Weed Management Partnership

O
O&M Operation and Maintenance
OACD Oregon Association of Conservation Districts
OAHP Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program
OAR Oregon Administrative Rules
OCEAN Oregon Conservation Education & Assistance Network
ODA Oregon Department of Agriculture
ODF Oregon Department of Forestry
ODFW Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
OFRI Oregon Forest Resources Institute
OGC Office of General Council
OGMS OWEB Grant Management System
OISC Oregon Invasive Species Council
OITT OWEB Investment Tracking Tool
OrCP Oregon Conservation Partnership
ORS Oregon Revised Statues
ORWAP Oregon Rapid Wetland Assessment Protocol
OSU Oregon State University
OSWB Oregon State Weed Board
OWEB Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
OWRI Oregon Watershed Restoration Inventory
OWRD Oregon Water Resource Department

P
PAC Priority Areas for Conservation
PARC
PBP Place-Based Planning
PHMA Priority habitat management area
PIID Procurement Instrument Identification
PLU Planning Land Unit
PMP Pesticide Management Plan
PRISMS Partnerships for Regional Invasive Species Management

R
RAC Rules Advisory Committee
RC&D Southeast Oregon Resource Conservation & Development Council
RCPP Regional Conservation Partnership Program
RD Rural Development
RDF Required Design features
RFPA Rangeland Fire Protection Association
RMP Resource Management Plan
RMPA Resource management plan amendment
RNA Research National Area
ROD Record of Decision
ROW Right of Way
RWQS Regional Water Quality Specialist

Q
QAR Quality Assurance Review

S
SAC Strategic Approach to Conservation
Sage-SHARE Sage Steppe HAbitat Response
SAM System for Award Management
SAORM Senior Agency Office for Records Management
SAP Strategic Action Plan
SB1010 Agricultural Water Quality Management Act of 1993
SBCC Science Based Collaborative Conservation
SDAO Special Districts Association of Oregon
SFA Sagebrush Focal Area
SFAM Stream Functional Assessment Method
SGI Sage Grouse Initiative
SGTF Sage-Grouse Task Force
SIA Strategic Implementation Area
SOAR Supplying Opportunities for Achievement & Redirection
SSP Site Specific Plans
SWAT Strategic Watershed Action Team
SWCC Soil and Water Conservation Commission
SWCD Soil and Water Conservation District

T `
TL Timing Limitation
TMLD Total Maximum Daily Load (deals with chemical amounts in water)

U
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
USFS United States Forest Service
USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service
USGS United States Geological Survey

W
WAFWA Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
WBD Watershed Boundary Dataset
WC Watershed Council
WEX Wright Express Fleet Charge Card
WHEG Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide
WHIP Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
WLRC Western Lands Resource Center
WRP Wetland Reserve Program
WRPPO Wetland Reserve Program Plan of Operations

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