Forest Ag Activities

May be entered in GeoTracks Web or Mobile

Forest Ag (Stewardship) Plan Development

Forest Ag (Stewardship) Plan – All Forest Ag Projects should be associated with a Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP). After initial reporting, only input this activity when a new FSP is written or updated over the life of the plan (10 years).

Select or create a ‘Plan’ activity for Forest Ag stewardship plan development; where the planned activity is to write a Forest Ag plan. Edit Activity.

Note: All Forest Ag Plans (stewardship plans) should have polygon associated with the activity. The polygon should encompass the entire area the plan covers. This may or may not be the entire property. Check the box for ‘planned activity area’. 

• Details

1. Plan Category: choose the appropriate plan category type. Forest Ag plans are not management plans, they are stewardship plans. Common Forest Ag examples:

   • Forest Stewardship Plans: Plans that meet the National Forest Stewardship Program Guidelines and have a 10-year implementation schedule. Forest Ag plans are included. For a full list of resource elements that need addressed, see the Forest Stewardship Plan elements document. 

   • Conservation Planning Activity (CPA), Conservation Plan: Plans that meet requirements for landowner entrance into NRCS cost-share programs (EQIP-funded plan/activities/practices), including the first 7 steps of the NRCS 9 step conservation planning process. CPA Criteria & General Requirements.

2. Plan ID: follow naming convention below.

   • Private lands naming convention: Start with 3-digit FIPS code for the county_first 2 letters of first name and first 2 letters of last name_4-digit year the plan was completed. (e.g., A stewardship plan completed in 2018 in La Plata County for Jane Doe will look like: 067_JADO_2018) 018)

3. Type: new or revised.

4. Plan Approval Date: date plan signed/accepted.

5. Plan Length (years): ten years for Forest Ag plans. .

6. Plan Expiration Date: ten years from approval date.

7. Forested Acres: amount of forested acres the plan covers.

8. Total Acres: based on property boundary.

9. Landowner legal: legal description of property.

10. Forest Ag: Yes or no.

11. Tree Farm: Yes or no.

12. Forest Legacy: Yes or no.

13.  Save and Close.

• Personnel

  • Edit/assign personnel to the activity.

• Mapping

  • Draw or upload a point, line or polygon. Select ‘Mapping’ tab then the ‘+’ icon to add feature. Polygons should be used for Plans.

    • Existing shapefiles can be uploaded

    • Check box indicating ‘planned activity area’. 

  • OR

    • Select ‘draw new feature,’ choose polygon and symbology, click ‘Next’ and draw feature on map of the area the plan covers. This may not be the entire property. 

    • Check box indicating ‘planned activity area’. 

  • OR in GeoTracks Mobile

    • From the ‘Map’ tab for the selected Activity tap the pencil icon at the bottom of the screen.  

    • Select ‘On Screen,’ or ‘By GPS’ as the feature creation method.  

    • Select feature type as ‘polygon’ and feature symbol.  

    • Begin walking (GPS) or tap (On-Screen) on the map to create the feature.  

    • When finished tap the checkmark in the top right corner of the screen and then tap ‘Yes.’  

    • Tap the checkmark icon again and the feature will be created and added to the map.  map.

      • Note: All Forest Ag plans need to be entered into GeoTracks. Forest stewardship plans should be entered as polygons and reflect only the acres covered by the plan. This could be the entire property or a portion thereof.  

• Landowner

  • Assign a landowner.

• Notes

  • Opportunity to add notes and assign priority.

• Media

  • Upload pictures or other files associated with the activity.

• History

  • Who is modifying activity and actions taken.

Forest Ag Inspection

Select or create a ‘Landowner Assist’ activity for a Forest Ag inspection; where the planned activity is to conduct an inspection. Edit activity. 

• Summary

  • Details

    • Recommended to Program: Yes or No. 

      • Note: If not recommended, leave a detailed reason why in the ‘Notes’ section.  

    • Under 3) Summary tab, select completed, enter date and UOM. 

      • Note: UOM = 1.  

    • Save and Close.  

      • Be sure to map as point, see ‘Mapping’ below.  

    • NOTE: you may see fields to enter data for Forested Acres, Total Acres, and Landowner Legal. These fields do not need to be completed for a Forest Ag Inspection since they are already being captured under the Plan Activity.  

• Personnel

  • Edit/assign personnel to the activity.

• Mapping

  • Draw or upload a point. Select ‘Mapping’ tab then the ‘+’ icon to add feature. Points should be used for Forest Ag inspections.  

    • Existing shapefiles can be uploaded

  • OR

    • Select ‘draw new feature,’ choose point and symbology, click ‘Next’ and draw the point on the Forest Ag property.

  • OR in GeoTracks Mobile

    • From the ‘Map’ tab for the selected Activity tap the pencil icon at the bottom of the screen.  

    • Select ‘On Screen,’ or ‘By GPS’ as the feature creation method.  

    • Select feature type as ‘point’ and feature symbol.  

    • Stand in the same location (GPS) or tap (On-Screen) on the map to create the feature.  

    • When finished tap the checkmark in the top right corner of the screen and then tap ‘Yes.’

    • Tap the checkmark icon again and the feature will be created and added to the map.

•  Landowner

  • Assign a landowner.

• Notes

  • Opportunity to add notes and assign priority.

• Media

  • Upload pictures or other files associated with the activity.

• History

  • Who is modifying activity and actions taken.

Forest Ag Treatments

Select or create a ‘Forest Management Treatment’ activity for a Forest Ag treatment; where the planned activity is to document where a forest management treatment occurred. Edit activity.  

Note: All Forest Ag Treatments should have geometry associated with the treatment activity. If the treatment activity was to cut two acres of firewood, then a polygon should be created indicating the treated area. If monitoring for I&D was completed, then the area monitored should be represented.  

• Summary

  • Details

    • Primary Treatment: silvicultural practice.

    • Treatment Method: how treatment was accomplished.

    • Slash Treatment: Note: choosing ‘Pile Burning’ will prompt more fields. It is not necessary to track/enter number of piles for Forest Ag.

    • Product Removal: Yes or No. If Yes, you will be asked for more details.

    • Maintenance Treatment Date: If follow up treatment is necessary.

    • Monitoring: Yes or No. If yes, you will be asked more details.

    • Under 3) Summary tab, select completed, enter date and UOM.

      • Note: UOM = # acres treated. 

    • Save and Close.

• Personnel

  • Edit/assign personnel to the activity.

• Mapping

  • Draw or upload a point, line or polygon. Select ‘Mapping’ tab then the ‘+’ icon to add feature. Polygons should be used for Forest Management Treatments. 

    • Existing shapefiles can be uploaded  

  • OR

    • Select ‘draw new feature,’ choose polygon and symbology, click ‘Next’ and draw feature on map around area where treatment is planned or occurred

  • OR in GeoTracks Mobile

    • From the ‘Map’ tab for the selected Activity tap the pencil icon at the bottom of the screen.  

    • Select ‘On Screen,’ or ‘By GPS’ as the feature creation method.

    • Select feature type as ‘polygon’ and feature symbol.  

    • Begin walking (GPS) or tap (On-Screen) on the map to create the feature.  

    • When finished tap the checkmark in the top right corner of the screen and then tap ‘Yes.’  

    • Tap the checkmark icon again and the feature will be created and added to the map. 

• Landowner

  • Assign a landowner.

• Notes

  • Opportunity to add notes and assign priority.

• Media

  • Upload pictures or other files associated with the activity.

• History

  • Review who is modifying activity and actions taken.

Forest Ag Marking

Select or create a ‘Landowner Assist’ activity for a Forest Ag marking; where the planned activity is to conduct marking for a Forest Ag landowner. If the landowner will be implementing the work for Forest Ag treatments, a separate ‘Forest Management Treatment’ activity should also be added to the Project. Edit activity. 

• Summary

  • Details

    • Type: select General Forest Management.

    • Under 3) Summary tab, select completed, enter date and UOM.

      • Note: UOM Type = Each and UOM = 1.

    • Save and Close.

• Personnel

  • Edit/assign personnel to the activity.

• Mapping

  • Draw or upload a point. Select ‘Mapping’ tab then the ‘+’ icon to add feature. Points should be used for Landowner Assists.

    • Existing shapefiles can be uploaded

  • OR

    • Select ‘draw new feature,’ choose point and symbology, click ‘Next’ and draw the point on the Forest Ag property.

  • OR in GeoTracks Mobile

    • From the ‘Map’ tab for the selected Activity tap the pencil icon at the bottom of the screen.  

    • Select ‘On Screen,’ or ‘By GPS’ as the feature creation method.  

    • Select feature type as ‘point’ and feature symbol.  

    • Stand in the same location (GPS) or tap (On-Screen) on the map to create the feature.  

    • When finished tap the checkmark in the top right corner of the screen and then tap ‘Yes.’  

    • Tap the checkmark icon again and the feature will be created and added to the map. 

• Landowner

  • Assign a landowner.

• Notes

  • Opportunity to add notes and assign priority.

• Media

  • Upload pictures or other files associated with the activity.

• History

  • Review who is modifying activity and actions taken.