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To introduce CEMA 214, Areawide Assessment, including 214 components, possible examples, and how NRCS assist with areawide assessments through existing agreements.

CEMA 214 addresses the needs of partnering entities; towns, regions, organizations, or Tribes, for new or updates to landscape scale areawide assessments. This CEMA may be utilized to inventory and evaluate natural resource issues where no assessment currently exists, or it may be used to assess the effectiveness of existing conservation work and/or to add additional inventory or evaluations that may be needed to address the land managers’ objectives or identified resource issues. Assessment, inventory, and evaluation information at the broad-based watershed or geographic scale assists with the consideration of various approaches to conservation management and can help to understand the success of past conservation implementation choices in large geographic areas such as watersheds, landscapes, or communities, rather than focusing solely on individual farms. Areawide assessments can serve as the initial steps for meeting the objective of protecting farms and ranchlands, preserving scenic vistas, and safeguarding cultural heritage.

Presenters:

• Joe Williams, Soil Health Specialist (ACES Employee)
• Jeanne Jasper, OK State Conservationist
• Paul Finnicum, Tribal Conservationist
• Pedro Torres, Management & Program Analyst