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February 21, 1995
To:
USDA AmeriCorps Working Group
From:
Joel Berg QF
Subject:
New Application Deadlines
The Department's application is now due to the Corporation for National and
Community Service on April 28, 1995 ---- as is our second quarter report, upon which
our renewal will heavily depend.
So that we can begin recruiting in earnest before colleges let out for the Spring,
please have your final agencies proposals to me by April 15.
As you will recall, the 2nd quarter reports --- for the quarter that ends March
31, 1995 --- are due to my office by April 10. Please remind all your field offices of
this deadline and stress that their reports must be in on time.
Please, please, please, please, please, (with sugar on top), provide both your
applications and second quarter reports in the electronic formats we have previously
discussed.
April 14, 1995
To:
Lloyd, Paula, Dee
From:
Joel OB
Subject:
Overdue Second Quarter Reports
As you know, all the second quarter AmeriCorps reports --- upon which the
Corporation will base much of their re-funding decisions --- were due to my office, in
both hard and electronic copies, from the agencies this past Monday, April 10.
Unfortunately, I have to date received NRCS reports from only four states:
Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, and California. In addition, I have only received
paper copies of these reports and have not received them electronically. It is virtually
impossible for me to edit the over 1,000 pages of reports from the agencies if I do not
receive the information electronically.
As a point of reference, I should note that the Forest Service has already
provided me reports for every one of their sites in both hard and electronic copies.
The sites for which I have not yet received any reports are listed below:
ENVIRONMENTAL
NRCS Oklahoma
NRCS Texas Coast
NRCS Atlanta
NRCS Boston
NRCS New Jersey
NRCS DC/Beltsville
NRCS Chicago
NRCS Portland Full-
time
NRCS Portland Part-
time
NRCS, Washington
ENVIRONMENTAL
NRCS South. and
Cent. Illinois
NRCS South Dakota
NRCS Nebraska
RURAL
DEVELOPMENT
NRCS Maine
NRCS Vermont
NRCS Virginia
NRCS West Virginia
NRCS South
Carolina
NRCS Mississippi
NRCS Arkansas
NRCS Louisiana
NRCS Ohio
NRCS New York
NRCS Minnesota
NRCS Arizona
NRCS
Colorado/New
Mexico
NRCS Utah
NRCS Oregon
(Grant's Pass)
NRCS Washington
NRCS lowa
NRCS Illinois
NRCS Wisconsin
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 1
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Four Corners - AZ-CO-UT-NM
( 20 Members - RDT)
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Data Inventory & Industry Potential Analysis
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Determine the potential for natural resource based industries.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Complete a research report that describes the potential for at least four natural resource based
industries.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
A report with sufficient detail that economic development specialists utilize the information with
little additional information.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
One natural resource based industry is developed within two years completion of the report.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
At least 100 jobs will be created.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 2
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Four Corners - AZ-CO-UT-NM
( 20 Members - RDT)
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Small Scale Agriculture Development
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Develop small scale agriculture.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Native Americans become more self-sufficient by producing agriculture products to feed themselves
and sell the surplus to increase per-capita income.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
50% of participants who receive technical assistance develop small scale agriculture enterprises.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Based on a survey of before and after activity of participants.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
Thirty participants will benefit.
30 New Jarms?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 3
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Four Corners - AZ-CO-UT-NM
( 20 Members - RDT)
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Natural Resources Inventory
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Conduct a natural resource inventory.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Completed inventory of soils, plant & animal resources (868,000 acres) of four local units of
government or Native American tribes, digitized on a GIS database.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
An inventory that meets accepted technical standards (i.e., NRCS technical guide) of participating
local units of government and Native American tribes. National GIS mapping standards will be met.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
100% of the inventory will meet agreed to quality criteria and will be accepted by local units of
governments and native American tribes.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
Two Native American tribes and two local units of government representing about 42,000 citizens.
Inventory
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 4
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Four Corners - AZ-CO-UT-NM
( 20 Members - RDT)
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Information and Education
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Writing and submitting for publication a series of articles which provide factual information about
the economic benefits of natural resource based industries in the region.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
An increased understanding on the part of the reader as to the importance of these industries to the
economic well-being of many communities in the region. The ultimate goal is that of developing an
understanding in the reader of the importance of retaining multiple use rights on the millions of
acres of public land in the region.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Development of a series of 48 articles for submission to selected area newspapers, journals, and
magazines.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Actual publication of at least 50% of the submitted articles. Also public response to the articles
as determined by letters to the editor and inquiries for additional information.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
65% of region's households
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 1
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Holly Grove, Arkansas
Renovation Team (8 participants - PL&E)
and Helena, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Demolish and remove vacated structures, restoring
the wetlands within the 100 year floodplain of Dials Creek.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Demolition of the vacated structures on the floodplain. Loading debris for removal and making
arrangements for removal.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
All lots purchased during the buyout will be cleaned of structures and debris and made ready for re-
use.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
FEMA requires all vacated structures to be moved or demolished. RDT participants will submit plan
for future use. PL&E participants are to destroy structures and clean lots of 42 vacated home
sites. The areas will be made ready for subsequent use.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
100% of the 42 vacated lots must be free of all structures, brush and debris.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
324 residents.
PHOTOCOPY
PRESERVATION
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 2
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Holly Grove, Arkansas
Renovation Team (8 participants - PL&E)
and Helena, Arkansas
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Restore the aesthetics of downtown Holly Grove.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Demolish and clear' old store sites that are beyond repair.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
The three old retail outlets that are beyond repair will be destroyed and area cleared thus
improving the aesthetics of downtown Holly Grove.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Removal of old retail sites will allow for space for merchants to expand or open new businesses.
Old brick will be used to construct dugouts at City Ball field and build new concession stand.
Improve the overall appearance of downtown Holly Grove.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Clearing of no less than three old retail stores downtown Holly Grove which are beyond repair.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
640 residents
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 3
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Holly Grove, Arkansas
Renovation Team (8 participants - PL&E)
and Helena, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: (
)
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Reclaim deteriorated portions of historic cemetery in Helena,
Arkansas.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Participants will work under guidance of Magnolia Memorial Cemetery Association to reclaim
deteriorated portions of Magnolia Cemetery. Activities will include removal of brush and debris,
re-erect tombstones, fill and sod eroded areas, construct V drains and construct hillside steps.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Stabilize subterranean erosion, improve surface drainage, improve aesthetic quality, allow for
easier access to existing grave sites, expand the operational area of the cemetery, and allow access
to the historical minority grave sites.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By improving the aesthetic quality of Magnolia Cemetery to the adjoining confederate cemetery. To
bring the Cemetery to a point where the Cemetery association can provide perpetual care.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By restoring ten acres of the cemetery currently inaccessible to the public.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
Over 4,000 minorities who visit or utilize the cemetery.
Resident
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 4
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Holly Grove, Arkansas
Renovation Team (8 participants - PL&E)
and Helena, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
SITE SUPERVISOR:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Restore hardwoods destroyed due to excessive flooding in Dials
Creek floodplain
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Destroy noxious weeds and brush and plant to hardwoods with high tolerance to standing water.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Restore 20 acres of Hardwoods destroyed by excessive flooding along Dials Creek and within its
floodplain in Holly Grove.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By restoring the environment on 20 acres of hardwoods to its original use.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Complete success can only be obtained when 100% of the 20 acres is restored to its original use.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
640 people
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 5
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Holly Grove, Arkansas
Renovation Team (8 participants - PL&E)
and Helena, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: (
)
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Improve drainage on Dials Creek within Holly Grove city limits
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Clear foreign debris from Dials Creek channel and small drainage channels serving as tributaries to
Dials Creek.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
One mile of channel will be free of foreign debris thus removing drainage restrictions for the homes
in the Dials Creek flood plain in Holly Grove.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Unrestricted channel flow of Dials Creek and its tributaries within Holly Grove. Reduce flooding of
permanent dwellings within Dials Creek flood plain with storm frequencies of 25 years or less.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Reduce flooding caused by storms of 25 years and less in frequency by 10%.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
275 socially disadvantaged residents living within the lowest elevations in Dials Creek floodplain
within Holly Grove.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 6
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Arkansas Land & Farm
Farrago Team
(24 participants - PL&E)
Development Corporation
(AFDC) in Farrago, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Improve housing conditions for low income residents.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Renovate and upgrade over 25 houses providing homes for low income families and the homeless,
provide maintenance repair to homes of low income residents.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Improvement of housing for 25 families.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By the number of residents housed annually by the project.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By compliance with county and city housing codes.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
25 families.
Toon many
len Helena
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 7
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Arkansas Land & Farm
Fargo Team
(24 participants - PL&E)
Development Corp
(ALFDC) in Fargo, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To provide a more diversified farming operation for
limited resource farmers
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Explore row crop production alternatives and environmentally friendly livestock production.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Greater diversity of income sources for limited resource farmers.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By 30% of limited resource farmers in the area diversifying into alternative farming.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
50% of limited resource farmers receive a cash income from alternatives farming.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
Over 400 limited resource farmers.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 8
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Arkansas Land & Farm
Fargo Team (24 participants - PL&E)
Development Corporation
(ALFDC) in Fargo, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Educate minority businesses on environmentally friendly
practices.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Recycling chicken litter and non-perishable items, would work with other "new uses" products.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Cost of products reduced and increased crop yields.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Higher crop yields related to the use of chicken litter and increased markets with other recyclable
items.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Increased income to small businesses.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
30 farm and non-farm businesses.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 9
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Arkansas Land & Farm
Fargo Team (24 participants - PL&E)
Development Corporation
(ALFDC) in Fargo, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Gather and process recyclable waste products.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Composting crop residue and manure utilizing sawdust from saw mill for mulching small tree orchards.
Investigate business potential, i.e., wood pellet stoves and bio sod grass production.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Greater environmental awareness.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Reduced environmental hazards. Reduced pollution; improved food production.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
New businesses being created from recycling waste.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
90 families, which represent 270 people who receive produce from our community garden will receive
benefits.
How much wash
Recycled
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 10
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Fargo, Arkansas
Integrated Farming System Program (One participant - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Increase numbers of farmers using sustainable
agriculture practices
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Member will conduct training & provide demonstration to limited resource youth, farmers and
landowners in sustainable crop production and woodland management. Member will work with USDA
agency staff, university faculty & community-based farm organizations. On the farms & woodlands of
limited resource farmers & land owner in counties of ALFDC program activities. The Member will
identify & secure supplies & equipment related to alternative training & demonstration packages.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
It is hoped that more entry level farmers, youth & existing farmers will adopt alternative crop &
woodland technologies & management practices in needy local farm communities. Also, it is expected
that more limited resource farm operations will demonstrate increased profitability.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By comparing new production practices with traditional production practices, especially yield
results and operating costs. Also, improvement on limited resource crop farms related to past-
harvest handling and marketing management.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
It is estimated that 300 people will attend the 6 farmer production & marketing training events &
approximately 800 people will attend the 8 field day demonstrations.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
Demonstrations result
in practics on lene
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 11
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Central Ark RC&D Council (One Member - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Assist the Native American Coalition of Arkansas in their
efforts to establish & support the Native American Cultural
Center Foundation & the "Big Rock Cultural Sanctuary for the
Performing Arts.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Member will work with the Board of Directors, tribal representatives & other agencies to secure
funds to meet the goals of the coalition as outlined in their business plan.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Moneys will be secured to reclaim the identified land (70 acres on the north bank of the Arkansas
River in Pulaski County), develop necessary infrastructure & establish temporary headquarters for
future operations.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
If 50% of the funds needed for Phases I & II of the project are secured.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
If the land is secured and activities completed as described above so the Coalition is able to
advance to the activities described in phase III of their business plan.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
The population of the local communities & members of Arkansas's three traditional tribes & other
tribes that migrated through the State will share in the unique benefits of this project.
Can Junn Nat raise
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 12
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Fargo, Arkansas
Integrated Farming System Program (One participant - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: (
)
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Improve on farm demonstration of new enterprises
that assess production costs and market returns.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 13
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Marion, Arkansas
Rural Water Project (One participant - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Provide safe & dependable supply of drinking water to the
socially disadvantaged & limited resource residents of
Critterden County Arkansas.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Extend rural water lines to those residents currently without household drinking water.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Safe & dependable supply of drinking water will be made available to at least 26 homes in Crittenden
County currently without any form of household water.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By the number of homes & families receiving a dependable supply of safe drinking water.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By having water made available to at least 75% of the 26 identified households currently without
running water in Crittenden County.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
180 people.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 14
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: University of Arkansas at Pine
Socially Disadvantaged Farmers (One participant - RDT) Bluff, Arkansas
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Identify new alternative crops suitable for the region.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Identify high-value agricultural products grown in the four states. Gather and read relevant
information , process and analyze the information.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
7
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 15
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Holly Grove, Arkansas
Housing Project (one participant - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: (
)
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Assist socially disadvantaged residents relocate
out of the floodplain to quality affordable housing.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Construct multi-family & single family housing for the socially disadvantaged residents currently
living within Dials Creek Floodplain.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
That 24 multi-family housing units and eight single family housing units be constructed within Holly
Grove outside of Dials Creek Floodplain.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
At least 30 of the 104 families within the Dials Creek Floodplain will be relocated within Holly
Grove into affordable housing.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By relocating no less than 90% of the 30 targeted families within the floodplain.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
180 residents.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 16
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Holly Grove, Arkansas
Housing Project (one participant - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: (
)
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Provide direct supervision to Public Lands & Environment Corps
Members headquartered in Holly Grove.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Member will supervise PL&E Corps group of eight participants in activities to reclaim Magnolia
Memorial Cematery & lands purchased in the Dials Creek Floodplain through FEMA buyout.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Aesthetics of the Cemetery will be improved to the point where the Cemetery Association can handle
upkeep through continuous care. That the lands purchased in Holly Grove through FEMA buyout will be
cleaned & planted to environmentally acceptable species of vegetation & trees.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By reclaiming at least ten acres currently not useable in the Cemetery. By seeding, sprigging,
and/or planting 42 purchased homesites within Dials Creek Floodplain in Holly Grove.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By reclaiming no less than the 10 acres in the Cemetery & 42 purchased homesites within Dials Creek
Floodplain.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
The 2500 minority residents served by Magnolia Memorial Cemetery & 104 minority families living in
the Dials Creek Floodplain.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 17
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Holly Grove, Arkansas
Housing Project (one participant - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: (
)
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Develop a multi-cultural future link between Holly Grove
resident by educating the youth, developing long term
special issues committees, and creating activities of multi-
cultural interest.
work will be Come? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Member will teach & promote natural resource conservation at the elementary, Jr. High & High School
level in Holly Grove Public Schools. Identify city concerns & develop standing committees to address
those concerns. Conduct adult classes in Community Development through self reliance. Develop
action committee to retain pregnant teens in public system.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
The youth of Holly Grove will recognize the importance of natural resource conservation and become a
part of on-going curriculum in Holly Grove School. Committee will continue to address community
problems & know the process to solve those problems after AmeriCorps is over.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By placing 5 Holly Grove students in conservation workshops held annually across the State. By
creating positive multi-cultural relationships on standing committees working toward the success of
Holly Grove. By retaining pregnant minority teenagers in the public school system.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By having at least 80% of students enroll in natural resource conservation class. Create at least 5
multi-cultural committees. By retaining 100% of pregnant teens in Holly Grove schools system. By
having at least 15 adults enrolled and attend class on "Community Development through Self
Reliance".
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
648 people.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 18
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Holly Grove, Arkansas
Housing Project (one participant - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Implement DAD (Dealing with Adolescent Development) Program
in Holly Grove.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Incorporate volunteers to serve as councilors and mentors to socially disadvantaged youth without
fathers. Youth will be encouraged to participate in mainline America through respect, restraint,
and responsibility.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
That 30 socially disadvantaged youth without fathers in their hoes will stay in school and senior
participants will receive their high school diplomas.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By the per cent of DAD participants (30) playing leadership roles in schools, youth activities, and
graduating from high school.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
By the number of senior DAD participants (9) who graduate from high school.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
30 young people.
Iowa
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 1
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Iowa
(20 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To address high priority environmental issues including wetland
restoration, special water quality projects, and wildlife
habitat restoration.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Contact landowners, develop site inventories and Wetland Reserve Plan of Operations for the offered
lands. They will also be working in special corridor areas in the major river areas.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 2
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: IOWA
(20 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Assist rural communities address environmental, economic, and
social problems and issues aggravated by the record floods
of 1993.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Continue to develop the GIS structures & data bases.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 3
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Iowa
(20 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Development of intensive rotational grazing.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Coordinate the development of meetings & demonstrations, educational materials and an informational
program.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 4
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Iowa
(20 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Assist rural communities improve their economic and social well
being by improving tourism & promotional activities through
the Silos & Smokestacks leadership.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Sierra & Coachella Valleys, CA
Water Quality Improvement & Conservation (15 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Adopt an ecosystem
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Improve salinity : soil quality on 70,000 acres of irrigated land.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Improve crop production & soil sustainability.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
By actual field measurements and documentation.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
High quality & accurate service document salinity reduction.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
100-200 growers small and large per year.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Sierra & Coachella Valleys, CA
Water Quality Improvement & Conservation (15 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Irrigation water management. (Reduce runoff and pollutants to
Salton Sea. Improve ground water quality)
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Implement water management plans.
2. What is the of the ock/activities described above?
Make land users aware of latest technologies in water management.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Compliance with NRCS standards and plans.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Document water conserved and improved crop yields.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
50-100 growers and golf courses and condos per year.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Sierra & Coachella Valleys, CA
Water Quality Improvement & Conservation (15 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Test irrigation systems for uniformity of farms, golf courses,
and condos.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Investigate & test irrigation systems.
Mh 12 the work/activities described above?
Improve Irrigation system operations and functions.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Improve system uniformity's.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Follow NRCS standards in field testing systems.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
100 land users, owners and or operators per year.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Sierra & Coachella Valleys, CA
Water Quality Improvement & Conservation (15 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Improve Sierra Valley stream systems water quality.
D.
What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Improve pasture management.
vurt/activities
described
above?
of cochnologies in pasture management.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Realization of a reduction of sediment to streams and acres of riparian habitat and wetlands
protected.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Field Office Technical Guide and site plans.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
1,000 Sierra Valley residents plus the down stream users of Feather River water.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 1
Culifornia
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE:
Apple Valley, CA
(1 Member - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR: Rick Aguayo
PHONE: (619) 242-2906
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Conservation Measures
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Providing daily assistance to the Chemehuevi Indian Tribal staff in the establishment,
management, and marketing, initially, of 100 acres of irrigated cropland. Windbreak planting
around cropland, community park area.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
The desired result is to enable the Chemehuevi Indian Tribal staff to be able to manage and
market the agricultural cropland on their own, and also to create employment opportunities for
the youth.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Besides the obvious, the establishment of agriculture on the reservation, an increase in job
opportunities related to this agriculture program.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Initially it will be the establishment of agriculture on the reservation, and windbreak
plantings. The ultimate standard for success will be the ability of the Tribal staff to manage
their farming operation and market their crops on their own
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
The Chemehuevi Indian Tribal affiliation is 604 with 132 members living on the reservation with
the remaining 472 living off reservation.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 2
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Apple Valley, CA
Apple Valley, CA
(1 Member - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR: Rick Aguayo
PHONE: (619) 242-2906
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Community Development
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Assist Chemehuevi Indian Tribal planners in coordinating planning efforts, working with private
contractors, and assisting them with grant application preparation. Assist Chemehuevi Indians
with the implementation of the Master Recreational Plan that has been developed by the NRCS.
Assist establishment of native plant nursery that will be used to grow plants that were used by
Tribal ancestors for food and medicinal purposes.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Establishment of native plant nursery, recreational improvement opportunities for adults and
youth. Intangible results would be realized such as pride in achieving their long term goals.
Community improvement and enhancement. Potential increase in employment opportunities for youth
at the reservation. Recreational improvements will enable reservation residents and visitors
access to facilities that they do not currently have available to them. Obtaining of grants to
assist them financially to either begin or complete many of the projects planned, or provide
funding for employment or training opportunities on the reservation.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
The quality and the impact of the work will be the obvious improvements that are constructed on
the reservation and the response from the Tribal members. Other intangible impacts will be the
sense of community pride for their reservation and sense of accomplishment by Tribal residents.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Establishment of native plant nursery. Completion of a portion of the Master Recreational Plan
a. Sodding of baseball field
b. Automated irrigation system for baseball field
C. Soccer field with irrigation system
d. Initiate plans and develop funding strategies for planned community swimming pool and
gymnasium.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
The Chemehuevi Indian Tribal affiliation is 604 with 132 members living on the reservation with
the remaining 472 living off reservation.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 3
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Apple Valley, CA
Apple Valley, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR: Rick Aguayo
PHONE: (619) 242-2906
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Soil/Vegetative Resource Inventories
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Accelerate collection and input of soils data to be digitized on approximately 400,000 acres of
land. Develop digitized maps (3), one per reservation of baseline vegetation data to be used for
ecological site descriptions. Distribute available soils data and digitized soils maps and inform
base planners on how to use data. Assist surrounding communities with the expansion of soil
survey activities to areas currently lacking soils data. Approximately 8 million acres will need
soil survey data to assist land use planners, environmentalist, ranchers, and farmers to better
utilize and protect the natural resources. In order to expand the soil survey activities, members
will coordinate meetings with other federal, state, and local government agencies on the status
of ongoing soil survey activities and the need for this soils data for their lands.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Improved resource planning which will enable base planners and others to protect and/or conserve
the endangered species while allowing the military to continue with their military training
exercises. Acceleration of resource data to planners, community leaders, environmentalists and
individuals both on and off the base. Reduction of land use planning conflicts resulting from a
better understanding of the natural resources, enabling environmental planners and military
decision makers to make land use decisions that are more compatible with the training activities
and the needs of the environment.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Quality of digitized maps will be compared to original source materials. Quality of soils and
vegetative data collected will be reviewed by technical specialist for accuracy and completeness.
Community impact will be measured through discussions, and direct interaction with base planners
acting as the primary measuring tools.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Digitizing efforts will follow NRCS standards and specifications in addition to the standards.
Data gathering for soils and vegetation will follow NRCS standards and specifications. Five (5)
presentations or displays at each soil survey site area which will expand the community awareness
of the benefits and uses of existing soil surveys and current surveys in progress.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
The 3 military reservations are used extensively for desert military training or for testing of
new aircraft. Indirectly, the entire nation will benefit from the services provided by the
AmeriCorps Program. The acceleration of the availability of soils and vegetation data will enable
base decision makers to develop plans that will protect or conserve areas for endangered species
and still allow them to continue their military training that is necessary for national security.
Individuals directly benefiting from this program will be the environmental planners, engineers,
and ecologists on each of the bases
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 4
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Auburn, CA
Auburn, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Water Quality/Watershed Protection
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Fuel reduction plans will be developed with private land owners in identified watersheds. Along
with planning, we will identify methods and programs to implement those plans.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Key watersheds will have reduced natural fuel levels which will limit property and resource
damage from wildfires. This will result in a healthy environment, clean water and protected
natural resources.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
How will you measure the quality and impact of the work? Implementation of the plans, as
designed, will be the measure of quality. Impact will be the degree that we can limit the
extent of damage due to wildfire.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
The standard is to have eight communities (watersheds) with a fire safe and healthy
environment.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
Direct benefit to about 600 families. Indirect benefit will be the four counties because of
reduced threat of wildfire.
What is the cluster site for this group? Two members in each site, Grass Valley (Nevada County),
Auburn (Placer County) and Placerville (El Dorado County).
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 5
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Auburn, CA
Auburn, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Community Development
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
An education and information program on fuel reduction needs will be provided to the
communities in the four county area.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
A better informed local citizenship on the need for and the methods to handle excess natural
fuels.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
The measure of success is how many communities request assistance and begin work on developing
fuel reduction plans. Quality will be measured by the amount of environmental considerations
are placed in their plans.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Success will be to have five communities per county in the process of developing fuel reduction
plans.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
All residents of the four county area will receive these benefits.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 6
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Lancaster, CA
Lancaster, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Conservation Measures
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Work with Antelope Valley Homeowners Association by providing assistance in developing and
putting in action a plan which will protect residents along with their personal properties from
soil erosion due to high winds.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
The residents of Antelope valley (in and around the Lancaster- area) have a workable protection
plan which meets the need of the community.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Review developed plan, interview 10 home owners and tour area to determine the level of
protection and satisfaction.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
customer satisfaction along with meeting the standards set by NRCS.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
200 participants directly. 75,000 individuals indirectly
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 7
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Lancaster, CA
Lancaster, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR: Bob Dean
PHONE: (
)
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Conservation Education
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Present conservation information to schools, teachers, homeowner groups, and the general
public.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
More people will become aware of the contribution that they can make to improve the
environment.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Use evaluation interviews or forms to rate success of presentations based on audience judgment.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
At least one known community environmental improvement made from each presentation such as a
tree planting, cleanup project, mulching, wildlife enhancement, or erosion control project.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
Presentations will be made to 2,000 X-12 students, 5 landowner or other organized groups and 2
workshops or environmental fair booths.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 8
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Lancaster, CA
Lancaster, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR: Bob Dean
PHONE: (
)
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Water Quality and Watershed Protection
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Plan, present, and install conservation measures that will restore and protect watersheds and
urban housing from flooding and debris flows caused from aftermath of wildfires.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Plans completed and presented to stakeholders resulting in practices applied. Watersheds
protected and flooding reduced.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Planning will be checked for compliance to NRCS guidelines and practice application will be
according to NRCS specifications. Landowner judgment will also be used as a measure.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
80% of practices recommended in watershed plans and presented to the public will be
implemented. 100% will pass inspection by NRCS District Conservationist.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
200 people directly, 75,000 individuals indirectly.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 9
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Petaluma, CA
(3 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Emergency Flood Recovery Work
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Survey property damage and provide technical assistance after flood events on the Russian
River, its tributaries, and other north coast streams and rivers.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Landowners will learn and implement measures to reduce sedimentation into important salmon
spawning tributaries to recover from the floods and to protect from further damage due to
flooding.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
75% of contacts will make improvements to reduce sedimentation into creeks. Impact is
significant because the Russian River is listed as an impaired waterbody by the State.
Sedimentation is one of the problem areas.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
75% of landowners contacted will implement practices to reduce sedimentation.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
50
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 10
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Petaluma, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Conservation Measures
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Training in Conservation Planing and Conservation Practices will be provided to private
landowners in accordance with the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments (Clean Water
Act).
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Private landowners will complete a conservation plan, along with accompanying pollution
reduction practices on their farms and ranches. Conservation practices will be applied.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
50 landowners will participate in training courses on conservation planning.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
400
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 11
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Petaluma, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Conservation Education
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Assistance with Adopt-A-Watershed program (helping describe watershed processes on field trips
for grades K-12). Assistance with schools working with endangered species habitat protection on
a local watershed project. Provide training on significance and improvements to riparian
habitat at sustainable agriculture workshops for ranchers, farmers and landowners.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Children and adults will learn about watersheds and the importance of riparian areas.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Work with 10 schools on Adopt-A-Watershed and Endangered Species habitat protection. Additional
teachers will be recruited into the educational programs. Adults will become aware of, and
participate in watershed stewardship efforts.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Additional teachers will implement the programs in their classrooms. Ranchers, farmers and
landowners will become aware of watershed impacts and participate in watershed wide efforts,
including protecting and improving riparian habitat.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
350
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 12
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Petaluma, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Salmon and Fishery Recovery
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Stream inventory for critical salmonid habitat. Riparian habitat restoration on private lands.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Inventory of salmonid habitat and problem areas that need restoration. Riparian habitat will be
restored on private lands.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Results will be shared with landowners, and they will allow habitat restoration on their
property.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
50% of landowners contacted will allow restoration efforts on their property.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
50
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 13
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Petaluma, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Water Quality and Watershed Protection
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Landowner outreach on the benefits of watershed stewardship. Training for dairy farmers in
water quality monitoring will be provided. Agricultural land users will be helped to plan and
install watershed protecting practices.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
New watershed stewardship groups will form and existing groups will strengthen. Dairy farmers
will learn to test for polluted water on their dairy. Land users will learn to manage their
property to protect watersheds from erosion and pollution.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
2 new watershed groups will form; 4 existing watershed groups will become more active in
riparian habitat restoration. 20 dairy farmers will be trained in water quality monitoring.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
Watershed stewardship groups will become actively involved in restoration efforts. Dairy farmers
will do water quality monitoring on their farms.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
220
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 14
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Redlands, CA
(7 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Conservation Measures
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Members will plan, design, and install conservation practices including waste management systems,
irrigation systems, and erosion control structures.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Conservation practices installed that save water and reduce pollution
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Quality will be based on how well the NRCS standards are followed during installation and the
landowners satisfaction.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
100% of the installations pass inspection and achieve purpose for which designed. 80% rated
high quality by NRCS District Conservationist.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
30 farms or dairies plus several thousand down-stream residents.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 15
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Redlands, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Conservation Education
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Present conservation information to schools, teachers, homeowners groups, and the general public.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
More people will become aware of the contribution that they can make to improve the
environment.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Use evaluation interviews or forms to rate -success of presentation based an audience judgment.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
At least one known community environmental improvement made from each presentation such as a tree
planting, cleanup project, mulching, wildlife enhancement, or erosion control project.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
Presentations will be made to 1,000 k-12 students, 5 landowner or other organized groups, and 2
workshops or environmental fair booths
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 16
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Redlands, CA
(6 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Water Quality and Watershed Protection
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Plan , present, and install conservation measures that will restore and protect watersheds and
reduce flooding.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Plans completed and presented to stakeholders resulting in practices applied. Watersheds
protected and flooding reduced.
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
Planning will be checked for compliance to NRCS guidelines and practice applications will be
according to NRCS specifications. Landowner judgment will also be used as a measure.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
80% of practices recommended in watershed plans ad presented to the public will be implemented.
1 00% will pass inspection by NRCS District Conservationist.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
7 dairies and several thousand down stream users. 25 mountain property owners.
Kansas
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COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 1
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Kansas
Wetland & Riparian Area Restoration & Public Information Program
(8 Members - RDT)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: To increase public awareness of riparian values by restoring
and enhancing aquatic habitat and riparian areas in
northeast Kansas.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Work on wetland & riparian restoration & enhancement projects. Will include wetland restoration &
creation, bank stabilization, restoration of riparian forest habitat, removal of solid waste
pollution & public education activities.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
Solid waste debris will be cleaned upon approximately 10 miles of urban & rural streams.
Approximately 3 additional miles of stream will be improved through bank stabilization & restoration
of riparian forests (30 acres targeted).
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
A reduction in streambank erosion and survival of riparian plantings on at least 80 of restoration
sites. Quality will also be judged by surveying the communities and individuals that own the
restored/cleaned-up streams.
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
A plan will be prepared for each restored area. It will include standards & specifications that
will be used to determine successful project implementations. Each area will be photo documented.
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
All citizens of Kansas but in particular residents of northeast Kansas.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 2
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Kansas
Big Creek Stabilization (5 FT Members - RDT & 20 PT Members-PL&E)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Improve the riparian area of Big Creek in Frontier Park and
Fort Hays State University by streambank stabilization,
improvement of riparian areas.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 3
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Kansas
Big Creek Stabilization (5 FT Members - RDT & 20 PT Members-PL&E)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Increase the usefulness of the park
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
Remove trash, fallen, demolished picnic tables.
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 4
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Kansas
Big Creek Stabilization (5 FT Members - RDT & 20 PT Members-PL&E)
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE:
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS: Use the site as a demonstration site for proper streambank
stabilization using bioengineering techniques.
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
APPI. Doc
MOLOKAI-LANAI RURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPS
COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM
HI
An AmeriCorps Application
Submitted by
The Natural Resources Conservation Service
P.O. Box 50004
Honolulu, HI 96850
January 1995
PROJECT SUMMARY
High unemployment rates and serious environmental problems
occur in the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Lanai. Population
dependence on welfare and other public assistance resulted after
pineapple production, undertaken by large-scale plantations,
ceased during the last decade. Over grazing of range land at the
turn of the century and past environmentally insensitive cropping
practices have caused serious natural resource degradation.
Large areas of both islands appear denuded and tropical "red"
subsoil exposure predominates the landscape.
To counter the bleak employment situation, federal, state,
county and private programs have focused on fostering small and
medium-scale agricultural enterprises. Such programs are
designed to meet the needs of the predominantly Hawaiian (150%)
and Filipino (120%) populations of these islands. A desire to
have traditional rural lifestyle dictates need for low cost,
sustainable agricultural production systems. Community
conceived, driven and staffed programs exist, however, a
mechanism providing college level, educated personnel to develop
and implement specific environmentally corrective activities is
lacking.
The objective of this AmeriCorps proposal is for the Rural
Development Corps program to enhance local community capacity
planning and undertaking needed environmental and resource
protection activities. Educational and employment opportunities
would be provided immediately. Long-term environmental
restoration and upgrading of labor force skills would result.
MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
The mission of this AmeriCorps proposal is to develop local
capacity by providing educational and employment opportunities to
enhance the quality of life on the islands of Molokai and Lanai.
This would be achieved through the following objectives:
1)
To increase the educational level of community members
through existing university degree programs,
2)
To provide one-on-one technical expertise for limited
resource farmers,
3)
To conduct seminars that stimulate application of
conservation measures,
4)
To empower the people in these communities to gain the
necessary skills and abilities to achieve economic
benefits and a sense of pride in their land and water
resources.
The program would be fully integrated with on-going NRCS and
MLSWCD programs and would be housed at the NRCS Hoolehua Field
office. An individual capable of handling the responsibilities
of Rural Development Corps leader and five team members have been
identified. During the school year (September-May) the team
would attend the University of Hawaii at Manoa or Maui Community
College (MCC) campus on Molokai. The team would monitor and
evaluate program success by reporting on their progress on acres
planted or managed under NRCS developed, MLSWCD approved
implemented conservation plans.
NARRATIVE
A. Need
The islands of Molokai and Lanai lie between Oahu and Maui
and consist of approximately 168,000 and 89,000 acres
respectively. The Hawaii State Department of Hawaiian Homelands
(DHHL) administers over three hundred Hawaiian homesteads on the
island of Molokai. Previously these homesteads were leased to
large commercial companies that employed island residents for
pineapple production and packing. Lower cost of production
abroad resulted in termination of the pineapple industry on both
islands. Changing market demand has prompted Molokai's 7,000 and
Lanais 3500 inhabitants to seek alternative commercial and
subsistence agricultural enterprises. Most common activities
include: vegetable, fruit, nut, seed and flower production;
livestock husbandry; and fishing.
The County of Maui, Economic Development Department,
administers a State owned agricultural park, which contributes
extensively to Molokai's economic base. The County is examining
the feasibility of designating Molokai as a tax-free, enterprise
zone to stimulate economic growth.
The University of Hawaii at Manoa Cooperative Extension
Service (UHCES) is working to develop resident farming capacity.
The Molokai branch of MCC provides first and second year
university level agricultural related classes at its Hoolehua
agricultural farm and via Skybridge satellite connections to
other University of Hawaii campuses. U.S. Congressional support
has provided financial assistance, channeled through NRCS, to
MLSWCD for the Molokai Agricultural Community (MAC) project which
by the end of 1995 will have provided over 90 homesteaders start
up funding (purchasing water meters, perimeter fences, land
clearing, etc.) to implement environmentally sound agricultural
projects. The community has been empowered by the NRCS and
MLSWCD to manage this project. Each MAC project is implemented
via an NRCS developed, MLSWCD approved conservation plan.
Annually NRCS develops a plan of work in conjunction with
MLSWCD's long range and annual work plans. Both programs are
developed with community input and address concerns by providing
technical assistance and coordinating financial aid. MLSWCD's
volunteer Board of Directors are local land users that
participate in a number of community organizations and
activities. MLSWCD's high priority target areas are
environmental restoration (primarily reforestation and reducing
non-point source pollution) and the development of conservation
plans. Conservation plans serve as legal exceptions to required
County of Maui grubbing and grading permits for land users.
Conservation plans meet NRCS standards and specifications as
described in the Field Office Technical Guide. Additional
financial incentives are provided by USDA Consolidated Farm
Service Agency programs for installing recommended conservation
practices. Federal and state legislation such as the Clean Water
and Air Acts, Coastal Zone Management and the Rare and Endangered
Species Acts provide regulatory impetus for sound environmental
planning.
During 1994, the NRCS Hoolehua Field Office initiated an
intensive cooperator "find and follow up" program that identified
individuals needing conservation planning assistance. The effort
resulted in a high priority, immediate need to provide services
above and beyond NRCS's capacity. Over 90% of clients requesting
assistance were identified by NRCS as "Limited Resource Farmers"
thus needing specific, timely, culturally sensitive assistance.
Annual follow up visits encouraging plan installation is an NRCS
goal for servicing these high priority clients, however, staff
resources at the Hoolehua Field Office are limited. Coinciding
with this program, community awareness to restore and best manage
the islands' natural resources was heightened.
Conflict among environmental groups wishing to limit island
development and private land owners wishing to develop "their"
resources resulted. Ranching activities, requiring conservation
planning assistance, resumed after a 1985 State mandated bovine
tuberculosis eradication program had suspended cattle production
on the island.
During 1994, MLSWCD and a University of Hawaii environmental
team undertook Hydrologic Unit Area planning for the Manawainui
Gulch area aimed at abating sediment transport and deposition on
Molokai's fringing reef which serves as an important island
fisheries resource. The Hawaii State Department of Health has
designated over 16,000 acres of Molokai's southern shore as a
Water Quality Limited Segment because of extremely high turbid
water levels; possibly attributed to land mismanagement causing
runoff and sedimentation.
DHHL plans include development of additional homestead lands
on Molokai. Prompted by DHHL needs, the State Department of
Agriculture and MLSWCD requested that NRCS initiate a River Basin
Study in 1994 to identify and evaluate water resource needs and
development alternatives. NRCS, through the Resource
Conservation and Development program, sponsors over ten
community-based, MLSWCD coordinated projects which receive public
and private support.
After the demise of the pineapple industry, the Dole
Company, owner of most of Lanai, built two luxury hotels and
refocussed its agricultural activities into hay and pasture
production. Land was set aside and a Community Gardens program
was developed to provide land and water resources for former
pineapple workers (primarily of Filipino and Hawaiian decent).
The University of Hawaii at Manoa Cooperative Extension Service
(UHCES) provides hands-on assistance to innovative Community
Gardens farmers so that they will be prepared move to a planned,
State operated agricultural park when it is ready in the near
future. Dole has encouraged specialty vegetable production by
Community Garden farmers for the luxury hotels.
In summary, the two islands' agricultural production systems
have changed. Development efforts have focused on creating
locally owned agricultural production systems that meet community
and state agricultural needs. Unfortunately agricultural
production system change does not result in immediate economic
gains. Labor is displaced and currently high unemployment
exists. Assistance for the island communities during the
transition period, is needed as evidenced by continued high
enrollment for unemployment benefits and welfare programs.
B. Design
The concept of the program is to develop local community
human resources that will address environmental problems and
provide employment opportunities. The Rural Development Corps
leader would be responsible for the daily program operation,
budgets, evaluation, correspondence, and supervision of other
participants. He/she would also enroll in upper division natural
resource management university courses. Some courses may involve
Directed Research/Study projects (supervised by UH professors and
NRCS staff) and others may require off-island travel to the Oahu
UH campus. While on Oahu, he/she could take advantage of
additional engineering, soils, and planning expertise from NRCS
State and Honolulu Field Office staff.
Practical, hands-on work assignments would be provided and
supervised by the Hoolehua Field Office District Conservationist.
Such assignments would include assisting NRCS and MLSWCD in
updating their annual plans of work, learning conservation
planning by working directly with NRCS staff, supervising and
assisting five other Rural Development Corps students enrolled in
Maui Community College's (MCC) Molokai agricultural program.
The other five Rural Development Corps staff would attend
MCC and work on specific "resource implementation projects"
chosen by the team, subject to the objectives of the program in
conjunction with their course work and ongoing NRCS activities.
The Rural Development Corps team would-prepare and provide
educational seminars that will promote good ecosystem management.
Topics would include: grazing management techniques; evaluation
of pesticide runoff and surface affects; farming practices aimed
at retarding soil movement; windbreak design, installation, and
maintenance; wildlife appreciation, enhancement and control; and
familiarize land users with low-input, environmentally suited
plants. Because the team would work directly with client
farmers, skills such as salesmanship, team work, networking and
continued evaluation for improvement would be gained. The team
would be exposed to a broad range of community issues and gain
experience in interagency coordination. These connections would
provide avenues for supporting community leadership and
sustaining local input in natural resource stewardship.
C. Specific Resource Needs - Annual Budget
1) Rural Development Corps
a. Team leader
(tuition, books, benefits, stipend, air fares and incidentals)
Estimated Cost
$25, 000
b. Team members (5)
(tuition, books, benefits, stipends, and incidentals @ $20,000
each)
Estimated Cost
100, 000
C. Seminars
(printed materials, room rental, refreshments, incidentals,
air fares for Lanai participants and visiting speakers)
Estimated Cost
5,000
Total
$130, 000
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL SERVICE
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVE
MOLOKAI-LANAI RURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPS
COMMUNITY ACTION TEAM
An AmeriCorps Application
Submitted by
The Natural Resources Conservation Service
P. P.O. Box 50004
Honolulu, HI 96850
January 1995
PROJECT SUMMARY
High unemployment rates and serious environmental
problems occur in the Hawaiian islands of Molokai and Lanai.
Population dependence on welfare and other public assistance
resulted after pineapple production, undertaken by large-
scale plantations, ceased during the last decade. Over
grazing of range land at the turn of the century and past
environmentally insensitive cropping practices have caused
serious natural resource degradation. Large areas of both
islands appear denuded and tropical "red" subsoil exposure
predominates the landscape.
To counter the bleak employment situation, federal,
state, county and private programs have focused on fostering
small and medium-scale agricultural enterprises. Such
programs are designed to meet the needs of the predominantly
Hawaiian (150%) and Filipino (120%) populations of these
islands. A desire to have traditional rural lifestyle
dictates need for low cost, sustainable agricultural
production systems. Community conceived, driven and staffed
programs exist, however, a mechanism providing college-
level, educated personnel to develop and implement specific
environmentally corrective activities is lacking.
The objective of this AmeriCorps proposal is for the
Rural Development Corps program to enhance local community
capacity planning and undertaking needed environmental and
resource protection activities. Educational and employment
opportunities would be provided immediately. Long-term
environmental restoration and upgrading of labor force
skills would result.
MISSION AND OBJECTIVES
The mission of this AmeriCorps proposal is to develop
local capacity by providing educational and employment
opportunities to enhance the quality of life on the islands
of Molokai and Lanai. This would be achieved through the
following objectives:
1) To increase the educational level of community
members through existing university degree
programs,
2) To provide one-on-one technical expertise for
limited resource farmers,
3) To conduct seminars that stimulate application of
conservation measures,
4) To empower the people in these communities to gain
the necessary skills and abilities to achieve
economic benefits and a sense of pride in their
land and water resources.
The program would be fully integrated with on-going
NRCS and MLSWCD programs and would be housed at the NRCS
Hoolehua Field Office. An individual capable of handling
the responsibilities of Rural Development Corps leader and
five team members have been identified. During the school
year (September-May) the team would attend the University of
Hawaii at Manoa or Maui Community College (MCC) campus on
Molokai. The team would monitor and evaluate program
success by reporting on their progress on acres planted or
managed under NRCS developed, MLSWCD approved implemented
conservation plans.
NARRATIVE
A. Need
The islands of Molokai and Lanai lie between Oahu and
Maui and consist of approximately 168,000 and 89,000 acres
respectively. The Hawaii State Department of Hawaiian
Homelands (DHHL) administers over three hundred Hawaiian
homesteads on the island of Molokai. Previously these
homesteads were leased to large commercial companies that
employed island residents for pineapple production and
packing. Lower cost of production abroad resulted in
termination of the pineapple industry on both islands.
Changing market demand has prompted Molokai's 7,000 and
Lanai's 3500 inhabitants to seek alternative commercial and
subsistence agricultural enterprises. Most common
activities include: vegetable, fruit, nut, seed and flower
production; livestock husbandry; and fishing.
The County of Maui, Economic Development Department,
administers a State owned agricultural park, which
contributes extensively to Molokai's economic base. The
County is examining the feasibility of designating Molokai
as a tax-free, enterprise zone to stimulate economic growth.
The University of Hawaii at Manoa Cooperative Extension
Service (UHCES) is working to develop resident farming
capacity. The Molokai branch of MCC provides first and
second year university level agricultural related classes at
its Hoolehua agricultural farm and via Skybridge satellite
connections to other University of Hawaii campuses. U.S.
Congressional support has provided financial assistance,
channelled through NRCS, to MLSWCD for the Molokai
Agricultural Community (MAC) project which by the end of
1995 will have provided over 90 homesteaders start up
funding (purchasing water meters, perimeter fences, land
clearing, etc) to implement environmentally sound
agricultural projects. The community has been empowered by
the NRCS and MLSWCD to manage this project. Each MAC
project is implemented via an NRCS developed, MLSWCD
approved conservation plan.
Annually NRCS develops a plan of work in conjunction
with MLSWCD's long range and annual work plans. Both
programs are developed with community input and address
concerns by providing technical assistance and coordinating
financial aid. MLSWCD's volunteer Board of Directors are
local land users that participate in a number of community
organizations and activities. MLSWCD's high priority target
areas are environmental restoration (primarily reforestation
and reducing non-point source pollution) and the development
of conservation plans. Conservation plans serve as legal
exceptions to required County of Maui grubbing and grading
permits for land users. Conservation plans meet NRCS
standards and specifications as described in the Field
Office Technical Guide. Additional financial incentives are
provided by USDA Consolidated Farm Service Agency programs
for installing recommended conservation practices. Federal
and state legislation such as the Clean Water and Air Acts,
Coastal Zone Management and the Rare and Endangered Species
Acts provide regulatory impetus for sound environmental
planning.
During 1994, the NRCS Hoolehua Field Office initiated
an intensive cooperator "find and follow up" program that
identified individuals needing conservation planning
assistance. The effort resulted in a high priority,
immediate need to provide services above and beyond NRCS's
capacity. Over 90% of clients requesting assistance were
identified by NRCS as "Limited Resource Farmers" thus
needing specific, timely, culturally sensitive assistance.
Annual follow up visits encouraging plan installation is an
NRCS goal for servicing these high priority clients,
however, staff resources at the Hoolehua Field Office are
limited. Coinciding with this program, community awareness
to restore and best manage the islands' natural resources
was heightened.
Conflict among environmental groups wishing to limit
island development and private land owners wishing to
develop "their" resources resulted. Ranching activities,
requiring conservation planning assistance, resumed after a
1985 State mandated bovine tuberculosis eradication program
had suspended cattle production on the island.
During 1994, MLSWCD and a University of Hawaii
environmental team undertook Hydrologic Unit Area planning
for the Manawainui Gulch area aimed at abating sediment
transport and deposition on Molokai's fringing reef which
serves as an important island fisheries resource. The
Hawaii State Department of Health has designated over 16,000
acres of Molokai's southern shore as a Water Quality Limited
Segment because of extremely high turbid water levels;
possibly attributed to land mismanagement causing runoff and
sedimentation.
DHHL plans include development of additional homestead
lands on Molokai. Prompted by DHHL needs, the State
Department of Agriculture and MLSWCD requested that NRCS
initiate a River Basin Study in 1994 to identify and
evaluate water resource needs and development alternatives.
NRCS, through the Resource Conservation and Development
program, sponsors over ten community-based, MLSWCD
coordinated projects which receive public and private
support.
After the demise of the pineapple industry, the Dole
Company, owner of most of Lanai, built two luxury hotels and
refocussed its agricultural activities into hay and pasture
production. Land was set aside and a Community Gardens
program was developed to provide land and water resources
for former pineapple workers (primarily of Filipino and
Hawaiian decent). The University of Hawaii at Manoa
Cooperative Extension Service (UHCES) provides hands-on
assistance to innovative Community Gardens farmers so that
they will be prepared move to a planned, State operated
agricultural park when it is ready in the near future. Dole
has encouraged specialty vegetable production by Community
Garden farmers for the luxury hotels.
In summary, the two islands' agricultural production
systems have changed. Development efforts have focussed on
creating locally owned agricultural production systems that
meet community and state agricultural needs. Unfortunately
agricultural production system change does not result in
immediate economic gains. Labor is displaced and currently
high unemployment exists. Assistance for the island
communities during the transition period, is needed as
evidenced by continued high enrollment for unemployment
benefits and welfare programs.
B. Design
The concept of the program is to develop local
community human resources that will address environmental
problems and provide employment opportunities. The Rural
Development Corps leader would be responsible for the daily
program operation, budgets, evaluation, correspondence, and
supervision of other participants. He/she would also enroll
in upper division natural resource management university
courses. Some courses may involve Directed Research/Study
projects (supervised by UH professors and NRCS staff) and
others may require off-island travel to the Oahu UH campus.
While on Oahu, he/she could take advantage of additional
engineering, soils, and planning expertise from NRCS State
and Honolulu Field Office staff.
Practical, hands-on work assignments would be provided
and supervised by the Hoolehua Field Office District
Conservationist. Such assignments would include assisting
NRCS and MLSWCD in updating their annual plans of work,
learning conservation planning by working directly with NRCS
staff, supervising and assisting five other Rural
Development Corps students enrolled in Maui Community
College's (MCC) Molokai agricultural program.
The other five Rural Development Corps staff would
attend MCC and work on specific "resource implementation
projects" chosen by the team, subject to the objectives of
the program in conjunction with their course work and on-
going NRCS activities.
The Rural Development Corps team would prepare and
provide educational seminars that will promote good
ecosystem management. Topics would include: grazing
management techniques; evaluation of pesticide runoff and
surface affects; farming practices aimed at retarding soil
movement; windbreak design, installation, and maintenance;
wildlife appreciation, enhancement and control; and
familiarize land users with low-input, environmentally
suited plants. Because the team would work directly with
client farmers, skills such as salesmanship, team work,
networking and continued evaluation for improvement would be
gained. The team would be exposed to a broad range of
community issues and gain experience in interagency
coordination. These connections would provide avenues for
supporting community leadership and sustaining local input
in natural resource stewardship.
C. Specific Resource Needs - Annual Budget
1) Rural Development Corps
Estimated Cost
a. Team leader
(tuition, books, benefits, stipend,
air fares and incidentals)
$25,000
b. Team members (5)
(tuition, books, benefits, stipends,
and incidentals @ $20,000 each)
100,000
C. Seminars
(printed materials, room rental,
refreshments, incidentals, air fares
for Lanai participants and visiting
speakers)
5,000
Total
$130,000
Hawaii
OBJ.DOC
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 1
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: Molokai & Lanai,
Community Action Team (6 Members - 5 PL&E/1 RDT)
Hawaii
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
- 77 OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS:
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 2
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Molokai & Lanai,
Community Action Team (6 Members - 5 PL&E/1 RDT
Hawaii
SITE SUJERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
DEJECTIVE STATEMENTS:
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 3
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Molokai & Lanai,
Community Notion Team (6 Members - 5 PL&E/1 RDT
Hawaii
CUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
02 OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS:
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 3
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Molokai & Lanai,
Community Action Team (6 Members - 5 PL&E/1 RDT
Hawaii
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS:
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. HOW will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 4
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Molokai & Lanai,
Community Action Team (6 Members - 5 PL&E/1 RDT
Hawaii
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS:
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?
COMMUNITY SERVICE OBJECTIVES
Objective 5
GRANTEE: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
SITE: : Molokai & Lanai,
Community Action Team (6 Members - 5 PL&E/1 RDT
Hawaii
SITE SUPERVISOR:
PHONE: ( )
COUNTY:
COMPONENTS OF OBJECTIVE STATEMENTS:
1. What work will be done? What service activities will your participants engage in?
2. What is the hoped for result of the work/activities described above?
3. How will you measure the quality of your product or impact of your service?
4. By what standard will you gauge success?
5. How many individuals will receive the benefit of the work your participants perform?