Section 2580.120  Management Practices

a)         The specific management practices (herbicide application, planting, prescribed burning, tree thinning, water control structures, etc.) that will be used to achieve the management objectives shall be described.  If a management practice is to be implemented on only a portion of the managed land, the portion on which each practice will be applied shall be specified and delineated on an aerial map included in the conservation management plan.

b)         The description of management practices to be implemented on the managed land shall include a Schedule of Practices for the entire 10-year program commitment.

c)         During the third, sixth, and ninth years of the enrollment period, the landowner shall report to the Department the management practices that were implemented the previous three years.  Reports must be returned to the Department by March 31 of the following year using the CSP triennial report form.  This form can be found at the Department's website:  www.dnr.illinois.gov/conservation/csp.html.  For monitoring purposes, any receipts, expenditures, or invoices related to management work completed on the enrolled land must be provided to the Department with the triennial report form.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 5725, effective March 27, 2024)