Forest Stewardship Plan
Standards and Federal Requirements

Identification Plan Component	Yes / No	Rating
		Excellent		Good	Acceptable but Needs Improvement	Not Acceptable
Landowner name, address, and phone number	R
Plan preparer name, address, and phone number	R
Plan preparation date
Legal description, or directions to site
Stewardship acres	R
Landowner goals and supporting stand objectives	R
Regional/subsection national hierarchy information
General property description	R
Interaction with surrounding properties
Map with property boundaries, cover types, water, roads, etc., clearly and adequately labeled	R
Known threatened and endangered species	R
Cultural heritage databases checked
Soils information (can be generalized over entire property when soils are uniform)	R
Description
Stands by cover type and area (acres)	R
Description of dominant vegetation, including tree species and size class	R
Stand characteristics, based on a reliable field inventory that includes the following:
Stand age
Stand health
Site quality
Stocking
Stand volume
Timber quality
Growth rate
Stand history
Integrated items (based on observation or printed reports):
Habitat and wildlife uses
Water quality issues
Timber production potential
Recreational opportunities
Integrated items (continued):
Important natural features
Recommendations
Long-range silvicultural objectives for each forested cover type or stand are clearly stated and are related to landowner goals.
Schedule for completion of prescribed activities for the next 5 years	R
Schedule for completion of prescribed activities for the next 10 years
Communication
Management Unit Analysis Table that summarizes stands (management units) by area, site class, cover type, description, management objectives, and recommended management activities
Summary paragraph from landowner profile that evaluates landowner’s available Time, Interest, Money, and Energy (TIME)	*
The plan information is presented in a logical format that is easy to follow.
The writing style is easy to read and understand.
The writer avoids wordiness, jargon, and mistakes in grammar and spelling.
The plan meets the landowner’s needs and provides useful advice in a skillful way.
The plan is likely to inspire the landowner to action.
R = Required federal standards * = Either a form or a summary paragraph Note: To qualify for funding under phase 3, all the R requirements have to be met in addition to 70% of the additional standards.
Minimum Requirements met:		Yes	No
70% of additional standards met:		Yes	No
Definitions for New Standards:
Yes = Excellent, Good, or Needs Improvement
No = Not Acceptable