Enrollment Requirements
Minimum Qualifications for enrollment
- Must have vegetation on at least 50% of the field
- On average, vegetation must be at least 8 inches tall
- Must have reliable brood water within at least ½ mile of field
Ranking Criteria
| 1. Proximate (within 1/2 mile) Water Source (Include all that apply): | Max |
| Managed Summer Wetland (min 40 acres) | 30 |
| Adjacent Summer wetland bonus | 5 |
| Planted Rice (min 40 acres) | 20 |
| Adjacent Rice Bonus | 5 |
| Creek, slough, canal | 10 |
| SUB-TOTAL | 70 |
| 2. Distance to Perpetually Protected Properties within 5 miles (Include all that apply): | |
| Perpetually Protected Refuge or WA | 15 |
| Perpetually Protected Easement | 10 |
| Property (public/private) under management agreement | 10 |
| Upland 100+ Contiguous Acres | 10 |
| Upland 50 - 100 Contiguous Acres | 5 |
| SUB-TOTAL | 50 |
| 3. Condition of Nesting Cover: | |
| Percent Cover - Vegetation must be present on 50% of the field. 2 points per 5% increase of cover on the field |
20 |
| Average Vegetation Height - minimum of 8 inches in March. 2 point for every additional inch of vegetation above 8" up to 24". |
32 |
| SUB-TOTAL | 52 |
| GRAND TOTAL | 172 |
