U. S. LENTIC WETLAND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (Derived from U.S. Lentic Wetland Inventory Data) ,,,

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1 U. S. LENTIC WETLAND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT (Derived from U.S. Lentic Wetland Inventory Data) ADMINISTRATIVE DATA A1. Field data collected by: A2. Funding Agency/Organization: A3a. BLM State Office: A3b. BLM Field Office/Field Station: A3c. BLM Office Code: If Yes, A3e: Allotment Number: A4. USFWS Refuge: A5. Reservation: A6. NPS Park/NHS: Allotment Name: Management Status: A7. USFS National Forest: A8. Other Location: A9. Year: Allotment ID: A10. Date field data collected: A11. Observers: A12a. At least some part of this polygon has been inventoried more than once (resampled)? (Yes; No): If No, go to item A13a. If Yes, A12b. This polygon coincides exactly with another inventoried polygon? (Yes; No): A12c. Is this the latest inventory for this polygon? (Yes; No): A12d. ID No.(s) of other inventories of this polygon: A12e. Other years: A12f. This polygon shares common area with other inventoried polygon(s)? (Yes; No): A12h. ID No.(s) of other records sharing area with this polygon: A13a. Has a change in management occurred? (Yes; No): A13c. Type of management change applied: A3d. Is the polygon in an active BLM grazing allotment? (Yes; No; NA): A3f: Allotment Number: Allotment ID: Allotment Name: Management Status:,,, Reach ID: A12g. Other years:,,,, If Yes, A13b. Year that changed occurred:, LOCATION DATA B1. State/Province: B3. Allotment/Range/Management unit: B4a. Area name: B4b. Tributary to: B4c. Group name: B6. Elevation (ft): ; (m): Observer B7a. Polygon latitude/longitude coordinates: GPS Projection: Accuracy Initial Deg Min Sec N/S Decimal Deg Min Sec E/W Decimal +/- ft +/- m & WPT WPT1: Lat: WPT2: Lat: WPT3: Lat: WPT4: Lat: Other Waypoints: WPT5: Lat: WPT6: Lat: B7b. Other Point Comments: B2. County/Municipal district: B4d. Group number: B5. Polygon number: 1

2 B8. Hydrologic unit code(s) (HUC) from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD): HUC LEVELS: Region (2 digits; First Level HUC); Subregion (4 digits; Second Level HUC); Basin (6 digits; Third Level HUC); Subbasin (8 digits; Fourth Level HUC); Watershed (10 digits; Fifth Level HUC); and Subwatershed (12 digits; Sixth Level HUC) HUC #1: HUC #3: HUC #5: 2 HUC #2: HUC #4: HUC #6:

3 SELECTED SUMMARY DATA C1. Wetland type: C3a. Is the entire polygon an upland? (Yes; No): types? (Yes; No): C3c. Functional wetland (ac): C4. Does the polygon contain a defined sthoreline? (Yes; No; NC): C5. Polygon length (mi): C7a. Average riparian zone width (ft): C2. Polygon size (ac): ; (hect): If No, C3b. Does the polygon consist entirely of functional wetland ; (hect): C3d. Percent of total polygon: ; (km): C6. Number of miles the polygon represents: ; (km): ; (m): C7b. Riparian zone width range (ft): to ; (m): to C8. Habitat Types and Community Types Classification Type Name Phase Approx. Percent of Polygon Successional Stage or Comments 3

4 LENTIC WETLAND ECOLOGICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT SCORE SHEET (Derived from Lentic Wetland Inventory Form) Actual Possible Score Score 1. Vegetative Cover of the Polygon (D12) 2a. Total Canopy Cover of Invasive Plant Species (Weeds) (D13c) 2b. Density Distribution Pattern of Invasive Plant Species (Weeds) (D13c) Are invasive species present? (Yes; No; NC): List Invasive Plant Species present, including Percent Canopy Cover and Density Distribution Class: Can.Cov. Dens.Dist. Can.Cov.Dens.Dist. Can.Cov.Dens.Dist. black henbane: broadleaved pepperweed: bull thistle: field scabiosa: field sowthistle: flowering-rush: prickly Russian thistle: purple loosestrife: Russian knapweed: burningbush: Fuller s teasel: Russian olive: butter and eggs: houndstongue: saltcedar (tamarisk): Canada thistle: cheatgrass: common tansy: Dalmatian toadflax: diffuse knapweed: Dyer s woad: field bindweed: leafy spurge: lesser burdock: medusahead: nodding plumeless thistle: North Africa grass: orange hawkweed: oxeye daisy: Scotch cottonthistle: spotted knapweed: St. John s wort: sulphur cinquefoil: tall buttercup: whitetop: yellow starthistle: field brome: paleyellow iris: 3. Disturbance-increaser Undesirable Herbaceous Species (D14b) 4. Preferred Tree and Shrub Establishment and/or Regeneration (D3 and D6c) 5a. Browse Util. of Preferred Trees and Shrubs (D5a and D6c) 5b. Live Woody Veg. Removal other than Browsing (D6g) 6. Human Alteration of Polygon Vegetation (F9a) 7a. Percent of Polygon Physical Site Altered By Human Cause (F10b) 7b. Severity of Human Caused Alteration of Polygon Physical Site (F10e) Human-Caused Bare Ground (F11c) Degree of Artificial Withdrawal or Raising of Water Level (F5a) Vegetation Subtotal: Soil / Hydrology Subtotal: Overall Polygon Total: Rating Calculation: (Actual Score/Possible Score) X 100 = Rating Percent (%) Vegetation Rating: / x 100 = Soil / Hydrology: / x 100 = OVERALL: / x 100 = Descriptive Category Rating Percent Range Descriptive Category Proper Functioning Condition (Healthy) Functional At Risk (Healthy, but with Problems) <60 Nonfunctional (Unhealthy) ADDITIONAL MANAGEMENT CONCERNS Actual Score Possible Score 10. Overflow structure stability (F6c): 11. Polygon trend (Is the polygon: Improving; Degrading; Static; or Status Unknown?) (D17): 4

5 SELECTED COMMENTARY FIELDS FROM THE POLYGON LENTIC INVENTORY FORM D17. Explain trend description and give other vegetation comments: F27. Physical site comments (Summarizing characteristics or problems not evident from the data collected. Included are topics related to any of the optional data. Consider current and historic attributes resulting from human-caused and natural processes.): F28. Detailed description of the polygon boundaries if it does not include the entire wetland area at the site: 5