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Home My WebLink About2002.07.23 - Wetland Critical Area Study for George Barber and Pacific Funding-t I -l j i W. David Logg, CPSS and Wetland Specialist P. O. Box 2347, PortAngeles, WA 98362 Phone:36O457-3920-Far 360457O131 Email: wd ploglgiy@olypen. com Web Page: Olypen.com/wd ploggt Specializing in: Soil M apping and Classification Soil lnvestigations- Soil Site Analysis Wetland Mapping Delineation and Restoration Soil Redox Potential Monitoringfor Hydric Soil Determination Certif ierl Loggy Soil and Wetland Consulting I i I Proposed Project: Project Name: Reference: Prepared for: Prepared By: WETLAND CRITICAL AREA STUDY PREPAIRED FORTFIE PROPERTY OF George Barber and Pacific Funding Corp Located in portion ofthe Section 09, T.30N, R01W W.M. Wetland Critical Area Study Barber and PFC Request for Additional Information; LUP02-011, Pacific Funding Corp. City of Port Townsend Department of Building and Community l)evelopment George Barber and Pacific Funding Corp P.O. Box 1449 Seattle, WA 98115 Loggy Soil and Wetland Consulting W. David Loggy, CPSS P.O.Box2347 Port Angeles, WA 98362-0303 (360) 4s7-3e20 I lJ a,l : )-t -) July 23,2002 I TABLE OF CONTSNTS Introduction: Property Description Existing Conditions and Use: Purpose and Approach: Wetland Determination Hydrophyti c Vegetation Hydric Soils Wetland Hydrology Plant Identification and Classification Wetlands Characteristics General Waland Conditions Wetland-A Vegetation Soils Hydrology Wetland AA Vegetation Soils Hydrology Wetland B Vegetation Soils Hydrology Wetland Conclusions Appendices Appendix A: Field Data Sheets and Forms Appendix B: Plant List Of Plants Identified On The Wetlands Page I Page L Page 1-2 Page2-3 Page2-4 Page 4-5 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Page 6 Page 6 Page 7 PageT Page 7 Page 7 Page 7-8 Page 8 Page 8 Page 8 Page 8-9 Page 9 Page 9 j I l .l-) l I.,, .-) ,J = =1 I -t = = r-l I I "t ! I-) INTRODUCTION Atthe request of Mr. Jim Lindsay (Harbor Development Services, LLC) during a project area field review and on behalf of Mr. George Barber and Pacific Funding Corporation (PFC), Loggy Soil and Wetland Consulting conducted a critical area study on three wetland areas adjacent to the subjects project area. Atthe direction of Jeff Randall, Director of Building and Community Development for the City of Port Tovmsend, only enough wetland boundary delineation hadto occurto determine whether resulting wetland buffers would occur on the subject property. Three isolated, depressional wetlands were identified. Two depressional wetlands were partially delineated and were classified as Class III Wetlands and one very small wetland was completely delineated and classified as a Class IV. The area of wetlands were classified and delineated as according to and required by the Port Townsend Municipal Code @TMC), Chapter 19.05, Sensitive area 5 (19.05.1l0 (B) (3) and will have buffer widths assigned to the wetlands based on their classes according to 19.05.110 (E) (3). PROPERTY DESCRIPTION Location: The Barber & PFC property is located in Section 09, Township 30 North, Range 01 West, W.M., Jefferson County, Washington. The Southem boundary ofthe property is bordered by Highway 20 and Discovery Road cuts throughthe West andNorth boundaries ofthe property. Approximately one quarter (U ) of the property is on the Nor*rwest Side of Discovery Road. The .rrtir" prop.rty is in forested conditions. It canbe reached from Port Townsend by taking Highway 20 to Glen Cove Road. Tum right on Glen Cove Road andthentum immediately right onto Discovery Road. Traveling from the south on Highway 20 the property can be reached by tuming left on Glen Cove Road andthen immediately right onto Discovery Road. Travel on Discovery Road for about 500 yards to where public notice signs are posted on either side of Discovery Road. Existine Conditions and Use: The property with the Class III and IV wetlands was cleared of forest and put in pasture some time between 1953 and 1990 as indicated bythis available aerial photography. Both of these wetlands consist of isolated depressional areas that are located on a terrace. The larger wetland has a small narrow oblong pond approximately in the middle ofthe wetland. The wetlands are bordered on the east and south sides by a private road. On the South side of the private road, the terrace slopes gently towards the road before sloping to the south. This part of the terrace is in pasture, a garden area, and a single family farm residence with several farm attendant features. The terrace to the north ofthe wetlands is in pasture and gently slopes to the north with slope gradients ranging from 5 to 10 percent. On the East Side of the road, the lots are forested. The North West comer of the Barber & PFC property is on the Southeast side ofthe road and is more than 50-feet and 75-feet from the boundary lines ofthe Class IV and Class trI wetlands respectively. The vegetation, soils and hydrology of the wetlands are discussed in the Wetland Characteristics Section ofthis report. The wetland identified as Wetland B is located approximatelythree quarters (3/4s) ofthe way south from the Northwest corner along the West property line west of Discovery Road. The closes point of Wetland B is to the subject property is 4O-feet west of this property line. &S:Ue4rud"S-af-t isolated depresgional area that is located on a terrace. This wetland consists of an open herbaceous flooded area and a icruU-shrub hiiiitaitype. The iand area around this wetland is slightly higher in elevation and all surface runoffdrains to this wetland. The vegetation, soils and hydrology of the wetlands are discussed in the Wetland Characteristics Section ofthis report. ") W-o @o .^,'t\ i;.r-rtrv' I IBarber & PFC Project LSWC 07/231A2 Property Description Continued All the wetlands and their associated upland areas, including the subject property range in elevation from 2001o240 feet. Slopes gradients forthis general land area ranges from I to 15 percent. The subject property is a 10.7 acres forested parcel that is titled Parcel B with a Tax Number of 00094007 Tax 16. The Parcel is divided by Discovery Road. The parcel on the West Side of Discovery Road isil.8 acres and East Side ls 8.9 acres. ilhis land parcel was investigated in September 1993. A report on the findings of this investigation is on file with Clark Land Office in Sequim Washington. The conclusion ofthis investigation was thatthere was that a narrow strip of wetland existed along part ofthe eastem part ofthis property. Olympic Wetland Resources had already delineated this wetland. No other wetlands existed on the subject property. Two additional addendum reports (February 7 ,20A0 and February 25, 2002) supported that there had no landscape modification, changes to drainage patters or habitx types and there is no presence of priority species. Thesetwo addendum reports are also on file with Clark Land Office. Soils for the terrace area that have Wetland A and AA are mapped in the Soil Survey of Jefferson County (August 1975) as Clallam Gravely sandy loam, 0-15 slopes. The soils are described as being well-drained soils that have very slowly permeable cemented horizons that range from 20 to 40 inches. The field review indicates that this mapping is accurde for the upland terrace area around these two wetlands but the wetlands have somewhat poorlyto poorly drained soils Soils for the terrace area that is Wetland A are identified as the Dick Loamy Sand, 0 to 15 percent slopes. Dick soils are somewhat excessively drained sandy soils. Dick soils were found on the upland portion ofthe terrace. The soils forthe wetland range from somewhat poorlyto poorly drained soils. Soils underthe scrub-shrub portion ofthe wetland have a shallow slowlypermeable dense till less than 20 inches deep while the open herbaceous area ofthe wetland has mucky mineral soils with the slowly permeable till at depths of 20 inches or greater. More detailed soil descriptions for each wetland is presented in the Wetland Characteristics Section ofthis report. PURPOStr AND APPROACH The purpose ofthis study is to present the observations and data of our field investigation to determine the boundary line for the wetlands generally described above to identifii the required buffer width. Only a sufficient length of boundarywas establishedto daermine whetherthe required buffer for the established Wetland Class would overlap onto the Barber & PFC project area. The three (3) wetland's boundaries were delineated and they were classified according to requirements of (PTMC), Chapter 19.05, Sensitive area 5 (19.05.1l0 (B) (3) and have buffer widths assigned according to 19.05.110 (E) (3). The classification and evaluation ofthe wetland areas identified on the property is provided in the section titled Wetland Characteristics Section in this report. Wetland Determination Two levels of information were gathered for this analysis. These included a) Review ofpreliminary site data and, l ,t l 6_)tt /" S/ts,l,+ J :l 2Barber & PFC Project LSWC 07123102 Purpose and Approach Continued b) On-site investigation to determine the presence of wetlands. A review of existing information was conductedto develop background knowledge of physical features, and to identif,i the potential for wetland occurrence on the subject property. The resource documents available for preliminary review ofthe site conditions included: USDA Soil Conservation Service (SCS), "Soil Survey of Jefferson County Area Washington", (1975). b) During the on-site investigation, wetland areas were determined and verified on the basis ofthree palanqete{s: Hydrophytic Vegetation, Hydric Soils, and Wetland Hydrology, as recommended in the Washington State Delineation Manual (RCW 90.58, 1997) as required bythe PTMC, Chapter 19.05 Appendix C-7_Wetland Delineation and Certified Boundary Survey. A positive wetland determination is made when all three parameters are present, or in certain situations determined following the guidelines recommended in wetland determination procedures, or for atypical situations or problem areas. Hvdrophvti c Vesetation Areas where more than 50% ofthe dominant species present from all strata are hydrophytes (plants adapted to growth and reproduction in saturated soil conditions) are considered to be inside the wetland boundary, unless clear evidence ofhydric soils or wetland hydrology cannot be established. A species is considered dominant if it is equal to or greater than 20Yo areal cover, or exerts a controlling influence on, or defines the character of a communrty. Hydrophytic vegetation is determined to be present, when under normal circumstances: More than 50% of the dominant plant species in a plant community have an indicator category of Obligate Wetland (OBL), Facultative Wetland (FACW), and/or Facultative (FAC)* as listed in "National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands: Northwest (Region 9)", (Reed, Porter 8., Jr., 1988), andthe "1993 SupplementtoNational Listof Plant Species That OccurinWetlands: Nortlrwest (Region 9)" dated December 1993 that became effective on March 31,1994. Indicator categories of FACW+, FACW-, FAC+, are included as FACW status. 'FAC+ species are consideredto be wetter (i.e., have a greater estimated probability of occurring in wetlands) than FAC species, while FAC- species are considered to be drier (i.e., have a lesser estimated probability of occurring in wetlands) than FAC species.' Plant indicator status definitions are presented in TABLE I below. This Plant Indicator Status Categories system was developed forthe USFWS National Wetlands Inventory by Cowardin et al. (1979). The National Plant List Panel, Reed, Porter B., and Jr modified it in 1988 and 1993. The Wetland Indicator Category OVIC) used in this report refers to the plants tudtsato{ J5rm!e! as referredto in the table below. National Indicators reflect the range of estimated probabilities (expressed as a frequency of occurrence) of a species occurring in a wetland versus a non-wetland across the entire distribution of the species. ("National List of Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands: Northwest (Region 9)", Reed, Porter B., Jr., 1988), and the 1993 Supplement to List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands: a) {-) .,.1 l J -tBarber & PFC Project LS\ryC 07123102 Purpose and Approach Continued Northwest @egion 9) dated December 1993 that became effective on March 3l,lgg4. Percentages are expressed as estimated probability. TABLE 1 Ilvdric Soils There have been tremendous scientific changes since l99l in several ofthe indicators such as the introduction of aquic conditions to cover the requirements for saturation, reduction, and morphological indicators used to define the modified aquic moisture regime, and mottles and low chroma colors being replaced by redoximorphic features. Because ofthese changes, we consult the US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resource Conservation Service. 1998. .Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States, Version 4.0". G. W. Hurt, Whited, P. M., and Pringle, R. F. (eds.), USDA, NRCS, Ft. Worth, TX for guidance and decision in making to support final hydric soils determinations. Additionally, compliance to changes in Hydric Soils ofthe United States published in Federal Register/Vol. 59, No. 133/July 13,1994 and Vol. 60, No. 37lFebruary 24,lgg5 addressing Criterion 2 of the Criteria for Hydric Soils definition is being observed. The main purpose for the criteria is to create Hydric Soil Lists. Criteria l, 3, and 4 can serve as both database criteria and as indicators for identification of hydric soils. When Criteria l, 3, and 4 are used to documentthe presence of a hydric soil, proof that anaerobiosis exists must also be obtained. Criterion 2 serves onlyto retrieve hydric soils from the database. Also, the wording for Criteria I and 2 were changed in 1999 to incorporate recent changes in Soil Taxonomy (Soil Survey Statr, l99g). Field indicators of hydric soil conditions in this documen! (Land Resource Region (LRR) A that includes Westem Washington), are presented here in an abbreviated form and include: l:]'I,l lt 1 l r,l 4 lndicator Cateqorv lndicator Svmbol OBL Definition OBLIGATE WETLAND PLANTS Occur almost always, >99% (estimated probability) in wetlands under natural conditions. <17o in non weflands. FACULTATIVE WETLAND PLANTS FACW Usually occur in wetlands, 67-99%oand I -33Yo in non-wetlands. FACULTATIVEPLANTS FAC Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non-wetlands 34460/o. FACULTATTVE UPLAND PLANTS FACU Uzually occur innon wetlands 67-99yo, but occasionally found in wetlands I-33Vo. OBLIGATE UPLAND Plants UPL Almost always occur innon-wetlands of Northwest Region 9, >99o/o. <l/o:lt. wetlands. Barber & PFC Project LSWC 07123102 l i Purpose and Approach Continued (l) ALL SOrLS: A1. Histosols. - (organic soils having 16 inches or more ofthe upper 32 inches as organic peat or muck soil material); A2. Histic Epipedons - (normally a peat or muck surface horizon or layer 8 inches or more thick); and A4. Hydrogen sulfide - (sulfidic odor in soil material within 12 inches ofthe soil surface). (2) SANDY SOrLS: Q\ S1 - a mucky modified mineral layer; 54 - a gleyed matrix; 55 - sandy redox concentrations; and 56 - a matrix stripped of irorlmanganese oxides and/or organic matter. (3) LOAMY AND CLAYEY SOrLS: FL - a mucky modified mineral layer; F2 - a gleyed matrix; F3; - a depleted matrix without a dark surhce and F4 and F5 - a depleted matrix with dark or thick dark surfaces; F6 - a dark surface and a redox 4 inch thick layer <12 inches deep with a matrix value <3 with a chroma <l or 2 or less with>2o/o and,>SYodistinct or prominent redox concentrations respectively;F7 ' a dark surfrce layer with redox depletions 4 inch thick with value >5 and chroma I arrrd< 12 fromthe surface ofthe soil that has a matrix value <3 and chroma <l or 32 and >10% and>2lYo redox depletions respectively; and F8 - redox concentration within 6 inches of a soil surface in depressions subject to ponding. Wetland Hvdrolow Water is the driving force for wetlands. Indications of wetland hydrology are those where tho presence of water has an overriding influence on characteristics of vegetation and soils due to anaerobic and reducing conditions, respectively. Areas that are seasonally saturated and/or inundated to the surface for a consecutive number of days for more than l2.5yo of the growing season are wetlands provided the soil and vegetation parameters are met. Areas wet between 5To and l2o/o of Ihe growing season in most years may or may not be wetlands. Areas saturated to the surface for less than 5% ofthe growing season are non- wetlands. Wetland hydrology exists if field indicators are present' Field indicators of wetland hydrology may include, but are not limited to visual observations of inundation, ponding, soil saturation, oxidized root channels (rhizospheres) associated with living roots and rhizomes, watermarks, drift lines, water-bome sediment deposition, or wetland drainage pattems. The growing season starting and ending dates are required to evaluate hydrologic data. For wetland determinations, the growing season is determined using the local SCS county soils surveys. Generally, the growing season is calculated based on the "28 degrees F or lower" temperature threshold at a frequency of "5 years in 10". For much of westem Washington at low elevations, the mesic growing season (March 1 to October 31) has been considered a good rule. However, in some areas ofthe Puget Sound Lowlands and coastal areas the growing season occurs all year round because the soil temperature at 19.7 inches below the soil surface is higher than 4l degrees F. 1l l IJ t I I 1 1 ",,t 5Barber & PFC Project LSWC 07123102 Purpose and Approach Continued Plant Identification and Classification Primary references used for scientific plant names and the endemic and non-native or exotic status of plants to the North Olympic Peninsula were determined as found in Flora ofthe Pacific Northwest byHitchcock and Cronquist, Univ. of Washington Press, 1972. Other references referred to included: (1) A Field Guide to the Common Wetland Plants of Westem Washington & Northwestern Oreson by Sarah Spear Cooke, editor, Washington Native Plant Society, May 1997; Wetland plants of Oregon & Washington by Jennifer Guard, Lone Pine Publishing, 1995; (2) Plants ofthe Pacific Northwest Coast- Washington. Oregon. British Columbia & Alaska edited by Pojar and Mackinnon, D.C. Forest Service, Research Program, Lone Pine Publishing, 1994 and, D.C. Forest Service, Research Program, lone Pine Publishing, 1994; nd (3) Nort]rwest Weeds by Ronald J. Taylor, Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1990 WETLAND CHARACTERISTICS General Wetland Characteristics: On trvo separate properties, atotal ofthree (3) wetlands were identified that were close to the Barber & PFC propertythat is west of Discovery Road. Two ofthe wetlands are classified as Class III and one ofthe wetlands is classified as Class IV. All three wetlands are isolated depressional wetlands. One Class III (Wetland A) andthe Class IV (Wetland AA) are in ongoing agricultural pasture management and are presently being grazed by cattle. These two wetland, dominantly consist of introduced and planted non-native grasses and forbs, and native rushes and sedges. The Class III wetland has at least three (3) different wetland habitat t1'pes and one open water area btrt none were separately delineated because they would all meet Class III characteristics and habitat delineation was not needed to determine buffer distance to the Barber & PFC project boundary. The Class III Wetland A is 25 to 35 feet furttrer west than the Class IV Wetland AA. The S0-foot buffer for the Class III Wetland will be approximately the same distance from the project area as the 25-foot wide buffer forthe Class IV Wetland. Wetland B (Class III Wetland) is part of a larger upland, forested area that has been harvested i , probably in the last two decades. It consists of a relatively open herbaceous habitat type surrounded'v L by a scrub-shrub habitattype. Ilip_QleSS,I![Wetlandwill,have a 5O-foot buffer. The distance from the nearest wetland boundary marker to the Barber & PFC property line, is 40 feet. At this location, the 50-foot buffer for the Class III Wetland extends lO-feet onto the subject property. The buffer extending on the subject property will have a crescent shape. The technical data from the field sheet for vegetation, soils and hydrology of the three- (3) wetlands are described below for each wetland. Field data sheets along with the Wetlands Rating Field Data Forms can be review in Appendix A. Appendix B contains a list ofthe plants identified on the wetlands. il I Li i. l j '/ji'i't / V( "{.1, t 6Barber & PFC Project LSWC 07123102 I ) -l )IJ 1 l) Wetland Characteristics Continued Wetland A Vegetation - This Palustrine wetland is the largest area ofthe wetlands. Wetland A is dominated by Reed canarygrass [Phalaris arundinacea (FAC!V)], soft rush [Juncus effusus (FAC!V)] and ovoid spikerush [Eleocharis obtusa (OBL)]. Bentgrasses [Agrostis sp. (FAC)] and tall buttercup [Ranunculus acris (FACW-)] in the wetland. Reed canarygrass occurs mixed with the soft rush and as large dense patches in the wetland. The wetland has hydrophytic vegetation as it supports a dominance of facultative or wetter vegetative community. The plants and their relative percent cover can be reviewed for the sample plot in the freld form labeled WET A in Appendix A. Soils - The soils for Wetland A range from somewhat poorly drained to very poorly drained, moderately deep mineral soils with compact till as shallow as 17 inches. The soils at the sample plot site have mucky very fine sandy loam surfaces with mucky loamy fine sand and mucky loamy sand subsurfrce soils. They have soil color values of 3 or less and chroma of I or less in the upper seven (7) inches. The upper seven- (7) inches of mucky mineral overlaynine (9) inches of extremely gravelly loamy sand that has a 10YR 3/3 color that overlays compact till. These soils are classified as Humic Epiaquepts. During the time of the investigation the soils ranged from being saturated near the open waterto having just enough residual moisture to make the soils damp. The soils associated with this wetland meet hydric soil conditions. They meet the Washington State Wetland Identi-fication and Delineation Manual, 1997 soil criteria for hydric soils. They are hydric because they range from somewhat poorly drained to poorly drained and have chromas of one or less in the upper l0 inches and also would meet the criteria of being ponded for long or very long duration during the growing season. They classifu as Fl - Loamy Muck Mineral hydric soils or under the USDA Field Indicators of Hydric Soils Indicators in the United States, version 4.0, March 199B. The soil description is in the field data sheets for sample plot WET A in Appendix A. Hydrology - The water source to Wetland A is due to precipitation as either rain or snow and resulting surface or subsurftce soil flow due to the perched water table that develops as a result ofthe very low permeable compact till. The subsurfrce flow occurs from the higher elevated pasture surrounding the wetland area. Since the wetland is an isolated depressional area water collects in the wetland area during high precipitation periods where ponds and then has to evaporates. The lowest part ofthe wetland has a narrow long open water body. This area appears to hold water year around. Wetland AA This very small palustrine wetland is approximately 35 to 40 feet west of Wetland A. It may or may not be hydrological connected to Wetland A through subsurface soil drainage. It does not have any surface water flow to Wetland A. Vegetation - This dominate vegetation is Reed canarygrass [Phalaris arundinacea (FACW)] and tall buttercup [Ranunculus acris (FACW-)]. Codominant plants include soft rush [Juncus effrrsus (FACW)], bentgrasses [Agrostis sp. (FAC)], vetch [Vicia sp. (FACU)] andtall fescue [Festuca arundinacea (FAC-)I. The wetland has hydrophytic vegetation as it supports a dominance of facultative wet or wetter vegetative community. The plants and their relative percent cover can be reviewed forthe sampleplot inthe field form labeledWET AA in Appendix A. 7Barber & PFC Project LSWC 07lnlA2 Wetland Characteristics Continued Soils - The soils at the plot in this wetland habitat tlpe are somewhat poorly drained and are very shallow (less than 20 inches) to compact till. They have a perched watertable for long enough during the growing season to develop a depleted matrix with 10YR 5/l colors with common medium distinct 10YR 5/4 redoximorphic features within the upper 10 inches of the soil. They meet the Washington State Wetland lden4{ication and Delineation Manual. 1997 soil criteria for hydric soils. They are hydric because they are somewhat poorly drained and have chromas of one or less with or without redoximorphic features in the upper 10 inches. They classi$r as hydric soils as theythe F4 - Depleted Matrix Below a l)ark Surface criteria found in the USDA Field Indicators af Hltdric Soils Indicators in the United States, version 4.0, March 199B. The soil description is in the field data sheets for sample plot WET AA in Appendix A. Hydrology - The water source to Wetland AA is due to precipitation as either rain or snow and resulting surface or subsurface soil flow due to the perched water table that develops as a result of the very low permeable compact till. Surface water flow occurs primary for the private road that is along the east edge ofthe wetland. Since the wetland is an isolated depressional area water collects in the wetland area during high precipitation periods where it ponds and then has to evaporates. Due to the shallow conditions of the soils this wetland area probably ponds very rapidly and holds water long enough during the growing season to cause hydric soils and hydrophytic vegetation. Wetland B This Palustrine wetland is the next largest area ofthe wetlands that was investigated. It has trn'o habitat tSpes consisting of scrub-shrub habitat and herbaceous habitat. This wetland is an isolated enclosed depressional wetland that was located within a timber sale. Vegetation - The scrub-shrub habitat area ofthe wetland surrounds the herbaceous habitat area of Wetland B. A plot was only established on the scrub-shrub part ofthe wetland. This was done because the wetland edge is the boundary between the upland area and the scrub-shrub habitat area. The scrub-shrub habitat area ofthe wetland is dominated by Douglas spirea [Spiraea douglasii GAC\ Dl, Nootka rose [Rosa nutkana (FAC)], slough sedge [Carex obnupta (OBL)] and red alder [Alnus rubra (FAC)]. Plants that had less than 5 percent cover in the scrub-shrub habitat included Douglas hawthom [Crataegus douglasii (FAC)], salal [Gaultheria shallon (FAC)], sweetbrier rose [Rosa eglanteria (FACW)], Alaska blueberry [Vaccinium alaskaense (NI)], Pacific willow [Salixlucida (FACW+)] and Pacific madrone [Arbutus menziesii (UPL)]. The slough sedge is found scattered though out the shrubs with 20 percent cover. Although red alder has a relative cover of 60 percent, the area does not meet a Forest Wetland Condition, as the trees are not older than 50 years, Dominate vegetation in the herbaceous habitat area ofthe wetland includes water parsley [Oenanthe sarmentosa (OBL)] and ovoid spikerush [Eleocharis obtusa (OBL)]. Plants less than 20 percent cover include Pacific willow [Salix lucida (FACW+11 and bentgrasses [Agrostis sp. (FAC)]. Small pedestal islands of FAC and FACU plants are located within the area of the herbaceous part of the wetland. The plants and their relative percent cover can be reviewed for the scrub-shrub sample plot in the field form labeled WET B in Appendix A. 'l ri _l In -: 8Barber & PFC Project LSWC 07123102 Wetland Charactcristics Continued Soils - The soils for Wetland B range from somewhat poorly drained in the scrub-shrub area to very poorly drained in the herbaceous area. In the scrub-shrub area, the soils are very shallow (less than 20 inches) to compact till. They have a perched water table for long enough during the growing season to develop a depteted matrix with IOYR 4/l to 5/l colors with common medium distinct l0YR 314 to 4/6 redoximorphic features within the upper l0 inches ofthe soil. They meet the Washington State Wetland ldentification and Delineation Manual. 1997 soil criteria for hydric soils. They are hydric because they are somewhat poorly drained and have chromas of one or less with or without redoximorphic features in the upper l0 inches. They classify as hydric soils as they the F4 - Depleted Matrix Below a Dark Surface criteria found in the USDA Field Indicators qfHldric Soils Iniicators in the United States, version 4.0, March 1998. The soil description is in the field data sheet for sample plot WET B in Appendix AB. The soils in the herbaceous area of the wetland l0YR 2/l mucky silt loam and mucky sandy loam to a depth of 15 inclres. They meet the Washington State Wetland ldentifcation and Delineation Manual. 1997 soil criteria for hydric soils. They are hydric because they are poorly drained and have chromas of one or less in the upper l0 inches, and also meet the criteria of being ponded for long or very long They classify as hydric soils duration during the growing season (see hydrology section below). as they meet Fl - Loamy Muck Mineral criteria for hydric soils in the USDA Field in Hydrolog5r as either rain or snow and resulting surfuce or develops as a result of the very low permeable compact till. The subsurbce flow occurs from the higher elevated pasture surronnding the wetland area. Since the wetland is an isolated depressional ateawater collects in the wefland area during high precipitation periods where ponds and then has to evaporate. The lowest part of the wetland is the area that supports the herbaceous vegetation community. Although no inundation was present during the investigation, observation of the area showed that there were small pedestal islands of FAC and FACU vegetation and encrusted detritus algae and fne organic material was present indicating that ponding occurs for long periods oftime. Wetland Conclusions Field investigation showed that, there are three (3) wetlands west of the Barber & PFC project area. All three (3) of the wetlands investigated meet the criteria of wetlands as they are wet long enough during some period of the growing season so that the areas have hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils and hydrology. Wetland A and B are Class III wetlands while Wetland AA is a Class IV W4land. Wetland AA il less than 101000 square feet and does not meet the acreage requirement for a regulated Class lV Wetland. Wetland A and B are large enough to be regulated wetlands as definid by pTMC 19.05.10 (C) (2) (b). Wetlands A and B (Class III Wetlands) require a buffer 5O-foot wide and Wetland AA (Class IV Wetland) requires a buffer 25-foot wide. The buffers for Wetland A and AA do not reach any of the subject property area but there will only be about a 20 to 25-foot space between the buffer edge and the Northwest property corner. The 50-foot buffer for Wetland B will overlap the subject p=roperty by l0-feet from the nearest wetland boundary flag to the 9Barber & PFC Project LSWC 07126102 Wctland Charactcristics Continucrl subject property. This buffer has been suryeyod by Clark Land Office in Sequim Washington, to establish the total width and length of the buffer on the subject property (See attached map). These buffer boundaries must be made very visible on the ground and all contractors, frllers and operators associated with the timber harvest must be made aware of where these boundaries are with relation to the harvesting operations they are conddcting..-l I 1 l Barber & PFC Project l0 LSWC 07126/02 APPENDIX A FIELD DATA SHEETS AND FORMS I -I J I-t I IJ ? IJ lI 1 : IJ = I-l --l J-1 tIGENERAL RESOTJRCE AND ROIJTIIIE WETLAND DETERMINTATION FIELD DATA FORMIGEIIERAL AND PIIYSIOGRAPHIC SITE DESCRIPTION:DilSTING SITE CONDITONS:tof 2LANDOWNER:SAMPLE PLOT ID: 'A<rCITY/COUNTY/STATE:y( ''sSITE LOCATION:-1^/^?t5,7 /543 ke/PROJECT:DATE:WATERSHED:OTHER:NoYESSITE SIGNIFICANTLY DISTURBEDIS THEREMARKS:NoNoANCES EXIST ON SITE? YesDO NORMALYesAREA?PROBLEMPOTENTIALAAREATHEISSOILS AND GEOMORPHIC COI\DITIONSIIYDROLOGYWETLAND HYDROLOGYINDICATORS:PRIMARY INDICATORS:Inundated fl Water MarksDrift LinesSediment DepositsDrainage Pattern in WetlandsSaturated in Upper 12 InchesSECONDARY INDICATORS:fl O*iOirra root ChannelsIn Upper l2 Inchesfl water Stained LeaveiI Local Soil SurveyE FAc-Neutral Test! Otherlnxplain inRcmrrlis),,nuRECORD DATA: (Describe in Notes)n Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge[-l Aerial PhotographsK Xo Recorded Data Availablen otherFIELD OBSERVATIONS:H2OTABLEi fi lppa"eot frrercneoDepth of Surface Water: I in fl cmDepth to Free Water in Pit (Soi[ .Saturation): >Depth to Capillary nise ) /l- ff io n ..MFtioItDRAINAGE CLASS:ELEVATION:OTIIER:oFoccm% SLOPE:tnSandstone [_l Igneous f] SnateOutwash ll *n [-l other-ColluvialAlluvialRemarkst,cSURVEY CLASSIFICATION: (faxonomic UniUSerieVMap Unit)l*fssoILe ["lE% slrawu'e/ k' /*"^tt Ept eCtutL*v'1*c(UaON SITELANDFORMz EEP'(Itlfo tt)ASPECT:SOIL TEMPERATURE:ROOT DEPTH:TERIALM riuPARENT MAE LimestoneU,S. FIELDSOILSS*TILfurE'P I i5alL 9otflWETLAI\D DETERMINATION:4oeFE^l k)NoNoWETLAND HYDROLOGY PRESENT? YesYes?WETLANDAWITHINPOINTSAMPLINGTHISISNoNo? YesTryDROPHYTIC VEGETPRESENT? YesIIYDRIC SOILSREMARIG1 LOGGY SOIL AND WETLAND CONSULTING (Revision 10t22t200tt1Signature: I\SOIL PROFILE SITE DESCRIPTIONVEGETATION PLOT DATAAND PLAI\TCOMMUMTY CLASSIFICATION:SAMPLE PLOT ID.2of 2Brndycl,,utebqwTruogNeFREACTION TO:lt-ltDipyrRootssf3'P143e2 vt4JFI vr4Structurer f7n/ €1r'1€yTextureand/orCon-sistenceaVdT'lL^41*-tvA'fe*'r /tAlong PoresIPERCENTEIruCOLORREDOXIn MrtrlxCON@NTRATIONS: In PoreLiningsConcretiondNodulesIn Mrtrix AsSoft MassesDrv nrvl,iirt ffMrtrixColor/0rpl,/af r/,bf4 3/kiprtDepth-Io'AICm. EA-z2*95-+1- toLrycrs EHorlzonsB/h*zk3cWETLANDINDICATORoSTRATIJMRELATIVE%COVERohcovERDOMINANTSPECTESNON.NATIVESPECIESCOVERPERQUADBASESr234PLAI\TT COMMI]MTY:PERCENTORF'ACFAC-I LOGGY SOIL AND WETLAND CONSULTING (Revision rcnU2}Ol,)tl r,. ,illl ! i Il-].i1-r Wetlands Rating Field Data Form Backg ro und lnformation : Name 14 fra/6out"e,f a1/tiS v I Name of wetland (ifknown)lalsrr-*rtt r> A Govemment Jurisdiction of fltL/L o !-r Q Location: l/4 Section:_ of 1/4 S:-Qenl-i q Townshrp&zil xange: lil/ Sources of lnformation: (Check all sources that apply) Sitevtsit: 4JSGS TopoMap:- NWImap:-Aerial Photo: Soils suwey' t' Other:_ Describe: When The Field Dara form is complete enter Category here: C ftf e G o ft? E Q.1. High Quality Natural Wetland Answer this question if you have adequare information or experience to do so. If not find someone with the expertise to answer the questions. Then, if the answer to questions la, lb and lc are all NO, contact the Natural Heritage program of DNR. la. Iluman caused disturbances. Is there significant evidence ofhuman+aused changes to topography or hydrolory of the wetland as indicaled by any of the following conditions? Consider only changes that may have taken place in the last 5 decades. The impacts of changes done earlier have probably bean stabilized and the wetland ecosystem will be close to reaching some new equitibrium that may represent a high qualrty wetland. la.l Upstream warersbed > lzyo impervious. 1a2. Wetland is ditched and water flow is not obstructed. la3. Wetlandhas been graded, fille4logged. la4. Water in wetland is controlled by dikes, weirs, etc. las. Wetland is grazed. la6. CIher indicarors of disturbance (list below) Circle Answers Yes: go to Q.2 Yes: go to Q.2 Yes: go to Q.2 IE: goto q.Z Q9* eo to Q.2 Yes: go to Q.2 No: go to lb. 25 lb Are there populations of non-native plants which are curreatly pres€nt, cover more than l0% of the wetland, and appear to be invading native populations? Briefly describe any non-native plant populations and krformation lc. Is there evidence ofhurnan-caused disturbances which have visibly degraded water quality. Evidence of the degradation of water quality include: direct (unfeated) runofffrom roads or parking lots; presence, or historic evidence, of waste durnps; oily sheens; the smell of organic chemicals; or livestock use. Briefly describe: YES: go to Q.2 No: go to lc. YES: go to Q.2 NO: Possible Cat.I Contact DNR Q.2. lrreplaceable Ecological Functions: Does the wetland: have at least l/4 acre oforganic soils deeper'ha'' 16 inches and the wetland is relatively undisturbed; OR [f tlre answer is NO because the wetland is disturbed briefly describe: Indicators of distubance may include: - Wetland has been gaded, filled, logged; - Organic soils on the sr:rface are dried-out formore thanhalf ofthe year; - Wetland receives direct stormwater runofffrom uban or agricultural areas.l; WeX\o-*Q b qlrz.r-A , OR have a forested class greaterthan I acre; OR have characteristics ofan estuarine syst€rq OR have eel gass floating ornon-floating kelp beds? @" all: go to Q.3) YES go to 2a YES: Go to 2b Yes: Go to 2c Yes: Go to 2d 2a. Bogs and Fens Are any of the three following conditions rnet for tbe area of organic soil? 2a.1. Are Sphagnum- mosses aco'rmongroundcover (>30%) andthe coverof invasive species (see Table 3) is less than l0%? Is the area of sphagnumnr,sses and dee,p organic soils > ll2 acre? Is tlre area of spbagnummosses and deep organic sorlst/t-l/2 acte? 2a.2.Is there an area of organic soil which has an emergent class with at least one species from Table 2,and cover of invasive species is < lOplo (see Table 3)? Is the area of herbaceous plants and deep organic soils > ll2 acre'! Is the area of herbaceous plants and deep organic soils l/ul-ll2acre? YES: CategoryI YES: Categorytr NO: Go to2t.3 YES: Category I YES: Category II NO: Go to2a-3 26 2a.3. Is the vegetation a mixture of only herbaceous plants and Sphagnurn nnsses with no scrub/shrub or forested classes? Is the area ofherbaceous plants, Sphagnum, and deep organic soils > l/2 acrel Is the area ofherbaceous plants, Sphagnuq and deep organic soils Yq-|/2 acre? YES: Category I YES: Category II NO: Go to Q.3. Q.2b. Mature forested wetland. 2b.1. Does 50% ofthe cover ofupper forest canopy consist ofevergreen trees older than 80 years or deciduous trees older than 50 years? Note: T};re size of hees is often not a measure of age, and size cannot be used as a surrogate for age (see guidance). 2b.2. Does 50% ofthe cover offorest canopy consist ofevergreen trees older than 50 years, AND is the structural diversity of the forest high as characterized by an additional layer of trees 20'49' tall, shrubs 6'-20', tall, and a herbaceous groundcover? 2b.3. Does <25yo ofthe areal cover in the herbaceous/groundcover or the shrub layer consist of invasive/exotic plant species from the list on p. 19? YES: Caregory I NO: Go to2b.2 YES: Go to2b.3 NO: Go to Q.3 YES: Category I NO: Go to O.3 Q.2c. Estuarine wetlands. 2c.1. Is the wetland listed as National Wildlife Refuge, National Park, National Estuary Reserve, Natual Area Preserve, State Parl or Educational, Environmental or Scientific Reserves designated under wAC332-30-151? 2c.2.k the wetland > 5 acres; , Note: If an area contains patches of salt tolerant vegetation that are l) less than 600 feet apart and that are separated by mudflats thar go dry on a Mean Low Tide, or 2) separared by tidal channels .rrat are less than 100 feet wide; all the vegetatd ^reas af,e to be considered together in calculating the wetland area. or is the wetland l-5 acres; or is the wetland < I acre? YES: CategoryI NO: Go to2c.2 YES: CategoryI YES: Go to2c.3 YES: Go to2c.4 27 lb Are there populations ofnon-native plants which are currently present, cover more than l0% of the wetland,and appear to be invading native populations? Briefly describe any non-native plant populations and lnformation source(s) lc. Is there evidence of htunan-caused disturbances which have visibly degraded water quality. Evidence of the degradation of water qualrty include: direct (untreated) runofffrom roads or parking lots; presence, or historic evidence, of waste dumps; oily sheens; the smell of organic chemicals; or livestock use. Briefly describe: YES: go to Q.2 No: go to lc. YES: go to Q.2 NO: Possible Cat.I Contact DNR Q.2. lrreplaceable Ecological Functions: Does the wetland: bave at least l/4 acre oforganic soils deeper than 16 inches and the wetland is relatively rmdisturbed; OR [f the answer is NO because the wetland is disturbed briefly describe: Indicators of disturbance may include: - Wetland has been gaded, filled,logge{ - Organic soils on the surface are dried-out for more than half ofthe year; - Waland receives direct stormwater runofffrom urban or agricultural areas.]; I * OR have a forested class greater than I acre; OR have characteristics ofan estuarine systeq OR have eel or beds? GQ to all: go to Q.3) @so to za YES: Go to 2b Yes: Go to 2c Yes: Go to 2d 2a. Bogs and Fens Are any of the three following conditions met for the area of organic soil? 2a.1. Are Sphagnum. mosses a corrunon ground cover (>30olo) and the cover of invasive species (see Table 3) is less than t0%? Is the area of sphagnum mosses and deep organic soils > l/2 ane'! Is the area of sphagnum mosses and deep organic soils Y*l 12 ac:rel 2a.2.rs there an area of organic soil which has an emerg€nt class with at least one species from Table 2, and cover of invasive species is < lflo (see Table 3)? Is the area of herbaceous plants and deep organic soils > l/2 acre? Is the area ofherbaceous plants and deep organic soils l/4-li2acre? YES: Category I YES: Category tr NO: Go to2t.3 YES: CategoryI YES: Category II NO: Go to2a.3 26 2c.3. Does the wetland meet at least 3 of the following 4 criteria: ... - minimum existing evidence of human related disturbance such as diking, ditching, filling, cultivation, graingor the presence of non- native plant species (see guidance for definition); - surface water connection with tidal saltwater or tidal freshwater; - at least 75Yo of the wetland has a I 00 buffer ofungrazed pasture, open water, shrub or forest; - has at least 3 of the following features: low marsh; high rrrarsh; tidal channels; lagoon(s);woody debris; or contiguous freshwater wetland- 2c.4. Does the wetland meet all of the four criteria under 2c3? (above)? YES: Catesorv I @"t"s"-viI 1@S: Category tr rf,d)Catesorv III Q.2d. Eel Grass and Kelp Beds. 2d.1. Are eelgrass beds present? ... 2d-2. Are their floating or non-floating kelp bed(s) present with greater than 507o macro algal cover in the month of August or September?... . . . YES: Category I NO: go to2d.2 YES: Category I NO: Category II Q.3. Cdegory lV wetlands. 3a. Is the wetland: less than I acre and, hydrologically isolated an4 conprised of one vegetated class that is dominated Q 80o/o areal cover) by one species from Table 3 (page 19) or Table 4 (paee20) 3b. Is the wetland: less than two acres and, hydrologically isolated, with one vegetated class, and >,90yo of areal cover in any combination of species from Table 3 (page 19) 3c. Is the wetland excavaled from upland and a pond smaller than I acre without a surface water connection to streams, lakes, rivers, or other wetland, and has < 0.1 acre of vegetation ( Category IV to Q.4 )frS: Cateeory IV Qp eo to 3b YRs: CategoryIV -N& go to 3c 28 Q.4. Sign ificant habitat value. Answer all questions and enter data requested. 4a. Total wetland area Estirnate area, select from choices in the near-right column, and score in the far column: Enter acreage of wetland here:/, B anres, and source, /t&/ Circle scores that quali$ acres >200 40-200 l0-40 5-103 l-5 0.1-l <0.10 oomts 6 5 4q 4b. Wetland Open Water: classes: Circle the wetland classes below that quali$: if the area of open water is > l/4 acre i Aqnatic Beds: if the area of aquatic beds > l/4 asre, Emergent: if the area of emergent class is > l/4 acre, -/ Scrub-Shrub: if the area of scrub-shrub class is > l/4 arlre, Forested: if area of forested class is > I / 4 acre, Add the nurnber of wetland classes, above, that qualify, and then Score according to the columns at riglt. e.g.Ifthere are 4 classes (aquatic beds,open wat€r,emergent & would circle 8 ln the fax column. Poine@-#ofclasses I 2 3 4 5 3 6 8 r0 4c. Plant species diversity. For each wetland class (at righ| that qualifies in 4b above, count the nurnber of different plant species you can find that cover more thmlo/o of the ground. You do not have to name them. Score in column at far right: e.g. If a wetland has an aquatic bed class with 3 species, an emergent class with 4 species anda scrub-shrub class with 2 species you would circle 2, 2,and I in the far column Note: Any plant species with a cover of > 57o qualifics for points within a class, even those tl:p;t are not of that class. Class Aquatic Emergent Scrub-Scrub Points 0 I 2 3 0 I @ J 0 I 2 3 0 I) 3 # species in class Forested I 2 3 >3 I 2-3 +5 >5 I 2 34 >4 I 2 34 .>4 29 -l I "t : -t I IJ 4d. Structural diversity. If the wetland has a forested class, add I point if each of the following Classes is present within the forested class and is larger than l/4 acre: -trees > 50' tall... -trees 20'- 49' tall... -shrubs...... -herbaceous ground cover... Also add I point if there is any "open water" or "aquatic bed" class Immediately next to the forested area (i.e. there is no scrub/shnrb or emergent vegetation between them). YES @o YES YES YES-I -l -1 -t 4e. Decide fromthe diagrams below whether intenpersion betrveen wetland classes is high, moderate, low or none? If you think the amount of interspersion falls in between the diagrams score accordingly (i.e. a moderately high amount of interspersion would score a 4, while a moderately low amount would score a 2) uL\IlC lcitr'IilW ms&ffi18.rfiftdelii[t*hish 4f Habitat features. Answer questions below, circle features that apply, and score to right: Is there evidence that the open or standing water was caused by beavers Is aheron rookery located within 300'? Are raptor nest/s located within 300'? Are there at least 3 standing dead trees (snags) per acre greater than 10" in diameter at'breast height' (DBH)? Are there at least 3 downed logs per acre with a diameter > 6" for at least l0'in length? Are there areas (vegetated or unvegetated) within the wetland *tat are ponded for at least 4 mopths out of the year, and the wetland has not qualified as having an open water class in Question 4b. ? YES:2 YES: I YES: I YES: I YES: I .,1 30 49.Connection to streams. (Score one answer only.) 4g.1. Does the wetland provide babitat for fish at any time of the year AND does it have a perennial surface water connection to a fish-bearing stream. 4g.2 Does the wetland provide fish habitat seasonally AND does it have a seasonal surface water connection to a fish-bearing stream. 4g.3 Does the wetland function to export organic matter through a strrface water connection at all times of the year to a perennial strean. 4g.4 Does the wetland frrnction to export organic matter througlr a surface water connection to a stream on a seasonal basis? YES :6 YES :4 YES:4 YES:2 4h. Buffers. Score the existing buffers on a scale of 1-5 based on the following four descriptions. If the condition of the buffers do not exactly match the description, score either a point higber or lower depending on whether the buffers are less or more degraded. Forest, scrub, native grassland or open water buffers are present for more tban 100'ar_ormd 95% of the circr.mference. Forest, scrub, native grassland" or open water buffers wider than 100' for more than l/2 of the wetland circtimference, or a forest, scrub, grasslands, or open water butrers for more than 50'around 95 % of the circumference. Forest, scrub, native grassland, or open waterbuffers wider than 100, for more than ll4 of the wetland circumference, or a forest, scrub, native grassland, or op€n wat€r buffers wider than 50'for more than l/2 of the wetland circumference. No roads, buildings or paved areas within 100' of the wetland for more than 95% of the wetland circumference. No roads, buildings orpaved areas within 25' of the wetland for more thqn 95Yo of the circumference, or No roads buildings or paved arsas within 50'of the wetland for more than ll2 of the wetland circtmference. Paved areas, industrial areas or residential constnrction (with less than 50' between houses) are less than 25 feet from the wetland for more thangs % of the circumference ofthe wetland. Score:5 Score:3 Score:2 Score:2 Score Score: 0 31 -l I I I *J II .tI t IJ I ,l -l 4i. Connection to other habitat areas: Select the description, which bestmatches the site being evaluated. -Is the wetland connected to, orpart of, a riparian corridor at least 100'wide connecting two or more wetlands; or, is there an upland connection present >100' wide with good forest or shrub cover (>25Vo cover) connecting it with a Significant Habitat Area? -Is the wetland connected to any other Habitat Area with either l) a forested/shrub corridor < 100' wide, or 2) a corridor that is > 100' wide, but hes a low vegetative cover less than 6 feet in height? -Is the wetland connected to, or a part of, a riparian corridor between 50 - 100' wide with scrub/shrub or forest cover connection to other wetlands? - Is the wetland connected to any other Habitat Area with narrow corridor (<100) of low vegetation (< 6'in height)? - Is the wetland and its buffer (if the butrer is less than 50' wide) completely isolated by development (urban, residential with a darsity greater than 2laoe, or industrial)? YES =5 Yes:3 Yes:3 Yes: I Yes III Now add the scores circled 6or A#a- A.fi Is the Total grcaterthan or equal to 22 points? above) to get a total. / / y'an<r 13 Category II NO= 32 Ir_i _.JGENERAL RESOI]RCE AND ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINTATION FIELD DATA FORMIGEIYERAL AI\D PIIYSIOGRAPHIC SITE DESCRIPTION:DilSTING SITE CONDITONS:lof 2LANDOWNER:ID:PLOTSAMPLECITY/COUNTY/STATE:Et2nLOCATION:)/<fa3Eqtuc-/NeP(okt-6OLoCy(-rt+A/:zAttPn-IwFF,SITEI LO L12 tL4ylPROJECT:DATE: /II\TVESTIGATOR(S):e,eWATERSHED:OTIIER:NoIS THE SITE SIGNIFICATTTLY DISTURBEDYESSituationREMARKS:NoNoEXIST ON SITE? YesDO NORMAL CIRCT]MSTANCESYesPROBLEMAREA?IS THE AREA A POTENTIALSOILS AND GEOMORPHIC COIIDITIONSITYDROLOGY'e,ncke/- tan.ler Loi,lWETLAND IIYDROLOGYINDICATORS:PRIMARY INDICATORS:Inundated I Water MarksDrift LinesSediment DepositsDrainage Pattern in WetlandsSaturated in Upper 12 InchesSECONDARY INDICATORS:n O*iOi""O root ChennelsIn Upper 12 InchesWater Stained LeavesLocal Soil SurveyFAC-Neutral TestOther (Explain in Remarlb) .,ntrnnRECORD DATA: @escribe in Notes)Stream, Lake or Tide GaugeAerial PhotographsNo Recorded Data AvailableOthertrn!rnFIELD OBSERVATIONS:II2OTABLE: ! Apparent fffercha'Nrft*ru*^cewster: flin D cmDepth to Free Water in Pit (Soil-Saturation): X 2i" Hin ! cmDepth to Capitlar/f.ise ) /o Min I cmI E;lt k itLtil" tzltD{ surfazr-, -MpL. sntlFtDRAINAGE CLASS:ELEVATION:OTIIER:Igneous flshale I Alluvial n CoiluviatAsh n other-oFoccm% SLOPE: Q -ltnTiIIPARENT MALimestoneSandstoneOutwashCLASSIFICATION: (Taxonomic UniUSerieVMap Unit)SOIL SURVEY'le5ra-ueLalLivv.'tO +o 15 sbPEpeekaCON SITEkLANDFORM:ASPECT:SOIL TEMPERATI.JRE:ROOT DEPTH: bSOILS INDICAU.S. FIELDRemarksCo€{v€,t3E PpoWETLAI\Dt\,r-c.uhllcJl oe,44'1-NoNWETLAND ITYDROLOGY PRESENT? YesYesIS THIS SAMPLING POINT WITHIN A WENoNoITYDROPHYTIC VEGETATION PRESENT? YesIIYDRIC SOILS PRESENT? YesI LOGGY SOIL AND WETLAND CONSULTING (Revision t0t22t200tlSignature: SOIL PROFILE SITEDESCRIPTION. VEGETATION PLOT DATAAI\DPLAIYT COMMTNITYCI,ASSIFICATIOlli:'iSAMPLE PLOT ID.2of 2-Brndy4s4kJTruogNaFREECTION TO:tt-a'DipyrRoots7c2Pt.2/c-Structurez /7nt /7r/n4j4rueTextureand/orCon-sistencei/61//'"4>Along Poresk*"a (dREDOXDEPLETIONSIn Matrlxr^et^/In PorcLinings( * SottFe/'lVlnConcretions/NodulesQ,,REDOX CONCENTRATIONS PERCE NT/$zvcoLoR/LOAnoNsIn Matrix AsSoft Mrsses/4 /re€/4ozd:i'I/.sd9 /,Drv tr-MoistflMrtrixColor/offu//"/(3///DfE%te 6-ADep(h,tn. Ecr(. Eb'3J'b64\ /r/2NLryers flHorizonr4-rt)'z8w,/4otYWETLANDINDICATORf]48',r,Fz4r ntSTRATI.]MA5RELATTVEoACOVER/aJA7-rT-ot/oCO\TERDOMINANTSPECESNON-NATIVESPECIESICOVERPERQUADBASES23t4PLANT SPECIESF'ACWTUlti rlI LOGGY SOIL AND WETLAND CONSULTING @evision llfln1.|/200tll-llh. Wetlands Rating Field Data Form Background lnformation :/.oC,a'f$;l I Name of Rater:V{.&vrP Loa,6,f Affrliation: k) athrcc( /brt st.' t71n( Cl D^te: ?//g,hz Name ofwetland (irhown): t,lj eFtaq,oL,t AA Government Jurisdiction of ot U3 9e Location: 1/4 of l/4 S:- secaon: I rownsatp1p nl Range: / W Sources of lnformation: (Check all sources that apply) Site ',rsit: / USGS Topo Map:- NWI map:- Aerial Photo:- Soils survey ' / Other:- Describe: when The Field Data form is complete enter category here: c *rz ao ful I V Q.1. High Quality Natural Wetland Answer this question if you have adequare information or experience to do so. If not find someon€ with the expertise to answer the questions. Tben, if the answer to questions la" lb and lc are all NO, contact the Natural Heritage program of DNR. la. Ifuman caused disturbances. Is there significant evidence ofhuman+aussd 6hanges to topography or hydrology of the wetland as indicated by any of the following conditions? Consider only changes that may have taken place in the last 5 decades- The impacts of changes done earlier have probably been stabilizetl and the wetland ecosyst€m will be close to reaching some new equilibrium thatnay represent a high qualig wetland. la.l Upstream watershed > l2oA impervious. 1a2. Wetland is ditcbed and waler flow is not obstnrcted. la3. Wetland hasbeen grade{ fille4 logged. 1a4. Water in wetland is controlled by dikes, weirs, etc. la5. Wetlandis grazed,. 1a6. Other indicators of disturbance (list below) Circle Answers Yes: go to Q.2 Yes: go to Q2 Yes: go to Q.2 Yes: so to O.2 @o,o d.z Yes: go to Q.2 No: go to lb. 25 lb Are there populations of non-native plants which are currently pres€nt, cover more than I 0% of the wetland, and appear to be invading native populations? Briefly describe any non-native plant populations and Information source(s) : lc. Is there evidence ofhurnan-caused distrnbances which have visibly degraded water quality. Evidence of the degradation of water quality include: direct (untreated) runofffrom roads or parking lots; presence, or historic evidence, of waste dumps; oily sheens; the smell of organic chemicals; or livestock use. Briefly describe: YES: go to Q.2 No: go to lc. YES: go to Q.2 NO: Possible Cat.I Contact DNR Q.2. lrreplaceable Ecological Functions: Does the wetland: have at least U4 acre oforganic soils deeperthan 16 inches and the wetland is relatively r:ndisturbed; OR [f the answer is NO because the wetland is disturbed briefly describe: Indicators of distrnbance may include: - Wetland has been gaded, filled,logged; - Organic soils on the surface are dried-out for more than half ofthe year; - Wetland receives direct storrrwater runofffrom urban or agricultural tr€s.l; OR have aforested class greater than I acre; OR have characteristics ofan estuarine systenl OR have eel grass floating or non-floating kelp beds? 6d" all: go to Q.3) YE'S go to 2a YES: Go to 2b Yes: Go to 2c Yes: Go to 2d 2a. Bogs and Fens Are any of the three following conditions met for the area of organic soil? 2a.1. Are Sphagnurn mosses a common ground cover (>307o) and the cover of invasive species (see Table 3) is less than l0%? Is the area of spbagnum mosses and deep organic soils > ll2 aro:e? Is the area ofspbagnum mosses and deep organic soils 7r-ll2 acre? 2a.2.ls there an area of organic soil which has an emergent class with at least one species from Table 2, and cover of invasive species is < lOplo (see Table 3)? Is the area of herbaceous plants and deep organic soils > ll2 acrc? Is the area of herbaceous plants and deep organic sorls ll4-llZacre? YES: CategoryI YES: Cuegory II NO: Go to2a-3 YES: CategoryI YES: Categorytr NO: Go to2a3 :l l 26 2a.3.Is the vegetation a mixture of only trerbaceous plants and Sphagnun mosses with no scrub/shrub or forested classes? Is the area of herbaceous plants, Sphagnum, and deep organic soils > ll2 arre'! Is the area of herbaceous plants, Sphagnum, and deep organic soils %-ll2 acre? YES: Category I YES: Category II NO: Go to O.3. Q.2b. Mature forested wetland. 2b.1. Does 50% ofthe cover ofupper forest canopy consist ofevergrcen trees older than 80 y€ars or deciduous rees older than 50 years? Note: T\e size of trees is often not a measure of age, and size cannot be used as a surrogale for age (see guidance). 2b.2. Does 50% ofthe cover offorest canopy consist ofevergreen trees older than 50 years, AND is the structr:ral diversity of tbe forest high as characterized by an additional layer oftrees 2A'49'tall, shrubs 6''20', tall, and a herbaceous groundcover? 2b.3. Does <25o/o of the areal cover in the herbaceous/groundcover or the shrub layer consist of invasive/exotic plant species from the list on p. 19? YES: Category I NO: Go to2b.2 YES: Go to2b.3 NO: Goto Q.3 YES: Category I NO: Goto Q.3 Q.2c. Estuarine wetlands. 2c.1. Is the wetland listed as National Wildtife Refuge, Nationel Park, National Estuary Reserve, Natural Area Preserve, State Park, or Educational, Environmental or Scientific Reserves designated under wAc 332-30-15l? 2c.2.k the wetland > 5 acres; Note: lf an area contains patches of salt tolerant vegetation that are 1) less than 600 feet apart and that are separated by mudflats that go dry on a Mean Iow Tide, or 2) separaled by tidal channels that are less than 100 feet wide; all the vegetated areas are to be considered together in calculating the wetland area. or is the wetland l-5 acres; or is the wetland < I acre? YES: Category I NO: Go to2c.2 YES: CategoryI YES: Go to2c.3 YES: Go to2c.4 1 )1 2c.3. Does the wetland meet at least 3 of the following 4 criteria: ....... - minimum existing evidence of human related disturbance such as diking dirching, filling, cultivation, g&nngor the presence of non- native plant species (see guidance for definition); - surface water connection with tidal salt'water or tidal freshwater; - ar least 75Yo of the wetland has a 100 buffer of rmgrazed pasture, open water, shrub or forest; - has at least 3 of the following features: low marsh; higtr marsh; tidal channels; lagoon(s);woody debris; or contiguous freshwater wetland- 2c.4. Does the wetland meet all of the four criteria under 2c3? (above)? YES: Category I NO Category II YES: Categorytr NO: Category Itr Q.zd. frel Grass and KeIp Beds. 2d. l. Are eelgrass beds present? ... 2d.2. Are their floating or non-floating kelp bed(s) present with greater than 50% macro algal cover in the rnonth of August or September? YES: Category I NO: go to2&2 YES: Category I NO: Caregory tr Q.3. Category lV wetlands. 3a. Is the wetland: less than I acre AEd, hydrologically isolated and- comprised of one veg€tated class that is dominated (> 80% areal cover) by one species from Table 3 (paee 19) or Table 4 (page 20) 3b. Is the wetland: l6ss rhan two acres and, hydrologcally isolated, with one vegetated class, and > 90Yo of areal cover in any combinafion of species from Table 3 (page 19) 3c. Is the wetland excavated from upland and a pond smaller tban I acre without a surface water comectionto streatr, lakes, rivers, or other wetland, andhas < 0.1 acre ofvegetation YES: Category IV NO: goto 3c YES: Category tV NO: go to Q.4 @ Category IV NO: go to 3b l I 28 GENERAL RESOT]RCE AND ROUTINE WETLAI\D DETERMINTATION FIELD DATA FORMIGENERAL AND PITYSIOGRAPHIC SITE DESCRIPTION:DilSTING SITE COI\DITONS:lof 2-LANDOWNER:SAMPLE PLOT ID ruEf bCITY/COUNTY/STATE:sIrE LocArIoN: efr Fter k)er b+ tateflrs,L! bbLtn4a ^J/PROJECT: F*gSeeDArE: 7/n/a-,7Au QAWATERSHED:OTTIER:NoIS THE SITE SIGNIFICAIITLY DISTTJRBEDYESREMARKS:NoNoON SITE? YesDO NORMAL CIRCTJMSTANCES EXISTYesAREA?PROBLEMPOTENTIALAAREATHEISSOILS AND GEOMORPHIC COI\DITIONSITYDROLOGYWETLAND }IYDROLOGYINDICATORS:PNMARY INDICATORS:Inundated X Water tvtarts! Sediment DepositsDrainage Pattern in WetlandsSaturated in Upper 12 InchesSECONDARY INDICATORS:E OxiOizeO root ChannelsIn Upper 12 InchesWater Sttined LeavesLocal Soil SurveyFAC-Neutral TestOther (Explain in RemcFlis) ,,tr!nnnnDrift LinestrnRECORD DATA: (Describe in Notes)Stream, Lake or Tide GaugeAeriat PhotographsNo Recorded Data AvailableOtherFIELD OBSERVATIONS:H2OTABLE: flApparentttt4cE-Depth of Surface Water:Depth to Free Water in Pit (SoilSaiuration): )ia Fin n ..tDepth to Capiltary nise )/a X io E ..E io !.'nfPercbedDRAINAGE CLASS: SlPLANDFORM:QuELEVATION:MFtOTITER:in Ll cm% SLOPE: b- ./CLASSIFICATION: (Taxonomic UniUseries/Map Unit),., 1% sLe'f,:<e"b'tsSOIL SURYEYkkeoON SITE CLASSIFICAey'ia$ t4-tttP?'pr, loASPECT: LJes FSOIL TEMPERATURE:oFocROOT DEPTH: 1o BTiltPARENTShaleAlluvialIgneousColluvialLimestoneAshSOILS INDA,S. FIELDSandstoneOutwashOther -WETLAIID DETERMINATION:NoNoPRESENT? YesWETLANDWETLAIID? YesIS THIS SAMPLING POINT WITHIN ANoNot6VEGETATION PRESENT? YesIryDROPHYTICIIYDRIC SOILS PRESENT? YesREMARKS sITElsI LOGGY SOIL AND WETLAND CONSULTING (Revision t0t22t200tlSignature: SOIL PROTIILE SITE DESCRIPTIONVEGETATIONPLOT DATA AND PLANTCOMMTNIITY CLASSIFICATIONSAMPLE PLOT ID.2of 2lrltl Ll ] I" ltllrBrndv€c4 L<s6.wTiuogNrFREACTIONTO:a'-!tDipyrz+4alu€z"tc-/fStructure) vtsb p1'uglkpTln97 [pTextureand/orCon-sistenceefuv'*tro/1Al€lcIAlong PoresREDOXIn MatrlxIn PoreLiningsFe/lllnConcretions/NodulesU/noNsPERCENT/In Matrir AsSoft Mrsses/z/offt.3/t1trXDryMolstMrtrlxColorN 2,5/ I/o7&%1,/"Yt altcqaslDeDthIn.Ecil, Dt/'-eb*v4-Lb- tpFIaycrs ElHorizonsOaA-tBu,A.,rut-WETLANDINDICATORSTRATUMRELATIVEo//oCOVER3er%COVERDOI{INANTSPECTESNON.NATfVESPECIES4COYERPERQUADBASESt2r"l4tQ,_r\cLPLANT SPECIESOFPI,ANTTIIATF'AC'WACt LOGGY SOIL AND WETLAI\D CONSULTING @evision rcn2tz}Ill Wetlands Rating Field Data Form Background lnformation :l-eaaq 3d a- 2 Name of V s. fll-lt Le f*aq Affiltanon: !,'J etla ul Censctnt lr Ct o^t", 7f rBf oz' Name of wetland hl e{tc""r] B Govemment Jurisdiction of o (osr Location: l/4 of l/4 S:- section: 7 Township:4o N Range: / W Sources of lnformation: (Check all sources that apply) Site visir-ZiUSGS Topo Map:- NWI map:- Aerial Photo:- Soils suwey ' l/ CIher:- Describe: When The Field Data form is complete enter Category here: CUL e 1 t ^1 f, Q.1. High Quality Natural Wetland Answer this question if you have adequate information or experience to do so. If not find someone with the expertise to answer the qr:estions. Theq if the answer to questions 14 lb and lc are all NO, contact the Naflnal Heritage program of DNR. la. Iluman caused disturbances. Is there significant evidence ofhuman+aused changes to topography or hydrology of the wetland as indicared by any of the following conditions? Consider only changes that may have taken place in the last 5 decades. The irnpacts of changes done earlier have probably been stabilized and the wetland ecosystem will be close to reaching some new equilibrium that may represent a high quality wetland. la.l Upstream watershed > 12% impervious. 1a.2. Wetland is dirckd and water flow is not obstructed. la3. Wetland has been graded, filled, logged. la4. Water in wetland is controlled by dikes, weirs, etc. la5. Wetland is grazed. la6. Other indicators of disturbance (list below) Circle Answers Yes: go to Q.2Yq: go to Q.2@ eo to Q.2 Yes: go to Q.2 Yes: go to Q.2 Yes: go to Q.2 No: go to lb. 25 lb Are there populations ofnon-native plants more than l0% of the wetland, and appear to which are currently present, covtr be invading nafive populations? Briefly describe any non-native plant populations and Information source(s lc. Is there evidence of human-caused disttnbances which have visibly degraded water quality. Evidence of the degradation of warer quality include: direct (untreated) runofffrom roads or parking lots; presence, or historic evidence, of waste dumps; oily sheens; the srnell of organic chemicals; or livestock use. Briefly describe: YES: go to Q.2 No: go to lc. YES: go to Q.2 NO: Possible Cat.I Contact DNR Q.2. Irreplaceable Ecological Functions: Does the wetland: have at least l/4 acre oforganic soils deeper than 16 inches and the wetland is relatively undisturbed; OR[f the answer is NO because the wetland is disturbed briefly describe: Indicators of distrnbance may include: - Wetland has been graded, filled, logged; - Organic soils on the surface are dried-out for more than half ofthe year; - Wetland receives direct stormwater nrnofffrom urban oragricultural-*.1; T-t*ts F*er /{*e be.a oR Lo75'* have a forested class greater than I acre; OR have characteristics of an €strrarine systern; OR have eel or b€ds? 6d" all: go to e.3)Hgoto2a YES: Go to 2b Yes: Go to 2c Yes: Go to 2d 2a. Bogs and Fens Are any of the tbree following conditions met for the area of organic soil? 2a.1. Are Sphagnum. mosses a comnon ground cover (>30yr) and the cover of invasive species (see Table 3) is less ttran l0%? Is the area of sphagrrum mosses and deep organic soils > l/2 aqe2 Is the area ofsphagnrm nrosses and deep organic soils 7r-ll2 acre? 2a.2.Is there an ara of organic soil which has an em€rgent class with at least one species from Table 2, arrd cover of invasive species is < I 0%o (see Table 3)? Is the area of herbaceous plants and deep organic soils > ll2 acrc'! Is the area ofherbaceous plants and deep organic soils l/Gll2acre? YES: CategoryI YES: CategoryII NO: Go to?a3 YES: Category I YES: Categorytr NO: Go to2a.3 26 lb Are there populations of non-native plants which are currerrtly present, cover more than l0% of the wetland, and appear to be invading native populations? Briefly describe any non-native plant populations and Information lc. Is there evidence ofhurnan-caused distrnbances which have visibly degraded water quality. Evidence of the degradation of water quality include: direct (trntreated) runofffrom roads or parking lots; presence, or historic evidence, of waste dumps; oily skens; the smell of organic chemicals; or livestock use. Briefly describe: YES: go to Q.2 No: go to lc. YES: go to Q.2 NO:Possible Cat.I Contact DNR Q.2. lrreplaceable Ecological Functions: Does the wetland: have at lezstll4 acre oforganic soils deeperthan l6 inches and the wetland is relatively r.rndisturbed; OR [If the answer is NO because the wetland is disturbed briefly describe: Indicators of disnnbance may include: - Wetland has been graded, filled, logged; - Organic soils on the surface are driedout for more tttan half ofthe year; - Wetland receives direct stormwaterrunofffrom urban or agricultural d"as.]; OR have a forestedclass greaterthan I acre;,OR have characteristics of an estuarine syst€m; OR have eel prass floatina ornon-floating kelp beds? (NO to all: go to Q.3) YES go to 2a YES: Go to 2b Yes: Go to 2c Yes: Go to 2d 2a. Bogs and Fens Are any of the three following conditions met for the area of organic soil? 2a.1. Are Sphagnum. mosses a common grormd cover (>30%) and the cover of invasive species (see Table 3) is less than l0%? Is the area of sphagnum mosses and deep organic soils > 1/2 acre? Is the area ofsphagntnn rnosses and deep organic soils /.-ll2 acre? 2a,.2.Is there an area of organic soil which has an emergent class with at least one species from Table 2, mdcover of invasive species is < 10% (see Table 3)? Is the area ofherbaceous plants and deep organic soils > ll2 acre2 Is the area ofherbaceous plants and deep organic soils l/4-ll2acre? YES: Category I YES: Category II NO: Go to2a.3 YES: Category I YES: Caregory tr NO: Go to2a.3 26 ls the area of herbaceous plants, Sphagnurn, and de.ep organic soils > l/2 acre? Is the area of herbaceous plants, Sphagnum, and deep organicsoils %-ll2 acre? J.2a.theIs a ofmixturevegetatlon herbaceousonly andplants Sphagnumwithmossesnoscrub/shrub or forested classes? YES: Category I YES: Category II NO: Go to .3 2b.l- Does 50% ofthe cover ofupper forest canopy consist ofevergreen trees older than 80 years or deciduous trees older then JQ years? Note: T]oe size of trees is often not a measure of age, and size cnnnot be used as a surrogate for age (see guidance). 2b.2. Does 50% ofthe cover offorest canopy consist ofevergreen trees older than 50 years, AND is the stmctural diversity of the forest hi-gh,, characterized by an additional layer of trees 20'49'ta[, sbrubs 6,-20,,tall, and a herbaceous grormdcover? 19? Q.2b. Mature forested wetland. Does2b.3 25%theof coverareal theln orherbaceous/groundcover the shrub ofconsistinvasive/exotic thefrom onlist YES: Category I NO: Go to2b.2 YES: Go to2b.3 NO: Go to Q.3 YES: CategoryI NO: Go to 3 2c-1. Is the wetland listed as National wildlife Refuge, National partq National Estuary Reserve, Natural Area preserve, State parlg or Educational, Environmental or scientific Reserves designated underwAC 332-30-151? 2c.2.k the wetland > 5 acres; Note: rf m area contains patches of salt tolerant vegetation that arel) less than 600 feet apart and that are separated by mudflats that go dry on a Merin low Tide, or 2) separated by tidal channels that are less than 100 feet wide; all the vegetated areas are to be considered together in calculating the wetland area. Q.2c. Estuarine wetlands. or is the wetland < I acre? oris the wetland l-5 acres; YES: CategoryI NO: Go to2c.2 YES: Caregory I YES: Go to2c.3 YES: Go to2c.4 I 27 2c.3. Does the wetland me€t at least 3 of the following 4 criteria: ....... - minimum existing evidence of human related disturbance such as diking, ditching, filling, cultivation, grcdngorthe presence of non- native plant species (see guidance for definition); - surface water connection with tidal saltuarer or tidal freshwater; - at least 75% ofthe wetland has a 100 buffer ofungrazed pastur€, open water, shrub or forest; - has at least 3 of the following features: low marsh; high marsh; tidal channels; lagoon(s);woody debris; or contiguous freshwater wetland 2c.4. Does the wetlandmeet all of the four criteria under 2c3? (above)? YES: Category I NO Category II YES: Category tr NO: Cateeory III Q.2d. E€l Grass and Kelp Beds. 2d.1 . Are eelgrass beds present? . 2d.2. Are their floating or non-floating kelp bed(s) present with greater than 50% macro algal cover in the month of August or September?............... YES: Category I NO: go to2d..2 YES: Category I NO: CuegoryII Q.3. Gategory lV wetlands. 3a. Is the wetland: less than I acre and, hydrologi cally isolated and, cornprised ofone vegetated class that is dominared (> 80% areal cover) by one species fromTable 3 (page 19) or Table 4 (paee20) 3b. Is the wetland: less than two acres and, hydrologically isolated, with one vegetated class, and > 90o of areal cover in any combination of species from Table 3 (page 19) 3c. Is the wetland excavated from upland and a pond srnaller than I acre without a surface waler connection to streams, lakes, rivers, or other wetland, and bas < 0.1 acre of vegetation. )QS: Category IV lIrIQgo to 3b ]E{: Category IV SlXgoto 3c ,KS: Category [V I eo to Q.4 28 Q.4. Significant habitat value. Answer all questions and enter data requested. 4a. Total wetland area Estimate are4 select from choices in the near-right column, and score in the far column: Enter ac:reage of wetland here: / acres, and ,o*"", //rol est'*a{e./ Circle scores that qnalify acres >200 40-200 1040 s-l 03 l-5 0.1-l <0.10 pomts 6 5 4 4b. Wetland classes: Circle the wetland classes below that quali$: Open Water: if the area of open water is > ll4 arre Aquatic Beds: if tG ,rea oiaqu.tic beds > ll4 asre, Emergent: if the area of emergent class is > l/4 acre, / Scrub-Shrub: if the area of scrub-shrub class is > l/4 acre, / Forested: ifarea offorested class is > l/4 acre, Add the nrmber of wetland classes, above, rhar qlrali&, and then Score according to the colurrrns at right. e.g. If there are 4 classes (aquatic beds, open water, emergent & Scrub-shrub would circle 8 in the far column. #of classes Pointsbb 3............ 6 4............ 8 5............10 4c. Plant species diversity. For each wetland class (at right) that qualifies in 4b above, count the nrmber of different plant species you can find that cover more thansyo of the ground. You do nothave to neme them. Score in column at far right: e.g. If a wetland has an aquatic bed class with 3 species, an emergent class with 4 species and a scrub-shnrb class with 2 species you would circle 2, 2, and I in the far colunn Note: Any plant species with a cover of > 5olo qualifies for points within a class, eve,n those that are not ofrhat class. Class Aquatic Emergent Scrub-Scnrb Forested Points 0 I 2 J 0i@ J 0o) 3 @ # species in class I 2 J >3 I >5 I 2 J i ?-?--\(+5) I@ 34 >4 c 2 34 .>4 ,l 29 -l I "t 1 i 1 l I II I ) l .l -) 4d. Structural diversity.17'(? If the wetland has a forested class, add I point if each of the following Classes is present within the forested class and is larger than l/4 acre: -tre€s > 50'tall... -trees 20'- 49' tall... -shrubs. . . .. -herbaceous ground cover.. . Also add 1 point if there is any "open water" or "aquatic bed" class Lmediately next to ttre forested a.rea (i.e. there is no scrub/shrub or emergent vegetation between them). YES. I YES-I YES_ I YES- 1 YES_I 4e. Decide fromthe diagrams below whether interspersionbetween wetland classes is higb moderate, low or none? If you think the amount of interspersion falls in between the diagrams score accordingly (i.e. a modenately high amount of interspersion would score a 4, while a moderately low amount would score a 2) nfile J()\v Itlrx rnsdstatH nraderxte Irigh 4f Habitat features. Answer questions below, circle features that apply, and score to right: Is there evidence that the open or standing water was caused by beavers Is a heron rookery located within 300'? Are raptor nest/s located within 300? Are there at least 3 standing dead trees Gnags) per a$e greatertlran 10" in diameter at 'breast height' (DBID? Q lv'r) ', Are there at least 3 downed logs per acre with 2 diameter, - - --\> 6" for at least l0'in length? ( 'le> ' ) Are there areas (vegetated or unvegetated) within the wetland that are ponded for at least 4 months out of the year, and the wetland has not quahned as having an open water class in Question 4b. ? YES: I YES: I YES YES:2 YES: I YES: I 30 4g.2 Does the wetland provide fish habitat seasonally AND does it have a seasonal surface water connection to a fish-bearing strearrl 4g-3 Does the wetland frrnction to export organic rnatt€r through a surface water connection at all times of the year to a perennial stream. 4g'4 Does the wetland firnction to export organic matter through a sr:rface water connection to a stream on a basis? only.) time Connection4g.to streams.answerone(Score Does the wetland4e.1.forhabitat atfishprovide theof ANDanyyeilitdoesthavesurface\pat€rperennial connection ato streanrfish-bearing YES=6 YES:4 YES:4 YES:2 Score the existing butrers on a scale of l-5 based on the following four descriptions.If the condition of the buffers do not exactly match the description, score either apoint higher or lower depending on whether the buffers are less or more degraded. Forest, scrub, native grassland or open water buffers are present for more than 10O'around 95% of the circumference. Forest, scrub, native grassland, or open waterbuffers wider than 100' for more than l/2 of the wetland circumference, or a forest, scrub, grasslands, or open waterbuffers for more than 50'around 95 % of the circumference. Forest, scrub, native grassland, or open waterbuffers wider than 100' for more thn 7/4 of the wetlend circumference, or a forest, scrub, native grassland or open water buffers vid61 rhrn 50' for more than li2 of the wetland circumference. No roads, buildiqgs or paved areas within 100'of the wetland for more than 95% of the wetland circumference. No roads, buildings or paved areas within 25' of the wetland for more than9lo/o of the circr:nrference, or No roads buildings or paved areas within 50' of the wetland for more than l/2 of the wetland circtmference. Paved areas, industrial areas or residential construction (with less than 50' between houses) are less than 25 fetfrom the wetrand for more thangs % of the circtunference ofthe wetland. 4h. Buffers. Score: 5 Score:2 Score = 2 Score: I Score: 0 S"or"Q 3l ryT*n -'t j "l I I I .l I -t I 1 I II I ,l I l !l I II l I I -) 4i. Connection to other habitat areas: Select the description, which best rnatches the site being evaluated. -Is ttre wetland connected to, or part of a riparian corridor at least 100' wide connecting two or more wetlands; or, is there an upland connection present >100' wide with good forest or shrub cover (>257o cover) connecting it with a Significant Habitat Area? -Is the wetland connected to any other Habitat Area with either l) a forested/shrub corridor < 100' wide, or 2) a corridor that is > 100' wide, but has a low vegetative cover less than 6 feet in heigfut? -Is the wetland cormected to, or a part of, a riparian corridor between 50 - 100' wide with scrub/shrub or forest cover connection to other wetlands? - Is the wetland connected to any other Habitat Area with narow corridor (<100) of low veg€tation (< 6'in height)? - Is the wetland and its buffer (if the buffer is less than 50'wide) completely isolated by development (tnban, residential with a density greater than 2/acre, or industrial)? YES:5 Yes Yes:3 Yes=1 Yes:0 Now add the scores circled (for Q.Sa - Q.si above) to get a total. Is the Total greater than or equal to 22 points? /5 Porr"rS IG$: Category II <$categorytrr 32 I I I I 'l I J .l ! .J I J I J IJ APPENIIIX B PLANT LIST OF PLANTS IDENTIFIED ON THE WETLANI}S I _l "t _l :-l ==!l I I PLANT LIST AND HYDROPHYTIC STATUS I I -t I I I j I .J !-:J .J .J J SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME HYDROPHYTIC STATUS Agrostis sp Bentgrasses.FAC Arbutus menziesii Pacific madrone FACU Alnus rubra Red alder FAC Carex obnupta Slough sedge OBL Crataezus douglasii Douelas hawthom FAC Eleocharis obrtusa Ovoid spikerush OBL Gaultheria shallon Salal FACU Juncus effirsus Soft rush FACW Oenanthe sarmentosa Water parsley OBL Phalaris arundinacea Reed canarygrass FACW Ranunculus acris Tall buttercup FACW- Rosa eglanteria Sweetbrier rose FACW Rosa nutkana Nootka rose FAC Rubus ursinus Trailing blackberry FACU Salix lucida Pacific willow FACW+ Spiraea douglasii Douglas spirea FACW Taraxacum offrcinale Common dandelion FACU Vaccinium alaskaense Alaskan blueberry NI Possible FACto FACU Vicia sp Vetch FACU -1 I I ;l:--l I - = I STORMWATER CLEARING AND MANAGEMENT PUN, EROSION CONTROL FOR: BUFFER PUN PUN A r{t il PACIFIC FUNDII{G CORPORATION IN SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE I WEST, W, CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND JEFFERSON COUNTY, WASHINGTON sHEEf ftOU ilTfs OF S'RAY SINM INYN ffi100 50 0 t00 200 SCAIE IN FEET CONTOUR INTEFr'AL= 2 FEEI WENAND A50, WFFER SIr',/(ES flEIllND A' ntv A' sHoua BE TIAN NIN| ,8' EUN gNclE rcW OF a,/.LEs OF S'IIIAVM BE PLACED PRPR TC' WE sr Fl or na.$n oRtDtnePROPER PUCEilENT OF S?NA}I 8ALE a^RRIER IN DRilMEE WAY AIICHOR SIAKES EALE NA TEIUND .A' wEnA,ID ,A. 25' BIJFFER sotL lo 2 REilRS, SIEEL PICKEIS oR 2'x2'STNGS '-r,/2'IO 2' IH THE EROUND PREWNT SUPPINC stLf ANCl.pR nRg sw<E MWARTE PRTITIOTISLY IAID ALE MRE NLIERED RUM'FF+i sg)ItEM uoEN RIlNOFF+. wmno r') &LE ANCHOflNe 8',.t-Fs VEIUND E.50'WFER /--^ srRAW AND HAY ENCF/0I,.CHFS 12,\J/ BALE BARRIERI 2'x 2'rcOD rcST OR SIEE- FENCE POST Af 6'ON CENIER 'ao.nRAn too Ns oRRFSIRICIED SKIDDNC FILTER FAERtc tar oF 2'xBY '1 A. 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