c. Low Riparian zone highly impactec5 by land 

 uses such that only remnant patches or blocks 

 of natural vegetation exist; only limited 

 opportunity exists for vegetative 

 rehabilitation. 



2. Forested ; (select best answer) 



a. High Numerous large tracts ( > 150 ac) or 

 continuous bordering ( > 30 ft wide) of 

 mature deciduous or coniferous forest (e.g. 

 gallery forests) ; 



b. Moderate occasional large tracts ( < 150 ac) 

 or intermittant bordering ( < 30 ft) of 

 mature deciduous or coniferous forest; 



c. Low Little or no forest development along 

 riparian zone. 



3. Wetlands : (select best answer) 



a. Oxbow lakes, sloughs, backwater areas or 

 other significant wetland types common along 

 water course (characteristic of large 

 meandering rivers) . 



b. Occasional Oxbow lakes, ponds, sloughs, 

 backwater areas, or seeps. 



c. Few to no significant wetland areas 

 associated with water course (s). 



4. Islands : (select best answer) 



a. Many (characteristic of braided 

 rivers/streams) ; 



b. Occasional to several islands; 



c. Few to no islands. 



5. Vegetative Structure/Diversity : (select best 

 answer) 



a. Riparian zone vegetation well-developed and 

 characterized by a wide variety of vegetation 

 types and structural types appropriate for 

 its size and configuration; 



b. Riparian zone less well-developed due to land 

 uses or natural characteristics; has moderate 

 variety of vegetation and structural types; 



c. Riparian zone dominated by few to one major 

 vegetation type (e.g. crops, pastime, range) 

 or is unvegetated (urban, industrial 

 situations) . 



B. Species Quality : 



1. Does the river segment or basin contain habitat 

 potentially important for the recovery of any of 

 the following Threatened or Endangered species? 



a) Grizzly bear (Mgt. situations 1,2) 



b) Wolf (Recovery areas) 



c) Bald Eagle (existing and potential nesting, 

 wintering, key migration corridors) 



-5- 



