QUESTIONNAIRE 



Put all answers on the Answer Sheet. River assessment 

 units will be assigned a final resource value based on 

 points accumulated in the Habitat, Species and 

 Recreation Criteria. 



I. HABITAT VALUE: 



A. Specialized Land Use: If river or basin con- 

 tains any of the following designations, please 

 circle the appropriate land protection. Circle 

 letter(s) on Answer Sheet. 



a. Proposed Wilderness Areas (As listed in USPS 

 or BLM recommendations or Alternative "W" by 

 conservation organizations. 



b. Wild and Scenic River Corridors 



c. National Wildlife Refuges 



d. National Fish Hatcheries 



e. Wildlife Management Areas 



f. Waterfowl Production Areas 



g. Nature Conservancy Areas 



h. Conservation Easements for habitat/wildlife 



protection purpose 

 i. Outstanding Natural Areas (BLM, USPS Research 



Natural Areas) 



B. Habitat Quality ; 



The term quality refers to both the integrity 

 and condition of the riparian zone (regardless 

 of water course size) and the presence of 

 valuable wildlife/habitat characteristics de- 

 scribed below. Select the best answer for each 

 characteristic: 



1. Conditions of riparian zone ; 



a. High - Riparian zone is in excellent 



condition; minimally impacted by 

 land uses such as roads, agri- 

 culture grazing, subdivisions; 

 riparian zone retains nearly all 

 of its natural vegetation charac- 

 teristics and wildlife values. 



b. M oderate - Riparian zone has been moder- 



ately impacted by land uses (as 

 above) but retains significant 

 amount of inherent natural vegeta- 

 tion characteristics and wildlife 

 values; impacted areas have poten- 

 tial to be rehabilitated; 



c. Low - Riparian zone highly impacted by 



land uses such that only remnant 

 patches or blocks of natural vege- 

 tation exist; only limited oppor- 



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