TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



METHODS 2 



DISCUSSION AND FORM INSTRUCTIONS 2 



1. Project Name 3 



2. Project # and Control # 3 



3. Evaluation Date 3 



4. Evaluator(s) 3 



5. Wetland/Site #(s) 3 



6. Wetland Location(s) 4 



7. Evaluation Purpose 4 



8. Estimated Total Wetland Size 4 



9. Estimated Acreage of Assessment Area (AA) 4 



10. Classiflcation of AA 5 



11. Estimated Relative Abundance of Similar Sites 6 



12. General Condition 6 



13. Habitat Diversity 6 



14. Brief Descriptive Summary 7 



15. a) Habitat for Federally Listed, Proposed, or Candidate Threatened or Endangered Plants 

 or Animals 7 



b) Habitat for Species Rated SI, S2, or S3 by the MontanaNatural Heritage 



Program 7 



c) General Wildlife Habitat 8 



d) General Fish Habitat 8 



e) Flood Attenuation and Storage 9 



f) Sediment/Nutrient/Toxicant Retention and Removal 10 



g) Sediment/Shoreline Stabilization 10 



h) Production Export/Food Chain Support 10 



I) Groundwater Discharge/Recharge 10 



j) Uniqueness 10 



k) Recreation/Education Potential II 



1) Dynamic Surface Water Storage 11 



Function & Value Summary and Overall Rating 11 



LITERATURE CITED and PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS 15 



GLOSSARY 17 



Appendix A: Montana Wetland Field Evaluation Form A 



Appendix B: Map of Major Montana Watershed Basins B 



Appendix C: Key to HGM Classes and Cowardin Classification Hierarchy C 



Appendix D: Proposed, Candidate, and Listed Threatened and Endangered Species in Montana 



Species Designated SI, S2, or S3 by the MNHP Associated With Wetland Habitats D 



