WFTIANDS R ATINC. FORM (Field data) 



L-o ir.:,-~-Jt\.n from field data form to ar.>-.\cr tho^o qu^-f.r 

 Work through questions sequentially. Circle answers. 



CA^COR-i 

 :lo any Gate 

 or answer that applies 



Circle any Catcgorv 



Q. 1. !? the ivc'.lard a hich quah.tv nati\c xset'.and commumtv which woiild 

 :j.il;r.- .i- a \ -tural Hcr::.-;:c wetland b.-i~ed rr. ^.w-ivw-z ?."■ of a-e K'l. ■•■. 

 or, IS the wetland is one of the nve highest quality examples c: thi.-. wci.and 

 type known to exist in Washington? 



a) there is no, or only isolated, human-caused alteration of the wetland 



topography or soils; 



b) there is no human-caused alteration of the hydrology of the wetland, or 

 the wetland appears to have recovered from the alteratiort; 



c) the wetland has no or low cover and frequency of non-native plant species; 



d) there is relatively little human-caused disturbance of the native 

 vegetation, or has the vegetation recovered from past; disturbance; 



e) there is no evidence of major hunwnoused water quality problems. 



Yes: CatCEorv- I 

 No: go to Q, 2. 



Q. 2, Is the wetland one of only five or less examples of the wetland type, as 

 represented by plant-association, within the Water Resources Inventory Area 

 of which the wetland is a part? 



Yes: Category I 

 No: go to Q. 3. 



Q. 3. Is the wetland a peat wetland? 

 Is the Wetland a forested wetland? 

 Is the wetland an estuarine wetland? 

 Are kelp or eelgrass beds present? 



Q. 3a. Is the wetland a peat wetland without significant hydrologic 

 modification where significant hydrologic modification is demonstrated by 

 any of the following five sub-criteria: 



-Replacement of pre-settlement flora (if determined) by monotypic Spiraea 

 (hardback), reed canary grass or cattail; or 



-More than 70% of flora replaced by species in above; or 



-Evidence of drainage ditches, peat stockpiling, peat dredging or nuning, 

 removal of woody vegetation, plowing or planting i.e. com ; or 

 (see next page) 



Yes: go to Q. 3a. 



Yes: go to Q. 3b. 



Yes: go to Q. 3c. 



Yes: go to Q. 3d. 



If No to all go to Q. 4. 



Yes: Category I 

 No: Category II 



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