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Wetland name or number <br /> These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. <br /> HABITAT FUNCTIONS-Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat <br /> H 1.0. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? <br /> H 1.1.Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the <br /> Forested class. Check the Coward in plant classes in the wetland. Up to 10 patches may be <br /> combined for each class to meet the threshold of'X ac or more than 10% of the unit if it is <br /> smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. <br /> ❑ Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points=4 <br /> ❑ Emergent 3 structures: points= 2 <br /> O Scrub-shrub (areas where shrubs have> 30% cover) 2 structures: points- 1 <br /> ❑ Forested (areas where trees have> 30% cover) 1 structure: points= 0 <br /> If the unit has a Forested class, check if: <br /> ❑ The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata(canopy, sub-canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, <br /> moss/ground-cover)that each cover 20%within the Forested polygon <br /> H 1.2. Hydroperiods <br /> Check the types of water regimes(hydroperiods) present within the wetland.The water regime <br /> has to cover more than 10% of the wetland or Y4 ac to count(see text for descriptions of <br /> hydroperiods). <br /> ❑ Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 <br /> O Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points=2 1 <br /> ❑ Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points= 1 <br /> O Saturated only 1 types present: points= 0 <br /> ❑ Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to,the wetland <br /> ❑ Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to,the wetland <br /> ❑ Lake Fringe wetland 2 points <br /> ❑ Freshwater tidal wetland 2points <br /> H 1.3. Richness of plant species <br /> Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 10 ft2. <br /> Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do <br /> not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass,purple <br /> loosestrife, Canadian thistle 1 <br /> If you counted: > 19 species points=2 <br /> 5- 19 species points= 1 <br /> < 5 species points=0 <br /> H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats <br /> Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes <br /> (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas(can include open water or mudflats) <br /> is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open <br /> water, the rating is always high. <br /> O47:› <br /> None =0 points Low= 1 point Moderate =2 points <br /> All three diagrams <br /> in this row are E*1) <br /> x �� <br /> HIGH = 3 pointsx <br /> Wetland Rating System for Western WA:2014 Update <br /> Rating Form-Effective January 1,2015 7 WSDOT Adapted Form-March 2,2015 <br />