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Wetland name or number A Wetland name or number A SC 2.0 Natural Heritage Wetlands (see p.87) Does the wetland unit have at least I acre of forest that meet one of these criteria OCat I SC 4.0 Forested Wetlands(seep.90) Natural Heritage wetlands have been identified by the Washington Natural Heritage for Progrvn/DNR as either high quality undisturbed wetlands or wetlands that support the Department of Fish and Wildlife's forests as priority habitats? If you answer yes state Threatened,Endangered,or Sensitive plant species. SC 2.1 Is the wetland unit being rated in a Section/Township/Range that contains a you will still need to rate the wetland based on its functions. Natural Heritage wetland? (this question is used to screen out most sites ❑Old-growth forests:(west of Cascade crest)Stands of at least two tree species, before you need to contact WNHP/DNR) forming a multi-layered canopy with occasional small openings;with at least 8 S/T/R information from Appendix D�or accessed from WNHP/DNR web site El (20 trees/hectare)that are at least 200 years of age OR have a diameter at breast height(dbh)of 32 inches(81 cm)or more. YES n-contact WNHP/DNR(see p.79)and go to SC 2.2 NO❑✓ NOTE:The criterion for dbh is based on measurements for upland forests. Two-hundred year old trees in wetlands will often have a smaller dbh SC 2.2 Has DNR identified the wetland as a high quality undisturbed wetland or as because their growth rates are often slower. The DFW criterion is and"OR" or as a site with state threatened or endangered plant species? so old-growth forests do not necessarily have to have trees of this diameter. ❑YES=Category I NO❑not a Heritage Wetland ❑Mature forests:(west of the Cascade Crest)Stands where the largest trees are SC 3.0 Bogs (see p.87) 80—200 years old OR have average diameters(dbh)exceeding 21 inches Does the wetland unit(or any part of the unit)meet both the criteria for soils and (53cm);crown cover may be less that 100%;decay,decadence,numbers of vegetation in bogs?Use the key below to identify if the wetland is a bog. If you snags,and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found answer yes you will still need to rate the wetland based on its functions. in old-growth. 1. Does the unit have organic soil horizons(i.e.layers of organic soil),either YES= Category I NO[lot a forested wetland with special characteristics Cat I❑ g Y g ) ❑ g rY ❑ P peats or mucks,that compose 16 inches or more of the first 32 inches of the SC 5.0 Wetlands in Coastal Lagoons(seep.91) soil profile?(See Appendix B for a field key to identify organic soils)?Yes- go to Q.3❑ ❑✓ No -go to Q.2 Does the wetland meet all of the following criteria of a wetland in a coastal lagoon? 2. Does the unit have organic soils,either peals or mucks that are less than 16 ❑The wetland lies in a depression adjacent to marine waters that is wholly inches deep over bedrock,or an impermeable hardpan such as clay or or partially separated from marine waters by sandbanks,gravel banks, volcanic ash,or that are floating on a lake or pond? shingle,or,less frequently,rocks ❑The lagoon in which the wetland is located contains surface water that is El Yes-go to Q.3 ✓❑No-Is not a bog for purpose of rating saline or brackish(>0.5 ppt)during most of the year in at least a portion 3. Does the unit have more than 70%cover of mosses at ground level,AND of the lagoon(needs to be measured near the bottom) other plants,if present,consist of the"bog"species listed in Table 3 as a ❑YES=Go to SC 5.1 NOE not a wetland in a coastal lagoon significant component of the vegetation(more than 30%of the total shrub and herbaceous cover consists of species in Table 3)? SC 5.1 Does the wetland meets all of the following three conditions? ❑Yes—Is a bog for purpose of rating ❑No- go to Q.4 ❑The wetland is relatively undisturbed(has no diking,ditching,filling, NOTE:If you are uncertain about the extent of mosses in the understory cultivation,grazing),and has less than 20%cover of invasive plant you may substitute that criterion by measuring the pH of the water that species(see list of invasive species on p.74). seeps into a hole dug at least 16"deep. If the pH is less than 5.0 and the El At least'/<of the landward edge of the wetland has a 100 ft buffer of "bog"plant species in Table 3 are present,the wetland is a bog. shrub,forest,or un-grazed or un-mowed grassland. ❑Cat.I 1. Is the unit forested(>30%cover)with sitka spruce,subalpine fir,western ❑The wetland is larger than 1/10 acre(4350 square feet) red cedar,western hemlock,lodgepole pine,quaking aspen,Englemann's EYES=Category I ENO=Category II ❑Cat.II spruce,or western white pine,WITH any of the species(or combination of species)on the bog species plant list in Table 3 as a significant component of the ground cover(>30%coverage of the total shrub/herbaceous cover)? 2.DYES= Category I No Is not a bog for purpose of rating ❑Cat.I Wetland Rating Form—western Washington IS August 2004 Wetland Rating Form—western Washington 20 August 2004 version 2 Updated with new WDFW definitions Oct.2008 version 2 Updated with new WDFW definitions Oct.2008