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Wetland name or number A <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 Forested class. Check the <br /> Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 10 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold <br /> of%ac or more than 10%of the unit if it is 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 1 <br /> 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, moss/ground-cover) <br /> 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 has to cover <br /> more than 10%of the wetland or Y.ac to count(see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). <br /> Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points=3 <br /> ✓ Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points=2 <br /> Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present:points=1 1 <br /> ✓ Saturated only 1 type 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 2 points <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 not have to name <br /> the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil,reed canarygrass,purple 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(described in H 1.1),or <br /> the classes and unvegetated areas(can include open water or mudflats)is high, moderate, low, or none.If you <br /> have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. <br /> O <br /> None=0 points Low=1 point Moderate=2 points <br /> All three diagrams i1446 <br /> in this row <br /> are HIGH=3points <br /> Wetland Rating System for Western WA: 2014 Update 13 <br /> Rating Form-Effective January 1,2015 <br />