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Wetland name or number Wetland 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 maybe combined for each class to meet the threshold <br /> of Y,cc 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 (cano <br /> py,py, 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%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 2 <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 ftz. <br /> Different patches of the some 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 /> C) O O <br /> 2 <br /> None=0 points Low= 1 point IModerate=2 points <br /> All three diagrams <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 />