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Wettand name or number A <br />H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats (seep. 76) <br />Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion between Cowardin vegetation <br />classes (described in Il 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or <br />mudflats) is high, medium, low, or none. <br />CD�" <br />=None = 0 points OLow =1 point OModerate — 2 points <br />4Q0 <br />High = 3 points <br />NOTE: If you have four or more classes or three vi <br />the rating is always "high". Use map of Cowari <br />[riparian, braided channels] <br />classes and open water <br />H 1.5. Special Habitat Features: (seep. 77) <br />Check the habitatfeatures that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the <br />number ofpoints you part into the next column. <br />=Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (>4in. diameter and 6 ft long). <br />snags (diameter at the bottom > 4 inches) in the wetland <br />Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2m) and/or overhanging vegetation extends at <br />least 3.3 R (lm) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the unit, for at least 33 ft <br />Oora) <br />Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning <br />(>30degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that <br />have not yet tanned grey/brown) <br />At least'/ acre of thin -stemmed persistent vegetation or woody branches are present in areas <br />that are permanently or seasonally inundated. (structuresfor egg -laying by amphibians) <br />Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in each stratum of plants <br />NOTE: The 20%stated in earlyprintings ofthe manual onpage 78 is an error. <br />II 1. TOTAL Score - potential for providing habitat <br />Add the scores from HT 1, H1.2,111.3,111, 4, HI.5 <br />Comments <br />Wetland Rating Fonn—western Washington 14 August2004 <br />version 2 Updated with new WDFW definitions Oct. 2008 <br />n <br />