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Wetland name or number B <br />H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats (Seep, 76) <br />Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion between Cowardin vegetation <br />classes (described in II 1, 1), or the classes and mivegetated areas (can include open water or <br />mudflats) is high, medium, low, or none. <br />O jD <br />None = 0 points Low =1 point =Moderate = 2 points <br />400 <br />[riparian braided channels] <br />High = 3 points <br />NOTE: If you have four or more classes or three vegetation classes and open water <br />the rating is always "hieh". Use map of Cowardin voiretation classes <br />111.5. Special Habitat Features: (seep, 77) <br />Check the habitatfeatures that are present in the wetland, The number of cheeks 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 />F—TIStanding snags (diameter at the bottom > 4 inches) in the wetland <br />=Undercut batiks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2m) and/or overhanging vegetation extends at <br />least 3.3 ft (1m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the unit, for at least 33 ft <br />(10m) 2 <br />=Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for donning <br />(>30degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that <br />have notyet turnedgreylbrown) <br />=At least'/n 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 />]VOTE: The 20%stated in earlyprintings ofthe manual on page 78 is an error. <br />H 1. TOTAL Score - potential for providing habitat <br />Add the scores. from IILI, HL2, HL3, HL4, HLS 1 7 <br />____J <br />Comments <br />Wetland Rating Form —western Washington 14 August 2004 <br />version 2 Updated with new WDFW definitions Oct. 2008 <br />