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Wctland namc or numbcr <br />SC 4.0 Foreslcd �Vetiands (.see p. 90J <br />Does the wedand unit have at Icast 1 acrc of forest Ihat mect one of thcsc critcna for . <br />the Dcpartment of Fish and �Vildlifc's forests as priority habitats? lj}�ou ans�ver yes <br />yoir �vi!! stil! �ieed ro r'n�c rhe ivetland 6ased or� its fimctrons. <br />� Old-growth forests: (west of Cascade crest) Stands of at Icasi nvo hee specics, <br />forming a multi-laycrcd canopy with occasional small opcnings; with at least 8 <br />trees/acre (20 trecs/hectare) that are at least 200 years of age OR have a <br />diameter at brenst height (dbh) of 32 inches (�31 cm) or more. <br />NOTE: Thc criterion for dbh is based on mcasurcments for upland forests. <br />Two-hundred year old trees in wetlands will oftcn have a smaller dbh <br />because their gro�vth rates are ofren slower. The DF�V criterion is and "OR" <br />so old-growdi forests do not necessanly havc to havc trces of this diametcr. <br />� Mature forests (wcst of thc Cascadc Gest) Stands wherc thc largest trecs arc <br />80 — 200 years old OR have average diameters (dbh) exceeding Z 1 inches <br />(�3cm); cro�en covcr may be Iess that 100%; decay, decadence, numbers of <br />snags, and quantiry o( large downed material is generally less than that found <br />in old-growth. <br />Cat. 1 ❑ <br />[�Y[S - Category I NOQnot a forestcd wctland with spccial charactcristics <br />SC 5.0 �Vetlands in Coastal Lagoons (sec p. 91) <br />Does the wedand meet all of the follo�ving criteria of a weUand in a coastal lagoon? <br />QThe wetland lics in a depression adjacen[ to marine �,vaters that is wholly <br />or partiatly scparatcd from marine watcrs by sandban};s, gravcl banks, <br />shingle, or, Iess frcquendy, rocks <br />OTI�e lagoon in which the wetland is loc�ted contains surface water that is <br />salinc or brackish (> 0.5 ppt) during most of the year in at least a portion <br />of the lagoon (necds ro 6e rrreasin�ed nenr 1he bortom) <br />[_]YLS = Go to SC 5.1 NOD not a wctland in � coastal lagoon <br />SC 5.1 Docs thc �veNand mcets all of the follu�ving threc conditions? <br />�'llic �cctland is rclati��cly undismrbed (has no diking, ditching, filling, <br />cultivation, grazing), and has Icss than 20% covcr of invasivc plant <br />spccics (scc list of invasivc specics on p. 74). <br />DAt Icast'/, of tlie landward edge oCthe wedand has a 100 ft ouffer of <br />shnib, fbrest, or un-gratcd or un-mowcJ grassland. � CaL I <br />�Tlie wetland is larger than 1/10 acre (4350 squarc feet) <br />�YES = Catcgory 1 �NO = Catcgory II �C��• �� <br />11'ctlanJ Fialing Fum� — wcstcm \Vashmcron 20 August 20J�7 <br />vcrsion 2 Updatcd wrth ncw l5'DFW dcfimhons Oct. 7.003 <br />