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2.3 r�� or Adiecrnt to Other Prioritv Habitats Lisled bv WDFW (uc p.11s/ <br />Which oCthc following prioriry habitats are within 330 teet (100 m) of the wetland unitY <br />NOTE: �he eonneetions do not hwe �0 6e relatively und'urnrbed. These are DFW defini�ionr. <br />Check wifh your foca! DFW biologist if fhere are any quettionr <br />❑ Aspen st�nds: Pure or mixed stands of aspcn >(1.4 ha (I acrc). <br />❑ Biodiversity Are�s and Corridon: Arcas of habitet that arc rclatively imponant to <br />vnrious species of netivc fish end wildlife ((uf! descriptions in WOFW PHSrerwr� p. <br />/51). <br />❑ Herbeceous Balds: Vaziablc sizc patches �f giass and forbs on shallow soils over <br />bcdrock. <br />❑ Old-growth/Mature toresb: (Old growih wat of Cexade crcst) Stends of at Itast 2 <br />vice spccics, fortning a multi-laycrcd canopy with acasional small openings; with at <br />Itast 20 Vecs/ha (8/acrc)>81 cm (32 in) dbh or> 200 years of age. (Metute forcsts) <br />Stands wiih average diametcrs cxcceding 53 cm (21 in) dbh; crown covtt may be less <br />th2n 100%; dccey, dccedancc, numbcrs of snngs, and quantiry of lerge downed <br />matcriel is generally less then thet found in old-growth; 80 - 200 ycars old west of the <br />Cazcadc crest. <br />❑ Oregon white O�k: Woodlend stands of purc oak or oak/conifer auociations whcrc <br />cenopy covcragc of thc oak component is 25% (fulJ descrptions fn WDFW PNS <br />repor(p. /58). <br />� Riparisn: Thc nrca edjnccnt to nquntic systcros with tlowing watcr thet contains <br />cicments of both aquntic end tartcstrial ccorystcros which mutually in0ucncc cach <br />othcr. <br />❑ Westside Prairies: Ncrbaceous, non-forestcd plant communities that can eithcr tekc <br />thc fortn oC a dry prairic or a wet prairic (/'u0 descriptionr in WDFW PHS report p. <br />16l ). <br />� Instream: 7'he combinotion of physicel, biological, end chemical processes and <br />conditions thet iNeract to provide functlonal lifc hsitory rcquircmenis tor instrcam <br />fish and wildlife resources. <br />❑ tiearshore: Rclatively undismrbcd nearshorc hebitats. These include Coastal <br />Nenrshorc, Opcn Coastal Nesrshore, and Pugct Sound Ncarshore. (fufl descrip�ions oj <br />ha6ilats nnd the defini(ion ojre(atively undisrurbed are in WDFW report pp. 167-169 <br />and glossnry in Appendir A). <br />❑ Caves: Natumlly occurting caviry, rccess, void, or system of interconnecte i passages <br />undcr �hc certh in soils, rcek, icc, or othcr gcological fortnetions end is large cnough <br />to contain a humnn. <br />❑ Clifts: Grcatcr than 7.6 m(25 it) high und occuring below 5,000 fl. <br />❑ Talus: Efomogcnous arcas oCrock rubblt ranging in nvcrage sizc 0.15 - 2.0 m(0.5 - <br />6.5 R), composcd of basalt, andcsite, and/�r sedimentary rock, including riprnp slidcs <br />und minc tailings. Mny bc associated with cliffs. <br />�+ Snags end Logs: Trecs mc considercd snngs if thcy arc dcud or dying and exhibit <br />suRcicnt decay characleristics to enuble caviry excavation/use by wildlife. Prioriry <br />snags havc a dismctcr at breast hcight of> 51 cm (20 in) in westem Washington and <br />arc > 2 m(6.5 (t) in hcight. Priority logs erc > 30 cm (12 in) in diamctcr at the I¢rgest <br />cnd, and > 6 m(20 it) long. <br />If wctlanJ hns: }+ priority habitau = 4 points I priority hnbitst = 1 point <br />2 prioriry habitats = 3 poinb No habitats = 0 points <br />No�c: ¢II vcgctatcA H�ctiands are by dcfinition a priority habitat but nrc not included in this list. <br />Ncarby wctlands arc addresscd in qucs�ion H 2.4 <br />Wetland Raling Form - Western Washington �0 <br />