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SC /.0 Forated Wetl�nds (step. 90) <br />Does the wetlend wit have nt least 1 acrc oC forcst that mccts one of theu criterie for the <br />Depardnent of Fish and W ildlife's forests as priority habitet7 /jyou nnrwer Yes, you will rtil! <br />need 10 rare �he wetland 6ased on its funcrionr. <br />Old-growth foresb: (west oCCascade Crest) Stands otat leari 2 trce species, formin <br />� a muld-leyercd nnopy with occesional small oprnings; with et least 8 trces/acre <br />(20/hectare) that , re at least 200 yeazs of age OR have a diemeter at brcast height <br />(dbh) of 32 inches (81 cm) or morc. <br />NOTE: itie critcrion for dbh is baud on measurements for uF: W �d <br />foresls. 200-ytarold trees in wetlands will oRen have e smalltt dbh <br />because thcir growth rates are oftrn smaller. 7'he DFW criterion is an <br />"OR" so old-growth forcsts do not necessarily have to Aave trees of this <br />diemctcr. <br />❑ M�ture foresh: (west of the Cascade Crcst) Stends where the lergcst trees ere 80 - <br />200 yters old OR have average diameters (dbh) excocding 21 inches (53 cm); crown <br />cover may be less than 100°/a d�roay, decadence, numbcrs of snags, end quendry of <br />large downed meterial is gcnerally less then that found in old•growth. <br />❑ YES = Cate o I ❑+ NO - not a forcsted wet]and w/ s iel cheracteristics <br />SC 5.0 Wetlend� in Co�std Lo¢oom (see p 91) <br />Does lho wctlend mect all of lhe following criteria oCe wtlend in a coattal IagoonT <br />7'hc wctland lies in a depression adjeccnt to marine waters thet is wholly or pertially <br />❑ separatcd Crom merine weters by sandbanks, gravel banks, shingle, or, less frcquently, <br />rocks. <br />7hc legoon in which the wetlmd is located contains surfece water Ihat is saline or <br />❑ brnckish Q.5 ppt) during most of the yeer in at Icat a portion of �he lagoon (needs to <br />be meatured near fhe 6ottom ). <br />❑ YCS = go ro SC 5. / ❑' NO - not e wcUend in a coastal lagoon <br />SC 5.1 Docs the wetlend mcet all of ihe following 3 conditions7 <br />The wctland is reletivcly unJisturbed (has no diking, ditching, filling, cultivetion, <br />❑ grazing), and hAc less then 20%cover of invesive plent species (see Iist of invasive <br />spccics on p. 74). <br />O At Icast 3/4 of ihe lendward edge of the wet�end has a 100 foot buli'er of shtub, forcs4 <br />or ungazcd or unmowcd gruslend. <br />❑ Thc wctland is largcr then Ul0 acrc (4,350 squarc fcet). <br />❑ YBS = Cate or I ❑ NO = Cat o II <br />Wetland Rating Form • Western Washington 14 <br />