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3.1.6 PHec�Nrrn'rion <br /> Prccipilaiion data for the I'ugct Sound Lo��lands in ihc i-montli pcnod prior tn thc ficld <br /> imestigation (NCDC u'cbsi�e 2009) indic:.tes recorded precip�Iaiion Icacls «cre generally u�ilhin thc <br /> nomial ranEc lis�cd in NRCS \1'L'I'S �ahlcs (USDA NRCS 2002) �Appcndix Cl. Using thc USUA NR('S <br /> Hr<(rnluyr 9�nnfc f„� rr%�d�,»�r r��•r��,,,�„��rr�o�i (USD:1 NRCS 19071. rainCall fur ihc prt�i��us 3 months u�s <br /> cmisidcrcd nonnal (Appcndix C'). <br /> 3.2 FIELD INVESTICATION <br /> I.andau Associmcs' hiolo�isis Slc�c Vuaricmian and lcssica liayden•tipcar tonductcd ihc <br /> uciland Jclincatiun ticld investigaliun on Dcccmbcr 9. 1 I, and 12. 2005. outsidc of thc groNing scason. <br /> �I�he �ve:uhrr dunng thr tield inaesiigatiun �cas o��crcas� ���iih intenniltent rain.:uid the Icmperature «�as in <br /> Ihc 2Us to thc miJ-30s Idc@rccs Pahrcnhciq. On I cbruan 16. '_009, lcssica Hayden-tipcar conduc�cd a <br /> sirram reconnaissance to ch�racterize reaches ol' Po�cder �fill Creek adiacent to tlic study area. 'Thc <br /> �ecather u'as sunrp�and in Ihe lo�eer SOs (degrces Pahrenheitl. <br /> Bccinning �eith an 047�f0%III1flIC I18$Cllill' ie�,�,i� �,r i.szi r� r�� �n� study area south of Sca«ay <br /> [3oulcvatd, threc perpcndicular iransecls (lransects I, '_, and 3) �cere eslahlishcd at distances <br /> approcimatcl� 607 il Gom une anmhcr slarting at the bascline miApoin� rcprescnicd bq 'I'ransect ? (sec <br /> Pigure 3). A samplinE poin� (tiP) uas recorded ;dong each Iransect wilhin dif}en:tu planl community <br /> 1}'pcs cncoumcrcd, in arcas sus�ccicd io mcct ihc m;mdatory uctland critcria on or o(f design:+lcd <br /> Iransccis. anJ in �hc ncarh} upland lu dctcmiinc cnrrespondin�; «'ciland�upland houndancs. Il�c �ced�md <br /> buundarics wcrc dclincatcd using numhcrcd Ilagging. Ninc tiPs wcrc rccordcd anJ onc �ccdand �aas <br /> dclincatcd wiiiiin thc siudy arca. l\cu ��;ucruays ��crc also idcnli�icd �cithin thc s�uJ�� arca. A summan <br /> of Ihe s}'s�cros, including clas;iticalions and bufTer requirements, is prexnied m l'ahle 2. I he Iucaiiuns <br /> ol ihe til's and dclinca�cd sy:atetns are shm�n on I�igure 3. and Ihc complcled datn shecls and sile <br /> phoingraphs arc prescnlcd in Appcndis D and Appcndi� F, respccii��cly. \VcOand ratin� infhnnation ic <br /> rccurJed in AppcnJix P. ,1 descnptiun o�Ihe tiPs rccurJrd alung Ihe Irnnsecis;tnd a dcladed descnption <br /> uf strcam segmcnts is pro�idcd m AppcnJix G. ApprovcJ USACIS �misJiclion,il dcicm�in,��inn G�r arcas <br /> soulh ol tic:n.ay Roulc�ard is includcJ in AppcnJix I1. <br /> 3.2.1 �YF.r;,:1nu:1 <br /> 1VctlanJ A is approcimatcl} U.64 acrc and is localcd ju�� suu�h of tica��aq Houlc�ard and north of <br /> Ihc s�onnwatcr ponds (scc Pigum 31. \Yctland A is not shown on ihc Naiional 1Vctlands I:i„•nlory map, <br /> bw is prcscnl on thc Cin's cn�ical arca mappin�. tiP-1 charactcrizcs �hc�cgc�ation, h}drnloF , and soik <br /> 1'1Co�9:p1]�f+eRnfwneanUAn.c.s„a�l'n1ChR'[w��^pC.a�nY_la�ca.,_r:p1215Ctin,..,avC494o- �l.4UAU�ISSOCIFIE$ <br /> Z_Z <br />