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Attacttaent 2 <br />Casper Creek lmNS (SSPA /92-89) <br />Paqe 4 <br />Baalc Proyrem OuldNlnaa: <br />1) Standard methods for collection of data and its analysis shall be used. These <br />methods shall be taken from published literature on other westem Washington <br />Palustrine suub/shrub wetland/wetland ecosystems. The most important <br />cansiderations shall be: <br />a) Type of gear used to col�ect oryanisms. <br />b) Time of sampling. Since water level, moisture, temperature, light levels, and <br />nuVient input varies seasonally in PalusUine sc►ub/shrub weUands, care must be <br />taken to schedule sampling at the same Gme of year. <br />c) Size of sample unit. For example, the quadrant unit for samplin� vegetation <br />must be kept the same size. <br />d) Location of sampliny station. If sampling stations in a natural and restored <br />Palustrine saub/shrub wetland ecoaystam are to be compared they must be <br />surveyed to establiah elevatlon above the streambed, since species compositlon <br />in a Nalustrina suub/ahrub wetland ecoayatem can chanpe spnificantly with <br />elevaGon chanpes. <br />2) Monitor a broad ranqe of strvctural and functional components wilhin the Palustrine <br />scrub/shrub wetland ecosystem that are general indicators ot Palustnne <br />suub/shrub wetland condition. <br />3) Obtain annual air photos of tha study area in order to determine overall changes m <br />the PelusUine aavb/shrub wetland comdor. From these photos identify where <br />species compoaition may be chanpinp relative to the baselin� veyetadve survey <br />conducted for this report, and Vadc and assea� erosion, sedimentetlon in the <br />wetland/creek, and land use chanfles adJacent to the wetland/creek study aroa. <br />El(HI11�,5�.,.� <br />, ao �2 „ <br />