YES NO N/A

8.) Diverse age-class distribution (recruitment formaintenance/recovery)9.) Diverse composition of vegetation (formaintenance/recovery)10.) Species present indicate maintenance of ripariansoil moisture characteristics.11.) Vegetation is comprised of those plants of plantcommunities that have root masses capable ofwithstanding wind events, wave flow events oroverland flows (e.g., storm events, snow melt.)12.) Riparian/wetland plants exhibit high vigor.

13.) Adequate vegetative cover present to protectshorelines/soil surface and dissipate energy duringhigh wind and wave events or overland flows.14.) Frost or abnormal hydrologic heaving is notpresent.15.) Favorable microsite condition (i.e. woody debris,water temp., etc.) is maintained by adjacent sitecharacteristics

LENTIC CHECKLIST

VEGETATIVE

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8. There is a diverse age-class distribution of riparian-wetland vegetation (recruitment for maintenance/recovery)

Purpose: Determine if sufficient age classes

are present to indicate recruitment is occurring

Does not mean all age-classes are present

Usually two age classes are sufficient

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Mature shrubs

Young shrubs

Is there a diverse age class of riparian-wetland vegetation?

No

9. There is diverse composition of riparian-wetland vegetation (for maintenance/recovery)

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CattailsBulrushSedge

Alder

Red osierdogwood

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10. Species present indicate maintenance of riparian-wetland soil moisture characteristics

Purpose: Indicate the presence of a shallow water

table It does not ask if there is enough plants Only that the plants that are there indicate

the maintenance of riparian-wetland moisture conditions

Wetland Plants Indicator CategoriesObligate Wetland (OBL) >99% in wetlandsFacultative Wetland (FACW) 67-99%Facultative (FAC) 34-66%Facultative Upland (FACU) 1-33%Obligate Upland (UPL) <1%

CANE2=99 JUAR2=75 POPR=50 ROWO=25 BRTE=1

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11: Vegetation is composed of those plants or plant communities that have root masses capable of withstanding wind events, wave flow events, overland flows (e.g., storm events, snowmelt)

Purpose: Do shorelines of open

water areas and soil surface in seeps & wet meadows have the right plant communities?

• NOT if patches are in sufficient amounts.

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12: Riparian-wetland plants exhibit high vigor12: Riparian-wetland plants exhibit high vigor

Low vigor can be illustrated by:•Relative size, productivity or reproductivity•Necrosis (tissue degeneration)•Color (chlorosis)•Wilting

13: Adequate riparian-wetland vegetative cover is present to protect shoreline/soil surface and dissipate energy during high wind and wave events or overland flows.

Purpose: Is there a

sufficient amount of stabilizing vegetation

Softstem bulrush

Three-square bulrush

13: Adequate riparian-wetland vegetative cover

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No

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14: Frost or abnormal hydrologic heaving is not present

Purpose Determine whether

frost or hydrologic heaving is at a normal or aggravated rate

15: Favorable microsite condition (i.e., woody material, water temperature, etc.) is maintained by adjacent type characteristics

Purpose Determine if

microsite conditions are necessary for proper functioning, and if so, whether adjacent site characteristics are maintaining those conditions

Absent forest does not provide shade, or logs for sundews