20050067 Critical Areas Report
Critical areas Study
Prairie `~iew tiIeadotitis
Y-elm, ti~'ashinston
for
The Kirribride Group, Inc.
x-105 Seventh ,venue Suite ~O1
Lacey, ~t'ashin~ton 9~~07
b `.
~~ II/S Assoc,ates
1 ~ 1=1 ~luirhead .eve. N~~V
Olympia. W'ashin~ton H~O~
F~~ ~ ~5u) 9s~-791
Decer~.ber ?3. 19° r
Table of Contents
1 Introcuct~cn
E•,a4ua~.~an °roce::ures
3 Site Description
~~e~etatlon
3 1 I ;vteadow Grass Community
3 12 Douglas fir Forested Community
3 1 3 aired Deciduous Forested
3 1 4 `L'etland Communit•~
3 I ~ Ripanan Border
Soils
3 ~ H~drofoQv
4 4~r'et!ands
~= 1 Functions and `"aloes .
-' . Classiticaucns
~ Sl~e..'~s
~ 6 Prior,r~ Habitats and Species
- 7 Prc~ect Impact;
t Exist~nb Imcacs
Proaosed Imcacts
B~o(ioQra~h~~
:~ooend~~ .~
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Appendix C
Appenc~~ D
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1. Introduction
C .; "Critical ~reas'~ siud.: .t as completed ~~~n 'he Prairie `v',e:v Meadows Prcpe^v located at the
west end .f ~on?rnlre St:.et SE. ~~~est of G~rcnt Street SE. in Sec ~a T,.ti;, ion Rn~ I E w' ~t
Thompson Creek enters :r.e sue fr~,m the south and e<,ts to the notch (Fi?ure 1, Location 1~tap.
,-~DpenQi < -~.~ Cites ln'~°Si _ai Or?S •.'ve.'e CGmDfeCe'.1 CO ~UCate, detlne, dellr.eaCe anG~ CiaSSlft' all
SCCe3m anti .teClandS ar.l::0 'C~.^.. 1mCOr'.'.,^,t [~~hfta[S anQ SFZ IZS aS C' '~e~ in fhe in(e 1
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Y~el,<< :~:.cal areas :~..s,;~~.,,., Linds Ordi:;ance ~, -'=h
The tnltia! sh~dies •~tere cot-;pieted In 199 b;~ Re:~ ~"an `~.t~ormer. Sensor B,ofooist IES
Associates. IE~ Staii C'!O~i.~iSiS and sub-consultants '~t~til e.CperliSe !n SOI:i and`Cnrea(ened and
endan?ered species. .~ second sui"~e~ was cornpieted In ~o~ember 1991 to re-e~a(uate Che site
and refla= the stream. ar:d ~.tetland boundaries
?. Evaluation Procedures
Studies •.tere conducted us~nV standard accepted protocols for wildlife e~.ai~~at~ens, and wetland
e`.a1Lai!Orl ~roCedllC° OLC~iP.e.i 1:1 (i'ie 'trrn~• CCrpS of Ens!neerS «'eClalld> ~e'L'1°'~UOn ~'anuai.
Technical Report 'Y~-8~-1 ~ i'='9. siud~~ uses ~r°ral ~lan~~al for Identli~ir- ~~d De~~neatlnv
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urlsalct,~~r:a1 ~Letlan~~ , ;:~
DL'riP.~ i[~e luau Stlldle_. '~:° SiCe `.'vaS ~1SiCe~ tCLr ti:ileS .-~' belle:at ee~?eC; :,, ° n1aC '~taS ?eneCute~1
~ aS 3 :,SIC.:i,ap CO iOCai~ ;n° ~?OminanC plan[ COriliill!nI:1ZS. ':'.lCi`1 3n emphaS~S Gn ripaCian borders.
wetlancs. oak ~.~oodlar:~a and o!d ~rowZh iorests..~ best!;`round data searc;l and data collection
was included 1n iile preli.~~1:,;~.^. e~.aluatlor,s Documents re~,ie~.ted ~'rere
Th~_:rston Coun:-_ ~,~ eland ~-taps
L ~ F ~~ S ~ti etla.rd ~.Iaps
L ~ Dept. A?r:culture ~C1~S Sur'. e' oC t11i1rSi0'! ~Ol1n['~ ~iea
Topographic Macs
L'SGS 7 ~ Quadran«!e ~Iap
DtiR -t0U Scale Grihotopo ~1ap
Area. with a predominance of Obll~ate (OB) of Faeultatl~e ~~"etland (FAC~,v~) plants and
e~~idence of long term h; dro!o~,~ were classified as wetlands and no further studies tcere
complete'. .-areas with ^r°dom.nance of L~piand (UP) or Facultati~.e L`p~.nd (F:CCU) plants and
non-hl.dr~c soils :.ere ::carped as uplands Soc! core studies were completed :n trans~uonal areas
with Fac~!itatit'e (F.-~Cl and Facu!tatl~e We:!and I,F~.C~~l plants and z~id°~:.° of seasonal
saturaC:on ~~C ti00diP.~' S~„1 C`CreS '~~eCe dU~ ~0 3 depth Of ~1 inCC:CS i0 e'~ al__.., II1e SUCiaCe and
Sllb UCiaCe ~ d i l,, -ur-3llCfaCe % • ~?' v_~. ~ ~ ra ' -+
s s~1is an sna _~.4 , olc IF site sucpomd .tet~and'~-e-?e uon. h~.d
h`dnc so!.'s and had r~,s::r~.. -1: dreio~?;~ it .. as .dentlfed as a ttetiand (Ta;:,es I-~. Appendix 5).
ORCe the .tetianQ CrlCef ~a •l aS eSiaC~llJiied i^e C'0'_ndai ~eJ '.veCe marked tt;.~ ~eG!lzntl3ll'+
nlli:.Get°_~ :li`;S
Cntlcal areas Studv
(Stream, ~` etland and I:~,pcrtant Habitats and Species)
Praine V:e~.=~ Meadows .
for K Frn!~ Ivrkbr.de a::d a.ssoclates
December =~, I99 i
.i. Site Description
The S1te iS 'eCtaP,gular stemrn!ng from )]Urarii Street Gn the east, west t0 _.,,, tvp Gf the j; ~e
'c~ and
from Prairie Valley Road on the north to the Visqually ti"alley GolECourse cr, the souiheasi
corner and all unde~~eieped !and on the scuth•.~est. ~j~est, and nGrth There .s ate: exist' ,~ res,dence
that includes a house, a serves of barns, out buildings, and corrals ThGmpson Creek sta:,s near
the southeast corner, tioa~s ner-h to exit the propert,~ near the center from east to ~~'esi
The eastern 1/3 of the site is relatl~e!y flat, sloping gradually from east to ~f.est to the Thompson
Creek LGrridOr with the area surrounding the residence and the pastures to t:ne south anG east of
the resldeace being reiaa•~e[~ flat The site slopes up falrl~ rapidly from T~1Gmpson Creek to the
~~~est prepemr bounda*-~ There are a serves Gfsmall hummocks along the south proper-,.
bC''1nCar~ extending from i nCmpSCn Cre"\ i0 the 'vest prCDeri'J bc-~undar ' [';'?tire ~ - ~Ite ~1a^.
F'gure ~ - .-~e;la[ Phoiesrarh• .~DDend!x ~ti
The site ~~as been used as a dair'+ farm and pasture for years The eastern ', _ Jf the proper•Y from
ThOiiIGSCn l.. reek t0 ti e easi :,rOperiV Ilse IS clog"ed GDen paSiure 3rd bC'._~iil IanCS 011 Do(h SICes
Gf the cree~-: that are cur-er.ti~. pastured The ~.vesteri~ ,; ~ ot~ tine proeer~~ s ml~ed ope;~ pasture
~~ forested _. eaS Cattle or~P Lnder the tr eeS CrOpDir.g :he trees hl`h, 3Rd ..r..,.t!ng SOIIS
disturbance through tr ells
C.~nder c•,!;-ent rnanage,.:e::t, the ..air. portion Gf .he farm hcs closed and :~ e orooery !s be!ng
uses a cast ?rowing area ..ith onf,~ a srnalf number Gf catt'e as compared to .fie Gngir,ai ?-,~'ng
CCn$it~
3.1 ti'e,etation
Thor.: are four mayor vegetative communlt!es on the'slte The largest is the managed oven
pasture, the second (artiest !s the Douglas fir,Declduous mixed Forest. the t~:ird lamest !s the
emergent marsh wetland commuruty, ~~lth the smallest community be;ng the mixed
QZ~~1Cl1CU5, CCrilIerOL1S forested %Gmmllnlt`: Tile OCeR _araSs COrr~mLRi,`+ anC emer,ent marSr'.
w eland cCmmllnitieS encompass c'0°.'0 of t%e non-ue'• eloped Site IoCaied easi GC TI!(~liipslln C~pek
a~C ~ ma~Or,i,. ofChe SOl!C;:ern f-i31t Gi the area located `.~eS[ Ct TL10mpSC'ri Creek
Crlucal .~.reas Stud':
(Stream, ''~`?tland and i~:.porta;~t Habitats and Specl?sj
~ Pralr:e ' ;e'~• ~~i?ado'
~~ fOr ~. FrarL4; ~.irk~G':.C aP.d ~,~SOC:aCeS
Dec,.;,~cer ~~. 1cy-
3.1.1 `Ieado~~ Grass Communltr
The dominant grass?s :n the meadow Grass com~,~unit~ are pe.~enial r•~`-ass (~olum? ~~>>-e,nre),
Orchard 2raS5 (~aC! ; i!S ?:U~'Y:er_ f~;i), gL1dCk?rasS (a~rOPVror reD211s1, s'.te°: ' Crna! ?r3SS
(.4nt;torarr;?toll Uuon::~[m.l, Scattered timothy (P~!'e:<•m pr~;reYls2). ~thlte =~-~' als~ke c(ot~er
(rrrf~iaum. rer~~s uY~cl;l~rrlc:umi and introduced lochs The meadow past•sre In the northeast
corns; and the southeast area. abutun~ the soil coure. are ha,~ed and ~ra~°d The nontvetland
portion of the pasture bet~.teen the residence and Thompson Creek consist or' the same mix plus
redtop (.-!grostrs a!ca), red Fescue (Fesrzlc-a cobra), reed canar.~rass, an'~ meado~t lo~tal!
(.-llopec~lr:ls prcterls~s) at the transition area bet'~te?n uplands and ~tetlanus The open mzudott
are west olThompson Creek has the same basic plant mix wtth small?- ~:'santltles of timoth'. and
s~~teet "~?;-ial ^rass and a rredeminarce oforchard Jrass.
Introduc?d lochs include cat's-ear (N.~,~:oc;u.errs ?%abra), dandeiicn (; u, .~.~ yam ~r~ i.
. ~ ~t ~C:ncitc
Enallsn Ctantaln (P:uY'!~:`~J ~ul?Cc01~?!a~), ~ 1rrC'•t (-ic:l?lie.: 'YI.I~~'UC..~17?! ,. ,,.. k'.tZ°~
_ C~~1C
(~'~rU>t .n~ sp 1 13~~i l Gad CanaCian th:stl? ((.lrJ.t(nI .ill v^.t e CTY!CI dI'l'~ • ~_ Fl:mala~ ~1" ' ' '^~
an ~ ~c:,ce,
(lCc1Cu5 u,'SCOtcJri. 3P.~ Ca.^,s`' (TIYiS.'Y?cul7I ti'il~~ar?1 Ila' e CzCJii~:, tP.'~aSI• .. :i'C tt.eCl ndS rtes[ Jf
the Cr..elC a
3.1.3 Douafa5 fir Forested Communin~
Tire forested comi-lur.lr. !Dear?d m the north'.?St I-t ofthe site. consists cr an area dominated bt'
DcL?ias-:fir (~pSc?iar;!5:~~ ,Tfe".=:d5!!}, WICil SCa[t?'ed weSiern Ced CedaC (T. a 7i ~-). Q alder
1 ai tCCLC~ re
(.-~ir.:~s rucr~.i, and 'ol_ leaf ~~,~aFle l,.-~cer me.CroFh',tl?~m The understor~ ~. arses depending on the
opecnzss of the car,opt~ -`,r?as with re[atlt~el~f open canopies hate ocean-spra,~ (;'uloulsc?!s
arscoi'cr), beaked ha~einut (Co~,,.ius corgi?utul, [ndian plum (OsnlaroYU~, ~~' ,S-~;~rmts). tm? maple
(.~cer ~rrc:rattlm.), wl:h H1mala~.an blackberi,•. cut-leaf blackberry- (R:4cs~ ~Uc:~Ia!l~sl estacilshed
in areas where there is disturbance by cattle trails. Closed areas hate sail ~GatrltheYta shnl~on),
t'lne maple, and snowbe.~. (Svm~horicarros aloes).
3.1.3 ;tilised Deciduous Forested
The eaS[C;-1 portion Ot [i:e :Ores[°:~ CCm~Onent a^~d a small area alCl1~' tiiC SOUih pi0per?;+
bOl_'nCar-. ar° 3 mI~ Or ~ZCidUOllS i0C°S[ uc~minOCZ1 Ot rCQ alder •~tlth bl? SCI m~iDlz and c~izrr~
(.!~~'?iY*rlj cIY,C:r~'Y?(i!t~) ~Tli\°^. ttltil SC3Ct?r?d DOU?laS tic ~~"eSiern red C°C'.' beCCm°S d(lrilinant in
th1S CCmmllnl['~ alone [he ~~"_?° ofThomCSO^reek. In the n0I-[hCril I ' _. the si[C Tile ~rC3
aiGP'_ ih` SCC![ne^l C~rOp?" Ilnz C1~S t"Ol!P.? C°~ cl~:2r'.t;[h Cl3C~ C~~CtOn,tC.... f•nUriila~
try ~'(?(:.: ='~: ). aRCi ;'~ an ' a `' t~'.,"_r~ i - r
b _ ~e~. T i '.tlth oc: clonal sc<.t tot nJ Dou='~~ ~.
_ ~ _
CiliiCal -~.:°_a5 S[ud•
(Stream. ~~~ etland 3<<d i:-~oriant Habitats end SFecles)
~-~, Pialrle ~r,~e. ~ ~teado•
for Et Fr ~:r!~ cr.'e ?~~s .'~.~soclatzs
December _-- 199
T'r~e s~~u[l:er-t `lalf or--.::e ,~ °i!and are:. alon'= b~~th stdzs of Tiem~son Cree!t. is cn Clre,on ss~`~
~~~,~rt:~.~i!??t° ~Gt''QtIQ', :7~cC~•. COii~~n'.~+OO~j. r°_.. 3id~r Comr'i~l:i l[;+ ire 3Si1 b~l~_ ~T'or° ~~°')ol^iil~1C[ in
file '+~etLe. ai C'aJ `=` ln`7 - ~" Lo alder at Lhe '~ULei :r'.liU?
~.1.~ ti~ etland Community
Tile emer?°;][ marsh ~~e[Iarld CommUnlt~" '.arieS fmm the Soll[ll t0 the nOrih `•~l[h Ceed canar~?raS5
and creepln? butteicue ~.°,anunculus reDers) dominaune most areas. Pat,:'r,es of broad-fear cat°ail
(Tv.pncr Ict,'olta). hare'-stem bulrush (Sctr,^us act[tus). small-Fruit bulrush f.Sc;r,;us nJcurncar7u.,)-
Sieria rush (Jtuzcus re':rc;•erstsi, toad rush (./unct[s nt[,rc;,ttrrs>. and dame;-leaf rush (!uttc.t•,
e,~rst;olu[sl are scattered tE',rou`hout the '.~e[land. North of the interior opPratiolls road. file
«etland OeCOmeS 3 C~°~Omtnantl-v Ceed Canah~QF35:i ~~lih CUCi:' dock (Rtt:7te~ i.;~i.S,^tl5). lll?rti',er"1
manna~i:as ~~J(L'Cer'Q ~~)rc;;Il:S~. '1e1~'et gra~S (,uO(t'as IY:Oti;S)- SOI[r'1Sil, at:d il0a[1P? L:L'C:ti'•~e°:i
( `entn,c .~~) Suar;_e:_°nt plants 1nC'tude ••~ater rlantaln I.-~~~57)~Q C1CUC;1~~-;.-~:~Ci'tu~n). 3P,d 1t
Joi,.~-1-5-'~t~~~% (,`''L~'e"'C:i'r ^~',;01':;Ittm) Pied-rout S,[e Sege f C;~~eYt[S c'1 ;1. L''r~~1~11LU.S? : ellOw (C:S
l,r: t; ., ., :(G~.Ci)riiSl ana `-~tG'r JrT'art-~L~,..Q ~l JIl ~Ul~ltlrl C:,77..~1. 1.Un) V['ill~ ii~ d~°...~ '~l~l[ i DOI:A..~~.
`.` lilo'•~-• ..°d ~ po1~';~iT_L"? .L'CG'!^i;0~•l[I71~ _iQLL$ -~.[ [ii .', oll.?r ..~.?e ~~here~., ii;e'.~c [ter ST;II~i:'.e°`~
iS in the C~eper ~Onu'_.7 areas lnQl~atlnQ C~ial the m~~orit~ 0[ [heSe areas Sia~ed ~~et thr~~Lic1:011t
~.1.~ Ripartan Border
T:-te rtpar,4n horde: etiie^din? from the Forested .etland north consisted ~~ t a m1Y of asn, Pacific
w-llio~~ (SuLL: I,.IS1Cfiu'; ti!- b!aCK Cotton:'+ood. and iZd alder l~lth DOU'?IaS iii and l~e:i[ein Ce'~ .edar
on the h1J~~er be,~;ris
T~tere is 2 small sln~!e stand of Ore'?on ~~ht.e oak (Ot;er~t,s ~ar•nc:nc~) be.••~zea :he e~.st~n~a
residence and the creek~ust outstde the eastern'aoundar;~ of the emergent marsh «etland. Shrub
~ege[a[ian includes red-ostec doJ••~ood (Corpus scoionc;er;~), Pacit~c nlnebark (PhySOCar~t~s
cct:rtc,cus-~ hardhaek (J'~tr2a ctougl~stt), S,[ka and Scouter «lllo~.v (Sal;_~ ;-jcitet~srs and S
scouiar c.~c?) ~~lih scatte:e'.; ~,vinbe;-; y 1(v.,:c2r~~ 'f:~:o!:[cr«tct), and set~~ice`e,~t- (:me~Lrt~~i-,~
Qit~[iiJ(~U! , Ctal~r'_ ~ - ~ °'~°tatiOn `lao- .-~Cnenot:t .~.. T1bie ~ - Parii.li LIST <~i Pfan[S- .-~,r^enCi'i B )
3.Z Soils
Ti?ere 3i~ =~ ti d.Ite"°_;~i S„i :~1:~5 Il$te`t for the SI[e ;ii i(1e JO!'lS SUi . Of T nGrSiO~ COUni:•.
«aS~~?!n'_ ~~r,- Srie°t _-' ~is~ll311` 1Cam,• ..::z sar: ~om1R3[~S file i~1`~CO,• aier' ~iitl 31Cr12 i,"i~
C~ l,'c:.(,.:`-- JLiria+'•~, J`-.1~': c 1~.. l; lo3i-. _ - ! 1. La c. sut~Q+
Critical .~.~eas Stud:.
(Stream. 'wetland anc important H;~bltats and Species)
fcr :~ Er~~L< Klr':br.-e ~d a.ssoccates
.e~.,:,,~ -,, 19Q-
De:. <<~... __.
e^COfiiCaSSeS tiie ea.St~^^:~ pOrt10P GI the prOper~i,`~ 1 ;1e Slope area in Cite western portlCn Of [he
~rGperi"~ lS 3i11:C Oi L.ereii _ra'.elly Sai: IOalil ~-~ o and .-1 ~~,~ Slopes . .:n rite C'C~~n Of the
r ..
weSter% ~'.?°_ dOtTi!naieC C'~ T elm dine sanclr loam..a Sma!I poCi<et of ~I~_{:ite0 nluck IS lOC3te',~
In the southern end in the ~.IC,nlrr of the pond and the Gre<on ash for°stec ..etland. ~fukl(teo
muc',< Is the on1~. soli ciass~iie-~ as a hydr:c soil by the Ci S Department of.~2ricuiture (HLdnc
Solis of'he l,~nlted tat°s. I9°1~ I;Fi~?ure ~ - Soils :~Iap..appendl•< .~) So~'.s cores taken on the
site L~ere oaslcalll~~ consistent ~.vuh the Department ot'.~~~;cuitural Solis C~assl icatlons. The
majorlt.. cf the sods east oFthe creek are dark 10 `I'R ~i I to ~%2, t~plcal of Seanaway and Ye1m
series. Solis on the'west slope ~.tere more reddish and yellow-brown 4ar.In? from IO YR 3i3 to
10 `r~R a~: '.vlth some :,:ar~mal ~ YR -~%: so11s. Pockets throughout the area had 10 Y"R ~;?
par';cuiar,la to the sloeed areas LLhere the t~erett sells are predominant (~+?'ire h - Soll Core
Locattcn '~[ao.:~.peerdl•~. -~!
The^,Or:^~°.:, er:d of t, e iow meadow area adjacent :o aye e`st stoz of the .::_ek vaned from the
~lS~'~a:1.. bole? a i;~I ti ~~f I11 `T R ^. I t0 .'. i ~~ i R .)~~' '.~'!til eti[enSi'.'e mOtii::lS. 'Cti!dfZeC root ZOrieS
and concrecons.
G ,-~ie.''.s Oi ti;~dr1C SOl!s ~'':ie:1Ge'~ irGrn OiI-Slie OC tl?e ~rOPe~~ to the north 3!Ci.~? t1iC east Side Of the
cree:ti. sout:-t through the pcr:ded area. Ore~?on ash forested ~~.etiand stand. and e~ctendina
soutZ~Lesteri~~ to end :n a bilnd aratna_e at :he Sou[n edUe Of (he prOCeP:.•
~. ~ H~drnlo~
ii~ere are two ma!or sources of '~~a[er on t:',e site. t i^~ompson Creek COIIeC:S SllriaCe water n:noff
and sprln~T eater from the south. Dunn ea~.~. rainfall and ht?h water per:cds the water
o~~eritows both sides of the creek and iZoods low meadow areas. The sec~~nu source at water Is
sur?ace '.Later rainfall welch drains from t!~e east and west to the Thorr~ps,~n Creek dralnaQe wav
where it collects in the low areas adjacent to the creek. Because of the topography, both surface
water runei~ and creek overtZow water become isolated a!on both sides of tf:e creek for
extended periods of time. The •~Later varies in depth from surface saniratlon up to three feet in
the ~~~°peSi COIiiOnS ,fit 'lie area under ti e ~~rnan ash forested wetlal:d (FI'=ure ~ - Dralna~e tap,
heoend.~c _;'~
Cntica! .-.:eas Stuc:•.
(Stream, ;`, er}and ar,c !.~;~ ,~r:znt E-:abl:ats aru ~~ec.es)
Prairie `•, e'.~ ~leac'o'.~.r 1
for h Frank Etir,;r c~ ~~~ =,ss~c,ates
DecemCer _ 199-
-~. «etlancis
~aSed en :.'e COtTiblr ~:._n Ct `C!anQ ~°~':aiicn, h; cr.c $OI}S a%d ~GS,Ci~' ;IC'_, CGC~I In the
form Ot _'~C)Sllr`3C° Sa:_'_. Cn 'L,[iiln I ~ ir...nC$ G[ :;.~ SO[i and Sur'aC~ '.~a:°_, C .~a S ue`.e~i,ine~
Chi[ C}lere :S a Sin~?i' Il~ear e[ia:'d On C}ie Siia C;laC .,iariS iil file SCCC~1 e'1C ~: .,. prOCer;" and
ex[endS ?tenQ bCCh SiCCS Of isle Creek t0 Cie ,il3i:i ~^C~'' read Chat l.Onfle;.:S :ie °3Ji ;,^,aSi::r' i0 C%e
we$[ pQJiLre and •vi3 .. `~rld2e 3CrOSS Tho:,,~sen C'e°!: ~iC'rth Of the r02u , ,, :'.ejt SiCe SIOL'eS Up
rapldiV :rim TnCm~SGn Creek dn~ illTltln? the .vet'3nd eC~e CO [}le Creek ?. a ;he IOW ,,,eadOw
e35t Of ine creek Tne .Tieadow extends CiC-site t0 ih e nO ri}1 OniO t}ie adlaC°_''.i DrCperi; ~C ihC'
proper-. 'ine eater ~~.:es from subsur=ace SaCUra[ICII aC [he Outer ~i7CU^GS _. -Ile '•`~':i~irid iC "diet
that is In excess of !-inches de°p ad~acer~t ie the c-ee`
Sous a~" .`ton <<:uc;: _~, a ~:~ar,: S;.ana•..a, ; pe so!i ~.~iih e~<tensr ~ ~nloiit - ~ ..d!aed roei acres.
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3nCl CCr:C"etlOnS '.L![ai1 i:,e tOr !!) InC}ieS In ~•0~..^'~cr } . ~)~, the afea "_ ~t~GeG '.tli;i ii;Z
wai.., et.:e^,Cln~? t'aSi° :~J n',°~; .I,c.' Cl"li~. ,~'n~? C. :^~'~~~~tidll(J ThC' ve`c'.~. tii 3J U~SCr1C'°".
~aite$ [:>;. !$ uOrrLn~.,,~ 1' a i~i! ,'t Fac•,".i...a'~ a "_. 3rIQ (~~il~T?;e arlaiiL _~i$ %'~IC~1 FCUIiaC e
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3nQ FaC'.!I:a[I've 1_plaC'" S'i~r:iS neap :he c~~.~. co~_:, ~ T::IS Irr~ICaC?$ "'S; "'~ area ~.~,rieS OUt ~Il
tiie Sllr(lr<ler In l~~-, 'n,.:.r( Cne SiUd;v ~.oaj :On[;ie'°~, C~"lc' entire area, '.~'.C." e`:~eptiC'n
Uf a Sm,3~l
pOnQ llnCer In:: UCe_Cn asn ii ~°;" was Qe-'•~3ter;.d '~~ii~C SatLraClCn iG the _i_~aCe In file uceper
' ~.vater .c.."ions cf the ~enC sGUi:~ or the rie.;or rosd The area ;,cr:; of .,,., -.gad ryas dr to 1?
!ncr,es Tnis ~.anai!on ~e,~~onsi-~tes Thai i"e area !s ~ seasona!1~~ sa[urate:. -~, that sia:'s :~~et for
long en~u h pen,~~s -'r ~i-ne to .,..,° p~,s•~•.e n~.c-,.feU; T`~ls ml'<ed '.~It" ;cg's and ~,e •ets:ion
pro•~lae -e cr~izr~a -;ec;.ssar, ~.~~ ciassi~, i`ie _.... is a ~eaulaied '.vetlan~:,
~t.l Functions and `•alues
ine sue acts as a '.pater cci!eciicn area '.mere ;ur face water runotT !s trarse~ ai(ol,~ln~ slit :nd
other sediments to dreo out m the pond It also acts as an overflow rleod .~a~ reducing flood
flows tnrCUQh Che CieeX to the north, stornv DGrtiCCS of the water therec•. reducing the Toed
pOCcntla! at !e3St ~P. t"e ear!`" St :QeS Of tlCCd e`+entS Tile wetland a!SO 3Ci. :.= 3 feCa} COitternl
Iran, particularly t}lC'iSe i:lat are 3:C3Ci7ed CO Sett}eaCle materla!S "-~$ Cile Ci=~r, ~reCS iile ~nlalJrlt.~
of ,he •.~ster ar sins :re 'a ;. ~ 'a" !.~~; , et' ~~' ~,; ~7 ~•e- !" ~n :he creek to
d e 'e:::n the ra. ::e _ .a. ~. imp'r In` "v< . ' ; !t~
the nc::.. rio ::`le ~~iscuail~ ~ •~°.
T.ie ~iC°_ ;S 3 hC3". 11' ,._'S2.^. '.C 3C~r; "'vi.~nOr°C : ~ ar°_~ .+'t}1 3t IeaJi "t~'"iC SOe~ ~_ ~~t 'UC~•;S. Caraaa
`~~ece Ji•i JL eI, e$ '~[ ~~-a., °~~I~J ._.r''.~1 ~~. a.J!I _ ...., .'il~~~i l.,1= O"_... ~~L° ^C'~i~
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Cntlcal ~.reas Stud.'
(Strum, `.~~?tiand end I.~{GOrant Habitats and SFec,es~
Pralne '•.~le,.v ,~feado~.•: s -
For It Frar~ Kir!{bade gala ~.~soc~ates
Dece,~,Cer _~, I : ,
Tae '~~et~2nC a1S~; Sll~D0f-5 3mphl'Qia,^,S P~-~i:C irZ~ iiGa dry {i'.Cw i0 lase tr.e dr°3 aiCnQ WICK aC
!e3St ['.40 SDeCieS C[ SalamanC?r5 that CCUIC "iCt be ~dentktieQ It 1S e:CreCteC tnai SiICh,`?DaCk and
SCme OthcC ;isn InC!udfiiC salmon ina'v' .et ~i"anded In ihe'%~.ett3nd 3t-~er a st~~r~l e'.e:it :~rliere t!le';
e;tr{er CeCOtrle DCef i0r g~e~t blue heron, r%erv2nser5 and Other il~il eatinC b~r1S dnG ra0000nS ana
sku^ks, er ~le ;vhen the area dries uD In the sur.umer v
~.~ Classifications
Wetlands ~.~ere classified using two systems, (1) the L' S Fish and ~~~i!dlife Ser-rlcz System
We~!ands end De~-p Water Habltau or the I_'ruted States, Co~.vardin, 19 ~ a, and the (~) Department
of Ecology I DOE) WasClnnten State ~Vet!ands Ratan, S~~stem Under the ~ S Fish and 1•~t!d!ite
Ser.lce t;,e ~~etland weu!d be classified as a Palustrme Persistent Emer2en: Marsh Seasonal(,
F!oede•d -~~et!and (PE~I111 There Is a forested component m the south enG ~r :he s,te tl;at ~.Uould
be cuss:f°u as a Palustrlne Deciduous Lined Forested Susona!I,~ Flooded :.etlanc ePF041}
eYCe~t `or the tact Ci13t the fCrested CCmpCnent does nOt OCC.L'p~. mCCe Chan ~{~0o Of tae Overall
~~etiar{d
Under the Clty of~r"e!r^~ •.~etland rating syste;n. the •~~etiand •.vould be c!assu:ed as a Class ll
~t:et!and because of Its Functional ~~aiues for •.~I!d!Ife, connection to a sal:-lon bearln~ stream,
CI`.e."Slt'v CI `.Letland t,.peS. and a slQP.lncant naGliat value greater Than ?~ ~C:r~tS irOm thz tatlnv
s', Siem
Per she I:,team ~-elm Critical ~:us Ordinance Ciass II'.~et!ands have a 1 ~0 :cot bwTers
~-
~. Stre:~ms
a single steam, Thompson Creek, runs through the property The stream Is Icentified cn the
tiVastvngron Department of Fisheries A Catalog of Washington Streams and Salmon L~ttlization as
suppornng Coho salmon !,Table ~, ~ppendiY B) L rider the Washington Department of natural
Resources stream rating svstern Thompson Creek Would be a T~,•pe ~ stream because or rts ~,~idt;t
and salmonld fish habitat value
~rltiCal ,~.:?aS SiuQi
(Stream, '~,~ etland and irr.porant Habitat; and Specles}
C Prair?e `:e•.:.:~tcad,~•~.s
for K Fra:'~: l~lrkbrde a.^.d .~sscc;a:es
December _ ~, l`;9"
6. Priority Habitats and Species
Dunn? the e~erall s,:° In~.esuCat;on, these areas other than 'Netlands and . ~ar:an border,. '.vhich
ha~.'ehieen CISCllSSeC edrlle:', ~.Lere e`,aluated fof file;r CIaSSIriCat?on dS do t~Tp~J~aPi ilaDltat There
IS 110 OId ~-0'•`•ih/iii3CUre iOreSiS Ori the Sate There !5 One Small Oak tL00diar:d `.RO`,te',er, It !S ieSS
than fire acres !n sue so It '~Lculd not quaili
The site ~~'s e'~ aluated for prlont;~ species as identified In the ~~~ ashinaton De;;anment of Flsh and
tiVildlife's P~li~nt~ 1-Iaoit~ts and Specles List (1996) Titere are Four birds listed which use the sloe
These Inc';ude great blue heron (~rde~ netoclras}. pilea[ed wecdpecker (L~r~.oc~pres~~ri~acu.s),
wood duck i:?i.Y s~,~rurr~), and bufrlehead (d~rce~,~haia crihec~lcc) Vreat glue he~on ~~se the area as a
huntlne area CRIB' ~,~ CGd dISCI~: and buf~;ehead use the ar?a as a winter feedinv and !oafin.Q area
Plleated ~~.ccapec!~er eed en the area but there '.Las na e-idence of a maicr sr~a~ '.Lhlch has the
eapabliit,. of suppo~ ~.~ng a nestlno site
7. Project Impacts
Exlstmv arm prcpose~o lmt;acts relating to '.Le*.lands and Thcmpson Creel: ~.•ere e~.aluated
7.1 E~istina Impacts
Under [ile nlSioriC lane l_Se ~raCtlCe, 1 e , Calr'~ iarmin~, and rite eYiStlnU t!Se, Caitle CrCSS through
and flied !r, the wetlands Through their moLement the'. create turbidity and increase fecal r
collrorm tine other ccnta,~~lnants~that are t•.plcally asseclated with anima! ^.aste Tite ha~tn4 anti
gra~lnQ has ~;~alntalned the meado•.vs In an open space comconent ~.Ltth little dlLerslty and limited
wildlife haorat Lalue Grazlna of the forested areas has opened up the understor~ llmitina habitat
fen around dwelling species, such as cottentall rabbets, hare, mice and Leies. and ground and IoLL~
shrub dL~elling birds
i.? Proposed Impacts
PrODCSeQ ::nC3CiS are dl'~ldea lnl0 pQSlti~e trripaCiS and neQ3ClVe !IT'.paCtS PCSItILe imCaCiS
IRCil1Qe re;'1C'val Of Calile and the CCni3ii~lilanCS inat are aSSOCIateQ '.LIIh Cattie ?raz?r<<? Ot WetiandS
and Stream CCri idOrS ~egatl~ e Impacts ~Y?ll include inCreaSed tratiiC, nOISe, ~Igllt ';lane In and
around the '.Letlands. Ie_s of forested comconents eiiminatm~ habitat La[ues for Columbian black
ta!leQ Qe~r (~~uOCUlt~c:/S %~c"1'Ji11lS CU11U71Ci:'~U,S~, pfleated `.LOCdCeCker, and 0[her SDeC~eS Thai
t,
rec..?re lar,er'rees, coy°f or undlsturbe^ .:pen space ~~~;th the pr~pesed de'.eioement, t, e
Critical .`tireas Study
(Str yam. `~~ ~tland and Imeor-ant Habitats ar.d Spec;es j
C Prairie ~;e~.~ ~teado~r~s
for K Frans K:rkbr;de and :-a.ssoc;ates
December _... 1997
wetland ~.titll be a~~o;ded tF~reu~hout the prciect except at the entry road connect;rt; the east side
and ~.~est s;ces ofTl:omGS„n Creek
The ex!st!no road west of Thompson Creek and the Thompson Creek cressmQ w;fl be reta;ned in
approx!mate(v the same focauon The connect!on of the road from Thompson Creek to Barry
~~ailev Road will cross through emeraPnt marsh Category 2 wetlands at a a~" anUle maximizrne
the amount of area that could be impacted The area to be impacted ;s an ~nterm;ttently
tleoded.'saturated emergent marsh meadow that ;s dominated by reed car.ar~vrass and buttercup
Since the road ;s a part of the C;ty of Ye!m Transportation project, and not ariltated with tl~e
proposed project, the impacts and mttisat!on/compensat!on will be a ree,u;rement of the Citv of
Ye!m Transportat;on Department during the future development plans
Th;s completes the Cnt;cal areas E~~aiuat;ens Report for Pra!rte ~%ie~.v ~teadews by IES
.-~~3CC1ateS
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'J! II t L Q_•• 1, S -~.rn}V C ~ i~ c•I 1
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and Dellreatlne Jura~lctlonal `~~etlands L S ~.rrr;;. Corgis oFEn~ineers. ~_ S En'~Ironmentai
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C Resources -~ssoclat!cn. Tzc;lr:lca:' Publication Senes TPS ~9-~
Hltchcec=:. C L and -, Cron~u.st 19i ~ c cra nFthz Pacif'c ~i~,r<h,~~est ~~n1•.ersit~ of
~~ ashln~•cn Press. Seattle.
`•iarble. ~.nne D 199 .-~ Guldz 'o ~.'~~etla.^d F~a.~ct;onal Dzs;~n Lewis P~~biishers. Inc..
Chelsea. ~(lchlosn.
Nusbaum, et a1 -~moh~blans and Rz^t11es ~~~ :he Pac;<ic ti~~rn~~est
Reed. P B . Jr 1986 «~ztland Plants of the State oC w~ashlnaton 1986 L' S Fish and Wildlife
~e;'~1Ce Pu~ilCatlUn. `Z EL~T-86~~.V 1 ~ -~
Reed. P B ..3r 1988 'var'cn~l List ~,f Pian' ~~e~1°s Tnat I~ccur 'n ~ etlancs Nor<hwzst i Re~~on
9~ L S F~,Sh and ti~"lldllie Ser-.1ce Publication ~Z~ rf ~~ T-88 (~'6 9!
RerPe.~. R T. `.~~ S1~leo. F. Jt.:c:u~l'~. L. ~less,~~an. and C. ~'ie,.ers 19,0 `~~~z~!and ~~alue
Cnr,c~nt. ~~,, ti1e~hod~ tor'~.~~~~'~~.d; L• ~''-=~;nn I',~"R F.es Rey ;~-R-I. ~ S .~:TTl~~Co ~.s
l'~
Cr'itlca! ~~eas StuQ'!
(Stream. ~4'etfand and I:"nucriant E-~abltats end Spec:esi
Prairie ~{~ie~.~+ ~rteade~~s .
for K Franc Klr~;br1de anc .-.;sedates
Decemoer_3 1 ~~-
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Ycr`~
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U S .-~r,,:~. Corps of EnClneers 198 ; Cc~cs of >=1o~neer ~r'v etlands De!ir.eat;on ~[anual Tech
Rep Y-Q-_ 1
U S Deparment of Agriculture, Soli Conservation Seance Soll Taxonomy ~ Baslc System of
Soll Classlficatlen for ~rtakms and Inter~ret~nQ Soll Sur. e~~s 193 ] .~~rlcillture Handbook ~+o
4~~ v
li S Decariment of A~nculture, Soil Conser'~ation Ser<.lce Soll Survey of Thurston County
areas. ti'v"ashlnator. LvS Government Prntm~ OtTlce. ~~'ashln~?ion, D C
~~'3Shln~:~n Natura! HeriCa?e Pre~ram 194 EnQansere:: Ti~reatened ar~d 1e^tsii~•e ~~3sCUlar
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Critical :~.reas St:~dv
(Stream. `~~~etland and I,<<~orant Habitats and Species]
Prair,e ~'~e~.v Meadows
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Decemcer 3. t 997
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INl1..r'1 L '
Critical .=~.reas Study
(Stream. Wetland and ineorant Habitats and Species]
Prairie Vie•.v ~teadow~
C Eor K. Frank KirkbridP and ~.ssoc~ates
December ?~, 1997
appendix B
Tables
1~
Critical areas Stud:'
(Stream, ~,~'etland and im~or:ant Haeltat:. and Speciesl
C Praine ti'ie:v iVteadcws
for K. Frank Kirkbnce and .~.ssoc.ates
December?.;, 1997
Table 1 -Definitions of Indicator Status
Indicator
S:mbol
De:!nit~on
OBL Obli?ate Spectes that occur almost alwa~~s
(esurnared probablllr~ >99°.'0l in :~etlands
under natural cond~t~ons.
FAC W Facultatl: e •~~etland Specles that usually
occur in •~Letiands (estimated probability
5~ to 9`r'°'o .. but occastonail•.~ are round :n
non-wetlands
F_-~C Facs!:at:.e Species That are e~ua!'~ lire ,
to occur~n .~etlands or non-:~~tlands
iest:matec probabll;t;~ ?-~-60°'0)
F.~CU Facultatl:e upland Scecles that usua[l~~
occur Ir, nor.-•.vetlands (estimated ~roba-
bi11r~ 7~-4`c° ~~), bat occaslonall•. are iQUnd
iri '.~ et. ~:nl.:J
UPL Ucland Scecles that occur almost al:~avs In
non-:yet!ands under nornai condit,or.s
(esurnated crobablilr: 99°0
NI vo indicator Specles for which Insufficient
infol-nat!on :vas a~. allable to determ~n° an
Indicator status.
SollrC°S: Federal Intera_c°nc~. C.omrr.lt:e° for `~ etlanu Del;neatlOri. 1':So
Reed. 1933
Critical ,areas Stud•r
(Stream. ~~~etland and ImFortant Habitats and Species
C Prairie `i ie~.v Meadows
for K. F; ank Klrkbride and :associates
December =~, 1997
Table ? - Hti~dric Soil Indicators
H~Idric Indicator D~a~nost~c Criteria
Organic content > ;~~°o by tiolume
Sulfitic matenal * "Rotaen eQQ" odor
Soil color ~IorlinQ
* Dar'.; soli matri~c color
* Gle~.ed colors
~,'vater saturation Ground-valet table at less than
1 ~ feet from the surface for a
s~~n~ticant period (usually a
week or more) during the growing
season
Sources. Hvdric Sods of the L•nited Mates.
L~. S. Depar'u-nent of _-~gr•~culture, 199 I
Soil Taxoromv: A Banc S;. stem of Soil C;assificatlon fcr `taking and
Interpreting Soil Surveys, L'. S Department of Agriculture, Handbook ~+o. ~S6
1~
Critical ~.-eas Stud~r
(Stre:~rr:. `I~'etland and Important Habitaus and Species)
Pralne `, _'.v titeadows
for ice. F-ys: Iurkbride and .associates
Dece:~:ce- . , l 99 i
Table 3 -Hydrologic Regimes and Wetland Characteristics
at * ~
Degree or D r ion o~
Inundat~oc Inundation wetland
or Saturation or Saturation Characterist,cs
Permanently inundated~`=
Semipe,:::anently to
nearly pe.~anentl~~
inundated or
saturates= ""
R_~~ular'.~ ,nundated
or _atur._~
Szasonaii; inundated
or saturat'_u
Irre~<ui.r' ;,:undated
or saturated
Inter~natently or
neti er inundated or
saturated
~~°~~
x percent of oz'owin~ season
*" inundation > 6.6 feet mean water depth
*"z t..~_:ndation < 6 6 feet mean ~i~ater depth
So~~:ces Cor~s of Engineers `yetl3nds 1:
Clark and Benforado. 198 i .
present
present
usuail;• present
often present
often assent
absent
ineatton Manual. Januar, 193"
Crtttcal .=.~eas Stud~~
(Stream,. `,t~etiand and Important Habitaos and Soectesl
Prtne '~~ ,e•.v ~,(eadovvs .
for ~. r-~~~< i~trkbnde and ~ssoctates
De~"<<~e. ~:. 1991
Table =~ ~; Partial List of Plants
Common game
alstl.e c:o•.er
bald-hip rose
ba[m'. and grass
beal.ed `.-iazelnut
bedstraw
bid lean maple
bttter the^,
bttter s«°~: nightshade
blac!; cottonwood
61ac!~ ha~.v ~hon
brow'-(ea: carat)
w atet~tantain
bull thistle
Canadtar. thistle
CiiiC~•.~e°'j
Creeptn` buttercup
,. ~-~
Cre°pln` spl:...rus[1
curb dock:
Cut-Ieaf biac!cberr~
aaooer-'.eai .~~sh
dandelion
Douafas aster
Douglas-tir
duckwee:i
English plantain
red ?l~.~erce,,
false Soiomen•s sea!
faisz lti•.-or'-the-valle~:
tire•~e~ 7
Scientific dame
rr:;ol;um rn.crtc:'um
Rosa ~. rrnocarp<<
CC;it,'7tCU1a C'":lS7Q!!!
Cor~lus ~or,n~.!~
.-~rclo.stG,~hvios t~ti•a-trrst
Gal:um at,ctr•~rre
.-l ce- ntacroc~:~.~llum
Prunes e~rar,?e,nata
olun~!m ciut~entur7
PoYulus :r:c'~ccar~a
C..ral~7e~~:rs Q0:[?!~IS:%
Pt~;~«tc:rnt <<cu,t:r:unt
.-llama p%~~n!a,-~~--:gtrattc,:
Crrslum ~.•ut,;ur~
Clrs,t.m arve»se
Ce~-.ar!:<m. sa
Ranur~c~litts. ~~~e~a
Lleocr<<:r'sl;a::alra
Rump:r c~-ar t~s
Ruous ~uc~natta
,Iurc:{s ens;oi:tls
Z-ar~Y.~cum o~lcc~:ale
-lsler suosplcafus
Pseuaotsu~a men_resi
Lemma sic
P ~arlla~ 0 laltcen%u to
Samcuc:a rcc~m.os~T
Snr~:ac.jtu r~.~e,7~rsa
.i,fa:cr~:lr~mr!rn ut%alatunt
c~!iu~~t..~t _, ~o~ls:l;o::unt
(Strear: '.'.'etland and Important Haoitat
Prair,e '~ .e~.~' :~leado~tis
for ~. Fr:~:k Ivri:bride and ~ssoclates
Dec°~~e- ~~, 1997
Common `lame
hard-ster-: buIrash
hardhac
HimalaLar biaclcbe;,:
Japanese :•~ ot~~eed
I~tahonia
meado'~~ foYtail
Nootka rose
northern ~annaorass
Oc`an-~Cr3`" V
orchard ~r~ss
Ore~~on ~;:
Ore?On ~ent~?raSS
Ore'?c'n -'ra_c~:
Gs,~be;-.
Pac,fc n.necark
Pacitic c-abapple
' Pac,tic •~,. ':Io~L
pear!; e'. ~; fasten`
pe,:°n:al r;.e'Jrass
p~e~~;~-bac:. plant
quack~rss
red alder
red fescue
red flo~~e:~n~ currant
red-osier doJ~.~ood
red-root iZatsed~e
redtop V
reed Car;ai ~ c'3SS
saI1I `
S31%:OnC~.T
~cot•, ~n:~or-a
`;lCl:l?: ~:Iow"
a,~d Spec,es~
~cient~fic `ame
Sc•:r~u5 ac;~luS
Rucus uis~o!or
Poh~onum, ca;Dldatum
&r~ens rer~-~>sa
.~lopecuru,s p,-uta~si s
Rosa Nutkanc~
G1tic2r?a ~orenlls
h'olouacl:s li.s~,~lor
GGCiil:S gl~n~e~~_lfc:
B~r;er:s ~Tc;u?'o:?.rrz
GS.7:::rr~~7;C. ~'1"'. Si,'rll",^'l:S
Crr•~SUnthenr_.nz ; ~ucan[he,7ri;n
7 '
P~i~SOC~.Y~7lIS ~Q~!i~:illS
PLrI:S ;uS~a
SQI.., ' :Stanc:i ~:
.-1r~u~rcils m~:r,_:r~ta~~a
Lol:um. ~~r~~r~
T '
.~~r~^~,eon re,"ers
.4!~zus rut?ra
F~stuc,~ rucra
R:oeS sa[z~uutlunz
C,orr~.i5 StOlOny~ra
CL's-E"":lS t'rUt,~IrCr1ll.oS
P~c:~r?S ~:r:ii'.ul,'1~:C~'7
i'
n
~ ;~
Cnttca! ~.rers Study
(S,ream. `.~ e:land and Important Habita
Pracr:e `,e~.~ ~Ieado~:~s
for ~ Frar~~: l~trkbrtde and ~ssoctates
Dec...:~ber =~. I99
Common `ame
Sheep sorrel
Sttka ~tt!lo~~
sma!!-:rust '~ulrush
sn0~~ yeti
SO CI%1Sl1
St. John's-~~oR
sunatnQ ne::le
sweet vernal ?rass
S~iord ~e~
tans:.,.
tht~~toieber--.
ttmo,h•.
toad ruse:
tratltn.; ;:!acki,err~
twtr.oe.,_
~ei~~et vra.~s
~-ine rr.ap!e
~. titer sma~ :.~ eed
~Ves~e~~~ r~•~ cedar
wnlt~ Cio~er
~~tilu~~.-•,zee,~
skuru; ca~caQe
and Sce::,es j
~cienttfic game
R.urTex ~~ce~os?.':a
Sail ~ s~tche;?s,s
SCirOllS ,71CiC!'000I"E71(S
Stimrhvr~cal,~~os alous
.Iurcus z,~ ustts
h-~per,cum :,~e~•ioratum
Crcrc~r dlorc,~
.-1r7tho.ranth(un odoratum
Po1~,st:ch..rlr nr.(nrtum
Ruc~(s Car~,~tf%r~r;s
Phle:%,^i rrat~rsa
R ~l ~i'l$ r(rj i?~jic
Lot:;;era (n~.oc'ucrata
Hole?(~ mol'(s
.-~~er c.rcu;ct;un
P~~i..~~~j'um ulr~ii(brum
(!'liUli?1,71 !e,"'~nJ
P~. ~ °CI71(l11 ~ Ci%Ctf11 JOl i 1lI71
Ltis:~l:(:~~,~ u.n-el-ICanum
,~
L i
Critical .-areas Stud;f
(Stream, `~~'~tland and Irr:portant Habitats'~ar:d Species)
Prairie ~'~e~.v 'Meadows
for K. Fran.: Kirkbnde and .-associates
December =~, I997
Table ~
i`ii;~quall~ River
I~C~elm Area
~o
(SQUALLY RIVER
Yelm Area
! ~"?IS cP';';.^ .i' _ ~ ~ he ti, r•__ ? :C: ;rVnl ;hC .C: .:C'r
et T .,•-,:.- ,':..°~, norr't;•~•?:~ ~' 't•_ :cst:eam ^e,~L IG
mlies to 3 ~^. ,. ; ~, salr-;e~. `r.: •s L1•;e .`ltne .,•~u-
rar eS SCd 1[~ ~I _re 1(; 5: _~ ~ . :1e5 1!^,^^~ n(5 __Ca
He _ rn_ _- ~.. _. as - r _ =- T~~._ron _c;~nrr
~;;.n.'_1,-, • `-_ ' of 'he n.nr' . --. a•_. dom. rs _~:-' :^m
~.tcr:e^na 's .nln ro Le-~;< i i'__-. i<esc' anc.r ?r;n-
C:CaI 3C~_Si 'S 3 ... 'C ; '•tC ._ ~ _ :'!'4n~'.a'r Ind •3C-
lcus _ruc-, ., .a,. '~r or.~ _ _:_s ^rnclpai __.~~.. rt
this :~3ch Is • e Cenrral,3 p;~••et '3c i:t•. corslstln, ~~i 3 dt-
vers;Gn cam ~ `t ~r~ 2?, a c3nai essenr,ailv p.araileiing she
~,isuati', s'° . ,,ar.k, and pe^sr~'_•s 3n -o•~er pianr ;n the
~llscusL•, ~ R -•t ! _ ") lust ucsce3m E:c~;~'Thompson C:_eY
Salmon Utilization
i,;.s n:e• sec:;cn ~', _es ransrt;r, s~ :~•nin>;, and
re3::ns 'laut'ar ter ?fl ") ;,.__.°: of c•:ic:;ic sailnor, Chlnooi:,
YI^4, C;llJn, and 3 Small ,'_' '~( SC~_rP~,P ,Ca;l CC '.L~e ::;C ^1ln
rr.^- v;,,le cono 3ne iC'-e ol::k and ef;um soaa~•n In the
aecesst:'le rr.burar.es Suc•.e,e s~a:vn;ns stepears to ~ con.
`i•iri :c~ rilr sr•c3m ,re3 'cne•aareiv ~iu•v ehe di~•ersrnn
I ,-~
,I"~ fi •e^l~e i3 Vn _" ^~ i3'•. _., CL1Ce [hrCUg^Cl1t CiiC
accer~e:e ^.ate:s tilcii c::e -'la'RCaIRing ; ea: around hablca.
twr.
Limiting Factors
V J
Stream Description
F:em the ;-:arts Lake '.ICnI:, :i;e ~l.cually fto~s rene:-
aily in a ner-.n-~•est direcr,on tnreurh ibis reach, Nlrh con-
slde:abie wincing stream course ;;er~nning near she 3ur•
IinQron :~+orr'ern F.ailread crossln2, norrhest of Ye!m
Prlnc•rai trl~uranes ;nc;uce Horn, :`(array, . elm, ar.d
Thomcscn c:ee~s
T.-1CCL'Qh ~"° T31'~fliY'~f "1:5 C_1C:1 il'_ rl•:?' ~5 CJnt3lne~{
within a some.'nar shallow, na:-rti•, _,.,. stee^-slci:ed •,al-
le',, ~:,_..._.. ,n ezc.h sloe ... ,rc;sri. 73c prair•e _.:atn
St:e1n s,de _~ _. -antes ror.-::-;oce'are •G dense, cun_lst,ng
G[ TI ~_': CeC C.:OI:S 1Rd :Cn'i°' ~"O-~,' _`UrrQUnd(:12 ~'ll!~-
SICeS 1C•)'•e ,. _ .:1' erSiGn C::T! R;31: C.n .el1C:'•e!r CenSe
roresr rr•e:. same ;teaoiiv lo¢~ed 1r°as L~ow•hsream acre
c1er:,_ . lane ,_ _nc'.unre:ec, :h:s n;cst., :n agr•c'_lrural use
P'lnc:oai cermun:;•r de•,'e~ccr~enrs are Yeim 3rd 'vtc-
!te^.n3, 'u'rn SC1C:°: °~ CllCal CeSICeGCeS
• C~•e: C^,_ _31:ts UPC°_. _ _ r;;l:e5 tU jUSC Ce!C0.• ;^GCn
C:e°~ ~ ~ ~~t _~ ~i ri?e ~~.•15C,"_al~V C'C.^.I DI CS 1 mOCC:1C_° 5r1-
d:..•:r, w•~rt? _ .,,. _ rnGd ra.i-.. ae c'a:aCrer T;°-_ are a
RllnrteC Cr Ch:~I'e! ipilt 5[C°'.C:]CS, rf C S::_irrl r1P.?(r'e~^ l~ [O
o~•er =C :arcs ~u:ln~, normal t:.ii -lows T':e brictom :s mostiv
rubble and z3••e! with some bcu!de:-st:eti•n seaiuns ~3nks
are iT.1:r'.~V fllCCIC L~1Che5, SOrriC ~arlr=.l cairn curs Jfr^?r*r-
side co••e: is -rust:-, dense, mteed dec.duous and mruier
grow r..
Cover t^e r°^iairung 13-1-~ rntles the reIative!v stable
channe: ls, for ;he most pare, restr.cted by the narrowing
valley cendincn, the scream ranging rem 20 to over 45
,yares In wlc:`t and presenttnz a mainiv fast rifle rude
;trA:m c7ar3c:°', filch some i::r shed er_~is ar.d 1 dew
C3CIC5 T ",_ . _, Jf l t5 CCe VCr..I'?a T~'. ;_rr•l~e: ?nd :L'bCle
~r . , _ r~.i.. - ilir
T',e cold glacial charar°: or the ~,l ~uatly eresents some
prec!uc-lon flmlCdrlGn- Cc;3slGnally se••ere fto•~ reductions,
or sharo ;iucruauors ai,et: 'ne 1? ` tunes of aver between
the Centralia power di•:e:s,vn and j,GR•erhouse, intiibiung
adult ~r3ns;`orranon or urcuunr st~,wning andrac reanng
Fis h
Benei'tcial Developments
Tale Centralia power ~r.e:sion Is e~ulpped ~•lth a lad•
der, tr3nscornn2 adult ~si ro uosrream areas, and fish
scree^s pre'.ennng jL":e^I-e nsh E:om ..nterlnQ the canal
The-° ,:e a nut^ber of s_rines aion2 tt;e lover 'caches
~^,~n cuulc ser•.e ~ur.:re :r-du awn stlr:cns
Habitat Needs
!n ~d~~lr'on ro mainr~:::ng scream i:ablrlt conditrorts !n
rhe'r near na.rur;:i state, r;.e:e is a need to care~uil;; ccordt-
n3re 'i•.e aGw control, n;s !nvoi~:ng rl;e upriver Grv of
Tacoma i3C'i:rleS 3nC Ch.° Le nrr?lla rower al'ref5lf'^ ODefa-
Ctci.^.
ra,al_E s
PE{OTO (f ~ Cecrnha ,:cx-- ~'.rs~rn
NISOUALLY RIVER - YELM AREA
Nisqually Basin - WRIA 1 1
\~
Stream
Number ~
Stream Name Location
OE Mouth Drainage
Length Area j
Salmon Use
0008 I ~^lisqually Rr~er Chin , Coho, Pink ~
Chum, Scckeye I
0041 TCZCmpscn Creek L3-i 2 4 3 0 - (Cohoj ~
i
GOa3 ~felm Creek LB-13.1 9 OS - Caho, Chum ~
GO~tB Unnamed R5-6 5 2 0 - Unknown
OCJO NSurray Creek RB-14 i 12 25 - (Coho}, (Chum)
Unnamed Lake Outlet-1 3 - - ~
0055 Unnamed LB-22 3 1 3~ - (Colic), (Chum)
005% Unnamed RB-23 0 2 0 - Ccho, (Chum}
0059 Horn Creek RB-25 8 5 85 - (Caho}, (Chum)
OG60 Unnamed RB-26 5 3.6 - Coha, (Chum)
Harts Lcke Outlet-1 8 - -
0061 Unnamed LB-2 0 1 0 - None
Unnamed Lake Outlet-3 1 - -
1
I
Nisqually - .;U.j-
?c 3 UOCS the '.ticUand rnect at Ica( :3 of ~hc fullowrng d entcna .
- rrunimum eCaur.e evidence of human related dlsturhanc:: euch as
dai~ng, dltcrun2, filling, c.ut>JVatlc~n, grazing or t1t(: pretiencC of non-
nau'.eplant sp~'~les ;se-~ ~uldance ft~r ue(inrtton),
Y}~S Category f
NU' Catc,nry li
- su;ace'.~atcr conn~~on with tidal saltwater Or tidal Ireshwater;
- at least 7~°n or the wetland has a IC{)' buffer cif ungra2ed pasture,
open water, sn.~ah ~r forest,
- has at least of the following features low marsh; high marsh; tidal
channels; lal;aentst,w~exly dehns, ur contiCuclus freshwater wetland
;~
j
?c.-~ Does the wetland mee! all of the four criteria under 2c.1. (ahove)'1.. `c'ES Category II
NO Category I1I
Q?d . Eel Grass and Kelp Beds.
~d I. Are e°I grass he~!s present'' ... ... TE.S Catcgc~ry I
ti0• go tt~ .d
?d ?. Are there floacin~ or rx~n-tloattng kelp bed(s) present with breater than ~ Yr=,S Category I
5O~ macro algal cover !n 'he month of August or Se;~lcmher'~ I NU Category 11
D.3. Category IV wetlands.
3a_ Is the wetland: less than t acre ~j,
hydrologically Isolated ~,
a~mprised of one vee°tate:S class that is rSc~minaled (> q()~'n areal cr~ver} ~ YES Cale ory IV
by on` sfxcles from Tahiti ~ (page i9) or Table 4 (page ?U } ~0• gn to ,h
3b Is the wetland: less than two acres ~
and, hydrologically isolated,
~ with one vegetated cues, and > 9ti~'~ of areal cover is any cnmhtnatlon nl~ ~'ES Category IV
species from Table ~ (pa;° 14) ~ 0' r(~ ro .ic
3c. Is the wetland excavated from upland ~pil a pond smaller than 1 acre ~"FS CateRnry IV
without a surface '~.•ater connection to etreame, lakes, nvcre, or c~tt~cr O go to (~ -l
wetland, and hoe < U.1 acre of vegetation.
I
~3
/ k
L~
D.4. Significant habitat value.
,answer all yuesuons and enter data reyuestecl
4a. Tocal wetland area
Esumat_ ar_a, sele•.:t from ~.`~otces .n the rn~ar-rteht column, and sctxe in the
fat column V
'~U~.~
Enter ac:: eaee of ~.~•etland ner~ ~:. % saes. ar.d source
l ~ , z.o--
4b. Wetland classes: Ctrcle the ~hetland classes below that yualtfy•
Open W'ater' if the area of c~pe:t 'h~atcr tS l,'~ acre
Aquatic IIetis: tf the area of ayuaut: hods > li4 acru,
Emersent~ tf the area of emergent Mass > {/4 acre, ~
Scrub-Silrub~ if the area of scrub-shrub class is > 1/4 acru,
Foreste~J tf area of tfarest~ class ~ > l/->• acre,
,add the number of wetland classes, ahnve, that yualtfy, and then
score according to the columns at rtCht
e ; if U~,~re are ~ cla-sses (ayuau:: i~~:1s. ci~;n water, cmur~~ent ~~
suruh- shrub), you would ~:rcle R i~~tnts ;n titre tar ng!'~t t„>lumn.
4c. Plant species diversity.
Fur each wetland class (at righti that yualiGes to t ~~
~ib aL~o~e, count the number of dt;!erent Plant >Pectes .~yuattu I3ud
you can (ind that coyer mere than 5", of thu ground
Yuu du nut have to name them
Score in column at far nght~
e g. If a wetland ha_s an ayuaue heti class wtlh ~ sPectes
an emergent class vetch ~3 sPectes and a scrub-shrub
class wtth 2 sPecie_s you would c:rule :., 2, and 1 in the
far column.
a'ole: Any Plant species '~'tth a covur oC> 5"n
qualifies for f+c~tnts wtttun a class, even Ihose
that arc noc of that class.
Circlr serrres that qualify
;i('rf:S it
> 2txl ~,
aO- ~cx) 5
~ - atl
S - l t? :~
i-5
l).l-1
<!) 1 U
T of r'1 1~cCS n.
~7 ~
5 .... It)
#•,` ter"-'-~~c In r•I~SC n' I
f t}
t
> i ~
Fmcrsent I U
-~ 1
a_~
>S 3
Scrub-Shrub 4 (Z
l
>4 ~
Forested 1 U
1
>'
29 _
T
-id. Structural diversity. t
if the wetland ha~~ a Coreste~l class, add I ~~irt <I cae,h r.f the luifowin~;
CIaSSc:S IS pr~~enl `.vlthln [ll~ foreSled ~1.i~,; .ll:~! ~, ~.ln~rr rlr,irl_I--I_14;~
-trees > SU' !;~~~ 'i'~S - i
-trees :.0'- ~'~ X11 i ~S - I
-shrabs + ~Y ~J - 1
-herbaceous ground cover ~Y ~S - l
.Also add I ~;rnt ~i there .s any 'open water' cr 'ac;u.arc ~.:d' ~!a~;
immcd~atciv reYt to the Cc rested area i~c then.. rn ticr~hi~,hn,h nr
~!emcrcrnt vet^:at:an `ti:t•w°en theme .t-~S - I
4e. Dccrdc Cram the diagrams below whctt~cr :n:-ar;~cr~iun ~t~~c~a:i tlr~,'i - S
wetland classes is high, moderate, low or non? ' I .,c;u ttur;k tl~c Tc;cr,u
amount of int_r;persion Calls m between tic dia~,rams ~~orc ac.:.,~rdingly ~-~,-~•.~ - !
(i e a moderately high amount of insterspcr~,ion .~t~uld ut:rc .i ~, N~uic - O
while a modc~atc!;; low amount would uorc ~ ,!
j I~ ~.1.
! ~,~ .
il~ ~
F~'/^
b~ ~ . ~.,,.,,
~ +2, ~ ~ .
y, .`.,,~>`f ~ ~ .
mc~t'er~a!?
I4f. Habrlat features.
1 Ans•:~er yuesti,;ns bcio~.~, circle features that arc!'-, and ~corc to ri:,~ht:
[s titer: ^_vrdcr.... that the cp~cn or standing wat•~r ~.4,:~ cau~cd h~, hcavcrti
Is a he:-cn roc~erv located within 30U'~
Arc ractor ne~:.'s located within 300'?
Are there at'.east 3 standing dead trees (>na~,s ~ Vic' •r~"'.'rc;rtcr khan
10" in dramete~ at "breast height" (DBHI'J
Are the:-e at legit 3 downed loos per ac;e wt!h a ~.ametcr
> b" for .it least 10' to length`.'
Are :heT arras (vegetated or unvegetatedl •.v~t~In :.`~c ~,vctlund teat arc
ponder Cor at :cast 4 mont~.s out of the vcar, any ~~.e wetland li,n ;i~t
quai~I~~c~J as h... Ong an t~p<., ~.v'atcr class to Quc;u~,n -"~
~J = ~
`r ~ ~ = I
'r" ~. ~ = I
'i" ~~ S = I
`tE~= !
.'~-j_~
~U
fi ~
\,/
~~
4g. C«nnectfr,n to streams. (Scc,re „ne answer ,-nly.)
4g.1. Uoes the wetland prn~rx hahctat ice !itilt at any ante of the year AtiU
does ct ha•.e a p~renrual surface water ct,nnec';!,n to a li~.it he,trrng sire,;nr
4g.2 Does the •~•etla,~td pm•.tde !-ish hahctat ;eaSOnally .~`+U dries rt have
a seasonal surface eater ct,r;nec~~c:n te, a lisp hearing stream
~g.3 Dues the wetland Cunc:aen to e~cjxtrt uryaruc matter thrr,u;h a Suriac::
water cc:nnec~on at all um:s cC the ;;ear tit a ; er::nrual s,ruan;
4g.4 Does the wetland Cuncuon to ex(xtrt ttrganrc mailer tfunut;h a ;uriac~
water connection to a scream on a se3sttnai hags''
II
y~-S = ~,
` YFS = .~
y`S = q
YFS = 2
4h. Buffers.
Score the ex;song buffers nn a scale etC 1-S haled tin the fullttwms Cuur d~scrrptrc,r.s
!f the condition of the huClzr; do not exactly match the descrrptrt,n, score other .:
(~oinl higher ar lower depenc!;ng nn whc!hcr the huffer5 arc lass c,r ntc,rc dcbraded
Forest, 5cruh, native gra.5sland cx open water hul Icrs arc present ic,r
more than t(Y)'around y~~?, ttl the c:rc.utttlerence SU,CC = 5
Forest, scruh, native brassland, or open water hullers ~.v,cJer than 1t,~)'
Cor more than ll= cif the •x•e!land ctr~umlLrence, r,r a Ir,rusi, uruh,
grasslands, or opCn ~.~•ater hullers lc,r mc,re than 5i)' arr,und y5~;~, r,t Use
ctrcumferenc.e S~c>re = :~
Forest, scruh, nat;•~~ ^rassland, or ttCx:n water hulC~rs wtd~r than itX)'
Cur more than !,'~ of the wetland circuntlerence, ur a 1r,rest, se.ruh, natr~e
grassland, or open •xaler hul ler5 wider than SO' ter mr,ru than li`_' c>! the
we:land ctrcumfere~,ce SCUfC = 2
No roads, hutidrngs or Paved areas within 1t?{1' ttl the ~.s~utland Ir~r ntttre titan
y.5 ;~ of the wetland c!rcumlerunc::. Sc.ttre = 2
No roads, huildines ar paved areas wtttun ~5' ttS the wetland lur mttr
than 9j ;~ of the ctrcumterence, ttr
No roads huildings or paves! areas wittvn 5()' c,t the wetland f~,r more than
1/Z of the wetland c:rcumCerenc~. Score = 1
Paved areas, industrial areas !,r residuntral cc,nstruc.tion (with letiti than St.
hetwe~n houses) ar° les5 than ?5 legit lrum the wetland lur nu,re titan US~'~
of the circumference of the wetland Scc+r~ = t)
:31
.~
4!. Cc~nneztfon to other Itah(tat areas:
Select the descrtptiun wtuch hest matel~e1 tttc sits hcinb evslua~uel.
-Is the wetland connect~l to, or pan nf, a riparian corrid~~r at least l(itl' wick
connecting two or mare wetlands, or, is there an upl;uld cnniic~tu~n pr~Sent > it'll'
wide with good Corest ~r snn~h cu~~er (>~5p~ u~ver) ~nnnectins ~t with a
Sigru(icant Habitat Areas YLS = ~
[s the wetland connected to any ether Hahitat ,-area with etliu:r () 1 lorestedl;h:~~h
corridor < ]0(}' wide, or 2) a a comdur that .s > I(}(1'wtdc, but h.~e a l~,w vc~,~_~,ai~.•~
cover less than E~ feet to he:ght~ `~~1=.5 = j ~
-Is the wetland connected to, or a part of, a rlparlarl (:(1rTidclC tx:twcen 5(1 - l(;{I' •xi~~
wtlh scruh/shrub or forest cover connection to ether wctland~'1 YES =
- [s the wetland connected to any ether Hahttat Area w-th narrow cocr:c;or (<lf ~;';
oC lc~w vegetation (< 6' in height) ~'ES = 1
- [s the wetland and its huC!"er (if the hufl~er is less than SO' wide) cc~mpieteiy isolsted
by development (urhan, residential with a elcns~ty greater than 2/,sere. ~sr indutitr.a{)' 1c"F.S = (>
3 z-
Now add the scores circled (tor ~.5a - (].5i above) to get a total.
Is the Total greater than or equal to 23 p~~ints? `~'F5 = Catel;urv i
`~O = Cate};nry fIf
~,
;~
~~
Critical areas Stud~Y
(Stream, ~~~etland and Imperant Habitats and Species)
Prairie V";e~.~ Meadows
for K Frank Kirk~nde and .-~ssoc~ates
Decemoer ~~, I9~
.-~ppendis D
Field Data Forms
.,.,
~_
U ~~ ~ ~. FO R,ti 1 1
Routine ~~'etland Determination
('ti`'-~ State `W`etland Delineation iVianual or
19g% Coros ~~etland Deline~don tilanual)
' p-,~~e.:c.'S~ce /~ ~ r ~ r - J ~ ° ~J I Date /~~ /,! T ~
~ ~ ~
•j'r~ilCalli.''0:~, n°' I 4 I ~- ~/ J ~ ~ ~ f"t C ^J~j COUnr,i- l /7 ~C r' S ~ a 'cl
' "~t
StaC'_. t-'J~+
I In', esuaaton. s 1- . ~J~ l ,~ /,, s'' Ht c r- - SiiiR
Dc Normal Ctrc:tmstances e...st on ~e site, ves ne Communlry ID '
Is the sue stgnir:cantly dtstt.rire~ ta! ptca! s;tuation)' jes no Transect ID ~
`
I5 the area 3 CC(enr~~! P-cr(~ _ ,°S ~ RC Mot iD'
V-EGET~TIO:`+
Dominant Plant Se~c;es Stratum Ilidtcator Dcmtnant Plant Spec;es Stratum
Indicator
~ '~ f
i I I
~ U t U
l iuS ~,r~ .,~5 T~~l~
{~
raj C %t
~ ~ ~- ~ ` rye/1 I I
I~HY"DROPHY~TIC VEGET.~.TION L'~~IC:~TORS:
-
-.
`'c of aorrilnants vts ~, c -~~ ~~ , cti r.-,~. ~ v
:-~ I
,~
Ch~k all indicator that aopi! ~ ezpialn below: I
~ Re~.onal knowiedse of plant _emmuruLes ~
l 'ti~etland plant lis[ (nat'i er rey>ona l) ~ OT~~R
i Phvstolo~-tcal or repreduc;r,e acapta~cns ~ierpnologtcal adaptations a
Tecltntcal Ltter:,ture X ~`"etland Plant Data 3ase
H~ droph~ tic ~-ecetat,on present'.' yes no
Rationale for dec;s:onlRe:^„ar~:s
~~ / ~ /
l ~~ ~' C..L '7 ~ S `~` u r ~ ~ (i' 4 S ~ e S
HYDROLOGY-
Is it the a-rowing season' }es no Water darks: es o ; ~ Sediment Depestts: ves n~/
~ Based on: ~ Drift Llnes' ves no ~ Drama~P Patterns: ves no
Dept- of lnundat:cn ~;~cnes ~ Oxidized Root illve roots Lecal Sod Survey' yes no
l Cnanneis <1'' in ves nc
D°pth to Tres ~~ate; :n pit. mcnes ~ F.~C Neutral ,es no Water-stained
4 Leaves: yes ~o
Deoth to sattuated sctl' ~Z lr.ches
Check ail t~`:at apply &: explain ceiow• Other 1
~
Strsam, La.Ue cr ea~° data.
i .4e-:aI cncto~cns: ;~ OthPr
I `Wetland h~'drnio;~ preseat~ yes ~ no
Rationale fer dec:slotvRe:nares~ ~,
I
~~
i
_~
~l)lLJ
i
t p L'nIt .J~r--t` f ~ l
j `~.a ` ~..~- ` /ti Q ~ IJ 5~, ~ ~~ L co :..-~ Dr4inagA C!as.. ~ :~ ~ ~ ' v~
~ .r:~s ~?c Ph~sej ~ _~
C J ~ ~ ~ Field oose~: attcns ccnfl-a es No
{{.
~ T ;_-[ ~~~ n O t'1 V ~ ~ L' ~ O r,J I_ _ ~ I i, -- ~ ~ C ~ C %' (~. wt ~ ~` ~ ~ ! S Ctl a D C~ d LYt}e ~
Profile Descrtptton
Gccch Hcr._~;~r ;l,ar , ~o~cr cttle _oiers
'f Mott:e acuaearc.. ~ ~ exture, conc;:u~
ins, ~
Jr..wtn; of sail
:r,ches~ '~tur_e~! I '.tunse!1
i s:~e 3c contrast ` su secure, etc proftle
meist~ ! moist) f (match desorption)
G
/U it r ~/J
h
I ,/
S~ //~ J /Q 4 ~'.~
-''
~ ~
r ^ I ~/
~ ~ ~/ L
/ /
~i ~ I !T ~. i
(
( B /
~ y
f
I r~
i / ~
~ I ~y ~~ • /
~ ~! /C ~
~ 2 uJ ~~'4 , ,/ r~ ~ per-' rrr
C a i i
~ ~
i Tivdnc Sotl Indicators: ich~c:~, a!I th:.t 3DDiv~
'~ Histcs~~l Conc:..~cra
,/ Hts';c =Dtpe~~n H:~n Gr;anlc Cant~nt to S~race Layer of Sandy Soils
Sui::c~~ Odor Or~cn:c Streaktne to Sand.: Soils
~ a.qu:~ ~totsture ~e?:m e Lute;: on Local Hydro Soils Lat
Re~L~.n~ Conditions Ltste~' on ivzucnal Hydnc Sobs L tst
~ G ie~: °c or LC~•v-Chror, a Colors Other ! eCDI31n !n :-°marksl
H}•drtc soils present' ves ~o
~ `
Rationale for cecac~~Remartis • ~ .
~^~ 4 T H, ~~
C c (~O r :;t'
tiZ eil3nd DeCerr711n3[]UR f,CLrC1C)
Hydrophvuc ve;etauon DresenC' yes no
Hvdrtc so11s Drewat'' ves no Is the samoi:n; point yes
Wetland hvdroloev Dresent`' es ~ within a wetlynd^ ~-
FatioualelRemar4~: ~'
tiOTES
D-~r:1 FOR~tiI 1
Routine «'etland Determination
f~'~'~ SL3te wetland Delineation Manual or
1?g~ Corps wetland Delineation Manual)
.-.pcilcant.'c~.~ne. r~*-
In •:esuQatoRsi J,~~J ~L'J ,~ wi r=
Do `+orrrlal C:rcu,^^..st; races ezl~t ~n :h~ site"
15 Cl:e S1[e SIc:,II:~."_I7tiY t71SiL'r~°C', Iai;iCl~:3l SiC.]aLlOnf^
Is the area a oeteaiial P-o~ie:-• =~°a~
VE GET.~TIO ti
Domuiant Plant Sr~cles SC.3tllm
Date 1 ~ / i~l ~ 7
Count! j ~ (,~ f S ;l o '~
State: ~ ,4
SiZR.
ves no ~ CofT1IiIL'n1C'r' ID
,yes n Transect iD•
•res /,~o ~ Plot ID
Indicator Dominant Plant Species Siratum InG;carnr
I
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HY"Df~OPHYT'IC ti"EGET~TIO~i Lti-DIC:~TORS:
c of dcm.Inan~ GBL, F.;C`,~, .x F.~C /G U
C Check all Inaicater that apply & e:piain below(:
R°~ena1 ru'lowle~o° of plant corrlmunlties /'~
FhysioIo~,cal cr ;~preducu••e acapr:uons
Technical L,terat~ Y
Hydroph~•uc ve~~tation present' ves
Rationale for dzc:slorvRernar~s
_ -4
H~t~ROLOG~"
1~~'etland plant list (nat'l or regional) /~ O:HER
ivlcr~halo_icaI adaptaucns
`~~'etland Plant Data Base
no
Is it Lhe Qrowin7 se~on~ yes no Water ~Sarks. ves not
Based on. Draft Lines: ves o?
Dept cf inundat:en ;~., inches Oxidized Root i]IVe roots)
Depth io free •~a:°r in pit
Depth to saturate sctl_:
C:leck all that acs(v ~. axolaua s~Iow
Stream, LWke cr ~ ^ ~° data-
~enal ohotGPracrsv `{
V4•etland hvdroto~• present"
P.a[1Gn31~ fCC .......~IOtLRen:art ~
Channels <12 in~~ no
inches F.~C Ventral veJ no
Inches
Other
~• es n o
Other
Sediment Deposits: ~'sl no
Dralna~e Patterns: ezsi no
Local Soll Surrey -ye no
`Water-stained
Leaves: yes no
5!)IL5
I -
/~ /
C :nes ~: Ph` s~j ''
~~~~riC rit ,''~i:~~_ ,i ~,:% ~~ ,~r /w ;i':f yyr /~r.r? % c
Drainage Cla$j L' !,; c r;' ' !fG ~/ d/ rq '•v
' ~~.
Field obser,: aeons c~n>,~-;n Yes No '
macced t-y-s~e~
Profile Descr!pttun
Cectn ::c:.~~~ `.1a:nc cc!:;r ~ `.fott:e coffers ~1ott!e abundance ~ exr.:re, conc,e;::,;,;, Drawtn; ot= sotI
~,;nches'~ -`~f lnse!! ; ('-vit,nsell sue 3c contrast s~acture, e:c orotile
~ moist, ~ moist} (match descriorcn}
/~
i J
~~~
I %~
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~f - ~
~
~
~ ~ ~ 't
~~~
~ ~ -
~ ~vdrtc Sotl Indicators: (chzc~: a:! that aociyj
~ I-astosol Concretions
-J Hist:c ~o!pcdon High Or~antc Content in Su-: ace Layer of Sandy Solis
Suli~c!c O~OC Organic Streaking to Sand.; Solis
.
~~ :~-au:c ~to!s:ure Re~:me Lasted on Local Hydnc Solis List
~
R~du,;:ng Conautcns
Lasted on Nattanal Hydnc Solis L
tst
;~
Gle~.~~ or Low-Chrc~aCc!ors
Other~e:o!atn to ~~mar'`sl
Hv~dnc soils present'.~~ no
Fa[:ona!e [er cectsicr_Remar!`s
.i •---
- ,~
yy, 6 r - ~ ~
titi eiland Determination (clrcIe;
Hydropnyuc ve?etaucn present' ves, no
resent`' 'r
dr
c soils
ri
no
Is the sarrcltnQ point yes no
y
.
p
es
;Vet!and hvdro!eev or~s~.nt'' ~~es no wtL']tn a wet!ar.d"
Fationale/Remarlis:
'~
tiOTES:
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i Wetlands Rating Field Data Form
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Bac~ground Information:
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Name of Rater
;Dat e.
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Name of ~e;land fif k:l~~wnl `~` ~ %= ,r S c -c,~ - -~~ z ~ ~'
Government lurisdlc~c,n ,~i •~etland~ ~ ~ ~f ~? (mot
/
Locauon 1/~ Secuon of l!~# S Section ~ Te~wnShip:l % ~J1 Ranse j ~
Sources of Information: (Check all sources that apply)
Site vtstt~ !~ USGS Tal-n `tap ~ NW[ map: ~ Acnal ('bolo x Suds eurvey
_r
Other: Descr~he• l %? u ~~ ; -~, -J ~~ ~+J~~* G -~.,• v~ ~!~e_
d
- - ~
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~Vhen The Field Data lurm is cor~ple!e enter Category here:,! -
Q.~. Nigh Quality Natural Wetland Circle Answers
Answer this quesvon cf you have adequate inlarmaUon cu cxpencncc to do so.
If not fine! someone with the e~pertcse to answer thU yucStu~ns Tlxn, ct the
answer to yuesUOns la, f h an~i Ic aru all N0, ~_~~ntae.t tlic Natur,cl f lentasc
program of GNR.
la. Human caused disturbances.
Is there s~gniticant evidence of human-caused chances to topography ur
hydrology of the wetland as indicated by any N~tJre ['allowing condlUons'~
Consider anly changes that may have taken puce in the last 5 decadeti Tl~e
impacts of-changes done earlier have probably been stabilized and tt~c wetland
ecosystem well he close to rea~hing some new eyuilihrium that niay represent
a tugh yualcty wetland.
1 a 1. Upsueam watershed > 1 ~`,~ impe:rvic~us. Yes: go to Q 2
1 a:,. Wetland is ditched arx.l water Clow is not uhstr~cted. Yes: 6n to Q
1a3. Wetland has heen,graded, fille:l. locoed l~'e.5: go to Q 2
la-3. Water :n wetland is controll~xl by dikos, ~xeirs, e!c. Yes: bo tt~ Q
1 a_5. Wetland cs grazed. Ycs: gc~ Io Q 2
lab Ot1~er indicators o[ ~csturnanc;e (list he!aw) ~s• ,o to 2
No go to 1 h.
~'S
~.-
Ib Are ther° p~~puiauuns cif ne~rt-native plants wfuc.h arc currently prusunt. Yi-:S bc} to O_?
cover more than 11)ry, ut U(c wc~~land, and apC~_,;r (o hc; invading native ,Jr} ~~~ ~u lc
populaUUns~ Bnc(ly ck~c.:che and nc~n-nsu•~e plant Cx~pu(auuns and
InCorrnaUrn sources)
!c. Is there evidence of human-caused dcstumances wtuch have v(schly YFS b~~ icy (1
degraded •.~•ater qual;ty F•, cdence c}I tine degrac;a~on c}f wafer duality NU I'usschle Cat_ i
include direct (untrzated) mm~ll Ireun reads ;u parkins Ic}ts, presence, c„,}t,rct nhlZ
or tustonc evidence, ~)f •.~;~s;e dumps, etly shcea•,, the srnu!1 ul nrsanrc
chemicals, er 1rCestock use Dne!ly dcscnl-~:
D.2. Irreplaceable Ecological Functions:
Does tl~e wetland: (NO to a11~ go to Q 3)
® have at least 1/4 acre of organic serfs d~pur than Ili ruches ` YFti ecc ;cr a
and the wetland is relatively undisturbed; OR
(IlF the answer rs NU hecau5e the wetland is disturbed hrretly describe
Indreatc}rs of disturharxe may include
- W'etJand ha_S been srad~:cl, filled, logged;
- Orl;sruc saris on the surface .ue fined-uut fur
mare than half c}f U}e vear,
- Wetland rer•etves drru~,:t ~tormwatur runc}IC Irorn
urhun nr a,rtc.ulturai areas 1. ~
G P,
A have a Corestc~J class greater than 1 acre; YES. Go to ?h
OR
~ have characterrstres nt an estuarine system. YFS. Go to ?c
OR
® have evl grass, Ilraung ur nc~n-Ilc}atine kelp beds ~ YI;S. Go to 2d
'a. Bags and Fens
Are any of the thre` fr}llow}ng condillons met I~ur the area oi~urganic seal'?
?a.l. Are Sphagnum mosses a common ground cover (>~t)~~) and the
cover uC invasive skies (see Tahlu l) is less than IUm~?
Is the area of sphagnum mosses arxl derB organic soils > l2 acre'? YES• Category I
Is the area of sphagnum masses and deep organic sor(ti 1/-3-1/2 au:u'~ YI;S• Catcsory lI
N0: G~} to 2a.3
Za.2. Is there an area cif organic soil wtuch has an emergent class with at least
one shecres from Tahlu 2, and ct>vur c}Crn;a.,r:~e tipecius is < IOn, (sue Tahlu 31'
[s she area c>(herhac`vus Plants and dc_n nrganlc st}rls > 1/Z acre'? Y'ES Caiegc}ry 1
IS ~he area oCherhac~~us Plants and u~.:P (}rt~anrc sc}rls 1/4-li? acn'~ Y"FS Catesory II
- N0: Go ta?a.~
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-, ~:-tes & Phase ~
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Dom., 4;1~ Tlacrn nftfl ll
2rU "'~ /~ ~7 r ~
pe;,th ~ Hen~en `~1~tn c cc:cr
' titott:e colors ~iotde aburaance Texture, cone:e::~cr.s, Drawing of sail
I
', !,r,c`ie~i ~~,(unse!i ~`~.Iunse!1 si~°• ~ccontras su~crcr°, tc. prorile
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mcist~ ~
mci_ti m..tch descrtntion)
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Hydric Suil Indicaturs: (cnec'.< a1I that ~~clvl
~ H!stos_f Concre~~cns
~ rii<nc =aiaeaon High Or,~~ic ConG.nt ui Surface Layer of Sandy Soils
~ Sult~C:c ,~dcr Or_3nic St,-~eak:ng in Sandy Soils
.=.qu ~: Zieisture R°atme Lasted on Locai Hydnc Soils :st
R"auc:-i~ Cenditicns Lasted on '~aauonal Hydnc Soils L ist
~ G!e•~„ ~r Lo•.v-C`iror,;a Colors _._ Ot~`ier ~ e ~,~ain in remarlal
H~~dnc soils present: ves
• ~no
T' .-
IS.•. , ~~i ,~
Rationale [or oecisicn;~emarl:_
Ft11~1
Wetland Determination (circlei ,
:<<
Hvdrophyac ve,°taucn Present`' yes no
Hvdre soils present' ves no ,t Is the samnl,n, potr.: yes no
W~tiand hvdrolo~~~ ^reseat`' ves no) 'Within a wet!ane~
Ratioaale/Re:n arl~s:
tiOTES:
Drair:aQe C1?ss ~~ c c s S; v im ~~/
Field able^: acicns con%rn Yes No
tilal;~Cd ?-'JL'e~
_~
., .~• ~ ,
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DaT~ FO R.tii t
Rouhne Wetland Determination
~ ~~'a State «''etland De3ineation ~Ianuaf or
lpg" Corps `ti'etland Delineation Manual)
~ r a ,- , ~ i~ , UJ I Date /;~ / l dJ / ~'
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j .~.ppt,car,u"o,.4ner ~ -r -- - - - ~ . _-~ ~ -., r ~ rt
Cour,ty• ~ ,-1 ,~ ~ ; o
State. (,c./.4
In •.esu2atortsi S~ZR.
~~ Do ticrrnal Circ~~r-stances e~:st on the stte~ ~ no Comnt::,ttf ID
Is the s,te s,~nt:,c:~tiy disturbed ;ar,p.tcai str.~at,on)"' ves -in J Trance^t ID
y ~
Is the area a net°r:._i Prooie~: -.rea'' ves ~ Plot `D
~~ GET.-~TIO ti
Domu~,ant Plant Scenes Stratum Indicator Dom,nant Plant Soec:es Stratum Indicator
~~ ~ r c J r ^ ~1 I' (' ~ ~ ~ I ~~ ~- C ~~~ <.=~, rti e ~ l ! ; ~~S I ~i`~ C
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H~"DROPH~iTIC ti"EGET~TION L`+~DIC:~TORS:
I --~
~o of dcrrunanu OBL, F:~C'~~, ~ r.~C ~~
'~ Check all indicators that apply ~: explain below:
Re~ienal kno~vleCa° of plant cemrnuniues \~" W"etland plant List (nat'1 or re~ioaai) X
Ph,rstological er re~reduc;i•:e acaotaucns ~{orpnoloQical adaptations _
Technical Ltt°-at~_-~ Y W-etl~rtd Plant Data 3ase _
H~drophr•tic ve,etauon present:' ves (~rio~
Rationale for de_.s~~tvP.emarl<~ ~ ~,
~ c~ ~~~' Lf ~j ~,-~SS~S
._~ C C 6 U L r C I /
~IY~DROLOG~-
Is is the ~ owing sa: son? ;res o Water ?Marks. ves" o i Sediment Deposits: ves o1
Based on ~ Dnit Lines: ves d ~ Draina,e Pauerns• ves o
Dect of ,nundauen inches Ox,dizea Root (live roots Local Soil Survey es no
Channels <12 in ves t~io1~~ I
Deetn ro free ~.~a:er .n pit: inches F-.C ventral yes no I W"ater-stained
Leaves: yes ~/
Desch to sansrated ;eti. ~ ~' Inches I
Check alI that aepi` ~: expiate. below: Omer
Scram, L.ai,:e cr _° data
I Ae^al cheto~raccs ~~ Other ~„
tiVetland hj•dro[o~• present: _ves ~' no
.C P.aiena!e for aeca:orJF.e:na:!~J. ~"~
I
OTu.ER
r-- -
S!~ILS
fao Unit Name ~ ~~ '~ ~~~ ~ %'J a
• ~ ~ i
C .ryes ~ Phases
ProFle Descrtouon
Drainase Class =' ,r ~ • ;5,~ ~ ~ fi
field obserraaccs cor.~;.-n es do
marJt;ed t~~~
f Ge~tn
~•ncn~s~ { ::cnasn
i ~ ~fatr,x ccicr '.fettle colors
~'.~funse;l '~fensell
r^GtSi; mGiSi) ~tott!e aeundance
s!~e w~ contrast texture, concr~:!sns.
structure, etc.
/ ` ~%!
~~ I
~ i ~
~o~,~ 3~J l
{ ~
I
~
I
t
I
C
Drawtn, of soil
profile
(match descrtpr:orL)
"" •dnc Sutl Indicators: ;chec~ a:i :nat aeo[yi
C f-Ii~tasol CJI1Cr~~'onS -
E-.isuc c~tpedon E?iah OrganlC Cont~nC to ~u::3ce L3Ver of Sandv Soils
Sultd:c Gdcr Org3ntc Streak:na to Sardv Sotls
~ ~.~u,c '<tcisture Re;:Te L.sted on Local Hydnc Soils _!st
~ R~duc,ns Conditions L.sted on Nauon:.l Liydre Solis Ltst
~ Gle•• ed cr Lo~.v-C^rnr, s Cep ors Other ~ =:n(atn ~n remarksl
~ 1-I~•dric soils present`' ves i o)
• ;..~
2attenale [or dec:stervRemarl:s ~'
1 , ,.;
ti'~'et{and Determtnation ~ctrcie~
~iydraehyt!c ve~etanen presenC' ves ne.
T.-Iydnc soils prose^t' yes Is the samolinQ point yes no
`~~'etland hvdrolee~. ~r°senc' ves c wtthtn a we:!and`'
RationalelRemarbs
``OYES: