20020408 Ver 2_Impact Area S-2 and W-2_20150929 (9)

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: VMC Rockingham 2014 City/County: Richmond Countv. NC sampling Date: 7 -30 -14
Applicant/Owner: Vulcan Materials Company State: NC Sampling Point: S -B
Investigator(s): Craig R. Wyant RLA /SWS Section, Township, Range: N/A
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): Flood-olain /beaver pond Local relief (concave, convex, none): None Slope ( %): 0%
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LLR P / MLRA 133A Let: 34.9282 Long: - 79.8117 Datum:
Soil Map Unit Name: PaD Pacolet gravelly sandy loam, 15 -35% slopes NWI classification: PEM1Cb /PEM1Fb
Are climatic 1 hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation Yes , Soil Yes , or Hydrology Yes significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances' present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation No , Soil No , or Hydrology No naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transacts, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
within a Wetland?
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Wetland Hydrology Indicators:
Primary Indicators (minimum of one is required: check all that aooiv)
X Surface Water (Al)
X Aquatic Fauna (813)
X High Water Table (A2)
_ Marl Deposits (B15) (LRR U)
X Saturation (A3)
X Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
X Water Marks (81)
X Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)
X Sediment Deposits (132)
_ Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
X Drift Deposits (B3)
_ Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Algal Mat or Crust (B4)
_ Thin Muck Surface (C7)
_ Iron Deposits (135)
_ Other (Explain in Remarks)
X Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (87)
X Water - Stained Leaves (139)
Field Observations:
Yes X No
Secondary Indicators (minimum of two required)
Surface Soil Cracks (86)
X Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8)
X Drainage Patterns (1310)
_ Moss Trim Lines (816)
X Dry- Season Water Table (C2)
X Crayfish Burrows (C8)
X Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
X Geomorphic Position (D2)
_ Shallow Aquitard (D3)
X FAC- Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Surface Water Present?
Yes X No
Depth (inches):
0 -6"
Water Table Present?
Yes X No
Depth (inches):
12„
Saturation Present?
Yes X No
Depth (inches):
0„ Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary fringe)
Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos„ previous inspections), if available
Remarks:
Area occurs in vegetated portion at upper end of large partially drained beaver pond.
Area has been permanently saturated or inundated for a long period of time.
Area had been previously delineated in 1995 and 2003.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Five Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: 5 -B
Prevalence Index = B/A =
15
Absolute
Dominant
Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
Tree Stratum (Plot size: )
% Cover
Species?
Status
Number of Dominant Species
7
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01
1. Acer rubrum
30
Y
FAC
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
Y
(A)
2. Salix nigra
20
Y
OBL
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Total Number of Dominant
%
45
3
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
_ 20% of total cover:
Species Across All Strata:
(B)
4.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
50
Y
FAC
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
10
Percent of Dominant Species
100
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
10
N
FAC)
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC:
N
(A/B)
6.
5
N
FACU
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
5
N
FAC
50
= Total Cover
Prevalence Index worksheet:
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
50% of total cover:
20% of total cover:
Total % Cover of:
MultIDIv bv:
3 ft (1 m) in height.
OBL species
x 1 =
Saplina Stratum (Plot size:
1. Acer rubrum
15
Y
FAC
FACW species
x 2 =
2
FAC species
x 3 =
3.
FACU species
x 4 =
4
UPL species
x 5 =
Column Totals:
(A)
(B)
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
Shrub Stratum (Plot size: )
1. Liaustrum smense
2. Viburnum recoanitum
3. Smilax rotundifolia
4.
5.
6.
50% of total cover:
Herb Stratum (Plot size: )
1. Microstegium vimineum
2. Impatiens capensis
3. Boehmerla cyllndrlca
4. Juncus effusus
5. Lonicera japonica
6. Toxicodendron radicans
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
50% of total cover:
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size: )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
50% of total cover:
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
90 =Total Cover
20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
= Total Cover Vegetation
20% of total cover: Present? Yes X No
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0
Prevalence Index = B/A =
15
= Total Cover
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
20% of total cover:
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
X 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
25
Y
FAC
3 - Prevalence Index is :53.01
15
Y
FAC
_
Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation' (Explain)
5
Y
FAC
1Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
Definitions of Five Vegetation Strata:
45
= Total Cover
Tree - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
_ 20% of total cover:
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and 3 in.
(7.6 cm) or larger in diameter at breast height (DBH).
50
Y
FAC
Sapling - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
10
N
FACU
approximately 20 ft (6 m) or more in height and less
10
N
FAC)
than 3 in. (7.6 cm) DBH.
10
N
OBL
Shrub - Woody plants, excluding woody vines,
5
N
FACU
approximately 3 to 20 ft (1 to 6 m) in height.
5
N
FAC
Herb -All herbaceous (non- woody) plants, including
herbaceous vines, regardless of size, and woody
plants, except woody vines, less than approximately
3 ft (1 m) in height.
Woody vine -All woody vines, regardless of height.
50% of total cover:
Remarks: (If observed, list morphological adaptations below).
90 =Total Cover
20% of total cover:
Hydrophytic
= Total Cover Vegetation
20% of total cover: Present? Yes X No
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region -Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: 5—B
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth
Matrix
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
Redox Features
Histosol (Al)
(inches)
Color (moist)
%
Color (moist)
% Type, Loc`
Texture Remarks
0 -3
l OYR 4/1
75
l OYR 4/4
25
clay
3 -11
1OYR 511
75
7.5YR 4/6
25
clay
11 -16
1OYR 4/1
75
1OYR 511
25
sandy clay
'Type: C= Concentration, D= Depletion, RM= Reduced Matrix, MS= Masked Sand Grains.
'Location: PL =Pore Lining, M= Matrix.
Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
Histosol (Al)
_ Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U)
_ 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
Histic Epipedon (A2)
_ Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
_ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
_ Black Histic (A3)
_ Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,13)
_ Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
_ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
X Stratified Layers (A5)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
_ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
_ Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Redox Dark Surface (F6)
(MLRA 15313)
_ 5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
_ Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
_ Red Parent Material (TF2)
_ Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
_ Redox Depressions (F8)
_ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
_ Marl (F10) (LRR U)
X Other (Explain in Remarks)
Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11)
_ Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
_ Iron - Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T)
3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
_ Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
_ Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
_ Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
_ Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
_ Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
_ Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 15013)
_ Sandy Redox (S5)
_ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
Stripped Matrix (S6)
_ Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
X Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type:
Depth (inches):
Remarks:
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Soils consist of layers of fine clay or sandy sediment deposited over an extended
period of time. Area remains permanently saturated or inundated. Strong indica-
tors of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology.
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region —Version 2.0

NC WAM FIELD ASSESSMENT FORM
Accompanies User Manual Version 4.1
Wetland site Name VMC Rockinizham Quarry 2014 Date
Wetland Type Non -tidal Freshwater Forested/Marsh Aessor NamelOrg.anixation
Level III Ecoregion Nearest Named Water Body
River Basin Yadkin Pee -Dee USGS 8-Digit Catalogue unit
❑ Yes [X No ProclphatIon wlthIn 48 hrs? LatltudefLongitude (deci- degrees,)
WL -5B
,
•1' ". i :1 1
1 1�1 1
Evidence of stressors affecting the assessment area (may not be wkhin the assessment area)
Please circle andfor make note on the last page if evidence of stressors is apparent. Consider departure from reference, if appropriate, in
recent past (for instance, within 10 yearn. Noteworthy stressors include, but are not limited to the following.
Hydrological modifications (examples: ditches, dams, beaver dams, dikes, berms, ponds, etc.)
Surface and sub - surface discharges into the wetland (examples: discharges containing obvious pollutants, presence of nearby
septictanks, underground storage tanks (USTs), hog lagoons, etc.)
.Signs of vegetation stress (examples: vegetation mortality, insect damage, disease, storm damage, salt intrusion, etc.)
HabitatJplant community alteration (examples: mowing, clear - cutting, exotics, etc.)
Is the assessment area intensively managed? Q Yes ® No
Regulatory Considerations (select all that apply to the assessment area)
❑ Anadromous fish
❑ Federally protected species or State endangered or threatened species
❑ NCDWO riparian buffer rule in effect
❑ Abuts a Primary Nursery Area (P NA)
❑ Publicly owned property
❑ N.G. Division of Coastal Management Area of Environmental Concern (AEC) (including buffer)
❑ Abuts a stream with a NCDWQ classification of SA or supplemental classifications of HOW, ORW, or Trout
❑ Designated NCNHP reference community
❑ Abuts a 303(d)- listed stream or a tributary to a 303(d)- listed stream
What type of natural stream is associated with the wetland, If any? (check all that apply)
❑ Blackwater
❑ Brownwater
❑ Tidal (if tidal, check one of the following boxes) ❑ Lunar ❑ Wind ❑ Both
Is the assessment area on a coastal island? ❑ Yes CR No
Is the assessment area's surface water storage capacity or duration substantially altered by beaver? Yes ❑ No
Does the assessment area experience overbank flooding during normal rainfall conditions? ® Yes ❑ No
Ground Surface ConditionfVegetation Condition — assessment area condition metric
Ghent¢ a box in each column. Consider alteration to the ground surface (GS) in the assessment area and vegetation structure (VS) in
the assessment area. Compare to reference wetland if applicable (see User Manual). If a reference is not applicable, then rate the
assessment area based on evidence of an effect.
GS VS
CRA [RA Not severely altered
❑B ❑B Severely altered over a majority of the assessment area (ground surface alteration examples: vehicle tracks, excessive
sedimentation, fire -plow lanes, skidder tracks, bedding, fill, sail compaction, obvious pollutants) (vegetation structure
alteration examples: mechanical disturbance, herbicides, salt intrusion [where appropriate], exotic species, grazing,
reduced diversity [f appropriate],. hydrologic alteration)
Surface and Subsurface Storage Capacity and Duration — assessment area condition metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface storage capacity and duration (Surf) and sub - surface storage capacity and duration
(Sub). Consider both increase and decrease in hydrology. Refer to the current NRCS lateral effect of ditching guidance for North Carolina
hydric soils (see USAGE Wilmington District website) for the zone of influence of ditches in hydric soils. A ditch S 1 foot deep is considered
to affect surface water only, while a ditch - 1 foot deep is expected to affect both surface and sub - surface water. Consider tidal flooding
regime, if applicable.
Surf Sub
❑A ❑A Water storage capacity and duration are not altered.
MB jTB Water storage capacity or duration are altered, but not substantially (typically, not sufficient to change vegetation).
❑C 1-1 :: Water storage capacity or duration is substantially altered (typically, alteration sufficient to result in vegetation change)
(examples: draining, flooding, soil compaction, filling, excessive sedimentation, underground utility lines).
Water Storage�Surface Relief — assessment areatwotland type condition metric (evaluate for non -marsh wetlands only)
Check a box in each column for each group below. Select for the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT).
AA
%'T
3a. ❑F,
❑r;
Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water - 1 foot deep
5JB
ERB
Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 6 inches to 1 fact deep
❑C
❑C
Majority of wetland with depressions able to pond water 3 to 6 inches deep
❑❑
❑D
Depressions able to pond water < 3 inches deep
3b. ❑A
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is greater than 2 feet
❑B
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is between 1 and 2 feet
MC
Evidence that maximum depth of inundation is less than 1 foot
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4. Sail TexturelStructure— assessment area condition metric
Check a box from each of the three soil property groups below. Dig soil profile in the dominant assessment area landscape feature.
Make soil observations within the top 12 inches. Use most recent guidance for National Technical Committee for Hydric Soils regional
indicators.
4a. ❑A Sandy soil
❑B Loamy or clayey soils exhibiting redoximorphic features (concentrations, depletions, or rhizospheres)
DOC Loamy or clayey soils not exhibiting red oxi mo rphi c features
0 Loamy or clayey gleyed soil
El Histosol or histic epipedon
4b. ❑A Soil ribbon < 1 inch
RB Soil ribbon a 1 inch
4c. NA No peat or muck presence
❑B A peat or muck presence
i. Discharge into%FMIand — assessment area opportunity metric
Check a box in each column. Consider surface pollutants or discharges (Surf) and sub- surface pollutants or discharges (Sub).
Examples of sub- surface discharges include presence of nearby septic tank, underground storage tank (UST), etc.
Surf Sub
NA MA Litt le or no evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the assessment area
❑B ❑B Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges entering the wetland and stressing, but not overwhelming the
treatment capacity of the assessment area
❑C El Noticeable evidence of pollutants or discharges (pathogen, particulate, or soluble) entering the assessment area and
potentially overwhelming the treatment capacity of the wetland (water discoloration, dead vegetation, excessive
sedimentation, odor)
's. Land Use— opportunity metric
Check all that apply (at least one box in each column). Evaluation involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. Consider sources
draining to assessment area within entire upstream watershed (WS), within 5 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment
area (5M), and within 2 miles and within the watershed draining to the assessment area (2M).
WS 5M 2M
❑A ❑A ❑A ? 10% impervious surfaces
®B E@B C[B < 10% impervious surfaces
0 ❑C 0 Confined animal operations (or other local, concentrated source of pollutants)
❑D ❑D ❑D a 20% coverage of pasture
❑E ❑E r7 a 20% coverage of agricultural land (regularly plowed land)
❑F ❑F r7 Z 20% coverage of maintained grassiherb
L4G ❑G JXG �: 20% coverage of clear -cut land
DJH ❑H CKH Little or no opportunity to improve water quality. Lads of opportunity may result from hydrologic alterations
that prevent drainage or overbank flow from affecting the assessment area.
7. Wetland Acting as Vegetated Buffer — assessment areafwetland complex condition metric
7a. Is assessment area within 50 feet of a tributary or other open crater?
MYes []No If Yes, continue to 7b. If No, skip to Metric 8.
Wetland buffer need only be present on one side of the open water. Make buffer judgment based on the average width of wetland.
Record a note if a portion of the buffer has been removed or disturbed.
7b. How much of the first 50 feet from the bank is wetland?
❑A a 50 feet
❑B From 30 to < 50 feet
El From 15 to < 30 feet
❑D From 5 to < 15 feet
[RE < 5 feet or buffer bypassed by ditches
7c. Tributary width. If the tributary is anastomosed, combine widths of channels +braids for a total width.
mid 15 -feet wide ❑> 15 -feet wide ❑ Other open water (no tributary present)
7d. Do roots of assessment area vegetation extend into the bank of the tributarylopen water?
[RYes []No
7e. Is the tributary or other open ,rater sheltered or exposed?
[2SIn eltered — open water width < 2500 feet and no regular boat traffic.
❑ Expos ed — open water width 2n 2500 feet or regular boat traffic.
9. Wetland Width at the Assessment Area — wetland typetwetland complex condltlan metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Check a box in each column. Select the average width for the wetland type at the assessment area (WT) and the wetland complex at
the assessment area (WC). See User Manual for WT and WC boundaries.
WT WD
JRA [@A a 100 feet
❑B ❑B From 80 to < 100 feet
❑C ❑C From 50 to < 80 feet
❑D ❑D Fro n7 40 to < 50 feet
❑E El From 30 to < 40 feet
❑F ❑F From 15 to < 3D feet
❑G ❑G From 5 to < 15 feet
❑H ❑H < 5 feet

9.
Inundation Duration -assessment area condition metric
Answer for assessment area dominant Iandform.
®A
Evidence of short - duration inundation (< 7 consecutive days)
❑B
Evidence of saturation, without evidence of inundation
❑C
Evidence of long- duration inundation orvery long- duration inundation (7 to 30 consecutive days or more)
10.
Indicators of Deposition — assessment area condition metric
Consider recent deposition only (no plant growth since deposition).
A
Sediment deposition is not excessive, but at approximately natural levels.
B
Sediment deposition is excessive, but not overwhelming the wetland.
❑C
Sediment deposition is excessive and is overwhelming the wetland.
11.
Wetiand Size — wetland typelwetiand complex condition metric
Check a box in each column. Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric evaluates three aspects of the wetland area: the
size of the wetland type (WT), the size of the wetland complex (WC), and the size of the forested wetland (F (if applicable, see User
Manual). See the User Manual for boundaries of these evaluation areas. If assessment area is clear -cut, select "K" for the FW column.
'o%'T
WC FW (if applicable)
❑A
❑A ❑A ? 500 acres
❑B
❑B ❑ B From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C
R ❑C From 50 to < 100 acres
❑ D
❑ D ❑ D From 2.5 to < 50 acres
NE
RJE ®E From 10 to < 25 acres
❑ F
n F F From 5 to < 10 acres
❑G
❑G ❑G From 1 to e 5 acres
❑H
El E From 0.5 to < 1 acre
❑1
El El From 0.1 to r 0.5 acre
❑J
❑J ❑J From 0.01 to < 0.1 acre
❑K
❑K ❑ K < 0.01 acre or assessment area is dear -cut
12.
Wetland Intactness — wetland type condltlon metric (evaluate for Pocosins only)
❑A
Pocosin is the full extent (a g0 %) of its natural landscape size.
El
Pocosin is e 90% of the full extent of its natural landscape size.
13.
Connectivity to Other Natural Areas — landscape condition metric
13a.
Check appropriate box(es) (a box may be checked In each column). Involves a GIS effort with field adjustment. This metric
evaluates -,whether the wetland is well connected (Well) andior loosely connected (Loosely) to the landscape patch, the contiguous
naturally vegetated area and open water (if appropriate). Boundaries are formed by four -lane roads, regularly maintained utility line
corridors the width of a four -lane road or wider, urban landscapes, maintained fields (pasture and agriculture), or open water s 300
feet wide.
Well Loosely
❑A ❑A Z 500 acres
NB [MB From 100 to < 500 acres
❑C ❑rte' From 50 to a 100 acres
❑D ❑D From 10 to { 50 acres
❑E El I- < 10 acres
❑F ❑F Wetland type has a poor or no connection to other natural habitats
13b.
Evaluate for marshes only.
®Yes []No Wetland type has a surface hydrology connection to open waters.tributary or tidal wetlands.
14. Edge Effect — wetland type condition metric (skip for all marshes)
May involve a GIS effort with field adjustment. Estimate distance from wetland type boundary to artificial edges. Artificial edges include
non - forested areas � 40 feet wide such as fields, development, roads, regularly maintained utility line corridors, and clear -cuts. Consider
the eight main points of the compass.
❑A No artificial edge within 150 feet in all directions
MB No artificial edge within 150 feet in four (4) to seven (7) directions
❑C An artificial edge occurs within 150 feet in more than four (4) directions or assessment area is clear -cut
15. Vegetative Composition — assessment area condition metric (skip for all marshes and Pine Flat)
®A Vegetation is dose to reference condition in species present and their proportions. Lower strata composed of appropriate
species, with exotic plants absent or sparse within the assessment area.
❑B Vegetation is different from reference condition in species diversity or proportions, but still largely composed of native species
characteristic of the wetland type. This may include communities of -weedy native species that develop after clearcutting or
clearing. It also includes communities with exotics present, but not dominant, over a large portion of the expected strata.
❑C Vegetation severely altered from reference in composition. Expected species are unnaturally absent (planted stands of non -
characteristic species or at least one stratum inappropriately composed of a single species). Exotic species are dominant in at
least one stratum.
16. Vegetative Diversity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for Non -tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
❑A Vegetation diversity is high and is composed primarily of native species (< 10% cover of exotics).
Vegetation diversity is low or has a 10% to 50% cover of exotics.
C Vegetation is dominated by exotic species (> 50% cover of exotics).
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17. Vegetative Structure — assessment arealwetland type condition metric
17a. Is vegetation present?
[KYes []No If Yes, continue to 17b. If No, skip to Metric 1B.
17b. Evaluate percent coverage of assessment area vegetation for all marshes only. Skip to 17c for non -marsh wetlands.
❑A �: 25% coverage of vegetation
El <25 % cave rage ofvegetation
17c. Check a box in each column for each stratum. Evaluate this portion of the metric for non -marsh wetlands. Consider structure
in airspace above the assessment area (AA) and the wetland type (WT) separately.
AA WT
MA [AA Canopy closed, or nearly dosed, with natural gaps associated with natural processes
O=❑B El Canopy present, but opened more than natural gaps
El ❑C Canopy sparse or absent
❑A ❑A Dense mid- storylsapling layer
c'? ❑B ❑B Moderate density mid-story/sapling layer
DJC EAC Mid- story, "sapling layer sparse or absent
_,❑A ❑A Dense shrub layer
=_UB DJB Moderate density shrub layer
00C ❑C Shrub layer sparse or absent
.. [RA [RA Dense herb layer
w ❑B ❑B Moderate density herb layer
= ❑C ❑C Herb layer sparse or absent
18. Snags — wetland type condition metric
❑A Large snags (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches DBH, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
UB Not A
19. Diameter Class Distribution wetland type condition metric
❑A Majority of canopy trees have stems > 6 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH), many large trees (> 12 inches DBH) are
present.
UB Majority of canopy trees have stems between 6 and 12 inches DBH. few are } 12 inch DBH.
❑C Majority of canopy trees are < 6 inches DBH or no trees.
20. Large Woody Debris p- wetland type condition metric
Include both natural debris and man - placed natural debris.
ERA Large logs (more than one) are visible (> 12 inches in diameter, or large relative to species present and landscape stability).
❑B Not
21. Vegetationl0pen Water Dispersion — wetland typ0Dpen water condition metric (evaluate for Non -Tidal Freshwater Marsh only)
Select the figure that best describes the amount of interspersion between vegetation and open -.;,-ater in the growing season. P�ntternecl
areas indicate vegetated areas, while solid white areas indicate open water.
❑A ❑B ❑C ❑D
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22. Hydrologic Connectivity — assessment area condition metric (evaluate for riparian wetlands only)
Examples of activities that may se'..erely alter hydrologic connectivity include intensive ditching, fill, sedimentation, channelization,
diversion, man -made berms, beaver dams, and stream incision.
NA Overbank and overland flcw are not severely altered in the assessment area.
❑B Overbank flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑C: Overland flow is severely altered in the assessment area.
❑D Both overbank and overland flaw are severely altered in the assessment area.
Notes Assessment area occurs at the upstream end of a beaver pond which has been dammed for many years
by beavers creating a semi - permanent impoundment of a perennial stream at a railraid culvert. The area
has been previously reviewed as an open water pond and marsh. The area is presently saturated with a
few open water areas. A majority portion of the area is forested with medium aged trees and dense
herbaceous groundcover. Beavers have directly affected this wetland.
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