Appendix_D_TESP_INVP_survey_form_0812.pdf

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USDA FOREST SERVICE 2008

PLANT SURVEY FIELD FORM

(® = Required Fields ® = Alaska Required)

DECEMBER 2008

General Information

1) SURVEY ID: ® 2) SURVEY NAME:

3) SURVEY STATUS: ® 4) TARGET: ® TESP; INPA; BOTH 5) SOURCE OF WORK:

6) Survey Type: ®

7) Survey Focus: ®

8) Estimate of Survey Area Size (acres): 9) No. of Traverses:

10) Elevation: Min: Max: Average: 11) Elevation UOM:

12) State: ® 13) County: ® 14) Region: ® 15) Forest: ® 16) District: ®

17) Parameters of Survey (Describe any ecological parameters, survey criteria or combinations of these used to focus the survey. (I.e., north slopes, specific habitat types, certain soils within certain forest conditions, survey timing, etc.):

18) Survey Comments (Directions, area description, specific comments by visit date, etc.):

Survey Visits Required. Enter a Date (MM/DD/YYYY) and Examiners for each visit made.

19) VISIT DATE ® 20) LAST NAME ® AND FIRST NAME ® OF EXAMINERS FOR EACH VISIT

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Target Species

Required. List all targeted plant species (TES, INPA, special forest products, or other species of concern) that are the focus of the survey. It may be helpful to separate TES from INPA species by page or block if survey is for both purposes. Enter all the species individually using the NRCS PLANTS code and/or scientific name. All columns are required.

21) ®

NRCS

Plant Code

22) ® Scientific name

23) ® Suitable habitat found

24) ® Plant found

25) ® FS Site ID(s) for EOs (If EO forms completed)

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Species List of Surveyed Area Optional. List other species found during the survey. Record the NRCS PLANTS Code, scientific name or both.

Indicate habitat (locally defined), lifeform and cover abundance (all optional). Indicate non-native plants with “X”

26) Completeness of species list: ® 27) Cover Method (if cover recorded):

28) Comments (e.g. details about species list approach, habitat focus, vegetation types or structure, etc.): ®

29)

NRCS

Plant Code

30) Scientific Name

31) Life Form

32) Habitat

33) % Cover or Class

34) Non-native

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Optional Location Information Location information to represent the survey area may be recorded, in addition to entering the spatial feature in the application

35) USGS Quad Number: 36) USGS Quad Name:

37) Forest Quad Number: 38) Forest Quad Name:

39) Legal Description: Required where public land survey is available.

Meridian: Township and Range:

Section:__ Q Sec:___ QQ Sec: ____ QQQ Sec: ____ QQQQ Sec: ____

40) Latitude and Longitude (either in degrees, minutes, seconds or in decimal degrees) ® FOR TONGASS Geodetic Datum:

Latitude: Degrees __ __ N Minutes Seconds __ __.__ __ Longitude: Degrees __ __ __ W Minutes Seconds __ __.__ __ GPS Datum:

GPS Lat. Dec. Degrees: GPS Long. Dec. Degrees:

41) UTM® FOR CHUGACH

UTM Datum: UTM Zone:

Easting: __ __ __ __ __ __ Northing: __ __ __ __ __ __

42) GPS Equipment: Manufacturer: Model:

43) Metes and Bounds

44) Directions to Survey Area

45) Sketch of Survey Area