NNIS_FORMS.pdf

NNIS SURVEY AREA FORM

Site ID Number ________________ Date(s) Surveyed ______________________

Quad ______________________________ District _________________________

Observer name ______________________________________________________

Community type (list three most dominant – e.g., loblolly pine forest, pine-hardwood forest, beech-white oak forest, longleaf pine-little bluestem forest):

Community type 1: ________________________________________________ Community type 2: ________________________________________________ Community type 3: ________________________________________________

Stand conditions encountered:

Canopy (open, semi-open, few gaps, closed):__________________________

Understory (dense, scattered, sparse):________________________________

Rock Outcrops present? (Y/N):______

Seeps/wetlands present? (Y/N):______

Large blowdown present? (Y/N):______

Wildfire evidence? (Y/N): _____

Drought Mortality evidence? (Y/N): _____

Erosion present? (Y/N):______

Herbivory level (low, some, high):_________

Old roads/skid trails present within stand? (Y/N):______

ATV trails present within stand? (Y/N):_____

Feral Hog evidence (runs, wallows, scratch trees – describe which): _______________

Additional Comments:

NNIS LOCATION FORM

IDENTIFICATION

Scientific Name: ________________________________________________________________

Common Name: ________________________________________________________________

Sound ID? Y N Identification comments: ________________________________________

Specimen collected? Y N Photo/slide taken? Y N

SURVEY INFORMATION

Surveyor(s): ___________________________________________ Date: ___________________

LOCATION

Site ID Number: _________________________________District: ________________________

GPS Coordinates: DD MM SS

DESCRIPTION

Number of individuals: ___________ exact/estimate Census technique: ________________

Evidence of reproduction? Y N Describe: _________________________ Site Use: _________

Evidence of disease, predation, injury? Y N Describe: _________________________________

Development/Maturity of species (# or % vegetative, flowering, fruiting):___________________

Estimated size of infested area (perimeter of greatest cover): _____________________________

Estimated size of gross area impacted _______________________________________________

Estimate of potential habitat: ______________________________________________________

Community type (e.g., Longleaf Pine forest, beech-white oak forest, etc.) __________________

Estimate of canopy cover (open, semi-open, few gaps, closed) ___________________________

Understory (dense, scattered, sparse): _______________________________________________

Disturbance to ecological processes? Y N If yes, describe: ______________________________

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS