Attachment 2 Rare Plant Occurrence Form DNR.pdf

Minnesota Natural Heritage Information System Rare Feature Reporting Form – Short Form

* Scientific Name: __________________________________________

Common Name: __________________________________________

* Survey Date: _____________________ Time: __________________

* Observer(s): ______________________________________________

LOCATION

* Map: The map may be a photocopy of a USGS 7.5 min. topographic quadrangle and a hand drawn shape, or in electronic format such as a pdf or shapefile.

Draw a dashed line around the area searched, if applicable.

Directions/comments/description of location (include distances from permanent landmarks): ___________________________

* County: ____________________________________________________ State: _______________________________

* Lat./Long or UTM or PLS: -provide one of the three, either below or in a shapefile

_____ Location information is provided in the included shapefile, named _________________________________ or _____ Location information is provided below (attach additional sheet if more space is needed).

Latitude Longitude Accuracy UTM Accuracy PLS Deg. Min. Sec. Deg. Min Sec. (in meters) Northing Easting (in meters) Twp. Rng. Sec.

_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _______ Zone ______ (Zone 15 preferred!) _____ _____ _____

_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _______ NAD83___ or NAD27___ _____ _____ _____

(provide degrees, minutes, and seconds) (NAD83 preferred!) _____ _____ _____

Location Comments:

* Location(s) obtained via GPS: Y___ /N___ If no, describe how you obtained location information (e.g. “plotted the estimated location in GIS and obtained UTM for that point,” or “recorded PLS from USGS map.” ): ______________________

Digitizing/Mapping comments (e.g. “drew polygon around points that were GPS’ed in the field,” or “used 2004 aerial photo to delineate boundary of field where rare feature was observed.”): ________________________________________________

* Estimated accuracy of location(s) (mark all that apply): 6-25m___ 25-50m___ 50-100m___ 100-200m___ other:____m (you may omit this section if you provide an accuracy measurement for each location, either above or in a shapefile)

Accuracy Comments (e.g “accuracy values were obtained from GPS unit at beginning and end of survey,” or “GPS accuracy not recorded, but accuracy is high because exact location can be seen on aerial photo.”): ________________________________

SURVEY INFO. If the species was searched for but not found, check here: ___ Revisit needed? Y___/ N___ When? _________________

* Nature of obs.: trapped__ found dead__ sight record__ song/call__ tracks__ other (describe): _____________________

Survey type / description: ______________________________________________________________________________

FOR DATABASE PERSONNEL USE ONLY

EO_ID: ______________ Occ#: ______ SF_ID(s): ____________ ____________ Parent EO#: ______ Transcriber __________ Date _________ Mapped ______ _____ Map QC _____ Entered ______ _____ Data QC _____

BIOLOGY

#Counted or Plants Only (check all that apply) Number Sex Age/Developm’t Stage Estimate of Total? Leaves Flowers & Fruit example __14__ __F__ __juveniles__________ Count_X_ Est. ___ dormant __ dormant __ example _5000_ _N/A_ __seedlings__________ Count___ Est. ___ budding __ budding __

_______ _____ ___________________ Count___ Est. ___ new leaf __ in flower __

_______ _____ ___________________ Count___ Est. ___ full leaf __ fruiting __

_______ _____ ___________________ Count___ Est. ___ leaf fall __ dispersing seed __

Evidence of reproduction (if any): _______________________________________________________________________

HABITAT

General Description (topography, moisture, light, plant community, soils): _______________________________________

CONSERVATION / PROTECTION

Disturbances and threats: _____________________________________________________________________________

Landowner: _______________________________________________________________________________________

* IDENTIFICATION / DOCUMENTATION

Specimen collected?: Y___ /N___ Collector: _____________________ Coll. #: ________ Coll. Date: __________

Collector’s address, phone: ____________________________________________________________________________

Repository: ____________________________________________________________ Accession #: ________________ Specimens submitted to the NHNRP/MCBS will be accessioned into the U. Minn. Herbarium in St. Paul unless the collector requests another repository.

Photo/slide taken?: Y___ /N___ Comments (location, storage): ____________________________________________

Basis for ID (list manuals, keys, experts, etc. consulted, if applicable): _______________________________________________

COMMENTS

*indicates a required section or field

Return to: Data Manager, Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program, Minn. DNR, 500 Lafayette Rd. Box 25, St. Paul, MN 55155

Form may also be sent via email to sharron.nelson@dnr.state.mn.us - emailed forms MUST be accompanyed by a map of the observation, either in shapefile, pdf, or some other widely viewable format.

Form 23 July 2007

FOR DATABASE PERSONNEL USE ONLY

Verified by: _______________ Repository: ___________________ Date sent: ___________ Accession #: __________ mailto:sharron.nelson@dnr.state.mn.us