Attachment 5_TES Plant Element Occurrence Field Form.pdf
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This is an appendix containing the Threatened, Endangered, or Sensitive (TES) Plant Element Occurrence Field Form used by the US Forest Service as of 2015. The form serves as a standardized data collection template for documenting plant species occurrences in the field.
The form is divided into nine major sections capturing comprehensive botanical and environmental survey data. General Information collects basic identifiers including site ID, date, examiner names, plant scientific name, NRCS plant code, ownership, location coordinates, and administrative details (state, county, region, forest, district). Element Occurrence Data records plant population characteristics such as canopy cover, lifeform, plant count methodology (genets/ramets), phenology percentages across vegetative, flowering, fruiting, and seedling stages, evidence of disease or predation, and pollinator observations. Site Morphometry captures terrain features including percent slope, slope position, aspect, and elevation. Soil Characteristics and Light Conditions document substrate composition, parent material, soil moisture, texture, and light exposure. Site Classifications record existing vegetation, potential vegetation, and ecotype data. Habitat Quality and Management Comments assess community quality, landscape integrity, disturbances, threats, and non-native species presence. Canopy Cover details record lifeform percentages and ground cover composition by type. Associated Species lists scientifically identified species occurring at the site with dominance and coverage data. EO Specimen Documentation tracks specimen collectors, collection numbers, identification confirmation, and repository location. Location Information provides USGS and forest quad references, legal descriptions using public land survey coordinates, GPS coordinates with equipment specifications, directions, and site sketches. A final General EO Comments section accommodates additional narrative observations. Required fields are marked with ®, while conditionally required fields are marked with ®*.
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Appendix C - TES Plant Element Occurrence Field Form – US Forest Service - 2015 ® = required field, ®* = conditionally required field
General Information
1) SITE ID: ® 2) DATE: ® 3) SITE NAME:
4) NRCS PLANT CODE: ®
5) SCIENTIFIC NAME: ®
6) RECORD SOURCE: ® 7) SURVEY ID: ®* 8) Survey Name:
9) EXAMINER(S)- LAST: ® FIRST: ® MIDDLE INITIAL:
LAST: FIRST: MIDDLE INITIAL:
10) OWNERSHIP: ® 11) Loc. Uncert: ® 12) Uncert. Dist: ®*
13) E.O. # 14) STATE: ®* 15) COUNTY: ®*
16) REGION: ®* 17) FOREST: ®* 18) DISTRICT: ®*
19) Area (Est): 20) Area UOM: ®*
21) Canopy Cover Method ®* (circle one): COVER PERCENT; DAUBEN; NRMCOV
Element Occurrence Data
22) EO Canopy Cover: %Cov: or Cover Class Code: 23) Lifeform:
24) Number of subpopulations: 25) Plant Found (Revisit): Yes or No
26) Plant Count: 27) Count Type: Genets/Ramets/Undetermined 28) Count: Actual or Estimate
29) Revisit needed - Yes or No 30) Revisit Date:
31) Revisit Justification:
32) Phenology by %
(Sum to 100%):
Vegetative . . . . . ___
Flower/Bud . . . ___
Fruit/Dispersed . ___
Seedlings/
Juvenile . . . . . ___
33) Population Comments: (e.g., distribution, vigor, density, phenology, dispersal)
34) Evidence of disease, competition, predation, collection, trampling, or herbivory: Yes___ or No ___
35) Evidence Comments:
36) Pollinator observed – Yes or No 37) Pollinator type(s):
38) Pollinator comments:
Site Morphometry
39) Percent Slope: 40) Slope position:
41) Aspect: azimuth: or cardinal:
42) Elev.: Ave: Min: Max: 43) Elev UOM: ®*
Soil Characteristics and Light Conditions
44) Substrate on which EO occurs:
45) Parent Material: 46) Soil Moisture: 47) Soil Texture:
48) Soil Type: 49) Light Exposure:
Site Classifications
Record taxonomic units of the given type(s) if published classifications exist for the area.
CLASSIFICATION TYPE CLASS CODE CLASSIFICATION SHORT NAME CLASSIFICATION SET
50) Existing Veg
51) Potential Veg
52) Ecotype
Habitat Quality and Management Comments
53) Habitat Description:
54) Dominant Process:
55) Process Comment:
56) Community Quality (L, M, H): 57) Landscape Integrity (L, M, H):
58) Disturbance/Threats (present or imminent):
59) Disturbance/Threats Comment:
60) Non-Native Comment:
61) Current Land Use Comment:
Canopy Cover
Record % canopy cover by actual percent, or by cover class (as indicated in General Information Block).
Lifeform Canopy Cover 62) % Cov or Code Ground Cover 63) % Cov or Code
Tree Bare
Shrub Gravel
Forb Rock
Graminoid Bedrock
Non-vascular Moss
Lichen Litter/Duff
Algae Basal Veg
Water
Road surface
Lichen
SITE ID:
Associated Species
List species directly associated with the EO species on this site. Record the NRCS Plant Code, scientific name or both. If desired, indicate lifeform, dominant species, % cover for each species and flag non-native species.
64) Completeness of Species List: ®* C, R, OR S
65) Species List Comment:
66)
NRCS
Plant Code
67)
Scientific Name
68) Life
Form
69)
Dom.
(Y/N)
70)
% Cov or Class
71)
Non-native
EO Specimen Documentation
72) Reference for ID:
73) Primary Collector – Last Name: First Name: M.I.
Other Collectors – Last Name: First Name: M.I.
74) Collection #: ®* 75) ID Confirmed: ®* Y: or N: or Questionable:
76) Verification:
77) Specimen Repository: ®*
Image Information
78) Image ID 79) Image Description
Location Information (, Forest Code, will be auto-populated by the database application when the spatial feature is entered)
80) USGS Quad Number: 81) USGS Quad Name:
82) Forest Quad Number: 83) Forest Quad Name:
84) Legal Description: Required where public land survey is available.
Meridian: Township and Range:
Section:__ Q Sec:___ QQ Sec: ____ QQQ Sec: ____ QQQQ Sec: ____
85) Latitude and Longitude (either in degrees, minutes, seconds or in decimal degrees)
Geodetic Datum:
GPS Lat. Dec. Degrees: GPS Long. Dec. Degrees:
87) GPS Equipment Used (Manufacturer and Model):
88) Directions
90) Sketch of Site or Area
91) General EO Comments
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