Attachment_7_Contractor_Weed_Spraying_Monitoring_Data_Sheet.docx

This is a monitoring data sheet template for contractor weed spraying activities related to the Invasive Plant Roadside Treatments contract for Grand Teton National Park. The document provides two structured survey methodologies for evaluating herbicide application effectiveness on invasive plants along roadsides.

The ocular survey section requires contractors to document location, coordinates, contract type, surveyor names, and date, followed by a visual assessment of dead plants by species with percentage estimates. If results show fewer than 90% of plants have been sprayed, contractors must proceed to the more detailed walking and plot survey methodology. The walking and plot survey requires specific equipment (measuring tapes of at least 30 feet, two clickers for counting dead and live plants, and chaining pins) and directs surveyors to conduct multiple transect walks and establish monitoring plots at designated coordinates. Data collection fields include start and end points for each walk, plot coordinates, and counts of dead plants, live plants, and total plants per location to calculate percentage control achieved. The template culminates in a site total row to aggregate control effectiveness data across all surveyed areas, ensuring comprehensive documentation of treatment success and enabling performance verification for the invasive plant management contract.