Attachment E_MNFI Special_Plant_Form.pdf

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Special Plant Survey Form

ELEMENT IDENTIFICATION Data sensitive? Yes No

Name (scientific and/or common) : EO Rank: EOID: EO #:

VERIFICATION

Photo/slide taken?

Specimen collected?

Yes

Yes

No Name and location of photo?

No Collection # and repository:

Identification problems? Yes No

If necessary, describe the important plant characteristics you used for identification:

SURVEY INFORMATION

Survey date: Time: from AM PM to AM PM Sourcecode:

Surveyors (principal surveyor first, include first & last name):

Revisit needed? Yes No Why?

LOCATIONAL INFORMATION

Survey site name: Quadcode:

Managed area name: Quad name:

Township/Range/Section: County name:

DIRECTIONS: Provide detailed directions to the observation (rather than the survey site). Include landmarks, roads, towns, distances, compass directions.

Was a GPS used? Yes No Type of unit: Unit number:

Waypoint name/#: File name and location:

Latitude: Longitude:

Feature Information:

(mandatory)

Conceptual feature type:

Source feature:

Point: <12.5 m in both dimensions Line: >12.5 m in one dimension Polygon: >12.5 m in both dimensions

Single Source EO Multiple Source EO

OWNERSHIP INFORMATION

Landowner type: Public Private Other:

Landowner Name - Contact Information:

Notes:

POPULATION DATA

Abundance (total size of the occurrence):

# Ramets (total # of stems):

# Genets (total # of groups):

Type of measurement (check one):

Precise count Estimate

Precise count Estimate

Population distribution (e.g., widely scattered, dense clumps, evenly distributed throughout):

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Area of occupancy (fill in one): Meters Acres Miles Type of measurement (check one): Precise Estimate

Phenology: Indicate the number observed in each category (or X if numbers are unknown):

In leaf In bud In flower Immature fruit Mature fruit Seed dispersing Dormant

CONDITION

EVIDENCE OF REPRODUCTION? Yes No Unknown

EVIDENCE OF DISEASE/PREDATION:

ANIMAL POLLINATORS observed on the plant (list species):

Explain:

LANDSCAPE DESCRIPTION AND SETTING: Describe the surrounding landform(s) present, natural communities, historic and current human impacts (e.g.,logging, agriculture, wetland drainage)

HABITAT DESCRIPTION: Describe the specific habitat or microhabitat where this plant occurs. Convey a mental image of the habitat including landform, vegetation, slope, aspect, soils, ecological processes and natural disturbance (e.g., windthrow, fire, water level fluctuations)

TOPOGRAPHY

Elevation:

If elevation is a range:

Minimum:

ft.

ft.

Aspect:

N NE

E NW

S SE

W SW

Slope:

Flat

0-10

10-35

35+

Light:

Open

Partial

Filtered

Shade

Position:

Crest

Upper slope

Mid slope

Lower slope

Moisture:

Inundated

Saturated (wet-mesic)

Moist (mesic)

Dry-mesic

Maximum: ft. Vertical Bottom Dry (xeric)

ASSOCIATED SPECIES

Overstory/Tree Species: % cover Understory Species: % cover Ground cover: % cover

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THREATS AND HUMAN DISTURBANCES OR IMPACTS to this occurrence: (e.g., grazing, logging, ditching and drainage, ORV use, fire suppression)

INVASIVE SPECIES PRESENT? : Yes No If yes, describe their impacts to the occurrence.

POTENTIAL THREATS to this occurrence:

MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION

Management ( including stewardship and restoration) for the Element at this location (e.g., burn periodically, open the canopy, control invasives, remove drainage ditches, clear blocked culvert, break drain tile, reduce deer densities, study effects of herbivore impacts)

Monitoring and Research Needs for the Element at this location (e.g., study effect of herbivore impacts, etc.)

Protection Needs for the Element at this location (e.g., protect the entire marsh, the slope and crest of slope, the fen and upland, ban ORVs, etc.)

MAP (mandatory)

1. Attach appropriate part of a USGS topographic map or map showing exact locations of species. Image can be uploaded into the Map Insert field located at the end of this form or clearly associated with this form once completed.

2. Indicate on the map the exact location of the observation(s):

a. When the observation area is no larger then a pen point on the map (i.e., only a small number of individuals or extremely small patches), place small points on the map indicating the location(s) of the individuals or patches, and label each point with an arrow so they are more easily seen.

b. When the observed area is larger then a pen point on the map. (e.g., a population of plants, foraging birds):

(1) Draw a thin solid boundary line showing the extent of the observed area occupied by the individuals.

(2) Indicate disjunct patches (polygons) by drawing the boundary for each patch separately.

(3) If the boundary follows the edge of a lake, stream, road, marsh or other feature, draw the boundary precisely on the edge of the feature.

(4) When needed, add notes to the map with instruction on where the boundary line is located or if the boundary is shared with other observations.

3. A hand drawn sketch may be included for finer details.

LOCATIONAL CERTAINTY

Is your depiction of the observed area on the map within 6.25 m (approx. 20ft) of its actual location on the ground?

If No, complete the following:

Yes No

a. Estimate of uncertainty distance: based on landmarks, elevation, etc., the location of the observed area on the map is accurate to within

Meters Kilometers Feet Miles of its actual location on the ground.

b. Is the observed area known to be located within some feature(s) on the map (e.g., wetland boundary, lake, road, trail, highway, contour lines)? Yes No If Yes, indicate the boundary within which the observed area is known to be located on the map line, and if applicable, identify the feature (e.g., marsh).

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IMAGE INSERT: click on space below and navigate to saved photo, supported formats include BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF

MAP INSERT: click on space below and navigate to saved map file, supported formats include BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TIF