ATTACHMENT H - 2025-PLANT ELEMENT OCCURANCE FORM.pdf
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- CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST - RFSS PLANT SURVEYS
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- 12444625Q0014
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Department of Agriculture Forest Service
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This document is a Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive (TES) Plant Element Occurrence Form for the Chippewa National Forest, designed to systematically record detailed botanical survey data. The form provides comprehensive fields for documenting plant species location, habitat characteristics, population metrics, and associated ecological information, including point coordinates, soil characteristics, light conditions, plant count, phenology, viability, and associated species.
Key form sections include: General Information (survey date, examiner details, ownership), Element Occurrence Data (plant count, phenology percentages, population viability), Soil Characteristics (substrate type, moisture, light conditions), Habitat Quality (description, condition), and Associated Species tracking. The form also includes provisions for specimen collection, photo documentation, UTM coordinate recording, and special access notes, indicating a rigorous scientific approach to botanical surveying and documentation for sensitive plant species within the Chippewa National Forest ecosystem.
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General Information
Date: ______________________ Time: ___________ New | Revisit NRCS Plant Code: _____________________
Scientific Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Record Source: Field Survey Incidental Revisit Bid Item: ________________
Examiner1: _________________________________________________ Affiliation: _______________________________
Examiner2: _________________________________________________ Affiliation: _______________________________
Ownership:_______________________________________ Locational Uncertainty Dist (GPS error): __________ feet
Note: NRIS data entry: Distance < 20 feet = “Negligible” Distance > 20 feet = “Aerial Estimated” and enter distance.
TES PLANT ELEMENT OCCURRENCE - CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST(rev. Feb. 2025)
Circle choices in italics | Grayed-out fields are not entered into corporate NRM database
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S ite/C o rp
ID
D ist: _
C o m p
S ta n d
F
Dist: _____ Comp: _______ Stand: ________
Soil Characteristics and Light Conditions Data Entry: site\soil tab
Substrate at EO (Circle One): duff gravel log moss roadside rock soil water other:_________________________
Soil Moisture: dry moist wet Light: full sun partial shade full shade IERAT: ______________
Site/Corp ID: F#:_________
Habitat Quality and Management Data Entry: habitat tab
Habitat Description (required): (forest type/vegetative communities; transition zones; nearby habitats; proximity to roads/trails; canopy composition;
topography; aspect; slope; extent/distribution of suitable habitat; potential for additional plants/populations)
Habitat Condition (circle appropriate): Prime Good Marginal Gone | Imperiled? Yes No
FT ________
YoO________
VT________
Point Coordinates
Easting: Northing:
Element Occurrence Data
Plant Count: ______________ Count Type: Genets / Ramets Count: Actual / Estimate
Phenology % (sum to 100%): Vegetative: ______ Seedlings/Juvenile: ______ Flower/Bud: ______ Fruit/Dispersed: ______
Viability (circle appropriate): Robust Stable Imperiled Identification certainty: _____________%
Population Comments: (e.g. distribution, vigor, density, phenology, dispersal):
General Comments (plant description [actual characteristics seen, not just wording from key], etc) Entry: comments
“Flagged”? Yes No Describe:____________________________________________________________________________________ Guidelines: pink streamer on a tree or branch 10 feet to the north; a short piece (1”-2”) of flourescent pink streamer at the base of a representative plant; describe any deviation.
Associated Species
List at least 5 species directly associated with the EO species on this site.
Record the NRCS Plant Code, scientific name, or both. If desired, dominant species, %cover for each species and flag non-native species.
NRCS Plant
Code Scientific Name
Dom.
(Y/N)
Cover
Non-
Native NRCS Plant
Code Scientific Name
Dom.
(Y/N)
Cover
Non-
Native
Specimen (rule-of-thumb is to avoid collection if less than 20 present) Data Entry: specimen
Voucher Collected? Photo Specimen No ID Ref (Key Used): ______________________________________________________
Unique ID of Photo Voucher Submitted: __________________________________________________________________________
Primary Collector: __________________________________ Other Collector(s): ________________________________________
Collection #: ________________ ID Verified: Yes No Pending Verifier: ________________________________________
Specimen Repository: _________________________________________________________________________________________
Special Access Advice Data Entry: comments tab
Special Notes on How to get there / How to find the site / Ownership and permissions to access:
UTM Coordinates of Secondary Locations for This Record
Sec1: E________________ N______________________ Sec3: E________________ N______________________
Sec2: E________________ N______________________ Sec4: E________________ N______________________
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