Exhibit E - Botany Field Evaluation Form.pdf

This is a Botany Field Evaluation Form used by the Umatilla National Forest in Oregon for conducting botanical surveys within the 54 North Fuels Reduction and Huckleberry Restoration Project on the North Fork John Day Ranger District. The form serves as a standardized data collection instrument for field botanists to document survey activities, including project identification, survey parameters, site conditions, and findings related to rare plants and invasive species. Contractors conducting botanical field surveys must complete this form to record survey dates, times, locations, targeted sensitive species, habitat assessments, and any rare plant or invasive species discoveries. The form requires documentation of GPS coordinates for invasive species locations, landscape descriptions including slope and aspect, plant communities identified, grazing status, and recommendations for further surveys when necessary.

The evaluation form includes sections for identifying known rare plant populations within five miles of the project area, documenting habitat presence and plant discoveries, recording associated species, and noting unique habitats or cultural plants encountered during surveys. Contractors must assess whether further botanical surveys are needed and provide justification and recommended timing for follow-up field work. The form functions as the primary documentation tool for the botanical survey services contracted through the invitation to bid process, with completed forms providing the substantive data supporting the required botanical field survey reports for the vegetation management units within the project area.