H-Plant-Observation-Form.pdf

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.

2020 TES PLANT ELEMENT OCCURRENCE - CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST

Circle choices in italics | Grayed-out fields are not entered into corporate NRM database

Dist: _____ Loc: ________ Stand: ________

Soil Characteristics and Light Conditions Data Entry: site\soil tab

Substrate at EO: 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

Over

Point Coordinates:

UTM:

Easting: , Northing:

5 , , NAD83 Zon15T (circle to confirm)

Element Occurrence Data

Plant Count: ______________ Count Type: Genets / Ramets Count: Actual / Estimate

Phenology % (sum to 100%): Vegetative: ______ Seedlings/Juvenile: ______ Flower/Bud: ______ Fruit/Dispersed: ______

Condition % (sum to 100%): Live: _______ Senescing: _______ Dormant/Dead: _______ Past Year’s Remnant: _______

Population Comments: (e.g. distribution, vigor, density, phenology, dispersal) Viability (circle appropriate): Robust Stable Imperiled

Identification certainty: _______% Alt ID Species: _______________________________________________

General Comments (plant description [actual characteristics seen, not just wording from key], etc) Entry: comments

S ite/C o rp

ID

D ist: _

L o c: _

S ta n d

F

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

Specimen Collected? Yes No ID Ref (Key Used): _______________________________________________________________

Primary Collector: __________________________________ Other Collector(s): ________________________________________

Collection #: ________________ ID Verified: Yes No Pending Verifier: ________________________________________

Specimen Repository: _______________________ Photo Submitted? Yes No Photo Name: __________________________

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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