Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Appendices - USGS

USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program
Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park
PLOT SURVEY FORM, GLACIER NP VEGETATION MAPPING PROJECT:
IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION: UNITS: __ft. __m
PLOT NO. GLAC. __ __ __ POLYGON NO.: __ __ __ MON: _ _ DAY: _ _ YEAR: _ _ _ _
EXAMINER(S): ________________________________________________________________________________________
PROVIS. ASSOC. NAME: _______________________________________________________________________________
SITE NAME: ______________________________________________________ STATE: MT COUNTY: ______________
USGS QUAD NAME: ______________________________________________________ QUAD CODE: __ __ __ __ __ __ __
GPS REF. NO.:_________________ Field UTM X __ __ __ __ __ __ mE Field UTM Y __ __ __ __ __ __ __ mN
Corrected UTM X __ __ __ __ __ __ mE Corrected Field UTM Y __ __ __ __ __ __ __ mN UTM Zone _______
GPS Error +/- m
OWNERSHIP (circle): Private (Name:___________________), U. S. Forest Service, BLM, Tribal, Bur. of Rec. , State MT, _____________________
PLOT TYPES: __ __ __ __ __ __ PLOT SIZE: _______ RADIUS/LN; ______WIDTH SURVEY: ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
PHOTOGRAPHY: (type, azimuth, etc.) _____________________________________________________________________
DIRECTIONS (to plot):___________________________________________________________________________________
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ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES:
SOIL TEXTURE:(circle one) clay; sandy clay; silty clay; clay loam; silty clay loam; sandy clay loam; loam; silt loam; silt; sandy loam; loamy sand; sand; x= unable to assess
PARENT MATERIAL(S):_____________________________________________LANDFORM: _______________________
PLOT POSITION: ___________________________________
ASPECT(%): __ __ __ SLOPE (%): __ __ __ ELEVATION: (ft. or M)__ __ __ __ __
SPECIAL FEATURE(S): _________________________________________________________________________________
GROUND COVER (by cover classes): ____ SOIL+____ GRAVEL+____ ROCK + ____ LITTER + ____WOOD + ____ MOSS + ____ BASAL VEG. + ____ OTHER =100%
(bare soil = 1cm; litter = organic < 1 cm; other = water, lichen, specify
RIPARIAN/WETLAND FEATURES:
COWARDIN CLASS.: SYST. Palustrine, Lacustrine, Riverine (circle), SUBSYT________________
VALLEY FLOOR GRADIENT: _______ FLOODPLAIN WIDTH: (m, ft.) _________ BED MATERIAL: ______________
SURFACE (STANDING) WATER DEPTH: ________ (cm or in., observed): ______ MEAN ______ MAXIMUM
DIST. FROM WATER: ________________ AVE. ANN. HIGH WATER: ________ (OBSERVED OR ESTIMATE, CIRCLE)
INUNDATION PERIOD/HYDRO. REGIME: (circle one) Permanently Flooded; Saturated; Semipermanently Flooded; Seasonally Flooded; Temporarily
Fld.; Intermittently Fld.
GENERAL SITE DESCRIPTION (landscape features, position in landscape, and position on catena, adjacent associations or structural stages, etc.:
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DISTURBANCE TYPE: (circle type and note details below. If more than one type, refer to each by its number when describing below)
1) Recent fire or suppression activity (e.g. fire lines) 2) Blister rust (specify trees and % mortality)
3) Mountain pine beetle damage 4) Trespass grazing evidence 5) Development
6) Recreation (campsites, etc.) 6) Bear digs (light, moderate, or heavy)
7) Significant weed invasion (e.g. knapweed, St. John’s Wort, leafy spurge, timothy)
OTHER DISTURBANCES (type, intensity, frequency, season, other diseases):
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Appendix C: Plot Sampling Form and Field Manual C-2