Form 2 Field Form Form 2

							                      Form 2. Riparian Assessment Field Form (p1)

POLYGON #:                    1.   PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
PLOT #:             SSt:     CREEK NAME:                          REACH #:
LOCATION:                      CREEK ASPECT:                BEC ZONE:
AIR PHOTO:                     RVT SLOPE:         % STREAM GRADIENT:           %
MAP #:           UTM:                 PLOT RADIUS/MULT: 3.99 m/200x    11.28 m/25x
Wb:        m  CODE STREAM CLASS:          RRZ:    m   RMZ:        m RMA:          m
DATE:         TIME:      CREW:        YR OF HARVEST/REPLANT:
  2. OVERSTOREY
     LAYER                TREE SPECIES STEM TALLY              TOTAL SPH                 DOM. SPECIES
     (DBH)                                                  Conif.  Decid.              HGT (m)  DBH (cm)
1a   >22 cm
1b   12.6 – 21.9 cm
 2   7.5 – 12.5 cm
 3   0.1 – 7.4 cm
 4   <1.3 m Height
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                      Form 2. Riparian Assessment Field Form (p 2)

3. UNDERSTOREY                         MEAN HEIGHT OF DOMINANT LAYER:              m
LAYER              %C    SPECIES  HGT % C SPECIES       HGT % C      SPECIES    HGT
TALL SHRUB (>2 m)
SHORT SHRUB
HERB
MOSS
 4. PLOT SUMMARY      TOTAL % C TOTAL SPH     5. SNAGS (>5 m height)
OVERSTOREY (1a, 1b)                          TOTAL/PLOT         DBH RANGE
UNDERSTOREY                                  SPECIES        % LWD        TTL/ha
 6. DISTURBANCE INDICATORS             7. SOIL HORIZONS      8. LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING
                      Y N C              Y N C   HORIZON DEPTH   TEXTURE   %CF   LWD:                (L,M,H)

Beaver activity               Flooding                                           SHADE:              (L,M,H)
Blow down                     Fire               HORIZON DEPTH   TEXTURE   %CF   SOD:                (L,M,H)
Surface erosion               Slide                                              SURF. SED. FILTER: (L,M,H)

Slope failure                 Road               HORIZON DEPTH   TEXTURE   %CF   CHANNEL STAB:       (L,M,H)
Bridge/Culvert                Grazing                                            BANK STAB:          (L,M,H)
Insects/Disease               Other               9. PHOTOS:       Roll:                 Frame #s:
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