A1. Field data collected by: Bitterroot Restoration Incorporated (BRI) Riparian and Wetland Research Program (RWRP) Univ. of MT USDA Forest Service Personnel Other

A2. Funding Agency/Organization: Riparian and Wetland Research Program (RWRP) Univ. of MT USDA Forest Service Other

A3a. BLM State Office: Montana

A3b. BLM Field Office/Field Station: Billings Field Office Butte Field Office Dillon Field Office Glasgow Field Station Havre Field Station Lewistown Field Office Malta Field Office Miles City Field Office Missoula Field Office North Dakota Field Office South Dakota Field Office

A4. USFWS Refuge: CMR NWR Lee Metcalf NWR

A5. Reservation: Blackfeet Crow Flathead Fort Belknap Fort Berthold Fort Peck Northern Cheyenne Rocky Boys

A6. NPS Park/NHS: Glacier National Park Theodore Roosevelt National Park Yellowstone National Park

A7. USFS National Forest:

A8. Other Location:

A9. Year: 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 A10. Date field data collected:

A11. Observers:

LOCATlON DATA

B1. State: ID MT ND SD WY B2. County:

B4a. Area name:

B6. Location: 1/4 1/4 Section: 1/4 Section:

Section: Township (NS): Range (EW):

B7. Elevation (ft): (m):

B9a. UTM coordinates of polygon UPPER END: Easting: Northing: Zone:

B9d. GPS Unit number: WPt Upper: WPt Lower: WPt Other:

B10. Quad map(s): ;

C1. Wetland type: Alkali/Saline Lake Alkali/Saline Pothole/Pond Beaver Dam Complex Bog Depressional Wetland Ephemeral Stream Fen Freshwater Lake Freshwater Pothole/Pond Intermittent Stream Irrigation Canal NC Nonriparian (Upland) Other Perennial Stream Pooled Channel Stream Reservoir River Small Mountain Lake Spring/Seep Area Stock Pond Subterranean Stream Wet Meadow

Regions of Montana: Northern Great Plains and Foothills SW Montana NW Montana

VEGETATION DATA

D1a. Wetland prevalence index:

D1b. Vegetation structural diversity: Tall trees; tall shrubs; medium trees/shrubs; herbaceous understory present Tall trees; tall shrubs; herbaceous understory present Tall trees; medium trees/shrubs; herbaceous understory present Tall trees; herbaceous understory present Tall shrubs; medium trees/shrubs; herbaceous understory present Tall shrubs; herbaceous understory present Medium trees/shrubs; herbaceous understory present Tall herbaceous Medium herbaceous Short herbaceous Sparsely vegetated

Trees

D2a. Are trees present? (Yes; No): Yes No

D2b. Tree species by canopy cover class and percent age group

(use 6-letter code) Six Letter Code Database

Shrubs

D6a. Are shrubs present? (Yes; No): Yes No

D6b. Shrub species canopy cover, age/size groups, and utilization

(use 6-letter code) Six Letter Code Database

Graminoids

D7. Graminoids present? (Yes No): Yes No

(use 6-letter code) Six Letter Code Database

Forbs

D8. Forbs present? (Yes; No): Yes No

(use 6-letter code) Six Letter Code Database

D9. Plant Group by Canopy Cover

D10. Total canopy cover by lifeform:

D11. Total canopy cover by woody species:

D12. Total canopy cover by all plant lifeforms:

D14. Habitat Types (HT) and Community Types (CT) (use 6-letter code) HT/CT Database

Lifeform: Coniferous Trees Deciduous Trees Willow Shrubs Non-Willow Shrubs Sedge Non-Sedge

Successional Stage or Level of Disturbance: Late Seral/Climax HT Disturbed and/or Early to Mid-Seral HT Disturbed CT Undisturbed CT

Type/Successional Stage Comments:

D17. Vegetation Comments:

PHYSlCAL SlTE DATA

F17a. Is there exposed soil surface (bare ground)? (Yes; No; NC): Yes No NC If No or NC, go to item F19.

F17b. Percent of the polygon which is exposed soil surface (bare ground):

F17c. Of this, how much is due to Natural Processes: Human-caused disturbance: (must approx.100%)

F18. Non-vegetated ground cover. (Note: Bare ground and vascular plant cover recorded above.)

F27a. Is there evidence of beaver in the polygon? (Yes; No; NC): Yes No NC (Not collected prior to 1992 and most of 1993)

If Yes, F27b. (Active; Inactive): Active Inactive

F27c. Describe the type and amounts of beaver activity observed:

F27e. Level of beaver activity (number of stems chewed). (1-25; 26-100; over 100; NC): 1-25 26-100 over 100 NC

F28. Comments (Summarize unique characteristics or problems not evident from the data collected. Include topics related to any of the optional data. Consider current and historic attributes resulting from human-caused and natural processes.):

PHOTOGRAPH DATA

G1a. Identification of photos (taken at the upstream end of polygon): Roll Number: Photographer:

Photo numbers:

G3c. Description of views:

G4. Film and Camera Specifications

Film brand: Digital Kodak Elite Kodak Kodachrome Film speed (ASA): Lens diameter (mm):

Lens focal length (mm):

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

H2. Vegetative use by animals (0-25%; 26-50%; 51-75%; 76-100%): 0-25% 26-50% 51-75% 76-100%

H3. Adjacent uplands (Agriculture; Grassland; Shrubland; Forest; or Other): Agriculture Grassland Shrubland Forest Other Agriculture Grassland Shrubland Forest Other

H5a. Do subsurface water supplies, independent of flowing surface water in the area, appear to influence area vegetation? (An example of this is a hardwood draw with riparian vegetation, but rarely flowing surface water.) (Yes; No): Yes No

If Yes, H5b. Describe the situation:

Waterfowl Data

H11a. Were waterfowl nests or broods observed? (Yes; No): Yes No If Yes, H11b. Describe:

Fishery Data

H12a. Does the polygon contain a fishery? (Yes; No; Unknown): Yes No Unknown

If Yes, H12b. Is it a sport fishery, non-sport fishery, or unknown: Sport Fishery Non-Sport Fishery Unknown

H12c. Fish types present, if known (use common names or descriptions):

Amphibian and Reptile Data

H13a. Were amphibians observed? (Yes; No; NC): Yes No NC

If Yes, H13b. Number observed: Frogs: Toads: Salamanders:

H14a. Were reptiles observed? (Yes; No; NC): Yes No NC

If Yes, H14b. Number observed: Snakes: Turtles: Lizards:

H15. List amphibian or reptile species and the quantity of each identified in the polygon.

Soil Data

General Soil Texture (0-10 inches):

Record the depth to these soil properties in inches. See definitions below.

Depth to: Water (in): Depth to: Gleying (in): Depth to: Mottles (in):

Gleying: Grey soils characterized by low chroma (2 or less) where either Fe-Mn oxides alone or both Fe-Mnoxides and clay have been removed. These soil zones are called redox depletions.

Mottles: Characterized by spots or blotches of different soil color or shades of color interspersed with the dominant soil color. These soil zones, also called redox concentrations, have apparent accumulation of Fe-Mn oxides.