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Water Supply Reserve Account -? Grant Application Form Farm Revised May X007 Exhibit A Scope of Work Identification and Assessment of Important Wetland in North Platte Watershed This project is designed to provide the North Platte Roundtable with necessary data to support the non- consumptive needs assessment and to "conserve, develop, protect, and manage Colorado's Waters", The prof ect will identify and assess the health of the North Platte's watershed as indicated by the condition of its wetlands. Survey areas will be prioritized by the Roundtable, with a focus on private lands. The prapased project will provide an increased understanding of the watershed's wetlands leading to more effective protection of the area's waters. This project complements the goals of the Statewide Water Supply initiative and provides baseline data to the Roundtable for its non-consumptive needs assessment. Task ? March-April 2009 Preparation far project and compilation of existing data resources • obtain necessary tools, e.g. maps and hire personnel for ? teams total of 4 zoologistslecologists}. • Compile and identify known wetland data sources in watershed. • Utilizing the Basin Roundtable, the North Park wetland Focus Area Committee, and other interested entities e.g., CSU Extension, land trusts. • identify wetlands to be field surveyed using Roundtable personnel, aerial photos, maps, and other available wetland information collected. • Conduct preliminary roadside evaluations of sites where possible} to become more familiar on the ground with the full range of wetlandl riparian types in the study area and to refine the list of targeted survey area. Deliverable to Roundtable--compilation of exlsting information, both written and spatial sources due April 30, 2009. Task 2 May 2009 - Gct 2009} Field Season and Data Collection • Contact private landowners to request written access to properties ?CNHP maintains a strict policy of respect for private property}. • Collect data on dominant plant associations, amphibians, reptiles, sail types, hydrology, disturbance regimes, quality and condition presence of nonnative species, presence of rarelendangered species, etc,}, threats, size, and adjacent land use. Survey sites where access is obtained will be visited at the appropriate time as dictated by the seasonal occurrence for phenology? of the individual elements. The appropriate habitats will be visually searched in a systematic fashion that would attempt to saver the area as thoroughly as possible in the given time. Where necessary and permitted, voucher specimens will be collected and deposited in local university museums and herbaria. When a rare species or significant plant community is discovered, its precise location and known extent was retarded with a global positioning system ?GPS}unit. • During on-site assessments, the following data will be collected: 10