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, <br /> In order to avoid duplication of effort and gain more information about <br /> the ecology and distribution of Soiranthes, a USGS 7 1/2 minute quad map must <br /> be submitted with the survey report showing routes taken for all search sites <br /> regardless of whether a population of the species was located during the <br /> search. <br /> For survey sites too small to be adequately represented on a USGS 7 1/2 <br /> minute quad map, an engineering drawing or more detailed map showing the area <br /> that has been surveyed must be included in the report. The site(s) should be <br /> indicated and labeled on the accompanying USGS 7 1/2 minute quad map. <br /> 8. ECOLOGICAL AND SITE FEATURES <br /> In order to gain more information about the ecology and site <br /> characteristics of Soiranthes so that better predictions about its location <br /> and distribution can be made, the following information must be collected and <br /> reported for each site surveyed (a sample data form is attached) : <br /> a. For sites disqualified as potential SSoiranthes habitat, describe the <br /> basis on which the site was disqualified. <br /> b. For sites requiring a survey, the following information must be <br /> collected. This information can be brief and qualitative for sites <br /> where Soiranthes is not found (a few words, a phrase, or a descriptive <br /> sentence is sufficient) . <br /> 1. list the most frequent or dominant associated plant species of <br /> both the overstory and understory vegetation (e.g. , overstory of <br /> mature cottonwood trees with an understory of orchard grass and <br /> smooth brome) ; <br /> 2. describe the plant community, including a qualitative <br /> assessment of dominance (e.g. , riparian willow community, willows <br /> dominant, with native grasses (Deschamosia caesoitosa) and <br /> sedges) ; <br /> 3. describe the ecological condition/management history of the <br /> site (such as cultivated field, old gravel mine, good condition <br /> native grassland with winter cattle grazing, recently flooded <br /> stream edge) ; <br /> 4. describe the geomorphology of the site, including, for example, <br /> the nature of the material (e.g. , alluvium) , the landscape <br /> position (e.g. bench above old stream bed) ; <br /> 5. describe the soils including, for example, texture, whether <br /> moist, presence of mottling or other hydric soil indicators, and <br /> list the map unit from the Soil Conservation Service county soil <br /> survey if available; <br /> 6 <br />