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BULL SEEP -CAMAS WEn-AND~MEATION REPORT <br />Clazsificarion az a wetland requires that an arcs havc a plant specics composition of: (I)SO percent or greater by those plants clazsified az <br />obligate, facultative wedand, and/or facultative species, or (2) a frequency analysis of all specics within a community yielding a prevalence index <br />value less than 3.0. Vegetation waz visually characterized in each wetland area identified from atrial photography. Plant taxonomy is according <br />to Weber (1987). <br />2. Hvdrolow: The area must be inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater permanently or intennincn[ly during the growing scazon <br />for at Itazt 7 days. Hydrologic conditions arc azsessed through examination of surface vegetation, surface water, and soil conditions in random <br />locations. Evidence of wetland hydrology was visually determined in dx field. Factors examined included apparent ponding, temporary (load <br />storage, erosion, sedimentation and ground water discharge. <br />3. Soils: Soils wihin the root rune must be saturated permanently or intermittendy during the growing scazon. Hydric soils arc identified by <br />various mottled and waterlogged (gieyed) wnditions apparent from surface examination of vegetmion and hydrologic conditions or from digging <br />test holes in random locations. Mottles arc spats of convazting colors indicating a Ilucmating warcr table, Glcying is defined az grey soil colors <br />produced by the reduction of soil elements, such az iron and manganese. <br />Soil chamncristics were verified during the vegetation sampling. Soil grab samples were taken to a depth oC up to I6 inches in each site and <br />examined in the field Cor hydric characteristics, such az mottles and glcying. Soil texture, color (Kollmorgen Corp, 1975), relative moisture <br />content and other significant feamres were also noted. <br />B Classification <br />Wetlands inventoried in the project area havc been clazsificd according to the US Fish and Wildlift Service hierarchical clazsification system <br />developed by Cowardin (Cowardin et al„ 1979). A modified clazsification is also used to simplify Ne description of existing wet)ands. <br />C Functional Analysis <br />Wetlands identified were classified according to a functional analysis developed by the U$ Department of Transportation (USDOT, 1983). This <br />method places wetlands in categories of functions that they perform: <br />- Groundwater «charge - Groundwater discharge <br />- Shoreline anchoring - Dissipation of erosive forces <br />- Flood storage and desynchronization - Sediment Trapping <br />- Nuvient retention and removal Food chain suppon/Nutrient export <br />• Fisheries habitat Wildlife habitat <br />- Active and pazsive recreation and heritage value <br />Sections 16. 17, and 9 of Township 2 South, Range 67 West. <br />39° 53' 15" Latitude and l04° 53'50" Longitude, UTM ('08a'0i' E. 6° 14800ni N.). <br />