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Aerial Photo:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________

Management Unit:_______________ State:__________ Office:_________________ Range/Ecol. Site Code:____________________(Allotment or pasture)

Ecological Site Name:___________________________ Soil Map Unit/Component Name:__________________________________

Observers:____________________________________________________________________ Date:______________________________

Location (description):_____________________________________________________________________________________________

T. ____ R. _____ or _____________N. Lat. Or UTM E_________________m Position by GPS? Y / N UTM Zone____, Datum____

Sec. _____, ______ ____________W. Long. N_________________m Photos taken? Y / N

Size of evaluation area:___________________________________________________________________________________________

Composition (Indicators 10 and 12) based on:__Annual Production, __Cover Produced During Current Year or __Biomass

Soil/site verification:Range/Ecol. Site Descr., Soil Surv., and/or Ecol. Ref. Area: Evaluation Area:Surface texture ____________________________________ Surface texture _____________________________________Depth: very shallow __, shallow __, moderate __, deep __ Depth: very shallow __, shallow __, moderate __, deep __Type and depth of diagnostic horizons: Type and depth of diagnostic horizons:1. ____________________ 3. ____________________ 1. ___________________ 3. ___________________2. ____________________ 4. ____________________ 2. ___________________ 4. ___________________Surf. Efferv.: none __, v. slight __, slight __, strong __, violent __ Surf. Efferv.: none __, v. slight __, slight __, strong __, violent __

Parent material _______ Slope _____% Elevation ______ft. Topographic position __________________ Aspect _______

Average annual precipitation _____inches Seasonal distribution _________________________________

Recent weather (last 2 years) (1) drought _____, (2) normal _____, or (3) wet _____.

Wildlife use, livestock use (intensity and season of allotted use), and recent disturbances: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Off-site influences on evaluation area:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Criteria used to select this particular evaluation area as REPRESENTATIVE (specific info. and factors considered; degree of “representativeness”)

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Other remarks (continue on back if necessary)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Reference: (1) Reference Sheet:_____________________; Author:_________________________________; Creation Date:_________or (2) Other (e.g., name and date of ecological site description; locations of ecological reference area(s))____________________

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Departure from ExpectedNone to SlightSlight to ModerateModerateModerate to ExtremeExtreme to Total

1. Rills

2. Water-flow Patterns

3. Pedestals and/or terracettes

4. Bare ground ________%

5. Gullies

6. Wind-scoured, blowouts, and/or deposition areas

7. Litter movement

8. Soil surface resistance to erosion

9. Soil surface loss or degradation

10. Plant community composition and distribution relative to infiltration

11. Compaction layer

12. Functional/structional groups

13. Plant mortality/decadence

14. Litter amount

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16. Invasive plants

17. Reproductive capability of perennial plants

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Indicator Rating Comments

Instructions for Evaluation Sheet, Page 2(1) Assign 17 indicator ratings. If indicator not present, rate None to Slight.(2) In the three grids below, write the indicator number in the appropriate column foreach indicator that is applicable to the attribute.(3) Assign overall rating for each attribute based on preponderance of evidence.(4) Justify each attribute rating in writing.

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Attribute RatingJustificationHydrologicFunction:

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H (10 indicators):Hydrologic FunctionRating:

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Attribute RatingJustificationSoil & SiteStability:

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S (10 indicators):Soil & Site StabilityRating:

M-E M S-M N-S

Attribute RatingJustificationBioticIntegrity:

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B (9 indicators):Biotic IntegrityRating:

M-E M S-M N-S

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