Habitat Condition – Ponds and Riparian Areas Sample Clauses

Habitat Condition – Ponds and Riparian Areas. Photo points should be established at each pond or wetland (bog/xxxxx) with a minimum of 1 random sample per stream/creek to document conditions from the 4 cardinal direction. GPS coordinates for each photo point should be recorded. Describe each water source in forested area that could be a potential breeding site. Refer to Appendix B to enter additional water feature documentation. Total number of water features on area to be enrolled: Date observation completed: GPS coordinates: Photo numbers: North East South West  Water source (check one water source type, and indicate whether ponds are manicured below): ☐ Pond ☐ Creek/Stream ☐ Other (Describe below) ☐ Manicured ☐ Not Manicured  Surface water permanence: ☐ Permanent ☐ Ephemeral  Amount of pond edge abutting forest (Check all that apply): ☐ High (3/4 of pond edge or more) ☐ Medium (approximately half of pond edge) ☐ Low (1/4 of pond edge or less) ☐ Forest edge within 100ft of pond at high water xxxx Comments:  Tree or shrub vegetation at water’s edge (Provide description and list top 3 species present below): ☐ Present ☐ Absent  Herbaceous vegetation characteristics at pond edge (Describe whether perennial or annual vegetation present & list top 3 species below): ☐ Heavy ☐ Moderate ☐ Sparse  Describe types of livestock with access to surface water features and level of use:  List occurrence of invasive species with likelihood to adversely affect Houston toads (for example, red-imported fire ants, sod-forming or non-native grasses, feral hogs – please list all invasive species identified, and rank presence for each as high, medium or low in the blanks below). ☐ Invasive species present ☐ No indication of presence found