Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment & 6213 Malloy Avenue Ferndale, WA Parcel #s &

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2 Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Ferndale, WA Parcel #s & July 16, Mill Avenue, Bellingham WA 98225

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4 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Introduction This report presents the results of our wetland delineation for two adjacent parcels comprising approximately 4 acres located at 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue (Parcel #s & ). The purpose of the study was to determine the existence, extent, and regulatory status of any wetlands within the subject property and to determine the known or likely presence of any habitat conservation areas (HCAs), priority wildlife habitats or species within or in the vicinity of the study area. Study Area Description The study area consists of two adjacent 2 acre parcels located on the west side of Malloy Avenue in the northern part of Ferndale, Washington (see Figure 1.Vicinity Map). The parcels have been historically in agriculture including haying and livestock. The parcel at 6267 Malloy Avenue has been improved with a gravel access drive, house and grounds and historic farm buildings. The parcels are vegetated mostly with open fields of Eurasian grasses and herbaceous plants with extensive areas of blackberry encroaching the fields from the edges. There are several volunteer trees in the open areas and remnant second and third growth mixed deciduous/evergreen forest. Topography faces east at an approximately 5% average slope ranging from approximately 19' to 12' above mean sea level. A distinct ravine associated with a stream is present in the northwest corner and along the northern edge of the subject property. A small ravine is present in the central eastern portion of the subject property just north of the gravel access road at the entrance from Malloy Avenue. The property is bounded by dense urban development to the west and south, by Malloy Avenue and dense urban residential development to the east and by mixed forest, farmland and rural residences to the north. The property is in the lower main stem Nooksack River watershed. Methods We conducted site visits in May and June 216 and sampled soils, vegetation and nearsurface hydrology for indicators of wetland and upland conditions. We recorded data at 47 representative sample plot locations. We flagged the edge of any wetlands encountered with sequentially-numbered pink surveyor ribbon for subsequent location by Northwest Surveying & GPS, Inc. Stream Segment 1 was also located by land survey. Wetland B and Stream Segment 2 and 3 were located approximately using 1' LIDAR contours and by visual observation. Wetland and sample plot locations are shown in Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map. Wetland determinations were made using the techniques outlined in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual (1987). Wetland determinations are based on three July 16, 216 Page 1 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

5 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report mandatory criteria: hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and wetland hydrology. Hydrophytic vegetation consists of those plants typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Hydric soils are saturated for long enough periods during the growing season to develop anaerobic and reducing conditions in the upper part. All soil color codes we list in this report and data sheets are based on the Munsell Soil Color Charts, and the soil color names we used herein are based on the Munsell Soil Color Name Diagram. Wetland hydrology exists when inundation or prolonged soil saturation is sufficient to create hydric soils and wetland vegetation. Wetland categories and functions have been determined according to the Washington State Department of Ecology s Washington State Wetland Rating System for Western Washington 214. Wetland buffer widths have been determined based on Chapter of the City of Ferndale Title 16 Environment. Wetland buffers do not include substantially developed surfaces such as compacted gravel areas and roads, pavement and buildings. We conducted a visual survey of adjacent areas from the subject property boundaries. We looked for indications of wetlands or streams which may cast buffers onto the subject parcel. We reviewed the National Wetland Inventory, DNR maps, WDFW SalmonScapes maps, WDFW Habitats and Species maps for records of known wildlife habitats, streams, or wetlands present near the subject study area. We used the Forest Practices Water Typing a Washington Department of Natural Resources (DNR) classification system of streams and other water bodies that identifies whether or not streams/water bodies are used by fish, and whether or not streams experience perennial or seasonal flow. Soils The N.R.C.S. soils database map shows the soils in the western portion of the study area as (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8 to 15 percent slopes and in the eastern part as (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, to 15 percent slopes (see Figure 2. NRCS Soils Map). (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric): This soil is a very deep, moderately well drained soil in the higher areas of glaciomarine drift plains. The surface layer is dark brown (1YR 3/3) silt loam 5 inches thick. The upper 14 inches of the subsoil is dark yellowish brown and yellowish brown silt loam. Also occurring in this soil unit are inclusions of Skipopa, Labounty, Bellingham, Birchbay, Laxton, Squalicum, Shalcar, and Whitehorn soils and small areas of Whatcom soils that have slopes of more than 15 percent or less than 8 percent. Included areas make up about 15 percent of the total acreage. Permeability is moderate in the upper part of the Whatcom soil and slow in the lower part. Available water capacity is high. The effective rooting depth is limited by a seasonal high water table at a depth of 1.5 to 3 feet from December through April. Runoff is medium and the hazard of water erosion is moderate. July 16, 216 Page 2 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

6 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric). This soil unit is on glaciomarine drift plains that are hummocky. The Whatcom soil is on 8 to 15 percent slopes, and the Labounty soil is on to 2 percent slopes. This soil type is 55 percent Whatcom, 25 percent Labounty, and 2 percent inclusions of Skipopa, Bellingham, and Shalcar soils. The components of this soil unit are so intricately intermingled that mapping them separately was not practical at the selected scale of mapping. The Whatcom soil is very and deep moderately well drained and is considered a non-hydric soil. It formed in a mixture of loess and volcanic ash over glaciomarine deposits. Typically, the surface layer is dark brown (1YR 3/3) silt loam 9 inches thick. From 9 to 16 inches the soil is dark brown (7.5YR 4/4) silt loam. From 16 to 26 inches, the soil is light olive brown (2.5Y 5/4) mottled loam. In some areas, the surface layer is loam or gravelly silt loam. In other areas the substratum has lenses of sandy material, is 1 to 18 percent clay, is 35 to 45 percent clay, or is 5 to 1 percent cobbles, stones, or boulders. Permeability is moderate in the upper part of the Whatcom soil and slow in the lower part. The rooting depth is limited by a seasonal high water table which is at a depth of 1.5 to 3. feet from December through April. The Labounty soil is very deep and poorly drained (this is the hydric component of the Whatcom-Labounty soil series). It formed in glaciomarine drift with an admixture of loess and volcanic ash. Typically, the surface layer is very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam 1 inches thick. From 1 to 16 inches, the soil is grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2) and light brownish gray (2.5Y 6/2) mottled loam. From 16 to 35 inches the soil is grayish brown (2.5Y 5/2), olive gray (5Y 5/2), and light olive gray (5Y 6/2), mottled loam. Permeability is moderately slow in the Labounty soil. Available water capacity is high. The effective rooting depth is limited by a seasonal high water table at or near the surface from November through May. July 16, 216 Page 3 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

7 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Results: Wetlands We observed 11 palustrine wetlands, and 3 streams within the subject parcels (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). Table 1 gives a summary description of the wetlands encountered. Following the table the wetlands are described in greater detail. Table 1. Wetland Description Summary. Rating Unit Type HGM Class Size (SF) CAT Location Buffer Wetland A PEME Sloped 1,226 IV On Site 25' Wetland B PFOC Riverine 1,975 III On Site 5' Wetland C PEME Sloped 2,342 IV On Site 25' Wetland D PEME Sloped 29,229 IV On Site 25' Wetland E PEME Sloped 4,564 IV On Site 25' Wetland F PEME Sloped 2,474 IV On Site 25' Wetland G PEME Sloped 3,313 IV On Site 25' Wetland H PEME Sloped 5,975 IV On Site 25' Wetland I PEME Sloped 294 IV On Site 25' Wetland J PEMC Dep 818 IV On Site 25' Wetland K PEMC Dep 691 IV On Site 25' Wetland A is a sloped, palustrine, emergent, seasonally saturated wetland (PEME) comprising approximately 1,226 square feet. Wetland A rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. The wetland is situated in the north central portion of the property, in a broad, gently sloped open area above the ravine and stream along the northern property line (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation dominated by black bentgrass (Agrostis gigantea), tall false rye grass (Schedonorus arundinaceus), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), common velvet grass (Holcus lanatus) and common rush (Juncus effusus). Surface soils were very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam in the upper part with a very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) subsoil containing dark yellowish brown (1YR 4/4) redoximorphic concentrations. The wetland was observed to have damp soils at the time of our May 18, 216 site visit and is assumed to have a perched water table with soil saturation to the surface during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from upslope to the northwest. The wetland drains to the east through lateral flow. July 16, 216 Page 4 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

8 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Wetland B is a riverine, palustrine, forested, seasonally inundated wetland (PFOC) comprising approximately 1,975 square feet of area. Wetland B rates as a Category III under the 214 DOE rating system. The wetland is located in the northwest corner of the subject property situated on an alluvial terrace between the toe of the northwestern slope and the adjacent stream channel (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). Surface soils were very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam in the upper part with a very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) subsoil containing dark yellowish brown (1YR 4/4) redoximorphic concentrations. We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation dominated by black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera), salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis) and giant horsetail (Equisetum telmateia) with a presence of vine maple (Acer circinatum), beaked hazelnut (Corylus cornuta), Oso plum (Oemleria cerasiformis), reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea), piggyback plant (Tolmiea menziesii) and skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum). The wetland was observed to damp soils at the time of our May 18, 216 site visit and is assumed to have soil saturation to the surface in during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from upslope to the northwest, from a water table associated with the adjacent stream and potentially receives water from overbank flow during major flooding events. The wetland drains through lateral flow to the adjacent stream. Wetland C is a sloped, palustrine, emergent, seasonally saturated wetland (PEME) comprising approximately 2,342 square feet. Wetland C rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. The wetland is situated in the north central portion of the property, in a broad, gently sloped open area (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation dominated by black bentgrass (Agrostis gigantean), reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), field horsetail (Equisetum arvense), common velvet grass (Holcus lanatus), awlfruit sedge (Carex stipata), suckling clover (Trifolium dubium) and curled dock (Rumex crispus). Surface soils to 8 inches were very dark brown (1YR 2/2) silt loam part with a very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) subsoil containing dark yellowish brown (1YR 4/4) redoximorphic concentrations from 8 to 12 inches. Soils from 12 to 16 inches had a very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) and grayish brown (1YR 5/2) matrix containing dark yellowish brown (1YR 4/4) redoximorphic concentrations. The wetland was observed to have damp soils at the time of our May 216 site visits and is assumed to have a perched water table with soil saturation to the surface in during the early July 16, 216 Page 5 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

9 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from upslope to the northwest. The wetland drains to the north through lateral flow. Wetland D is a sloped, palustrine, emergent, seasonally saturated wetland (PEME) comprising 29,229 square feet of area. Wetland D rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. Wetland D is situated in a linear swale located in the south central portion of the property south of the existing access road to the house at 6267 Malloy Avenue (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation dominated by tall false rye grass (Schedonorus arundinaceus), common rush (Juncus effusus), black bentgrass (Agrostis gigantea), colonial bentgrass (Agrostis capillaris), quack grass (Agropyron repens), field meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratense), Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense) and red fescue (Festuca rubra). At the upper (western) end of the wetland, surface soils were very dark brown (1YR 2/2) silt loam in the upper 8 inches, with a very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam subsoil with dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4). At the lower (eastern) end of the wetland, surface soils were very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam in the upper 8 inches. From 8 to 16 inches the soils had a matrix of very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam with 3% gray (1YR 5/1) depleted matrix and 2% dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4). The wetland was observed to have dry soils at the time of our May 216 site visits but is assumed to have wetland hydrology in the form of a perched water table with soil saturation to the surface in during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from abutting raised topography. The wetland drains freely to a manmade ditch and discharges via a culvert north into Stream Segment 1. Wetland E is a sloped, palustrine, emergent, seasonally saturated wetland (PEME) comprising 4,564 square feet of area. Wetland E rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. Wetland E is situated on gently sloped terrain in the east central portion of the property south of the existing access road to the house at 6267 Malloy Avenue (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Surface soils in Wetland E had hydric soil conditions with very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam in the upper 6 inches, with a very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam subsoil with dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4). The wetland was observed to have dry soils at the time of our May 216 site visits but is assumed to have wetland hydrology in the form of a perched water table with soil saturation July 16, 216 Page 6 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

10 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report to the surface in during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from abutting raised topography. The wetland drains freely to a manmade ditch and discharges via a culvert north into Stream Segment 1. Wetland F is a sloped, palustrine, emergent, seasonally saturated wetland (PEME) comprising 2,474 square feet of area. Wetland F rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. Wetland F is situated on gently sloped terrain along the eastern property line adjacent to the Malloy Avenue ROW (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation in Wetland F dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Surface soils in Wetland F had hydric soil conditions with very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam in the upper 6 inches, with a very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam subsoil with dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4). The wetland was observed to have dry soils at the time of our May 216 site visits but is assumed to have wetland hydrology in the form of a perched water table with soil saturation to the surface in during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from abutting raised topography. The wetland drains freely to a manmade ditch on the west side of Malloy Avenue. Wetland G is a sloped, palustrine, emergent, seasonally saturated wetland (PEME) comprising 3,313 square feet of area. Wetland G rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. Wetland G is situated on open, gently sloped terrain in the southeastern portion of the property (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation in Wetland G dominated by reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea). Wetland G had hydric soil conditions with very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam in the upper 12 inches, with dark grayish brown (1YR 4/2) silt loam subsoil with 2% dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4). The wetland was observed to have dry soils at the time of our May 216 site visits but is assumed to have wetland hydrology in the form of a perched water table with soil saturation to the surface in during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from abutting raised topography and appears to infiltrate into adjacent uplands. Wetland H is a sloped, palustrine, emergent, seasonally saturated wetland (PEME) comprising 5,975 square feet of area. Wetland G rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. July 16, 216 Page 7 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

11 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Wetland H is situated on open, gently sloped terrain in the southern portion of the property (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation in Wetland H dominated by soft rush (Juncus effusus), tall false rye grass (Schedonorus arundinaceus), Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), creeping buttercup (Ranunculus repens), common velvet grass (Holcus lanatus), field meadow foxtail (Alopecurus pratense), red fescue (Festuca rubra) and reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Wetland H had hydric soil conditions with very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) silt loam in the upper 13 inches, with very dark grayish brown (1YR 3/2) sandy loam subsoil with 1% dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4). The wetland was observed to have dry soils at the time of our May 216 site visits but is assumed to have wetland hydrology in the form of a perched water table with soil saturation to the surface in during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from abutting raised topography and appears to leave the wetland by infiltration into adjacent upland soils and evaporation into the atmosphere. Wetland I is a sloped, palustrine, emergent, seasonally saturated wetland (PEME) comprising 294 square feet of area. Wetland I rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. Wetland I is situated on open, sloped terrain in the southern portion of the property (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation in Wetland I dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Wetland I had hydric soil conditions with very dark brown (1YR 2/2) silt loam in the upper 6 inches, with very dark brown (1YR 2/2) silt loam subsoil with 1% dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4) in the lower 6 to 16 inches. The wetland was observed to have dry soils at the time of our May 216 site visits but is assumed to have wetland hydrology in the form of a perched water table with soil saturation to the surface in during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from abutting raised topography and appears to leave the wetland by infiltration into adjacent upland soils, evaporation into the atmosphere and lateral flow downslope. Wetland J is a depressional, palustrine, emergent, seasonally flooded wetland (PEMC) comprising 818 square feet of area. Wetland J rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. Wetland J is situated in a distinct depression near the southern property line (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation in Wetland J dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). July 16, 216 Page 8 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

12 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Wetland J had hydric soil conditions with very dark brown (1YR 2/2) silt loam in the upper 4 inches, with very dark brown (1YR 2/2) silt loam subsoil with 1% dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4) in the lower 4 to 16 inches. The wetland was observed to have damp soils at the time of our May 216 site visits but is assumed to have wetland hydrology in the form of a perched water table with soil saturation to the surface in during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from abutting raised topography and appears to leave the wetland by infiltration into adjacent upland soils and evaporation into the atmosphere. Wetland K is a depressional, palustrine, emergent, seasonally flooded wetland (PEMC) comprising 691 square feet of area. Wetland K rates as a Category IV under the 214 DOE rating system. Wetland K is situated in a slight depression near the east central property line near the Malloy Avenue ROW (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). We observed the presence of hydrophytic vegetation in Wetland K dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea). Wetland K had hydric soil conditions with very dark brown (1YR 2/2) silt loam in the upper 1 inches, with very dark brown (1YR 2/1.5) silt loam subsoil with 1% dark yellowish brown redoximorphic concentrations (1 YR 4/4) in the lower 1 to 16 inches. The wetland was observed to have saturation to the surface at the time of our June 2, 216 site visit and is assumed to have wetland hydrology in the form of a perched water table with shallow seasonal ponding during the early growing season. Water enters the wetland from the lateral flow of groundwater from abutting raised topography and leaves the wetland by draining to an adjacent road side ditch. Wetland Rating and Functions Table 2. presents the results of our DOE Functions Rating. The following section presents a discussion of wetland and buffer functions. Table 2. DOE Functions Rating Score Summary. July 16, 216 Page 9 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

13 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Wetland A B C D E F G H I J K Score for Water Quality Functions Score for Hydrologic Functions Score for Habitat Functions TOTAL score for Functions Category IV III IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV IV Functions and Values Analysis: Wetlands A and C (PEME) Sloped Category: DOE Category IV. Condition: Wetlands A and C are situated in an agricultural and residential setting on the northern side of the subject property. The wetlands receive water from rain and groundwater from up-gradient. The wetlands are low diversity, weedy and have been hayed and mowed. Buffer: The buffer consists of mostly Eurasian grasses and weedy species with a patch of young alder. The prescribed buffer width under A. Wetland Buffer Requirements is 25'. Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Wetlands A and C serve as habitat for deer, coyote, deer mice and song birds but lack aquatic habitat for amphibians. The wetland are not associated with fish habitat. Pollution Assimilation: The wetlands have some capacity to process nutrient pollution because they are vegetated. The wetlands do not likely receive pollution from on-site sources. Shore or Bank Stabilization: There is no open water feature to constitute a water body that would have a shoreline. Sediment Retention: The wetlands may have the capacity to retain some sediment because they are vegetated and fairly gently sloped. Run-off and Floodwater Storage and Conveyance: The wetlands have little capacity to provide storage for stormwater following peak rain events because they are gently sloped and occur on a slope. Stream Base-flow Maintenance: The wetlands discharge through lateral flow of ground water towards the ravine to the north. Because wetlands do not likely drain much in the dry season, they may not be contributing to stream base-flow at the time of year when baseflow support is most needed for fish habitat. Cultural Values: Wetlands A and C have no known or likely historic or cultural significance. July 16, 216 Page 1 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

14 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Functions and Values Analysis: Wetland B (PFOC) Riverine Category: DOE Category III. Condition: Wetland B is situated on an alluvial terrace adjacent to an incised fish-bearing stream channel at the bottom of a small ravine. The wetland is in good condition with native plants with a cottonwood canopy. Buffer: Wetland B has high quality forested slope buffers. Wetland B carries a 5' buffer under A. Wetland Buffer Requirements and is situated within a greater 1' buffer associated with the fish-bearing stream.. Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Wetland B provides habitat for wildlife such as deer, coyote and small mammals. The wetland likely contributes organic matter to the nearby stream. The wetland does not appear to have depressions with aquatic habitat for amphibian or fish species. Pollution Assimilation: The wetland has some capacity to process nutrient pollution because it likely receives floodwaters that would infiltrate through the soils on the alluvial terrace. However, the wetland lacks prolonged reducing conditions that would precipitate some types of metallic pollution. The wetland may receive some pollution from upstream. Shore or Bank Stabilization: Wetland B likely provides bank stabilization to the adjacent stream. Sediment Retention: The wetland has the capacity to retain some sediment because it is fairly flat and receives bank overflow during peak events. Run-off and Floodwater Storage and Conveyance: The wetland has very little capacity to provide storage for stormwater following peak rain events because it is small and relatively flat and would discharge freely downstream. Stream Base-flow Maintenance: The wetland likely absorbs and distributes slowly some accumulated rainwater and groundwater to the adjacent stream. Because Wetland B is dry in the dry season, the wetland would not likely contribute to stream base-flow at that time. Cultural Values: Wetland B has no known or likely historic or cultural significance. Functions and Values Analysis: Wetlands D & E (PEME) Sloped Category: DOE Category IV. Condition: Wetlands D and E are low quality, emergent, saturated, sloped wetlands that are situated in an agricultural and residential setting. The wetlands have a moderate diversity of Eurasian weedy grasses and forbs. The wetlands are disturbed by mowing and hay harvest and human and pet traffic from adjacent high density residential areas and roads. Buffer: The wetlands have a low quality buffer weedy buffer with Eurasian weedy species and Himalayan blackberry and roads. Wetlands D and E carry a 25' buffer under A. Wetland Buffer Requirements. Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Wetlands D & E provide habitat for deer, coyote, deer mice, voles song birds and birds of prey. Pollution Assimilation: The wetlands may have some capacity to process nutrient pollution but the wetlands do not have prolonged reducing conditions that would precipitate some types of metallic pollution. The wetlands do not appear to be receiving pollution. Shore or Bank Stabilization: There is no open water feature to constitute a water body that would have a shoreline. July 16, 216 Page 11 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

15 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Sediment Retention: The wetlands may have the capacity to retain some sediment because of the gentleness of the slope. Run-off and Floodwater Storage and Conveyance: The wetlands do not appear to have much capacity to provide storage for stormwater following peak rain events because they are sloped and drain freely to a man-made ditch. Stream Base-flow Maintenance: The wetlands discharges via lateral flow of groundwater to a man-made ditch and then to a stream segment. Consequently, the wetlands do contribute to stream base flow. However, because of the marginal wetland hydrology experiencing dry conditions, Wetlands D & E would not likely contribute much to stream base-flow at the time of year when base-flow support is most needed for potential downstream fish habitat. Cultural Values: Wetlands D & E have no known or likely historic or cultural significance. Functions and Values Analysis: Wetland F (PEME) Sloped Category: DOE Category IV. Condition: Wetland F is a low quality, emergent, saturated, sloped wetland that is situated in an agricultural and residential setting adjacent to Malloy Avenue. The wetland has a moderate diversity of Eurasian weedy grasses and forbs. The wetland is disturbed by mowing and hay harvest and human, road and pet traffic from adjacent high density residential areas. Buffer: The wetland has a low quality buffer weedy buffer with Eurasian weedy species and Himalayan blackberry and Malloy Avenue. Wetland F carries a 25' buffer under A. Wetland Buffer Requirements. Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Wetland F provides habitat for deer, coyote, deer mice, song birds and birds of prey. Pollution Assimilation: The wetland may have some capacity to process nutrient pollution but the wetland does not have prolonged reducing conditions that would precipitate some types of metallic pollution. The wetland does not appear to be receiving pollution. Shore or Bank Stabilization: There is no open water feature to constitute a water body that would have a shoreline. Sediment Retention: The wetland may have the capacity to retain some sediment because of the gentleness of the slope. Run-off and Floodwater Storage and Conveyance: The wetland does not appear to have much capacity to provide storage for stormwater following peak rain events because it is sloped and drains freely to man made roadside ditch. Stream Base-flow Maintenance: The wetland discharges via lateral flow of groundwater to a man-made ditch. Because of the marginal wetland hydrology experiencing dry conditions early in the dry season, Wetland F would not likely contribute much to stream base-flow at the time of year when base-flow support is most needed for potential downstream fish habitat. Cultural Values: Wetland F has no known or likely historic or cultural significance. Functions and Values Analysis: Wetlands G, H, I (PEME) Sloped Category: DOE Category IV. July 16, 216 Page 12 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

16 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Condition: Wetlands G, H, and I are low quality, emergent, saturated, sloped wetlands that are situated in an agricultural and residential setting. The wetlands have a moderate diversity of Eurasian weedy grasses and forbs. The wetlands are disturbed by mowing and hay harvest and human and pet traffic from adjacent high density residential areas and roads. Buffer: The wetlands have a low quality buffer weedy buffer with Eurasian weedy species. Wetlands G, H, and I carry a 25' buffer under A. Wetland Buffer Requirements. Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Wetlands G, H, and I provide habitat for deer, coyote, deer mice, voles song birds and birds of prey. Pollution Assimilation: The wetlands may have some capacity to process nutrient pollution but the wetlands do not have prolonged reducing conditions that would precipitate some types of metallic pollution. The wetlands do not appear to be receiving pollution. Shore or Bank Stabilization: There is no open water feature to constitute a water body that would have a shoreline. Sediment Retention: The wetlands may have the capacity to retain some sediment because of the gentleness of the slope. Run-off and Floodwater Storage and Conveyance: The wetlands do not appear to have much capacity to provide storage for stormwater following peak rain events because they are sloped and drain freely downslope. Stream Base-flow Maintenance: The wetlands discharges via lateral flow of groundwater do not likely contribute to stream base flow. Cultural Values: Wetlands G, H, and I have no known or likely historic or cultural significance. Functions and Values Analysis: Wetland J (PEMC) Depressional Category: DOE Category IV. Condition: Wetland J is situated in a small, fairly deep depression that may have been historically excavated. The wetland is in low condition with a low diversity of weedy species and is near a high density residential area and road. Buffer: Wetland J has low quality, weedy buffer. Wetland J carries a 25' buffer under A. Wetland Buffer Requirements. Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Wetland J provides some habitat for wildlife such as deer, coyote and small mammals. The wetland may provide habitat for voles that could serve as a food source for raptors, coyote, song birds and great blue heron. Pollution Assimilation: The wetland has some capacity to process nutrient pollution and may have somewhat prolonged reducing conditions that would precipitate some types of metallic pollution. The wetland does not appear to receive pollution but may have received pollution in the past as part of agricultural activities. Shore or Bank Stabilization: There is no open water feature to constitute a water body that would have a shoreline. Sediment Retention: The wetland may have the capacity to retain some sediment because it is depressional and situated below banked topography. Run-off and Floodwater Storage and Conveyance: The wetland appears to have some capacity to provide storage for stormwater following peak rain events because it appears to detain some water, however it does not have a very large area of land contributing run-off. July 16, 216 Page 13 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

17 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Stream Base-flow Maintenance: Wetland J does not likely contribute to stream base-flow especially in the dry season. Cultural Values: Wetland J has no known or likely historic or cultural significance. Functions and Values Analysis: Wetland K (PEMC) Depressional Category: DOE Category IV. Condition: Wetland K is situated in a small depression at the intersection of the access driveway and Malloy Avenue that may have been historically excavated. The wetland is in low condition with a low diversity of weedy species and is near a high density residential area and roads. Buffer: Wetland K has low quality buffer with weedy grass and road cover. Wetland K carries a 25' buffer under A. Wetland Buffer Requirements. Fish and Wildlife Habitat: Wetland K provides some habitat for wildlife such as deer, coyote and small mammals. The wetland may provide habitat for voles that could serve as a food source for raptors, coyote, song birds and great blue heron. Pollution Assimilation: The wetland has some capacity to process nutrient pollution and may have somewhat prolonged reducing conditions that would precipitate some types of metallic pollution. The wetland may receive some pollution from road surfaces. Shore or Bank Stabilization: There is no open water feature to constitute a water body that would have a shoreline. Sediment Retention: The wetland may have the capacity to retain some sediment because it is depressional and situated below banked topography. Run-off and Floodwater Storage and Conveyance: The wetland appears to have some capacity to provide storage for stormwater following peak rain events because it appears to detain some water, however it does not have a very large area of land contributing run-off. Stream Base-flow Maintenance: Because Wetland K discharges to a road-side ditch and may contribute to stream base-flow but the wetland does not likely contribute in the dry season. Cultural Values: Wetland K has no known or likely historic or cultural significance. Results: Streams and Wildlife The DNR stream database shows a two parallel fish bearing stream features to the north of the subject property (see Figure 3. DNR Streams Map). The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife SalmonScapes database shows only a portion of the northernmost fork of the stream to the north and the area downstream of the confluence as fish-bearing (see Figure 4. WDFW SalmonScapes Map). WDFW shows a documented presence of coho to the confluence of the two forks approximately 225' west of Malloy Avenue and a presumed presence of winter steelhead beyond that in the northern fork to approximately 1,5' west of Malloy Avenue. Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Priority Habitats and Species Report shows the northernmost stream segment to the north of the subject parcel and palustrine wetlands on and in the vicinity of the subject parcel but does not list or show any other priority habitats or species within or near the subject property (see Figure 5. WDFW July 16, 216 Page 14 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

18 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report Priority Habitats and Species Map). The Washington Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) Natural Heritage Program does not identify any rare plants in the subject property or the project vicinity (WDNR website 216). We did not observe any raptor nests, cavity nests, Pilieated woodpecker foraging signs or other signs of priority species on or near the study area. We observed portions of the southern stream segment shown by WDFW and DNR to be located on-site (Stream Segment 3), a north flowing tributary to that stream (Stream Segment 2) located on-site in a ravine in the northwestern portion of the study area and a small stream segment (Stream Segment 1) located in a slight ravine in the east-central portion of the subject property north of the access drive (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). Table 2. presents a summary descriptions of the streams located on site. The following paragraphs describe the streams in greater detail. Table 3. Stream Description Summary. Stream Old Type New Type Size (SF) Location Buffer Stream 1 Type 5 Ns 693 On Site 25' Stream 2 Type 5 Ns N/A On Site 25' Stream C Type 3 F N/A On and Off Site 1' Stream Segment 1 is approximately 2' wide between ordinary high water marks (OHWM) and is situated in a small ravine (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). The stream has a mud and small gravel substrate. The stream receives water from adjacent upland soils and from on-site wetlands. The stream discharges through a small diameter culvert under Malloy Avenue onto splash rocks and continues in a ravine to the northeast. Stream Segment 1 is considered to be Type V water and carries a standard 25' buffer under Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas Buffers. Stream Segment 2 is approximately 3' wide between ordinary high water marks (OHWM) and is situated in a small ravine (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). The stream receives water from discharge from a stormwater pond situated off-site to the west and from adjacent upland slopes. The stream is approximately 192' long from its origin to the confluence with stream Segment 3 and is sloped at 16%. The stream is considered to be a Type V water and carries a standard 25' buffer under Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas Buffers. Stream Segment 3 is an approximately 9' wide between ordinary high water marks (OHWM) and is situated in a fairly large ravine (see Figure 8. Wetland and Stream Determination Map). The stream receives water from Stream Segment 2, from adjacent upland soils and July 16, 216 Page 15 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

19 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report from upstream sources to the west. The stream is shown by the DNR to originate approximately 4,775' to the west of its confluence with the northern fork. Stream Segment 3 continues from the confluence 225' to Malloy Avenue to ditches south along Interstate 5 and then east through circuitous routes to drain to the Nooksack River. The stream is considered to be a Type III water and carries a standard 1' buffer under Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas Buffers. Regulatory Issues The following section summarizes the most commonly applicable regulations regarding wetlands, streams, associated buffers, and mitigation. Other laws and regulations that are not discussed here may also apply. City of Ferndale The City of Ferndale regulates wetlands, streams, and rivers by authority of Title 16 - Environment, adopted October 24. It is our opinion, due to the DOE Wetland Rating scores, that Wetland Rating Units A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K are Category IV wetlands that would carry a 25' standard buffer under A. Wetland Buffer Requirements. Wetland Rating Unit B rates as a Category III and carries a 5' standard buffer under A. Stream Segments 1 and 2 have been rated as Type V waters and carry 25' buffers under Fish and Wildlife Habitat Conservation Areas Buffers. Stream Segment 3 (off and on-site) is considered fish-bearing and carries a 1' buffer under Washington State Department of Ecology The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) regulates wetlands by authority of the State Water Pollution Control Act (RCW 9.48), and by the State Shoreline Management Act (RCW 9.58). Section 41 of the federal Clean Water Act also requires that proposed dredge and fill activities be reviewed and certified to comply with state water quality standards. For proposed wetland fills of greater than 1/1 acre DOE reviews the permit application on an individual basis. In these cases the applicant is required by the DOE to submit a completed Nationwide Permit State Application Form to the Nationwide Permit Coordinator for review. The permit is not authorized in documented habitat for state listed endangered, threatened, or sensitive animal and plant species. Mitigation is often required. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) regulates all navigable waters by authority of Section 44 of the Federal Clean Water Act. Navigable waters includes all Waters of the United States, the territorial seas, and adjacent wetlands [Section 52(7)]. Wetlands separated from other Waters of the U.S. by man-made dikes or barriers, natural river berms, beach July 16, 216 Page 16 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

20 6267 & 6213 Malloy Avenue Wetland Delineation and Wildlife Assessment Report dunes, and the like are considered adjacent and are under Corps jurisdiction [33 CFR Part 328.3(c)]. The Corps reserves the authority to determine the jurisdictional status, existence, and limits of wetlands. Disclaimer This critical area study is based upon physical circumstances that are described in manuals and publications utilized by Federal, State, and Local agencies. The wetland delineation methodology used in this report is consistent with the routine on-site determination method prescribed by the 1987 Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual. No guarantees are given that the delineation will concur exactly with those performed by agencies with jurisdiction or by other qualified professionals. The Corps of Engineers is available to make wetland delineation verifications upon request. This report is provided for the use and distribution of the named recipient and is not intended for use by other parties for any other purpose. July 16, 216 Page 17 Cantrell & Associates, Inc.

21 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 1 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 2 2 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Agrostis gigantea 3 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 3 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Festuca rubra 1 N FAC Holcus lanatus 1 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Ranunculus repens 1 N FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 9 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

22 SOIL Sampling Point 1 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -12 1YR 3/3 Silt loam YR 3/4 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

23 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 2 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test Worksheet % Species? Status Alnus rubra 5 Y FAC Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 5 = Total Percent of Dominant Species 8% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Acer circinatum 5 Y FAC Prevalence Index Worksheet Rubus spectabilis 3 Y FAC Total % of Multiply by Ribes lacustre 2 N FAC OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 82 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Tellima grandiflora 2 Y FACU Athyrium filix-femina 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 4 5 (A) (B) 22 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 8% US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

24 SOIL Sampling Point 2 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/2 Clay loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

25 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 3 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Dominant Species? Indicator Status Populus balsamifera 5 Y FAC Alnus rubra 5 Y FAC Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 1 = Total Percent of Dominant Species 8% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Cornus sericea 3 Y FACW Prevalence Index Worksheet Corylus cornuta 1 N FACU Total % of Multiply by Rubus spectabilis 3 Y FAC OBL species x 1 = Symphoricarpos albus 1 N FACU FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 8 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Tellima grandiflora 2 Y FACU Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 4 5 (A) (B) 2 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 8% US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

26 SOIL Sampling Point 3 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Wetland Hydrology Present? US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

27 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 4 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test Worksheet % Species? Status Alnus rubra 5 Y FAC Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 5 = Total Percent of Dominant Species 67% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Acer circinatum 1 N FAC Prevalence Index Worksheet Rubus armeniacus 2 Y FACU Total % of Multiply by Rubus spectabilis 6 Y FAC OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 9 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Urtica dioica 1 Y FAC Galium aparine 1 Y FACU Prevalence Index = B / A = Glyceria borealis 1 Y OBL Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 4 6 (A) (B) 3 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 6% US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

28 SOIL Sampling Point 4 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks yr 2.5/2.5 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Wetland Hydrology Present? US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

29 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 5 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 3 3 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 35 Y FACW Schedonorus arundinaceus 35 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Carex deweyana 2 N FAC Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Juncus effusus 3 N FACW Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 95 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

30 SOIL Sampling Point 5 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -12 1YR 3/2.5 Loam YR 3/3 Loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

31 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 6 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total % Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Agrostis gigantea 2 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Ranunculus acris 1 N FAC Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Juncus effusus 5 N FACW Yes Dominance test is > 5% Trifolium dubium 2 Y FACU Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 95 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

32 SOIL Sampling Point 6 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -12 1YR 2/2 Silt loam YR 4/2 45 1YR 4/4 1 C Silt loam, 1YR 3/3 45 mixed matrix 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes N X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

33 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 7 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total % Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Agrostis gigantea 2 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Ranunculus acris 5 N FAC Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Trifolium dubium 2 Y FACU Yes Dominance test is > 5% Rumex crispus 3 N FAC Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 88 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

34 SOIL Sampling Point 7 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

35 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 8- Wetland A Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEME Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 5 5 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) 2 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Phalaris arundinacea 2 Y FAC Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Juncus effusus 2 Y FACW Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

36 SOIL Sampling Point 8 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -8 1YR 3/2 Silt loam YR 3/2 9 1YR 4/4 1 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

37 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 9 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total % Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Agrostis gigantea 3 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 3 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Dactylis glomerata 2 Y FACU Holcus lanatus 1 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Ranunculus acris 1 N FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

38 SOIL Sampling Point 9 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks YR 2.5/2 Silt loam YR 3/4 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

39 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 1 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test Worksheet % Species? Status Alnus rubra 5 Y FAC Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 5 = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 4 4 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Alopecuris pratensis 1 N FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 1 N FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Trifolium dubium 2 Y FAC Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Phalaris arundinacea 2 Y FACW Yes Dominance test is > 5% Juncus effusus 2 Y FACW Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 8% US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

40 SOIL Sampling Point 1 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks YR 3/3 Silt loam YR 2/2 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

41 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 11 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 3 3 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Equisetum arvense 2 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 5 N FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Trifolium dubium 1 N FACU Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Juncus effusus 2 Y FACW Yes Dominance test is > 5% Juncus deweyana 5 N FACU Prevalence test is 3. * Phalaris arundinacea 1 N FACW Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 9 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 8% US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

42 SOIL Sampling Point 11 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 2/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Wetland Hydrology Present? US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

43 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 12 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 3 3 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Agrostis gigantea 3 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 3 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Anthoxanthum odoratum 1 N FACU Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Symphoricarpos albus (seedling) 3 N FACU Yes Dominance test is > 5% Taraxacum officinale 2 N FACU Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 95 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum 6% US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

44 SOIL Sampling Point 12 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/3 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Wetland Hydrology Present? US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

45 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 13 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 4 5 8% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Plantago lanceolata 2 Y FACU Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Ranunculus acris 15 Y FAC Holcus lanatus 15 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Cirsium arvense 3 N FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Agrostis gigantea 15 Y FAC Prevalence test is 3. * Taraxacum officinale 2 N FACU Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 9 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

46 SOIL Sampling Point 13 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/3 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

47 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 14 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 95 Y FACW Galium aparine 3 N FACU Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 98 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

48 SOIL Sampling Point 14 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -14 1YR 3/2 Silt loam YR 2/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Wetland Hydrology Present? US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

49 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 15 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species 25% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Rubus armeniacus 6 Y FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 6 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Anthoxanthum odoratum 2 Y FACU Ranunculus repens 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Cirsium vulgare 1 Y FACU Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators No Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 1 4 (A) (B) = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? No % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

50 SOIL Sampling Point 15 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/3 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

51 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/18/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 16 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 2 2 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Agrostis gigantea 4 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 4 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Cirsium arvense 3 N FAC Holcus lanatus 1 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 93 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

52 SOIL Sampling Point 16 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

53 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/25/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 17 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total % Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Schedonorus arundinaceus 4 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Anthoxanthum odoratum 2 Y FACU Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Festuca rubra 2 Y FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

54 SOIL Sampling Point 17 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -1 1YR 2/2 Silt loam YR 3/2.5 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

55 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/25/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 18 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 3 3 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Taraxacum officinale 15 N FACU Schedonorus arundinaceus 35 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Dactylis glomerata 5 N FACU Holcus lanatus 15 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Ranunculus repens 2 Y FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Festuca rubra 2 Y FAC Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 11 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

56 SOIL Sampling Point 18 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -8 1YR 3/2 Silt loam YR 3/3 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

57 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/25/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 19 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Dominant Species? Indicator Status Populus balsamifera 5 Y FAC Alnus rubra 5 Y FAC Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 1 = Total Percent of Dominant Species 33% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Rubus armeniacus 5 Y FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 5 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Geranium robertian 3 Y FACU Anthoxanthum odoratum 1 Y FACU Prevalence Index = B / A = Dactylis glomerata 5 Y FACU Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators No Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 2 6 (A) (B) 45 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? No % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

58 SOIL Sampling Point 19 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/3 Loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

59 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/25/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 2 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 3 3 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Juncus deweyana 5 N FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Dactylis glomerata 5 N FACU Festuca rubra 15 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Ranunculus acris 2 Y FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Agropyron repens 2 Y FAC Prevalence test is 3. * Juncus effusus 2 N FACW Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 87 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

60 SOIL Sampling Point 2 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -12 1YR 3/2 Loam YR 3/2.5 Loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

61 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/25/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 21- Wetland B Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: PFOC Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test Worksheet % Species? Status Populus balsamifera 7 Y FAC Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 7 = Total Percent of Dominant Species 88% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Rubus spectabilis 3 Y FAC Prevalence Index Worksheet Acer circinatum 1 Y FAC Total % of Multiply by Corylus cornuta 1 Y FACU OBL species x 1 = Oemleria cerasiformis 5 N FACU FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 55 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 5 Y FACW Equisetum telmateia 25 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Tolmiea menziesii 5 Y FAC Lysichiton americanum 1 Y OBL Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 7 8 (A) (B) 45 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

62 SOIL Sampling Point 21 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -8 1YR 3/2 Loam YR 3/2 9 1YR 3/4 1 C Loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) x Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

63 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/25/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 22 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute Dominant Indicator Dominance Test Worksheet % Species? Status Pseudotsuga menziesii 2 Y FACU Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 2 = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 2 5 4% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Festuca rubra 2 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Dactylis glomerata 3 Y FACU Taraxacum officinale 2 Y FACU Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Ranunculus acris 1 N FAC No Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? No % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

64 SOIL Sampling Point 22 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -1 1YR 3/2 Loam YR 3/3 Loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

65 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/25/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 23 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 2 2 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Ranunculus repens 2 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 6 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Equisetum arvense 1 N FAC Holcus lanatus 1 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

66 SOIL Sampling Point 23 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

67 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/25/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 24- Wetland C Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEME Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 3 3 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Agrostis gigantea 2 Y FAC Phalaris arundinacea 1 N FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Equisetum arvense 2 Y FAC Holcus lanatus 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Carex stipata 1 N OBL Yes Dominance test is > 5% Trifolium dubium 1 N FACU Prevalence test is 3. * Rumex crispus 1 N FAC Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

68 SOIL Sampling Point 24 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -8 1YR 3/2 95 1YR 4/4 5 C Silt loam YR 3/2 8 1YR 5/2 1 RM Silt loam YR 4/4 1 C 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Damp soil, saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

69 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 25 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species 67% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Rubus armeniacus 2 Y FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 2 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Alopecuris pratensis 4 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Cirsium vulgare 5 N FACU Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 2 3 (A) (B) 65 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

70 SOIL Sampling Point 25 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 2/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

71 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 26- Wetland D Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: PEME Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 4 4 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Juncus effusus 4 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Agrostis gigantea 2 Y FAC Cirsium arvense 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

72 SOIL Sampling Point 26 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -8 1YR 2/2 Silt loam YR 2/2 9 1YR 4/4 1 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) x Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

73 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 27- Wetland D Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEME Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 4 4 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Juncus effusus 3 Y FACW Festuca rubra 3 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Agrostis capillaris 2 Y FAC Cirsium arvense 1 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Agropyron repens 2 Y FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 11 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

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75 SOIL Sampling Point 27 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -8 1YR 3/2 Silt loam YR 3/2 5 1YR 5/1 3 RM Sandy loam 1YR 4/4 2 C Sandy loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) x Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

76 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 28 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total % Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Festuca rubra 3 Y FAC Pteridium aquilinum 4 Y FACU Prevalence Index = B / A = Anthoxanthum odoratum 2 Y FACU Cirsium arvense 5 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Ranunculus acris 5 N FAC No Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? No % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

77 SOIL Sampling Point 28 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -14 1YR 3/2.5 Silt loam YR 3/3 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

78 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 29 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 8 Y FACW Cirsium arvense 1 N FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 9 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

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80 SOIL Sampling Point 29 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

81 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 3- Wetland E Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEME Wetland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 9 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Z Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 9 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

82 SOIL Sampling Point 3 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -6 1YR 3/2 Silt loam YR 3/2 85 1YR 4/4 15 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

83 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 31 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 6 Y FACW Cirsium arvense 1 N FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 7 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

84 SOIL Sampling Point 31 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -1 1YR 3/2.5 Silt loam YR 3/3 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

85 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 32 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 1 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

86 SOIL Sampling Point 32 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

87 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 33- Wetland F Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEME Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 9 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 9 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

88 SOIL Sampling Point 33 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -6 1YR 3/2 95 1YR 4/4 5 C Silt loam YR 3/2 9 1YR 4/4 1 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

89 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 34 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 1 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

90 SOIL Sampling Point 34 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -12 1YR 3/2.5 Silt loam YR 3/3 95 1YR 4/4 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

91 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 35- Wetland G Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEME Wetland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 95 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 95 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

92 SOIL Sampling Point 35 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -12 1YR 3/2 Silt loam YR 4/2 8 1YR 4/4 2 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Wetland Hydrology Present? Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

93 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 36 Wetland H Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEME Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 3 3 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Juncus effusus 4 Y FACW Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Cirsium arvense 4 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

94 SOIL Sampling Point 36 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -13 1YR 3/2 Silt loam Y 4/3 9 1YR 4/4 1 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

95 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 37- Wetland H Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEME Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Juncus effusus 5 Y FACW Ranunculus repens 1 N FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Holcus lanatus 1 N FAC Alopecuris pratense 1 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Festuca rubra 1 N FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Phalaris arundinacea 1 N FACW Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

96 SOIL Sampling Point 37 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -6 1YR 3/2 Silt loam YR 3/2 95 1YR 4/4 5 C Silt loam YR 4/2 5 1YR 4/4 5 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

97 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 38 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 9 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 9 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

98 SOIL Sampling Point 38 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

99 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/26/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 39 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 2 5% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Schedonorus arundinaceus 5 Y FAC Agrostis gigantea 1 N FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Festuca rubra 1 N FAC Dactylis glomerata 2 Y FACU Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Holcus lanatus 1 N FAC No Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? No % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

100 SOIL Sampling Point 39 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/3 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

101 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/27/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 4 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species 1% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Rubus armeniacus 2 Y FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 2 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Festuca rubra 4 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Cirsium arvense 5 N FAC Agrostis gigantea 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Vicia americana 5 N FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Holcus lanatus 5 N FAC Prevalence test is 3. * Carex deweyana 5 N FAC Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 3 3 (A) (B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

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103 SOIL Sampling Point 4 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -13 1YR 2/2 Silt loam YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

104 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/27/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 41- Wetland I Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: PEMC Wetland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 1 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

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106 SOIL Sampling Point 41 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -6 1YR 2/2 Silt loam YR 2/2 9 1YR 4/4 1 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) x Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

107 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/27/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 42 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species 6% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Rubus armeniacus 4 Y FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 4 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Festuca rubra 2 Y FAC Schedonorus arundinaceus 1 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Dactylis glomerata 1 Y FACU Equisetum arvense 2 Y FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 3 5 (A) (B) 6 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

108 SOIL Sampling Point 42 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

109 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/27/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 43 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 3 3 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Festuca rubra 5 Y FAC Agrostis gigantea 2 Y FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Equisetum arvense 2 Y FAC Cirsium arvense 5 N FAC Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Vicia americana 5 N FAC Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

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111 SOIL Sampling Point 43 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks YR 2.5/2 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

112 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/27/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 44 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 95 Y FACW Pteridium aquilinum 5 N FAC Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

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114 SOIL Sampling Point 44 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -14 1YR 3/2 Silt loam YR 3/2.5 Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

115 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/27/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 45- Wetland J Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: PEMC Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 1 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Z Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

116 SOIL Sampling Point 45 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -4 1YR 2/2 Silt loam YR 2/ YR 4/4 1 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: Wetland Hydrology Present? Saturation likely in the early growing season. US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

117 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 5/27/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 46 Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (18) Whatcom silt loam, 8-15% slopes (listed non-hydric) NWI classification: Upland Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? Yes X No Hydric Soils Present? Yes X No Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Dominant Species? Indicator Status Pseudotsuga menziesii 1 N FACU Populus balsamifera 6 Y FAC Alnus rubra 5 N FAC Prunus emarginata 5 N FACU Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: 8 = Total Percent of Dominant Species 25% that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: (A/B) Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Oemleria cerasiformis 2 Y FACU Prevalence Index Worksheet Rubus armeniacus 2 Y FACU Total % of Multiply by Symphoricarpos albus 5 Y FACU OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = 9 = Total FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators No Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) 1 4 (A) (B) = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? No % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

118 SOIL Sampling Point 46 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -16 1YR 3/3 Loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Thick Dark Surface (A12) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Depleted Matrix (F3) Redox Dark Surface (F6) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes No X Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes No X Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) Yes X No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

119 WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Supplement to the 1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual Project Site: 6213 & 6267 Malloy Road Ferndale, WA Sampling Date: 6/2/216 Applicant/Owner: Murphy Evans Sampling Point: 47- Wetland K Investigator: Bill Cantrell City/County: Whatcom Section, Township, Range: S18, T39N, R2E State: WA Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc) Slope (%) Local relief (concave, convex, none) Subregion (LRR) Lat Long Datum Soil Map Unit Name: (183) Whatcom-Labounty silt loams, -15 percent slopes (listed hydric) NWI classification: PEMC Are climatic/hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? x Yes No (If no, explain in remarks.) Are Normal Circumstances present on the site? x Yes No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology significantly disturbed? No Are Vegetation, Soil or Hydrology naturally problematic? No (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.) SUMMARY OF FINDINGS Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc. Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No Is this Sampling Point within a Wetland? X Yes No Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No VEGETATION Use scientific names of plants. Tree Stratum (Plot size ) Absolute % Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size ) Dominant Species? Indicator Status Dominance Test Worksheet Number of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: Total Number of Dominant Species Across All Strata: = Total Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW, or FAC: = Total 1 1 1% Prevalence Index Worksheet Total % of Multiply by OBL species x 1 = FACW species x 2 = FAC species x 3 = FACU species x 4 = UPL species x 5 = Herb Stratum (Plot size ) Column totals (A) (B) Phalaris arundinacea 1 Y FACW Prevalence Index = B / A = Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators Yes Dominance test is > 5% Prevalence test is 3. * Morphological Adaptations * (provide supporting data in remarks or on a separate sheet) Wetland Non-Vascular Plants * Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation * (explain) (A) (B) (A/B) 1 = Total * Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size ) = Total Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes % Bare Ground in Herb Stratum US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

120 SOIL Sampling Point 47 Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.) Depth Matrix Redox Features (inches) Color (moist) % Color (moist) % Type 1 Loc 2 Texture Remarks -1 1YR 2/2 Silt loam YR 2/ YR 4/4 1 C Silt loam 1 Type: C=Concentration, D=Depletion, RM=Reduced Matrix, CS=ed or Coated Sand Grains 2 Loc: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix Hydric Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all LRRs, unless otherwise noted.) Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils 3 Histosol (A1) Sandy Redox (S5) 2cm Muck (A1) Histic Epipedon (A2) Stripped Matrix (S6) Red Parent Material (TF2) Black Histic (A3) Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (except MLRA 1) Other (explain in remarks) Hydrogen Sulfide (A4) Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2) Depleted Below Dark Surface (A11) Depleted Matrix (F3) Thick Dark Surface (A12) X Redox Dark Surface (F6) Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) Depleted Dark Surface (F7) Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4) Redox Depressions (F8) 3 Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology must be present, unless disturbed or problematic Restrictive Layer (if present): Type: Hydric soil present? Yes X No Depth (inches): HYDROLOGY Wetland Hydrology Indicators: Primary Indicators (minimum of one required: check all that apply): Secondary Indicators (2 or more required): Surface water (A1) Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (B8) Water-Stained Leaves (B9) (MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) High Water Table (A2) Water-Stained Leaves (except MLRA 1, 2, 4A & 4B) (B9) Drainage Patterns (B1) Saturation (A3) Salt Crust (B11) Dry-Season Water Table (C2) Water Marks (B1) Aquatic Invertebrates (B13) Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9) Sediment Deposits (B2) Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (C1) Geomorphic Position (D2) Drift Deposits (B3) Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3) Shallow Aquitard (D3) Algal Mat or Crust (B4) Presence of Reduced Iron (C4) FAC-Neutral Test (D5) Iron Deposits (B5) Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6) Raised Ant Mounds (D6) (LRR A) Surface Soil Cracks (B6) Stunted or Stressed Plants (D1) (LRR A) Frost-Heave Hummocks Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (B7) Other (explain in remarks) Field Observations Surface Water Present? Yes X No Depth (in): Water Table Present? X Yes No Depth (in): -6 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No Saturation Present? (includes capillary fringe) X Yes No Depth (in): Describe Recorded Data (stream gauge, monitoring well, aerial photos, previous inspections), if available: US Army Corps of Engineers Western Mountains, Valleys, and Coast Interim Version

121 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland A 1,226 SF Date of site visit: May 18, 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Slope Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings A1

122 CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Slope Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Plant cover of dense trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S Plant cover of dense, rigid trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S (can be added to figure above) Boundary of 15 ft buffer (can be added to another figure) S 2.1, S km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) S 3.1, S Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) S HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. A2

123 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional If you are still unable to determine which of the above criteria apply to your wetland, or if you have more than 2 HGM classes within a wetland boundary, classify the wetland as Depressional for the rating. NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: SLOPE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality S 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? A3

124 S 1.1. Characteristics of the average slope of the wetland: (a 1% slope has a 1 ft vertical drop in elevation for every 1 ft of horizontal distance) Slope is 1% or less points = 3 Slope is > 1% 2% points = 2 Slope is > 2% 5% points = 1 Slope is greater than 5% points = S 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions): Yes = 3 No = S 1.3. Characteristics of the plants in the wetland that trap sediments and pollutants: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits the plants in the wetland. Dense means you have trouble seeing the soil surface (>75% cover), and uncut means not grazed or mowed and plants are higher than 6 in. Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > 9% of the wetland area points = 6 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ½ of area points = 3 Dense, woody, plants > ½ of area points = 2 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ¼ of area points = 1 Does not meet any of the criteria above for plants points = Total for S 1 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12 = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page S 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? S 2.1. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft on the uphill side of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = S 2.2. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in question S 2.1? Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for S 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? S 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = S 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where water quality is an issue? At least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the 1 33(d) list. Yes = 1 No = S 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? Answer YES if there is a TMDL for the basin in which unit is found. Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for S 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page SLOPE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion S 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and stream erosion? A4

125 S 4.1. Characteristics of plants that reduce the velocity of surface flows during storms: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits conditions in the wetland. Stems of plants should be thick enough (usually > 1/8 in), or dense enough, to remain erect during surface flows. Dense, uncut, rigid plants cover > 9% of the area of the wetland points = 1 All other conditions points = Rating of Site Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? S 5.1. Is more than 25% of the area within 15 ft upslope of wetland in land uses or cover that generate excess surface runoff? Yes = 1 No = Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? S 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems: The sub basin immediately down gradient of site has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = S 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for S 6 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon A5

126 H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. 1 None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page A6

127 H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(9% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 4.5 % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(9% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 4.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = 2 Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above 2 Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan 2 Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. A7

128 Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. A8

129 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland B Date of site visit: May 29, 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Riverine Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: III Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings B1

130 2. Category based on SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS of wetland CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Riverine Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Ponded depressions R Boundary of area within 15 ft of the wetland (can be added to another figure) R Plant cover of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants R 1.2, R Width of unit vs. width of stream (can be added to another figure) R Map of the contributing basin R 2.2, R 2.3, R km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) R Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) R 3.2, R HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe B2

131 If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional B3

132 RIVERINE AND FRESHWATER TIDAL FRINGE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality R 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? R 1.1. Area of surface depressions within the Riverine wetland that can trap sediments during a flooding event: Depressions cover >3/4 area of wetland points = 8 Depressions cover > ½ area of wetland points = 4 Depressions present but cover < ½ area of wetland points = 2 No depressions present points = R 1.2. Structure of plants in the wetland (areas with >9% cover at person height, not Cowardin classes) Trees or shrubs > 2/3 area of the wetland points = 8 Trees or shrubs > 1/3 area of the wetland points = 6 Herbaceous plants (> 6 in high) > 2/3 area of the wetland points = 6 Herbaceous plants (> 6 in high) > 1/3 area of the wetland points = 3 Trees, shrubs, and ungrazed herbaceous < 1/3 area of the wetland points = Total for R 1 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page 6 6 R 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? R 2.1. Is the wetland within an incorporated city or within its UGA? Yes = 2 No = 2 R 2.2. Does the contributing basin to the wetland include a UGA or incorporated area? Yes = 1 No = 1 R 2.3. Does at least 1% of the contributing basin contain tilled fields, pastures, or forests that have been clearcut within the last 5 years? Yes = 1 No = R 2.4. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = R 2.5. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in questions R 2.1 R 2.4 Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for R 2 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 3 6 = H 1 or 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page R 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? R 3.1. Is the wetland along a stream or river that is on the 33(d) list or on a tributary that drains to one within 1 mi? Yes = 1 No = R 3.2. Is the wetland along a stream or river that has TMDL limits for nutrients, toxics, or pathogens? Yes = 1 No = R 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? (answer YES if there is a TMDL for the drainage in which the unit is found) Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for R 3 Add the points in the boxes above 2 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page B4

133 RIVERINE AND FRESHWATER TIDAL FRINGE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion R 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and erosion? R 4.1. Characteristics of the overbank storage the wetland provides: Estimate the average width of the wetland perpendicular to the direction of the flow and the width of the stream or river channel (distance between banks). Calculate the ratio: (average width of wetland)/(average width of stream between banks). If the ratio is more than 2 points = 9 If the ratio is 1 2 points = 6 If the ratio is 5 <1 points = 4 If the ratio is 1 <5 points = 2 If the ratio is < 1 points = 1 2 R 4.2. Characteristics of plants that slow down water velocities during floods: Treat large woody debris as forest or shrub. Choose the points appropriate for the best description (polygons need to have >9% cover at person height. These are NOT Cowardin classes). Forest or shrub for >1/3 area OR emergent plants > 2/3 area points = 7 Forest or shrub for > 1/1 area OR emergent plants > 1/3 area points = 4 Plants do not meet above criteria points = Total for R 4 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page 4 6 R 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? R 5.1. Is the stream or river adjacent to the wetland downcut? Yes = No = 1 R 5.2. Does the up gradient watershed include a UGA or incorporated area? Yes = 1 No = 1 R 5.3. Is the up gradient stream or river controlled by dams? Yes = No = 1 1 Total for R 5 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 3 = H 1 or 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 2 R 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? R 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems? Choose the description that best fits the site. The sub basin immediately down gradient of the wetland has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = 1 R 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for R 6 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: B5

134 These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points 1 1 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = 1 H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points B6

135 H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) 3 Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 6 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(9% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 4.5 % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(9% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 4.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above 2 Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan 2 Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page B7

136 WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to B8

137 enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. B9

138 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland C 2, 869 SF Date of site visit: May 18, 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Slope Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings C1

139 2. Category based on SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS of wetland CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Slope Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Plant cover of dense trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S Plant cover of dense, rigid trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S (can be added to figure above) Boundary of 15 ft buffer (can be added to another figure) S 2.1, S km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) S 3.1, S Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) S HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is C2

140 Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional If you are still unable to determine which of the above criteria apply to your wetland, or if you have more than 2 HGM classes within a wetland boundary, classify the wetland as Depressional for the rating. NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: SLOPE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality S 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? C3

141 S 1.1. Characteristics of the average slope of the wetland: (a 1% slope has a 1 ft vertical drop in elevation for every 1 ft of horizontal distance) Slope is 1% or less points = 3 Slope is > 1% 2% points = 2 Slope is > 2% 5% points = 1 Slope is greater than 5% points = 1 S 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions): Yes = 3 No = S 1.3. Characteristics of the plants in the wetland that trap sediments and pollutants: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits the plants in the wetland. Dense means you have trouble seeing the soil surface (>75% cover), and uncut means not grazed or mowed and plants are higher than 6 in. Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > 9% of the wetland area points = 6 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ½ of area points = 3 Dense, woody, plants > ½ of area points = 2 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ¼ of area points = 1 Does not meet any of the criteria above for plants points = Total for S 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12 = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page S 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? S 2.1. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft on the uphill side of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = S 2.2. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in question S 2.1? Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for S 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? S 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = S 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where water quality is an issue? At least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the 1 33(d) list. Yes = 1 No = S 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? Answer YES if there is a TMDL for the basin in which unit is found. Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for S 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page C4

142 SLOPE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion S 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and stream erosion? S 4.1. Characteristics of plants that reduce the velocity of surface flows during storms: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits conditions in the wetland. Stems of plants should be thick enough (usually > 1/8 in), or dense enough, to remain erect during surface flows. Dense, uncut, rigid plants cover > 9% of the area of the wetland points = 1 All other conditions points = Rating of Site Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? S 5.1. Is more than 25% of the area within 15 ft upslope of wetland in land uses or cover that generate excess surface runoff? Yes = 1 No = Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? S 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems: The sub basin immediately down gradient of site has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = S 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for S 6 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon C5

143 H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. 1 None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page C6

144 H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(9% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 4.5 % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(9% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 4.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = 2 Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above 2 Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan 2 Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. C7

145 Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. C8

146 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland D 29,229 SF Date of site visit: May 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Slope Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings D1

147 CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Slope Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Plant cover of dense trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S Plant cover of dense, rigid trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S (can be added to figure above) Boundary of 15 ft buffer (can be added to another figure) S 2.1, S km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) S 3.1, S Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) S HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. D2

148 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: SLOPE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality S 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? S 1.1. Characteristics of the average slope of the wetland: (a 1% slope has a 1 ft vertical drop in elevation for every 1 ft of horizontal distance) Slope is 1% or less points = 3 Slope is > 1% 2% points = 2 Slope is > 2% 5% points = 1 Slope is greater than 5% points = 1 S 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions): Yes = 3 No = D3

149 S 1.3. Characteristics of the plants in the wetland that trap sediments and pollutants: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits the plants in the wetland. Dense means you have trouble seeing the soil surface (>75% cover), and uncut means not grazed or mowed and plants are higher than 6 in. Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > 9% of the wetland area points = 6 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ½ of area points = 3 Dense, woody, plants > ½ of area points = 2 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ¼ of area points = 1 Does not meet any of the criteria above for plants points = Total for S 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12 = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page S 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? S 2.1. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft on the uphill side of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = S 2.2. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in question S 2.1? Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for S 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? S 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = S 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where water quality is an issue? At least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the 33(d) list. Yes = 1 No = 1 S 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? Answer YES if there is a TMDL for the basin in which unit is found. Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for S 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page SLOPE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion S 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and stream erosion? S 4.1. Characteristics of plants that reduce the velocity of surface flows during storms: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits conditions in the wetland. Stems of plants should be thick enough (usually > 1/8 in), or dense enough, to remain erect during surface flows. Dense, uncut, rigid plants cover > 9% of the area of the wetland points = 1 All other conditions points = Rating of Site Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? D4

150 S 5.1. Is more than 25% of the area within 15 ft upslope of wetland in land uses or cover that generate excess surface runoff? Yes = 1 No = Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? S 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems: The sub basin immediately down gradient of site has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = S 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for S 6 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points D5

151 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. 1 None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = D6

152 H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(7% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 3.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page 2 2 H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan 1 Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). D7

153 Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. D8

154 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland E 4,932 SF Date of site visit: May 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Slope Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings E1

155 CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Slope Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Plant cover of dense trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S Plant cover of dense, rigid trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S (can be added to figure above) Boundary of 15 ft buffer (can be added to another figure) S 2.1, S km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) S 3.1, S Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) S HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. E2

156 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: SLOPE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality S 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? S 1.1. Characteristics of the average slope of the wetland: (a 1% slope has a 1 ft vertical drop in elevation for every 1 ft of horizontal distance) Slope is 1% or less points = 3 Slope is > 1% 2% points = 2 Slope is > 2% 5% points = 1 Slope is greater than 5% points = 1 S 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions): Yes = 3 No = E3

157 S 1.3. Characteristics of the plants in the wetland that trap sediments and pollutants: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits the plants in the wetland. Dense means you have trouble seeing the soil surface (>75% cover), and uncut means not grazed or mowed and plants are higher than 6 in. Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > 9% of the wetland area points = 6 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ½ of area points = 3 Dense, woody, plants > ½ of area points = 2 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ¼ of area points = 1 Does not meet any of the criteria above for plants points = Total for S 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12 = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page S 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? S 2.1. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft on the uphill side of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = S 2.2. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in question S 2.1? Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for S 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? S 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = S 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where water quality is an issue? At least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the 33(d) list. Yes = 1 No = 1 S 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? Answer YES if there is a TMDL for the basin in which unit is found. Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for S 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page SLOPE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion S 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and stream erosion? S 4.1. Characteristics of plants that reduce the velocity of surface flows during storms: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits conditions in the wetland. Stems of plants should be thick enough (usually > 1/8 in), or dense enough, to remain erect during surface flows. Dense, uncut, rigid plants cover > 9% of the area of the wetland points = 1 All other conditions points = Rating of Site Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? E4

158 S 5.1. Is more than 25% of the area within 15 ft upslope of wetland in land uses or cover that generate excess surface runoff? Yes = 1 No = Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? S 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems: The sub basin immediately down gradient of site has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = S 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for S 6 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points E5

159 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. 1 None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = E6

160 H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(7% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 3.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page 2 2 H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan 1 Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). E7

161 Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. E8

162 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland F 2,474 SF Date of site visit: May 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Slope Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings F1

163 CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Slope Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Plant cover of dense trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S Plant cover of dense, rigid trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S (can be added to figure above) Boundary of 15 ft buffer (can be added to another figure) S 2.1, S km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) S 3.1, S Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) S HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. F2

164 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: SLOPE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality S 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? S 1.1. Characteristics of the average slope of the wetland: (a 1% slope has a 1 ft vertical drop in elevation for every 1 ft of horizontal distance) Slope is 1% or less points = 3 Slope is > 1% 2% points = 2 Slope is > 2% 5% points = 1 Slope is greater than 5% points = 2 S 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions): Yes = 3 No = F3

165 S 1.3. Characteristics of the plants in the wetland that trap sediments and pollutants: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits the plants in the wetland. Dense means you have trouble seeing the soil surface (>75% cover), and uncut means not grazed or mowed and plants are higher than 6 in. Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > 9% of the wetland area points = 6 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ½ of area points = 3 Dense, woody, plants > ½ of area points = 2 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ¼ of area points = 1 Does not meet any of the criteria above for plants points = Total for S 1 Add the points in the boxes above 2 Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12 = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page S 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? S 2.1. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft on the uphill side of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = S 2.2. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in question S 2.1? Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for S 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? S 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = S 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where water quality is an issue? At least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the 33(d) list. Yes = 1 No = 1 S 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? Answer YES if there is a TMDL for the basin in which unit is found. Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for S 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page SLOPE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion S 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and stream erosion? S 4.1. Characteristics of plants that reduce the velocity of surface flows during storms: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits conditions in the wetland. Stems of plants should be thick enough (usually > 1/8 in), or dense enough, to remain erect during surface flows. Dense, uncut, rigid plants cover > 9% of the area of the wetland points = 1 All other conditions points = Rating of Site Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? F4

166 S 5.1. Is more than 25% of the area within 15 ft upslope of wetland in land uses or cover that generate excess surface runoff? Yes = 1 No = Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? S 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems: The sub basin immediately down gradient of site has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = S 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for S 6 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points F5

167 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. 1 None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = F6

168 H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(7% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 3.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page 2 2 H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan 1 Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). F7

169 Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. F8

170 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland G 3,545 SF Date of site visit: May 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Slope Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings G1

171 CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Slope Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Plant cover of dense trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S Plant cover of dense, rigid trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S (can be added to figure above) Boundary of 15 ft buffer (can be added to another figure) S 2.1, S km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) S 3.1, S Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) S HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. G2

172 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: SLOPE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality S 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? S 1.1. Characteristics of the average slope of the wetland: (a 1% slope has a 1 ft vertical drop in elevation for every 1 ft of horizontal distance) Slope is 1% or less points = 3 Slope is > 1% 2% points = 2 Slope is > 2% 5% points = 1 Slope is greater than 5% points = 2 S 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions): Yes = 3 No = G3

173 S 1.3. Characteristics of the plants in the wetland that trap sediments and pollutants: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits the plants in the wetland. Dense means you have trouble seeing the soil surface (>75% cover), and uncut means not grazed or mowed and plants are higher than 6 in. Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > 9% of the wetland area points = 6 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ½ of area points = 3 Dense, woody, plants > ½ of area points = 2 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ¼ of area points = 1 Does not meet any of the criteria above for plants points = Total for S 1 Add the points in the boxes above 2 Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12 = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page S 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? S 2.1. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft on the uphill side of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = S 2.2. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in question S 2.1? Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for S 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? S 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = S 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where water quality is an issue? At least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the 33(d) list. Yes = 1 No = 1 S 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? Answer YES if there is a TMDL for the basin in which unit is found. Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for S 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page SLOPE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion S 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and stream erosion? S 4.1. Characteristics of plants that reduce the velocity of surface flows during storms: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits conditions in the wetland. Stems of plants should be thick enough (usually > 1/8 in), or dense enough, to remain erect during surface flows. Dense, uncut, rigid plants cover > 9% of the area of the wetland points = 1 All other conditions points = Rating of Site Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? G4

174 S 5.1. Is more than 25% of the area within 15 ft upslope of wetland in land uses or cover that generate excess surface runoff? Yes = 1 No = Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? S 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems: The sub basin immediately down gradient of site has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = S 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for S 6 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points G5

175 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. 1 None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = G6

176 H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(7% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 3.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page 2 2 H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan 1 Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). G7

177 Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. G8

178 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland H 6,49 SF Date of site visit: May 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Slope Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings H1

179 CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Slope Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Plant cover of dense trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S Plant cover of dense, rigid trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S (can be added to figure above) Boundary of 15 ft buffer (can be added to another figure) S 2.1, S km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) S 3.1, S Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) S HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. H2

180 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: SLOPE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality S 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? S 1.1. Characteristics of the average slope of the wetland: (a 1% slope has a 1 ft vertical drop in elevation for every 1 ft of horizontal distance) Slope is 1% or less points = 3 Slope is > 1% 2% points = 2 Slope is > 2% 5% points = 1 Slope is greater than 5% points = 3 S 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions): Yes = 3 No = H3

181 S 1.3. Characteristics of the plants in the wetland that trap sediments and pollutants: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits the plants in the wetland. Dense means you have trouble seeing the soil surface (>75% cover), and uncut means not grazed or mowed and plants are higher than 6 in. Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > 9% of the wetland area points = 6 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ½ of area points = 3 Dense, woody, plants > ½ of area points = 2 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ¼ of area points = 1 Does not meet any of the criteria above for plants points = Total for S 1 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12 = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page S 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? S 2.1. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft on the uphill side of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = S 2.2. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in question S 2.1? Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for S 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? S 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = S 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where water quality is an issue? At least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the 33(d) list. Yes = 1 No = 1 S 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? Answer YES if there is a TMDL for the basin in which unit is found. Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for S 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page SLOPE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion S 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and stream erosion? S 4.1. Characteristics of plants that reduce the velocity of surface flows during storms: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits conditions in the wetland. Stems of plants should be thick enough (usually > 1/8 in), or dense enough, to remain erect during surface flows. Dense, uncut, rigid plants cover > 9% of the area of the wetland points = 1 All other conditions points = Rating of Site Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? H4

182 S 5.1. Is more than 25% of the area within 15 ft upslope of wetland in land uses or cover that generate excess surface runoff? Yes = 1 No = Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? S 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems: The sub basin immediately down gradient of site has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = S 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for S 6 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points H5

183 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. 1 None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H6

184 H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(7% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 3.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page 2 2 H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan 1 Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). H7

185 Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. H8

186 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland I 294 SF Date of site visit: May 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Slope Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings I1

187 CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Slope Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes H 1.1, H Hydroperiods H Plant cover of dense trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S Plant cover of dense, rigid trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants S (can be added to figure above) Boundary of 15 ft buffer (can be added to another figure) S 2.1, S km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) S 3.1, S Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) S HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 YES the wetland class is Tidal Fringe go to Is the salinity of the water during periods of annual low flow below.5 ppt (parts per thousand)? NO Saltwater Tidal Fringe (Estuarine) YES Freshwater Tidal Fringe If your wetland can be classified as a Freshwater Tidal Fringe use the forms for Riverine wetlands. If it is Saltwater Tidal Fringe it is an Estuarine wetland and is not scored. This method cannot be used to score functions for estuarine wetlands. I2

188 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 YES The wetland class is Flats If your wetland can be classified as a Flats wetland, use the form for Depressional wetlands. 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 YES The wetland class is Lake Fringe (Lacustrine Fringe) 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 YES The wetland class is Slope NOTE: Surface water does not pond in these type of wetlands except occasionally in very small and shallow depressions or behind hummocks (depressions are usually <3 ft diameter and less than 1 ft deep). 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 YES The wetland class is Riverine NOTE: The Riverine unit can contain depressions that are filled with water when the river is not flooding 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional 7. Is the entire wetland unit located in a very flat area with no obvious depression and no overbank flooding? The unit does not pond surface water more than a few inches. The unit seems to be maintained by high groundwater in the area. The wetland may be ditched, but has no obvious natural outlet. NO go to 8 YES The wetland class is Depressional NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: SLOPE WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality S 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? S 1.1. Characteristics of the average slope of the wetland: (a 1% slope has a 1 ft vertical drop in elevation for every 1 ft of horizontal distance) Slope is 1% or less points = 3 Slope is > 1% 2% points = 2 Slope is > 2% 5% points = 1 Slope is greater than 5% points = 3 S 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions): Yes = 3 No = I3

189 S 1.3. Characteristics of the plants in the wetland that trap sediments and pollutants: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits the plants in the wetland. Dense means you have trouble seeing the soil surface (>75% cover), and uncut means not grazed or mowed and plants are higher than 6 in. Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > 9% of the wetland area points = 6 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ½ of area points = 3 Dense, woody, plants > ½ of area points = 2 Dense, uncut, herbaceous plants > ¼ of area points = 1 Does not meet any of the criteria above for plants points = Total for S 1 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Site Potential If score is: 12 = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page S 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? S 2.1. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft on the uphill side of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = S 2.2. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in question S 2.1? Other sources Yes = 1 No = Total for S 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? S 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = S 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where water quality is an issue? At least one aquatic resource in the basin is on the 33(d) list. Yes = 1 No = 1 S 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality? Answer YES if there is a TMDL for the basin in which unit is found. Yes = 2 No = 2 Total for S 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page SLOPE WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream erosion S 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and stream erosion? S 4.1. Characteristics of plants that reduce the velocity of surface flows during storms: Choose the points appropriate for the description that best fits conditions in the wetland. Stems of plants should be thick enough (usually > 1/8 in), or dense enough, to remain erect during surface flows. Dense, uncut, rigid plants cover > 9% of the area of the wetland points = 1 All other conditions points = Rating of Site Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the hydrologic functions of the site? I4

190 S 5.1. Is more than 25% of the area within 15 ft upslope of wetland in land uses or cover that generate excess surface runoff? Yes = 1 No = Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page S 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? S 6.1. Distance to the nearest areas downstream that have flooding problems: The sub basin immediately down gradient of site has flooding problems that result in damage to human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds) points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient points = 1 No flooding problems anywhere downstream points = S 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for S 6 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 NOTES and FIELD OBSERVATIONS: These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points I5

191 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. 1 None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = I6

192 H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(8% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 4 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page 2 2 H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). I7

193 Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. I8

194 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland J Date of site visit: May 27, 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Depressional Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings J1

195 2. Category based on SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS of wetland CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Depressional Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes D 1.3, H 1.1, H Hydroperiods D 1.4, H Location of outlet (can be added to map of hydroperiods) D 1.1, D Boundary of area within 15 ft of the wetland (can be added to another figure) D 2.2, D Map of the contributing basin D 4.3, D km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) D 3.1, D Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) D HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; J2

196 At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional DEPRESSIONAL AND FLATS WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality D 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? D 1.1. Characteristics of surface water outflows from the wetland: Wetland is a depression or flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key) with no surface water leaving it (no outlet). points = 3 Wetland has an intermittently flowing stream or ditch, OR highly constricted permanently flowing outlet. points = 2 Wetland has an unconstricted, or slightly constricted, surface outlet that is permanently flowing points = 1 Wetland is a flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key), whose outlet is a permanently flowing ditch. points = 1 D 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions).yes = 4 No = D 1.3. Characteristics and distribution of persistent plants (Emergent, Scrub shrub, and/or Forested Cowardin classes): Wetland has persistent, ungrazed, plants > 95% of area points = 5 Wetland has persistent, ungrazed, plants > ½ of area points = 3 Wetland has persistent, ungrazed plants > 1/1 of area points = 1 Wetland has persistent, ungrazed plants <1/1 of area points = 3 3 D 1.4. Characteristics of seasonal ponding or inundation: This is the area that is ponded for at least 2 months. See description in manual. Area seasonally ponded is > ½ total area of wetland points = 4 Area seasonally ponded is > ¼ total area of wetland points = 2 Area seasonally ponded is < ¼ total area of wetland points = Total for D 1 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page 4 1 D 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? D 2.1. Does the wetland unit receive stormwater discharges? Yes = 1 No = D 2.2. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = 1 D 2.3. Are there septic systems within 25 ft of the wetland? Yes = 1 No = J3

197 D 2.4. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in questions D 2.1 D 2.3? Source Yes = 1 No = Total for D 2 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 3 or 4 = H 1 or 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page D 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? D 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = D 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where an aquatic resource is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = 1 D 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality (answer YES if there is 2 a TMDL for the basin in which the unit is found)? Yes = 2 No = Total for D 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page DEPRESSIONAL AND FLATS WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream degradation D 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and erosion? D 4.1. Characteristics of surface water outflows from the wetland: Wetland is a depression or flat depression with no surface water leaving it (no outlet) points = 4 Wetland has an intermittently flowing stream or ditch, OR highly constricted permanently flowing outletpoints = 2 4 Wetland is a flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key), whose outlet is a permanently flowing ditch points = 1 Wetland has an unconstricted, or slightly constricted, surface outlet that is permanently flowing points = D 4.2. Depth of storage during wet periods: Estimate the height of ponding above the bottom of the outlet. For wetlands with no outlet, measure from the surface of permanent water or if dry, the deepest part. Marks of ponding are 3 ft or more above the surface or bottom of outlet points = 7 Marks of ponding between 2 ft to < 3 ft from surface or bottom of outlet points = 5 Marks are at least.5 ft to < 2 ft from surface or bottom of outlet points = 3 The wetland is a headwater wetland points = 3 Wetland is flat but has small depressions on the surface that trap water points = 1 Marks of ponding less than.5 ft (6 in) points = D 4.3. Contribution of the wetland to storage in the watershed: Estimate the ratio of the area of upstream basin contributing surface water to the wetland to the area of the wetland unit itself. The area of the basin is less than 1 times the area of the unit points = 5 3 The area of the basin is 1 to 1 times the area of the unit points = 3 The area of the basin is more than 1 times the area of the unit points = Entire wetland is in the Flats class points = 5 Total for D 4 Add the points in the boxes above 7 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page D 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support hydrologic functions of the site? D 5.1. Does the wetland receive stormwater discharges? Yes = 1 No = D 5.2. Is >1% of the area within 15 ft of the wetland in land uses that generate excess runoff? Yes = 1 No = D 5.3. Is more than 25% of the contributing basin of the wetland covered with intensive human land uses (residential at >1 residence/ac, urban, commercial, agriculture, etc.)? Yes = 1 No = Total for D 5 Add the points in the boxes above J4

198 Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 3 = H 1 or 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page D 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? D 6.1. The unit is in a landscape that has flooding problems. Choose the description that best matches conditions around the wetland unit being rated. Do not add points. Choose the highest score if more than one condition is met. The wetland captures surface water that would otherwise flow down gradient into areas where flooding has damaged human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds): Flooding occurs in a sub basin that is immediately down gradient of unit. points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient. points = 1 Flooding from groundwater is an issue in the sub basin. points = 1 The existing or potential outflow from the wetland is so constrained by human or natural conditions that the water stored by the wetland cannot reach areas that flood. Explain why points = There are no problems with flooding downstream of the wetland. points = D 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for D 6 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 1 These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points 2 J5

199 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = J6

200 H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(7% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 3.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). J7

201 Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. J8

202 RATING SUMMARY Western Washington Name of wetland (or ID #): Wetland K Date of site visit: May 27, 216 Rated by: Bill Cantrell Trained by Ecology?: Yes Date of training: April 26 HGM Class used for rating: Depressional Wetland has multiple HGM classes?: No Source of base aerial photo/map: Aerial Photograph, DNR, LIDAR Topo, USGS, WDFW PHS OVERALL WETLAND CATEGORY: IV Based on functions Score for each function based on three ratings (order of ratings is not important) 9 = H,H,H 8 = H,H,M 7 = H,H,L 7 = H,M,M 6 = H,M,L 6 = M,M,M 5 = H,L,L 5 = M,M,L 4 = M,L,L 3 = L,L,L 1. Category of wetland based on FUNCTIONS Category I Total score = Category II Total score = 2 22 Category III Total score = Category IV Total score = 9 15 FUNCTION Improving Water Quality Hydrologic Habitat TOTAL Circle the appropriate ratings Site Potential H M L H M L H M L Landscape Potential H M L H M L H M L Value H M L H M L H M L Score Based on Ratings K1

203 2. Category based on SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS of wetland CHARACTERISTIC CATEGORY Estuarine I II Wetland of High Conservation Value I Bog I Mature Forest I Old Growth Forest I Coastal Lagoon I II Interdunal I II III IV None of the above Maps and figures required to answer questions correctly for Western Washington Depressional Wetlands Map of: To answer questions: Figure # Cowardin plant classes D 1.3, H 1.1, H Hydroperiods D 1.4, H Location of outlet (can be added to map of hydroperiods) D 1.1, D Boundary of area within 15 ft of the wetland (can be added to another figure) D 2.2, D Map of the contributing basin D 4.3, D km Polygon: Area that extends 1 km from entire wetland edge including polygons for accessible H 2.1, H 2.2, H habitat and undisturbed habitat Screen capture of map of 33(d) listed waters in basin (from Ecology website) D 3.1, D Screen capture of list of TMDLs for WRIA in which unit is found (from web) D HGM Classification of Wetlands in Western Washington For questions 1 7, the criteria described must apply to the entire unit being rated. If the hydrologic criteria listed in each question do not apply to the entire unit being rated, you probably have a unit with multiple HGM classes. In this case, identify which hydrologic criteria in questions 1 7 apply, and go to Question Are the water levels in the entire unit usually controlled by tides except during floods? NO go to 2 2. The entire wetland unit is flat and precipitation is the only source (>9%) of water to it. Groundwater and surface water runoff are NOT sources of water to the unit. NO go to 3 3. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The vegetated part of the wetland is on the shores of a body of permanent open water (without any K2

204 plants on the surface at any time of the year) at least 2 ac (8 ha) in size; At least 3% of the open water area is deeper than 6.6 ft (2 m). NO go to 4 4. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The wetland is on a slope (slope can be very gradual), The water flows through the wetland in one direction (unidirectional) and usually comes from seeps. It may flow subsurface, as sheetflow, or in a swale without distinct banks, The water leaves the wetland without being impounded. NO go to 5 5. Does the entire wetland unit meet all of the following criteria? The unit is in a valley, or stream channel, where it gets inundated by overbank flooding from that stream or river, The overbank flooding occurs at least once every 2 years. NO go to 6 6. Is the entire wetland unit in a topographic depression in which water ponds, or is saturated to the surface, at some time during the year? This means that any outlet, if present, is higher than the interior of the wetland. NO go to 7 YES The wetland class is Depressional DEPRESSIONAL AND FLATS WETLANDS Water Quality Functions Indicators that the site functions to improve water quality D 1.. Does the site have the potential to improve water quality? D 1.1. Characteristics of surface water outflows from the wetland: Wetland is a depression or flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key) with no surface water leaving it (no outlet). points = 3 Wetland has an intermittently flowing stream or ditch, OR highly constricted permanently flowing outlet. points = 2 Wetland has an unconstricted, or slightly constricted, surface outlet that is permanently flowing points = 1 Wetland is a flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key), whose outlet is a permanently flowing ditch. points = 1 D 1.2. The soil 2 in below the surface (or duff layer) is true clay or true organic (use NRCS definitions).yes = 4 No = D 1.3. Characteristics and distribution of persistent plants (Emergent, Scrub shrub, and/or Forested Cowardin classes): Wetland has persistent, ungrazed, plants > 95% of area points = 5 Wetland has persistent, ungrazed, plants > ½ of area points = 3 Wetland has persistent, ungrazed plants > 1/1 of area points = 1 Wetland has persistent, ungrazed plants <1/1 of area points = D 1.4. Characteristics of seasonal ponding or inundation: This is the area that is ponded for at least 2 months. See description in manual. Area seasonally ponded is > ½ total area of wetland points = 4 Area seasonally ponded is > ¼ total area of wetland points = 2 Area seasonally ponded is < ¼ total area of wetland points = Total for D 1 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page D 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the water quality function of the site? D 2.1. Does the wetland unit receive stormwater discharges? Yes = 1 No = K3

205 D 2.2. Is > 1% of the area within 15 ft of the wetland in land uses that generate pollutants? Yes = 1 No = 1 D 2.3. Are there septic systems within 25 ft of the wetland? Yes = 1 No = D 2.4. Are there other sources of pollutants coming into the wetland that are not listed in questions D 2.1 D 2.3? Source Yes = 1 No = Total for D 2 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 3 or 4 = H 1 or 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page D 3.. Is the water quality improvement provided by the site valuable to society? D 3.1. Does the wetland discharge directly (i.e., within 1 mi) to a stream, river, lake, or marine water that is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = D 3.2. Is the wetland in a basin or sub basin where an aquatic resource is on the 33(d) list? Yes = 1 No = 1 D 3.3. Has the site been identified in a watershed or local plan as important for maintaining water quality (answer YES if there is 2 a TMDL for the basin in which the unit is found)? Yes = 2 No = Total for D 3 Add the points in the boxes above 3 Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page DEPRESSIONAL AND FLATS WETLANDS Hydrologic Functions Indicators that the site functions to reduce flooding and stream degradation D 4.. Does the site have the potential to reduce flooding and erosion? D 4.1. Characteristics of surface water outflows from the wetland: Wetland is a depression or flat depression with no surface water leaving it (no outlet) points = 4 Wetland has an intermittently flowing stream or ditch, OR highly constricted permanently flowing outletpoints = 2 2 Wetland is a flat depression (QUESTION 7 on key), whose outlet is a permanently flowing ditch points = 1 Wetland has an unconstricted, or slightly constricted, surface outlet that is permanently flowing points = D 4.2. Depth of storage during wet periods: Estimate the height of ponding above the bottom of the outlet. For wetlands with no outlet, measure from the surface of permanent water or if dry, the deepest part. Marks of ponding are 3 ft or more above the surface or bottom of outlet points = 7 Marks of ponding between 2 ft to < 3 ft from surface or bottom of outlet points = 5 Marks are at least.5 ft to < 2 ft from surface or bottom of outlet points = 3 The wetland is a headwater wetland points = 3 Wetland is flat but has small depressions on the surface that trap water points = 1 Marks of ponding less than.5 ft (6 in) points = D 4.3. Contribution of the wetland to storage in the watershed: Estimate the ratio of the area of upstream basin contributing surface water to the wetland to the area of the wetland unit itself. The area of the basin is less than 1 times the area of the unit points = 5 3 The area of the basin is 1 to 1 times the area of the unit points = 3 The area of the basin is more than 1 times the area of the unit points = Entire wetland is in the Flats class points = 5 Total for D 4 Add the points in the boxes above 5 Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 6 11 = M 5 = L Record the rating on the first page D 5.. Does the landscape have the potential to support hydrologic functions of the site? D 5.1. Does the wetland receive stormwater discharges? Yes = 1 No = D 5.2. Is >1% of the area within 15 ft of the wetland in land uses that generate excess runoff? Yes = 1 No = 1 K4

206 D 5.3. Is more than 25% of the contributing basin of the wetland covered with intensive human land uses (residential at >1 residence/ac, urban, commercial, agriculture, etc.)? Yes = 1 No = Total for D 5 Add the points in the boxes above 1 Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 3 = H 1 or 2 = M = L Record the rating on the first page D 6.. Are the hydrologic functions provided by the site valuable to society? D 6.1. The unit is in a landscape that has flooding problems. Choose the description that best matches conditions around the wetland unit being rated. Do not add points. Choose the highest score if more than one condition is met. The wetland captures surface water that would otherwise flow down gradient into areas where flooding has damaged human or natural resources (e.g., houses or salmon redds): Flooding occurs in a sub basin that is immediately down gradient of unit. points = 2 Surface flooding problems are in a sub basin farther down gradient. points = 1 Flooding from groundwater is an issue in the sub basin. points = 1 The existing or potential outflow from the wetland is so constrained by human or natural conditions that the water stored by the wetland cannot reach areas that flood. Explain why points = There are no problems with flooding downstream of the wetland. points = D 6.2. Has the site been identified as important for flood storage or flood conveyance in a regional flood control plan? Yes = 2 No = Total for D 6 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Value If score is: 2 4 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page 1 1 These questions apply to wetlands of all HGM classes. HABITAT FUNCTIONS Indicators that site functions to provide important habitat H 1.. Does the site have the potential to provide habitat? H 1.1. Structure of plant community: Indicators are Cowardin classes and strata within the Forested class. Check the Cowardin plant classes in the wetland. Up to 1 patches may be combined for each class to meet the threshold of ¼ ac or more than 1% of the unit if it is smaller than 2.5 ac. Add the number of structures checked. Aquatic bed 4 structures or more: points = 4 Emergent 3 structures: points = 2 Scrub shrub (areas where shrubs have > 3% cover) 2 structures: points = 1 Forested (areas where trees have > 3% cover) 1 structure: points = If the unit has a Forested class, check if: The Forested class has 3 out of 5 strata (canopy, sub canopy, shrubs, herbaceous, moss/ground cover) that each cover 2% within the Forested polygon H 1.2. Hydroperiods Check the types of water regimes (hydroperiods) present within the wetland. The water regime has to cover more than 1% of the wetland or ¼ ac to count (see text for descriptions of hydroperiods). Permanently flooded or inundated 4 or more types present: points = 3 Seasonally flooded or inundated 3 types present: points = 2 Occasionally flooded or inundated 2 types present: points = 1 Saturated only 1 type present: points = Permanently flowing stream or river in, or adjacent to, the wetland Seasonally flowing stream in, or adjacent to, the wetland Lake Fringe wetland 2 points Freshwater tidal wetland 2 points K5

207 H 1.3. Richness of plant species Count the number of plant species in the wetland that cover at least 1 ft2. Different patches of the same species can be combined to meet the size threshold and you do not have to name the species. Do not include Eurasian milfoil, reed canarygrass, purple loosestrife, Canadian thistle If you counted: > 19 species points = species points = 1 < 5 species points = H 1.4. Interspersion of habitats Decide from the diagrams below whether interspersion among Cowardin plants classes (described in H 1.1), or the classes and unvegetated areas (can include open water or mudflats) is high, moderate, low, or none. If you have four or more plant classes or three classes and open water, the rating is always high. None = points Low = 1 point Moderate = 2 points All three diagrams in this row are HIGH = 3points H 1.5. Special habitat features: Check the habitat features that are present in the wetland. The number of checks is the number of points. Large, downed, woody debris within the wetland (> 4 in diameter and 6 ft long). Standing snags (dbh > 4 in) within the wetland Undercut banks are present for at least 6.6 ft (2 m) and/or overhanging plants extends at least 3.3 ft (1 m) over a stream (or ditch) in, or contiguous with the wetland, for at least 33 ft (1 m) Stable steep banks of fine material that might be used by beaver or muskrat for denning (> 3 degree slope) OR signs of recent beaver activity are present (cut shrubs or trees that have not yet weathered where wood is exposed) At least ¼ ac of thin stemmed persistent plants or woody branches are present in areas that are permanently or seasonally inundated (structures for egg laying by amphibians) Invasive plants cover less than 25% of the wetland area in every stratum of plants (see H 1.1 for list of strata) Total for H 1 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Site Potential If score is: = H 7 14 = M 6 = L Record the rating on the first page H 2.. Does the landscape have the potential to support the habitat functions of the site? H 2.1. Accessible habitat (include only habitat that directly abuts wetland unit). Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = % If total accessible habitat is: > 1/3 (33.3%) of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = % of 1 km Polygon points = 1 < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = K6

208 H 2.2. Undisturbed habitat in 1 km Polygon around the wetland. Calculate: % undisturbed habitat + [(7% moderate and low intensity land uses)/2] = 3.5 % Undisturbed habitat > 5% of Polygon points = 3 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and in 1 3 patches points = 2 Undisturbed habitat 1 5% and > 3 patches points = 1 Undisturbed habitat < 1% of 1 km Polygon points = H 2.3. Land use intensity in 1 km Polygon: If > 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity land use points = ( 2) 5% of 1 km Polygon is high intensity points = Total for H 2 Add the points in the boxes above Rating of Landscape Potential If score is: 4 6 = H 1 3 = M < 1 = L Record the rating on the first page H 3.. Is the habitat provided by the site valuable to society? H 3.1. Does the site provide habitat for species valued in laws, regulations, or policies? Choose only the highest score that applies to the wetland being rated. Site meets ANY of the following criteria: points = 2 It has 3 or more priority habitats within 1 m (see next page) It provides habitat for Threatened or Endangered species (any plant or animal on the state or federal lists) It is mapped as a location for an individual WDFW priority species It is a Wetland of High Conservation Value as determined by the Department of Natural Resources It has been categorized as an important habitat site in a local or regional comprehensive plan, in a Shoreline Master Plan, or in a watershed plan Site has 1 or 2 priority habitats (listed on next page) within 1 m points = 1 Site does not meet any of the criteria above points = Rating of Value If score is: 2 = H 1 = M = L Record the rating on the first page WDFW Priority Habitats Priority habitats listed by WDFW (see complete descriptions of WDFW priority habitats, and the counties in which they can be found, in: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. 28. Priority Habitat and Species List. Olympia, Washington. 177 pp. or access the list from here: Count how many of the following priority habitats are within 33 ft (1 m) of the wetland unit: NOTE: This question is independent of the land use between the wetland unit and the priority habitat. Aspen Stands: Pure or mixed stands of aspen greater than 1 ac (.4 ha). Biodiversity Areas and Corridors: Areas of habitat that are relatively important to various species of native fish and wildlife (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report). Herbaceous Balds: Variable size patches of grass and forbs on shallow soils over bedrock. Old growth/mature forests: Old growth west of Cascade crest Stands of at least 2 tree species, forming a multilayered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha ) > 32 in (81 cm) dbh or > 2 years of age. Mature forests Stands with average diameters exceeding 21 in (53 cm) dbh; crown cover may be less than 1%; decay, decadence, numbers of snags, and quantity of large downed material is generally less than that found in old growth; 8 2 years old west of the Cascade crest. Oregon White Oak: Woodland stands of pure oak or oak/conifer associations where canopy coverage of the oak component is important (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 158 see web link above). K7

209 Riparian: The area adjacent to aquatic systems with flowing water that contains elements of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems which mutually influence each other. Westside Prairies: Herbaceous, non forested plant communities that can either take the form of a dry prairie or a wet prairie (full descriptions in WDFW PHS report p. 161 see web link above). Instream: The combination of physical, biological, and chemical processes and conditions that interact to provide functional life history requirements for instream fish and wildlife resources. Nearshore: Relatively undisturbed nearshore habitats. These include Coastal Nearshore, Open Coast Nearshore, and Puget Sound Nearshore. (full descriptions of habitats and the definition of relatively undisturbed are in WDFW report see web link on previous page). Caves: A naturally occurring cavity, recess, void, or system of interconnected passages under the earth in soils, rock, ice, or other geological formations and is large enough to contain a human. Cliffs: Greater than 25 ft (7.6 m) high and occurring below 5 ft elevation. Talus: Homogenous areas of rock rubble ranging in average size ft ( m), composed of basalt, andesite, and/or sedimentary rock, including riprap slides and mine tailings. May be associated with cliffs. Snags and Logs: Trees are considered snags if they are dead or dying and exhibit sufficient decay characteristics to enable cavity excavation/use by wildlife. Priority snags have a diameter at breast height of > 2 in (51 cm) in western Washington and are > 6.5 ft (2 m) in height. Priority logs are > 12 in (3 cm) in diameter at the largest end, and > 2 ft (6 m) long. Note: All vegetated wetlands are by definition a priority habitat but are not included in this list because they are addressed elsewhere. CATEGORIZATION BASED ON SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Wetland Type Check off any criteria that apply to the wetland. Circle the category when the appropriate criteria are met. SC 1.. Estuarine wetlands Does the wetland meet the following criteria for Estuarine wetlands? The dominant water regime is tidal, Vegetated, and With a salinity greater than.5 ppt Yes Go to SC 1.1 No= Not an estuarine wetland SC 1.1. Is the wetland within a National Wildlife Refuge, National Park, National Estuary Reserve, Natural Area Preserve, State Park or Educational, Environmental, or Scientific Reserve designated under WAC ? Yes = Category I No Go to SC 1.2 Category Cat. I K8

210 SC 1.2. Is the wetland unit at least 1 ac in size and meets at least two of the following three conditions? The wetland is relatively undisturbed (has no diking, ditching, filling, cultivation, grazing, and has less than 1% cover of non native plant species. (If non native species are Spartina, see page 25) At least ¾ of the landward edge of the wetland has a 1 ft buffer of shrub, forest, or un grazed or unmowed grassland. The wetland has at least two of the following features: tidal channels, depressions with open water, or contiguous freshwater wetlands. Yes = Category I No = Category II SC 2.. Wetlands of High Conservation Value (WHCV) SC 2.1. Has the WA Department of Natural Resources updated their website to include the list of Wetlands of High Conservation Value? Yes Go to SC 2.2 No Go to SC 2.3 SC 2.2. Is the wetland listed on the WDNR database as a Wetland of High Conservation Value? Yes = Category I No = Not a WHCV SC 2.3. Is the wetland in a Section/Township/Range that contains a Natural Heritage wetland? Yes Contact WNHP/WDNR and go to SC 2.4 No = Not a WHCV SC 2.4. Has WDNR identified the wetland within the S/T/R as a Wetland of High Conservation Value and listed it on their website? Yes = Category I No = Not a WHCV SC 3.. Bogs Does the wetland (or any part of the unit) meet both the criteria for soils and vegetation in bogs? Use the key below. If you answer YES you will still need to rate the wetland based on its functions. SC 3.1. Does an area within the wetland unit have organic soil horizons, either peats or mucks, that compose 16 in or more of the first 32 in of the soil profile? Yes Go to SC 3.3 No Go to SC 3.2 SC 3.2. Does an area within the wetland unit have organic soils, either peats or mucks, that are less than 16 in deep over bedrock, or an impermeable hardpan such as clay or volcanic ash, or that are floating on top of a lake or pond? Yes Go to SC 3.3 No = Is not a bog SC 3.3. Does an area with peats or mucks have more than 7% cover of mosses at ground level, AND at least a 3% cover of plant species listed in Table 4? Yes = Is a Category I bog No Go to SC 3.4 NOTE: If you are uncertain about the extent of mosses in the understory, you may substitute that criterion by measuring the ph of the water that seeps into a hole dug at least 16 in deep. If the ph is less than 5. and the plant species in Table 4 are present, the wetland is a bog. SC 3.4. Is an area with peats or mucks forested (> 3% cover) with Sitka spruce, subalpine fir, western red cedar, western hemlock, lodgepole pine, quaking aspen, Engelmann spruce, or western white pine, AND any of the species (or combination of species) listed in Table 4 provide more than 3% of the cover under the canopy? Yes = Is a Category I bog No = Is not a bog Cat. I Cat. II Cat. I Cat. I SC 4.. Forested Wetlands Does the wetland have at least 1 contiguous acre of forest that meets one of these criteria for the WA Department of Fish and Wildlife s forests as priority habitats? If you answer YES you will still need to rate the wetland based on its functions. Old growth forests (west of Cascade crest): Stands of at least two tree species, forming a multi layered canopy with occasional small openings; with at least 8 trees/ac (2 trees/ha) that are at least 2 years of age OR have a diameter at breast height (dbh) of 32 in (81 cm) or more. Mature forests (west of the Cascade Crest): Stands where the largest trees are 8 2 years old OR the species that make up the canopy have an average diameter (dbh) exceeding 21 in (53 cm). Cat. I Yes = Category I No = Not a forested wetland for this section K9

211 SC 5.. Wetlands in Coastal Lagoons Does the wetland meet all of the following criteria of a wetland in a coastal lagoon? The wetland lies in a depression adjacent to marine waters that is wholly or partially separated from marine waters by sandbanks, gravel banks, shingle, or, less frequently, rocks The lagoon in which the wetland is located contains ponded water that is saline or brackish (>.5 ppt) during most of the year in at least a portion of the lagoon (needs to be measured near the bottom) Yes Go to SC 5.1 No = Not a wetland in a coastal lagoon SC 5.1. Does the wetland meet all of the following three conditions? The wetland is relatively undisturbed (has no diking, ditching, filling, cultivation, grazing), and has less than 2% cover of aggressive, opportunistic plant species (see list of species on p. 1). At least ¾ of the landward edge of the wetland has a 1 ft buffer of shrub, forest, or un grazed or un mowed grassland. The wetland is larger than 1/1 ac (435 ft2) Yes = Category I No = Category II SC 6.. Interdunal Wetlands Is the wetland west of the 1889 line (also called the Western Boundary of Upland Ownership or WBUO)? If you answer yes you will still need to rate the wetland based on its habitat functions. In practical terms that means the following geographic areas: Long Beach Peninsula: Lands west of SR 13 Grayland Westport: Lands west of SR 15 Ocean Shores Copalis: Lands west of SR 115 and SR 19 Yes Go to SC 6.1 No = not an interdunal wetland for rating SC 6.1. Is the wetland 1 ac or larger and scores an 8 or 9 for the habitat functions on the form (rates H,H,H or H,H,M for the three aspects of function)? Yes = Category I No Go to SC 6.2 SC 6.2. Is the wetland 1 ac or larger, or is it in a mosaic of wetlands that is 1 ac or larger? Yes = Category II No Go to SC 6.3 SC 6.3. Is the unit between.1 and 1 ac, or is it in a mosaic of wetlands that is between.1 and 1 ac? Yes = Category III No = Category IV Category of wetland based on Special Characteristics If you answered No for all types, enter Not Applicable on Summary Form Cat. I Cat. II Cat I Cat. II Cat. III Cat. IV This page left blank intentionally K1

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