HomeMy WebLinkAboutMarsh & Meadows Easem't SurveyMarsh' and Meadows Easement Baseline Vegetation Survey
Summary
Date: April '05, 2000
.Observers: Amy Hiatt~ Karen McKee ·
Attachments: 'Plant listS:and notes for ZoneS I through 4 . '
Map'of zones and ·sUb-zones (reduced· versiOn) '
Code of habitat ·types
References: 1997 DNR aerial photo at scale: I .inch = 100 feet ·(used as basis for 'the Zo'ne Map) .
. U. sDA_scS soil.surgery of jefferson CoUnty ' .... ' . '-- - .-!-' ': :"
. . ojar &McKtnnon s' :Plants-of·the Pacffic. Northwest Coast.. ·
Guard's "Wetland Plants of Oregon·and Washington,, . . . .. ...-
WSU's "A FieldGUide t° wdtiahd CliaracteriZati°n'' - '_'
Note: . The individuals who CondUcted-thig Survey are amateur naturalists; not prOfessiOnal
Wetlands delineators. ' ' ' - '
No archival or oral r~search has been -conducted On hi~toric-iand-uSe of this' Particular·property: The: -
assumPtion is that.the bottom lands-thr°ughout BeaYer Val!ey-were among the earliest ~re~' i'n-the ". '
region to'be cleared-for~agriculmre.~ The land Was-probablY logged offca'1880,1900~-thestu:mPs -. -
gradually removed and ditches installed-to improve drainage... - '
The land has probably been used primarily for pasture. It is nOt known whether. any of it .has eVer
been cultivated. The ca 1954 aerial photograph used-as the base for mapping of-the Soil SUrvey
· shoWs more .Open land. than Present!~ existS.' it is iil%!y that thewettest ~eas have been _leasi'graZed.
either because of fencing or lackof~asy access :by livdstock, and have·sloWly returned to forest.
There remain a very few large, charred and decayed stUmps and: snags-in the area where most of'the
larger living trees are located. No Samples"have-been taken to PoSitively date any of·the· trees on the
prgPerty, but none-apPear:to be older tl~'an abOut t00 ye~ars. In the caSe. of the'D°uglaS-firS,_this -
.judgement is-basedOn 'the relatively thin bark at. the base of the trees. In- the case of the Cedars, the
judgement is based on size. ' i - ' ' .
The .largest-trees· on the property do generally appear to have grown Up in the open. They whre .
perhaps left standing'to provide'shelter f°r-li~;eStoCk or becaUse they Were.on ground unsuitable.for
agriculture sUch as' ~he knoll in :Zone 3'-b~ "' . '
-The wetlands on the property-are, extensiv~ and varied. Zone 2 contains-the open wetlands l Zones 3
and 4 cOntain forested wetlands'with' some upland-areas.
The open wetlands do notappear to have much diversity of plant species at-the present time. Juncus
effusus and-poSsibly JUncus balticus are the. dominantPiants othel: :ihan g'raSses. BUt', since ii~e~t°Ck-
graZing wili no longer be Permitted, the-di~,erSi~Y-shot~ld gradually iiner~ase.as sedge~ and-other ~.'
herbs and shrubs r~2introd~ice'themselves. This' PrOCess d;u'ld be'accelerated by Planting, but it
seems that the ~greater challenge as far as enhancement activities are concerned is the control of
invasive, non-native sPecies such as Himalayan blackberry, Canada·thistle and reed'canary grass.
These three species are present on the property now bUt have sO far not become widespread.
The forested wetlands have a moderate diversity of plant species .and appear to-provide significant
habitat for birds and small mammals. At least a half-dozen old bird nests were observed and .the
following birds were heard or-seeni winter wren, black capped Chickadee, red~Wing black bird',
robin. Deer tracks and Coyote scat were seen. ~ ·
The Predominant grOund-cover, in the less shaded areas of Zone 4 is creeping buttercup, but' it yields
t° extensive carpets'.of youth-on;age, bleeding heart, hlse-lily-of-the-vali~y 'and 'foam flower in: the
. deeper forest. The abundance..of'moss and the occasional licoriCe fern growing on-an alder'indicate
that the entire area remains'm0ist':throughiSu't the Year. Skunk cabbage is abundant around-the edges
of Zone 4 in very Wet, sPongy ground.
The pred°minant underst°ry- plant through muCh-ofZ°ne 4 is .SalmonberrY, -particUlarly in
' association wii~h aldersl '- A nUmber-Of, Unusually large. PaCific Crab-appIes canbef°und'in, the vicinity
of the.oldest_conifers~ perhaps marking: the:edge of an . area that _was.~ormerly-more oPen~ English .--
. holly-has become-well estabii~hed'in ~O'ne.3 and the':weSternpat~t 0f:Zone 4~d~, but c~uId be... ' '
controlied._b~Y hand weeding of the'small_ seedlings-and grUbbing°ut of the· larger-plants. .
Tiffs 'plant: surVey waS'conduCted in early spring,before'most deciduOus trees and ShrUbshad _leafed
out. :Iti isiikely that many more s peCieswould be .addedt° each 0f the zon'e:-l[sts after _afiother -vis ir-
: later ~n the'spring or ~nearly summer.' Also, as m'ent!oned m the notes, for Zone 3, thatarea has not
. "ye~ been surveye-d in.detail'. ....
~Recommendations for further action: '' '
~ .complete the plant.species, inventOry: for. Zone. 3..
. continue-to supPlement theplantai~d animal-inventories foi' all of. the zones during annual
.monitoring'visits-and at other' times as:appropriate. _ ' ' '
-. Research and record the tandTuSehistorYof the property through interviews with Bruce Porter
. aM otlier individuals who have.knowledge'of'the 'area. . '. -
, implement a prbgram- in. co!laboratiOn Wkh t!ie landOwner(s):for'control of inuasive no'n~native
, specieS,' targ~fin~English-h°lly,'Himaiayan biackberry, canadathist!eand reed CanarY grass.
-~ Implement a program in C°lial~oration With the' landowner(S)-for 6nhancement of plani'diver~;ity
and hydrology, particularly in Zone 2.
. Habitat Type Codes (Jefferson Land TrUst) ) ' I ' ·
..... t.C°diferous Fore's~'.- dominated'by coniferOUS trees -. . - . ."'"'"' ".': ":-'
. . ' 2 Deciduous-Forest -.dominated by deciduous .trees - '- "~"- .... ." -
.3Mi'xed:FOCes~,_mix~'c~ni~lemusandde;id~'~$t:¢ees' - . .- i -"'.. j": . .
..... :FreSh Water Habitat.. - '" ' ' - ' .... ...... ' ' ' ~ ' '"'
-._~t.L~ke)P_..ond:.l..' '.- -' :,_ i '.-' "- .-- !"_.'- '---'.':----'-:'
' '-'5'cre~t~)St-rea'~-." -: ':'" . -. i :. ' - [. '.--'..'""' . ."'.'"- - .
6 Bog_L!refening..tosphagnum '-"' i'- '"':'' -' - ' "' :t: :. : i' ' -'-:':
'Z :M~rSh~/e~:':~ado~.-.Wetland. With-em~rg~n~:.vege:~ibn "" :"' :'
"8Sw~PL_a'f°rested'wetland' . .- ' i ' -~.'] - '_- ] ' : '- .- .j ' -.- "'
- !_Grass/ShrUbLa-nds . i . . t " ' ' I ' ' -'
"'i'""' 9iR~c~en~'Cle.ar;~ui' ~' I'~ok foKs~ghs of-forest-distUrba"ce'- .- .' -"""" :i' ' ''
:' 10 =: tVfeadow ~non. foces~ed areas consist:lng :of grasses.and he~aceeuS..~/e._ge.t~t!.c~'h .-.. :--'I-'-
. -.1 i '.Shrub/Thicket; nonf°re's~d areas consisting bT Shrubby v-eg'~tatio.n .~d' ~p!'ings . .". ,
' sa!twate,r-F[abi~at .' .-.:'''':-'. ': - '' '.' '"-i--' '.'" -
. 12 Open~_Salt?Water': ' ..-._ !' _ ' '"' ' ...' ...... '" ";{ . -
- . 1-.3 '£ei~a~'iB~d'- ~bPen-Saltwat~erWi{h f,o. ot'ed e~lg?a~S ~ . ' .' '.. '" i. '- I ' '
-14 Ti'dai"l%cifiat- i~ter.tidai Zor~e With muddy sub~rate and big'tidal fluctuadOr~ J :" -" ·
-1.'51salt l~lar~h-:salt water.-weQa~d- With-eme~ge[it'v-.e-getation:.-:- - -: '- - '~ '.-"
, i6ISandy.Bea~h.-: ' ,.-'1 .- - "- ' '-'-:' -' '-': · ' ' "' , -
· 17:lROck'y Shore -' rodk or rabble -- ' ' ' :':'"' ': ' ! '
18[$eacliff/bluff-- restricted to seaward exposures, ocean "add .straights: -
· '. ,A,.,griculturai-Lands ',, .. i,, ' .... i ' i , .. ,.,i ', .' ' ' · .... '.
19 Orchard/Vineyard ' ' - ' - : ' ' · '
20 Pastures' ' ' ;' ' - ' ' '
· I t . . I ..... :. I . I
· ..Z~lHayfie~d t I ' I ' '- ' I . I '.
IViarsh and Meadows Easement
Zone:
-Habitats;
Date:
A
W
1
1i, 20, 21
Wednesday, April 05, 2000° '
Address: south.side, of Embody Road
Observers: Amy Hiatt, I~aren'McKee -
Abundance: 1 = rare 2 =infrequent 3=frequent ' 4--'abundant'
Wetland indicator species:
OBL = wetland obligate FACW--- wetland facultative FAC =facultative
UPL--- upland'obligate
Notes: See end of.list. .
Baseline Vegetation SurveY
(see the Zone Map 'attached)
(see JLT Habitat List attached)
FACU = upland facultative
Plant List: Nomnative-species . ...... . . .-
l'speciesname .- ' : -. · '. l common'name: ' ." '" · · I A . I H'I z t
'Herbs -. .. . ' '' ' ' : :' .' '- '. "- ' ' - · -' .': "' ' _' - ".- -
1 · ' . '_: . _ grass-.spp, unidentified . 4 - 20, 21 . '
'2_ Plantag0 major co:~mon--plantain', . . .. .1 ,20; 21
.... FACU
3 TaraxacumOfficinale . ' ' C0mm0~ dandelion -. -- 2 - .,20;.2:1 '
4 vi~ial-spP ' . '. . ! ' :,'; -' ':,'- - .... ' ' ' ..' -':2' . [20;-21
'~[Species,name '' ' ' -I-c°mmOn'name" - "'-' '- 'l-- a' 't' H 1;Z -I -W. I"-n'
-~He~bS _ · . . -.- .'. '- _ --.-
1.i-" -:-""-' ' - ' lgrassspp. Unidentified ' ' .I 4.:- :120;21i:- '. I'-' I'
i- Betberis nervosa . OregongraPe · ' '
2 Ga'Ui~heriashallOn_ · ' ' - Sa'Iai_:.:.-?_.-_ ' ' :. - '. · ~ -. i- :-'-i-1-' ': ' ...' .
'3 Oemlaria.cerasiform s - indian plum · -
~ SymPhoricarPosalbus. - ~' common-snoWberry · 2. · - 11 . ' -FACU
5 VacCiniUm Parvifolium ' red-hubk!eberry ' . .' ' . 1 ' 11 . '
Trees . . · - '~. · . . ·
I AIn_u. srubra.. _ " .. ~ed..alde? .., . .. · ..... 1' 11 FAC
2" PrUnus ema'rginata . bitter, dhei~r'y - 3 11- '
3 salix--spp,-..- -' .... : !Willow - - ' ' - . ' . .... - .' 1. '1'i_: .' - . FAC
Vines - ' ' ' · '
! {Rubus ursinus- - · {trailing blackberry· -' ' ' - I 2
This-small Upland area is the side of a knoll,:the .tOp of which appears to be the ·highest point on the '40
acre ·parcel. _.According .to the-USDA-S.CS:SQi! S~vey, the soil:type :is Kitsap silt loam. The ca 1954 -
aerial Photograpli Used in .the surVey shows that 'this area .wast cleared, probably ~oaSture. Conifers- were
planted across the area in-about 1995; several' firs and~edars.h'ave sur,v red. The northern boundarY of
the area is an old fenceline With a hedgerow develOping alOng it. The deciduouS, trees and shrubs listed -
above are located there. The rest of the area has a dense cover of mixed grasses' with a few other herb-
aceous-species scattered throughout,
Marsh and Meadows Easement
Zone: '
Habitats:
Date:
Address:
Observers:
2 (a-c) .
7, 10,20
Wednesday, April 05, Z000
south s de o.f Embody Road
Amy Hiatt, Karen McKee
Baseline VegetatiOn Survey
(see the Zone Map attached)
(see JLT Habitat List attached)
Plant-LiSt:' NatiVe SPecies
:' lSpecies..name.-' ' ' '" -1COmm°nname ' - ' t 'A '.. 'Z t W ' N
. ... · _.-_.:.__ ...:_. --- ......-. - '_
1 '... :' ; .. · - - .- .' , grassspp,:-unidenti'fied ' :'- " · 4 10,.20 a~'b- ... .
:2 Athydum fei~x-'femina iad~-:-f~:in'_' /- ;. -.- ; ' -' - . .-' .: ' -- ¥_2 i 7 :-b FAC ..
'3._ Ca~damine.spp;: - ' . . . - bitt~e.r_-Cress. ' _ .. ' -- ' ;' · 4.' .: 7r l'0 ' -.b ._.FAC.- . '
4 Care?spp. -. . - ~dg:e.- -.'--' · ' .. ' . . ; . .1' ' -. 7,_ .....10- b _ ~' FAC...... '
'5. Equisetumsp.P.- · .' .--- - h0(~.-et~a~ii': . -' - '-" ' .' '- · ~. ! !:Q,-20--a~.b.- ~,A~....-
6 ' Galium SPP.". . b~d~st.r_aw ' ' - ' - -' !' 20 :.! a:'.: :FACW--
7 'Geummacr°phyllurn I~r-gb'tea-vedavens _ ;.. -.- .2 '1'0,.201 .a,.b. --FAC '. .
. 8 -JuncUs ~pp.. . : . · '. r(JSh'. · . ,- .. - . 4'. -7,:.i:0! -b, c.'_i,FAC _' _
9 Lysichiton:~-mer cahum skbnk.'Cebbage ' · . 3... 7 . _ b' :.~: ~B'L _-
10 I~ubus spectabi!is .'- ' ' ' sa!rnbnberry _ - '3 10 . · b-.' ' 'FAC '_ :
· 11 Urtieadioica. . ~stngingtnettlei . . . - ' :" -2 - i0 b ' "-.~FAc:
· ·'Vines .' . ' . .. . -
'1 .IRubuSleuc0dermis - -':l§ia~i('caP- -'-'-'- ' "."-'. ' I t 20 ]' a '1 :' I '
'2 1RubdSursinus · .-ti~i:l'ihg-bl'aekbeirY ' .- ' · '.. 2' · 20;. a '' '"
· Notes: .' ' ' ' -. : .
zone 2 with sub-zones a-c, represents about half of the land'in the easement. The USDA-SCs Soil Survey
describes a variety °i soil types Within th'e-zone.. The h Storic pattern .0f laRd'useS'and: the z0he boundaries
delineated in this'report-both cot:respond ConsiS~:en'fly-witt~ the Soil ,t:YPes..'Z0heS 2:a ahd-2~c._ci~nt~i-n 'BeiCast'silty: '
clay Ioam i(wet variant).and Aldetw. ood; Everett a~d Swantown g'raVelly SandY.loams,- TheSe areaS:-are'.:nSficeabiy ' -
h gher and drier'than.zone 2-b whiCh-contains McMarray a-hal Mukiffe0PeatS-and semiah~bo' mack.-zdne 2'.
appears th-have been'used-as'paStu'~e and perhaps hayfieid until the:mid:l'9'9Os. Theca :1954 aerial. ph0t°g~aph .'
used in 1~he Soil survey Shows that Zone 2 was.cleared 'grassland'. ~Th'e p~ed0minance of juncus a~d.-g~ass" -
species is indicative of grazing activity. There are signs that sedges, shrub SpecieS Such as ~ornuS s.tolonifera
and spirea douglasii, and a few willows are beginning to spread into Zone 2 from. the adjacent woodlands. This
natural pattern has been enhanced, by the planting ca 1995 of dozens of Sitka'spruce along the woodland edges.
There is evidence of old ditching at the N end 'of Zone 2-b. Another ditch runs along the S edge of Zone 4~d.
A road trace lies parallel to and Wof this ditch, A crossing of the main stream appears to have been located
near this point. ,
'ls, pecieSnlame '. '-'- ?.." ' commbn name ' -' · A . · H ' ' Z ' W 'N
' HerbS' :. _". '. ·
1 : ._" . . . . -.: gr~as..s_~p'pr u[~ide0tified . .-.. 4 ' 10,20 a, b.
2 'Arctium minus .' ' .. ic. Ommon-bgfdbbk:-.':~ .ii' '. -: 1 .' 20 -" a '"
3 ~irsium. a[~en~e: .. . ..iCana;da:~histle ..- ". · 2 ' 10,.2(: .-b
4 ;cirsibrh'v~l~a~i~e- -: .... .' .15ul[thii~tle".-' .'. '---_" . ' · .1 10,:;20..b'- : ' "':
5.:Phaari~:ai~bi~di?iacea .:- · - : reed Ca~'ary~grass - ' ' · · · _ 1 ' ' 2.Q'.' a ' FACW '. !
6 ! R_ar~uncu!~S rePenS'.' . . ';Creepihg;:b_Utte~.ggp . . ' '. ' 4:. -.all 'a,-b,-C .F'ACW' _ - ·
7~ ':: Rui~ii'ex 6~i~pb~ - ' . . _: C6ri~i'~db_.:b.k- - .- . -_ ' ' - ' . .2 '. ~.0, 20 -a; .b- 'FACW' -
· Vines -- '" - '_ - - -._.. -'. '_- .- · . . . .... - .
I /~ubUs diScolOr' '- '' '.1' Himalayanb'larkberry '.. ~ , ---- --, -- ...... -~.. . "I .2_ 'tlO' 20'I a '..t' · -I .: '
Z zonel see map for sub-zones
A Abundance: 1=-rare 2=infrequent 3=frequent 4=abundant
W .Wetland indicator species:
OBL = wetland obligate FACW= wetland facultative FAC.= facultative' FACU = upland facultative
~_ UPL=upland obligate. .
N-' Note:s: see end of list'. ' ' . .
. Plant List: Non-native species - .. ' '- . ~ ·
~,_~.arsh and Meadows Easement
Zone:
Habitats:
Date:
Address:
observers.:
A Abundance; 1 =rare 2=infrequent 3=frequent 4=-abundant '
W Wetland indicatOr Species:
OBL= wetland obligate FACW = wetland facultative FAC = faCultative
UPL=uP!and obligate - '
N Notes: see end'of liSt. "
3 la'c)
1,3;8
Friday, March 03, 2000
south .side of Embody Road
Amy Hiatt, Ka~en'McKee, Kees Kolff, George'Bush, Eric Toews
Baseline Vegetation SurveY
(see the Zone Map attached)
(see JLT Habitat List attached)
FACU =upland facultative
Plant List: Nomnative Species ' . · i . . . :..-.. .. .
No SPe'ciesname' ' -'-'- Comm(~n'name' . ' ': A 1 .'H 1 'Z I' W. 'N .
. Trees '- ' ' ' :. ' -:
1 Ilex a u~fohum Eng{ish'hOly · ' 2 · -3 a . · -'
Vines · .,~ . . -_... ; -...-. . _. '. . ....
1 Rubus d~scolor Himalayan blackberry 2 3 a '
.'-. ' ' I ..... --- _ '..-! -. !.. !... I: ... · .
Plant:List:Nativespecies ' '. '.' ._'.. i:, ..'"-'_'. "':-. "- '.
-N° s-.-e~i-es n~me."'. ..... · - common name '
Herbs:-..-.- . .... ..'-. - .-.- .. ~: - .- . .':. : -_ .. .' .-' _ ..... -. _.: . ._ . _'
~ tPOi~stichummunitum.' -:" ' tswOrd'fern : ' " 'l" 2" 3 ' a '1' ': '1 '
2 RubuS ts ectabdis - ' ' S al~O-SlSe-rrY - .' -. 3 -3 · a - FAC /'
:'-'1 iL!)!J"~L:-ilP'~'q il ~.i'. . · -t-.'--_ .... --,-.-.. .-'. I .. I . I . . .t- '. -, .
.~Shrubs- ! '- . ' '. - .... ...t : . ' .. ' . '- . . ' '-..-' '.-' · '..
1 Oem ara ceraslformls indian Plum . · ' 2 3 a FACU
. . Trees - . . . .
· !. A!nus..-~ubra'_.~ . -. -. ' .' red...al_d_e..r ' . . . ..r.... : .3 -: -3.' a _ FAC. - -
-2 -.Pic~a-'~itchensis ' ' ' ':' .Sitka'i~sp~uce" ~ ~ ' ' · ~1 ' 2- · ' -1 b -
3 -pseudb:ts'bga menzies'ii ..- ' -' :..:'d0~giA'~:{~r ''a";-' "11 -"-2: 1. b . FAcu
' 4' ThuJa."PliCata:- ' _ . . __W.'eSiern-tedced. ' -' '.-... '3- . 1' :' b' -'FAC-
Zone 3 has not been yet been 'systematically surveyed for plant species.-The list above results.from.a.'quick
wa k thr°ugh the area in late winter. The:expeC~atibn is ~ha.t Zone 3has very similat-V~getafiont° Zone
The tree species and ageS:aPpear'to be 'abOUt the ~sarfie. There is, h0wever,' more variety in:Soil types:in:Zone 3.
According to thb-usDA-SCs S°il Survley~ zOne 3_a Contains sbmiahmo0 muck and McMu~ray/Mukiite0-peat.
Zone 3-b contains'Alder'Wood graveil!' loam. Zone 3"c contains .Evemtt an'dtSwantOWn gravelly 10~m~,..
Zone 3-b is a knoll'.With an uneven surface and'an unUSua number of.large rocks'protrUding fron~.the-ground.' '
The' knoll is covered. With a grove of large _low.branching 'cedars and a.few.large Sitka spruce. Around.the .edges of
the grove are manY Young Sitka sp':ruce' ~/an{ed ca 199-5.":Z0~ie 3-C c°ntaihs a man-made Pond'built Ca 1960 ~'?).:
Drainage f~om the pOnd is 'directed iaCross.the 0Peh area ~in' Zone'i2-a.t~rough a ditch.roughly parallel: to the
S property line. It disperses into the forested a~ea in zone 3-a'and eVentually joins ~he main creek.
Marsh and Nleadows Easement
Zone:
Habitats:
Date:
Address:
4 (a'd)
2,3,5,8
Wednesday, April 05, 2000
south side of Embody ·Road
Baseline Vegetation ·Survey
(see the Zone Map attached) '
(see JLT Habitat List attaChed)
Observers: ' Amy"Hiatt; Karen McKee
AAbundance: 1 =rare 2=infrequent 3=frequent 4=abundant
W- Wetland indicator species: - .
OBL=wetland.dbl.igate FACW= wetland faculta.tive FAC = facultative FACU ='upland' facultative
UPL =upland obligate
NNotes: see end of list. '
Plant List: Normative sPecies
Common name '- -' A H Z ~ W .' N.
~ N0. ]SPecies name ·
t '1 ' .Herbs' ' .; ' '. ·
' lwa,, lettuce
1' '21' tRanunculus]uactuca mUraliSrePens · ·
Trees ' ' -:'.' . ·
I ']llexaqUifolium - "' - - lEngliSh'-i~ll¥' : '- - ' ' '1 '4'I · 3 "] 'd -1 ''1 ']
Vines 'i - ' *
'1 _JRubuSlaciniatUs, .- ' '' . .. eve.rgree~b!ackber'ry. '-'~ . : . 1
2.~RUbt~S.dis~01o~-
PlantList:Native.species " '
N°. spe~ies'h'ame - - '' Common--na~me -' - · ' ' "A ' H Z,' '"~W · -'N
.Herbs . .- . · . . . .
1 '.' AthyriUmfelix-femina _' iadyf~ : ' · - . 3 : -all - al/ -; FAC
' 2 carex deWeyana .' i . E)e~eVS:Sedge . . ' ' 1. 3 d FACU
3 Cl~¥toniaSibirica'. .i ' Caridy;fl0.~er. -_--.. - ' ' 1' . 3. d ' FAc' .
· 4 Dicentta-formo'sa . . 'P~cifiE.15leeding.heart . 3' ' 3 d ' .'. '
5 ~quise~u'mspp.._ - . hOt, eta:il . ' .-'.' · ' . 2 !' -.5 · a FAC.. - . .
6 'oa!i.um Spp: ; . .' .' bed~s~iw .. ~: ... ' 2-:. .5 a - FAC ~ '.'-
~ 7 .Geum mac[Ophyllum - ' a[ge;ieav'eda~ei~S'.- .: - ' 1..~ . 3. . d _-FACW.-
8 LYsich!ton ~medcanum · . ' skUn_kCabbage .; · . 4 -2- . -a,..'b ...OBL_
9'"tM'aianthemUmdila'atum't -'" 'falS~.fil¢7~f~:th~:Valley . 4 '.--':-3_-.-" d .;--. :...._.___
10 P01yp0dium.glycYr~hiza .'. . i~i'icori~6 ~bm.. - · · 3... 2 . b,'c_'
1.i IPotYstichum munitum - ' -SWi~rd-fe~n. - ' I ' .3" :. d ' '_. ;'
~i~ry' . 4 ail all.'. '.i-:FAC!
i2 IRubbs-s~3eCtab'iiiS' '. ' '. '- salm . .
1 3 !StaChyS -C0c~leY~:e -. .. i: .; ~:i5~51i3~!~::i~edgetnettle ' . . 1 ;5- .p _~
1 4 'Tiarella .trifOliata ' - foa~n..fibwe'r .. ..... . .~ 3 .3' d ..... .-: · --
l:5-',T0l~eit~--i~nenzi~sii .. - '--~ '~ ' ; : ' : ' ' ' . ' r : : '.4..-'all'-- ~l: ' '" ..'
16 U[tica. dioica' ,' ~tingi~g:'rie~tii~ ' . ' . .. _ 3'" 2; 5 a;'-b;_c :FAC
I Comus stolonife[a · red-.o~i~?dOgwgod . - ... - ' 3 .5 a'. "FA'CW
2 Lonicera invblucrata · .. ' backtWinbe-~w .... :1 '. 2 - .b . :- FAC - . .-
3 Luzula Spp.' '- ' ' Wob~l~'u~h:- -- -.. · ' _ .'- -'--. 1 -' - ' ~2; 3-' -b; c~_:d;--" -: -' '~ _ -'
4 Oem!aria' c'erasi~otmis . · ' i~'dl~n_.plu:m. ' ' '- "'2 '-..~i!.': -: -__all. ;; ' ._FACU: .
5. Ribe$'j6bb :.. . gijmm¥'gooSeberry .' - ' 2 -_" -2;.3- 'b,-c~ d ....
6 ~Ribe~divaricatum ' . . 'w~!dgb0~ibber'ry' . · . 2.- ' -5'- : .a :'-: -- -_ :..
7 Ribeslacustre ." · . .. blaCkg00sbberry- - - ' 2 . 2, 3 ! b, C,'d-=FAC
8 Sambucus racemosa red.elderberry . ' '. 2 . ' '2,'"3 b, c,d '- _ _ ' '
9 i Spirea dougla~ii hard'hack '... · . 3 ' 5 . '] ' a '. FACW .....
10 Sympho~icarPos albus : . Common snowberry 2 5 a _ .FACU . '
1 1 Vaccinium ovatUm evergreen hubkieberry · . I 3 d
· 12 Vaccinium'parvifolium ' red huckleberry ' · 2 2, 5 a, d.
] 2 IMai~s.fusca . PacifiC crabaPple ' -'3 1' 3 I d I FAC ] ,..
3 ']Pice'a Stchensis ' Sitka'SP~u. Ce- ." : ' · - 2 I 3, . I .d "t : ":']-'. -' -'
4' t-PS.eud°tsuga menziesi . · _d~ug'i'as'~fi[ ' .' ' ' ' . · .3:-I-' 3.' t d -.,I'.:FA:Cu 1' --- I
]-'5 ]ThuJa;P'iiCata : : . :' weste?n.redcedar ' .'.. 4. I :3.-'1 c;: d ::t .:F C :t '1':
6 ' Tsug--a hetdroPhyl a' weStei-h heml6dk - ' -3' d '"' · .... 'l '
Vines' . .' · .' ", .-. · · . ' - '. ' . - _ '-['
1 Rubus ursinus' . . -traiiing]. baCkberry, ' - ~ 2. . 3 [ d' [ .
NoteS: ' ' . "' : "-." ' ' - ' · ' · · i'- '..-'-' .'
· The_land in Zone 4 is forested. The sub-zOnes iden1~ify areas with different distributions of tree species :and age~.-:
zOn'e:--4-a borders the Creek'and· extends'alOng the: ditch and fenceline'atEmbody-R°ad. ' Most.of the tree's_ in ..,
' ' zo~ie '4.':a are,decidUous. A- group.of.standing: dead aide~s'is'iocated near. theN end.' iAIder'is 'the dominant-t'ree- ':
in Zone-4Lb, .With a SCattering of.young.cedar~, Zone.4:,c. is_a~.- aimost~..pure ·Stand of:alders, not a~' large:as' {'h°Se- -
in Zbnb '4,b. The dominant· UnderStory plant'ih; both ZOnes 4;b and 'z~-C' is'salm°n'be~y. ' Z°'ne -4~d cOh~'~'ins-a :mix "?-.'
of Conifers and unUSuallY large alders, .The older C, ed'ars and·firs have iOW bran~hesindicating th~tiltheygrewuP '
in the °pen. A g~oup of'-siti~a spruce (aPi~r°'xJ" 18r'-dbh) is IoCa:ted.:n'ear .the SW. edge.. A .few'iarge:-~hAr~:ed s~a. gs '
and stUmpS.ate 'scatteredin'the Same a~ea as--the largeSt-iiving trees..In the-VV corner of.' ZOne 4-d -is One. small. ' · .
area iOf-[elati;~elY'te6erit:biow-down;- ~ffb~-~ng'a'::half-'dbz'e. i3 'medi'u~ Si2'ed-cedars. -:No:Stumps of [ec'e'ntly: cut '-
trees'Were-obser~/e~-. ' The 'UsDA~SCS 'SOii'SurVey Shows :~ii:at-z°ne 4 contains MdkilteOi. peat .and: 'S.emia'hmoo "
. ·muck;" Tl~e. Ca 1954-aerial phot°graph used in-'the Su~:V.e~ shows that ithe. :E,.hajf ·of-ZOne 4-d Wa~ unforested, i '
,aPParentl mead'ow %:glassiandj-: .zone-?~.~C'~3rDbablY,containbd:Shtljbsor:smali-tre.esl..The:tallest 't-re~s-were . . .
in the·same loCatiOn .aS the Oldest and/argeSt i~eeS.ar~ to-day_~in'-a' beltalOng~the sW..edge: of zOne 4,d. - ·
IVlarsh and Meadows Easement
Zone: 4 (a-d)
Habitats: 2, 3, 5, 8
Date: Wednesday, April 05, 2000
Address: south side of Embody Road
Observers: Amy Hiatt, Karen McKee
A Abundance: 1 =rare :2=infrequent 3=frequent 4=abundant
W Wetland indicator species:
OBL = wetland obligate FACW = wetland facultative
UPL = upland obligate
N Notes: see end of list.
Plant List: Non-native species
FAC = facultative
No. ISpecies name
I Common name
Herbs
· I Lactuca muralis
2 Ranunculus repens
twall lettuce
creeping buttercup
Trees
I English holly
1 I Ilex aquifolium
Vines
Baseline Vegetation Survey
(see the Zone Map attached)
(see JLT Habitat List attached)
FACU =upland facultat ve
I A I H I z I w I~.
· 1'4 I 3 I d I I
1 ]Rubus laciniatus
2 ]Rubus discolor
Ievergreen blackberry
Himalayan blackberry
Plant List: Native species
Species name I Common name
Herbs
Athyrium felix-femina lady fern
Carex deweyana Dewey's sedge
Claytonia sibirica candy flower
Dicentra formosa Pacific bleeding heart
Equisetum spp. horsetail
Galium spp. bed-straw
Geum macrophyllum large-leaved averts
Lysichiton americanum skunk cabbage
Maianthemum dilatatum false lily-of,the-valley
Polypodium glycyrrhiza licorice fern
Polystichum munitum sword fern
Rubus spectabilis salmonberry
Stachys cooleyae Cooley's hedge-nettle
Tiarella trifoliata foamflower
Tolmeia menziesii youth-on-age
Urtica dioica stinging nettle
red-oSier dogwood
black twinberry
wood-rush
indian plum
gummy gooseberry
Shrubs
1 IC°rnus stolOnifera
2 ILonicera involucrata
3 tLuzula spp.
4 IOemlaria cerasiformis
5 IRibes Iobbii
6 IRibes divaricatum
7 tribes lacustre
8 ISambucus racemosa
9 ISpirea douglasii
10/Symphoricarpos albus
11 /Vaccinium ovatum
12 '/Vaccinium parvifolium
Wild gooseberry
black gooseberry
red elderberry
hardhack
common snowberry
evergreen huckleberry
red huckleberry
1 3 d
t A I "I z I w I N
IViarsh and Meadows Easement
Zone:
Habitats:
Date:
Address:
Observers:
3 (a-c)
1,3,8
Friday, March 03, 2000
south side of Embody Road
Baseline Vegetation Survey
(see the Zone Map attached)
(see JLT Habitat List attached)
Amy Hiatt, Karen McKee, Kees Kolff, George Bush, Eric Toews
A Abundance: 1=rare 2=infrequent 3--frequent 4=abundant
W Wetland indicator species:
OBL = wetland obligate FACW= wetland facultative FAC = facultative FACU = Upland facultative
UPL = upland obligate
N Notes: see end'of list.
Plant List: Non-native species
NO. I Species name' I Common name
English holly
Trees
I J llex aquifolium
Vines
1 IRubus discolor
I Himalayan blackberry
Plant List: Native species
IAIu1 zIwI."
I2I3I aI 1
I2t3I."I I
Not es:
Zone 3 has not been yet been systematically surveyed for plant species. The list above results from a quick
walk through the area in late winter. The expectation is that Zone 3 has very-similar vegetation to Zone 4.
The tree species and ages appear to be about the same. There is, however, more variety in soil types in Zone 3.
According to the USDA-SCS Soil Survey, Zone 3-a contains Semiahmoo muck and McMurray/Mukilteo peat.
Zone 3-b contains Alderwood gravelly loam. Zone 3-c contains Everett and Swantown gravelly loams.
Zone 3-b is a knoll with an uneven surface and.an unusual number of large rocks protruding from the ground.
The knoll is covered with a grove of large Iow-branching cedars and a few large. Sitka spcuce,. Around the edges Of
the grove are many young Sitka spruce planted ca 1995, Zone 3-c contains a man-made 'pond built ca 1960 (?).
Drainage from the pond is directed across the open area in Zone 2-a through a ditch roughly parallel to the
S property line. It disperses into the forested area in Zone 3-a and eventually joins the main creek.
No. tSpecies name ICommon name IAI'HI Z I w I"
Herbs
1Polystiohum munitum~ sword fern ~1 I. c
2 Ru,,us spectabilis salmonberry . a
Shrubs
1 JOemlariacerasiformis- J indian plum 121 3 I a J FACUl
Trees
1 Alnus rubra red alder 3 3 a FAC'
.2 Picea sitchensis Sitka spruce 2 1 b
3 Pseudotsuga menziesii douglas-fir 2 ' 1 b ' FACU
4 Thuja plicata western red cedar 3 I b FAC
Marsh and Meadows Easement
Zone:
Habitats:
Date:
Address:
Observers:
Z Zone: see map for sub-zones
2 (a-c)
7, 10,20
Wednesday, April 05, 2000
south side of Embody Road
Amy Hiatt, Karen McKee
Baseline Vegetation Survey
(see the Zone IVlap attached)
(see JLT Habitat List attached)
ISpeciesname Ic°mm°nname I A IH I-Z I
Herbs
1 grass spp. unidentified 4 10, 20 a, b
2 Arctium minus common burdock 1 20 a
3 Cirsium arvense Canada thistle .2 10, 20 b
4 Cirsium vulgate bull thistle 1 10, 20 b
5 Phalaris arundinacea reed canary grass 1 20 a FACw
6 Ranunculus repens creeping'buttercup 4 all a, b, c: FACW
7 Rumex crispus curled dock 2 10, 20 a, b FACW
Vines · "
I IRubus discolor JHimalayan blackberry I 2 110, 201 a I I
Plant List: Native species
I Speciesname I Commonn.me I A I H I Z I W I N
Herbs -'
1 grass spp. unidentified 4 10, 20 a, b
2 IAthyrium felix-femina lady fern 2 '7 b FAC
3 Icardamine spp. bitter-cress 4 7, 10 b FAC
4 Carex spP. sedge 1 7, 10 b FAC
5 Equisetum spp. horsetail 1 10, 20 a, b FAC
6 Galium spp. ~ed-straw 2 · 10, 20 a, b FAC
7 Geum macrophyllum large-leaved avens 1 .20 a FACW
8 Juncus spp. rush 4 7, 10 b, c FAC
9 Lysichiton americanum skunk cabbage 3 7 b OBL
10 Rubus spectabilis salmonberry. 3 10 b FAC
11 Urtica dioica stinging nettle 2 10 b FAC
Vines
2 Rubus ursinus Itrailing blackberry 2 20
Notes: ·
Zone 2, with sub-zones a-c, represents about half of the land in the easement. The USDA-SCS Soil Survey
describes a variety of soil types within the zone. The historic pattern of land uses and the zone boundaries
delineated in this report both correspond consistently with the soil types. Zones 2-a and 2-c contain Belfast silty
clay loam (wet variant) and Alderwood, Everett and Swantown gravelly sandy loams. These areas are noticeably
higher and drier than Zone 2-b which contains McMurray and Mukilteo peats and Semiahmoo muck. Zone 2
appears to have been used as pasture and perhaps hayfield until the mid-1990s. The ca 1954 aerial photograph
used in the Soil Survey shows that Zone '2 was cleared grassland. The predominance of juncus and grass
species is indicative of grazing activity. There are signs that sedges, shrub species such as comus stolonifera
and spirea douglasii~ and a few willows are beginning to spread into Zone 2 from the adjacent woodlands. This
natural pattern has been enhanced by the planting ca 1995 of dozens of Sitka spruce along the woodland edges.
There is evidence of old ditching at the N end of Zone 2-b. Another ditch runs along the S edge of Zone 4-d.
A road trace lies parallel to and W of this ditch. A crossing of the main stream appears to have been located
near this point.
A Abundance: 1=rare 2=infrequent 3=frequent 4=abundant
W Wetland indicator species:
OBL = wetland obligate FACW = wetland facultative FAC = facultative FACU = upland facultative
UPL = upland obligate
N Notes: see end of list.
Plant List: Non-native species
Marsh and Meadows Easement
Zone:
Habitats:
Date:
Address:
Observers:
Abundance: 1 =rare
A
W
1
11, 20, 21
Wednesday, April 05, 2000
south side of Embody Road
Amy Hiatt, Karen McKee
3 .--frequent 4=abundant
2 = infrequent
Wetland indicator species:
OBL = wetland obligate
UPL = upland obligate
Notes: see end of' list.
Baseline Vegetation Survey
(see the Zone Map attached)
(see JLT Habitat List attached)
2 Plantago major
3 Taraxacum officinale
4 IVicia spp.
Plant List: Native species
Herbs
N
Plant List; Non-native species
ISpecies name
I Common name
grass spp. unidentified
Icommon plantain
tcommOn dandelion_ .
ISpeciesname IComm°n-name IAI HI Z I w I"
Herbs
' 'tgrass spp' unidentified I4 120'211 J I
Shrubs '
Berberis nervosa Oregon grape 1 11
Gaultheria shallon salal 1 I 1'
oemlaria cerasiformis indian plum 2 I 1 FACU
Symphoricarpos albus common snowberry 2 11 FACU
Vaccinium parvifolium red huckleberry 1 11
Trees
Alnus rubra red alder 1 11 FAC
Prunus emarginata bitter cherry 3 1'1
Salix spp. willow 1 11 FAC
Vines
JRubus ursinus Jtrailing blackberry I 2 J20, 2~I I" I
Not es:
This small upland area is the side of a knoll, the top of which appearS to be the highest point on the 40
acre parcel. According to the USDA-SCS Soil Survey, the soil type is Kitsap silt loam. The ca 1954
aerial photograph used in the Survey shows that this area was cleared, probably pasture, conifers were.
planted across the area in about 199,5; several firs and cedars have survived. The northern boundary of
the area is an old fenceline with a hedgerow developing along it. The deciduous trees and shrubs listed
above are located there. The rest of the area has a dense cover of mixed grasses with a few Other herb-
aceous species scattered throughout.
I AI H I ZI W I N
I4 12°' I 1
1 20, 21 ~ FACU
2 20, 21 J
FACW=wetland facultative FAC=facultative FACU'upland facultative
Habitat Type codes (Jefferson Land Trust)
' Woodlands ....
1 Coniferous Forest- ~ominated by coniferous trees I
2 Decidu. o. us Forest T d°..m..!nat..ed...b.Y...decidu°us tre..esI ...... i 'i ....... i... i "
3 i Mixed Forest - mix of coniferous and deciduous trees
Fresh Water HabitatI I ' ·
4 Lake/Pond I ..........
5 Creek/Stream
...... 6i BOg - refe..mng to sphagnum f ........
7 Marsh\Wet Meadow-. wetland W'it~l~ emergent vegetati~'n ....
8 Swamp - a forested wetland ....
I ' I
!Grass/Shrub Lands
9 Recent clea'r'-'cut - Iook'l~c;r'~i~In; Or' forest dis'~"u~b~r;c; "'
... 10 Meadow-nonforested areas consisting of.grasses and herbaceo.us vegetation .!.
1 1 ShrUb/Thicket - nonforested areas consisting of shrubby vegetation and saplings
Saltwater Habitat '
12i Open Salt Water · i I I
]'3Eelg~ss Bed- open sa,t water'with rogtea eei'grass ......i
....1'4Tidal,.,M, udflat -inter-tidal z, on, e with muddy S,u,b.st ,rate and ,big tidal fluctuations ,,
15 Salt Marsh - salt water wetland-with emergent vegetation
16 sandy Beach I )
17 Rocky Shore - rock or rubble t -t
18 Seacliff/bluff - restricted to seaward exposures, ocean and straights
Agdcu.!tural LandS' .
19i Orchard/Vineyard .
211Uayfieid ! ! '" ! "!
Trees
red alder
Pacific crab apple
1 Alnus rubra
2 IMalus fusca ·
3 tPicea sitchensis
4 IPseud°tsuga menziesii
5 IThuja plicata
6 ITsuga heterophylla
Sitka spruce
douglas-fir
western red cedar
western hemlock
Vines
Rubus ursinus
Itrailing blackberry
Notes:
I412' 1 a" I FACl
I313 I dIFAc]
J 2 J 3 J d J J J
J 3 J 3 .j d J FACU
I4/3 Jc, dJ FACJ
-J 2 / 3 I d I I
I'2 J 3. J -d J J
The land in Zone 4 is forested. The sub-zones identify areas with different distributions of tree species and ages:
Zone 4-a borders the creek and extends along the ditch and fenceline at Embody Road. Most of the trees in
Zone 4-a are deciduous. A group of standing.dead alders is located near the N endl Alder is the dominant tree
in Zone 4-b, with a scattering of young cedars. Zone 4-c is an almost pure stand of alders, not as large as those
in Zone 4-b. The dominant understOry plant in both Zones 4-b and 4-c is salmonberry. Zone 4-d contains a mix.
of conifers and unusually large alders. The older cedars and firs have Iow branches indicating that they grew up
in the open. A group of Sitka spruce (approx. 1 8" dbh) is located near the SW edge. A few large Charred snags
and stumps are scattered in the same area as the largest living trees. In the W. corner of Zone 4-d is one small
area of relatively recent bloW-down, affecting a half-dozen medium sized cedars. No stumps of recently cut -
trees were observed. The USDA-SCS Soil Survey shows that Zone 4 contains Mukilteo peat and Semiahmoo
.muck. The ca 1954 aerial photograph used in the Survey shows that the E half of Zone 4-d was unforested,
apparently meadOw or grassland; Zone 4-c probably contained shrubs or small trees. The tallest trees were
in the same location as the oldest and largest trees are today--in a belt along the SW edge of Zone 4-d.