Types of wetlands
Frequently inundated with water & has soft-stemmed vegetation adapted to saturated soils.
What is a marsh ?
Where soft stemmed plants exist
What is a marsh?
Maples, Ash, Dogwoods, Honeysuckles, Horse chesnuts
What trees & shrubs have opposite brancing?
The processes or what a wetland does
What are wetland functions?
cornerstone permitting standard
What is Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation?
Any wetland dominated by woody plants.
What is a swamp or forested wetland?
Indicator for wetland Plants that occur in wetlands & uplands
Facultative
A common evergreen with flattened needles with two lines, with FACU indicator status.
What is Tsuga canadensis (Eastern Hemlock)?
Societal benefits of wetlands
What are wetland values?
Hydrological connectivity between wetlands and adjacent streams and wetlands
What is a permit standard related to hydrologic connectivity?
Characterized by spongy peat deposits, acidic waters, and covered by a thick carpet of sphagnum moss
What is a bog?
Deciduous trees that retain their leaves
Marscecent- Beech and Oaks
A tree that has smooth light gray bark & is FACU indicator status & retains their leaves through the winter.
What is Fagus grandifolia (American Beech)?
Method of functional assessment
What is Corps Highway Method?
Time of year restrictions, no cut conservation measures, and other BMPs
What are Ecological Section Conservation Measures?
Wetland forests found along the Connecticut, Merrimack and other large rivers
What are floodplain forests?
Only wetland conifer that loses its needles
What is Larix or Tamarack
A tree with glossy green triangular toothy leaves, Gray chevrons on the bark with a FAC indicator status
What is Betula populifolia (Gray Birch)?
Function that is an important physical component of a wetland ecosystem or is a Value that is special to society from a local, regional, and/or national perspective.
What is a principal function or value?
How vernal pools are documented?
What is the NH Fish and Game Vernal Pool Documentation Manual?
Wetlands with a seasonal cycle of flooding and drying.
What are vernal pools?
Genus and species name for Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
What tree has opposite branching, 3-pointed leaves, &red twigs, bud, and flowers and an indicator status of FAC.
What is Acer rubrum (Red Maple)?
Quality of being un-impaired, sound, or complete
What is Ecological Integrity?
Erosion control, Slope protection, treatment facilities
What are water quality control measures?