{"id":161,"date":"2018-05-10T17:09:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T17:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/?page_id=161"},"modified":"2021-08-10T20:01:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T20:01:11","slug":"manuals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/library\/manuals\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Manuals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>Field Manuals<\/h1>\n\t<h2><b>Ecological Integrity Assessment (EIA)<\/b><\/h2>\n\t<p><b>Ecological Integrity Assessment (EIA)<\/b>&nbsp;framework forms the basis of CNHP&#8217;s Level 2 Rapid Assessment protocol. The EIA Framework was developed by NatureServe and ecologist from several Natural Heritage Programs across the country. Colorado-specific EIA protocols have been developed and refined by CNHP with funding from EPA Region 8 and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The EIA method is an ecologically based condition assessment method that focuses on the biological response to disturbance, but also evaluates underlying processes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/2016_Colorado_EIA_Field_Manual_Version_2.1.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/07\/EIA_Manual.png\" alt=\"Ecological Integrity Assessment for Colorado Wetlands, Field Manual\" height=\"302\" width=\"230\" title=\"EIA_Manual\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<p>The EIA framework evaluates wetland condition using on a multi-metric index based on three major factors. Each factor has associated metrics, which are scored based on quantitative or qualitative criteria.<\/p>\n\t<ul>\n            <li>Landscape Context (landscape, buffer)<\/li>\n            <li>Condition (vegetation, hydrology, soil,   water quality)<\/li>\n            <li>Size<\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/04\/P6070030.jpg\" alt=\"need to add alt text\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tneed to add caption\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/04\/grasslands-to-cottonwood-to-mountain.jpg\" alt=\"grasslands to cottonwood to mountain\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" title=\"grasslands to cottonwood to mountain\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tgrasslands to cottonwood to mountain\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2018\/04\/P8090028.jpg\" alt=\"need to add alt text\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tneed to add caption\n<p>   See the following links to download the field manual, datasheets, and presentations about applying the EIA method.<\/p>\n<ul>\n            <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/2016_Colorado_EIA_Field_Manual_Version_2.1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EIA for Colorado Wetlands Field Manual<\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/2015_EIAFieldForm_AllPages.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EIA for Colorado Wetlands Datasheets (Level 2.5)<\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/2015_EIAScorecard.xlsx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EIA for Colorado Wetlands Scorecard<\/a><\/li>\n            <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/download\/documents\/cwic_docs\/2015EIATraining_AllPowerPoints.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EIA for Colorado Wetlands PowerPoint on Background and Guidance<\/a><\/li>\n          \t<\/ul>\nFor information, contact \n<a href=\"mailto:Joanna.Lemly@ColoState.EDU?subject=EIA Field Manual\">\nJoanna Lemly<\/a>.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Field Manuals Ecological Integrity Assessment (EIA) Ecological Integrity Assessment (EIA)&nbsp;framework forms the basis of CNHP&#8217;s Level 2 Rapid [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-161","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry","6":"override"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/161\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnhp.colostate.edu\/cwic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}