Natural Community Occurrence Field Form

For a list of elements tracked by CNHP, refer to Element Tracking List

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

Element Scientific Name*:
Observer Name*:
Observer Affiliation:
Observer Phone:
Observer Email*:
Observer Address:
City:
State/Zip:
Survey Date*

Location Information (Required)

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Please submit a ZIP file of a scan of a map with the observation marked/outlined, or an attributed GIS file, or detailed driving/hiking directions, or attributed list of coordinates.

(Please submit at minimum, either a full Legal Description, or Driving/Hiking Directions.)

USGS Quadrangle:
Surveysite Name:

(from 7.5' quad)
County:
Quadcode:

(If known.)
Min Elev:
Max Elev:
Legal Description:
Township:
Range:
Section:
¼ Sec:
Additional T/R/S, Sections, or ¼ Secs:
UTM Coordinates:
Northing:
Easting:
UTM Zone:
Datum:
Datum Other:
GPS Accuracy:
GPS Correction:
GPS Other:

Driving/Hiking Directions

Survey Information

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EO Data (community description)

Element Occurrence Data and Ranking Factors (REQUIRED)

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(Please submit at minimum either the Size of Observed Feature, or Size Comments.)

Size of Observed Feature: acres
(If Linear area: Length: (m) Width: (m))
Size Comments:

Condition (development/maturity, weedy. etc.):

Comments:

Landscape Context (structure, condition, development/maturity and extent of surrounding landscape; abiotic physical/chemical factors):

Comments:

Community Information & Data

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General Description:

(general surroundings description, environmental information,etc.)
Aspect: degrees Slope:
Geology Comments:
Soil Comments:
Quantitative Method:
Plot Code:

Protection Comments

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(Comments on any legal protections or strategies proposed or in place.)

Management Comments

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(e.g., effects on population viability due to mining, recreation, grazing, exotic species; etc. past/present/future recommendations)
Predominant Land Uses:
Exotic Species:

Ownership

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Other:


Owner Name:
(or National Forest, BLM District, etc.)
Owner Comments:
(special requests, permissions,
circumstances)

Percent Ground Cover

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(Sum=100%)

Litter/duff:

Wood:

(> 1 cm)

 Bare Soil:
Sand:
(0.1-2mm) 		Small Rocks:
(.2-10 cm) 		Large Rocks:
(> 10 cm)
Bedrock: Water: Moss:
Cryptogram: Lichen: Basal Area:
Other:

Documentation

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Photographs Taken: Photographer:
Photo Number(s): Repository:

Species Composition

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Dominant Species (mark diagnostics with a *)

Add Species Composition:
Scientific Name:
Stratum: Cover Class:


Scientific NameStratumCover ClassOption

General Community Structure

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Add Community Structure Data:

Stratum: Height Class: Cover Class:


StratumHeight ClassCover ClassOption

General Comments

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Please confirm the data entered before clicking submit.

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