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Plant Vegetation
Habitat Improvement | 47
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Definition
Install terrestrial or aquatic plants for purposes such as cover, erosion control, roughness recruitment, shading, restoring native habitat, forage enhancement, road removal, or run-off reduction. May be riparian or upland and includes seeding. If maintaining vegetation, use WE# 22: Maintain Vegetation.
Deliverables (recommended)
Rules and Examples (work element scenarios and associated rules)
Rule 1: Any ESA, NEPA, permitting, or other environmental compliance
work should be split out under WE# 165, Produce Environmental
Compliance Documentation. Also, operations and maintenance (O&M) costs should
be split out under WE# 22, Maintain Vegetation.
Example:
WE: Plant Vegetation
WE Title: Plant trees and shrubs in the riparian buffer along Ruby Creek on the Hazel property.
WE: Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation
WE Title: Obtain local permits and ESA compliance for planting along
Ruby Creek.
WE: Maintain Vegetation
WE Title: Maintain trees and shrubs planted along Ruby Creek on the
Hazel property.
Rule 2: If you are planting at various locations, a work element must be created for each location to document metric requirements. This does not require multiple work elements for WE# 165, Produce Environmental Compliance Documentation.
Example:
WE: Plant Vegetation
WE Title: Plant native rooted trees and shrubs in the riparian buffer along Ruby Creek (approximately 1 mile) on the Hazel property.
WE: Plant Vegetation
WE Title: Restore 15 acres of the Greene property by planting native grasses and forbs.
WE: Plant Vegetation
WE Title: Plant native rooted trees and shrubs in the riparian buffer
along Fern River.
Milestones (may include)
- Environmental compliance requirements complete
On-the-ground work associated with this work element cannot proceed until this milestone is complete. Milestone is complete when final documentation is received from BPA environmental compliance staff (completion can be based on pre-existing environmental documentation from BPA).
- Develop agreements with landowners
- Establish planting locations
- Develop planting protocol (including timing of planting, spacing, frequency of watering, etc)
- Obtain seeds or seedlings
- Complete site preparation
- Plant seeds and seedlings
- Complete follow-up inspection/sign-off on work
- Order plants for following year
Metrics
| Metric |
Metric Type |
Metric Guidance |
Metric
Required |
Metric
Type |
Metric
Precision |
| 1406 |
# of riparian miles treated |
Add length treated on both sides when both sides are treated. Add one side when one side is treated. Normally, riparian habitat protection is intended for the benefit of fish. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1515 |
# of acres of upland non-wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Upland Habitat Non-Wetland: Habitat uphill of the riparian and instream habitat zone with non-hydrophilic plants. This habitat zone excludes wetland habitat. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1516 |
# of acres of upland wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Upland Wetlands: Wetlands within the upland habitat zone are habitat that is transitional between terrestrial and aquatic where the water table is usually at or near the land surface or land that is covered by shallow water. Wetlands have one or more of the following characteristics: at least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytic plants; the substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and the substrate is non-soil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at sometime during the yearly growing season. These wetlands are typically considered isolated wetlands which do notinteract with the hyporheic zone, which is a region beneath and lateral to a stream bed. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1517 |
# of acres of riparian non-wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Riparian/Floodplain: A riparian zone is the transition zone between aquatic and upland habitat. These habitats are related to and influenced by surface or subsurface waters, especially the margins of streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, seeps, and ditches between land and a stream; and above the average high watermark, or bankfull height. Plant communities along the river margins are called riparian vegetation, characterized by hydrophilic plants. This habitat zone excludes wetland habitat. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1518 |
# of acres of riparian wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Riparian Wetland: Wetlands within the Riparian habitat zone are habitat that is transitional between terrestrial and aquatic where the water table is usually at or near the land surface or land that is covered by shallow water. Wetlands have one or more of the following characteristics: at least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytic plants; the substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and the substrate is non-soil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at sometime during the yearly growing season. These wetlands are typically considered connected wetlands that interact with the hyporheic zone, which is a region beneath and lateral to a stream bed. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1519 |
# of acres of freshwater non-wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Freshwater Non-Tidal: Habitat with freshwater flowing in a channel or watercourse, including lakes, ponds, and adjacent areas below the high water mark. This habitat zone excludes wetland habitat. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1520 |
# of acres of freshwater wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Freshwater Wetland Non-Tidal: Wetlands within the instream habitat zone typically on the stream bank are habitat that is transitional between terrestrial and aquatic where the water table is usually at or near the land surface or land that is covered by shallow water. Wetlands have one or more of the following characteristics: at least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytic plants; the substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and the substrate is non-soil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at sometime during the yearly growing season |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1521 |
# of acres of estuarine wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Estuarine Tidal Wetland: Wetlands within the tidal estuarine zone are habitat that is transitional between terrestrial and aquatic where the water table is usually at or near the land surface or land that is covered by shallow water. Wetlands have one or more of the following characteristics: at least periodically, the land supports predominantly hydrophytic plants; the substrate is predominantly undrained hydric soil; and the substrate is non-soil and is saturated with water or covered by shallow water at sometime during the yearly growing season. Tidal marshes may be classified as marine source tidal, freshwater tidal, or tidal forested wetlands. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
| 1522 |
# of acres of estuarine non-wetland habitat treated |
Identify the total acres of habitat treated in this habitat zone. Estuarine Tidal Non-Wetland: Habitat that is part of a semi-enclosed coastal body of water that is subject to the ebb and flow of tides, with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the nearshore marine zone. Estuaries are environments whose pH, salinity, and water levels are subject to the ebb and flow of tides, and the physical and chemical properties of the river that feeds the estuary and the ocean from which it derives its salinity. This habitat zone excludes wetland habitat. |
Required |
number |
0.01 |
Location Guidance
Identify point at approximate center of area planted.
Environmental Compliance
Applicability and status of the following environmental compliance requirements can be found on the Environmental Compliance tab for that work element in your SOW for all 2007 contracts forward. BPA's Environmental staff will update and maintain this information in Pisces in real time, so that you can check the status of environmental compliance on your project at any time. Note: Many of the fields are set to auto-load in Pisces, but the settings will be reviewed by BPA's Environmental staff prior to the contract being finalized, and may be revised depending on the specific circumstances. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
NEPA coverage for this work element will be identified by BPA's Environmental Compliance Lead. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
ESA consultation is typically required for this work element. National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
NHPA Section 106 consultation is typically required for this work element which often includes a cultural/historic resource survey by a qualified archaeologist. Public Involvement
Public involvement is typically required for this work element. The contractor should work with BPA Environmental staff to document previous or ongoing outreach efforts associated with this work or to develop a public involvement plan.
Associated Work Elements
- The establishment of planting locations and the development of a planting
protocol can be milestones under this work element, or they can be covered
under a separate work element if you are developing a restoration or a habitat
management plan to guide your efforts. In this latter scenario, use WE
# 174, Produce Plan to cover the development of the plan.
- Watering, fertilization, and other methods to maintain previous plantings
and/or seedings should be covered under WE# 22, Maintain
Vegetation.
- If using planting or seeding techniques to aid in road decommission, use WE# 33,
Decommission Road.
- If planting is associated with alternative agricultural practices, use WE#
48, Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems.
- For vegetation removal techniques, such as thinnings, the creation of forage
openings, or herbicide application, use WE# 53, Remove
Vegetation.
- If you are using fire to maintain or remove vegetation, use WE#
31, Conduct Controlled Burn.
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