HomeMy WebLinkAboutVegetation sheet wetland Mayflower 1.20.2022DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form
Requested by: Mark Burgess Prepared by: Hamlyn Consulting
Project Location: 116 Mayflower Terrace, Yarmouth, MA
Check all that apply:
X Vegetation alone presumed adequate to delineate BVW boundary: fill out Section I only
Vegetation and other indicators of hydrology used to delineate BVW boundary: fill out Section I & II
Method other than dominance test used (attach additional information)
Section I. Vegetation Observation Plot Number: Plot #1 – Wetland Delineation: 12/01/21
A. Sample Layer & Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant? E. Wetland Indicator
(common/scientific name) (basal area) Dominance (yes or no) Category
TREE:
Willow (Salix sp FACW) 20.5 100 Yes FACW
SAPLING:
None
SHRUB:
Groundsel bush (Baccharis halimifolia FACW) 38 100 Yes FACW
A. Sample Layer & Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant? E. Wetland Indicator
(common/scientific name) (basal area) Dominance (yes or no) Category
GROUNDCOVER:
Common reed (Phragmites australis FACW) 85.5 100 Yes FACW
VINE:
None
Vegetation conclusion
Number of dominant wetland indicator plants: 3 Number of dominant non-wetland indicator plants: 0
Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to or greater than the number of dominant non-wetland plants? Yes No
Notes: BVW occurs upgradient of a salt marsh. The wetland transitions with an increase in elevation to managed lawn with white oak (Quercus alba FACU-) and pitch pine (Pinus rigida
FACU) specimen trees within the lawn area and a few Virginia rose shrubs (Rosa virginiana FAC) in the narrow area between the wetland boundary and the lawn.
Plot 1
Wetland
116 Mayflower Terrace, Yarmouth, MA
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437 W.H. Besse Cartway, Brewster
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