MN Board of Water and Soil Resources
REPLACEMENT WETLAND
ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
Project type:
Project Specific
Monitoring year: ____ growing season
Wetland Banking
PROJECT INFORMATION
Landowner Name:
Site ID #:
Applicant (if different from landowner):
Account #:
Project Name:
Bank Area (acres):
US ACE #:
County:
Legal Description:
Township
Sect.
Report prepared by:
T.
N. R.
W.
Date:
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Replacement wetland goals in terms of size, replacement credit amount, wetland types, hydrology, and
wetland functions.
MANAGEMENT HISTORY
Dates restoration activities commenced and/or were completed. Include amendments to the plan.
Date
Activity
METHODS
What was monitored (example: vegetation, hydrology), when and how.
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RESULTS
Summary of observations of vegetation (plant communities, dominant species) and hydrology
measurements. Report condition of water control structures.
Vegetative communities planned and observed:
Community
Acres Planned
Acres Observed
Total Wetland
Total Upland
Total
Review of Performance Standards, expected (E) and observed (O):
These conditions and standards provided as an example. Actual standards may vary based on functional
goals and site conditions.
Year:
Community
Wet
Meadow
Wet
Meadow
Shallow
Marsh
Shallow
Marsh
Deep Marsh
Deep Marsh
Wetland
Upland
Upland
All
All
1
5
Condition
Native species (#)
E
-
Native species cover
(%)
Native species (#)
-
-
80
80
90
-
8
8
8
8
Native species cover
(%)
Native species (#)
Native species cover
(%)
>75% species FAC or
wetter (%)
Native species (#)
Native species cover
(%)
Areas ¼ ac in size
with 50% areal cover
of non-natives (#)
Invasive plant cover
(%)
-
-
50
50
75
-
-
3
30
3
30
3
50
-
-
75
75
75
5
-
8
-
15
80
15
80
15
90
0
0
0
0
0
-
10
10
10
10
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O
Performance Standard
2
3
4
E
O
E
O
E
O
12
12
12
E
12
O
[year of report]
DISCUSSION
Compare the current replacement wetland to functional goals and performance standards; discuss
progress to date. Discuss field conditions during the observation periods (i.e. drought, flooding, normal,
etc.). Justify any changes to the approved design plan (construction, vegetation establishment or
management).
FUTURE MANAGEMENT
Activities planned for the upcoming year and including any additional corrective or remedial action.
Figures and Tables
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Plant Species Observed (listed separately for each community, with % cover from representative
plots or transects and for the community overall; include upland buffers)
Project Location Map
Plant Community Map (including areas needing maintenance: patches of invasive plants, weeds, or
bare soil; estimate acres or square footage); show sampling plots or transect locations.
Photo Documentation of all replacement areas
Photo Reference Point Map
Map of Hydrologic Monitoring Locations (example: monitoring wells, staff gages)
Hydrologic measurements (seasonal water level elevations or areal coverage measurements during
the growing season; graphs are preferred)
Attachments
Attachments may only be necessary to include in one of the annual monitoring reports.
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Monitoring Well Construction Logs: description of soils and monitoring well construction details
including depth, diameter, screened interval, how constructed, etc.
As-built plans
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[year of report]
Table 1: Plant species observed at [site name] in [name] County, [month, year].
1a)
[Community type]
[plot or transect information]
% areal cover
Common name (Scientific name)
Indicator Native Invasive
% areal cover invasives
% areal cover natives
Strata: V (woody vine), H (herb layer), S (saplings and shrubs), T (tree)
Strata
Plot