Methods

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(1) Habitat Types:

S     - Stream
TW  - Tidal Wetland
U     - Upland
W    - Freshwater Wetland

The list of classification schemes can be found here.
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 Updated: Feb. 14, 2004

Procedure (Full title)
Procedure
(Acronym)
 Habitat Type (1)
Key references
Aquatic Habitat Characterization N/A S*  Florida DEP
Avian Richness Evaluation Method AREM Adamus, 1993a, 1993b, 1995
Basinwide Estimation of Habitat and Fish Populations in Streams N/A S USFS SE Forest Expt. Station
(Dolloff et al., 1993)
California State Bioassessment Procedure N/A S California Dept. of Fish and Game
(CDFG Aquatic Bioassessment Lab, rev. May 1999)
Coastal Method Coastal Method TW Cook et al. 1993
Connecticut Method CT Method W Ammann et al. 1986
Development of a Provisional Physical Habitat Index for Maryland Freshwater Streams N/A Maryland DNR
(Hall et al., 1999)
Draft Compensatory Stream Mitigation (Suggested Procedure) N/A USACE Mobile District
(USACE Mobile District, 2002)
Draft Standard Operating Procedure for Calculating Compensatory Mitigation Requirements for Adverse Impacts to Wetlands, Open Waters, and/or Streams N/A S*  USACE Savannah District
(USACE Savannah District, Draft July 2003)
Draft Stream Mitigation Guidelines N/A S* KY Division of Water
(KDOW, Draft 2002)
Draft Stream Mitigation Guidelines for the State of Tennessee N/A S* TN Division of Water Pollution Control (TN WPC, Draft April 2003)
Evaluation for Planned Wetlands EPW W Bartoldus et al. 1994
Fairfax County Stream Physical Assessment Protocols N/A Fairfax County, VA
(CH2MHill, Draft 2002)
Field Evaluation Manual for Ohio’s Primary Headwater Habitat Streams N/A S Ohio EPA
(Davic (ed.), 2002)
Florida Unified Wetland Mitigation Assessment Methodology FUWMAM S* Florida DEP
Guidance for Rating the Values of Wetlands in North Carolina NC Guidance W NCDENR 1995
Guidelines for Assessing Impacts and Planning Mitigation
Stream Habitat Evaluation
N/A S Kansas Dept. of Wildlife and Parks
Guidelines for Evaluating Habitat of Wadeable Streams N/A S Wisconsin DNR
(WIDNR Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection, June 2002)
Guidelines for Natural Stream Channel Design for Pennsylvania Waterways N/A S Keystone Stream Team (Canaan Valley Institute
(Keystone Stream Team, 2002 rev. March 2003)
Habitat Assessment Technique HAT W, S, U Cable et al. 1989
Habitat Evaluation Procedure HEP W, S, U  USFWS 1980, 1981
Hawaii Stream Visual Assessment Protocol, v. 1.0 N/A S USDA NRCS - Hawaii
(NRCS, 2001)
Hydrogeomorphic Approach HGM Approach W Brinson 1993, Smith et al. 1995, Ainslie et al. 1998, Brinson et al. 1996, USCOE 1997
Index of Biological Integrity IBI S Karr 1981, 1998; Karr and Chu 1997, 1998; Danielson 1998
Indicator Value Assessment IVA W Hruby et al. 1995
Instream Biological Assessment Monitoring
Protocols: Benthic Macroinvertebrates

N/A S Washington State Dept. of Ecology
(Plotnikoff, 1994)
Interim HGM Interim HGM W Whited 1997; LRRTT 1997; NRCS 1997, 1998a, 1998b, 1998c, 1998d
Inventory and Monitoring of Salmon Habitat in the Pacific Northwest N/A S Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife
(Johnson et al., 2001)
Macroinvertebrate Bioassessment Index
for Headwater Streams of the Eastern Coalfield Region, Kentucky
N/A S KY Division of Water
(Pond and McMurray, 2002)
Maine Citizens Tidal Marsh Guide ME Tidal Method TW Bryan et al. 1997
Maryland Waterways Construction Guidelines
N/A S Maryland Dept. of Environment (MDE Water Management Administration, 1999 rev. 2000)
Method for Assessing the Functions of Wetlands Hollands-Magee Method W Hollands and Magee 1985
Method for the Assessment of Wetland Function MDE Method W Fugro East 1995, MDE 1997
Methods for Biological
Sampling and Analysis of
Maine’s Rivers and Streams
N/A S Maine DEP
(Davies and Tsomides, 2002)
Minnesota Routine Assessment Method MNRAM W MBWSR 1998
Mitigation and Monitoring Guidelines N/A S*  USACE Tulsa District
Mitigation and Monitoring Guidelines N/A S* USACE Rock Island District
Models for Assessment of Freshwater Wetlands Larson Method W Golet and Larson 1974, Larson 1976, Golet 1976, Heeley and Motts 1976, Smardon and Fabos 1976
Montana Wetland Field Evaluation Form MT Form W Berglund 1996
Narragansett Bay Method NBM TW Lipsky 1997
New Hampshire Method NH Method W Ammann and Lindley Stone 1991
New England Freshwater Wetlands Invertebrate Biomonitoring Protocol NEFWIBP W Hicks 1997
North Carolina Coastal Region Evaluation of Wetland Significance NC-CREWS TW, W Sutter and Wuenscher 1996
Oregon Aquatic Habitat Restoration and Enhancement Guide N/A S Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB, 1999)
Oregon Watershed Assessment Manual N/A S Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB, 1999)
Oregon Freshwater Wetland Assessment Methodology OFWAM W Roth et al. 1996
Pennsylvania Modified 1980 Habitat Evaluation Procedure PAM HEP W, S, U Palmer et al. 1985, Palmer 1995, USFWS 1980
Physical Habitat Characterization N/A S EPA
(Kaufmann & Robison, 1998)
Process for Assessing Proper Functioning Condition PFC W Prichard et al. 1993, 1994
Qualitative Habitat Evaluation Index Rationale, Methods, and Application QHEI S* Ohio EPA
(Rankin, 1989)
Quantifying Physical Habitat in Wadeable Streams N/A EPA
(Kaufmann et al., 1999)
Rapid Bioassessment Protocols for Use in Wadeable Streams and Rivers, 2nd ed. N/A S EPA
(Barbour et al., 1999)
Rapid Habitat and Visual Stream Assessments N/A S EPA
(Lazorchak et al., 1998)
Rapid Procedure for Assessing Wetland Functional Capacity Rapid Assessment Procedure W Magee 1998
Rapid Stream Assessment Technique RSAT S Metropolitan Washington [D.C.] Council of Government
(Galli, 1992)
Recon Procedures for Initial Visits to Stream Monitoring Sites
Physical Habitat and Water Chemistry Assessment for Wadeable Stream Monitoring Sites;
Fish Community Sampling Protocol for Stream Monitoring Sites
N/A S Minnesota Pollution Ctrl Agency
(MPCA Biological Monitoring Program, rev. 2002)
Restoration Procedures Manual for Public Lands in FL N/A S* FL DEP / The Nature Conservancy
(TNC, 1997; rev. 1998)
Revised Methods for Characterizing Stream Habitat in the National Water-Quality Assessment Program N/A USGS
(Fitzpatrick et al., 1998)
Riparian Area Management: Process for Assessing Proper Functioning Condition N/A S* USDOI BLM
Tech Ref 1737-9, rev ‘95,’ 98
(Prichard et al., 1993)
Sensitive Area Mitigation Guidelines
Stream Survey Report Criteria
N/A S Washington, King County
SOP: Compensatory Mitigation N/A S* USACE Charleston District
(USACE Charleston District, 2002)
Standard Methodology for Conducting Watershed Analysis Manual, Version 4.0 (November 1997) N/A S* Washington Forest Practices Board
(WFPB, 1997)
Stream and Riparian Habitats Rapid Assessment Protocol N/A S USFWS Chesapeake Bay Field Office
(Starr & McCandless , 2001)
Stream Assessment Protocol for Headwater Streams in the Eastern Kentucky Coalfield Region N/A S USACE Louisville District
(Sparks et al., 2003 a,b)
Stream Attributes Analysis: Impact and Mitigation Assessment N/A S USACE Norfolk District
(USACE Norfolk District, undated)
Stream Channel Reference Sites: An illustrated guide to field technique N/A USFS (Harrelson et al., 1994)
Stream Corridor Assessment Survey Protocols N/A S Maryland DNR, Watershed Restoration Division
(Yetman, 2001)
Stream Corridor Inventory and Assessment Techniques N/A USDA NRCS
(January 2001, Revised)
Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices N/A Federal Interagency Stream Restoration Working Group
(October 1998, rev August 2001)
Stream Geomorphic Assessment Handbook N/A S (Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, 2003)
Stream Habitat Classification and Inventory Procedures for Northern California N/A S USFS Pacific Southwest Region
(McCain et al., 1990)
Stream Mitigation Guidelines N/A USACE Wilmington District, et al., 2003)
Stream Stability at Highway Structures HEC-20 National Highways Institute
(Lagasse et al., 2001)
Stream Visual Assessment Protocol SVAP S USDA NRCS (NRCS, 1998)
National Water and Climate Center Tech. Note 99-1
Stream-A-Syst: A tool to help you examine stream conditions on your property N/A USDA NRCS (Oregon)
(Andrews and Townsend, June 2000)
Surface Water Quality Monitoring Procedures Manual N/A Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission
(June 1999)
Synoptic Approach for Wetlands Cumulative Effects Analysis Synoptic Approach Leibowitz et al. 1992, Abbruzzese and Leibowitz 1997
Technique for the Functional Assessment of Virginia Coastal Plain Nontidal Wetlands VIMS Method W Bradshaw 1991
Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual N/A S EPA
(EPA Office of Water, 1997)
Washington State Wetland Function Assessment Method WAFAM Hruby et al. 1998, Hruby and Granger 1998
Watershed-Based Wetland Assessment Method for the New Jersey Pinelands NJ Watershed Method W Zampella et al. 1994
Western Pilot Study Field Operations Manual for Streams EMAP S EPA
(Peck et al., Draft April 2001)
WEThings WEThings W Whitlock et al. 1994a, 1994b
Wetland Evaluation Technique WET Adamus et al. 1987, 1991
Wetland Functions and Values:
A Descriptive Approach
Descriptive Approach W USCOE 1995
Wetland Quality Index WQI Lodge et al. 1995
Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure WRAP Miller and Gunsalus 1997
Wetland Value Assessment Methodology WVA EWG 1998, LDNR 1994
Wildlife Community Habitat Evaluation WCHE Schroeder 1996
Wildlife Habitat Appraisal Procedure WHAP Frye 1995
Wildlife Habitat Assessment and Management System WHAMS W, S, U Palmer et al. 1985, 1993, Palmer 1995
Wisconsin Rapid Assessment Methodology WIRAM W WDNR 1992