|
Procedure
(Full title)
|
Procedure
(Acronym) |
Habitat
Type (1) |
Key
references |
| Aquatic
Habitat Characterization |
N/A |
S* |
Florida
DEP |
| Avian
Richness Evaluation Method |
AREM |
W |
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 |
S |
Maryland
DNR
(Hall et al., 1999)
|
| Draft
Compensatory Stream Mitigation (Suggested Procedure) |
N/A |
S |
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 |
S |
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 |
S |
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 |
S |
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 |
S |
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 |
S |
USDA
NRCS
(January 2001, Revised)
|
| Stream
Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices |
N/A |
S |
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 |
S |
USACE
Wilmington District, et al., 2003) |
| Stream
Stability at Highway Structures |
HEC-20 |
S |
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 |
S |
USDA
NRCS (Oregon)
(Andrews and Townsend, June 2000)
|
| Surface
Water Quality Monitoring Procedures Manual |
N/A |
S |
Texas
Natural Resources Conservation Commission
(June 1999)
|
| Synoptic
Approach for Wetlands Cumulative Effects Analysis |
Synoptic
Approach |
W |
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 |
W |
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 |
W |
Adamus et al. 1987, 1991 |
Wetland
Functions and Values:
A Descriptive Approach |
Descriptive
Approach |
W |
USCOE
1995 |
| Wetland
Quality Index |
WQI |
W |
Lodge
et al. 1995 |
| Wetland
Rapid Assessment Procedure |
WRAP |
W |
Miller
and Gunsalus 1997 |
| Wetland
Value Assessment Methodology |
WVA |
W |
EWG
1998, LDNR 1994
|
| Wildlife
Community Habitat Evaluation |
WCHE |
W |
Schroeder
1996 |
| Wildlife
Habitat Appraisal Procedure |
WHAP |
W |
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 |