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Metric 1404: # of upland acres treated - Published

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Metric Type ID:

1404

Metric Name:

# of upland acres treated

Metric Unit Type:

number

Is Numeric:

Yes

Precision:

0.1

Metric Guidance

Metric Guidance ID	Description	Used on Work Elements
30	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). To determine total acres treated, we will sum the upland and riparian acreage.	31, 47, 48, 52, 53, 181
111	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). Because this work element only covers upland habitat, the acreage provided for this metric should equal the total acres treated.	55

Work Elements That Use This Metric

7 Work Elements Associated With Metric 1404: # of upland acres treated

Work Element	Work Element Association Status	Description	FY Start	FY End	Guidance ID	Guidance	Required / Optional	Is Activated By Default	Included in PI	Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)	PNSHP Metric Code	PNSHP Metric
31. Conduct Controlled Burn	Expired	Use of fire to improve habitat.	2005	2009	30	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). To determine total acres treated, we will sum the upland and riparian acreage.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.h.3	Acres treated for upland vegetation management
47. Plant Vegetation	Expired	Use during the first year (and only first year) of planting terrestrial or aquatic vegetation and/or seed (aerially, mechanically, and/or manually). Use for wildlife cover and forage enhancement, restoring native vegetative communities and habitat, including wildlife, protect pollinators, enhance or create pollinator habitat, erosion control and soil stabilization, roughness recruitment, shading, wildfire restoration, and rehabilitating removed roads/trails. Do not use for site stabilization/restoration immediately following construction. Post-construction planting/seeding should be a milestone in a construction work element. All maintenance activities (irrigation, site prep, survival survey) which occur during the same contract period as planting/seeding should be included in this WE as milestones. See associated work elements and notes for this 47. Plant Vegetation for more guidance.	2005	2009	30	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). To determine total acres treated, we will sum the upland and riparian acreage.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.h.3	Acres treated for upland vegetation management
48. Practice No-till and Conservation Tillage Systems	Expired	Includes establishing conservation tillage systems that focus on increased crop residue during subsequent crop seeding, and/or the reduction or elimination of traditional tilling practices. Work may also include the purchase of chaff chopper/spreaders and other equipment (generally co-operatively purchased) designed to aid in no- or reduced- till operations and crop residue enhancement.	2005	2009	30	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). To determine total acres treated, we will sum the upland and riparian acreage.	Required	Yes	No	No
52. Remove Mine Tailings	Expired	Work to remove or re-contour remnant landscape effects from old mining operations. Could be terrestrial or aquatic in nature. If work also creates wetland or modifies channel use 181. Create, Restore, and/or Enhance Wetland and 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel.	2005	2009	30	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). To determine total acres treated, we will sum the upland and riparian acreage.	Required	Yes	No	No
53. Remove Vegetation	Expired	Removal of one or more plant species, or a number of individuals of a plant species, by mechanical, biological, and/or chemical means, or by controlled burn. Target species are often exotic or non-native plants, naturalized plants, or undesirable native plants, all of which may be considered to be noxious, invasive or "weeds". Includes the removal of both aquatic and terrestrial plants as well as tree stand manipulation due to encroachment or to create forage openings.	2005	2009	30	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). To determine total acres treated, we will sum the upland and riparian acreage.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.h.3	Acres treated for upland vegetation management
55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control	Expired	This is work that occurs in the riparian and upland zones, which may include the installation of water bars, gully plugs and culvert outlets, grassed waterways, grade stabilization structures, sediment catchment ponds/basins, regrading or terracing, and removal of drainage pipes and other blockages specifically to prevent erosion, sediment slumps, or landslides. This WE does not include improvements to roads or the planting of vegetation in applications other than surface soils stabilization. For that work, use 38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits or 47. Plant Vegetation, respectively.	2005	2009	111	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). Because this work element only covers upland habitat, the acreage provided for this metric should equal the total acres treated.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.6.e.2	Acres treated with erosion control structures
181. Create, Restore, and/or Enhance Wetland	Expired	This work element is intended for the creation, restoration, or enhancement of wetland hydrologic, water quality, or habitat functions. Actions include installation of a water control structure, re-contouring, or floodplain reconnection . Wetland creation (establishment) is the manipulation of physical, chemical, and biological characteristics to develop a wetland on a site where one did not previously exist. Creation results in a gain in wetland acres. Wetland restoration (re-establishment) is the manipulation of the physical, chemical, and/or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of returning natural/historic functions to former wetlands that may have been filled, subsided, or impacted by hydrologic alterations. Restoration reestablishes a former wetland and results in a gain in wetland acres. Wetland enhancement is the manipulation of the physical, chemical, or biological characteristics of a site with the goal of repairing degraded wetland functions. Wetland enhancement typically involves the manipulation of site characteristics to improve hydrologic, water quality, or habitat functions but does not result in a gain in wetland acreage. This WE may be the main emphasis of a stream/wetland restoration project, or it may be a component of a broader set of techniques implemented in concert which collectively define a project. When this WE is used, the contract must also include 175. Produce Design . If additional actions or techniques are implemented, make sure you properly document associated work elements, e.g., 180. Enhance Floodplain/Remove, Modify, Breach Dike , 184. Install Fish Passage Structure , or 29. Increase Aquatic and/or Floodplain Complexity , 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel , or 35. Develop Pond .	2008	2009	30	Upland is defined as above the elevation of the riparian zone (above the floodplain). To determine total acres treated, we will sum the upland and riparian acreage.	Required	Yes	No	Yes	C.8.e.2	Acres of wetland treated

Rationale:

Associated Measures

Measure	HLI
acres improved in various ways	Habitat Acres
acres treated instream

PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz)

Supports PCSRF/PNSHP (Katz):

Yes

PNSHP Metric Association	Work Element
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.6 Upland Habitat And Sediment Project C.6.e.1 Erosion control structures installed C.6.e.2 Acres treated with erosion control structures	55. Erosion and Sedimentation Control
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.6 Upland Habitat And Sediment Project C.6.h.1 Upland vegetation management C.6.h.3 Acres treated for upland vegetation management	47. Plant Vegetation 53. Remove Vegetation 31. Conduct Controlled Burn
C.0 Salmonid Habitat Restoration and Acquisition C.8 Wetland Project C.8.e.1 Wetland improvement/restoration C.8.e.2 Acres of wetland treated	181. Create, Restore, and/or Enhance Wetland