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Metric 1608: # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the riparian zone - Published

Basics

Metric Type ID:

1608

Metric Name:

# of miles of road or trail recontoured in the riparian zone

Metric Unit Type:

number

Is Numeric:

Yes

Precision:

0.01

Metric Guidance

Metric Guidance ID	Description	Used on Work Elements
245	The length of road or trail recontoured in the riparian habitat zone (in miles). To calculate the length in miles, divide the total length (in feet) of road or trail treated/removed by 5,280 feet/mile. -Recontoured: Road or trail slope is re-graded to allow for more natural processes. -Riparian: Transition zone between aquatic and upland habitat typically within a river;s floodplain. These habitats are related to and influenced by surface or subsurface waters, especially the margins of streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, seeps, and ditches between land and a stream and above the average high watermark, or bank full height. Plant communities along the river and lake margins are called riparian vegetation, characterized by hydrophilic plants. This includes floodplain habitat, which may be restored to properly functioning conditions. (This excludes floodplain habitat influenced by the tides, which is classified as "Estuarine Habitat" for Pisces.)	33

Work Elements That Use This Metric

1 Work Element Associated With Metric 1608: # of miles of road or trail recontoured in the riparian zone

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
33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road	Active	Any activity that makes a road or trail unusable including adding berms, pits, boulders or logs, and/or ripping, scarifying, recontouring, or obliterating the road or trail with heavy equipment that may involve re-contouring the slope. Also use for building a road or trail in a more appropriate location to replace a decommissioned road or trail. If decommissioning by planting vegetation or seeding use 47. Plant Vegetation. If removal of fish barrier (e.g., culvert) is included, also use 85. Remove/Breach Fish Passage Barrier, or 184. Install Fish Passage Structure. If work also involves channel realignment, use 30. Realign, Connect, and/or Create Channel in addition to this work element.	2011		245	The length of road or trail recontoured in the riparian habitat zone (in miles). To calculate the length in miles, divide the total length (in feet) of road or trail treated/removed by 5,280 feet/mile. -Recontoured: Road or trail slope is re-graded to allow for more natural processes. -Riparian: Transition zone between aquatic and upland habitat typically within a river;s floodplain. These habitats are related to and influenced by surface or subsurface waters, especially the margins of streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, seeps, and ditches between land and a stream and above the average high watermark, or bank full height. Plant communities along the river and lake margins are called riparian vegetation, characterized by hydrophilic plants. This includes floodplain habitat, which may be restored to properly functioning conditions. (This excludes floodplain habitat influenced by the tides, which is classified as "Estuarine Habitat" for Pisces.)	Required	Yes	Yes	Yes	C.6.d.2	Miles of road closed / abandoned
ITS Action Category: Riparian Habitat Improvement ITS Metric: Miles of road removed in riparia

Rationale:

Associated Measures

Measure	HLI
miles of road or trail improved or decommissioned

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.d.1 Road closure / abandonment C.6.d.2 Miles of road closed / abandoned	33. Decommission Road/Relocate Road

Summary

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