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Metric 1615: # of miles of road or trail improved in a riparian area - Published

Basics

Metric Type ID:

1615

Metric Name:

# of miles of road or trail improved in a riparian area

Metric Unit Type:

number

Is Numeric:

Yes

Precision:

0.01

Metric Guidance

Metric Guidance ID	Description	Used on Work Elements
252	The length of road or trail improved in a riparian area (in miles). To calculate the length in miles, divide the total length (in feet) of road or trail improved by 5,280 feet/mile. -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.)	38

Work Elements That Use This Metric

1 Work Element Associated With Metric 1615: # of miles of road or trail improved in a riparian area

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
38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits	Active	Work designed to eliminate or reduce erosion, sediment, and/or toxic run-off from reaching streams, rivers, or wetlands from roads or trails currently in use. This includes road projects that reduce or eliminate inter-basin transfer of water, placement of structures to contain/ control runoff from roads or trails, road or trail reconstruction or reinforcement, surface and peak-flow drainage improvements, and roadside vegetation. These roads may be in or extend into the riparian zone.	2011		252	The length of road or trail improved in a riparian area (in miles). To calculate the length in miles, divide the total length (in feet) of road or trail improved by 5,280 feet/mile. -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.c.2	Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction
ITS Action Category: Fine Sediment ITS Metric: Number of sediment treatments

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.c.1 Road drainage system improvements and reconstruction C.6.c.2 Miles of road treated for drainage system improvements and reconstruction	38. Improve Road for Instream Habitat Benefits

Summary

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