Indicator
Pope Marsh
Basics
Pope Marsh
Pope Marsh
Action
Program
Each Unit (number)
Provide for the nondegradation of the natural qualities of any plant community that is uncommon to the Region or of exceptional scientific, ecological, or scenic value. The threshold standard shall apply, but not be limited to, 1) the deep-water plants of Lake Tahoe, 2) Grass Lake, 3) Osgood Swamp, 4) Hell Hole, 5) Upper Truckee Marsh, 6) Taylor Creek Marsh, 7) Freel Peak Cushion Plant Community, and 8) Pope Marsh.
The status and trend determination was based on a qualitative assessment of the natural qualities of a plant community. The natural qualities of a plant community include the current plant species assemblage, the health, age and ecological condition of those plant species, and the condition of the hydrologic regime.
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Accomplishments
Pope Marsh
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No reported data for this Indicator

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Pope Marsh
General

Program Pope Marsh Monitoring

Approach

The status and trend determinations were based on a qualitative assessment of factors influencing the condition of the site, including historical alterations, ongoing hydrologic impacts, sources of recreation-related disturbance, and surrounding land use and resource management. However, in the future it will be possible to base the evaluation on quantitative vegetation monitoring data. Two permanent plots following the protocol in the Region 5 Range Monitoring Program were installed at Pope Marsh in 2004 (Weixelman 2011). These plots are on the north-east and north west portions of Pope Marsh. The protocol is designed to classify a meadow according to wetland index and plant functional types, which provides a quantitative ecological condition scorecard for that meadow type (Weixelman and Gross In Review). The plots were visited in 2009/2010 and 2014/2015 and the USFS is in the process of analyzing the data (Engelhardt and Gross 2011b; Shana Gross pers. comm.). Distance to meadow edge,

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