APPENDIX A
DICHOTOMOUS KEY IN DETERMINING LEVEL OF SURVEY
| 1a. | A Known Site of Bridgeoporus nobilissimus exists within the proposed project area or the project area is within a B. nobilissimus Management Area. Conduct complete surveys in all potential habitats within the proposed project area to determine the size of the population or to detect new sites. |
| 1b. | No Known Site of B. nobilissimus exists within the proposed project area and the proposed project is not within a B. nobilissimus Management Area. Go to 2. |
| 2a. | A Known Site of B. nobilissimus exists within the immediate vicinity (within the same fifth field watershed) of the proposed project area. Conduct intuitive controlled or complete surveys in all potential habitats within the proposed project area to detect new sites. Complete surveys are appropriate for proposed project areas less than two and a half acres in size. |
| 2b. | No Known Site of B. nobilissimus has been reported to occur within the immediate vicinity (within the same fifth field watershed) of the proposed project area. Go to 3. |
| 3a. | The proposed project area is within the geographic range of occurrence of B. nobilissimus. Go to 4. |
| 3b. | The proposed project area does not occur within the geographic range of occurrence for B. nobilissimus. A survey is not warranted. Document method of determination. |
| 4a. | Prefield review determines that suitable habitat for B. nobilissimus exists within the proposed project area. Conduct intuitive controlled or complete surveys in all potential habitats within the proposed project area to detect new sites. Complete surveys are appropriate for proposed project areas less than two and a half acres in size. |
| 4b. | Prefield review determines that suitable habitat for B. nobilissimus does not exist within the proposed project area. A survey is not warranted. Document method of determination. |