COLUMN_NAME SAMPLE_TYPE UNITS LABEL FORMABBR VAR_TYPE RANGE_HIGH RANGE_LOW LEGAL_VALUES AGR_ANIMAL BUFF Confined Animal Feeding NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_DAIRY BUFF Dairy NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_FALLOW_OLD BUFF "Fallow field (old - grass, shrubs, trees)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_FALLOW_RECENT BUFF Fallow field (recent - resting row crop field) NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_GRAVEL BUFF Gravel pit NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_IRRIGATION BUFF Irrigation NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_NURSERY BUFF Nursery NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_ORCHARD BUFF Orchard NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_PASTURE BUFF Pasture/hay NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_RANGE BUFF Range NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_ROW BUFF Row crops NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y AGR_RURAL BUFF Rural residential NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y BARE BUFF "Cover class for Bare ground: 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 BG_TREE BUFF "Cover class for Big Trees (>0.3 m DBH): 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 BIRDSFOOT_TREFOIL BUFF Lotus corniculatus L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y CANADA_THISTLE BUFF Cirsium arvense (L.) Scop. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y CANOPY_TYPE BUFF "Tree canopy type: (D)eciduous, (E)vergreen" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |D|E|DE|ABSENT CHEATGRASS BUFF Bromus tectorum L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y CLASS_FIELD_FWSST US Fish and Wildlife Service Status and Trends wetland class assigned during field visit COMMON_BUCKTHORN BUFF Rhamnus cathartica L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y COMMON_REED BUFF Phragmities australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y DATE_COL Date of primary site visit ECO_X_ST "Combined NWCA_ECO4 and SANDT_FIELD_GRPS classes:CPL-PH=Coastal Plain Palustrine Herbaceaous,CPL-PW=Coastal Plain Palustrine Woody,E2EM=Estuarine Emergent,E2SS=Estuarine Shrub-scrub,EMU-PH=Eastern Mountains and Upper Midwest Herbaceous,EMU-PW=Eastern Mountains and Upper Midwest Woody,IPL-PH=Interior Plains Herbaceous,IPL-PW=Interior Plains Woody,W-PW=West Woody,W-PH=West Herbaceous" EVAL_LAT BUFF DD Latitude of evaluation location NWCA_BUFFER-TAS NUMERIC 89.27327 24.592196 EVAL_LON BUFF DD Longitude of evaluation location NWCA_BUFFER-TAS NUMERIC -43.17824 -161.66774 GARLIC_MUSTARD BUFF Allaria petiolata (Bieb.) Cavara & Grande NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y GIANT_REED BUFF Arundo donax L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y HAB_CLEAR_CUT BUFF Forest clear cut NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_EROSION BUFF "Soil erosion (from wind, water, or overuse)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_FOREST_BURNED BUFF Recently burned forest (canopy) NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_GRASS_BURNED BUFF Recently burned grassland (blackened) NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_GRAZED BUFF "Highly grazed grasses (overall < 3\ high)""" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_HERBICIDE BUFF Herbicide use NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_HERBIVORY BUFF Tree canopy herbivory (insect) NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_MOWING BUFF Mowing/shrub cutting NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_ORV BUFF Offroad vehicle damage NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_PLANTATION BUFF Tree plantation NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_SELECTIVE_CUT BUFF Forest selective cut NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_SHRUB BUFF Shrub layer browsed (wild or domestic browers) NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_SOIL BUFF Soil compaction caused by humans or animals NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HAB_TRAILS BUFF Trails NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HIMALAYAN_BLACKBERRY BUFF Rubus armeniacus Focke NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y HYD_DDRR BUFF Dike/Dam/Road/RR Bed present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_DITCH BUFF "Ditches, Channelization present in plot" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_EXCAVATION BUFF "Excavation, Dredging present in plot" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_FILL BUFF Fill/Spoil Banks present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_IMPERVIOUS BUFF Impervious surface input present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_INLETS BUFF "Inlets, Outlets, present in plot" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_PIPE BUFF Point Source/Pipe present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_SEDIMENT BUFF Freshly Deposited Sediment present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_SOIL BUFF Soil Loss/Root Exposure present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_WALL BUFF Wall/Riprap present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y HYD_WATER BUFF Water Level Control Structure present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y IND_MILITARY BUFF Military NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y IND_OIL BUFF Oil drilling NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y JAPAN_KNOTWEED BUFF Polygonum cuspidatum Siebold & Zucc. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y JOHNSON_GRASS BUFF Sorgham halepense (L.) Pers. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y KNOTWEED BUFF Polygonum aviculare L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y KUDZU BUFF Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y LEAF_TYPE BUFF "Tree leaf type: (B)roadleaf, (N)eedleleaf" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |B|N|BN LITTER BUFF "Cover class for Litter, duff: 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 MID_SHRUB BUFF "Cover class for Woody shrubs, saplings (0.5-5m high): 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 MILE_A_MINUTE BUFF Polygonum perfoliatum L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y MULTIFLORA_ROSE BUFF Rosa multiflora Thunb. Ex Murr. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y NONWOODY BUFF "Cover class for Herbs, forbs, grasses: 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 NWCA_ECO4 "Aggregated ecoregions based on FW_ECO9 regions:CPL=Coastal Plain,EMU=Eastern Mountains and Upper Midwest,IPL=Interior Plains,W=West" PERENNIAL_PEPPERWEED BUFF Lepidium latifolium L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y PLOT Sampling plot PLOT BUFF NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |1|2|3 PLOT_LOC BUFF Location of plot coordinates NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |AA|N3|S3|W3|E3|NP PLOT_NOT_SAMPLED BUFF Name of the plot that was not sampled NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |PLOT_1|PLOT_2|PLOT_3 POISON_HEMLOCK BUFF Conium maculatum L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y PURPLE_LOOSESTRIFE BUFF Lythrum salicaria L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y REED_CANARY_GRASS BUFF Phalaris arundiancea L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y RES_DUMPING BUFF Dumping present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_FOUR BUFF Four-lane road present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_GOLF BUFF Golf course present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_GRAVEL BUFF Gravel Road present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_LANDFILL BUFF Landfill present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_LAWN BUFF Lawn or park present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_LOT BUFF Parking lot/pavement present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_RES BUFF Suburban Residential present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_TRASH BUFF Trash present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_TWO BUFF Two-lane road present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y RES_URBAN BUFF Urban/multifamily present in plot NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |Y ROCK BUFF "Cover class for Rocks: 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 SITE_ID Identification code for site SITE_USE Result classifies each point in a way that indicates how a point can be used in analysis or not SM_SHRUB BUFF "Cover class for Big Trees (>0.3 m DBH): 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 SM_TREE BUFF "Cover class for Small Trees (<0.3 m DBH): 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 STATE State abbreviation SUB_VEG BUFF "Cover class for Submerged Vegetation: 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 TAMARISK BUFF Tamarix spp. L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y UID Unique identification number for a site visit VISIT_NO Visit number within the year WATER BUFF "Cover class for Water: 0=Absent, 1=Sparse(<10%), 2=Moderate(10-40%), 3=Heavy(40-75%), 4=Very Heavy (>75%)" NWCA_BUFFER CHARACTER |0|1|2|3|4 WATER_HYACINTH BUFF Eichronia crassipes (Mart.) Solms NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y WATERMILFOIL BUFF Myriophyllum spicatum L. NWCA_BUFFER-TAS CHARACTER |Y