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Landscape Info Property Name Address Information Contact Person Relationship to Landscape Email address Phone / Fax Website Address Landscape Type (private/muni/resort, etc.) Former Land Use (if known) Original Construction Date Maintenance Budget Acreage Information Total Landscape Acreage Irrigated Acreage Turf Beds Native Grasslands Grasslands/Prairie Meadow Revegetated Grasslands Native Grasslands Deciduous or Mixed Forest With Understory Water Body Surface Acreage Ponds/Lakes Canals Streams/Rivers Wetlands Freshwater Wetland Saltwater Wetland Without Understory Coniferous Forest With Understory Without Understory Shrubland/Scrubland Desert Other Impervious areas (parking, building footprints, tennis courts, etc.)

Turf Areas Turf Types Mowing Heights (low/high) Surface Water Total Number of Total Buffered Shoreline % Total % less than 2 feet deep Total % planted with aquatics Total Surface Acreage Ponds/Lakes Wetlands Total Number of Average Width Average Depth Total length within property Total Buffered Shoreline % Streams/Rivers Irrigation (gallons per year) Potable Wells Surface Effluent/reuse Gardens Total Number of Total Acres Aesthetic Gardens Wildlife Gardens (bird, butterfly, etc.) Xeric Gardens Other

Climate Classification System Group 1 The Climate Classification System recognizes five major climate types based on the annual and monthly averages of temperature and precipitation. Each type is designated by a capital letter. A - Moist Tropical Climates are known for their high temperatures year round and for their large amount of year round rain. B C - Dry Climates are characterized by little rain and a huge daily temperature range. Two subgroups, S - semiarid or steppe, and W - arid or desert, are used with the B climates. - In Humid Middle Latitude Climates land/water differences play a large part. These climates have warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. D - Continental Climates can be found in the interior regions of large land masses. Total precipitation is not very high and seasonal temperatures vary widely. E - Cold Climates describe this climate type perfectly. These climates are part of areas where permanent ice and tundra are always present. Only about four months of the year have above freezing temperatures. Group 2 Further subgroups are designated by a second, lower case letter which distinguish specific seasonal characteristics of temperature and precipitation. f - Moist with adequate precipitation in all months and no dry season. This letter usually accompanies the A, C, and D climates. m - Rainforest climate in spite of short, dry season in monsoon type cycle. This letter only applies to A climates. s - There is a dry season in the summer of the respective hemisphere (high-sun season). w - There is a dry season in the winter of the respective hemisphere (low-sun season). Group 3 To further denote variations in climate, a third letter was added to the code a b c d h k - Hot summers where the warmest month is over 22 C (72 F). These can be found in C and D climates. - Warm summer with the warmest month below 22 C (72 F). These can also be found in C and D climates. - Cool, short summers with less than four months over 10 C (50 F) in the C and D climates. - Very cold winters with the coldest month below -38 C (-36 F) in the D climate only. - Dry-hot with a mean annual temperature over 18 C (64 F) in B climates only. - Dry-cold with a mean annual temperature under 18 C (64 F) in B climates only. Please choose to the best of your ability the Climatic Zone Types that you feel vest describes the golf facility: Group 1 Letter Code Group 2 Letter Code Group 3 Letter Code

Please briefly describe the surrounding land uses for the golf facility (north, south, east, and west) Site Classification Site Classification is based upon ecological criteria proposed by the Society of Conservation Biology, O Connell and Noss (1992, Env Mgmt 16:435) and modified by the Audubon International Golf and Environment Land Trust, Inc. and more recently by the International Sustainability Council. Assigning between one and five classes include consideration of the size of the parcel, the presence of any significant species or communities, and the degree to which natural communities on the site have been degraded. Additionally, adjacent properties are categorized according to similar criteria. Site Classes: 1 Sites Supporting (in any way) Globally Significant Elements 2 Sites Supporting (in any way) State/Regionally Significant Elements 3 Large Sites (generally exceeding 1,000 acres) Supporting Natural Occurring Species Assemblages 4 Small Sites (generally less than 1,000 acres) Supporting Natural Occurring Species Assemblages, 5 Degraded Parcels with Few Native Species and Little Natural Community. Landscape Categories: A Surrounding Landscape Supports Globally Significant Elements, B Surrounding Landscape Supports State/Regionally Significant Elements, C Surrounding Landscape Includes Significant Natural Area (generally 5,000 acres or more, and/or fronting subject parcel on multiple sides) D Surrounding Landscape Includes Some Natural Area (generally less than 5,000 acres, and/or located on only one side of subject parcel) E Surrounding Landscape Includes Smaller Patches of Marginally Connected Natural Area, Typically Supporting Partial or Remnant Native Assemblages. Surrounding Landscape Is Degraded or Developed, and Contains Few Native Species and Little Natural Community. F Please choose to the best of your ability the Site Classification that you feel vest describes the golf facility: Site Class (number code) Landscape Category (letter code)

Upland Habitats and Preserves Upland Habitats Total Acreage of the largest area of upland habitat preserved on the property Total Acreage of the rest of the other upland preserves. These are smaller habitat patches. % of this acreage connected to main preserve above by corridor % of this acreage isolated from main preserve above Wetland Habitats Acres of wetlands that have 25 of upland buffer around wetland Acres of wetlands that have 50 of upland buffer around wetland Acres of wetlands that have 75 of upland buffer around wetland Acres of wetlands that have 100 or greater upland buffer around wetland Lakes/Ponds Habitats Total length (in feet) of shoreline that have littoral zones/shelves with emergent plantings Total length (in feet) of shoreline that have vegetated buffers between 25-49 Total length (in feet) of shoreline that have vegetated buffers between 50-99 Total length (in feet) of shoreline that have vegetated buffers greater than 100 Stream/River Habitats Total length (in feet) of shoreline that have vegetated buffers between 25-49 Total length (in feet) of shoreline that have vegetated buffers between 50-74 Total length (in feet) of shoreline that have vegetated buffers between 75-99 Total length (in feet) of shoreline that have vegetated buffers greater than 100 Use the space below to describe any additional notes or comments about the landscape