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O3/15/2001 14:47 FAX 6514528940 MENDOTA HGTS MN 007 <br /> Dakota County(MN)Wetland Assessment, <br /> Monitoring, and Awareness Project, <br /> Revision 4,June 5, 1998 <br /> Page 12 of 50 <br /> - For local government assessment and decision-making processes. The project <br /> will explore if the citizen data can be used at the LGU decision-making level or if <br /> the LGU would need more technical assessment data for that purpose. <br /> By gathering data on both invertebrates and vegetation and comparing the scores, <br /> teams can identify Type I errors (where scores indicate that things are better than they <br /> really are) or Type II errors (where the scores indicate that things are worse than they <br /> really are). If there are discrepancies that indicate Type I or Type II errors, teams <br /> should note the discrepancy and the data should be flagged for possible rejection. <br /> 7, .Most resource-efficient study desiffn that will achieve all of the PDOOs: The WHEP <br /> will follow the Minnesota Ciuzen Wetland Survey citizen protocol and the Technical <br /> Biotic Evaluation of Wetlands protocol designed by the MPCA and the quality assurance <br /> plan laid out in this QAPP. The project will utilize citizen groups,technical experts, and <br /> county and state agency staff. Technical experts will visit the same wetland sites as the <br /> citizen teams in the cities, and these duplicate visits will be the basis of the comparison. <br /> It is anticipated that the citizen volunteer methodology will prove to be a viable, <br /> economical means for local governments and others to assess local wetland health. <br /> See Appendix C for an overview and rationale of the Minnesota Citizen Wetland <br /> Invertebrate Metrics, Appendix D for the invertebrate sampling protocols, Appendix E <br /> for the invertebrate field data sheet, Appendix F for an overview of vegetation as a <br /> biological indicator, Appendix G for the vegetation protocol sheet,Appendix H for the <br /> vegetation metric sheet, Appendix I for the vegetation field sheet, Appendix ) for the site <br /> sketch Sheet, and Appendix K for the releve data sheet to be used by the technical <br /> experts_ See Appendices L and M for the Technical Biotic Evaluation of Wetlands <br /> technical protocol. <br /> I <br />