Skill 1: Map Use
Element 3: Classification of Wetland and Upland Habitats
 
Materials:

Color classification chart                                      Colored pencils
Colored permanent marking pens                         Drafting tape
Ultra fine black marking pen                                (3) 11” x 17” clear film overlays
1958    11”x 17” section of the Habitat map
1985    11”x 17” section of the Habitat map
2000    11”x 17” section of the Habitat map

Exercise:
Note: This exercise can be worked in groups of two with each person preparing an overlay or coloring a habitat map section

1.     Use the Color Classification Sheet
2.     Use the colored pencils
3.     Examine the following table
4.     Complete the table by coloring the box with the correct color:

5.    Use the 1958 Habitat map.
6.    Examine the wetland habitats labeled on the map and cross reference with the classification guide.
7.    Using the colored pencils, the classification guide, and the color table prepared above, color (fill-in) polygons on the 1958 map.
8.    Use the 2000 Habitat map
9.    Tape an 11”x 17” clear film overlay along the top edge of the 2000 Habitat map.
10.  Use the Black pen to make four “corner marks” (^) on the overlay, one at each corner of the study site.
11.  Use the color marker pens, the classification guide, and the color Table prepared above, color (fill-in) the polygons on the 2000 Habitat map
12.  Re-examine the wetland habitats labeled on the map and cross reference with the classification guide.