Site Transect Transect length (m) Year Started Culvert Degrees Latitude Degrees Longitude Minutes Latitude Creek End Minutes Longitude Creek End Minutes Latitude Upland End Minutes Longitude Upland End Comments Argilla Rd. 1 50 1997 Downstream 42 N 70 W 40.957 46.413 40.963 46.381 On N side of main creek downstream from culvert. Creek end GPS taken at wells 5 m from transect end Argilla Rd. 2 50 1997 Downstream 42 N 70 W 40.965 46.415 40.964 46.443 "On south side of main creek downstream from culvert. GPS readings taken at the wells, 5 m in from the actual ends of the transect" Argilla Rd. 3 50 1997 Upstream 42 N 70 W 41.625 46.489 41.027 46.526 Upstream of culvert along SW side of marsh. This transects ends in Typha angustifolia zone Argilla Rd. 4 50 1997 Upstream 42 N 70 W 40.998 46.464 41.025 46.461 Starts in sparse Phragmites in middle of marsh at edge of a mosquito (OMWM) ditch. Argilla Rd. 5 50 1997 Upstream 42 N 70 W 41.025 46.434 41.003 46.446 Creek end is a dense Phragmites area upstream of culvert on S side of main creek. GPS reading of creek end taken at wells 5 m from actual end of transect Argilla Rd. 6 35/40 1997 Upstream 42 N 70 W 41.11 46.506 41.107 46.534 "Creek end is in dense Phragmites upstream of culvert near old crossing on S side of main creek. Crosses a large panne and end in dike. In 1997 only 35 m, extended to 40 m in 1998." Argilla Rd. 7 50 1997 Upstream 42 N 70 W 41.122 46.558 41.116 46.525 """Eric's transect"" - Begins in Phragmites at edge of SE fork of back part of main creek. Ends in another Phragmites area just shy of the dike" Argilla Rd. 8 35/40 1997 Upstream 42 N 70 W Starts along N side of main creek upstream of culvert in a dense Phragmites area. Goes through a S. patens area and ends in a Phragmites area at one of the photo station poles. 35 m in 1997-1999. 40 m in 2000 Argilla Rd. 9 45 1997 Upstream 42 N 70 W Starts in S. alterniflora on N side of main creek near where first small perpendicular ditch enters the main creek upstream of culvert. Skirts the edge of a large Phragmites patch then runs through S. patens and into cattails and Phragmites. Argilla Rd. 10 30 1999 Downstream 42 N 70 W Crosses a Phragmites patch downstream of culvert opposite where the TTOR road goes off to the Castle. Creek end at a yellow stake (E. Holt). Upland end in Phragmites lined up just left of a white ash. Argilla Rd. 11 "30 in 1999, 25 in 2000" 1999 Downstream 42 N 70 W Crosses a Phragmites patch downstream of culvert opposite where the TTOR road goes off to the Castle. Creek end close to ditch and transect then passes through one of E. Holts counting circle stakes Rough Meadows 1.1 25 1995 NA 42 N 70 W 45.054 50.232 45.063 50.22 W side of Sawyer Island. Runs NE (44 degrees) from marsh to upland. Ends 3.65 m from a double hickory stump. Rough Meadows 1.2 25 1995 NA 42 N 70 W 45.048 50.234 45.051 50.211 W side of Sawyer Island. Runs E (88 degrees) to upland end at a sassafras tree. Rough Meadows 2.1 15 1996 NA 42 N 70 W "Starts in dense Phragmites""cove"" S of Far Division Rd and runs NW at 328 degrees through the upland edge into a more open sedge area. The upland end is 8.9 m from the crotch of a double trunked red oak (20 degrees from transect end to oak)." Rough Meadows 2.2 25 1995 NA 42 N 70 W 44.85 50.589 44.856 50.606 "In same Phragmites ""cove"" as 2.1. No data collected in 1997. Runs from salt marsh NNW at 308 degrees into Phragmites." Rough Meadows 2.3 25 1995 NA 42 N 70 W 44.843 50.594 44.853 50.607 "In same Phragmites ""cove"" as 2.1 and 2.2. W of 2.2. Runs from salt marsh NNW at 320 degrees into Phragmites and ends at tupelo tree" Rough Meadows 3.1 60 1995 NA 42 N 70 W 44.701 50.805 44.676 50.832 """Scirpus Finger"" - just N of Patmos Rd near McHugh's 1 year hayed site. Goes SSW at 232 degrees through Spartina, Scirpus, and Phragmites zones. " Rough Meadows 4.1 30 1995 NA 42 N 70 W 44.659 50.78 44.67 50.791 "S of Patmos Rd through a new, sparse Phragmites area along the road. Runs at 342 degrees from marsh to edge of road. ""Downstream"" end is about 1.5 m E of a rock. The upland waypoint is about 5 m from actual end of transect." Rough Meadows 5.1 25 1996 NA 42 N 70 W Near Railroad Avenue by the Rowley train station. Along edge of upland N of the road. Monitored by Pine Grove School. Rough Meadows 5.2 30 1996 NA 42 N 70 W Near Railroad Avenue by the Rowley train station. Along edge of upland N of the road. Monitored by Pine Grove School. 88