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31 are not limited to) Idaho fescue (Festuca idahoensis), Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata), Sandberg Bluegrass (Poa secunda), Thurber's Needlegrass (Achnatherum thurberianum), and Needle-and-Thread (Hesperostipa comata). In areas with greater precipitation or on soils with higher moisture-holding capacity, shrub-steppe can also support a dense layer of forbs (i.e., broadleaf herbaceous flora). Shrub-steppe contains various habitat features, including diverse topography, riparian areas, and canyons. Another important component is habitat quality (i.e., degree to which a tract resembles a site potential natural community), which may be influenced by soil condition and erosion; and the distribution, coverage, and vigor of native shrubs, forbs, and grasses. Sites with less disturbed soils often have a layer of algae, mosses, or lichens. At some more disturbed sites, non-natives such as Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) or Crested Wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) may be co-dominant species. Fire disturbance is an ecological component of shrub-steppe. Shrub-steppe disturbed by fire may lack the aforementioned habitat components during periods of post-fire recovery 17A.02.715 Site Potential Tree Height (SPTH) “Site Potential Tree Height” or “SPTH” is the average maximum height of the tallest dominant trees (200 years or more in age) for a given area. 17A.02.720 Soft Armoring. "Soft armoring" means stream bank erosion control practices using predominantly natural materials in a design that minimizes impacts to natural processes.This term is frequently used in reference to bioengineering. 17A.02.730 Species of Local Importance. "Species of local importance" are those species that are of local concern due to their population status or their sensitivity to habitat alteration or that are game species. 17A.02.740 Streams “Streams” see definition for “Watercourse” 17A.02.750 Stream or Water Type “Stream or Water Types” are fully defined in WAC 222-16-030. An abbreviated definition is provided below, but the full WAC definition is adopted and applies: 1. "Type S Water" means all designated "shorelines of the state". 2. "Type F Water" means streams other than Type S Waters that contain fish habitat or are diverted for certain kinds of domestic use or for use by fish hatcheries. 3. "Type Np Water" means streams that are perennial nonfish habitat streams. 4. "Type Ns Water" means streams that are seasonal, nonfish habitat streams, which are physically connected by an above-ground channel system to Type S, F, or Np Waters.