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Wetland plant species nomenclature follows the "National List of <br /> Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands" (U.S. Department of the <br /> Interior, 1988). Regional field guides were used to confirm <br /> identification of plant species when deemed necessary. <br /> Soils were observed for hydric soil characteristics. Soils were <br /> examined by digging pits at representative locations and periodically <br /> along the wetland boundary. Pits were dug to a depth necessary to <br /> confirm hydric soil characteristics, up to a maximum depth of 24 <br /> inches. Soil color determinations were made using MUNSELL Soil <br /> Color Charts (Kollmorgen Instruments Corporation, 2000). Site soil <br /> characteristics were compared to those mapped and described in the <br /> Soil Survey for Hennepin County. <br /> Wetland boundaries were located and marked with sequentially <br /> numbered, pink "Wetland Delineation" pin flags. The locations of the <br /> pin flags were surveyed by Schoell Madson. The wetland edge is <br /> considered the highest extent of the wetland basin; areas above the <br /> boundary fail to meet the three required wetland parameters while <br /> areas below the edge meet the wetland parameters required by the field <br /> delineation methodology. The results of the delineation are presented <br /> at the end of this document. <br /> Wetland Classification <br /> Classification of the wetland basins are included on the (RODM) data <br /> sheets in Appendix A. Wetland classification follows the methods <br /> described in Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States <br /> (Cowardin, et al., 1979) and used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br /> Service National Wetland Inventory. The Circular 39 classification <br /> (Shaw and Fredine, 1956) is also provided. <br /> Results <br /> The field delineation was conducted under below normal temperature <br /> conditions and.below normal precipitation conditions as compared to <br /> the historical average for the region. Most of the vegetation was <br /> identifiable, including all dominant species. <br /> One wetland area was identified, delineated and classified. The <br /> (RODM) data forms indicate the dominant species of vegetation and <br /> the soil and hydrologic characteristics at a representative location <br /> around the basins. A review of the wetland delineation boundary line <br /> was conducted and field reviewed by Angela Hammers at the <br /> Minnehaha Creek Watershed District on October 31, 2006. <br /> Wetland A <br /> Wetland Delineation Report SMI Project No. 64523-001 <br /> Orono Site <br /> Page 3 <br />