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T } <br /> CMP Part 3A. Environmental Protection Plan <br /> � <br /> > > . <br /> � <br /> (the previous statement is inaccurate and always has been...) <br /> Throughout Orono, the many drainage areas and marshlands support a bountiful <br /> variety of wetland vegetation ranging from grasses, bulrushes and cattails to <br /> sumac and willow. The sum effect of these varied landscapes is a seasonal <br /> variety of color and an abundant habitat for wildlife including deer, fox, raccoon <br /> and beaver, coyotes, ducks, grouse, pheasants, turkevs, and innumerable species <br /> of smaller birds and animals. <br /> Orono's ground water supplies are abundant. Orono enjoys the same <br /> abundant ground water resources from the Twin Cities artesian basin as does <br /> most of the metropolitan area. In addition, our generally heavy clay soil layers <br /> near the surface have protected the ground waters from surface pollution. <br /> Most areas of the City have had no difficulty obtaining potable water supplies <br /> drawn from the Jordan aquifer with wells ranging in depth from 75 to 200 feet. <br /> Only occasional wells have had to go deeper. <br /> The most noticeable ground water condition in the City is also caused by the <br /> same heavy clay soil layer which in many cases traps a layer of ground water <br /> very near to the surface. Especially near the lakeshore or any of the wetlands, <br /> wet organic soils often have perched water tables within three feet of the surface. <br /> These areas present severe restrictions on development but are scattered and. <br /> localized such that individual properties often contain dry soil areas as well as <br /> wetter areas. <br /> ORONO NATURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY - MARCH 2O06. <br /> In 2003 the Hennepin Countv Department of Environmental Services (HCDES) <br /> in cooperation with the City of Orono retained the Natural Resources Grou� of <br /> Bonestroo & Associates to conduct ]and cover classification ma�ping and a <br /> natural areas assessment within Orono The project was completed with funding <br /> assistance from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MnDNR) the <br /> Metropolitan Council and Hennepin County Department of Environmental <br /> Services (HCDESI. <br /> The purpose of the project was to classifv land cover in Orono and to assess the <br /> relative ecolo�ical qualitv of the City's remainin� natural areas by performin� <br /> on-the-�round vegetation surveys. Land cover mapping was accomplished using <br /> the Minnesota Land Cover Classification Svstem MLCCS) Version 5 4 <br /> adopted by the MnDNR and its partners. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3A-9 <br />