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SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES Providing the Sharper Edge in Natural Resout-ces & Environmental Consulting ' November 5, 2004 Mr. George Stickney Coldwell Banker Burnet 201 East Lake Street Wayzata, MN 55391 RE: SER Project Name: 3760 Bayside Road—Orono SER Project No: 2004-319-03 Project Location: NW'/., Section 5, T117N, R23W, City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota Project Description: Wetland Classification, Identification, Delineation;& Staking ' Services Dear Mr. Stickney, As requested, Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced property on ' October 27,2004 to examine the site for the presence of areas meeting wetland criteria. Criteria for determining jurisdictional wetlands are as described in the 1987 U.S Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual(1987 Manual)as required by the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act. SITE DESCRIPTION The subject parcel is approximately 2.2 acres consisting of open grassy upland area with patches of hardwood and coniferous trees in the southern half of the property,the northern half is depressional marsh area. The topography of the site is relatively flat with'a slight drop in elevation along the - wetland edge. Bayside Road borders the prbperty to the south(See Figure 1): The surrounding area land use consists of single-family housing and fores#ed lots. METHODS National Wetland Inventory(NWI)maps(Figure 2),Soil Survey of Hennepin County maps(Figure 3), Minnesota Protected Waters maps,and 2003 aerial photographs were reviewed prior to the site visit to.identify areas that may be wetlands. Areas illustrating evidence of wetland conditions were examined in greater detail during the field survey. Vegetation,soils and hydrology were examined (as outlined in the-1987 Manual) and used to characterize wetland types and determine wetland boundaries. Sample transects were established in representative wetland-to-upland transition zones in-order to characterize the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the site.- Transects consisted of representative upland sample point(s) and representative wetland sample point(s). Information obtained from the sample-points can be found on the field data sheets located in Appendix A. 1 2477 Shadywood Road • Excelsior, MN 55331 . (952) 471-1100 (Office) 9 (952) 471-0007,(Fax)