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The delineated wetland boundary followed a change in plant communities and topography.
<br />Wetland 1 corresponded to an NWl-mapped PUBF wetland, and an area of mapped hydric soil
<br />(Glencoe) by the soil survey. An outlet on the west side of the wetland drained Wetland 1 off
<br />site to the south/southwest.
<br />Wetland 2 was a Type 3 (PUBG/PEMF/C/A/FSSIC) wetland that etwjompassed the majority of
<br />the southern half of the site. Dominant vegetation consisted of cattail, reed canary grass, sedge,
<br />American elm «nd green ash with lesser amounts of willow, giant goldenrod, common reed,
<br />stinging nettle, clearweed, sedge and red osier dogwood. Two transect locations were sampled
<br />for Wetland 2, The following is a description of Transect 2-1. Soils observed below Ae wetland
<br />boundary were mapped as Marsh and were black muck to 14 inches, underlain by distinctly
<br />mottled, dark gray sandy clay to 24+ inches. Soils were saturated at the surface and fiw water
<br />was observed at 10 inches below the soil surface. Secondary indicators of hydrology included
<br />mapped hydric soils, the FAC-Neutral Test and topographic position.
<br />Adjacen t upland f t Transect 2-1 was woods dominated by red oak, bur oak, common buckthorn,
<br />sedge, honeysuckle, basswood and northern white cedar with lesser amounts of cherry American
<br />hazelnut, cottonwo^ quaking aspen, meadow rue, geranium, paper birch, prickly ash, walnut,
<br />eastern red cedar, qiruce, eastern ^iidute pine and hackberry. Upland soils wm m^ped as
<br />Kilkenny and v«re black clay loam to 24 inches. No primary or secondary indicators of
<br />hydrology woe observed.
<br />Upland vegetation varied along the boundary of Wetland 2 and included areas of open meadow
<br />domiiMted by Canada goldenrod. orchardgrass, Kentucky bluegrass and smooth brome with
<br />lesser amounts of quackgrass, reed canary grass, creeping Charlie and sumac, an area along the
<br />southern tip dominated by common buckthorn, garlic mustard and Oliver weedy species, and an
<br />area toward the northeast dominated by northern wdiite cedar with lesser amounts of comron"
<br />buckthorn, sumac, Kentucky bluegrass and Canada goldenrod.
<br />The delineated wetland boundary followed a change in plant communities and topography.
<br />Wetland 2 conesponded to NWl-mapped PEMF and R2UBH wetlands, and an area of mapped
<br />hydric soil tMarsh) by the soil survey. A wide cnannel bisects the wetland and drains into
<br />Tanager Lake to the southeast.
<br />Wetland 3 was a Type 3 (PEMF/C/A) wetland located along the roadside ditch in the northeast
<br />comer of the site. Dominant vegetation consisted of cattail, duckweed, reed canary grass and
<br />green ash with lesser amounts of jewelweed, stinging nettle, common buckthorn and sedge.
<br />Soils observed below the wetland boundary were mapped as Glencoe and were black nwcky
<br />loam to 12 inches, underlain by very dark gray fine sandy clay loam with common mediuni ^uy
<br />redox depletions to 24+ inches. Soils were inundated to a depth of 6 inches at the sample
<br />loca tion. Secoiidary indicators of hydrology included mapped hydric soil, the FAC-Neutral Test
<br />and topographic position.
<br />Adjacent iq[)land was woods dominated by sugar maple and bur oak with lesser amounts of
<br />planted northern white cedar, common buckthorn, cherry, green ash, American basswood,
<br />Virginia cneper, paper birch and walnut Upland soils were mapped as Kilkenny and were black
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