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mm <br />m <br />m <br />o <br />9 <br />Cl <br />3 <br />3 <br />3 <br />& <br />9 <br />9 <br />9 <br />J <br />t <br />t <br />M <br />Cullum Site <br />Orono, Minnesota <br />Wetland Delineation Report <br />L INTRODUCTION <br />The Cullum Site was examined on December 14,2001, and on June 6,2002 for the presence and <br />extent of wetland. The site was located in the N 14 of the NE V* of Section 36, Township 118 <br />North, Range 23 West, Chy of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The site, identified as <br />Tract B, Registered Land Survey No. 1031, Hennepin County, was located west of Femdale <br />Road with unnamed property boundaries. Adjacent land uses included large-lot residentrd m all <br />directions (Figure 1). <br />___ r <br />The she consisted of a single-fiunily home with suirouiidiDg landscaped yard, woods, and a <br />wetland. The woods, located along in the northwestern and southwestern comers of the <br />property, wei« dominated by green ash, American elm, trembling aspen, raspberry, and common <br />buckthorn, with some red pirre, whhe spruce, red cedar, black cherry, and prickly <br />n. METHODS <br />Wetlands were identified using standard delineation methodology descnlred in the Corps of <br />Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Waterways Experiment Station, 1987) as required by <br />Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the Minrresota Wetland Conservation Act. <br />Wetl^ boundaries were identified as the upper-most extent of wetlands, which met criteria for <br />hydric soil^ hydroplq^ vegetation, and wetland hydrology. Wetland-upland boundaries were <br />marked with piri flags and subs^uentty located by Otto Associates by using standard <br />survey r^thods. Kjolhaug Environmental Services Cotz^)any reviewed surveyed wetland <br />boundaries for accuracy. <br />Soils, vegetation, and hydrology were documented at representative locations along the wetland- <br />upland boundary. Pto species dominance was estimated based on the percent aerial or <br />coverage visualty estimated within a 30-foot radius for the tree and yhy^ib layers and a 5-foot <br />radius for the herbaceous layer within the co mmunity type being sampled. <br />Soils were characterized to a minimum depth of 18-20 inches utilizing Munsell Soil Color Charts <br />and standard soil texturing methodology. <br />Plants were identified using standard regional plant keys. Taxonomy was based on the Manual <br />of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, Ed 2 (Npw York <br />A • <br />> <br />.1 <br />J-