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Steps In the proposed wetland restoration Include the following: <br />1. Construct a control structure at the outlet. <br />2. Complete two controlled bums of the wetland site to aid iri <br />controlling the reed carTory grass and cattail and increase the <br />nutrient uptake of the wetlarxj with new growth of vegetation. <br />Provide a spot treatment of herbicide to further control reed <br />canary gross. <br />3. Seed and/or emerging plants along the fringe. <br />5.5.4 Wetland SB-E-31 <br />/\pproximate Wetland Size: 65 acres (Restoration Site - 35 acres) <br />Township 118N&117N Range 23W Section 3_i &3 <br />Watershed Name: Mississippi River (Metro) Watershed #: 20 <br />City Watershed Name: Stubbs Bay (DNR 140P) <br />General Description of Site <br />This wetland is located in the lower portion of the Stubbs Bay watershed <br />just upstream of Stubbs Bay and south of the Luce Line Trail. This location <br />provides an excellent opportunity for water quality treatment and <br />enhanced aesthetics and wildlife habitat for users of the Luce Line Trail. <br />It currently has a main ditch with two laterals that have partially drained <br />the wet meadow portion'of the wetland. Water flows through the ditch <br />rather than across the entire wetland, creating a condition in which the <br />wetlard sen/es a limited nutrient removal function. <br />The portion of the wetland that should be considered for restoration is a <br />35-acre wet meadow community that is predominantly reea canary <br />grass. There are currently isolated portions of rtgher quality sedge <br />meadow that contain lakebank sedge, blue joint grass, joe pyeweed, <br />and boneset. <br />A tamarack swamp is located in the northwest portion of the wetland at <br />a ttigher elevation (approximately 833 - 836) than the wet meadow (833). <br />Raising water levels to restore the wet meadow would need to be limited <br />to the 833 elevation to protect the tamarack swamp from inundation. <br />Permanent inurKlotion in tamarack swamps can cause rTTortality. <br />The wetland area is not under public owr>ership and one driveway crosses <br />the wetland to gain access to a house that is located between the Luce <br />Line Trail and the wetlard. <br />atyofOrono <br />Surface Water Mifi9ifement»an <br />5-J3 <br />Wetiandt Managememt