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■ <br />■ <br />« <br />■ <br />m <br />■ <br />a <br />SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES <br />■ <br />m <br />H <br />m <br />■ <br />Providing the Sharper Edge in Natural Resources & Environmental Consulting <br />September 14. 2004 <br />Don Henderson <br />5018 Normandale Court <br />Edina. MN 55436 <br />RE:SER Project Name: 560 3ic Island - Orono <br />SER Project No: 2004-312-03 <br />Project Location: Lots 5 & 6. Section 22. <br />T117N. R23W, City of Orono. Hennepin Couniy. Minnesota <br />Project Description: Wetland Classification. Identification, Delineation, & Slaking <br />Services; GPS Services <br />Dear Mr. Henderson. <br />As requested, Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced property on <br />September 14,2004 to examine the site for the presence of areas meeting wetland criteria. Criteria <br />for determining jurisdictional wetlands arc as described in the 1987 U S. Army Corps of Engineers <br />IVetlands Delineation Manual (1987 Manual) as recfulrod by the Min.nesota Wetland Conservation <br />SITE DESCRIPTION <br />The subject parcel is approximately 1.5 acres consisting of a wooded upland area and a depressional <br />marsh area. The topography of the site varies significantly; perpendicular to the lakeshore a.nd marsh <br />area the property abruptly rises in elevation to the rtorthwest at roughly a 1:4 slope. The northwest <br />portion of the property consists of a forested lot w-hilc the eastern portion of the property is <br />domindied by wetland. Lake Minnetonka borders the property to the south (See Figure 1). The <br />surrounding area land use consists of singfe-family housing and forested lots. <br />METHODS <br />National Welland Inventory (N\M) maps (Figure 2). Soil Survey of Hennepin County maps (Figure <br />3), Minnesota Protected Waters maps, and 2003 aerial photographs were reviewed prior to the site <br />visit to identify* areas that may be w etlands. Areas illustrating evidence of wetland conditions w ere <br />exam-ted in greater detail during the field survey. Vegetation, soils and hydrology were examined <br />(as outlined in the 1987 Manual) and used to characterize wetland types and determine wetland <br />boundaries. Sample transects were established in representative wetland-to-upland transition zones <br />in order to characterize the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the site. Transects consisted of <br />representative upland sample point(s) and representative wetland sample point(s). Information <br />obtained from the sample points can be found on the field data sheets located in Appendix A.C' <br />2477 Shadywcod Road <br />(952) 471-1100 (OfTice) <br />Excelsior. MN 55331 <br />(952) 471-0007 (Fax) <br />.McLamiii I aUiMILtUWJ W