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1003 Wildhurst Trail, Orono MN <br />Wetland Delineation Report <br />The 13.42 -acre 1003 Wildhurst Trail parcel was inspected on August 10, 2022 for the presence <br />and extent of wetland. The property was located in Section 7, Township 117 North, Range 23 <br />West, City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota. The site was located on Wildhurst Trail, <br />approximately 1500 feet north of the intersection of Wildhurst Trail and North Shore Drive <br />(Figure 1). The property corresponded to Hennepin County PIDs [07-117-23-21] 0002 (10.09 <br />ac), 0007 (1.66 ac), 0006 (0.41 ac) and 0016 (1.26). <br />This was a multi -parcel site that included one single-family home, deciduous woodland and <br />wetland. Surrounding land use was single-family residential, with Saga Hill Natural Area to the <br />west and Forest Lake to the east. <br />Four (4) wetlands were delineated within the site boundaries. The delineated wetland boundaries <br />and existing conditions are shown on Figure 2. Figure does not represent an official survey. <br />Appendix A of this report includes a Joint Application Form for Activities Affecting Water <br />Resources in Minnesota, which is submitted in request for a wetland boundary and type <br />determination under the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act (WCA). <br />3. METHODS <br />Wetlands were identified using the Routine Determination method described in the Corps of <br />En i� Wetlands Delineation Manual (Waterways Experiment Station, 1987) and the <br />Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Midwest Region <br />(Version 2.0) as required under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and the Minnesota Wetland <br />Conservation Act. <br />Wetland boundaries were identified as the upper -most extent of wetland that met criteria for <br />hydric soils, hydrophytic vegetation, and wetland hydrology. Wetland -upland boundaries were <br />marked with pin flags that were located with a sub -meter accuracy GPS unit. Figure 2 does not <br />constitute an official survey product. <br />Soils, vegetation, and hydrology were documented at a representative location along the wetland - <br />upland boundary. Plant species dominance was estimated based on the percent aerial or basal <br />coverage visually estimated within a 30 -foot radius for trees and vines, a 15 -foot radius for the <br />shrub layer, and a 5 -foot radius for the herbaceous layer within the community type sampled. <br />Soils were characterized to a minimum depth of 24 inches (unless otherwise noted) using a <br />Munsell Soil Color Book and standard soil texturing methodology. Hydric soil indicators used <br />are from Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the United States (USDA Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service (NRCS) in cooperation with the National Technical Committee for Hydric <br />Soils, Version 8.3, 2018). <br />Mapped soils are separated into five classes based on the composition of hydric components and <br />the Hydric Rating by Map Unit color classes utilized on Web Soil Survey. The five classes <br />