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1003 Wildhurst Trail, Orono MN Wetland Delineation Report <br />4.2 Wetland Determinations and Delineations <br />Potential wetlands were evaluated during field observations on August 8, 2022. Four (4) <br />wetlands were identified and delineated on the property (Figure 2). Corresponding data forms <br />are included in Appendix B. The following description of the wetlands and their adjacent <br />uplands reflects conditions observed at the time of the field visit. At that time, herbaceous <br />vegetation was actively growing. Precipitation conditions were atypical (dry) based on the three- <br />month antecedent precipitation data and drier than normal based on 30 -day rolling precipitation <br />data (Appendix Q. <br />Wetland I was a Type 2/3 (PEM 1 B/PEM 1 C) wet meadow wetland that transitioned into a <br />shallow marsh wetland. The shallow marsh portion was dominated by cattail while the wet <br />meadow wetland portion along the fringe was dominated by reed canary grass with lesser <br />amounts of jewelweed and bittersweet nightshade. Secondary indicators of wetland hydrology <br />included the FAC -Neutral test and geomorphic position. <br />Adjacent upland consisted of woodland dominated by a canopy of basswood and American elm <br />trees with an understory dominated by common buckthorn. Other adjacent upland consisted of <br />manicured lawn dominated by Kentucky bluegrass with lesser amounts of common plantain and <br />ground ivy. No free water or saturation was observed within the upland sample borehole, nor <br />were any secondary indicators of wetland hydrology observed. <br />The wetland boundary corresponded to a change in topography and changes from a hydrophytic <br />vegetation to an upland plant community. Wetland 1 was shown as a PEM 1C wetland on the <br />NWI and is mapped as Muskego, Blue Earth and Houghton complex (Hydric) according to the <br />soil survey. Wetland 1 continues offsite to the south and coincides with DNR Public Water: <br />Forest (27-139P). <br />Wetlands 2 and 3 were both Type 1 (PEM 1A) seasonally flooded basins that were dominated by <br />reed canary grass with lesser amounts of stinging nettle and bittersweet nightshade. No free <br />water or saturation was observed to a depth of 30 inches below the soil surface with each sample <br />borehole. Secondary indicators of wetland hydrology included the FAC -Neutral test and <br />geomorphic position for both. <br />Adjacent upland of both areas consisted of woodland dominated by a canopy of quacking aspen <br />trees with an understory dominated by common buckthorn shrubs, Virginia creeper and hog <br />peanut. No free water or secondary indicators of wetland hydrology were observed in either <br />upland soil borehole. <br />The wetland boundaries corresponded to changes in topography and changes from a hydrophytic <br />vegetation to an upland plant community. Wetland 2 was shown as a PEM1A wetland on the <br />NWI and mapped as Klossner (Hydric) according to the soil survey. Wetland 3 was not mapped <br />on the NWI and was located in an area mapped as Hamel, over -wash hamel complex (Partially <br />Hydric) according to the soil survey. No inputs or outflow were observed at either wetland. <br />6 <br />