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I <br />a <br />] <br />1 <br />1 <br />I <br />i <br />I <br />a <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />» <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />Wetland Identification, Delineation <br />and Classification <br />for LGA Investments <br />Preview <br />Based upon the boundaries indicated on the site map, we have identified three wetland basins. <br />These wetlands were field identified on September 17,1997 <br />Review of U.S. hish and Wildlife National Wetland Inventory maps indicated the presence of <br />one wetland basin at this location. Based on review of Minnesota Department of Natural <br />Resources (DNR) Protected Waters map, there are no protected waters existing on the property. <br />Recorded rainfall at the Minneapolis International Airport for the 7 days preceding the <br />delineation was 0.01 inch on September 11, a trace on both September 14 and September 15, and <br />1.97 inches on September 16. There was no precipitation on the day of the delineation. Total <br />recorded precipitation for September to the date of delineation was 2.94 inches. Average <br />precipitation for this same span is 1.65 inches. Precipitation for the month of August was 6.01 <br />inches. This is 2.39 inches above the 3.62 inches f precipitation normally received in August. <br />Project Location and Site Description <br />The site is located West of Wildhurst Trail in Orono, MN. The sites leagal description is as <br />follows; “Lot 2, Block 1 of Heathercroft and Lot 90 “Tonkaview Gardens Hennepin County”. <br />The property is currently vacant but there is an approximately six foot wide, maintained trail <br />running southeast to northwest through the western portion of the property. <br />There are no road accesses into the property. There are single family residential units existing <br />on large lots adjacent to the property on the south, west, and northeast portions of the parcel. <br />The parcel V -iudes Saga Hill. The northern boundary' is bordered by a large vacant property <br />that is cur ently owned by LGA Investments. <br />The area was vegetated primarily with bur oak, basswood, American elm and sugar maple. <br />There were areas that appeared to have been disturbed and regeneration was taking place. The <br />species regent ating in these areas were staghorn sumac and common buckthorn with some <br />prickly ash. On the slopes ground cover was 5% to 10% consisting mostly of jack-in-the-pulpit, <br />ScHOEU- Gl Maoson, Inc. Minnetonka, Minnesota 1