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Professional Services. Inc ft July 31,1995 rr ■ ■ w 14130 Trunk Hwy 5 tc*»n VIN 55344 t i2 93^5150 TAt 5l2 93 ‘^5ar: Rex’.; 95774Mr. Ride Stark 575 Oxford Road Orono, MN 55356 Re: Wedasd Ddincatioa for the parcel located at 575 Oxford Road* City of Oroao* Minaesota Dear Rick: Thank you for taking the time to show me your property the morning of July 28, 1995. As you requested, I delineated aixl flagged die jurisdictional wetland boundary on your property based on fidd evidence of soils, vegitfation, and hydrology. This report desenbes tfte dassiflcation, charadenstics, and location of the wetland. Wedand Ddiiicatioo Methodology The wetland boundary was delineated and staked in the fidd on July 28, 1995 using the Ftdtral Manual for b^ntijying and Dtlintating Jurisdictional Wetland (Federal Intera^Oficy Committee for Wdland Delineation, 1989) and the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Coips of Engineers Environmental l.aboratory, 1987). These manuals are currently followed to ddineate wetlands regulated under the Minnesota Wetland Conservation Act of 1991 and Section 404 of the Federal Clean Water Act, respectivdy. We have found that these manuals often yidd identical wetland boundaries. Background data us^ to identify potential wetland areas before ddineadng wetland boundaries in the fidd indude National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) mapping and the Soil Survey of Hennepin County. Wetlands were dassified according to Wetlands of the United States (US. Fish and Wildlife Service Circular 39; Shaw and Fredine, 1971) and ^^Junds tmd Deepwater Habitats of the United States (FWS/OBS Publication 79/31, Cowardi' al. 1979). The wetland boundaries are estimated on die endosed Wetland Boundary Sketch. NWI mapping shows a portion of Stubbs Bay and an emergent wetland fringe within the western ec^ of the pared. Our review of the Soil Survey of Hennepin County and the list of Hydnc Soils ofMinrtesota (1990) si^gests hydric soils exist adjacent to the bay, indudir^ Hamd loam and Marsh. Mapped upland soils indude Hayden loam (6 to 18 percent slopes). Wetland Description The western portion of the site contains a partially deared Palustrine emergent, saturated/seasonally flooded/forested broad-leaf dedduous, saturated (PEMB/C/FOIB, Type 2/3/6 Wet Meadmv, Shallow Marsh, Wooded Swamp^ wetland frii^e adjacent to Stubbs Bay. Ten pin flags were placed: o delineate the edge of this wetland. The wetland fringe is dominated by green ash, reed canary grass, broad-l^af cattail, black willow, and willow shrubs. As your landscaper noted, trees renfioved from the parcel consisted of boxelder and a couple blade willow; he was unable to indicate the location or spedes of any of the deared understory vegetation. The transition to upland generally follows a topographical i .se and vegetation in the adjacent, non^sturbed area is dominated by common burdock, grape vine, black raspberry, Virginia creeper, common buckthorn, and northern bedstraw. tkiiwun Proiei Senmet m em euBJi