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r <br />Tv... .mall d.k« mil K con«nK.«l, KVl. of «h.ch w.ll plus <br />Zni'^.lll wmTrnl* a^c »nii »i»^ <br />deigned with a boukfc. spillway k« ».H have a cooiml structure <br />provlk for the retention or dispersal of wat« » needed. projH.,ed <br />kvcl is 956 fee! above sea le>rl The outflowing water wtll travel approximately 1000 <br />feet west through another wetland and then on into Long Lake itself <br />Fxcavation of organic soils from this wetland basin is needed to create open wat^ <br />increase water holding capacit>. provide habitat for a wider diversit) of sfwies. <br />enhance the esthetic character of the site. Approximately 48.000 cubic yards of ma wa <br />wrill be renweed from an r«. of A«it 7.5 acres The nrnimum dep* at <br />ekvtima will be ten feel, but the average will be close to four feet. Gradual underwater <br />slopes md substantial shallow flats have been designed to help facilitotc i^imum <br />^ifc. The peaty soils being remove will be trucked to the owner s upland pasture <br />sites within % mile or will be sold and taken off-site for use as topsoil. <br />Restoration efforts will include seeding of all disturbed soil areas as w^ll u the excavated <br />soil piles. Only native species will be used. Welland grasses, sedges, rushes and <br />wildfloww will be planted along the oisturbed shoreline and in shallow w^ areas, n <br />addition, an extensive 5000 square fool wildnower garden will be esUblished on w <br />adjacent wooded rise Trails will be added, perhaps including a wetland boardwalk. <br />CoBchnk>a: <br />This project has been conceived and designed primarily as an enhancement to an alrei^y <br />beautiful natural area. Because the natural ^source base is the main priority, cvei> ^ort <br />will be made to protect the adjoining soils, waters and plants. Obviously there will be <br />disruption during the construction process, but the end results should far outweigh any <br />short-term problems. <br />This project will be of considerable public value. Added storm water containment^ <br />control may be the most obvious, but there will be many other gains as well. It will be a <br />state-of-the-art restoration which could have significant educational value to other <br />projects throughout the midwest and, notably, it will be done with private funds. In <br />summary, this is an unusual project wiUi great opportunities for both the general public <br />and the private landowmer to gain long term benefits.