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Idyllvale Shores – Conservation Design Master Plan October 2024 <br />Civil Methods, Inc.Page | 3 <br />The classifications present on the property include forests (dark green), artificial surfaces <br />and associated areas (pink), shrubland (dark brown), herbaceous (light green), planted or <br />cultivated vegetation (yellow), woodland (olive), and water (blue). This is generally <br />consistent with what is known to be on the property. The MLCCS review provides a valuable <br />top-level look at the site land cover, illustrating how the project site is a good representation <br />of the diverse natural character of the City of Orono. The low-density residential <br />development planned for the site will allow much of the site to remain untouched, and <br />overall to preserve the existing on-site natural resources. <br />2.3.2 TREE SURVEY <br />A detailed tree survey was performed for the site on 9/17/2024 by Rehder Forestry <br />Consulting. The tree survey is included as Appendix B. In addition to the mapped trees, <br />Rehder provided the following summary of the site: <br />Observations: Lots of sugar maple on site (1/3rd). Most of the western parcel is <br />sugar maple. There is a large pocket of dead/dying ash trees (1/3rd), which may <br />be a good place for a home site. Speaking of ash trees, obviously there is a lot of <br />Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) on site. It is running its course through this site but the <br />western side is much worse than the eastern side, but all ash trees will die. If the <br />ash trees still had some green on them we tagged them but gave them a poor <br />condition rating and put EAB in the notes. If they were completely dead we <br />skipped them but there were more tagged than not tagged. <br />The northern section is quite wet with a cluster of sugar maple on the hillside. The <br />"south" side has a mix of lowland trees as well as more sugar maple. The east has <br />very large buckthorn throughout but also some nice large shade trees. The further <br />south you go the more it turns into willow shrubs and other smaller wetland <br />species, but few trees. About a third of the trees on site have a poor rating. The <br />reason why they have a poor rating can be found in the notes. <br />2.3.3 WETLAND INVENTORY <br />A wetland delineation report was performed for the site on 4/11/2024 by Midwest Natural <br />Resources, Inc. That report was provided as part of the overall project submittal and can be <br />provided separately upon request. The key figures from that report are included in this <br />report as Appendix C. In summary, the boundaries of three wetlands and one linear <br />waterbody were delineated within the site. <br />118