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<br />Edward E. Hamm Trustee Property: Conservation Design Plan: Initial Phase <br />Orono, Minnesota <br />Page 2 <br />NATURAL RESOURCE INVENTORY Minnesota Land Cover Classification (MLCCS) The Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS) provides information for natural resource managers and planners that categorizes urban and built-up areas in terms of land cover, rather than land use. In general, native plant community types, and cultural classification are used to distinguish among different types and amounts of land cover, vegetation and impervious surfaces. The MLCCS map indicates that the site consists of emergent wetland, upland forest, mixed short grass and tree areas, and upland grassland areas of 11-25% impervious cover and 51-75% impervious cover. <br /> <br />Minnesota Land Cover Classification System <br />Land Classification Type Total acres <br />Planted or Cultivated Vegetation <br />Upland soils with planted, maintained, or cultivated coniferous trees; and short grasses with sparse tree cover on upland soils <br />13.28 <br />Artificial Surfaces and Associated Areas Short grasses and mixed trees with 11-25% and 51-75% impervious cover 5.21 <br />Forests Maple-Basswood Forest 2.11 <br />Herbaceous Cattail marsh - seasonally flooded 0.91 <br /> Planted or Cultivated Vegetation Class Planted or cultivated vegetation covers the majority of the Site. The planted or cultivated class typically consists of areas of vegetative alteration, with a vegetative cover of 96 - 100%. In the planted or cultivated class natural vegetation has often been removed or modified resulting from anthropic activities. The vegetation may be either planted, cultivated, treated with annual management and/or otherwise altered by humans. This class generally includes typical land uses of agriculture, parks, golf courses, or other such land use where the vegetation is cultivated, planted or maintained, and impervious surface contributes less than 5% of the area. The types of land cover within this class include planted and maintained coniferous trees. These areas are dominated by 25% or greater tree cover. Another type of land cover found at the parcel within the planted or cultivated vegetation classification includes the short grasses with sparse tree cover on upland soils type where planted or maintained grass species form turf (bluegrass, fescue, etc) receives regular and frequent mowing. These grasses are regularly maintained below a one-foot height. These areas are located throughout the northern 15-acre parcel and make up the entirety of the southern 5-acre parcel. Artificial Surfaces and Associated Areas Class Artificial surfaces and associated areas are areas of vegetative alteration, with a vegetative cover of < 96% of land cover. Land cover areas within this class contain artificial cover which is the result of human activities such as construction (e.g. buildings, pavement). This class is determined by the presence of manmade impervious surface. This class loosely correlates to typical land uses such as those defined as residential, and transportation. The Site’s artificial surfaces and associated areas class include vegetation types of short grasses and mixed trees with 11% to 25% and with 51% to 75% impervious cover. Planted turf grass species typically include species (bluegrass, fescue, etc) and are regularly and frequently mowed. The turf in this class is mixed with planted/pre-development trees and/or shrubs. These areas are located in the central and northeast portion of the northern 15-acre parcel where the house, outbuildings, driveways, walkways, and gardens are located. <br />299