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1 <br />i <br />I <br />·.1 <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />] <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />] <br />I <br />I <br />Basin l -Description <br />SER identified and delineated a Palustrine (=P) wetland complex that primarily <br />consisted of persistent emergent ( =EM l) vegetation, but also included areas of broad-leafed <br />deciduous forested (=FOl) portions and broad-leafed deciduous scrub-shrub (=SSl) portions. <br />Water regimes ranged from temporarily flooded (=A) in forested portions to seasonally <br />flooded (=C). Therefore, NWI classifications consisted of PFOIA, PSS lB, and PEMIC. This <br />wetland is a Type 1/3 according to Circular 39. We sampled soils, vegetation, and hydrology <br />at three wetland and three upland sampling points each marked with 4' wooden lath and orange <br />and black-stripped flagging. Site Field Forms (Appendix A) show detailed data collected from <br />these sample points. <br />The wetland sampling point (SPl-1 WET) met all three parameters. Dominant <br />vegetation consisted of reed canary grass (Phalaris anmdinacea, F ACW+). Soils were hydric <br />based on organic content and the black (2.5/N) color. We did not observe free water in a <br />borehole drilled to 26-inches, but other indicators included a relatively low landscape position <br />and obvious drainage patterns. <br />The upland sampling point (SPl-1 UP) met two of three parameters. Dominant <br />vegetation was hydrophytic and consisted of box elder (Acer negundo, FACW") and common <br />buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica, F AC-) trees with a herbaceous understory. Soils were hydric <br />based on color and organic content. Soil was dry and crumbly. We did not observe free water <br />to a depth of 3 2-inches, nor did we determine the presence of any other conditions that were <br />favorable for wetland hydrology. <br />The upland sampling pit (SPI-2 WET) met two of three parameters. Dominant <br />vegetation was hydric and consisted of reed canary grass (Phalaris anmdinacea, F ACW+). <br />Soils were hydric based on organic content and a dark color (2.5/N). Wetland hydrology was . <br />based on a relatively low landscape position and drainage patterns, although we did not <br />observe any free water in a borehole drilled to 26-inches. <br />The wetland sampling point (SPI-3 WET) also met all three parameters. This area was <br />somewhat questionable because a predominance of reed canary grass obscured landscape <br />position and probably excluded other plants from becoming established. Dominant vegetation <br />Svoboda Ecological Resources <br />Project No.: 98-060-03 5 <br />Van Eeckhout Parcel <br />Mr. Charles Van Eeckhout