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The dAminant vegetation in the wedand commuaity of t�e properiy is reed canary gress.No rare, <br /> threatened or endangered plants are known to exist or are likely to exist due to �e grevious <br /> agriculwral activity associated with the property. <br /> 2.Rural Oasis Stady <br /> The subject parcet is not adjacent to any of the documented corridors in the Rural Oasis Study. <br /> Tbe ti�iews of tlie approximately 0.15 mile stretch is largely obstructed by a dense grouping of <br /> deciduaus trees, primarily sugar in�ple, on both the subject and adjacent parcels, as seen in <br /> photos 3 and 4. Therefore, the carridor cau best be described as an e�ged enclosure. Southw•est <br /> of the subject pazcel is a faIlow agricultural field. The field is primarily blocked by a thick row of <br /> deciduovs trees, but is most likely visible outside af�e growing season. The area listed as an <br /> outlot within tlie subject parcel possesses a mesic hardwood forest aloag Stubbs Hay Road and <br /> negates any negative views on the subject parcel. <br /> In general, t�ere appears �o be almost entirely posmve views from Stubbs Bay Road, with the <br /> mesic hardwood forest obscuring any potentially negative views. One house, located at 220 <br /> Stubbs Bay Road,is only partially visble between lacge deciduous trces.Addidonally,this house <br /> is set back away from tbe rnad which fiuther marginalizes its view fram the road (Photo I). The <br /> onl�� otlier uegative views froin this stretch of road are pov�•er lines and the occasional mailboxes. <br /> Moreover, due to the location of the outlat suetching along the entire boundary af Stubbs Bay <br /> Road the development af the lots within the subject parcel will not affect the views from the <br /> road. Please see die Photo Log(Exhibit G)at the end of this checklis� <br /> 3. \atural Resource Inveatory <br /> a. Af�er reviewing the�II.CCS data on Mag 3A-4 of the Omno En��ironmental Protectian Plan it <br /> appears that Artificial Surfaces and Assaciated A.ress (i0Q00), cultarsl vegetation (20004) <br /> forests {30000), and Herbaceaus Vegetation (60000) areas are present on tl�e proposed lots on <br /> 200.'350 Stubbs Bay Road. �vlore specific�lly, the site is listed �-ith areas categorized as 11-25% <br /> snd 26-SO% artificial surfaces with short grasses and sparse brees {13124; 13134), a hayfield <br /> (242 t 7), mesic hardwood forest(32150), altered�'non-nati�•e deciduous forest(32 i 7p), seasonally <br /> flaoded black ash s�vamg (3241Q), seasonally flooded cattail marsh (61510), aud grassland with <br /> sparse deciduous trees—altered/nom-natire doxninated ��egetation (6214Q). <br /> b�. A tre;e survey was complebed by ISG where atl tre�s ?6 inches in di.ameter and stands af trees <br /> were identified to sp�cies, si�e and locatian(See Ex�zibit A), Apgroximatels� I acre of the black <br /> ash swamg was not sutl�eyed snd its makeup was assumed by extrapola.ting the result, of the <br /> surveyed area of the black ash swamp. This incompiete survey ��as deemed �dequate due to its <br /> Iocarion enrirely ti�vithin a wetland which w�ill not be impacted. For tlus reason, results for tatal <br /> dbh within the subject parcel are not included. 5ee the attached survey map from ISG that <br /> depicts the above attrbutes(F.xh�bit B). <br /> c. A wetland delinestion and report vvas completed for the subject parcels. Thzee wetiands were <br /> idsntified in t�is report. Wetland 1 is listed as a Type Ib, PSSFd/PFO1B, Floodplain <br /> Forest'ShruU/Scrub Carr, Wetland 2 is a Type 1;'3, PFO1B.!PE'_vIC Floodplain FaresdShallaw <br /> :vlatsh, and Wetland 3 is a Type 2, PEVIC Fresh(Wet) ?Vleadow. This report v��as reviewed.and <br /> appmved by the MCWD. The report was dated October 31, 2014 and is available from Svoboda <br /> Ecotogical Rcsources (SER) upon request, The wetland boundaries were field reviewed by the <br /> Svobocla Ernlogicat Resources 2 200&3S0 Stubbs Bay Rd <br /> Project Numba:2014-037 Orono,MN <br />