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Site Visit <br /> SER ecologists examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria <br /> during the site visi� One area meeting the jurisdictional criteria of a wetland was flaggad, and the <br /> boimdary detennined and delineated The approximate wetland boundary is outlined in yellow <br /> (Figures 5 and�. <br /> Accumulated precipitation since 4/0112014, as recorded at MSP and reported by the USDA <br /> National Agricultural Statistics Service in cooperation with the Minnesota. Department of <br /> Agriculture reports that for the week ended October 19, 2414, was 6.63" above normal. <br /> Precipitation for the peziod 10/13/14 to 10/19/14 was reported to be 0.53" below normal and foz <br /> the preceding 4 weeks was 0.65"below normal. <br /> The construction of a driveway through a large wetland area divided one potential basin into two. <br /> Therefore, this wetland investigation detemuned the presence of three wetland basins within the <br /> site boundary. Each basin is described below according to the findings at each sample point. <br /> Basin 1 <br /> The majority of the iirst wetland basin on this parcel is classified as a PFO1B, Type 1L, <br /> floodplain forest wetland located south of the driveway and stretchi.ng southeast through a <br /> shallow ravine. East of sample transect 1-1 there is a portion of the wetland basin classified as <br /> PEMC, Type 2, fresh (wet) meadow. East of sample transect 1-2 there is a portion of the <br /> wetland basin classified as a PEMF, Type 3/4, shallow/deep marsh. <br /> The wetland vegetation was dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea FACV� in <br /> the herb stratum for sarrtple points 1-1 WET. Sample point 1-2 WET was dominate�by sandbar <br /> willow {Salix interior OBL) in#he shrub stratuzn with Canada goldenrod (Solidago Canadensis <br /> FACi� and Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense FAC) in the herb strat�m. The transition to <br /> upland can be marked by the change in vegetation community. The fiuther upslope the more <br /> upland species, such as Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis FAC), buckthor�n {Rhamnus <br /> cathcartica FAC), prickly ash (Zanthoxylum americanum FACU), smooth brome (Bromus <br /> inermis FACLT) and Canada goldenrod {Solidago Canadensis FACtn become daminant as <br /> evidenced in upiand samples 1-1 UP, and 1-2 UP. The upland forested areas exhibited a <br /> dominance vf eastern. cottonwood (Populus deltoides FAC}, green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica <br /> FACVV) and sitver maple{Acer saccharinum FACW}. <br /> The soils at sample point 1-1 WET consisted of muck for 2 inches of depth where it changes to a <br /> clay with depletions until 15 inches of depth, then changed to a sandy clsy with concentrations. <br /> Sample point 1-1 WET had hydric indicator Al2 {Thick Dark Surf$ce} and F7 (Depleted Dark <br /> Surface}. The web soil survey indicates �he soil series as Hamel-Glencoe. The soils at saxnple <br /> paint 1-2 WET consisted of clay for 24 inches of depth with depletions present. Sample point 1-2 <br /> WET had hydric indicator F') (Depleted Dark Surface). The web soil survey indicates the soil <br /> series as Hamel-Glencoe. � <br /> The soil� at sample point 1-1 UP consisted of clay for 22 inches of depth, then switching to <br /> sandy clay with a depleted matrix from 22-30 incbes. The web soil survey indicates the soil <br /> series as Lester loam. The soils at sample point 1-2 UP consisted of clay for 24 inches of depth <br /> Svaboda Ecolo�eal Resources 304&350 Stubbs Bay Road <br /> Project Nwnber: 2014037-03 3 Orono <br />