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ABSTRACT <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited tlae above referenced properry on May 31, 2011 to <br /> examine the site for the presence of ai�eas meeting wetland criteria. The study parcel is located <br /> within the City of Orono, Hennepin Counry Minnesota, (Figure 1). Two wetland boundaries were <br /> delineated at this site. One sample transect was established along each of the boundaries in <br /> order to characterize the soil, vegetation, and existing hydrolo�y within the wetland-to-upland <br /> transition zone. <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> The subject parcel is a vacant lot approximately 9.97 acres in size. The eastern portion of the site <br /> has some minor disturbance in terms of the removal of several structures but wetlands do not <br /> appear to be impacted due to this recent activity. The site is dominated by grasses, forbs, <br /> hardwood trees and some scrub-shrub vegetation throughout. Trees and shrub vegetation appear <br /> closer to the wetland edges where the majority of grasses and forbs existed at the interior of the <br /> parcel. A ditch extends in a north-south direction through the center of the property that connects <br /> the two delineated wetlands. The topography of the interior of the site is mostly flat with minor <br /> undulations throughout. The elevation increases at the western and eastern ends of the properiy <br /> in contrast with the central portion which is lower and flatter. The surrounding land use consists <br /> mostly of single-family homes. The identified wetlands were classified according to the <br /> Cowardin et al., the Circular 39 and the Eggers and Reed classification systems and marked with <br /> pink "Wetland Delineation" pin flags. Please find within the Technical Documentation Section; <br /> field data sheets, plant indicator status information, soil survey information, and wetland <br /> definition information. <br /> METHODS <br /> The methods used to delineate the subject parcel are as described in the 1987 US Army Corps of <br /> Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2010 Midwest Regional Supplement Manual. <br /> In the 1987 Manual, the methods used were described under the "routine" methods for wetland <br /> sites less than 5 acres. This methodology is followed in order to assess whether the three <br /> parameters of a wetland are met for areas on the subject parcel. The three parameters required <br /> under normal circumstances in order to delineate a wetland are deseribed in the Technical <br /> Documentation Section. <br /> The Midwest Regional Supplement Wetland Delineation Manual is also being utilized to <br /> increase the accuracy of our wetland boundaries. This addendum to the original 87 Manual was <br /> created to address the many regional differences that affect wetlands and the delineation methods <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resources 445 Brown Road <br /> Project No.:2011-007 1 Travis Senenfelder <br />