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INTRODUCTION <br /> Minnehaha Creek Watershed District staff performed an on-site investigation at 1570 <br /> Sixth Ave North, Orono MN, on May 16, 2007 to locate and delineate areas meeting <br /> jurisdictional wetland criteria. The methods and criteria used are from the 1987 U.S. <br /> Army Corp of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual. . <br /> SITE DESCRIPTION � . <br /> The subject parcel is a 6.5 acre lot located adjacent to the DNR Wolfsfeld Woods � ' <br /> Scientific and Natural axea(Figure 1). A creek runs along the western portion of the site <br /> the entire length of the property. The parcel has an existing single family home residence <br /> . located on a ridge to the east of the creek. The remainder of the site is forested habitat <br /> � with gradual to moderate slopes draining to the west and south west with a gradual <br /> � transition to floodplain and creek. � <br /> � METHODOLOGY . <br /> The wetland boundary on the subject property was delineated using the routine � <br /> � determination methodology set forth in the 1987 U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE) <br /> Wetland Delineation Manual. The wetland boundary was determined through a routine <br /> analysis of vegetation, soils and hydrology.� <br /> Prior to the site visit and aerial photo review and seaxch of the Minnehaha Creek ' <br /> Functional Assessment of Wetlands data were performed to identify areas that may be � <br /> wetlands. This information was used to determine where the field investigation should <br /> begin. Transects were set up in three locations along the transitional areas at the toe of the <br /> slope. These transects were chosen based on changes and variation in the grade. On each <br /> transect sampling points were taken in the upland, wetland and boundary area. The � <br /> wetland boundary was flagged with red or white flags, and each sampling point was � <br /> labaled with the transect-plot ID. � . <br /> Wetland classification followed methods described by Cowardian et al.(197.9) and used in , <br /> the NWI, completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 classification � <br /> (Shaw and Fredine 1956) is also given. The plant species within the parcel were <br /> � catalogued ancl assigned a wetland indicator status according to the National List of Plans <br /> Species that Occur in Wetlands:North Central Region 3 (USFWS Biological Report <br /> 88(26.3); May 1988. <br /> RESULTS AND DISCUSSION , <br /> Background information <br /> The NWI map (Excelsior Quadrangle) (figure 2) shows one palustrine(P) type wetland <br /> with broad leaf deciduous forest cover(FO1) and saturated moisture regime (B), or Type <br /> 7 in the North West corner of the parcel. This area is the edge of a larger wetland basin <br /> . � � r <br />