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The forest stand that runs through the middle of the property (northwest to southeast) and the trees <br /> along the edges of the project area consist of green ash, boxelder, American elm, sugar maple, red oak, <br /> hickory, hackberry, basswood, cottonwood, white oak, and white spruce. Green ash and boxelder make <br /> up 72 percent of the surveyed trees in the project area <br /> The dominant vegetation in the wetland community of the property is cattails with a reed canary grass <br /> edge. No rare, threatened, or endangered plants were observed when a wetland delineation and tree <br /> survey were completed in May and June of 2016. <br /> The subject property is located adjacent to the Shadywood Road — Edged Enclosure Corridor described <br /> in the Rural Oasis Study was determined for the site. The portion of Shadywood Road closest to the <br /> subject parcel is identified as varied enclosure, with portions of the northeast edged with mature trees, <br /> and parts are open with a view into the subject property from Shadywood Road. The view of the subject <br /> property on the south side from Kelly Road is edged with wetland, sparsely forested areas, and a house <br /> with garage visible from the road, but is outside the subject area. <br /> The adjacent property to the southeast is wooded residential homes that have an edge enclosure of <br /> mature trees between the neighborhood and the subject property. The property to the northwest is <br /> Baywind Christian Church. This property contains varied enclosures to the subject property. <br /> In general, there appears to be an even combination of positive and negative views from Shadywood <br /> Road. Two adjacent homes located in the northeast and southeast corners are visible from Shadywood <br /> Road and Kelly Road. The remainder of the subject property and adjacent properties are obscured by <br /> tree and shrub vegetation. Please see the attached Photo Log (Appendix D) at the end of this report. <br /> MLCCS Data Review <br /> Review of MLCCS data, Map 3A-4 of the City of Orono Community Management Plan indicates that level <br /> 1 land cover is classified as forests (30000), and herbaceous vegetation (60000) for vegetation <br /> communities on the lots at 2525, 2535, 2545 Shadywood Road. More detailed Level 3 MLCCS data <br /> classifies land cover as maple-basswood forest with 26-50% cover (32150) and seasonally flooded <br /> altered/non-native dominated emergent vegetation (61530) <br /> Tree Community Identification <br /> Identification of tree communities present on site and a Level 1 Tree Assessment were completed by <br /> ISG during a site visit. According to the City of Orono's significant tree stand definition, one significant <br /> Shadywood Villas Conservation Design Page 2 <br />