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acres) in size. There are severai wooded areas within both properties that lie within the northern � ' <br /> - portion of the property and surround each of the homes.The properties contain rclatively flat to I <br /> Slightly rofling topography on the southern portions but tend to increase in elevation as the <br /> property extends 'rn a northerly direction towards the homesteads.The project site is bordered by <br /> , ihe Luce Line trail on the na�thern end and private properties on its eastern, western and southern <br /> sides containing singte-family homes. The property lies within the SE �/a of Section 4,Township <br /> ` f 17N, Range 23W, City of Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota(Figure I). • <br /> METEiODS <br /> National Wetland Inventory (NWn maps,Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) <br /> Public Waters maps, Soil Survey of Hennepin County, and aerial photographs were reviewed <br /> prior to the site visit to identify areas of concern. Areas illustrating evidence of wetland <br /> conditions were examined in greater detail during the field survey. Vegetation, soils and <br /> _ hydrology were examined (as outlined in the 1987 Manual) and used to charactarize wetland <br /> types and determine wetland boundaries. Sample transects were established in a representative <br /> wetland-to-upIand transition zone,in order to characterize the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of <br /> � , the site.'T�he transects consist of one representative upland sample point and one representative <br /> wetland sample point. The number of transects completed per basin depends on the size of the <br /> basin and/or the number of wetland types associated with each basin. Other samples were taken <br /> : at unmarked locations to provide verification of the wetland edge as needed.Tnformation <br /> .: obtained from the sample points can be found on the field data sheets located in Appendix A. <br /> � The wetland boundary was marked at the site by blaze-orange "wetland boundary" flagging �� � <br /> attached to 4-faot wooden lath. The wetland boundary is considered to be the topographicaIly <br /> highest extent of the wetlarid basin; areas below the staked houndary met the three required <br /> wetland criteria while areas above lacked one or rnore of these criteria. SER utiiized its suh- <br /> meter accurate GPS surveying capabilities to gather the wetland boundary location after staking <br /> Basins 1 and 2. This reduces the possibility of loSing the boundary locatian at the time of the <br /> • staking in the event of an unauthorized removal c�r relocation of the wetland stakes before the <br /> ,� boundary review. <br /> Wetland ciassification followed methods described by Cowardin et al. (i979) and used in the <br /> NWI completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 classification (Shaw and <br /> Fredine 1956) is also given. The indicator status of plants was determined using the National List <br /> . of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands -Minnesota (Reed �988). Explanation of the plant <br /> indicator categories is provided in Appendix B. <br /> � RESULTS AND DISCUSSION <br /> The NWI map (Excelsior Quadrangle) illustrates two wetiand basins on the subject property.The <br /> NWI identified wetlands on the property consist of a Type (PEMCd) wetland on the western <br /> portion of the property (Figure 2}. - <br />