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animal communities; and other factors are important to the identification and <br /> functioning of wetlands. These differences cannot be considered adequately in a ' <br /> single national manual. The development of this supplement follows National <br /> Academy of Sciences recommendations to increase the regional sensitivity of <br /> wetland-delineation methods(National Research Counci11995).The intent of this <br /> supplement is to bring the Corps Manual up to date with current knowledge and <br /> practice in the region and not to change wetland boundaries." "...This Regional <br /> Supplement is designed for use with the current version of the Corps Manual <br /> (Environmental Laboratory 1987)and all subsequent versions.VJhere differences in <br /> the two documents occur, this Regional Supplement takes precedence over the <br /> Corps Manual for applications in the Midwest Region." <br /> National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps (Figure 2), Web Soil Survey of Orono and Hennepin <br /> County maps(Figure 3),Minnesota Protected Waters maps(Figure 4),and 2010 aerial photographs <br /> were reviewed prior to the site visit to identify areas that may be wetlands. Areas illustrating <br /> evidence of wetland conditions were examined in greater detail during the field survey.Vegetation, <br /> soils and hydrology were examined (as outlined in the 1987 Manual) and used to characterize <br /> wetland types and determine wetland boundaries. Three sample transects were established in <br /> representative wetland-to-upland transition zones in order to characterize the vegetation,soils,and <br /> hydrology of the site. The transects consisted of a representative upland sample point and <br /> representative wetland sample point.Information obtained from the sample points can be found on <br /> the field data sheets located in the Technical Documentation Section. <br /> Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by pink"Wetland Delineation"pin flags.The wetland <br /> boundary is considered to be the topographically highest extent of the wetland basin; areas below <br /> the staked boundary met the three required wetland criteria while areas above were lacicing in one or <br /> more of these criteria.Wetland classification followed methods described by Cowardin et al.(1979) <br /> and used in the NWI(e.g.PEMB,PSS1C, etc.), completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. <br /> The Circular 39 and Eggers and Reed classification systems are also given.The indicator status of <br /> plants, as described in The Technical Documentation Section,was determined using the National <br /> List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands—Region 3 (Sabine 1999). � <br /> RESULTS = <br /> Background Information-(Office-Based Investigation) <br /> The NWI map illustrates two National Wetland Inventory wetlands present on the property(Figure <br /> 2). The two NWI wetlands are designated as PEMCd and PFO1 Cd. � <br /> The Web Soil Survey of Hennepin County,Figure 3,classifies seven soil map units present on the <br /> subject property(See Figure 3).The map units that are classified as"hydric"are the Houghton and <br /> Muskego soils and Glencoe loam. The map units that are classified as "partially-hydric" are the , ..u.. <br /> Hamel overwash - Hamel complex, Lester loam and Angus loam. These soil classification <br /> boundaries are illustrated on Figure 3 with further detail given in the legend.Soil series descriptions <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resources 2700 Sixth Avenue <br /> Project No.:2011-012-03 2 John Lein <br />