Wetland classification, identification, delineation-2004

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' � , `� I' ' , • � SVOBODA ECOLOGICAL RESOUl�CES ' ' � Prouidircg the Sharper Edge in Natural Resources & Er�vironmental Consudting ;- � �r: I 6. ?01)�t - � tiis. Nancy Nacieau 19�5 Heritage Drive � Orono, NiN »391 ' RE: SER Pro'ect Name: Herita Te 'v � � Dri e , SER Project No: 2004-073-03 Project Location: SE '/4, Section 10, Tl 1 Ti�1, R 23 W , Orono, Hennepin County, Minnesota � , ' Project Description: Wetland Classification, Identification;Delineation, & Staking Services ' Deaz Ms. Nadeau: � - As requested, Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced property on June ' 10, 2004 to examine the site for the presence of azeas meeting wetland criteria. Criteria for determining jurisdictional wetlands are as described in the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manua!(1987 Manual) as required by the,Minnesota Wetland Conservation ' Act. The project site consists of a forested lot with an existing single family home. Heritage Drive borders the project site to the south, Dakota Rail to the northwest, and a lazge wetland borders the � � property to the east (Figure 1). ' ' METHODS - ' National Wetland Inventory (NWI) maps, Soil Survey of Hennepin Counry maps, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources(DNR)Protected Waters maps,and aerial photographs from 2003 were reviewed prior to the site visit to identify areas of concern. Areas illustrating evidence of ' wetland conditions were examined in greater detail during the field survey. Vegetation, soils a�d hydrology were examined(as outlined in the 1987 Manual) and used to characterize wetland types and determine wetlar�d boundaries. Sample transects were established in representative wetland-to- ' upland transition zones in order to characterize the vegetation, soils, and hydrology of the site, The transects consist of one representative upland sample point and one representative wetland sample point. Information obtained from the sample points can be found on the field data sheets located in � Appendix A. � - Wetland boundaries were marked at the site by blaze-orange"wetland boundary"flagging attached , to 4-foot wooden lath. The "wetland boundary" is considered to be the topographically highest extent of the wetland basin;areas below the staked boundary met the,three required wetland criteria while areas above were lacking in one or more of these criteria. ' Wetland classification followed methods described b Cowazdin et al. 197 y ( 9) and used in the NWI completed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Circular 39 classification(Shaw and Fredine ' 19�6) is also given. The indicator status of plants, as described in Appendi:c B, was determined ' 2477 Shadywood Road • Excelsior, MN 55331 (952) 471-1100 (Of�ice) • (952) 471-0007 (Fax)