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l;c�th the wnoclecl wetland and woocied upland are damin�tecf by hydmphytie trees, <br /> shrubs, and herbs. Trees are lar�cly buxelder and grecn ash. Buckthorn is a cammon <br /> shruh. "The herb and vine communities inctude reed canary grass, Virginia creeper. <br /> nightshade, nettles, violets, burdock, creeping Charlic, riverbank bmape, and other plants. <br /> Much of the site vegetation h�s� FAC (Faculative) indicator status. <br /> Nvdrolv� <br /> �t'he proprrty rc:e�ives surfacc water runofT'and. �x.►ssibly. subsurface tlow &om a small <br /> watershed which includrs Hrritage Drive and acljacent propertirs to the �utheast (I�igure <br /> 2}. Site water tlows northwest into Wetland W 1. VI%etland VJ 1 drains to thc norlh and <br /> narthwest. 'I-hcre may be subsurface drainage to thr southcast, toward I,ake Minnctonka. <br /> Sc�il.r <br /> According to soil survey maps and tx�rings, site soils include Muskego-Bluc F:arth- <br /> I-ioughton(Li6A)and Malardi-llawick (I,2E)complexes(Appc:ndiK B)_ Hield <br /> investigation found abundant sand, organic clay, and peat (Appendix C►. <br /> Delineoted Wetlands <br /> One site area(W 1) was delineate.-�d as wcdattd (1•'i�;ure 4 and Appendix C). 1�he wetland <br /> cont:�ined hydrophytic ve�etation, hydric suils,and wetland hydrology. <br /> Although the centra) �nrtian of W 1 is Type 4. the wetland within the property is lar�;ely <br /> 'I�yEx; 2. Dominant hydrophytes are reed canary grass, tx�xelder,and wec;ds. W 1 is 11ow- <br /> thmugh and drai�s ta the north and nurthwest. NydrophyUc sc�ils include o�anic clay <br /> and sand, plus peat. <br /> Wl is idcntified as YI:MC (and PLTBG)an NWi lNatiunal Wetland Inventory) maps <br /> (AP�:ndix D)- <br /> Potentia!Prnhleni Areas <br /> Steep slapc:s and sandy suils are prone tU erosion. <br /> Conclusiuns <br /> 'Co prevent erosion and sedimenlatian, slopc stability t�•c:hniques and silt fence should be <br /> en�plc�yed. <br /> 2 <br />