Wetland Classification/Identification/Delineation-2011

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ABSTRACT Svoboda Ecological Resources (SER) visited the above referenced properry on November 22, 2011 to examine the site for the presence of areas meeting wetland criteria. The study parcel is located within the City of Orono, Hennepin County Minnesota, (Figure 1). One wetland boundary was delineated at this site. One sample transect was established along the wetland boundary in order to characterize the soil, vegetation, and existing hydrolog� within the wetland-to-upland transition zone. INTRODUCTION The subject parcel is approximately 1.41 acres in size with a single-family home located on the east side of the property. The western side of the site is dominated by grasses, hardwood trees and some scrub-shrub vegetation. Manicured lawn is noted near the home on the east side. The topography of the site is mostly flat within the wetland areas and flat in areas surrounding the home on the east side of the property. However, there is a relatively abrupt decline extending from east to west starting at the central portion of the property leading toward the delineated wetland (Photo 3). The surrounding land use consists mostly of single-family homes. The identified wetlands were classified according to the Cowardin et al., the Circular 39 and the Eggers and Reed classification systems and marked with pink "Wetland Delineation" pin flags. Please find within the Technical Documenta.tion Section; field data sheets, plant indicator status information, soil survey information, and wetland definition information. A Photo Log is also located at the end of this report depicting the subject parcel at the time of the site visit. The purpose of this wetland delineation is to identify the wetland boundary in relation to a proposed shed that will be located at the top of the hill close to the existing home. The distance from the delineated wetland edge to the proposed footprint of the shed at its westernmost side is approximately 125 feet. SER used GIS in the office to arrive at this measurement. Also please see Photo 4 on the last page of this report for a picture showing the proposed footprint of the shed area and the wetland area in the distance. . METHODS The methods used to delineate the subject parcel are as described in the 1987 US Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2010 Midwest Regional Supplement Manual. In the 1987 Manual, the methods used were described under the "routine" methods for wetland sites less than 5 acres. This methodology is followed in order to assess whether the three Svoboda Ecological Resources 25 Myrtlewood Rd. Project No.:2011-034 ] Steven&Anne Ryan