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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, State Protected Waters Map (Public Water <br /> Inventory) indicates no public waters within the parcels(Figure 4). <br /> Site Visit <br /> SER ecologists examined the subject property for areas meeting jurisdictional wetland criteria <br /> during the site visit. One area meeting the jurisdictional criteria of a wetland was flagged, and <br /> boundaries were determined and delineated. The approximate wetland boundary is outlined in <br /> yellow (Figure 5). <br /> The NWI had previously identified the present wetland as PUBG The wetland is depressional <br /> and permanently inundated to intermittently exposed with an open water area in the center. The <br /> wetland of interest is located in the northern half of the western parcel.The wetland vegetation in <br /> the intermittently exposed wetland was dominated by reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea <br /> FACV� and narrow leaved cattail (Typha angustifolia OBL). The transition to upland can be <br /> marked vegetatively, primarily as the reed canary grass and cattail disappear and green ash <br /> (Fraxinus pennsylvanica FACV�becomes more prevalent. <br /> Sample point SP 1-1 Wet was taken from the south end of the wetland. The soils at sample point <br /> SP1-1 Wet consisted of an initial twelve inches of a mucky peat loam. Water was present at <br /> twelve inches below which the soil was a slurry. Hydric indicator F 1 (Loamy Mucky Material) <br /> was present. The soils at sample point SP 1-1 Upl consisted of light colored layers of clay loam <br /> and sandy clay.No hydric indicators were present. <br /> At both points on the SP 1-1 transect wetland hydrology was indicated by secondary indicators <br /> D2 (Geomorphic Position) and DS (FAC-Neutral Test).As an alternative upland sample site, we <br /> also used data from SP-D 1 Upl (see below). Opportunities for a closer upland sample point for <br /> Transect 1 were limited by ownership constraints, runoff from the pony yard and the proximity <br /> of the wetland edge to the driveway. <br /> Sample point SP 1-2 was taken from the far east side of the second parcel to determine if there <br /> was wetland in this area. This area is a green ash, boxelder (Acer negundo FAC) and burr oak <br /> (Quercus macrocarpa FAC) woodland with a dominant understory of common buckthorn <br /> (Rhamnus cathartica FAC). The soils at sample point SP1-2 Wet consisted of 10 inches of a dark <br /> silt loam on the surface with a depleted layer below. Hydric indicator DS (Depleted Below Dark <br /> Surface) was present, indicating presence of hydric soil. Wetland hydrology was indicated by <br /> secondary indicators D2 (Geomorphic Position) and DS (FAC-Neutral Test). The exact location <br /> of Sample Point 2 is estimated and may not be on the property therefore the wetland edge was <br /> not delineated. <br /> Sample point SP Dl Upl was taken to the west of the ditch running to the south of the larger <br /> wetland in the first parcel. Bluegrass (Poa pratensis FAC) lawn dominated this area. Soil <br /> consisted of sandy loam to 24 inches of depth. Only one secondary indicator for wetland <br /> hydrology, DS (FAC-Neutral Test), was present. <br /> Detailed soils, vegetation, and hydrology data for the delineated jurisdictional wetlands are <br /> provided in the data sheets of the Technical Documents section. <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resources 3 30 and 20 Orono Orchard Rd <br /> Project Number: 2013-024 Orono,MN <br />