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City of Lino Lakes - Woolan's Park Wetland Delineation Report Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. December 10, 2009 indicator status of the dominant plant species was taken from the National List of Plant Species That Occur in Wetlands: 1988 Minnesota (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1988). Hydrologic indicators (i.e. presence /absence of inundated and /or saturated soils, drift lines, drainage patters, water marks, etc.) were evaluated to determine wetland hydrology. Finally, the wetland at the transect sample point was classified based on the Circular 39 and Cowardin wetland descriptions. All collected field data were summarized in the Routine Wetland Determination Data Forms (1987 COE Wetland Delineation Manual) and are attached at the end of this Wetland Delineation Report. IV. RESULTS Located within the Woolan's Park boundary is a large wetland complex that covers much of the park itself. Parts of this wetland complex would be classified as a palustrine emergent saturated flooded wetland (PEMB; Circular 39 Type 2), palustrine emergent seasonally flooded wetland (PEMC; Circular 39 Type 3), and palustrine emergent semipermanently flooded wetland (PEMF; Circular 39 Type 3. Areas bordering the delineated uplands throughout the wetland complex consist primarily of a PEMB wetland fringe that is dominated by Reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) and Canada blue -joint grass (Calamagrostis canadensis). The wetland then transitions from the PEMB fringe to wetter palustrine emergent hydrologic regimes that include PEMC and PEMF. The area of PEMC and PEMF wetland occur further out in the center of the wetland complex and is dominated primarily by Wiregrass sedge (Carex lasiocarpa). An off -site ditch is present along the northwestern property boundary. This large wetland complex has several upland areas located along its eastern, northern, and northwestern property boundaries as well as two upland islands located in the northern part of the park. The upland areas were delineated as Area A, Area B, Area C, Area D, Area E, and Area F and are described in further detail in the following paragraphs of this section of the report. Field hydrology observations of the wetland sample point at each transect indicated no surface water present at any transect. The only areas of open water were located further out in the center of the large wetland complex. Saturated soils were apparent at lower depths in the soil horizon at transects located in Area A and Area B. At the wetland soil pit for Area A, saturated soils occurred at a depth of twenty -nine inches and for Area B at a depth of twenty -eight inches. All other wetland soil pits did not have any saturated soils present with soil pit depths ranging from twenty -five to thirty -two inches. Upland areas did not demonstrate saturated conditions at any of the sample points within Areas A to F. Page 2 of 9