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7699 Anagram Drive <br />Eden Prairie, MN 55344 <br />Westwood Main (952) 937-5150 <br />Fax (952) 937-5822 <br />westwoodps.com <br />(888) 937-5150 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />Date: July 8, 2016 <br />Re: Terre De L'Eau, Eagle Nest Assessment Summary, Hugo, Minnesota <br />File 0008463.00 <br />To: Deb Ridgeway, The Excelsior Group <br />From: David Kuhlmann, Westwood Professional Services <br />On behalf of The Excelsior Group, Westwood Professional Services completed a <br />survey for eagle nests on the roughly 200-acre Terre De L'Eau project area on July 6, <br />2016 (Figure 1). The nest survey was completed in response to a request made by <br />DNR staff in their Natural Heritage Review letter (Correspondence # ERDB <br />20160443), that "if there will be any tree removal associated with the proposed <br />project, the trees should be inspected for nests prior to being cut down. " <br />Trees on the site were surveyed for nests by a Westwood biologist using a meander <br />survey technique. Weather was 85 degrees and sunny. No eagle nests were observed <br />within the proposed project boundary, but one adult bald eagle was seen flying west <br />through the project area, and another bald eagle was seen flying north approximately <br />0.5 mile northwest of the project boundary. <br />Dominant trees onsite included pine trees, cottonwood, and box -elder. The <br />cottonwoods were primarily located along the edge of the project area, bordering the <br />adjacent residential houses to the northwest and northeast. Due to the time of year that <br />the survey was completed, visibility was limited by leaf -on conditions; however, most <br />of these trees were deemed too small to be ideal nesting locations. Isolated stands of <br />pine trees surveyed for eagle nests were located within the southern portion of the <br />project area currently used as hayfield. <br />No eagle nests were observed within the project boundary (Figure 1). An additional <br />parcel approximately 20 acres in size immediately east of the site was observed from <br />the eastern project boundary and from adjacent roadways. The parcel contains a rural <br />residence with predominantly evergreen trees for wind breaks, and an assortment of <br />other trees. No eagle nests were apparent, and the trees did not appear of suitable size <br />to be utilized by eagles for nesting. <br />Multi -Disciplined Surveying & Engineering <br />TBPLS Finn No. 10074302 westwoodps.com <br />