9.B.1. PRSR 07 14 2004 SUPP. MEMO

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The other si~ificant stand of trees occurs in a Type 7 wetland that will be discussed in the next section. While a tree survey was not performed within this stand, a walk through was performed at the time of the delineation and during a subsequent boundary survey. The stand is approximately 8.2 acres in size. The species composition of this stand is tamarack Lark laricina and black spruce Picea nigra, with pockets of paper birch Befula papyrifera adjacent to the excavated ditch. Land Cover -Wetland There is approximately 32.4 acres of wetland located on the site. Wetland types represented by these 32 acres include Type 1 -Seasonally Flooded Basin, Type 2 - Inland Fresh Meadow, Type 3 -Inland Shallow Marsh, Type 4 -Inland Deep Fresh Marsh, Tvpe 6 -Shrub Swamp and Type 7 -Wooded Swamp. Of this total, 1.1 acres is the ditch in the northeasfem portion of the property. Another 0.63 acres is a type 1 wetland located westerly on the property that is currently and has historically been cultivated. West of the current house is a 0.39 acre Type 2 wetland that is partially cultivated annually. A Type 4 wetland exists southerly on the property and intersects the easterly property line with 1.7 acres of this basin occumng on the property. All of these basins show evidence of sediment loading from adjacent agricuhural practices. The Type 4 shows evidence of disturbance resulting from herd animals. The remaining wetland occurs in a large complex in the southwestern portion of the property. This wetland is a complex of Types 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 intersected by Trott Brook. A large portion of the wetland is a sedge meadow that has been extensively ditched and the sedges and grasses have been hayed. The Type 6 and Type 7 wetland occurs more northerly and abuts the easement for the NSP transmission lines. Together with the previously described woodland to the north, thev form a natural wildlife corridor. The Type 7 was historically dominated by tamarack Larix laricina and black spruce Picea nigra. These aze being replaced by paper birch Benda papyrifera. This transition from an obligate wetland species to an upland species is likely a result of drainage due to the extensive ditching in the area. Topography From just north of the northern boundary of Section 36, the land slopes gently to the north and to the east. There are a few rises and depressions throughout the area. Slopes in this azea range from 1 percent to 5 percent. The areas of depression are largely the Type 1 and Type 2 isolated wetland basins addressed earlier.