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on the landward side of the high water line), consisting
primarily of threesquare and cattails. Russian olives appear
to be the most abundant trees along the fringe, but some
willows and cottonwoods are also present. Wetlands also
exist between the pond on the map and a smaller pond directly
to the west. Only the northern edge of this area was
delineated with orange flagging in the field. The dominant
species is threesquare (an OBL species), with some brome.
Soil is low chroma (10YR 3/1 at 8 inches) and saturated to
the surface. Just to the north of this wetland area, brome
is dominant. The soil is dry and sandier, with a color of
10YR 4/2. Mixed in some of this brome-dominated area is
Equisetum spp., a FACW species, present at 0-30 %. However,
this species was not dominant, and because this area did not
meet wetland requirements for vegetation and hydrology it was
not delineated as wetland.
I hope that this letter meets your requirement for
documentation of wetland presence/absence on the parcel
surveyed. If you have any questions, please call me at 482-
7008.
Sincerely,
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Karen Schneller-McDonald
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deltoides), Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), and
scattered green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) were present in
some places. Understory consisted primarily of brome and
orchard grass. The soil here was sandy with a color of 10 YR
3/2 at 10 inches, and signs of hydrology were absent.
Because the area is dominated by upland species, though a few
FAC or FACW individuals are found there, and because wetland
hydrology is not indicated, this area is not considered to be
wetland.
Other species found along the ditch on both sides include
woods rose (Rosa woodsii), snowberry (Symphoricarpos
occidentalis), pigweed (Chenopodium album), thistles (Cirsium
spp.), kochia (Kochia scoparia), sweet clover (Melilotus
spp.), milkweed (Asclepias speciosa), curly dock (Rumex
crispus), brome (Bromus spp.), smooth brome (Bromopsis
inermis), and wheatgrass (Agropyron spp.). while there is
probably some seepage from the ditch into adjacent areas, the
few wetland indicator species (FAC or FACW) found here were
present only as scattered individuals.
A small seepage area was found just outside the property
boundary on the west side, at the foot of the bridge that
crosses the canal. Approximately 5 feet in width and 30 feet
in length, this area contains some standing water and low-
chroma soil (10YR 3/2 and 3/1), but vegetation is dominated
by upland species (orchard grass and brome). Barnyard grass
(FACW) is present, but comprises only about 20% of the
vegetation. Prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) is
present as a few (two or three) clumps scattered just beyond
this seepage area.
Wetlands found on the property are located along the eastern
edge, south of the ditch, near the Heatheridge Lake
Condominiums. Wetland area 1 (as depicted on the enclosed
map) is dominated by willows (Salix spp.) and cattails (Typha
latifolia), with patches of reed canarygrass (Phalaris
arundinaceae) and threesquare (Scirpus americanus). Other
associated species include orchard grass (Dactylis
glomerata), brome, and smooth brome. At least 70% of the
species present are FACW or OBL. small areas of standing
water are present. Soil is saturated to the surface, with a
color of 10YR 3/2 at 8 inches. The wetland boundary
generally follows the willows in this area. A smaller area
just to the southeast (area 1-A on the map) is probably
hydrologically connected to area 1. This small area is
dominated by cattails, threesquare, and barnyard grass
(Echinochloa crusgalli). Standing water is present along the
eastern edge of this area. Both of these areas are
delineated in the field by orange flagging.
The northern edge of the designated open space area around
the pond was surveyed as well. Wetlands consist of a narrow
fringe along the water's edge (from zero to about five feet
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Environmental Services
Karen ( 03) 82-7008McDonald
Mr.Jonathan Prouty
Lagunitas Company
3307 South College Ave.
Suite 200
Fort Collins, Colorado 80525
Dear Mr. Prouty;
4017 Greenridge Drive
LaPorte, CO 80535
October 5, 1994
At your request, I have completed a wetland reconnaissance
survey of the Bridgefield P.U.D. located just south of West
Prospect Road and north of West Stuart Street, in Fort
Collins. The survey follows the guidelines for a "routine
on -site determination" as developed by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers in the Wetlands Delineation Manual of 1987. The
objective of the survey was to comply with a requirement of
the City of Fort Collins regarding the assessment of the
status of wetlands on potential development property prior to
development.
The property presently consists of approximately 16 acres of
previously disturbed land. The northern portion (north of
the pond) is bisected by the Larimer County Canal No.2, which
loops to the west, outside the property boundary, and flows
back through the property south of the pond. The New Mercer
Ditch flows along the southern edge of the property adjacent
to Stuart Street.
Most of the area surveyed is upland because of vegetation,
soil, and hydrologic characteristics observed at the site.
The northern portion of the property is field sloping
southward down to the ditch. Vegetation consists of a mixture
of ruderal forbs, notably field bindweed (Convovulvus
arvensis), and a variety of upland grasses including smooth
brome (Bromopsis inermis), and wheatgrass (Agropyron spp.).
None of these species are considered to be indicative of
wetland conditions; they are classed as Facultative Upland or
Upland. Vegetative cover ranges from approximately 80-100%.
No wetland areas were found adjacent to Larimer County Canal
N0.2. Broad bottomlands with plains cottonwood (Populus
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