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M iNnt nNoi i� F�kcc� E N C; I N f t R S I P I A N N f R 5 I D 1 S I C: N F R S MADiSON SRF No. 00706315 TO: CITY OF SCANDIA PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE FROM: Ken Grieshaber, SRF Consulting Group, Inc. Jason Husveth, Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. DATE: March 18, 2008 SUBJECT: LILLESKOGEN PARK RESTORATION PLAN The restoration and development of Lilleskogen Park will enable residents of Scandia to have a park facility that can be better utilized by many different user groups. These groups include school children who may use the park as an educational and interpretive resource, and seniors and young families who desire to have a safe and accessible walking trail system to use in close proximity to where they live. The following background information and recommendations are provided to assist the City with developing an approach to restoration of the vegetation resources within the park as well as implementing new site improvements. Also included are preliminary cost estimates and a phasing plan which can be utilized by the City to begin to solicit funding sources and strategize an implementation and management restoration plan for the park. www.srfconsulting.com One Carlson Park���ay Norlh,5uitc 150 � ��linneapolis,MN 55�47•4443 � 7G3.475.001U lax:763.475.Z429 An Equnl U�r��orftuiity Employrr INDEX INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................1 INDEX............................................................................................................................2 BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS................................3 I. Site History..............................................................................................3 II. Ecological Assessment of Existing Conditions .........................................5 III. Restoration and Management Recommendations......................................7 IV. Short-Term Restoration and Management Plan (3 years) ..........................9 V. Proposed Park and Recreation Improvements.........................................11 VI. Phasing Implementation Plan..................................................................12 VII. Cost Estimate .........................................................................................12 VIII. Grant Funding Opportunities..................................................................12 MnDNR Environmental and Conservation Partnerships GrantProgram....................................................................................12 APPENDICES Appendix A Figures 1 through 6 Appendix B Soil Series Descriptions Lilleskogen Park Appendix C Historic Aerial Photographs (1938— 1991) Appendix D Table ](Plant Species) Table 2 (Tree Notes) Tables 3-5 (Plant and Seed Mixes) Appendix E Preliminary Cost Estimate Appendix F Watershed District Correspondence City of Scandia March 18, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 3 BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS I. SITE HISTORY Pre-settlement Vegetation of Lilleskogen Park: Critical Connections Ecological Services (CCES) ecologists referenced Francis J. Marschner's map (Marschner 1930) of the Original Vegetation of Minnesota to determine the general natural vegetation types present within the vicinity of the Lilleskogen Park site at the time of European Settlement (circa 1850). Marschner's map is of a coarse scale and resolution, and estimates the native vegetation of the county based on land surveyor notes taken at every half section during the original land survey of Minnesota. These data points were interpolated by Marschner to create general maps of pre-settlement vegetation types on a state-wide scale. However, the Original Vegetation maps are useful in that they provide a reliable estimate of natural vegetation and natural community types that existed prior to European settlement and landscape conversion to agriculture and other land uses. The pre-settlement vegetation of the Lilleskogen Park site was likely a mix of Mesic Oak Forest and Oak Woodland and Brushland, with small inclusions of Prairie, Wet Prairie, and Wet Meadow at the time of European settlement. The park site lies within a landscape mapped as Big Woods Forest by Marschner's map (see Figure 1, A�pendix A). In addition, a surveyor's bearing tree was located within the Lilleskogen Park site. This tree was recorded as a Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) of 10-inch diameter by the original land surveyors in the 1850's. The surveyors' notes describe the vegetation type around the bearing tree as "thicket, brush, and underbrush", indicating that the vegetation of the immediate vicinity of the bearing tree (including the Lilleskogen Park site) was likely Oak Woodland and Brushland (rather that Big Woods or Hardwood Forest). Soils of Lilleskogen Park: The soils of Lilleskogen Park were determined using the Soil Survey of Washington County, Minnesota (USDA-SCS, 1980). According to the county soil survey, soil types within the park include: Santiago Silt Loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes; Ronneby Fine Sandy Loam; Freeon Silt Loam, 1 to 4 percent slopes; Kingsley Sandy Loam, 2 to 6 percent slopes; Demontreville Loamy Fine Sand, 2 to 6 percent slopes; and Cathro Muck (an organic wetland soil). A map of the soil types of Lilleskogen Park is provided as Figure 2 of this report (Appendix A). Soil types have a pronounced influence on pre-settlement vegetation and drainage patterns, land use history, and suitable restoration and management goals for future management of the park. The project ecologists referenced soils information to determine suitable restaration goals and target communities to be restored and managed at Lilleskogen Park. Complete soil series descriptions are provided in Appendix B of this report. City of Scandia March 18, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 4 Review of Historic Aerial Photographs: Critical Connections Ecological Services obtained historic aerial photographs of the Lilleskogen Park site and adjacent landscapes from the Borchert Map Library, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Available historic aerial photographs from 1938, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1973, 1978, and 1991 were obtained and digitally scanned at high resolution. These photographs were analyzed by CCES ecologist to determine land use and vegetation trends of the site and surrounding landscape over the past century. Historic aerial photographs are provided in Appendix C of this report. The following is a summary of CCES's analysis of each historic aerial photograph from 1938, 1953, 1957, 1968, 1973, 1978, and 1991. 1938: In 1938, the Lilleskogen Park site was dominated by herbaceous land cover types. The land cover was most likely active pasture land. The wetlands on the property appear to have little impact from artificial drainage systems. A main road (likely Scandia Trail) bisected the north end of the site from east to west. This historic road bed can still be found on site in 2008. A small copse of oak trees was present on the site, north of the Scandia Trail road alignment. At least some of these oaks remain on the site in 2008. 1953: Between 1938 and 1953, Scandia Trail was realigned to its present day (2008) alignment, connecting Oakhill Road and Olinda Trail with a widened and curvilinear improved road bed at the north end of the Lilleskogen Park site. In the 1953 photo, portions of the former east/west road alignment still exist. Several of the oaks trees that were present on the 1938 photograph were removed for the construction of the new Scandia Trail road alignment. However, approximately 10 to 12 large oak trees remain on the Lilleskogen Park site (and adjacent land to the east). The 1953 aerial photograph shows evidence of installation of a large drainage ditch on the south west edge of the site, draining the main wetland to the south. This ditch remains intact in 2008. The vegetation of the park site remained dominated by herbaceous agricultural cover types in 1953, most likely managed as active pasture land for cattle grazing. Few trees or shrubs can be seen, with the exception of the oak trees previously mentioned. 1957: In the four years between 1953 and 1957, little change in the landscape of the park site can be detected on the 1957 aerial photograph. The site remains in a herbaceous- dominated agriculturally managed cover type, with the large ditch system still in place. The former road bed to Scandia Trail is still highly visible in 1957, and it is assumed that it is still being maintained and used at this time. 1968: The 1968 aerial photograph is of somewhat lower quality than the previous photographs. However, several changes to the site's landscape can be observed. The vegetation of the site begins to shift from herbaceous dominated pasture land to a mix of herbaceous wetlands and uplands as well as tree and shrub dominated areas. The drainage ditch appears to be more prevalent in the 1968 aerial photograph, and it is possible that the ditch was expanded, deepened, and/or improved in the 11 years since the 1957 aerial photograph. Areas of the site that formerly contained scattered oaks (such as City of Scandia March 18,2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 5 the northwest and northeast corners of the site) are dominated by trees and shrubs in 1968. There is photographic evidence that two rows of pine trees were planted along the western edge of the site, sometime between 1957 and 1968. Many of these pine trees remain on site in 2008. These major shifts in vegetation types and aerial photography signatures suggest that the land use of the site may have changed dramatically in the time between 1957 and 1968. The change may have been a result of a transition from an active agricultural use (such as active grazing) to more passive agricultural or fallow uses, including tree plantings, forestry, and wildlife plantings. 1973: The 1973 aerial photographs continues to show a transition of vegetation and land cover types from a historically herbaceous dominated land cover to an increasingly tree- dominated land cover type. Conifer plantings detected in the 1968 aerial photograph continue to mature and spread in the l 973 aerial photograph. Deciduous trees (including the original native oaks) continue to expand in their coverage as well. Sometime between 1968 and 1973, the center of the large wetland was excavated, as is evident by the open water area in the 1973 aerial photograph (and evidence on the site in 2008). 1978: The 1978 aerial photographs continues to show a transition of vegetation and land cover types from a historically herbaceous dominated land cover to an increasingly tree- dominated land cover type. Conifer plantings detected in the 1968 and 1973 aerial photographs continue to mature and spread in the 1978 aerial photograph. Furthermore, additional conifer plantings are detected since the 1973 aerial photograph. Deciduous trees (including the original native oaks) continue to expand in their coverage as well. The center of the large wetland remains ponded and excavated in 1978. Only portions of the ditch system can be detected through the tree cover, but the ditch remains intact in 1978. 1991: The 1991 aerial photograph is a color satellite image of moderate quality and resolution. However, the 1991 aerial photographs shows much of the upland portion of the Lilleskogen Park site dominated in planted coniferous tree species (depicted in dark red), with the remaining upland areas dominated by deciduous tree and shrub species (depicted in dark brown). The herbaceous wetland areas are dominated by reed canary grass (a white aerial photo signature). The ditch system cannot be discerned through the coniferous and deciduous tree canopy in 1991, but it is presumed to be present (as it is present and continues to function in 2008). IL ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING CONDITIONS Lilleskogen Park is a 9 acre semi-natural passive recreational park within Township 32N Range20W SWI/4 of Section 14, City of Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota. Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. (CCES) and SRF Consulting Group, Inc. (SRF) were retained by the City of Scandia to evaluate the existing ecological and environmental conditions of the park property, develop a park master plan, and develop restoration and management recommendations, approaches, and cost estimates to improve the park's natural qualities. City of Scandia March ]8,2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 6 CCES ecologists conducted baseline ecological assessments of the property in December 2007 and January 2008. The field assessments focused on existing vegetation (native, exotic, and introduced species), natural community remnants, semi-natural vegetation associations, as well as soils, topography, hydrology, and past land use practices. Only limited ecological information could be ascertained from field assessments due to the fact that field surveys were conducted outside of the growing season, and under the cover of 6 to 12 inches of snow. A) Existing Vegetation and Natural Communities (Winter 2008): The vegetation of Lilleskogen Park is currently dominated by altered and disturbed vegetation and/or degraded natural community remnants. The uplands of the park are comprised of planted conifer stands (predominantly red pine and white pine), mixed coniferous/deciduous woodlands (comprised of planted pine and spruce, elm, oak, box elder), oak/aspen deciduous woodlands (dominated by red oak, northern pin oak, white oak, and quaking aspen), and managed herbaceous areas maintained for parking and access. The wetlands and lowland areas of the park are comprised of disturbed lowland hardwood forest (consisting of American elm, box elder, green ash, and willow) and herbaceous wetlands dominated by reed canary grass (an invasive wetland forage grass). Existing conditions are depicted in Figure 3, Appendix A. B) Invasive Plant Species: The most problematic invasive plant species observed within the park include reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), and Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica). Many of the predominant native deciduous tree species are also aggressive colonizers of disturbed landscapes, including: quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), box elder (Acer negundo), American elm (Ulmus americana), and black willow (Salix nigra). These native deciduous trees species should be managed and controlled to achieve short and long term ecological and aesthetic goals for the park's natural landscapes. C) Other Invasive Species: Based on field observations, there is evidence of disturbance from introduced invasive earthworm species. Introduced earthworms consume large quantities of forest leaf litter each year. This decomposing organic material is important to native forest soil development, native wildflower persistence, and forest regeneration. Forest soils affected by introduced earthworms contain little organic material, little accumulated leaf litter, and have a decreased ability to retain soil moisture and soil nutrients. Forest soils that are depleted by earthworm herbivory lack the soil moisture, soil nutrients, soil structure, and mycorhizae to support diverse native herbaceous layers (i.e. grasses, sedges, and wildflowers) typical of native forest communities. City of Scandia March 18, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 7 Currently, there is no known treatment to remove introduced earthworms from affected forest sites. If earthworms are a persistent problem within Lilleskogen Park's upland forests, forest restoration and management strategies will be limited in scope and effectiveness. A species list of all vascular plants observed during winter field surveys is provided as Table 1 in Appendix D of this report. Furthermore, field notes regarding the tree and shrub species present on the site (species, age, health) are provided as Table 2 in Appendix D. III. RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: Critical Connections Ecological Services developed ecological restoration and management recommendations based on the existing conditions and concept site plan created by SRF. These restoration and management recommendations focus of ecological and aesthetic priorities, while working within the existing framework on vegetation that has established within the park over half a century or more. While the restoration and management goals and approaches seek to improve the overall ecological quality of most of the park, they do not seek to restore the park to high quality examples of natural communities that may have been on the site at the time of European settlement (circa 1850). Rather, the goals and approaches seek to prioritize management goals to work within reasonable budgets and timelines to achieve attainable environmental goals that improve the overall ecological, recreational, and aesthetic qualities of the park. Proposed restoration and management goals and target conditions are depicted in Figure 4 (Appendix A). A) Wetlands and Site Hydrology: The park plan recommends partial hydrologic restoration of wetland systems within the park by installing a water control structure within the ditch system. SRF proposes the invert elevation of a weir structure would be at 1027.5 feet above sea level. CCES has defined restoration wetland zones that coincide with a normal water elevation of 1027.5, and consist of open water, mixed emergent marsh, and wet meadow native wetland communities. Final determination of this weir elevation will have to be made after field survey verification of the surrounding topography and drainage ways to ensure it will have no impacts on adjacent properties. Prior to installation of water control structures, reed canary grass should be aggressively treated with herbicide and managed with prescribed fire. Reed canary grass would be treated and managed with appropriate herbicides approved for use within wetland systems (i.e. Rodeo Glyphosate herbicide). Follow herbicide treatments with prescribed burning prior to flooding and reseeding wetland restoration areas. City of Scandia March 18, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 8 Woody native and exotic species that are encroaching within the wetland fringe should be removed and managed to promote native herbaceous wetland vegetation re-establishment. In addition, the City should remove and chemically treat aspen, elm, box elder, willow, and glossy buckthorn that are encroaching into saturated herbaceous wetland areas. Following removal and treatment of invasive woody species and re-establishment of natural wetland hydrology, the City should re-vegetate wetlands with appropriate native species seed mixes. Wetland plant communities appropriate to the site include mixed emergent marsh (inundated wetland center), and wet/sedge meadow (saturated and temporarily flooded wetland edges). Wetland seed mixes should be augmented to include high native wildflower concentrations to meet the aesthetic goals of the park plan. Native plant plugs could be used in lieu of(or in addition to) native seed mixes. However, planting of native plant plugs will be considerably more expensive than seeding. B) Coniferous Woodlands and Mixed Coniferous/Deciduous Forests: To begin restoration of coniferous woodlands and mixed coniferous/deciduous forests, the City should remove invasive shrub species from these woodlands, including common and glossy buckthorn and Tartarian honeysuckle. Invasive shrub stumps should be treated with herbicide immediately after cutting and removal, to reduce or eliminate re-sprouting or re-establishment of invasive shrubs. Further assessment of the impact of invasive earthworms on forest herbaceous layer is recommended. Future restoration seeding and plantings should seek to re- establish earthworm tolerant native species within impacted woodland herbaceous layers, such as Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica), common wood sedge (Carex blanda), or other tolerant species. Forest and woodland areas with bare or eroding soils can be mulched with weed-free native leaf litter, coniferous needle litter, or wood chips, to mitigate for earthworm impacts and help with forest arganic soil horizon re-establishment. Only after earthworm impacts to forest soils are adequately assessed and mitigated for, can less tolerant native herbaceous species be re-introduced. This restoration approach recommends maintaining coniferous forest and woodland canopy trees as they occur on the site. Some planted or naturalized coniferous trees can be selectively removed from conifer stands to improve park aesthetics, safety, or function with little negative ecological impact. However, given limited budgets and resources, a wholesale removal of conifer trees from naturalized woodlands and plantings in the park is not recommended. C) Oak/Aspen Woodlancls: The oak/aspen woodland remnants at the north end of the site represent the best remaining opportunity to restore and manage existing natural community remnants within Lilleskogen Park. Invasive shrub species, such as buckthorn and Ciry of Scandia March I 8, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 9 honeysuckle, should be removed and chemically treated. Quaking aspen should be selectively removed (and treated) to reduce competition on existing oak trees. Prescribed burning would serve as a beneficial restoration and management tool to control exotic species seedlings, and promote native species regeneration. Native herbaceous species typical of oak woodlands should be reseeded into the oak woodland remnants after initial restoration tasks have been completed. D) Degraded Lowland Hardwood Forest: Degraded lowland hardwood forests within the park should be managed to improve the overall quality of these lowland habitats. Invasive shrubs and herbs should be removed and chemically treated. Invasive native tree species, such as aspen, box elder, green ash, and willow, should be selectively thinned and chemically treated to reduce re-sprouting. More desirable and ecologically appropriate native trees, shrubs, grasses, sedges, and wildflowers should be inter-seeded and/or planted within restored, thinned, or managed lowland forest areas. IV. SHORT-TERM RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN (3 YEARS) Critical Connections Ecological Services has prepared the following short-term restoration and management plan for Lilleskogen Park. This plan focuses on ecological improvements to the existing natural habitats and semi-natural vegetation areas within the park. Furthermore, this plan incorporates restoration priorities identified by the project ecologists, SRF park designers, and the City's Parks and Recreation committee. YEAR 1 RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TASKS: 1. Remove and treat invasive shrub species, including Common buckthorn, Glossy buckthorn, Tartarian honeysuckle, and Prickly ash from woodlands and wetland edges. Cut shrubs in late fall (November) and treat stumps with appropriate herbicides, such as Glyphosate or Garlon. Cut shrubs can be hauled to piles and burned, or chipped, or left in place. Selectively remove and chemically treat Quaking aspen trees and other undesirable native tree species along wetland edges and within wetland soil spoils areas. 2. Chemically treat Reed canary grass monotypes within wetlands and woodland edges in late August or September, prior to winter dormancy. Treat Reed canary grass with an appropriate herbicide approved for use in wetlands, such as Rodeo (Glyphosate). Treat reed canary grass prior to hydrologic restoration of wetland. 3. Plan and implement a prescribed burn in late fall (October or early November) following herbicide treatment. Burning Reed canary grass monotypes should occur following chemical treatment. Burning wetlands should also occur prior to hydrologic restoration of wetland. The oak woodland habitats should also be burned to control invasive shrub seedlings and to foster native species germination and regeneration. Soil should be lightly disced after burning. City of Scandia March 18, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 10 4. Obtain necessary federal, state, and local permits from regulatory agencies to install water control structure(s). Refine the design of water control structure to ensure desired hydrologic restoration goals and avoid flooding of adjacent properties. 5. Monitor response of invasive shrubs and Reed canary grass to initial treatments. Monitor response of native species to herbicide treatments, and adjust methods, timing, and rates of herbicide application to avoid unintended damage to desirable native species. YEAR 2 RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TASKS: 1. Treat re-sprouts of invasive shrub species in spring and summer with Glyphosate based herbicides. Monitor invasive shrub seedling gertnination and hand-pull seedlings or treat with herbicide. Re-treat Quaking aspen and undesirable native tree species re-sprouts. Avoid unintended herbicide application to desirable native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers (forbs). Where herbicide drift or overspray cannot be avoided, use manual removal methods. 2. Treat Reed canary grass monotypes a second time in late August or September of the second year. Treat reed canary grass with an appropriate herbicide approved for use in wetlands. Second year treatments should be implemented prior to hydrologic restoration of wetlands. 3. Install water control structure(s) at the south end of the large wetland basin in fall or winter of second year. Allow wetland hydrology to re-establish over the winter of year two, priar to reseeding wetland with native species mixes. 4. Monitor response of invasive shrubs and Reed canary grass to second-year herbicide treatments. Monitor response of native species to herbicide treatments, and adjust methods, timing, and rates of herbicide application to avoid unintended damage to desirable native species. Monitor the re-establishment of wetland hydrology following the installation of water control structure. YEAR 3 RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT TASKS: 1. Design and order native species mixes for wetland and upland habitats on the site in early winter of third year. Tailor native species mixes to include lower diversity assemblages of resilient native species that can compete with altered landscape conditions and invasive species. 2. Monitor the reestablishment of wetland hydrology within restored wetlands. Allow hydrologic zones to re-establish prior to seeding. If necessary, treat Reed canary grass with Rodeo prior to native seeding, to reduce Reed canary grass cover and abundance, and increase the success of native wetland seeding. Allow for herbicide to dissipate (four weeks after application)prior to native seeding. City of Scandia March 18, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 11 3. After discing soil, broadcast dormant native seed mixes within prescribed upland and wetland restoration habitats in the late winter or early spring of the third year. Do not seed areas where invasive species are still dominant, prevalent, or problematic, as additional herbicide treatments and management will likely be necessary in these areas. Monitor the germination and establishment of native species within seeded areas throughout the growing season. Avoid herbicide applications within newly seeded restoration areas. 4. Treat re-sprouts of invasive shrub species in spring and summer with Glyphosate based herbicides. Monitor invasive shrub seedling germination and hand-pull seedlings or treat with herbicide. Avoid unintended herbicide application to desirable native trees, shrubs, and wildflowers (forbs). Use manual removal methods where herbicide drift or overspray is an issue. 5. Monitor the response of invasive and native species to the implementation of restoration and management tasks over the third growing season. Monitor the restored wetland's hydrologic regime. Adjust future restoration and management approach(es) to incorporate monitoring observations and data. 6. Develop a long-term restoration and management approach, timeline, and budgets based on the results of implementing the three year plan. Refine restoration and management goals and objectives. Incorporate monitoring information into an adaptive restoration and management approach. V. PROPOSED PARK AND RECREATION IMPROVEMENTS The primary site improvement proposed for the park would be the development of a six foot wide looped bituminous trail system which will begin at a new off street parking lot located along the south side of the park along Oak Hill Road. See Figure 5, Appendix A. A six foot wide trail will accommodate low volume pedestrian traffic within the park. To meet minimal accessibility requirements, no segment of trail or boardwalk should be less than five feet in width to accommodate wheel chair use. A small timber picnic shelter and orientarion kiosk north of the parking lot helps define the main entry in to the park and provides the opportunity to create a picnic and small group gathering area within the existing red pine grove. The trail system consists of a larger loop trail around the outside perimeter of the park and contains several small boardwalk crossings and a larger boardwalk crossing and overlook on the north side of the park.The alignment of the overall trail system allows for visitors to interact with a variety of woodland and wetland vegetation associations. A mid-loop trail provides access to an outdoor classroom and play area as well as a trail spur connection to Olinda Trail. Other spur trail connections are proposed to connect to the school access road near the northwest corner of the park and to Oak Hill Court which connects to a senior housing complex south of the park. City of Scandia March 18, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 12 An 8 to ]0-space parking lot with handicap parking is located on the south side of the park off of Oak Hill Road. Consideration should be given to incorporating permeable paving in the parking lot, if shared funding can be secured from the Watershed District. A security light is also proposed for the parking lot. Additional security lighting within the park along the trail could be implemented if desired by the City. Adjacent to the parking lot is a 5,000 square foot native plant butterfly garden which highlights the main entrance to the park (see Figure 6, Appendix A). Wood chip trails allow visitors to experience the garden and view interpretive signage. A 2,500 square foot wildflower garden highlights the northwest corner of the park and this location could also include the installation of a second park identification sign because of its highly visible location from Scandia Trail and Oak Hill Road. The south and west facing orientation for both garden areas as well as a well drained soil medium should allow for both garden areas to sustain themselves with some initial watering and weeding during the first two growing seasons. Tilling and soil amendments should be done as necessary to loosen soils after verifying existing conditions at the time of plant installation. An orientation kiosk provides general information about the site restoration work being undertaken in the park and also identifies interpretive nodes throughout the park which identify other woodland and wetland vegetarion restoration efforts occurring along the trails system. In order to raise the water levels in the larger wetland complex, a ditch block control structure is located at the south outlet of the wetland where a short boardwalk crossing is located. This will allow for an approximately one foot depth of water to be added to the large wetland complex and improve the quality of the wetland vegetation which currently is predominately invasive reed canary grass. The spoil piles which exist within the wetland complex are proposed to remain to support additional wildlife habitat, support native plant material and help provide screening from the adjacent roadway. Consideration was given to removal of these spoils but after further discussion with the Parks Committee it was determined they could be easily integrated with the overall restoration plan for the park and reduce excavation and earthwork costs for the project. VL PHASING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN In order to begin implementing site improvements for the park, a phased implementation plan has been established to allow for smaller increments of funding to be secured for the project and to allow all for improvements to be completed in a logical sequence. In order to make the park immediately more usable for residents, Phase 1 improvements include site grading for installation of the trail system and parking lot as well as the trail boardwalk crossings. This phase would also include installarion of a water control structure on the south side of the wetland complex. Phase 2 improvements include beginning invasive vegetation removals and restoration of the wetland and woodland vegetation areas. Phase 3 improvements include installation of the picnic shelter, orientation kiosk, butterfly garden, and interpretive signage. As funding resources are encumbered, some of the proposed site improvements identified in Phases 2 and 3 could be completed in Phase 1 if funding is secured for this scope of work. City of Scandia March 18,2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 13 VIL COST ESTIMATE The itemized cost estimate in Appendix E outlines a breakdown of costs associated with all site improvements proposed for the park. It should be noted these costs are based on 2008 construction estimates and any site improvements that would occur after 2008 should allow for an additional 5 percent inflation rate for every year of construction beyond 2008. The cost estimate has also been formatted in to identifying proposed phase one, phase two, and phase three improvements for the park. The estimate also includes a l0 percent contingency for any unknown site conditions encountered during construction and costs associated with additional site survey, geotechnical investigation, and the preparation of construction drawings and specifications that may be needed prior to construction. It should also be noted these estimates are based on private contractar bids and opportunities may exist for other non for profit groups or volunteer organizations to complete some of the work identified in the estimate to further reduce costs. Involving groups such as the Tree Trust for constructing boardwalks and using volunteer arganizations to assist with planting and invasive vegetarion removals could also dramatically decrease overall costs for the project. VllI. GRANT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Several grant opportunities are available for funding various site improvements in the park and some require securing matching local funds to award them for project. The following grant opportunities should be considered to be applied for by the City to fund site improvements for the park: MnDNR Environmental and Conservation Partnerships Grant Program i. Eligible projects: Habitat Enhancement projects include: restoration of native plant communities; reforestation; protection of wetlands; and abatement of soil erosion. Plantings must consist only of native species. ii. Ineligible activities include: curriculum development; construction of trails, buildings, and boardwalks; project administration, overhead, and indirect costs. iii. Application request deadline: January 31, 2008 iv. Application deadline: March 31, 2008 v. Requires 50 percent local non-state match, which can be: l. cash 2. volunteer labor 3. in-kind contributions of materials,equipment and services City of Scandia March 18, 2008 Parks and Recreation Committee Page 14 vi. Maximum grant of$20,000 vii. Grants are awarded on a reimbursement basis. The recipient must incur and pay expenses before they can be reimbursed on a 50 percent basis by the State. viii. Projects may commence fall 2008 or later, and must be complete by December 31, 20 l 0. ix. Info available at http://��-�����.d�ir.statc.mn.us/��rants/habitat/env cons part.html b. MnDNR Local Trail Connections Program: To promote relatively short trail connections between where people live and desirable locations, not to develop significant new trails. i. Eligible projects: Land acquisition and trail development. Projects must result in a trail linkage that is immediately available for use by the general public. ii. Application deadline: annually on February 28. iii. Minimum grant - $5,000. Maximum grant - $100,000. iv. 50 percent"cash match" required v. Info available at http;//www_dnr state,mn.us/�r�ants/recreation/trails IocaLh[ml c. Federal Recreational Trail program i. Eligible Projects: Motorized and non-motorized trail projects; maintenance/restoration of existing recreational trails; development/ rehabilitation of recreational trail linkages, including trail side and trail head facilities; environmental awareness and safety education programs relating to the use of recreational trails; and redesign/relocation of trails to benefit/minimize the impact to the natural environment. ii. Application deadline: annually on February 28. iii. Minimum $1,000; maximum $150,000. iv. 50 percent match required v. Info available at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/grants/recreation/trails_federal.html d. Establish a "Friends of Lilleskogen" group of volunteers i. Donations help fund the restoration project and long-term management efforts ii. Under direction, volunteers provide labar far invasive removal efforts iii. Under direction, volunteers provide labor for seeding and planting efforts iv. Gardener volunteers manage establishment of new plantings by weeding and watering v. Volunteers provide long-term management efforts H:IProjects163151LA1Recommendation Memo to Scandia P&R.doc APPENDIX A FIGURES Figure 1. Pre-settlement Vegetation (circa 1850) Figure 2. Washington County Soil Survey (1980) Figure 3. Existing Conditions (Winter 2008) Figure 4. Proposed Restoration and Management Target Conditions Figure 5. Preliminary Site Plan Figure 6. Park Entrance / Butterfly Garden p O � � i`� J I O O O O 4 O • O O O O • O O O O O � � O O � . _- � . � � O O � .. ., a O O O Slte a �. a o o �. 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D x ; ;F N � � � � 9 �. � � � � � _. N� F� � � � vDi o � �' m � d � m d f� � � " r m < � A d m m m � N F n � ? � m� m � m Cj �1 m o' � � � y w � O � a � a � n 7 � � � � C 7 y m � � � m O � N »� � �' � � � Appendix B Soil Series Descriptions Lilleskogen Park Santiago Soil Series Description Page 1 of 5 SANTIAGO SERIES The Santiago series consists of well drained soils which are deep to a densic contact.They formed in loess or silty lacustrine deposits and in the underlying dense sandy loam till on ground moraines, disintegration moraines, and end moraines. Permeability is moderate in the silty mantle, slow or moderately slow in the lower part of the solum, and very slow in the substratum. Slope ranges from 1 to 45 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 30 inches. Mean annual air temperature is about 42 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Haplic Glossudalfs TYPICAL PEDON: Santiago silt (oam, on a convex, northeast-facing slope of 8 percent, in a cultivated field, at an elevation of about 1,180 feet. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) Ap--O to 10 inches; dark brown (lOYR 3/3) silt loam, light brownish gray(10YR 6/2) dry; moderate medium granular structure; friable; many fine and few medium roots; 4 percent gravel; slightly acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 12 inches thick) E/B--10 to 15 inches; about 60 percent brown (lOYR 5/3) silt loam (E), very pale brown (10YR 7/3) dry; weak medium platy structure parting to moderate very fine subangular blocky;friabie; extends as tongues into or surrounds remnants of dark yellowish brown (lOYR 4/4) silt loam (Bt); moderate very fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common faint dark yellowish brown (lOYR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; common fine and medium roots; 1 percent grav��f; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. B/E--15 to 23 inches; about 70 percent dark yellowish brown (lOYR 4/4) silt loam �Bt); moderate very fine subangular blocky structure;friable; common faint dark yellowish brown (lOYR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; penetrated by tongues of brown (lOYR 5/3) silt loam (E), very pale brown (lOYR 7/3) dry; weak medium platy structure parting moderate very fine subangular blocky;friable; common fine and few medium roots; 1 percent gravel; very strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. (Glossic horizon ranges from 5 to 20 inches thick.) 28t1--23 to 36 inches; dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) gravelly sandy loam; moderate fine prismatic structure tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak medium plates inherit��;j from the parent material; firm; common fine roots; common faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/31 ar��i few distinct reddish brown (SYR 4/4) clay films on all faces of peds;few prominent brown (lOYR 5/3) silt coats on vertical faces of peds; 14 percent gravel and about 1 percent cobbles; slightly brittle; strongly acid; abrupt wavy boundary. 26t2--36 to 49 inches; dark brown (7.SYR 3/4) fine sandy loam; moderate fine prismatic structure tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak medium plates inherited from the parent material; firm; few fine roots; many faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/3) clay filrns on Santiago Soil Series Oescription Page 2 of 5 all faces of peds; very few prominent brown (lOYR 5/3) siit coats on vertical faces of peds; il percent gravel and about 1 percent cobbles; slightly brittle; strongly acid; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the 2Bt horizon ranges from 8 to 30 inches.) 26Cd1--49 to 69 inches; dark reddish brown {SYR 3/4) sandy loam; weak very coarse prismatic structure tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak medium plates inherited from the parent material; firm; few fine roots; few faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/3) clay films on top faces of peds; 9 percent gravel and about 1 percent cobbles; moderately acid;gradual wavy boundary. 26Cd2--69 to 87 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) sandy loam; weak extremely coarse prismatic structure tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak medium plates inherited from the parent material;firm;few fine roots; few distinct dark reddish brown (SYR 3/3) clay films on top faces of peds; 7 percent gravel and about 1 percent cobbles; few sandstone channers; moderately acid; gradual wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the 28Cd horizon ranges from 0 to 70 inches.) 2Cd--87 to 102 inches; reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak medium plates; firm; dense and compact; 9 percent gravel and about 1 percent cobbles; slightly acid. TYPE LOCATION: Barron County, Wisconsin; about 2 miles east and 1.5 miles south of Reeve; located about 1,840 feet south and 2,040 feet east of the northwest corner of section 34, T. 32 N., R. 14 W.; USGS Connorsville topographic quadrangle; (at. 45 degrees 13 minutes 09 seconds N. and (ong. 92 degrees OS minutes 12 seconds W., NAD 83. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:Thickness of the silty mantle ranges from 12 to 36 inches. Depth to the base of the argillic horizon and to densic contact ranges from 40 to 60 inches. Content of clay averages from 7 to 17 percent in the particle-size control section and the content of fine sand or coarser averages 15 to 70 percent.The base saturation (by sum of cations) is less than 60 percent in some part of the argillic horizon.Volume of gravel ranges from 0 to 10 percent in the silty mantle and from 5 to 35 percent in the till. Volume of cobbles ranges from 0 to 3 percent in the silty mantle and from 0 to S percent in the till. Volume of stones ranges from 0 to 1 percent in the silty mantle and from 0 to 3 percent in the till. Surface stones have coverage ranging from 0 to 3 pe�cent. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to slightly acid in the solum, except it ranges to neutral in the Ap horizon where the soil is limed. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral in the substratum. The Ap horizon has hue of 7.5YR or 10YR, value of 3 0�4, and chroma of 1 to 3. Dry value is greater than 5.5. Uncultivated pedons have an A horizon, 1 to 4 inches thick, with hue of 7.SYR or 10YR,value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2. Texture is silt loam. Some pedons have an E horizon with hue of 7.5YR or lOYR, value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 or 3. Colors of 4/3 or S/3 have value dry of 7 or more. The E horizon is silt loam or silt. Santiago Soil Series Description Page 3 of 5 Some pedons have a Bw horizon with hue of 7.5YR or lOYR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 4. It is silt loam. Bw horizons with spodic color have less than 0.6 percent organic carbon. Santiago soils have a glossic horizon. Horizonation has a wide range depending on the thickness of the silty mantle and the degree to which eluviation has occurred.Therefore, there can be E/B, B/E, 2E/8, or 28/E horizons singly or in combination. The E part of the E/B or B/E horizon has color and texture like the E horizon described above. The Bt part has hue of 7.5YR or lOYR,value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 4 to 6. Some pedons have a Bt horizon with color and texture like the Bt part described above. The 2E part of the 2E/B or 28/E horizon has hue of SYR, 7.5YR, or lOYR, value of 4 to 6 and chroma of 2 or 3. Colors of 4/3 or 5/3 have value dry of 7 or more. The 2E part is typically sa+ �iy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or their gravelly analogs, but in some pedons it is loamy sand or gravelly loamy sand. The 2Bt part has color and texture like the 28t horizon described below. The 28t horizon has hue of 2.5YR, SYR, or 7.5YR, value of 3 to 5 and chroma of 4 to 6. It is typically sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or their gravelly analogs. The bulk density ran��r�s from 1.65 to 1.90 gm/cc. Some pedons have pockets or strata of loamy sand or gravelly loarny sand. The 2BCd horizon has hue of 2.SYR, SYR, or 7.5YR, value of 3 to 5 and chroma of 4 to 6. It is typically sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or their gravelly analogs. Bulk density ranges from 1.8 to 2.0 gm/cc. Some pedons have pockets or strata of loamy sand or gravelly loamy sand. The 2Cd horizon has hue of 2.5YR, SYR, or 7.5YR, value of 3 to 5 and chroma of 4 to 6. It is typically sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or their gravelly analogs. Bulk density ranges from 1.8 to 2.0 gm/cc. Some pedons have pockets or strata of loamy sand or gravelly loamy sand. COMPETING SERIES:These are the Amery, Arland, Automba, Goodland, Itasca, Kennan, Langlade, Marathon, Pemene, Rosholt, Scoba, and Steamboat series. Amery and Automba soils do not have a 12 to 36 inch thick mantle that is more than 50 percent silt. In addition, Automba soils have base saturation of more than 60 percent in all parts of the argillic horizon. Arland soils have a paralithic contact of sandstone at a depth of 20 to 40 inches. Goodland, Itasca, Kennan, Langlade, Marathon, Pemene, Rosholt, Scoba, and Steamboat soils do not have a densic contact within the series control section. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Parent material--loess or silty lacustrine and in the underlying dense sandy loam till of Late Wisconsinan Age Landform--ground moraines, disintegration moraines, and end moraines Slope--1 to 45 percent Santiago Soil Series Description Page 4 of S Elevation--800 to 1950 feet Mean annual air temperature--39 to 45 degrees F Mean annual precipitation--28 to 33 inches Frost-free period--120 to 135 days GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: These are the Amerv Freeon, HauRen, Ma�nor, Newood, Newot, Otterholt, and Spencer soils. The moderately well drained Freeon and somewhat poorly drained Magnor soils are in a drainage sequence with Santiago soils. They are on slightly lower or less sloping landscape positions. The well drained Amery a�d Newot soils are on similar landscape positions and the moderately well drained Naugen and Newood soils are on less sloping landscape positions to those of Santiago soils where the silty mantle is less than 12 inches thick, or is absent. The well drained Otterholt soils and moderately well drained Spenter soils are on landscape positions similar to those of Santiago soils where the silty mantle is more than 36 inches thick. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained. Surface runoff is medium to very high. Permeability is moderate in the silty mantle, slow or moderately slow in the lower solum, and very slow in the substratum. USE AND VEGETATION: Many areas of this soil are used for cropland. Corn, small grains, and hay are common crops. Some areas remain in woodland. Native vegetation is mixed hardwood forest with a few conifers. Common trees are sugar maple, American basswood, northern red oak, white ash, American elm, and quaking aspen with some white pine and red pine. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Northwestern Wisconsin and east-central Minnesota. LRR K, MLRA 90A and MLRA 90B. This soil is extensive. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISNED: Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, 1927.Type location moved to Barron County, Wisconsin with the correiation of the soil survey in 1992. REMARKS: Particle size control section - the zone from 15 to 35 inches Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: Ochric epipedon - the zone from 0 to 15 inches(Ap, E/Bj; Albic horizon - the zone from 10 to 15 inches (E part of the E/B); Glossic horizon -the zone from 10 to 23 inches (E/B, B/E); Argillic horizon - the zone from 15 to 49 inches (B/E, 26t1, 26t2); Densic contact - the contact with dense til) (26Cd1, 2BCd2, 2Cd) at 49 inches; lithologic discontinuity- at the upper boundary of the 2Bt1 horizon at 23 inches. Santiago Soil Series Description Page 5 of 5 The bulk density and platyness of the argillic horizon is considered to be relict of the till, but studies are needed to dete�mine whether or not these horizons meet criteria for fragipans or fragic soil properties. The 26Cd1 and 28Cd2 horizons were originally described as 26t horizons, but were redesignated because they are transitional to the substratum and exhibit densic characteristics. ADDITIONAL DATA: Former Soil Interpretation Records -W10137 and W10346. Refer to soil survey sample number S90WI-005-008 for NSSL data on the typical pedon. Ronneby Soil Series Description Page 1 of 5 RONNEBY SERIES The Ronneby series consists of very deep, somewhat poorly drained soils that formed in loamy glacial till on drumlins and moraines. These soils have a densic contact at depths of 40 to 60 inches. The saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderate or moderately rapid in the upper part and very slow in the dense till. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent. Mean annua) precipitation is about 28 inches. Mean annual air temperature is about 43 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Aeric Glossaqualfs TYPICAL PEDON: Ronneby loam on a plane slope of 1 percent in a cultivated field. (Colors are for moist soi� unless otherwise stated.) Ap--O to 8 inches; very dark brown (lOYR 2/2) loam, grayish brown (lOYR 5/2) dry; moderate fine granular structure; very friable; about 2 percent gravel; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 10 inches thick) E--8 to 11 inches; brown (lOYR 5/3) fine sandy loam, gray (10YR 6/1) dry; moderate thin and medium platy structure;very friable; common fine prominant strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) Fe concentrations and common medium faint dark grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) Fe depletions; about 2 percent gravel; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary. (4 to 12 inches thick) B/E--11 to 17 inches; 60 percent brown (lOYR 4/3)fine sandy loam �Bt); 40 percent brown (10YR5/3j fine sandy loam (E), gray(lOYR 6/1)dry; weak fine subangular block structure; friable; common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) Fe concentrations and common medium faint dark grayish brown (lOYR 4/2) Fe depletions;thin stone line with about 11 percent gravel; moderately acid; clear smooth bvundary. (2 to 8 inches thick) Bt--17 to 33 inches; brown (7.5YR 4/4)fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure parting to weak fine subangular blocky;friable; common distinct dark reddish brown (SYR 3/2) clay films on faces of peds; common fine distinct strong brown (7.SYR 4/6) Fe concentrations and common medium distinct brown (7.SYR S/2) Fe depletions;few thin coatings of clean sand and silt on vertical cleavage faces; about 6 percent gravel; moderately acid;gradual wavy boundary. (S to 18 inches thick) BC--33 to 45 inches; reddish brown (SYR 4/3) fine sandy loam; weak medium platy structure; firm; few faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/2) clay films on faces of plates and around pebble pockets; common fine prominent strong brown (7.5YR 4/6) Fe concentrations and common fine faint dark reddish gray {5YR 4/2) Fe depletions; about 10 percent gravel; slightly acid; gradual wavy boundary. {0 to 16 inches thick) BCd--45 to 80 inches; reddish brown (5YR 4/3)fine sandy loam; very coarse and extremely coarse prismatic structure parting to moderate fine and medium platy, few 2 to 3 millimeter Ronneby Soil Series Description Page 2 of 5 oblique fractures 0.5 to 3.0 feet apart; very firm; few medium faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3J4) Fe concentrations and few medium dark reddish gray(SYR 4/2) Fe depletions along fracture faces in the upper part; about 9 percent gravel; neutral. TYPE IOCATION: Benton County, Minnesota; about 1.5 miles south and 1.5 miles east of Foley; 1210 feet south and 180 feet east of the northwest corner of sec. 6, T. 36 N., R. 28 W.; USGS Quadrangle Foley, Minn.; Latitude 45 degrees 38 minutes 41 seconds N., and Longitude 93 degrees 52 minutes 59 seconds W., NAD 83. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: Depth to a densic contact is 40 to 60 inches.The content of rock fragments is 1 to 15 percent by volume throughout the profile. Stony and very stony phases are recognized.The argillic horizon has 8 to 18 percent clay. The Ap or A horizon has hue of 10YR or 7.SYR, value of 2 or 3, chroma of 1 or 2.The A horizon is loam, fine sandy loam, sandy loam, very fine sandy loam or silt loam. Some pedons have an O horizon less than 3 inches thick. Reaction is strongly acid to slightly acid. The E horizon has hue of lOYR or 7.5YR, value of 3 to S, and chroma of 1 to 3. The E horizon is fine sandy loam, loam, sandy loam or very fine sandy loam. Reaction is strongly acid to slightly acid. The B/E or E/8 horizon has hue of lOYR or 7.5YR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 2 to 4. It is fine sandy loam, sandy loam or loam. Reaction is strongly acid to slightly acid. The Bt horizon has hue of 7.SYR or SYR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 3 or 4. The Bt horizon is fine sandy loam, sandy loam or loam. The base status is greater than 60 percent. Bulk density ranges from 1.45 to 1.65 gm/cc. Reaction is strongly acid to slightly acid. The BC horizon has hue of 5YR or less commonly 7.5YR, value of 3 to S and chroma of 3 or 4. It is fine sandy loam or sandy loam. Moist bulk density ranges from 1.65 to 1.80gm/cc. Reaction is moderately acid to neutral. The BCd horizon has hue of SYR or less commonly7.5YR,value of 3 to S and chroma of 3 or 4. Texture is fine sandy loam or sandy loam. Moist bulk density ranges from 1.85 to 2.0 gm/cc. It is moderately acid to neutral. COMPETING SERIES: There are no competing series GEOGRAPHIC SETTING:These soils have plane or slightly concave slopes on drumlins or moraines. Slope gradients range from 0 to 2 percent. Ronneby soils formed in noncalcareous, Superior lobe dense loamy glacial till of Late Wisconsinan Age. Mean annual air temperature is about 37 to 45 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation is about 24 to 33 inches. Frost-free days range from 90 to 145. Elevation above sea (evel ranges from 800 to 1450 feet. Ronneby Soil Series Description Page 3 of 5 GEOGRAPHICAILY ASSOCIATED SOILS:These are Milaca, Mora, and Parent soils, which forrr� a drainage sequence with the Ronneby soils. Milaca soils are moderately well drained and are on more sloping terrain.The somewhat poorly drained Mora soils are on higher lying positions. The poorly and very poorly drained Parent soils are on lower positions on the landscape occupying flats, swales or depressions. DRAINAGE AND SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY: Somewhat poorly drained. Runoff is very low or low. Saturated hydraulic conductivity is moderate or moderately rapid in the upper part and very slow in the dense till. This soil has perched seasonal high saturation at a depth of 0.5 feet during April to June in years of normal precipitation. USE AND VEGETATION: Approximately half of this soil is cultivated. Crops commonly grown are corn, soybeans, oats, and hay.The remaining areas are pastured or forested. Native vegetation is mixed deciduous forest or mixed deciduous-coniferous forest. OISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: MLRA-90, mostly in East-central Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin. This soil is moderately extensive. MIRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Sherburne County, Minnesota, 1965. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are:ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface to il inches (Ap and E horizon); albic horizon -the zone from 8 to 11 inches (E horizon); argillic horizon - the zone from 11 to 33 inches (B/E and Bt horizons); glossic horizon-zone from 11 to 17 inches(B/E horizon); base saturation is above 60 percent in some part of the argillic horizon; aquic conditions- based on presumed positive reaction with alpha alpha dipyridyl at sometime during the year in most years.This parent material does not reduce soil colors typical of other parent material; densic contact-the zone beginning at 45 inches(BCd horizon).This soil was formerly classified as coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid, Udollic Epiaqualfs. Classification changed to reflect predomenance of a glossic horizon. ADDITIONAL DATA: See National Soil Survey Lab 563MN-5-5 for data on the typical pedon. Soil Interpretation Record Number is MN0247. Freeon Soii Series Description Page 1 of 5 FREEON SERIES The Freeon series consists of very deep, moderately well drained soils which are deep to a densic contact.They formed in loess or silty lacustrine deposits and in the underlying dense sandy loam till on ground moraines, end moraines, disintegration moraines, drumlins, and ice- walled glacial lake plains. Permeability is moderate in the silty mantle, slow or moderately slow in the till subsoil, and very slow in the substratum. Slopes range from 0 to 20 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 30 inches. Mean annual air temperature is about 42 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, frigid Oxyaquic Glossudalfs TYPICAL PEDON: Freeon silt loam -on a convex 2 percent slope in a cultivated field at an elevation of about 1,200 feet. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) Ap--O to 7 inches; very dark grayish brown (lOYR 3/2) silt loam, light brownish gray(lOYR 6/2) dry; moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; common fine roots; about 2 percent gravel; moderately acid; abrupt smooth boundary. (6 to 9 inches thick) E/B--7 to 19 inches; about 60 percent brown (lOYR 5/3) silt loam (E), very pale brown (lOYR 7/3) dry; weak medium platy structure; friable; extends as tongues into or surrounds remnants of dark yellowish brown (lOYR 4/4) silt loam (Bt); moderate fine subangular blocky structure; friable; few distinct dark brown (7.SYR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; common fine and very fine roots; many very fine and few medium tubular pores; common coarse prominent strong brown (7.SYR 4/6) masses of iron accumulation; about 5 percent gravel and 1 percent cobbles; slightly acid; clear smooth boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick) 26/E--19 to 39 inches; about 70 percent dark brown (7.SYR 3/4) sandy loam (Bt); moderate medium subangular blocky structure; friable; common faint dark brown (7.5YR 3/4) clay films on faces of peds; penetrated by tongues of brown (10YR S/3) sandy loam (E), very pale brown (10YR 7/3) dry; weak thick platy structure;friable; few fine roots; many fine tubular pores; common coarse prominent strong brown (7.SYR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; about 12 percent gravel and 1 percent cobbles; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. (The glossic horizon ranges from 5 to 40 inches thick.) 28t--39 to 53 inches; dark reddish brown (SYR 3/4) sandy loam; moderate fine and medium prismatic structure tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak thin plates inherited from the parent material; firm; few fine roots; common fine tubular pores;common fine and medium vesicular pores; common faint dark reddish brown (SYR 3/4) clay films on all faces of peds;very few prominent brown (10YR 5/3) silt coats on vertica) faces of peds; few coarse prominent strong brown (7.SYR 5/8) masses of iron accumulation; about S percent gravel and 1 percent cobbles; strongly acid; clear smooth boundary. �5 to 30 inches thick) 2BCd1--53 to 69 inches; dark reddish brown (SYR 3/4) sandy loam;weak very coarse prismatic structure tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak thin plates inherited from Freeon Soil Series Description Page 2 of S the parent material; firm; many fine tubular pores; few medium vesicular pores; common faint dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4)clay films on top faces of peds; few medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR S/8) masses of iron accumulation on vertical ped faces; about 5 percent gravel and 1 percent cobbles; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. 26Cd2--69 to 85 inches; dark reddish brown (5YR 3/4) sandy loam; weak extremely coarse prismatic structure tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak thin plates inherited from the parent material; many fine tubular pores;few medium vesicular pores; common faint dark reddish brown (SYR 3/4) clay films on top faces of peds; about 5 percent gravel and 1 percent cobbles; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (Combined thickness of the 2BCd horizons ranges from 0 to 70 inches.) 2Cd--85 to 100 inches; reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; massive tending to part along horizontal cleavage planes to weak thin plates; firm; dense and compact; about 5 percent gravel and 1 percent cobbles; moderately acid. TYPE LOCATION: Barron County,Wisconsin; about 3 1/2 miles south of Barron; 1100 feet north and 200 feet west of the southeast corner, sec. 16, T. 33 N., R. 12 W. Dallas USGS quadrangle; lat.45 degrees 20 minutes 30 seconds N. and long. 91 degrees S1 minutes 35 seconds W.; NAD27. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS:Thickness of silty mantle ranges from 12 to 36 inches. Depth to the base of the argillic horizon and to densic contact ranges from 40 to 60 inches. Content of clay averages from 7 to 17 percent in the particle-size control section and content of fine sand or coarser averages 15 to 70 percent. The base saturation (by sum of cations) is less than 60 percent in some part of the argillic horizon. Volume of gravel ranges from 0 to 10 percent in the silty mantle and from 5 to 35 percent in the till. Volume of cobbles ranges from 0 to 3 percent in the silty mantle and from 0 to S percent in the till. Volume of stones ranges from 0 to 1 percent in the silty mantfe and from 0 to 3 percent in the till. Surface stones have coverage ranging from 0 to 3 percent. Reaction ranges from extremely acid to slightly acid in the solum, except that it ranges to neutral in the Ap horizon where the soil is limed. Reaction ranges from strongly acid to neutral in the substratum. Redox concentrations are within 40 inches and occur as high in the profile as the E horizon in some pedons. Redox depletions are below the upper 10 inches of the argillic in some pedons. Saturation occurs below the upper 10 inches of the argillic, but within a depth of 40 inches at some time in most years. The Ap horizon has value of 3 or 4 and chroma of 2 or 3. Uncultivated areas have A horizons,l to 4 inches thick, with hue of lOYR,value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 to 3. Some pedons have an E horizon with hue of 7.5YR or lOYR, value of 4 or 5, and a chroma of 2 or 3. Colors of 4/3 and 5/3 have value dry of 7 or more. The E horizon is silt loam or silt. Sorne pedons have a Bw horizon with hue of 7.SYR or lOYR, value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 4. It is silt loam. Bw horizons with spodic color have less than 0.6 percent organic carbon. Freeon Soil Series Description Page 3 of 5 Freeon soils have a glossic horizon. Horizonation has a wide range depending on the thickness of the silty mantle and the degree to which eluviation has occurred.Therefore, there can be E/B, B/E, 2E/B, or 28/E horizons singly or in combination. The E part of the E/B or e/E horizon has color and texture like the E horizon described above. The Bt part has hue of 7.5YR or lOYR, value of 3 to S, and chroma of 4 to 6. Some pedons have a Bt horizon with color and texture like the Bt part described above. The 2E part of the 2E/B or 2B/E horizons has hue of SYR, 7.SYR, or 10YR;value of 4 to 6, and chroma of 2 or 3. Colors of 4/3 or 5/3 have value dry of 7 or more.The 2E part is typically sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or their gravelly analogs, but in some pedons it is loamy sand or gravelly loamy sand.The 26t part has color and texture like the 2Bt horizon described below. The 2Bt horizon has hue of 2.5YR, SYR, or 7.SYR; value of 3 to 5; and chroma of 4 to 6. It is typically sandy loam, fine sandy loam, loam, or their gravelly analogs. Bulk density ranges from 1.65 to 1.90. Some pedons have pockets or strata of loamy sand or gravelly loamy sand. The 2BCd horizon has hue of 2.SYR, SYR, or 7.SYR; value of 3 to 5; and chroma of 4 to 6. It is typically sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or their gravelly analogs. Clay content averages more than 7 percent. Bulk density ranges from 1.8 to 2.0 gm/cc. Some pedons have pockets or strata of loamy sand or gravelly loamy sand. The 2Cd horizon has hue of 2.5YR, SYR, or 7.SYR; value of 3 to S; and chroma of 4 to 6. It is typically sandy loam, fine sandy loam, or their gravelly analogs. Clay content averages more than 7 percent. Bulk density ranges from 1.8 to 2.0 gm/cc. Some pedons have pockets or straka of loamy sand or gravelly loamy sand. COMPETING SERIES:These are the Aftad, Blowers, F�o�creek, Hau�en, Neo it and Scott Lake series. A similar soil is the Brennyville series. Aftad, Neopit and Scott Lake soils do not have a densic contact within the series control section. Blowers and Hau�en soils do not have a 12 to 36 inch mantle that is more than 50 percent silt. Brennyville soils have base saturation greater than 60 percent in all parts of the argillic horiton. Fro�creek soils average less than 7 percent clay in the dense till. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Parent material: Formed in loess or silty lacustrine and in the underlying dense sandy loam till of Late Wisconsinan Age. Landform: Ground moraines, disintegration moraines, end moraines, drumlins, and ice-walled glacial lake plains. Freeon Soil Series Description Page 4 of 5 Slope: 0 to 20 percent. Elevation: 800 to 1950 feet. Mean annual air temperature: 39 to 45 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation: 28 to 33 inches. Frost-free days: 120 to 135 days. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS:These are Adolph, Almena,Amery,Auburndale, Capitola,Cebana, Hau�en, Ma�nor, Newood, Newot, Santia�o, and S encer soils. The well drained Santia�o, the somewhat poorly drained Ma�nor,the poorly drained Cebana, and the very poorly and poorly drained Adolph and Capitola soils are in a drainage sequence with Freeon soils. Santiago soils are on steeper sloping landforms. Magnor soils are in lower or less sloping areas. Cebana, Adolph, and Capitola soils are in depressions and drainageways. The moderately well drained Spencer soils are on similar landscape positions as Freeon soils, the somewhat poorly drained Almena soils are in lower or less sloping areas, and the poorly drained Auburndale soils are in depressions and drainageways.These soils have a silty mantle greater than 36 inches thick. The well drained Amerv and Newot soils, and the moderately well drained Hau�en and Newood soils are on landscape positions that are similar to, higher than, or more sloping than those of Freeon soils where the silty mantle is less than 12 inches thick, or is absent. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Moderately well drained.Surface runoff low to high. Permeability is moderate in the silty mantle, moderately slow or slow in the till subsoil, and very slow in the substratum. This soil has a perched seasonal high water table at a depth of 2 to 3.5 feet for 1 month or more at some time during the period of September to lune in most years. USE AND VEGETATION: Much of this soil is cfeared and used for pastureland or cropland. Corn, small grain, and hay are the major crops. The remainder is in woodland or wooded pasture. Native vegetation is deciduous forest. Common trees are sugar maple, black cherry,American basswood, white ash, yellow birch,American elm, bigtooth aspen, quaking aspen, balsam fir, northern red oak, and eastern hophornbeam. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: North-centra)and northwestern Wisconsin and east-central Minnesota. LRR K, MLRA 90A, and MLRA 90B. This soil is extensive. MIRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Barron County, Wisconsin, 1949. The original type location was changed in Barron County with the correlation of the updated soil survey in 1992. Freeon Soil Series Description Page S of S REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: Particle size control section -the zone from 19 to 39 inches. Ochric epipedon -the zone from 0 to 19 inches (Ap, E/B). Albic horizon -the zone from 7 to 19 inches (E part of the E/B). Glossic horizon -the zone from 7 to 39 inches (E/B, 2B/E). Argillic horizon -the tone from 19 to 53 inches {2B/E, 2Bt). Densic contact-the contact with dense till (28Cd1, 26Cd2, 2Cd)at 53 inches. Redoximorphic concentrations -oxidized color features in the zone from 7 to 69 inches. Lithologic discontinuity- at the upper boundary of the 2Bt/E horizon at 19 inches. The bulk density and platyness of the argillic horizon is considered to be relict of the till, but studies are needed to determine whether or not these horizons meet criteria for fragipans or fragic soil properties. The 26Cd1 and 26Cd2 horizons were originally described as 2Bt horizons, but were re- designated because they are transitional to the substratum and exhibit densic characteristics. ADDITIONAL DATA: Former Soil Interpretation Record -W10030. Refer to soil survey sample number 590W1-005-7 for NSSL data on the typical pedon. Kingsley Soil Series Description Page 1 of 3 KINGSLEY SERIES The Kingsley series consists of very deep, well drained soils that formed in loamy glacial till on glacial moraines.These soils have moderate over moderately slow permeability. Slopes range from 2 to 40 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 27 inches. Mean annual temperature is about 46 deg�ees F. TAXONOMIC CLA55: Coarse-loamy, mixed, superactive, mesic Mollic Hapludalfs TYPICAL PEDON: Kingsley sandy loam with a convex slope of 20 percent in a terminal moraine in a mixed deciduous forest. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) A1--0 to 3 inches; black(lOYR 2/1) sandy Ioam, very dark gray(IOYR 3/I) dry; weak very fine granular structure; very friable; about 10 percent gravel; slightly acid; clear irregular boundary. (2 to 5 inches thick) A2--3 to 7 inches; very dark grayish brown (lOYR 3/2) sandy loam, grayish brown (IOYR 5/2j dry; weak very fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; about 10 percent gravel; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 5 inches thick) E--7 to 14 inches; brown (7.SYR 4/2) loamy sand, pinkish gray(7.5YR 6/2) dry; weak medium subangular blocky structure; very friable; about 10 percent gravel; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (4 to 12 inches thick) Bt1--14 to 25 inches; reddish brown (SYR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure;friable; few thin clay films and thin nearly continuous coatings of clean sand particles on faces of peds; about 10 percent gravel; moderately acid; clear smooth boundary. Bt2--25 to 34 inches; reddish brown (SYR 4/4) sandy(oam; moderate medium and coarse platy st�ucture parting to moderate very fine subangular blocky; friable, hard and brittle; few thin clay fitms and coatings of clean sand and silt particles on faces of peds; about 10 percent gravel; strongly acid;gradual smooth boundary. (Bt horizon is 12 to 28 inches thick) C--34 to 48 inches; reddish brown (5YR 4/4) sandy loam; moderate fine and medium platy structure; friable; few thin coatings of clean sand and silt particles on faces of peds in upper part; about 10 percent gravel; moderately acid. TYPE LOCATION: Hennepin County, Minnesota; suburbs of the city of Bloomington; 2,640 feet north of the southwest corner of Sec. 16, T. 116 N., R. 21 W.; USGS Bloomington quadrangle; lat. 44 degrees 51 minutes 17 seconds N. and long. 93 degrees 21 minutes 29 seconds W., NAD27 Kingsley Soil Series Description Page 2 of? RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The depth to free carbonates ranges from 30 to 100 inches or more.The profile contains 2 to 15 percent by volume of rock fragments, most of which are igneous rocks. The A horizon has hue of lOYR, value of 2 or 3, and chroma of 1 or 2.The E horizon has hue of lOYR or 7.SYR, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 2 through 4. The A and E horizons are fine sar�dy loam, sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, loam, loamy sand, or loamy coarse sand with the coarser textures commonly in the E horizon.They are slightly or moderately acid. The Bt horizon has hue of 5YR or 7.SYR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 3 to 6. Some pedans have lOYR hue in the upper part, value of 4 or 5 and chroma of 4 to 6. It mostly is sandy loam or coarse sandy loam, but thin sandy clay loam, loamy sand, or loamy coarse sand subhorizons are in some pedons. It typically averages between 10 to 15 percent clay but ranges fram 8 to 18 percent. It ranges from 55 to 70 percent fine sand and coarser material. B/A clay ratios are 1.5 to 2.0. It commonly is strongly or moderately acid and less commonly slightly atid to slightly alkaline in the lower part of some pedons. Some pedons have a thin BC horizon. The C horizon typically has hue of 5YR or 7.5YR, and value and chroma of 3 or 4, but thin strata with yellower hues are common. It is sandy loam or coarse sandy loam but thin, finer- or coarser-textured strata are common. It is friable or firm. It is moderately acid through slightly alkaline. It has less than 5 percent calcium carbonate equivalent. COMPETING SERIES:These are the Backbone, Bainter(T), Desker, Forkhorn(T), Billett, Oronoco, Pardeeville. Rusktown(T)and Ulster series. Backbone soils have bedrock beginning at a depth of 20 to 40 inches. Bainter(T), Desker, Forkhorn{T) and Rusktown(T) soils have sandy textures in the lower third of the series control section. Billett soils have formed in outwash and have loamy sand or sand C horizons. Oronoco soils formed in aeolian sediments and lack coarse fragments. Ulster soils have a lithologic discontinuity and stratified textures(eofian) in the lower third of the series control section. Pardeeville soils are not clearly separated at this time. Will need further study. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: These soils are on convex slopes on complex undulating to steep moraines of Late Wisconsin age. Slopes range from 2 to 40 percent. The Kingsley soils formed in nonacid, reddish brown sandy loam till. Mean annual temperature ranges from 45 to 48 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from 26 to 30 inches. Frost free days range from 130 to 160. Elevations above sea level range from 1000 to 1300 feet. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: Burnsville, Chetek, Havden, Salida, and N more soils are the main ones. Burnsville and Chetek soils are somewhat excessively drained, and Salida and Nymore soils are excessively drained. Hayden soils are fine-loamy and formed in calcareous till. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained. Surface runoff is medium or rapid. Permeability is moderate or moderately slow. Kingsley Soil Series Description Page 3 of 3 USE AND VEGETATION: This soi) is cropped to small grains, corn, soybeans, hay, and vegetable and fruit crops. The remainder is in pasture or forest, or developed for homesites. The native vegetation was mixed deciduous forest. Present day vegetation is mainly oaks. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: East-central Minnesota. Tnis series is moderately extensive. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Dakota County, Minnesota, 1942. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: orchric epipedon-the zone from 0 to 14 inches (A1,A2,E horizons) argillic horizon-the zone from 14 to 34 inches (Btl,Bt2 horizons) mollic subgroup- the zone from 0 to 7 inches (A1,A2 horizons) udic moisture regime. ADDITIONAL DATA: Refer to MN.Agr. Exp. Sta. Central File Code No. 759 for results of some laboratory analysis of the typical pedon, and to S74MN-163-3 for data on an additional pedon. Demontreville Soil Series Description Page 1 of 3 DEMONTREVILLE SERIES The DeMontreville series consists of very deep, well drained and moderately well drained soils formed in a moderately thick sandy mantle of aeolian or glacial lacustrine or outwash sediments and the underiying loamy glacial till on glacial moraines. Permeability is rapid in the sandy mantle and moderately slow in the rest of the soil. These upland soils have slopes ranging from 1 to 45 percent. Mean annual temperature is about 41 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation is about 29 inches. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, mixed, superactive,frigid Arenic Hapludalfs TYPICAt PEDON: DeMontreville loamy fine sand with a 2 percent plane south-facing slope on a glacial moraine in an alfalfa field. (Colors are for moist soil unless otherwise stated.) Ap--O to 7 inches; dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) loamy fine sand; light brownish gray(lOYR 6/2) dry; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; 2 to 5 percent gravel; slightly atid; abrupt smooth boundary. (5 to 8 inches thick) E1--7 to 11 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loamy fine sand, very pale brown (lOYR 7/3) dry; weak fine subangular blocky structure; very friable; about 5 percent gravel; moderately acid; clear irregular boundary. E2--11 to 15 inches; brown (10YR 4/3) loamy sand, pale brown (lOYR 6/3) dry; weak medium subangular blocky structure; friable; about 10 percent gravel; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. (0 to 22 inches thick, combined thickness) BE--15 to 24 inches; brown (10YR 5/3) loamy sand; moderate medium subangular blocky structure;friable; about 8 percent gravel; moderately acid; clear irregular boundary. (0 to 15 inches thick) 28t1--24 to 29 inches; dark reddish brown (SYR 3/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few faint clay films along vertical cleavages; about 10 percent gravel; moderately acid; clear wavy boundary. 26t2--29 to A1 inches; dark reddish brown (SYR 3/4) sandy loam; moderate medium subangular blocky structure; firm; few faint clay films along vertical cleavages; about 10 percent gravel; slightly acid; clear wavy boundary. (9 to 22 inches, combined thickness) 2C--A1 to 60 inches;dark reddish brown �SYR 3/4) sandy loam; massive;firm; about 15 percent gravel; slightly acid. TYPE LOCATION: Washington County, Minnesota. About one mile east northeast of Willernie; 750 feet south and 2,010 feet west of the northeast corner, sec. 28,T. 30 N., R. 21 W. Oemontreville Soil Series Description Page 2 of 3 RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The thickness of the so�um ranges from 30 to 50 inches and depth to the glacial till ranges from 20 to 40 inches. Free carbonates are absent to depths of 60 inthes or more. The A and B horizons contain 0 to 10 percent gravel by volume and the 28 and 2C horizons contain f�om 8 to 20 percent gravel and cobbles of mixed lithology. The 26 and 2C horizons have moist bulk density ranging from 1.65 to 1.75 gm/cc. The soil moisture control section is not dry in al! parts for 20 to 35 consecutive days during the 120 days following the summer solstice. The A or Ap horizons have hue of 10YR,value of 2 to 4, and chroma of 1 to 3.The E horizon has hue of lOYR or 7.5YR,value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 2 to 4. The A and E horizons typically are loamy fine sand or loamy sand but sand or fine sand are in the range.They are strongly acid through neutral. Some pedons have a Bw horizon in the upper sediment instead of an E horizon. It has hue of lOYR or 7.5YR,value of 3 to 5, and chroma of 3 to 6. It is loamy sand or loamy coarse sand but coarse sand, sand, fine sand, and loamy fine sand are in the range. It is strongly acid through neutral. Some pedons have B/E or 2 B/E horizons, but the E part comprises less than 15 percent of the horizon. The 28t horizon has hue of 7.5YR or SYR, value of 3 to S, and chroma of 3 to 6. In some pedons mottles with chroma of 2 are below the upper 10 inches of the argillic horizon. It is sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, or fine sandy loam. It averages between 6 to 18 percent clay, but parts may range up to 22 percent. It is moderately acid or slightly acid. It has few through many clay films. The 2C horizon has hue of 7.5YR or SYR, value of 3 or 4, and chroma of 4 to 6. It is sandy loam, coarse sandy loam, loamy coarse sand or their gravelly analogues. It is moderately acid through neutral. COMPETING SERIES:These are the Andrusia (T), Braham, Captom fT), Cutawav. Escanaba, Haskill Pomroy and Redeye soils. Andrusia soils have friable argillic horizons and are formed in glacial outwash sediments. Braham soils have hue of 10YR and have more than 18 percent clay in the argillic horizon. Captom soils are dry in the soil moisture control section for more than 35 consecutive days during the 120 days following the summer solstice. Cutaway soils have 18 to 35 percent clay in the argillic horizon, hues yellower than 7.5YR and als�have bisequum development. Escanaba soils have Bs horizons and are dominated by fine sands throughout. Haskill soils have sand in the lower part of the series control section and below the argillic horizon. Pomroy and Redeye soils have argillic horizons that formed in dense till which have bulk densities greater than 1.8. Redby soils also have hue of lOYR or yel�ower and free carbonates within 60 inches. Demontreville Soil Series Description Page 3 of 3 GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: DeMontreville soils are on summits and upper side slopes of knolls on glacial moraines. Slopes are plane or convex and slope gradients range from 1 to 45 percent. These soils formed in a moderately thick sandy mantle of aeolian or lacustrine or outwash sediments and loamy glacial till of the Late Wisconsinan Age. Mean annual temperature ranges from 37 to 45 degrees F. Mean annual precipitation ranges from about 24 to 33 inches. Frost- free days range from 90 to 150. Elevation above sea level ranges from 670 to 1450 feet. GEOGRAPHICALLY ASSOCIATED SOILS: DeMontreville soils are commonly adjacent to the Cushin�, Kin�sley, and Mahtomedi soils.The well drained Cushing and Kingsley soils occupy similar landscape positions and formed entirely from loamy glacial till.The excessively drained Mahtomedi soils formed in sandy sediments and are on similar landscapes. DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Well drained and moderately well drained. Medium or slow runoff. Rapid permeability in the upper sandy mantle and moderately slow permeability in the underlying horizons.These soils have a perched water table above the horizons in glacial till for short periods during wet seasons. USE AND VEGETATION; About one-half of this soil is cleared and used for pasture or cropped to corn, small grains,or hay. The remainder is in forest or wooded pasture. Native vegetation was deciduous forest, mainly oaks. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Central and east-central Minnesota. Moderately extensive. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota SERIES ESTABLISHED: Washington and Ramsey Counties, Minnesota, 1978. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: ochric epipedon - the zone from the surface to a depth of 15 inches (Ap, E1, and E2 horizons); argillic horizons -the zone from 24 to 41 inches (28t1 and 26t2 horizonsj; arenic subgroup - sandy textures in upper 24 inches. Cathro Soil Series Description Page 1 of 3 CATHRO SERIES The Cathro series consists of very deep,very poorly drained organic soils moderately deep to loamy materials. They formed in organic material 16 to 51 inches thick overlying loamy glacial deposits on ground moraines, end moraines, outwash plains, lake plains, stream terraces, and flood plains. Permeability is moderately slow to moderately rapid in the organic material and moderately slow or moderate in the loamy material. Slopes range from 0 to 2 percent. Mean annual precipitation is about 32 inches. Mean annual air temperature is about 43 degrees F. TAXONOMIC CLASS: Loamy, mixed, euic, frigid Terric Haplosaprists TYPICAL PEDON: Cathro muck- on a slope of 1 percent in a forested area (Colors are for moist conditions unless otherwise stated.) Oal--O to 6 inches; black(SYR 2/1) rubbed and pressed muck(sapric material); about 40 percent fiber, about 15 perce�t rubbed; weak fine granular structure; nonsticky; primarily herbaceous fibers; neutral �pH 6.8 in water); clear wavy boundary. Oa2--6 to 11 inches; black (SYR 2/1) broken face and �ubbed muck (sapric material), dark reddish brown (5YR Z/2) pressed;about 35 percent fiber, about 10 percent rubbed; weak medium granular structure; nonsticky; primarily herbaceous fibers; neutral (pH 6.8 in water); clear smooth boundary. Oa3--11 to 23 inches; black(5YR 2/1) on broken face and rubbed muck(sapric material); about 40 percent fibers, less than 10 percent rubbed; massive; nonsticky; primarily herbaceous fibers; neutral (pH 6.8 in water); abrupt smooth boundary. (Combined thickness of Oa horizons is 15 to S1 inches.) Cg--23 to 60 inches; grayish brown {2.SY 5/2) sandy loam; massive; slightly sticky; common coarse prominent reddish brown (5YR 5/3)and common coarse distinct brown (lOYR 5/3) Fe concentrations; strongly effervescent; moderately alkaline. TYPE LOCATION: Delta County, Michigan; about 4 miles south of Ensign; 1,620 feet north and 200 feet east of the southwest corner of sec. 23, T. 40 N., R. 21 W. RANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS: The depth to the loamy C horizon ranges from 16 to 51 inches. Woody fragments over 2cm in size comprise less than 15 percent of the organic material.The organic portion of the contro) section has hue of lOYR, 7.5YR, or SYR;value of 2 or 3;and chroma of 0 to 3 or are neutral. In some pedons the value or chroma or both increases 1 or 2 units when exposed to the air. The organic portion of the control section ranges from pH 4.5 to less than pH 7.8 in calcium chloride and does not have free carbonates. Cathro Soil Series Description Page 2 af 3 The surface tier exclusive of loose surface litter or mosses, is comprised of mucky peat (hemic material)or muck �sapric material) material with an unrubbed fiber content that ranges from about 20 percent to 50 percent; rubbed is less than 20 percent. Up to 4 inches of peat is on the surface in some pedons.The surface tier is weak or moderate fine granular structure.Typically the structure grade becomes stronger as the amount of recognizable woody material increases. The subsurfate tier is muck (sapric material). The unrubbed fiber content ranges from 50 to less than 10 percent and is less than 16 percent after rubbing. Some pedons have thin layers of mucky peat (hemic material) in the control section. Ash content of the organic layer just above the loamy substratum is as much as 40 percent in some pedons. A thin A horizon is present in some pedons. It has hue of 10YR, 2.5Y, 5Y or is neutral,value of 2 or 3 and chroma of 0 to 2. It is sandy loam,fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, silt loam or their mucky analogs. It ranges from moderately acid to slightly alkaline. The C horizon has hue of SYR, 7.5YR, lOYR, 2.5Y, SGY, SGB, o�5Y; value of 4 to 6; and chroma of 1 to 3. It is sandy loam,fine sandy loam, very fine sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, silt loam, clay loam or silty clay loam. Stratified substratums phases containing thin strata of fine sand or sand, less than 3 inches thick are recognized. It ranges from moderately acid to moderately alkaline. Coarse fragments range from 0 to 25 percent by volume. Some pedons do not contain free carbonates. COMPETING SERIES:These are the Berner, Bullwinkle, Din�1e, Nidaros, and Wonsqueak series. Berner soils have a sandy layer above the loamy sediment. Bullwinkle soils have greater than 15 percent woody fragments in the organic material. Dingle soils occur in areas with 14 to 16 inches of annual precipitation and in elevations from 5900 to 6000 feet. Nidaros soils have sandy underlying materials. Wonsqueak soils are substantially drier in the moisture control section during the 120 days following the summer solstice. GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Cathro soils commonly are in relatively small depressions mainly within ground moraines, end moraines, lake plains and outwash plains. A few areas are on narrow flood plains. Individual bodies range in size from about 10 to 100 acres. Slopes are 0 to 2 percent. The ground water carrying minerals from the surrounding upland, influences the composition of the organic deposit. Mean annual precipitation ranges from about 19 to 43 inches. Mean annual air temperature ranges from 36 to 45 degrees F. Frost-free days range from 70 to 145. Elevation above sea levl ranges from 600 to 2,000 feet. GEOGRAPHICALIY ASSOCIATED SOILS:These are the Carbondale and Rifle soils that occupy similar landscape positions and the An�elica and Ensley soils. Angelica and Ensley soils are poorly drained mineral soils commonly located adjacent to the edges of Cathro soils.The Carbondale soils have hemic soil materials within 51 inches. Rifle soils formed in hemic materials 51 inches or greater. Cathro Soil Series Description Page 3 of 3 DRAINAGE AND PERMEABILITY: Very poorly drained. Depth to the seasonal high saturation ranges from 1 foot above the surface to 0.5 foot below the surface at some time from October to June in most years. Ponded phases have a seasonal high saturation from 4 foot above the surface to 0.5 foot below the surface throughout the year. Surface runoff is neglible to low. Permeability is moderately rapid to moderately slow in the organic portion and moderately slow or moderate in the mineral substratum. Stratified substratum phases have saturated hydraulic conductivity ranging up to moderately rapid or rapid in the individual sand strata. USE AND VEGETATION: Most of these soils are in woodland, however some are in sedge and cattails. Vegetation includes white cedar, alder, and balsam fir. A few areas are cleared and are used for pasture. DISTRIBUTION AND EXTENT: Northern Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula of Michigan, northern Minnesota, northern Wisconsin and upper New England. MLRA OFFICE RESPONSIBLE: St. Paul, Minnesota. SERIES ESTABLISHED: Delta County, Michigan, 1969. REMARKS: Diagnostic horizons and features recognized in this pedon are: sapric material from the surface to 23 inches (Oal, Oa2, and Oa3 horizons); terric feature at 23 inches (Cg horizon); aquic moisture regime (low chroma in the soil moisture control section.) Appendix C Historic Aerial Photographs (1938 — 1991) ..�7 . ���=��,r�i� - � -.._.. ��jr�' y t ' .... y f�'li.�1�'4�y .� . .. ` ' �F.. � .� ... � � f. S1�}pl� ��i�M f 4"z U+ q#� .4�.. .�. , "� 4'��ii �� '�r�• W . �F. ��iY. �..,� ��"€�"', ��+ .,. � � �,, + +:• r �a�.��� ��� �`" .. 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' - 1... • ` �»� ���' � -� ' � ° �y,, !Z � 1 �'� * � "` w.;,�+"'f'► ' ��` 'G�p�. �'�•..�.�. . � r wl��'. ��" Appendix D Plant Species List (January 2008) Notes on Trees of Lilleskogen Park (January 2008) Native Sedge/Wet Meadow Seed Mix Mixed Emergent Marsh Plant List Woodland Seed-Plant List Table 1.Vascular Plant Species List Lilleskogen Park,Scandia, Minnesota December 2007 and January 2008 Field Surveys Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. Scientific Name Common Name Native/Exotic Coniferous Trees Abies balsamea Balsam Fir Native Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar Native Picea glauca White spruce Native Picea pungens Colorado Blue Spruce Exotic Pinus resinosa Red pine Native Pinus strobus White pine Native Pinus sylvestris Scotch pine Exotic Thuja occidentalis White Cedar Native Deciduous Trees Acer negundo Box elder Native Acerrubrum Red maple Native Acersaccharum Sugar Maple Native Betula papyrifera Paper Birch Native Celtis occidentalis Hackberry Native Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash Native Populus deltoides Cottonwood Native Populus tremuloides Quaking aspen Native Prunus serotina Black cherry Native Quercus alba White oak Native Quercus ellipsoidalis Northern pin oak Native Robinia pseudoacacia Black locust Exotic Salix abla Weeping willow Exotic Ulmus americana American elm Native Ulmus siberica Siberian elm Exotic Deciduous Shrubs Amelanchier sp. Serviceberry Undetermined Species Cornus foemina Gray dogwood Native Cornus sericea Red dogwood Native Lonicera tatarica Tartarian honeysuckle Exotic Rhamnus cathartica Common buckthorn Exotic Rhamnus frangula Glossy buckthorn Exotic Ribes spp. Wild current Undetermined Species Rubus spp. Blackberrys Undetermined Species Sambucus canadensis Elderberry Native Spiraea X bumalda 'Anthony Waterer' Anothony Waterer spiraea Cultivar Viburnum trilobum American Cranberrybush Native Zanthoxylum americanum Prickly-Ash Native Page 1 Table 1.Vascular Plant Species List(continued) Scientific Name Common Name Native/Exotic Herbaceouus Plants Artcium minus Burrdock Exotic Calamagrostis canadensis Canada blue joint grass Native Canada thistle Cirsium arvense Exotic Carex blanda Common wood sedge Native Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Native Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle Exotic Epilobium coloratum Willow herb Native Galium aparine Cleavers Native Galium asprellum Rough bedstraw Native Geum canadense White avens Native Geum macrophyllum Large-leaf avens Native Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort Exotic Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern Native Osmunda claytonii Interrupted fern Native Phalaris arundinacea Reed canary grass Invasive Cultivar(Native) Pilea pumila Clearweed Native Plantago major Common plantain Exotic Polygonum amphibium Water smartweed Native Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Native (Noxious Weed) Polygonum sagittatum Sagittate leaved tearthumb Native Scirpus cyperinus Wool grass Native Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod Native Solidago gigantea Giant Goldenrod Native Thelypteris palustris Northern marsh fern Native Urtica dioica Stinging nettle Native Verbascum thapsus Mullien Exotic Verbena hastata Blue vervain Native Verbena urticifolia White vervain Native Vines Solanum dulchamara Deadly nightshade Exotic Vitis riparia River grape Native Note: This partial vascualr plant species list was generated by Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. from winter botanical surveys of the park conductedin December 2007 and Janurary 2008. Additiona/native and non-native plant species are likely to be present within Lilleskogen Park. 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Lilleskogen Park: Native Sedge/Wet Meadow Seed Mix Common Name Botanical Name Indicator Status % of Mix Grasses Slough grass,American Beckmannia syzigachne OBL 25.0% Brome, fringed Bromus ciliata FACW 5.0°/a Blue-joint grass Ca/amagrostis canadensis OBL 1.0% Wild-rye, Virginia E/ymus virginicus FACW- 25.0% Manna grass, reed Glyceria grandis OBL 1.0% Manna grass, fowl Glyceria striata OBL 1.0% Bluegrass, fowl Poa Pa/ustris FACW+ 25.0% Graminoids Sedge, bottlebrush Carex comosa OBL 1.0% Sedge, tussock Carex stricta OBL 0.5% Sedge, fox Carex vu/pinoidea OBL 2.0% Rush, slender Juncus tenuis FAC 0.3% Bulrush, green Scripus atrovirens OBL 1.0% Wool grass Scripus cyperinus OBL 0.1% Bulrush, river Scripus f/uviatilis OBL 0.4% Bulrush, soft-stem Scripus validus OBL 1.6% Forbs Anemone, Canada Anemone canadensis FACW 0.6% Milkweed, marsh Asclepias incarnata OBL 1.0% Aster, swamp Aster puniceus OBL 0.2% Aster, flat-topped Aster umbellatus FACW 0.4% Joe-pye weed Eupatorium macu/atum OBL 0.2% Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum FACW+ 0.2°/a Goldenrod, grass-leaved Euthamia graminifolia FACW- 0.1°/a Sneezeweed Helenium autumnale FACW+ 0.2% Sunflower, serrated Helianthus grosseserratus FACW- 0.4% Iris, blue-flag Iris versicolor OBL 4.6% Blazingstar, meadow Liatris ligulistylis FACU+ 0.6% Lobelia, great-blue Lobe/ia siphilitica FACW+ 0.2% Monkey flower Mimulus ringens OBL 0.1% Mint, mountain Pycnanthemum virginianum FACW+ 0.2% Goldenrod, giant Solidago gigantea FACW 0.2% Vervain, blue Verbena hastata FACW+ 0.4% Ironweed Veronia fascicu/ata FACW 0.4% Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum FAC 0.1% Total: 100.0% Seeding Application Rate: 8.0 PLS Ibs/acre ' Note: Where possible, all seed should be of local ecotype and native to the Minneapolis/ St. Paul region. Table 5.Woodland Seed/Plant List For Future Forest and Woodland Restoration Lilleskogen Park,Scandia, Minnesota Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. Scientific Name Common Name Deciduous Shrubs Cornus stolonifera Red-osier dogwood Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood Corylus americana American hazelnut Diervilla lonicera Bush honeysuckle Ilex verticillata Winterberry Prunus virginiana Chokecherry Sambucus racemosa Red-berried Elder Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush blueberry Viburnum lentago Nannyberry Viburnum rafinesquianum Downy arrow-wood Viburnum trilobum American Cranberrybush Herbaceouus Plants Actaea rubra Red baneberry Anemone quinquefolia Wood-anemone Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit Aquilegia canadensis Columbine Caulophyllum thalictroides Blue cohosh Hepatica acutiloba Sharp-lobed hepatica Hepatica americana Round-lobed hepatica Geranium maculatum Wild geranium Maianthemum canadense Canada mayflower Polygonatum biflorum Giant Solomon's-seal Smilacina racemosa False Solomon's-seal Solidago flexicaulis Zig-zag goldenrod Thalictrum dasycarpum Tall meadow-rue Trientalis borealis Starflower Zizia aurea Golden alexanders Grasses and Sedges Carex pensylvanica Pennsylvania sedge Oryzopsis asperifolia Moutain rice-grass Elymus hystrix Bottlebrush grass Carex blanda Charming sedge Ferns Athyrium filix femina Lady-fern Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich-fern Page 1 Table 4. Lilleskogen Park: Mixed Emergent Marsh Plant List and Quantities Common Name Botanical Name Plugs Needed Grasses Bluejoint Ca/amagrostis canadensis 800 Northern manna grass G/yceria borealis 325 Tall manna-grass Glyceria grandis 325 Prairie cord-grass Spartina pectinata 325 Wild rice Zizania pa/ustris 325 Sedges and Bristly sedge Carex comosa 420 Rushes Lake Sedge Carex lacustris 420 Pointed-broom sedge Carex scoparia 120 Ovoid spikerush E/eocharis ovata 120 Canadarush Juncus canadensis 120 Hard-stemmed bulrush Scirpus acutus 120 Dark green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens 420 Wool-grass Scirpus cyperinus 120 River bulrush Scirpus fluviatilis 120 Softstem bulrush Scirpus validus 120 Forbs Sweet flag Acorus americanus 105 Heart-leaved water-plantain Alisma subcordatum 280 Ordinary water-plantain Alisma triviale 105 Panicled aster Aster lanceolatus 105 Bulb-bearing water-hemlock Cicuta bulbifera 105 Spotted water-hemlock Cicuta macu/ata 105 Spotted Joe-pye weed Eupatorium macu/atum 280 Common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum 105 Northern blue flag Iris versicolor 280 Cut-leaved bugleweed Lycopus americanus 105 Fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata 105 Purple monkey-flower Mimu/us ringens 105 Water smartweed Po/ygonum amphibium 105 Broad-leaved arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia 280 Sessile-fruited arrowhead Sagittaria rigida 105 Marsh skullcap Scutellaria galericulata 105 Mad-dog skullcap Scutellaria/ateriflora 105 Water-parsnip Sium suave 105 Giant bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum 105 Blue vervain Verbena hasfata 105 Total Plugs 7,000 Plugs should be planted every two feet(2')on center "' Note: Where possible, all seed should be of local ecotype and native to the Minneapolis/ St. Paul region. Appendix E Cost Estimate City of Scandia Lilleskogen Park SRF Consulting Group,Inc. Preliminary Cost Estimate January 3,2007 Project No.6315 UNIT LEGENDS: LS=Lump Sum,SF=Square Feet,SY=Square Yards,EA=Each, LF=Lineal Foot,FF=Face Feet,CY=Cubic Yards / / Lilleskogen Park-Preliminary Cost Estimate 1/3/07 Estimated Unit Cost Total No. Section 1 -Site Survevinp t . Unit in Dollars lln Dollars Provide all necessary construction surveying and staking to meet layout 1 and grading requirements for all facets of paving and site improvements 1 LS $7,000.00 $7,000.00 work-complete. Section 1 -Site Surveying Total $7,000.00 Estimated Totai No. Section 2-Earthwork t . Unit Unit Cost in Dollarsl Iln Dollarsl On-site earthwork as required to achieve plan grades and an on-site balance-complete including 1)misc.tree removal 2)stripping, stockpiling,respreading,and fine grading of topsoil;3)common 1 excavation of subsoil materials to achieve subgrade elevations required 1 LS $25,000.00 $25,000.00 to construct parking lot,curbing,trails,walks, bioretention areas 4) grade maintenance and tree protection as necessary for the duration of construction;5 use of erosion control measures Section 2-Earthwork Total $25,000.00 Estimated Unit Cost Total No. Section 3-Site Utilities t . Unit in Dollars In Dollars 1 Furnish and install 15"RCP 50 LF $28.00 $1,400.00 2 Furnish and install control structure 1 EA $5,000.00 $5,000.00 3 Furnish and install rip rap at pipe and control structure outlets 4 EA $400.00 $1,600.00 Section 3-Site Utilities Total $8,000.00 Estimated Unit Cost Total No. Section 4-Bituminous.Concrete Pavement and Boardwalk t . Unit (in Dollars) In Dollars 1 Furnish and install bituminous paving for parking lot 500 SY $26.00 $13,000.00 2 Furnish and install bituminous paving for 6'wide trail 1,803 SY $20.00 $36,060.00 3 Furnish and install 6'wide boardwalk 415 LF $150.00 $62,250.00 4 Furnish and install 8'x 15'boardwalk overlook 120 SF $50.00 $6,000.00 5 Furnish and install 66-12 concrete curb and gutter 320 LF $15.00 $4,800.00 6 Furnish and install 4"thick concrete paving for picnic shelter area 1,593 SF $5.00 $7,965.00 Section 4-Bituminous 8 Concrete Pavement Total $130,075.00 Estimated Unit Cost Total No. Section 5-Electrical Qtv. Unit (in Dollars) (In Dollars) 1 Fumish and install security light for parking lot 1 EA $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Section 5-Electrical Total $5,000.00 Total PHASE 1 Improvements $175,075.00 City of Scandia Lilleskogen Park SRF Consulting Group,Inc. Preliminary Cost Estimate January 3,2007 Project No.6315 Estimated Unit Cost Total No. Section 6-Ve etation Removals t . Unit in Dollars In D II rs 1 Clear and grub existing red pines for parking lot and trail alignment 25 EA $300.00 $7,500.00 2 Clear,grub,and herbicide treatment for honeysuckle and buckthorn 2 AC $3,000.00 $6,000.00 understory removals 3 Clear and grub invasive aspen,box elder,elm,black willow 2 AC $3,000.00 $6,000.00 4 Herbicide treatment for reed canary grass removals 1 AC $2,000.00 $2,000.00 5 Complete prescribed burns for reed canary grass and woodland invasive � LS $2,000.00 $2,000.00 removals(every 3 to 5 years) Section 6-Removais Total $21,500.00 Estimated Unit Cost Total No. Section 7-Landsca in -ve etation restoration Qtv. Unit in Dollars In Dollars 1 Furnish and install oversto tree oak ma le linden 50 EA $150.00 $7,500.00 Furnish and install understory tree(ironwood, pagoda dogwood, 100 EA $75.00 $7,500.00 2 nann ber viburnum 2 AC $3,000.00 $6,000.00 3 Furnish and install wetland seed mix 4 Fumish and install wetland edge plucis(if needed) 1 LS $5,000.00 $5,000.00 Section 7-Landscaping Total-vegetation restoration $26,000.00 Total PHASE 2 Improvements $47,500.00 Estimated Unit Cost Tota� No. Section 8-Site Furnishin s/Misc�ellaneous Qtv. Unit (in Dollars In Dollars 1 EA $15,000.00 $15,000.00 1 Furnish and install timber icnic shelter 3 EA $1,500.00 $4,500.00 2 Furnish and install icnic table 6 EA $500.00 $3,000.00 3 Furnish and install bench 4 Furnish and install drinkin fountain � EA $5,000.00 $5,000.00 5 Furnish and install bike rack 1 EA $500.00 $500.00 6 Furnish and install park entrance sign 1 LS $5,000.00 $5,000.00 7 Furnish and install interpretive signage 10 LS $300.00 $3,000.00 Section 8-Site Furnishings/Miscellaneous Total $36,000.00 City of Scandia Lilleskogen Park SRF Consulting Group,Inc. Preliminary Cost Estimate January 3,2007 Project No.6315 Estimated Unit Cost Total Cost No. Section 9-Landsca�ina-butterFlv aarden entrv Qtv. Unit (in Dollarsl Iln Dollars) 1 Furnish and install a astache foeniculum 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 2 Furnish and install bi bluestem 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 3 Furnish and install black e ed susan 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 4 Furnish and install blazin star 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 5 Furnish and install butterfl weed 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 6 Furnish and install blazin star 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 7 Furnish and install com ass lant 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 8 Furnish and install olden alexander 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 9 Furnish and install helo sis 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 10 Furnish and install indian rass 415 EA $5.00 $2,075.00 11 Furnish and install�une rass 415 EA $5.00 $2,075.00 12 Furnish and install�oe e weed 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 13 Furnish and install little bluestem 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 14 Furnish and install lu ine 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 15 Furnish and install monarda 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 16 Furnish and install new en land aster 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 17 Furnish and install ohio s iderwort 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 18 Furnish and install rairie dro seed 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 19 Furnish and install rairie hlox 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 20 Furnish and install purple coneflower 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 21 Furnish and install side oats grama 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 22 Furnish and install skyblue aster 165 EA $5.00 $825.00 23 Furnish and install swamp milkweed 100 EA $5.00 $500.00 24 Furnish and install switchgrass 830 EA $5.00 $4,150.00 25 Furnish and install wildflower seed mix 1 LS $500.00 $500.00 Section 9-Landscaping Total-butterfly garden entry $25,800.00 Total PHASE 3 Improvements $61,800.00 Subtotal: $284,375.00 10%Contingency $28,437.50 Total Estimated Construction Cost: $312,812.50 Appendix F Watershed District Correspondence � - ` _�.- �" �` ... I '' F"".�^... .� � .� � .� �.� _ • `�������.?,�.J . .. .-- ' '. . � - _ . . . . Carneliaa-Maris�e-St. Croix �IiTatershed nista�ict � Scandia Plaza II•211 SO Ozark Avenue•P.O.Bos 188•Scandia,MN 550T3 •Te1651 - --_ _ - - - -----REC_E.l _ ---- - F E� `L 7 2008 February 26, 2008 CITY OF SCANDIA Anne Hurlburt, City Administrator City of Scandia 14727 209'�Street N Scandia, MN 55073 Dear Ms Hurlburt: Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the city's preliminary plans for Lilleskogen Park. In general, the District supports the concept of preservation of open space for the public and specifically the inteipretive aspects available with this project regarding storm water management and natural resource protection. I am confident that our Board would approve some portions of this project for District cost-sharing and provide letters of support for any grant applications. I would suggest that the City contact MN DOT regarding the possibility of wetland banking to help defray some of the costs for the re-establishment of wetlands on the project. This strategy was successfully employed in Marine when DNR Parks reconstructed a stream and wetlands complex as part of the Mill Stream watershed several years ago. I also enclose comments from Dan Fabian,District Engineer, and look forward to working with the City on this project in the future. Please do not hesitate to call with any questions. Si erely, ./ � J�m Shaver, Adm�mstrator Cc: Dan Fabian File Encl. e-mail jimShaver(c�CMSCWD.or� website CMSCWD.org � MEMORANDUM �i1°`�s &OI�VIER R�SOEJRCES --�-- _--- ..,--�_ _. — — 651 Hale Ave N. Oakdale,MN 55128 Phone: (651)770-8448 Dabe: Februarv 25,2008 Fez: (s��)na2�2 E-mail: dfabian�eorine.com To: Jim Shaver,WD Administrator cc: From: Daniel A. F�abian. P.E. Totat Pages: 1 Subject: Review of Preliminarv Lilleskoeen Park Restoration Plan in Citv of Scandia CMSCR'D Comment No. C08-0005 Comments� 1, The proposed wetland/upland restoration work and educational components of the proposed park restoration plan are consistent with the goals and policies of the Carnelian Marine St. Croix Watershed District(District)_ 2. Based on the information provided in the plan the wetlands involved appear to be Class 3 wetlands(per District's Comprehensive Wetlands Management Plan). They have a minimum average buffer width of 50-feet. Impervious areas are not allowed within the buffer so the final location of the proposed educa6onal trails may need to be adjusted slightly in some azeas to meet this requirement. 3. For the proposed restoration of wetland hydrology, a hydrologic analysis will need to be completed on the proposed outlet structure(ditch block)to demonstrate that project will not cause increased flooding on adjacent properties. Proposed development projects will need to meet District water quality and quantity requirements. 4. Proposed projects will probably require a District permit. Prior to construction,a permit application and supporting documentation should be completed and submitted to District for review and approval. 5. We recommend that the District encourage the City to implement the proposed plan. Further the District may also want to consider parniering with the City in applying for grants and potential District BMP Program projects as they seek to implement their restoration plan. 1