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t. Wetland Delineation Report K& L Farm LLC 3) U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute topographical map,Edgerton Quadrangle. 4) Natural Resource Conservation Service, hydric soils lists for Rock&Dane Counties. The wetland determinations and the delineations followed the procedures for the Routine Method set forth in The Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual(US Army Corps of Engineers 1987) and Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual: Northcentral&Northeast Region.They also followed the methods set forth in the Basic Guide to Wisconsin Wetlands and their Boundaries (WI Dept. of Administration 1995). Method of Data Collection Vegetation,hydrology and soil information were gathered in sample plots and recorded on USACE data sheets. At each plot,a plot center was established and the presence or absence of normal circumstances or disturbances was noted. Next,herbaceous vegetation was sampled within a circular 5-foot radius plot.After that,vines, shrubs and trees were sampled within a circular 30-foot radius plot,centered on the herbaceous plot. Next,an 18 inch-deep soil pit was dug at the plot center.The presence or absence of hydrology indictors in the soil pit and within the surrounding 30-foot circular plot was noted. Finally, the soil profile in the pit was examined and described.A determination was then made as to whether the site was wetland or upland. For plots located in agricultural fields, air photos were inspected for"wetland signatures",or evidence of saturated soil, standing water or crop drown-out or stress.Air photos for 7 normal precipitation years between 1994 and 2010 (1994, 1995, 1997,2002,2003,2004& 2005) were inspected (normal precipitation years were determined using methods from "Hydrology Tools for Wetland Determination",NRCS 1997). If a site possessed wetland signatures for at least 4 of the 7 years,it was judged to have wetland hydrology. However,if field evidence, e.g. presence of wetland obligate plants or stunted crops, strongly suggested an area was wetland,it was determined to be so in spite of lacking wetland signatures 4 of 7 years on crop slides. Location of Transects Sample plots were located inside of areas that appeared to be wetlands. If the sample plot data suggested that the location was inside of a wetland,a second plot was placed in an upslope location with a different plant community. If data collected at this plot suggested that the location was inside of the upland,no further plots were sampled. Otherwise, the process was repeated.A total of 17 plots were sampled, 8 inside of wetlands and 9 on the uplands (Figure 2). Sample plots were marked with red wire-stake flags. Procedure for Locating Wetland Boundaries Along the ditches, the wetland boundaries were located simply by following the tops of the ditch banks. The ground surfaces above the ditch banks occupied the same elevations as the nearby crop fields,which air photo analysis indicated were drained,suggesting the areas just above the ditch banks were drained as well. In the crop fields,the wetland boundaries were located by observing changes in elevation, and by following the outer limits of wetland signatures on crop slides. In some cases 2 Taylor Conservation LLC