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Wetland Delineation Report K& L Farm LLC populations,like black cherry (Prunus serotina-FacU) and gooseberry (Ribes missouriense-Upl) followed the tops of the ditch banks. The majority of the wetland boundaries occurred within crop fields and were quite gradual. There were no vegetative transitions to suggest the locations of these boundaries. Instead gentle slope breaks and the boundaries of wetland signatures observed on crop slides were used to locate wetland boundaries. Wetland Vegetation Most of the wetlands had been tilled and were devoid of vegetation. However the lowest segments of Wetlands 1,2,3 and 5 contained grassy areas composed of hydrophytic plants, including reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea-FacW),curly dock(Rumex crispus-Fac) and water plantain (Alisma subcordatum-Obl).Wetland 4,which unlike the others was not tilled in the current growing season, showed sparse cover of recently germinated plants that could not be identified. The wetland ditch banks supported ground layer vegetation dominated by reed canary grass, and shrub and tree layers comprised of buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica-Fac),box elder (Acer negundo-Fac) and silver maple (Acer saccharinum-FacW). Wetland Hydrology The wetlands' chief water sources are surface runoff from surrounding uplands and persistently high water tables in low areas.The wetlands probably saturate in the spring of most years and during rainy periods. They probably become dry by late spring of most years and during dry periods. Precipitation for the 3 months preceding the fieldwork was variable: USDA Field Office Climate Data—WETS Station: Stoughton,WI. 30% chance will have precipitation (inches) less than: more than: 2014 precipitation: February 0.51 1.55 1.36 Normal March 1.18 2.46 1.17 Dry April 2.37 4.04 4.89 Wet Primary hydrology indicators were noted in all but one (Plot 2A) wetland sample plot. These included"Surface Water", "Saturation","High Water Table","Algal Mat or Crust" and/or "Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface". All wetland plots showed at least two secondary hydrology indicators.These included "Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery", "Geomorphic Position" and"FAC Neutral Test". The plots showed"Geomorphic Position" due to their landscape positions in the lowest portions of crop fields where frequent,prolonged saturation and/or inundation were likely. All of the crop field wetland plots showed "Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery" due to wetland signatures noted on Farm Service Agency air photos.Analysis of air photos for 7 normal precipitation years (1994, 1995, 1997,2002,2003,2004&2005) yielded different results for different wetlands.Wetlands 2,4 and 5 showed clear wetland signatures in the 4 Taylor Conservation LLC