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City of Ramsey February 12, 2007 Functional Assessment of Wetlands quality, which is critical to wetland sustainability. These wetlands would likely benefit from active management. Wetlands with a medium vegetative diversity/integrity rating andahigh rating for Manage 1 hydrologic regime were placed in the category. The vegetative community in these wetlands has only been moderately affected by humans and still maintains high functioning levels for hydrologic regime, which is critical to wetland sustainability. These wetlands would likely benefit from active management. Wetlands rated high for commercial use. These wetlands provide important social value without having an altered hydrology. Manage 2 Wetlands placed in the Management Classification have at least one of the following characteristics: Wetlands rated with medium vegetative diversity/integrity, which typically include wetlands with less diversity and up to 50 percent cover of non-native or invasive species. Wetlands rated as medium for wildlife habitat. These often include wetlands that are increasingly separated from natural communities and wildlife corridors; they often lack significant upland buffers and are increasingly altered. Wetlands rated as low for amphibian habitat. These wetlands are increasingly altered, but they still have some opportunity to provide either breeding, over wintering, or resting habitat for amphibians. Wetlands rated as medium for fish habitat. These wetlands include those which are intermittently connected to waterbodies supporting native fish populations Wetlands rated low for shoreline protection. While these wetlands are not providing the highest level of protection to the lake or river systems, their mere presence provides some level of protection that should not be dismissed. These wetlands are typically narrow, with little emergent, submergent, or floating-leaved vegetation. Wetlands rated medium for aesthetics/education/recreation/cultural and low for wildlife habitat. Manage 3 Wetlands placed in the Management Classification have at least one of the following characteristics: Remaining wetlands that did not fit into any of the above-described conditions. Wetlands rated low for vegetative diversity/integrity. Wetlands rated medium or high for downstream water quality protection and for flood storage/attenuation. This correlation is expected since wetlands that provide higher levels of water quality treatment and runoff/rate control often suffer from ecological degradation. 6