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KJOLHAUG ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES COMPANY <br />islikimillftwie <br />Memorandum <br />Providing Sound, Balanced, Comprehensive Natural Resource Solutions <br />Date: December 30, 2020 <br />To: The City of Afton, MN <br />CC: Rick Packer, Gonyea Companies <br />From: Kyle Uhler, Kjolhaug Environmental Services Company (KES) <br />Re: Site Tree Survey Methods — Saint Joseph Pines, 680 Neal Ave South, Afton, MN <br />(KES#202 1) <br />The Saint Joseph Pines development will be surveyed for the presence and extent of significant <br />trees as defined by the City of Afton, MN Code of Ordinances Sec. 10-121. The site was located <br />in Section 6, Township 28N, Range 20W, City of Afton, Washington County, Minnesota. <br />Generally, the site was located south of Interstate 94 and east of Neal Avenue South. The site <br />boundaries corresponded to Washington County PID: 0602820410002. <br />The 40.76-acre site was comprised of approximately 22.49 acres of trees grouped into three large <br />continuous areas of woodland. The purpose of this memo is to explain the survey methods that <br />will be utilized to capture significant tree locations within the project boundaries. <br />Tree Survey Methods <br />Impacted Wooded Areas Survey (Figure 1) <br />• All significant trees located impacted by primary and secondary construction zones will <br />be sampled, approximately 5.34 ac. <br />• All significant trees sampled would capture species, DBH, location, and health condition. <br />Non -Impacted Wooded Areas Plot Survey (Figure 2) <br />• The wooded area was divided into two tree sampling areas, Tree Area 1, and Tree Area 2. <br />Aerial photography shows Tree Area 1 to be densely planted pine trees and Tree Area 2 <br />to be more naturally dispersed tree canopies. Division of the wooded areas will improve <br />the accuracies of the survey estimates. <br />2500 Shadywood Road, Suite 130, Orono, MN Phone: 952-401-8757 <br />