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Villas of Gem Lake, Gem Lake, MN A Medium quality. rated wet meadow plant community will he.composed..of 5 to 9 species of native grasses,. sedges,.rushes, ferns and/or forbs; anchor invasive herbaceous species treed canary grass; purple loosestrife) :cumulatively cormprise.20 to 50 percent cover; andlar non-native buckthorns; comprise 10 to 30.percent cover within the wet meadow. community.. Seasonally flooded basins may be devoid of vegetation (i.e., mud flats), may contain annual wetland species with percent coverages.that vary from year to year,. or may establish perennial wet Meadow vegetation over time. Tareet Hydrology Visual. observations of hydralogy:(primary and secondary indicators) will be observed.and documented. Established: Upla.nd Buffer Performance Standard Target vegetation shall consist of 70 percent vegetative aerial cover of native/non-invasive perennial species with three or more dominant species of native/non-invasive grasses and/or forbs as determined by the. 50120 rule. Preserved Woodland Suffer Performance Standard Target vegetation shall consist of the existing native tree canopy. The shrub/herbaceous layer should not contain more than 50% invasive species. 4. REPLACEMENT AREA/WETLAND MONITORING PLAN. The replacement wetlands. and: upland buffer will be monitored for five years or until the Local Governmental Unit determines that the goals of the wetland replacement plan have been sufficiently met and monitoring is no longer neededin accordance: with Minnesota Rules. 8420.0810, 5ubp. 4. Monitoring activities. will include: • The replacement areas will. be monitored during construction to ensure the wetland creation/enhancement. is completed in a manner consistent with approved plans. Upon the completion of construction activities, as as7built survey will be prepared (by others) and compared with the approved plan. Deviations from the plan.wi11 be corrected if necessary, or retained is acceptable to the TEP and L:GU. + After approval of the as -built construction survey, the wetland/buffer will. be. prepared and seeded as described in the .vegetation plan. Upon completion of seed installation, a Ate visit will be. conducted with the revegetation service provider to confirm seeding was consistent with the, approved -plan. * Beginning the growing season after fall. seeding, monitoring will begin to evaluate the development of the wetlands and. newly established upland buffer. Monitoring will be conducted for 5 years or. longer is necessary, until. the wetlands and buffers. are determined. to be fully established. Approximately 5 site visits will be completed. annually, with one early in the growing season (May), one in late (October) and 3 spaced ❑ufi approximately equally between the first and.last visits.