41-32 DEP BVW FORM
DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form Applicant: Steven Willner Prepared by: New England Environmental, Inc. Project location: Westhampton Road,
DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Quad: Wetland/B10 Delineation Date: 18-Sep-08 Cover Ranges: 1-5% (3%); 6-15% (10.5%); 16-25% (20.5%); 26-50% (38.0%); 51-75% (63%); 76-95% (85.5%);
96-100% (98.0%) Section 1. Vegetation A. Sample Layer and Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant E. Wetland Indicator (by common names) (by scientific names) (or
basal area) Dominance (yes or no) Category* Trees and Woody Vines -30 ft radius circular plot None Saplings -15 foot radius circular plot Unknown Willow Salix ssp. 38.0 42.5 Yes N/A
Gray Birch Betula Populifolia 20.5 22.9 Yes FAC* Speckled Alder Alnus incana var. rugosa 20.5 22.9 Yes FACW* Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides 10.5 11.7 No NI Shrubs -15 foot radius
circular plot Speckled Alder Alnus incana var. rugosa 20.5 37.6 Yes FACW* Red Maple Acer rubrum 20.5 37.6 Yes FAC* Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora 10.5 19.3 No FACU Meadowsweet Spiraea
alba var. latifolia 3.0 5.5 No FAC Herbaceous Layer -5 foot radius circular plot Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis 63.0 52.3 Yes FACW* Red Maple Acer rubrum 38.0 31.5 Yes FAC* Unknown
Grass Poa ssp. 10.5 8.7 No N/A Royal Fern Osmunda regalis 3.0 2.5 No OBL Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis 3.0 2.5 No FAC Jewelweed Impatiens capensis 3.0 2.5 No OBL * Wetland indicator
plants: plant species listed in the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.131,s.40); plants in the genus Sphagnum; plants listed as FAC, FAC+, FACW-, FACW, FACW+, or OBL; or plants with physiological
or morphological adaptations. If any plants are identified as wetland indicator plants due to physiological or morphological adaptations, describe the adaptation next to the asterisk.
Vegetation Conclusion: Number of dominant wetland indicator plants: 6 Number of dominant non-wetland plants: None Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to or greater than the
number of dominant non-wetland plants? Yes
Section ll. Indicators of Hydrology Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Plot Number: B10/Wetland Prepared by: New England
Environmental, Inc. Delineation Date: 16-Sep-08 Hydric Soil Interpretation Other indicators of Hydrology: Check all that apply & describe 1. Soil Survey Site inundated: no Is there a
published soil survey for this site? Yes Depth to free water in observation hole: NR title/date: Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Depth to soil saturation in observation
hole: NR Central Part, 1981 Water marks: none observed map #: 17 Drift lines: none observed soil type mapped: Merrimac fine sandy loam Sediment deposits: None observed hydric soil inclusions:
No Drainage patterns in BVW: None observed Oxidized rhizospheres: None observed Are field observations consistent with soil survey? No Water-stained leaves: Yes Remarks: Locus is in
a narrow band mapped as Merrimac, Recorded data (stream, lake, or tidal gauge; aerial photo; between poorly drained Walpole and moderately well other): No known data. drained Sudbury
Rooting depth of trees, hydrophytes: NR 2. Soil Description Other: Horizon Depth Matrix Color Mottles Color Texture Ap 0-9" 2.5Y2.5/2 none VFSL Vegetation and Hydrology Conclusion Ab
9-15+" 2.5Y3/2 few 2.5Y4/2 VFSL Number of wetland indicator plants is greater or equal number of non-wetland plants? Yes Wetland hydrology present: hydric soil present? Yes Remarks:
other indicators of hydrology 3. Other: present? Yes Conclusion: Is soil hydric? Yes Sample location is in BVW? Yes
DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form Applicant: Steven Willner Prepared by: New England Environmental, Inc. Project location: Westhampton Road,
DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Quad: Upland/B10 Delineation Date: 18-Sep-08 Cover Ranges: 1-5% (3%); 6-15% (10.5%); 16-25% (20.5%); 26-50% (38.0%); 51-75% (63%); 76-95% (85.5%);
96-100% (98.0%) Section 1. Vegetation A. Sample Layer and Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant E. Wetland Indicator (by common names) (by scientific names) (or
basal area) Dominance (yes or no) Category* Trees and Woody Vines -30 ft radius circular plot None Saplings -15 foot radius circular plot Gray Birch Betula populifolia 38.0 43.9 Yes
FAC* White Pine Pinus strobus 38.0 43.9 Yes FACU Black Birch Betula lenta 10.5 12.1 No FACU Shrubs -15 foot radius circular plot White Pine Pinus strobus 63.0 45.3 Yes FACU Multiflora
Rose Multifloral rose 38.0 27.3 Yes FACU Autumn Olive Elaeagnus umbellata 38.0 27.3 Yes FACU Herbaceous Layer -5 foot radius circular plot Asiatic Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus 3.0
14.3 Yes FACU Black Cherry Prunus serotina 3.0 14.3 Yes FACU Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 3.0 14.3 Yes FACU Green Ash Fraxinus pensylvanica 3.0 14.3 Yes FAC+* Japanese Barberry Berberis
thunbergii 3.0 14.3 Yes FACU Red Maple Acer rubrum 3.0 14.3 Yes FAC* Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis 3.0 14.3 Yes FACW* Spinulose Woodfern Dryopteris intermedia 3.0 14.3 Yes FACU *
Wetland indicator plants: plant species listed in the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.131,s.40); plants in the genus Sphagnum; plants listed as FAC, FAC+, FACW-, FACW, FACW+, or OBL;
or plants with physiological or morphological adaptations. If any plants are identified as wetland indicator plants due to physiological or morphological adaptations, describe the adaptation
next to the asterisk. Vegetation Conclusion: Number of dominant wetland indicator plants: 4 Number of dominant non-wetland plants: 9 Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to
or greater than the number of dominant non-wetland plants? No
Section ll. Indicators of Hydrology Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Plot Number: B10/Upland Prepared by: New England
Environmental, Inc. Delineation Date: 16-Sep-08 Hydric Soil Interpretation Other indicators of Hydrology: Check all that apply & describe 1. Soil Survey Site inundated: No Is there a
published soil survey for this site? Yes Depth to free water in observation hole: Not observed title/date: Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Depth to soil saturation in
observation hole: Not Observed Central Part, 1981 Water marks: None observed map #: 17 Drift lines: None observed soil type mapped: Merrimac fine sandy loam Sediment deposits: None observed
hydric soil inclusions: No Drainage patterns in BVW: None observed Oxidized rhizospheres: None observed Are field observations consistent with soil survey? No Water-stained leaves: None
observed Remarks: Locus is in a narrow band mapped as Merrimac, Recorded data (stream, lake, lake, or tidal gauge; aerial photo; between poorly drained Walpole and moderately well other):
No known data for this site drained Sudbury Rooting depth of trees, hydrophytes: NR 2. Soil Description Other: Horizon Depth Matrix Color Mottles Color Texture A 0-11" 10YR2/2 none VFSL
Vegetation and Hydrology Conclusion Bw 11-15+" 10YR5/6 few 2.5Y5/3 Coarse SL Number of wetland indicator plants is greater or equal number of non-wetland plants? No Wetland hydrology
present: hydric soil present? No Remarks: other indicators of hydrology 3. Other: present? No Conclusion: Is soil hydric? No Sample location is in BVW? No
DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form Applicant: Steven Willner Prepared by: New England Environmental, Inc. Project location: Westhampton Road,
DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Quad: Wetland/B60 Delineation Date: 18-Sep-08 Cover Ranges: 1-5% (3%); 6-15% (10.5%); 16-25% (20.5%); 26-50% (38.0%); 51-75% (63%); 76-95% (85.5%);
96-100% (98.0%) Section 1. Vegetation A. Sample Layer and Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant E. Wetland Indicator (by common names) (by scientific names) (or
basal area) Dominance (yes or no) Category* Trees and Woody Vines -30 ft radius circular plot Red Maple Acer rubrum 38.0 100.0 Yes FAC* Saplings -15 foot radius circular plot Red Maple
Acer rubrum 20.5 49.4 Yes FAC* Hop Hornbeam Ostrya virginiana 10.5 25.3 Yes FACUWhite Pine Pinus strobus 10.5 25.3 Yes FACU Shrubs -15 foot radius circular plot Red Maple Acer rubrum
20.5 33.1 Yes FAC* Winterberry Holly Ilex verticillata 20.5 33.1 Yes FACW* Green Ash Ftaxinus pensylvanica 10.5 16.9 No FAC White Pine Pinus strobus 10.5 16.9 No FACU Herbaceous Layer
-5 foot radius circular plot Sphagnum moss Sphagnum ssp. 63.0 45.8 Yes OBL* Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea 20.5 14.9 Yes FACW Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema atrorubens 10.5 7.6 No FACWNew
York Fern Thelypteris novaeboracensis 10.5 7.6 No FAC Unknown Sedge Carex ssp. 10.5 7.6 No N/A Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina 10.5 7.6 No FAC Rattlesnake Grass Glyceria striata 3.0
2.2 No OBL Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis 3.0 2.2 No FACW Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolius 3.0 2.2 No FACU Golden Saxifrage Chrysosplenium americanum 3.0 2.2 No OBL *
Wetland indicator plants: plant species listed in the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.131,s.40); plants in the genus Sphagnum; plants listed as FAC, FAC+, FACW-, FACW, FACW+, or OBL;
or plants with physiological or morphological adaptations. If any plants are identified as wetland indicator plants due to physiological or morphological adaptations, describe the adaptation
next to the asterisk. Vegetation Conclusion: Number of dominant wetland indicator plants: 6 Number of dominant non-wetland plants: 2 Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to
or greater than the number of dominant non-wetland plants? Yes
Section ll. Indicators of Hydrology Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Plot Number: B60/Wetland Prepared by: New England
Environmental, Inc. Delineation Date: 16-Sep-08 Hydric Soil Interpretation Other indicators of Hydrology: Check all that apply & describe 1. Soil Survey Site inundated: No Is there a
published soil survey for this site? Yes Depth to free water in observation hole: 4" title/date: Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Depth to soil saturation in observation
hole: At surface Central Part, 1981 Water marks: Yes map #: 17 Drift lines: no soil type mapped: Walpole fine sandy loam Sediment deposits: no hydric soil inclusions: Walpole is hydric
Drainage patterns in BVW: Yes Are field observations consistent with soil survey? Yes Oxidized rhizospheres: Yes Remarks: Water-stained leaves: Yes Recorded data (stream, lake, or tidal
gauge; aerial photo; other): No known data Other: 2. Soil Description Horizon Depth Matrix Color Mottles Color Texture O 0-1" 10YR2/2 none organic Vegetation and Hydrology Conclusion
A 1-13" 10YR2/1 few 10YR5/6 mucky f.s.l. B 13-15" 10YR5/1 none silty sand Number of wetland indicator plants is greater or equal number of non-wetland plants? Yes Wetland hydrology present:
hydric soil present? Yes Remarks: other indicators of hydrology 3. Other: present? Yes Conclusion: Is soil hydric? Yes Sample location is in BVW? Yes
DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form Applicant: Steven Willner Prepared by: New England Environmental, Inc. Project location: Westhampton Road,
DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Quad: Upland/B60 Delineation Date: 18-Sep-08 Cover Ranges: 1-5% (3%); 6-15% (10.5%); 16-25% (20.5%); 26-50% (38.0%); 51-75% (63%); 76-95% (85.5%);
96-100% (98.0%) Section 1. Vegetation A. Sample Layer and Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant E. Wetland Indicator (by common names) (by scientific names) (or
basal area) Dominance (yes or no) Category* Trees and Woody Vines -30 ft radius circular plot Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 38.0 64.4 Yes FACU(WPA)* Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 10.5
17.8 No FACUWhite Pine Pinus strobus 10.5 17.8 No FACU Saplings -15 foot radius circular plot Black Cherry Prunus serotina 20.5 39.8 Yes FACU Sugar Maple Acer saccharum 20.5 39.8 Yes
FACU Yellow Birch Betula allegheniensis 10.5 20.4 Yes FAC* Shrubs -15 foot radius circular plot Hop Hornbeam Ostrya virginiana 20.5 49.4 Yes FACUSugar Maple Acer saccharum 10.5 33.9
Yes FACU Herbaceous Layer -5 foot radius circular plot Jack-in-the-Pulpit Arisaema triphyllum 10.5 53.8 Yes FACW-* Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense 3.0 15.4 No FACLady Fern Athyrium
filix-femina 3.0 15.4 No FAC Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis 3.0 15.4 No FACW * Wetland indicator plants: plant species listed in the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.131,s.40); plants
in the genus Sphagnum; plants listed as FAC, FAC+, FACW-, FACW, FACW+, or OBL; or plants with physiological or morphological adaptations. If any plants are identified as wetland indicator
plants due to physiological or morphological adaptations, describe the adaptation next to the asterisk. Vegetation Conclusion: Number of dominant wetland indicator plants: 3 Number of
dominant non-wetland plants: 4 Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to or greater than the number of dominant non-wetland plants? No
Section ll. Indicators of Hydrology Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Plot Number: B60/Upland Prepared by: New England
Environmental, Inc. Delineation Date: 16-Sep-08 Hydric Soil Interpretation Other indicators of Hydrology: Check all that apply & describe 1. Soil Survey Site inundated: No Is there a
published soil survey for this site? Yes Depth to free water in observation hole: None Observed title/date: Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Depth to soil saturation in
observation hole: None Observed Central Part, 1981 Water marks: None Observed map #: 17 Drift lines: None Observed soil type mapped: Walpole fine sandy loam Sediment deposits: None Observed
hydric soil inclusions: Walpole is hydric Drainage patterns in BVW: None Observed Are field observations consistent with soil survey? No Oxidized rhizospheres: None Observed Remarks:
Locus is near a mapping unit of Hinckley loamy Water-stained leaves: None Observed sand, but resembles neither Hinckley nor Walpole Recorded data (stream, lake, or tidal gauge; aerial
photo; other): Rooting depth of trees, hydrophytes:______ 2. Soil Description Other: Horizon Depth Matrix Color Mottles Color Texture A 0-4" 10YR 2/2 none VFSL Vegetation and Hydrology
Conclusion B 4-15+" 10YR 4/4 none silt loam Number of wetland indicator plants is greater or equal number of non-wetland plants? No Wetland hydrology present: hydric soil present? No
Remarks: other indicators of hydrology 3. Other: present? No Conclusion: Is soil hydric? No Sample location is in BVW? No
DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form Applicant: Steven Willner Prepared by: New England Environmental, Inc. Project location: Westhampton Road,
DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Quad: F46/Wetland Delineation Date: 18-Sep-08 Cover Ranges: 1-5% (3%); 6-15% (10.5%); 16-25% (20.5%); 26-50% (38.0%); 51-75% (63%); 76-95% (85.5%);
96-100% (98.0%) Section 1. Vegetation A. Sample Layer and Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant E. Wetland Indicator (by common names) (by scientific names) (or
basal area) Dominance (yes or no) Category* Trees and Woody Vines -30 ft radius circular plot Red Maple Acer rubrum 20.5 39.8 Yes FAC(WPA)* Yellow Birch Betula allegheniensis 20.5 39.8
Yes FAC* Black Birch Betula lenta 10.5 20.4 Yes FACU Saplings -15 foot radius circular plot None Shrubs -15 foot radius circular plot Eastern Hemlock Tsuga canadensis 10.5 50.0 Yes FACU(WPA)*
Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana 10.5 50.0 Yes FACHerbaceous Layer -5 foot radius circular circular plot Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea 38.0 53.5 Yes FACW* Highbush Blueberry Vaccinium
corymbosum 10.5 14.8 No FACWNew York Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis 10.5 14.8 No FAC* Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense 3.0 4.2 No FACRoyal Fern Osmunda regalis 3.0 4.2 No OBL*
Starflower Trientalis borealis 3.0 4.2 No FAC* White Pine Pinus strobus 3.0 4.2 No FACU * Wetland indicator plants: plant species listed in the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.131,s.40);
plants in the genus Sphagnum; plants listed as FAC, FAC+, FACW-, FACW, FACW+, or OBL; or plants with physiological or morphological adaptations. If any plants are identified as wetland
indicator plants due to physiological or morphological adaptations, describe the adaptation next to the asterisk. Vegetation Conclusion: Number of dominant wetland indicator plants:
4 Number of dominant non-wetland plants: 2 Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to or greater than the number of dominant non-wetland plants? Yes
Section ll. Indicators of Hydrology Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Plot Number: F46/Wetland Prepared by: New England
Environmental, Inc. Delineation Date: 16-Sep-08 Hydric Soil Interpretation Other indicators of Hydrology: Check all that apply & describe 1. Soil Survey Site inundated: No Is there a
published soil survey for this site? Yes Depth to free water in observation hole: NR title/date: Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Depth to soil saturation in observation
hole: NR Central Part, 1981 Water marks: None Observed map #: 17 Drift lines: None Observed soil type mapped: Walpole fine sandy loam Sediment deposits: None Observed hydric soil inclusions:
Walpole is hydric Drainage patterns in BVW: Yes Are field observations consistent with soil survey? Yes Oxidized rhizospheres: Yes Remarks: Water-stained leaves: None Observed Recorded
data (stream, lake, or tidal gauge; aerial photo; other): Rooting depth of trees, hydrophytes:______ 2. Soil Description Other: Horizon Depth Matrix Color Mottles Color Texture O 0-2"
NR none Fibric Vegetation and Hydrology Conclusion A 2-12" N2.5/none Mucky s. l. A2 12-15" 2.5Y5/1 common 10YR5/6 g.s. loam Number of wetland indicator plants is greater or equal number
of non-wetland plants? Yes Wetland hydrology present: hydric soil present? Yes Remarks: other indicators of hydrology 3. Other: present? Yes Conclusion: Is soil hydric? Yes Sample location
is in BVW? Yes
DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form Applicant: Steven Willner Prepared by: New England Environmental, Inc. Project location: Westhampton Road,
DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Quad: F46/Upland Delineation Date: 18-Sep-08 Cover Ranges: 1-5% (3%); 6-15% (10.5%); 16-25% (20.5%); 26-50% (38.0%); 51-75% (63%); 76-95% (85.5%);
96-100% (98.0%) Section 1. Vegetation A. Sample Layer and Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant E. Wetland Indicator (by common names) (by scientific names) (or
basal area) Dominance (yes or no) Category* Trees and Woody Vines -30 ft radius circular plot Red Maple Acer rubrum 20.5 39.8 Yes FAC(WPA)* White Pine Pinus strobus 20.5 39.8 Yes FACU
Black Birch Betula lenta 10.5 20.4 Yes FACU Saplings -15 foot radius circular plot Yellow Birch Betula allegheniensis 10.5 77.8 Yes FAC* Hop Hornbeam Ostrya virginiana 3.0 22.2 Yes FACUShrubs
-15 foot radius circular plot Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana 38.0 73.8 Yes FACWhite Pine Pinus strobus 10.5 20.4 Yes FACU Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia 3.0 5.8 No FACU Herbaceous
Layer -5 foot radius circular plot Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea 20.5 51.3 Yes FACW* Mountain Laurel Kalmia latifolia 10.5 26.3 Yes FACU Rare Clubmoss Lycopodium obscurum 3.0 7.5
No FACU New York Fern Thelypteris noveboracensis 3.0 7.5 No FAC* Witch Hazel Hamamelis virginiana 3.0 7.5 No FAC-* Wetland indicator plants: plant species listed in the Wetlands Protection
Act (MGL c.131,s.40); plants in the genus Sphagnum; plants listed as FAC, FAC+, FACW-, FACW, FACW+, or OBL; or plants with physiological or morphological adaptations. If any plants are
identified as wetland indicator plants due to physiological or morphological adaptations, describe the adaptation next to the asterisk. Vegetation Conclusion: Number of dominant wetland
indicator plants: 3 Number of dominant non-wetland plants: 6 Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to or greater than the number of dominant non-wetland plants? No
Section ll. Indicators of Hydrology Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, DEP File #: N/A Northampton, MA Transect/Plot Number: F46/Upland Prepared by: New England
Environmental, Inc. Delineation Date: 16-Sep-08 Hydric Soil Interpretation Other indicators of Hydrology: Check all that apply & describe 1. Soil Survey Site inundated: No Is there a
published soil survey for this site? Yes Depth to free water in observation hole: None Observed title/date: Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Depth to soil saturation in
observation hole: None Observed Central Part, 1981 Water marks: None Observed map #: 17 Drift lines: None Observed soil type mapped: Walpole fine sandy loam Sediment deposits: None Observed
hydric soil inclusions: Walpole is hydric Drainage patterns in BVW: None Observed Are field observations consistent with soil survey? No Oxidized rhizospheres: None Observed Remarks:
Locus is near the edge of a mapping unit of Water-stained leaves: None Observed Gloucester fine sandy loam, which is somewhat Recorded data (stream, lake, or tidal gauge; aerial photo;
excessively drained. other): Rooting depth of trees, hydrophytes: NR 2. Soil Description Other: Horizon Depth Matrix Color Mottles Color Texture A 0-5" 10YR2/1 FSL Vegetation and Hydrology
Conclusion BW1 5-9" 10YR3/3 FSL BW2 9-15" 10YR5/4 few 2.5Y5/3 FSL Number of wetland indicator plants is greater or equal number of non-wetland plants? No Wetland hydrology present: hydric
soil present? No Remarks: other indicators of hydrology 3. Other: present? No Conclusion: Is soil hydric? No Sample location is in BVW? No
DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, Northampton Prepared by: New England Environmental,
Inc. DEP File #: N/A Transect/Quad: A17 upland Delineation Date: 17 SEP 08 Cover Ranges: 1-5% (3%); 6-15% (10.5%); 16-25% (20.5%); 26-50% (38.0%); 51-75% (63%); 76-95% (85.5%); 96-100%
(98.0%) Section 1. Vegetation A. Sample Layer and Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant E. Wetland Indicator (by common names) (by scientific names) (or basal area)
Dominance (yes or no) Category* Trees and Woody Vines -30 ft radius circular plot Cottonwood Populus deltoides 3.0 12.8 No FAC* River-bank Grape Vitis riparia 20.5 87.2 Yes FACW* Saplings
-15 foot radius circular plot Gray Birch Betula populifolia 38.0 78.4 Yes FAC* Cottonwood Populus deltoides 10.5 21.6 Yes FAC* Shrubs -15 foot radius circular plot White Pine Pinus strobus
10.5 43.8 Yes FACU Sweet Birch Betula lenta 10.5 43.8 Yes FACU Black Cherry Prunus serotina 3.0 12.5 No FACU Herbaceous Layer -5 foot radius circular plot Rough Goldenrod Solidago rugosa
63.0 91.3 Yes FAC* Late Goldenrod Solidago gigantea 3.0 4.3 No FACW* Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis 3.0 4.3 No FACW* * Wetland indicator plants: plant species listed in the Wetlands
Protection Act (MGL c.131,s.40); plants in the genus Sphagnum; plants listed as FAC, FAC+, FACW-, FACW, FACW+, or OBL; or plants with physiological or morphological adaptations. If any
plants are identified as wetland indicator plants due to physiological or morphological adaptations, describe the adaptation next to the asterisk. Vegetation Conclusion: Number of dominant
wetland indicator plants: 4 Number of dominant non-wetland plants: 2 Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to or greater than the number of dominant non-wetland plants? Yes
Section ll. Indicators of Hydrology Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, Northampton DEP File #: N/A Transect/Plot Number: A17 upland Prepared by: New England
Environmental, Inc. Delineation Date: 17 SEP 08 Hydric Soil Interpretation Other indicators of Hydrology: Check all that apply & describe 1. Soil Survey Site inundated: No Is there a
published soil survey for this site? Yes Depth to free water in observation hole: None observed title/date: Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Depth to soil saturation in
observation hole: 16" Central Part, 1981 Water marks: None observed map #: 17 Drift lines: None observed soil type mapped: Sudbury fine sandy loam Sediment deposits: None observed hydric
soil inclusions: Yes Drainage patterns in BVW: None observed Are field observations consistent with soil survey? Yes Oxidized rhizospheres: None observed Remarks: Water-stained leaves:
None observed Recorded data (stream, lake, or tidal gauge; aerial photo; other): N/A Other: 2. Soil Soil Description Horizon Depth Matrix Color Mottles Color Texture Ap 0-10" 10YR4/2
none* sandy loam Vegetation and Hydrology Conclusion Bw 10-20" 10YR5/3 few 10YR5/6, sandy loam few 10YR5/2 starting 14" Number of wetland indicator plants greater than or equal to number
of non-wetland plants? Yes Wetland hydrology present: hydric soil present? No Remarks: *Mottles seen in Ap -10YR6/1, 5/6 -may be from plow mixing, not redoximorphic. other indicators
of hydrology 3. Other: present? No Conclusion: Is soil hydric? No Sample location is in BVW? No
DEP Bordering Vegetated Wetland (310 CMR 10.55) Delineation Field Data Form Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, Northampton Prepared by: New England Environmental,
Inc. DEP File #: N/A Transect/Quad: A17 wetland Delineation Date: 17 SEP 08 Cover Ranges: 1-5% (3%); 6-15% (10.5%); 16-25% (20.5%); 26-50% (38.0%); 51-75% (63%); 76-95% (85.5%); 96-100%
(98.0%) Section 1. Vegetation A. Sample Layer and Plant Species B. Percent Cover C. Percent D. Dominant Plant E. Wetland Indicator (by common names) (by scientific names) (or basal area)
Dominance (yes or no) Category* Trees and Woody Vines -30 ft radius circular plot Gray Birch Betula populifolia 10.5 33.9 Yes FAC* River-bank Grape Vitis riparia 20.5 66.1 Yes FACW*
Saplings -15 foot radius circular plot Cottonwood Populus deltoides 38.0 65.0 Yes FAC* Gray Birch Betula populifolia 20.5 35.0 Yes FAC* Shrubs -15 foot radius circular plot Gray Birch
Betula populifolia 10.5 43.8 Yes FAC* White Pine Pinus strobus 10.5 43.8 Yes FACU Red Maple Acer rubrum 3.0 12.5 No FAC(WPA)* Herbaceous Layer -5 foot radius circular plot Rough Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa 38.0 61.8 Yes FAC* Canada Goldenrod Solidago canadensis 20.5 33.3 Yes FACU Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis 3.0 4.9 No FACW* * Wetland indicator plants: plant species
listed in the Wetlands Protection Act (MGL c.131,s.40); plants in the genus Sphagnum; plants listed as FAC, FAC+, FACW-, FACW, FACW+, or OBL; or plants with physiological or morphological
adaptations. If any plants are identified as wetland indicator plants due to physiological or morphological adaptations, describe the adaptation next to the asterisk. Vegetation Conclusion:
Number of dominant wetland indicator plants: 6 Number of dominant non-wetland plants: 2 Is the number of dominant wetland plants equal to or greater than the number of dominant non-wetland
plants? Yes
Section ll. Indicators of Hydrology Applicant: Steven Willner Project location: Westhampton Road, Northampton DEP File #: N/A Transect/Plot Number: A17 wetland Prepared by: New England
Environmental, Inc. Delineation Date: 17 SEP 08 Hydric Soil Interpretation Other indicators of Hydrology: Check all that apply & describe 1. Soil Survey Site inundated: No (but standing
water approx. 75' away) Is there a published soil survey for this site? Yes Depth to free water in observation hole: None title/date: Soil Survey of Hampshire County, Massachusetts,
Depth to soil saturation in observation hole: 12" Central Part, 1981 Water marks: None observed map #: 17 Drift lines: None observed soil type mapped: Sudbury fine sandy loam Sediment
deposits: None observed hydric soil inclusions: Yes Drainage patterns in BVW: None observed Are field observations consistent with soil survey? Yes Oxidized rhizospheres: None observed
Remarks: Soil is transitional between Sudbury and Walpole, Water-stained leaves: None observed which which is mapped nearby and is also an inclusion in Recorded data (stream, lake, or
tidal gauge; aerial photo; Sudbury. other): N/A Other: 2. Soil Description Horizon Depth Matrix Color Mottles Color Texture Ap 0-10" 10YR4/2 none* sandy loam Vegetation and Hydrology
Conclusion BC 10-20" 10YR5/2 common 10YR5/6 sandy loam and 7.5YR4/6, Number of wetland indicator plants greater than or equal many 2.5Y6/2 to number of non-wetland plants? Yes Wetland
hydrology present: hydric soil present?
Yes Remarks: *Few specks 10YR6/1 may be due to plowing. other indicators of hydrology 3. Other: present? Yes Conclusion: Is soil hydric? Yes Sample location is in BVW? Yes