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Hatfield N King St Notice of Intent Gas Line ExpansionSubmitted to: Prepared by: The City of Northampton Conservation Commission The Berkshire Gas Company 115 Cheshire Road Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01202 The Berkshire Gas Company NOTICE OF INTENT FOR A NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION LINE EXPANSION PROJECT City of Northampton, Massachusetts December 2005 Northstar Industries 126 Merrimack Street Methuen, Massachusetts 01844 LIST OF INFORMATION SUBMITTED WITH THIS NOTICE of INTENT TITLE DESCRIPTION WPA Form 3 Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4 Attachment 5 Attachment 6 Attachment 7 THE BERKSHIRE GAS COMPANY NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION LINE EXPANSION PROJECT DEP Notice of Intent DEP Wetland Fee Transmittal Form DEP Stormwater Management Form Northampton — Wetlands Application Form Northampton — Stormwater Management Permit — Waiver Form General Project Description Table NOI -1: Summary of Pipeline Crossings Project Maps (Map Numbers are from the EFSB Application) • Map 1 -A Map of Preferred Route • Map 5 -T Map of Route Segments To Be Noticed • Map 5 -U Map Showing Social Receptors & Wetland Areas Construction Methods and Erosion and Sedimentation Control Letter From Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife Abutters List of Northampton Property Owners Engineering Drawings — Natural Gas Distribution Line Expansion Project Report on Reconnaissance Survey & Wetland Delineations for Potential Natural Gas Line Routes (Preferred Segments 2, 6, 9, 10, and 11) Important: When filling out forms on the computer, use only the tab key to move your cursor - do not use the return key Note: Before completing this form consult your local Conservation Commission regarding any municipal bylaw or ordinance. 1. wpaform3.doc • rev. 3/29/05 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 3 - Notice of Intent Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 Latitude and Longitude: f. Assessors Map /Plat Number g. Parcel /Lot Number 2. Applicant: RICHARD NASMAN a. First Name b. Last Name 115 CHESHIRE ROAD d. Mailing Address PITTSFIELD e. City /Town 413- 445 -0303 h. Phone Number 3. Property owner (if different from applicant): a. First Name CITY HALL d. Mailing Address NORTHAMPTON e. City/Town h. Phone Number i. Fax Number 4. Representative (if any): NORTHSTAR INDUSTRIES, INC. a. Firm ANDRE' b. Contact Person First Name 126 MERRIMACK STREET d. Mailing Address METHUEN e. City /Town 978- 975 -5500 x115 978 - 975 -9975 h. Phone Number 1. Fax Number c. Company i. Fax Number j. Email address b. Last Name c. Company j. Email address GONTHIER c. Contact Person Last Name j. Email address Provided by DEP: DEP File Number City /Town A. General Information Project Location (Note: electronic filers will click on button for GIS locator): CITY STREET RIGHT -OF -WAYS NORTHAMPTON 01060 a. Street Address b. City /Town c. Zip Code d. Latitude e. Longitude THE BERKSHIRE GAS COMPANY MA 01201 f. State g. Zip Code 413 - 443 -0546 rnasman @bergshiregas.com ❑ Check if more than one owner MA 01060 Document Transaction Number f. State g. Zip Code MA 01844 f. State g. Zip Code agonthier @northstarind.com 5. Total WPA Fee Paid (from NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form): $3,000.00 $1,487.50 $1,512.50 a. Total Fee Paid b. State Fee Paid c. City/Town Fee Paid 6. General Project Description: Install 12" steel gas main in Hatfield Street, North King Street, and Hatfield Road crossing several drainage culverts. Pipe to have minimum 36" cover. (See attached Drawings) Page 1 of 7 wpaform3.doc • rev. 3/29/05 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 3 - Notice of Intent Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 A. General Information (continued) 7. Project Type Checklist: a. ❑ Single Family Home c. ❑ Limited Project Driveway Crossing e. ❑ Dock /Pier g. ❑ Coastal Engineering Structure i. ❑ Transportation 8. Property recorded at the Registry of Deeds for: N/A a. County Provided by DEP: DEP File Number City /Town Document Transaction Number b. ❑ Residential Subdivision d. ❑ Commercial /Industrial f. ® Utilities h. ❑ Agriculture — cranberries, forestry j. ❑ Other b. Page Number c. Book d. Certificate # (if registered land) 9. Has work been performed on the property under an Order of Resource Area Delineation involving Simplified Review within 3 years of the date of this application? a. ❑ Yes b. ®No 10. Buffer Zone Only - Is the project located only in the Buffer Zone of a bordering vegetated wetland, inland bank, or coastal resource area? a. ® Yes - answer 11 below, then skip to Section C. b. ❑ No - skip to Section B. If yes, no Notice of Intent or Request for Determination of Applicability may be filed for work within the 50- foot -wide area in the Buffer Zone along the resource area during the three -year term of an Order of Resource Area Delineation, or any Extended Order, or until the applicant receives a Certificate of Compliance, whichever is later. 11. Buffer Zone Setback — For projects that involve work only in the buffer zone, select the applicable adjacent resource area (check one): a. ® BVW b. ❑ inland bank c. ❑ coastal resource area The distance between the closest project disturbance and the associated resource area is: 35 (5 to 10 ft. over top of culverts) Page 2of7 your receipt page) with all supplementary information you submit to the Department. Massachusetts Department of Environmental ProteGt on Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 3 - Notice of Intent Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 B. Resource Area Effects Resource Area c . ❑ Land Under Waterbodies and Waterways d. ❑ Bordering Land Subject to Flooding e. ❑ Isolated Land Subject to Flooding 1. square feet f. wpaform3.doc • rev. 3/29/05 Riverfront area Temporary 3420(3' Trench in Roadway) 3. cubic yards dredged Provided by DEP: DEP File Number City/Town Online Users: Include your document 2. linear feet transaction a. 1:1 Bank 1. linear feet number b. ® Bordering Vegetated Temporary 2220 buffer area 2. square feet (provided on Wetland 1. square feet 1. square feet 2. square feet 1. square feet 2. square feet 4. Has an alternatives analysis been done and is it attached to this NOI? 5. Was the lot where the activity is proposed created prior to August 1, 1996? Document Transaction Number 1. Inland Resource Areas Check all that apply below. Attach narrative and any supporting documentation describing how the project will meet all performance standards for each of the resource areas altered, including standards requiring consideration of alternative project design or location. Size of Proposed Alteration Proposed Replacement (if any) 3. cubic feet of flood storage lost 4. cubic feet of flood storage replaced 2. cubic feet of flood storage lost 3. cubic feet of flood storage replaced Pine Brook and unnamed tributary 1. Name of Waterway (if available) 1. Width of Riverfront Area (check one): ❑ 25 ft. - Designated Densely Developed Areas only ❑ 100 ft. - New agricultural projects only ® 200 ft. - All other projects 2. Total area of Riverfront Area on the site of the proposed project: 3. Proposed alteration of the Riverfront Area: Temporary 2220 Temporary1200 b. Square Feet within 100 ft. c. Square Feet between 100 ft. and 200 ft. 3420 Square Feet ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Yes ❑ No Page 3 of 7 Online Users: Include your document transaction number (provided on your receipt page) with all supplementary information you submit to the Department. wpaform3.doc • rev. 3/29/05 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Proteuriion Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands WPA Form 3 - Notice of Intent Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40 B. Resource Area Effects 2. Coastal Resource Areas: Check all that apply below. Attach narrative and supporting documentation describing how the project will meet all performance standards for each of the resource areas altered, including standards requiring consideration of alternative project design or location. Resource Area a. ❑ Designated Port Areas Indicate size under Land Under the Ocean, below b. ❑ Land Under the Ocean c. ❑ Barrier Beach d. ❑ Coastal Beaches e. ❑ Coastal Dunes f. ❑ Coastal Banks g. ❑ Rocky Intertidal Shores h. ❑ Salt Marshes i. ❑ Land Under Salt Ponds l ❑ k. ❑ Fish Runs i. ❑ Land Subject to Coastal Storm Flowage 1. Square feet b. Limited Project Land Containing Shellfish DEP File Number 1. Square feet Provided by DEP: Document Transaction Number City /Town Size of Proposed Alteration Proposed Replacement (if any) 2. Cubic yards dredged Indicate size under Coastal Beaches and /or Coastal Dunes below 1. Square feet 2. Cubic yards beach nourishment 1. Square feet 2. Cubic yards dune nourishment 1. Linear feet 1. Square feet 1. Square feet 2. Sq ft restoration, rehab., or creation 1. Square feet 2. Cubic yards dredged 1. Square feet 2. Square feet restoration, rehab. Indicate size under Coastal Banks, inland Bank, Land Under the Ocean, and /or inland Land Under Waterbodies and Waterways, above 1. Cubic yards dredged 3. Limited Project: Is any portion of the proposed activity eligible to be treated as a limited project subject to 310 CMR 10.24 or 310 CMR 10.53? a. ❑ Yes ® No If yes, describe which limited project applies to this project: Page 4 of 7 Attachment 7 "Report on Reconnaissance Survey & Wetland Delineations for Potential Natural Gas Line Routes" (Pipeline Study Preferred Segments 2, 6, 9, 10, and 11) Scanned Digitized Checked .. C t f ..rte - ' '5 1 \W -J ` l $ � ) � ly;\ \J:c r �._!�l : 3(144 ' ILNER �� � r r l�� � ,1'S' -� � ! _ _�1 `Ibj! r �" 1 ' / '� x��� s •� � 1 � \ � T� \ m � /l1 / 4t 1 V �L? 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S C - 3, � WIN QNVZL8&JN DVIQV SON:MSO1E3DM. 3 I w 41 . �i., 0 Northampton Conservation Commission Office of Planning & Development Mr. Bruce Young 210 Main Street Northampton, Mass. 01060 RE: Berkshire Gas Company - Proposed Natural Gas Distribution Line Expansion Project Submittal of Notice of Intent Dear Sir: Attached please find 9 copies of the following information and forms for the above project: • DEP Notice of Intent (NOI), Fee Transmittal Form, and Stormwater Management Form • Associated Maps, Engineering Drawings • Wetlands Delineation Report • Letter from the Mass. Division of Fisheries and Wildlife • List of Abutters • Northampton Wetland Application • Northampton Stormwater Management Waiver Form • Fee Payment including $105.00 Wetland Application Fee The proposed pipeline, discussed in the attached General Project Description would be approximately 1.9 miles in length; and, installed entirely within City streets - Hatfield Street, North King Street and Hatfield Road. The proposed pipeline would only cross four (4) streams over the top of existing culverts. This NOI is for the work that would take place within the buffer areas associated with the streams. The listed information describes the streams to be crossed, the wetlands delineated and the construction methods and erosion and sedimentation controls to be used to protect the resources adjacent to the proposed work areas. The installation of erosion and sediment controls at resource areas, it is felt, will result in no impacts to environmental resources from construction activities. The project has included a Northampton Stormwater Management Waiver form because the total disturbed area would be less than one (1) acre. The engineering drawings show the locations of erosion and sedimentation control hay bales and sediment barriers. Installation of these barriers, it is felt, will result in only minimal impacts to resources from construction activities. A copy of this application has also been sent to the DEP Regional Office. Please contact me at (978) 975 -5500, ext 115, or Tom Doane, ext 111 at (978) 975 - 5500, or my e -mail: aonthier@northstarind.com, if you have any questions or comments. 111OITT STAR 1 N D U S T R 1 E S Andre' Gonthier, Project Manager Northstar Industries December 12, 2005 Checked L U Report On Reconnaissance Survey We a.n. • Delineations For Potential Natural ° Gas Pipe Line..Ro.utes: Northampton and Hatfield, MA ort •star Project B3GC -0:O28 -8104) Prepared for o bstar Industries,. D.C. 126 3V.ter intaek 'Street Methuen, MA Prepared by. R Levesque. Associates:, LLC 64 Blueberry Rddge Westfield, MA 01085 RLA Proj. # 0 January 2005 Scanned Digitized Checked Introduction Format f • Segment title • Segment summary sheet • Segment aerial photograph • Segment area sketches • Segment area vegetation tables • Segment area hand- boring soil logs • Segment area photographs (annotated) Also included in this interim report are the following. INTRODUCTION AND REPORT FORMAT Potential Natura Gas Pipeli Routes Northampton & Hatfield, MA This interim report on the reconnaissance survey for wetlands and related regulatory constraints as well as delineations completed to date is provided for use in the planning stages of the project. It is not a complete document and should not be viewed or used as such. Nevertheless, a good deal of accurate and usefiul information is contained herein. As our work continues, more information will become available for those segments that do not currently have complete data. Such items as vegetation tables, hand- boring soil logs, sketches and photographs will be provided for incomplete segments when obtained. Access issues for some segments remain; however, these can be resolved as we move forward. This interim report also includes information on the presence of the 100 -year floodplain, the presence or absence of Riverfront Area, and the presence of the Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program wildlife habitat and/or priority habitat polygons. Should the reader have any questions about the data presented herein, please contact RLA at 413 - 568 -0985 or office@rlevesqueassociates.com for clarification. For brevity and ease of use this interim report is formatted by section with section tabs. Each section will have the information gathered to date for that section. Some sections will have minimal pages because no resource areas are present. Others may have limited information because the work is not complete at this time. All sections will, at a minimum, have a segment title, segment summary sheet and a segment aerial photograph. Those segments that have been fully evaluated will have the following subsections. 1. This Introduction and Report Format page 2. A Summary of Reconnaissance and Wetland Delineations to date 3. A November 21, 2004 Memo from Brian Butler on Rare Species 4. The resume of Brain Butler Segment # /Status SUMMARY OF RECONNAISSANCE & WETLAND DELINEATIONS TO DATE 11 -26 -04 1. No wetland areas. 2. RLA has documented distance to vernal pool. 3. Delineation is complete. 4. RLA was denied access to property © NW corner, all other areas were delineated. 5. No Areas except those already delineated for segment 4. 6. Delineation is complete except for property @ NW corner of junction between segments. 4 and 6. 7. Delineation is complete, we were able to gain access to fence enclosure. 8. No wetland areas; just perennial stream in culvert under WaI -Mart Center. 9. No wetland areas. 10. Delineation complete. 11. Delineation complete. 12. Delineation complete. 13. Delineation complete. 14. No wetland areas. 15. No wetland areas. 16. Delineation at western end is complete and GPS located as requested. 17. No delineation was done, recon survey was conducted and documented by sketches & photos. 18. No delineation, areas are behind residential properties and not adjacent to the street. May need to delineate some areas depending on distance form proposed work. 19. No wetland areas. 20. No wetland areas. 21. Area at SW end not delineated. Wet portion of SW area swale may be far enough away from route. 22. Not delineated at this time, based on Northstar input. 23. No wetland areas. 24. Not delineated at this time, based on Northstar input. 25. Delineation complete; southern portion of 29 at Mill River included. 26. Eight accessible areas have been delineated. Two potential areas remain. 27. Delineation is complete, there are no wetland areas on the western side of 1 -91 that are adjacent to the route. 28. Delineation complete along School Street. 29. No longer an option based on North Star input. U J Memo 1 To R. Levesque From B. Butler CC: Date: 11/21/2004 Re: Northstar Gas — Rare Species. Ray, I found it hard to say too much using the data sheets. For your, and perhaps the client's info I thought it would be worth a short synopsis of my observations and potential permitting and construction issues relative the NHESP review. The aggregate site footprint lies within Priority Habitat and Estimated Habitat for some twenty -four species of plant and animals. It is my understanding that the project will be confined to, 1. Existing public road rights of way (including bridges) and, 2. Existing unimproved agricultural roadways within or exclusive of BLSF. I do not believe there is any significant amount of wetland filling proposed with the exception of some required for the Seg. 16 aligment if implemented. No Vemal Pool habitat appears to be within the path of the proposed activity, nor close enough to be perceived as a calculable impact to same. Of the species listed, two are finfishes (Burbot and Shortnose Sturgeon); four are freshwater mussels. In the absence of alteration of LUWB, or, siltation, change in BOD, change in thermal characteristics of perennial stream (river) there is virtually no impact to these species or their habitat. Simple measures of erosion control and containment of bridge construction debris should suffice to negate these species as liabilities to the project. Two of the species are tiger beetles. The Puritan Tiger Beetle is a sandbar species. It is improbable that the alignment would impact any habitat for this species. The Twelve- spotted Tiger is a species of more moist microhabitat and might be found on trails, particularly those through or near wetland. The element occurrence(s) for this species are probably fairly recent for this section of the CT River. I wouldn't expect this species to pose significant liability, although surveys and or seasonal curtailment could be required by NHESP, depending perhaps on the nature /locus of the record(s). I observed this specie in Weston, MA in 2002 near a reservoir. Bald Eagle should not be a liability unless large perching or nesting trees are proposed for removal, which I do not believe to be the case. Seven of the listed species are Gomphid or other dragonfly species with river or stream associations. Some of these species are likely to fly and feed within the alignment, however short of radical habitat alteration l do not believe a case could be made for impact to these species. The same caveats re. water quality issues would apply to this group of stream/river breeders as to the finfish species. Most, if not all of the plant species are wetland or aquatic species. Frank's Lovegrass appears to be the one species that might be found beyond the wetland boundary and potentially in areas of old field or agricultural margins. This might require some species- specific field survey, depending on the actual final alignment. Finally, the Wood Turtle is the species that is likely to have the greatest diversity and horizontal extent of habitat. The species is probably present in significant numbers in association with parts of the Mill River. Although the Connecticut mainstem is unlikely to support this species the Mill and other tributaries may support the species. Wood turtles prefer early successional habitat such as that found around old fields, ecotonal zones, gravel pits, etc. There is considerable foraging and nesting habitat available in the vicinity of the alignment array. The most probable potential impact to this species would be direct mortality during construction, destruction of nests, or impeding movement of individual animals. The changes to habitat, although at least partially within one or more resource areas (310 CMR 10.59) should be overcome -able by methodology or restoration planning. Temporal avoidance (e.g. construction between Oct. and April) would negate virtually all direct conflict with this species. If this is not possible, a construction plan isolating the work area with limited monitoring should be capable of avoiding a "take" threshold with regard to Wood Turtle. I hope this helps for your immediate needs. I am leaving tonight for 2 days in Mattapoisett on a delineation marathon (taking 3 others with me) so will be hard to reach and even harder for me to do much (no computer, no land line phone). Regards, Brian I hope a preferred alignment can be detemined either prior to presentation to NHESP or one that can be directed by NHESP. • Page 2 RIA1 a BUTLER - OXBOW ASSOCIATES, Inc. Return to Oxbow Home Page Brian Butler Professional Summary PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Mr. Butler is the President of Oxbow Associates, Inc., a wetlands and wildlife consulting company providing a broad range of ecological services and specializing in rare and herpetofaunal wildlife study and mitigation. He has studied the ecology of herpetozoan species, and in particular turtles, native to the Northeast for more than twenty years. He has conducted field research with nine of the ten turtle species native to southern New England and has conducted studies and field investigations of several species of rare salamanders and a variety of vernal pool taxa. Mr. Butler has also conducted taxon - specific and general habitat and impact assessments for development projects in Massachusetts. Mr. Butler has consulted on projects with potential impacts to rare wetlands wildlife species ranging from subdivisions to highway expansion and military base conversions. Much of his work consists of reviewing project sites for local conservation commissions, the Massachusetts Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, US Army Corps of Engineers and other regulatory agencies. Mr. Butler conducts wetlands delineations, permitting and design of wetland restoration and mitigation plans and reviews wetland delineations for conservation commissions in Massachusetts and has been certified by the State of New Hampshire as a Wetland Scientist (Cert. #115). He presents workshops on wetlands ecology for regulators and special interest groups and has authored six peer - reviewed publications on northeastern turtle species' biology and numerous popular articles and presentations on wetlands and wildlife subject matter. EDUCATION Page 1 of 6 M.S., Biology, Worcester State College, i991. Thesis: "Early Post - Emergent Behavior of Hatchling Blanding's Turtles ". B.S., Marine Biology, Southampton College, 1980 Senior Project: "Spatial Partitioning Among Juvenile Rockfishes (genus Sebastes) in a California Kelp Forest Community ". PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Linear Projects (examples) • Lamprey River Wild and Scenic Designation Study. (1993). Mr. Butler participated in field study of the Lamprey River in southeastern New Hampshire to conduct biological inventory toward the Wild and Scenic designation of the Lamprey River. ® Marlborough Municipal Sanitary Sewer Extension (1999- 2002). Mr. Butler performed all permitting (USACOE 404, MADEP, 401WQ) for a cross - country extension of municipal sewer through wetland resource areas and is providing permit compliance monitoring and oversite through the construction and restoration phases (2001 -2). • De'ens Sewer Pipeline Replacement (1998). M.r. Butler provided environmental permit compliance oversight for the replacement of an overland sanitary sewer pipeline through riverfront area and rare species habitat in association with the Nashua River. http://www.oxbowassociates.com/Brian.html 11/26/2004 n tsrian tsutier rrotessionai summary rage L ot • - Route 7/20 Expansion, Lenox, Massachusetts (1995 -7). Mr. Butler conducted field study on five rare herpetozoan species (4 spp. of salamander, wood turtle) reported to occur in or near the highway alignment. For the Wood Turtle, a mitigation and monitoring plan, using radiotelemetry and habitat enhancement was designed in order to gain support for a variance request from the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program and the Lenox Conservation Commission. Mr. Butler provided expert testimony in a subsequent adjudicatory hearing to review an appeal of the variance. The variance was subsequently upheld. • Route 44 Realignment, Plymouth County Massachusetts (1996 - 7). Mr. Butler conducted field study to evaluate the occurrence of wood, spotted and box turtles (state listed species) in or near the proposed alignment and assisted in compensatory wetland design to accommodate habitat needs of rare species. He documented the occurrence of several rare taxa significant to the project and proposed compensatory study measures to facilitate the issuance of a variance for the project from state and federal regulators. • Boston Gas (now Keyspan Energy Delivery) (1996 - 2003). Mr. Butler conducted the wetland delineation/evaluation rare species monitoring and wetlands permitting for the installation of gas transmission lines in Acton, Bedford, Boxborough, Devens, Groton, Harvard, Lexington, Lunenburg, Pepperell, Quincy, and Shirley Massachusetts. Military and U. S. Army Corps Projects • Study of Habitat Utilization and Cooperative Management for Blanding's Turtle at Fort Devens Tactical Training Area, Devens RFTA, Massachusetts (1992 -4 and 2002). Mr. Butler conducted studies over a three year period to evaluate the status, critical habitat, conservation and management of Blanding's turtle in a manner compatible with the military training mission. In the process, Mr. Butler documented the most viable meta - population of the state "Threatened" species and reviewed the habitat alterations undertaken by the military over one half century which have preserved and enhanced the species' status in the Nashua River Valley. In 2002 OA conducted a follow -up study to compound upon data collected during the 1990's at Devens. • NED Corps of Engineers Cape Cod Canal and Sagamore Saltmarsh Restoration Project. (1995- 2003). In 1995, Mr. Butler conducted and directed a study of rare herpetofauna and upland birds on the one - thousand acre Cape Cod Canal property, including the Sagamore Salt Marsh. Among the findings of the study was one of the most concentrated metapopulations of Four -toed salamander then documented in Massachusetts. In 1997 Mr. Butler assisted the NED USACOE in field study and the design of tide control structures for the Sagamore Salt Marsh Restoration to prevent salination of rare salamander habitat during extreme tidal or storm events. He is currently (2003) continuing the documentation of four -toed salamander habitat for NED. • NED Corps of Engineers East Brimfield Lake Dam Facility. Mr. Butler conducted and directed a study of rare herpetozoan, vernal pool, and rare avifaunal occurrences at the two- thousand acre floodwater control facility in 1996 as part of the federally mandated inventory and analysis of ACOE properties, and for management of rare taxa and their habitat at these facilities. Six occurrences of rare species were documented and management measures to preserve and enhance rare species habitat at the facility were proposed. Other Rare Species Projects • Eastern Box Turtle. Mr. Butler designed and executed field study leading to the application and issuance of a Conservation Permit (under Mass. Endangered Species Act[ "MESA "]) in 2002 for a 624 acre golf course and residential community in Massachusetts's- South - Coast -Area. Eield_study,including http://www.oxbowassociates.com/Brian.html 11/26/2004 --1 r-, L U Brian Butler Professional Summary Page 3 of 6 rTh � radiotelemetry and -GIS based habitat-mapping and habitat manipulation and monitoring pursuant- to -the Conservation Permit began in 2003 and continues through 2005. Mr. Butler is directing a five year study at a residential subdivision in Norfolk County, Mass. involving Eastern Box Turtle and two other state - listed herpetozoans. • Spotted Turtle. Mr. Butler has recently completed the final season of a five -year study of impact and response to exclusionary structures by spotted turtles at a large subdivision development in Westford, Massachusetts. Other projects involving this species include a five year study (currently year 3) in Norfolk, MA and a habitat utilization/radiotelemetry studies for Conservation Permits in Milford (2), Holliston, Canton, and Mattapoisett, MA. • Blanding's Turtle. Through and since his thesis work, Mr. Butler has continued to collect life history data for more than fifteen years on what is believed to be the most significant population of Blanding's Turtles in Massachusetts. He is currently consulting on two MESA Conservation Permits involving this species. In 2002 he conducted a ten -year follow up study at the Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (formerly Fort Devens) and continues working with the US Fish and Wildlife Service under special use permit to study the species. • Four - toed Salamander. Mr. Butler recently completed an evaluation of impact avoidance to the Four -toed Salamander in conjunction with the NED Army Corps Sagamore Saltmarsh Restoration Project in Bourne, MA. He continues field research there to determine the efficacy of the avoidance measures. Mr. Butler is currently consulting on two Conservation Permits (under Mass. Endangered Species Act) involving four -toed salamander and its habitat in eastern Massachusetts. From 1999 through 2002, Mr. Butler has provided consulting services for a large condominium project to guide project design for avoidance of impacts to four -toed salamander and other species. • Blue - Spotted - Jefferson Salamander Complex. Mr. Butler has consulted on numerous projects with potential impacts to members of this species complex. These include the Rte. 7/20 realignment in Lenox (Jefferson Salamander), The Woods Condominium Development in Wilbraham (Blue- Spotted and Four -toed Salamander), Summerfields subdivision (with MESA Conservation Permit) in Sudbury, MA (Blue- Spotted Salamander), Bedford Woods commercial development, Cobblers Hill residential subdivision in Merrimac, MA, Groton- Dunstable School in Groton, MA, Colonial Ridge subdivision in Boxborough, MA among others. Other Projects • Vernal Pool Habitat Creation and Monitoring. In 2000 Mr. Butler prepared a vernal pool mitigation plan for a water supply project requiring variances from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This project involved the design, siting and inoculation of created vernal pool habitat and five years of post - construction monitoring. In the third season of post - construction monitoring this project has been an unqualified success demonstrating in an empirical manner the process of vernal pool development and colonization. • Lunenburg Conservation Commission, Lunenburg, Massachusetts. (1996 -1998) Mr. Butler provided contractual Conservation Agent services for the Town of Lunenburg Conservation Commission where he reviewed proposed projects, documented rare wildlife occurrences, and actively pursued land acquisition through donation and direct purchase. He partially revised the Open Space and Recreation Plan and helped the Town acquire a large parcel of land by donation in 1996. • Municipal Services and Wetland Delineation Review. In addition to contractual project review for Lunenburg Conservation Commission, —Mr. — Butler - has - provided - delineation - review, project oversight, http:// www .oxbowassociates.com/Brian.html 11/26/2004 r Brian Butler Professional Summary Page 4 of 6 ( ') direct services and professional testimony for the towns of Acton, Georgetown, Lincoln Sudbury, Stow, Boxborough, Concord, Chelmsford, Westford, Andover, Winchester and Franklin. • Boston University Ecotoxicology Study, Mass. Military Reservation Groundwater Contamination Plume. From 1995 -1997 and again in 2002, Mr. Butler organized and implemented the field component of a National Science Foundation funded study evaluating the ecotoxicological interaction of groundwater contaminants (VOC's, xenobiotics, metals) and freshwater vertebrates (turtle, teleost fish) and invertebrates (Unionid mussels) in surface waters in the upper Cape Cod area. PUBLICATIONS, Peer Reviewed Golf Courses • The Bay Club atMattapoisett, Mattccpoisett, Mass. In 2002 Mr. Butler designed and implemented a rare species inventory on the 624 acre Bay Club site. His firm conducted radiotelemetry and other methods to evaluate habitat for rare species and ultimately drafted a Conservation Permit under the Mass. Endangered Species Act for the completion of the golf course and residential facilities. • The International, Bolton, Massachusetts. In 1999 and 2000 Mr. Butler provided rare species (one salamander sp., one turtle sp.) consultation to the International as part of their permitting for expansion of the facility. • Wedgewood Pines Golf Course, Stow, Massachusetts. Mr. Butler provided wetlands permit compliance oversight for the Stow, MA Conservation Commission for a partially completed eighteen - hole golf course during the resumption of activity at the site during 1996 and 1997. • Natick Golf Course. In 1999 Mr. Butler provided rare species consulting services (spotted turtle, blue - spotted salamander, Mystic Valley Amphipod) for the Natick Golf Course /landfill reclamation in Natick and Sherborn, MA. • Maynard Country Club. In 2000 Mr. Butler conducted local and federal permit review for the dredging of a stream within the Country Club property. Butler, B. O. 1997. Blanding's Turtles at Fort Devens Massachusetts, USA: A Case of Mutualism Between Turtles and Tanks. Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles, an International Conference. American Museum of Natural History. J. Van Abbema, ed. New York Turtle and Tortoise Society and WCS Turtle Recovery Program, Pubs. 59 -60. Rhodin, A. G. J. and B. O. Butler 1997. The Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) of New England: Taxonomy, Morphometrics, and Reproduction. In: Status and Conservation of Turtles of the Northeastern United States. T. F. Tyning, ed. Serpent's Tale, Lanesboro, Minn. 53 pp. Butler, B. 0. and T. E. Graham. 1995. Early Post - Emergent Behavior and Habitat Selection in Hatchling Blanding's Turtles, Emydoidea blandingii, in Massachusetts. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 1:187 -196. Butler, . O. and : E- Graham. 1993 -Trac king Hatchling Blanding's —Turtles-with Fluorescent httpJ/ www_oxbowassociaies .com/Brian.html 11/26/2004 Brian Butler Professional Summary Page 5 of 6 L✓ H J L_ L Pigments. Herpetological - Review. 24.21 -22. Graham, T. E. and B. O. Butler. 1993. Metabolic Rates of Wintering Blanding's turtles. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 106A:663 -665. Linck, M. H., J. A. DePari, B. O. Butler, and T. E. Graham. 1989. Nesting Behavior of the Turtle Emydoidea blandingii, in Massachusetts, Journal of Herpetology 4:442 -444. PUBLICATIONS, Popular Press Butler, B. O. 1996 -1999. Wildlife Watch. Biweekly natural history column for Worcester Telegram and Gazette, Montachusett Section. Butler, B. O. and D. M. Carroll. 1995. Sculpted Shadows: Massachusetts' Wood Turtles. Massachusetts Wildlife 45:17 -20, 30 -31. Butler, B. O. 1992. Bay State Blanding's Turtles. Massachusetts Wildlife. 42:17 -25. PRESENTATIONS AND UNPUBLISHED REPORTS Abstract: "Preliminary Biological Monitoring Results From a Created Vernal Pool: Using Supplemental Benthic Material and Amphibian Eggs/Larvae to "Jumpstart" the Establishment of Functioning Vernal Pool Habitat ". Society of Wetlands Scientists, New England Conference, Nov. 14, 2002, Worcester, MA. f Abstract: A Four -Year Study of the Efficacy of Barriers for the Prevention of Road Mortality to Spotted L Turtles (Clemmys guttata), A species of "Special Concern" in Massachusetts. Society of Wetlands Scientists, New England (— Conference, Oct. 19, 2001, Worcester, MA. "Local Bylaws and Vernal Pool Habitat Protection ". Association of Massachusetts Wetlands Scientists Annual Meeting — March, 2000. Abstract: "Population Structure in a Nest Site - Subsidized Population of Blanding's Turtle ". Blanding's Turtle Workshop. Bell Museum of Natural History. May, 1998. Abstract: "Impacts of Military Activities - Blanding's Turtles at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, USA ", presented at Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles: An International Conference. State University of New York, Purchase, 1993. "Status and Conservation of the Blanding's Turtle in Massachusetts ", Mass. Audubon Conference on Conservation of Turtles of the Northeast, Worcester State College, 1993. "Ecology of Vernal Pools ", Annual workshop on vernal pool ecology for local conservation commissioners, Acton, Massachusetts 1994 -1997. Li http:// www .oxbowassociates.comBrian.html 11/26/2004 ] "Amphibians and Reptiles of the Northeast = Understanding - Their- Biology- and - Habitat Requirements ", Mass. Association of Professional Conservation Administrators, Harvard, Mass., 1993. L_ L r-� 1 L1 l3r an Butler Professional Summary "Ecology and Conservation of Turtles of Eastern Massachusetts ", Westford Conservation Trust, '1996. "Rare Turtles and Salamanders of the Nashua River Drainage - Their Ecology and Conservation ", Nashua River Watershed Association and Middlesex Conservation District, 1995. "Evaluation of Four -toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) Habitat at the Sagamore Saltmarsh Restoration Site, Bourne, Massachusetts ", NED, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1997. "Proposed Management and Enhancement Measures for the Macomber and Cochituate Brook Conservation Areas ",Prepared for Framingham Conservation Commission, 1997. "Rare Herpetozoan and Bird Survey, Final Report, East Brimfield Lake Dam, Massachusetts ", U.S. Army Corps of Engineers/Mass. Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, 1996. "Herpetofaunal Habitat Assessment, The Woods Proposed Project Site Wilbraham Massachusetts ", Baystate Environmental Consultants, Inc., 1996 "Wildlife Inventory and Impact Assessment of a Proposed Residential Subdivision: Beaver Brook Estates, Westford, Massachusetts ", R. M. Hicks, Inc. and Westford Planning Board, 1996. "Report of Blanding's Turtle Study, 1992 -1994, Fort Devens Tactical Training Area" (and interim reports), Natural Resources Office, Fort Devens/Mass. Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, 1994. "Report of Herpetozoan Inventory, Fort Devens Sudbury Annex ", Fort Devens Natural Resources office/Mass. Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program, 1992. EMPLOYMENT Principal, Oxbow Associates, Inc., 1991 - present. Boston University, 1986 -1991. VA Research Facility, 1981 -1986. CURRENT & FORMER AFFILIATIONS rTh Belmont (MA) Conservation Commission, Associate Lunenburg (MA) Conservation Commission, Associate Association of Massachusetts Wetlands Scientists Chelonian Research Foundation - Reviewer of submitted papers Certified NH Wetland Scientist — Cert. No. 115 Last Updated September, 2003 Return to Oxbow home page Page 6 of 6 http://www.oxbowassociates.com/Brian.html 11/26/2004 Segment 2, L_J 1 Northstar Industries, Inc. Project # I3GG- 0028 -8104 Gas Main Extension Project. Hatfield and Northampton MA. Segment: 2 - Northampton Segment 2 begins at the Southern most Tie -In and follows northeast along Hatfield Street until it intersects with Bridge Road. I. Reconnaissance Survey 1. Only tlremnapped 'venial pool was found during: recon. M. Potential Wildlife Habitat Areas. 1. No wildlife habitat areas have been mapped on G I[. Wetlands Delineations 1. The mapped vernal pool was inspected, but not flagged at this time. It is approximately 120 feet form Hatfield Street. W. Rare and Endangered Species Habitat 1. There is a mapped vernal pool at the northern end of the segment. It is approximately 120 feet from the potential gas line route and appears to be degraded by dumping and suburban encroachment. 2. Further study during the breeding season (Spring) may reveal if it is still viable. Li Segment 2- Looking . south at vernal pool. Segment 2- Looking south west at vernal pool. r I_J P1 Nortilstar Industdes, Inc. Proieet # BCC-0028-8104 Sep:tient 6 — Northamptoh Q. Main Extensionprojeq. 'Hatfield and NO M.A. ,Seginent §'begins:at.the intersectigu of Hatfield 'S and tuns: Uortheastalongliatfield Street untiLit interstotsvith Cogke Avenue: I. Reconnaissance Survey 1 "PrePniat amain and JVAY systhrn crosses und&B1tfi&d Sgea,- 2. This perennial streatn has a 200.-koot RA resource area ektending from hoth banks as well as the usual 100-foot buffer from theBVW. TheBVW, batik and .stream fall under [Oda', stato and federaljutisdittion. 4. The'200-foot RA falls under state' and,pOssibIelocal jurisdiction. W.etlancis Delineations 1 The wetlands :on both sides of the street 1,Vere delineated; however, the wetland area at theNW 'corner of.Hatfield,S:treetand!Bridgeoad was-not, duet), denied acqes. III. Potential Wildlife Habitat Areas 1 No wildlife habitat areas, have been mapped on IV. Rare and Endangered Species Habitat 1. No priority (Rare Species) habitat areas have been mapped on GIS (fl Segment 6 g k R LEv IJE ASSOCIATES, L C -- FEEL -, _SKETCH DATE PROJECT # ��_ INITIALS �"". � SEGIsefErrr b . _ , : A;..... ` 2, RESOURCE BOUNDARY WF l /l MAW / �: TouGH` C�r?,"1 1 1. 1 Partial List of Plant Species Present in Buffer Zone, and 'Wetland Methuen, .MA Job # 040704 Noyenjber 19, 204 7 L Northstar tridnsfiles' Taxon, Field Indidattifg Abtindditte: .efitilidd::C6ef. rns ASP14410ffIV„ , . pBk. 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However, a peculiar sign saying "slow — turtles" was found at the northern terminus of Hatfield. Street. II. Wetlands Delineations 1. No wetlands were delineated. ITX. Potential Wildlife Habitat Areas I -. No wetlands-were delineated. TV. Rare. and Endangered Species Habitat 1. No priority (Rare Species) habitat areas have been mapped on GIS. _ _ _ _ _ _ �- _ L L L r Li L L III. Potential Wildlife Habitat Areas 1. No wildlife, habitatareas have been mapped on GIS. (Th Northstar Industries, inc. Project BCC-00284104 Gas Main Extension Project. Hatfield and Northampton MA: Segment: 10 —Northampton Segment 10 runs north along Route 5 from the Hatfield Street intersection and ends at the Hatfield Road 'Intersection. L RecOnnaissanc„6 Survey 1. Therecon survey of this segment revealed two wetland systems associated with culvert crossings ofRoute 5. See segment map. 2. The more northerly 'stream appears to be perennial per its mapping on the 'USGS Quad sheet. 3. This apparent Perennial stream will have a 200-foot RA. resource area extending from both banks .as well as the usual 100-foot buffer from the tV'SV. 4. The TWW, bank and stream fall under local stare and federal jurisdiction. 5. The 200-foot RA fills under state and possibly tonal jurisdiction. IL Wetlands. Delineations 1. The wetlands on both sides oldie street for both systems were delrneated See sketches. IV. Rare and Endangered. Species Habitat 1. NO priority (Rare Species) habitat areas have been mapped on GIS. 1 r DATE /e -0YPROJECT 014,7 o iN1TIA4,5 SEGMENT /0 AREA /114 0 ,1-.. RESOURCE BOUNDARY: WF THRouGa - 1 4 ri IviAHW SAME AS WF CHECKED) (BLUE FLAGS) P14 Z -4 64.itexi MAHW TI R. LEVI, AYE ASSOCIATES, LLC REED SKETCH //therri Partial List of Plant Species Present in Buffer. Zone and Wetland Common Name Taxon Shrub Red 'Osier DegwOe• • Coring stPloniferg Ground Cover Horsetail iiisation fluvial* Goldenrod Mango sp Segingat 10, Area 1 I■loribStar Industries MerrinmeStreei Methuen, MA ;Job it 9 November l9 2004 Field, Indica ors Abundance FACW+ FACW+ Trees American Beth Fans granciffolta MC+ Mack Oak • Nereus nigra PAC Shagbark Hickoi-y Cara ovata FACU- Eastern Uemlock Mfga Caiiadepsis FACU A A 0 A A.hundance: A=Abundant; C=Comnion; • 0...Qcosional; il..UneomMon; - INI=Not founiti (Two abundance designations divided by a slash indicate upland/wedand prevalence) FieId1thc tam 0511-20blignicAletlandJACYL FACUFFacultative Upland; UPI Upland; NV-Not Listed (often considered UM) + indicates more wet, - indicates less Wet fl L L L_J Ground Cover Horsetail Partial List of Plant Species Present in Buffer Zone and Wetland • Segment 1()., Area 2 1■1Orthstar Industries 126 Merrimac Street Methuen, MA job 4 0407.04 NOVernber19, 2004 ',Won diea rs Abundance fiuMitile vApw4- Shrub • Red Osier DOgWOOti •0?rn2 ,r staloniMra FACW+ Trees Arnerintut*ech Fops grandifilict FAC+ O. Black Oak Otietur'itikra FAC A Shagbark flicicoly Coi,,a'ri?Ota PACO- '0 liaSterri Hernia& Thrga Canqdeniis FACU A Abundance: A=Abuudan4 C=Cornirion; 0.0teasional; U=UncoMfuon; N=Vot;found (Two abundance deSignations.divided by a slash inclicato upland/wetland prevalence) Field Indicators: OBL=Obligate'Wetland; PACWFFactiltativeVelland,--FAC---Facultative FACI.1=Facultative Upland; UPL Uplan1 i1■11,=Not Listed (olten considered + indicates more wet, indicates less Wet F [ L _ L_ 1 ci 0) Z O .. .0 'ea (/). • ti) E a , ,a) 0— (1) i5. 0 IP -t . s... • .03 "f5 4.6 *-■ - t . 0- • . r0 :13 0) ..>1 6 o so 0 1 xi xi xi ><I. >1 XI 1 xi "64 0) c 0 a n 0 %-. 0 C 1 >e) CO 0- .= $2 (1) (t) ;7' d) 0 .: - . : iii b- 0 4- • • 0 v >, 17 — a) co 0 (1.) a 7. . co = 0) • (1) 2 c 0 .-- 6 S '- co , ›, 0 F .,.. _ 0 0 .- 0 ._ 7(+Ti -a 0) 0) = (I) 0..) a to 0 2 92 clr$ ..s '2 o O < 0 (Th ,) 0) 0) > a ▪ 0) E < to to r n Li L r t. 0 I 1 ><1 1 XI 1 1 1 a) 0 0 ... (3-■ . 0 . ..... 1", .,.... 451 1., ry bo 0 0 (s4 co (1) 7 >No C 0 5 -J c N 01 < co 0 tr r-- r L r L .rt 0 z 0 1 :6! 0 0. co o co 0 0) • 2:2: •0 • 0 to 0. > co • a. co tti o -0 N y al '0 0 " o ar 1. 0 0 0 0. 0 0 7,1 0,1 t4 >-. DATE t/- /9, 7 PROJECT At i/o 7 D j� 7' INrT'IALS 6""«.,�T SEGMENT ,JC.s ARE,A, 3 � TFIROUGH 3 - f Z MAH r ' SAME AS WF OF CHECKED) ( � RESOURCE BOUNDARY: WF —/ (BLUE FLAGS) %-- MAHW THROUGH ` 1 Me Y;:,,4A/b LJ P L r _J Partial List of Plant Species Present in Buffer Zone and Wetland Segment 10, Axta 3 Nprthstar industries 126 Merrimac Street Methuen, MA Job # 040704 November 19,2004 ClintinOn.Name. Taxon ield Indicators': . . Abundance ..-. 6'ottnd Coil& .Cinnomon.rern Usnzunda einnamontea f ACW. 0 Christmas Fern Poioriehiim acrosticheides MCC; 0 WoodlandFeni Dr?opteris.apitintiloSa FAC+ 0 Shrub "Witch liazi I •Hamainelis virginiena FAG I) Mountain Laurel •Kalmia latifolia PAW 0 Seib Oak Onertut llieifolia FACU Trees Black Oak OIL:Tens nigra FACJ Eastern fiemlock Tsuga Canadensis FACU e glack Clierry Prunus serotina FACU 0 Abundance: A—Abundant; C=Comnion; 0-0e0a$iOn4l; 11 N=NOt found (Two abundance designations divided by a slash indicate uplandAvetland prevalence) ri Field Indicators: OBL=Obligate Wetland; FACW=Vatultarive Wetland; FAC=Pacuhative FACU=Fadultativc. Upland; UPLFObliaate Upland; NL=Not Listed (often considered LIPL) + indicates more wet, - lila:4es less Wet Partial List of Plant species Present in Buffer Zone and Wetl Segment 1Q, Area 4 NOrthstat lothistries 126 Merrirnap Street Methuen, MA Job 11 0.40704 November 1.9, 2004 CaM111011.Mme Taxon Field.Indieattitt Abundatee. Ground Cover •Cionnmon Fern Christina's Fern WOodland Fern Osniunda cinhamorneg ,f0101(clgpi 41qostiClui.ides Pryopteris.spinnutosa FACW PAOU FAC+ 0 0 Shrub \A/Rohl-laza] Hamitnelis virginiana FAC- Mbuntain Laurel Kalmia latifPlia FACU 0 Scrub Oak Quercus ilicifolia FACU 0 Trees Olacic,Qak .Quecus War° PAC Eastern Hemlock Tsg Canadnsi FACU Black Cherry Prpriusserothia FACU 0: Abundance, A=Abundant, C—ornmetr,-0 (Two abundance desigiations.divided by a•Slash indicate:upland/wetland prevalence) Field Indicators: 05L=0bligate Wetland; FACW—Paeultative Wetland; FAc FAC1J.Trieultative Upland; UPL,Obligatellpland;NLAsibtListed.:(olten considered UPI) + indicates rixii'e Wet, - indicates less wet - 1 • .`,..rt' - • •I• • ■■■1 .1,n-cry 1 • 4 ,,Vkl '.1r#r■ . . -• • :)a)*(ViCiiit A: eh 0.1 ,. • N ;;•:\ s ":-. -;* k :der' 1 4 4 • 4 VI.: i 74} 44■ A:f '41 144 A L L L L p. P L Li ' 1462ttl k \\I/ k i..1 —a....a.cira.GIIIMM.01111.14112011 30.1e r - L ■ Fl U U r L_ r L Northstar Industries, Inc. Project #13GC-0028-8104 Segment: 11 —NOrthainpton & tratfield Gas Main Extension Project. Hatfield: and Northampton MA. Segment 11 runs northeast alongnatfield :Road from the Route 5 •intersection until it intersects With Little Neptmsett Rbad. L. Reconnaissance Survey 1, The recon survey 01 this segment revealed three wetland areas associated with culverts or roadside wetlands See segment map. 2. There iS also a possible. wet area •between.the north and south :bound lanes of I-91 that was not accessible. 3. The stream Rowing under Hatfield Road May be perennial, although it iS not mapped on the VSGS Quad sheet. 4. jf perennial, stream will have a 200-foot RA resource area extending from both banks as well as the usual 100-foot buffer from the 5. The J3VW bank and stream fill under local, state and federal jurisdiction. 6. The 200-foot RA falls under state and pOssibie local jurisdiction. II. Wetlands Delineations 1, The three wetland areas were delineated and picked up by GPS. See sketches and segment Map. Potential Wildlife Habitat Areas 1. No wildlife habitat areas have been mapped on GIS. 1V. Rare and Endangered Species Habitat 1. No priotity are Species) habitat areas have been mapped on GIS:. A 8 5 T I L r Abundance: A= Abundant; C= Common; O= Occasional; U= Uncommon; N=Not found (Two abundance - designations - divided -by -a- slash - indicate - upland/wetland- prevalence) Field Indicators: OBL= Obligate Wetland; FACW= Facultative Wetland; FAC = Facultative FACU= Facultative Upland; UPL= Obligate Upland; NL =Not Listed (often considered UPL) + indicates more wet, - indicates less wet Segment 11, Area 1 Northstar Industries 126 Merrimac Street Methuen, MA Job # 040704 October 12, 2004 Partial List of Plant Species Present in Buffer Zone and Wetland Common Name Taxon Field Indicators Abundance Ground Cover Touch -me -knot Impatiens capensis FACW A Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans FAC 0 Bedstraw Galium spp. NA U False Solomen's Seal Smilacine racemosia FACW- U Shrub Highbush blueberry Vaccinium carymbosum FACW- 0 Red Osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera FACW+ 0 Trees Red Maple Acer rubrum FAC 0 Eastern Cottonwood Populus deltoids FAC C American Elm Ulmus americana FACW- C White Pine Pinus strobes FACU A American Beech Fagus grandifolia FAC+ 0 Black Oak Quercus nigra FAC C Vines Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quiquefolia FACU 0 Grapevine Vitis spp. NA 0 Poison Ivy Vine Rhus radicans FAC U L_ P 0 z O Z 0 Z a) O O ( 0 a) N .O 0 O (0 (0 U) o E o. . 0) 0 O z 0) a) O z 0 z 0 yl W LI I l� L� I L_ L_ r {i L_ ti a) 0 c 0 c L o 0 0 0) U) a) 0 u o c c 0 a) i 3 cu ° c �) 0 i co 03 0 0 E ▪ c_ 174 m m O 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 L 0 zl z) zl RI y . 0 C • U c3 c4-1 . 4 6 Z AI 3 "0 4- eat 0 0 N M 'd Ct O O O T T T co Oi (V T O O In t/) Y 0) O < W W L L z� O 00 oW L_ L r L h L L 0 O 4) 0 O 0 N 0 c } f0 0 Y O (i) (B .2 E fl (0 0 O Z (I) 0 1 1 1 XI X XI XI 1 ><I 1 21 A a) (•• = ) u) u) O u) L L ui 3 o v - a�) Q. = co = L ct5c N CO a)2 o o dj N U O a >+ U C O a) 15 0. _ 43 • = - 2U)2 0) Q _Q co o O Y t v - E to Qrt z z 0 4a 0 O = 06 'v= V) - - N ~ 3 d) O 0) O - c\ L (0 N U co ._ .O O O = a)r - 4 = = . 0 0 ai cC 0 P. O > 1 O O +. - >+ (0 CO C LO > O O 0 O O) Y (,) N 0 F. U 0 00 0 ti O z O z 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I c•• A U O O ^ c O U N CKS O a) 0 O N (6 z z a 0 ■ 0 0 i O N i M 0 c c 0 a O) c6 a) 0 0 a) 0 O 0) O Y c c m 65 zI Li r r — 7 z a a co o . 173 a; o 21 . 5- o c . c .0 " a) L co 4-- w :- 2 0 O 0 -C 0. 0. O 0 O 0 0 0 1 1 1 ><I ><I 1 ><I 1 ><I 1 (1)i cs-. >, a) a) >- c , .. a) Pi) rt.: = co u) (/) :c _c • Mr: 8 4- ii . ÷c' >, a) c o.. c) (.7) = ca c (/) a) o g 0 (1) w - , (/) = 1 --- • — *A--,- 0 as • 2 1-- co i L :a a) = co 0 a _a co o /i c.) 2 • --, Q) Li= 0 c E CI) 4■•• 2 a) ,-1 to < W z z L. 0:1) 0 41 1 (,) 1. 9 >- 0 1.( P 7 P •I Common Name Taxon Field Indicators Abundance L L Segment 11, Area 2 Northstar Industries 126 Merrimac Street Methuen, MA Job # 040704 October 12, 2004 Partial List of Plant Species Present in Buffer Zone and Wetland Ground Cover Touch -me -knot Impatiens capensis FACW 0 False Solomen's Seal Smilacine racemosia FACW- U Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis FACW C Viola spp. NA U Horsetail (branching) Equisetum fluvatile OBL U Shrub Red Osier Dogwood Cornus stolonifera FACW+ 0 Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina OBL C Multiflora Rose Rosa multiflora FACU A Trees Red Maple Acer rubrum FAC A Eastem Cottonwood Populus deltoids FAC 0 American Elm Ulmus americana FACW- A Black Oak Quercus nigra FAC U Vines Grapevine Vitis spp. NA 0 Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia FACU 0 Abundance: A= Abundant; C= Common; 0= Occasional; U= Uncommon; N Not found (Two abundance- designations- divided -by a- slash- indicate -upland/wetland- prevalence) Field Indicators: OBL= Obligate Wetland; FACW= Facultative Wetland; FAC= Facultative FACU = Facultative- Upland; UPL= Obligate Upland; NL =Not Listed (often considered UP-L) + indicates more wet, - indicates less wet stream flowing towards ° Road culvert. ' �� Segrnent 11- Looking at headwall and culvert r . under Hatfield Road. ,