Davey Tree : Ecological Services : Project Profiles : Bloomington, Indiana: Wetlands Delineation


Bloomington, Indiana: Wetlands Delineation

Davey Resource Group performed a wetlands delineation on a 17-acre site located in Bloomington, Indiana at the request of ARCADIS G&M, Inc. The property was formerly used as a railroad yard and contained successional woods, upland old fields, wet meadows, scrub/shrub wetlands, and lowland woods.

The east property boundary is defined by Clear Creek. Clear Creek enters Salt Creek south of Lake Monroe. Salt Creek enters the East Fork of the White River, a tributary to the Ohio River.

A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Certified Wetlands Delineator led the field team and assured that all work was performed in accordance with methodology outlined in the 1987 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual. A 12-channel Trimble Pathfinder® Pro XRS differential global positioning system (GPS) capable of sub-meter accuracy was used to precisely map all wetlands and streams on the site.

Davey collected all required data from the site to complete a Wetlands Delineation Report. The comprehensive Wetlands Delineation Report was prepared according to USACE specifications and included data sheets, maps, and site photographs.