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chygf Pequot es NEW BUSINESS—FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN Application: Forest Management Plan Applicant: Dennis W. Reschke Agenda Item: 7(b) Background Information: The applicant owns a 39.77 acre tract of land zoned Rural Residential and plans to harvest the timber. The Forest Management Plan is included and the recommendations are summarized below: Type 1 — Two acres of Upland Grass includes power lines and right-of-way along County Road 107. The recommendation is to leave as is. Type 2 — Twenty-four acres of mature aspen is the majority of upland timber, composed of stands with 5o% aspen, 30%birch and 20%jack pine, Norway pine, maple, basswood, ash and oak. The recommendation is to selectively harvest the aspen,birch and jack pine. Type 3 — Four acres of lowland brush and grass is located on the northwest corner of the property along East Twin Lake. The recommendation is to leave this cover type as is. Staff contacted the Area Hydrologist with the DNR, Heidi Lindgren, regarding the wetland area and her response is below: Hi Dawn, There is a ridge between the lake and wetland. In 1997 DNR did a survey and the ridge was low enough that the wetland was part of the lake. Using the 1997 survey the wetland would be part of the lake and the shoreland rules would apply. However,there is a chance that the ice ridge has gotten taller in the 30 years since that survey. Depending on what the city was open to, the landowner could have the ridge surveyed. If the lowest point on the ridge was above OHWL,then the wetland would not be part of East Twin. They would be two separate and the wetland rules would apply to the wetland. Right now, with the information we have, it is part of the lake. If the landowner brought new information forward through a licensed surveyor the DNR would definitely take a look at the survey and see if it was two separate basins. Pequot Lakes Staff Report 7(b)-1 July 20,2017