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SITE DESCRIPTION On September 26, 2011, Wetland Resources, Inc. completed an investigation of the property known as the Villas at Glenwood Terrace, located just south of 51St Place West, in the city of Everett, Washington. This site is further located as a portion of Section 1, Township 28N, Range 4E, W.M. The purpose of this site investigation was to evaluate the potential presence or absence of regulated fish or wildlife species or habitat potentially affected by proposed tree trimming, on and in the vicinity of the subject site. This report was prepared by Louis Emenhiser who also conducted the site visit. Louis is a certified Professional Wetland Scientist with a Masters Degree in Soil Science and over ten years of professional experience. Access to this site is from the west via Glenwood Avenue. The site has undulating topography with steep slopes to the west and south. The northern and eastern portions of this property contain a high-density, single-family residential development, with associated parking and stormwater facilities. The southern and western portions of the site are forested and contain the main stem of Glenwood Creek to the east, and an unnamed tributary to the west. Both streams have associated wetlands and are adjacent to steep slopes. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Due to concerns about trees falling and causing damage to the units, the applicant is proposing to conduct tree trimming which will result in the topping or removal of a total of thirty red alder trees. Five of these trees have already been taken down, resulting in a stop work order for clearing in a sensitive area. This report will address both the proposed tree trimming and the violation. The proposed hazard tree alterations (25 trees) will create snags approximately thirty feet in height. The felled portion of the trees will be left intact and dropped into the wetland and buffer to provide large woody debris and wildlife habitat. As mitigation for the hazard trees proposed to be altered, a total of fifty two-gallon trees will be installed in Tract 998 (2:1 ratio). For details, please refer to the Buffer Restoration and Tree Mitigation Plan section of this report. As mitigation for the five red alders that were removed without a permit, the applicant is proposing to plant fifteen two-gallon trees throughout the wetland and buffer areas of Tract 998. This will provide a three to one (3:1) tree replacement to impact ratio as required by code enforcement. As mitigation for the twenty-five trees that will be removed under a permit, the applicant is proposing to plant fifty two-gallon trees throughout the wetland and buffer areas of Tract 998. This will provide a three to one (3:1) tree replacement to impact ratio as required by code enforcement. This action will maintain the existing amount of impervious surface on the site and, as a result, will maintain the existing hydrologic regime. Villas at Glenwood Terrace Habitat Assessment October 10, 2011 /_r WRI # 11111 1