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TCAAP AUAR Update 9 August 2019 Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat7 Small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellate Special concern Swamp forests that have a continuous or interrupted canopy of black spruce or tamarack and non-forested poor fens that often ring peatland lakes. These habitats usually have hummocks of sphagnum moss interspersed with water-filled hollows. The soils are saturated, well-decomposed peat, and the surface water is acidic with a pH of 4.2-5.5. Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator Special concern During the breeding season, small ponds and lakes or bays on larger water bodies with extensive beds of emergent vegetation such as cattails, bulrushes, and sedges. Ideal habitat includes about 100 meters of open water for take-off, stable levels of unpolluted fresh water, emergent marsh vegetation, low levels of human disturbance, and the presence of muskrat houses and North American beaver lodges for use as nesting platforms. Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata Threatened Well-drained and sandy soil or dry sandstone in fire-dependent forests Blanding’s turtle Emydoidea blandingii Threatened Wetland complexes and adjacent sandy uplands; calm, shallow waters, including wetlands associated with rivers and streams with rich aquatic vegetation. Seaside three-awn Aristida tuberculosa Threatened Dry and loose sand in sand savannas, sand prairies, and dunes where vegetation is sparse Swamp blackberry Rubus semisetosus Threatened Most occurrences are in savanna remnants, particularly on sand plains in Anoka, Isanti, and Sherburne Counties The AUAR study area has undergone extensive demolition and remediation activities. Given the highly disturbed nature of the site, there is minimal likelihood of finding suitable habitat for the additional identified species. The four plant species require habitats that are not present on site (peat bog) or in relatively undisturbed prairie or savanna cover (huckleberry, blackberry, three-awn). The two bat species typically require caves or cavities for roosting, and the sparrow is typically found in native short grass. As noted in the 2014 AUAR, DNR recommendations for minimizing impacts to the Blanding’s turtle during construction will be required for all development activities. No direct or indirect effects are anticipated to state-listed species. 4.2.5. Transportation The traffic analysis conducted in the 2014 AUAR is still valid since the development scenarios have not changed. A summary of the traffic analysis from the 2014 AUAR is provided in