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03i15/2001 14:46 FAX 6514528940 MENDOTA HGTS MN Lo00a <br /> Dakota County (MN) Wetland Assessment, <br /> Monitoring,and Awareness Project, <br /> Revision 4,June 5, 1998 <br /> • Page 9 of SO <br /> Wetlands have been identified as important natural resources in the county since the early — <br /> 1890's -- as part of the 1980 Dakota County Comprehensive Plan, the seven watershed <br /> management organization surface water protection plans, and individual cities' surface water <br /> plans and,rmore recently, wetland management plans. <br /> D. Project history: In 1997,the MPCA and the Minnesota Audubon Council worked in <br /> partnership with the Dakota County Environmental Education Program to pilot test the <br /> Minnesota Citizen Wetland Survey protocols for vegetation and invertebrates. Six citizen <br /> volunteer teams monitored wetlands in Burnsville, Eagan, Lakeville, Farmington, Dakota <br /> County Parks, and the Minnesota Zoo using the guidance documents provided by the MPCA. <br /> This testing was conducted as part of the US EPA Wetland Testing Assessment Project <br /> #CD985060-01. <br />