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The Natural Heritage database is maintained by the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program, a unit within the Division of Ecological Resources, Department of Natural Resources. It is continually updated as new information becomes available, and is the most complete source of data on Minnesota's rare or otherwise significant species, native plant communities, and other natural features. Its purpose is to foster better understanding and protection of these features. Because our information is not based on a comprehensive inventory, there may be rare or otherwise significant natural features in the state that are not represented in the database. A county-by-county survey of rare natural features is now undenvay, and has been completed for Anoka County. Our information about native plant communities is, therefore, quite thorough for that county. However, because survey work for rare plants and animals is less exhaustive, and because there has not been an on-site survey of all areas of the county, ecologically significant features for wbich we have no records may exist on the project area. The enclosed results of tbe database search are provided in two fonnats: short record report and long record report. To control the release oflocational information, which might result in the damage or destruction of a rare element, both printout formats are copyrighted, The shalt record report provides mre feature locations only to the nearest section, and may be reprinted, unaltered, in an Environmental Assessment Worksh~et, municipal natl!ral resource plarl, or report compiled by your company for the project listed above. If you wish to reproduce the short record report for any other purpose, please contact me to request written permission. The long record report includes more detailed locational information, and is for your personal use only. If you wish to reprint the long record report for any purpose, please contact me to request written permission. Please be aware that review by the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program focuses only on rare naturalfeatures. It does Qat constitllte review or approval by the Department of Natural Resources as a whole. If you require further information on the en v iron men tal review process for other natural resolllce- related issues, you may contact your Regional Environmental Assessment Eco!ogist, Mike North, at (320) 255. 4279. An invoice in the amount of $72.33 will be mailed to you under separate cover within t\vo weeks of the date of this letter. You are being billed for the database. search and printouts, and staff scientist review, Thank you for consulting us on this matter, and for your interest in preserving Minnesota's rare natural resources. Sincerely, l6 ~I ! ~ .~ " , 1" - /\.. {V-,,/ -"v) 6\'\/' (lJC' Lisa A. Joyal . Endangered Species Environmental Revie\v Coordinalar end: Database search results Rare Feature Database Print-Outs: An ExplAnation of Fields Fact sheets: Blanding's Turtle