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<br />Location Description: County or Counties in which the Element Occurrenc~ was documented followed by Township, Range, and SectioJ1
<br />information (not listed in any particular order). Each unique Township, Range, and Section combination is s~parated by a comma. In some
<br />cases, there "are too many Township, Range, and Section combinations to list in the field, in which case, the information will be replaced
<br />with, ''Leg~1 description is too lengthy to fit in allotted space". "
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<br />Manalled Area(s): Name ofthe federally, state, locally, or privately managed park, forest, refuge, preserve, etc., containing the occurrence,
<br />if any. If this field is blank, the element probably occurs on private land. If "(Statutory Boundary)" occurs after the name of a managed'
<br />area, the location may be a private inholding within the statutory boundary of a state forest or park.
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<br />MN Status: (Minnesota Status]. Legal status of plant and animal.specie"s under the Minnesota Endangered Species Law: END = '
<br />endangered; THR = threatened; SPC = special concern; NON = tracked, but no legal status. Native plant communities, geological features,
<br />and colonial waterbird nesting sites do not have any legal status under the Endangered Species Law and are represented by a N/A.
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<br />NPC Classification (vl.5): Native plant community name in Minnesota's Native Vegetation: A Key to Natural Communities (Version 1.5).
<br />This earlier classification has been replaced by Minnesota's Native Plant Community Classification (Version 2.0).
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<br />Observed Area: The total area of the Element Occurrence, in acres, which is measured or estimated during fieldwork. Ifnull, the value has
<br />liot been determined.
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<br />Ownership Type: Indicates whether the land on which the Element Occurrence was located was publicly or privately owned; forpublidy
<br />owned land, the agency with management responsibility.is li&ted, if known.
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<br />Site Name: The name ofthe site(s) where the Element Occurrence is located. Sites are natural areas ofland with boundaries detennined and
<br />mapped according to biological and ecological considerations. ' "
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<br />Survey Site #fNarne: The name ofthe survey site, ifapplicable, where the Element Occurrence is located. Survey sites are sites that provide
<br />a geographic framework for recording and storing data, but the,ir boundaries are npt based,on biological and ecological considerations.
<br />Minnesota County Biological Survey site numbers, if applicable, are also listed in this field.
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<br />Survey Tvoe: Information on the type o,f survey used to collect information on the Element Occurrence.
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<br />Survevor(s): Name(s) of the person(s) that collected survey information on the Element Occurrence.
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<br />State Rank: Rank that best characterizes the relative rarity or endangerment ofthe taxon or plant community in Minnesota. The ranks do
<br />not represent a legal status. They are used by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to set priorities for researc~, inventory and
<br />conservation planning. The state ranks a're updated as inven,tory information becomes available. 81 = Critically imperiled in Minnesota
<br />because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s) making it especially vulnerable to extirpation from the state. S2 '" Imperiled in
<br />Minnesota because ofrarity or because of some factor(s) making it very vulnerable to extirpation from the state. S3 = Vulnerable in
<br />Minnesota either because rare or uncommon, or found in a restricted range, or because of other factors making it vulnerable to extirpation.
<br />S4 = Apparently secure in Minnesota, usually widespread. S5 = Demonstrably secure in Minnesota, essentially ineradicable under present
<br />conditions. SrI = Of historical occurrence in the state, perhaps haVing not been verified in the past 20 years, but suspected to be still extant.
<br />An element would become ~H without the 20-year delay if the only known occurrences in the state were destroyed or if it had been
<br />extensively and unsuccessfully looked for. 8NR = Rank not yet assessed. 3U = Unable to rank. SX = Presumed extinct in Minnesota. SNA
<br />= Rank not applicable. 8#8# = Range Rank: a numeric range rank (e.g., S2S3) is used to indicate the range of uncertainty about the exact
<br />status of the element. S#B, S#N =' Used only for migratory animals, whereby B refers to the breeding population of the element in
<br />Minnesota and N refers to the non-breeding population of the element in Minnesota.
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<br />Vegetation Plot: Code(s) for any vegetation plot data that have been collected within this Element Occurrence (Le., either Releve Number
<br />or the word "RELEVE" indicates that a reI eve has been collected).
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<br />* Element Occurrence - an area ofland andlor water in which an Element (Le., a rare species or community) is, or was, present, and which
<br />has practical conservation value for the Element as evidenced by potential continued (or historical) presence andlor regular recurrence at a
<br />given location. Specifications for each species determine whether multiple observations should be considered I Element Occurrence or 2, '
<br />based on minimum separation distance and barriers to movement.
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<br />Data Security
<br />Locations of some rare features must be tr~ted as sensitive infonnatian because widespread knawledge of these lacations could result in harm to the rare f~tures. Far
<br />example, wildflawers such as orchids and econamically valuable plants such 8S ginseng are vulnerable to. exploitation by collectors; other species, such as bald eagles, aie
<br />sensitive todisturb8l1ce by observers, For this reason, we prefer that publications not identitY the precise locations ofvulnersble species. We suggest describing the location
<br />only to. the nearest section. If thiS is not acceptable far your purpases, please call and discuss this issue with the Endangered Species Enviranmental Review Caordinatar far
<br />the Natunil Heritage and Nangame Research Program at (651) 259-5109.
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