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\linnesoLl DCp~lrtnlcnt l)f ~~Itur~d Resourcc"- .::; liP l..I!.: > ;.'! ~ .,: K.' '.:, j ~l i);;~:!. \1i~~;)\.''''''!.1 ""! ".';_~!I_- January 6. 1996 Ken Powell RLK Associates. Ltd 6110 Blue Circle Drive, Suite 100 Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343 Re: Known locations of rare features in T29N R23W NENE section 5 Dear Mr. Powell: The Minnesota Natural Heritage database has been reviewed to detennine if any rare plant or animal species or other significant natural features are known to occur within an approximate one-mile radius of the above referenced project. Based on this review, there are no known occurrences of rare species or natural features in the area searched. The Natural Heritage database is maintained by the Natural Heritage Program and the Nongame Wildlife Program, units within the Section of Ecological Services, Department of Natural Resources. It is the most complete source of data on Minnesota's rare, endangered, or otherwise significant plant and animal species, plant communities, and other natural features, and is used in fostering better understanding and protection of these rare features. The infonnation in the database is drawn from many parts of Minnesota, and is constantly being updated, but it is not based on a comprehensive survey of the state. Therefore, there are currently many significant natural features present in the state which are not represented by the database. We are in the process of addressing this via the Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS), a county-by-county inventory of rare natural features, which is now underway. Because survey work has been completed for Ramsey County, our infonnation about natural communities judged to be significant by our program is quite good for that county. The MCBS survey work for rare and endangered animals and plants is less comprehensive; it is therefore possible that occurrences of these features exist in the project area for which we have no records. Because there has not been an on-site survey of the biological resources of the entire project area, it is possible that ecologically significant features exist for which we have no records. Thank you for consulting us on this matter, and for your interest in minimizing impacts on Minnesota's rare resources. . Please be aware that review by the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program focuses only on rare natural features. It does not constitute review or approval by , , \, D'-R Inf"rm;lti(ln: 612,2lJ6.hl~7. I-X(lO.-/)O-60()() . TTY: hll-:!'.1h-:'4X4. 1-~()O-657--,qll) \n E'-!ll.l; t )IT'\!I~n~ll\ r:n!H".\~.: \\!),} \.I~.J"" 1)\\..:r"1\~ ft Prll~h:d 1111 R\.... ~ \:!\,'J P.lrl.'r C.ml.illlll1~ ~I ~.) \h~nnHH11"IIII'. "....I-l...II..LJm...r \\-.1'11.'