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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources RFr:::n,,'r:o. II.' - ,.. L,.-,::\ 7 ~ ~.; 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul. Minnesota 55155-40_ ~~,~,~,~,~ f'n March 4, 1997 Stephanie Steinwedel, Information Specialist Barr Engineering 8300 Norman Center Drive, Suite 300 Mpls MN 55437 Re: Proposed construction of 4 commercial buildings in T29N R23W Sec 8, Ramsey County Barr Project # 23i62-468 KAF 030 Dear Ms. Steinwedel: The Minnesota Natural Heritage database has been reviewed to determine 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 revie~, 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 Resow'ces. It is the most complete source of data On Minnesota's rare, endangered, or otherwise signific:ant plant and animal species, plant communities, and other natural features, and is used in fostering better understanding and protection of these rare features. The information 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 curren1tly 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 information about natural communities judged to be signiticant 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 fif:atures 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 project area, it is possible that ecologically significant feature:s exist for which we have nO record. 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 the Department of Natural Resources as a whole. An invoice for the work completed is enclosed. You are being billed for map and computer search and staff scientist review. DNR Information: 612-296-6157. J -1'00-766-6000 . TTY: 612-296-541'4. 1-1'00-657-3929 An E4ual Opportunity Employer Who Value.., Di\'i.:r...il) ft Pril1led on Recydcd Papn Containing a c.;>> Minimum or IOq Posl+('on";Unler Waste