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<br /> <br />Minnesota Departlnent of Natural Resources <br /> <br />Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program, Box 25 <br /> <br />)()() Lal'ayclIl' Road <br />51. Palll. Minncsota )) I ).'i-40 <br /> <br />~ ,-... t.'-" ,-":--, r ....,-, I <br />' ,.,., 1\' , , <br />. ~ - ,: ,'" . " ': I'., <br />!, '.' ~j ~. ;':. ! <br />! \ .... -- <br />I <br />,.~; D';.- 1. .:' l 'H\M <br />. - )..... ~ ..., LUUU <br />~ ! <br /> <br />.' ~-;..5GuUtTLS{ <br /> <br />---------------------. <br /> <br />Phone: (651) 296-7863 Fax: (651) 296-1811 E-mail: sarah.hoffman@dnr,state,mn,us <br /> <br />December 20, 2000 <br /> <br />Brian Sullivan <br />RLK-Kuusisto, Ltd. <br />6110 Blue Circle Dr., Suite 100 <br />Minnetonka, MN 55343 <br /> <br />Re: Request for Natural Heritage information for vicinity of proposed Center Pointe PUD, T29N <br />R23W S.5, Ramsey County. <br />NHNRP Contact #: ERDB 20010543 <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Sullivan, <br />The Minnesota Natural Heritage database has been reviewed to detennine if any rare plant or <br />animal species or other significant natural features are known to occur within an approximate one-mile <br />radius of the area indicated on the map enclosed with your infonnation request. Based on this review, <br />there are no known occurrences of rare species or natural community in the area searched. <br />The Natural Heritage database is maintained by the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research <br />Program, a unit within the Division of Ecological Services, Department of Natural Resources. It is <br />continually updated as new infonnation becomes available, and is the most complete source of data on <br />Minnesota's rare or otherwise significant species, natural communities, and other natural features. Its <br />purpose is to foster better understanding and protection of these features. <br />Because our infonnation is not based on a comprehensive inventory, there may be rare or <br />otherwise significant natural features in the state that are not represented in the database. A county-by- <br />county survey of rare natural features is now underway, and has been completed for Ramsey County. <br />Our infonnation about natural communities is, therefore, quite thorough for that county. However, <br />because survey work for rare plants and animals is less exhaustive, and because there has not been an <br />on-site survey of all areas of the county, ecologically significant features for which we have no records <br />may exist on the project area. <br />Please be aware that review by the Natura] Heritage and Nongame Research Program focuses <br />only on rare natural features. It does not constitute review or approval by the Department of Natural <br />Resources as a whole. If you require further infonnation on the environmental review process for <br />other wildlife-related issues, you may contact your Regional Environmental Assessment Ecologist, <br />Wayne Barstad, at (651)772-7940. <br />An invoice for the work completed is enclosed. You are being billed for map and database <br />search and staff scientist review. Please forward this invoice to your Accounts Payable Department. <br />Thank you for consulting us on this matter, and for your interest in preserving Minnesota's rare natural <br />resources. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~ I ~ <br /> <br />Sarah D. HO~ <br />encl: Invoice Environmental Review Coordinator / Ecologist <br /> <br />DNR Infonnation: 651-296-6157 · 1-888-646-6367 · 1TY: 651-296-5484 · 1-800-657-3929 <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br />Who Values Diversity <br /> <br />~ Printed on Recycled Paper Containing a <br />"iI" Minimum 01 10% Pos1-COOSumer Waste <br />