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adjacent tracts of woodland habitat. This area of woodlot was included in the disturbed open space classification. The urban/suburban, lawn/landscaped areas within the project corridor provide habitat for urban wildlife species that have generally adapted to these conditions, Passerine birds, crows, gray squirrels, rabbits, and raccoons can typically be found in such cover. There will be a small net gain of this habitat type as a result of this proj ect. This small increase in habitat will have little to no effect on wildlife in the project area. Most of the disturbed open space within the study area has been graded at least once and is used for temporary storage of trailers, pallets, etc. It is vegetated primarily by brome grass, goldenrods, various shrubby plants and cottonwood trees at varying stages of development. This disturbed open space supports the same type of wildlife as the urban/suburban lawn/landscaped areas described above. Some of this disturbed open space will be converted to development. Any wildlife displaced as a result of this redevelopment would move into the contiguous open space or adapt to the increased lawn/landscaped areas. The wetland habitat in the study area is linear in nature and limited to the fringes of a steep sided drainage ditch in the southeast part of the study area, Due to the linear nature, adjacent steep sides and conveyance of stonnwater, this wetland area provides little habitat value. This project is not expected to have any impact on wetland within the study area and therefore no impact on wildlife associated with this type of wetland. A 1997 review by the DNR Wildlife Specialist for the Metro Area found that the study area has no valuable habitat or significant wildlife populations and that the proposed proj ect is not likely to have an adverse affect on wildlife. A search of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Program (MNHP) database was conducted for the Twin Lakes Development Area, including a one mile radius surrounding the study area in 1997. According to the MNHP letter of response dated April 1, 1997, there are no known occurrences of rare species or natural features in the area searched. In support, an EA W (1996-97) developed for the Centre Pointe Business Park contains a letter from Minnesota's Natural Heritage Program (MNHP) of the DNR, dated January 6, 1997. According to MNHP, there are no records or observations of any significant natural heritage features or threatened or endangered species within one mile of that proj ect, which is adjacent to the northwest portion of the Twin Lakes Area. XXIII. Surface Water Management The City ofRoseville has a shoreland management ordinance (adopted 1994) which applies to City water bodies that are specifically listed in the ordinance. Langton Lake is a listed public water body and is included in the state shoreland management ordinance. The Twin Lakes Redevelopment project will comply with all requirements of the shoreland management ordinance. 21