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Attachment A <br />The northern long-eared bat roosts underneath bark, in cavities, or in crevices of both live <br />and dead trees. Hibernaculum is present in Ramsey County; however, the project limits <br />are not located within a township containing any documented northern long-eared bat <br />8 <br />maternity roost trees or hibernacula entrances. <br />There are no lakes, natural streams, wetlands, or regionally significant ecological areas in <br />the project site. <br />b.Describe rare features such as state-listed (endangered, threatened, or special concern) <br />species, native plant communities, Minnesota County Biological Survey Sites of <br />Biodiversity Significance, and other sensitive ecological resources on or within close <br />proximity to the site. Provide the license agreement number (LA-965) and/or <br />correspondence number (ERDB) from which the data were obtained, and attach the <br />Natural Heritage letter from the DNR. Indicate if any additional habitat or species survey <br />work has been conducted within the site and describe results. <br />State-Listed Species <br />A review of the DNR Natural Heritage Inventory System database was conducted per <br />license agreement LA-965forthe area within approximately one mile of the projectsite. <br />The database includes the known occurrences of any state endangered, threatened, or <br />special concern species. The review identified two species that may be found near this <br />area(see Table 7). <br />Table 7: State-Listed Species Within 1-Mile of Project Limits <br />Last <br />SpeciesGroupStatusHabitat <br />Observed <br />A caddisfly <br />Medium rivers and <br />InsectThreatened2007 <br />streams <br />(Oecetis ditissa) <br />A jumping spider <br />Upland prairie, non- <br />Special <br />Spider1967forested acid <br />(Paradamoetas <br />Concern <br />peatland, marsh <br />fontanus) <br />No sites of biodiversity significance exist within one mile of the proposed project site. <br />Federally-Listed Species <br />The rusty patched bumble bee is an endangered species that prefers grassland with <br />flowering plants from April through October, underground and abandoned rodent <br />cavities or clumps of grasses above ground as nesting sites, and undisturbed soil for <br />hibernating queens to overwinter. The project site is not located within the high potential <br />zone for the rusty patched bumble bee. <br />8 <br />Townships Containing Documented Northern Long-Eared Bat Maternity Roost Trees and/or Hibernacula <br />Entrances inMinnesota. Available at <br />https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/ereview/minnesota_nleb_township_list_and_map.pdf <br />Twin Lakes Station15 March 2020 <br /> <br />