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6' <br />0 <br />9 <br />9 <br />D <br />9 <br />b <br />Resources <br />The following private organizations and government agencies are especially good <br />resources for assistance with natural areas information and protection. Other <br />sources of information related to various aspects of natural areas protection are too <br />numerous to list here, but include other government agencies, other programs with- <br />in the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, museums, public libraries, and <br />universities. <br />FOR NATURAL FEATURES INFORMATION. <br />Natural Heritage and Nongante Research Program (NHNRP) <br />Minnesota County Biological Survey (MCBS) <br />Section of Ecological Services, Division of Fish and Wildlife <br />MN Dept. of Natural Resources <br />500 Lafayette Road, Box 25 <br />St. Paul, MN 55155 -4007 <br />Tel.: (612) 296 -8319 or 296 -8324. <br />The NHNRP and MCBS are two programs of the Minnesota Department of <br />Natural Resources that can provide information to local governments on known <br />locations of rare and /or significant natural features in the state. Information may be <br />useful for local governments involved in land conservation programs, environmen- <br />tal reviews, planning, management, research, and education. <br />FOR LAND PROTECTION TOOLS AND METHODS: <br />Friends of the Minnesota Valley <br />3815 East 80th Street <br />Bloomington, MN 55425 -1600 <br />Tel.: (612) 854 -5900 <br />Fax: (612) 725 -3279 <br />Friends of the Minnesota Valley is a nonprofit citizens group devoted to conserving <br />the natural and cultural resources of the Minnesota Valley, and to promoting envi- <br />ronmental education. Local governments may contact Friends of the Minnesota <br />97 <br />