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Lino Lakes Local Water Management Plan 40 November 2018 – WSB Project No. 02988-500 2.9 Fish and Wildlife Habitat The 2008 Resource Management Plan established RCWD’s Wetland Management Corridor (WMC), which is the basis of the City’s Greenway System. Lino Lakes continues to evaluate and update the resources that go into this plan and continues to implement this plan through development reviews. In cooperation with the RCWD, the WMC is updated regularly to incorporate changes resulting from development and land acquisition. Chapter 10 of the Lino Lakes 2040 Comprehensive Plan outlines the current data used to identify the Greenway System. The area’s mix of plant community types provides diverse habitat for amphibians, reptiles, and mammals as well as numerous species of birds found in multiple habitat niches. The most recent known bird surveys conducted in the mid-1970s for Lino Lakes and Anoka County documented well over 200 species occurring in the immediate vicinity. The shoreline and shallows north of the island serve as a spawning area for Northern pike and walleye, and as a resting area for terns, black crown night herons, and other waterfowl. The north arm of the lake is one of the few remaining places in the metro area with healthy native vegetation, including water willow, which is considered a species of special concern. Rare and Endangered Species The City has a notable number of rare biological resources, see Table 2-22. As the RMP was developed, these rare features and habitats that support rare species were prioritized for protection and incorporation into the Wetland Preservation Corridor. These important natural resource areas were carried forward into the 2040 Comprehensive Plan and identified as part of the multi-functional Greenway System. In general, the rare plant species are found along the upland- wetland transitional zones. Extensive botanical survey work has occurred within the City to document locations of these rare plant species. The City has also invested resources in identifying and protecting Blanding’s turtle habitat. The critical habitat areas were identified and incorporated into the Wetland Preservation Corridor and Greenway System. Table 2-22. Documented Rare and Endangered Species in Lino Lakes Common Name Scientific Name Status Autumn Fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis Special Concern Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Watchlist Bell's Vireo Vireo bellii Special Concern Black Huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata Threatened Blanding's Turtle Emydoida blandingii Threatened Clinton's Bulrush Trichophorum clintonii Threatened Cross-leaved Milkwort Polygala cruciata Endangered Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri Special Concern Lance-leaf Violet Viola lanceolata var. lanceolata Threatened Least Moonwort Botrychium simplex Special Concern Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Watchlist Snailseed Pondweed Potamogeton bicupulatus Endangered St. Lawrence Grapefern Botrychium rugulosum Special Concern Toothcup Rotala ramosior Threatened Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Special Concern Tubercled Rein Orchid Platanthera flava var. herbiola Threatened Twisted Yellow-eyed Grass Xyris torta Endangered Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Watchlist Water-willow Decodon verticillatus var. laevigatus Special Concern