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DEPARTMENT OF <br />NATURAL. RESOURCES <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />Division of Ecological & Water Resources <br />500 Lafayette Road, Box 25 <br />St. Paul, MN 55155-4025 <br />May 18, 2022 <br />Correspondence # MCE 2022-00025 <br />(Ceara Fehr <br />Alliant, Inc, <br />RE: Natural Heritage Review of the proposed Robinson Sod Farm, <br />T31N R22W Section 7; Anoka County <br />Dear Keara Fehr, <br />As requested, the Minnesota Natural Heritage Information System has been reviewed to determine if <br />the proposed project has the potential to impact any rare species or other significant natural features. <br />Based on the project details provided with the request, the following rare features may be impacted by <br />the proposed project: <br />state -listed Species <br />• Swamp Blackberry (Rubussemisetosus), a state -listed endangered species, has been documented <br />in the vicinity of the project. This species is a low -growing, midsized shrub that flowersfrom mid - <br />June to mid -July and produces small black "berries", Minnesota's Endangered Species Statute <br />(Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0895) and associated Rules (Minnesota Rules, part 6212.1800 to <br />6212,2300 and 6134) prohibit the take of threatened or endangered species without a permit. <br />As this species was documented in the vicinity of the proposed project, a qualified surveyor <br />needs to conduct a botanical survey if any shrub removal is associated with the proposer! <br />project. Surveys mustfollow the standards contained in the attached Rare Species Survey Process <br />and Rare Plant Guidance, Project planning should take into account that any botanical survey <br />needs to be conducted during the appropriate time of the year, which may be limited. Please <br />consult with the Endangered Species Environmental Review Coordinator, Lisa Joyal <br />(Iisa.jovalstate.rnn.u5), regarding this process. <br />• Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii), a state -listed threatened species, have been <br />documented in the vicinity of the proposed project. Blanding's turtles use upland areas up to and <br />vvera mile distant from wetlands, waterbodies, and watercourses. Uplands are usedfor nesting, <br />