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1-35E Corridor AUAR Update MCE-2025-00105 Page 1 of 6 Mit DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Ecological &Water Resources 500 Lafayette Road, Box 25 St. Paul, MN 55155-4025 May 9, 2025 Chaldelia Browne WSB &Associates, Inc. RE: Natural Heritage Review of the proposed 1-35E Corridor AUAR Update, T31N R22W Sections 1-3, 10-15, 23-26,T32N R22W Sections 34-36; Anoka County Dear Chaldelia Browne, For all correspondence regarding the Natural Heritage Review of this project please include the project ID MCE- 2025-00105 in the email subject line. As requested, the Minnesota Natural Heritage Information System has been reviewed to determine if the proposed project has the potential to impact any rare species or other significant natural features. Based on the project details provided with the request,the following rare features may be impacted by the proposed project: Ecologically Significant Areas • The Minnesota Biological Survey(MBS) has identified several Sites of Biodiversity Significance (MBS Sites)within the project boundary. Sites of Biodiversity Significance have varying levels of native biodiversity and are ranked based on the relative significance of this biodiversity at a statewide level. Factors taken into account during the ranking process include the number of rare species documented within the site,the quality of the native plant communities in the site, the size of the site, and the context of the site within the landscape. o Randeau Lake Wetland—High MBS Site—Sites ranked as High contain very good quality occurrences of the rarest species, high quality examples of the rare native plant communities, and/or important functional landscapes. o Peltier Lake Wetland and Rice Lake Wetland—Moderate MBS Sites—Sites ranked as Moderate contain occurrences of rare species and/or moderately disturbed native plant communities, and/or landscapes that have a strong potential for recovery. These MBS Sites contains several DNR Native Plant Communities (NPC). NPCs are given a rank that reflects the relative rarity and endangerment of the community type in Minnesota. Ranks range from critically imperiled(S1)to secure, common, widespread, and abundant(S5). NPCs with a rank of S1, S2, or S3 are considered rare within Minnesota. o FPs63a:Tamarack Swamp (Southern)—imperiled(S2) o MRn83: Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh—imperiled(S2) Page 144 of 240