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Natural <br />Resource <br />Consulting <br />Landscape <br />Ecology <br />Botanical <br />Inventories <br />Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. <br />14760 Oakhill Road, Scandia, Minnesota 55073 <br />Threatened & <br />Endangered <br />Species Surveys <br />Greenway & <br />Open Space <br />Planning <br />Natural <br />Community <br />restoration <br />etland <br />Delineation & <br />Permitting <br />Wetland <br />Banking & <br />Monitoring <br />Minnesota <br />Land Cover <br />Classification <br />Geographic <br />Information <br />Systems <br />Global <br />Positioning <br />Systems <br />Database <br />Management & <br />Development <br />•nvironmentat <br />Education <br />Mr. MartyAsleson <br />Natural Resources Specialist <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />600 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, Minnesota 55014 <br />August 16, 2010 <br />Mr. Marcel Eibensteiner <br />Royal Oaks Realty <br />1000 County Road E, Suite 150 <br />Shoreview, Minnesota 55126 <br />Re: Foxborough Conservation Development, Lino Lakes, Minnesota <br />Restoration and Management Implementation for 2011 <br />Dear Mr. Asleson and Mr. Eibensteiner: <br />At the request of the Foxborough Homeowner's Association and Royal Oaks Realty (ROR), <br />Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc (CCES) has prepared the following proposed <br />scope of work for continued ecological restoration and management of Foxborough <br />conservation outlots for 2011. Proposed tasks and priorities were developed from CCES's <br />past experience implementing restoration and management tasks at Foxborough (2005- <br />2010), conversations and site visits with City staff, and in accordance with the Foxborough <br />Restoration and Management Plan (CCES, August 2005). The proposed restoration and <br />management tasks will be implemented from March through December 2011. The proposed <br />scope of work and prioritization of tasks are based on available funding within the <br />Foxborough Conservation Fund. The City of Lino Lakes has informed CCES that available <br />funding for restoration and management services for 2011 is approximately $9,000. <br />The following proposed tasks, timelines, costs, and priorities constitute the proposed scope <br />of work for 2011 within Foxborough's conservation outlots. <br />2011 Proposed Restoration and Management Tasks: <br />Task 1: Continued Management and Removal of Buckthorn <br />CCES restoration crews will continue to manage and treat remaining areas of buckthorn <br />which are located in the northern part of the property in Outlots B and E. The primary area <br />to be treated in 2011 is along the northern boundary of the development that runs from the <br />northwest to the northeast corners within Outlots B and E. This area has not been treated <br />and has a moderate amount of Common Buckthorn growing in the understory. CCES will also <br />spot treat areas that were initially treated with herbicide in 2009 and 2010 that may require <br />some follow -up herbicide application. Follow -up treatment areas include along the trail <br />corridor and within the aspen and oak woodlands located throughout Outlots A and C. <br />Phone: 651.433.4410 Fax: 651.433.4528 <br />Email: info @ccesinc.com Web: www.ccesinc.com <br />