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• 12. Proposed Time Line: May 2000 through June 2001 (please see proposed work plan for detailed timeline and associated tasks, attachment #2). Required Attachment #2: Proposed Work Plan Task 1. Project coordination and data compilation • Compile available GIS data (such layers include ecological data such as the digital soil survey, County Biological Survey natural communities, municipal natural resource inventories (e.g., Blaine, Lino Lakes), NWI wetlands, and cultural layers such as watershed boundaries, municipal boundaries, County plat data, etc.). • Compile %z sections for project area (to be acquired by the County surveyor's office) • Set up landowner contact system among watershed districts, Anoka County Parks and Recreation, DNR, and local government staff. • Provide a basic introduction to key collaborators of the MN Land Cover Classification System and proposed project methods. Timeline: May 2000 Task 2. Public and agency orientation on Minnesota Land Cover Classification System • Hold informational meetings with agency staff explaining the MLCCS and its application to watershed planning, modeling and analysis, greenway and open space planning, restoration prioritization, and other natural resource and land use planning activities. Explain similarities and differences of MLCCS as compared to other available data layers, and its unique qualities and applications • Hold critical public informational meetings to inform local residents, municipalities, and area land owners of the project objectives and potential public and private applications of MLCCS data layers. Timeline: May 2000 Task 3. Land cover classification from aerial photograph interpretation • The natural resource consultant and key collaborators will conduct the preliminary land cover classification of the entire 38,643 acre project area. All polygons will be classified to at least level three of the classification system. Areas with public access, distinct color infra -red aerial photograph signatures, and/or private permission to access will be classified to level four and five. The objective is to classify land cover to level four for as much of the project area as possible /permissible. Timeline: June through September 2000 Task 4. Land cover field checking • Areas requiring access permission to field check will be identified in Task 3. The natural resource consultant will coordinate with landowner liaisons at local government agencies (watershed districts, conservation district, and county) to acquire permission to access areas requiring ground truthing. For public relation purposes, landowner permission will be obtained prior to site visits for all private land. The natural resource consultant will collaborate closely with the Anoka County Parks Natural Resource Specialist, maximizing the total amount of field checking by allowing Parks staff to ground -truth familiar County Park Property. Rice Creek Corridor Expansion Greenway Planning Grant Page 3 of 11 Anoka Conservation District and Collaborating Agencies January 28, 2000