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January 27, 2000 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry 1200 Warner Road Saint Paul, MN 55106 (612) 772 -7925 / (612) 772 -7599 Sharon Pfeifer Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 1200 Warner Road St. Paul, MN 55106 Dear Ms. Pfeifer, This is a letter of support for the Anoka Soil and Water Conservation District's Rice Creek Corridor Expansion proposal for a Metro Greenways planning grant. Metro Greenways funding for Anoka SWCD will make possible a cooperative natural resource assessment between the Rice Creek Corridor Expansion project and our Forest Service - supported project called "Integrating Natural Resource Guidance to Enhance Smart Growth in Wildland -Urban Interface Communities" (short name - Wildland Urban Interface Project). Specifically, as part of the SWCD's grant proposal, we will contribute up to $6,000 (in federal dollars) for land cover mapping in Lino Lakes. In addition, significant DNR and Minnesota Land Trust staff time in the Wildland Urban Interface project will contribute towards the Rice Creek Corridor expansion project's natural resource assessment and accomplishments in Lino Lakes. A major goal of our Wildland Urban Interface project is to work intensively with one or more local units of government (along with the Minnesota Land Trust) on specific measures for incorporating integrated natural resource conservation and management (including greenways) in their city plans, policies, and particularly their subdivision ordinances and plans. Completing natural resource assessment and mapping using the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System is critical to this project. We only have $12;00 in federal dollars for mapping. By working cooperatively with the SWCD, Rice Creek Watershed, the local units, Metro Greenways, etc. we will be able to complete mapping for two large urban fringe cities rather than one. Thus, Metro Greenways investment in the Rice Creek Corridor Expansion project will greatly improve the scope and effectiveness of our project as well as allow us to contribute to their project. Thank you for your support for the Rice Creek Corridor Expansion Project. Sincerely, Margaret (Peggy) Sand Metro Region Forestry Manager cc: Hannah Dunevitz Jason Husveth DNR Information: 651 -296 -6157 • 1- 888 -646 -6367 • TTY: 651- 296 -5484 • 1 -800- 657 -3929 A. R ..ol nnnnm,nity Employer If Printarl nn Recycled Paper Containing a