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• <br />-Nuirmilu- <br />Marty Asleson <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />From: Paul Nelson <br />Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 10:25 AM <br />To: Steve.Kittelson @dnr.state.mn.us <br />Subject: Subject: Re: Blanding's turtle <br />Hello Steve, <br />My turtle sighting was on County Road J, just west of the first house that is about 200 yards west of the <br />Shadow Ridge Driving Range. The Driving range is about a half mile west of Centerville Road. There is a large <br />swamp / wetlands the borders the north side of the driving range and that first house property. <br />I saw it at about 7:30 Sunday 6/9. It was on the shoulder, facing starting to cross the road going south towards <br />North Oaks, obviously an upscale turtle. I help a lot of turtles across the road. When I first saw it as I was <br />driving, I thought it was a snapper because of the size. As I pulled over I noticed the bright yellow throat. This <br />turtle had a brown smooth shell like a painted turtle, but was as big in diameter as football, much larger than any <br />painted turtle I've ever seen. It shell was at least twice as thick from belly to top and more elongated than a <br />painted turtle shell. <br />Paul K. Nelson <br />Regional Sales Manager <br />The Specialty Mfg. Co. 5858 Centerville Road St. Paul, MN 55127 <br />www.specialtymfg.com Phone - 651.653.0599 Fax - 651.653.0989 <br />•Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 6:01 PM <br />Subject: Re: Blanding's turtle <br />• <br />Dear Mr. Nelson: <br />We are interested in tracking these turtles in the State. Please send the <br />date, specific location, why you thought it was a Blanding's, etc. I will <br />enter it into our database. The database is used to guide construction and <br />other projects to minimize impacts on the turtles. <br />Please include your initial correspondence below in your response. <br />Thanks for the report, <br />Steve Kittelson <br />Nongame Wildlife Specialist <br />MN DNR <br />»> "Paul K. Nelson" <nelso275@maroon.tc.umn.edu> 06/09/02 09:52PM »> <br />Hello DNR! <br />I live in Shoreview. Tonight' helped a huge turtle with a yellow throat <br />across county Road J. I knew it wasn't a snapper or painted. I thought it <br />was somebodys pet that had escaped but it seemed to be healthy, so I watched <br />6/17/02 <br />