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Natural <br />Resource <br />Consulting <br />Landscape <br />Ecology <br />Botanical <br />inventories <br />3 <br />Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. <br />14758 Osttund Trail North, Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota 55047 <br />Threatened & <br />Endangered <br />Species Surveys <br />Greenway & <br />Open Space <br />Planning <br />September 10, 2004 <br />Mr. Mike Deruyter <br />Kjolhaug Environmental Services Company <br />26105 Wild Rose Lane <br />Shorewood, Minnesota 55331 <br />Re: Report for Threatened and Endangered Plant Surveys <br />Lois Lane Proposed Development Site, Lino Lakes, Minnesota <br />Dear Mr. Deruyter: <br />The following letter is a summary report of the results of the July 8 and 9, 2004 <br />survey of the Lois Lane proposed development site. <br />Background: <br />Natural <br />Community The Lois Lane proposed development site is a 70 -acre parcel located within T31N <br />•Restoration R22W N1 /2 Section 9 in Lino Lakes, Minnesota (Figure 1). As per the request of <br />Wetland the Minnesota DNR Natural Heritage and Non -Game Wildlife Research Program, <br />Delineation & Mr. Jason Husveth of Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc. (CCES) was <br />Permitting retained by Kjolhaug Environmental Services Company (KESC) to survey the site <br />for the presence /absence of several state Endangered and Threatened vascular plant <br />Wetland species and /or appropriate habitat for these species. <br />Banking & <br />M onitori ng Methods: <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 />is Environment <br />Education <br />Prior to visiting the site, CCES ecologists reviewed pertinent soils and vegetation <br />data for the site and surrounding landscape, as well as recent color and black and <br />white aerial photographs. CCES ecologists also reviewed records of state - listed plant <br />species documented within recent years (1999 -2004) within ten miles of the site, as <br />well as historic plant records. These data and analyses were used to identify <br />potential habitats for state- listed plant species on the subject property, and to guide <br />focused plant surveys in the field. <br />The site was visited on July 8 and 9, 2004 by Jason Husveth, ecologist/botanist with <br />CCES. The 70 -acre subject property was first assessed for suitable habitat for <br />several rare species of the Anoka Sand Plain Ecoregion. Upon locating potential <br />habitats that may support rare plant species, meander surveys were conducted to <br />determine the presence /absence of Minnesota Endangered and Threatened vascular <br />plant species. While performing the site survey, Mr. Husveth also searched for any <br />high quality habitats and otherwise unusual or rare (i.e. special concern, DNR <br />tracked, or Anoka County record) plant species. <br />Phone: 651.433.4410 Fax: 651.433.4528 <br />Email: info @ccesinc.com Web: www.ccesinc.com <br />