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2. Identification of greenways and management priorities as described above 3. Interim report of activities 4. Final report as described above Adherence to Grant Program Criteria • The area selected completes an inventory for two municipalities in the seven county Metro area that have been shown to support rare wet meadow ecosystems with threatened and endangered species such as twisted yellow -eye grass (Xyris torta). While the area most likely to support these ecosystems is currently being inventoried under the Rice Creek Corridor Expansion Project greenway planning grant, it is important to complete the inventory for the entire municipality to facilitate planning. • The project area has several reports of special concem, threatened and endangered species. This includes twisted yellow -eyed grass (threatened), Blanding's turtle (threatened), and upland sandpiper (special concern). • This inventory is an offshoot of an inventory being completed within the same municipalities in 2000 and 2001. This project has financial support from the City of Lino Lakes and the Rice Creek Watershed District and favorable comment from Anoka County Parks and the City of Centerville. • The letters of support and contribution from local government entities are attached. • The match will be met through cash and in -kind contributions from the municipality, cash from the Rice Creek Watershed District, and in -kind contributions from the ACD. The ACD will primarily provide its in -kind match through redistribution of staff time (hired on soft money). Also, local government staff and officials will spend time preparing for and attending meetings, workshops, and public hearings. • The municipality has expressed a strong desire to incorporate the protection of natural communities into their planning. Identification of corridors and education/promotion to preserve high quality areas should result in finding landowners that would like to place easements on their property, enhance natural areas to provide corridor habitat or implement other conservation measures. The District's methodology is outlined in the Work Plan section of this application and resumes are attached. Project Partners Refer to work plan table in Attachment #2. Support • Refer to Attachment #3: Letters of support and/or financial committment are included from the City Lino Lakes, the Rice Creek Watershed District and the City of Centerville. • Refer to Attachment #4: Resolutions are attached from Anoka Conservation District, and letters of support from the City Lino Lakes and the Rice Creek Watershed District identify the type and amount of contribution. Application and/or Dissemination of Project Outputs Refer to Attachment #5 Budget Refer to Attachment #6 Other FY 2001 DNR Grants for Which We Are Applying