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• Nature's Refuge EAW Record of Decision page 16 for implementing the management plan. Without this information, DNR cannot be confident that the project will in fact result in an acceptable level of habitat benefit. Response: The restoration and management plan for the proposed conservation areas will be fully developed and finalized during the preliminary plat, environmental permitting, wetland mitigation, and ENRV banking design process of this proposed project. It should be noted that the restoration and management plan for designated conservation areas will be reviewed by City staff and the Lino Lakes Environmental Board throughout the preliminary plat approval process. Furthermore, approval of the restoration and management plan by the City is a requirement of the preliminary plat approval process for all conservation developments in Lino Lakes. Several additional layers of review and approval will be required for the proposed restoration and management plan. The plan will be written to include any and all required mitigation for the taking of state - listed plant species elsewhere on the property, and will also include required mitigation for any and all wetland impacts that may occur outside of the proposed conservation areas. These mitigation plans and permit applications will require review and approval by local and state agencies as well as the City of Lino Lakes, and will include scientifically sound methods for designing, implementing restoration tasks, and monitoring restoration and management success. Such an approach has been developed by the project ecologists (Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc.) on similar projects within the immediate vicinity of the proposed project, with input and guidance provided by DNR, watershed district, conservation district, and US Army Corps of Engineers technical and regulatory staff The project ecologists (Critical Connections Ecological Services, Inc.) have prepared restoration and management plans for two other conservation developments within the City of Lino Lakes (Foxborough and The Preserve Conservation Developments). These plans have been reviewed, revised, and approved by the City of Lino Lakes during the preliminary plat process. The Foxborough natural resources restoration and management plan is in its second year of implementation. The Preserve restoration and management plan has been approved, and the project is awaiting final plat approval. Furthermore, the project ecologists have developed the restoration and management plan for one of only two ENRV wetland mitigation plans to have been approved in the state of Minnesota (Blaine Ponds, Blaine, Minnesota). Assessment of pre- restoration conditions of the Blaine Ponds conservation area has been completed in 2006, and implementation of the restoration plan will begin in 2007. A qualified ecological restoration firm will be responsible for implementing the restoration and management plan for the proposed project site. Implementation of the plan will be reviewed and monitored by the City of Lino Lakes, a homeowners association, and various regulatory agencies such as the Minnesota DNR, the Minnesota Board of Soil and Water Resources, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the Rice Creek Watershed District, among others.