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From:Peterson, Kestra <br />To:Review.NHIS@state.mn.us <br />Subject:NHIS Review Request for Cyphers Logistic Park in Lake Elmo, MN <br />Date:Thursday, November 18, 2021 1:43:00 PM <br />Attachments:StudyArea.pdf <br />Hello, <br />Kimley-Horn has been contracted to prepare an AUAR for Cyphers Logistic Park located north and <br />south of 34th Street N and east of Ideal Avenue N on an approximately 190-acre site in Lake Elmo, <br />Washington County, Minnesota. A project location map is attached. <br />A review of the DNR Natural Heritage Inventory System (LA-965) database was conducted for the <br />AUAR study area and the area within one mile of the project site. This review identified three <br />records within one mile of the project site but no records within the project site itself. <br />A record for the Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus), a state-listed special concern species, is <br />located within a one-mile radius of the project site. The preferred habitat for this species includes <br />large tracts of mature deciduous forest with scattered wetland openings. The site does not contain <br />suitable habitat for the species; therefore, no adverse impacts to the Red-shouldered Hawk are <br />anticipated. <br />A record for the Least Darter (Etheostoma microperca), a state-listed special concern species, is <br />located within a one-mile radius of the project site. The preferred habitat for this species includes <br />freshwater streams and lakes. The site does not contain suitable habitat for the species; therefore, <br />no adverse impacts to the Least Darter are anticipated. <br />A record for the Rusty-patched Bumble Bee (Bombus affinis), a federally listed endangered species, <br />is located within a one-mile radius of the project site. The AUAR study area is also entirely within a <br />High Potential Zone for the rusty-patched bumble bee. <br />There are four areas of Minnesota Biological Survey Sites of Biodiversity Significance and eight native <br />plant communities within a one-mile radius of the project site. Considering none are within the <br />AUAR study area, no adverse impacts in these areas are anticipated. <br />There are six regionally significant ecological areas (RSEA) within one mile of the project site, one of <br />which is within the AUAR study area, south of 34th Street N. This RSEA is associated with an <br />unnamed DNR stream and unnamed DNR waterbody, which are adjacent to the site. Due to the <br />small amount of overlap between the RSEA and the study area, impacts will be minimal. <br />Please confirm our conclusions and let us know if you have any questions or need additional <br />information. <br />Thank you, <br />Kestra Peterson <br />Kimley-Horn | 767 Eustis Street, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55114 <br />Main: 651-645-4197 | Direct: 651-456-8167 <br />Celebrating 14 years as one of FORTUNE’s 100 Best Companies to Work For <br />