Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 01/10/2002

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Rare Features Database Print-outs- An Explanation of Fields The Rare F~m~es database is part of the Natural Heritage [nforrnarion System. and is mmntmned by tine Natural Heritage and Nongarne Research Program. a unit within the Secdon of Ecological Services. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources *'~Please note that the print-outs are copyrighted and may not be reproduced without permission** Field Name: [Full (non-abreviated) field name, if different]. Further explanation of field. CBS Sire: [County Biological Survey site number]. In each county, the numbering system'begins with 1. CLASS: A code which classifies features by broad taxonomic group: NC = natural community; SA = special animal; SP = special plant; GP = geologic process; GT = geologic time: OT = other (e.g. colonial waterbird colonies, bat Nbernacula). Cry: [County]. Minnesota counties (ordered alphabetically) are numbered fi.om I (Aitkin) to 87 (Yellow Medicine). CURRENT STATU. S: Present protection status, from 0 (owner is not aware of record) to.9 (dedicated as a Scientific and Natural Area). DNR Region: I=NW, 2=NE, 3=E Central. ~=SW. 5=SE, 6= Minneapolis/St. Paul Metro. DNR Ouad: [DNR Quadrangle code]. DNR-assigned code of the U.S,.Geologic Survey topographic map on which the rare feature occurs. ELEMENT or Element: See "Element Name (Common Name)" Element Name (Common Name): The name of the rare feature. For plant and animal species records, this:field holds the scientific name, followed by the common name in parentheses; for ali other elements (such as plant communities, which have no scientific name) it is solely the element name. .. EO RANK: [Element Occurrence Rank]. An evaluation of the quality i~nd condition of natural communities from A (highest) to D (Iowest) EO Size: [Element Occurrence Size]. The size in acres (often estimated) of natural communities. FED STATUS: [Federal Status]. Status of species under the Federal Endangered Species Law:- LE=endangered, LT=threatened, C=species which have been proposed for federal listing. Federal Status: See "FED STATUS" Forestry District: The Minnesota DNR's Division of Forestry district number. GLOBAL RANK: The abundance of an element globally, from Gl (critically imperiled due to extreme rarity on a world-wide basis) to G5 (demonsn'ably secure, though perhaps rare in parts of its range). Glo&a/ranks are determined by the Conservation Science Division of TheNature Conservancy. INTENDED STATUS: Desired protection status. See also "CURRENT STATUS." If a complete list of protection status codes is needed, please contact the Natural Heritage Program. LAST OBSERVED or Last Observed Date or Last obServation: Date of the most recent record of the element at the Iocation. Latitude: The location at which the occurrence is mapped on Natural Heritage Program maps. NOTE: There are various levels of precision in the original information, but this is not reflected in the latitude/longitude dam. For some of the data, particularly historical records, it was not possible to determine exactly where the original observation was made (e.g. "Fort Shelling", or "the south shore of Lake Owasso"). Thus the latitude/longitude reflect the mapped location, and not necessahly the observation location. Legal: Township, range and section numbers. Long: [Longitude]. See NOTE under "Latitude" MANAGED AREA or Mane,ed Area(s): Name of the federally, state, locally, or privately managed park, forest,' preserve, etc., containing the occurrence, if any. If this field is b!ank, the element probably occurs on private land. If "(STATUTORY BOUNDARY)" occurs after the name of a managed area, the location may be a private inholding with/n the statutory boundary of a state forest or park. Map S,vm: [Map Symbol]. MN STATUS: [Minnesota Status]. Legal status of plant and animal spedes under theMinnesota endangered species law: '70 -25-