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habitat. Therefore, if Blanding's Turtles inhabit the site, I recommend you consider retaining some habitat in its natural state to help protect ti'tis threatened species. Additional recommendations for working in or near Blanding's turtle habitat are included in the fact sheets mentioned above, ff B[anding's Turtles are found on the site, please remember that destruction of threatened or endangered species is prohibited by state law and rules, except under certain prescribed conditions. The Natural Heritage database is maintained by the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program, a unit within the Division of EcologicaI Services, Department of Natural Resources. It is continually updated as new information becomes available, and is the most complete source of data on Minnesota's rare or otherwise significant species, natural communities, and other natural features. Its purpose is to foster better understanding and protection of these features. Because our information is not based on a comprehensive inventory, there may be rare or otherwise significant natural features in the state that are not represented in the database. A county-by- county su.wey o~' rare natural features is now underway, and has been completed for Anoka County. Our information about natural communities is, therefore, quite thorough for that county. HoWever,.because survey work for rare plants and animals is less exhaustive, and' becauie there has not been an on-site survey of all areas of the county, ecologically sig-nifica'nt features for which we have no records may exist on the project area. "- The enclosed results of the database search are provided in two formats: index and full record. To control the release of Iocational information which might result in the damage oi' destruction of a rare element, both printout formats are copyrighted. The index provides rare feature locations only to the nearest section, and may be reprinted, Unaltered, in an Environmental Assessment Worksheet, municipal natural resource plan, or report compiled by your company for the project listed above. If you wish to reproduce the index for any other purpose, please contact me to request written permission. Copyright notice for the index should include the following disclaimer:. "Copyright (year) State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources. This index may be reprinted, unaltered, in Envirotunental Assessment Worksheets, municipal natural resource plans, and internal reports. For any other use, written permission is required." The full-record printout includes more detailed locationat information, and is for your personal use only. If you wish to reprint the full'-record printouts for any purpos'e, please contact me to request written permission. Please be aware that review by the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program focuses only on rare naturgtlfeaturex. It does not constitute review or approv¢l by the Department of Natural Resources as a whole. If you require further information on the environmental review process for other wildlife-related issues, you amy contact your Regional Environmental Assessment Ecologist, Wayne Barstad, at (651)772-7940. An invoice for the work completed is enclosed. You are being billed for map and database search and staff scientist review. Please forward this invoice to your Accounts Payable Department. Thank you l'or consulting us on this matter, and for your interest in preserving Minnesota's rare natural resources. Sincerely, Sarah D. Hoffmann Endangered Species Environmental Review Coordinator -199-