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A. Company Background: (Follow the blue links to learn more) <br />Prairie Restorations, Inc. (PRI) has been dedicated to the restoration and management <br />of native plant communities for over 35 years. We are fortunate to have worked with <br />thousands of clients on a wide variety of projects in both the public and private <br />sectors throughout the Upper Midwest. <br />The PRI staff currently consists of 45 full -time professionals and about an equal <br />number of seasonal employees which operate out of six Minnesota locations. Most of <br />the staff has B.S. degrees in natural resource related fields such as biology, forestry, <br />horticulture or wildlife. As a full service restoration company, PRI is able to provide <br />our clients expertise and service in all facets of native landscape restoration. Along <br />with consulting, design, installation and land management services, we also produce <br />our own local ecotype seed and plant materials which are used on all of our projects. <br />The PRI Team is committed to and passionate about protecting and enhancing our <br />valuable natural resources. It is this dedication that is brought to each and every one <br />of our projects. We are proud to offer the best expertise, services and products <br />available in the industry and appreciate the opportunity to provide you with this <br />proposal. <br />B. Project Overview: <br />1. GRE and the City of Ramsey are looking at the possibility of establishing a native <br />prairie landscape in a transmission corridor easement in Ramsey, MN. Currently, this <br />corridor is overgrown with trees and shrubs that need to be removed for standard <br />maintenance purposes. The native prairie landscape is being proposed as an <br />aesthetically appealing and ecologically appropriate option that will also require less <br />maintenance than traditional corridor vegetation. <br />2. In certain areas of the project site, it may be necessary to plant select native tree and <br />shrub species for the main purpose of visual screening. The selected species will likely <br />have a mature height of about 7 -14 feet and will be planted along the outside <br />perimeter of the project area. General planting locations will be determined by GRE <br />and the City of Ramsey. <br />3. In order to ensure that the restoration establishes successfully, a 3 -year maintenance <br />program will be implemented. This program will be carried out by Prairie <br />Restorations, Inc., with the help from the City of Ramsey, and will include activities <br />such as mowing, spot herbicide application and prescribed burning. <br />4. The following proposal outlines the recommended materials and procedures for the <br />restoration project: <br />2 <br />