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; The Natural Heritage database is maintained by the Natural Heritage and Nongarne Research <br />Pro am, a unit within the Division of Ecological Services, Department of Natural Resources. It is <br />Continually updated as new information becomes available, and is the most complete source of data on <br />Minnesota's rare or otherwise significant species, natural communities, and other natural features. Its <br />purposeis to foster better understanding and protection of these features. <br />Because our information is not based on a comprehensive inventory, there may be rare or <br />otherwise significant natural features in the state that are not represented in the database. A county -by - <br />county survey of rare natural features is now underway, and has been completed for Anoka County. Our <br />information about natural communities is, therefore, quite thorough for that county. However, because <br />survey work for rare plants and animals is less exhaustive, and because there has not been an on -site <br />survey of all areas of the county, ecologically significant features for which we have no records may exist <br />on the project area. <br />The enclosed results of the database search are provided in two formats: index and full record. <br />To control the release of iocational information which might result in the damage or destruction of a rare <br />element, both printout formats are copyrighted. <br />The index provides rare feature locations only to the nearest section, and may be reprinted, <br />unaltered, in an Environmental Assessment Worksheet, municipal natural resource plan, or report <br />compiled by your company for the project listed above. If you wish to reproduce the index for any other <br />purpose, please contact me to request written permission. Copyright notice for the index should include <br />the following disclaimer. <br />"Copyright (year) State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources. This index <br />may be reprinted, unaltered„ in Environmental Assessment Worksheets, municipal <br />natural resource plans, and internal reports. For any other use, written permission is <br />required." <br />The full -record printout includes more detailed iocational information, and is for your personal <br />use only. If you wish to reprint the full -record printouts for any purpose, please contact me to request <br />written permission. <br />Please be aware that review by the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program focuses <br />only on rare natural features. It does not constitute review or approval by the Department of Natural <br />Resources as a whole. If you require further information on the environmental review process for other <br />wildlife -related issues, you may contact your Regional Environmental Assessment Ecologist, Wayne <br />Barstad, at (651)772-7940. <br />An invoice for the work completed is enclosed. You are being billed for map and database <br />search and staff scientist review. Please forward this invoice to your Accounts Payable Department. <br />Thank you for consulting us on this matter, and for your interest in preserving Minnesota's rare natural <br />resources. <br />Sincerely, <br />Sarah D. Hoffmann <br />Endangered Species Environmental Review Coordinator <br />end: Database search results <br />Rare Feature Database Print -Outs: An Explanation of Fields <br />Fact sheets: Blanding's Turtles <br />Invoice <br />