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9. Pollinator Scorecard <br />m <br />BWSR <br />Natural <br />Resource <br />Services <br />Habitat Friendly Solar Site Assessment Form for <br />Project Planning <br />For Solar Companies, Local Governments and Other Partners to Meet Habitat <br />Friendly Solar Standards <br />Updated 12-22-23 <br />Note: The use of state developed solar seed mixes over 70% of the plantable area of a site will <br />result in automatically meeting the standard. <br />1) PLANNED PERCENT OF PLANTABLE AREAS WITHIN PROJCT FOOTPRINT DOMINATED BY NATIVE <br />SPECIES COVER (forbs, grasses, sedges, rushes, ferns). PROJECTS MUST HAVE A GOAL OF AT LEAST <br />70% COVER OF NATIVE VEGETATION TO MEET HABITAT FRIENDLY SOLAR STANDARDS <br />0 70-84% +15 points <br />® 85% and above +20 points Total Points 1=I <br />2) PERCENT OF PROPOSED SITE VEGETATION COVER TO BE DOMINATED BY FORBS (not grasses, <br />sedges and rushes) <br />D 10-19% +5 points <br />0 20-29% +10 points <br />0 30-39% +15 points <br />® 40 and above +15 points Total Points 1=1 <br />Note: Projects may have "array" mixes and diverse border mixes; forb dominance should he averaged across the entire <br />site. The dominance should be calculated from total numbers of forb seeds vs. grass seeds based on seeds per square <br />foot (from all seed mixes to be planted). <br />3) PLANNED COVER DIVERSITY (# of species in seed mixes; numbers from upland and moist soil <br />mixes can be combined <br />0 10-19 species +5 points <br />D 20-25 species +10 points <br />® 26-39 species +15 points <br />0 40 and above +20 Total Points is <br />4) PLANNED SEASONS WITH AT LEAST THREE BLOOMING SPECIES (check all that apply) <br />® Spring (April -May) +4 points <br />1® Summer (June -August) +3 points <br />® Fall (September -October) +3 points <br />See BWSR pollinator toolbox about bloom season <br />5) SITE PLANNING <br />® Detailed establishment and management plan (see notes) +20 points <br />CO Seed Mixes are composed of at least 40 seeds per square foot +5 points <br />0 All seed genetic origin is within 200 miles of site (see notes) +5 points <br />0 At least .5% milkweed cover within each seed mix +5 points <br />® Plant species with more than 3 flower colors in mixes (see notes) +5 points <br />Total Points '0 <br />Total Points ao <br />6) INSECTICIDE RISK <br />0 Planned on -site insecticide use (excluding buildings/electrical boxes, etc.) -30 points <br />D Communication with local chemical applicators/neighbors about need +10 points <br />to prevent drift from adjacent areas. Total Points <br />Gold Standard 85+ points <br />Meets Standard 70 points <br />GRAND TOTAL <br />Project Name: Connexus Landfill <br />Project County: Anoka <br />Project Size: 26.21 acres <br />Evaluation Date: 02/12/2025 <br />See notes related to the questions on the back side of this form <br />90 <br />13 <br />