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� within the City of Orono's Lake Minnetonka Area Greenway, a few miles east of the Wolsfeld Woods Scientific Natural Area and a few miles west of the Wood-Rill Scientific Natural Area. The Protected Property is currently used for open space and nature observation. Tliere are no existing improvements on the Protected Property. C. M]NNESOTA LAND TRUST. The Minnesota Land Trust is a non-profit corporation organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes, including the preservation and protection of land in its natural, scenic or other qpen space condition. The Land Trust is a public charity as defined in Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code and an organization qualified to hold conservation easements under Minnesota law and Section 170(h) of the Intemal Revenue Code and related regulations. D. CONSERVATION vALUES. The Protected Property has the following natural, scenic and open space qualities of significant importance: . • The Protected Property is a coinponent of a regionally significant wildlife corridor . and project-focus area identified by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and;:the Metropolitan Conservation Corridors Partnership, a collaboration of public and private conservation entities funded in part by Minnesota Laws 2005, First Special Session, Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 11, Subd.S(b). • � The Protected Property is a component of a locally significant habitat corridor area as documented by the City of Orono's Natural Resource Inventory; March 2006. � ' The Protected Property lies within an area identified as a priority conservation area by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. � The Protected Property's undeveloped wetlands contribute to the ecological viability of nearby wetlands and help maintain the water quality of adjacent Long Lake. � The wooded, undeveloped, and natural character of the Protected Property provides habitat to a variety of plants, animals and aquatic communities, including waterfowl. • The Protected Property provides a view of open, undeveloped land and wetlands visible:to the public from Hennepin County State Aid Highway 6. Collectiv,ely, these natural, scenic and open space qualities of the Protected Property comprise its "Conservation Values." These Conservation Values have not been and are not likely to be adversely affected to any substantial extent tiy the continued use of the Protected Property as described above or as authorized below: � a