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Location Description:County or Counties in which the Element Occurrence was documented followed by Township,Range,and Section
<br /> information(not listed in any particular order). Each unique Township,Range,and Section combination is separated by a comma.In some
<br /> cases,there are too many Township,Range,and Section combinations to list in the field,in which case,the information will be replaced
<br /> with,"Legal description is too lengthy to fit in allotted space".
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<br /> Managed Area(s):Name of the federally,state,locally,or privately managed park,forest,refuge,preserve,etc.,containing the occurrence,
<br /> if any. If this field is blank,the element probably occurs on private land. If"(Statutory Boundary)"occurs after the name of a managed
<br /> area,the location may be a private inholding within the statutory boundary of a state forest or park.
<br /> MN Status: [Minnesota Status]. Legal status of plant and animal species under the Minnesota Endangered Species Law: END =
<br /> endangered;THR=threatened;SPC=special concern;NON=tracked,but no legal status.Native plant communities,geological features,
<br /> and colonial waterbird nesting sites do not have any legal status under the Endangered Species Law and are represented by a N/A.
<br /> -N-
<br /> NPC Classification(v1.5): Native plant community name in Minnesota's Native Vegetation:A Key to Natural Communities(Version 1.5).
<br /> This earlier classification has been replaced by Minnesota's Native Plant Community Classification(Version 2.0).
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<br /> Observed Area: The total area of the Element Occurrence,in acres,which is measured or estimated during fieldwork.If null,the value has
<br /> not been determined.
<br /> Ownership Type: Indicates whether the land on which the Element Occurrence was located was publicly or privately owned;for publicly
<br /> owned land,the agency with management responsibility is listed,if known.
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<br /> Site Name:The name of the site(s)where the Element Occurrence is located. Sites are natural areas of land with boundaries determined and
<br /> • mapped according to biological and ecological considerations.
<br /> Survey Site#/Name: The name of the survey site,if applicable,where the Element Occurrence is located.Survey sites are sites that provide
<br /> a geographic framework for recording and storing data,but their boundaries are not based on biological and ecological considerations.
<br /> Minnesota County Biological Survey site numbers,if applicable,are also listed in this field.
<br /> Survey Type: Information on the type of survey used to collect information on the Element Occurrence.
<br /> Surveyor(s): Name(s)of the person(s)that collected survey information on the Element Occurrence.
<br /> State Rank: Rank that best characterizes the relative rarity or endangerment of the taxon or plant community in Minnesota. The ranks do
<br /> not represent a legal status. They are used by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to set priorities for research,inventory and
<br /> conservation planning. The state ranks are updated as inventory information becomes available.S1=Critically imperiled in Minnesota
<br /> because of extreme rarity or because of some factor(s)making it especially vulnerable to extirpation from the state. S2=Imperiled in
<br /> Minnesota because of rarity or because of some factor(s) making it very vulnerable to extirpation from the state. S3 =Vulnerable in
<br /> Minnesota either because rare or uncommon,or found in a restricted range,or because of other factors making it vulnerable to extirpation.
<br /> S4=Apparently secure in Minnesota,usually widespread.S5=Demonstrably secure in Minnesota,essentially ineradicable under present
<br /> conditions.SH=Of historical occurrence in the state,perhaps having not been verified in the past 20 years,but suspected to be still extant.
<br /> An element would become SH without the 20-year delay if the only known occurrences in the state were destroyed or if it had been
<br /> extensively and unsuccessfully looked for.SNR=Rank not yet assessed.SU=Unable to rank. SX=Presumed extinct in Minnesota. SNA
<br /> =Rank not applicable. S#S#=Range Rank:a numeric range rank(e.g.,S2S3)is used to indicate the range of uncertainty about the exact
<br /> status of the element. S#B, S#N = Used only for migratory animals, whereby B refers to the breeding population of the element in
<br /> Minnesota and N refers to the non-breeding population of the element in Minnesota.
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<br /> Vegetation Plot: Code(s)for any vegetation plot data that have been collected within this Element Occurrence(i.e.,either Releve Number
<br /> or the word"RELEVE"indicates that a releve has been collected).
<br /> *Element Occurrence—an area of land and/or water in which an Element(i.e.,a rare species or community)is,or was,present,and which
<br /> has practical conservation value for the Element as evidenced by potential continued(or historical)presence and/or regular recurrence at a
<br /> given location. Specifications for each species determine whether multiple observations should be considered 1 Element Occurrence or 2,
<br /> based on minimum separation distance and barriers to movement.
<br /> Data Security
<br /> Locations of some rare features must be treated as sensitive information because widespread knowledge of these locations could result in harm to the rare features. For
<br /> example,wildflowers such as orchids and economically valuable plants such as ginseng are vulnerable to exploitation by collectors;other species,such as bald eagles,are
<br /> sensitive to disturbance by observers. For this reason,we prefer that publications not identify the precise locations of vulnerable species.We suggest describing the location
<br /> only to the nearest section. If this is not acceptable for your purposes,please call and discuss this issue with the Natural Heritage Review Coordinator at 651-259-5109.
<br /> Revised 9/2010
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