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Natural Heritage database printouts (continued) <br />S Rank: The S (state) rank assigned to natural community types is intended to reflect the known extent <br />and condition of the natural conmmnities in Minnesota. Community types are ranked on a scale from 1 to 5; <br />those ranked "1" are considered in greatest need of conservation action in the state, while community types <br />ranked "S" are considered secure under present condition.;. A "?•• following a rank (e.g. ''S2?") is used in <br />cases where only limited information is available on the coiiuiiunity. Coiiuiiunities for whicti information is <br />especially scarce are given a “U«, for rank undetermined. The ranks do not represent a legal protection <br />status. They are used by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to set priorities for research, <br />inventory and conservation planning. The state ranks are periodically updated as inventory information <br />becomes available. * <br />Legal: Again, this field contains the township, range and section numbers. Records have varying <br />degrees of precision; some are listed only to the nearest section or sections, others are listed to the <br />nearest 40 acres (e.g., SWNW32 means the SWl/4 of the NWl/4 of section 32). «0" is used as a place holder <br />when a 1/2 section is specified (e.g., 0N03=north 1/2 of section 3). When a community overlaps section <br />boundaries, )x5th sections will be listed in the section field without punctuation (e.g., NE19NW20-NE1/4 of <br />section 19 and NWl/4 of section 20). often only the section number will be listed to protect exact <br />locations. <br />Wildlife Area: The Section of Wildlife administrative number. <br />Size: The size in acres (often estimated) of natural communities. <br />EO Rank: An evaluation of the quality and condition of natural conununities from A (highest) to D <br />(lowest). <br />CuLient Status: Present protection status of a site from o (owner is not aware of record) to 9 <br />(dedication as a Scientific and Natural Area). <br />Intended Status: Desired protection status. If a complete list of protection status codes is needed, <br />please contact the Natural Heritage Program. <br />Quad Map: The U.S. Geologic topographic maps maintained by the Heritage Program. <br />Forestry District: The Division of Forestry's district number.