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Natural Heritage database printouts (continued) Site: The sitename allows the database to group occurrences that are located near each other. Usually this name refers to a county biological survey site; in other instances it is the name of a managed area, sometimes it is a more generic name that encompasses several managed areas and/or private land (e.g., sitename Felton Prairie pulls together occurrences on Felton Prairie SNA, Felton WMA and private lands), occasionally it is a colloquial name (Katinanta Bog) ; often it is a towns)iip name and sectioti number. CBS Site II: A number assigned to eacli county biological survey site. In each county, tlie numbering system begins with the number 1. Latitude/longitude: The lat-long references the dots which are placed manually on the quad map files. There are various levels of precision in the original information, but this is not reflected in the lat- long data. For some of the data, particularly historical records, it was not possible to determine exactly where the original observation was made. Examples of this type of locational information would be "Fort Snelling", or "the south shore of La)ie Owasso". During the manual mapping process for the least precise observations, the dot is placed in the center of the 7.5 minute quad map, and the lat-long coordinates are determined for the center of the dot. In cases where the occurrence is Icnown within a quarter mile, the lat-lcng reflects the nearly exact location of the record. Last Observation: The date of the most recent information about this record. Ownersltip: Indicates whether tlie site iu privately owned; for pxiblicly owned land the agency with management responsibility is listed liere. Precision: This field indicates how precise the locational information is. There are six levels of precision: 1) occurrence is luiown within 1/4 mile radius (most precise level), 2) occurrence is Icnown within 1/2 mile radius (usually within a section), 3) occurrence is Icnown within one mile radius, 4) occurrence is Icnown to exist within the quad map or general region, 5) occurrence is unmappable (often Icnown only to the county level), 6) occurrence no longer exists at former location. Managed Area(s): These are lands owned or managed by either a public agency or a private conservation organization such as The Nature Conservancy. If "(STATUTORY BOUNDARY)" occurs after the name of a managed area, the location is usually a private inholding witliin tlie statutory boundary of a state forest or state par)c. For many large managed areas such as national forests and most state forests, ownership information is often unicnown. Source: The collector or observer of the feature.