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FROn ISCHOELL & MPDSOf I 612 546 8065 1987,05-0*13:33 tt6S8 P.02/03 <br />Schoell Sl IVIadson, Inc. <br />Snginsens • Sun\/eyon£3 • / *" / <br />Soif Testing • En\/ircDnment3i Ssr\4aes <br />iOSGO Wayzaca Boulevencl. Suite 1 rvlinneconkB, rviN 35305-1525 <br />Office Bia-S^B-TBOI Fax B1 a-S^siB-SOBS <br />May 7, 1997 <br />Tom Balcom <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />Office of Planning <br />500 Lafayette Road <br />St. Paul. MN 55146 <br />Dear Mr. Balcom, <br />Thank you for meeting witJi us Thursday, May 1,1997. Wc verj' much appreciate your efforts <br />on Ibis project. Your willingness to meet on Thursday, April 24th and Monday, April 2Rih,* bolh rimes <br />on short notice, have been helpful to us. <br />it is our understanding from the Thursday, May 1, 1997 meeting that the following issues <br />involving the Spruig Hill Golf Course £A\V require additional .supporting inforaiation to “document the <br />resoiuc^” to tlic satisfaction of tlie DNR. <br />I.Big Woods <br />a. Tliree configurations, prelimiiiaiy, iatennediale and fmal design, w'ill be .submitted for DNR <br />information, along with a discus.siun of irnpacis for each alternative. The discussion will describe how <br />project dcsign(s) avoids and/or mitigates impacts to the Big Woods as a forest communit>. I imderstand <br />that the DNR believes the project docs address environmental is.sues, but would like more <br />documentation. <br />b. Appro.vimately 40 radial plots, each 5 meters in size ^Yith q 1 meter subplot radius, will be <br />conducted and documented at the earliest convenience. <br />Habitat Impact Assessment <br />Tlte DNR requested the propeit>’ to be characterized b>’ prunaiy' covertype. <br />a. Ccvcilypcs will be defined and determined by aerial photographs, and field observation. <br />Dominant vegetative species and the size of each covertype area will be included in the description <br />Wildlife species identified on site or commonly found in the particular covertype will be identified. <br />b. Post constnjction characterization of covertypes for the three alternatives will also he <br />documented and described in teniis of size and domintint vegetative species. <br />c.Post construction wildlife species anticipated to remain which arc commonly found in the <br />parliciilar covertype will also be identified. <br />d. Wc will furnish written materials on the Audubon program. <br />e.Measures available to mitigate habitat impacts, eitlter through the project design and <br />Mnirmaiive Action tquai upportuniiy hmpioyer