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RFP Outline, Natural Resources Inventory <br />November 2s, 2003 <br />Page 2 <br />Forest resources <br />Native forests and woodlands <br />Plantations <br />Woodlots, oldfields dominated by trees <br />Trees on public property <br />Tree canopy cover <br />Forest health problems <br />Fire-prone property <br />Wetlands, rivers, streams, and lakes <br />Surface and groundwater quantity and quality <br />Soil types and suitabilities <br />Landforms such as hills, streams, and watersheds <br />Geologic hazards such as floodplains, highly erodible soils and areas of karst geologic <br />formations <br />Potential greenways and habitat connections between sensitive areas <br />Prod ucts/Deliverables <br />The inventory shall be submitted as a series of Geographic Information Systems maps aligned to <br />Sherburne County coordinates. Databases shall be ArcInfo/ArcView compatible. Maps should be <br />identified in independent layers: <br />Land cover type, each polygon uniquely identified <br />Soils, by type <br />Wetlands by type <br />Lakes, by shoreland management classification <br />Agricultural lands, by productivity class <br />Lands within a conservation reserve program <br />Forest cover, by type, age and condition <br />Steep slopes greater than 12 percent <br />Floodplains <br />Important plant and animal habitats <br />The end product should include recommendations on: <br />Potential greenway connections <br />Opportunities for native plant community or habitat restoration <br />Threats to unique plant communities <br />High priority lands for public acquisition <br />Suggested changes to the City's cluster subdivision requirements What about <br />recommendations for city serviced subdivisions? <br />Evaluation of parcels well-suited for cluster versus standard subdivision <br />Proposal Requirements <br />1. Firm Description <br />2. Project Understanding <br />