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~.latural Resources Inventory Red Wing MN for Full County Inventory The City of Red Wing is a largely undeveloped community noted for its access to regional bike trails, historic restaurants, enticing main street shops and its beautiful natural surroundings. When the City of Red Wing was presented with a proposal to develop a 450-acre medical campus and residential area, the City recognized the need to prepare for and accommodate growth while protecting and enhancing its natural resources. The City chose Bonestroo to conduct a natural resources study of 3,000 acres of undeveloped land, which included the site for the proposed campus. Using information provided by the Minnesota Historical Society, infrared photography and intense field surveys, Bonestroo's botanist and natural resources scientists gathered data on the existing quality of natural resources, rare species and cultural resources such as archaeological sites and historic buildings. This information was entered into a database that was then linked to a GIS system. The GIS system is a free- standing product that makes the information readily accessible to any staff member through ArcView. As a planning tool, the GIS component gives decision makers a comprehensive picture of an area, which provides greater assurances that they're making the right choices where development is concerned. In the case of the medical campus and residential development, the data helped the City relocate some of the roads and house pads to protect rare species. The success of this inventory, considered a pilot project by Goodhue County, has allowed the County to confidently request Bonestroo's involvement in a similar inventory for the rest of the county. Bonestroo 0 Rasene Anderiik & Associates Engineers 6 Architects Pilot Project's Success Sets Foundation