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?roje ct Tea m Our team for the Elk River Natural Resource Inventory includes staff from Bonestroo's Natural Resources team and GIS group. An introduction to each team member and a summary of their experience is provided below. More detailed information about each person is provided in their resumes at the end of this proposal. Two ecologists from our Natural Resource team, Paul Bockenstedt and Elizabeth Gould, will head the project. Combined, these experienced ecologists have inventoried over I million acres of land in the upper Midwest, conducted targeted rare species searches on hundreds of additional acres, and recorded over 250 new rare plant records with the various state's Departments of Natural Resources. Both Paul and Liza have worked with the Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS) since the late 19C)0s and understand the steps necessary to obtain a detailed and accurate data set. Including current work, they have completed MLCCS mapping for over 200,000 acres in the Twin Cities metro area. Paul Bockenstedt, M.A., is a senior plant/restoration ecologist with Bonestroo. He will serve as project manager for the Elk River Township Natural Resources Inventory. As such, he will be involved in the field work, facilitate and present at meetings, and coordinate project schedule with City staff and the Park and Recreation Commission. Paul has over 20 years of experience in the natural resources field, and has inventoried and created management plans for natural communities in Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Paul has served as the project manager and/or lead ecologist for over 100 natural resource inventory projects and botanical inventories during his career. He has written dozens of custom site management/restoration and/or seeding plans for habitats ranging from forest to wetlands and prairies and is especially knowledgeable about prairie and woodland ecosystems. Paul is also experienced at facilitating public meetings on natural resources and related issues Elizabeth Gould, B.S., a plant ecologist, will assist Paul with field work, complete the MLCCS mapping and do much of your GIS work. Liza has been working in the natural resource field since the late 1980s, when she worked as an interpretive naturalist for a local natural history museum. Since then, she has been involved in natural resource inventories and rare plant searches throughout Minnesota and in Wisconsin. She is especially familiar with the species and natural communities of the St. Croix Moraine, the landform that underlies Elk River Township and northern Washington County. In addition, she has extensive experience with GIS mapping and database management. John Smyth, B.S., is a senior wetland scientist and team leader for the Bonestroo Natural Resources Team. He will serve in an advisory capacity .~ City of Elk ,'e/ver ~2 ~, ]'~ Narura/ 5'esources /nventoo;