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Freitag Property Biological Survey <br /> Hastings, MN <br /> <br />The 300-acre Freitag property in Hastings supports <br />some high quafity natural communities and is one of <br />the area's few upland refuges in an extensive <br />floodplain system. <br /> <br /> B <br />Ecok <br /> <br />The City of Hastings is an attracti <br />on the Mississippi River that is gro' <br />searching for a for a new wastew <br />to serve its growing population, ti <br />Metropolitan Council, came up wi <br />sites that included the 300-acre Fr <br /> <br />'e, historic community <br />ving steadily. In <br />~ter treatment facility <br />e City, along with the <br />h a short-list of four <br />.~itag property. <br /> <br />As a stakeholder in the planning ( ~fort, the Minnesota <br />Department of Natural Resources voiced concern on <br />the unknown impact of an 8- tolC .acre facility and <br />associated access/utility corridors on habitat and <br />wildlife <br /> populations <br /> the undevdfoped site. Since the <br /> at <br />Freitag property supports some high quality natural <br />communities and is one of the fe~v upland refuges in <br />an extensive floodplain system, tl~e MN DNR requested a <br />biological survey of the property. I! <br /> I <br />The Metropolitan Council contracted with Bonestroo's <br />Natural Resources Group in the summer of 2002 to <br />complete the work. The biologicallsurvey included a <br />floristic survey, plant community a~ssessment, and <br /> <br />iological Survey Enables <br />,gically Sound Site Selection <br /> <br /> herpetological, small mammal, bat, and breeding bird <br /> surveys. Bonestroo's in-house technical expertise, <br /> teamed with a mammologist from the University of <br /> Minnesota, resulted in the collection of the best possible <br /> data set. <br /> <br /> The project report was delivered in late July 2002, <br /> providing the City, MN DNR, and the Metropolitan <br /> Council with the accurate and complete information <br /> they needed to make an ecologically sound decision on <br /> whether the Freitag property would be an appropriate <br /> site for the new wastewater treatment plant. <br /> <br /> Both the MN DNR and the Metropolitan Council have <br /> held Bonestroo's biological survey of the Freitag <br /> property up as an example of how solid scientific data <br /> can contribute to sound planning for natural resources. <br /> <br />JBonestroo <br />Rosene <br />Anderlik & <br />Associates <br />Engineers & Arctlitects~ <br /> <br /> <br />