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Natural Resources Inventory Greenway Implementation Purpose The City of Elk River is accepting Request for Proposals to complete a natural resources inventory (NRI). The purpose of the NRI is to provide sound science-based information on the remaining natural resources within the City that have not yet been impacted by development. The information provided in the NRI will be used to: Guide development of goals and strategies for resource conservation and management Identify priorities for resource management Evaluate current natural resource management practices Guide policy development Prov/de information for parks, open space, trails and greenway planning Timeline Proposals are to be returned no later than 12:00 p.m. on January 20, 2004. Six copies, three-ring bound should be submitted to: Michele McPherson Director of Planning City of Elk River 13065 Orono Parkway Elk River, MN 55330 Context The City of Elk River is located north and west of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. A City with a landmass of 44 square miles~ it is located in Townships 32 and 33, Range 26 in Sherburne County. Elk River is the Sherbume County Seat and has, in the last 10 years, experienced four percent growth annually. Attachments · Community Context, Draft 2004 Comprehensive Plan · Map Illustrating Vacant Lands · Map Illustrating Residential Lands Five acres or Greater Required Tasks The NRI will be completed on all public lands (City, County and School District), all private, undeveloped lands both inside and outside the City's Urban Service District, and on all residential parcels with a dwelling on it five acres or greater. The following tasks will be' completed: Inventory of Natural Resources Existing landcover: forest type, wetlands, agricultural lands, other vegetation