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Urbanizing Area. With the grant funds,TPL will not complete all of these projects. TPL will achieve the acreage targets from among these projects depending on how quickly projects move, landowner timelines, due diligence challenges,timing of leveraged dollars, etc. Minnesota River Habitat Corridor potential projects: • Acquire fee title of up to 98 acres to continue expansion of the DNR's Savage Fen Scientific and Natural Area along the Minnesota River. This addition is adjacent to existing protected land and includes wetland and associated upland forest. • Acquire fee title of up to 30 acres at Pike Lake Natural Area for city,township or county protection. This is critical shoreline on a shallow lake with abundant waterfowl and nesting bald eagles. This projectwill connect existing natural area owned by the city with natural land owned by the YMCA, creating a larger wildlife corridor along Pike Creek,which flows 3 miles to the north into the Minnesota River, Mississippi River Habitat Corridor potential project: • Acquire fee title of up to 170 acres with 1200 feet of shoreline on the Wild and Scenic Rum River,just a few miles upstream of the Mississippi River,for city,township or county protection. The Rum River is an excellent bass fishery and a favorite canoe route. The land is mixed woodland and wetland habitat. St. Croix River Habitat Corridor potential projects: Acquire fee title of up to 200 acres of forest for state or federal protection in the Franconia/ Scandia St. Croix River corridor. This project will complement existing protected sands along the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway. + Acquire fee title of up to 1,000 acres of mixed forest and associated wetlands/shallow lake terrain, providing excellent habitat for waterfowl, deer and pheasant near Big Marine Lake. This is part of the larger St. Croix Greenway that connects to the St. Croix River. Ultimate protection will be in partnership with state and Local partners. Plaii iii ii g The Metro Sig Rivers.partnership has relied on science-based processes to identify potential projects for this grant phase. Partners apply the following key-habitat priorities ofthe Minnesota Statewide Conservation and Preservation Plan: • Protect priority habitat • Protect critical shorelands • Improve connectivity and access to outdoor recreation • Restore land,wetlands, and wetland-associated watersheds • Protect and restore critical in-water habitat of lakes and streams • Keep water on the landscape.