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LANDSCAPE CONTEXT <br /> Proximity to established greenways <br /> This property is located within the Metro Conservation Corridors (Figure 3), a <br /> regional land protection plan of the DNR. Bailey Point is also adjacent to the 335- <br /> acre William H. Houlton Conservation Area (WHHCA),an Elk River conservation are <br /> that is located just across the Elk River and at the confluence of the Elk and <br /> Mississippi rivers. Finally,the property is located adjacent to the Mississippi Islands <br /> SNA,a chain of seven islands formed by outwash deposited by the Mississippi river <br /> designated as a Scientific and Natural Area by the MN DNR. <br /> Ecological significance and wildlife value <br /> The property,although not ranked by the Minnesota County Biological Survey as <br /> biologically significant,is situated adjacent to areas ranked as having high and <br /> moderate ecological significance by the MCBS,including the Mississippi Islands SNA. <br /> It is also located west of county parks and a DNR Wildlife Management Area,and is <br /> adjacent to the WHHCA,which will be a large expanse of restored native prairie, <br /> savanna and forest.As part of the Elk and Mississippi rivers,this property has <br /> inherent wildlife significance. All forms of wildlife depend on these rivers for <br /> sustenance, especially invertebrates,amphibians,reptiles,and fish. Mammals and <br /> birds also benefit greatly from the water, shelter and nutrients provided by the <br /> river,and birds use the Mississippi river corridor as an important migratory flyway. <br /> Friends of the Mississippi River Bailey Point Nature Preserve NRMP <br /> 13 <br />