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within the past 20 years all provide significant wildlife habitat to many species. This level of tree <br />removal would be a huge impact to wildlife in the area. Minnesota has lost much of the <br />deciduous forests that used to present within the region to development, which makes <br />retaining forest, even the small and isolated remnants on the landscape, especially important <br />for wildlife habitat, clean water, and for the recreation/aesthetic values to the residents of the <br />development. Therefore, we recommend minimizing the amount of tree removal to the <br />greatest extent possible and not conducting tree and shrub removal during key nesting periods <br />from April through July. <br />Thank you again for the opportunity to review this document. Please let me know if you have any <br />questions. <br />Sincerely, <br />_ .��'j�.�.��� ���'+%u�r"�`�-�' <br />l/ <br />Melissa Collins <br />Regional Environmental Assessment Ecologist � Ecological and Water Resources <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources <br />Phone: 651-259-5755 <br />Email: melissa.collins@state.mn.us <br />CC: Joe Jablonski, US Home, LLC <br />Equal Opportunity Employer <br />4 <br />