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END--endangered, TH~R--threatenea:L SPC--Sl~Cial concern. NON-- no legal status, but rare and may become listed if declines <br /> continue. This field is blank for natural communities and colonial waterbird nesting sites, which have no legal status in <br /> Minnesota. but are tracked by the database. <br /> <br /> NC Rank: [Natural Commtmity Rank]. <br /> <br /> Occ #: [Occurrence Number}. The occurrence number, in combination with the element name. uniquely identifies each <br /> record. <br /> OCCURRENCE NUMBER: See "Occ <br /> # OF OCCURS: The number of records existent in the ctatabase for each element within the area searched. <br /> Ownership: Indicates Whether the site is publicly or privately owned; for publicly owned land, the agency with management <br /> responsibility is listed. <br /> <br /> Precision: Precision of locational information of occurrence: C (comfrmed) = know~ wi'thin l/a mile radius, U (unconfirmed <br /> = known within 1/2 mile, N (non-specific) = known within I mile, G (general) = occurs within the general region, X <br /> (unmappable)=Iocation is unmappable on USGS topographic quadrangles (often known only to the nearest county), O <br /> (obscure./gone)=element no longer exists at-the location. <br /> PS: [Pr/mary Section]. The secticJn containing all or the greatest part of the occun--mce. <br /> <br /> Quad Map: See "DNR Quad" <br />.Ro <br /> Rec #: [Record number]. <br /> RN0 or Rng~ [Range number]. <br /> <br />SECTION or Section: [Section number(s)]. Some records are given only to the nearest section (s), but most are given to the <br />nearest quarter-section or quarter-quarter-section (e.g., SWNW32 denotes the SWl/a of the NWl/4 of section 32). A "0" is <br />used as a place holder when a half-section is specified (e.g., 0N03 refers to the north 182 of section 3). When a occurrence <br />crosses section boundaries, both sections are listed, without punctuation (e.g., the NE1/a of section 19 and NWl/4 of section <br />20 is displayed as "NE 19NW20"). <br />Site: A name which refers to the geographic area within which the occurrence lies. If no name for the area exists (a locally <br />used name, for example), one is assigned by the County Biological Survey or the Natural Heritage Program. <br />Source: The collector or observer of the rare feature occurrence. <br />S RANK: [State Rank]. A rank assigned to the natural community type which reflects the known extent and condition of that <br />community in Minnesota. Ranlcs range from 1 (in greatest need of conservation action in the state) to 5 (secure under present <br />conditions). A "7" following a rank indicates little information is available to rank the commtmity. Communities for which <br />information is especially scarce are given a "U", for "rank undetermined". The ranks do not represent a legal status. They are <br />used by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources to set priorities for research, inventory and conservation planning. <br />The state ranks are updated as inventory information becomes available. <br />State Status: See "MN STATUS" <br /> <br />TWP or Twp: [Township number].' .....~ <br /> <br />Verification: A reflectio~ of the reliability of the information on which the record is based. The highest level of reliability is <br />"verified," which usually indicates a collection was made or, in the case of bird records, nesting was observed. Plant records <br />based on collections ~ before 1970 are unverified. <br />Voucher: The museum or herbarium where specimens are maintained, and the accession number assigned by the repository. <br />In the case of bald eagles, this is the breeding area number. <br /> <br />Wildlife Area: The Minnesota DNR's Section of Wildlife administrative n~mber. <br /> <br />Data Security <br /> Loca~ons of ~orr~ rare features must be tr~.a,-d as sensitive informalaon because W~de~pr~l knowledge of these locanons could r~sult in harm m <br />the tart features. For example, wildflowers such as orchi~ and ecoaomcally valuable plants such as gm.~ng ar, vulneral~le to exploitauon by collectors: other <br />species, such as bald e~gles, ar~ sensitive to disturbance by c/oservcrs. Fro' ~ r~ason, w~ pr=fer that pubhCat~o~q not itt~nfif-y the precise locauons of <br />vulnerable species. We suggest clescnbmg the location only to the near,st secUon. If tttis is not acceptable for your tauposes, please call an~ discuss this issue <br />with me Environmental Review Specialist for the Heritage and Nongame Research Program at 651~96-7863. <br /> <br />Revised 11/2000 <br /> <br /> <br />