Appendix F Detailed Cover Type Tables - USDA Rural Development

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Bemidji – Grand Rapids Biological Assessment and Evaluation 2.3.6 Characteristics of the Project Routes The following table presents a summary of the design and environmental characteristics for each route. Table 2‐1. Summary Characteristics of Route Alternatives 1, 2, and 3* Issue Route 1 Alternative Route 2 Alternative Route 3 Alternative Length 68 miles 69 miles 116 miles Existing Linear Infrastructure 66.2 miles follow Great Lakes pipeline, existing transmission and existing rail 63.8 miles follow US 2, existing transmission, existing pipelines and existing rail New Corridor Required 1.8 miles 5.2 miles 1.6 miles New Easement Required 1,032 ac 1,045 ac 1,672 ac 114.4 miles follow existing transmission, existing pipelines and existing roads Stream/River Crossings** 7 Public Water crossings 12 Public Water crossings 21 Public Water crossings Wetland Landcover (NWI) 225 ac 292 ac 420 ac Forested Landcover 439 ac 579 ac 863 ac CNF – federally owned property State Forest – state owned property Leech Lake Reservation (including LLBO treaty/trust lands) Previously CNF, DRM and DNR documented threatened, endangered or species of concern w/in Route*** 284 ac 348 ac 353 ac 154 ac 160 ac 154 ac 660 ac 662 ac 3 ac 5 DNR listed, 9 DRM listed and 6 CNF listed * Based on typical 125‐foot‐wide rights‐of‐way. ** MN DNR Division of Waters Public Waters Inventory ***Compiled from the MN DNR NHIS and CNF TES Observations databases. 7 DNR listed, 12 DRM listed and 10 CNF listed 13 DNR listed, 14 DRM listed and 16 CNF listed 2.4 Physical Characteristics of the Study Area The Study Area includes portions of four counties in northern Minnesota: Cass, Itasca, Hubbard, and Beltrami counties (Figure 1). The Study Area is mostly forestland and a number of water bodies, including large lakes and numerous streams and creeks. Elevations in the Study Area range between 1,250 and 1,450 feet above sea level. The Study Area includes a number of cities and townships and spans the borders of the LLR and CNF. The topography in the Study Area is associated with the most recent period of glaciation, which occurred approximately 15,000 years ago. Moraines, kames, eskers, and depressional wetlands/lakes are examples of topographic glacial features. According to the Minnesota DNR’s Field Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota, the Study Area is located entirely within the Northern Minnesota Drift and Lake Plains Ecological Section (MDL) July 2010 Description of the Proposed Action Page 2‐9
Bemidji – Grand Rapids Biological Assessment and Evaluation and partly within the Chippewa Plains, Pine Moraines and Outwash Plains, and St. Louis Moraines Subsections. Patterns of vegetation within the MDL reflect the glacial deposits that occur within this area. This includes widespread areas composed of sugar maple, basswood, paper birch, aspen, and northern red oak. Occasional coniferous species are also present (DNR, 2003). The general land cover within the Study Area consists primarily of deciduous and coniferous forest, large portions of which are managed as state and national forest. Pockets of shrub land are scattered throughout the area. Concentrations of cropland occur in Beltrami County near Blackduck, in Hubbard and Beltrami counties south of Bemidji, in Itasca County near Deer River, and in Cass County near Remer. Major water features include the Mississippi River, the Big Fork River, Pike Bay, Cass Lake, Portage Lake, Lake Winnibigoshish, Ball Club Lake, Leech Lake, Kabekona Lake, and Jesse Lake. July 2010 Description of the Proposed Action Page 2‐10
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