| Section 1 | Overview | |||
| Originator | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) | |||
| Title | DNR NPC and Land Cover - Parks and Trails | |||
| Abstract | This data layer contains results of the Minnesota Biological Survey (MBS) as well as non-native land cover for MNDNR Parks and Trails (PAT) administered lands. It also contains land cover on all lands within statutory boundaries of MN State Parks, State Recreation Areas and State Waysides regardless of ownership.
MBS data includes polygons representing the highest quality native plant communities remaining in the state. These native plant communities (NPC) are important areas for conservation of plant and animal biodiversity. Native plant communities are groups of native plants that interact with each other and their surrounding environment in ways not greatly altered by modern human activity or by introduced plant or animal species. These groups of native species form recognizable units, such as an oak forest, a prairie, or a marsh, that tend to repeat across the landscape and over time. Native plant communities are generally classified and described by considering vegetation, hydrology, land forms, soils, and natural disturbance regimes. The native plant community types and subtypes in this data layer are classified primarily by vegetation and major habitat features. Classification and inventory of native plant communities is an ongoing effort of the Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program and the Minnesota Biological Survey. The Minnesota Biological Survey locates higher quality native plant communities using aerial photo interpretation followed by field survey of selected sites. Not all sites that are surveyed get mapped to native plant community; primarily due to: 1) the sites were given a Biodiversity Significance rank of Moderate or Below. These sites remain important for conservation and may include habitat for native plants and animals, corridors for animal movement, buffers surrounding higher quality sites and open space, or represent target areas for restoration. They are typically not mapped to NPC due to workload constraints. 2) land where modern human activities such as farming, overgrazing, wetland drainage, recent logging and residential and commercial development have destroyed or greatly altered the natural vegetation; or 3) the amount of native plant community polygons were below minimal size criteria to be considered a site. Parks and Trail data includes polygons representing land cover type boundaries for MN state parks, state recreation areas, state waysides and some state Trails. Total acreage represented is approximately 280,000 acres within the statutory boundaries of the park units and state trail ROWs. Where available, the Minnesota Biological Survey (MBS) Native Plant Community (NPC) data layer was used and merged with other land cover layers that were digitized to create a complete land cover data set for each individual PAT unit. Cover type polygons are based on a hierarchical classification system modified from the MBS Field Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota, 2003 Edition. Where natural communities did not exist, land cover was mapped under the broader categories of Developed and Use Areas; Open, Non-Developed; Planted Stands of Trees; Human Exposed Earth; and Open Water. Digitizing was done in ArcView 3.3 and ArcMap 9.x and above using aerial imagery and other layers such as: GPS roads, facilities, campgrounds, or other use areas. This layer is under development and will be added to and updated as the data becomes available. | |||
| Purpose | To foster better understanding and protection of Minnesota's native plant communities as well as to facilitate management of MN Parks and Trails lands. | |||
| Time Period of Content Date | ||||
| Currentness Reference | Time Period of Content Date in metadata.html indicates when dataset was last updated. 1986 - Present. The data are current to the date listed by year in each record of the database. | |||
| Progress | In work | |||
| Maintenance and Update Frequency | As needed | |||
| Spatial Extent of Data | State of Minnesota | |||
| Bounding Coordinates | -97.23 -89.53 49.37 43.5 | |||
| Place Keywords | Minnesota | |||
| Theme Keywords | Native Plant Communities, Natural Communities, Rare Plants, Natural Heritage, Biological Survey, biota, Land Cover, Non-Native Communities, Facilities | |||
| Theme Keyword Thesaurus | ||||
| Access Constraints | None | |||
| Use Constraints | Users must include in any product derived from this GIS data set an acknowledgment of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources as the source of information. In addition, in order to protect DNR's copyright interest in these data, the user must also include an appropriate copyright notice in the name of the DNR or the user. | |||
| Contact Person Information | Zeb Thomas,
GIS Data Systems Coordinator Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Rd Saint Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-259-5637 Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us | |||
| Browse Graphic | None available | |||
| Associated Data Sets | ||||
| Section 2 | Data Quality | |||
| Attribute Accuracy | Source table dnr_npc_land_cover_pat: The data have been automated using either ArcView or ArcGIS. | |||
| Logical Consistency | Data are topologically structured and verified. | |||
| Completeness | Parks and Trails data are complete for each PAT unit (excluding trails) and are under constant refinement as new surveys are completed. | |||
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy | No quantitative studies of horizontal positional accuracy exist for the data. Positional accuracy can be reasonably estimated based on the characteristics of source materials and processing techniques to be 45-60 feet (14-18 meters) from correct position. | |||
| Vertical Positional Accuracy | Not Applicable | |||
| Lineage | Attribute Lineage for source tables MBS_NPC_PY3, state_park_recreation_area_and_wayside_land_cover_types. The data have been automated using either ArcView or ArcGIS. | |||
| Section 3 | Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata) | |||
| Section 4 | Coordinate System | |||
| Horizontal Coordinate Scheme | Universal Transverse Mercator | |||
| UTM Zone Number | 15 | |||
| Horizontal Datum | NAD83 | |||
| Horizontal Units | meters | |||
| Section 5 | Attributes | |||
| Overview | This data set shares many columns with other similar data sets such as DNR Native Plant Communities, DNR NPC and Land Cover - EWR and DNR NPC and Land Cover - FOR
Many of the columns reference the same data with minor field name changes to facilitate divison specific business rules. These often contain very long enumerated lists of values that make use of this metadata unwieldy. In some cases the lists and descriptions have the same values for multiple fields. Those will be clarified in this overview section. program_proj_name - See program_project_code_and_name for a list of valid values of PAT management units. land_cover_code - See npc_code_v2_0_id, npc_complex_v2_0_id, and non_npc_type for valid codes and descriptions. land_cover_description - See npc_code_v2_0_id, npc_complex_v2_0_id, and non_npc_type for valid codes and descriptions. community_origin - See community_origin system_group -system group: Combination of NPC Version 2 and PAT Non NPC System Groups See system_group system_code - system_code_description - Combination of system code and system description. See system_code_desctiption system_description - system_code_description - Combination of system code and system description. See system_code_desctiption class_code - This is a subset of the full codes in these code values: See npc_code_v2_0_id, npc_complex_v2_0_id, and non_npc_type for valid codes and descriptions. class_description See npc_code_v2_0_id, npc_complex_v2_0_id, and non_npc_type for valid codes and descriptions. floristic_region_code - see floristic_region_code_and_name floristic_region_description - see floristic_region_code_and_name non_npc_type - See non_npc_typ for codes and desctiptions. These types are used to round out the border to border land cover data for PAT units that have statutory boundaries or ROWs. gis_acres - GIS caluclated acres of individual polygons biodiversity_signif_rank - see biodiversity_signif_rank This ranking is from EWR site information that overlaps NPC polygons in the PAT land cover. | |||
| Detailed Citation | ||||
| Table Detail: | ||||
| dnr_npc_land_cover_pat - Geodatabase Attribute Table | |||
| Field Name | Valid Values | Definition | Definition Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBJECTID | Database Generated Object ID | ||
| Shape | ESRI geometry | ||
| npc_code_v2_0_id | enumerated | Native Plant Community Codes and Descriptions | Field Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota |
| AP | Acid Peatland System | ||
| Apn | Acid Peatland System Northern | ||
| APn80 | Northern Spruce Bog | ||
| APn80a | Black Spruce Bog | ||
| APn80a1 | Black Spruce Bog: Treed Subtype | ||
| APn80a2 | Black Spruce Bog: Semi-Treed Subtype | ||
| APn81 | Northern Poor Conifer Swamp | ||
| APn81a | Poor Black Spruce Swamp | ||
| APn81b | Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp | ||
| APn81b1 | Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp: Black Spruce Subtype | ||
| APn81b2 | Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp: Tamarack Subtype | ||
| APn90 | Northern Open Bog | ||
| APn90a | Low Shrub Bog | ||
| APn90b | Graminoid Bog | ||
| APn90b1 | Graminoid Bog: Typic Subtype | ||
| APn90b2 | Graminoid Bog: Schlenke Subtype | ||
| APn91 | Northern Poor Fen | ||
| APn91a | Low Shrub Poor Fen | ||
| APn91b | Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin) | ||
| APn91c | Graminoid Poor Fen (Water Track) | ||
| APn91c1 | Graminoid Poor Fen (Water Track): Featureless Water Track Subtype | ||
| APn91c2 | Graminoid Poor Fen (Water Track): Flark Subtype | ||
| CT | Cliff/Talus System | ||
| CTn | Cliff/Talus System Northern | ||
| CTn11 | Northern Dry Cliff | ||
| CTn11a | Dry Mafic Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn11b | Dry Rove Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn11c | Dry Thomson Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn11d | Dry Felsic Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn11e | Dry Sandstone Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn12 | Northern Open Talus | ||
| CTn12a | Dry Open Talus (Northern) | ||
| CTn12b | Mesic Open Talus (Northern) | ||
| CTn24 | Northern Scrub Talus | ||
| CTn24a | Dry Scrub Talus (Northern) | ||
| CTn24b | Mesic Scrub Talus (Northern) | ||
| CTn32 | Northern Mesic Cliff | ||
| CTn32a | Mesic Mafic Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn32b | Mesic Rove Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn32c | Mesic Thomson Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn32d | Mesic Felsic Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn32e | Mesic Sandstone Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn42 | Northern Wet Cliff | ||
| CTn42a | Wet Mafic Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn42b | Wet Rove Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn42c | Wet Felsic Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTn42d | Wet Sandstone Cliff (Northern) | ||
| CTs | Cliff/Talus System Southern | ||
| CTs12 | Southern Dry Cliff | ||
| CTs12a | Dry Sandstone Cliff (Southern) | ||
| CTs12b | Dry Limestone - Dolomite Cliff (Southern) | ||
| CTs12c | Dry Sioux Quartzite Cliff (Southern) | ||
| CTs23 | Southern Open Talus | ||
| CTs23a | Dry Limestone - Dolomite Talus (Southern) | ||
| CTs23b | Mesic Limestone - Dolomite Talus (Southern) | ||
| CTs33 | Southern Mesic Cliff | ||
| CTs33a | Mesic Sandstone Cliff (Southern) | ||
| CTs33b | Mesic Limestone - Dolomite Cliff (Southern) | ||
| CTs43 | Southern Maderate Cliff | ||
| CTs43a | Maderate Cliff | ||
| CTs43a1 | Maderate Cliff: Limestone Subtype | ||
| CTs43a2 | Maderate Cliff: Dolomite Subtype | ||
| CTs46 | Southern Algific Talus | ||
| CTs46a | Algific Talus | ||
| CTs46a1 | Algific Talus: Limestone Subtype | ||
| CTs46a2 | Algific Talus: Dolomite Subtype | ||
| CTs53 | Southern Wet Cliff | ||
| CTs53a | Wet Sandstone Cliff (Southern) | ||
| CTs53b | Wet Limestone - Dolomite Cliff (Southern) | ||
| CTu | Cliff/Talus System Superior | ||
| CTu22 | Lake Superior Cliff | ||
| CTu22a | Exposed Mafic Cliff (Lake Superior) | ||
| CTu22b | Exposed Felsic Cliff (Lake Superior) | ||
| CTu22c | Sheltered Mafic Cliff (Lake Superior) | ||
| FD | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System | ||
| FDc | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System Central | ||
| FDc12 | Central Poor Dry Pine Woodland | ||
| FDc12a | Jack Pine - (Bearberry) Woodland | ||
| FDc23 | Central Dry Pine Woodland | ||
| FDc23a | Jack Pine - (Yarrow) Woodland | ||
| FDc23a1 | Jack Pine - (Yarrow) Woodland: Ericaceous Shrub Subtype | ||
| FDc23a2 | Jack Pine - (Yarrow) Woodland: Bur Oak - Aspen Subtype | ||
| FDc24 | Central Rich Dry Pine Woodland | ||
| FDc24a | Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland | ||
| FDc24a1 | Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland: Bracken Subtype | ||
| FDc24a2 | Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland: Bur Oak - Carrion-Flower Subtype | ||
| FDc25 | Central Dry Oak-Aspen (Pine) Woodland | ||
| FDc25a | Jack Pine - Oak Woodland | ||
| FDc25b | Oak - Aspen Woodland | ||
| FDc34 | Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest | ||
| FDc34a | Red Pine - White Pine Forest | ||
| FDc34b | Oak - Aspen Forest | ||
| FDn | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System Northern | ||
| FDn12 | Northern Dry-Sand Pine Woodland | ||
| FDn12a | Jack Pine Woodland (Sand) | ||
| FDn12b | Red Pine Woodland (Sand) | ||
| FDn22 | Northern Dry-Bedrock Pine (Oak) Woodland | ||
| FDn22a | Jack Pine Woodland (Bedrock) | ||
| FDn22b | Red Pine - White Pine Woodland (Northeastern Bedrock) | ||
| FDn22c | Pin Oak Woodland (Bedrock) | ||
| FDn22d | Red Pine - White Pine Woodland (Eastcentral Bedrock) | ||
| FDn32 | Northern Poor Dry-Mesic Mixed Woodland | ||
| FDn32a | Red Pine - White Pine Woodland (Canadian Shield) | ||
| FDn32b | Red Pine - White Pine Woodland (Minnesota Point) | ||
| FDn32c | Black Spruce - Jack Pine Woodland | ||
| FDn32c1 | Black Spruce - Jack Pine Woodland: Jack Pine - Balsam Fir Subtype | ||
| FDn32c2 | Black Spruce - Jack Pine Woodland: Black Spruce - Feathermoss Subtype | ||
| FDn32c3 | Black Spruce - Jack Pine Woodland: Jack Pine - Black Spruce - Aspen Subtype | ||
| FDn32d | Jack Pine - Black Spruce Woodland (Sand) | ||
| FDn32e | Spruce - Fir Woodland (North Shore) | ||
| FDn33 | Northern Dry-Mesic Mixed Woodland | ||
| FDn33a | Red Pine - White Pine Woodland | ||
| FDn33a1 | Red Pine - White Pine Woodland: Balsam Fir Subtype | ||
| FDn33a2 | Red Pine - White Pine Woodland: Mountain Maple Subtype | ||
| FDn33b | Aspen - Birch Woodland | ||
| FDn33c | Black Spruce Woodland | ||
| FDn43 | Northern Mesic Mixed Forest | ||
| FDn43a | White Pine - Red Pine Forest | ||
| FDn43b | Aspen - Birch Forest | ||
| FDn43b1 | Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype | ||
| FDn43b2 | Aspen - Birch Forest: Hardwood Subtype | ||
| FDn43c | Upland White Cedar Forest | ||
| FDs | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System Southern | ||
| FDs27 | Southern Dry-Mesic Pine-Oak Woodland | ||
| FDs27a | Jack Pine - Oak Woodland (Sand) | ||
| FDs27b | White Pine - Oak Woodland (Sand) | ||
| FDs27c | Black Oak - White Oak Woodland (Sand) | ||
| FDs36 | Southern Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest | ||
| FDs36a | Bur Oak - Aspen Forest | ||
| FDs37 | Southern Dry-Mesic Oak (Maple) Woodland | ||
| FDs37a | Oak - (Red Maple) Woodland | ||
| FDs37b | Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland | ||
| FDs38 | Southern Dry-Mesic Oak-Hickory Woodland | ||
| FDs38a | Oak - Shagbark Hickory Woodland | ||
| FDw | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System Northwestern | ||
| FDw24 | Northwestern Dry-Mesic Oak Woodland | ||
| FDw24a | Bur Oak - (Prairie Herb) Woodland | ||
| FDw24b | Bur Oak - (Forest Herb) Woodland | ||
| FDw34 | Northwestern Mesic Aspen-Oak Woodland | ||
| FDw34a | Aspen - (Prairie Herb) Woodland | ||
| FDw34b | Aspen - (Beaked Hazel) Woodland | ||
| FDw44 | Northwestern Wet-Mesic Aspen Woodland | ||
| FDw44a | Aspen - (Cordgrass) Woodland | ||
| FDw44b | Aspen - (Chokecherry) Woodland | ||
| FF | Floodplain Forest System | ||
| FFn | Floodplain Forest System Northern | ||
| FFn57 | Northern Terrace Forest | ||
| FFn57a | Black Ash - Silver Maple Terrace Forest | ||
| FFn67 | Northern Floodplain Forest | ||
| FFn67a | Silver Maple - (Sensitive Fern) Floodplain Forest | ||
| FFs | Floodplain Forest System Southern | ||
| FFs59 | Southern Terrace Forest | ||
| FFs59a | Silver Maple - Green Ash - Cottonwood Terrace Forest | ||
| FFs59b | Swamp White Oak Terrace Forest | ||
| FFs59c | Elm - Ash - Basswood Terrace Forest | ||
| FFs68 | Southern Floodplain Forest | ||
| FFs68a | Silver Maple - (Virginia Creeper) Floodplain Forest | ||
| FP | Forested Rich Peatland System | ||
| FPn | Forested Rich Peatland System Northern | ||
| FPn62 | Northern Rich Spruce Swamp (Basin) | ||
| FPn62a | Rich Black Spruce Swamp (Basin) | ||
| FPn63 | Northern Cedar Swamp | ||
| FPn63a | White Cedar Swamp (Northeastern) | ||
| FPn63b | White Cedar Swamp (Northcentral) | ||
| FPn63c | White Cedar Swamp (Northwestern) | ||
| FPn71 | Northern Rich Spruce Swamp (Water Track) | ||
| FPn71a | Rich Black Spruce Swamp (Water Track) | ||
| FPn72 | Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Eastern Basin) | ||
| FPn72a | Rich Tamarack Swamp (Eastcentral) | ||
| FPn73 | Northern Rich Alder Swamp | ||
| FPn73a | Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp | ||
| FPn81 | Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Water Track) | ||
| FPn81a | Rich Tamarack (Sundew - Pitcher Plant) Swamp | ||
| FPn82 | Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin) | ||
| FPn82a | Rich Tamarack - (Alder) Swamp | ||
| FPn82b | Extremely Rich Tamarack Swamp | ||
| FPs | Forested Rich Peatland System Southern | ||
| FPs63 | Southern Rich Conifer Swamp | ||
| FPs63a | Tamarack Swamp (Southern) | ||
| FPw | Forested Rich Peatland System Northwestern | ||
| FPw63 | Northwestern Rich Conifer Swamp | ||
| FPw63a | Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp (Aspen Parkland) | ||
| FPw63b | Tamarack Seepage Swamp (Aspen Parkland) | ||
| LK | Lakeshore System | ||
| LKi | Lake Shore System Interior | ||
| LKi32 | Inland Lake Sand/Gravel/Cobble Shore | ||
| LKi32a | Sand Beach (Inland Lake) | ||
| LKi32b | Gravel/Cobble Beach (Inland Lake) | ||
| LKi43 | Inland Lake Rocky Shore | ||
| LKi43a | Boulder Shore (Inland Lake) | ||
| LKi43b | Bedrock Shore (Inland Lake) | ||
| LKi54 | Inland Lake Clay/Mud Shore | ||
| LKi54a | Clay/Mud Shore (Inland Lake) | ||
| LKi54b | Mud Flat (Inland Lake) | ||
| LKi54b1 | Mud Flat (Inland Lake): Saline Subtype | ||
| LKi54b2 | Mud Flat (Inland Lake): Non-Saline Subtype | ||
| LKu | Lake Shore System Superior | ||
| LKu32 | Lake Superior Sand/Gravel/Cobble Shore | ||
| LKu32a | Beachgrass Dune (Lake Superior) | ||
| LKu32b | Juniper Dune Shrubland (Lake Superior) | ||
| LKu32c | Sand Beach (Lake Superior) | ||
| LKu32d | Beach Ridge Shrubland (Lake Superior) | ||
| LKu32e | Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) | ||
| LKu43 | Lake Superior Rocky Shore | ||
| LKu43a | Dry Bedrock Shore (Lake Superior) | ||
| LKu43b | Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior) | ||
| LKu43b1 | Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Cobble Subtype | ||
| LKu43b2 | Wet Rocky Shore (Lake Superior): Bedrock Subtype | ||
| MH | Mesic Hardwood Forest System | ||
| MHc | Mesic Hardwood Forest System Central | ||
| MHc26 | Central Dry-Mesic Oak-Aspen Forest | ||
| MHc26a | Oak - Aspen - Red Maple Forest | ||
| MHc26b | Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Large-Flowered Trillium) Forest | ||
| MHc36 | Central Mesic Hardwood Forest (Eastern) | ||
| MHc36a | Red Oak - Basswood Forest (Noncalcareous Till) | ||
| MHc36b | Red Oak - Basswood Forest (Calcareous Till) | ||
| MHc37 | Central Mesic Hardwood Forest (Western) | ||
| MHc37a | Aspen - (Sugar Maple - Basswood) Forest | ||
| MHc37b | Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Aspen) Forest | ||
| MHc38 | Central Mesic Cold-Slope Hardwood-Conifer Forest | ||
| MHc38a | White Pine - Sugar Maple - Basswood Forest (Cold Slope) | ||
| MHc47 | Central Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest | ||
| MHc47a | Basswood - Black Ash Forest | ||
| MHn | Mesic Hardwood Forest System Northern | ||
| MHn35 | Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest | ||
| MHn35a | Aspen - Birch - Basswood Forest | ||
| MHn35b | Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest | ||
| MHn44 | Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest | ||
| MHn44a | Aspen - Birch - Red Maple Forest | ||
| MHn44b | White Pine - White Spruce - Paper Birch Forest | ||
| MHn44c | Aspen - Fir Forest | ||
| MHn44d | Aspen - Birch - Fir Forest | ||
| MHn45 | Northern Mesic Hardwood (Cedar) Forest | ||
| MHn45a | Paper Birch - Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) | ||
| MHn45b | White Cedar - Yellow Birch Forest | ||
| MHn45c | Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) | ||
| MHn46 | Northern Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest | ||
| MHn46a | Aspen - Ash Forest | ||
| MHn46b | Black Ash - Basswood Forest | ||
| MHn47 | Northern Rich Mesic Hardwood Forest | ||
| MHn47a | Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest | ||
| MHn47b | Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Horsetail) Forest | ||
| MHs | Mesic Hardwood Forest System Southern | ||
| MHs37 | Southern Dry-Mesic Oak Forest | ||
| MHs37a | Red Oak - White Oak Forest | ||
| MHs37b | Red Oak - White Oak - (Sugar Maple) Forest | ||
| MHs38 | Southern Mesic Oak-Basswood Forest | ||
| MHs38a | White Pine - Oak - Sugar Maple Forest | ||
| MHs38b | Basswood - Bur Oak - (Green Ash) Forest | ||
| MHs38c | Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest | ||
| MHs39 | Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest | ||
| MHs39a | Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bitternut Hickory) Forest | ||
| MHs39b | Sugar Maple - Basswood - Red Oak - (Blue Beech) Forest | ||
| MHs39c | Sugar Maple Forest (Big Woods) | ||
| MHs49 | Southern Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest | ||
| MHs49a | Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Hackberry) Forest | ||
| MHs49b | Elm - Basswood - Black Ash - (Blue Beech) Forest | ||
| MHw | Mesic Hardwood Forest System Northwestern | ||
| MHw36 | Northwestern Wet-Mesic Hardwood Forest | ||
| MHw36a | Green Ash - Bur Oak - Elm Forest | ||
| MR | Marsh System | ||
| MRn | Marsh System Northern | ||
| MRn83 | Northern Mixed Cattail Marsh | ||
| MRn83a | Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Northern) | ||
| MRn83b | Cattail Marsh (Northern) | ||
| MRn93 | Northern Bulrush-Spikerush Marsh | ||
| MRn93a | Bulrush Marsh (Northern) | ||
| MRn93b | Spikerush - Bur Reed Marsh (Northern) | ||
| MRp | Marsh System Prairie | ||
| MRp83 | Prairie Mixed Cattail Marsh | ||
| MRp83a | Cattail - Sedge Marsh (Prairie) | ||
| MRp83b | Cattail Marsh (Prairie) | ||
| MRp93 | Prairie Bulrush-Arrowhead Marsh | ||
| MRp93a | Bulrush Marsh (Prairie) | ||
| MRp93b | Spikerush - Bur Reed Marsh (Prairie) | ||
| MRp93c | Arrowhead Marsh (Prairie) | ||
| MRu | Marsh System Superior | ||
| MRu94 | Lake Superior Coastal Marsh | ||
| MRu94a | Estuary Marsh (Lake Superior) | ||
| OP | Open Rich Peatland System | ||
| OPn | Open Rich Peatland System Northern | ||
| OPn81 | Northern Shrub Shore Fen | ||
| OPn81a | Bog Birch - Alder Shore Fen | ||
| OPn81b | Leatherleaf - Sweet Gale Shore Fen | ||
| OPn91 | Northern Rich Fen (Water Track) | ||
| OPn91a | Shrub Rich Fen (Water Track) | ||
| OPn91b | Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track) | ||
| OPn91b1 | Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Featureless Water Track Subtype | ||
| OPn91b2 | Graminoid Rich Fen (Water Track): Flark Subtype | ||
| OPn92 | Northern Rich Fen (Basin) | ||
| OPn92a | Graminoid Rich Fen (Basin) | ||
| OPn92b | Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin) | ||
| OPn93 | Northern Extremely Rich Fen | ||
| OPn93a | Spring Fen | ||
| OPp | Open Rich Peatland System Prairie | ||
| OPp91 | Prairie Rich Fen | ||
| OPp91a | Rich Fen (Mineral Soil) | ||
| OPp91b | Rich Fen (Peatland) | ||
| OPp91c | Rich Fen (Prairie Seepage) | ||
| OPp93 | Prairie Extremely Rich Fen | ||
| OPp93a | Calcareous Fen (Northwestern) | ||
| OPp93b | Calcareous Fen (Southwestern) | ||
| OPp93c | Calcareous Fen (Southeastern) | ||
| RO | Rock Outcrop System | ||
| ROn | Rock Outcrop System Northern | ||
| ROn12 | Northern Bedrock Outcrop | ||
| ROn12a | Sandstone Outcrop (Northern) | ||
| ROn12b | Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Northern) | ||
| ROn23 | Northern Bedrock Shrubland | ||
| ROn23a | Bedrock Shrubland (Inland) | ||
| ROn23b | Bedrock Shrubland (Lake Superior) | ||
| ROs | Rock Outcrop System Southern | ||
| ROs12 | Southern Bedrock Outcrop | ||
| ROs12a | Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Prairie) | ||
| ROs12a1 | Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Prairie): Minnesota River Subtype | ||
| ROs12a2 | Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Prairie): Sioux Quartzite Subtype | ||
| ROs12b | Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Transition) | ||
| ROs12c | Sedimentary Bedrock Outcrop (Southeast) | ||
| ROs12c1 | Sedimentary Bedrock Outcrop (Southeast): Sandstone Subtype | ||
| ROs12c2 | Sedimentary Bedrock Outcrop (Southeast): Limestone-Dolomite Subtype | ||
| RV | River Shore System | ||
| RVx | River Shore System | ||
| RVx32 | Sand/Gravel/Cobble River Shore | ||
| RVx32a | Willow Sandbar Shrubland (River) | ||
| RVx32b | Sand Beach/Sandbar (River) | ||
| RVx32b1 | Sand Beach/Sandbar (River): Intermittent Streambed Subtype | ||
| RVx32b2 | Sand Beach/Sandbar (River): Permanent Stream Subtype | ||
| RVx32c | Gravel/Cobble Beach (River) | ||
| RVx32c1 | Gravel/Cobble Beach (River): Intermittent Streambed Subtype | ||
| RVx32c2 | Gravel/Cobble Beach (River): Permanent Stream Subtype | ||
| RVx43 | Rocky River Shore | ||
| RVx43a | Bedrock/Boulder Shore (River) | ||
| RVx43a1 | Bedrock/Boulder Shore (River): Intermittent Streambed Subtype | ||
| RVx43a2 | Bedrock/Boulder Shore (River): Permanent Stream Subtype | ||
| RVx54 | Clay/Mud River Shore | ||
| RVx54a | Slumping Clay/Mud Slope (River) | ||
| RVx54b | Clay/Mud Shore (River) | ||
| RVx54b1 | Clay/Mud Shore (River): Intermittent Streambed Subtype | ||
| RVx54b2 | Clay/Mud Shore (River): Permanent Stream Subtype | ||
| UP | Upland Prairie System | ||
| UPn | Upland Prairie System Northern | ||
| UPn12 | Northern Dry Prairie | ||
| UPn12a | Dry Barrens Prairie (Northern) | ||
| UPn12b | Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Northern) | ||
| UPn12c | Dry Sand - Gravel Brush-Prairie (Northern) | ||
| UPn12d | Dry Hill Prairie (Northern) | ||
| UPn13 | Northern Dry Savanna | ||
| UPn13a | Dry Barrens Jack Pine Savanna (Northern) | ||
| UPn13b | Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Northern) | ||
| UPn13c | Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Northern) | ||
| UPn13d | Dry Hill Oak Savanna (Northern) | ||
| UPn23 | Northern Mesic Prairie | ||
| UPn23a | Mesic Brush-Prairie (Northern) | ||
| UPn23b | Mesic Prairie (Northern) | ||
| UPn24 | Northern Mesic Savanna | ||
| UPn24a | Mesic Oak Savanna (Northern) | ||
| UPn24b | Aspen Openings (Northern) | ||
| UPs | Upland Prairie System Southern | ||
| UPs13 | Southern Dry Prairie | ||
| UPs13a | Dry Barrens Prairie (Southern) | ||
| UPs13b | Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) | ||
| UPs13c | Dry Bedrock Bluff Prairie (Southern) | ||
| UPs13d | Dry Hill Prairie (Southern) | ||
| UPs14 | Southern Dry Savanna | ||
| UPs14a | Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern) | ||
| UPs14a1 | Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Jack Pine Subtype | ||
| UPs14a2 | Dry Barrens Oak Savanna (Southern): Oak Subtype | ||
| UPs14b | Dry Sand - Gravel Oak Savanna (Southern) | ||
| UPs14c | Dry Hill Oak Savanna (Southern) | ||
| UPs23 | Southern Mesic Prairie | ||
| UPs23a | Mesic Prairie (Southern) | ||
| UPs24 | Southern Mesic Savanna | ||
| UPs24a | Mesic Oak Savanna (Southern) | ||
| WF | Wet Forest System | ||
| WFn | Wet Forest System Northern | ||
| WFn53 | Northern Wet Cedar Forest | ||
| WFn53a | Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) | ||
| WFn53b | Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern) | ||
| WFn55 | Northern Wet Ash Swamp | ||
| WFn55a | Black Ash - Aspen - Balsam Poplar Swamp (Northeastern) | ||
| WFn55b | Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Basswood Swamp (Eastcentral) | ||
| WFn55c | Black Ash - Mountain Maple Swamp (Northern) | ||
| WFn64 | Northern Very Wet Ash Swamp | ||
| WFn64a | Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northeastern) | ||
| WFn64b | Black Ash - Yellow Birch - Red Maple - Alder Swamp (Eastcentral) | ||
| WFn64c | Black Ash - Alder Swamp (Northern) | ||
| WFn74 | Northern Wet Alder Swamp | ||
| WFn74a | Alder - (Red Currant - Meadow-Rue) Swamp | ||
| WFs | Wet Forest System Southern | ||
| WFs55 | Southern Wet Aspen Forest | ||
| WFs55a | Lowland Aspen Forest | ||
| WFs57 | Southern Wet Ash Swamp | ||
| WFs57a | Black Ash - (Red Maple) Seepage Swamp | ||
| WFs57b | Black Ash - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Blue Beech) Seepage Swamp | ||
| WFw | Wet Forest System Northwestern | ||
| WFw54 | Northwestern Wet Aspen Forest | ||
| WFw54a | Lowland Black Ash - Aspen - Balsam Poplar Forest | ||
| WM | Wet Meadow/Carr System | ||
| WMn | Wet Meadow/Carr System Northern | ||
| WMn82 | Northern Wet Meadow/Carr | ||
| WMn82a | Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp | ||
| WMn82b | Sedge Meadow | ||
| WMn82b1 | Sedge Meadow: Bluejoint Subtype | ||
| WMn82b2 | Sedge Meadow: Tussock Sedge Subtype | ||
| WMn82b3 | Sedge Meadow: Beaked Sedge Subtype | ||
| WMn82b4 | Sedge Meadow: Lake Sedge Subtype | ||
| WMP | Wet Meadow/Carr System Prairie | ||
| WMp73 | Prairie Wet Meadow/Carr | ||
| WMp73a | Prairie Meadow/Carr | ||
| WMs | Wet Meadow/Carr System Southern | ||
| WMs83 | Southern Seepage Meadow/Carr | ||
| WMs83a | Seepage Meadow/Carr | ||
| WMs83a1 | Seepage Meadow/Carr Tussock: Sedge Subtype | ||
| WMs83a2 | Seepage Meadow/Carr: Aquatic Sedge Subtype | ||
| WMs83a3 | Seepage Meadow/Carr: Impatiens Subtype | ||
| WMs92 | Southern Basin Wet Meadow/Carr | ||
| WMs92a | Basin Meadow/Carr | ||
| WP | Wetland Prairie System | ||
| WPn | Wetland Prairie System Northern | ||
| WPn53 | Northern Wet Prairie | ||
| WPn53a | Wet Seepage Prairie (Northern) | ||
| WPn53b | Wet Brush-Prairie (Northern) | ||
| WPn53c | Wet Prairie (Northern) | ||
| WPn53d | Wet Saline Prairie (Northern) | ||
| WPs | Wetland Prairie System Southern | ||
| WPs54 | Southern Wet Prairie | ||
| Southern Wet Prairie | Wet Seepage Prairie (Southern) | ||
| WPs54b | Wet Prairie (Southern) | ||
| WPs54c | Wet Saline Prairie (Southern) | ||
| npc_complex_v2_0_id | enumerated | NPC Ver 2 Complex Codes and Descriptions | |
| AFP_CX | Alder Swamp / Forested Peatland Complex | ||
| AOX_CX | Aspen - Oak Woodland Complex | ||
| ASBH_CX | Alder Swamp / Wet Alder Swamp / Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest | ||
| ASM_CX | Alder Swamp / Northern Sedge Meadow Complex | ||
| ASP_CX | Aspen Parkland Complex | ||
| ASR_CX | Agassiz Shoreline Ridge and Swale Complex | ||
| AWAF_CX | Aspen Woodland/Forest Complex | ||
| CSW_CX | Conifer Swamp Complex | ||
| DCT_CX | Dry Mafic Cliff (Northern) / Northern Talus Complex | ||
| FCT_CX | Felsic Cliff (Northern) / Northern Talus Complex | ||
| FPT_CX | Forested Peatland / Upland Transition Complex | ||
| FW_CX | Forest Wetland Complex | ||
| FWMM_CX | Fen/Wet Meadow/Marsh Complex | ||
| JPSW_CX | Black Spruce Jack Pine Woodland Complex | ||
| MCT_CX | Mesic Mafic Cliff (Northern) / Northern Talus Complex | ||
| MF_PDMW_CX | Mesic Forest_Poor Dry-Mesic Woodland Complex | ||
| MFS_CX | Meadow - Marsh - Fen - Swamp Complex | ||
| MHF_CX | Mesic Hardwood Forest Complex | ||
| MHS_CX | Southwestern Rich Mesic Hardwood Forest Complex | ||
| MMS_CX | Meadow - Marsh - Fen-Swamp Complex | ||
| MMWF_CX | Mesic Mix / Wet Forest Complex | ||
| MOW_CX | Marsh-Open Water Complex | ||
| MSA_CX | Meadow - Marsh - Shrub Swamp - Wet Aspen Complex | ||
| MSM_CX | Meadow - Shrub Swamp - Marsh - Wet-Mesic Hardwood Complex | ||
| NPF_CX | Northern Poor Fen Complex | ||
| NT_CX | Northern Talus Complex | ||
| NWF_CX | Northwestern Upland Hardwood Forest Complex | ||
| OSW_CX | Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Northern) / Bedrock Shrubland (Inland) / Woodland Complex | ||
| PBW_CX | Parkland Brush Prairie - Wetland Complex | ||
| PMA_CX | Wet-Mesic Prairie / Lowland Aspen Complex | ||
| PWL_CX | Prairie Wetland Complex | ||
| RIP_CX | Parkland Riparian Forest Complex | ||
| ROCW_CX | Thomson Outcrop / Cliff / Woodland Complex | ||
| ROP_CX | Rock Outcrop - Dry Prairie Complex | ||
| RRS_CX | River / Rocky Shore Complex | ||
| RRV_CX | Sand / Gravel / Cobble / Bedrock / Boulder Shore (River) Complex | ||
| RSO_CX | Lake Superior Rocky Shore / Bedrock Shrubland / Bedrock Outcrop Complex | ||
| SFS_CX | Shrub Shore Fen / Low Gradient Stream Complex | ||
| SS_CX | Shrub Swamp Complex | ||
| SWP_CX | Saline Wet Prairie Complex | ||
| WFWM_CX | Northern Wet Meadow Wet Forest Complex | ||
| observer_1 | Name of Primary Observer | ||
| observer_2 | Name of Secondary Observer | ||
| observer_3 | Name of Tertiary Observer | ||
| observer_1_affiliation_type | Primary Observer Affiliation | ||
| observer_2_affiliation_type | Secondary Observer Affiliation | ||
| observer_3_affiliation_type | Tertiary Observer Affiliation | ||
| observer_1_affiliation_detail | Primary Observer Details | ||
| observer_2_affiliation_detail | Secondary Observer Details | ||
| observer_3_affiliation_detail | Tertiary Observer Details | ||
| observation_year | 1986 to Present | Year Observation was Made | |
| admin_dnr_unit | enumerated | MNDNR Division | |
| FOR | Forestry | ||
| EWR | Eco-Waters | ||
| FAW | Fish and Wildlife | ||
| PAT | Parks and Trails | ||
| collection_method | enumerated | Method used to acquire data | |
| G | Ground Survey: Surveyor gained information about the community through ground survey; done for the purpose of NPC evaluation. This includes but is not limited to: comprehensive walk-through supported by waypoints & field notes, releves, or forestry transect worksheets. This is performed by you personally or performed by others and given to you to use. | ||
| E | Peripheral Edge: Survey Surveyor gained information about the community by viewing from edge (drive-by, canoe, etc.) or cursory walk through. Again, this action is performed by you personally or performed by others and the data is given to you to use. | ||
| A | Aerial Survey: Surveyor gained information about the community by aircraft, helicopter, etc. | ||
| O | Other: Surveyor used some type of physical document usually in the form of a report or publication that lends some supporting information about a map polygon. These are a contrast to the standard derived spatial layers typically consulted in a GIS. Examples would be a forest service report that included some reference text to help describe the NPC delineation/classification process, but the report was carried out for a purpose other than NPC evaluation. | ||
| P | Photo Interpretation: Using Derived Data layers the surveyor gained information about the community from data sources that do not represent a physical visit to the polygon for the purpose of NPC evaluation. This data is typically remotely sensed data (Air Photos, GAP, LiDAR, DEMs), extrapolated data (soil surveys, NWI) or other natural resource inventories (FIM, CSA). | ||
| photo_year | 1980 to Present | Photo year supporting collection method | |
| photo_type | enumerated | Photo Type supporting collection method photo | |
| FSA Color | Farm Service Agency Full Color | ||
| Forestry CIR | DNR Division of Forestry Color Infrared | ||
| NHAP CIR | National High Altitude Program Color Infrared | ||
| NAPP B&W | National Aerial Photography Program Black and White | ||
| comment | General comments supporting NPC classification or other information pertaining to this NPC. Content should be related to classification, survey effort and /or condition. | ||
| biodiversity_signif_rank | enumerated | ERW rankinf of overall site | |
| Outstanding | Sites containing the best occurrences of the rarest species, the most outstanding examples of the rarest native plant communities, and/or the largest, most intact functional landscapes present. | ||
| High | Sites containing very good quality occurrences of the rarest species, high-quality examples of rare NPCs, and/or important functional landscapes. | ||
| Moderate | Sites containing occurrences of rare species and/or moderately disturbed NPCs, and/or landscapes that have a strong potential for recovery. | ||
| Below | Sites below minimum biodiversity threshold for statewide significance. These sites lack occurrences of rare species or natural features or do not meet MCBS standards for Outstanding, High, or Moderate rank. These sites may include areas of conservation value at the local level, such as habitat for native plants and animals, corridors for animal movements, buffers surrounding higher quality natural areas, or areas with high potential for restoration of native habitat. | ||
| s_rank_description | enumerated | Sub National Conservation Rank | NatureServe Conservation Status Rank: Interpreting G-ranks and S-ranks for Native Plant Communities (Version 1.3 – April 1, 2009) |
| S1 - critically imperiled | critically imperiled | ||
| S2 - imperiled | imperiled | ||
| S3 - vulnerable to extirpation or extinction | vulnerable to extirpation or extinction | ||
| S4 - apparently secure | apparently secure | ||
| S5 - demonstrably widespread, abundant, and secure | demonstrably widespread, abundant, and secure | ||
| s_rank_code | enumerated | Sub National Conservation Rank Code | NatureServe Conservation Status Rank: Interpreting G-ranks and S-ranks for Native Plant Communities (Version 1.3 – April 1, 2009) |
| S1 | critically imperiled | ||
| S2 | imperiled | ||
| S3 | vulnerable to extirpation or extinction | ||
| S4 | apparently secure | ||
| S5 | demonstrably widespread, abundant, and secure | ||
| condition_rank | enumerated | ||
| A | A | ||
| AB | AB | ||
| B | B | ||
| BC | BC | ||
| C | C | ||
| CD | CD | ||
| D | D | ||
| NR | Not Ranked | ||
| program_project_code_and_name | enumerated | Land and Minerals Program Proojec Codes with PAT unit names. | |
| SPK00100 | Afton State Park | ||
| SPK00103 | Banning State Park | ||
| SPK00109 | Bear Head Lake State Park | ||
| SPK00112 | Beaver Creek Valley State Park | ||
| SPK00115 | Big Stone Lake State Park | ||
| SPK00121 | Blue Mounds State Park | ||
| SPK00124 | Buffalo River State Park | ||
| SPK00127 | Camden State Park | ||
| SPK00130 | Carley State Park | ||
| SPK00133 | Cascade River State Park | ||
| SPK00136 | Charles A. Lindbergh State Park | ||
| SPK00139 | Crow Wing State Park | ||
| SPK00142 | Father Hennepin State Park | ||
| SPK00145 | Flandrau State Park | ||
| SPK00148 | Forestville Mystery Cave State Park | ||
| SPK00151 | Fort Ridgely State Park | ||
| SPK00154 | Fort Snelling State Park | ||
| SPK00157 | Franz Jevne State Park | ||
| SPK00160 | Frontenac State Park | ||
| SPK00163 | George H. Crosby Manitou State Park | ||
| SPK00166 | Glacial Lakes State Park | ||
| SPK00167 | Glendalough State Park | ||
| SPK00172 | Gooseberry Falls State Park | ||
| SPK00173 | Grand Portage State Park | ||
| SPK00174 | Hayes Lake State Park | ||
| SPK00175 | Myre-Big Island State Park | ||
| SPK00176 | Hill-Annex Mine State Park | ||
| SPK00177 | John A. Latsch State Park | ||
| SPK00178 | Interstate State Park | ||
| SPK00181 | Itasca State Park | ||
| SPK00187 | Jay Cooke State Park | ||
| SPK00193 | Judge C. R. Magney State Park | ||
| SPK00196 | Kilen Woods State Park | ||
| SPK00197 | Lac qui Parle State Park | ||
| SPK00205 | Lake Bemidji State Park | ||
| SPK00208 | Lake Bronson State Park | ||
| SPK00211 | Lake Carlos State Park | ||
| SPK00214 | Lake Louise State Park | ||
| SPK00217 | Lake Maria State Park | ||
| SPK00220 | Lake Shetek State Park | ||
| SPK00226 | McCarthy Beach State Park | ||
| SPK00229 | Maplewood State Park | ||
| SPK00232 | Mille Lacs Kathio State Park | ||
| SPK00235 | Minneopa State Park | ||
| SPK00238 | Monson Lake State Park | ||
| SPK00239 | Moose Lake State Park | ||
| SPK00241 | Nerstrand Big Woods State Park | ||
| SPK00244 | Great River Bluffs State Park | ||
| SPK00247 | Old Mill State Park | ||
| SPK00250 | Rice Lake State Park | ||
| SPK00253 | St. Croix State Park | ||
| SPK00254 | Wild River State Park | ||
| SPK00256 | Sakatah Lake State Park | ||
| SPK00259 | Savanna Portage State Park | ||
| SPK00262 | Scenic State Park | ||
| SPK00263 | Schoolcraft State Park | ||
| SPK00265 | Sibley State Park | ||
| SPK00266 | Split Rock Lighthouse State Park | ||
| SPK00267 | Split Rock Creek State Park | ||
| SPK00268 | Temperance River State Park | ||
| SPK00269 | Tettegouche State Park | ||
| SPK00274 | Soudan Underground Mine State Park | ||
| SPK00277 | Upper Sioux Agency State Park | ||
| SPK00280 | Whitewater State Park | ||
| SPK00283 | William O'Brien State Park | ||
| SPK00284 | Zippel Bay State Park | ||
| SPK00285 | Lake Vermilion State Park | ||
| SRA00302 | Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area | ||
| SRA00303 | Saint Croix Islands Recreation Area | ||
| SRA00304 | Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area | ||
| SRA00307 | Garden Island State Recreation Area | ||
| SRA00308 | Big Bog State Recreation Area | ||
| SRA00309 | Red River State Recreation Area | ||
| SRA00310 | Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area | ||
| SRA00311 | La Salle Lake SRA | ||
| SWS00503 | Caribou State Wayside | ||
| SWS00509 | Devils Track Falls State Wayside | ||
| SWS00512 | Flood Bay State Wayside | ||
| SWS00515 | Inspiration Peak State Wayside | ||
| SWS00521 | Joseph R. Brown State Wayside | ||
| SWS00524 | Kodonce River State Wayside | ||
| SWS00533 | Ray Berglund State Wayside | ||
| SWS00536 | Sam Brown Monument State Wayside | ||
| TRA00712 | Douglas State Trail | ||
| TRA00718 | Heartland State Trail | ||
| TRA00725 | Paul Bunyan State Trail | ||
| TRA00730 | Root River State Trail | ||
| TRA00753 | Harmony to Preston State Trail | ||
| non_npc_type | enumerated | Non Native Plant Communities including water features. | Parks and Trails Non Native Plant Communities |
| 1.0 | Developed & Use Areas | ||
| 1.1 | Campground | ||
| 1.2 | Picnic Area | ||
| 1.3 | Recreational Activity Area | ||
| 1.4 | Recreational Beach | ||
| 1.5 | Administrative Area | ||
| 1.6 | Golf Course | ||
| 1.7 | Historic Area | ||
| 1.7a | Old Use Area | ||
| 1.7b | Old Dump Site | ||
| 1.8 | Roads/Trails - Buffered | ||
| 1.8a | Railroad | ||
| 1.8b | Right-of-Way | ||
| 1.95 | Private | ||
| 1.95a | Private Residential | ||
| 1.95b | Private Farmstead | ||
| 1.95c | Private Commercial | ||
| 1.9a | Sewage Treatment Pond | ||
| 1.9b | Swimming Pool | ||
| 1.9c | Dam | ||
| 1.9d | Storm water Basin | ||
| 2.0 | Open, Non-Developed | ||
| 2.1 | Old Field | ||
| 2.2 | Cropland | ||
| 2.2a | Row Crops | ||
| 2.2b | Hayfields | ||
| 2.3 | Utility Corridors | ||
| 2.4 | Clearcut, Blow-Downs | ||
| 2.5 | Prairie or Savanna Reconstruction | ||
| 2.6 | Young Forest | ||
| 2.6a | Young Forest - (deciduous) | ||
| 2.6b | Young Forest - (coniferous) | ||
| 2.6c | Young Forest - (mixed) | ||
| 2.7 | Pasture | ||
| 2.7a | Woodland Pasture | ||
| 3.0 | Planted Stands of Trees | ||
| 3.1 | Planted (deciduous) | ||
| 3.2 | Planted (coniferous) | ||
| 3.3 | Planted (mixed) | ||
| 4.0 | Human Exposed Earth | ||
| 4.1 | Gravel Pit | ||
| 4.2 | Quarry | ||
| 4.3 | Associated w/Mining Activities | ||
| 5.0 | Open Water | ||
| 5.1 | Seasonal Pond | ||
| 5.2 | Permanent Artificial Ponds | ||
| 5.3 | Permanent Rivers/Streams | ||
| 5.4 | Intermittent Streams | ||
| 5.5 | Ponds & Potholes | ||
| 5.6 | Ditches | ||
| 5.7 | Lakes | ||
| 5.7a | Reservoir | ||
| UC | Not Yet Classified | ||
| system_group | enumerated | Comgination of NPC Version 2 and PAT Non NPC System Groupsl | |
| Developed Areas | Developed Areas | ||
| MBS Complexes | MBS Complexes | ||
| Non-Natural Communities | Non-Natural Communities | ||
| Other Natural Communities | Other Natural Communities | ||
| Unclassified | Unclassified | ||
| Upland Forests and Woodlands | Upland Forests and Woodlands | ||
| Upland Grasslands, Shrublands, and Sparse Vegetation | Upland Grasslands, Shrublands, and Sparse Vegetation | ||
| Wetland Forests | Wetland Forests | ||
| Wetland Grasslands, Shrublands, and Marshes | Wetland Grasslands, Shrublands, and Marshes | ||
| system_code_description | enumerated | MBS and PAT System Codes and Desctiprions | |
| AP | Acid Peatland System | ||
| CMX | Complex community | ||
| CT | Cliff/Talus System | ||
| FC | Facilities System | ||
| FD | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System | ||
| FF | Floodplain Forest System | ||
| FP | Forested Rich Peatland System | ||
| LK | Lakeshore System | ||
| MH | Mesic Hardwood Forest System | ||
| MR | Marsh System | ||
| NNS | Non-Natural System | ||
| ONS | Other Natural System | ||
| OP | Open Rich Peatland System | ||
| RO | Rock Outcrop System | ||
| RV | River Shore System | ||
| UC | Unclassified | ||
| UP | Upland Prairie System | ||
| WF | Wet Forest System | ||
| WM | Wet Meadow/Carr System | ||
| WP | Wetland Prairie System | ||
| floristic_region_code_and_name | enumerated | MBS Floristic Region Code | |
| APn | Acid Peatland System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| CMX | Complex community | ||
| CTn | Cliff/Talus System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| CTs | Cliff/Talus System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| CTu | Cliff/Talus System, Lake Superior Floristic Region | ||
| FDc | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System, Central Floristic Region | ||
| FDn | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| FDs | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| FDw | Fire-Dependent Forest/Woodland System, Northwestern Floristic Region | ||
| FFn | Floodplain Forest System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| FFs | Floodplain Forest System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| FPn | Forested Rich Peatland System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| FPs | Forested Rich Peatland System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| FPw | Forested Rich Peatland System | ||
| LKi | Lakeshore System, Inland Floristic Region | ||
| LKu | Lakeshore System, Lake Superior Floristic Region | ||
| MHc | Mesic Hardwood Forest System, Central Floristic Region | ||
| MHn | Mesic Hardwood Forest System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| MHs | Mesic Hardwood Forest System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| MHw | Mesic Hardwood Forest System, Northwestern Floristic Region | ||
| MRn | Marsh System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| Mrp | Marsh System, Prairie Floristic Region | ||
| MRu | Marsh System, Lake Superior Floristic Region | ||
| OPn | Open Rich Peatland System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| OPp | |||
| ROn | Rock Outcrop System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| ROs | Rock Outcrop System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| RVx | River System | ||
| UPn | Upland Prairie System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| UPs | Upland Prairie System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| WFn | Wet Forest System , Northern Floristic Region | ||
| WFs | Wet Forest System , Southern Floristic Region | ||
| WFw | Wet Forest System , Northwestern Floristic Region | ||
| WMn | Wet Meadow/Carr System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| WMp | Wet Meadow/Carr System , Prairie Floristic Region | ||
| WMs | Wet Meadow/Carr System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| WPn | Wetland Prairie System, Northern Floristic Region | ||
| WPs | Wetland Prairie System, Southern Floristic Region | ||
| community_origin | enumerated | Origin of Plant Community | |
| Remnant | Naturally generated Native Plant Community | ||
| Restoration | NPC generated through management efforts | ||
| N/A | Not Applicable | ||
| UC | Unclassified | ||
| management_categories | enumerated | These rankings are used to describe management needs for the division | |
| Unclassified | Category not yet assigned | ||
| Not Applicable | Typically developed areas that will not be managed as NPC | ||
| Reconstruction | Used for communities that are in need of transformation to a natural community of some kind and have the potential to be converted at some point. This category will include types which are included in non-natural systems, such as old fields. | ||
| Restoration | Used to repair degraded natural communities. The degradation may be because of infestations of invasive species, over-growth of natives due to lack of fire, past human activities, such as casual trails, cattle grazing, etc. | ||
| Maintenance | for Used for intact natural communities that generally require only prescribed burning (if a fire dependent community), periodic monitoring and control of small infestations of invasives, and preventing/addressing visitor use impacts. | ||
| quality_rank | enumerated | ||
| High | Similar to MBS EO ranks of A and B. These are high quality native plant communities or reconstructions that largely require only monitoring (for invasives, etc) and, if disturbance dependent, periodic fire, ground disruption, etc. They are invasives free or nearly so, little impact of significant anthropogenic disturbance can be seen. Maintenance only needed. | ||
| Medium | Comparable to MBS EO ranks of B/C and C. These are areas which contain many species associated with the appropriate native plant community but also invasives or “weedy” species are present and signs of past anthropogenic disturbance are evident, such as livestock grazing, significant logging, etc. These sites will require restoration efforts such as: control of invasive and/or “weedy” species, re-introduction of some species, and minimization of past evidence of significant anthropogenic disturbance. Restoration and maintenance required. | ||
| Low | Similar to the MBS EO ranks of C/D and D. These are sites that retain some native species but the polygon is dominated by non-natives, and in the case of communities like prairies may also contain significant woody plant cover. Signs of significant anthropogenic disturbance are evident in the site like, heavy grazing, clear-cut logging, and coarse woody debris absent due to human activities. These areas may need significant reconstruction activities in combination with restoration efforts to improve their quality to an appropriate level. | ||
| Not Applicable | This category is used for those polygons which do not receive a quality rank. That includes: lakes & streams (non-palustrine wetlands), facilities/use areas, non-natural systems such as old fields, croplands and utility corridors. | ||
| Unclassified | Not yet ranked for quality. | ||
| quality_rank_year_assigned | 2000 to Present | Year Quality Rank Assigned | |
| quality_rank_source | Person assigning Quality Rank | ||
| desired_future_condition_npc | Desired Future Condition Code of this community based on maintenance, restoration, or reconstruction of a community to enhance or restore the health of a native plant communtiy. See metadata for field npc_code_v2_0_id for Codes and Descriptions. | Field Guide to the Native Plant Communities of Minnesota | |
| desired_future_condition_non_npc | Desired Future Condition Code of this community based on maintenance, restoration, or reconstruction of a community to enhance or restore the health of a native plant communtiy. Non-Native communities are generally exempt from this if they are actively being managed for recreational uses. See metadata for field pat_non_npc_type_id for codes and description values. | Parks and Trails Non Native Plant Communities | |
| desired_future_condition_npc_complex | See: NPC Ver 2 Complex Codes and Descriptions | EWR Complex Codes | |
| pat_desired_future_cond_source_ | Name of person assinging Desired Future Condition of this community. | ||
| comment_description | General information specific to this particular community such as reasons why it was classified the way it was. | ||
| comment_detail | More information specific to a community such as inclusions that may have been to small to map on their own or other specific information supporting the determination of the community. | ||
| condition_rank_justificatio | Text description supporting how the conditon ranking was achieved. | ||
| condition_rank_source | Name of person assinging condition rank. | ||
| condition_rank_year_assigned | 2000 to Present | Year Condition Rank was assigned. | |
| st_area(shape) | |||
| Section 6 | Distribution | |||
| Publisher | Minnesota DNR - Management Information Systems | |||
| Publication Date | 03/03/2014 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Zeb Thomas,
GIS Data Systems Coordinator Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Rd Saint Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-259-5637 Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us | |||
| Distributor's Data Set Identifier | biota_dnr_native_plant_comm | |||
| Distribution Liability | The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources General Geographic Data License Agreement is online: www.dnr.state.mn.us/sitetools/data_software_license.html | |||
| Ordering Instructions | Please visit the download page for this dataset on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons website using the web link below (Online Linkage). | |||
| Online Linkage | I AGREE to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will either begin the download process or link to download information. See "Ordering Instructions" above for details. | |||
| Section 7 | Metadata Reference | |||
| Metadata Date | 12/04/2014 | |||
| Contact Person Information | Zeb Thomas,
GIS Data Systems Coordinator Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Rd Saint Paul, MN 55155 Phone: 651-259-5637 Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us | |||
| Metadata Standard Name | Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines | |||
| Metadata Standard Version | 1.2 | |||
| Metadata Standard Online Linkage | http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/standards/mgmg/metadata.htm | |||