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NATURAL RESOURCES
<br /> INTENT
<br /> Preserve and enhance the health,beauty and ecological function of the area's natural resources,including r�e plant
<br /> and animal species, wildlife, forests, lakes, streams, wetlands, groundwater, soils and slopes, air and other
<br /> environmental amenities.
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<br /> WILDLIFE AND RARE SPECIES
<br /> Pequot Lakes is home to a diverse array of wildlife species. �^�'���'�^^ �'^^� h^,r � ,^«^ `^� ^� "*o^`,
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<br /> and corridors linking habitat patches can safeguard wildlife from future development ,
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<br /> FORESTS AND NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES
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<br /> expansion of railroads to the area resulted in heavy logging from 1870- 1920.Today, ��F�F��c}x��n-ai���, �t<{�{ �►ea��
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