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GOAL 5 RESTORE AND EXPAND FOREST COVER AND DIVERSE NATIVE VEGETATION GOAL 6 Restore and expand the urban forest and diversify plant communities to protect water quality, enhance fish and wildlife habitat, protect shorelines and wet- lands, enhance energy conservation and recreation opportunities, and increase natural biological diver- sity throughout the watershed. O Revegetate Shoreline Areas — Complete revegetation of shore- line areas in selected locations with native, unmown vegetation. Urban Forest Protection — Reduce the loss of forest associated with new development and other activities through implementa- tion of local tree conservation ordinances. O Urban Forest Enhancement — Take full advantage of existing local, state, federal and private resources to enhance the urban forest in the watershed. O Natural Community and Native Plants Restoration and Enhance- ment — Restore, enhance and protect native plant communities in upland woods and grassland areas as well as wetlands, and increase natural diversity in plantings and community types on public and private lands in the watershed. INCREASE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT Increase public awareness and involvement in im- proving water quality and natural resources in the watershed, and increase citizen understanding of the effects that management of individual yards, public and private lands, streets, and infrastructure have on natural resource quality. • Watershed Outreach and Education — Raise the awareness of local officials, citizens, corporations and businesses through en- vironmental education that illustrates the ways their decisions and management practices affect the quality of swimming, fish- ing, and other land and water resource quality in the watershed. • "Model" Residential Development — work with builders and developers and their professional associations to develop a "model" residence or subdivision as a showcase that illustrates development and yard management practices that benefit water and natural resources, and helps to educate building profession- als and citizens on alternatives to current practices. 11 • Watershed Stewardship Demonstration Projects — Provide wa- tershed citizens, corporate volunteers and other interested per- sons with hands -on opportunities to participate in landscape man- agement, restoration and monitoring activities that benefit natu- ral resources in the watershed. PHALEN CHAIN OF LAKES WATERSHED PROJECT Page 38