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30 recommended actions Goal 5 RESTORE AND EXPAND FOREST COVER AND DIVERSE NATIVE VEGETATION tion, wetland restoration, native plant community restoration, creek restoration, trail development, etc., to enhance the corridor system, and natural resources in the watershed. REVEGETATE SHORELINE AREAS ❑ City, County and Regional Parks Departments and other public land owners in the county should be leaders in adopting and imple- menting environmentally responsible land management practices, and in providing information to park and open spaces users about practices used. ❑ The Ramsey County and St. Paul Parks Departments should implement demonstration projects to restore native shoreline veg- etation in selected areas on Phalen and Keller Lakes, and other highly visible shorelines in local parks. These projects may be undertaken in cooperation with local volunteers, citizens, schools, or other groups in the watershed. These projects should include interpretation and information for park and trail users that ex- plains these activities. These demonstrations should become models for restoration of shoreline vegetation on other lakes and wetlands, and promote their restoration, preservation and interpretation in the watershed. ❑ During the next decade, lake shorelines in the watershed should be returned as much as possible to native, unmown vegetation, including submergent, emergent and upland vegetation, to ben- efit fish and wildlife habitat, reduce erosion, manage goose popu- lations, and demonstrate the look and function of natural vegeta- tion to watershed residents. URBAN FOREST PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT • The Watershed Natural Resources Board should work with cit- ies, developers and builders, and resource agencies to: • inventory existing forest and vegetation resources in the wa- tershed, and note diseases or other problems; • develop local tree conservation and natural resources ordi- nances to be adopted and enforced by cities in the watershed; • develop protection and planting strategies that protect native trees and communities and wildlife habitat Inventories and strategies should be presented to city and county public works departments and their engineering and maintenance staffs. ❑ The Department of Natural Resources - Forestry Division should work with local governments in the watershed as requested to assist them in taking advantage of local, state, federal and private resources to enhance the urban forest in the watershed. f HALEN CHAIN OF LAKES WATERSHED PROJECT Page 53