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❑ Cities and the Department of Natural Resources - Forestry Divi- sion should provide information and assistance to local residents and organizations to enhance the urban forest and natural diver- sity of plant communities in the watershed. ❑ The Natural Resources Board should work with local govern- ments and agencies to develop strategies for wood utilization such as mulch distribution to area residents. NATURAL COMMUNITY RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT O The Department of Natural Resources, Ramsey County and St. Paul Parks Departments, and private corporations and organiza- tions should work together to identify remaining remnant native plant communities in the watershed, and identify areas where such communities can be restored. O The DNR, Ramsey County and St. Paul Parks Departments, and private corporations and organizations should complete projects to restore and protect native plant communities in cooperation with local citizens, schools and voluntary groups in the water- shed. These projects should include interpretation and informa- tion for park and trail users that explain these activities. These projects should recognize the value of native upland plant communities such as woodlands and prairies, as well as wetlands, and promote their restoration and interpretation within the wa- tershed. • The Watershed District, Watershed Natural Resources Board, landscape and nursery businesses, University of Minnesota Ag- ricultural Extension Service and Master Gardeners should pro- vide information to local residents on how to increase natural diversity in plantings on private properties. Demonstration projects, home tours, awards, nature center programs, etc.. should be used to encourage residents to increase diversity in private yards, with an emphasis on native plantings, to benefit water and nongame wildlife habitat in the watershed. The DNR Forestry Division and its nurseries should increase the availability and diversity of native plant species available to public agencies and individuals, and work with local nursery and land- scape businesses to encourage a wider availability of native plant materials. O The Watershed Natural Resources Board, cities, and landscape businesses should work with local residents to complete demon- stration projects using diverse native plantings in yards in at least one new subdivision and one older neighborhood in the water- shed. 31 PHALEN CHAIN OF LAKES WATERSHED PROIECT Page 54