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32 <br />recommended actions <br />Goal 6 <br />INCREASE PUBLIC <br />INVOLVEMENT <br />CONTROL OF DEER AND OTHER PROBLEM WILDLIFE <br />❑ The DNR Division of Wildlife and cities should work together <br />on a watershed basis to manage deer, geese and other problem <br />wildlife, and minimize their effects on vegetation and water re- <br />sources. <br />WATERSHED OUTREACH AND EDUCATION <br />❑ The Watershed Natural Resources Board, cities, and natural re- <br />sources agencies should implement education programs and dem- <br />i; onstration projects to raise the awareness of local officials and <br />watershed citizens of all ages through environmental education, <br />illustrating the ways their decisions and management practices <br />affect the quality of swimming, fishing, and other land and water <br />resource quality in the watershed. <br />Education programs should utilize the local media, city newslet- <br />ters and utility mailings, neighborhood workshops, nature center <br />programs, K -12 and adult education programs and other avail- <br />able information and education tools. <br />Cities could develop "welcome" packets for new residents that <br />include information on watershed resources and recommenda- <br />tions for yard and home management based on the watershed <br />plan. <br />WATERSHED STEWARDSHIP DEMONSTRATION <br />PROJECTS <br />❑ The Watershed Natural Resources Board should work with cit- <br />ies, the Minnesota DNR, the Watershed District, local corpora- <br />tions and organizations, and others to provide watershed citizens <br />with hands -on opportunities to participate in landscape manage- <br />ment, restoration and monitoring activities that benefit natural <br />resources in the watershed. <br />❑ Demonstration projects should include work with builders and <br />developers and their professional associations to develop a "model <br />home or subdivision" as a showcase that illustrates development <br />and yard management practices that benefit water and natural <br />resources, and helps to educate building professionals and citi- <br />zens on alternatives to current practices. Such a project should <br />be incorporated into home tour programs, such as the "Parade of <br />Homes ". <br />PHALEN CHAIN OF LAKES WATERSHED PROTECT <br />Page 55 <br />