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Demonstration Plantings at Sites in Several <br />Communities - using volunteers we have <br />completed wetland and prairie plantings at Willow <br />Lake Nature Preserve, Vadnais Heights, Target <br />Pond and Kohlman Creek, North St. Paul, Gervais <br />Mill Pond, Little Canada, and Sackett Park, St. Paul. <br />Workshops on Caring for the Wetland in Your <br />Back Yard - workshops were developed and piloted <br />this year at Willow Lake Preserve that can be repeated <br />in other communities in the future. <br />Development of Model Wetland Buffers Ordinance <br />developed at the request of the City of Maplewood, <br />this model ordinance has now been adopted and <br />enforced, and used by other Metro Area cities, too. <br />It is available to all cities in the Watershed. <br />Completion of Citywide Ecological Management <br />Recommendations and Open Space Policy <br />Guidelines - intensive work was completed with the <br />City of Maplewood this year that the city will use to <br />manage its own lands and review development <br />proposals. These recommendations could be used by <br />other cities in the Watershed as well. <br />Completion of Ecologically -Based Design Projects - <br />developed and implemented designs for Veterans <br />Park in White Bear Lake, and for local alternatives to <br />traditional lawns, including individual residences, a <br />private developer, and local church. <br />Assistance to H.B. Fuller Company - assisted H.B. <br />Fuller with stormwater, wetlands, and lake management <br />as their corporate facilities expand in the Watershed. <br />Strategies demonstrate methods that could be used at <br />other corporate sites. <br />In addition to our work with local communities, the Phalen <br />Chain of Lakes Watershed Project has received significant <br />attention from state and national groups as a model for local <br />cooperation, innovation, and management of natural resources. <br />Page 8 <br />