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Section 2 - Assessment of Lino Lakes Parks and Recreation Needs most often associated with the older age groups. Percent Change 20 i6 t2 -4 +'k p 44P yb.••E1v V•0,$ •� Vo •F� (p y++0�'� •• F..• aad 3 0• u'i' �•°fie'' otir F ac cf Ai . 1� • 14 Q ? ♦ �j� O ti• t� 4 Activity Figure 3. Percent Change in Minnesotans' Outdoor Recreation Hours in Minnesota, 1985-2000. As indicated, walking/hiking, golfing, and nature study/observation will lead the way in increased participation rates and, concurrently, increase the demand for those type of facilities. Activities such as fishing, hunting, and camping are popular across a wide span of age groups and as such are expected to increase at about the rate of population growth within the state. As Figure 4 illustrates, the activities with the largest absolute increases in hours by the year 2000 tend to be those with the largest percentage increases as well. Fishing-14% Driving-10% \ Other•9% (11 aetivitks•) Nature Observation-6%' OwMuUcg-47 Slghtseeiag-4% GoInng.5% Hunting-4% Boating•5% • One additional activity shows a decrease for this time period. Note: Hours projected to increase a net 83.6 million hours from 1985-2000. Total hours in 2000 - 930.9 million. Figure 4. Increase in Minnesotan! Outdoor Recreation Hours in Minnesota by Activity, 1985- 2". Also important to note is that the much of the increased growth in recreation hours will happen within the greater metro area for several reasons, including: • the changing distribution of the population. • a growing population in the metro area and surrounding counties. • the propensity for Minnesota residents to spend most of their recreating time within a half hour f home. As such, it is understandable that the greatest need for additional recreational facilities will occur within the greater metro area, in which the City of Lino Lakes is part of. To help further define were the greatest recreation facilities need lies, a survey was undertaken to determine how important the various outdoor recreation facilities are to Minnesota residents. City of Lino Lakes Figure 5 illustrates the survey results. .. VERY SOMEWHAT S rACILITY IMPORTANT IMPORTANT IMPORTANT 1 Natural park areas S1.9 33.1 91.0 2 Wildlife 6 nature observation $3.1 35.0 . 80.9 3 Walking paths 51.4 32.3 83.7 4 Picnic grounds 30.2 S2.1 02.4 5 Nature 6 history interpretation 33.5 48.6 A2.1 1Swimming beaches 49.0 32.8 81.8 7 Lake accesses 45.3 33.0 18.3 8 Bicycle paths 6 trails 37.9 39.5 77.5 9 Paved shoulders for bikes 50.7 25.4 16.1 10 rlower gardens 30.0 44.0 14.8 11 Campgrounds 41.0 31.3 12.3 12 Hiking trails 34.4 37.2 11.6 13 Athletic fields. 34.9 35.2 70.1 14 Skating a hockey rinks 29.6 40.2 69.8 1S Shore fishing areas 37.3 32.3 69.7 16 River 6 stream access 30.3 34.5 14.7 17 XC ski trails 26.7 36.4 63.1 18 Playgrounds 32.5 21.5 10.0 19 Swimmingq pools 27.6 30.5 SA.1 20 Downhill ski areas 19.6 32.4 52.0 21 Tannis courts 11.1 34.5 51.6 22 Golf courses 21.1 29.2 50.6 23 Waterfowl hunting areas 26.4 21.0 47.4 24 Snowmobile trails 16.6 24.1 40.6 25 ig Qame hunting areas Bke 25.2 15.3 40.5 26 Bastball courts 12.4 26.3 30.7 27 Horseback trails 11.8 26.3 38.1 28 Upland game hunting areas 18.1 17.6 35.7 29 Shooting ranges 10.2 19.2 29.4 30 ATV trails a areas 8.8 15.8 24.1 31 rield dog training areas 5.5 14.6 20.1 32 Scuba diving areas 5.2 14.8 12.9 33 4WD trails 6 areas 5.7 11.5 17.2 St Statowida rank -order of IMPORTANT Figure 5. Importance of Various Outdoor Recreation Facilities to Minnesota Residents. As is apparent, Minnesota residents fondness for nature and the outdoors is very pronounced. Review of a public opinion survey on natural resource issues conducted by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in 1988 also adds insight as to Minnesota residents' perspective on preservation of natural resources. Of those surveyed, the following results emerged: 76.2% indicated that the loss of wetlands is a problem in Minnesota. Of that percentage, 68.7% indicated that the problem was either moderate or severe. • 86.4% indicated that water quality of lakes, rivers, and streams was a problem in Minnesota. Of that percentage, 79.2% indicated that the problem was either moderate or severe.