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Natural Systems policy: Identify lands with high-quality natural features and/or with high <br />restoration potential that are desirable for Regional Parks and Trails System activities and put <br />these lands in a protected status so they will be available for recreational uses and preservation <br />purposes in perpetuity. <br />Climate Resilience policy: Adapt and enhance the Regional Parks and Trails System to <br />promote resilience to climate change, including the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. <br />Planning policy: Promote long-range planning and help provide integrated resource planning <br />across jurisdictions in order to create a seamless system that connects everyone to the <br />outdoors. <br />System Protection policy: Protect public investments in acquisition and development by <br />assuring that every component in the system is able to fully carry out its designated role. <br />Recreation, Facilities, and Programming policy: Foster a sense of belonging by providing a <br />wide spectrum of leisure and play opportunities while connecting people, places, and the natural <br />world. <br />Finance policy: The Met Council administers, provides financial oversight, and collaborates <br />with a range of partners to fund the ten regional park implementing agencies in support of the <br />Regional Parks and Trails System. <br />The 2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan is the metropolitan system plan for regional recreation <br />open space with which local comprehensive plans must conform. This system statement highlights the <br />elements of the system plan which apply specifically to your community. Find the complete text of the <br />2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan at the following url: <br />https://imagine2050.metrocouncil.org/chapters/regional-parks-and-trails. <br />Key Changes in the 2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan <br />Adopted by the Met Council in February 2025, the 2050 Regional Parks and Trails Policy Plan <br />incorporates the following changes: <br />Unit name changes <br />o Anoka County <br />“Northwest Search Area” changed to “Sugar Hills Search Area” <br />o Dakota County <br />“Lebanon Hills-Big Rivers Greenway Trail Search Corridor” changed to “Lebanon <br />Hills-Minnesota River Greenway Trail Search Corridor” <br />“Lebanon Hills-Mendota Greenway Regional Trail, Highway 62 segment” <br />changed to “Lebanon Hills Greenway Regional Trail” <br />o Scott County <br />“Scott West Regional Trail” changed to “Big Woods Regional Trail” <br />“Minnesota River Bluffs Extension and Scott County Connection Regional Trail” <br />changed to “Merriam Junction Regional Trail” <br />“Louisville Trail Search Corridor” changed to “Merriam Junction Regional Trail” <br />Portion of “Southern Scott Trail Search Corridor” changed to “Shallow Waters <br />Regional Trail” <br />2025 SYSTEM STATEMENTREGIONAL PARKS AND TRAILS35 <br /> <br />