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Table 2 Phase I Restoration and. Maintenance Activities DATE ACTIVITY 7/2004 - 8/2004 Site Preparation of field 10/2004. 9/2004 10/2008, Annual Seed Installation of native prairie seed Prescribed .burning DESCRIPITION ESTIMATED COST /HOURS Stock with sticks of various .. sizes and varieties for Great Blue Herons to collect for nesting materials.:; Preparing field by applying • herbicides and disking and /or tilling the soil to eliminate weeds prior to.; planting seed Planting of native prairie seed. Cut invasive brush and tree species and treat with herbicides, necessary Conduct ;prescribed : burn at least, onetime in the first five years with help from Anoka County Parks, Lino Lakes Fire Department, and volunteers. ; Visit site and document effectiveness of resource management. activities, Phase II - Maintenance. Years 10+ r; The focus of management after the first 10 years of the conservation easement wi I be maintenance of the restoration activities. Many of the maintenance activities necessary' will be similar to those carried out during the initial 10 years. While management practices like prescribed burning will decrease in frequency, others may increase such as the control of buckthorn as forested areas mature >j Connectivity to Other Natural Areas The Eagle Brook Conservation Area is adjacent to land owned by the City of St Paul Water Utility, which is in the process of transfering land to Anoka County Parks. Placing this portion of the propety in an easement would fit into The preservation effort that is already happening in that part. of the. watershed.:: • In addition, this area was inventoried and is included in the Lino Lakes Greenways Plan as part of the Rice Lake Greenway Hub. Wildlife hubs are large contiguous plant communities often in public ownership. Hubs often contain high quality natural communities with a high interior edge ratio making them suitable habitat for a wide variety of wildlife species requiring; large home ranges. Within hubs there is a mosaic of diverse upland and wetland habitats This greenway corridor connects Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area to the Mississippi River Community Involvement Eagle Brook Church is committed to working with the community regarding the preservation on natural resources on the Eagle Brook property. We value the input of the various resource management agencies working toward the wise use and conservation of natural resources. We are committed to working with them on resources issues. We are also • open to working with interested residents, neighbors and local associations DRAFT Eagle Brook Conservation Area Management Plan ..3/17/2004