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XIII. NATURAL RESOURCES <br />Anoka County has maintained a strong commitment to preserving and restoring natural <br />resources within its park and open space system. The expansive 10,000 acre park <br />system contains a diverse system of wildlife species and natural areas including upland <br />forests, deciduous woodlands, upland prairies, forested wetlands, shrub wetlands and <br />open wetlands. <br />General natural resources management strategies incle identifying and assessing <br />remnant plant and animal communities, monitoring ecies, controlling invasive <br />species, ecologically restoring native plant and a '`d ha controlling detrimental <br />insects and disease, wildlife management, enhcacing water q ! erosion control and <br />cooperative land stewardship. <br />A sustainable development framework r- <br />and redevelopment to ensure ecologically <br />maintaining the longevity of the facilities for <br />The following natural resource <br />County's planning efforts associ <br />ized in alitiew park and tr. evelopment <br />stewardship with anmphasis on <br />enefit. <br />ent comp" is are an integral part of Anoka <br />ropoo se .,Vgional trail project: <br />nd covert` - es was conducted using the <br />!cation System (MLCCS). The following <br />in or adjacent to the trail corridor. The types <br />1. A natural ice invent <br />Minne ' Lars over C <br />com lolk y typ es e identifi <br />were aged asp <br />` <br />2570-1 `6- over with coniferous trees <br />11 I' 4% tom impervious cover with deciduous trees <br />11211 k (fore woodland) with 4 -10% impervious cover <br />11220 <br />11230 <br />11320 <br />11324 <br />'344 <br />1311`4 <br />13115 <br />13124 <br />13125 <br />13134 <br />13144 <br />1 to 25 %' i'"r pervious cover with deciduous trees <br />26` =o 50% impervious cover with deciduous trees <br />o 25% impervious cover with mixed coniferous /deciduous trees <br />PI ,c ed mixed coniferous /deciduous trees with 11 -25% impervious cover <br />nted mixed coniferous /deciduous trees with 51 -75% impervious cover <br />4% to 10% impervious cover with perennial grasses and sparse trees <br />Short grasses and mixed trees with 4 -10% impervious cover <br />Long grasses and mixed trees with 4 -10% impervious cover <br />Short grasses and mixed trees with 11-25% impervious cover <br />Long grasses and mixed trees with 11-25% impervious cover <br />Short grasses and mixed trees with 26 -50% impervious cover <br />Short grasses and mixed trees with 51 -75% impervious cover <br />13 143 Long grasses and mixed trees with 51-75% impervious cover <br />13211 Short grasses with 4 -10% impervious cover <br />13221 Short grasses with 11-25% impervious cover <br />1 <br />1 <br />Page 1 1 of 14 <br />—41— <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />