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• VI. Socio - Cultural Considerations and Recommendations Signage Along Conservation Area /Residential Lot Boundaries Royal Oaks Realty will install and the Foxborough Homeowner Association will maintain, repair and, if necessary, replace the signage, which is placed within the conservation area. Wherever possible and reasonable, conservation area signage will be installed during the initial land development phase of the Foxborough Conservation Development (Fall 2005/ Spring 2006). Royal Oaks Realty will post up to four (4) signs along any residential lot line that adjoins the conservation areas / outlots. Signage will also be placed in other locations within the conservation area, as determined as necessary by the Royal Oaks Reality and the City of Lino Lakes. The residential owner of each lot adjacent to the conservation area may not remove, alter or damage the signs. Conservation area signage should be designed to be easily recognizable, durable, and resistant damage by prescribed burning and other stresses associated with restoration and management of the conservation areas. Signage should be tall enough (at least 3 to 4 feet) to stand above native perennial prairie grasses and low shrubs, taking into account the height of mature restored native vegetation within each restoration and management area. Trails A public pedestrian trail has been planned within outermost conservation area outlot (Outlot A) that will transect the conservation area and provide access from adjacent neighborhoods to future city and regional trail corridors. The trail easement and infrastructure will be owned and maintained by the City of Lino Lakes. Figure 7 illustrates the final alignment of this trail. As of August 2005, the trail alignment has been field - located and surveyed, and initial brush clearing and grading has been completed. Trail construction will occur in the fall of 2005 and is planned for completion by early summer 2006. The trail will be constructed of bituminous asphalt over a Class 5 gravel subsurface. Boardwalks will be installed to cross wetlands and low -lying areas. Raised boardwalks (on piers or footings) are typically more ecologically sensitive than floating boardwalks, in that raised structures allow emergent and aquatic vegetation to persist below the walking surface. Furthermore, elevated boardwalks are less likely to create barriers to most plant and animal dispersal. However, raised boardwalks are generally more costly than floating boardwalks. Native and non - invasive plant species should be seeded and established along the trail corridor following trail construction, consistent with the natural communities the trail transects. Monitoring and management of problematic weed establishment along the trail corridor should be conducted on an annual basis, as weed seeds are likely to be introduced by trail users along the trail corridor. Although the trail may be cleared of snow by plowing or shoveling, road salt and sand should not be used to manage snow or ice within the conservation areas. Additional narrow footpaths and unpaved trails may be planned or deemed necessary by the Foxborough Homeowners Association within the conservation areas. Trail and path alignment should be sensitive to maintaining the integrity of the natural communities they transect. Foxborough Conservation Development Restoration and Management Plan 33