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81 OPEN SPACE + PRESERVE RECOMMENDATIONS 5. Protect and preserve public open spaces to connect the community to nature • 5.1 - Provide a distributed network of open space preserves »5.1.1 - Classify the following parks to be natural areas: * DeMontreville Wildlife Park (from community park) * Heights Park (from neighborhood park) * Heritage Park (from neighborhood park) * Homestead Park (from neighborhood park) * Lake Jane Hills Park (from neighborhood park) * Legion Ave N Park (not currently classified) »5.1.2 - Preserve additional natural areas if opportunities arise, designating them as open space preserves • 5.2 - Look for opportunities to improve the quality of open space preserves »5.2.1 - Explore the development of a natural resource management plan for the open space preserves • 5.3 - Proactively manage invasive species in the preserves »5.3.1 - Encourage volunteer efforts to seek and apply for grant funding to invasive species removal »5.3.2 - (Continue to) Provide/Match requirement funds for grants obtained by volunteer groups for invasive species removal »5.3.3 - Embrace existing and new technologies and approaches for invasive species removal »5.3.4 - Create an invasive species management plan for the preserves »5.3.5 - Inventory for existing and emerging invasive species threats • 5.4 - Expand awareness of the open space preserves »5.4.1 - Expand awareness of the open space preserves with mapping, wayfinding, and entry signage »5.4.2 - Educate the public about the benefits of open space preserves and the need to preserve them Figure 5.30: Heights Park, with its open fields and unprogrammed spaces, is better suited as a natural area Figure 5.31: Emerald ash borer and other invasive pests can cause major damage to trees in preserves and open spaces