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Mounds View Silver View Park Pond <br />1 Introduction <br />This plan provides upland vegetation ecological restoration and management recommendations for the <br />Silver View Park Pond Restoration Planning project area in Mounds View. About 7 acres of upland <br />vegetation were observed and mapped surrounding Ponds EW-4 and EW-4.P3 as shown in Figure 1. <br />Stantec staff conducted field surveys on August 18 and September 8, 2023. Additional observations <br />included trail conditions, slopes, and erosion concerns that relate to vegetation restoration and <br />management goals. <br />The following sections include summaries of existing conditions, opportunities for non -vegetated <br />improvements that support restoration goals and objectives, and proposed vegetation restoration and <br />management goals, objectives, and cost estimates for initial restoration and future maintenance. <br />Restoration goals are provided to articulate desired future vegetation cover types and functional <br />values. The goals are designed to support water quality protection, high -quality wildlife habitat, <br />and native plant diversity, and enhance park visitor activities and amenities, using sustainable, <br />cost-effective, long-term vegetation management strategies. <br />• Restoration objectives provide the detailed desired future conditions that help determine the <br />selection of vegetation management methods and materials. The objectives provide measurable <br />metrics that can be used to determine progress towards achieving restoration goals. <br />High-level cost estimates are provided to aid in understanding the overall scope of funding needed for <br />vegetation management and to help prioritize restoration activities given potential funding constraints or <br />opportunities. The estimates assume that Mounds View pursues the restoration goals and objectives as <br />described for each cover type. The estimates are based on outsourcing vegetation restoration and <br />management activities to ecological restoration contractors in current market conditions. <br />2 Overview of Existing Conditions <br />Vegetation cover types were identified based on vegetation structure, composition, and current <br />management (such as mowed versus unmowed). Six upland vegetation cover types over 7 acres in total <br />area were mapped along with a 5.5-acre wetland complex of shrub -swamp and forested wetland <br />communities as shown in Figure 1. The wetland complex was observed for restoration potential as well. <br />The vegetation cover types are summarized in Table 1 along with acreages and key vegetation <br />characteristics. <br />Project Number: 193806465 <br />