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Image Placeholder 31COMMUNITY BACKGROUND2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN UPDATE DRAFT Dec14-17 for review only DRAFT Dec14-17 for review only Parks, Trails and Open Space The City of Hugo has an abundance of natural resources and open space areas including a large number of lakes, wetlands, woodlands and other natural amenities that make it a prime location for outdoor activity and recreation� The City has made an effort to preserve many of these spaces as active and passive parks, conservation areas and protected waters (see Map xx—Existing Parks and Open Space)� There are also a few neighborhood parks and community gathering centers located within the City’s residential neighborhoods that are privately owned and maintained by the homeowners associations� These parks augment the City’s system and serve the residents of these neighborhoods� The City’s existing trail system consists of multi-use county trails and a series of city-owned pedestrian-bicycle paths, bicycle lanes, bicycle routes, snowmobile trails, equestrian trails and nature paths (see Map xx – Existing Sidewalks and Trails)� There are nine lakes in the City classified as protected waters and 3 lakes which are classified as wetlands by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources� Hardwood Creek and Clearwater Creek and a number of judicial ditches also traverse the City� There are three separate watershed districts in the City of Hugo� The majority of the City is within the Rice Creek watershed district except for small portions of eastern Hugo that are within the Carnelian-Marine-St� Croix watershed district and the Browns Creek watershed district� There are also approximately 584 acres of protected wetlands in the City of Hugo that are included in the water land use category (see Map xx – Wetlands)� However, the water land use category does not include some of the non-protected and seasonal wetland areas in the City�