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Minnesota Department of Natural Resource- Natural Resource Guidance Checklist Natural Resource Inventory and Analysis for City or County bt s Why Use This Checklist? NR Checklist , This checklist is for a Natural Resource Inventory and Analysis,covering a fairly This is one of a seri: large land area(e.g.,the whole city or county). This kind of inventory is useful to "checklists'produced • the local unit(e.g. city or county government) in developing policies, informing of government(LUG)tit land use decisions,and identifying areas for natural resource conservation and Minnesota Departmegt management. A natural resource inventory should be done at least every 10 Resources, Metro Ree.._ years or sooner if the resources have changed significantly. checklist is intended to help the community integrate natural resources into a particular type of A. Purpose local policy or plan. Each checklist • What is the intended purpose or use for this natural resource is an outline of key components of inventory and analysis? For example, is its intended use one of a typical LUG planning document the following and how does that suggest what it should entail? with important natural resource- • to guide development of goals and strategies for related questions to consider and resource conservation and management some examples,definitions,and • to identify priorities for resource conservation references. • to evaluate current natural resource management practices • to guide policy development • to provide information for parks, open space,trails See Another Checklist and/or greenway planning natural area management plan • What are the specific products which the inventory needs to specific a fi si is identified detailed produce to be useful? (e.g. maps, data sets, etc - see section F inventory and management plan below) tailored to that use is needed. This • How will specific inventory scope, methods and products be finer scale is addressed in the chosen to help the community answer its questions, address its "Natural Area Management Plan" issues, and progress towards sound decision making? Checklist. B. Context Larger landscape Some natural resource issues are best addressed in the context of the larger landscape, often across jurisdictional boundaries. • What needs and opportunities exist to address key issues at a larger scale? (e.g., at a watershed level) • Have larger landscape patterns been addressed(e.g. using the Ecological Classification System- see box on next page) and Definition how might that information be used to suggest opportunities natural area and needs to coordinate with other communities in the same h human largely y where eg modern an activity,,where vegetation is zones? distributed in naturally occurring • What are the economic, social and/or ecological roles of natural patterns. areas, commercial forestry lands, and/or agricultural lands, both within the municipality and among municipalities and counties? Natural Resource Guidance Checklist-Natural Resource Inventory&Analysis for City or County-December 2001 1