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Analysis could be done on the following: <br /> • existing habitat for particular wildlife <br /> • potential greenway connections (for natural habitat and/or <br /> recreation purposes) <br /> • opportunities for native plant community or habitat restoration <br /> (see below) <br /> • areas needing vegetation management(e.g., street tree pruning <br /> or prairie burning or weed control) <br /> • wildfire risk assessment <br /> • overall state of natural resource health(e.g.,including insect <br /> and disease problems, invasive exotic species, etc.) <br /> • threats to unique plant communities <br /> • lands with natural resource-based economic resources (e.g., <br /> tree farms, gravel pits, etc.) <br /> Conservation/preservation areas <br /> The community may want to conserve or protect from development <br /> areas such as commercial forest lands, agricultural lands, and/or <br /> significant natural areas. <br /> • Does the analysis include identifying areas which the <br /> community would like to conserve and protect from <br /> development? <br /> • Has the following information been identified for these areas to <br /> conserve? <br /> • specific sites for different types of conservation or <br /> protection <br /> • specific land protection tools, such as conservation <br /> easements, conservation overlay districts, etc. for each <br /> parcel <br /> • preliminary management goals, objectives, and/or <br /> recommendations for each parcel. <br /> F. Results <br /> Products <br /> Typically, the most useful products of a natural resource inventory <br /> and analysis are coordinated sets of computer databases and GIS <br /> map layers which are compatible with the tools used by the local <br /> unit for planning and management purposes. This allows for the <br /> natural resource information(data layers)to be easily accessed, <br /> frequently used, and as needed updated by local staff. <br /> • What products will make the results of this inventory and <br /> analysis most useful to the local unit? <br /> • Which of these typical products should be included? <br /> • a series of GIS data layers and maps (and related <br /> databases), e.g. on: <br /> S land cover type(with each polygon mapped and <br /> Natural Resource Guidance Checklist-Natural Resource Inventory&Analysis for City or County-December 2001 5 <br />