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Natural Resources Inventory <br /> Cottage Grove, MN <br /> <br />Natural <br /> with Va <br /> <br />Residents of this community have dentified the <br />preservation of natural areas as inl- _~rent to their quality <br />of life. To ensure these natural res( urces are protected <br />in the face of continued residential growth, the City <br />sought information essential to effl ctive land use <br />planning. <br /> <br />Bonestroo is providing that inform~ tion through a <br />natural resources inventory. An inventory provides the <br />City with technical information on,he location and <br />qualities of its natural resources us~l to help balance the <br />preservation of natural resources v~Ith human needs. <br /> H <br /> <br />An ecosystem-based management ~pproach was used <br />that stressed management of the entire ecosystem as <br />one unit by integrating natural communities into <br />environmental corridors and open l~ace. <br />The inventory included: Ii <br /> <br />Forest <br /> Different forest areas~ere identified <br /> Areas: <br />using aerial photgraphy. Field data ~)n density and <br />species composition of trees shrub~and ground cover <br />species was collected. <br /> <br />:source Inventory Provides City <br />fuable Land Use Planning Tool <br /> Wetlands: Wetland plant communities were inventoried <br /> for functional values including wildlife habitat, flood <br /> storage and water quality uses. A wetland plant species <br /> list was also compiled. <br /> <br /> Unique Natural Features: Remnant natural communities <br /> such as oak savanna (pictured above) and prairie, and <br /> areas high in aesthetic qualities, were identified and <br /> inventoried. These are important for wildlife habitat, <br /> including a threatened species of bird found in the area. <br /> <br /> ~ildlife: A census of wildlife species including birds, <br /> mammals, reptiles and amphibians was conducted. Key <br /> wildlife habitats were identified for protection and <br /> management. <br /> <br />Bonestroo <br />Rosene <br />Anderlik & <br />Associates <br /> <br />Architects <br /> <br /> <br />