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• <br /> Why preserve the natural significant property in Elk River? <br /> A. If we do not preserve these areas future generations will never know the special <br /> qualities of Elk River's Natural Heritage. <br /> B. To recreate the natural environment would take hundreds of hours per acre and <br /> hundreds of years worth of time. (Note: This is only if we have access to species which once <br /> lived in the region and knowledge of the natural arrangement of the living organisms.) <br /> C. Recent research indicates that the greater the variety of living organisms in a region, <br /> the greater the productivity. (University of Minnesota Research Dr. David Tilman) <br /> D. Nature site size and interconnections are important for the long term success of the <br /> natural ecosystem. <br /> E. Once the plants and animals are lost we will never see or experience them again. The <br /> genetic cede of these species are impossible to recreate. A genetic code is the blueprint for the <br /> design of the organism. It is like the manuscript to a week long play, it is literally a 1000 page <br /> document. Unfortunately, no one knows the words or phrases to these documents of life. <br /> How do we go about the preservation of these properties? <br /> A. Pass a resolution that clearly states that natural park land will be preserved. <br /> Example: We hereby pass a resolution to manage and preserve the entire Woodland Trail City <br /> Park as a site where people can observe the natural past. <br /> B. Continue to seek financial assistance from outside agencies to acquire additional <br /> naturalyl significant property. <br /> • C. Work with property owners to make it a positive financial or person venture to save <br /> fragments of the natural heritage. <br /> D. Preserve large interconnected tracks of land rather than small isolated islands. <br /> NOTE: This concept works well with a well developed regional trail system. <br /> • <br />