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Mississippi and Elk Rivers. <br />Recent acquisitions to the Elk River park system <br />are the Bailey Point Nature Preserve and the <br />William H. Houlton Conservation Area. Both are <br />less than two miles from Woodland Trails Park <br />with wildlife natural areas located on opposite <br />sides of the Elk River at the confluence of the <br />Mississippi and Elk Rivers. The 336 -acre William <br />H. Houlton Conservation Area is scheduled to <br />open in the fall of 2016 and has over 1.75 miles <br />of Mississippi River frontage and 1.1 miles along <br />the Elk River. It was purchased for the city in <br />collaboration with the Trust for Public Land to be <br />managed as native habitat for wildlife. The DNR <br />hopes that the property will become a model for <br />native habitats adjacent to residential areas and a <br />destination location for the region. <br />Recently burned prairie area near park entrance <br />Existing trailhead at parking lot <br />DRAFT JULY 7, 2016 INTRODUCTION 5 <br />