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Lowland hardwood forest (0.92 acres) <br /> This small unit is located in the northwest corner of the property and is one of the <br /> more ecologically degraded units.The unit contains the two buildings left on the <br /> property,as well as the area that once was the tennis court(Photo 12).While <br /> classified as lowland hardwood forest,the unit contains relatively few overstory <br /> trees,and the understory is a mix of mowed grass (mainly Kentucky bluegrass) and <br /> a variety of weedy species.The city plans to keep the structures to house <br /> maintenance equipment,and there are potential plans to build a picnic shelter in the <br /> area where the tennis court was located.The canopy is a mixed bag of species,from <br /> a sugar maple,to large bur oaks (67.9 cm dbh),green ash (46.2 cm dbh),and black <br /> walnut(54.4 cm dbh).There is little to no shrub layer, save for some Ribes, Rubus, <br /> and Vitis species around the remaining structures.The understory is dominated by <br /> Kentucky bluegrass,creeping Charlie,and a variety of patchy non-native species. <br /> The tennis court area was planted to turf grass to serve as temporary erosion <br /> control. Extension of the grassland units and re-vegetation with savanna species <br /> (due to the somewhat in-tact canopy) is recommended. However,a determination of <br /> the plans for the shelter should be made before putting time and resources into any <br /> restoration of the unit. <br /> 07 i r` '7 <br /> ��� ® R1 1.' \ Yid �►r .k 6 � at. f <br /> .,� A� + r li,e_t:::,..:,r i 4.4+r.i,. F <br /> tit <br /> ks 3 <br /> . - - — <br /> !r . . ' - <br /> 3' <br /> v ' st- <br /> ,, - <br /> - K <br /> Photo 12.Two buildings in the northwest corner of the property.The city is using <br /> the buildings for equipment storage. <br /> Friends of the Mississippi River Bailey Point Nature Preserve NRMP <br /> 42 <br />