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RESTORATION <br /> This section describes the restoration process on the Bailey Point Nature Preserve. <br /> This includes information on the target plant communities and community <br /> descriptions,taken from the DNR,for the proposed restoration on site. It also <br /> includes a description of the restoration process and the goals for the restoration, <br /> both broad and specific. <br /> Target Plant Communities <br /> Table 3. Restoration Target Plant Communities for Existing Landcover <br /> v c <br /> J 0 <br /> Dominant Soil Types Target Community <br /> Floodplain <br /> Forest <br /> (FF 1) 1.47 Elkriver-Mosford (1257) Southern Floodplain Forest(FFs68) <br /> Floodplain <br /> Forest Elkriver(1255), Elkriver- <br /> (FF 2) 2.96 Mosford (1257) Southern Floodplain Forest(FFs68) <br /> Altered/non- <br /> native <br /> grassland <br /> with sparse <br /> trees 13.45 Elkriver-Mosford (1257) Southern Mesic Savanna (UPs24) <br /> Hayfield 2.36 Elkriver-Mosford (1257) Southern Mesic Prairie(UPs23) <br /> Lowland <br /> hardwood Elkriver-Mosford (1257), <br /> forest 0.92 Sandberg (258B)) Southern Mesic Savanna (UPs24) <br /> TOTAL 21.16* <br /> *The official property sale encompasses 24 acres.Using the MLCCS data to break the <br /> property into plant communities yields only 21 acres.The lost acreage occurs from the <br /> paved parking lot and driveway,as well as the portion of the property that is open water <br /> habitat along the Elk River. <br /> Friends of the Mississippi River Bailey Point Nature Preserve NRMP <br /> 45 <br />