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47 Friends of the Mississippi River Camp Cozy Park NRMP <br />encroachment is a primary concern in this unit. The abundance of walking trails through this <br />unit provides fire breaks internal to the unit which would allow for refugia during prescribed <br />burning, but the numerous trails can also increase the likelihood that invasive species will be <br />brought to the site. <br /> <br />Recommended Plant Community: UPs13b Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) (Appendix B) <br /> <br /> <br />Unit 2 <br />South Prairie <br /> Photo 2. Unit 2 dry prairie in September 2023. <br /> <br />Acres: 6.6 acres <br /> <br />MLCCS Land Cover types: 61211 Dry prairie barrens subtype. <br /> <br />General Description: Unit 2 is a remnant dry prairie with a plant community similar to that of <br />Unit 1 (Appendix A). Primary differences include less woody encroachment from sumac and <br />other woody species due in part to previous management efforts and fewer invasive cool <br />season grasses possibly due in part to fewer walking trails and the subsequent introduction of