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59 Friends of the Mississippi River Camp Cozy Park NRMP <br />concept of adaptive management will be key to continual progress at the site. Adaptive <br />management is a strategy commonly used by land managers and integrates thought and action <br />into the restoration process. It can be described as a strategy that uses evaluation, reflection <br />and communication, and incorporates learning into planning and management. It is set up like a <br />feedback loop and looks like this: <br /> Thus, moving forward with restoration, each round of adaptive management refines and hones <br />the process to better fit the conditions of the site. Emphasis of this strategy will be important to <br />the longevity of this site. <br /> <br />Given Camp Cozy’s proximity to other propagule (seed) sources with common buckthorn in <br />abundance at its boundaries and the Elk River delivering weed seed in flood flows, some effort <br />will be required to restore and maintain this site. Once initial restoration efforts are complete, <br />some degree of site maintenance will be needed to protect the plant communities and the <br />restoration investment. The amount and type of “edge” (rivers, adjacent lands, etc.) allows for <br />a continual supply of propagules, many non-native and invasive. While managing propagules <br />arriving from the river is impossible, engaging neighbors in the importance of restoration on <br />their lands will not only help the restoration on the property be more successful - as it will <br />reduce the potential seed source of non-native, invasive plants - but will also increase the size <br />of natural communities being protected and managed in the area. <br /> <br />The restoration of the plant communities at Camp Cozy will be broken into phases. Each phase <br />will address the restoration of each given target plant community prioritizing most imperiled <br />habitats and then invasive species populations. However, restoration will ultimately be <br />conducted based on available funds and resources and may not occur sequentially. <br /> <br />Reduction or elimination of woody cover within the remnant prairie units is the highest priority. <br />Without this critical first step, sumac and other woody species will create even more dense <br /> <br /> Design <br /> Implement <br /> Monitor <br /> <br /> Evaluate <br /> Adjust <br /> Assess <br />problem <br />