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69 Friends of the Mississippi River Camp Cozy Park NRMP <br /> Photo 11. Tarps, siding, and other rubbish deposited on the ground in Unit 8 following flooding, July 2023. <br />Long-Term Monitoring and Maintenance <br /> <br />Monitoring is essential to restoration success. Regular site visits to evaluate and assess <br />restoration outcomes should be done at least annually by an ecologist or a restoration <br />professional. More frequent monitoring will be needed in the initial phases of restoration to <br />evaluate the success of the methodology and to inform future strategies. Adapting to issues or <br />factors observed during monitoring and assessment is vital to the restoration process. <br /> <br />Once the primary restoration tasks are completed, the restoration process will convert to a <br />monitoring and adaptive management phase. Long-term maintenance for the forest areas will <br />consist of managing for invasive species and monitoring every year for potential issues such as <br />erosion of the side channels that receive flows during high water. For the prairies, burning <br />should occur every 4 to 6 years to prevent woody encroachment and maintain the health of the <br />habitat. <br /> <br />Restored areas must be regularly monitored to identify ecological issues, such as erosion and <br />sedimentation, invasive species and disease. Monitoring is also important for detecting human- <br />related issues such as illegal activities (ATV use, dumping, illegal hunting). Early detection of