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feet or less. Natural drought cycles may (andhistorically havebeen documented to) bring water <br />levels below that which can be attainedby the water control structure. <br />In addition to resource management, the Service would provide public use opportunities to <br />include wildlife observationandphotography,fishing,structured and self-led interpretive <br />programs.Environmental Education opportunitieswould include pond studies (including dip <br />netting), water quality, fishing and fish ecology, wetland/upland plant and tree identification, <br />habitat ecology, wildlife management.. Management actions to facilitate these public uses <br />include expanding the existing trail, and constructing a fishing pier and a platform that could be <br />used for wildlife viewing as well as environmental education. Weexpect to continue our <br />partnership with City of Arden Hills and support the City’s efforts to expand the use of their <br />parklands at south end of lake. Potential exists to link the park property to Refuge property and <br />provide access to Service facilities on the shores of Round Lake (e.g., fishing pier,environmental <br />education/wildlife observation platform) for visitors to the City Park. Due to the urban character <br />of this Unit, the Service is not considering offering hunting opportunities at this time. <br />Thefuture value of the Round Lake Unit of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge for <br />wildlife conservation and publicuse for wildlife-dependent recreation depends upon the level of <br />clean-up attained via the Superfund remediation project. The Servicepresumes that the current <br />ecological risk posed to the Round Lake ecosystem will be mitigated via the actions of the <br />Superfund remediation project in a manner that enablesthis vision to be fulfilled. <br />8/6/2013 iii USFWS RLMP <br />