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3 Ceremonial trees Celebrate a birth, a birthday, a milestone or pay tribute to a loved oneby available pian�g a tree in a public place. The Friends now has a ceremonial tree program which makes it easy to honor your accomplishment or that of a friend or creating a living memorial to someone you love. With a$30 contribution, you can dloose an ornamental, evergreen or shade tree and select a park in Ramsey County in which you would like the tree planted. We cannotguarantee the exact location, but will work with you and the local park department to identify a suitable site. A certificate will be sent to the person being honored, or in the case of a memorial, to the family. You may make your contribution and tree selection at any time and all trees will be planted in the spring. A Ceremonial Tree form is enclosed. Consider the following events as tree planting opportunities: anniversary, memorial, birthday, quitting smoking, birth, recovery from surgery, sobriety anniversary, thesis completion, wedding (for the couple that already has two of everything) Chr:stmas, or earthday. You may even wish to start a grove, each year having a tree planted in the same area to mark the anniversary of an important event. The Friends' Ceremonial Tree program is a unique opporiunity to give the same gift several times. It honors your occasion, helps re-leaf the parks, and supportstheFriends. Su�hadeal! PleaseconsideraCeremonialtreethisholiday season. National Park The 72 mile Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is a new "8-borning" addition to the national park system, but it has not yet been determined just what the park will be. While the National Park Service and a plaiuling commission are finishing up a three year planning process, it is not yet clear which prioriHes will prevail. It is clear that conflicts between development and park/environmental interests remain a major concern. As the Mississippi flows through the metropolitan area, the corridor changes dramatically, from pristine natural habitat through parks such as Crosby/Hidden Falls, through heavy industrial areas including barge fleeting areas, and through the heart of the two downtown areas. The planners challenge is to balance the use of the river corridor between commercial, industrial, residential uses, and preserve the natural character where it still e�sts. Not all interests can or will be equally accommodated so the final plan -and the principals the plan is based on- will determine the nature of the river for decades, or maybe forever. Development need not be the enemy. It can occur in a park context, enhancing rather than degrading the resource. Consider this: o Resource protection is to be the primary determining factor in the case of conflict and resources are defined as natural, culiural and economic. When there is a conflict between natural resources and economic resources, which prevails? o Barge fleeting areas would need to be expanded to accommodate growth. Barge fleeting is often incompatible with environmental protection and esthetic considerations. Where would new fleets be allowed? Would existing areas be expanded? What would have priority, environment or economics?