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Lake Regional Park is located just west of Arden Hills in New Brighton. Rice Creek Chain of Lakes Regional Park is a linear park located north of Arden Hills. Snail Lake Park is located to the east in • Shoreview. These parks are operated by Ramsey County Parks. Northwestern College and Bethel College are located in Arden Hills. Both schools contain significant privately owned open space and lakeshore within their campus. Bethel College also has a significant amount of active outdoor recreation facilities such as soccer and ballfields. Arden Hills has numerous lakes. Lake Johanna and Lake Josephine have public access and beaches. The recreation potential of Round Lake is limited by the need to restrict public access due to pollu- tion from former industrial activity. Natural Resources The area of Arden Hills located south of Trunk Highway 96 is largely developed. However, many Arden Hills neighborhoods retain tree cover ponds and wetlands giving the city a natural and well landscaped character. There are significant areas of open space, woodlands, lakes, and wetlands in the City. Ramsey County - Tony Schmidt Park, Charles Perry Park, Chatham Trails, Ramsey County Open Space lands, Crepeau Park, Northwestern College, Bethel College and Moundsview High School all contain natural areas of varying character and species. The area north of Highway 96 and east of Highway 10 is the Twin City Army Arsenal Property (TCAAP). TCAAP is a former ammunition plant area and it contains a significant amount of natural resources including a lake, wetlands, woodlands, meadows, rolling terrain, and excellent vistas, • including the highest point in Ramsey County. The Vento Re-Use Plan for TCAAP calls for preserva- tion of significant amount of the former arsenal site. Invasive species such as Buckthorn (a woody non-native shrub) are a problem in many park and open space areas in Minnesota. Several parks in Arden Hills contain buckthorn. The City has instituted a Buckthorn removal program with the cooperation of numerous residents and service groups. The City plans to continue to control Buckthorn on an on-going basis as needed and as resources are available. Existing Parks and Trails Arden Hills has 16 parks and a network of trails, located primarily on or adjacent to County Roads. The parks are well distributed throughout the city to serve the area south of Trunk Highway 96. Major highways and roads act as barriers between residents and parks. While many residents may live within a mile of a community park, controlled access roads may prevent easy access to that nearby park. See Table A on the following page for the Exisitng Park and Facilty Inventory. 6