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<br />. IX. DEVELOPMENT DETAILS <br /> A. Expected Use/Activities - the trail corridor will provide for the following <br /> recreation and protection open space functions: <br /> 1, Recreation Open Space <br /> a. Trails - canoeing, biking, walking, jogging, in-line skating and cross- <br /> country skiing (including trailheads). <br /> b. Pet Exercise Area - unleashed running and training of dogs, <br /> 2, Protection Open Space - floodplain protection, steep slope stabilization, <br /> waterfowl and wildlife sanctuary, <br /> B. Concept <br /> Refer to Development Concept Plan on page IX-4. <br /> C. Facility Description <br /> Generally, the Rice Creek North Regional Trail Corridor is a natural <br /> greenway that runs between the Rice Creek-Chain of Lakes Regional Park <br />. Reserve in Uno Lakes and Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton <br /> following the channel and floodway of Rice Creek, Although the corridor is <br /> linear by nature, it is physically divided into three distinct segments by <br /> intersecting roadways. <br /> The rolling grasslands, wooded patches, winding creek, broad floodplain and <br /> pocket marshes of the contiguous segments provide an interesting and <br /> aesthetic mosaic for the trailway. This multi-use trail corridor will provide <br /> recreational trail opportunities for canoeing, biking, walking, jogging, in-line <br /> skating and cross-country skiing, In addition to the terminal trailheads at the <br /> Rice Creek-Chain of Lakes Regional Park Preserve and Long Lake Regional <br /> Park, three intermittent trailheads will be provided at segment perimeters off <br /> Lexington Avenue, County Road I and Old Highway 8, <br /> Proposed site development will not destroy, damage nor significantly alter <br /> any wetland, woodland or wildlife habitat. Except for the immediate paved <br /> trailway and trailheads, the corridor will be managed in a natural or <br /> "unmanicured" condition. <br /> The following description is based on the scenario that the Arden Hills <br /> segment will be acquired and all "fragment distance" restrictions will be <br /> waived or mitigated, <br />. <br /> IX-l <br />