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known to cause erosion, plant invasion, changes in site hydrology, or cause mortality of desirable <br />plants should be reviewed and limited /prohibited for the long -term health of the site. <br />Place new or reconstructed trails where they can play a role in resource management, such as <br />allowing for the trails to be used as firebreaks. <br />Educate the Public <br />■ Post signs on the site to explain why natural resource management activities are being <br />conducted. This is especially important, since it may be the single means of informing <br />the most residents. <br />■ Offer public tours and walks for groups that explain the ecology of a particular park and <br />the resource management activities that are being conducted. Publicize the events with <br />newspaper announcements direct residence mailings, and local access cable TV <br />announcements. <br />■ Periodically submit an article to the Roseville Review or other locally circulated <br />publication that discusses the ecology of natural resources and their management in <br />Roseville Parks. <br />■ Integrate resource management activities with public /school environmental education. <br />This is particularly pertinent for Central Park, which has a Nature Center, and an <br />elementary school nearby. <br />■ Hold neighborhood meetings to inform citizens of proposed management activities and <br />time lines for implementation. This is particularly important for prescribed burning, <br />which is widely misunderstood. <br />■ Involve local schools in planting, monitoring, and educational activities. Middle school <br />and high school classes often need service projects or science projects related to nature. <br />■ Citizens could be made aware of the benefits of managing their property for natural <br />communities through public meetings and workshops and /or development and circulation <br />of a pamphlet or brochure. <br />City of Roseville 25 <br />Parks Natural Resource Management <br />