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Executive Summary <br />This report presents the Natural Resources Inventory and Management report for five parks <br />within the City of Roseville, Minnesota. The project was initiated to inventory and provide <br />management recommendations for natural communities within five city parks including Acorn <br />Park, Central Park, Langton Lake Park, Reservoir Woods Park, and Villa Park. With this <br />information the City can continue to actively manage and restore natural communities in parks as <br />well as guide recreation so future generations may enjoy these valuable local resources. <br />There are a number of elements that contribute to the quality of life in any city. Social amenities, <br />such as a healthy economy, attractive and affordable housing, efficient infrastructure and <br />services, as well as good schools are all part of a successful community. Just as important are <br />environmental amenities such as clean air, water and adequate open space. At the time of <br />settlement by Euro- Americans, Roseville's rolling landscape was characterized by lakes, <br />wetlands, savanna, and prairie. Despite having changed considerably since Euro- American <br />settlement, this rolling landscape endures. Even more significantly, the parks within the city host <br />a remarkable number and quality of natural communities, especially considering that Roseville is <br />within just a few miles from two of the major urban centers of the upper Midwest. <br />Landforms provide the foundation, for all of the plant and animal communities that they support. <br />Section 2 gives a very brief account of the formation of Roseville's landscape. It is a story <br />punctuated by the many forces of nature, including glaciers, fire, and drought. Section 3 <br />summarizes the natural communities that currently exist on the sites, or are thought to have been <br />present in the study area in the past. General Natural Community Management <br />Recommendations are given in Section 4. <br />Roseville is fortunate to have several lakes within the city that serve as important recreational <br />and habitat resources. Two of these, Langton and Bennett Lakes lie within parks studied in this <br />project. These lakes were assessed for the nutrient loads, water quality, plant communities, and <br />other important factors. The summary of methods, findings, and recommendations for these <br />lakes is found in Section 5 of the report. <br />City of Roseville <br />Parks Natural Resource Management <br />