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1. INTRODUCTION <br />The citizens of Roseville have a strong interest in maintaining the quality of life they experience. <br />Some of these values are associated with natural areas in City Parks such as woodland, prairies <br />and wetlands. These areas contribute to the quality of life in Roseville by providing opportunities <br />for active and passive recreation, wildlife habitat, and stormwater infiltration. They also serve as <br />buffers between developed areas of the city. The aesthetic qualities and desirability of these <br />natural areas also increase the value of properties located near them. The study area for this <br />project includes five city parks. These include: <br />ACORN PARK <br />LANGTON PARK <br />CENTRAL PARK <br />VILLA PARK <br />RESERVOIR WOODS <br />The Roseville that we know today was shaped by ancient geology and climate, the power of <br />glaciers, flowing water, plant and animal migrations, and by people. Native peoples used the <br />area for thousands of years, and more recently European settlers arrived in the mid - Nineteenth <br />century. <br />Although the five parks included in this study are less than 10 miles from downtown <br />Minneapolis and St. Paul, they still support some good quality natural communities. Most fully <br />developed cities in the Upper Midwest do not have the same opportunities to manage natural <br />areas in city parks that Roseville does. It is with great wisdom that the city is seeking to actively <br />manage, and in some cases undertake restoration of the natural areas within the five City parks <br />shown in Figure 1.1. <br />For the purposes of the inventory portion of this project, a "natural community" is a <br />distinctive group of plants and animals that typically occur together, and are native to the area, <br />such as a sand - gravel prairie or dry oak savanna. <br />City of Roseville 3 <br />Parks Natural Resource Management <br />