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160Follow-up cut/treat of invasive, nonnative brush (Langton Lake) 161 Continued thinning of invasive/nonnative trees (north shore of Bennett Lake) 162 Supplemental seeding at select locations (primarily at sites around Bennett Lake) 163 2020 Socially distanced events: 164Flower Power 165 Tree Planting 166 o This event brought 19 new volunteers into the Parks and Recreationvolunteer pool 167Upcoming Projects: 168 1/18–Martin Luther Kingplanning day atCedarholm Community Building 169 2/20 – Buckthorn at McCarron’s Property near Villa Park 170 3/20 – Seeding at Villa Park and Reservoir Woods Park 171 4/17–Rain Garden CleanupatLexington Park 172 5/22 – Lexington Flower Planting 173 Other projects yet to be identified 174 175 Chair Hoag asked if the Martin Luther King Day event may become a virtual event. Staff responded 176 that is an option and the exact plans will be determined as the date moves closer. 177 178 Volunteer Coordinator, Rachel Boggs thanked all of the volunteers for their hard work this last year. 179 She noted that at some events there may have been fewer volunteers who participated compared to 180 previous years. However, the amount of hours each volunteer contributed was greater than previous 181 years. Finally, Boggs thanked Parks and Recreation leadership for their gracious work with 182 volunteers and for keeping them safe. 183 184 Volunteer Leader, William Jenner joined the Commission to acknowledge the fun that he has 185 volunteering with the Natural Resources Stewardship Program. He noted all of the work that has 186 been completed in removing the Buckthorn in Roseville. However, he added that there is always 187 more to remove. Jenner also commented that the thank you gift of apple butter was delicious. 188 189 6) EMERALD ASH BORER (EAB) PROGRAM UPDATE 190 Staff presented an update on the current public Ash Tree inventory for Roseville. To date, 651 Ash 191 Trees have been removed which leaves 1,426 Ash Trees remaining. 192 193 Staff provided yearly data for treatments and replacements of Ash Trees. 194 195 The Proposed Accelerated Ash Tree Program would include: 196 More aggressive 197 Buddy tree planting 198 Targeted removals 199 Not decimate canopy 5