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PIP Planning and Management <br /> Department Project Planning and Management <br /> Natural Resources Program <br /> Wildlife Management <br />o Forestry <br /> Diseased and Hazard Tree Program <br /> EAB Management <br /> Tree Plantings <br /> Natural Resources by the Numbers – 2021 <br />o Total Volunteer Led Hours <br /> 2,555 Hours an increase of 41.8% over 2020 <br />o Volunteer-Led Natural Resource Events <br /> 449 Hours an increase of 146% over 2020 <br /> Natural Resources Program Highlights <br />o Initiated woodland restoration efforts at several new sites within the following parks: <br />Villa Park (1), Central Park (4), Sandcastle (1), and Reservoir Woods (1) <br />o Conducted safe and successful prescribed burns of prairie, savanna and oak woodland <br />areas at Central Park and Reservoir Woods in spring <br />o Installed more than 2,500 native wetland sedge, rush, grass, and flower plugs at Villa <br />Park seepage meadow restoration in June (volunteer event and contractor) <br />o Ongoing native restoration/natural vegetation maintenance throughout the park <br />system (multiple management visits to each park throughout the year) <br /> Park Project Areas and Approach – 2022 <br />o Taking care of existing assets <br />o Proactive and preplanning well in advance <br />o Sharing status and information <br /> 2022 Park Improvement Projects <br />o Playground Safety Surface <br /> Revolving schedule/inspection <br /> 2022 identified parks <br /> CP Dale Street <br /> Bruce Russell <br /> Langton Lake South <br /> Materion <br /> Rosebrook <br /> Lexington <br /> Acorn <br /> Tamarack <br /> Mapleview <br />o Tennis and Basketball Court <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />