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resource so future generations benefit from the spirit of nature, and where <br />nature is extended to the experience of every park visitor. <br />• Goals & Policies <br />• Natural resources management. Preserve significant natural resources, lakes, <br />ponds, wetlands, open spaces, wooded areas, wildlife habitats, and trees as <br />integral aspects of the parks system. <br />• Outcomes <br />• Preserve natural assets and significant environmental features... <br />• Foster environmental awareness and promote and manage the presence of <br />wildlife and wild places. <br />• Long-term View <br />• Environmental Stewardship. We envision parks as opportunities to care for <br />our wild places and creatures, where we have been entrusted with a resource <br />that must be managed and cared for so that future generations will benefit <br />from the spirit of nature, its function, and its regenerative qualities, and where <br />nature is extended to the experience of every park visitor. <br /> <br />Natural Resources – Brief History <br />• 2002 Natural Resources Plan Adopted <br />• Prioritized Natural Resources as a key portion of Roseville’s Parks <br />• Restore and manage natural areas (e.g., forest, prairie, wetland) <br />• Native plantings in developed parks <br />• 2010 P&R System Master Plan Adopted <br />• 2014 Natural Resources Renewal Program <br />• Identified potential projects <br />• Assigned priority rankings <br />• Identified potential outside funding sources <br />• Ensured an aggressive, intentional, and systematic implementation phase <br />• Developed a program that empowered and mobilized volunteers <br /> <br />The Commission reviewed before and after pictures of natural resource projects located at: <br />• Reservoir Woods (Prairie/Savanna) <br />• Willow Pond Park (Shoreline Restoration) <br />• Bennett Lake (Shoreline Restoration) <br /> <br />Natural Resources Renewal by the Numbers <br />• All parks touched by the program, each of the original projects have been completed. <br />• More than $600,000 in grant funding acquired. <br />• More than 6,000 volunteer hours worked in the program and hundreds of volunteers engaged. <br />• CIP category developed for future Natural Resources planning and work. <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />