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I. Potential Ecological Value (Primary Criteria) A. Plant Community/Habitat Quality Reservoir Woods is a 115 acre park ownedlmanaged by the City of Roseville, Park & Recreation Division. It lies less than three miles from downtown St. Paul on the northwestern side of the Lower Mississippi River Metro Wildlife Corridors Focus Area. This area includes the corridor that extends from the Mississippi River northward through the Trillium Site in St. Paul and McCarrons Lake, to Reservoir Woods. The park supports quality remnant natural areas, including a high quality mesic oak forest (8- acres), a moderate quality dry-mesic prairie (13-acres), as well as a moderate quality dry oak forest (13 acres), a mixed conifer-hardwoodforest (23 acres), and several wetlands (7 acres). This creates a diverse collection of quality natural areas serving as an important plant and animal refugia in this area of the Twin Cities. In 2000, with grant assistance from the MN DNR, the City created the Roseville Parks Natural Resource ManagementPlan. This projectinventoried natural resources within five select parks in Roseville and identified Reservoir Woods as a top priority for restoration/active management. The section from this report that relates to the inventory and management plan for Reservoir Woods is attached to this grant application packet. Activities proposed with this project, by-areainclude: o Nonnative/invasive brush removal in o Oak forest areas - remove invasive in entire area o Prairie --75% control after 1 year (additional control in subsequent years) o Mixed coniferouslhardwoodforest - continue removal with goal of complete removal by 2006 (completion by volunteers andlor city staff� o Prescribed burning (1 event for prairie and portions of dry oak forest) o Reintroduction of appropriate local ecotype seedl�lants o prairie and dry oak forest, only for species absent from site that have the potential to improve habitat and overall natural area function A more complete summary of management activities proposed can be found in the management plan section attached to this application. Please note: planting lists are not included here. They will be created by Paul Bockenstedt of Bonestroo Natural Resources as part of this project. If deemed appropriate, Paul will be submit these lists to Hannah Dunevitz, MN DNR Regional Plant Ecologist or other DNR staff at MetroGreenways request for review prior to planting. B. Other Ecological Functions Reservoir Woods serves as an important natural buffer among developed areas in this first ring suburb. As well, the sandy soils of Reservoir Woods promote infiltration and groundwater recharge in the area, reducing runoff to adj acent natural wetlands, and the Mississippi River less than three miles away. IZ. Project Feasibility (Primary Criteria) A. Committed and Capable Land Owner/Manager City of Roseville —Reservoir Woods Restoration 2003 MetroGreenwctys Site Restoration Grant Application August 2003 -2-