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VISA' , - I . <br />D. NATURE/CONSF,RVATION AREAS <br />Size: Typically 5 acres - 100 acres or larger <br />Service Area: Serves the entire community, providing for passive use by <br />residents of all ages. <br />Typical Facilities: -Nature observation areas <br />-Environmental Education facilities (interpretive signs, etc.) <br />-Parking for 1-5 vehicles <br />-Picnic tables and benches <br />-Walking paths <br />Use Characteristics: Conservation areas consist of prairies, lakes, wetlands, <br />woodland areas, natural features, and wildlife habitat. <br />Conservation areas may have passive recreation facilities <br />developed within their boundaries such as hiking and biking <br />trails, picnic areas and wildlife observation. <br />Where appropriate, trails will be developed within these <br />conservation areas for passive use such as nature observation. <br />These nature trails will also be considered for limited cross- <br />country ski trails in winter. Nature observation blinds also <br />may be developed. The development of trails will not <br />consume more than 20% of property. <br />D LAKE ACCESSES <br />E <br />Size: Variable; typically 0-2 acres <br />Service Area: Orono -s lake access areas are primarily intended to serve the <br />local neighborhoods around them. <br />Typical Facilities: Beaches: Provide recreational swimming opportunities <br />primarily for the surrounding neighborhood. <br />- Limited organizational use and not exclusive to any one <br />organization <br />- Picnic tables or benches <br />- Canoe racks <br />- Open for use only during daylight hours <br />- Limited parking <br />- Unsupervised swimming; swimmers swim at own risk <br />Boating Access: Primarily for Orono residents (regional <br />boating access provided by MnDNR and Hennepin County). <br />- Limited parking <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4E-11 <br />