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Big Island Nature Park Management Plan November 2011 <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br />1 <br /> <br />- BIG ISLAND NATURE PARK MANAGEMENT PLAN - <br />November 2011 <br /> <br /> <br />ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <br /> <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………………. 1 <br /> <br />EXECUTIVE SUMMARY……………………………………………………………. 3 <br /> <br />I. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………… 5 <br /> Park Description <br /> Park Legislative History <br /> Role of Big Island Nature Park in Orono Municipal Park System <br /> Regional Role <br /> Partnership with Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br /> Mission - Vision - Overall Goal Statements <br /> Planning Process <br /> <br />II. NATURAL RESOURCES ………………………………………..…………… 12 <br /> Natural Resource Management Goals <br /> Inventory and analysis: <br /> Climate, topography, geology, soils, hydrology <br /> Wetlands <br /> Vegetation <br /> Wildlife and Fisheries <br /> Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Species <br /> Exotic Species <br /> MCWD Conservation Easement <br /> Natural Resource Management Recommendations <br /> <br />III. CULTURAL RESOURCES……………………………………………………. 18 <br /> Cultural Resource Management Goals <br /> Establish Veteran‘s Memorial? <br /> Preserve Historic Foundations and Building Site Remnants <br /> Historical Context: <br /> Native Americans, European Settlers: The 1800s <br /> Amusement Park: 1906-1911 <br /> Veterans Camp: 1923-2003 <br /> Current Cultural Resource Inventory and Analysis <br /> Research Needs and Priorities <br /> Cultural Resource Management Recommendations <br /> <br />IV. INTERPRETIVE AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES……………………….. 19 <br /> Interpretive and Educational Services Goals <br /> Interpretive and Educational Services Recommendations <br />