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CMP Part 3B. Land Use Plan <br /> u��.n.T�nT�.T p n v rr c THREE RIVERS PARKS <br /> �[� Three Rivers Parks �� maintains *�.,^ '^,.b� *..�,.*� a varietv <br /> of recreational facilities in Orono. MoNris T. Baker Park Reserve extends <br /> into Orono's northwest corner as a continuation of large acreage in <br /> Medina. There is no significant activity center in the Orono portion which <br /> consists primarily of natural areas and a bike-hike trail which has recently <br /> been connected to the Orono trail system. Noerenberg Memorial Gardens <br /> is located in the center of a residential area between Crystal Bay and <br /> Maxwell Bay. This Park is intended for passive use as a botanical garden <br /> and nature center. Extensive development or use is discouraged because <br /> of the limited area and the major impact that would have on neighboring <br /> . properties. �� Three Rivers Parks also owns the Dr. Arthur Allen <br /> Wildlife Refuge, a 62-acre nature preserve on Big Island. Additionallv, <br /> Three Rivers Parks operates the newly opened Dakota Rail Regional Trail <br /> through southern Orono. <br /> MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> The DNR has jurisdiction over a number of recreational facilities in <br /> Orono. The primary facility in Orono is the linear Luce Line Trail which <br /> runs through the center of Orono's rural residential area. A public access <br /> to the trail is located on Orono's western border and a limited day-use rest <br /> area is in the center of the City. Access along the trail is also provided by <br /> the City-operated Bederwood Park and at numerous locations along the <br /> trail primarily at City road crossings. The trail provides biking and horse <br /> riding opportunities between Plymouth and West-Central Minnesota and is <br /> connected at several points to Orono's bike-hike trail system. <br /> Additionally, DNR recreational facilities include a small portion of the <br /> Wolsfeld Woods Scientific and Natural Area (SNA), a native "big woods" <br /> remnant forest area that extends south from Medina to Sixth Avenue <br /> North. This area is intended to be permanently limited as a passive study <br /> and conservation area. Also, east of Long Lake is the Wood Rill SNA, a <br /> 220 acre woods that abuts the Luce Line Trail. <br /> The MnDNR also operates the Maxwell Bay Access. a former marina site <br /> on North Shore Drive which now provides access to Lake Minnetonka and <br /> contains approximately 70 car-trailer parking spaces as well as a fishing <br /> pier. <br /> City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 3B-61 <br />