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Definitions <br /> Several terms relating to Conservation Design and ecological fieldwork will be used, throughout <br /> this document. The following definitions are provided to promote understanding. <br /> Conservation Design: A two-phased approach to design and development that maintains <br /> or improves ecological assets, provides infrastructure that works <br /> with the land, and incorporates peoples' instinctive desire to <br /> experience nature. Some Conservation Design strategies include: <br /> identifying and avoiding sensitive, natural features, planning <br /> roads along contours, allowing lots to border natural open space, <br /> integrating ecological stormwater management, using smaller lots, <br /> and educating developer and buyers about the ecological values of <br /> the landscape. The first phase entails an inventory and analysis of <br /> the potential development site's natural features, existing land <br /> uses, and wetland delineation. The second phase entails analyzing <br /> the design implications of the findings from the initial phase, <br /> alternative stormwater design, and a conceptual design for road <br /> and lot layouts. <br /> Minnesota Land Cover The Minnesota Land Cover Classification System (MLCCS) <br /> Classification Svstem displays data on natural/semi-natural and cultural cover <br /> MLCCS : types at the highest level of classification. The next four <br /> levels of classification each reveal further specifications <br /> such as plant types, soil hydrology, impervious surfaces and <br /> plant species. Using MLCCS data is the first step in <br /> producing a natural resource inventory of a development <br /> site. <br /> Ecological fieldwork: The on-site work of an ecologist to determine the types of <br /> conditions of natural resources in a specific area. <br /> Ecological character: Elements of the natural landscape unique to the City of Orono, <br /> Lake Minnetonka, and its environs - including wetlands, <br /> native vegetation, topography, etc. <br /> Ecological communities: Natural and semi-natural areas that provide a variable degree <br /> of wildlife habitat and ecological services/functions based on <br /> their species composition, vegetation structure, and level of <br /> disturbance. <br /> Ecolo�ical connections: Natural and semi-natural corridors that can provide wildlife <br /> habitat connections for animal travel and seed dispersal, natural <br /> stormwater conveyance and management services, and <br /> opportunities for trails and other passive recreation. <br /> City of Orono DSU Inc <br /> � <br /> Draft CPA 2 August, 2005 <br />