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most of tne southern quorter of Township 118N, Range 23W ond the <br />northe n hoif of Township 117IM. Range 23W, and lies entuely within <br />the tx>dndaries of the Minnehoho Creek watershed. The <br />Minnenoho Creek Wotershed District crosses nrwniciXJl boundories. <br />therefore cooperotion between communities within the watershed <br />is necessory to etIectiveV monoge its resources. <br />^1.3 LAND USE <br />Orono. located within the Central Hordwood Forest region of <br />Minnesota, was origincrtv covered with hardwood forest vegetation <br />intermixed svittt proirie, lokes. streams, and wettonds. The *Big <br />Woods . os this region is often refeaed to. is on oreo of hardwood <br />forest consisting of prinTwrllv mople. basswood, white elm and red <br />ook trees. Behveen 1850 ond 1880. the forests were extensively <br />cleored. primarily for agricutturoi use <br />The C'V of Orono wos creoted by incorporating small settlements <br />such os Tomorok. Lyndole, Boyview Pork. Crystal Boy, Orono, and <br />Ndvor ā€™e. The open aeos between these smoii settlements vore <br />developed os single family housing, industrial sites, rallrood rights of <br />way, end o state ond county rood nehvork The courrty olso <br />Incorcorated drainage ditches throughout the choin of wettonds. <br />morsr.es, and lakes. Oronos development has followed on eost to <br />v^est pottern over the yeors. Currently the lond within the MUSA <br />bound ory hos been largety corwumed. leaving only In-fffl <br />deveopment remoinirrg. Tne development within this portion of <br />the City is largely o mix of residential, commercioi/lndustrioi, porks, <br />ond public land The northern one-third of the City has retained o <br />predominontiy rural chorocter, with occurrences of estote <br />residentiol developmenfs. <br />I <br />1! <br />U <br />y <br />Iā€™ <br />«; ā–  <br />1 <br />Otyof Orono <br />DrwftSurUoe WMerMmgmMP^ <br />1ā€™2 <br />Introduction