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rrr <br />t:- <br />I <br />ti.- i * <br />If <br />|s- <br />'fc-'- <br />u?- <br />Ife <br />»fo . <br />If - /.■ r <br />'fE:''- <br />^1S <br />"•••■•■ <br />sL'>f/.VIp^-W'r. <br />‘gV*- *■murn- <br />fef. <br />‘ t= J iwl^- <br />fe- <br />0-' <br />^:-■ <br />m‘^-w <br />M <br />ijlKf <br />J f'* <br />^f?;‘ <br />i?-‘ <br />l^rV <br />m <br />fp ■ <br />[i- <br />;i^' <br />p--> <br />f't vJ <br />I <br />communities have regulations or ordinances that control the use of wetlands <br />in and near Lake Minnetonka. The institutional framework necewar^i for <br />mistSf'hut enforcement and inspection of <br />iivitiei iff latilung [Comment* forms most of pare.8, p.2; see comment above about <br />Instftvtkmnl fruwworit] <br />The infestation of the exotic plant species, purple loosestrife, in <br />wetlands in the Lake Minnetonka area has the potential to adversely affect <br />the wfldlife habitat value cf the wetlands. The plant aggressively <br />displaces the native wetland vegetation required by wildlife, while having <br />no value for wildlife itself. Loosestrife has been declared a noxious weed <br />in Minneso ta. It b the responsibility of landowners to eradicate the <br />plant on their land and the responsibility of the DNR to control the plant <br />in protected waters and wetlands. The most effective control program <br />involves the eradication of the plant before it becomes a dominant part of <br />the wetland ecosystem. The LMCP shaH-track ongoing wcaorch and ih« <br />potential-fof improved eontrel-g- aedsi [Comment* forms most of pare. 3, page. 3; final sentence <br />didn’t seem to fit in context of combined chapter] <br />Fisheries [see page 7] <br />The primary objective of fisheries management is the protection and <br />enhanceinent of fish habitat This includes maintenance of good water <br />quali^. protection of spawning and nursery areas, and provision of <br />adequate cover for juvenile fish and forage species. These activities arc <br />esi^ntial for self-sustaining populations of fish in the lake. [Comment: forms most of para.6, pJ; with <br />n few new words added] <br />Minnetonka aro primarily related <br />Some of the potential threats to <br />fish habitat iaeludei <br />development and redevelopment of lake shoreline <br />• degyndiripit of water quality <br />dsedfing end shanneliaattaa <br />• invaiioa of exotic plitr* species such as Eurasian watermilfoil <br />r> V ^1 <br />at protect fish habitat either <br />it program <br />b idditioni the DNR protects a few designated bass spawning areas for the <br />purpose of obtaining fish stock for other lakes in the state. [Comment: regulatory programs can be <br />EP-5 <br />i