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IV. Management Prescriptions
All natural resource parks will be managed according to the natural resource prescriptions
laid out in this document. As Metro Parks and Recreation continues its commitment to
preserving and managing natural areas, detailed prescriptions for all natural resource parks listed
below will be developed by building on the experience Metro Parks and Recreation is gaining
from developing and implementing existing resource management plans. Listed below are
general management guidelines for each natural resource park that will be taken into account
during the development of specific natural resource plans. For the natural resource fragment
parks, it is important to note that the heavy recreational use affects the degree to which habitat
management can be accomplished. Common sense will dictate which portions of these parks
habitat restoration work should be undertaken due to competing recreational activity. Parks staff
should strive to carry out habitat management work in these areas including invasive plant
removal and riparian buffer development as a minimum. Table 14 presents and overview of land
cover, plus a breakout of hydric soil areas found within each of the parks of concern.
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