Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 09/20/2001

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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Twin Cities Campus August 29, 2001 Departtn ent of Forest Resources College of Natural Resources 115 Green Hall ! 530 Cleveland Avet, ue North St. Paul, MN 55108-6112 Phone: 612-624-3400 Fax: 612-625-5212 http://www, cnr. umn. edu/FR/ On behalf of the College of Natural Resources, University of Minnesota, I want to thank you once again for participating in this year's Problem Solving in Natural Resources and Environmental Studies (NRES 4195). This class has produced many interesting and high quality analyses of community/natural resources opportunities in the past, and I'm certain that this year will be the best yet. To reintroduce you to this course and what will result from it, I'll refer to a quote in the course syllabus: "Each year students in NRES 4195 ~vork wSth a client to perform 'real world' projects involving land or resource inventory, planning, and use. Students work in groups of about five people. The group's goal is to gather data relevant to the client's needs, analyze the data, and, based on the data, make recommendations for future use. Students produce a final written report for the client, develop a formal presentation describing their findings, and present their findings to the client group." I wanted to remind you of the first, general meeting with the students (20) and faculty with you and the other professionals involved with this project. The meeting will be held at the new Anoka Co. Library on Co. Rd. t 16 (across from the high school) on September 6, at 3:30 p.m. This will b6 the first opportunity for the students to conduct a "needs assessment," from your perspective. it will be important for them to hear your views, your ideas, and your goals if this project is to be successful. Two of the groups will be working on a "Grand Round" trail system within Anoka, with connections to Ramsey, Coon Rapids and Andover trail systems. Two groups will be recommending options for the treatment and/or conservation of the open space that the new library is part of. This first meeting is critical for starting the groups off in the right direction. A one to one and a half-hour time commitment on your and our part should be sufficient at this point. It will also be an opportunity for everyone to put faces to names. By September 6, each group will have appointed a group leader, which will be the person that will contact you at various times throughout the semester for additional input. I have included a list of the professional contacts that will have varying degrees of involvement with the projects this semester, the faculty involved and the surnames of the students. We are alt looking for~vard to meeting with you on the 6th and working with you this semester. Please feet free to contact me if you have any further concerns or questions. -140- Respectt~l~ yours,,,--~ i Gary R. Johnspn' 5 ""-'" Associate Professor Urban and Community Forestry o~