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Selection <br />1. <br /> <br /> APPENDIX C <br /> <br /> NATUKAL RESOURCES CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM <br /> <br /> Anoka County Parks and Recreation Department <br /> <br /> Criteria <br /> <br />Preservation Zones <br /> <br /> significant areas of native natural communities <br /> areas containing rare or threatened animal or plant species <br /> - areas of unique or rare habitat <br /> <br /> - areas with sensitive or easily erodible soils- <br /> <br /> - unique geologic outcroppings or features <br /> <br /> - areas containing archaeological or historically significant resources <br /> <br /> - other areas where human encroachment could unreasonable harm or irreversibly <br /> <br /> alter a natural community or ecosystem <br /> <br /> - significant wildlife breeding or nesting areas <br /> <br />2. Wildlife Refuge Zones <br /> <br /> - wetland areas well suited to the breeding and production of waterfowl or other <br /> <br /> desirable wildlife species <br /> <br /> natural communities with environmental carrying-capacity suitable for propagation <br /> of desired wildlife species <br /> <br /> - areas reasonably accessible for wildlife management activities (e.g. population <br /> <br /> estimating, tagging, feeding, etc.) <br /> <br /> - habitat to which human access can be controlled through gates, fences, geographic <br /> <br /> barriers, or natural barriers <br /> <br /> - areas with controlled access for nature programs or wildlife observation <br /> <br />3. Resource, Management Zones <br /> <br /> areas suitable for restoration of declining or host natural communities (e.g. prairie <br /> or oak savannah) <br /> restoration of previously drained wetlands <br /> <br /> - areas suitable and desirable for reforestation or aforestation <br /> <br /> natural plant communities managed or established for environmental education uses <br /> - plant communities in advanced stages of successional decline needing applied <br /> <br /> management (e.g. controlled bums, clean cutting, natural seed production, etc.) <br /> <br /> - natural areas within development zones which have been degraded due to overuse <br /> <br />36 <br /> <br /> <br />