Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/09/1995

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This association makes up about 15 percent of [Anoka] county.~ It is about 40 percent Hubbard soils, 35 perce5t Nymore soils, ar[~d 25 percent soils of minor extent. Hubbard soils have a black and very dark grayish-brown coarse ~andy surface layer about 20 inches thick. The subsoil is dark-br~wn gravelly coarse sand. ~.~lymore softs typically have a surface layer of very dark gray and black to very dark grayish-brown loamy sand about 2 to § incheslthick. The subsoil is dark-brown loamy sand. The undcrI~ing material at a depth of about 25 inches is yellowish-brown sand. Df minor extent in this association are Bccker, Duelm, Isan, Meeha~, and Rifle soils. !The bottom land along the Mississippi and Rum Rivers is occupii~d by Becket soils. Large drainageways and depressions are occupied by Rifle soils. Smaller depressions and drainageways are occup[bd by Isan soils. Low-lying nearly level areas and nan'ow rims ~ound larger wet depressions are occupied by Duelm or Meehan soils. ! This association is well suited to most urban uses and is modergtely well suited to farming and to recreational uses. Fertility and a~ailable water capacity are low. The chief management needs are co~u'olling soil blowing, improving fertility and controlling the level (if wthe water table in low-lying areas. I Much of this association is under urban development. Small areas ~e cultivated. At a few locations, potatoes are grown under irriga(ion. Poorly drained areas are used for permanent pasture, recreation, and wildlife.5 Although Ramsey is becoming more and,,-,--'nm°re suburban and residential, large tr~ forest cover and wetlands still exist. Large areas c~,e~itions 7, 8, 17, 18, 15, and 22 are covered with Red Oak. Siga~ificant tracts of mixed oaks exist in ~s~tions 3, 4, 5, 13, 14, and 15. Scrub oak regions are i ~.~ 'ons: 6, 7, 24, and 26. Sections 1, 2, 17, and 21 contain large areas of pine and spruce. /rrB. Human history- ~ ~.~lt+ ,) · The first record of human inhabitants in the area, and indeed,gl most of North Americ~,~¥e the Mound Buftder~. These people may have been ancestoral to the Native American groups that were present at the! time of European exploration, but it is impossible to say with any certainty. This early group is known by their numerous mounds, usually left near lakes or rivers-- places which are thought ito be of spiritual significance or ceremony. This group lead a very different 5 USDA Soil ConserVation Service and University of Minnesota Agricultureal Experiment Station. SQil Survey of Anoka County. Minnesota, September 1977 - ~