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RECOMME~DkTIONS <br /> <br />I. Cohduct a survey of wooded land in 1979 vs. that in <br /> Th~s should yield a reason why forested land has diminished. <br /> FrOm these results, a plan can be made to prevent future <br /> losses, or provide ~or planting to compensate ~or losses. <br /> <br />!I. In ~an e~fort to keep track of current and long te~m ~orest <br /> trends or problems, a regularly occurring inventory should be <br /> conducted. This will be valuable ~or long teI-m monitoring of <br /> forests in the City of Ramsey. A rotation of ten years could <br /> be ' established, or one portion of the city could be <br /> intensively inventoried each year until the entire city was <br /> completed. Through this =5~e of progra~m, ve~, specific <br /> co~erzype~resource maps could be developed. This type of a <br /> program could also be on a rotation. Inventories conducted <br /> shoiuld be field inventories where data is collected in the <br /> ~ie~ld and have established confidence intervals. <br /> <br />iii. If tree planting in residential areas is a goal of the city, <br /> a p~ogr~m ~or planting, maintenance, and monitoring planting <br /> sDa~es must be established. ~ invento~-y of areas ~o be <br /> included in such a program is necessa_~y to establish the <br /> nu~, er of planting spaces; the e~act location of those spaces; <br /> whether or not they are occupied; and the species, size, and <br /> condition of each tree. Through this program, species <br /> diversity could be addressed. There is a variety of software <br /> available to be used in such a program. <br /> <br />iv. Oak~ ~ilt is a problem in Ramsev. =~' is a problem that c~n be <br /> controlled. The city should continue in its e~[orus to become <br /> active in suppressing this disease. Oaks are the most valuable <br /> tre~s in the cf=y, and they need to be protected. This cam <br /> include disease inventories and hazard tree identification, an <br /> active role in vibra=o~-y plowing, and consmruction da~,age <br /> preTention on new deveioDments and homesites. <br /> <br />-- - Kunde Co., ~nc. - Consulting Foresters <br /> <br /> <br />