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Resource Condition <br />This plan does not include a comprehensive inventory of the natural resources of the <br />county. Natural resources quality and distribution are continually changing. It is only <br />through a continual monitoring and inventory program that we are able to maintain an <br />up-to-date understanding of natural resources. As an alternative to providing a written <br />inventory, the ACD Board of Supervisor provides updated information on natural <br />resources through our website, www.AnokaSWCD.ora through a combination of videos, <br />brochures, reports such as the annual Anoka Water Almanac, and stormwater retrofit <br />analyses. Additionally, mapping data are available through the MN DNR Data Deli and <br />the Anoka County GIS website, and water quality data may be accessed through <br />MPCA's online EQUIS database. Additional hydrologic data collected by ACD are <br />available through ACD's data access tool on our website. Current inventory and <br />resource monitoring data are also available to public by contacting staff. The purpose of <br />the following summary is to provide context to the planning structure outlined in this <br />document. <br />Anoka County Natural Resource Setting <br />Anoka County's natural resource base supports a rapidly growing population of over <br />330,000 people (2010 U.S. Census Bureau) in an area of 273,450 acres. Approximately <br />50% of the county is densely or moderately urbanized with homes and places to work. <br />The remaining portion of the county supports scattered agriculture and open space, <br />including extensive county and city park systems and vast areas of state wildlife <br />management areas. <br />Table 7: Anoka County Landuse <br />Landuse Acreage Percent <br />Agriculture 68435 <br />Residential 122386 <br />Commercial 7515 <br />Industrial 6250 <br />Water 8,870 <br />Other 59994 <br />Total 273,450 <br />25.0 <br />44.8 <br />2.7 <br />2.2 <br />3.2 <br />21.9 <br />100.0 <br />Anoka County GIS, December 2009 <br />__-id Cover - h1LCC:S <br />Urban v,ith Vegetative Cover <br />▪ Urban v,ith Little Vegetative Cover <br />Planted or Cultivated Vegetation <br />▪ Upland Forest <br />Wetland Forest <br />Woodland <br />▪ Upland Shrubland <br />▪ Wetland Shrubland <br />▪ Dry Grassland <br />▪ Wetland Prairie <br />▪ Rock Outcrop <br />P w'ate r <br />Figure 2: Landuse - <br />MLCCS <br />Anoka Conservation District Comprehensive Plan October 2014 <br />page 11 <br />