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Problem Assessment: <br /> Define the scope of degradation to the site, synthesize the existing knowledge <br /> about it, and explore the potential outcomes of alternative restoration actions. <br /> Design: <br /> Design a restoration plan and monitoring program that will provide reliable <br /> feedback and information about the effectiveness of restoration methods. <br /> Implementation: <br /> Effective restoration is usually a multi-step process, requiring not only installation, <br /> but many years of maintenance and monitoring. <br /> Monitoring: <br /> Biological indicators are monitored to determine how effective the restoration <br /> methods are in meeting the project objectives. <br /> Evaluation: <br /> The actual outcomes are compared to the anticipated outcomes. In addition, <br /> the reasons for the underlying differences are interpreted. <br /> Adjustment: <br /> Practices, objectives, and models used during the restoration process may lead to <br /> reassessment of the problem, new questions, and new options to try in a continual <br /> cycle of improvement for a given project. <br /> Management and stewardship practices for maintenance in the park will include <br /> periodic mowing, prescriptive fire management, invasive species surveys, hazard tree <br /> assessments, seed collection and propagation, invasive species removal, turf <br /> management, brush and tree maintenance, erosion control, forest health assessments <br /> and maintenance, wildlife surveys and management as needed, and interpretive <br /> signage. Maintenance and stewardship practices also include regular trimming of trees <br /> and vegetation along roadways, trail corridors, park facilities and structures. <br /> The two highest priority projects for natural resources would be: <br /> 1) Removal of invasive species throughout the park through the use of bio-control <br /> agents. <br /> 2) Planting of native trees throughout the park as replacement for anticipated <br /> losses due to disease or storm damage. <br /> A review of the Natural Heritage Information System (NHIS) revealed that there is known <br /> occurrences of rare features within the park. Rare features that may be adversely <br /> affected by the proposed project include: <br /> The Black Sandshell (Ligumia recta), a state-listed special concern mussel, has <br /> been documented in the Mississippi River near the park. <br /> 3/6/2017 Mississippi West Regional Park Master Plan Amendment 22 <br />