Agenda - Parks and Recreation Commission - 11/18/2004

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Non-native Arboretum This area comprises approXamately fifteen percent of the park. It is found mainly along Traprock Street and around the Husby home and otrt buildings (Figure 5). The Husbys have played an active role in establishing over 100 different non-native tr~ species throughout'their es-tare (AppendLx B). Examples of the ~ecies include black walnut, gsngko, and sycamore. There is no specific order to which these sp~ies leave been planted, they have been planted as a random variety around the roads and homes at the park. Some non-native tr~s have been planted outside the specified arboretum areA, such as windbreaks around the agmculmral fields, but these are few m number. These species, though not nalave to Minnesota, have been able to surmve'the Minnesota climate. Red Cedar Forest The red cedar forest covers approximately two percent of the park and is foUnd immediately w~st of the Husby home (Figure 5). This area is composed of densely packed red cedar strands ~ c, a~o% with Aznencan elm tr~s and red maple sprouts. The area is sparsely vegetated with black ash, w/id g-rapes, Vir=mma creeper, and Staghom's sumac. Red Cedar/Non-native Grassland TNs area occupies approximately fourteen percent of the park and is found m the southern portion of the old ag~ncultural fields (Figure 5). Much of the vegetation at this site consists ora natural, newly regenerated area that was previously pasture land. Red cedar s-rands and non-native grasses such as brome gTass as~d big and l~le blue stem comprise most °fthe'land south east of Traprock Street. Non-native Grassland This vegetative area consists of approximately fifteen percent of the park and is located in the nor'deem portion o£the old agricukural fields (Figure 5). The vegetation on this prairie is mostly brome grasz. Big and little blue stem are also scattered throug~hout the area. Some of the other herbaceous .plants mciude yarrow, common mulle:n, puss¥coes, pricMy gooseberry.', and shepherd's purse· A few non-nar/Ye trees ~ave beer~ planted on ~s prmr:e which include boxeider, choke che~q-7,, red maple, and red pine. 67