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Table 4. E:cpccted ,~auma[ CommUmties for Native Land.scape <br /> <br />Commum~y Birds lvlamrrmis R~pt~es amd <br /> Amohibians <br /> <br />Oak Woodland- Blue jay Coyote ,aanerican toad <br />Bru. shiand 'Brown headed cowb/rd Eastern chipmunk Pla/sm garter snake <br /> Mom-rang dove Eastern cott0r/tail . Prairie skink <br /> Song sparrow Fox squirrel <br /> Striped skunk. <br /> White footed mouse <br /> <br />flc<xtplain Fore.';t <br /> <br />River Beach CommUmty <br /> <br />.4zneZcan robin <br />Black: capped ckickadee <br />Red shouldered hawk <br />Red-bellied woodpecker <br /> <br />Belted kingfisher <br />Great blue heron <br /> <br />C OllllXlOll <br />Masked shrew <br />Wkite footed mouse <br /> <br />Comlnon rac, c,r~n <br />Masked shrew <br />WNte footed mouse <br /> <br />Amehcan toad <br />Eastern gray tr~ffog <br />Wood flog <br /> <br />Corrm%n map turtle <br />Painted tm'de <br />Spray soft-shell turtle <br /> <br />Source: Wovcfla et al, i995 <br /> <br />Structures <br /> <br /> Most of the structures that exist at Mississippi West Regional Park are' located in the area of the <br />Husby and Anderson estates. The Husby estate c0ntams a home, a shed, a garage, and some remnant <br />buildings from their dairy operation (Figure 6). Many bird houses have been placed around the estate on <br />trees, and some stand as their own structures. A mowed trail along a ~aded section oft. he shore area is <br />located behind the Husby home. It is currently used as a private boat launch. The Anderson estate <br />contains a home, a shed, and a barn. A log bench is situated m a prime locati°n on their estate overlooking <br />the Mississippi 'River to Foster's Island. On Foster's Island there is a chirrmey, which is the only remains <br />of a building that once housed a still to make alcohol dunng prohibition times (Husby, 1995). <br /> <br />Roads and Trails <br /> <br /> The current entrance to Mississippi West Regional Park is Traprock Street off Highway 10. <br />Tr~s planted bv Mr. Husby line Traprock Street and Highway 10. These tr~s serve as a visual barrier <br />from rile commercial development across the highway and as ',4sual property, lines for the Husbvs. The <br />trees also cause Traprock Street to be somewhat obscur~ from ',dew- while on Highway 10. The <br />intersection or' Highway 10 and Ramsey Boulevard, the proposed park entrance, has a ~opLi~ht. <br /> <br /> <br />