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into this project to promote infiltration and groundwater recharge while also improving the water quality of a <br />large stormwater pond that serves as a `water feature amenity' for this neighborhood also. Finally, rather than <br />installing a typically turfgrass landscape that would require irrigation and regular, routine maintenance <br />(mowing), a native, pollinator friendly landscape was established on both sides of the trail. This creates not <br />only additional habitat for pollinators, but also will result in year round interest and variability in the <br />viewshed. <br />Shoreline Protection <br />The Mississippi River and Rum River experience significant erosion that poses a threat to individual <br />properties and water quality as well. The Anoka Conservation District completed an inventory of the <br />Mississippi River shoreline in December of 2015 to assess the severity of erosion. While a formal shoreline <br />erosion inventory has not been completed on the Rum River, the Lower Rum River Watershed Management <br />Organization (LRRWMO), along with City Staff, do conduct annual inspections to identify potential erosion <br />concerns (as well as potential violations of the Wild and Scenic River Overlay District). <br />One of the primary impetuses for the formal inventory of the Mississippi River shoreline was to identify the <br />most problematic properties and to use that data to solicit funding assistance. <br />City of Ramsey 2040 Comprehensive Plan Update <br />Natural Resources Plan <br />Page 10 of 21 <br />