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<br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />To plan effectively for natural resources, the City conducted a study on the status of the existing natural <br />resources in Ramsey. Based on information collected through the Natural Resource Inventory Report, nearly <br />3,710 acres of natural areas were documented as representing a variety of distinct natural community types <br />including forest, woodland, shrubland, herbaceous wetlands, and grasslands, as well as areas of open water <br />(lakes and ponds). The results from the study concluded that 51% of the land cover in the City of Ramsey is <br />artificial surface and associated areas (this includes residential, commercial, and industrial areas with impervious <br />cover ranging from 4% to 100%). Planted cover, which includes cropland, pastures, gardens, and tree <br />plantations, as well as areas of mowed grass, accounted for 13% of land cover. Herbaceous vegetation types <br />were prevalent, making up 19% of the land cover in Ramsey. Open water only makes up 3% of land cover in the <br />city (City of Ramsey, 2007). <br /> <br />( City of Ramsey, 2007). <br />8 <br /> <br />