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<br /> <br /> <br />J,OOlComprehensive Plan <br /> <br />Figure ID-3 Old <br /> <br /> <br />9.. Natural Features <br />With the settling of th, fe~by pioneers, the suppression of fIres used by the <br />N~.tive Indians allow.e. CU..:....ili. '....e<:i.:.ak stands to.... gro....w. into oak woods and the pride of <br />m~y Ramsey residen1!s. .'. ~e creeks Were ditched to improve wet areas for <br />homesteading, and p~s, wiFe planted 'as windrows and as a lumber source. <br />Agricultural uses wert $tt~pted. 011 the poor . soils with minimal success. <br />Although some farms~ stjlll;exist today, the soils have given way to urban <br />development as a more~uita~le use. <br /> <br />.< <br />" <br /> <br />Along with the abunda~th~canopy,naturalwaterways give shape and identity <br />to;the City. The RumRJv~r, ~!th its C@Il?Pyofflood plain forest, has become an <br />ideal location for many~ew ~pper scale homes. Ramsey citizens also have access <br />to the river at the two It~ks located along its banks, Rum River Central County <br />Park and River's Bend f;ity ~atk. The ~Wn ~ver is also regionally signifIcant as <br />a State Canoe Route $14 i~protected thro'Ugh its designation as a Wild and <br />Scenic River under the ~i.nn~sOta Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. <br /> <br />F.gure ID-4 Natural Fe~tufes ofRalD~ey <br /> <br />HAT\lIfAl.I'fA1\IlI!8~'ll1E <br />CITY ofRAM5EY <br /> <br />.=- <br />1::: =-_ <br />"~'~~~' ,..... <br />~=--=-- <br /> <br />...,Q <br /> <br />r- .....".--, <br />.- - - <br /> <br />.-- <br /> <br />200 J Ramsey Comprehensive Plan <br /> <br />Page III-5 <br />