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<br />Exhibit 1 <br /> <br />City of Ramsey ReLeaf Inventory <br /> <br />Introduction <br /> <br />During the spring of 2006, an inventory of trees was performed in four subdivisions <br />within the City. Two sampling techniques were used to inventory trees on lots whose <br />owners gave permission to access their property. This project was funded, in part, by a <br />Minnesota ReLeaf grant, made possible through the Legislative Committee on Minnesota <br />Resources (LCMR). The purpose of this project was to gain some insight to the species <br />diversity and size of trees growing in four subdivisions whose predevelopment conditions <br />differed to some extent. Also, information about the species of trees growing to <br />regenerate the natural and urban forest was important. Over 2,300 trees on forty <br />properties were included in the survey. <br /> <br />Procedure <br /> <br />City staff selected four subdivisions to be part of the inventory: <br /> <br />1. Shady Lawn Estates <br />2. Golden Eagle Estates <br />3. Sorteberg Addition <br />4. North Fork <br /> <br />These subdivisions will be referred to as areas 1,2,3 and 4, respectively. All areas are <br />single family homes. Areas 1,2, and 3 are fully or nearly fully stocked with homes built <br />10 or more years ago, while area 4 contains homes less than five years old and is less <br />than one-half developed. <br /> <br />According to City staff, area 1 was developed within a mature oak forest or woodland, <br />area 2 was once pasture, area 3 was once an open field and area 4 contained some <br />elements of each of the other three. <br /> <br />Kunde Co., Inc. <br /> <br />Page 1 <br /> <br />12/4/2006 <br />