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• Acquire lands that provide links between existing fragmented areas.

• Create and maintain wildlife corridors that allow for free and safe passage between fragmented woodlots, parklands and open areas.

• Establish a plan for invasive management and follow guidelines for eradication; re-establish native plant communities from buffer zones, corridors and woodlots.

• Create new or expand existing habitats by allowing dead and dying trees to remain as long as hazardous situations are not an issue; create and maintain hollow trees and logs for nesting and feeding.

• Add trees and other native plant communities that produce edible nuts, berries, seeds and fruits recognized by native fauna.

• Add stumps, rock piles and large branches to prairies and wetlands to increase wildlife diversity and visual interest.

Policy 20: Establish wetlands, where warranted and beneficial, as part of a comprehensive open space management plan

Issues

• Many areas that previously were wetlands have disappeared or been damaged due to development.

• A lack of wetland areas impacts the entire ecosystem, diminishes the land’s natural ability to eliminate pollutants and promotes flooding and erosion.

Strategy

• Develop wetland management and creation plans for areas where appropriate, following the guidelines spelled out elsewhere in this chapter.

Policy 21: Provide environmental education through all possible venues, including DTV, local papers, City of Dublin web site, Dublin Life Magazine, DCRC events, Dublin schools and local groups; partner with other government or local agencies to provide proper information, promoting city parks and wildlife.

Issues

• Many residents are unfamiliar with City services, including services for sick or injured animals on public land, phone assistance for nuisance animals, and deer vehicle accidents.

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