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• Vary heights of dead trees that must be cut so some dead standing wood remains.
• Review ecological assessments and natural features before development, allowing for natural structures such as vernal pools and standing snags to remain.
• Allow some stands of woods to remain undeveloped, without trails.
• Allow for movement of wild animals by providing or maintaining natural corridors when feasible.
Policy 18: Land management, restoration and maintenance will occur whenever feasible to promote proper/healthy ecosystems and therefore wildlife populations;
ecological assessments will be used to determine overall health of areas along with partnerships and resources of outside organizations
Issues
• Currently, no formalized management plan exists for natural areas.
• Ecological assessments are currently underused for management plans.
Strategies
• Partner with outside organizations such as ODNR to develop
management plans for all appropriate natural areas.
• Use City staff with past experience in woodlot maintenance to determine management plans.
• Continue to acquire stream corridors, establishing buffer zones along streams and the Scioto River when possible.
• Promote plantings around ponds, retention basins, detention basins and throughout parks containing native plants beneficial to wildlife.
Policy 19: Manage and maintain parks to ensure wildlife diversity, allowing for change and improvement for habitat and diversity in a way that benefits not only wildlife but also adds to quality of life for Dublin residents
Issues:
• Allowing for change and
improvement for habitat and diversity benefits not only wildlife but also adds to quality of life for residents of Dublin.
• Habitat can be broken into four parts: food, water, shelter and space. When
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