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Inventory and Management Recommendations for Future Recreational Needs: Eastern Dakota County

Inventory and Management Recommendations for Future Recreational Needs: Eastern Dakota County. Prepared By: Sara Zimmerley, Project Manager, Kristy Hirdler, Stephen Hennessy, Stacey Puranen, Marla Richter. South St. Paul. E. DAKOTA. Inver Grove Heights. COUNTY. Nininger Twp. Rosemount.

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Inventory and Management Recommendations for Future Recreational Needs: Eastern Dakota County

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  1. Inventory and Management Recommendations for Future Recreational Needs:Eastern Dakota County Prepared By: Sara Zimmerley, Project Manager, Kristy Hirdler, Stephen Hennessy, Stacey Puranen, Marla Richter

  2. South St. Paul E. DAKOTA Inver Grove Heights COUNTY Nininger Twp Rosemount Hastings Ravenna Twp Coates Marshan Twp Vermillion Vermillion Twp Hampton New Trier Miesville Hampton Twp Douglas Twp Randolph Twp Randolph

  3. Welcome to Eastern Dakota County

  4. Parks Profile • 91 parks and open spaces • 84 city parks • 3 regional parks • 2 wildlife refuges

  5. Recreational Facilities • trails • playgrounds • swimming facilities • softball/baseball fields • tennis courts • football/soccer fields • basketball courts • fishing piers • boat ramps • archery ranges • campsites

  6. Recreational Facilities • trails • playgrounds • swimming facilities • softball/baseball fields • tennis courts • football/soccer fields • basketball courts • fishing piers • boat ramps • archery ranges • campsites

  7. Recreational Facilities • trails • playgrounds • swimming facilities • softball/baseball fields • tennis courts • football/soccer fields • basketball courts • fishing piers • boat ramps • archery ranges • campsites Randolph Twp.

  8. Residents’ Perception of Recreational Facilities • Just enough • Picnic areas, ski areas, boat launches, hiking trails, beaches, bike paths, campgrounds • Too many • Golf courses, snowmobile trails, horse trails • Too few • Bike paths, natural areas, beaches, fishing docks, campgrounds, hiking trails

  9. How do residents spend their free time? • Top 5 outdoor-based activities: • walking around the neighborhood • traveling or sightseeing • walking in natural areas, large parks • visiting zoos • picnicking

  10. What would residents like to do more often? • Top 5 outdoor-based activities: • fishing • visiting zoos • visiting conservatory, arboretum, etc. • camping • canoeing/kayaking

  11. Why can’t residents participate as often as they would like? • Top 5 reasons: • Too busy with other responsibilities • Too busy with other free time activities • Too expensive • No one to do it with • Facility too far away

  12. Recreational Settings • 19 - natural parks • 72 - developed parks • 88% - outdoor recreation important • 92% - parks valuable • 77% - more parks needed

  13. Should park fees be charged? • natural parks—30% agree • developed parks—40% agree

  14. How will increased operating costs be met? • Increased user fees—52% • Increased taxes—17% • Reducing park services—10%

  15. Where do parks and recreation rank? • 1. Police protection • 2. Fire protection • 3. Streets and highways • 4. Sewers • 5. Public school funding • 6. Parks and recreation • 7. Public health • 8. Libraries • 9. Public transit • 10. Housing and redevelopment

  16. Recommendations

  17. “Too few” facilities ranked by importance • bike paths 37% • natural areas 34% • fishing piers 27% • campgrounds 26% • hiking trails 23%

  18. Recommendation Categories • communicate recreational opportunities to residents • improve sites • create new facilities

  19. Communicate Recreational Opportunities • use newsletter and/or website • generate more group programs • bring outreach programs to rural areas

  20. Bring Outreach Programs to Rural Areas • 33%--would like to visit zoos • Why don’t they? • Too far away • Too crowded • Too expensive

  21. What can be done? • Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota • Minnesota Zoo’s Zoomobile • Wildlife Rehabilitation and Release, Inc.

  22. Improve Sites • Increase security on trails • Increase paved trail miles

  23. Increase Paved Trail Miles South St. Paul Inver Grove Heights Nininger Twp. Hastings Rosemount

  24. Create New Facilities • build additional fishing piers/platforms • develop more campgrounds • create more open spaces

  25. Build Additional Fishing Piers • fishing piers important • 40% say there are too few • 36% would like to fish more often

  26. Trout Brook Pine Creek, Douglas Twp. Lake Byllesby, Randolph Twp.

  27. In Conclusion…

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