CHESTER WOODS PARK MASTER PLAN ADOPTED BY OLMSTED COUNTY BOARD ON OCTOBER, 2016 AUGUST 2016 REVIEW DRAFT

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1 CHESTER WOODS ARK MASTER LAN ADOTED BY OLMSTED COUNTY BOARD ON OCTOBER, 2016 AUGUST 2016 REVIEW DRAFT

2 Acknowldgnts COUNTY BOARD Stphani odulk, air, District 1 Kn Brown, District 2 aul Wson, District 3 Matt Flynn, District 4 Ji Bi, District 5 Sha Kiscadn, District 6 Lou Ohly, District 7 ARKS COMMISSION Sha Kiscadn, County Coission Jss Nation, Youth Coission Stphani Dng, Youth Coission wn Littlton, District 1 Jff Ihrk, District 2 Lsli McGlivray-Rivas, District 3 Jol Dunntt, District 4 ris Schad, District 5 Ji Foot, air, District 6 y Lary, District 7 h Whl, At Larg OLMSTED COUNTY ARKS STAFF Mik Shhan, ublic Works Dirctor To Ryan, County arks Supintndnt Lori Collins, ublic Works Clical Staff Rachl Gundson, ublic Works Clical Staff To Eckdahl, st Woods Josh Drling, st Woods Russ Jnsn, st Woods Clst Lwis, st Woods Karlin Zigl, Oxbow & Zollan Zoo Ti Buri, Oxbow & Zollan Zoo Lonni Hbl, Oxbow & Zollan Zoo Clarissa Josslyn, Oxbow & Zollan Zoo at Gkn, Capus Rog Harty, Capus MASTER LAN CONSULTANTS HKGi EOR SEH i st Woods ark Mast lan DRAFT

3 Contnts Excutiv Suary iv CHATER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 Mast lan urpos 2 rojct rocss 2 viw of Olstd County ark Syst 2 ark viw & Dscription 3 Rgional Significanc 4 Rgional Contxt 4 CHATER 2: EXISTING CONDITIONS 7 Sit Location & Contxt 7 Issus & Opportunitis 20 CHATER 3: VISION & UBLIC VALUES 21 Vision Statnt 21 Local & Rgional Dographic Inforation 22 ublic Halth Valus 22 Econoic Dvlopnt and Touris Opportunitis 23 Rlvant Rcrational nds Inforation 23 ublic Engagnt 24 CHATER 4: DEVELOMENT MASTER LAN 27 Facity Dvlopnt 27 ark Land Acquisition 32 CHATER 5: NATURAL RESOURCES LAN 33 Land Managnt and Iplntation 33 CHATER 6: IMLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT, & SUSTAINABILITY LAN 37 viw 37 Opations & Managnt 38 rograing, Markting, & Evaluation 42 Funding 43 DRAFT Contnts ii

4 Tabls + Figurs Figur 1. County Facitis 3 Figur 2. City, County, and Stat ark and Opn Spac Lands in Olstd County 5 Tabl 1. Olstd County City, County, and Stat ark and Opn Spac Lands Invntory 6 Figur 3. ark-wid Existing Conditions 9 Figur 4. Existing Conditions of High Dvlopnt 10 Figur 5. ark-wid Issus & Opportunitis 13 Figur 6. Issus & Opportunitis of High Dvlopnt 14 Figur 7. Topography 16 Figur 8. Minnsota Land Cov and Classification Syst (MLCCS) 18 Figur 9. ark-wid Dvlopnt Concpt 29 Figur 10. Concpt for Dvlopnt 30 Figur 11. ark-wid rioritis 39 Figur 12. rioritis for Dvlopnt 40 Tabl 2. Dvlopnt Concpt Capital Cost Estiat 44 Tabl 3. Natural Rsourc Rcondations Cost Estiat 46 iii st Woods ark Mast lan DRAFT

5 st Woods ark Existing Conditions Excutiv Suary EMS Dust-off/ EVAC 69 AVE CHESTER AVE BROOKVIEW ST High Quality Natural CHESTER WOODS ARK Wtland 10 ST ark Gat Nw a Vision 14 Main Entranc Sa nd r i air ok lo Zian Loop a h ut nd Sa r l ra i T airi loo kt ra Capgrou a Establishd High Quality Habitat C Sand Vollyball 1995 So Staff Only a 20 S T L ak a i l 20 ST rth No st Gathous North a a ra i r air dg Ri kt 102 w a DEVELOMENT AREA SEE ENLARGED MA st ark a Link Futur 19 ST DNR a Hors Gat loo Gat & Inforal arking for Local Rsidnts North a K isro Offic + Maintnanc st Woods ark is a high Lgacy a quality, natural rsourc basd park that svs Hors th rsidnts of Boat Launch a Cano/Kayak Olstd and visitors and MaintnancCountyarking Launch Yard tourists fro th surrounding ADA Accssibl Fishing i rgion. A capground, lak rcration, natur tras, rstord Natur ADA prairis, forst consvation Accssibl layground Fishing i aras, abundant wdlif viwing, naturalist prograing, placs of rflction, and oth anitis sv park uss and fost Futur DNR a nvironntal stwardship.! ( ark Boundary Scnic Entry Nativ lants Dsignatd for Egncy Dbris Duping Natural Disast Existing a st L ak a i l Siz 1,333 woodd and prairi Rsvoir acrs surrounding a 118 acr rsvoir Gat & Inforal arking for Local Rsidnts 30 ST Anitis ok lo Capground»rairi» 15Rstoration s of priitiv hiking tras Forst Managnt»High»rairiBach Quality Natural Rstoration Managnt»Forst»icnic7Shlt picnic shlts High Quality Natural»arking» addl Boat, Cano, Kayak, and Existing a addl Board rntal Nw a»ark» 4Boundary fishing pis Sptic Mounds (approxiat location) Boat launch for non-gas otor boats Two playgrounds Natural playscap JUNE 21 COMMUN Hors tras Cross country ski tras With ov 1,300 acrs of forst, prairi, and opn wat, st Woods ark is th0 largst park unit in th Olstd County ark Syst. Its capground, 800 1,600 Ft natur tras, and rsvoir hav bn wll lovd by County rsidnts for 20 yars. This docunt is intndd to guid futur invstnt and COMMENTS ,600 dvlopnt inft this park, to nsur st Woods continus to t th nds of rsidnts in th yars to co. CHESTER RD Th st Woods ark Mast lan sks to plan and prioritiz for th nxt 20 yars of park dvlopnt, opations, aintnanc, and prograing. Th plan wl also sv as a guid for natural rsourc anagnt. Th OLMSTED ARK SYSTEM MASTER plan was dvlopdcounty to t th rquirnts of th Grat LAN Minnsota Rgional arks and as Coission (GMRTC) in ord to sk funding for futur iprovnts. a ROJECT ROCESS This ast plan was cratd as part of a larg projct to idntify futur nds for th Olstd County ark Syst as a whol and for ach individual park unit within th County. During th spring and su of 2016, th projct staff and consultant ta workd to dvlop plans for st Woods ark, Oxbow ark and Zollan Zoo, Root Riv ark, th Whit Bridg Fishing i, and th Olstd County ark Syst by analyzing xisting conditions, conducting counity ngagnt, and dvloping concpts. DRAFT Contnts iv

6 Futur 69 AVE CHESTER AVE BROOKVIEW ST Wlco & Visitor Cnt - Natur Cnt - Mting Roos - Offic 10 ST lantings DNR a Kisr ow ai l Lgacy a Dsignatd for Egncy Dbris Duping Vify in Which to rotct Nativ lants, Including Rattlsnak Mast! ( 102 Additional arking K isro w a Nw Dock for Staff Maintnanc Boat Nor th ai l a an d i T Rsvoir ok lo Cano & Kayak Rntal/Storag a h ut nd Sa iri v rl oo k Nordic War-Up al CanoO & Kayak Launch is ro w a K L ak a i l Nw Accss Road & arking Lots a Iprovd Natur lay rotct Snsitiv Shorlin fro Erosion by Liiting Accss a Aphithat Coordinat with Adjacnt Landown for Wat Quality Enhancnt Nw Cap Cabins & Bath Hous Nw a Bridg So a r Rustic Fay Disc Golf Cours st High Quality Natural s - Liit Dvlopnt - No Expansion of as - rotct Rar lants Zian Loop a ra S rth No ir ra i r air dg Ri Add Bnchs at Stratgic oints Along as Futur DNR a 20 S T a 20 ST st ark a Link 19 ST DEVELOMENT AREA SEE ENLARGED MA k North a Scrn Existing Maintnanc Yard loo Kisro wa Additional Horsback Riding as Opn Flx lay/ Gathing Existing a Nw a 30 ST Nw Road rairi Rstoration ark Gat High Quality Natural Nw Road Activ Spac rotction Sptic Mound CHESTER RD Cano-in Capsit Nw a Wat Quality Enhancnt Forst Managnt Existing a (approxiat location) ark Buding 1,600 Ft a Connction Btwn Aphithat & Bach arking Ft st Bach La k T r ai l DEVELOMENT MASTER LAN Th ast plan for st Woods priary adds facitis and anitis to th dvlopd ara of th park locatd around th ntranc ara and capground. Th protction of high quality natural rsourcs in th park surrounding Bar Crk and th rsvoir was considd throughout th ntir planning procss. lannd iprovnts for st Woods ark includ: dstrian bridg to provid accss to astn pninsula Nordic war-up oval Rconfigurd and xpandd parking nar xisting boat launch A vhicular accss road nding in nw parking aras to sv th xpandd capground and pdstrian bridg Cano/kayak/paddl board launch and additional storag Additional cap cabins with a nw bath hous An aphithat A nw dock for th staff aintnanc boat Expandd natur play ara Wlco and Visitors Cnt Expandd qustrian and hiking tras Th Frinds of st Woods Lgacy a Cano-in cap sits on south sid of rsvoir Rustic fay disc golf cours DNR stat tra connction v st Woods ark Mast lan DRAFT