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?sue <br />Development Concept - Long Lake Regional Park <br />The proposed development concept consolidates the 100 acre Rush Lake <br />Open Space site owned by Ramsey County and the lOB acre Long Lake Park site <br />owned by New Qrighton into an outdoor recreation complex of regional signi- <br />ficance. The unified site cacti provide Moth active and passive recreation <br />opportunities for the pul~l~ic. <br />The existing character of the site should dictate the assignment of <br />site functions. The Rush Lake segment has a 32 acre shallow lake, oak <br />woods and marsh which are well suited for resource preservation and inter- <br />pretation related activities. The Long Lake segment which is adjacent to a <br />220 acre "fish lake", and interspersed with fallow fields and wooded ridges <br />wi]1 accommodate active water and land activities. <br />Generally, the proposed site development would not alter the basic <br />physiography of the site. The existing landscape would be used to <br />organize and partition activities. <br />Access to the main body of the park site would be by way of an entrance <br />road off of Old Highway B, one half mile south o fliyhway 9G. The existing <br />frontage road which parallels the north side of Interstate Highway 694 and <br />intersects with Long Lake Road will provide access to the segregated area <br />at the south end of Long Lake for lake surface use related activities (e.g., <br />fist~iny, boating, water skiing). The alignment of the principal entrance <br />road (parkway) will provide a variety of visual experiences while minimizing <br />disturbance of or intrusion into the site. <br />A nature center would be located near the west shore of Rush Lake in <br />e <br />order to best utilize the proximity of the oak woods, marsh land, lake and F <br />emerging prairie. The nature center will consist of a building for anent- ` <br />ation and workshop sessians, and a radiating trail system witi~ provisions <br />~~ <br />