OXBOW PARK + ZOLLMAN ZOO MASTER PLAN ADOPTED BY OLMSTED BOARD ON OCTOBER, 2016 AUGUST 2016 REVIEW DRAFT

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1 OXBOW ARK + ZOLLMAN ZOO MASTER LAN ADOTED BY OLMSTED BOARD ON OCTOBER, 216 AUGUST 216 REVIEW DRAFT

2 Acknwledgements COUNTY BOARD Stephanie dulke, Chair, District 1 Ken Brwn, District 2 aul Wsn, District 3 Matt Flynn, District 4 Jim Bier, District 5 Shea Kiscaden, District 6 Lu Ohly, District 7 ARKS COMMISSION Shea Kiscaden, Cunty Cmmissiner Jess Natin, Yuth Cmmissiner Stephanie Deng, Yuth Cmmissiner Dawn Littletn, District 1 Jeff Ihrke, District 2 Leslie McGlivray-Rivas, District 3 Jel Dunnette, District 4 Chris Schad, District 5 Jim Fte, Chair, District 6 Terry Leary, District 7 h Wheeler, At Large OLMSTED COUNTY ARKS STAFF Mike Sheehan, ublic Wrks Directr Tm Ryan, Cunty arks Superintendent Lri Cllins, ublic Wrks Clerical Staff Rachel Gundersn, ublic Wrks Clerical Staff Tm Eckdahl, Chester Wds Jsh Drling, Chester Wds Russ Jensen, Chester Wds Celeste Lewis, Chester Wds Karlin Ziegler, Oxbw & Zllman Z Tim Buri, Oxbw & Zllman Z Lnnie Hebl, Oxbw & Zllman Z Clarissa Jsselyn, Oxbw & Zllman Z at Gerken, Campus Rger Harty, Campus MASTER LAN CONSULTANTS HKGi EOR SEH i Oxbw ark + Zllman Z Master lan DRAFT

3 Cntents Executive Summary iv CHATER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 Master lan urpse 2 rject rcess 2 Overview f Olmsted Cunty ark System 3 ark Overview & Descriptin 4 Reginal Significance 5 Reginal Cntext 5 CHATER 2: EXISTING CONDITIONS 9 Site Lcatin & Cntext 9 Issues & Opprtunities 22 CHATER 3: VISION & UBLIC VALUES 23 Visin 23 Lcal and Reginal Demgraphic Infrmatin 24 ublic Health Values 24 Ecnmic Develpment & Turism Opprtunities 25 Relevant Recreatinal Trends Infrmatin 25 ublic Engagement 26 CHATER 4: DEVELOMENT MASTER LAN 29 Facity Develpment 29 Acquisitin lan 34 CHATER 5: NATURAL RESOURCES LAN 35 Eclgical Stewardship 35 CHATER 6: IMLEMENTATION, MANAGEMENT, & SUSTAINABILITY LAN 39 Overview 39 Operatins & Maintenance 42 rgramming, Marketing, & Evaluatin 44 Funding 45 DRAFT Cntents ii

4 Tables + Figures Figure 1. Cunty Facities 3 Figure 2. City, Cunty, and State ark and Open Space Lands in Olmsted Cunty 6 Table 1. Olmsted Cunty City, Cunty, and State ark and Open Space Lands Inventry 8 Figure 3. ark-wide Existing Cnditins 11 Figure 4. Existing Cnditins f Z Area 12 Figure 5. ark-wide Issues & Opprtunities 15 Figure 6. Issues & Opprtunities f Z Area 16 Figure 7. Tpgraphy 18 Figure 8. Minnesta Land Cver Classificatin System MLCCS) 2 Figure 9. ark-wide Develpment Cncept 31 Figure 1. Cncept fr Develpment Area 32 Figure 11. ark-wide ririties 4 Figure 12. ririties fr Develpment Area 41 Table 2. Develpment Cncept Capital Cst Estimate 46 Table 3. Natural Resurce Recmmendatins Cst Estimate 48 iii Oxbw ark + Zllman Z Master lan DRAFT

5 rairie Su m ac Tr ai l Swimming Oxbw ark Existing Cnditins ge id Executive Summary t 1s EMS Dust-Off/ EVAC Area Br Ri ve rl p T Cane & Kayak ut-in rairie Restratin 13 r th Alternate Access ad Me OXBOW ARK 1 rairie ark Bundary rairie Sh rtcu VALLEYHIGH RD 5 1, Campgru n d Tent Camping RV Camping Restrms / Shwers 3 rd Br idg e OLMSTED COUNTY ARK SYSTEM MASTER LAN OXB 2nd Bridge RK ZOO AREA SEE ENLARGED MA 15 Bisn rairie T r a Maintenance Yard Maple A OW uth S n re Dc s Huse r ive R r mb l ai Tr Zu b tu Na d Au Yeager r rk F le mb Zu idd M ch an Br Dense Wds Grup Camp Strage Buding Restred rairie Established Su Original 465 acres acquired by the cunty in 1967 with the z being established in 1969 Z Bundary m ac Tr ai l Swimming ge id r tb 1s Ri ve rl p T Fence r a EMS Dust-Off/ EVAC Area Cane & Kayak ut-in rairie Restratin Outdr Cl Oxbw ark is a natural resurce 1 park that2 cntains the special feature, Zllman Z, serving Drp Off Nature Tthe residents f Olmsted Cunty Center Bus arking Campgrund Buding & 2nd Bridge ergla and visitrs and turists frm icnic Area JUNE 21 COMMUNITY OEN HO Rapt the surrunding regin with a high quality nature center, reginally native z animals, Wrkshp Anim a campgrund, river recreatin, Heal nature tras, restred prairies and frest cnservatin areas, and ther amenities. The park and z prvide the park users with T envirnmental educatin and Maintenance Yard fster envirnmental stewardship. 5 AVE Visin t New Nature laygrund 2 COMMENTS arking Hved Animals ark Bundary w Restred rairie arking Lwer intensity N develpment/ f use 5 icnic Shelter Caulfield icnic Area Z Bundary Fence r a Caulfield icnic Area Size arking Restred rairie Hved Animals 624 acres, sprawled alng bth sides f the suth branch f the 1 2 middle frkf the Zumbr River ark Bundary Oxbw ark is a 62 acre natural resurce based park with mes f hiking COMMENTS icnic Shelter tras, picnic areas alng the Zumbr River, a campgrund, and the fcal arking Amenities pint, Zllman Z, with ver 3 species f native Minnesta, wd animals. ark Bundary 1 2 Campgrund The park is lcated n the western side f the cunty, and it widely visited by 5 1, 8 mes f primitive hiking tras turgrups, schl field trips, famies, and the general public. This dcument 6 picnic shelters is intended t guide park investment and develpment ver the cming years, SYSTEM MASTER LAN Yuth Grup Area JUNE 21 COMMUNITY OEN t ensureolmsted that OxbwCOUNTY ark and ARK Zllman Z cntinue t meet the needs f»» Zllman Z visitrs and wdlife alike. laygrunds The Oxbw ark and Zllman Z Master lan seeks t plan and priritize ath f Imaginatin Natural fr the next 2 years f park develpment, peratins, maintenance, and layscape prgramming. The plan wl als serve as a guide fr natural resurce Oxbw Nature Center management. The plan was develped t meet the requirements f the Greater Minnesta Reginal arks and s Cmmissin GMRTC) in rder t seek funding fr future imprvements. 5 5 AVE VALLEYHIGH RD ROJECT ROCESS This master plan was created as part f a larger prject t identify future needs fr the Olmsted Cunty ark System as a whle and fr each individual park unit within the Cunty. During the spring and summer f 216, the prject staff and cnsultant team wrked t develp plans fr Chester Wds ark, Oxbw ark and Zllman Z, Rt River ark, the White Bridge Fishing ier, and the Olmsted Cunty ark System by analyzing existing cnditins, cnducting cmmunity engagement, and develping cncepts. DRAFT Cntents iv

6 Grup icnic 13 Sand Vlleyball N r th ad Me w Manage rairie/ Frest Edge Campgru n d OXB - Frest - Karst rtect: Grup icnic Maintain Restrm Buding Existing Nature lay Expanded arking +31) Upgrade Bridge Bus Drp Off Upgrade Bridge Nature Center Expansin Recnfigured Maintenance Yard Event/ Expanded arking K R DEVELOMENT OW AREA SEE ENLARGED MA Cntiguus Z Bundary Turf) Shelter & Restrms 15 Bisn rairie T r a Maple Cane & Kayak Launch Shulder) t A rtect: Event/ Expanded arking rairie Sh rtcu Crdinate with Adjacent Landwners fr Water Quality Enhancement Grup icnic Wdland Edge - Rare lants layfield 5 ad 1 nty R gn Cu Reali rtect: New Seasnal Grup Camp New Access - Rare lants mb Zu Overlk r d Au a Tr ure Nat n b Restre Crdinate with Adjacent Landwners fr Water Quality Enhancement Yeager l ai Tr Su Evaluate River Stabity Lng Term Bridge Replacement New Campgrund l i Dc s Realign CR 15 t Create Cntiguus Z Bundary Existing Grup Camp m ac Tr ai l Realign Access rtect: arking New Ri ve rl p T New aved ADA r a New New aved ADA rairie Restratin Frest Management Enhance ark Buffer & rtect Frm Develpment Natural Area Active Space 5 arking - Frest - Karst - Rare lants tential Overflw arking Imprve Safety f CR 15 With Guardra, Signage, Curb, Etc. tential On-Leash Dg Lp Cane & Kayak Launch - Given Landwners Want t Sell Water Quality Enhancement Realign CR 15 fr Intersectin Safety tential Future Acqusitin Area VALLEYHIGH RD 5 1, 5 AVE DEVELOMENT MASTER LAN Future develpment plans fr Oxbw ark and Zllman Z include mdificatins and expansins that wl allw mre peple t use and enjy the park. lanned imprvements fr Oxbw ark and Zllman Z include: Recnfigured and expanded parking adjacent t Zllman Z extensins in east, including a new river verlk Repurpsed Dc s Huse New n-leash dg tras in suth Expanded Nature Center Additinal cane/kayak launch Realignment f Cunty Rad 15 t allw safer, cntiguus z bundary Safety imprvements alng CR 15 Bridge replacements Relcated campgrund t higher grund Recnfigured maintenance areas with enhanced screening Repurpsing f existing campgrund fr grup picnicking tential park expansin t the suth as acquisitin pprtunities arise New ADA tra lp tentially realigned intersectin between CR 15, Valley Rd NW, and CR 5 Additin f new seasnal grup camp site n east end f park v Oxbw ark + Zllman Z Master lan DRAFT