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UPDATE ON EDGEWOOD'S MASTER PLAN

By Bill Korbholz

The Master Plan committee has been working hard and is making good progress on the re-write to Edgewood’s 13-year-old Master Plan.

The latest draft is now 130 pages and still growing. We have written 8 high-level management principles which serve as guidelines for managing the park. They are, in order from most to least important:

  1. To protect Edgewood’s rare, threatened, and endangered species and their habitats
  2. To preserve the diverse species, populations, and natural habitats so that they can be enjoyed with minimal disturbance by visitors
  3. To restore altered habitats to their natural state by removing non-native species and replanting with appropriate site-specific vegetation, except in the Old Stage Day Camp area
  4. To promote enjoyment of Edgewood through low-impact recreational use
  5. To educate the public regarding the preserve’s rare and fragile natural and cultural resources
  6. To restrict man-made structures and improvements to the minimum necessary to accomplish the preceding objectives and ensure that they are in keeping with the character of the preserve
  7. To maintain park improvements in safe, attractive, and functional order
  8. To manage the park in a manner that ensures the health and safety of visitors and employees

The committee’s goal is to deliver its draft to Director Sanchez before year-end. Upon acceptance, the Parks and Recreation Department will follow through on public and agency review, revision, and ultimately adoption and production of the new master plan.

The committee consists of Bob Emert from Parks and Recreation and six Friends of Edgewood: Carolyn Curtis, Bob Hartzell, Bill and Kathy Korbholz, Susan Sommers, and Nita Spangler.


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