HENDRICKS PARK FORESTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN PROCESS <br /> STEP 1 <br /> Information Gathering <br /> • Obtain existing resource information <br /> • Document history of the park <br /> • Prepare up -to -date base map <br /> • Assess off -site characteristics <br /> • Conduct literature search <br /> • Finalize Work Plan and schedule <br /> h ' STEP 2 F �'N <br /> Resource Inventory <br /> • Habitat Overlay Map <br /> • Plants, animals, noxious vegetation <br /> • Natural processes <br /> • Natural history of the forest <br /> • Forest conditions and health <br /> • Drainage areas and potential wetlands <br /> • Ecosystem description of Hendricks Park <br /> Findings <br /> • Synthesis, research results <br /> Tech Memo: Review and Comment <br /> STEP 3 <br /> Assessment <br /> • Succession dynamics <br /> • Resource capability and suitability <br /> • Current management practices <br /> • Compatibility issues <br /> • Opportunities and Constraints Map <br /> • Land Classification Map <br /> Tech Memo: Review and Comment <br /> • <br /> STEP 4 <br /> Issue Identification and Analysis <br /> • Revisit DAC issues <br /> • Prioritize issues <br /> • Revisit DAC vision statement <br /> Tech Memo: Review and Comment <br /> STEP 5 <br /> Policy Development <br /> • Draft management statement <br /> • Draft management goals and policies <br /> Tech Memo: Review and Comment <br /> STEP 6 <br /> Draft Management Plan <br /> • Revisions to Step 5 <br /> • Conceptual site plan <br /> • Best Management Practices and strategies <br /> •Action /implementation plan <br /> Tech Memo: Review and Comment <br /> DAC Work Session and Public Review <br />