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WEST SIDE BLUFF COMMUNITY-BASED BLUFF VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
Saint Paul's West Side Bluff offers impressive views of downtown Saint Paul and the Mississippi River Valley. The bluff vegetation is widely variable: Some areas are highly disturbed from years of cutting for timber and vistas, erosion is extensive and exotic species have invaded. In contrast, the western portion of the bluff, near Cherokee Park, harbors a large oak forest remnant and a small dry prairie remnant. GRG worked closely with the Bluff Task Force of the West Side Citizens Organization and the city of Saint Paul to complete an ecological inventory and restoration and management plan in 2001 for the city-owned blufflands, focusing on guiding the city's management of the disturbed areas. Check out the detailed maps and management recommendations for this project!)
GRG, Saint Paul Parks and the Bluff Task Force are planning to conduct an inventory and management plan for the higher-quality oak forest and dry-prairie remnants.
Funded in part by the
Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, as recommended by the
Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources.
West Side Bluff
Ecological Inventory and Vegetation Management Plan
August 2001, by Dan Shaw and Carolyn Carr.
(3.2 MB, PDF Format, Adobe Acrobat required)
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Event/Site: Smith Avenue Overlook native planting, Saint Paul's West Side Bluff
Project: More than 140 volunteers helped to recreate an oak savanna plant community and open up a spectacular view of downtown Saint Paul. Trash and exotic/invasive species were removed from the site before the planting. Thanks to the partners involved: Saint Paul Division of Parks and Recreation, West Side Bluff Task Force, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area-National Park Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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For more information about this event read our press release and fact sheet.
Smith Avenue Press Release (MS Word required)
