Kahulugan at Plano sa Pamamahala ng Lupa

Caring for the Land that Cares for Us

Kahulugan at Plano sa Pamamahala ng Lupa

Early in 2010, the HEParks Board of Commissioners formally adopted the District’s first Natural Area Management Plan. We’ve changed the shorelines of our lakes by adding natural plant vegetation, called a natural shoreline. Natural shorelines, as opposed to rock borders or retaining wall shorelines, offer many benefits to the community. Natural shorelines add beauty to the landscape. They help reduce excessive growth of algae by protecting the water quality because they prevent the soil from eroding into the lake. Natural shorelines also keep litter from blowing into the lakes. The plants attract a great variety of wildlife such as birds, butterflies, frogs, turtles, and ducks which use the area for nesting, spawning and protection from predators. In addition, the vegetation deters nuisance species like Canadian geese which litter the lake and surrounding area with droppings. Further, by improving water quality and appearance, increasing wildlife habitat, a natural shoreline may even improve property values.

Noong unang bahagi ng 2021, pormal na pinagtibay ng HEParks Board of Commissioners ang isang napapanahong Natural Area Management Plan, na tinawag na “Land Definition & Management Plan,” na naglalayong i-update ang mga paglalarawan ng mga uri ng pag-aari, na may mga napapanahong plano sa pamamahala bawat kahulugan ng pag-aari. Ang bawat kahulugan ng pamamahala ay hinati sa iba't ibang antas, kung saan ang bawat antas ay nagbabalangkas ng naaangkop na mga pamamaraan para sa malusog at kapaki-pakinabang na pagpapaunlad ng pangkahalagahan.

The plan was updated once again in November 2024 after Vogelei Park achieved full Arboretum status, making HEParks one of only two Illinois park district agencies to own a park as a designated Arboretum.