YOUR GUIDE
The Conservation Area Management Plan, prepared by Impact7G, Inc., discusses the installation, long-term maintenance, public outreach and education, stormwater best management practices, and lawn and landscape considerations for the prairie and woodland areas of beautiful Hayden's Preserve Subdivision.
The purpose of the Plan is to enhance the quality of life of those living in Hayden's Preserve, support the diversity and health of the natural surrounding environment, and help improve surface water management in the affected watershed.
Land and surface water management are crucial components of the built environment and can be planned, designed, developed to protect and enhance our quality of life.
The purpose of the Plan is to enhance the quality of life of those living in Hayden's Preserve, support the diversity and health of the natural surrounding environment, and help improve surface water management in the affected watershed.
Land and surface water management are crucial components of the built environment and can be planned, designed, developed to protect and enhance our quality of life.
outreach and educationThis website is your tool to understanding conservation areas in one of Iowa's premier sustainable residential communities. To correlate Hayden's Preserve conservation areas with this informative website, click the "GIS Learning Tool" button below.
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conservation practices Hayden's Preserve has been carefully planned to offer residents plentiful greenspace, landscape and biological diversity, and ethically managed surface water. The written Conservation Area Management Plan is available for download by clicking on the pdf file icon below.
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development conceptClick on the Hayden's Preserve Master Plan pdf file link below to see a larger version. This Plan has been developed based on standards from the City of Ames Subdivision Ordinance, Chapter 23, Division VI.
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Benefits of conservation subdivision design and proper management include:
Enhanced stormwater management;
Visual access to open space;
Enhanced/protected wildlife habitat;
Reduced infrastructure construction costs (streets, sewers, etc.);
Large scale land reshaping and grading can usually be avoided; and
Reduced maintenance costs.
Enhanced stormwater management;
Visual access to open space;
Enhanced/protected wildlife habitat;
Reduced infrastructure construction costs (streets, sewers, etc.);
Large scale land reshaping and grading can usually be avoided; and
Reduced maintenance costs.
OUR GOAL
The uniqueness and health of the outdoor natural environment enhances our quality of life. We're helping preserve that.
First Let'sDiscover
Through information provided on this website, discover the ways the Hayden's Prserve Subdivision and it's Conservation Management Strategies will help minimize pollutant runoff from lawns, reduce stormwater runoff while improving water quality, and enhance wildlife habitat.
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Now let's WORKConserve
Conservation may seem like a stretch for a new residential community but through the proper planning, some investment, and slightly different maintenance practices it can be rewarding and in many cases financially advantageous to traditional subdivision design an maintenance.
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IT'S UP TO USChange
Change is never easy. So, with the help of the internet information is being made more readily available via this website to assist you with understanding the means and methods of conservation management within a residential subdivision. A healthy, happy, and safer community is our goal.
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