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Prairie Restorations, Inc. will be working with the City of Orono, MN on restoring a beautiful 30 acre park.  The park has been named Susan E. Lurton Park in memory of one of its original owners. The land was donated to the City of Orono for use as a passive recreational area. The work will begin this winter with buckthorn removal being the primary focus.
 
The park sits in the northeast corner of the intersection of US Hwy 12 and Hennepin County Road 6. The area was a farm before the expansion of Hwy 12 claimed some of the land for construction. The site has about 10 acres of woods consisting of oak, maple and basswoods. The wooded area still has a significant amount of native groundcover that can be saved and sustained once we remove and control the buckthorn and garlic mustard. It is unique to still find small, healthy woodlands such as this in the west metro.  
 
This park also has a large open field area that will be converted to a shortgrass prairie in the summer of 2012. Informal walking trails will wind through the prairie with an occasional bench or picnic table allowing for some very nice views of the prairie, woods and nearby Lake Classen. When the prairie becomes mature, the view of this area from the highway will be impressive.  

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