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Preserving The Future Of Golf In Our Community<\/h2>\n
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In January\u00a02016, the Evanston Wilmette Golf Course Association, which runs and maintains Canal Shores Golf Course, received a planning grant from IDNR\u2019s\u00a0Coastal Management Program<\/a>. This grant enabled Canal Shores to \u201chire a design engineering firm to develop a comprehensive habitat restoration and land use plan.\u201d This was a $20,000 matching grant, and the Association wass tasked with raising $20,000 for the match. In April 2016, Canal Shores issued an RFP, received nine proposals, and selected PRI, Planning Resources, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0for the job. PRI\u00a0utilized this\u00a0three-step approach:<\/p>\n

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  1. conduct natural resource inventories, including delineation of wetlands, an inventory of trees, and mapping of the general habitat across the property<\/li>\n
  2. identify restoration and green infrastructure opportunities; and<\/li>\n
  3. develop an Ecological Master Plan that provides a clear understanding of the site\u2019s goals and tangible direction on how to achieve those goals.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Click here for the Eco-plan exec summary<\/a>
    \n    Click here for the Canal Shores Tree Survey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Canal Shores signed the PRI contract and\u00a0raised the $20,000 needed for its part of the matching grant. PRI\u2019s work\u00a0took\u00a0approximately 9 months. The Grounds Committee\u00a0provided\u00a0oversight for this planning process and\u00a0invited\u00a0neighbors to work with the committee.<\/p>\n

    Subsequent Action Plan for Implementing the Ecological Restoration Master Plan<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    The goal of the Action Plan is to categorize and prioritize conceptual recommendations for the Ecological Restoration Master Plan and identify resources, stakeholders, and planning requirements that will facilitate their implementation. To accomplish this, members of the Canal Shores focused their efforts on two broad categories: Ecological & Habitat Restoration and Passive Restoration.<\/p>\n

    Click here to read the Canal Shores Eco Action Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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    A look back: steps Canal Shores has taken to bring the course back and improve its ecological health:<\/h4>\n