(KNSI) – Stearns County’s newest park officially has a name, now it needs a management plan.
A meeting has been scheduled at the Wakefield Town Hall for Thursday, August 29th, to do just that. The gathering will run from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Chain of Lakes County Park is located on County Road 49, just south of Cold Spring. The public will have a chance to give feedback on how the Parks Department runs the 250-acre tract of land on the Sauk River.
County and state governments teamed up with outside groups like Pheasants Forever to finalize the new park. It was announced in June, with the group writing, “The park will be the first in Stearns County to allow small game and archery deer hunting for the public. Plans are currently underway for wetland and prairie restorations on the farmland portion of the property. The new park also contains wooded areas, a trout stream and a heron rookery.”
Seven acres would be set aside for a picnic area, fishing pier, and campground.
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