Transcript Phase One – Preparation and Planting

MASON GULCH
LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT PLAN
PUBLIC MEETING
November 16, 2016
TONIGHT'S AGENDA
• Public Process Timeline
• Final Draft Plan Goals and Highlights
• Site Work Implementation
• Q&A
PUBLIC PROCESS TIMELINE
• Final Draft LMP Public Review – Current
• Permit Application – November 18th
• Public Comment Period
– Starts no later than 28 days after application
– 2 week duration
• Permit Receipt – anticipated 120 days from
permit application
FINAL DRAFT PLAN - GOALS
 Improve Slope Stability
 Maximize Stormwater Benefits
 Protect Public Infrastructure and Public
Safety
 Achieve a Sustainable Target Ecosystem
 Improve Wildlife Habitat
 Develop a Program for Stewardship
and Public Involvement
 Scenic Views from Public Areas
5 MANAGEMENT UNITS
SLOPE CROSS SECTION
MANAGEMENT UNIT 1
INVASIVE DOMINANT (TOP OF SLOPE)
Phase One – Preparation and Planting
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Identify weeds present and use eradication methods
Remove weed top growth leaving roots in place
Minimize soil disturbance
Install coir erosion control blankets over disturbed soils
Install deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees
Phase Two – Monitoring and Adaptive Management
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Monitor during the growing season for the first year
Replace plants that fail and adapt species mix as necessary
Continue to monitor plant establishment for five years
Monitor for slope movement
MANAGEMENT
UNITS 1 AND 2
No work will happen in
areas with slopes 80% and
over.
MANAGEMENT UNIT 2 – STEEP SLOPES,
INTENSE RESTORATION
Phased Grid Cell Work
 Coppice only previously coppiced deciduous trees leaving one
healthiest stem in each tree
 Remove 25% of canopy on other deciduous trees only if needed
for light (May repeat in subsequent years)
 Leave coppiced tree stems lodged against stumps, remove brush
 Install coir erosion control blankets throughout cell
 Install plants to average five conifers, two deciduous trees per
grid cell with dense shrub and groundcover layers
 Monitor for plant establishment for five years, supplement
planting as needed
 Monitor for slope movement
MANAGEMENT UNIT 2 – GRID CELLS WITH
PHASING
MU2 – SLOPE CROSS SECTION
MANAGEMENT UNIT 3 – STEEP SLOPES,
MODERATE RESTORATION
Phase One – Preparation and Planting
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Identify weeds present and eradication methods
Remove weed top growth leaving roots in place
Minimize soil disturbance
Install five species of deciduous shrubs and four coniferous tree
species
Phase Two – Monitoring and Adaptive Management
 Monitor during the growing season for the first year
 Replace plants that fail and adapt species mix as necessary
 Continue to monitor plant establishment annually for five years
MANAGEMENT UNIT 4 – TRANSITION
ZONE
Phase One – Preparation and Planting
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Identify weeds present and eradication methods
Remove weed top growth leaving roots in place
Minimize soil disturbance
Install six species of native shrubs, four groundcover species and
two coniferous tree species
Phase Two – Monitoring and Adaptive Management
 Monitor during the growing season for the first year
 Replace plants that fail and adapt species mix as necessary
 Continue to monitor plant establishment for five years
MANAGEMENT UNIT 5 – INTERIOR VALLEY
Phase One – Preparation and Planting
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Identify weeds present and eradication methods
Remove weed top growth leaving roots in place
Minimize soil disturbance
Install three shrub species, two species of emergents, and five
tree species
Phase Two – Monitoring and Adaptive Management
 Monitor during the growing season for the first year
 Replace plants that fail and adapt species mix as necessary
 Continue to monitor plant establishment for five years
SITE WORK IMPLEMENTATION
• Permit received – anticipated March 19th
• Winter 2016-17
– Prepare work plan and set up grid system
• Summer 2017
– Treat invasives /install erosion control
• Oct 2017–Mar 2018 – MU1 – one acre and
start on MU2 squares as resources allow
• Offer Vegetation Modification Request process
when approved and available
Q&A
FIND OUT MORE:
• www.cityoftacoma.org/mason
CITY CONTACT:
Desiree Pooley, (253) 502-2126
[email protected]