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shrubs from browsing deer,rabbits, etc. using protective structures. <br /> Year 2—Monitor new plantings and maintain protective structures. Check area for <br /> buckthorn and garlic mustard infestations as well as other invasive species <br /> such as reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) and smooth brome <br /> (Bromus inermis). Spot treat invasive vegetation that emerges with <br /> recommended herbicide described in the procedure for Year 1. <br /> Year 3—Verify that the area is still dominated by native species. Repeat procedure <br /> described for Year 2 for emerging invasive vegetation. <br /> Britt and Richard Gage will retain SER as consultants for the purposes of monitoring the <br /> vegetation management activities within the upland buffer area for the time period of <br /> three years, where SER will visit the site twice per year. Britt and Richard Gage request <br /> notification by the City of Orono before an on-site inspection is conducted. SER will <br /> report the progress of the monitoring activities to Britt and Richard Gage after each site <br /> visit and will also discuss any issues with the City of Orono at the time of the scheduled <br /> on-site inspection. <br /> SPECIES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLANTING <br /> Attachment A contains the BWSR seed mix, Native Savanna and Woodland Edge (U7) <br /> that SER recommends to be used in the bare areas that will likely be created as a result of <br /> buckthorn and garlic mustard removal. See Restoring and Managing Native Wetland and <br /> Upland Vegetation(R. Jacobson, 2006), for more information on this seed mix. <br /> Attachment B contains a list of possible species to be added in the upland buffer <br /> management area that exist within the Southern Mesic Maple-Basswood Forest <br /> classification according to the Minnesota DNR Ecological Classification System <br /> (Dunevitz and Lane, 2004). This list, however, is not a seed mix. It only provides <br /> examples of species that could be planted within this type of community. <br /> Utilizing available plant sources of some of these species from Minnesota Native <br /> Landscapes, Inc. or Prairie Restorations, Inc. and adding them to the buffer area should <br /> provide for future diversity throughout this upland preservation zone. <br /> Svoboda Ecological Resowces 2180 Abingdon Way <br /> Project No.:07-056-48 4 Richard&Britt Gage <br />