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MANAGEMENT HISTORY. <br /> Ecological management activities that have occurred at the site since early 2014 are listed <br /> below. <br /> Table 1. Ecological management activities <br /> Timeframe Activity <br /> Mar-Apr 2014 Removed invasive brush <br /> May 2014 Removed invasive herbs(sprayed garlic mustard) <br /> May 2014 Cut dead brush/snags <br /> August 2014 Broadcast herbicide <br /> September 2014 Broadcast herbicide <br /> September 2014 Planted native trees and shrubs <br /> Sept-Oct 2014 Installed woodchip trail <br /> November 2014 Foliar spraying(forest) <br /> January 2015 Removed compost pile;finished thatch removal <br /> February 2015 Scraped top foot of soil and excavated Deep Marsh <br /> March 2015 Installed native seeds,excavated Deep Marsh <br /> April 2015 Installed erosion control and woodchip trail <br /> May 2015 Cleaned up buckthorn mulch pile <br /> June 2015 Herbicided for rain garden prep and wetland management(invasive cattails and <br /> reed canary grass) <br /> July 2015 Installed native emergent plants <br /> August 2015 Mowed compost slope <br /> August 2015 Collected and distributed loosestrife beetles to attempt biological control <br /> Aug-Sept 2015 Constructed first rain garden <br /> Aug-Sept 2015 Clipped/removed purple loosestrife flowers(to prevent seed drop) <br /> Aug-Sept 2015 Constructed second rain garden <br /> METHODS <br /> Vegetation and hydrology monitoring were conducted at the site on September 2, 2015, near <br /> the end of the first growing season following wetland reconstruction. Plant species observed <br /> during meander searches and percent cover were recorded by major plant community type <br /> (i.e., Wet Meadow, Deep Marsh, Enhanced Lowland Forest and Enhanced Upland Forest).Total <br /> invasive and native species cover in the wetland were estimated using weighted averages of <br /> mapped species populations. Because surface water outlets were not modified as part of the <br /> restoration project, hydrology was documented simply by mapping locations of inundation and <br /> saturation throughout the wetland. This enabled an assessment of restoration success in terms <br /> of achieving the intended hydrologic regime of the Wet Meadow, which was saturated soil <br /> conditions. Site photography was also used to document vegetation communities, surface <br /> water hydrology, and other site conditions. <br /> MN Board of Water and Soil Resources <br /> Nelson Restoration Site(12-0975)—2015 Monitoring Report 3 <br />