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Disturbed Upland Buffer Planting, Maintenance, and Monitoring Plan <br />4685 West Branch Road, Orono - Page 1 of 4 <br />Disturbed Upland Buffer & Northwest Restoration Area <br />Planting, Maintenance, and Monitoring Plan <br />4685 West Branch Road, Orono <br />The 4685 West Branch Road plan shows two (2) areas of disturbed upland buffer requiring <br />planting, management, and monitoring according to Minnehaha Creek Watershed District <br />Wetland Protection Rule 7(c), 9(g) and 9(h), and 10(a), 10(b), and 10(c). <br />Wetland Buffer Exhibit, attached to this plan shows the areas of upland buffer that will be <br />disturbed by grading during construction (i.e., disturbed buffer). <br />After construction activities have ceased, upland buffer that is disturbed during project grading <br />will be seeded with a native seed mix and managed annually for weedy and invasive species. <br />Upon final establishment, wetland buffer shall contain little or no bare soil and shall exhibit a <br />dominance of native vegetation. Protocols to be followed for site preparation/seeding, <br />maintenance, and monitoring are provided below. <br />Disturbed Buffer Area Planting Plan <br />Site Preparation & Seeding (assuming fall seeding) <br />Soils within the disturbed buffer areas and the Northwest Restoration Area will first be <br />decompacted to a depth of 18 inches and organic matter will be incorporated into soils, and then <br />fine graded/smoothed before the seeding work begins (to be done by the general contractor or <br />excavator). The areas will be left/avoided for a minimum of 30 days to allow weeds to <br />germinate and regrow. <br />Abroad spectrum herbicide treatment will be applied as per manufacturer’s directions. Herbicide <br />treatment areas will be left/avoided for a minimum of 30 days before native seeding commences. <br />Dead vegetation will be removed or mowed, and the soil will be disked or tilled to create an open <br />seedbed. <br />The soil will be harrowed or raked to create a smooth seedbed, and a roller or cultipacker will be <br />used to create a firm seedbed. All seed will be applied by broadcasting drilling or as otherwise <br />recommended by the contracted revegetation specialist. Harrowing or raking will follow all grass <br />seeding. <br />The proposed seed mix and rate for disturbed buffer areas and restoration upland within the <br />Northwest Restoration Area on the Minnetonka Country Club site is BWSR State Seed Mix 36- <br />211 (Woodland Edge South and West) or similar at a rate of 9.5 lbs/acre PLS (grasses and forbs), <br />and 25.0 lbs/acre of cover crop.