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HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT PLAN <br />This Invasive Species Management Plan below summarizes monitoring and management activities <br />that should be performed by homeowners annually (starting in 2015) within conservation and tree <br />preservation areas (Figure 1) within the Bayside Meadows development. <br />Bayside Meadows Invasive Species Management Plan <br />Sprint Mana2ement Activities <br />The entire property should be walked. Invasive species seeds migrate onto sites via <br />animal traffic and droppings, wind, and water. <br />Identify re-sprouted (previously cut) buckthorn trees/saplings. Hand pull and discard in <br />trash or take to City brush drop site. Herbicide treatment is not effective in spring. <br />Replace protective tree wrappings with caging. If additional native trees or shrubs are <br />identified, protect with caging. <br />Note areas of other invasive species ( e.g. garlic mustard, common burdock, Canada <br />thistle) and hand pull prior to seed dispersal to prevent a population from becoming <br />established. Refer to fact sheets for species appropriate management technique. <br />Fall Mana2:ement Activities <br />The entire property should be walked. Invas ive species seed s migrate onto sites via <br />animal traffic and droppings, wind, and water. <br />Identify re-sprouted buckthorn trees/saplings. Spot treat with herbicide application <br />(glyphosate or Brush-B-Gon), or hand pull and discard in trash or take to City brush <br />droo site. <br />Identify concentrate d areas of buckthorn seedlings (0-3 inches in height). Spot treat <br />with herbicide application of glyphosate or Brus h-B-Gon. <br />Note areas of other invas ive s pecies (e.g. garlic mustard, common burdock, Canad <br />thistle) and hand pull prior to seed dispersal to prevent a population from becoming <br />established. Refer to fact sheets for species appropriate management technique. <br />G e nerally, effective removal of an established buckthorn population takes 5 or more years due to <br />annual germination of seedlings from the existing soil seed bank. After successful invasive species <br />removal from the first 2 to 5 years of active management, future management activities on the site <br />should be greatly reduced. <br />Prior to performing site management, it would be helpful to become familiar with the species that <br />need to be managed. Fact s heets pertaining to the identification and management of s pecific <br />invasive species previously observed on the site are included with this document (Appendix B). <br />Also, as invas ive species are removed, previously existing native species will be "released" from <br />dormancy. As new species emerge on the site, it will be important to correctly identify them as <br />natives for preservation rather than invasives requiring re moval. <br />Bayside Meadows Inv asive Species Management Plan <br />Page 2 of 3