NATIVE AREAS DATA BY NUMBERED SECTIONS WITH MAP

Area 7:

Wood Edge (Circle Drive South to College Drive East/Approx. 30 ft. into Woods)

Work Started: 

1996

Preexisting conditions:

Thick Buckthorn along Circle Drive.  Dense maple growth along College Drive with some native plants evident.  A lot of Garlic Mustard.

Work done: 

Trees:

(1996) Cut Buckthorn, thin Sugar Maples, trim up trees all along College Drive.  Outside contractor cut mature trees that were interfering with road lights.

(2003-04) 8 baby Oaks and Hickories were found and caged.

Shrubs:

(1996) Few Gooseberries observed.  Servviceberries pruned Southeast border of College Drive & sprayed for deer (hot sauce). 

(1996) Removed Barberries.

(2003-04) Gooseberries caged.

(2003-04) A few Prickly Ash and Nannyberry along Circle Drive coming in.

Vines:

(1996) Cut Poison Ivy on trees, some grape vines

(2002-04) Some Cat's Brier and Yellow Honeysuckle were emerging. Cat's Brier will need to have support system.

Plants:

(2001-04) Tall Goldenrod was pulled.

Seeds:

(1996) Along Circle Drive – lightly done in colonies; grasses or forbs

(1996) Along College Drive – lightly with grass & forb mixture

Weeds:

(1996) Garlic Mustard, Canada & Bull Thistle, Reed Canary Grass, Crab & Barnyard Grass, Knotweed, Creeping Charlie

(2003-04) All of the above weeds are waning, except a persistent patch of Creeping Charlie and Canada Thistle along College Drive.

Burn:  

(Spring 2003) Most of the edge along College Drive was burned.

Other:

(1996) Build Buckthorn fence along Circle Drive

(1996) Spray deer repellent.

RESULTS/Area 7 Beginning in August 2001

Positive: 

Some nice plant colonies emerging along College Drive

Elmleafed Goldenrod, Serviceberry, Sedges, Gooseberry, Woodland Knotweed, Joe Pye, White Snakeroot, Leeks, Red Trillium, a few ferns, Aster Laterifolus, Dolls Eye

Woodland wet area emerged with Blue Vervain, Menthe Aruensis Woodreed, White Vervain, Sedges (Southeast College Drive)

Garlic Mustard almost under control

(2002-04) The seeding and seedbank is showing results.

Negative:

Salt damage to trees along College Drive a problem.  Many mature Oaks have died.  Poor seed bank along Circle Drive.

(2003-04) Sugar Maple shading is becoming more of a problem in areas along College Drive.

Work to Do:	Work Completed:
Burn
Seed
Start Serviceberry propagation program
Thin Sugar Maples, Garlic Mustard
Control Reed Canary Grass
Cage shrubs and baby trees	Shrubs and baby trees were caged (2003-04)

Comments:

With burning, area should start responding

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