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systemic, broad-spectrum herbicide such as glyphosate sprayed directly onto the turfgrass and <br />any other species present. Rodeo Broad Spectrum Aquatic Herbicide is suggested, as it is safe to <br />use near wetlands, doesn't bioaccumulate in the food chain, and has no residual soil activity. <br />Two sessions of application are recommended, the first occurring in late summer. After the <br />grass is dead which should be about 25-30 days after herbicide application the site should be <br />harrowed. Following the harrowing, allow the site to regreen until it is about shin to knee <br />height, at which point the second round of herbicide should be sprayed. When 25-30 days have <br />elapsed, a controlled burn of the sites is proposed using appropriate procedures, equipment and <br />permits.17 <br />Vegetation Enhancement <br />Once the site is prepared, it will be seeded and planted with plugs the following spring (May 15- <br />June 15). To sow the seed, mix with some inert material such as sand or loose potting soil and <br />broadcast the mixture over the area. The seeds must be pressed into the soil by rolling or by <br />pressing a board down onto the seedbed. You can walk over the entire area to pack down the <br />soil. The objective is to have good contact between the soil and seeds to allow them to gain and <br />retain moisture. Some seeds will still be visible when you are done. Add the proposed seedling <br />plugs immediately after completing seeding. The area needs to be kept moist for four to six <br />weeks to ensure germination and allow the plants to establish themselves. Do not allow the <br />area to dry out while the seeds are germinating. Do not saturate the soil either as this can <br />drown the seedlings. Once the plants are established (one to two inches), you can gradually <br />reduce watering to only when the plants begin to show stress.17 The newly planted sites should <br />be mown at the end of the first growing season to give all species a chance to establish <br />themselves. If it becomes clear after three years of active site preparation that the initial <br />seeding is insufficient to produce the desired vegetation (Appendix B), supplemental seeding <br />and planting will be pursued. <br />Species selection was made with ecological and aesthetic considerations in mind, aiming to <br />create an ecosystem with a high diversity of grasses and wildflowers that will produce blooms <br />from spring through fall, offering pollinators quality foraging habitat while fostering aesthetic <br />beauty throughout the year. Specific consideration was given to key vegetation for regal fritillary <br />and rusty patched bumble bee habitat, including a maximal variety and density of Viola species <br />as regal fritillary larvae feed only on them.13' 14 The proposed list also includes super foods and <br />immune building foods for the rusty patched bumble bee diet and native bunch grasses for its <br />nesting.3' 18 <br />The seed mixes will consist of the following species and amounts: <br />Short Dry Grass Seed Mix -10-12 Pure Live Seed (PLS) Ibs/acre <br />Scientific Name <br />Common Name <br />Amount (%) <br />Bouteloua curtipendula <br />Side -oats grama <br />38 <br />Bouteloua gracilis <br />Blue grama <br />12 <br />Danthonia spicata <br />Poverty oatgrass <br />3 <br />Elymus canadensis <br />Canada wild rye <br />3 <br />Koeleria macrantha <br />June grass <br />3 <br />Schizachyrium scoparium <br />Little bluestem <br />35 <br />12 <br />