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Chesapeake 2016 Business Forum Climbers Run Preserve Jim MacKenzie, President Octoraro Native Plant Nursery Environmental Stewardship Good for Business Water Quantity Water Quality Storm Water Mngt Land Management Raw


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Chesapeake 2016 Business Forum

Climbers Run Preserve Jim MacKenzie, President Octoraro Native Plant Nursery

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Environmental Stewardship Good for Business

  • Water Quantity
  • Water Quality
  • Storm Water Mngt
  • Land Management
  • Raw Products
  • Waste Stream
  • Carbon Footprint
  • Energy Use
  • Safety / Efficiency
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Water Sources for Irrigation Both Surface water & Ground water

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Drip irrigation

  • 75-80% less water use than
  • verhead irrigation
  • Water goes directly to the

roots of the plants

  • Reduces runoff
  • Requires good filtration –

emitters get easily blocked

  • Requires on-going

maintenance

  • Bunny’s love the tubing
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Surface Water Filtration

  • Sand filters are the best
  • Removes fine sediment

that can clog irrigation emitters

  • Automatic back

flushing systems keeps filters clean

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Water Quality Passive Water Quality Improvement Facility Created Wetlands – treatment of runoff

  • Water runoff is directed

into created wetlands (from two nurseries and 150 ac ag field treated with biosolids)

  • Nutrients taken up by

wetland plants

  • Water “treated” prior to

return to Octoraro Creek

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Stormwater Management

  • Manage and minimize

stormwater damage to nursery property

  • Direct to where runoff

can be infiltrated and/or treated

  • Floodplain management
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Land Management Maintenance - Invasive Plants & Floodplain Management

  • Invasive Plant

Management – techniques can include manual or machine removal, herbicides, biological controls

  • Primary problem

plants, Japanese hops, mile-a- minute, Multiflora rose in the floodplain

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Soil (less) Media Ingredients for growing plant

  • Pine fines / shredded

bark mixes – by- product of forestry industry

  • Reduce peat use /

percentage

  • Increase use of

composts (leaf, animal waste, hybrid) – chemistry can be challenge

  • Course sand
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Waste Stream

  • Reuse / Recycle our

plastic pots

  • Recycle plastic poly

cover to composite lumber industry

  • Recycle nursery /
  • ffice waste
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Reduce Carbon Foot Print – Energy Use

  • Amish work force - pick

up and drive home our work force in one vehicle

  • Electric vehicles / utility

carts

  • New Office – natural

light, increase insulation values (working on solar

  • ptions)
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Safety & Efficiency – Work Areas

  • All-weather
  • Cleanliness
  • Safety – body

mechanics

  • Efficiency – reduce

handling

  • Work flow study
  • Product flow in the

nursery