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Native Municipal Storm Water Features Design/Construction/Maintenance Ashley Vande Voort Jared Schmidt Native Planting Considerations Slope/erosion Aesthetics Habitat value Cost Kentucky Bluegrass Diagram from USDA


  1. Native Municipal Storm Water Features – Design/Construction/Maintenance Ashley Vande Voort Jared Schmidt

  2. Native Planting ∗ Considerations ∗ Slope/erosion ∗ Aesthetics ∗ Habitat value ∗ Cost

  3. Kentucky Bluegrass Diagram from USDA

  4. Aesthetics

  5. Floral Diversity and Wildlife Habitat

  6. Geese Like Lawns

  7. Get a Professional ∗ Plant Identification ∗ Species selection based on site characteristics ∗ Proper maintenance activities ∗ Appropriately timed maintenance ∗ Knowledgeable of long-term maintenance needs

  8. Site Assessment for Native Plant Installation ∗ Existing Vegetation ∗ Soils ∗ Sunlight ∗ Wildlife ∗ Erosion ∗ Aesthetics

  9. Cost ∗ In time, native plants can create a self- sustaining community ∗ Maintenance is still required!!!

  10. Site Preparation

  11. Cover Crop

  12. Lack of Proper Site Prep Use a Qualified Contractor for Installation

  13. Year 0

  14. Year 1

  15. Spot Herbicide Mowing Treatment

  16. Year 2

  17. Year 3

  18. Burning

  19. Year 0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

  20. Lack of Maintenance

  21. Lack of Maintenance= Higher Cost for Future Work

  22. Monthly Assessments ∗ On a monthly basis state what upcoming maintenance activities need to be performed

  23. Assessments

  24. Annual Assessment

  25. Which Invasive Species are Present?

  26. What management needs to be performed?

  27. Annual Report

  28. Assessment- Mapping

  29. Assessment- Mapping

  30. Ashley Vande Voort- avandevoort@releeinc.com Jared Schmidt- jschmidt@releeinc.com 920-662-9641

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