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Rattray Marsh Restoration Phase 2 Public Information Session Green Glade Public shcool May 5,2015 Phasing & Removals Plan -Revised original site plans -Omitted areas of continued deposition -Included a formal pumping plan this year -


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Public Information Session Green Glade Public shcool May 5,2015

Rattray Marsh Restoration Phase 2

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Phasing & Removals Plan

  • Revised original site plans
  • Omitted areas of continued

deposition

  • Included a formal pumping

plan this year

  • Emphasis on grading and

sediment volumes to combat invasive species concerns

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Site Preparation

  • Wildlife exclusion fencing
  • Fast fence to contain site
  • Phragmites & Cattail

shearing

  • Sediment fence around

access road & mudflat

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Access Road Diversion

  • Gain access to the Phase 2 area
  • Floating road construction
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Sheridan Creek Crossing

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Excavation

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Before

After

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Organic Soils

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Trucking

  • 253 trucks for sediment
  • 25 trucks/day max
  • 15 days for sediment

removal

  • 4 days of gravel removal
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Phragmites Control

  • Create physical

conditions to limit the spread

  • BMP is 1.5-2m depth
  • ver 6 week period
  • Depth determined in

consultation with Ontario Phragmites working group

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Habitat Features Perching Stump

Sunning Logs

Tern Nesting Rafts

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Access Road Removal

  • Crushed stone reused by contractor
  • Minor spring time cleanup
  • Cattail regeneration
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What’s Next?

Invasive Species Control Carp Control Aquatic Planting Sediment Deposition Monitoring

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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Monitoring

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Project Partners

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