HomeMy WebLinkAboutPP_PoplarPlantingAmendmentNYCNorthwest Youth Corps Contract Amendment:
MU-2 Replanting Project
Todd Miller
February 8, 2019
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Around 30% of unit impacted
2016/17 Ice Storm Impacts
Expedited Harvest
Resulting harvest impacted by broken trees, downed trees, and brushy regrowth.
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MU-2 harvest left stumps in place and retained more low-grade material as mulch
Post Harvest Clean-Up
November 2017/May-June 2018
Compare condition of MU-2 May 2018 with condition of MU-1 fall 2015.
Harvest through Oct. 2017
Clean-up halted in Nov. 2017
Clean-up resumed May 2018
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Youth Corps Planting:
June-July 2018
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Adaptive Management
Drying, hardening soils required water for proper planting
Irrigated fields promoted rapid weed growth
Eugene crews watered (pre-planting) and mowed (post-planting)
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August – some areas doing well; 5-acre southwest section mostly dead
Mortality, 5 acres, voles
Variable conditions across site:
Vole impacts
Thick grass/weeds
Dry conditions
Late planting
Improper planting
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Cutting Management
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Revised Replanting Plan
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Total Cost of Project
Compare to alternate bid received spring 2018: $205,480
(NYC amended total = 65% of alternate bid)
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