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<br />Great River Greening is a 501(c)(3) non-profit; tax ID 41-1940024. <br />Great River Greening | 251 Starkey Street, Suite 2200 | Saint Paul, MN 55107 | Tel: 651.665.9500 | greatrivergreening.org <br />• Timeline – <br />OHF Grant <br />Funding Park 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 City <br />Commitment <br />Metro Big <br />Rivers 12 <br />Hazelnut <br />Online through June 2027, to <br />support contracted woodland <br />invasive species control and native <br />understory species establishment at <br />Hazelnut. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Habitat <br />maintenance <br />after grant <br />completion. <br />Chatham <br />(priority <br />areas) <br />Natural <br />Resources <br />Management <br />Brief and <br />guidance of <br />volunteer work <br />at Chatham. <br /> <br />Metro Big <br />Rivers 14 Floral <br />Online from July 2024 through June 2029, to support <br />Natural Resources Management Brief development, <br />contracted woodland and prairie habitat restoration <br />and enhancement activities, as well as community <br />stewardship and volunteer engagement. <br /> <br />Metro Big <br />Rivers 15 <br />Chatham <br />(priority <br />areas) <br /> <br />Grant is currently being written, if awarded, would be <br />online from July 2025 through June 2030, and would <br />support tree and understory work in the priority sections of <br />Chatham as defined by the Natural Resources Management <br />Brief as well as community stewardship and volunteer <br />engagement. <br /> <br /> Summary detail for initial OHF funding (MBR12) 2024 April Group meeting and PTRC meeting / approval. <br />May - June City Council meeting / approval, Coop agreement. <br />Summer Contracted buckthorn follow up work at Hazelnut, NRMP writing for priority areas at Chatham. <br />Fall <br />Contracted buckthorn follow up work at Hazelnut, volunteer steward guidance at Chatham for <br />continued buckthorn cutting and stacking (material either removed by the City, or stacked for <br />potential future disposal). 2025 Winter Hand seeding of understory grasses and sedges at Hazelnut. <br />Spring / <br />Summer <br />Contracted buckthorn and garlic mustard work at Hazelnut, guided volunteer stewardship at <br />Chatham. <br />Fall Contracted buckthorn work at Hazelnut and continued hands-on assistance will depend on <br />additional funding which may come from OHF grant. 2026 Winter Hand seeding of understory flowering plants at Hazelnut. Potential buckthorn disposal through <br />biochar kiln burning at Chatham - dependent on funding. <br />Spring / <br />Summer Contracted BT sweep (foliar), contracted GM sweep at Hazelnut. <br />Fall GRG / volunteer planted understory shrubs at Hazelnut. 2027 Winter - <br />Spring Establishment maintenance of plantings at Hazelnut if there is remaining funding.