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21 <br />Table 3.b.2: Recommended maintenance tasks for Hazelnut Parkafter the completion of the current project. <br />The listed dollar values are estimates for the approximate value of labor based on current market standards in 2025. <br />Habitat for <br />continued <br />maintenance <br />and <br />stewardship <br />Recommended <br />Maintenance <br />Actions <br />Year 1 <br />2027 <br />Year 2 <br />2028 <br />Year 3 <br />2029 <br />Year 4 <br />2030 <br />Year 5 <br />2031 Notes <br />Un <br />i <br />t <br />s <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />a <br />n <br />d <br /> <br />2 <br />, <br /> <br />N <br />o <br />r <br />t <br />h <br /> <br />a <br />n <br />d <br /> <br />S <br />o <br />u <br />t <br />h <br /> <br />W <br />o <br />o <br />d <br />l <br />a <br />n <br />d <br />s <br /> <br />( <br />6 <br />. <br />9 <br /> <br />a <br />c <br />r <br />e <br />s <br />) <br />Continued <br />Maintenance <br />on Mesic <br />Hardwood <br />Forest <br />MHs38 <br />Woody invasive <br />control $1400/ac $1400/ac $1400/ac <br />Regular sweeps of the park space <br />should be conducted to control <br />remaining patches and keep them to <br />small spatial extents. <br />Herbaceous <br />invasive control $2300/ac $2000/ac $1700/ac $1500/ac $1500/ac <br />Repeated spot spraying and spot <br />mowing will be needed, long term, to <br />maintain a reduced population of <br />invasive forbs and grasses, especially <br />in the initial 5 years as native grasses <br />and forbs establish. <br />Goat browsing <br />(alternative to <br />herbicide) <br />$500/ac $450/ac $450/ac <br />Goat browsing can be a lower cost <br />option to control invasive woody <br />species long term. Sheep grazing may <br />also assist in suppressing invasive <br />herbaceous populations. <br />Supplemental <br />planting (price <br />varies by plant <br />selection and <br />quantity) <br />~$3000 for <br />labor, <br />$16/plant <br />(#2 <br />container) <br />As needed in areas that underperform. <br />Good option for stewards or volunteers. <br />Planted trees and shrubs may need <br />herbivory protection for 2 – 5yrs.Supplemental <br />seeding <br />$3400/ac <br />for labor <br />and seed <br />Hazard tree <br />removal approximately $370/ tree depending on felling complexity <br />May be required for continued native <br />tree canopy and understory diversity <br />maintenance as the existing ash and <br />non-native populations diminish.