2002 Natural Resources Management

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Community Activity Priority Estimated Cost Comments CP -U1 Reintroduce High $100 — 200 Reintroduce appropriate local origin plant native prairie depending on materials through planting of plugs or and savanna number of seed, particularly where bare ground is left species species, plants, from brush clearing. Dormant season seed amount of seed. and /or Broadcast during growing season. An appendix of this report contains a list of recommended species for reintroducing into forest, savanna, and prairie areas. CP -U1 Girdle aspen Medium -high $500 -1,000 or Prairie planting is being overtaken by 30 -50 volunteer quaking aspen. If the goal is to manage for hours the prairie planting in this area, the aspen should be controlled. Girdle aspen April to June with girdling spud (see invasive species control Appendix). CP -U1 Install Medium -high $100 -500 This high profile area is a great place to interpretive depending on install interpretive signage that explains the signage size and quantity natural communities present, what of signage management is being conducted, and why natural areas are an important part of Central Park and Roseville Community CP -U2 Floodplain Forest Qualitative Rank: CD Nonnative Shrub Rank: 13 This floodplain forest is found along the south part of Bennett Lake in a narrow strip between the lakeshore and a neighborhood street. The most common trees in the somewhat broken canopy are cottonwood and boxelder that average 20 and 10 inches in diameter, respectively. Other less common trees include American elm, black willow, bur oak, and the nonnative weeping willow. The shrub layer is mostly dominated by native species characteristic for this community type. The most common are red osier dogwood, boxelder saplings, green ash, common elder, and black currant. Also found here occasionally are a few nonnative shrub species, including European buckthorn and Tartarian honeysuckle. City of Roseville 87 Parks Natural Resource Management