Project goals: • Beautification • Invasive eradication • Respect of wetlands • Improve wildlife habitat • Invite people to Elk
Rapids
Limits of project • PROTECT WETLANDS • 50’ west of 31 • Appropriately
eradicate invasives • Eradicate poison ivy • Leave big dead trees
– trim for safety • Cut out dead willow • Plant native wetland
pretties • Plant upland pretties
• Honeysuckle • Dames rocket • Reed canary grass • Various thistles • Autumn olive • Russian olive • Wild parsnip • Spotted knapweed Poison ivy Wild grape Virginia creeper Detrimental species
Confirmed Invasives
Confirmed Invasives
Dame’s Rocket Invasive honeysuckles have a hollow stem
Reed Canary Grass
Various Thistles Autumn Olive Russian Olive
Eradication Methods
• Hand cut
• Hand pull
• Licensed applicator
• Limited use of herbicides
• Appropriate herbicide treatment for specific invasives
• Replant with natives
Wild grape is killing off trees, shrubs, and other valuable plants
Poison ivy lines the perimeter of wetland
Cut out dead Willow within the first 50’ of highway
Leave dead trees for wildlife habitat Trim for safety
Line drawing of work
• Road right of way
• Triangle south of NWBank
• Plant the Road right of way uplands – bank
• North of blarney castle wetland and upland area