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HomeMy WebLinkAbout65 Pirates Cove_Protocol_2026-01-06_SUB1 Planting Protocol & Guide Report 2 alteration of a wetland resource areas (vegetated wetland and flood zone) as well as the buffer zone to the wetland resource areas. Illegal alterations included cutting vegetation, adding fill, planting lawn and AERIAL PHOTO COURTESY OF MASSMAPPER 3 PHOTOS OF RESTORATION AREA - 2020 AERIAL PHOTO OF RESTORATION AREA - 2020 4 associated with these features will also be removed. Additionally, fill material which was used to create the unpermitted segment of paved driveway will be removed. Specifically, any fill within the vegetated wetland itself will be removed and properly disposed of off-site. Fill which is within the buffer zone to the This will reduce the amount of disturbance to the wetland by minimizing the number of passes through the wetland necessary to load and move the fill. Additionally, any lawn or non-native landscape plantings within the marked restoration area will be removed. Work within the buffer zone may be aided by small tracked Wildflower Mix, as marked on the Restoration Plan. The wildflower mix is proposed in areas that were previously lawn (see photo and aerial from 2020) or which directly abut the driveway. The meadow mix will help add biodiversity to the overall restoration area by offering species of flowering herbaceous perennials species of native shrubs of varying sizes and characteristics are proposed. The actual, as-planted location of plantings may be adjusted in the field slightly in response to actual site conditions at the time of planting. treatments of invasive, non-native or aggressive vegetation, mowing cool-season grasses in June to encourage 5 RESTORATION AREA PREPARATION (WINTER/EARLY SPRING 2026) Remove all fill within the wetland resource area. Fill within the buffer zone to the wetland New England Showy Wildflower Mix, as specified by the plan. RESTORATION PLANTING (SPRING/EARLY SUMMER 2026) field, as necessary, based on actual site conditions at the time of planting. MAINTENANCE (2026-2028 GROWING SEASONS) on any invasive, non-native, or aggressive species that have germinated from the existing seed the year for both cool season and warm season invasive, non-native, and aggressive species.