7220 RAINIER DR 2018-01-01 MF Import

. . . ... . . . . . ... .. . . . ... • .. . . . .. . . .�r.r:. .�. . PI.AN'1'ING NOTF.S • Plant in U�e early spring or late fall. Order plants from a reputable nursery. C:uc and handling of piant materiais is extremely important to the overall success of the project. • Compctition Gom non-native erasses 3cot's broom blackberries and Japanese knotweed will tcnd to ovcrgro�v the planted species. Maintenance will be necessary a minimum oC Iwice a year Cor ihc 6rst and second growing seasons following construction. Grasses should be cut away Gom Ihc planted native species. • T�vo foot t�ll lalh stakes should be driven ro a depth oC at least six inches next to each shrub planted to assist in locating the plants while removing the competing undesirable vegetation. • Noxious �viced control 7he Stale of Washinp,ton has established a weed convol law (RCW 17.10) in �vhich certain "designate" species of weeds are to be controlled by landowners. Other"non-designate" species may be abundant in cena�n regiuns and control of t��e species is a local option. Control is defined in �VAC 16-750 as tlie prevention o( �ll seed production. The Snohomish County Noxious Weed Control I3oard hns cstciblished a loc�l list oF species designated for conlrol. • Mulch shall be placed in a lwo-foot diameter around each planted tree and shrub to control competition Gom invatiive plant species and maintain moisture around Ihe root bal1. A four- incli diametcr ring shall be kcpt free of mulch around the b�sc of cach p;ant. • In'ieation �ti�ithin lhe restoralion area will help eslahlish thc plants more rapidl}'. A sprinkler system will bc installcd on-sitc. • A hvu-rail snlit rail Cence shall be constructed along the north and west edges of the buffer. The fence shall be secwrd with (ast seuing concrele. Omamental fencing can be placed norlh ot thc split-rail Cencc, but no fences or othcr sinictures SI18II I1C PIBCCCI south of the splil-rail fence without prior a��proval by the City. Use OF 1'tus Reroa�r This F3id7cr Enhancement Plan is supplicd to Norman Tubbs and Bill Duesenberg as a means of mitigating for srnsitive .uca impxts, as required by the City of Gverett. 'I'his report is based largely on readily obsen�able conditicns ;md, to a lesser extent, on readily a.ecertainable conditions. No attempt has bcen made to dcterminc hidder or concealed conditions. Thc laws applicable to wc�lands are subject to v.uying intcrpretations and may be chmiged at any ume by the courts or legislative bodies. This report is intended to provide infonnation deemcd relevant in thc applicmu's attempt to compl}� ��ith the laws now in elFec[. Thc work for this report has conformcd to the standard of cme e;np�oyed by wedand ecologists. No other represcntation or w;irrant}' is made conccming the work or this report and any implied represenlation or w:uranty is disdaimed. N'e!lnr Risources, brc. 1 rL � Lou�s Gmenhrscr Associatc �Vclland Iicologist S /' i 1��