Mason Gulch landscape Management plan Public meeting November 16, 2016

Tonight's Agenda Public Process Timeline Final Draft Plan Goals and Highlights Site Work Implementation Q&A

Public Process Timeline Final Draft LMP Public Review – Current Permit Application – November 18th Public Comment Period Starts no later than 28 days after application 2 week duration Permit Receipt – anticipated 120 days from permit application

FINAL DRAFT PLAN - GOals Improve Slope Stability Maximize Stormwater Benefits Protect Public Infrastructure and Public Safety Achieve a Sustainable Target Ecosystem Improve Wildlife Habitat Develop a Program for Stewardship and Public Involvement Scenic Views from Public Areas

5 management units

Slope cross section

Management unit 1 Invasive Dominant (Top of Slope) Phase One – Preparation and Planting Identify weeds present and use eradication methods Remove weed top growth leaving roots in place Minimize soil disturbance Install coir erosion control blankets over disturbed soils Install deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees Phase Two – Monitoring and Adaptive Management Monitor during the growing season for the first year Replace plants that fail and adapt species mix as necessary Continue to monitor plant establishment for five years Monitor for slope movement

Management units 1 and 2 No work will happen in areas with slopes 80% and over.

Management unit 2 – steep slopes, intense restoration Phased Grid Cell Work Coppice only previously coppiced deciduous trees leaving one healthiest stem in each tree Remove 25% of canopy on other deciduous trees only if needed for light (May repeat in subsequent years) Leave coppiced tree stems lodged against stumps, remove brush Install coir erosion control blankets throughout cell Install plants to average five conifers, two deciduous trees per grid cell with dense shrub and groundcover layers Monitor for plant establishment for five years, supplement planting as needed Monitor for slope movement  

Management Unit 2 – GRID cells with Phasing

MU2 – SLOPE CROSS SECTION

Management unit 3 – steep Slopes, moderate restoration   Phase One – Preparation and Planting Identify weeds present and eradication methods Remove weed top growth leaving roots in place Minimize soil disturbance Install five species of deciduous shrubs and four coniferous tree species Phase Two – Monitoring and Adaptive Management  Monitor during the growing season for the first year Replace plants that fail and adapt species mix as necessary Continue to monitor plant establishment annually for five years

Management unit 4 – Transition zone  Phase One – Preparation and Planting Identify weeds present and eradication methods Remove weed top growth leaving roots in place Minimize soil disturbance Install six species of native shrubs, four groundcover species and two coniferous tree species Phase Two – Monitoring and Adaptive Management  Monitor during the growing season for the first year Replace plants that fail and adapt species mix as necessary Continue to monitor plant establishment for five years

Management Unit 5 – Interior valley Phase One – Preparation and Planting Identify weeds present and eradication methods Remove weed top growth leaving roots in place Minimize soil disturbance Install three shrub species, two species of emergents, and five tree species Phase Two – Monitoring and Adaptive Management  Monitor during the growing season for the first year Replace plants that fail and adapt species mix as necessary Continue to monitor plant establishment for five years

Site work implementation Permit received – anticipated March 19th Winter 2016-17 Prepare work plan and set up grid system Summer 2017 Treat invasives /install erosion control Oct 2017–Mar 2018 – MU1 – one acre and start on MU2 squares as resources allow Offer Vegetation Modification Request process when approved and available

Q & A FIND OUT MORE: www.cityoftacoma.org/mason CITY CONTACT: Desiree Pooley, (253) 502-2126 dpooley@cityoftacoma.org