Asking $6500
Invasive Species Control
Prescribed burn $1000
Garlic mustard $500
Asian bittersweet $500
Dog stranglevine $500
Norway maple $1000
Revegetation $500
Erosion control
Drain off Parkway $1000
Livingston hillside $1000
Fen protection $500
This budget is for planning purposes. Depending on weather conditions, this budget will be modified. Some years require more intensive control of garlic mustard. Glossy buckthorn will probably require minimal intervention in 2015. Dog stranglevine and asian bittersweet may require significantly more resources. In the past the vast majority of greenbelt work has been done by volunteers and student workers. We anticipate significant volunteer hours again, however, the greenbelt will require professional intervention to achieve control of asian bittersweet and dog stranglevine. Removal of mature norway maples also requires professional workers.
The policy of the greenbelt committee is to hire professionals who are sensitive to natural area management. Most landscaping companies will not be adequate. We do not want companies to bring in contaminated equipment, or companies who are not familiar with high quality natural areas.