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• Scraping: and vegetation removal will be completed in spring, 2000. Revegetation will be completed in June, 2000. Management activities associated with the plant community establishment will be completed by October, 2003. Long -term viability of this restoration is good with low maintenance requirements. E. Wetland Reconstruction/Restoration Wetlands C, D, and F have been extensively disturbed by past excavation activities. Current conditions include marginal wetland hydrology and low diversity wetland plant • communities. Proposed activities would attempt to restore and supplement wetland hydrology, remove red canary grass, consolidate wetlands, and remove trash, to provide functionally superior„ aesthetically attractive wetland areas. These activities would include excavation, spoil removal, grading, and reseeding with a wet meadow mixture. The estimated cost to complete the reconstruction and restoration of this I.5- acre•area would be. approximately $20,000. • Grading is proposed to occur in April, 2000. Revegetation will be completed in June • 2000. Management activities associated with the plant community establishment will be completed by October, 2003. • The long -term viability of this restoration is good, with low maintenance requirements. otal cost of all . ro .. sed activities in items A throu ' h E would be ex ted to ran e from $59.000 to $77.500. F. Other Items 1: The feasibility of providing a buffer and filter strip to protect wetland area B5 should be examined. The wetland is outside of the green way areas. 2. An evaluation of hydrological restoration opportunities of wetlands partially within property boundaries should be completed. As adjacent parcels develop.:in•the .future, potential may exist for larger wetlands along the property boundaries to be restored. This applies to larger wetlands along the western and southern property boundaries. 3. An' informational/educational pamphlet should be prepared to distribute to landowners adjacent to the green way areas. The pamphlet should include information on the ecological values of the area, management efforts, and rules regarding mowing, dumping, planting, etc. within the. area.