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• V. Restoration and Management Tasks and Timeline The natural resource restoration and management recommendations contained within this section are divided into two sections or phases: Phase 1 Restoration and Site Recovery (Outlots B and C), and Phase 2 Maintenance and Adaptive Management, and Phase 3 (Additional Restoration and Management Needs — Outlot D). Phase 1 includes natural resource restoration and management tasks designed to address the major ecological problems on the site, restore native vegetation to non - native landscapes, and improve the ecological structure and function of pre- existing natural community remnants. Phase 2 includes management and maintenance tasks that maintain the ecological structure and function of the site through time, and that adapt restoration and management prescriptions based on the ecological response of restoration areas following initial restoration treatments. Due to budget constraints, modifications to earlier versions (April 2006) of this plan have been made. Additional restoration and management activities and additional financial resources will be necessary to complete the restoration and management of Outlot D, as well as long -term maintenance, management, and stewardship of Outlots B and C. A preliminary restoration and management plan and approach is provided under Phase 3 Additional Restoration and Management Needs — Outlot D. Phase 1— Site Recovery and Restoration: Years 1 — 5 (Outlots B and C) The activities listed in Phase 1 are particularly critical to the first five years of site restoration and management. Changes in resource management prescriptions and implemented tasks during this time period should be reviewed by professional ecologists, the City of Lino Lakes, and project stakeholders to ensure that plan modifications are integrated and in agreement with other ongoing and proposed management tasks, and contribute to the overall quality of the site. This proposed timeline assumes site development (i.e. grading, logging, construction) will begin in September 2006. Phase 1 Restoration and Management Priorities (Outlots B and C) (Summary timeline provided in Appendix A): 1) Salvage local - ecotype native forest wildflowers, ferns, shrubs, sedges and grasses from oak forest areas that are proposed for development (prior to grading), transplanting in forested (oak) conservation areas; 2) Control, remove, and manage invasive species — Reed canary grass, narrow leaved cattail, common and glossy buckthorn, and Tartarian honeysuckle. Reed canary grass within wetlands (and upland margins) and common buckthorn within forests and woodlands are the most problematic species present on the site, and their management should be of the utmost priority; • Reduce abundance and cover of reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea) within restored and managed wetlands within the conservation area, • Reduce abundance and cover of invasive cattail (Typha angustifolia and T. x glauca) in semi - permanently and permanently flooded wetland types. • Reduce abundance and cover common and glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica and R. frangula), and Tartarian honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica) in upland and wetland edge areas. The Preserve Conservation Development - Restoration and Management Plan 20