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areas within Foxborough's conservation areas that lacked a diverse forest herbaceous layer. Plant species that were successfully salvaged and transplanted included: Interrupted Fern (Osmunda claytoniana), Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica, Trillium (Trillium cernuum), Woodland Sedge (Carex blanda), Peduncle Sedge (Carex pedunculata), Rosy sedge (Carex rosea), (Large Leaved Aster (Aster macrophyllus), Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana), Bedstraw (Galium triphyllum), Wild Geranium (Geranium maculata), Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense), Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii), Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana var. canadensis), Coltsfoot (Prenanthes alba), Wood Anemone (Anemone quinquefolia), Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), Jack -in- the - Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Starflower (Trientalis borealis), Small Bellflower (Uvularia sessifolia), White Avens (Geum canadensis), Early Meadow Rue (Thalictrum dioicum), and Rue Anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides). Common Buckthorn Removal within Forest Transplant Areas Prior to transplanting salvaged woodland plants, CCES restoration crews manually removed Common Buckthorn seedlings, saplings, and trees from species -poor forest areas within Foxborough's conservation areas. Buckthorn removal and soil preparation were necessary to help ensure successful transplanting of native woodland wildflowers, ferns, and sedges into forest restoration areas. Approximately 2.8 acres of forest were manually cleared of Common Buckthorn, and subsequently prepped and planted with native forest species salvaged from designated construction areas and fill areas. Additional cutting, removal, and herbicide treatments of these and other forest areas are planned for the late fall months in Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the restoration plan. Phase 1- Restoration and Site Recovery: Years 1— 5 The activities listed in Phase 1 are particularly critical to the first five years of site management. Changes in resource management prescriptions and implemented tasks during this time period should be reviewed by professional ecologists and project stakeholders to ensure that they are integrated and in agreement with other ongoing and proposed management tasks, and contribute to the overall quality of the site. Phase 1 Restoration and Management Priorities: 1) Control, remove, and manage invasive species - Common and Glossy Buckthorn, Tartarian Honeysuckle, Reed Canary Grass, and Spotted Knapweed. 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; 2) Restore native prairie vegetation to upland and transitional upland/wetland old- fields; 3) Conduct prescribed burning of Reed Canary Grass dominated wetland edges and Brome/Bluegrass dominated upland old fields; 4) Establish native species cover within wetland mitigation area and stormwater ponds, Monitor establishment of vegetation and hydrology within wetland mitigation area; Foxborough Conservation Development Restoration and Management Plan 26 • • •