Schedule for Bear Creek Riparian Project (10th street to McAndrews)
Schedule
Task
Time
Sept
2014
1.Vegetation
removal
a. Spray
blackberries
and other
invasives
a. Remove
Blackberries
and other
invasives
2.Plant trees and
shrubs
3.Plant
Maintenance
a. Mulch trees
and shrubs
b. Water trees
and shrubs
4.Spray to Control
Invasives
5.Monitor Planting
Success
6.Photo
Documentation
Oct
2014
Nov
2014
Oct 15
to
Nov 15
Dec
2014
Jan
2015
Feb
2015
Mar
2015
Apr
2015
May
2015
June
2015
July
2015
Aug
2015
Sept
2015
Oct
2015
Sept
15 Sept
30
Nov 20
to
Jan 15
Dec 1
to
Feb 15
April
15 to
Mar 1
to
XXX
As
need
Oct 15
June
15
After
Oct 15
XXX
Early
July
Early
Oct
XXX
Early
July
Early
Oct
Task Schedule Narrative:
1. Vegetation Removal:
a.SprayMaster will treat large dense areas of Blackberry and other invasives with herbicide. Kyle
Straus will spot spray small areas with existing vegetation and less dense invasives cover.
b. Jackson County and Job Council work crews will remove dead blackberries.
2. Plant Trees and Shrubs: RVCOG will purchase plants from Althouse Nursery. Planting will occur from
Late November (20th) through mid January (15th). Each Plant will get soil amendment and weed mat.
Thinking Lomakatsi for planting.
3. Plant Maintenance:
a.Plantings will be mulched and weeded from December 1, 2014 to February 15, 2015. Mulch
as needed from March 1 through end of project.
b.Plantings will be watered weekly from April 15 through October 15. Watering will be done
weekly by hand west of the Greenway. Two watering systems will be set up with drip gravity
flow system east of the Greenway in coordination with ODOT.
4. Spray to Control Invasives: Kyle Straus will spot spray previously treated areas to control invasives
response to initial removal. This weed control work will be done from mid April through mid June as
needed. If monitoring reveals invasive sprouting in October an additional treatment will be scheduled
with Kyle.
5. Monitoring:RVCOG will monitor planting success during February, July and October 2015. Plant
monitoring will consist of plant survival, plant growth (leader length), and plant maintenance
effectiveness (how weeds are doing).
6. Photo Documentation: RVCOG will photo document project area at eight locations during February,
July and October 2015