Blackie Spit Park: Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Plan - City of Surrey

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Figure 31: MU 10 (far side of trail) comprises European beachgrass (right), pasture grass (centre), and shrub (left) habitats. .....................................89 Figure 32: The dog-off-leash area (MU 11) has recently been cleared of most invasive shrubs and planted with .............................................90 Figure 33: The south tip of MU 11 consists primarily of invasive species and a few black hawthornes. .....................................................90 Figure 34: Looking northwest through centre of MU 12. The dry grass/forb site is bordered by hedgerows. ....................................................91 Figure 35: An introduced elm growing along the southeast and northeast sides of MU 12 is encroaching on the central grassland. ..................................91 Figure 36: Woody species at the southeast end of MU 13 include Pacific crabapple, birch, elderberry, and blackberry. ..........................................92 Figure 37: Reed canarygrass (right) and tansey (between tree and trail) characterize much of MU 13 northeast of the multi use trail. ...............................92 Figure 38: MU 13: Reed canarygrass and blackberry predominate SW of the multi use trail, SE of the sailing club fence. .........................................92 Figure 39: Dunegrass grows above the intertidal beach at the outer end of Blackie Spit (MU 14). ...........................................................93 Figure 40: Short grasses and scattered shrubs characterized the inner half of Blackie spit (MU 14). .......................................................93 Figure 41: A lusher grass/ forb community grow on the outer half of Blackie Spit (MU 14). . 93 Figure 43: Silver burweed is one of the two most characteristic species of the plant community on the outer half of Blackie Spit (MU 14) ......................94 Figure 44: Currently used for parking, MU 15 is proposed to be excavated and turned into a gravel intertidal gradient. ..........................................95 Figure 45: In MU 16, this rough-cut grass area and a portion of the adjacent parking area are proposed to become a sandy coastal beach. The area proposed as intertidal habitat (MU 15) is in the foreground. ..................................95 Figure 46: The Wickson Property (MU 17) may become the site of future park facilities and a Naturescape garden. ..............................................96 Figure 47: Southwest parking lot of MU 18. The large cottonwoods in the back are part of MUs 9 & 13. The more distant trees to the right are in MU 8. MU 9 is to the right. ..........................................................96 Figure 48: Native shrubs are proposed to be planted along these fences in MU 19. .........97 Figure 49: A row of cedars screens the sailing club (MU 19) from the multi use trail and parking lot to the NE in MU18. ......................................97 Blackie Spit Park: Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Plan – PART 1: Background and Summary x
List of Drawings in Part 2 Drawing 1. Management Unit 1: Intertidal ......................................27 Drawing 2. Management Unit 2: Rail Side ......................................31 Drawing 3. Management Unit 3: Community Gardens, MU 4: Dunsmuir Old-field, and MU5: Dunsmuir Meadow. .........................................36 Drawing 4. Management Unit 6: Dyke and Ditches ...............................42 Drawing 5. Management Unit 8: Deciduous Woodlot .............................48 Drawing 6. Management Unit 9: Seral Grassland. ................................51 Drawing 7. Management Unit 10: Dune, grassland, seral shrub. ......................55 Drawing 8. Management Unit 11: Dog-off-leash Area. .............................59 Drawing 9. Management Unit 12: East Pod. .....................................62 Drawing 10. Management Unit 13: Deciduous Complex. ............................66 Drawing 11. Management Unit 14: Blackie Spit ...................................69 Drawing 12. Management Unit 15: Intertidal Bay; Management Unit 16: Coastal Beach ....72 Drawing 13. Management Unit 18: Parking lot; Management Unit 19: Sailing, Swimming, and Tennis Clubs ................................................78 Blackie Spit Park: Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Plan – PART 1: Background and Summary xi
Page 1 and 2: Blackie Spit Park: Wildlife Habitat
Page 3 and 4: Table of Contents Executive Summary
Page 5 and 6: 3.1 Initial Enhancement Requirement
Page 7 and 8: 2.0 Goals and Objectives ..........
Page 9: List of Figures Part 1 Figure 1: Lo
Page 13 and 14: passerines, and to a much lesser ex
Page 15 and 16: 2.3 Local Blackie Spit, situated in
Page 17 and 18: species include Scotch broom (Cytis
Page 19 and 20: Figure 3: Blackie Spit Trails: Exis
Page 21 and 22: MANAGEMENT UNIT 3. Community Garden
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Page 25 and 26: 3.3.2 Management Unit Cost Summary
Page 27 and 28: 3.3.3 Management Priorities First p
Page 29 and 30: 3.3.4.2 Systematic Surveys All syst
Page 31 and 32: The method entails searching along
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Page 37 and 38: 3.2 Ongoing Maintenance Requirement
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3.3 Initial Enhancement Costs Broom
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Management Unit 10: Dune, Grassland
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3.2 Ongoing Maintenance Requirement
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Management Unit 11: Dog-off-leash A
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3.3 Initial Enhancement Costs • I
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Management Unit 12: East Pod 1.0 Ex
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Blackie Spit Park: Wildlife Habitat
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3.0 Management Prescriptions 3.1 In
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3.0 Management Prescriptions 3.1 In
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Management Unit 15: Intertidal Bay
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• Along the outer edge, facing th
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Management Unit 18: Parking Lot 1.0
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3.3 Initial Enhancement Costs Plant
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Figure 8: Cannery Point, MU 1, show
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Figure 13: East end of hedgerow in
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Figure 17: Main drainage ditch sout
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Figure 21: The deciduous woodlot (M
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Figure 29: Most of the shrub growth
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Figure 34: Looking northwest throug
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Figure 39: Dunegrass grows above th
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Figure 44: Currently used for parki
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Figure 48: Native shrubs are propos
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