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

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Management Unit 13: Deciduous Complex 1.0 Existing Conditions Management Unit 13 extends from the estuary north of MU 11, eastward to the cottonwood grove at the southwest end of the south tennis court fence (Drawing 10). The unit has a variety of vegetation cover types. Woody species at the east end south of the ditch include Pacific crabapple, birch, elderberry, and blackberry with reed canarygrass growing between (Figure 36). Farther west, reed canarygrass is the predominant vegetation, with some elderberry and Pacific crabapple. Just east of the all purpose trail, tansy is the predominant species, and one cottonwood occurs (Drawing 10) (Figure 37). North of the ditch, tansy and reed canarygrass are predominant in the east half, and those species with goldenrod and blackberry are predominant in the west half. Some introduced shrubs and trees occur in that area, including broom, several laburnums (Laburnum) and one oak. West of the trail, the north half of this management unit is largely dense reed canarygrass. One sappling oak grows along the fence line, and blackberry or elderberry grow among the grasses in some places (Figure 38). The south half is largely tall, dense blackberry. The soils vary with location. In the ditch bottom 30 cm of silty, sandy clay overlies sand. South of the ditch in the reed canarygrass about 15 cm of topsoil occurred over gravelly sand. All areas north of the ditch, and in the tansy area south of the ditch, the gravelly, sandy, hard-packed soil was difficult to probe beyond 3 cm. West of the trail in the reed canarygrass, 5 to 10 cm of topsoil occurred over gravelly sand that could not be probed beyond a total depth of 25 cm. 2.0 Goals and Objectives Species Management Goal Terrestrial amphibians; raptors, woodpeckers, flycatchers, wrens, thrushes, warblers, grosbeaks, sparrows; small mammals, cottontails Habitat Management Objectives • Plant a small number of suitable coniferous species for winter cover in area between trail and estuary; • Plant native shrubs and trees in currently grass-forb areas east of trail; • Plant small native deciduous trees and shrubs north of blackberries and south of sail club/tennis court (avoid planting trees next to fence to avoid damage to boats and tennis courts from shade, leaf fall, and windfall). • Control invasive species (e.g. remove common tansy east of trail, limit growth of blackberry west of trail); • Build boardwalk on segment of trail connecting MUs 11 & 14 along east shore and establish as the only route through that area (i.e. remove any other trails). • Allow extension of parking lot and visitor use facilities into the north side of this MU, to within 5 m of the ditch, if necessary. Blackie Spit Park: Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Plan – Management Unit 13 63
3.0 Management Prescriptions 3.1 Initial Enhancement Requirements Tree and Shrub Planting Invasive Species Control • East of multi use trail: remove invasive blackberry, tansy, and reed canarygrass by mowing and shallow rototilling in the early summer, and mowing again in the fall if necessary. • West of multi use trail: remove reed canarygrass and blackberry from the north half of the unit by mowing and shallow rototilling in the early summer, and mowing again in the fall if necessary. Soil Preparation • In the above invasive species control areas: • Plant fall rye to provide winter ground cover and to add nutrients and organic matter, • then rototill shallowly again the following spring (preferably when the fall rye is still short enough to rototill easily (
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