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

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

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Trail Management • Construct boardwalk as shown in Figure 2 to provide the only access through the east side of MU 13 between the dog-off-leash area (MU 11) and the spit (MU 14) and parking lot (MU 18). • Decommission excess trails as shown in Drawing 10. 3.2 Ongoing Maintenance Requirements • Annually cut blackberries back along the bordering train in MU 10 • Check every three years and remove other invasive species as required. 3.3 Initial Enhancement Costs • Cutting and rototilling of invasive species areas (years 1 and 2) & fall rye planting $1,600. @52/day for 3 events + seed • Tree and shrub planting costs – 2025 plants $11,330. @3.42, 6.85, 14.25 – labour $4,050. @$2/plant • Board walk construction $1,000. for 40 m @ $25/m Total $17,980 3.4 Monitoring Schedule After establishment of shrubs, monitor every third year to evaluate need to control invasive species. Blackie Spit Park: Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Plan – Management Unit 13 65

Blackie Spit Park: Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Plan – Management Unit 13 66

<strong>Blackie</strong> <strong>Spit</strong> <strong>Park</strong>: <strong>Wildlife</strong> <strong>Habitat</strong> <strong>Enhancement</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> – Management Unit 13 66

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