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DRAFT <br /> 14. Public use is assumed to be low and visitors well behaved. Wet site conditions will <br /> continue to act as a deterrent to off trail site use. <br /> 15. Shared costs (office space, materials, office equipment and field equipment) has been <br /> allocated over ten sites (more than the three analyzed) based on the total hours dedicated <br /> to each wetland preserve by the project managers. <br /> 16. Heavy equipment time includes the time to move and remove the equipment. <br /> 17. Spraying of invasive - exotic or other weed species will continue to be prohibited at the <br /> sites. <br /> 18. The PAR includes outreach necessary to protect the preserves, however, the major <br /> portion of outreach, education, school and other group activities on and for the sites will <br /> be handled outside this budget. <br /> 19. Culverts conducting water between the preserves and other private properties shall be <br /> maintained and replaced by the city. <br /> 20. Labor hours (L. Hours) are set at the PAR's default level which includes all taxes and <br /> benefits. <br /> Long - Term Monitoring Assumptions (Summaries attached.) <br /> In general, the long term program is to focus on rare plants, weeds, and hydrology. These <br /> monitoring focus areas were determined by the need 1) to evaluate the condition of the protected <br /> resources, and 2) to evaluate and revise management practices. <br /> Rare plant populations and plant communities will be monitored every 5 years using plots <br /> selected from existing plots. The choice of plots will be representative of the condition of the <br /> site at that time. In the effort to achieve consistency with historical surveys, the same techniques <br /> will also be used. Since most of the plots are macroplots, the time needed for monitoring to <br /> achieve historical comparisons is substantial. Smaller plots within the macroplots may achieve <br /> the same end if the current surveys are recorded in such a way that historical comparisons are <br /> possible. - <br /> Weeds, because of their potentially invasive nature will be qualitatively monitored every year <br /> utilizing GIS mapping. Every five years, existing plots or new ones derived from qualitative <br /> monitoring will be surveyed quantitatively. <br /> A hydrologist will conduct a review of aerial photos and water level data consult the biologist's <br /> notes and prepare a short report noting any changes or trends on an annual basis. Every 10 years <br /> a hydrologist and a wetland specialist will review past data, conduct a field survey, and complete <br /> a report of their findings. The purpose of this overall, big picture review is to ensure all wetland <br /> components are functioning and goals are being met. Because all the sites are assumed to be <br /> stable hydrologically at the outset, changes are not expected to occur rapidly. Any large changes <br /> in the hydrology (wetland size, new channels, etc.) are expected to be recognized by biologists <br /> and maintenance employees noting changes during their field visits or by the annual review of <br /> aerial photos by the hydrologist. <br /> Long - Term Habitat Maintenance Assumptions (Summaries attached.) <br /> Each site has different components requiring maintenance, but controlling invasive exotics that <br /> are competing with native plant populations is the focus of the long -term maintenance. It is <br /> 05/08/01 3 <br />