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COMMENTS ON THE REED PROPOSAL <br /> Personnel: <br /> D. Lueck's urban ecosystem management expertise is not explained, nor examples cited. <br /> Sperry is described as very familiar with the "forest system" at Hendricks Park based on <br /> the hazardous tree survey work he did; This work included a small part of the forest at Hendricks <br /> Park and I think his work needs to be qualified. ( See comments under Satre's proposal <br /> comments.) <br /> To obtain "new benchmark resource inventory" as budget allows and time allows, plan <br /> recommends extending deadline to April. I think this is appropriate. Other inventories, such as <br /> pathogenic fungi or general fungi can only be completed in the appropriate season, also. <br /> This proposal by Reed proposed to engage and raise public interest with neighbors, and <br /> school groups. I think this is a good use of resources, by comparison with the Satre report which <br /> puts plant and other inventories onto school groups to accomplish. <br /> In this proposal, under the proposed work plan, a larger view is considered that includes <br /> the footprints of all the adjacent homes. I think this is the least larger view necessary for a park <br /> plan; other comments were made about contiguous lands, and bio- corridors. <br /> This plan mentions developing a bibliography; I think this is great and necessary. <br /> Under Resource Inventory: A habitat zone overlay map is a useable, excellent map and <br /> appropriately 50 % office and 50% field work. <br /> A vascular plant inventory is 67 % field, and extending the deadline - probably necessary. <br /> A non - vascular plant inventory, i.e. fungi, etc, is also important especially for the study of <br /> pathogens. This proposal states mapping and inventorying trees, using aerial photos as <br /> applicable. Again I wonder how mapping will be done, if the aerial photos yield little specific <br /> information. Delineating risk areas of the park is also useful as one layer on a map. <br /> This plan asks for a determination of the City's goals for urban forest management at <br /> Hendricks Park. These goals seem to be fairly well stated in the DAC's goals and vision. <br /> Under Part 3; Assessment. Two scenarios are described: present management and <br /> specific management intervention. This is sound methodology; it might even include more than <br /> one scenario of management intervention. The sequence of events from Technical Memos 1 & 2 <br /> to milestones to DAC's involvement are good timing and participation to stay on track. <br /> Producing an official trails map by the consultant may be redundant. <br />