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The City will also provide overall project oversight and supervision. <br /> SUPPLIES/MATERIALS <br /> Grant funded: <br /> Fencing will consist of 36" field fence with 2- strand barbed wire supported by t- posts. Requesting <br /> funding for materials. <br /> Seed funding is requested to purchase commercially available seed in the amount of $7,000. See <br /> "ADDITIONAL MATCH" below. <br /> Match <br /> The City will provide seed crews with collection bags, bags for finished seed mixing, pin flags, tape, <br /> GPS equipment, phones, and other recordkeeping supplies. <br /> City and The Nature Conservancy contribution to the plant materials program includes funding seed <br /> purchase from Heritage Seedlings ($27,200) and interns to assist with seed collection — lx/week for 8 <br /> weeks (41900). See ADDITIONAL MATCH below. <br /> OTHER <br /> Match: <br /> City will provide a vehicle for the seed crews. <br /> INDIRECT COSTS <br /> Match: <br /> City will provide grant administration services. <br /> ADDITIONAL MATCH <br /> In addition, the City manages a wetland mitigation bank which is a partner in the plant materials <br /> program providing substantial additional match toward the salary of the Wetland Ecologist, plant <br /> material contracts and commercial seed purchases. Similarly, the BLM supports the program by <br /> funding the Corvallis Plant Materials Center to grow several West Eugene Wetland species. In <br /> addition, commercially purchased seed typically exceeds $10,000 per year. Any seed purchased above <br /> the $7,000 requested funds will be paid for by the City and The Nature Conservancy. These matching <br /> fund sources are not included in the enclosed budget, however, they contribute to the larger program. <br /> 23. Monitoring Plan <br /> a. What measures or evaluations will be made to determine how well the proposed project meets <br /> the desired ecological conditions? Who will be responsible for this monitoring item? <br /> 1. Invasive species removal effectiveness will be evaluated by on- the - ground mapping of acres <br /> and species removed evaluated by BLM Monitoring Staff. <br /> 2. Information on all native seed mixes (seed amount, species, source, year harvested, and acres <br /> over which distributed) will be recorded by the City's Wetland Ecologist. <br /> 3. Native plant establishment monitoring will be evaluated by at least one visit to the treated site <br /> 9 of 16 <br />