20140157 Ver 1_More Info Received_20140307

Homewood, Sue
From: Derek Goddard <derek @brec.biz>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 4:21 PM
To: Homewood, Sue
Cc: Justin Church; McCormick, Tasha L SAW
Subject: Re: Stonegate project
Sue,
Justin forwarded me your email. Thanks for asking about this. We as the design firm prefer to have a more
natural riparian area that's is why we have used the typical 320 stems per acre. We have prepared our clients for
this "look" as well. So they are aware that this will not have a manicured look. I agree about the Korean
lespedeza and tall fescue being problematic for riparian areas, However, those are just for erosion control
outside of the 25' buffer. We have a note just under the title of the detail that says do not use these in the
Riparian Buffer. As far as the compacted soils go, would you like for us to revise the plans with a note to
reference that all compacted soils will be aerated? I think that will be implied if we are to meet our 320 stems
per acre. Our live -stake detail addresses compacted soils.
Thanks
Derek
On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:29 PM, Justin Church <[e-mail]> wrote:
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From: "Homewood, Sue" <[e-mail]>
Date: Mar 7, 2014 11:34 AM
Subject: Stonegate project
To: "Justin Church ([e-mail])" <[e-mail]>
Cc: "McCormick, Tasha L SAW ( Tasha. L.McCormick@us ace. army. mil)
"
<Tasha.L.McCormick@usace. army. mil>
Hey Justin,
I'm unclear about the planting plan for this project. A portion of the buffer will be up against a retaining wall,
another portion right along a sidewalk and within what appears to be compacted soils? In similar projects I've
seen very specific planting plans so that the buffer is more "manicured" than a typical stream restoration project
with live stakes planted for 320 trees /acre etc. Since this project isn't for mitigation we don't really require
anything specific but I want to be sure its something that will work for the project and not something that we'll
be addressing continuously later, if we approve your current plans it says 320 trees /acre at maturity and I'm not
sure they want that. It shouldn't be all herbaceous but we can be reasonable, flexible given the site location.

Also, your specification for erosion control seeding include Korean lespedeza (late winter /early spring) and tall
fescue (supper). If you want the trees and shrubs you are planting to have the best chance of survival, you
should consider eliminating those two species, as they cause lots of problems on mitigation sites. You could
possibly be able to get by with rye and millet.
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