20130436 Ver 1_Ballahack Monitoring Report comments Email_20161216

Strickland, Bev
From:Jeff Becker <[e-mail]>
Sent:Friday, December 16, 2016 10:32 AM
To:Merritt, Katie
Cc:David Knowles
Subject:Re: Ballahack Monitoring Report comments
Katie.. This is what happens when your turn 64.. ( Beatles song describes my situation).. Ballahack is great it is our
Barlow site that requires replanting due to flood damage etc.. We purchased the trees and will replant in late Jan..Sorry
for the confusion.. MARRY XMAS
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On Thu, 12/15/16, Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]> wrote:

Subject: Ballahack Monitoring Report comments
To: "Becker email" <[e-mail]>
Cc: "David Knowles" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2016, 1:49 PM

Hey Jeff,
I have finalized my
initial review of the Ballahack Mitigation Bank’s Year
4 Annual Monitoring Report. If I can recall, I remember having a phone conversation with you on November 14
regarding GES’s need to provide supplemental plantings
on the Ballahack site. You had asked about species selection and noted that the nurseries had slim pickings. I had
mentioned in our conversation, that if GES felt the need to provide supplemental plantings on the Ballahack bank, and
they wanted to choose
different species due to the slim varieties available, that GES would need to provide the supplemental planting plan in
with their Monitoring Report for approval. The Monitoring Report does not mention that GES is performing
supplemental planting or that
it is even necessary. Has GES decided not to provide supplemental plantings at the Ballahack Bank?

Please let me know so I
know how to proceed with the final review of this monitoring report.

Thank you,
Katie

Katie Merritt
Nutrient Offset & Buffer
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