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2b) Use the prairie restoration as a "laboratory" to experiment with different seeding rates, <br />mixes, and methods. <br />3) Reduce cover of native shrubs to 25-50% in savanna units and increase native species <br />richness and abundance in the herbaceous layer. <br />4) Engage the community and local volunteers through restoration events, including <br />plantings and invasive species removals. <br />Overall management practices to achieve those goals are: <br />• remove non-native, invasive, woody species; <br />• control non-native invasive herbaceous species; <br />• remove or thin out native woody species encroaching <br />• restore ground layer and shrub layer diversity inpr <br />• conduct periodic prescribed burning to maintain <br />and reduce invasive shrubs and overabundant a se <br />• monitor annually for potential erosion, as well as for i <br />herbaceous species; <br />• institute a monitoring plan to track effectiveness <br />activities. <br />• Engage volunteers in restorationand ed <br />• Explore other opportunities to cre AA <br />snake hibernaculums, osprey tower urle <br />Friends of the Mississippi <br />62 <br />areas; <br />and woodla,egetation <br />i ings; <br />4ative invasite woody and <br />agement and restoration <br />Vents <br />uding but not limited to <br />at etc. <br />W.H. Houlton Conservation Area NRMP <br />