Houlton Farm Planning Committee Meeting 2016-02-02

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OTHER CONSIDERATIONS Hunting Since the property will be open to hunting, there will be several measures that need to be taken in order to ensure that the property is restored safely and that hunting has no detrimental effects on the land. First, much of the restoration will occur after the property has been ope d to hunting. Restoration crews will need to be alerted to the fact that hunting is pe d on the property, and should wear brightly colored clothing to denote their esence. While this is standard for most contractors, care should be taken to remind th is during the RFP and site visit process. Temporary signage should also be erect t th arking are to alert visitors that restoration is occurring on the property. Whil esence -ews will likely be obvious to visitors, signs will serve as a remind crews may property. Aside from the restoration process, hunting on the that it is being done in a safe and ecologically susta regulations put forth by the MN DNR, inclng dui enforcement of these regulations should ecological monitoring should include chec g on the property. Semi-permanent structure hou influence the use of the property by wildlife. city and other necessary A Tree Disease (Oak Wilt, B Dutch Elm yrs, an There ar any elmlan forests a Elk and valuable bu Iso at 1, to Dutch llm a ani caused widespre Minnesota. isle monitored to ensure There are obvious rules and Lens and bag limits. While IV I the city, routine d other structures erected d and removed, as they can !s should be reported to the ge grWn and black ash trees growing within the floodplain sissippi Rivers at the site. These trees are not only ecologically risk to attack from non-native tree pests. Elms are susceptible h are susceptible to Emerald Ash Borer. These tree pests have r of elms and ash throughout the eastern United States and in Dutch Elm disease is a fungal infection caused by the fungus Ceratocystis ulmi, which is native to Asia, and is spread by both native and non-native bark beetles (family: Curculionidae). Once the fungus is introduced onto a tree, the tree reacts by sealing its own xylem tissues (conduits of water and nutrients) to prevent further spread. This effectively prevents water and nutrients from reaching the upper branches, causing gradual die -off as more and more of the xylem is sealed. Symptoms include a yellowing and browning of leaves that spreads from the outer crown toward the trunk. Dutch elm disease was first Friends of the Mississippi 76 W.H. Houlton Conservation Area NRMP