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70 Friends of the Mississippi River Camp Cozy Park NRMP <br />concerns enables a quick response to address small issues before they become significant <br />problems. <br /> <br />Monitoring wildlife and plant communities is also helpful for evaluating results of the <br />restoration. A comparison of bird populations before and after restoration, for example, would <br />be a valuable tool for quantifying positive impacts on the landscape. Trail cameras can also <br />provide information about wildlife using the property. This is another opportunity for <br />community involvement, and tie-ins with programs like Monitoring Avian Productivity and <br />Survivorship (MAPS), eBird and eMammal would provide great community science <br />opportunities. <br />5-Year Work Plan <br /> <br />A general time frame is shown in Table 3. Specific timelines for each task may shift dependent <br />upon the timing of restoration, but this sequence should be maintained. Note also that that the <br />costs shown are estimates, based on similar work at other sites in 2023, but actual costs may be <br />higher or lower depending on the bidding climate and other logisitics. <br /> <br />Table 3. Restoration Schedule and Cost Estimates <br />The task tables below are general schedules and approximate costs for restoration and management <br />tasks for Camp Cozy. Costs are likely to increase as the project progresses, and tasks may change as <br />management requires adaptation to outcomes of restoration activities. Tasks are phased, with Phase 1 <br />being the highest priority. Work units correspond with those shown in Figure 18. <br /> <br />Year Season Unit(s) Activity <br />Acres/ <br />Count <br />Cost/ <br />Ac Cost Est. <br />PHASE 1. REMNANT PRAIRIE MANAGEMENT <br />0/1 June Units 1, 2, 5, 7 <br />Conduct breeding bird survey in representative <br />habitat types prior to restoration. 32 - $1,000 <br />0/1 August Units 1, 2 <br />Conduct rusty patched bumble bee survey in prairie <br />foraging habitat prior to burning 15.3 - $1,000 <br />1 June Units 1, 2 <br />Spot spray smooth brome with sethoxydim or <br />another grass-specific herbicide. 1 $950 $950 <br />1 June Units 1, 2 Spot spray non-native thistles. 0.5 $950 $475 <br />1 <br />June, <br />August Units 1, 2 <br />Cut and stump treat smooth sumac with triclopyr in <br />dauber or apply by wicking or re-cut in August after <br />resprouting. Haul sumac brush to mowed areas <br />within center of Unit 1 or mowed area northeast of <br />Unit 2, and pile for winter burning. <br />4 $2,500 $10,000 <br />1 July Unit 1 <br />Cut encroaching quaking aspen. Haul cut aspen to <br />mowed areas within center of Unit 1 and pile for <br />winter burning. <br />1 $2,500 $2,500 <br />1 July Units 1, 2 <br />Cut eastern red cedar over 4’ tall. Haul cut cedar to <br />designated areas of woodlands. 2 $2,500 $5,000