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successes and mistakes and plan for future activities based on this knowledge. Record keeping is particularly important for budgeting, providing a track record of costs, and justification for changes in future budgets. An example would be using the record for brush removal during a winter project, helping to document costs and hours for that project alone. Examples of other activities that could be kept on separate Resource Management Records include prescribed burning, seed collection, seeding activities, problem species control, monitoring, and planning. The Resource Management Record could also be used to document several or all activities during a chosen cycle (year, budget period, etc.). If time does not allow for detailed documentation, at the very least adiary-like notebook of activities should be kept. Continuity of management requires a knowledge of past management activities as well as future goals. Below is a summary table of management recommendations for the 80-acre Top of the World Park. These are organized in priority order, with overall cost per acre or activity included. Si,mmarv Table of Recommended Resource Management Activities ESTIMATED Activity Priority Description COST! HOURS" Invasive High Cut invasive brush and tree species. Invasives $400 per Brush/Tree should be cut and stump treated with Roundup or acre or 20 Removal Garlon (or similar) as weather conditions dictate. hrs/acre Monitoring Medium- Visit site and make notes on effectiveness of 1 day or $500 high resource management activities as well as work to if hired be performed. Annual inspections should be specifically be made for oak wilt. Prescribed Medium Conduct Rx burn with help of Public Works, ERFD, 60 hours or burning volunteers, and others as needed. Burn every 5-15 $2,000/ event years for any one burn unit * Hours listed are total estimated personnel/volunteerhnurs based on approximate 2005 dollar values. Old Field (Prairie Restoration) Management Activities The resource management activities listed below are intended to help restore prairie species in old field areas and other select areas disturbed by development (buffer/connector areas). The time line for the most intensive set of these activities for prairie restoration is 1-5 years, while management of the prairie, once established will still require periodic management. This phase of the restoration process is focused on controlling nonnative grass and weedy native species, setting the stage for seeding of prairie species. This will include limited cutting of brush, herbicide application, coupled with prescribed burning and planting of appropriate native grasses and flowers. Top of the World Park Addition Natural Area Management Plan 16