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Home My WebLink AboutMonitoring Report Nov 2021 SE83-22241 MONITORING REPORT -ANNUAL November 4, 2021 Project Address: 10 Marsh Point DEP File No: 83-2224 Date of Issuance: March 13, 2020 Report #: 2 (2021) PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The proposed project at 10 Marsh Point includes 7,115 square feet of vegetation management to remove invasive phragmites (Phragmites australis) and any additional non-native, invasive, and aggressive plant species from the Bordering Vegetated Wetland (BVW). No planting was proposed as removal of the invasive and non-native plant species will release the existing native seed bank to revegetate the project area. ACTIVITIES TO DATE: Spring - Fall 2020: • Initial hand cutting of the phragmites and treatment of the invasives in the BVW and associated upland areas was completed in May. • Initial treatment of the phragmites occurred in July and follow-up treatment of phragmites occurred in August and October. Summer - Fall 2021: • Follow-up treatment of phragmites occurred in July, August, and September. RESTORATION CONDITIONS: During a site visit on November 3rd, we monitored the project area for any re-sprouting of the target invasive plant species and the recolonization of the native species. No phragmites or grey willow, the target plant species, were observed at the time of the site visit. Natives such as goldenrod, high-tide bush, rushes, and cattail have increased the density of vegetation along the western edge of the project. The existing cedars in the northeast corner of the project area are in very good health, as is the band of high-tide bush along the edge of the salt marsh. 2022 ANTICIPATED ACTIVITIES: • Conduct follow-up treatment of invasive, non-native and aggressive plants as necessary to control the targeted species SEE PHOTO DOCUMENTATION ON ATTACHED PAGES 28 Lots Hollow Road | Orleans, MA 02653 Tel:(508)255-1113 | Fax:(508)255-9477 2 November 3, 2021 - Image of northern corner of project area looking south. No phragmites was observed within the thick cover of native vegetation. November 3, 2021 - Image of the vegetation along the western edge of the management area. Density of the native vegetation has greatly increased from observations during the 2021 monitoring report.