HomeMy WebLinkAbout61 Pheasant Cove Circle Summer Monitoring Report
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07/11/2025
To: Brittany DiRienzo, Conservation Administrator
Joseph Jerolimo, Conservation Agent
1146 MA-28
South Yarmouth MA, 02664
Summer Site Conditions Report Following Enforcement Order at 61 Pheasant Cove Circle
Dear Brittany and Joseph,
On April 17, 2025, an enforcement order was issued to Ann Wiggins, the owner of 61 Pheasant
Cove Circle in Yarmouth, for “Unpermitted alteration of a wetland resource area and its buffer
zone: Cutting and/ or removal of vegetation within the velocity flood zone, a bordering
vegetated wetland, and its buffer zone.”. As part of the enforcement order conditions, ELS was
contracted to produce a restoration planting plan to be submitted to the Yarmouth Conservation
Commission. In addition to the restoration plan per condition #3, a brief report of site conditions is
due before July 17, 2025. Below is a detailed breakdown of ELS’s unbiased assessment of the area
following the removals in early March and the regrowth of both native and non-native vegetation
in the bordering vegetative wetland and buffer zone, respectively. All photos were taken by ELS
staff on June 23, 2025.
The photo to the left shows the
edge of the clearing in the
easternmost portion of the property.
The photo shows the edge of the
existing fence, where just beyond
had been cleared earlier in the
season. Most of the area has filled in
with High Tide Bush (Iva frutescens)
except for a few invasive and non-
native species such as Japanese
Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica),
Fox Grape (Vitus labrusca), and
Asiatic bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus).
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The photo on the right shows the
same area from the previous
page, including the bare areas
following removal. ELS is
proposing a single spot treatment
of invasive plant material in this
area, followed by the removal
and stump treatment of all
invasive plant material before
planting in the fall of 2025.
Included in the removal will be
injections of Common Reed
(Phragmites australis) seen in the
photo.
The photo to the left shows
additional removals and naturalized
vegetation. This area would also
propose the treatment and removal
of invasives that would be
supplemented by specified native
plant species. In the foreground,
there is a large area of common
goldenrod that would be
maintained throughout the
restoration, and plantings would be
designed to protect all other native
plant species.
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Lastly, the photo on the right shows
the northernmost extent of removals.
There are a small number of invasives
close to the fence that are proposed
for removal, but this area was mostly
untouched. In the background of the
photo, you can see an area of
Phragmites australis that is migrating
from state-owned land. The
homeowner is requesting to cut and
stem treat only phragmites that have
moved onto their property as part of
this restoration.
In summary, the areas of cutting have regenerated both native and non-native/invasive plant
material over the growing season. Through the restoration of the site, ELS will identify all invasive
plants within the restoration area that will be treated and removed, while carefully maintaining all
native vegetation. Following treatment and removals, native species will be planted to cover all
exposed soil, and a salt-tolerant seed mix will be added to suppress weed growth and increase
the native coverage of the site.
ELS will submit the wetland data sheet and restoration planting plan before July 31st and will
coordinate with the conservation department on a late summer treatment and removal
schedule, followed by planting before October 30, 2025.
Best regards,
Tyler Gaudreau
Principal / Owner, Environmental Landscape Solutions, LLC