Sandbanks Draft Veg Mgmt Plan - Ontario Parks

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IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE G – Restoration Implementation Plan Table G-1. Details on specific techniques are provided in the Sandbanks Restoration Strategy. Soils information was supplemented by conversations with Keith MacDonald. Implementation will depend on resource availability. All methods should include follow-up monitoring. Site Priority phasing Restoration strategy A & B I Long term priority 1 Specific techniques • Pits & mounds • Hedgerows C & D I Intensive • Pits & mounds • Hedgerows • Seeding and/or planting E & F I Long term priority 1 H II Long term priority 1 G, I, J II Long term priority 1 K, L, M III Long term priority 2 • Invasive species removal • Plough & disc to remove old grass cover • Pits & mounds • Will be difficult to rehabilitate – requires more research • Plough & disc to remove old grass cover where necessary • Pits & mounds • Hedgerow on north edge • Hedgerows • Might be a problem because of poor soil – possible campground O II Intensive • Plough & disc to remove old grass cover • Pits & mounds • Hedgerows • Seeding &/or planting N ongoing Natural • Monitor for invasives Regenerati on P II Long term priority 1/Intensive Q,R,S III Long term priority 2 T ongoing Natural regeneratio n U III Long term priority 2 V I Long term priority 1 • Create pits & mounds as each field retired • Hedgerows • Seeding &/or planting in NW corner as possible or necessary • Plough & disc to remove old grass cover • Hedgerows • Monitor for invasives • Plough & disc to remove old grass cover • Hedgerow on north edge • Invasive species removal • Plough & disc to remove old grass cover Notes on Current Condition • Brighton sandy loam, 1-1.5m depth • Excellent farming soil • Last farmed 2000, row crop rotation • Brighton sandy loam, 0.6-1m depth • Last farmed 2001, row crop rotation • Disturbed area of concern – invaded by buckthorn • Ameliasberg loam, 0.6-1m depth • Surrounded by hedgerows • Disturbed area of concern – past soil removal, existing dump, red cedar & buckthorn invading • Brighton gravelly sand 0.6-1m depth • Darlington loam 0.6-1m depth • Has natural hedgerows • Last farmed 1995 wheat • G-maples starting to move in • K & L – Brighton gravelly sand, 0.6-1m depth (poor soil) • M – Athol sandy loam, 1-1.5m • Last farmed 1990 hay • Athol sandy loam & Darlington loam, depths varying 0.6 to over 1.5 m • Last farmed 1990 hay & 1995 row crop rotation • Darlington loam, 1-1.5m depth • Poor farming soil • Last farmed 2001 alfalfa • Athol sandy loam depth varies 1 - 1.5m • Some good farming soil in middle of fields • Zoned historic in mp, but old hedgerows pattern no longer present • Still partially in cultivation 2004 – row crop rotation, lots of fertilizer & Roundup used • Small sections near woodlot not farmed since 1990 • Athol sandy loam, depth varies 0.6 to 1.5m • R&S – soils complex, ridge of limestone gravel runs through field, other sections sandy loam • R&S – last farmed 1995 wheat • Q last farmed 1996 wheat, R, S last farmed 1995 wheat • Athol sandy loam, depth 0.6-1m • soil very gravelly & shallow, gets progressively worse towards water • Last farmed late 80’s • Athol sandy loam, depth 0.6-1m • Soil very gravelly & shallow, gets progressively worse towards water) • Last farmed 1992 hay • Disturbed area of concern – invaded by buckthorn • Athol sandy loam • Soils possibly better than U • Last farmed late 80’s? Sandbanks Vegetation Management Plan A-31 Ontario Parks, SE Zone 2009
APPENDIX H – Sandbanks Species List This list is compiled from a variety of sources and should not be considered exhaustive. Most records were taken from Norris and Cuddy (1990), who compiled their list from several sources. Records in Norris and Cuddy that came only from Sandbanks Plant List and were not confirmed by another biologist are not included as there were concerns about possible misidentifications. Obs: Observers listed are the most recent observations by a recognized botanist or other reliable source. DC = Norris and Cuddy (1990); JD = J. Dewey, Park Naturalist; VB = Brownell (1999), BC = Bill Crins, Ontario Parks Senior Ecologist (field visit 2003), x = other (former inventories by Kathy Lindsay, Ian MacDonald, Roland Beschel as cited in Norris and Cuddy 1990), miscellaneous field inventories by Corina Brdar. Invasive: Species with lower numbers (ie: higher ranks) are more invasive. Following Havinga, D. and the Ontario Invasive Plants Working Group. 2000. Sustaining Biodiversity: A Strategic Plan for Managing Invasive Plants in Southern Ontario. COSSARO: Provincial Species At Risk designations. Non-native: species that are not native to this part of Ontario. VB: designations provided in Brownell 1999. E. Ont = rare in Eastern Ontario; LOL = rare in Lake Ontario Lowlands physiographic region. Family NHIC Scientific Name NHIC Common Name Obs. NHIC COSSARO Invasive Nonnative VB Selaginellaceae Selaginella eclipes Hidden Spike-moss VB S4 E.ont Equisetaceae Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail DC S5 Equisetaceae Equisetum variegatum Variegated Horsetail DC S5 Ophioglossaceae Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake Fern JD S5 Osmundaceae Osmunda regalis Royal Fern JD S5 Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern DC S5 Thelypteridaceae Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern DC S5 Dryopteridaceae Athyrium filix-femina Subarctic Lady-fern JD S5 Dryopteridaceae Cystopteris bulbifera Bulblet Fern JD S5 Dryopteridaceae Cystopteris fragilis Fragile Fern JD S5 Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris carthusiana Spinulose Shield Fern JD S5 Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris goldiana Goldie's Woodfern JD S4 Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen Woodfern DC S5 Dryopteridaceae Dryopteris marginalis Marginal Wood-fern DC S5 Dryopteridaceae Gymnocarpium dryopteris Oak Fern JD S5 Dryopteridaceae Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern JD S5 Dryopteridaceae Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern DC S5 Dryopteridaceae Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern JD S5 Polypodiaceae Polypodium virginianum Rock Polypody JD S5 Pinaceae Abies balsamea Balsam Fir DC S5 Pinaceae Larix decidua* European Larch* x SE2 X Pinaceae Larix laricina American Larch DC S5 Pinaceae Picea abies* Norway Spruce* DC SE3 X Pinaceae Picea glauca White Spruce DC S5 Pinaceae Picea mariana Black Spruce DC S5 Pinaceae Pinus banksiana Jack Pine DC S5 Pinaceae Pinus mugo* Mugo Pine* x SE1 X Pinaceae Pinus resinosa Red Pine DC S5 Pinaceae Pinus strobus Eastern White Pine DC S5 Pinaceae Pinus sylvestris* Scotch Pine* DC SE5 2 X Pinaceae Tsuga canadensis Eastern Hemlock DC S5 Sandbanks Vegetation Management Plan A-32 Ontario Parks, SE Zone 2009
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