20-year Forest Restoration Plan - City of Kirkland

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Green Kirkland Partnership• Clear brush and non-significant trees to make Kiwanis Park’s beacharea usable. It was a nice little park in the early 60’s and has beenneglected ever since. A real shame• Keep the parks clean and free of loitering and illegal activity. Cleanup Kiwanis Park and include benches by the water—maybe a playstructure—and make it more user-friendly for residents.• Proper public tennis courts, off-leash dog areas, clean water areasfor swimming (Waverly).... quit planting flowers, and give morespace for people to do more activities!!• A plan to maintain the clearing of English Ivy that so many volunteershave put hours in to do. Once it is cleared and workers moveon the ivy just starts to grow again and it really needs a good maintenanceplan to keep it from getting out of control again in our parks• Greenways with bicycle paths that link to a network. The pathsshould be alternatives for getting around Kirkland, to the Park ‘nRides, and be pleasant enough to make people want to use theminstead of struggling with traffic and parking• More beaches with easy access• Ownership of parks by neighbors. Replacement of natural habitat• 1) preservation of waterfront parks for all citizens to enjoy 2) dogpark (the issue isn’t a hot one for me, but the article in this week’sKirkland Reporter sparked my interest)• Totem lake area and Bridal Trails. Van Asselt. Parks for off-leash dogactivities• I’d like to see GK get involved with creative endeavors such as workingto get the Houghton Landfill become a Botanical Garden similarto the South Coast Botanical Garden in So. Cal. with display gardens,the Rose Hill rose garden, Weyerhaeuser experimental forest, etc.I’d also like the City to either develop Snyder’s Corner as a real parkwith real trees—OR SELL IT TO REDMOND and use the money (inSBH/BT)• More sidewalks all over for safer walking to and from downtown,i.e., in the Highlands and the Everest neighborhoods• Keep Houghton Beach restrooms open in winter. Prevent too muchdevelopment and paving in parks, including statues (Peter Kirkkeeps getting eaten up, historic buildings moving to Waverly)—parks are viewed as available-to-build spaces rather than openspaces. Keep acquiring land. Keep trying to get water walkwaysalong Lake Washington• Acquire strategic parcels for more non-dedicated parks (e.g. lessbaseball, more open spaces for free games).—native plantings—off-leach dog area—support for the bike trail if it goes through—humane way to get rid of moles• Something wonderful along the Burlington Northern right of way...with the trail coming, having resting areas, picnic areas etc would bepretty cool• To have open area for a dog parkOther Comments• I am proud to live in a community that supports these efforts andlook forward to continuing volunteering when I can• As a region, urban forests are a shared resource. Volunteering is agreat way to spend time in a neighborhood park as well as to learnabout new parks in our region• Look to build upon Green Seattle—replicate that effort and leverageresources/relationships/organizations already developed as part ofGreen Seattle• I’d like to learn, increase my family’s connection to and use of Kirkland’spark space so if I think that volunteering would lead to that Iwould volunteer• We like what’s happening with the Ben Franklin school park.Thanks!• You did a good job this Summer of getting the word out on helpingclean up the parks• Thank you!• Thanks for doing this• This survey was quite difficult to fill out72
Appendix DGreen Kirkland Partnership Five-YearStrategic Plan and Benchmarks20-Year Forest Restoration Plan2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2017 2023 2028FIELDWORKCOMMUNITYRESOURCESADMIN & GOVERNANCEInitiate restorationon 5 acresContinue restorationon 3 acresFine tune monitoringprotocols,link with GPS anddatabaseRecruit andmanage 4,000volunteer hours.Create volunteertracking database.Create NaturalArea Stewardprogram, & volunteerrecognitionprogramPublicize in media,community papersDevelop educationmaterialsIdentify & pursuestable fundingsourcesTrain Staff in BMPsand 4-phased restorationapproachPartner withGreen SeattlePartnership toshare and leverageresourcesEstablish GreenTeam as internaloversightcommitteePublish 20- yearForest RestorationPlan. Develop2009 Work PlanInitiate restorationon 8 acresContinue restorationon 8 acresMonitor progress,assess acquisitionopportunitiesRecruit andmanage 5,500 volunteerhours4 Active NaturalArea StewardsDevelop businessparticipationprogramDevelop SummerYouth Job Trainingprogram (TASK)Identify & pursuestable fundingsourcesPartner with otherCity Departmentsto develop jointstewardship andrestoration goals,share BMPsPartner withother stewardshiporganizations toleverage resources(KCD at TotemLake)Write 2008 AnnualreportDevelop 2010Work PlanInitiate restorationon 10 acresContinue restorationon 16 acresMonitor progress,evaluate & updatemethodologyRecruit andmanage 7,000 volunteerhours6 Active NaturalArea StewardsDevelop marketingprogramWork with schoolsto develop urbanforest curriculum/service learningprogramIdentify & pursuestable fundingsourcesWork withPlanning Dept todevelop stewardshipprotocals forNGPEs, developmentpermits, andupdate the recommendedplant listsHire professionalcrews to supportvolunteer efforts,work towardsdeveloping a greencollar work forceWrite 2009 AnnualreportDevelop 2011 WorkPlanInitiate restorationon 13 acresContinue restorationon 26 acresMonitor progress,assess acquisitionopportunitiesRecruit and manage10,000volunteer hours8 Active NaturalArea StewardsLaunch communitycampaignfocused on longtermfundingWork with privatelandownersto increase awarenessabout theproblem and howthey can help intheir own lands.Provide incentivesfor property ownerswho are weedfree (includes cityproperties)Identify & pursuestable fundingsourcesHire Seasonalor year roundNatural Areacrew to supportGreen KirklandRestoration eventsEvaluate ecologicalservices offorested naturalareasWrite 2010 AnnualreportDevelop 2012 WorkPlanInitiate restorationon 15 acresContinue restorationon 39 acresMonitor progress,evaluate & updatemethodologyRecruit andmanage 12,000volunteer hours10 Active NaturalArea Stewards.Volunteer appreciationeventwith progresscelebrationsCelebrate 5 yearaccomplishmentswith major communityeventRaise awarenessamongstlandscape professionals,nurseriesand other retailersof the problemand how they canhelpLong-term stablefundingestablishedExpand the TreeInventory toinclude tree’s inOpen Spaces/Natural Areas, Cityrights-of-way,riparian corridors,other publicgroundsWork with localcolleges anduniversities toincorporate bestavailable science inurban forestryWrite 2011 AnnualreportCreate five- yearStrategic PlanInitiate restorationon 23 acres/yearContinue restorationon 54 acresMonitor progress,evaluate &update methodology,assessacquisition opportunities.Assessopportunities forother natural arearestoration14,000 Volunteerhours / yearActive NaturalArea Steward programworking in60% forested naturalareasContinued awarenessthroughoutthe communityand regionWork to ban salesof noxious weedspecies in KirklandLong-term stablefundingestablishedReevaluate BMPsand trainingprogramRe-evaluate canopycover inKirklandWrite mid-termprogress reportCreate five- yearStrategic PlanInitiate restorationon 25 acres/yearContinue restorationon 169 acresMonitor progress,evaluate & updatemethodology14,000 Volunteerhours / yearActive NaturalArea Steward programworking in100% forested naturalareasContinued awarenessthroughoutthe communityand regionWork with localcolleges anduniversities toevaluateLong-term stablefundingestablishedEvaluate carbonsequestration programsand climateimpactsCreate five- yearStrategic PlanCompleterestorationAll 372 acres inrestorationReport on 20-yearProgressAverage 7,000Volunteer hours/ yearActive NaturalArea Steward programdirected tomaintenance &monitoringCelebrate 20 yearaccomplishmentsIdentify fundingfor maintenanceComplete workand create 20-yearProgress Report73
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