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Heritage Pines details Environmental Solutions plan to "knock back" vines and remove dead branches in NWRA-33 wetland
Summary
The board reviewed an amended Environmental Solutions scope for wetland NWRA-33 that includes removing dead bushes and two dead oak and maple branches, cutting vines at water level and selective herbicide use; ES said it cannot remove canopy vines but will "knock them back meaningfully."
At the operations update the board reviewed an amended Environmental Solutions (ES) proposal for work inside wetland NWRA-33. Chair Kathleen Lonergan read a scope of work that spells out targeted removal and vegetation management: "The task is for removal and disposal of several dead or dying bushes around the perimeter and wetland NWRA-33, specifically including the two dead oak and maple tree branches, southwest portion of the area, adjacent to water lilies. We will also attempt to kill back the vines on the north side and southeast site by both cutting at the water level and selective use of herbicide."
District Manager Chuck Adams explained ESapproach is more hand-focused and likely to be more aesthetically pleasing, while A‑Z Tree Service would use a forestry mulcher that grinds all vegetation. Board discussion noted ES cannot eliminate vines up in the canopy but will hand-pull weeds and use selective methods where mechanical mowing is not feasible due to slope; the District Engineer (not present) has coordinated the perimeter plan with ES.
