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Home My WebLink About2001-03-14 01-152 ORDERItem No. 01-152 Date: 3-14-01 Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for Community Forestry Assistance Program Grant Funds. Responsible Department Forestry/Highway Commentary: We have received anApplication for a Community Forestry Assistance Program for Brawn and Prends Woods. The Grant will cover several different areas of improvements to these two palls: Development, implementation, and support for long-term and sustained Community Forestry Programs, Continuous Forest Inventory Plots, Provide educational programs and technical assistance to state and local agencies, improve understanding of benefits of protecting tree cover in populated areas, and develop comprehensive forest management plan. This will Include woodland pruning to Improve the health, aesthetics and quality of these stands, removing hazardous trees as well as those that are over competitive, or are unwanted species. The total project cost will be $ 20,000. The Cltys share Is expected to be $ 10,000, with a like amount for the grant. The entire grant will be split equally between Brown Woods and Prends Woods. The City share is recommended to betaken from the Forest Reserve Account. Department Head Manse"s Comments: / fllf/�AHf adre�s+rmrds'k'�e�*r/by Gln Cr�j�w.zil /�/j/, ♦�i�— /W r City Manager Associated Information: adff,Crx*+fAf,el City Solicitor -J� Passage _ First Reading Page_ OF_ Referral �R Aadpedto Couoular Eaxnham March la, zmt I , CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Order. Authorizingthe Cky Manallert Maintain Pmaram Grant Funds By Bre Ery C&#X#a the Ory ofAwwr. ORDERED, THAT WHEREAS, The City of Bangor has designated Bmvm Woods and Pre uis woods as City Parka, for use by the timers of Bangor, and WHEREAS, the Ory Council desires to make Brovm and Prends Woods educational and recreational resources for all di zees of Bangor, and WHEREAS, There remains a significant amount of va k to improve the trail system, all the dead and dying trees and to create a management plan, and WHEREAS, The Maine Fcnst Seroce through a coopem" Community Forestry Assitanm Program has funding available for development of; Continuos Faust Inventory Mots, management plans, Increasing species diversity, vrootlland pruning to promote safety anal improve aesthetics. NOW, THEREFORE, BE R ORDERED BY THE C[W COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR THAT the City Manager of Bhe Cty of Bangor Is hereby aurhonzad, on behalf of the Oty of Bangor, to apply for a grant from the Maine Forest Semm to achieve these ends, antl that the applicatlm shall be in the amount of $ 10,ODO. IN CITY COONCIL march 16, 2MI Motion for Passage Made and Seconded Passed 4Z C[.MAt MTLE,) datherining the Cit. Manager to Apply for Community Forestry desistance ProSram Great Funds Assigned Councilor �n&m 01-152 e;� City of Bangor, Maine Forestry Grant proposal Prepared for: InffastracWre Committee ofthe Bangor City Council April 2001 Prepared by: City of Bangor Public Works Department Forestry Division 530 Maine Ave., B.I.A. Bangor, Maine 04401 942-02200 Fax: 94246631 3� BROWN WOODS Brown Woods: A 28 acre parcel of the City of Bangor community £forest inventory, located nem Cyr Bus, on outer Ohio St It is proposed to secure a professional Forest Management Plan, for this tract, crumbling of the following elements aitnell a providing the community with a long term heathy forest, and establish those stewardship Practices to sustain the forest land, to include the following: A. Take a Timber Inventory B. Establish two (2) Continuous Forest Inventory plots, which will establish baseline growth dem with the tract. C. Construct a kiosk D. Erect distance markers C. Place tree identification markers E. Provide and place beaches F. Establish educational demonstration plots G. Provide an improve trails system for nature walk, snowshoeing, cross country skiing. Jogging H. Establish a monument recognizing the original benefactor: Axel Grey The Gram Requested is $10,000.00, in total, for the following Purposes. 1. Contract a ProfessionalForester to write a management plan for the long term community usage of Brown Woods 2. Cork alt with a recreation specialist 3. Necessary Sound work and construction will be carried out by the City workforce as a "local match' Local Funding Source: The Department proposes that the local matching funds, of up to $5,000.00 be allocated from the Forestry Trost Account PRENTISS WOODS Prentiss Woods: A 35 acre parcel of the City of Bangor community f forest inventory, located on Granview Ave., between Broadway and Esser St. It is proposed to secure a professional Forest Mamegemem Plan, for [his 1met, consisting of the following elements aimed a providing the community with a long tam healthy £oast, and establish those stewardship practices to sustain the forest had, to include the following: A. Take a Timber Inventory B. Establish two(2)Continuous Forest Inventory plots, which will establish baseline growth time with the trace C. Consume[a kiosk D. Bract distance markers C. Place tree identification markers - E. Provide and place beaches F.. Establish educational demonstration plots G. Provide an improve trails system for nature walks, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, jogging. H. Establish a monument recognizing the original benefactors ofthis resource. Mana W. and John W. Prentiss. I. Community Education: We propose to include in the multiple was of Prentiss Woods, a live laboratory and very beneficial teaching resource with the Bangor - School system. The Grant Requested for Prentiss Woods is $10,OOOAO, in total, for the following purposes. - 1. Contract a Professional Forester to write a management plan for the long term community usage of Brown Woods 2. Contract with a recreation specialist 3. Necessary ground work and construction will be carried out by the City workforce as a "local match" Local Funding Source: The Department proposes that the local matching fonds, of up to $5,000.00 be allocated from the Forestry Trust Account. 0.52 S9 NARRATIVE: A well defined individualized management plan Will e➢mimte the need for detailed approval from top management and the City Council. It will result in improved stewardship of the four (4) Forest Parks in the City. The City Forest at the EUttredge Road has been completed, and the one remaining City forest land tract- Essex Woods - can he done at a later date, when it is clearly established m to what long term activities aro to take place there. RECOFA4ENDED SILV CULTURAL. PRACTICES Adopt anlodividual Tree Selection System: 100 yearrotation,10 Year cutting. cycles, and 10 age classes Timber Standlmpmv=mt(ISl): maintainathiuningandpruvingat30ft-40 ft.. and age 30 merchantable timber most be rearmed Treeslash: Alltopsmdlimbstobechippedorbumedatthes Pw renin nutrient reserves.. Healthy specimen trees: to be retained in the forest until physical evidence of decline. The goal is to promote the highest diversity of species and age classes as the site will permit. This will create a forest that is esthetically appealing and conducive W a wide variety of wildlife. Tibia type of management will reduce the incidence of insects and disease. The blow downs' form high velocity winds will be reduced The management of forest for timber, recreation, and education is not incompatible