Residents of Troy Village Road
Garlic Mustard Eradication and Restoration Plan
November 2006
Updated 04/08

 

YEAR

 

DATE(S)

 

ACTION

Estimated COSTS

 

SERVICES

Year 0

November 2006

Scout, flag populations, and treat Garlic Mustard  – primary target: downside of road

$360.00

Contract -
Jack Seifert

Year 1
2007

Spring (April), Fall (October)

NO Fall eradication due to early snows.

·       Patrol areas, flag new areas, spray with herbicide as needed
4/21/07 -Sprayed. New plants 1-3ft from initial flagging and spraying.  A large number of plants appear in the last cement fill area near the bottom of the road.
 5/05/07 -Sprayed and pulled a few blooming plants.  A large number of seedlings were found, plus a few blooming plants in new areas.  The plant is moving farther into Coen's woods.

·       Purchase Roundup/ Herbicide *

·       Purchase and post multi-year reusable weatherproof sign at the bottom of Troy Village Rd. (03/07)
"GARLIC MUSTARD  - Do Not Mow This Road"
5/24/07 -Mowed.  Despite sign and letters to the Board the road was mowed.

·       Contact the Town of Troy Board as to our “No mowing request” and the reasons for it.  (Letter sent 4/2/07)

       
 

 

 

$115.00

$ 54.00

 

 

       

Troy Village
Volunteers
(Linda)

Year 2
2008

Spring (March), Fall (October)

·       Patrol areas, flag new areas, spray with herbicide as needed
4/27/08 - pulled and sprayed.  Cement fill areas are  full of garlic mustard.  Other areas improving.

 

Troy Village
Volunteers
(Linda, Jim)

Year 3
2009

Spring

 

 

 

Spring (March), Fall (October)

·       Controlled burn of the roadside to reduce the total number of invasive plants besides Garlic Mustard (canary reed grass, day lilies, burdock, brambles…)

·       Reseed area with donated native wildflower and grass seeds.
 

·       Patrol areas, spray with herbicide as needed

 

Troy Village
Volunteers

 

 

Troy Village
Volunteers

Year 4 +
2010

Spring (March), Fall (October)

·       Patrol areas, spray with herbicide as needed

·       Seed as needed.

 

Troy Village
Volunteers

Year 0-4+

Various Dates

·       Progress Mailings / Correspondence to Residents & Town of Troy***

$ 30.00

Troy Village
Volunteers

 

 

Estimated Cost

$560

 

* Approximate cost for 1 gallon concentrated herbicide.  Rate of use will be determined by the number and size of outbreaks.
** Sign(s) will be posted for a minimum of 4 years.
*** Correspondence with residents will be done through e-mail and web site to minimize expenses.

 

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