Glebe Park Stewardship Plan 2011-2021
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DRAFT Glebe Park Stewardship Plan 2011-2021 Produced by Forest Design In association with Glenside Ecological Services Limited June 2011 Glebe Park Stewardship Plan - DRAFT 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 Glebe Park Committee objectives ............................................................................................ 1 Recreation ...................................................................................................................... 1 Environment ................................................................................................................... 2 Nature appreciation ........................................................................................................ 2 Scope of Work ......................................................................................................................... 2 General Property Description ....................................................................................... 2 Legal description...................................................................................................................... 2 Activities .................................................................................................................................. 5 History of Glebe Park management ......................................................................................... 5 Surrounding landscape ............................................................................................................ 5 Field Investigation ......................................................................................................... 6 Methodology ........................................................................................................................... 6 Results ..................................................................................................................................... 8 Forest compartments ................................................................................................... 11 Major diseases and defects affecting forest health in Glebe Park .................................. 28 Wildlife and ecological values ....................................................................................... 30 Management Approach ............................................................................................... 36 Ecological viability ................................................................................................................. 36 Monitoring tree health .......................................................................................................... 37 Safety .................................................................................................................................... 37 Stand improvement ............................................................................................................... 40 Cost Analysis .............................................................................................................. 40 Produced by Forest Design Consulting in association with Glenside Ecological Services Limited Page ii Glebe Park Stewardship Plan - DRAFT 2011 SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 42 Appendix 1: Wildlife Inventory ................................................................................... 43 Appendix 2: Compartment Operational Cruise Sheets ............................................. 48 Photograph 1: Tree identification sign in arboretum ................................................................. 12 Photograph 2: Forest composition of Compartment C1 ............................................................. 14 Photograph 3: Forest composition of Compartment C2 ............................................................. 17 Photograph 4: Forest composition of Compartment C3 ............................................................. 20 Photograph 5: Forest composition of Compartment C4 ............................................................. 22 Photograph 6: Forest Structure of Compartment C5 .................................................................. 25 Photograph 7: Ski chalet and toboggan hill ................................................................................ 26 Photograph 8: Northern open area ........................................................................................... 27 Photograph 9: Crown Dieback ................................................................................................... 28 Photograph 10: Cobra canker (Eutypella parasitica)................................................................... 28 Photograph 11: Target canker (Nectria galligena) ...................................................................... 29 Photograph 12: Sugar Maple Borer ........................................................................................... 29 Photograph 13: Escape cavity at base of mature Yellow Birch.................................................... 31 Photograph 14: Nesting cavity in mature Yellow Birch ............................................................... 32 Photograph 15: Bear claw marks on mature American Beech .................................................... 32 Photograph 16: Stick nest in mature maple ............................................................................... 33 Photograph 17: Vernal Pond ..................................................................................................... 33 Photograph 18: Two-leaved Toothwort (Dentaria Diphylla) ....................................................... 36 Photograph 19: Wide diameter ski trail ..................................................................................... 37 Figure 1: Property location map .................................................................................................. 3 Figure 2: Detailed property location map .................................................................................... 4 Figure 3: Forest compartments ................................................................................................... 9 Figure 4: Infrared aerial photograph of forest compartments .................................................... 10 Figure 5: Application of 25m trail buffer .................................................................................... 39 Table 1: General wildlife features ................................................................................................ 7 Table 2: Species composition and feature inventory of Compartment C1 .................................. 12 Table 3: Regeneration composition of Compartment C1 ............................................................ 12 Table 4: Forest structure (m2/ha) of Compartment C1 ............................................................... 13 Table 5: Species composition and feature inventory of Compartment C2 .................................. 15 Table 6: Regeneration composition of Compartment C2 ............................................................ 15 Table 7: Forest structure (m2/ha) of Compartment C2 ............................................................... 16 Produced by Forest Design Consulting in association with Glenside Ecological Services Limited Page iii Glebe Park Stewardship Plan - DRAFT 2011 Table 8: Species composition and feature inventory of Compartment C3 .................................. 18 Table 9: Regeneration composition of Compartment C3 ............................................................ 19 Table 10: Forest structure (m2/ha) of Compartment C3 ............................................................. 19 Table 11: Species composition and feature inventory of Compartment C4 ................................ 21 Table 12: Regeneration composition of Compartment C4 .......................................................... 21 Table 13: Forest structure (m2/ha) of Compartment C4 ............................................................. 21 Table 14: Species composition and feature inventory of Compartment C5 ................................ 23 Table 15: Regeneration composition of Compartment C5 .......................................................... 24 Table 16: Forest structure (m2/ha) of Compartment C5 ............................................................. 24 Table 17: Songbird inventory, area sensitivity and habitat guild................................................. 34 Table 18: Trail buffer areas for each compartment .................................................................... 38 Table 19: Estimated costs of forest management ...................................................................... 41 Produced by Forest Design Consulting in association with Glenside Ecological Services Limited Page iv Glebe Park Stewardship Plan - DRAFT 2011 INTRODUCTION Glebe Park is a forested recreational area within the village of Haliburton that provides public outdoor activities that are related to natural environmental experiences. Glebe Park is owned by the Municipality of Dysart et al and is managed by the Glebe Park Committee: a committee of volunteers who represent key stakeholder groups that have interests in the management activities associated within the park. The Glebe Park Committee represents the following organizations: