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SECTION 5.0 VEGETATION PROTECTION <br /> Replacing the stately buckeyes and oaks now growing on Buckeye Ranch would require <br /> scores of years, therefore protection of the existing native vegetation is both prudent and <br /> cost effective. The construction of homes and roads necessitates the use of heavy <br /> equipment and results in soil disturbance. Equipment and traffic associated with soil <br /> movement and construction are potential sources of damage to vegetation. Construction, <br /> 1 <br /> however, is a time-limited activity,and there are additional threats to vegetation after <br /> building is completed. New and potentially invasive plants can be introduced into <br /> landscaped and turf areas. Restoration plantings may introduce ecologically unsuitable <br /> stock. The following components of the Management Plan were developed to protect the <br /> existing vegetation, both as individuals and populations. <br /> 1. Designation of land use zones and buffer areas, <br /> 2. Tree protection guidelines, <br /> 3. Protection of native populations through a)restricted landscaping species list and <br /> b) use of local seed sources for restoration plantings. <br /> 5.1 Land Use Zones and Buffer Areas <br /> Six land use zones have been defined according to the dominant land use (table 6). Most of <br /> the disturbance, traffic and construction activities will be concentrated in Zones 1-4, <br /> leaving the agricultural and natural areas, Zones 5 and 6 generally untouched. In areas <br /> where intensive land uses and natural areas adjoin, buffer areas will be designated. <br /> Buffers areas are designed to preserve natural vegetation and to minimize management <br /> conflicts along zone boundaries. One-hundred foot wide buffers areas have been defined <br /> on either side of the fairway (Zone 2) to protect forest and savanna vegetation from the <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 104 <br />