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Grassland objectives will be based on management guidelines, the results of which should <br /> create a stand of perennial grasses reaching a cover ranging from 70-90%. The goal is <br /> reach 50%perennial cover within 5 years. Fine tuning restoration and management <br /> techniques may be required as we learn more about the site and how native grasses respond <br /> to planned management guidelines presented in Table 10. <br /> Seasonal wetlands will be monitored for 5 years to ensure that success criteria are met. <br /> Monitoring is designed to determine that: <br /> • water level management is providing proper inundation of the mitigation site. <br /> • the mitigation site has developed a diverse emergent plant community; and <br /> includes associated invertebrates. <br /> • the mitigation area supports migratory waterfowl, shorebirds, and other <br /> wildlife. <br /> Establish Photo Points <br /> Photographs will be taken bimonthly to document seasonal changes within each of the <br /> restored habitat types. Photo points will be established throughout the property. <br /> Floristics <br /> An inventory will be conducted each spring in order to document the vegetation response to <br /> habitat restoration and management actions. Species determination will be determined in <br /> the field, but those species that are unidentifiable will be collected and pressed for <br /> identification in the lab. A complete species list will be compiled each spring. Samples <br /> will be taken in mitigation and control wetlands. <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 236 <br />