APPENDIX C 



MAINTENANCE OF PLANTED OR SEEDED AREAS 



1. Debris Removal . 



Debris such as wood, styrofoam, algae, and dislodged submerged plants 

 accumulate in the high marsh forming a strand line. This material may 

 smother and damage plantings particularly during the first two growing 

 seasons. This litter should be removed in both the fall and the spring. 



2. Fertilization . 



If plant cover and development are inferior to that desired by the 

 second growing season, fertilize again at rate given in Section IV for 

 seeded areas. 



3. Waterfowl Control. 



Canadian and Snow geese are fond of the tender roots and rhizomes of 

 marsh plants and may destroy a planted area before establishment. Rope 

 fences erected on the seaward edge of planted areas have been used suc- 

 cessfully to exclude waterfowl during the first few growing seasons. 

 The fences consist of wood, metal, or plastic pickets strung with 1/8-inch 

 nylon rope. The ropes are spaced at 6-inch intervals from the sediment 

 surface to an elevation above MHW. 



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