Central Valley Greenway
| Project | Habitat Restoration: Invasive Species Management |
| Client | City of Burnaby |
| Location | Various locations in Burnaby, BC |
| Date | Feb 2012 – Feb 2017 |
Sumas Remediation Services is serving as the primary contractor on this project with Raincoast Applied Ecology serving as the primary consultant for the City of Burnaby.
The primary objective of this project is to test and monitor several applied invasive species suppression techniques throughout the Central Valley Greenway, recording results and using them on future Invasive SPP Management programs.
With four different sites throughout the greenway space, Sumas Remediation will be monitoring the results over a five year maintenance period.
Project Highlights
Methods vary from site to site and will generally comprise of the following actions or tasks…
- Invasive SPP identification and removal
- Mowing
- Clearing and grubbing
- Soil amendment as specified
- Existing native shrub and tree protection
- Erosion and silt control.
Landscape works include but are not limited to…
- Supply and installation of growing medium and mulch
- Beaver fencing
- Planting and seeding of areas
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