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Viewing/Access Corridor <br /> Uses such as boat/canoe storage must be concentrated in the corridor. <br /> Any bare areas in the corridor and the minimum maintenance area must be planted <br /> with a groundcover. These are indicated with a `121" on the site plan. <br /> Native prairie grasses are recommended because they are adapted to the sandy soils. <br /> Seedlings are recommended, but this area could also be planted with seed. Plant seedlings <br /> according to instructions on page 12 of the landowner guide. <br /> One native grass seed mix is available from Prairie Restorations, Princeton, MN (612- <br /> 389-4342). It includes side oats grama(30%), blue grama (25%), little bluestem (42.5%), <br /> kalm's brome (1%), June grass (1%), and prairie dropseed (0.5%). If left to grow, these <br /> grasses will reach 1-2.5 feet. Prairie Restorations recommends 0.5lbs./1000 sq. feet at <br /> $19.75/lb. ($9.88/1000 sq. ft.) plus shipping and handling. <br /> Another option is some type of lawn grass. We have seen reasonable success with fescue <br /> grasses in sandy areas. One mix of these grasses is available as a "no-mow lawn mix" <br /> from Prairie Nursery(800-476-9453). They sell 5 lbs. (enough to cover 1000 square feet) <br /> for about $30. <br /> No Touch, Natural Vegetation Zone <br /> Groundcovers <br /> Do not mow or otherwise maintain existing groundcover in the no-touch zone. <br /> Any bare and sparse areas must be planted with native groundcovers (Areas 22 and <br /> 23). Seedlings are recommended. Follow planting instructions in the landowner guide on <br /> page 12. Choose plants from the Woodland Edge- Oak/Pine Barrens list on page 27 in <br /> the landowner guide. Use at least 30 percent grasses for this planting (50 percent grass is <br /> even better). <br /> The following species are recommended: <br /> Grass <br /> Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scorparium) <br /> Side oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) <br /> Flowers (if desired) <br /> Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) <br /> Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) <br /> Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) <br /> Sky blue aster (Aster oolentangiensis) <br /> It is important to water these plantings regularly to ensure good survival of seedlings. <br /> 3: September 27,2002 <br />