HomeMy WebLinkAboutLogging Presentation VCH Trustees 2.14.11.pdfEnvironmental Effects of
Logging Activity in
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Mr. Jeffrey True, Board President)
January, 2011
Report to the
VCH Trustees Meeting
February 14th, 2011
Bruce Ganem, Past President
Pleasant Grove Lane Homeowners Association
The Problem
•Significant Environmental Impact
on Slope and Stream
•Cutting Destabilized the Steep Hillside
•Stream Bank Buffer Zone Threatened
•Residual Wood Piles a Fire Hazard
-André Bensadoun, VCH Forester
Recommended Remediation Plan
•Grind Small Branches for Ground Cover
•Spread Larger Branches Over Site
•Accelerate decay
•Recycle nutrients
•Plant New Trees
•Red and pin oaks, cherry, Norway spruce
•Use tree protectors
•Seed Logging Road and Disturbed Areas
"As Early As Possible in Spring"
-André Bensadoun, VCH Forester
Proposed Next Steps
VCH Forester/PGL Homeowners
Tree Planting
VCH
Conduct an Environmental Inspection
Cemetery
Redistribute Larger Branches
Seed Affected Areas
Purchase Tree Seedlings