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Design Intent |
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Recreate an ecological community |
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Restore a natural landscape |
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Naturalize the landscape |
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Introduce native plants |
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What is a native plant? |
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A plant that was present in the landscape prior
to European settlement |
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A plant that not been selected or manipulated
through human intervention |
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Native Range |
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Climate
– Hardiness |
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Soils |
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Other
environmental influences |
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Southern Great Lakes |
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Dominant Ecological Communities |
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Upland Systems |
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Maple-Basswood Forest |
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Oak-Hickory Forest |
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Beech Maple Forest |
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Oak Barrens |
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Mesic Prairie |
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Southern Great Lakes |
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Dominant Ecological Communities |
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Wetland Systems |
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Great Lakes Floodplain Forest |
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Shrub Swamp |
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Wet Meadow |
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Project Development |
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Evaluate Site Conditions |
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Identify the Region and Ecological Community |
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Review Vegetation in terms of Site Conditions |
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Project Development |
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List the Desirable Plant Species based on
Original Intent |
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Outline Community Structure (Canopy, Woody and
Herbaceous Understory) |
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Address Ordinance Specifications |
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Outline Management Considerations |
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Project Development |
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Cross reference plant list with suppliers |
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Production Nurseries |
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Traditional |
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Specialty |
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Rewholesale Distribution Centers |
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Notes
