Koch NOI Submitted Part 2b
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Morrow's Honeysuckle
and other shrub honeysuckles
Lonicera rnorrou:ii, L. tatarica, L. ntaackti, L. xbellu
The red berries of the shrubby honeysuckles are spread by birds,
and the resulting shrubs quickly foram impenetrable thickets. displac-
ing other vegetation in young forests and on floodplains. Morrow's
and Amur (L. maackrr) have white flowers fading to yellow: Tatarian
and its hybrid with Morrow's. L. xbelia, are link. Morrow`s is the most
pervasive in .Massachusetts and can be distinguished
from Tatarian honeysuckle her its hairy leaves and \
shreddy bark, It appears that Tatarian honey- t ~ .~ ,:`.~ `,
suckles is not as invasive. Amur honeysuckle
(L. maaekìi) k not yet common in Massachusetts,
but is the predominant weedy honeysuckle iiz N ?
some
so e mi[Iwestern states. Young shrubs }fk,.
can he pulled by hand, but mechanical~;
means are necessary for extracting
established older ones. Before initiating
control measures, be certain that the
plants in question have been identified
correctly: there are two native species
of honeysuckle that belong in the
New England plant community.
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Multiflora Rose
Rosa multiflora
Originally promoted as a
"living fence." this aggressive
shrub now creates a "living hel
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any habitat from pasture to
forest, it can displace many
['alive trees, shrubs azei herbs
effectively thwarting their reg€
eration. Clusters of ritai7t~ ~~~1~~iti
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flowers produce tiny red fruits
(hips) spread h-y biicís, 1-lancl-
pulling works for small plants,
but large ones will require
other techniques such as re-
peated cutting or mowing
during the growing season for
couple of years. Once estab-
lishc.~cl. mechanical palling or
herbicide applied to cut stems
late in the growing season or
(lul'IIli.ÿ the dormant season can
be effective.
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Japanese
Knotweed
or Japanese
Bamboo
Pol ygonum
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Most harmful to natural
habitats on riverbanks,
gravel bars and floodpl tins.
this plant spreads by rhi-
zomes up to (-iO feet long.
Rhizome fragments fre-
quently are the source of
new downstream colonies.
since even a small piece can
generate a new plant. Its
hollow bamboo-like stems
form large patches that
eliminate all other vegeta-
tion. Also, the large, loose
inflorescense of whitish-
green flowers produce
abundant, shiny black.
triangular seeds that
disperse easily. A minimum
of four cuttings during a
growing season are
required to eliminate the
underground reserves of a
colony. With small patches,
removal by digging may be
a practical and effective
option.
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Native Shrub Mitigation Planting Instructions
1) All native shrubs should be planted 8-10 feet on center (or another distance based on individual species recommendation). All plantings shall be arranged
to establish plantings in a naturalistic manner (clumping, mini-communities).
2) A list of native plants has been enclosed. Unlisted species may be used
once reviewed by an approved environmental monitor or the commission.
3) All plantings shall be nursery stock or approved equal. Plants may be
obtained from New England Wetland Plants, Inc. (Amherst, MA), Project
Native (Housatonic, MA) or a similar source. Native species only. No ornamental cultivars shall be planted.
4) Planting shall take place in the spring or fall.
5) All plantings shall be appropriately irrigated by the landowner.
6) All mitigation areas planted with woody vegetation shall be maintained
as such. Planted areas shall NOT be maintained as lawn.
7) A monitoring report of the relative success or failure of the mitigation effort
shall be submitted to the commission after the first and second growing
season. Colored photographs from established reference points will be included with each monitoring reports.
8) If regulatory compliance has not been met after two-years, a
contingency plan shall be submitted to the commission and, upon approval, implemented.
Native Shrubs for Plantings as Wildlife Food
By Bruce A. Sorrie, Former Botanist
Natural Heritage & Endangered Species Program
This document is intended to be a comprehensive list of shrubs and some
small trees native to Massachusetts that may be planted for wildlife,
primarily for food but also for cover and nesting. A relatively small number
are not included because their fruits are apparently low in nutritive value
(Mountain Laurel, Kalmia latifolia; Maleberry, Lyonia ligustrina) or are poisonous to humans (Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans and T. rydbergii; Poison Sumac,
T. vernix).
Our native wildlife and plants evolved over thousands of years into a deeply
integrated system of food producers and food consumers, each species
affecting and affected by each other. Planting alien species of shrubs and
trees to enhance wildlife populations is a widespread practice, but
unsupported by sufficient valid data to conclude that such non-native plants
are superior to native species in nutritive value, etc. Furthermore, many
alien species are proving to be detrimental to natural ecosystems by
outcompeting native species and replacing them, thus reducing the overall species diversity and altering natural patterns of ecological succession. Examples are
the buckthorns (Rhamnus frangula and R. cathartica), Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora), Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus
orbiculatus), and Morrow Honeysuckle (Lonicera morrowii). Furthermore, the
value of alien species with respect to nesting cover they provide, the
nutrients they take and give to the soils, and many other details of their ecology remains to be evaluated.
For convenience, I have divided the list into four sections, reflecting basic
ecological affinities of each species. Some species may grow well in broad
tolerance of pH and shade, for example-so these species are listed more
than once. I have also attempted to indicate in a general fashion the
tolerance of each species for canopy cover by indicating each species'
preference for sun, shade, or light shade. The term "mesic" refers to a soil
condition of moderate moisture and is required by some species whose root
systems cannot tolerate drying out or being inundated. State listed rare
species are not included here, because extensive planting will obscure their
natural ranges and, if non-native source material were used, may disrupt their genetic integrity.
WET ACID SOILS
• Speckled Alder (Alnus rugosa or incana ssp. rugosa) - sun
• Common Alder (Alnus serrulata) - sun
• Thicket Shadbush (Amelanchier canadensis) - sun, light shade
• Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) - sun
• Red or Purple Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia)- sun
• Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum) - sun
• Dangleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa) - shade
• Smooth Winterberry (Ilex Iaevigata) - shade
• Common Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) - sun to light shade
• Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) - shade
• Mountain Fly-Honeysuckle (Lonicera villosa) - sun, light shade
• Sweet Gale (Myrica gale) - sun
• American Black Currant (Ribes americanum) - light shade, floodplain forests
• Common Gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum) - sun to light shade
• Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris) - sun to light shade
• Virginia Rose (Rosa virginiana) - sun
• Dewberry (Rubus hispidus) - sun to light shade
• Dwarf or Running Raspberry (Rubus pubescens) - shade
• Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis) - sun to light shade
• Red-berried Elder (Sambucus pubens) - light to moderate shade, talus slopes
• Sawbrier (Smilax glauca var. leurophylla) - sun to light shade
• Catbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) - sun to light shade
• Eastern Yew (Taxus canadensis) - shade
• Black Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium atrococcum) - sun to shade
• Smooth Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) - sun to shade
• Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) - sun
• Velvetleaf Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtilloides) - shade
• Maple-leaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) - shade
• Hobblebush (Viburnum lantanoides or alnifolium) - shade; also mesic slopes
• Wild Raisin (Viburnum cassinoides) - light shade
• Sweet Viburnum (Viburnum lentago) - light shade
• Smooth or Northern Arrowwood (Viburnum recognitum) - sun to shade
• Summer Grape (Vitis aestivalis) - sun to light shade
• Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia) - sun to light shade
DRY ACID SOILS
• Tall Shadbush (Amelanchier arborea) - light shade
• Smooth Shadbush (Amelanchier laevis) - light shade
• RunningShadbush (Amelanchier stolonifera) - sun
• Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) - sun
• Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) - sun to light shade
• Red or Purple Chokeberry (Aronia arbutifolia) - sun to light shade
• Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) - light to moderate shade
• White Dogwood (Cornus foemina or racemosa) - sun
• American Hazelnut (Corylus americana) - shade to sun
• Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) - shade to sun
• Hawthorns (native Crataegus spp.) - light shade to sun
• Black Huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata) - sun to shade
• Dangleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa) - light to moderate shade
• Inkberry (Ilex glabra) - sun to light shade
• American Holly (Ilex opaca) - light to moderate shade
• Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis) - shade
• Limber Honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica) - light shade
• Bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica) - sun
• Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) - sun
• Horse Plum (Prunus nigra) - sun, light shade
• Fire or Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica) - sun
• Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana) - light shade, sun
• Scrub Oak (Quercus ilicifolia) - sun
• Dwarf Chinkapin Oak (Quercus prinoides) - sun
• Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum) - sun
• Smooth Sumac (Rhus glabra) - sun
• Prickly Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati) - shade, mesic
• Common Gooseberry (Ribes hirtellum) - sun, light shade
• Pasture Rose (Rosa carolina) - sun
• Virginia Rose (Rosa virginiana) - sun
• Allegheny Blackberry (Rubus allegheniensis) - sun
• Wild Raspberry (Rubus idaeus var. strigosus) - sun
• Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis) - sun, light shade
• Sawbrier (Smilax glauca var. leurophylla) - sun, light shade
• Catbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) - sun, light shade
• American Mountain-ash (Sorbus americana) - sun, light shade
• Eastern Yew (Taxus canadensis) - shade
• Low Sweet Blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium) - sun
• Velvetleaf Blueberry (Vaccinium myrtilloides) - light to moderate shade
• Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) - light shade
• Woodland Sweet Blueberry (Vaccinium vacillans) - light to moderate shade
• Maple-leaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) - shade
• Wild Raisin (Viburnum cassinoides) - light shade
• Southern Arrowwood (Viburnum dentatum) - sun to light shade
• Summer Grape (Vitis aestivalis) - light shade, sun
• Fox Grape (Vitis labrusca) - sun
DRY ALKALINE SOILS
• Tall Shadbush (Amelanchier arborea) - light shade
• Climbing Bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) - light shade, talus slopes
• Alternate-leaved or Pagoda Dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) - light shade
• White Dogwood (Cornus foemina or racemosa) - sun
• Roundleaf Dogwood (Cornus rugosa) - light shade, talus slopes
• Beaked Hazelnut (Corylus cornuta) - shade to sun
• Hawthorns (native Crataegus spp.) - light shade to sun
• Fly Honeysuckle (Lonicera canadensis) - shade
• Limber Honeysuckle (Lonicera dioica) - light shade
• Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus vitacea or inserta) - shade to sun
• Shrubby Cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa or Pentaphylloides floribunda) - sun
• Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana) - light shade
WET ALKALINE SOILS
• Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus stolonifera) - sun, light shade
• Silky Dogwood (Cornus amomum) - sun, light shade
• Common Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) - sun to light shade
• Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) - shade
• Mountain Fly-honeysuckle (Lonicera villosa) - sun to light shade
• American Black Currant (Ribes americanum) - light shade, floodplain forest
• Swamp Rose (Rosa palustris) - sun to light shade
• Dwarf or Running Raspberry (Rubus pubescens) - shade
• Red-berried Elder (Sambucus pubens) - light to moderate shade, talus slopes
• Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum and atrococcum) - sun to shade
• Sweet Viburnum (Viburnum lentago) - light shade
• Smooth or Northern Arrowwood (Viburnum recognitum) - sun to shade
• Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum trilobum) (NOT V. opulus) - light shade, sun
• Riverbank Grape (Vitis riparia) - sun to light shade
Stockman Associates
Project Review under the Northampton Wetlands Protection Ordinance (Chapter 337)
In addition to a careful review under 310 CMR 10.00 the proposed addition project at
140 Loudville Road in the city of Northampton has been carefully reviewed for
compliance under the Northampton Wetlands Protection Ordinance (Chapter 337)
As stated under section 337-2 the city protects resource areas in addition to those
addressed under the MA WPA Regulations. Additional jurisdiction applicable to the
proposed project, appears to be limited to section 337-2 E. As previously stated the
property contains Bordering Land Subject to Flooding (BLSF). Under section 337-2 E. the
area within 40-feet of the BLSF boundary is subject to jurisdiction. The proposed work
within 40-feet of BLSF is limited to the construction of piers to support the deck expansion and addition, a suspended portion of the house addition and elevated
deck, and addition work on existing footprint. Since the existing house is located within
40-feet of the BLSF, it is not possible to avoid this area. However, as described in the
WPA NOI narrative, erosion controls, a carefully described sequence of work, and mitigation measures are being proposed to avoid adverse impacts.
Section 337-10 E. of the city’s wetland ordinance has been drafted to discourage work
within 100-feet of a wetland. Since the existing house is located within 100-feet of the
two perennial streams and a small wetland along the Manhan River, the proposed work
can not be sited greater than 100-feet from bank or wetlands. As such the project
appears to meet the status of a limited development project under section 337-10
E.(2)(c). Based on the site plan, the proposed project does not extend any closer to the
Manhan River or perennial tributary than existing conditions. Furthermore, the project
proposes the creation of a 10-foot no mow/cut zone along both the Manhan River and
the perennial tributary, which is in compliance with the “No-Encroachment Zone” described under section 337-10 E.(2)(c)
In conclusion the project has been carefully designed to avoid and mitigate for
impacts to both state and local jurisdictional resource areas and buffer zones.
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Important:
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forms on the
computer, use
only the tab key
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A. Applicant Information
1. Applicant
Deborah_
a First Name
c. Organization
140 Loudville Road
d. Mailing Address
Easthampton
e. City/Town
413-586-2092
h. Phone Number
i. Fax Number
2. Property Owner (if different).
a First Name
c. Organization
MA
f. State
kochworks@yahoo.com
j. Email Address
b. Last Name
01027
g. Zip Code
d. Mailing Address
e. City/Town f. State g. Zip Code
h. Phone Number I. Fax Number j. Email Address
3. Project Location:
140 Loudville Road Northampton
a. Street Address b. CityfTown
To calculate
B. Fees
filing fees, refer
to the category
fee list and
The fee should be calculated using the following six-step process and worksheet. Please see
9 9 p P
examples in the
Instructions before filling out worksheet.
instructions for
filling out WPA
step 1/Type of Activity: Describe each type of activity that will occur in wetland resource area and
Form 3 (Notice of
buffer zone.
Intent).
Step 2/Number of Activities: Identify the number of each type of activity.
Step 3/Individual Activity Fee: Identify each activity fee from the six project categories listed in the
instructions.
Step 4/Subtotal Activity Fee: Multiply the number of activities (identified in Step 2) times the fee per
category (identified in Step 3) to reach a subtotal fee amount. Note: if any of these activities are in a
Riverfront Area in addition to another Resource Area or the Buffer Zone, the fee per activity should be
multiplied by 1.5 and then added to the subtotal amount.
Step 5/Total Project Fee: Determine the total project fee by adding the subtotal amounts from Step 4.
Step 6/Fee Payments: To calculate the state share af the fee, divide the total fee in half and subtract
$12.50. To calculate the city/town share of the fee, divide the total fee in half and add $12.50.
Koch
b. Last Name
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
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Bureau of Resource Protection - Wetlands
NOI Wetland Fee Transmittal Form
Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act M.G.L. c. 131, §40
Step 5/Total Project Fee:
Step 6/Fee Payments:
Total Project Fee:
State share of filing Fee
City/Town share of filling Fee:
$165.00
$165.00
a. Total Fee from Step 5
$70.00
b. 1/2 Total Fee less $12.50
$95.00
c. 1/2 Total Fee plus $12.50
C. Submittal Requirements
a.) Complete pages 1 and 2 and send with a check or money order for the state share of the fee, payable to
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Department of Environmental Protection
Box 4062
Boston. MA 02211
b.) To the Conservation Commission: Send the Notice of Intent or Abbreviated Notice of Intent; a copy of
this form; and the city/town fee payment.
To MassDEP Regional Office (see Instructions): Send a copy of the Notice of intent or Abbreviated Notice of
Intent; a copy of this form; and a copy of the state fee payment. (E-filers of Notices of Intent may submit these
electronically.)
B. Fees (continued)
Step 1/Type of Activity
Step 2/Number
Step
Step 4/Subtotal Activity
of Activities
3/individual
Fee
Activity Fee
1.a. Addition to existing single-family
house
1
$110.00
$110.00
Riverfront Area & Buffer Zone
0.5
%110 110
$55.00
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