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A'RECREA-ftONAL AND EDUCATIONAL ASSFT1'O THE GrENFRAL PUBLIC AS
WELL.
GOAT,1 TRAIL SYSTFrM AND GROUNDS OCTHE IIFADQUARTERSARE
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irAAL 2 PROGRAM AREAS ARE PROVIDED INCLUDING GATHERING SPOTS,
GOAL 3 THE BACK 40 IS CONNECTED TO TIIE SURROUNDING NETWORK
OF OPEN SPACE
GOAL ¢ THE C`URRENTHEADQUAK17ERS IS INTEGRATED WITH THE NEWLY
ACQUIRED COTTAGE TO THENORTH.
GUAL g THE GROUNDS AROUND THE IIEADQUARTFRS RF,FLELTTHF GIRL
SCOUTS DISTINCT PRESENCE, INCLUDING THEIR RELIEF IN ECOLOGICAL
SENSITIVITY.
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SEPTIcALTERNATfVFS 26
PARK INGAIIF,RNATIVES .27
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COUNCIL HF.ADQUAR'fERS IS IN THE MIDDLE OF A LARGE NETWORK
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HICII SCIi001. FORESTRYDEPARTMF.NTISALSO INTERESTED IN
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Tim MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR SITING TRAILS IS SOIL. TREES ARE
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNDERSTANDING ROOT SYSTEMS.
RIDGEdURY THE THREE SOIL IYPESONTHEPROPERTY INCLUDE:
A N: A WEI.L-DRATVING SOIL WITH A LAY1R1A1PERMEABLF, TO
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WHITMAN 44 RiDGEBURY&WIJITMAN:POORLY ANDVERY POORLY DRAINED
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SITE 1RAILSTOAVOID POOLING ONSHALLOW SLOPING AREAS IN
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Ifni PERENNIAL STREAM THEWF•1'IANDSYSTEMS ATTHFBACK 40CANPROVIDE
EDUCATIONAL OPPOR'IVNTFIES, BUT NEED TO BE PROTECTED FROM
POLLUTION, SILTATION, AND PHYSICAL HARM. THEIR
INTERMITTENT STREAM PROTECTION POSES MINOR CONSTRAINTS TO ACCESS BUT, SHOULD
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r+ • ' WETLAND SMAI LWETLAND BORDERING AN INI'ERMIn'ENTSTREAM.
•S ISOLATED WETLAND (RED MAPLE SWAMP).
LARGE WETLAND BORDERING APFRENNIALSTREAM.
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SITE TRAILS TOVISIT ALLWM-ANDS.
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THE BACK40 HAS AT LEAST SEVEN DIFFERFNT PLANT COMMUNITIES.
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DIFFERENCES PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR
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FORESTAGEAND EXAMPLES OFTHE INVASION OF EXOTIC PLANTS.
DESIGN DIRECTIVES:
4- SITE TRAILS TO VISITALL PLANT COMMUNITIES.
B• SITE TRAILS TO MTNIMIZE HABITAT DISTURBANCE AND LONG-TERM
DAMAGE TO THE PLANT COMMUNITIES.
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THE BACK 40 CONTAINS SEVERAL SCENIC AREAS AND OTHER POINTS
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SOUTH. THE, MOST NOTABLE SIGHTS INCLUDE THE STRrAm AT THE
EASTERN END OF THE PROPERTY, A STAND OF MAGNIFICENT OLD
FIEMI,OCKS, THE LONG DISTANCE VIEW OVER A ROCK OUTCROP.
TFIE EDUCATIONAL VALUE OFTlir NORTHERN PROPFRTY IS
ANOTHER ASSFTBECJIUSE 11' ALLOWS VISITORS TO OBSERVE A
RECENTLY DISTURBED FUREST. THE 13ACK 40 PROVIDES A
FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPARING THE DIFFERENT STAGES
OF FOREST SUCCESSION WITH ARP.AS'11IAT HAVE BEEN RECENTLY
LOGGED, TO AN AREA HAVING GROWN FOR 35 YI! ARS, TO AN AREA
OF MATURE FOREST.
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BACK 40 LF,GAL TCFSTRTCTIONS SUMMARY N. \
THREEAREASARTiPRO'll?CTEDBYTIiEMASSACHUSEII'SVdE1'LANDS
AND RIVERS PROTP:CTION ACTS. TI'IF RFGUI.ATED BODIES OF WATER
J INCLUDE THE EASTERN AND WESTERN STREAMS AND ASSOCIATED C I i~ ,;,t ' • c \ !
WETLANDS AND THEREI)MAPLESWAMP. ADDITIONALRESTRICTIONS rN,1a"f F•pSH.C-
INCLUDI? TILE NORTI'LAMPTON WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION AND
WATERSHED PRO'1'ECI'ION OVERLAY DIS9'RICTS. THE ZONING OVERLAY 1 ^ " L "r r~i, i
llISTR1CTS PRESENT MORE RESTRICTIONS, BUT-TI JEIRMOST
r 1 NOTEWORTHY IMPLICATION FORTHIS PROdECTIS EROSION CONTROL,
/ WHICH DOVETAILS WELL. WITH UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TRAILS,
DESIGN DJRF.CTPrM:
WORK IN MANY AREAS WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THE
NORTHAMPTON CONSERVATION COMMISSION.
- SITE TRAILS AND USE BOARDWALKS TO MINIMIZE DISTURBANCE AND
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ALL Or THE TRAMS ARE IINIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLEAND NEGOTIATE
THE STEEP PORTION OFTIIEPROPERTY RTIll MINIMAL
SWITCHBACKS AND BYTRAVL'LLING BETWEEN LEvELAKEAS.
THREE INTERPRETIVE LOOPS PROVIDE RECREATI:ONu.AND
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF VARIOUS AGES AND
INTEREST LEVELS:
ti• THE SUCCESSION LOOP IS LESS THAN 112 MI. LONG AND VISITS
THE ADJACENT AREAS OF DISTURBANCEAND THE'MATURE.
FOREST.
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DIFFERENT PLANT COMMUNITIES. INCLUDING THE SM:ll.A.
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PIANr COMMUNITIES AND TWO OI-'I'IfE WETLAND COMMUNTT'IS:S.
THE BROOK TRAIL IS 1,5 MI. AND PROVIDESACCESS TO THE
ENTIRE PROPERTY AND IS WELL SUITED TO LINKING IN TO A
LARGER NRllVORKOFTRAEIS FROM TIEEAD.LACENT OPEN SPACE
ATTHEEAS'rFRNENTI, ASECONDARY COUNCH,BOWL MAYBr.
SITED ALONG THIS TRAIL.
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THE MA.10RnY OF THE PROPERTY HAS SLOPES RANGING FROM 2-12%
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ALTER GRADING HY HEADQUAR'THRS'BASEMENTT'O CREATE DRAINAGE
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PUDDLING OCCURS AGAINST THE NORTH AND SOUTH WALLS OF THE
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ti• REMOVE ALL EXOTICINVASIVBPI.ANTS.
RXO'IYCPLANTS DOMINA'I'ETHEGROUNDS AROUND THEHEADQUARTERS, REDUCFTHEAMOUNfOPLAWN.
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ANCHORS FORINTEGRAIINGTIIEVEGETATIONSURROUNDINGTHE THENA'IU.HALARFAOFTHEPROPERI•Y. "
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VIEWS INTO THE SITE PROM RTE. 9 w 1TPII.E TO REVEAL THE GIRL
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TRAILS BEGIN ORWHERETO ENTERTHE HEADQUARTERS. VIEWS OUT
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STRINGENT LEGAL REQUIREMENTS APPLY TO THE SITING OFANEW SEPTIC
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THE SLOPE OF THE SEPTIC MOUND IS COVERED W1Ti1 AN ASSOCIATION OF
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Trails:
Phase I:
Develop western trails with interpretive signs and trail markers.
❖ Construct trailhead boardwalk.
Begin grove educational project.
Phase II:
4- Develop eastern trails with markers.
Construct primary (western) council ring.
Phase III:
Construct secondary. (eastern) council ring.
Construct eastern wetland boardwalk and viewing platform.
Management: The trails will be maintained by girl scout troops. Assistance may
be provided by Smith Vocational Technical High School Forestry Department
(contact: John Szafransky: 413-587-1436, szafrans@massed.net), Hampshire
County Educational Collaborative, and Northampton Planning Department
(contact: Cynthia Williams: 413-587-1263)•
Trail maintenance.
. Grove educational project.
Invasive exotic management (see below).
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Headquarters grounds:
Phase I:
New front sign.
Begin eastern meadow educational project.
Begin grove educational project.
Remove invasive exotic ornamentals.
Phase II:
Construct septic mound at cottage.
-Plant shrubs on septic mound.
Construct bio-swale.
Phase III:
Demolish and construct new driveway (reusing foundation material & reusing
fill and topsoil).
Demolish ramp and construct deck.
Construct walkways, stairs, and terraced planting beds.
Begin planting beds educational project.
Plant hazel thicket and birch/aspen groves.
Plant low-growing meadow.
Manggemenbe
❖ Meadow editing educational project and planting bed editing educational
project: The meadow will be allowed to grow from its current form of mowed
grass. Wildflowers will be encouraged and planted in from the planting beds at
the cottage by girl scouts. The meadow will be mowed at the frequency of once
to twice a year at the discretion of the maintenance staff. The mowing is the
mechanism for removing woody growth. The scouts should participate in this
ecological exercise by planting wildflower seeds in the beds and transplanting
into the meadow, and removing exotic plants as they appear.
❖ Grove educational project: The students will collect nuts, acorns and seeds
from the Back V and propagate these at home. The seedlings will be planted
in the grove and allowed to grow over time (see seed list).
Septic mound shrub planting project: The mound is seeded initially with
turfgrass to prevent erosion. Shrubs are planted on an annual basis starting
with the largest slope areas to reduce mowing hazard. No shrubs should be
planted on the level area, which is to be maintained as .a turf pathway to the
cottage and top of the mound.
❖ Invasive exotic management:
-Japanese knotweed (western wetland) : should be cut with a weed-whacker
monthly or bimonthly. Efforts may be aided or directed by Hampshire County
Educational Collaborative. The evergreen hedge will provide shade on the
invaded area. The hedge will be allowed to grow without trimming. If trees
appear sick or damaged from root burial, they should be replaced with
evergreens as soon as possible.
-Invasive exotic ornamentals (Norway maples & burning bush): should be
physically removed and could be used for woodchips. Maple stumps should be
ground out.
❖ Bio-swale monitoring: The Swale should be periodically monitored for the
invasion of exotic species. Any invasives should be spot treated with herbicide
to ensure root death, and removed as soon as possible. Once annually, the
Swale should be inspected for siltation. Excessive sediment should be removed
and used as sand/gravel for the walkways and parking lot during the winter.
❖ Turf mowing: The mowing area will gradually be reduced as the ferns, meadow,
and low-growing meadow are allowed to grow and spread. The only areas
requiring continual mowing includes the field between the buildings, the
pathways from the headquarters main entry to the basement and to the trails,
the border alongside route 9 and on top of the septic mound.
Low-growing meadow: The low-growing meadow will be established and .
maintained through mowing regimes and planting low growing plants. Pine
needles will be allowed to collect under the two large white pines and will start
before planting is done. Planting will be by seed except for Canada mayflower,
wintergreen, and wild strawberry. These three species will only be planted in
the pine needle beds and will not be subject to mowing. Pine seedlings will be
allowed to sprout in the needle beds., Outside the needle beds mowing will be
done 4-5 times per year. As in the tall meadow to the east, the Girl Scouts
should remove by hand exotic species that become established in this area.
Ferns: Initially mowing will be no closer than 1-foot outside the fern area. ~As
the ferns start to establish and spread, the mown area will be decreased with
the ferns eventually covering the entire space between the bio-swale and the
headquarters.
.Bach 40 Plana List:
r'nmmnn nnmP Taxonomic name Key
JBio-swale detention pond:
Cattail broadleaf
T ha latifolia
Cattail narrowleaf
T ha an ustifolia
Soft stem bullrush
Sca us validus
Sweet flag
Acorus calamus
Burr reed
S ar anium americanum
New lawn areas:
Sun Shade Mix
Various
west side:
Ostrich fern
Matteucia struthio teris
Bracken fern
Pteridium a uilinum
New York fern
Thelypteris
noveboreancensis
Christmas fern
Pol stichum acrostichoides
Sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
HQ foundation
High-bush Blueberry
Vaccinium co bosum
VC
Winterber
Ilex verticilata
IV
Trailhead & field enclosure:
Paper birch
Betula a °fera
BP
Gray birch
Betula o ulifolia
BO
Quakin aspen
Po ulus tremuloides
PT
Big-toothed aspen
Po ulus randidentata
PG
Meadow wiidflow'ers:
Butterfly Milkweed
Ascle ias tuberosa
New England Aster
Aster novae-an liae
Wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
Wild strawberry
Fra aria vir iniana
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Tall Meadow Rue
Thalictrum ubescens
Turk's Ca Lily
Lilium su erbum
Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Great Lobelia
Lobelia si hilitica
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Cinquefoil
Potentilla novve ica
Little Bluestem
Schizach rium sco arium
Low-growing meadow
Canada Mayflower
Maiathemum canadense
Wild Strawberry
Fra aria vir iniana
Wintergreen
Gaultheria rocumbens
Canada Violet
Viola candensis
Down Yellow Violet
Viola ubescens
Wool Blue Violet
Viola sororia
Partridge Pea
Chamaecristae fasciculata
Barren Strawberry
Waldstenia fra aroides
Trout Lily
E honium americanum
Potentilla
Potentilla canadensis
Wild Lettuce
Lactuca canadensis
Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex enns lvanica
Little Bluestem
Schizach rium sco arium
Septic mound:
Low-bush Blueberry
Vaccinium an ustifolium
VA
Mountainlaurel
Kalmia latifolia
KL
Roseshell Azalea
Rhododendron roseum
RR
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanoca a
AM
South of cottage:
High-bush Blueber
Vaccinium co bosum
VC
Winterber
Ilex verticilata
IV
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis vir iniana
HV
Cottage planting beds
Butterfly Milkweed
Ascle ias tuberosa
New England Aster
Aster novae-an liae
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Turk's Ca Lily
Lilium su erbum
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea.
Cottage foundation
High-bush Blueberry
Vaccinium co mbosum
VC
Low-bush Blueber
Vaccinium an ustifolium
VA
Witch Hazel
Hamamelis vir iniana
HV
Alle han Seviceber
Amelancier laevis
AL
Round-leaf Seviceber
Amelanchier san uinea
AS
Northwest of cottage:
Eastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
PS
Street trees for Smith High School
Forestry Department
Taxonomic name:
Silver maple (aggressive roots)
Acer sacharinum
Red ma le
Acer rubrum
Black ash
Fraxinus ni ra
Green ash
Fraxinus erns lvanica
Eastern larch
Larix larciana
Eastern poplar
Po ulus deltoides
Black willow
Salix ni ra
Liberty elm
Ulmus americanus
(cultivar)
*Princeton elm
Ulmus americanus
(cultivar)
*Contacts:
National Arboretum: www.ars-grin.gov/ars/Beltsville/na
Greenrange Elm Project: www.elmtrees.com
Morton Arboretum: www.mortonarb.org
Elm Watch: www.elmwatch.or
BACK 4 0 MASTER PLAN CRITERIA
Trails:
Trails are universally accessible.
Trailhead is clearly visible and easy to find.
Erosion is minimized.
Disturbance to habitats is minimized.
Trails provide programming opportunities:
Interpretive signs are provided.
Two council rings are sited.
Trails visit different habitats and plant communities.
Trails visit areas disturbed by human activity.
Council Ring:
Comfortable seating for thirty-five people.
One council ring is within 1,500' of headquarters.
Council ring does not affect sensitive areas.
Minimal site alteration is required for council ring installation.
Minimal tree removal is required for council ring installation.
Benches are 1 foot deep.
Benches are 16" above grade.
Council ring is oriented on a north/south axis.
Drainage:
Amount of impervious surfaces is minimized.
Parking lot runoff is filtered prior to reaching wetland.
Flooding at basement entrance is solved.
Erosion along building is solved.
Parking:
Parking accommodates entire staff (16) plus three guests and one handicap
accessible space. (19+1H)
Amount of impervious surface is minimized.
Parking lot runoff is filtered prior to reaching wetland.
Service vehicles can pull.through the lot.
Vehicles have access to headquarters basement entry.
Views of parking areas are screened from Haydenville Rd.
Handicap accessible space is within 20 feet of the handicap accessible
ramp.
Impervious surfaces are at least five feet away from the base of significant
vegetation.
Foundation materials are reused from original parking lot site to proposed
site.
Original parking lot surface is recycled as aggregate for proposed parking
lot.
Subsoil and topsoil excavated from proposed parking lot is used to fill
original parking lot.
Bio-swale:
Soil excavated for swale construction.is used in septic mound construction.
Vegetation:
Invasive exotic ornamentals are removed.
Native vegetation is protected.
Vegetation reflects typical. associations for area (<50-mi. radius).
Vegetation requires minimal maintenance.
Vegetation does not obstruct lines of sight along Haydenville Rd. for
vehicles entering and exiting.
Vegetation enhances appearance of property.
No significant tree roots are severed during construction.