Hitt's Hill Vegetation Management Plan
Address: 5234 37th Ave S.
Urban Foresters: Mark Mead (206) 684-4113 | Mark.Mead@seattle.gov
The purpose of the Vegetation Management Plan (VMP) is to provide a document
that guides future vegetation restoration projects and vegetation maintenance
activity at this limited development natural area in the Seattle Parks
system.
 Existing
site conditions have been well documented by previous reports that are
included in the appendix. The VMP seeks to identify, integrate, and
prioritize projects that will direct the long term vegetation composition,
and contribute to the return and rejuvenation of this site to a healthy
ecology. The VMP will identify vegetation management zones and recommend
plant communities appropriate to this setting. The report will also
provide relevant information on invasive plant removal, and provide
a list of further helpful resources.
» View entire Hitt's
Hill VMP (PDF 530k)
2006 Hitt's Hill Project Priorities
| Existing Area |
Vegetation Management Zone |
Priority |
Recommended Action |
Who can do the work, other special conditions |
|
1
|
C-2 |
1
2 |
- Investigate sign design options and bring
to community
- Seek funding source for desired signage
|
- Parks UF /CE District Staff
- Volunteers
|
|
2
|
C-1 |
1
3 |
- Enhance plantings with a few
larger conifers
- Inspect rhododendron for insect damage agent
|
- Volunteers/Contractor
- Parks
|
|
3
|
C-2 |
1
1
1 |
- Enhance understory vegetation on
sloped area
- Conifer root crowns buried, remove mulch
at base of tree
- Add 2 or 3, 2 to 3 man rocks and soil/fabric/plants
|
- Volunteers/Contractor
- Volunteers
- Contractor (Design to Parks 1st)
|
|
4
|
C-1,
C-2,
D-1
on
east
boundary |
1
1 |
- Plant buffer understory plants at
west 15-20 feet of west edge
adjoining property
- Revegetate throughout with native understory
shrubs and groundcover, heavily mulch, plant C-1, C-2 “summit”
tree species toward west and north edge, control grass.
|
|
|
5
|
D-1 |
1 |
- Selectively restore understory with appropriate
shrubs and small trees (increase evergreen shrub component)
|
|
|
6
|
D-1 |
3
2 |
- Potential area to begin
demonstration plant
labeling/interpretation
- Decrease width of side trail (north spur)
with plantings
|
- Volunteers
- Natural Area Crew
|
|
8
|
D-1 |
2 |
- Plant buffer understory within 15-20 feet
of south property line
|
|
|
9
|
D-1 |
2 |
- Supplemental plantings in bare areas, mulch,
control grass
|
|
|
10
|
D-2 |
2
2 |
- Treat invasive laurel
- Plant area on top of rockery with kinnikinnick
and other appropriate native groundcover to visually soften
wall
|
- Natural Area Crew
- Volunteers
|
|
11
|
D-1 |
2
1
3
3 |
- Trim blackberry away from
establishing native plants and
maintain blackberry-free five-foot
buffer against fence
- Demonstrate “feathered” approach
to blackberry removal/native plant
expansion on border of planting
- Leave spur trail informal, logs may be left
in place for 3 years to keep foot traffic away from new plantings.
- Revisit trail construction after stewardship trails have
served their purpose and are decommissioned
|
- Volunteers/Natural
Area Crew
- Parks Urban Forester
- Community meeting TBD
|
|
13
|
C-1 |
3 |
- Remove remaining laurel hedge after screen
of native vegetation develops
|
|
|
14
|
C-2 |
2 |
- See Area 10 recommendation for rockery planting
|
|
|
15
|
D-2 |
2
2
2 |
- Grade soil from rockery excavation
- Plant for wildlife, no erosion control or
rock features in this area, plant with tough buffer plantings.
- “Lincoln Log” style barricade to limit encroachment
|
- Contractor
- Contractor/Volunteers
- Parks CE District Staff
|
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Updated
May 2, 2007
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