Action: NE-5 | Longmont Indicators / Sustainability Plan

NE-5Create and implement a plan to restore and remediate damaged ecologically sensitive areas and critical corridors and habitat areas

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While much work has already been done to restore areas of the community impacted by flooding, there are ecologically sensitive areas and critical wildlife corridors and habitat areas that are degraded and would benefit from remediation. A plan is necessary to prioritize improvements and areas of greatest restoration need.

Staff are working on several efforts to support this strategy:

Continue to implement the City Parks & Natural Resources Integrated Weed Management Plan to comply with the State Noxious Weed Act to control noxious weeds on City property.
The wildlife monitoring program continues to collect baseline data on wildlife populations to monitor the impacts of projects and identify key habitats.
Continue to develop a native plant propagation program for use in restoring habitat
Requested a Plant Ecologist position to assist with the plant propagation program and development of property stewardship plans.
Fund research projects that advance understanding of the City’s natural resources and their management

Tasks

What are we doing?

1/1/2026
Begin data collection for stewardship plans for City properties
Stewardship plans will evaluate current conditions of natural resources and identify desired future conditions. The plans develop actions to achieve the desired future conditions. Senior Plant Ecologist has begun to develop the outline for a stewardship plan.

What has been done?

03/31/2025
Initiate native plant propagation utilizing the greenhouse
Plant benches have been constructed and irrigation system is set up in the greenhouse. A variety of native species seed have been sown to experiment with growing to fine tune greenhouse operations.
07/15/2024
Request and hire Senior Plant Ecologist position
Position has been hired.

NE-5Create and implement a plan to restore and remediate damaged ecologically sensitive areas and critical corridors and habitat areas

Progress

Tasks

What are we doing?

Begin data collection for stewardship plans for City properties

What has been done?

Initiate native plant propagation utilizing the greenhouse

Request and hire Senior Plant Ecologist position

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What are we doing?

Begin data collection for stewardship plans for City properties

What has been done?

Initiate native plant propagation utilizing the greenhouse

Request and hire Senior Plant Ecologist position

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