7.a) Lilleskogen Strategic Plan-Butterfly Garden UpdatePRC meeting Sept. 8 2014 Strategic Plan Feb 10, 2014 page 6
Update on Butterfly Garden
Janie O'Connor, Cristina de Sobrino , Karen Schik
Goal
Who
Time
Disposition: statue and/or
Revision — if
disposition of the goal and
appropriate
action steps.
Maintain? Replace? Completed?
Discontinue?
Update cost estimates
Janie O'Connor
Spring 2014
Completed: Spring PRC meeting
Clear Area
City Staff
Spring 2014
Partially completed: Summer 2014. Wood
chips moved. Needs site preparation.
Delineate Garden Area
PRC, City Staff
Spring 2014
Estimated area Aug, 2014. Tim and Janie.
Rough estimate of 2000 Sq. Ft. Surveyors
had staked Parking Lot /Butterfly Garden
area and it was discovered that more
than 20 truckloads of fill were needed to
proceed with Butterfly Garden.
Till Area
Volunteers
Spring 2014
Unable to till - till fill is filled
Install Weed Eradication
PRC, Volunteers
Spring 2014
Friends of Scandia Park and Trails
Butterfly Garden committee has obtained
paper-end/rolls for weed barrier but
unable to proceed due to delay due to fill
issue.
Obtain Materials
Janie O'Connor
Fall 2014
Janie asked Karen Schik (Sr. Ecologist) to
lead efforts related to plant purchases.
Some volunteers have been on list for one year. There is a great deal of excitement around this project.
Please advise: What are our option? How can the City of Scandia, PRC and FSPT move this project forward?
FSPT has raised more than $6,000
towards development of Butterfly
Garden. We estimate 2,000 plants are
needed for 2,000 Sq. Ft garden. To be
assured that plants would be available for
Fall 2014 time line, plants were ordered
in late Aug. Now paused due to need for
fill. Supplier cannot hold after Sept 10,
2014
Obtain Volunteers to Plant
Janie O'Connor
Fall 2014
FSPT has a list of 35 volunteers.
Obtain and install rain
Donations, volunteers
Fall 2015
Item may be deleted.
barrels
Some volunteers have been on list for one year. There is a great deal of excitement around this project.
Please advise: What are our option? How can the City of Scandia, PRC and FSPT move this project forward?