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Maintenance schedule
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January
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| Annual planning: Plan priorities and projects for the coming year. |
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March
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| Orchard pruning: Prepare fruit trees for upcoming season. |
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| Plan material deliveries: Order plants, mulch, compost, corn gluten, and any other needed materials. |
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April: first half
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| Grass rehabilitation: Aerate soil near pathways. Loosen soil and overseed where needed. |
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| Graffiti removal: Identify any new marks and get them removed. |
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April: second half
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| Irrigation: Turn on water and set up hoses, water bags, etc. Make plans for watering any new plantings or drought-stressed plants. |
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| Spring clean-up: Remove all trash. Rake the gravel path, all grass on the orchard level, and along the fenceline. Rake and clean up the Arcola entrance. |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. |
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| Mulching: Mulch orchard trees, blueberries, yellowroot, and all shrubs. |
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May: second half
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| Remove invasives: Garlic mustard, nettle, knotweed, bittersweet, black swallowwort, sumac and Norway Maple sprouts. Weedwhack knotweed at Niraand Arcola entrances. |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. |
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| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. |
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June: second half
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| Remove invasives: Nettle, knotweed, bittersweet, black swallowwort, sumac, and Norway Maple sprouts. Weedwhack knotweed at Niraand Arcola entrances. |
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| Mowing and weedwhacking (as needed): Cut orchard grass, meadow paths, and vegetation. |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. |
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July: second half
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| Remove invasives: Nettle, knotweed, black swallowwort and sumac. Weedwhack knotweed at Niraand Arcola entrances. |
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| Weeding: Weed blueberries, fragrant sumac, yellowroot, ferns, berry patches, shrubs, and orchard trees. |
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Ongoing
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| Empty Arcola Street trash |
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| Empty Nira Avenue trash |
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| Stock dog poop bags |
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| Grants: Watch for deadlines and prepare applications. |
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| Web maintenance: Update content as needed. |
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| Outreach: Communicate with our various communities via email, fliers, etc., as needed. |
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