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US Army Corps of Engineers
BUILDING STRONG®
Pine Savannah Success Criteria
Mike Moxey, IRT Chair
Mobile, Alabama
BUILDING STRONG®
Objective
Develop ecological based success criteria for Pine Savannah Wetlands that are objective, measurable, and based on the best available science.
BUILDING STRONG®
Best Available Science: 2002 HGM Manual
BUILDING STRONG®
Abbreviated HGM Procedure for Success Criteria -Plants -Hydrology
Measurable Success Criteria target is a FCI score of 0.9
Three ecological goals are:
a. Very few to no trees (pine trees)
b. No midstory
c. Diverse Herbaceous composition
Strong grass component
FCIplant Groundcover Subcanopy Pines 3
Where;
Groundcover Exotics MAX Herb,Nbg, Cypress Sedges Subc / 2
Objective Measurable Vegetation Requirements
Field Sampling Methodology Tree Density Guide
2003 Success Criteria Found on our Mobile District RIBITS Site
Plant Identification Guides Found on RIBITS
Book Guide and Real Life Pictures
Blue Flower Coyote Thistle FACW
How to Achieve Success Criteria
Three ecological goals are:
a. Very few to no trees (pine trees)
b. No midstory
c. Diverse Herbaceous composition
Strong grass component
Before Management
South Mississippi Mitigation Bank
Pine Savannah Wetlands
910 acres
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulatory Goal:
PROTECT THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT and
PUBLIC INTEREST
Thank You
Mike Moxey
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(251) 694-3771
South Mississippi Mitigation Bank
225 acres