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Native Vegetation Maintenance Projects
PROJECT SCOPE
Starting in the Summer of 2022 and continuing through 2025, the Village will perform maintenance of three native vegetated areas within the Village. The three sites are identified as Brentwood Drainage Wetland Rehabilitation, Heritage Square and the John Court Subdivision. The Improvements generally consist of the following work items to maintain and keep these basins in good working order:
- Tree/brush clearing
- Restoration seeding and plugging
- Prescribed burning
- Annual ecological management
Project Details
| Contract Bid Date: | April 5, 2022, 11:00 A.M |
| Contract Award Date: | April 26, 2022 (Anticipated) |
| Project Cost: | $58,831.15 |
| Awarded Contractor: | McGinty Bros., Inc |
| Construction Start Date: | Summer/Fall 2022 |
| Construction Completion Date: | October 15, 2025 |
| Funding Sources: | General Fund |
Project Contact Information
| Village of Bensenville | Resident Engineer |
|---|---|
| Brad Hargett, PE,PLS,CFM | Erin Pande – Engineering Resource Associates |
| Assistant Village Engineer | Bradley Ernest – Engineering Resource Associates |
| Email: bhargett@bensenville.il.us | Email: epande@eraconsultants.com or |
| Phone: 630-350-3411 | Phone: 630.393.3060 |
Project Updates
09.20.2024
On Friday, McGinty returned to all basins to complete the Fall selective spraying of invasive species. Work will continue in the winter months.
08.09.2024
McGinty Bros returned to all three basins to perform this quarter’s work which included selective herbicide and selective weed whipping activities to control the warm season weeds. Residents living near these basins are reminded that these native plantings should not be mowed or cut down as doing so is counterproductive to the concepts of native plantings. Also dumping of material in these environmentally sensitive areas is prohibited.
07.03.2024
Last week McGinty Bros. returned to all three basins to perform warm weather selective herbicide applications. The warm weather treatments target cattail species, along with other weeds, that have popped up with the recent warmer weather. Residents living near these basins are reminded that these native plantings should not be mowed or cut down as doing so is counterproductive to the concepts of native plantings. Also, dumping of material in these environmentally sensitive areas is prohibited.
05.24.2024
The Village’s Natural Basin Maintenance contractor, McGinty Bros., returned to the Brentwood basin at 100 George Street this week to treat cool season weeds. The basin has responded well to the controlled burn a few weeks back. They contractor will be back in the warmer summer months to treat the Phragmites, commonly know as the “common reed”. Phragmites are an aquatic invasive that can expand when water levels are low or hydrology in general is altered. Phragmites consume a lot of water and have been documented to lower water levels in some wetlands. Their dense stems can also alter the flow of water and clog drainage ditches.
04.15.2024
The first round of maintenance is planned to begin this week on all three basins. The contractor will begin with a controlled burn of the George Street basin on Monday April 15. Prescribed controlled burns, typically performed semi-annually, serve numerous important functions. These include removing old vegetation to make room for new growth, shifting soil nutrients to a state more favorable to prairie species, reducing the spread of invasive and pest species, and consuming excess fuel, such as dead and downed plants, reducing dangerous and intense accidental fires. The contractor has notified area residents, the fire department, and has received a permit from the Village to perform this work.
Additionally, the contractor will be competing cool season herbicide application treatments to the John Court and Heritage Square native areas. This spot treatment of invasive species is designed to stop growth as the new plants are beginning to sprout with the warmer Spring weather. Additional work on all the basins will take place quarterly over the remained of 2024.
05.05.2023
On Friday, McGinty Bros. returned to the Village for the quarterly basin maintenance work on the Brentwood natural basin located between George Street and Dennis Drive. This visit intends to identify and eradicate invasive species that are beginning to grow with Spring. Spraying of herbicides happens now, as this is the best time to look for invasives because they will be green before the native grasses. McGinty will be back later in the year for additional work.
04.14.2023
McGinty Brothers performed live burns on 2 natural basins that the Village maintains, Heritage Square and the John Court Subdivision. Performing these burns semi-annually encourages new growth of native vegetation, increases the biodiversity of plant species, minimizes the spread of pest insects and disease, and recycles nutrients back into the soil.
01.09.2023
McGinty Bros. has performed removal of select invasive species at the Heritage Square and George Street basins. Winter is a good time to remove invasive species in efforts to eradicate them from the basins prior to the Spring growth.
10.27.2022
McGinty Bros. has performed a prescribed burn of the George Street basin. Performing these burns semi-annually encourages new growth of native vegetation, increases the biodiversity of plant species, minimizes the spread of pest insects and disease, and recycles nutrients back into the soil. McGinty also performed herbicide treatments at the Heritage Square and John Court basins.
09.08.2022
McGinty Bros. was at the Brentwood Basin installing 360 Natural Planting plugs. These plugs are intended to help establish more native species around the basin, specifically on the north end near the apartment complex.
07.29.2022
McGinty Bros. was on site at the various basins this week performing treatment of invasive species. As we approach Fall, more work will be scheduled on the basins as the season allows.