With the completion of Sanitary Sewer work in the area and a proposed stormwater management feature slated for the adjacent property, there is a need to engage adjacent property owners in
supporting these water quality initiatives. Friends of Wolf Run was asked to provide assistance to property owners who back up to the creek along Furlong Drive to address invasive Bush Honeysuckle
and low quality buffer vegetation. This project will enhance the function of that buffer.

Project Activities:

1. Cut, treat and chip on site or remove Asian Bush Honeysuckle, vines on trees and Bradford Pear along the
   stream. (about 1 acre, see map below)
2. Plant native seedlings appropriate for utility rights of way (Rough Leaved Dogwood, Native Plum, Redbud,
   etc…)
3. The contractor involved is a city approved contractor (Skybax Ecological Services) Employees of Skybax may be in contact with you about their work as they approach your property.
4. A neighborhood steering committee has been convened, chaired by Cavan Allen, a resident of Furlong Drive.
5. Volunteer stream walks and neighborhood work days will be scheduled to involve area residents in caring
   for the property behind their homes on Furlong

   Preparation for potential Stormwater Quality Project:
   The work will be done with the understanding that the left descending bank will be subject to a much needed
   flood mitigation and water quality project that’s part of the Southland Flood Mitigation work to be carried out at a later date by the LFUCG Division of Water Quality

   
   All this work will be on city owned property over the old sanitary sewer line, but, since it’s so close to the backyards of residents of Furlong Drive, it’s important they be informed, and be allowed to review and comment on our plans.

Bush honeysuckles form a dense shrub layer that crowds out native plant species. This can reduce tree regeneration
and eliminate understory species due to deep shade that
occurs under dense thickets of bush honeysuckles. Studies
have shown that bush honeysuckle invasion decreases
overall plant diversity, reduces fitness of herbaceous
plants, and even reduces the growth of overstory trees.

For more information about why these particular plants should be removed, please see this University of Kentucky PDF Document

For more information, please contact Cavan Allen, Skycrest Neighborhood Association cavallen<at>gmail… or by emailing friend@wolfrunwater.org

Those that would like to comment on these plans should send their comments to Frank Mabson, LFUCG Division of Water Quality at

fmabson@lexingtonky.gov

This project is being funded by a grant from the LFUCG Division of Water Quality through the Water Quality Fees Board as part of a Fiscal Year 2024 Water Quality Class A Incentive Grant for neighborhoods.