The document describes a study that compared five different contractors who used various methods to remove invasive melaleuca trees from five parcels of land totaling over 72 hectares. The contractors used methods like manual cutting, tracked feller bunchers, aerial herbicide application, and whole tree chippers. The study analyzed metrics like the area treated, total cost, cost per hectare, biomass removed, tree population density, and potential biomass revenue for each contractor to determine treatment effectiveness and cost-efficiency. The document concludes with considerations for further analysis, such as evaluating regrowth over time and conducting additional validation studies.

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Marked Plot

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Parcel No. 1
Method of Treatment
Future American Corporation
 Use Inmate Labor
 Shear trees and cut manually with chainsaws
 Treat stumps with herbicide
 Trees Moved to Staging Area
 Chipped
 Loaded onto trucks
 Delivered to Prisons or Power Plant
 Treatment has not Started

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Parcel No. 2
Method of Treatment
Habitat Restoration Resources
 Cut Down and Spray trees
 Tracked Feller Buncher
 Move Debris to Project Boundaries
 Shovel Loader
 Chip Trees w/ Whole Tree Chipper
 Haul chips away
 Remove Remaining saplings
 Gyro Trac Forestry Mower
 Hand Labor to Treat Stumps w/ Herbicide
 Retreat Site in 6-8 weeks for Re-growth

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Parcel No. 2
Tracked Feller Buncher Cutting Trees

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Parcel No. 2
Tracked Feller Buncher Spraying Stumps
Treated Stump
Spraying

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Parcel No. 2
Shovel Loader Moving Trees

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Parcel No. 2
Trees Stacked in Staging Area

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Parcel No. 3
Method of Treatment
Applied Aquatic Management, Inc.
 Use Hand Labor
 Cut Trees with Chainsaws
 Treat stumps with Herbicide Application
 Remove seedlings
 Do Not Remove Melaleuca Biomass from
Site

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Parcel No. 3 – After Treatment

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Parcel No. 4
Method of Treatment
Florida Environmental Clearing
 Knock Trees Down and Mulch into Ground
 Clear-More Tree Chipper Stumper
 Leave Site in Level Condition
 Re-treat Re-Growth Aerially within One
Year

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Parcel No. 4
Clear-More Tree Chipper Stumper
Knocking Down Trees

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Parcel No. 4
Clear-More Tree Chipper Stumper
Grinding /Mulching

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Parcel No. 4 - After Treatment
Remaining
Natives
Ground
Rutting

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Parcel No. 5
Method of Treatment
Helicopter Applicators
 Aerially Broadcast herbicide over Parcel
 Innermost 180 Acres Treated
 Method used to compare low cost of aerial
treatment method

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Results 1
14.49 15.18 15.58 16.19
72.84
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2. Habitat
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3. Applied Aquatic
Management, Inc.
4. Florida
Environmental
Clearing
5. Helicopter
Applicators
Parcel No. & Contractor
Parcel Area Treated (Hectares)

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Results 2
$58,000.00
$99,400.00
$70,199.53
$75,190.00
$51,411.70
$0.00
$10,000.00
$20,000.00
$30,000.00
$40,000.00
$50,000.00
$60,000.00
$70,000.00
$80,000.00
$90,000.00
$100,000.00
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1. Future
American
Corporation
2. Habitat
Restoration
Resources
3. Applied
Aquatic
Management,
Inc.
4. Florida
Environmental
Clearing
5. Helicopter
Applicators
Parcel No. & Contractor
Total Contract Cost ($)

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Results 3
$4,003.46
$6,550.06
$4,505.72 $4,645.05
$705.80
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4. Florida
Environmental
Clearing
5. Helicopter
Applicators
Parcel No. & Contractor
Total cost ($/Hectare)

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Results 4
876.22
2081.81
1160.89
2240.12
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2. Habitat Restoration
Resources
3. Applied Aquatic
Management, Inc.
4. Florida Environmental
Clearing
Parcel No. & Contractor
Total Biomass per Parcel (metric tons)

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Results 5
20,133.33
31,400.00
37,000.00 37,066.67
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2. Habitat
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Resources
3. Applied Aquatic
Management, Inc.
4. Florida
Environmental
Clearing
Parcel No. & Contractor
Population Density

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$66.19
$47.75
$60.47
$33.57
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2. Habitat Restoration
Resources
3. Applied Aquatic
Management, Inc.
4. Florida Environmental
Clearing
Parcel No. & Contractor
Total Cost $ Per Metric Ton of Biomass
Results 6

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Results 7
$2,628.67
$6,245.44
$3,482.68
$6,720.37
$0.00
$1,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$4,000.00
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1. Future American
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2. Habitat Restoration
Resources
3. Applied Aquatic
Management, Inc.
4. Florida Environmental
Clearing
Parcel No. & Contractor
Possible Biomass Revenue (Market Value $3 /
Metric Ton)

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Future Considerations
 Develop method to Analyze Re-Growth as an
indicator of Method Effectiveness
 Analyze Costs to Treat Re-growth in each Parcel
 Prepare Estimates for Each Contract Using
Industry Standard Estimation Software – Analyze
Contract Costs
 Are Contract Amounts Accurate
 Cost-Benefit Analysis of Social Good of Future
American Corporation’s Method
 Repeat Research on Similar Parcel of Land to
Validate using $/Amount of Biomass Method of
Comparison

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Acknowledgements
 Francois LaRoche , SFWMD
 Project idea, mentoring, and opportunity to continue
developing project
 Thai Van, USGS
 Assistance reproducing Standing Biomass methods and
interpreting biomass data
 Linda Yarrish, SFWMD
 Data collection
 Gordon Baker, SFWMD
 Data collection

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QUESTIONS?