Are there multiple soils and different aspects on the same site?
Multiple plant communities? Riparian and desert? Just because there is a healthy riparian corridor near the bottom of the hill doesn’t mean it should go on the top of the hill. • How will the alien species be controlled? How will the weeds debris be removed? Can a roll off from the waste hauler be used? If weeds cannot be controlled and the debris removed, forget the restoration. The site will return to weeds and the money will be wasted. Leaving weeds will shift your site from a healthy ecosystem to a weedy field. Leaving the weeds is like giving your plant community HIV. For more info see simple restoration. (Burning is not a solution for removing debris; remember disturbance and fertility favor weeds (ruderals), not healthy ecosystems. In an already weedy area burning will just make more weeds.) • Timing is important. Planting schedules, growing schedules and weed control all need to be planned out well before the first shovel of dirt is dug. • Can site specific plants be grown for
