Melaleuca Quinquenervia: Cost of Treatment of Standing Biomass by Various

FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY - ENVIRONMENTAL MBA PROGRAM
Cost of Treatment of Melaleuca

quinquenervia Standing
Biomass by Various Methods
Jennifer Fugett
EMBA Final Project
Presentation,
October 7, 2001
Exotic
Control
What is Melaleuca ?
 Exotic, invasive plant species
 Australian native
 Distribution in Florida
 1906 Sydney, Australia
 1937 Aerial Dispersion to Dry Wetlands
 1941 Erosion Control
 Today – Controlled Invasive Species
Why an Invasive Species in

Florida?
 Strangles out native flora
 Takes over wetland habitats
 Deprives other species of valuable food
resources
 Flourishes in variety of ecological
conditions
 Rapid colonization and population growth
Why Control Exotic Invasive

Species?
 Cost billions of dollars annually in the US
 Crop damage
 Rangelands
 Waterways
 Government maintained lands
 Cause losses greater than $138 billion per
year in the US
Background
 Challenge for DEP Funding by

Entrepreneur from Future American Corp.
 Future American’s Treatment Method
 Way of Testing Proposed Method Against
Other Methods
Overall Project Objectives
 Analyze Cost of Five Different Methods of

Exotic Vegetation Treatment
 Determine the Least Expensive of the Five
Methods Analyzed
 Determine Dry Weight Standing Biomass
 Determine Population Density
 Further Research Recommendations
Project Site
 161.9 hectare (400
Acre) Land Parcel
 4  15 hectare (40
acre) parcels
 Various treatment
methods
 1 – 96.15 hectares (237
Acre) Parcel
 Aerial spraying
SFWMD Survey Sketch

Methods
 Established 3 100m2 plots in
Parcels 1 thru 4
 Parcel 5 Not Included in
Biomass Data
 Collected Data
 Melaleuca dbh
 Number Melaleuca seedlings
 Number of each type Native
species present
 Predictive Equation
developed by USGS
Scientists
SFWMD Survey Sketch
Measuring 10m X 10m Plots

Data Collection
Marked Plot
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
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
Parcel No. 2
Tracked Feller Buncher Cutting Trees
Parcel No. 2
Tracked Feller Buncher Spraying Stumps
Spraying
Treated Stump
Parcel No. 2
Shovel Loader Moving Trees
Parcel No. 2
Trees Stacked in Staging Area
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
Parcel No. 3 – After Treatment

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
Parcel No. 4
Clear-More Tree Chipper Stumper
Knocking Down Trees
Parcel No. 4
Clear-More Tree Chipper Stumper
Grinding /Mulching
Parcel No. 4 - After Treatment
Remaining
Natives
Ground
Rutting
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
Results 1
Parcel Area Treated (Hectares)

80.00 72.84
70.00
H 60.00
e
50.00
c
40.00
t
a 30.00
14.49 15.18 15.58 16.19
r 20.00
e 10.00
s
0.00
1. Future American 2. Habitat 3. Applied Aquatic 4. Florida 5. Helicopter
Corporation Restoration Management, Inc. Environmental Applicators
Resources Clearing
Parcel No. & Contractor

Results 2
Total Contract Cost ($)

$99,400.00
$100,000.00 $75,190.00
$90,000.00 $70,199.53
$80,000.00 $58,000.00
$70,000.00 $51,411.70
$60,000.00
$ $50,000.00
$40,000.00
$30,000.00
$20,000.00
$10,000.00
$0.00
1. Future 2. Habitat 3. Applied 4. Florida 5. Helicopter
American Restoration Aquatic Environmental Applicators
Corporation Resources Management, Clearing
Inc.

Results 3
Total cost ($/Hectare)
7000
$6,550.06
$
6000
/ $4,645.05
$4,505.72
H 5000
$4,003.46
e 4000
c
3000
t
a 2000
r $705.80
1000
e
0
1. Future American 2. Habitat 3. Applied Aquatic 4. Florida 5. Helicopter
Corporation Restoration Management, Inc. Environmental Applicators
Resources Clearing

Results 4
Total Biomass per Parcel (metric tons)

2500.00 2240.12
2081.81
M
o
e
f 2000.00
t
r
B 1500.00
i 1160.89
i
c 876.22
o
1000.00
m
T
a
o 500.00
s
n
s
s
0.00
1. Future American 2. Habitat Restoration 3. Applied Aquatic 4. Florida Environmental
Corporation Resources Management, Inc. Clearing

Results 5
Population Density
37,000.00 37,066.67
40,000.00
T 35,000.00
31,400.00
r H
30,000.00
e e
# 25,000.00 20,133.33
e c
s t 20,000.00
o
a 15,000.00
f
P r
10,000.00
e e
5,000.00
r
0.00
1. Future American 2. Habitat 3. Applied Aquatic 4. Florida
Corporation Restoration Management, Inc. Environmental
Resources Clearing

Results 6
Total Cost $ Per Metric Ton of Biomass
$66.19
$70.00
$60.47
$60.00
$ $47.75
/
$50.00
M
e
t $33.57
$40.00
r
i
c $30.00
T
$20.00
o
n
$10.00
$0.00

Results 7
Possible Biomass Revenue (Market Value $3 /

Metric Ton)
$6,720.37
$7,000.00 $6,245.44
B $6,000.00
P
i R
o $5,000.00
o e
s $3,482.68
m v $4,000.00
s
a e $2,628.67
i $3,000.00
s n
b
s u
l $2,000.00
e
e
$ $1,000.00
$0.00

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
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
QUESTIONS?

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Cost of Treatment of Melaleuca

Why an Invasive Species in

Why Control Exotic Invasive

 Challenge for DEP Funding by

Overall Project Objectives

 Analyze Cost of Five Different Methods of

SFWMD Survey Sketch

Measuring 10m X 10m Plots

 Use Hand Labor

Parcel No. 3 – After Treatment

Parcel No. 4 - After Treatment

 Aerially Broadcast herbicide over Parcel

Parcel Area Treated (Hectares)

Parcel No. & Contractor

Total Contract Cost ($)

Parcel No. & Contractor

Total cost ($/Hectare)

Parcel No. & Contractor

Total Biomass per Parcel (metric tons)

Parcel No. & Contractor

Parcel No. & Contractor

Parcel No. & Contractor

Possible Biomass Revenue (Market Value $3 /

Parcel No. & Contractor

 Francois LaRoche , SFWMD

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