The Work of this project shall include all labor and equipment to complete control of select invasive plants, including, but not limited to: Reed Canary Grass (Phalaris arundinacea), Teasel (Dipsacus spp.), Cattails (Typha spp.), Common Reed (Phragmites australis), Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum), Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), Fig Buttercup (Ranunculus ficaria), Crown vetch (Coronilla varia), Common goldenrod (Solidago altissima) and Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus) at various Forest Preserves in Lake County.  More than three quarters of the Work Sites include State of Illinois Nature Preserves and other high quality areas.  Work shall include selective foliar spray and wick application of herbicide, and chemical treatment of small woody vines / resprouts.  Herbicides, surfactants, water conditioners, and dye will be provided by the Lake County Forest Preserve District (Owner).  The Contractor shall provide all labor and equipment, including vehicles, sprayers, wick applicators, other equipment, and time for travel and mixing of herbicide (off-site), etc., based on an hourly rate, to complete the projects.   Hourly rate shall include any project management, herbicide mixing and preparation, herbicide application reporting, and or over sight of the field crew deemed necessary by the contractor. 

The Work shall be performed at numerous Forest Preserves throughout Lake County including, but not limited to: Wadsworth Savanna, Rollins Savanna, Heron Creek, Ryerson Woods, Grant Woods, Middlefork Savanna, Grainger Woods, Mac Arthur Woods, Captain Daniel Wright Woods, Van Patten Woods, Gander Mountain, Tanager Kames, Greenbelt, Lake Carina, Pine Dunes, Raven Glen, Ray Lake, Lakewood, and Lyons Woods.