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1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699 1650
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Re 3`d Year Annual Report (2011) for the Flat Swamp Neuse River Riparian Buffer and
Nutrient Off Set Mitigation Bank (DWQ # 07 0747)
Dear Katie
Please find enclosed one (1) copy of the 3`d Year Annual Report (2011) for the Flat
Swamp Neuse River Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Off Set Mitigation Bank in Craven
Co NC Based on your review and approval of the enclosed information and support
documentation we are requesting an additional release of ten percent (10 %) of the
Bank s credits which equates to 64,987 91 lbs (28 591 ac ) Nutrient Off Set credits
and 2 034 ac Neuse Buffer credits (see attached credit release schedule)
As of the end of the third (3`d) growing season for the Flat Swamp Neuse and Nutrient
Offset Buffer Restoration Project (2011) annual monitoring is complete The third (3`d)
growing season has resulted in a healthy and vigorous stand of character trees Species
planted are seen in Table 1 below
Table 1 As Built Vegetative Communities by Zone for the Flat Swamp Mitigation
Bank
Craven County
Planting
Zone Area
Zone
Recommended Plant Species (Character Trees)
Zone
(Acres)
Description
Scientific Name
Common Name
Cephalanthus occidentahs
Buttonbush
Included in
Stream /Ditch
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash
1
Zone 2
Bank
Cornus amomum
Silky dogwood
acreage
Nyssa sylvanca
Swamp Blackgum
Taxodium distichum
Bald cypress

* Area calculated based on a Zone width ( Zones 1 2 & 3 = 200 ft)
According to third (3`d) year vegetation plot data from thirty eight (38) one (1) are plots
tree survival is between 12 and 22 trees /1 are equating to 486 to 891 trees /ac (79 100%
survival) (Table 2 & 3) The project target goal is 320 trees /ac at the end of 5 years and
therefore the project has met success criteria for the second monitoring year within each
plot and overall
The maintenance and monitoring period has commenced and will continue for 5 growing
seasons or until final review and project release The Flat Swamp Neuse and Nutrient
Offset Buffer Restoration Project is on a successful trajectory following the second year
annual vegetation maintenance and monitoring Average tree density for the entire
project based on thirty eight (38) one (1) are plots is 700 trees /ac The project target
goal is 320 trees /ac at the end of 5 years Vegetation data show vigorous growth during
the second year in both height (7 7 ft avg) and basal diameter (1 5 in avg) indicative of
excellent growing conditions and maintenance of planted trees
At the end of 2011 a 50 51 acre area was deleted from a planned wetland mitigation bank
to be approved by the USACE and that same acreage was added to the restored nutrient
offset riparian buffer acreage DWQ and the Bank Sponsor have agreed to amend the
original banking instrument to acknowledge and document the correct acreage dedicated
to NOC s and NBC s based on a current as built survey The additional 50 51 acres of
restoration work was included in the original construction of the project and covered by
the first 3 years of maintenance and monitoring activities A request to NCDWQ will
follow this Annual Report to file the revised MBI as built and update credit ledgers
accounting for the project
No additional herbaceous control is foreseen for subsequent years following the 3`d
monitoring year As part of the BPDP woody invasive competition and other species
competing with character trees will be monitored and controlled if necessary
Quercus shumardu
Shumard oak
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak
Neuse River
Quercus lyrata
Overcup oak
Buffer
Quercus laurrfoha
Laurel oak
2
20 34 acres
(Riparian)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash
(<51 ft)
Quercus mrchauxrr
Swamp chestnut oak
Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark oak
Quercus nigra
Water oak
Quercus phellos
Willow oak
Nutrient
Quercus shumardu
Shumard oak
Offset Buffer
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak
(Non
Quercus lyrata
Overcup oak
3
285 91 acres
Riparian)
Quercus laurrfoha
Laurel oak
(0 200 ft and
Quercus michauxir
Swamp chestnut oak
>51 ft
Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark oak
buffers)
Quercus nigra
Water oak
Quercus phellos
I Willow oak
* Area calculated based on a Zone width ( Zones 1 2 & 3 = 200 ft)
According to third (3`d) year vegetation plot data from thirty eight (38) one (1) are plots
tree survival is between 12 and 22 trees /1 are equating to 486 to 891 trees /ac (79 100%
survival) (Table 2 & 3) The project target goal is 320 trees /ac at the end of 5 years and
therefore the project has met success criteria for the second monitoring year within each
plot and overall
The maintenance and monitoring period has commenced and will continue for 5 growing
seasons or until final review and project release The Flat Swamp Neuse and Nutrient
Offset Buffer Restoration Project is on a successful trajectory following the second year
annual vegetation maintenance and monitoring Average tree density for the entire
project based on thirty eight (38) one (1) are plots is 700 trees /ac The project target
goal is 320 trees /ac at the end of 5 years Vegetation data show vigorous growth during
the second year in both height (7 7 ft avg) and basal diameter (1 5 in avg) indicative of
excellent growing conditions and maintenance of planted trees
At the end of 2011 a 50 51 acre area was deleted from a planned wetland mitigation bank
to be approved by the USACE and that same acreage was added to the restored nutrient
offset riparian buffer acreage DWQ and the Bank Sponsor have agreed to amend the
original banking instrument to acknowledge and document the correct acreage dedicated
to NOC s and NBC s based on a current as built survey The additional 50 51 acres of
restoration work was included in the original construction of the project and covered by
the first 3 years of maintenance and monitoring activities A request to NCDWQ will
follow this Annual Report to file the revised MBI as built and update credit ledgers
accounting for the project
No additional herbaceous control is foreseen for subsequent years following the 3`d
monitoring year As part of the BPDP woody invasive competition and other species
competing with character trees will be monitored and controlled if necessary

Continued rapid growth is expected for the next growing season and ultimately a
successful riparian restoration project in the Neuse Basin at the end of the 5 year
monitoring period and into the future
We look forward to your response accepting this submission of the P Annual Report
(2011) for the Flat Swamp Neuse River Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Off Set Mitigation
Bank Upon a successful review and acceptance of the P Annual Report conclusions
and ongoing site activities we request that you provide notice that an additional 10% of
the approved credits in the Bank are authorized for release
Please let us know if you need additional information Thanks
Best Regards
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3216 Byers Drive
Suite B
Raleigh NC 27607
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THE FLAT SWAMP MITEGA RON BANK
Neuse & Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Parcel
Craven County North Carolina
Annual Monitoring Report (Year 3 2011)
DW O # 07 -0747
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NCDENR
Division of Water Quality Wetlands Unit
1650 Mail Service Center
Raleigh NC 27699 1650
Prepared By
GrccnVcst /1 lat Swamp, LLC
4405 DeWees Court
Raleigh NC
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Quality Woods D"Gto`
December 2011

Executive Summary
The third year (2011) annual maintenance and monitoring of the Flat Swamp Mitigation Bank Neuse
and Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Parcel (herein referred to as Bank Parcel ) is complete The
purpose of the Bank Parcel is to improve water quality through the restoration of riparian and non
riparian buffers as proposed in the Bank Parcel Development Package (BPDP) (GV 2009) and
supporting documentation The Flat Swamp watershed has been extensively impacted by clearing
ditching ongoing agricultural practices and road building over the past 100 years These activities
have obliterated many of the historical stream and wetland systems including the riparian and non
riparian wetlands as well as small coastal plain zero first and second order streams that once flowed
to the Neuse River The site is in the upper reaches of the Flat Swamp Creek watershed and
therefore has a large influence on the water quality and habitat in Flat Swamp Creek Core Creek and
ultimately the Neuse River
The primary objective is to establish Nutrient Offset and Neuse Buffer credits provide mitigation
for Neuse Buffer and Neuse Nutrient offset payments within the Neuse River Basin and /or to sell
resulting credits to third parties public or private The FSB is located in the North Carolina Division
of Water Quality (NCDWQ) sub basin 03 04 08 of the Neuse River Basin More specifically the site
is located within US Geologic Survey (USGS) 8 digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) 03020202 and 14
digit HUC 03020202080020 Flat Swamp creek originates approximately 3 2 miles southwest of Fort
Barnwell and 4 5 miles northeast of Dover in Craven County North Carolina
As of the end of the second growing season (2010) for the Flat Swamp Neuse and Nutrient Offset
Buffer Restoration Project annual monitoring is complete of the nearly 250K bare root tree
seedlings planted on a ^7x10 spacing ( -622 trees /ac) consisting of character species proposed in the
BPDP (2009) The third (3 d) growing season has resulted in continued rapid growth of a healthy and
vigorous stand of character trees According to third (3 d) year vegetation plot data from thirty eight
(38) one (1) are plots tree survival is between 12 and 22 trees /1 are equating to 486 to 891 trees /ac
(79 100% survival) The average survival for all character trees 700 trees /ac And the average
diameter and height is 39 6 mm (1 5 in) and 234 9 cm (7 7 ft) respectively across all character species
The project target goal is 320 trees /ac at the end of 5 years and therefore the project has met success
criteria again for the third (3 d) monitoring year within each plot and overall First second and third
year vegetation data shows there has been significant leaf and stem growth establishing that the
buffer restoration was successful during the critical period following construction and after the
second year during heavy competition from herbaceous plants Continued monitoring of the site
shows additional leaf and stem growth late into the growing season thus improving chances for
survival and rapid growth for subsequent years
Flat Swamp Mitigation Bank GreenVest /Flat Swamp LLC
Neuse & Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Parcel
Annual Monitoring Report
Year 3 2011

Table of Contents
Executive Summary i
10 Introduction 1
20 Vegetation Maintenance & Monitoring 4
211 Vegetation Success Criteria 4
212 Vegetation Data 6
30 Conclusions 6
4 0 References 10
Appendix A — Vegetation Plot Photos 11
Appendix B — Bank Credit /Debit Ledgers 22
List of Figures
Figure 1 Site Location Map (USGS) 3
Figure 2 Monitoring Plot Locations 5
List of Tables
Table 1 As Built Vegetative Communities by Zone for the Flat Swamp Mitigation
Bank 2
Table 2 Summary of Vegetation Plot Data by Species (Year 3 2011) 7
Table 3 Vegetation Monitoring Data (2011) 9
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Flat Swamp Mitigation Bank GreenVest /Flat Swamp LLC
Neuse & Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Parcel
Annual Monitoring Report
Year 3 2011

10 Introduction
The Flat Swamp Mitigation Bank Neuse and Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Parcel third (3 �
year maintenance and monitoring report (2011) is complete The purpose of the Bank Parcel is to
improve water quality through the restoration of riparian and non riparian buffers as proposed in the
Flat Swamp Mitigation Bank Parcel Development Package (GV 2009) and supporting
documentation The Bank Parcel is located in North Carolina Division of Water Quality ( NCDWQ)
sub basin 03 04 08 of the Neuse River Basin More specifically the site is located within US
Geologic Survey (USGS) 8 digit hydrologic unit code (HUC) 03020202 and 14- digit HUC
03020202080020 Flat Swamp creek originates approximately 3 2 miles southwest of Fort Barnwell
and 4 5 miles northeast of Dover in Craven County North Carolina Flat Swamp Creek is a tributary
of the Neuse River and flows east from the site intersecting Core Creek before emptying into the
south side of the Neuse River The FSB is located in the headwaters of Flat Swamp Creek (Latitude
35 degrees 15 minutes 10 96 seconds N and Longitude 77 degrees 22 minutes 04 05 seconds E) The
site is bounded by Dover Fort Barnwell Road (SR 1262) to the north and west Jonestown Road (SR
1258) and Camp Oak Road (SR 1261) to the east, and Dover Bay to the south (Appendix I Figure
1)
The Flat Swamp Creek watershed has been extensively impacted by clearing ditching ongoing
agricultural practices and road building over the past 100 years These activities have obliterated
many of the historical stream and wetland systems including the riparian and non riparian wetlands
as well as small coastal plain zero first and second order streams that once flowed to the Neuse
River The site is in the upper reaches of the Flat Swamp Creek watershed and therefore has a large
influence on the water quality and habitat in Flat Swamp Creek Core Creek and ultimately the
Neuse River
The primary objective is to establish Nutrient Offset and Neuse Buffer credits provide ntigation
for Neuse Buffer and Neuse Nutrient offset payments within the Neuse River Basin and /or to sell
resulting credits to third parties public or private As constructed the Bank Parcel will provide 20 34
acres Neuse Buffer restoration and 285 91 acres of Nutrient Offset Buffer restoration A Bank
Parcel Development Package (GreenVest 2009) and Neuse River Riparian Buffer and Nutrient
Offset Mitigation Banking Instrument were completed and executed by NCDWQ for the Bank
Parcel in 2009 and amended per as built survey in December 2011
Riparian headwater system improvement is accomplished through the restoration of forested buffers
along Jurisdictional streams and watercourses draining to Jurisdictional streams Restoration of the
riparian and non riparian areas using strategic vegetation planting practices provides stream bank
stability stream shading water quality improvements through nutrient uptake and sediment filtering
as well as providing wildlife habitat These riparian buffers will be restored by planting appropriate
native species of trees shrubs and herbaceous vegetation in zones specific to landscape position
topography and hydrology
As of the end of the third (3 9 growing season for the Flat Swamp Neuse and Nutrient Offset Buffer
Restoration Project (2011) annual monitoring is complete of the nearly 250K planted bare root tree
seedlings on a 7x10 spacing ( -622 trees /ac) consisting of character species proposed in the BPDP
(GreenVest 2009) The third (3 9 growing season has resulted in a healthy and vigorous stand of
character trees Species planted are seen in Table 1 below
Flat Swamp Mitigation Bank GreenVest /Flat Swamp LLC
Neuse & Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Parcel
Annual Monitoring Report
Year 3 2011

Table 1: As -Built Vegetative Communities by Zone for the Flat Swamp Mitigation
Bank
Craven County
Planting
Zone Area
Zone
Recommended Plant Species (Character Trees)
Zone
(Acres)
Description
Scientific Name
Common Name
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Buttonbush
Included in
Stream/Ditch
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash
1
Zone 2
Bank
Cornus amomum
Silky dogwood
acreage
Nyssa sylvatica
Swamp Blackgum
Taxodium distichum
Bald cypress
Quercus shumardii
Shumard oak
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak
Neuse River
Quercus lyrata
Overcup oak
Buffer
Quercus laurifolia
Laurel oak
2
20.34 acres
(Riparian)
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash
( <5 1 ft.)
Quercus michauxii
Swamp chestnut oak
Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark oak
Quercus nigra
Water oak
Quercus phellos
Willow oak
Nutrient
Quercus shumardii
Shumard oak
Offset Buffer
Quercus bicolor
Swamp white oak
(Non-
Quercus lyrata
Overcup oak
3
285.91 acres
Riparian)
Quercus laurifolia
Laurel oak
(0 -200 ft. and
Quercus michauxii
Swamp chestnut oak
>51 ft.
Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark oak
buffers)
Quercus nigra
Water oak
Quercus hellos
Willow oak
* Area calculated based on a Zone width ( Zones 1, 2 & 3 = 200 ft.)
Construction and oversight of the project was completed by Quality Woods, Woodland Vegetation
Management, Inc., and Soil, Water, & Environment Group, PLLC.
Flat Swamp Mitigation Bank GreenVest /Flat Swamp, LLC
Neuse & Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Parcel
Annual Monitoring Report
Year 3 - 2011

Figure 1: Site Location Map (USGS)
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Neuse & Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Parcel
Annual Monitoring Report
Year 3 - 2011

20 Vegetation Maintenance & Monitoring
Section IV (C &D) of the Neuse River Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Banking
Instrument describes vegetation maintenance and monitoring protocol Monitoring of vegetation
will occur for a minimum of five (5) years following the first full growing season describing the
conditions of each Bank parcel and relating those conditions to the success cntena Reports will be
submitted annually to the Division of Water Quality and shall contain the following
1) A U S Geological Survey map showing the location of the Bank
2) A detailed narrative summarizing the condition of the Bank and all regular maintenance
activities
3) Appropriate topographic maps showing location of sampling plots permanent photo points
location of transects etc
4) Monitoring data including specific vegetative counts and photographs and
5) A copy of the Bank credit /debit ledger
Stem counts will be conducted within strategically placed 10m x 10m plots ( 0247 ac) When
choosing the location for each plot the primary goal will be to obtain a representative sample of the
entire area of disturbance Therefore plots will be scattered throughout the project and will attempt
to capture all habitat and vegetation density variations The quantity of monitoring plots was
determined in accordance with The Carolina Vegetative Sampling Protocol (Levels I & II) such that
no more than two (2) percent of any one Parcel is encompassed in monitoring plots This analysis
equated to thirty eight (38) monitoring plots distributed across the 357 64 acre buffer restoration area
(Figure 2)
211 Vegetation Success Criteria
Vegetation success will be based on tree survivability over a five year monitoring period Success will
be measured by density and growth of character tree species as defined by the Guidelines for
Riparian Buffer Restoration prepared by the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Character Trees are defined as planted or volunteer species identified from a survey of local
vegetation on less degraded sections of the specified reference site and from reference literature such
as Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina (Schafale and Weakley 1990) that
details native species Characteristic Tree Species include but is not limited to species listed in
Table 1
Survivability will be based on achieving at least 320 stems (Character Trees) per acre after five years
Planted species must account for a minimum of 30 percent of the above densities Natural
regeneration of species from adjacent forested communities will occur and can be counted in the
overall stem counts provided they are native hardwood tree or Character Tree species A survey of
vegetation at the end of each year s growing season (October /November) will be conducted annually
over the five year monitoring period in order to verify survivabthty of the installed plantings This
survey will track the total mortality on an annual basis and be used to calculate survivability at the
end of five years Baseline data was collected for the planted vegetation following installation and
routine site inspections were performed throughout the first growing season in 2009 Thus was
completed to insure planted trees were growing well with minimal competition and /or destructive
predation Periodic inspections will continue throughout the monitoring period to insure restoration
success
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Survivability of less than 320 stems per acre at the end of the five year monitoring period may require
the installation of additional plantings as replacement for the mortality as approved by NCDWQ
Additionally visual observations of herbaceous cover and /or competition invasive species and
herbivore predation will occur during the maintenance and monitoring period of the project and
corrective measures to address mortality problems will be implemented as approved by NCDWQ
Visual observations are recorded via permanent photo locations located at each vegetation plot origin
and are included in Appendix A
212 Vegetation Data
According to third (3 � year vegetation plot data from thirty eight (38) one (1) are plots tree survival
is between 12 and 22 trees /1 are equating to 486 to 891 trees /ac (79 100% survival) (Table 2 & 3)
The project target goal is 320 trees /ac at the end of 5 years and therefore the project has met success
criteria for the third monitoring year within each plot and overall First second and third year
vegetation data shows there has been significant leaf and stem growth establishing that the buffer
restoration was successful during the critical period following construction and after the second and
third year during heavy competition from herbaceous plants Continued monitoring of the site
shows additional leaf and stem growth late into the growing season thus improving chances for
survival and rapid growth for subsequent years
3 0 Conclusions
The Flat Swamp Neuse and Nutrient Offset Buffer Restoration Project is on a successful trajectory
following the third year annual vegetation maintenance and monitoring report findings Average tree
density for the entire project is > 700 trees /ac Vegetation data in Table 3 show vigorous growth
during the third (3 � year in both height and basal diameter indicative of excellent growing
conditions and maintenance of planted trees The average diameter and height is 39 6 mm (1 5 in)
and 234 9 cm (7 7 ft) respectively across all character species
At the end of 2011 a 50 51 acre area was deleted from a planned wedand mitigation bank to be
approved by the USACE and that same acreage was added to the restored nutrient offset riparian
buffer acreage DWQ and the Bank Sponsor have agreed to amend the original banking instrument
to acknowledge and document the correct acreage dedicated to NOC s and NBC s based on a
current as built survey The additional 50 51 acres of restoration work was included in the original
construction of the project and covered by the first 3 years of maintenance and monitoring activities
A request to NCDWQ will follow this Annual Report to file the revised MBI as built, and update
credit ledgers accounting for the project
No additional herbaceous control is foreseen for subsequent years As part of the BPDP woody
invasive competition and other species competing with character trees will be monitored and
controlled if necessary Deer browsing is minimal considering the location of the project and
population of deer Most browsing and damage has occurred in the southern portion of the site
Deer are actively hunted on the site and browsing should not affect the long term health of the
restoration areas
Continued rapid growth is expected for the next growing season and ultimately a successful riparian
restoration project in the Neuse Basin at the end of the 5 year monitoring period and into the future
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4 0 References
GreenVest /Flat Swamp LLC 2009 Flat Swamp Bank Parcel Development Package
GreenVest /Flat Swamp LLC Quality Woods and Soil Water and Environment Group
PLLC 2009
Schaflale MP and AS Weakley 1990 Classification of the Natural Communities of North
Carolina Third Approximation N C Nat Heritage Prog Div of Parks and Rec Dept of
Envir Health and Nat Res Raleigh NC 325 pp
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Appendix A — Vegetation Plot Photos (Year 3 2011)
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