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Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project
SCO No. 070715501
DENR Contract No. D08049S
EEP Project No. 226
Moore County, North Carolina
Year 3 of 5 Monitoring Report
Data Collection: January through December 2013
Submission Date: January 15, 2014
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Ecosystem Enhancement Program
217 West Jones Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 3000A; Raleigh, NC 27603
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Little River
Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project
SCO No. 070715501
DENR Contract No. D080495
EEP Project No. 226
Moore County, North Carolina
Year 3 of 5 Monitoring Report Data Collection:
January through December 2013
Submission Date: January 15, 2014
Prepared by:
LMG
0 0 LAND MANAGEMENT GROUP INC
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Land Management Group, Inc
3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 452 -0001
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Table of Contents
1.0 TITLE PAGE ..................................................................................................... ..............................i
2.0 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... ............................... ii
3.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIPROJECT ABSTRACT ................................... ..............................1
4.0 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................... ..............................3
5.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................. ..............................3
6.0 PROJECT CONDITION AND MONITORING DATA APPENDICES .... ..............................4
Appendix A Project Vicinity Map and Background Tables
Appendix B Visual Assessment Data
Appendix C Vegetation Plot Data
Appendix D Hydrologic Data
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3.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/PROJECT ABSTRACT
The Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Site is located on a 125 -acre
conservation easement along Little River near Vass, NC (Moore County) within the Cape
Fear River Basin #03030004 Cataloging Unit (Figure 1) It is located within a larger tract
owned by J J. Barnes and his family The larger tract is actively managed for wildlife
habitat to facilitate hunting on the overall tract Prior to mitigation activities, the project
site was a junsdictional wetland with planted loblolly pine The pine plantation was
planted in the early 2000s as part of the CREP program The stream and wetland
enhancement project is funded by the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program
(EEP).
The overall goal for the Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Site is to preserve
and enhance a natural bottomland hardwood forest which exhibits desired functions
appropriate to the existing geomorphic setting of the site
Specific goals include
1) Preservation of wildlife habitat; and
2) Natural community enhancement
The project objectives include:
1) Partial removal of undesired vegetation via burning to promote desired
species growth, and
2) Planting of the project site with specific native species to enhance natural
habitat
To accomplish these goals, the site was burned in December of 2010 and planted in
January of 2011 The baseline field monrtonng was performed by Stantec in February of
2011 Land Management Group, Inc (LMG) performed Year One vegetation monitoring
in October of 2011 and Year Two vegetation monrtonng in September of 2012
Stream enhancement II and preservation are both components of this project (Table 1).
Three stream channels traverse the project site Small portions of the channels have been
altered in the past but currently appear stable The project includes 3,593 linear feet of
stream enhancement II on two tributaries to the Little River (Reach 1 & Reach 2) and 210
linear feet of stream preservation of one associated tributary (Reach 3)
Wetlands within the conservation easement boundary were enhanced or preserved
Approximately 39 acres of wetlands in the bottomland hardwood forest adjacent to the
Little River channel and approximately nine acres of successional wetlands located in the
northwest portion of the project site have been preserved The wetlands within the
approximately 48 -acre loblolly pine plantation area and 7 -acre grassy field area have
been enhanced through the planting of native hardwood trees (See Table 1 for Project
Components and Figure 2 for Component Location)
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Vegetation monitoring is conducted on an annual basis using sixteen (16) permanent
vegetation plots (Figure 2). The vegetation success criterion for the pine plantation area is
the survival of 150 planted woody stems per acre at the end of the five -year monitoring
period. The success criterion for the grassy field area is the survival of 260 planted
woody stems per acre at the end of the five -year monitoring period Monitoring Year 3
(MY3 2013) observed a mean stem density of 275 planted stems per acre in the plots
The plots located within pine plantation area (Plots 4 -16) had an average of 264 planted
stems per acre The plots located in the grassy field area (Plots 1 -3) had an average of 337
planted stems per acre. When volunteer stems and mature pines were included, the site
had an overall mean stem density of 3,533 stems per acre The stem density decreased to
3,265 stems per acre when mature pine trees were not counted. The plots located within
pine plantation area had an average of 3,825 planted and volunteer stems per acre (3,536
stems per acre without mature pines) The plots located in the grassy field area had an
average of 2,482 planted and volunteer stems per acre (2,297 stems per acre without
mature pines). Please note that during MY2 2012 monitoring, three plots ( #2, 12, and 13)
did not meet the vegetation success criterion. However, during MY3 2013 monitoring,
two additional stems that appeared to have been planted (old flagging was present) were
discovered in Plot #13, which raised the mean stem density above the minimum success
criterion Therefore, only Plots #2 and #12 did not meet the vegetation success criterion
in MY3 2013.
The project consisted of the enhancement and preservation of existing wetlands and
streams within the site. Prior to mitigation, wetlands were determined and confirmed by a
jurisdictional determination Therefore, there is no hydrological success criterion.
However, five continuous groundwater monitoring gauges were installed on the site in
order to monitor and confirm hydrology Four of the gauges are located in wetlands of the
pine plantation and a fifth is a reference gauge located in a preserved wetland area on the
west side of the project During the growing season of MY3 (2013), the groundwater
monitoring gauges located within the enhancement site demonstrated a water level within
12" of the soil surface for between 10% and 63% of the growing season Rainfall was
above average for part of this time (June of 2013).
• Gauge #1. 18% (42 days)
• Gauge #2 10% (24 days)
• Gauge #3 63% (139 days)
• Gauge #4: 60% (138 days)
• Reference Gauge 63% (139 days)
Streams are visually assessed each year to monitor for stability One crest gauge was
installed on -site and is located adjacent to Vegetation Plot 7 Streams were stable during
the MY3 monitoring assessment The crest gauge was evaluated several times throughout
2013 During these visits, water was noted within the channel Water staining was
observed on the crest gauge on several occasions, indicating overbank flooding
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Summary information/data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or
encroachment and statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring
elements can be found in the tables and figures in the report appendices Narrative
background and supporting information formerly found in these reports can be found in
the mitigation and restoration plan documents available on EEP's website All raw data
supporting the tables and figures in the appendices are available from EEP upon request
4.0 METHODOLOGY
Vegetation
Sixteen (16) permanent vegetation plots are used for annual vegetation monitoring
(Figure 2) All vegetation monitoring was completed in September 2013 utilizing the
Carolina Vegetation Survey (CVS) — EEP protocol Level 2 (version 4 2)
Hydrology
A crest gauge was installed within a stream to monitor flow and is assessed through
visual evaluation Five groundwater monitoring gauges were installed on site (4 within
the enhancement area and 1 within the reference area) All groundwater monitoring
gauges were downloaded quarterly utilizing Remote Data System, Inc data loggers and
software Data from the groundwater monitoring gauges are not used toward success
criteria of the wetland
Photo documentation was performed at prescribed locations across the site A digital
camera was used to take photos at each predetermined photo point location (Figure 2)
5.0 References
NCEEP 2013 Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Year 2 of 5 Monitoring
Report North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosystem
Enhancement Program Raleigh, NC March, 2013
NCEEP 2012 Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Year 1 of 5 Monitoring
Report North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosystem
Enhancement Program Raleigh, NC March, 2012
NCEEP 2011 Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement As -Built & Baseline
Monitoring Report North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Ecosystem Enhancement Program Raleigh, NC December, 2011
NCEEP 2010 Procedural Guidance and Content Requirements for EEP Monitoring
Reports North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosystem
Enhancement Program Raleigh, NC Version 13 January 15, 2010
NCEEP 2008 CVS -EEP Vegetation Sampling Protocol North Carolina Department of
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Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosystem Enhancement Program Raleigh, NC
Version 4 2, 2008.
NCEEP 2007 Little River Wetland Enhancement Restoration Plan North Carolina
Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosystem Enhancement Program
Raleigh, NC September 28, 2007
US Army Corps Of Engineers. 1987 U.S Army Corps of Engineers Tech Report Y -87-
1, 1987 Wetland Delineation Manual, Washington, DC. AD /A176
US Army Corps Of Engineers. 2005 U S. Army Corps of Engineers. Information
Regarding Stream Restoration in the Outer Coastal Plain of North Carolina, Wilmington
Regulatory Field Office.
6.0 Project Condition and Monitoring Data Appendices
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Appendix A.
Project Vicinity Map and Background Tables
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Directions to Site: From Raleigh take US -1 S /US -64 W
toward Sanford /Asheboro. Continue to follow US -1 S
for 50.9 miles. Take the Carolina 690 Exit toward Vass. �► ' ,_ �� fnf �" tom, .� t. d ,
Turn left onto N Carolina 690 E /Lobelia Rd. Continue
to follow 690 E /Lobelia Rd for 2.5 miles. Turn right onto ..: "r : ;'�
a dirt driveway, follow the dirt driveway and make a left
at the fork. Continue down the dirt road to the NW Figure 1. Vicinity Map
corner of the site. Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement
EEP Project #226
Moore County, NC
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Table 1 Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project/EEP Project No. 226
Mitigation Credits
Stream
Riparian Wetland
Non - Riparian Wetland
Buffer
Nitrogen
Nutrient Offset
Phosphorus
Nutrient Offset
Type
R
RE
R
RE
R
RE
Totals
1437
21
275
Pro ect Components
Project
Component or
Reach ID
Stationing /Location
Existing
Footage/
Acreage
Approach
Restoration or
Restoration
Equivalent
Restoration
Footage or
Acreage
Mitigation
Ratio
Comment
Reach 1
Flows NW to SE across the
middle of site
1,726
E
R
1,726
2 5 1
Enhancement - planting occurred in the riparian
area of both banks
Reach 2
Flows NW to SE across the
middle of site
1,867
E
R
1,867
2 5 1
Enhancement - planting occurred in the riparian
area of both banks
Reach 3
Enters the site on middle N
boundary, tributary of Reach 2
210
P
RE
210
101
Preservation - area is protected by a
conservation easement with signage around the
boundary
Wetland 1
Pine Plantation
478
E
RE
478
2 5 1
Enhancement - weedy vegetation was
suppressed with fire and area was planted
Wetland 2
Grassy Field
70
E
RE
70
21
Enhancement - El as a result of no trees
present in this area Area was burned and
planted
Wetland 3
S boundary of site
394
P
RE
394
51
Preservation - area is protected by a
conservation easement with signage around the
boundary
Wetland 4
Successional Wetlands- NW
portion of the site
93
P
RE
1 93
1 101
Preservation - area is protected by a
conservation easement with signage around the
lboundary
Component Summation
Restoration Level
Stream (If)
Riparian Wetland (ac)
Non - Riparian Wetland (ac)
Buffer (sq ft)
Upland (ac)
Rivenne
Non- Rivenne
Restoration
Enhancement
548
Enhancement I
Enhancement II
3,593
-
Creation
Preservation
210
487
HQ Preservation
BMP Elements
Element
Location
Purpose /Function
Notes
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
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Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Little River Stream and Wetland
Enhancement Project -EEP Project No. 226
Elapsed Time Since Grading Complete: n/a
Elapsed Time Since Planting Complete: 36 months
Number of Reporting Years': 3
Activity or Deliverable
Data Collection
Com lete
Actual Completion
or Delivery
Mitigation Plan
Sep -07
Oct -07
Final Design — Construction Plans
n/a
n/a
Construction
n/a
n/a
Seeding
n/a
n/a
Prescribed Burn
n/a
Dec -10
Planting
n/a
Jan -11
As -built (Year 0 Monitoring - baseline)
Feb -11
Dec -11
Year 1 Monitoring
Dec -11
Feb -12
Year 2 Monitoring
Dec -12
Jan -13
Year 3 Monitoring
Dec -13
Jan -14
Year 4 Monitoring
n/a
n/a
Year 5 Monitoring
n/a
n/a
1 = number of reports or data points produced excluding the baseline
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Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project -EEP Project No. 226
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc
Designer
801 Jones Franklin Road Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27606
Primary project design POC
Amber Coleman (919) 865 -7399
Construction Contractor
None
Carolina Silvics, Inc
Planting Contractor
908 Indian Trail Road, Edenton, NC 27932
Planting Contractor POC
Mary- Margaret McKinney (252) 482 -8491
Seeding Contractor
None
Seed Mix Sources
None
ArborGen and Superior Trees
Arborgen - 180 Westvaco road, Summerville, SC 29483
Nursery Stock Suppliers
Superior Trees - 12493 E US Highway, Lee, FL 32059
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc
Monitoring Performers (MYO)
801 Jones Franklin Road Suite 300, Raleigh, NC 27606
Stream Monitoring POC
Amber Coleman (919) 865 -7399
Vegetation Monitoring POC
Amber Coleman (919) 865 -7399
Wetland Monitoring POC
Amber Coleman (919) 865 -7399
Land Management Group, Inc
Monitoring Performers (MY1 - MY3)
3805 Wrightsville Avenue, Suite 15, Wilmington, NC 28403
Stream Monitoring POC
Kim Williams (910) 452 -0001
Vegetation Monitoring POC
Kim Williams (910) 452 -0001
Wetland Monitoring POC
Kim Williams (910) 452 -0001
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Table 4. Project Baseline Information and Attributes
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project -EEP Project No. 226
Project Information
Project Name
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project
Project County
Moore
Project Area (ac)
125 8
Project Coordinates (Lat and Long)
35 223562, -79 240977
Project Watershed Summary Information
Physiogra hic Region
Sandhills
River Basin
Cape Fear
USGS HUC for Project (14 digit)
03030004070050
NCDWQ Subbasm
03 -03 -14
Project Drainage Area (sq mi)
052
Project Drainage impervious cover estimate ( %)
< 1%
CGIA Land Use Classification
Active Forest Management and Harvesting, Unused
Reach Summary Information
Parameters
Reach 1
Reach 2
Reach 3
Length of Reach (linear feet)
1,726
1,867
210
Valley Classification
VIII
Drainage Area (ac)
335
NCDWQ Stream Identification Score
30 28 28
NCDWQ Water Quality Classification
Perennial
Morphological Description (stream e)
C5
E5
E5
Evolutionary Trend
C5
C5
C5
Underlying Mapped Soils
Bibb
Drainage Class
Poorly Drained
Soil Hydric Status
Yes
Slope
0 -1%
FEMA Classification
Zone X
Native Vegetation Commune
Riverine bottomland hardwood
Percent Composition Exotic Invasive Vegetation
0% 0% 0%
Wetland Summary Information
Parameter
Wetland 1
Wetland 2
Wetland 3
Size (ac)
478
7
48 7
Wetland Type
Riparian Riverine
Mapped Soils Series
Bibb
Drainage Class
Poorly Drained
Soil Hydric Status
Hydric
Source of Hydrology
Overbank flooding and groundwater
Hydrologic Impairment
None
Native Vegetation Community
Riverine bottomland hardwood
Percent of Exotic /Invasive Vegetation
0% 0% 0%
Regulatory Considerations
Regulation
Applicable? Resolved? Supporting Documentation
Waters of the United States - Section 404
Yes Yes USACE 404 Permit
Waters of the United States - Section 401
Yes Yes NCDWQ 401 Permit
Endangered Species Act
No
n/a
n/a
Historic Preservation Act
No
n/a
n/a
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Coastal
Area Management Act (CAMA)
No
n/a
n/a
FEMA Flood lain Compliance
No
n/a
n/a
Essential Fisheries Habitat
No
n/a
n/a
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Appendix B.
Visual Assessment Data
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Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table
Vegetation Category
Definitions
Mapping Threshold
CCPV Depiction
Number of Polygons
Combined Acreage
% of Planted Acreage
Very limited cover of both
1. Bare Areas
woody and herbaceous
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
material
As in MY2 (2012), areas near
Plot 2, 12 and 13 had stem
densities lower than the five -
year monitoring success
Woody stem densities clearly
criterion. However, Plot 2 did
2. Low Stem Density Areas
below target levels based on
not meet criterion at baseline
Red Outline on Figure 2
2
1.5 ac
2.7%
MY3, 4, or 5 stem count criteria
and this area was probably
under - planted. Additionally,
some ponding was observed
near Plots 12 and 13 (may be
from beaver dams along Reach
2).
3. Areas of Poor Growth Rates
Areas with woody stems of a
or Vigor
size class that are obviously
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
small given the monitoring year
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Stream Photo Station 1: looking upstream (northwest) (Dec. 17, 2013)
Stream Photo Station 1: looking downstream (southeast) (Dec. 17, 2013)
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Stream Photo Station 2: looking upstream (northwest) (Dec. 17, 2013)
Stream Photo Station 2: looking northeast (Dec. 17, 2013)
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Stream Photo Station 2: looking downstream (southeast) (Dec. 17, 2013)
Stream Photo Station 3: looking upstream along Reach 2 (west) (Dec. 17, 2013)
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Stream Photo Station 3: looking upstream at Reach 3 (north) (Dec. 17, 2013)
Stream Photo Station 3: looking downstream along Reach 2 (east) (Dec. 17, 2013)
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Stream Photo Station 4: looking upstream along Reach 1 (northwest) (Dec. 17, 2013)
Stream Photo Station 4: looking downstream along Reach 1 (southeast) (Dec. 17, 2013)
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Stream Photo Station 5: looking upstream along Reach 1 (northwest) (Dec. 17, 2013)
Stream Photo Station 5: looking downstream along Reach 1 (southeast) (Dec. 17, 2013)
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Vegetation Plot Photos (all photos recorded on September 17 & 18, 2013)
Photo Station V1 - Veg Plot 1 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
Photo Station V2 - Veg Plot 1 looking across (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V3 - Veg Plot 2 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
Photo Station V4 - Veg Plot 2 looking across (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V5 - Veg Plot 3 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
Photo Station V6 - Veg Plot 3 looking across (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V7 - Veg Plot 4 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
Photo Station V8 - Veg Plot 4 looking across (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V9 - Veg Plot 5 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
Photo Station V10 - Veg Plot 5 looking across (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V13 - Veg Plot 7 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V14 - Veg Plot 7 looking across (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V15 - Veg Plot 8 looking along X -axis (Sept 18, 2013)
Photo Station V16 - Veg Plot 8 looking across (Sept 18, 2013)
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Photo Station V17 - Veg Plot 9 looking along X -axis (Sept 18, 2013)
Photo Station V18 - Veg Plot 9 looking across (Sept 18, 2013)
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Photo Station V19 - Veg Plot 10 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
Photo Station V20 - Veg Plot 10 looking across (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V21 - Veg Plot 11 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V23 - Veg Plot 12 looking along X -axis (Sept 18, 2013)
Photo Station V24 - Veg Plot 12 looking across (Sept 18, 2013)
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Photo Station V25 - Veg Plot 13 looking along X -axis (Sept 18, 2013)
Photo Station V26 - Veg Plot 13 looking across (Sept 18, 2013)
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Photo Station V27 - Veg Plot 14 looking along X -axis (Sept 17, 2013)
Photo Station V28 - Veg Plot 14 looking across (Sept 17, 2013)
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Photo Station V29 - Veg Plot 15 looking along X -axis (Sept 18, 2013)
Photo Station V30 - Veg Plot 15 looking across (Sept 18, 2013)
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Photo Station V31 - Veg Plot 16 looking along X -axis (Sept 18, 2013)
Photo Station V32 - Veg Plot 16 looking across (Sept 18, 2013)
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Appendix C.
Vegetation Plot Data
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Table 6. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project EEP
Vegetation Plot ID
Vegetation Survival
Threshold Met?
Tract Mean
VP1
Y
88%
VP2
N
VP3
Y
VP4
Y
VP5
Y
VP6
Y
VP7
Y
VP8
Y
VP9
Y
VP10
Y
VP11
Y
VP12
N
VP13
N
VP14
Y
VP15
Y
VP16
Y
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Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata
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Report Prepared By
Kim Williams
Date Prepared
1/15/2014 13 30
Database Name
LittleRiver 226 MY3 2013 mdb
Database Location
L \ Wetlands \2008\LittleRiver\Annual Monitoring Report\Year 3
Computer Name
KWILLIAMS
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Metadata
Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of project and
project data
Proj Planted
Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year This
includes live stakes, all planted stems, and all natural /volunteer stems
Proj Total Stems
Each project is listed with its TOTAL stems per acre, for each year This includes
live stakes, all planted stems, and all natural /volunteer stems
Plots
List of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live stems, dead stems,
missing, etc)
Vigor
Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots
Vigor by Spp
Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species
Damage
List of most frequent damage classes with number of occurrences and percent of
total stems impacted by each
Damage by Spp
Damage values tallied by type for each species
Damage by Plot
Damage values tallied by type for each plot
Planted Stems by Plot and Spp
A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for each plot,
dead and missing stems are excluded
Projects Summa t; s RE
Project Code
226
Project Name
Little River
Description
Stream and Wetland Enhancement
River Basin
Cape Fear
Length (ft)
Stream -to -Edge Width (ft)
Area (sq m)
Required Plots (calculated)
16
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January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5 Appendix C
Table 8. Planted and total stem counts (species by plot with annual means)
Color for Density
Exceeds requirements by more than 20%
but by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements, but by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 20%
Grassy Field Area 5 -yr Success Criteric 260 stems /ac
Pine Plantation Area 5 -yr Success Crite 150 stems/ac
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January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5 Appendix C.
Current Plot Data (MY3 2013)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Specie
s Type
E226 -LMG -0001
E226 -LMG -0002
E226 -LMG -0003 1
E226 -LMG -0004
E226 -LMG -0005
E226 -LMG -0006
E226 -LMG -0007
E226 -LMG -0008
E226 -LMG -0009 I
E226 -LMG -0010
E226 -LMG -0011
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all IT
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
Acer rubrum
red maple
Tree
6
11
2
7
23
32
22
30
10
12
Aronia arbutifolia
Red Chokeberry
Shrub
15
Clethra alnifolia
sweet pepperbush
Shrub
30
20
Cyrilla racemiflora
swamp titi
Shrub
14
33
40
11
4
18
7
12
9
Diospyros virginiana
common persimmon
Tree
1
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
8
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
3
Ilex glabra
inkberry
Shrub
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
1
1
1
2
2
102
2
Ilex opaca
American holly
Shrub
1
7
1
1
7
2
Itea virginica
Virginia sweetspire
Shrub
5
uniperus virginiana
eastern redcedar
Tree
2
Leucothoe axillaris
Dog hobble
Shrub
7
10
8
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
shrub
8
Lindera benzoin
northern spicebush
Shrub
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweetgum
Tree
27
2
30
1
7
6
1
Liriodendron tulipifera
tuliptree
Tree
2
Lyonia lucida
fetterbush lyonia
Shrub
2
Magnolia virginiana
sweetbay
Shrub
1
2
4
2
Morella cerifera
wax myrtle
Shrub
4
Nyssa sylvatica
blackgum
Tree
7
7
11
3
3
8
4
4
7
2
2
12
6
6
9
3
3
3
2
2
2
Ostrya virginiana
hop hornbeam
Tree
8
Persea borbonia
red bay
Shrub
5
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine
Tree
7
2
4
11
1
12
2
5
12
9
Prunus serotina
black cherry
Shrub
Quercus
oak
Tree
3
3
4
Quercus laurifolia
laurel oak
Tree
1
1
3
2
2
2
5
3
2
2
2
7
1
Quercus lyrata
overcup oak
Tree
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
6
2
2
3
Quercus nigra
water oak
Tree
6
Quercus pagoda
cherry bark oak
Tree
Rhus copallinum
flameleaf sumac
Shrub
2
37
15
10
Symplocos tinctoria
horse sugar
Tree
P4861
Stem count
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
11
11
74
5
5
64
9
9
46
7
7
69
4
4
67
8
8
6
92
14
14
83
4
4
199
7
7
97
6
6
73
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
3
3
8
3
3
9
4
4
7
2
2
7
3
3
8
3
3
1
8
4
4
12
2
2
11
2
2
13
3
3
14
445.2
445.2
2995
202.3
202.3
2590
364.2
364.2
1862
283.31
283.31
27921
161.91
161.91
27111
323.71
323.71
19421
242.81
242.81
37231
566.61
566.61
3359
161.91
161.91
80531
283.31
283.31
39251
242.81
242.81
2954
Color for Density
Exceeds requirements by more than 20%
but by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements, but by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 20%
Grassy Field Area 5 -yr Success Criteric 260 stems /ac
Pine Plantation Area 5 -yr Success Crite 150 stems/ac
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project - EEP No. 226
January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5 Appendix C.
Table 8 contd. Planted and total stem counts (species by plot with annual means)
Grassy Field Area 5 -yr Success Criterion: 260 stems /ac
Pine Plantation Area 5 -yr Success Criterion: 150 stems /ac
Color for Density
Exceeds requirements by more than 20%
' less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements, but by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 20%
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project - EEP No. 226
January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5
Current Plot Data (MY2 2013)
Annual Means
Annual Means
Scientific Name
Common Name
Species
Type
E226 -LMG -0012
E226 -LMG -0013
E226 -LMG -0014
E226 -LMG -0015
E226 -LMG -0016
MY3 (2013)
MYO (2010)
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
Pnol-S
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
PnoLS
P -all
T
Acer rubrum
red maple
Tree
28
16
1
16
16
232
Aronia arbutifolia
Red Chokeberry
Shrub
5
4
4
241
4
4
44
5
5
5
Clethra alnifolia
sweet pepperbush
Shrub
5
43
351
133
Cyrilla racemiflora
swamp titi
Shrub
28
1
11
25
5
23
7
1
1
236
2
2
2
Diospyros virginiana
common persimmon
Tree
I
1
1
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
green ash
Tree
5
5
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
32
32
39
30
30
30
Ilex glabra
inkberry
Shrub
1
1
8
4
22
22
7
7
169
12
12
12
Ilex opaca
American holly
Shrub
1
1
1
2
3
27
Itea virginica
Virginia sweetspire
Shrub
5
uniperus virginiana
eastern redcedar
Tree
2
Leucothoe axillaris
Dog hobble
Shrub
25
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese privet
shrub
8
Lindera benzoin
northern spicebush
Shrub
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
6
6
Liquidambar styraciflua
sweetgum
Tree
8
3
8
10
11
114
Liriodendron tulipifera
tuliptree
Tree
1
3
Lyonia lucida
fetterbush lyonia
Shrub
8
10
Magnolia virginiana
sweetbay
Shrub
4
1
14
Morella cerifera
wax myrtle
Shrub
4
Nyssa sylvatica
blackgum
Tree
1
1
1
2
2
2
30
30
55
46
46
46
Ostrya virginiana
hop hornbeam
Tree
4
12
Persea borbonia
red bay
Shrub
5
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine
Tree
7
5
8
11
17
117
Prunus serotina
black cherry
Shrub
0
Quercus
oak
Tree
3
3
4
4
4
4
Quercus laurifolia
laurel oak
Tree
3
14
3
3
3
8
8
43
7
7
7
Quercus lyrata
overcup oak
Tree
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
24
24
26
13
13
13
Quercus nigra
water oak
Tree
6
Quercus pagoda
cherry bark oak
Tree
1
1
Rhus copallinum
flameleaf sumac
Shrub
2
66
Symplocos tinctoria
horse sugar
Tree
11
11
Stem coun
size (ares)
size (ACRES)
Species coun
Stems per ACRE
21
2
97
5
5
71
7
7
95
7
7
91
8
8
147
110
110
1413
125
125
125
1
1
1
1
1
16
16
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.02
0.40
0.40
2
2
11
2
2
9
2
2
12
4
4
10
3
3
11
21
9
21
9
91
9
80.937
80.937
3925.5
202.34
202.34
2873.3
283.28
283.28
3844.5
283.28
283.28
3682.6
323.75
323.75
5948.9
275.0
275.0
3532.5
316.16
316.16
316.16
Grassy Field Area 5 -yr Success Criterion: 260 stems /ac
Pine Plantation Area 5 -yr Success Criterion: 150 stems /ac
Color for Density
Exceeds requirements by more than 20%
' less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements, but by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 20%
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project - EEP No. 226
January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5
Table 9 CVS - Damage by Plot
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement - EEP #226
0y
O�
m�
m OC
m
0-
E226 -LMG -0006- year 3 1 21 81 1 2
E226 -LMG- 0007 -vear 3 1 01 6
.C7
E226 -LMG -0011- ear 3 3 31 2 1
E226 -LMG -0012- year 3 1 1 1
E226 -LMG -0013- year 3 1 4 1
E226 -LMG -0014- year 3 0 7
E226 -LMG -0015- ear 3 0 8
E226 -LMG- 0016 -vear 3 01 8
111
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January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5 Appendix C
E226 -LMG -0001-year 3 1
Ol
11
E226 -LMG -0002- year 3
0
6
E226 -LMG -0003- year 3
0
11
E226 -LMG- 0004 -vear 3
0
7
E226 -LMG -0006- year 3 1 21 81 1 2
E226 -LMG- 0007 -vear 3 1 01 6
.C7
E226 -LMG -0011- ear 3 3 31 2 1
E226 -LMG -0012- year 3 1 1 1
E226 -LMG -0013- year 3 1 4 1
E226 -LMG -0014- year 3 0 7
E226 -LMG -0015- ear 3 0 8
E226 -LMG- 0016 -vear 3 01 8
111
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January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5 Appendix C
Exceeds requirements, by more than 20%
ds requirements, but by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 20%
^�
Little River Stream and Wetland Enhancement Project - EEP No. 226
January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5 Appendix C.
Table 10. CVS - Planted Stems by Plot and Species
Little River Stream and
Wetland Enhancement - EEP #226
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po po po
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ryti titi tiry
titi tiry ryry titi tiry tiry tiry
4
F ti
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Aronia arbutifolia
Shrub
Red Chokeberry
4
1
4
4
C rilla racemiflora
Shrub Tree
swamp titi
1
1
1
1
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Tree
green ash
32
12
2.67
1
1
2
1
1
6
7
2
2
5
3
1
Ilex glabra
Shrub
inkberry
7
5
1.4
1
2
1
2
1
Lindera benzoin
Shrub Tree
northern s icebush
1
1
1
1
N ssa s Ivatica
Tree
black um
30
9
3.33
7
3
4
2
6
3
2
1
2
Quercus
Shrub Tree
oak
3
1
3
3
Quercus laurifolia
1L22
Ilaurel oak
8
4
21
1 1
21
1
2
1
3
Quercus I rata
Tree
overcu oak
?4
I
2.67
5
1
2
2
5
2
4
2
1
TOT:
0
9
9
9
110
ill
51
91
71
41
81
61
14
41
71
61
21
5
7
7
6
Exceeds requirements, by more than 20%
ds requirements, but by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 20%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 20%
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January 15, 2014 - Monitoring Year 3 of 5 Appendix C.
Appendix D.
Hydrologic Data
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Month
30% & 70% precipitation data obtained from
Precipitation data obtained from: Moore County WETS Station: Carthage 8
SE, On -site rain gauge ® Monthly Rainfall (on -site) 30th Percentile 70th Percentile (wc NC15us a.gov)000
(wcc.nres.usda.gov)