20201366 Ver 2_Foy Farm Asbuilt Memo 3.11.2024_20240311

March 11, 2024
From: Barrett Jenkins, Project Manager, Restoration Systems
To: Katie Merritt, NCDWR, Nutrient Offset Banking
SUBJECT: Foy Farm Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel - Post Construction Documentation
NCDWR # 2020-1366v2

In accordance with section VI. Post Construction Documentation for Restoration Systems Neuse 02
Nutrient Offset Umbrella Banking Instrument. Restoration Systems (RS) is providing the following post-
construction documentation Foy Farm Bank Parcel (“Site”), DWR# 2021-1366v2.

The Site is in Jones County, NC, approximately 3 miles west of the town of Trenton. The conservation
easement was recorded, survey boundaries were marked with t posts, the soil was prepared, and trees
and seeds were planted between January and February 2024.

Installation of monitoring plots was completed in the last 30 days. The following more detailed summary
of activities is provided, and a figure including the location of installed monitoring plots for riparian
restoration, riparian enhancement, and riparian preservation is attached.

Conservation Easement: Restoration Systems is the fee simple owner of the property on which the
conservation easement is situated. North Carolina Wildlife Habitat holds the conservation easement. The
Deed of Conservation Easement was recorded at the Jones County Register of Deeds on December 14,
2023; Bk 432, Pg 443. The Conversation Easement Plat was also recorded; Plat C141, Page 3 to C141 Page
5. Easement corners are currently marked with t-posts wrapped in PVC and high-visibility tape.

Parcel Preparation: Historically, agricultural fields slated for restoration were in no-till
agriculture and good condition. Typical field treatments were continued through the end of
2023. The power line crossing feature 3a has been removed.

Planting Summary: The conservation easement area was planted with bare-root hardwood species on
January 22, 2024. Approximately 49.80 acres were planted at an average density of 682 stems per acre
on 8’ x 8’ spacing. The tree species planted were proposed in the Bank Parcel Development Plan (BPDP)
and are listed below in Table 1. White oak (Quercus alba), referenced in Table 6 under “Proposed
Substitutes” of the proposed DPBP, was substituted for Willow oak (Quercus phellos) and is added to Table
1 in red. A photolog of planting efforts is attached.

Table 1: As-built Bareroot Planting by Species (species added as substitutions are in red)
Common Name Scientific Name % of Total
Planted Trees
As-built
# Planted
As-built
% of Total Planted Trees Forest Strata
River birch Betula nigra 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
Redbud Cercis canadensis 5% 1,700 5% Subcanopy
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5% 1,700 5% Canopy
Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 5% 1,700 5% Canopy
Red mulberry Morus rubra 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
Wax myrtle Myrica ceifera 5% 1,700 5% Shrub
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
White oak Quercus albo 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
Water oak Quercus nigra 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
Willow oak Quercus phellos 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
American elm Ulmus americana 10% 3,400 10% Canopy
Total 34,000

In addition to planting bare-root hardwoods, the site was seeded with the following mix of native annual
and perennial herbaceous cover, Table 2. Species not initially reported in the approved BPDP have been
added in red. Seeding was completed in February 2024.

Table 2: As-built Seed mix (species added from BPDP in red)
Common Name Scientific Name Annual/Perennial
Plains Coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria Annual
Deertongue, Tioga Panicum clandestinum Perennial
Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Perennial
Purpletop Tridens flavus Perennial
Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceloata Perennial
Clasping Coneflower Rudbeckia amplexicaulis Annual
Oxeye Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Perennial
Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium Perennial
Perennial Gaillardia (Blanketflower) Gaillardia aristata Perennial
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Perennial
Winter Bentgrass Argostis hyemalis Perennial
Bluefalse indigo Baptisia australis Perennial
Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus Annual
Rocket Larkspur Consolida ajacis Annual
Showy Tick trefoil Desmodium canadense Perennial
Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus Perennial
Narrowleaf Sunflower Helianthus angustifolius Perennial
Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Perennial

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Feature 1 Origin
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Feature 9
Feature 7b
Feature 7 Origin
Feature 4d
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Feature 4 Start
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Feature 6b
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Feature 8 Start
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Middle Road
Nobles Loop Road
Easement Maintena nce AreaExisting Overhead Utility40 Foot Width (0.41 Acres )
Overhead Utiltiy Line Removed From the Easement Are a FIGURE
Drawn by:
Date:
Scale:
Project No.:
Title:
Project :
Pre pared for:
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Jon es Coun ty, NC
RJH
1:5,0 00
FOY FA RMNUTRIENT OFFSETBANK PARCEL
0 720 1,440360
Feet
FEB. 20 24
20 20-1 366v2
NC DEQ Division of Water Resou rces
401 & BufferPermitting Branch
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ASBUILTMEMO
RESTORATIONACTIVITIESLegend
Area Parcels
Foy F arm - Conservation Easement: 78.25 Acres
Existing Powerline
Centerline
30-Foot ROW
Foy Farm Features
Stream (Intermittent/Perennial)
On-Line or Off-Line Pond
Ditch
Wetland
Surveyed To p of Bank (TOB)
Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB) Offset
TOB-50
51-100
101-200
Installed Vegetation Monitoring Plots (39 Total)
Planted Area: 49.80 Acres
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Feature 4 Start
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Feature 6b
Feature 6a
Feature 8 Start
Feature 8b
Feature 8a
Feature 5 Start
Feature 5a
Feature 5b
Feature 1a
Feature 3a
Feature 3b
Feature 3 Origin
Middle Road
Nobles Loop Road
Easement Maintena nce AreaExisting Overhead Utility40 Foot Width (0.41 Acres )
Overhead Utiltiy Line Removed From the Easement Are a FIGURE
Drawn by:
Date:
Scale:
Project No.:
Title:
Project :
Pre pared for:
³
Jon es Coun ty, NC
RJH
1:5,0 00
FOY FA RMNUTRIENT OFFSETBANK PARCEL
0 720 1,440360
Feet
FEB. 20 24
20 20-1 366v2
NC DEQ Division of Water Resou rces
401 & BufferPermitting Branch
2
ASBUILTMEMO
CREDIT AREA
Legen d
Area Parcels
Foy Farm - Conservation Easement: 78.25 Acres
Existing Po we rline
Cen terline
30-Foo t ROW
Foy Fa rm Features
Stre am (Intermittent/Perennial)
On-Line or Off-Line Pond
Ditch
Wetland
Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB)
Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB) Offset
TOB-50
51-1 00
101-200
Installed Vegetation Monitoring Plots (39 To tal)
Foy Farm - Asbuilt Credit Determination
Diffuse Flow (DWR Memo 20 08-019 - No Credit)
Riparian Restoration for NOC, Ditch
Riparian Restoration for NOC, In-Line Pond - Not Subject
Riparian Restoration for NOC, I/P - Subject
Wetland and Forested Areas - No Credit
NOTE ABOUT WIDTHS & CREDITING:
Nutrient Offset Credit (NOC) Nutrient Offse t Credit is contiguo us fro m TOB, is a minimum of 50 ft. from the TOB and a maximum of 200 ft. fro m th e TOB .
Foy Farm
As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log
Photo 1: Crew Member Planting a Bareroot
Foy Farm Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel (2024) Photo Log
DWR ID #: 2020-1366v2 Restoration Systems, LLC
Photo 2: Crew Member Planting a Row of
Bareroots along an In-line Pond Around UT-8
Foy Farm
As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log
Photo 3: Crew Members Planting a Section of Easement
Foy Farm Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel (2024) Photo Log
DWR ID #: 2020-1366v2 Restoration Systems, LLC
Photo 4: Planted Tulip Poplar Bareroot
Foy Farm
As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log
Photo 5: Davey Staff Member Performing Quality Control
for Planted Bareroots Behind Crew Members
Foy Farm Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel (2024) Photo Log
DWR ID #: 2020-1366v2 Restoration Systems, LLC
Photo 6: Crew Supervisors Checking the Spacing
and Quality of Planted Bareroots