20200316 Ver 1_Wetland determination data form Star Ridge Farms 2_20200227

WETLAND DETERMINATION DATA FORM — Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region
Project/Site: Star Ridge Farms
Applicant/Owner: John Samuel Blue JR
Investigator(s): B. C. Raynor
Landform (hillslope, terrace, etc.): hillslope
Subregion (LRR or MLRA): LRRP
Soil Map Unit Name: Alley
Are climatic / hydrologic conditions on the site typical for this time of year? Yes X No (If no, explain in Remarks.)
Are Vegetation No Soil No or Hydrology No significantly disturbed? Are "Normal Circumstances" present? Yes X No
Are Vegetation No Soil No , or Hydrology No naturally problematic? (If needed, explain any answers in Remarks.)
City/County: Carthage/Moore
Sampling Date: 05/16/2018
State: NC Sampling Point: 2 of 2
Section, Township, Range:
Local relief (concave, convex, none): Concave
Lat: 35.288529 Long:-79.411862
NWI classification: N/A
Slope (%): 5
Datum:
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS — Attach site map showing sampling point locations, transects, important features, etc.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? Yes X No Is the Sampled Area
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No X
within a Wetland? Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
5' Below A44
HYDROLOGY
rs:
LI Surface Water (Al) LL
0 High Water Table (A2) L
0 Saturation (A3)
❑ Water Marks (131)
a Sediment Deposits (132) r�
❑ Drift Deposits (133) L
❑ Algal Mat or Crust (134)
Q Iron Deposits (135)
Inundation Visible on Aerial Imagery (137)
❑ Water -Stained Leaves (139)
Field Observations:
Surface Water Present? Yes X No
Water Table Present? Yes X No
Saturation Present? Yes X No
(includes capillary frinae)
Aquatic Fauna (1313)
Marl Deposits (1315) (LRR U)
Hydrogen Sulfide Odor (Cl)
Oxidized Rhizospheres along Living Roots (C3)
Presence of Reduced Iron (C4)
Recent Iron Reduction in Tilled Soils (C6)
Thin Muck Surface (C7)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Surface Soil Cracks (136)
❑ Sparsely Vegetated Concave Surface (138)
❑ Drainage Patterns (1310)
❑ Moss Trim Lines (B16)
Dry -Season Water Table (C2)
❑ Crayfish Burrows (C8)
Saturation Visible on Aerial Imagery (C9)
Geomorphic Position (D2)
Shallow Aquitard (D3)
FAC-Neutral Test (D5)
Sphagnum moss (D8) (LRR T, U)
Depth (inches):
1.5"
Depth (inches): 0
Depth (inches): 0 Wetland Hydrology Present? Yes X No
gauge, monitoring weu, aerial pnotos, previous
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0

VEGETATION (Four Strata) - Use scientific names of plants.
Sampling Point: 2 of 2
Absolute Dominant Indicator
Dominance Test worksheet:
Tree Stratum (Plot size: 40x60
)
% Cover Species? Status
Number of Dominant Species
1 Liriodendron tulipifera
35 X FACU
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: 2 (A)
2 Pinus taeda
5 FAC
Total Number of Dominant
3.
Species Across All Strata: 3 (B)
4.
Percent of Dominant Species
5.
That Are OBL, FACW, or FAC: .67 (A/B)
6.
Prevalence Index worksheet:
7.
8
Total % Cover of: Multiply by:
40 = Total Cover
OBL species x 1 =
50% of total cover: 20
20% of total cover: 8
FACW species x 2 =
Sapling/Shrub Stratum (Plot size: 40x60 )
FAC species x 3 =
1 Clethra alnifolia
15 X FACW
FACU species x 4 =
2 Vaccinium corymbosum
2 FACW
UPL species x 5 =
3
Column Totals: (A) (B)
4.
Prevalence Index = B/A =
5.
Hydrophytic Vegetation Indicators:
6.
_ 1 - Rapid Test for Hydrophytic Vegetation
7.
_ 2 - Dominance Test is >50%
8.
3 - Prevalence Index is <-3.0'
17 = Total Cover
_
_ Problematic Hydrophytic Vegetation (Explain)
50% of total cover: 8.5
20% of total cover: 3.4
Herb Stratum (Plot size: 40x60
)
Indicators of hydric soil and wetland hydrology must
1 Osmunda cinnamomea
30 X FACW
be present, unless disturbed or problematic.
2 Smilax rotundifolia
5 FAC
Definitions of Four Vegetation Strata:
3 Smilax laurifolia
2 FACW
Tree -Woody plants, excluding vines, 3 in. (7.6 cm) or
4.
more in diameter at breast height (DBH), regardless of
5
height.
6.
Sapling/Shrub - Woody plants, excluding vines, less
7.
than 3 in. DBH and greater than 3.28 ft (1 m) tall.
8.
Herb - All herbaceous (non -woody) plants, regardless
g.
of size, and woody plants less than 3.28 ft tall.
10.
Woody vine - All woody vines greater than 3.28 ft in
11.
height.
12.
37 = Total Cover
50% of total cover: 18.5
20% of total cover: 7.4
Woody Vine Stratum (Plot size:
40x60 )
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Hydrophytic
0 = Total Cover
Vegetation
X
50% of total cover: 0
20% of total cover: 0
Present? Yes No
Remarks: (If observed. list morpholoaical adaptations below)
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region - Version 2.0

SOIL Sampling Point: 2 Of 2
Profile Description: (Describe to the depth needed to document the indicator or confirm the absence of indicators.)
Depth Matrix
Redox Features
(inches) Color (moist) %
Color (moist) % Type Loc
Texture Remarks
0-6 10 YR 2/1 100
MS M
LS sandy mucky mineral
6-16 Gley 1 5/N 96
2.5Y 4/6 4 C PL
LS
'Type: C=Concentration, D=De letion, RM=Reduced Matrix, MS=Masked Sand Grains.
2Location: PL=Pore Lining, M=Matrix.
Hydric
Soil Indicators: (Applicable to all
LRRs,
unless otherwise noted.)
Indicators for Problematic Hydric Soils3:
.❑,
Histosol (Al)
Polyvalue Below Surface (S8) (LRR S, T, U) 1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR O)
.❑
Histic Epipedon (A2)
Thin Dark Surface (S9) (LRR S, T, U)
TTT❑
LJ 2 cm Muck (A10) (LRR S)
.❑
.❑,
Black Histic (A3)
Hydrogen Sulfide (A4)
H Loamy Mucky Mineral (F1) (LRR O)
❑ Loamy Gleyed Matrix (F2)
_❑ Reduced Vertic (F18) (outside MLRA 150A,B)
_❑ Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (LRR P, S, T)
Stratified Layers (A5)
Depleted Matrix (F3)
0 Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20)
Organic Bodies (A6) (LRR P, T, U)
Redox Dark Surface (F6)
❑ (MLRA 153B)
5 cm Mucky Mineral (A7) (LRR P, T, U)
Depleted Dark Surface (F7)
Red Parent Material (TF2)
.e
Muck Presence (A8) (LRR U)
Redox Depressions (F8)
�--I
LJ Very Shallow Dark Surface (TF12)
.❑
1 cm Muck (A9) (LRR P, T)
Marl (F10) (LRR U)
Other (Explain in Remarks)
.❑
Depleted Below Dark Surface (Al 1)
Depleted Ochric (F11) (MLRA 151)
.❑
Thick Dark Surface (Al2)
❑ Iron -Manganese Masses (F12) (LRR O, P, T) 3Indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and
.❑
Coast Prairie Redox (A16) (MLRA 150A)
Umbric Surface (F13) (LRR P, T, U)
wetland hydrology must be present,
.❑,
Sandy Mucky Mineral (S1) (LRR O, S)
Delta Ochric (F17) (MLRA 151)
unless disturbed or problematic.
. ✓❑
Sandy Gleyed Matrix (S4)
Reduced Vertic (F18) (MLRA 150A, 150B)
.❑
Sandy Redox (S5)
Piedmont Floodplain Soils (F19) (MLRA 149A)
.❑
Stripped Matrix (S6)
Anomalous Bright Loamy Soils (F20) (MLRA 149A, 153C, 153D)
. ✓❑
Dark Surface (S7) (LRR P, S, T, U)
Restrictive Layer (if observed):
Type: N/A
Depth (inches): N/A
Hydric Soil Present? Yes X No
Remarks:
US Army Corps of Engineers Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain Region — Version 2.0