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Home My WebLink About20170887 Ver 2_Year 1 Monitoring Report_Supplemental Info_20200313ID#* 20170887 Version* 2 Select Reviewer:* Katie Merritt Initial Review Completed Date 03/16/2020 Mitigation Project Submittal - 3/13/2020 Is this a Prospectus, Technical Proposal or a New Site?* r Yes r No Type of Mitigation Project:* r Stream r Wetlands W Buffer r- Nutrient Offset (Select all that apply) Project Contact Information Contact Name:* Jason Lorch Project Information ................................................................................... ID#:* 20170887 Existing IDr Project Type: Project Name: Email Address:* jlorch@Wldlandseng.com Version: *2 Existing Version r DMS r Mitigation Bank Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel County: Chatham Document Information Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: Bethel Branch Buffer MY1 Supplemental 7.44MB Information.pdf Rease upload only one RDFof the corrplete file that needs to be subrritted... Signature Print Name:* Jason Lorch Signature:* Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel DWR ID# 2017-0887v2 Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC’s Cane Creek Nutrient and Buffer Mitigation Bank Monitoring Year 1 Report Supplemental Information March 2020 PREPARED BY: Wildlands Engineering, Inc. 312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225 Raleigh, NC 27609 Phone: 919-851-9986 MONITORING YEAR 1 REPORT Supplemental Information Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC’s Cane Creek Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank This supplemental information is provided to show that the old pond bed at Bethel Branch Mitigation Bank Parcel has been replanted to exceed the target planting density. On March 2, 2020 a total of 400 additional trees were planted in the pond area to augment the as-built planting. Tree species included silver maple (Acer saccharinum), tag alder (Alnus serrulate), river birch (Betula nigra), silky dogwood (Cornus ammomum), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), black gum (Nyssa sylvatica), sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), and cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda). As requested, data was collected by Wildlands in five supplemental random vegetation plots on March 3, 2020. The plots were circular with an area of 100 square meters. All five of the plots were within the old pond area (Figure 1). The planting density in all plots now exceeds the MY5 success criteria of 260 stems per acre (Table 1). Plot densities range from 526 stems per acre in vegetation plot 1 to 850 stems per acre in vegetation plot 4, with an average density of 696 stems per acre. Table 1 also compares the means from the previous random plots submitted in the As-Built & Baseline Monitoring Report Supplemental Information in November 2019. The mean stems per acre across the five random plots is now 696, surpassing the previous count of 251 stems per acre, the targeted planting density of 607 stems per acre, and the required density of 260 stems per acre. Vegetation plot photographs are attached. The bare areas in the old pond bed were seeded with annual rye and covered in straw in October 2019, after the as-built site walkthrough. The rye sprouted and provided excellent stability to topsoil, particularly at the tops of streambanks. In order to encourage additional vegetation and tree growth this spring, soil conditioner in the form of 50% compost and 50% biochar was spread over the previous bare areas in March 2020. A supplementary seed mix of 90% permanent native herbs and grasses and 10% temporary grasses was spread over these areas. In addition, Humic Plus (soil enhancer) was spread over the entire pond area to stimulate growth in the newly seeded and planted areas. Wildlands will continue to monitor the health and growth of the vegetation in the old pond bed, as well as across the rest of the site, and data will be presented in the annual monitoring reports each year. Figure 1. Supplemental Vegetation Plot Map Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Cape Fear River Basin 03030002[[[[[[[[[[[ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [ [[[[[[[[[[ [ [ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[Pond removed UT2 UT3 3 1 4 5 2 3 2 Chatham County, NC 0 10050 Feet ¹ Conservation Easement (16.30 Ac) Wetlands (3.21 Ac) Project Streams (2.05 Ac) Credit Zones Buffer Restoration (2.04 Ac) Buffer Restoration - Ephemeral (0.68 Ac) Buffer Restoration - Pond Area (0.72 Ac) Livestock Exclusion (4.87 Ac) Fixed Vegetation Plots Meets Success Criteria Does Not Meet Success Criteria Supplemental Random Vegetation Plots !(Meets Success Criteria !(Does Not Meet Success Criteria [[Fencing 2017 Aerial Photography SUPPLEMENTAL RANDOM VEGETATION PLOT DATA Bethel Branch Mitigation Bank Parcel DWR ID No. 2017-0887v2 Monitoring Year 1 - 2019 Annual Means Annual Means Scientific Name Common Name Species Type VP 1 VP 2 VP 3 VP 4 VP 5 MY1 (2019)MY0 (2019)* Acer saccharinum Silver Maple Tree 2 1 3 Alnus serrulata Tag Alder Shrub Tree 3 2 2 3 10 Betula nigra River Birch Tree 6 2 7 2 3 20 4 Cornus ammomum Silky Dogwood Shrub Tree 1 1 1 3 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Tree 3 1 3 7 7 Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum Tree 1 1 1 1 4 Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Tree 4 2 4 5 15 12 Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak Tree 1 Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak Tree 3 3 5 7 3 21 Quercus pagoda Cherrybark Oak Tree 1 1 1 3 7 13 16 19 21 17 86 31 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.12 0.12 4 7 7 8 7 9 5 526 647 769 850 688 696 251 *Random Supplemental Plot data from the As-Built & Baseline Monitoring Report Supplemental Information submitted in November 2019. Color for Density Exceeds requirements by 10% Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% Table 1. Supplemental Random Vegetation Plots: Planted Stem Density - UT3 Pond Area Species count Stems per ACRE Stem count size (ares) size (ACRES) Supplemental Random Vegetation Plot Data (MY1 2019) VEGETATION PLOT PHOTOGRAPHS Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Vegetation Plot Photographs Supplemental Random Vegetation Plot #1 03/03/2020 Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Vegetation Plot Photographs Supplemental Random Vegetation Plot #2 03/03/2020 Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Vegetation Plot Photographs Supplemental Random Vegetation Plot #3 03/03/2020 Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Vegetation Plot Photographs Supplemental Random Vegetation Plot #4 03/03/2020 Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Vegetation Plot Photographs Supplemental Random Vegetation Plot #5 03/03/2020