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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100104 Ver 1_Year 3 Monitoring Report_200905212 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 TICK CREEK STREAM RESTORATION - NCEEP Project #379 Third Annual Monitoring Report - FINAL January 2009 Subm 11?,d'%- ',E stem ill loll 'C'111C'11t r?kzx.ua..? iJ1Al' ` , ECJ S'O'S T E =fVHAN"'EVr--NT rPRO RAj1 itted to: North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 V PAC ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM U ? X • TICK CREEK STREAM RESTORATION - Project # 379 2008 MONITORING REPORT CONDUCTED FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Table of Contents E 1. Executive Summary/Project Abstract ..........................................................................1 II. Project Background .................................................................................................... ..2 2.1. Project Objectives ................................................................................................... ..2 2.2. Project Structure, Mitigation Type, and Approach ................................................. ..2 2.3. Location and Setting ............................................................................................... ..2 2.4. History and Background ......................................................................................... ..4 2.5. Monitoring Plan View ............................................................................................ ..7 III. Project Conditions and Monitoring Results ........................................................... ..8 3.1. Vegetation Assessment .......................................................................................... ..8 3.1.1. Vegetation Problem Areas ............................................................................... ..8 3.1.2. Current Conditions Plan View ......................................................................... ..9 3.2. Stream Assessment ................................................................................................. ..9 3.2.1. Procedural Items ............................................................................................. ..9 3.2.2. Stream Problem Areas .................................................................................... 11 3.2.3. Fixed Photo Station Photos ............................................................................. 11 3.2.4. Stability Assessment ......................... ............................ ......................... 11 IV. Methodology .............................................................................................................. 12 4.1. Stream Methodology .............................................................................................. 12 4.2. Vegetation Methodology ........................................................................................ 12 References ......................................................................................................................... 13 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Vicinity Map ............................... Figure 2. Monitoring Plan View ................ Figure 3. USGS Stream Gage Data ........... Tables ...3 ..8 .11 Exhibit Table I. Project Mitigation Structure and Objectives ..............................................4 Exhibit Table II. Project Activity and Reporting History ................................................... 5 Exhibit Table III. Project Contact Table ............................................................................. 6 Exhibit Table IV. Project Background Table ......................................................................6 Exhibit Table V. Verification of Bankfull Events .............................................................. 10 Exhibit Table VII. Categorical Stream Feature Visual Stability Assessment .................. 11 Tick Creek Stream Restoration EEP Project # 379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 APPENDICES Appendix A Vegetation Data Al. Vegetation Data Tables Table 1. Vegetation Metadata Table 2. Vegetation Vigor by Species Table 3. Damage by Species Table 4. Damage by Plot Table 5. Stem Count by Plot and Species Table 6. Vegetation Problem Areas A2. Vegetation Problem Area Photos A3 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos Appendix B Geomorphologic Raw Data B 1. Current Conditions Plan View B2. Stream Problem Areas Table B3. Representative Stream Problem Area Photos B4. Stream Photo-station Photos B5. Qualitative Visual Stability Assessment Table • • Tick Creek Stream Restoration 2008 Monitoring Report EEP Project # 379 Year 3 of 3 RJG&A 20100 1 0 4 9 1. Executive Summary/Project Abstract The Tick Creek stream restoration and preservation project is located southeast of Siler City, in Chatham County, North Carolina, southeast of the intersection of Rives Chapel Church Road and Jim Moody Road. The project design, completed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in 2002, includes preservation of a 114 foot wide buffer along 3,733 feet of Tick creek (immediately downstream of the Rives Chapel Church Road bridge), and restoration of 2,597 feet of an unnamed tributary to Tick Creek (UT). The entire project occupies 29 contiguous acres in USGS HUC 03030003070023 (NCDWQ Cape Fear River Subbasin 03-06-12). Construction was completed on the Tick Creek site on 1 September 2005 and bare rootstock planting was completed during the week of 6 February 2006. Per the September 2002 Mitigation Plan, the site is to be monitored for three years. Upon successful completion of three years of monitoring, the site will be ready of review by the resource agencies (NCDOT 2002). RJG&A has monitored the site since 2006. In both 2006 and 2007 the project met its geomorphologic and vegetation goals. Per our contract with NCEEP, 2008 is the last year that the project will be monitored and no geomorphic quantitative data were collected. Average planted woody stem density (excluding live stakes) was 587 live stem per acre and has exceeded the vegetation success criteria by 83 percent. Dog fennel (Eupatorium capillofolium) and Chinese lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) continue to thrive in portions of Reach 2. Exotic invasives (Eleaganus umbellate, Albizia julibrissin, Ligustrum sinense and L. japonicum) are present throughout the restoration. • TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 1 0 II. Project Background 2.1. Project Objectives According to the 2002 Mitigation Plan written by NCDOT, the Tick Creek Stream Restoration Project was designed to achieve the following eight goals and objectives: 1. Preserve 3,733 linear feet of Tick Creek (as measured along the thalweg); 2. Restore 2,946 linear feet (349 feet longer than the existing reach of an unnamed tributary); 3. Provide a minimum of a 200-foot buffer along the Tick Creek reach being preserved for the protection of freshwater mussels found along the 3,733 linear foot reach; 4. Provide a stable stream channel for the Unnamed Tributary that neither aggrades nor degrades while maintaining its dimension, pattern, and profile with the capacity to transport its watershed's water and sediment load; 5. Improve water quality and reduce erosion by stabilizing the stream banks for both streams by improving riparian vegetation; 6. Reconnect the Unnamed Tributary to its floodplain; 7. Improve aquatic habitat of the tributary with the use of natural material stabilization structures such as root wads, rock vanes, woody debris, and a riparian buffer; 8. Provide aesthetic value, wildlife habitat, and bank stability through the creation or enhancement of a riparian zone (NCDOT 2002). 2.2. Project Structure, Mitigation Type, and Approach The Tick Creek Stream Restoration Project involved the preservation of 3,733 linear feet of Tick Creek and a Priority I restoration of 2,946 linear feet of an unnamed tributary that flows into Tick Creek. The project involved bedform transformations, channel dimension adjustments, pattern alterations, structure installation (root wads, rock vanes, and woody debris), and riparian buffer restoration (woody vegetation planting and stock exclusion). 2.3. Location and Setting To get to the Tick Creek restoration site from U.S. 64, turn south on Rives Chapel Church Road (-0.9 mile east of Siler City), travel 4.4 miles, turn left (east) onto Jim Moody Road. The upstream boundary of the unnamed tributary restoration site is 0.3 miles east of the intersection, on the right (south) side of the road. The project's western easement boundary (preservation) begins on the downstream side of the Rives Chapel Church Road Bridge over Tick Creek (south of the Jim Moody Rd. intersection) (Figure 1). E TickCreek Stream Restoration 2008 Monitoring Report EEP Project #379 Year 3 of 3 RJG&A Page 2 ? 0 • ,) O Figure 1. Tick Creek • Stream Rcstontion - Chatham Courm NC r? - Feet Shut CC NCI>t tT Unla Utsu+huh+m - 1 dr ?)t ?Af 1\?\tl'II1 NNW% ncJ++Lnt tl gu I W al tl )IS11 tnn Clkllllalll 0011111/ 0 / ?\ > ++ 2.000 1( JJ? of 8 r• ?l.? ,>._ ( t ? 1' ? ?? i TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 3 The 2002 Tick Creek Restoration Plan describes the site's pre-restoration land use as cattle pasture that involved agricultural clearing, stream ditching and straightening, and unrestricted cattle access to the stream. This land use caused bank instability, which increased sediment load. This caused the direct loss of aquatic habitat and caused the impairment and degradation of aquatic resources along the restoration project's entire reach (from the Jim Moody Road culvert, to the confluence with Tick Creek). 2.4. History and Background The project design was completed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) in 2002, and includes preservation of a 114 foot wide buffer along 3,733 feet of Tick Creek and restoration of 2,597 feet of an unnamed tributary to Tick Creek (UT). Construction was completed on the Tick Creek site on 1 September 2005 and bare rootstock planting was completed during the week of 6 February 2006. is Exhibit Table I. Mitigation Structure and Objectives (from NCDOT Tick Creek Restoration Plan Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 bA U V y O . ? ?""' O Reach ID w w w v U Tick Creek 3,733 P 3,733 Protection of high quality aquatic habitat (rare mussels) Reach 1 ? R P1 300 00-300 Shallow pools, small meanders, and o, steep riffles Reach 2 N R P1 1,500 300-1800 Realigned widened floodplain Reach 3 R P1 980 1800-2780 , Realigned, reconnected to floodplain TickCreek Stream Restoration 2008 Monitoring Report EEP Project #379 Year 3 of 3 RJG&A Page 4 • • • Exhibit Table Il. Activity and Reporting History Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 Activity or Report Data Collection Completion Restoration Plan February - May 2002 September 2002 Construction NA September 2005 Temporary S&E mix applied NA NA Permanent seed mix applied NA NA Bare Root Planting NA February 2006 Mitigation Plan NA NA As-built March 2006 Year 1 Monitoring November 2006 Vegetation September 2006 Geomorphologic October 2006 Year 2 Monitoring October 2007 Qualitative Evaluation April and October 2007 Vegetation July 2007 Geomorphologic July 2007 Year 3 Monitoring November 2008 Qualitative Evaluation May and November 2008 Vegetation July 2008 Geomorphologic N/A TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 5 C • • Exhibit Table III. Project Contacts - Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 - Chatham County, NC Design: Earth Tech 701 Corporation Center Drive, Suite 475 Raleigh, NC 27607 Mr. Ron Johnson (919) 854-6210 North Carolina Department of Transportation Natural Environment Unit Natural Environment Engineering Group 1598 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1598 Mr. Jamie Lancaster, Supervisor (919) 715-1441 Construction Contractor: Not Provided Planting Contractor: Not Provided Seeding Contractor: Not Provided Seed Mix Sources: Not Provided Nursery Stock Suppliers: Not Provided Monitoring Performers Monitoring Performers: (2006-2008): RJG&A 1221 Corporation Parkway, Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27616 Mr. Sean Doig (919) 872-1174 Exhibit Table IV. Project Back ground - Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 County Chatham Drainage Area 96 acres (0.15 square miles) Drainage Impervious Cover Estimate (%) <5% Stream Order First Order Physiographic Region Piedmont Ecoregion Carolina Slate Belt Rosgen Classification of As-built Reach 1 B6 Reach 2 C5b Reach 3 E6 Dominant Soil Types Reach 1 Georgeville silt loam Reach 2 Georgeville silt loam Reach 3 Nanford Badin complex (upper -500 feet), Riverview (lower -400 feet, to confluence with Tick Creek) TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 6 1] • Exhibit Table IV. Project Background - Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 Reference Site ID Spencer Creek (located in Uwharrie National Forest in the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin) USGS HUC for Project and Reference 03030003070023, 03040103050090 NCDWQ Sub-basin for Project and Reference 03-06-12, 03-07-09 NCDWQ Classification for Project and Reference C Any portion of the project segment 303d listed? No Any portion of the project segment upstream of a 303d listed segment? No - not in NCDWQ 30-06-12 Reasons for 303d Listing or Stressor NA % of Project Easement Fenced 0% 2.5. Monitoring Plan View See Figure 2 for Monitoring Plan View. TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 7 rn a u 0 O p o U o O ell D Q F aW 4W 1 w 5 ? I W - a a? to 0 0 0- O a? a r` ? ( D ? m o O a N N 3 2 bi W o (D 'o m _ (U m L 19 a) c N U --- CO CO (D CD lrn N O, M O ti ?-ir M? OD r- V r (9!(D r- Cf) 0) i, h d 10 ) o r O ui N CA M ? O 1 - ? 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Project Conditions and Monitoring Results The first qualitative project evaluation in monitoring year 3 was conducted on 15 May 2008. Third annual quantitative vegetation data were collected during July 2008. The site was again qualitatively assessed on 11 November 2008. Flowing water was observed in the channel in 2008 during the May and November site visits. No water was observed during the July site visit. Several geomorphologic problem areas were observed during the May and November evaluations. 3.1. Vegetation Assessment In 2008, the average density for all reaches was 587 live stems per acre, exceeding the required stem density (320 live stems per acre) by 83 percent. Twelve woody stem species were originally planted at Tick Creek. Quercus alba, Platanus occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Salix nigra had the highest stem density (Appendix A: Table 5). A total of 37 stems recorded in 2007 were missing or dead in 2008, resulting in a mortality rate of 23 percent (Appendix A: Table 2). Summary vegetation monitoring data and plot photos for Monitoring Year 2 can be found in Appendix A. 0 3.1.1. Vegetation Problem Areas Vegetation problem areas at the Tick Creek restoration site include sparse planting, invasive herbaceous cover, and relatively low planting success (Figures B.1.1. and B.1.2.). Reach 1 woody stem planting density was an issue in the areas furthest from the stream banks (Appendix A3-VP1). Natural succession of perennials, primarily blackberry (Rubus argutus) has begun throughout Reach 1. This type of early sucessional herbaceous density is common in recently disturbed areas and can be beneficial to the planted stems by prolonging soil moisture in upland areas and reducing early evapotranspiration. In Reach 2, dog fennel (Eupatorium capillofolium), and Chinese lespedeza's (Lespedeza cuneata) continue to be a problem (Appendix A.3.-VP2). The planted woody stem success under these invasive herbaceous stands is relatively high, so, continued observation, without remedial action, is appropriate. Reach 3 continues to have relatively minimal invasive species problems. Rubus argutus has become more widespread around monitoring plot 8. Plot 6 continues to suffer from a lower success rate than the remaining plots in the restoration (Appendix A.3.-VP3). As noted in previous years, suspected cause is substrate compaction. The Restoration Design Plan View map indicates that a relatively large staging area was located here during construction. Because of the adequate live planted stem density in plot 6, no remedial action is recommended at this time. TickCreek Stream Restoration 2008 Monitoring Report EEP Project #379 Year 3 of 3 RJG&A Page 8 3.1.2. Current Conditions Plan View See Figures B.1.1 and B.1.2. in Appendix B for the Current Conditions Plan View. 3.2. Stream Assessment 3.2.1. Procedural Items 3.2.1.1. Morphometric Criteria RJG&A staff qualitatively evaluated the condition and success of the Tick Creek Stream Restoration project during May, July, and November 2008. Overall, the site appears to be maintaining its as-built dimension, pattern, and profile. Based on guidance from EEP, RJG&A did not collect any geomorphologic data. Photographs were taken at 14 permanent photo locations (established by NCDOT during February 2006) during the May survey. 3.1.1.2. Hydrologic Criteria No crest gauges are installed on the Tick Creek site and on-site quantitative hydrologic evaluation is therefore not possible. As reported in the spring 2008 Initial Assessment, on-site qualitative evidence of at least one bankfull event (rack and drift lines and downed vegetation/stems above the bankfull elevation) was observed on 15 May 2008 at several cross vanes and on the inside of meanders. The previous site visit/observation was October 2007. The USGS stream gauge on Tick Creek near Mount Vernon Springs (USGS 02101800) is located approximately three miles upstream from the restoration's confluence with Tick Creek. It has a drainage of 15.5 square miles. Bankfull discharge at this gage is 655.2 cubic feet per second (cfs) (Harmen 1999). Data from this gage from September 2005, when construction was completed, to December 2008 appears in Figure 3 (USGS 2009) and demonstrates that bankfull events likely occurred in November and December of 2006, April and May of 2007, and March and September 2008. The graph also highlights the drought that affected the area for much of 2007 into the first few months of 2008. Heavy precipitation on 4 March and 6-7 September confirms the likelihood of bankfull events at the restoration site (NC CRONOS 2009). • TickCreek Stream Restoration 2008 Monitoring Report EEP Project #379 Year 3 of 3 RJG&A Page 9 • • • Figure 3. USGS Stream gauge data for Tick Creek upstream of US 421 - Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 USGS 02101840 TICK CREEK NEAR MOUNT VERNON SPRINGS, NC c 2096 0 1506 a 4J as a? 1866 cs 508 (D as I? .? 6 .., ° } J -580 ° Jan Jul Jan Jul Jan Jul Jan 2606 2008 2007 2067 2008 2888 2609 - Daily naxinun discharge Period of approved data - Daily nininun discharge ^- Period of provisional data ---- - Daily nean discharge Exhibit Table V. Verification of Bankfull Events - Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 Date of Data Collection Date of Occurrence (mm/dd/yy) Method CFS NA 11/26/06 Proximal USGS gauge resource 1,390 NA 12/25/06 Proximal USGS gauge resource 832 NA 4/15/07 Proximal USGS gauge resource 670 NA 4/16/07 Proximal USGS gauge resource 704 NA 5/2/07 Proximal USGS gauge resource 919 NA 3/4/08 Proximal USGS gauge resource 880 15 May 2008 4 March 2008 Wrack and drift lines NA NA 9/7/08 Proximal USGS gauge resource 1700 TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 10 0 • • 3.2.2. Stream Problem Areas Headcuts and piping around some of the cross vanes in Reaches 2 and 3 continue to be a problem. The headcuts and piping at stations 2050 and 2568 continue to be the most severe and should be monitored. Additionally, low flow during the 2007 drought allowed fescue and other herbaceous cover to grow in the stream channel (Appendix B.3). This has negatively affected the bank stability and pattern of the channel and in several places the thalweg is unidentifiable. It is assumed, however, that if normal rainfall patterns return and stream distcharge increases that herbaceous cover will die back and the creek will re-establish a sediment discharge regime. 3.2.3. Fixed Photo Station Photos Appendix B4 contains the 16 photo station photos. 3.2.4. Stability Assessment Exhibit Table VII. Categorical Stream Feature Visual Stability Assessment Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 Reach 1(300 feet Feature Initial* MY-01 MY-02 MY-03 A. Riffles 100% 100% 100% 100% B. Pools 100% 100% 100% 100% C.Thalweg 100% 100% 100% 100% D. Meanders 100% 100% 100% 100% E. Bed General 100% 100% 100% 100% F. Bank 100% 100% 100% 100% G. Vanes/J Hooks, etc. 100% 100% 100% 100% H. Wads and Boulders NA NA NA NA Reach 2 (1,500 feet) A. Riffles 100% 100% 100% 92% B. Pools 100% 100% 100% 90% C. Thalweg 100% 100% 82% 91% D. Meanders 100% 100% 100% 100% E. Bed General 100% 100% 100% 99% F. Bank 100% 100% 100% 100% F. Vanes/J Hooks, etc. 100% 93% 95% 100% G. Wads and Boulders 100% 100% 99% 97% *These percentages are assumed. Neither the As-built Monitoring Report nor the First Year Monitoring Report contained any visual stability assessment data. TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 11 Exhibit Table VII. Categorical Stream Feature Visual Stability Assessment Tick Creek Stream Restoration - EEP Project #379 Reach 3 980 feet A. Riffles 100% 100% 100% 96% B. Pools 100% 99% 100% 94% C.Thalweg 100% 100% 100% 100% D. Meanders 100% 100% 100% 100% E. Bed General 100% 100% 100% 97% F. Bank 100% 100% 100% 97% G. Vanes/J Hooks, etc. 100% 92% 92% 85% H. Wads and Boulders 100% 100% 100% 96% IV. Methodology Monitoring methodologies follow the current EEP-provided templates and guidelines (Lee et al 2006). Photographs were taken digitally. A Trimble Geo XT handheld mapping-grade unit was used to collect problem area locations. 4.1. Stream Methodology Following guidance from NCEEP, RJG&A did not collect any geomorphologic data in 2008. Qualitative assessments of the stream restoration were done during May, July, and November using the criteria specified in the Mitigation Plan, the First Annual Monitoring Report, and standard regulatory guidance and procedures documents. 4.2. Vegetation Methodology • Eight representative vegetation survey plots were selected and installed in reaches 1, 2, and 3 during September 2006, pursuant to the EEP/CVS vegetation monitoring protocol (Lee et al 2006). All plots measure 100 square meters and are either 10 meters by 10 meters, or five meters by 20 meters. Pursuant to the guidelines, the four corners of each plot (0,0; 0,10; 10,0; and 10,10) were marked with 18 inch long one half inch diameter galvanized steel conduit. Level 1 (planted woody stems) and Level 2 (volunteer woody stems) data collection was performed in all plots, pursuant to the most recent CVS/EEP protocol (Lee et al 2006). Within each plot, each planted woody stem location (x and y) was recorded, and height and live stem diameter were recorded for each stem location. All planted stems were identified with pink flagging. Vegetation was identified using Weakley (Weakley 2007). Photos were taken of each vegetation plot from the 0,0 corner. Tables 1 through 5 in Appendix A contain the data from the vegetation monitoring. Monitoring plot photos can also be found in Appendix A. TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 12 • • 1] References Harrelson, Cheryl, C. L. Rawlins, and John Potpondy. (1994). Stream Channel Reference Sites: An Illustrated Guide to Field Technique. USDA, Forest Service. General Technical Report RM-245. Lee, Michael T., Peet, Robert K., Roberts, Steven D., Wentworth, Thomas R. (2006). CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Version 4.0. Retrieved October 30, 2006, from: http://www.nceep.net/business/monitoring/veg/datasheets.htm. NC CRONOS (2009). North Carolina Climate Retrival and Observations Network of the Southeast Database COOP Weather Station 317924, Siler City, NC. Retrieved January 21, 2009 from: http://www.nc-climate.ncsu.edu/cronos/?station=317924&temporal=daily NCDOT (2002). Stream Mitigation Plan, Tick Creek, Condoret Property, Chatham County, North Carolina. NCDOT, September 22, 2002. Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, and C.R. Bell (1968). Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. University of North Carolina Press. Chapel Hill, NC. Rosgen, D L (1996) Applied River Morphology. Wildland Hydrology Books, Pagosa Springs, CO. Rosgen, DL. (1997). "A Geomorphological Approach to Restoration of Incised Rivers. In Proceedings of the Conference on Management of Landscapes Disturbed by Channel Incision, ed. S.S.Y. Wang, E.J. Langendoen and F.B. Shields, Jr. University of Mississippi Press, Oxford, MS. USACOE (2003) Stream Mitigation Guidelines. USACOE, USEPA, NCWRC, NCDENR-DWQ Weakley, Alan (2007). Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Surrounding Areas. Retrieved March 27, 2007 from: http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm. TickCreek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 RJG&A 2008 Monitoring Report Year 3 of 3 Page 13 Appendix A Vegetation Data Al. Vegetation Data Tables Table 1. Vegetation Metadata Table 2. Vegetation Vigor by Species Table 3. Damage by Species Table 4. Damage by Plot Table 5. Stem Count by Plot and Species Table 6. Vegetation Problem Areas A2. Vegetation Problem Area Photos A3. 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Veqetation Vigor by Saecies Species 4 3 2 1 0 Missing Unknown Betula ni ra 8 2 Cornus amomum 2 Fraxinus enns Ivanica 12 7 5 2 2 Quercus alba 8 9 4 2 6 Quercus falcata 1 Quercus ni ra 3 1 Quercus phellos 2 Salix ni ra 19 6 1 7 2 Quercus rubra 7 2 1 Liriodendron tulipifera 9 2 1 10 1 Platanus occidentalis 33 1 2 TOT: 11 104 27 12 23 14 • r? r? • • Appendix A.1. Table 3. Veael s Co d Off` 0?1 +ti Va rte ,mac ? O?y Q Q ? ` ? y Betula ni ra 10 10 Cornus amomum 2 2 Fraxinus penns Ivanica 28 23 2 1 2 Liriodendron tuli ifera 23 23 Platanus occidentalis 36 21 14 1 Quercus alba 30 30 Quercus falcata 1 1 Quercus ni ra 4 4 Quercus hellos 2 2 Quercus rubra 10 10 Salix ni ra 37 37 TOT: 11 183 163 14 2 2 F72 0 Appendix A.1. Table 4. Damaqe by Plot Oy ff` O V a m ? a ?? ,?F ?? aye ? ? Q Q a ? ? ? y ;r O?y O `c 379-w s-0003- ear:2 21 20 1 379-w s-0004- ear:2 12 12 379-w's-0005- ear:2 31 30 1 379-w's-0006- ear:2 18 18 379-w s-0007- ear:2 42 28 14 379-wjs-0008- ear:2 23 22 1 1 1 379-wis-tck1-vear:2 17 171 1 I 1 379-wjs-tckwjs2-year:2 1 191 161 1 11 1 21 TOT: 8 183 163 14 21 21 21 E 0 • • • E d? xco c ? c. ? a? QM Appendix A.I. Table 6. Vegetation Problem Areas - Tick Creek Stream Restoration EEP Project #379 Feature/Issue Station/Range Probable Cause Photo # No/Limited planting 30 - 290 Planting oversight VPl Dense herbaceous Abundant invasives 550- 1530 groundwater VP2 Lower planted Soil compaction woody stem success during construction (relative to Reaches 1 and 2) 2340 - 2575 VP3 • • 0 • 1/ ,1 u O M V O L. CL CL W W_ C O r L O NN? LIB E L cn Y d d L V Y V O O O N r r L d O V N 7 O d V t0 .a L d t cn N a O O O N r r N N d V V 7 CD w N O O 3 d w C O Q L O J M a is • C O L O NNQ? 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