HomeMy WebLinkAbout20170887 Ver 2_Year 2 Monitoring Report_20201012Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel
DWR ID# 2017-0887v2
Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC’s Cane Creek Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank
Monitoring Year 2 Report
October 2020
PREPARED BY:
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225
Raleigh, NC 27609
Phone: 919-851-9986
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MONITORING YEAR 2 REPORT
Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel
Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC’s Cane Creek Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 2
1.1 Project Description ................................................................................................................. 2
1.2 Bank Sponsor .......................................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Project History ........................................................................................................................ 2
1.4 Project Location ...................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Project Design ......................................................................................................................... 3
2 VEGETATION MONITORING .................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Success Criteria ....................................................................................................................... 4
2.2 Description of Species and Monitoring Protocol ................................................................... 5
2.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring .......................................................................................... 5
2.4 Parcel Adaptive Management ................................................................................................ 6
2.5 Conclusions ............................................................................................................................. 7
3 REFERENCES .......................................................................................................................... 7
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Project Reporting History
Table 2 Tree Species Selected for Buffer Restoration
Table 3 Character/Existing Tree Species
Table 4 Monitoring Plot Summary – Planting (As-Built)
Table 5 Monitoring Plot Summary – Year 2
APPENDICES
Appendix A: Figures
Figure 1 Parcel Location Map
Figure 2 Service Area Map
Figure 3 Credit Generation Map
Figure 4 Monitoring Components Map
Appendix B: Bank Credit Ledger
Appendix C: Vegetation Assessment Data
Table 6 Vegetation Plot Success Summary
Table 7 Stem Count Total and Planted Species by Vegetation Plot
Appendix D: Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos and Data Results
Appendix E: Overview Photographs
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Project Description
The Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel (Parcel) is part of the Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC
(Sponsor) Cane Creek Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank (Bank). The Parcel was designed in
concurrence with the Cane Creek Umbrella Mitigation Bank: Bethel Branch Stream and Wetland
Mitigation Bank (SAW# 2016-02365). The Chatham County project surrounds three unnamed tributaries
which drain to South Fork Cane Creek, Cane Creek, and eventually to the Haw River. The Parcel location
is depicted in Figure 1. The purpose of the Parcel is to provide riparian buffer mitigation credits to
compensate for unavoidable buffer impacts in the 03030002 Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) of the Cape
Fear River Basin, within the Haw River Sub-watershed of the Jordan Lake Watershed (Figure 2).
Prior to construction, the Parcel had been mostly used for livestock grazing with small portions
maintained as managed herbaceous cover since before 1993. The livestock pastures were dominated by
fescue grasses (Festuca spp.) and although much of the riparian area on UT2 was wooded, livestock had
access to the streams throughout.
Riparian buffers and other riparian areas adjacent to mitigated streams onsite were restored and
livestock was fenced out in order to help reduce non-point source contaminant discharges to
downstream waters in the Jordan Lake Watershed within the Cape Fear River Basin. Approximately
16.30 acres are now protected with a permanent conservation easement. Of the 16.30 acres, 10.86
acres were mitigated to generate Jordan Lake riparian buffer credit. Of those 10.86 acres, 3.44 acres
qualify for buffer restoration, 4.87 acres for enhancement (via livestock exclusion), and 2.55 acres for
buffer preservation (Figure 3). Riparian area widths are a minimum of 30 feet from the top of stream
banks out to a maximum of 60 feet. Together these activities have generated 266,899.400 ft² of riparian
buffer mitigation credits after applying the appropriate credit reductions and ratios.
1.2 Bank Sponsor
The Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel is a part of the Bank. The Umbrella Mitigation Banking
Instrument (UMBI) for the Bank was signed in March 2018.
Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC
1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
Phone: 704-332-7754
Attn: Shawn Wilkerson
Email: swilkerson@wildlandseng.com
1.3 Project History
The construction of the Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank was completed in April 2019. No major
adjustments were made during construction that would drastically affect the Buffer Mitigation Bank
Parcel. Due to a survey error some adjustments were made to the conservation easement boundaries,
but the total acreage remains the same. The Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI) for the
Bank and the Bank Parcel Development Plan (BPDP) were approved in March and November of 2018.
Project planting was completed in April 2019. Year 1 and 2 monitoring were completed in November
2019 and September 2020. Project History dates can be found in Table 1 below.
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Table 1. Project Reporting History
Activity Completion Date
Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC Cane Creek UMBI March 2018
Bank Parcel Development Package Approved November 2018
Conservation Easement September 2019
Bare Root Planting April 2019
As-Built & Baseline Monitoring Document September 2019
Year 1 Monitoring Completed November 2019
Year 2 Monitoring Completed September 2020
1.4 Project Location
The Parcel is located in Chatham County near the town of Snow Camp, NC (35° 49’ 45.56” N and 79° 22’
11.37” W) in the Cape Fear River Basin (03030002) and the North Carolina Division of Water Resources
(NCDWR) Subbasin 03-06-04 (Figure 2). From Raleigh, take US-64 West to the exit for NC-87 N. Continue
north on NC-87 for 1.8 miles and turn left onto Silk Hope Gum Spring Road. Continue on Silk Hope Gum
Spring Road for 8.1 miles. Turn right onto Silk Hope-Lindley Mill Road and continue for 2.9 miles. Turn
left onto Moon Lindley Road and continue for 0.6 miles. Turn right onto R E Wright Road and the project
area is accessible through the gate 0.1 miles on the left.
1.5 Project Design
Approximately 16.30 acres are now protected with a permanent conservation easement. Of the 16.30
acres, a total of 10.86 acres of riparian areas have been mitigated to generate Jordan Lake riparian
buffer credit. Credit generation is shown in Figure 3 and the current credit ledger is in Appendix B. All
areas of the conservation easement were fenced using woven wire fencing and barbed wire to prevent
encroachment by livestock. The pond and earthen dam at the upstream end of UT3 was removed and
the stream channel was fully restored as a part of the Bethel Branch stream and wetland mitigation
bank. The buffer restoration areas were replanted with appropriate native tree species within the
project corridors. The revegetation plan included permanent seeding, planting of bare root trees, live
stakes, herbaceous plugs, and controlling invasive species growth. Bare root trees selected for planting
were native bottomland hardwood species typical for Piedmont Bottomland Forest communities as
defined by Schafale (2012). Tree species selected, as well as size specifications, planting density, and
plant composition are detailed in Table 2.
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Table 2. Tree Species Selected for Buffer Restoration
Natural recruitment of desirable Character Tree species shall be counted towards the survival and
success rate of the restored site. “Character Trees” are defined as planted or volunteer species
identified from a survey of local vegetation on less degraded sections of the specified stream and from
reference literature that details native species. A partial list of Character Tree species is included in Table
3 below.
Table 3. Character/Existing Tree Species
Scientific Name Common Name
Acer rubrum Red Maple
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Quercus alba White Oak
Quercus nigra Water Oak
Quercus phellos Willow Oak
Ulmus americana American Elm
Source: Schafale (2012)
2.0 VEGETATION MONITORING
2.1 Success Criteria
Buffer vegetative success criteria are based upon the density and growth of Character Tree species, as
defined in Tables 2 & 3. Vegetative success criteria are based upon guidelines set forth in the
Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (effective November 1, 2015). Success is
defined as a minimum of 260 live stems per acre at the end of the 5-year monitoring period with a
minimum of four native hardwood species, where no one species comprises more than 50 percent of
stems. Height, DBH, and visual assessment of damage and vigor will be used as indicators of overall
health. Desirable volunteer species may be included to meet the success criteria upon DWR approval.
If vegetative success criteria are not achieved based on acreage density calculations from combined
monitoring plots over the entire restoration area, or if an inspection of a buffer restoration site indicates
that portions of the Parcel do not have sufficient stem densities or are otherwise deficient,
supplemental planting shall be performed with tree species approved by NCDWR. Supplemental
Scientific Name Common Name Size
(feet)
Planting Density
(Stems/Acre)
Planting Composition
(%)
Betula nigra River Birch 2-3 129 20
Celtis occidentalis Northern Hackberry 2-3 20 3
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash 2-3 109 17
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar 2-3 39 6
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore 2-3 129 20
Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak 2-3 64 10
Quercus pagoda Cherrybark Oak 2-3 44 7
Quercus phellos Willow Oak 2-3 64 10
Ulmus americana American Elm 2-3 44 7
Totals 642 100
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planting shall be performed as needed until vegetative success criteria are met. No quantitative
measurements of herb assemblages will be required to meet the vegetative success criteria.
2.2 Description of Species and Monitoring Protocol
The quantity of monitoring plots was determined in accordance with the Carolina Vegetative Sampling
(CVS) Protocols (Levels I & II) such that at least 2 percent of the restoration area is encompassed in
monitoring plots. Two 10-meter by 10-meter and one 5-meter by 20-meter vegetation monitoring plots
were installed within the buffer restoration area to measure the survival of the planted trees (Figure 4).
GPS points were taken, and PVC pipe was used to mark the four corners of each plot. Each year a
reference photo is taken from the southwest corner of each plot. All planted stems within the plots
were marked with flagging tape and recorded. The total number of each tree species planted within the
monitoring plots, as well as planting density and composition at as-built are included in Table 4 for
comparison purposes. No planting was required in livestock exclusion or preservation areas, however
visual assessments are conducted each year and any issues identified will be photographed, corrected,
and reported as part of the annual monitoring report.
Table 4. Monitoring Plot Summary – Planting (As-Built)
Scientific Name Total Stems Flagged
(MY0)
Calculated Planting Density
(Stems/Acre)
Planting Composition
(%)
Betula nigra 9 121 20
Celtis occidentalis 1 14 2
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6 81 13
Liriodendron tulipifera 3 40 7
Platanus occidentalis 12 162 27
Quercus lyrata 3 40 7
Quercus pagoda 7 95 15
Quercus phellos 3 40 7
Ulmus americana 1 14 2
Totals 45 607 100
2.3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring
The three vegetation plots were sampled in September 2020 at the end of the second growing season.
Reference photos taken from the southwest corner of each plot can be found in Appendix D along with
the stem count raw data. The total number of each tree species planted within the monitoring plots, as
well as planting density and composition, for Monitoring Year 2 (MY2) are detailed in Table 5 below.
Vegetation result tables with planted stem density, stem count by plot and species, as well as a
vegetation plot success summary are available in Appendix C.
Vegetation monitoring at Year 2 resulted in an average stem density of 391 planted stems per acre,
which is greater than the final requirement of 260 stems per acre, but less than the as-built density of
607 stems per acre recorded in April 2019. All plots exceed the planted stem requirement, have 5
planted species per plot, and no one species comprises more than 50 percent of stems. Volunteer stems
include desirable species, such as black walnut (Juglans nigra), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), and
river birch (Betula nigra).
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Table 5. Monitoring Plot Summary – Year 2
Scientific Name Total Stems Flagged
(MY2)
Calculated Live Stem Density
(Stems/Acre)
Live Stem Composition
(%)
Betula nigra 2 27 7
Celtis occidentalis 0 0 0
Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6 81 21
Liriodendron tulipifera 1 14 3
Platanus occidentalis 11 148 38
Quercus lyrata 3 40 10
Quercus pagoda 1 14 3
Quercus phellos 3 40 11
Ulmus americana 2 27 7
Totals 29 391 100
Visual assessments of the livestock exclusion and preservation areas within the conservation easement
concluded:
• Fencing is in good condition throughout the site;
• no livestock access within the conservation easement;
• no encroachment has occurred;
• diffuse flow is being maintained in the easement area; and
• there has not been any cutting, clearing, filling, grading, or similar activities that would
negatively affect the function of the buffer.
The small populations of tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) and Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense)
along UT2 in the buffer preservation area were treated in Monitoring Year 2. Sporadic populations of
Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), and multiflora rose (Rosa
multifora) along UT1 and UT2 were also treated twice during the growing season using various methods
of herbicide application including foliar, cut stump, hack and squirt, and stem injection. Wildlands will
continue to treat invasive species as necessary in Monitoring Year 3.
The areas of concern along UT3, including areas of inadequate stem density and bare areas, that were
noted in Monitoring Year 1 were addressed. As was reported in the Monitoring Year 1 Report
Supplemental Information (submitted March 2020) additional bare root trees were planted in March
2020, adding a total of 400 additional trees to the pond area. A supplementary seed mix along with soil
enhancer was applied to the bare areas. The two areas along UT3 downstream right are now covered in
vegetation. The bare area along UT3 downstream left has sporadic vegetation and is significantly
smaller, as can be seen in the last overview photograph in Appendix E. Wildlands will continue to seed
and add soil enhancer to encourage vegetation growth in this area during Monitoring Year 3. In addition,
ring sprays were applied to thick herbaceous vegetation around planted stems to help them thrive
below the crossing along UT1 and in areas of the old pond bed along UT3. Wildlands will continue to
monitor the health of the planted stems throughout the project.
Specific actions being taken to address the issues mentioned above are included in section 2.4 below.
2.4 Parcel Adaptive Management
Adaptive measures will be developed, or appropriate remedial actions will be implemented in the event
that the Parcel or a specific component of the Parcel fails to achieve the success criteria outlined in the
BPDP. Parcel maintenance will be performed to correct any identified problems on the Parcel that have
a high likelihood of affecting project success. Such items include but are not limited to; excess tree
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mortality caused by fire, flooding, drought, easement encroachment, or insects. Any actions
implemented will be designed to achieve the success criteria and will include a work schedule and
updated monitoring criteria.
Lingering sporadic invasive species will be treated using various methods of herbicide application
including foliar, cut stump, hack and squirt, and stem injection. Wildlands will continue to monitor
invasive species and treat them, as necessary.
Additional soil enhancer and native herbaceous seeds will be spread over the remaining bare area along
UT3. Ring sprays will be applied around struggling tree stems as necessary to help them outcompete
thick herbaceous vegetation.
2.5 Conclusions
Vegetation monitoring data at MY2 reflects that the Parcel has not suffered significant mortality and is
on trajectory to achieve final vegetative success criteria of 260 stems per acre by the end of MY5.
Significant progress has been made on the extent of the bare area along UT3 and Wildlands will
continue to treat it during Monitoring Year 3. Wildlands will monitor invasive species and treat them as
needed.
3.0 REFERENCES
Lee, M.T., Peet, R.K., Steven D., & Wentworth, T.R. (2008). CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation
Version 4.2 [PDF file]. Retrieved from http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/protocol/cvs-eep-protocol-v4.2-lev1-
5.pdf
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Ecosystem Enhancement Program. (2004).
Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration [PDF file]. Retrieved from
https://ie.unc.edu/files/2019/10/buffer-restoration.pdf
NC Department of Environmental Quality. (2015). 15A NCAC 02B .0259 Mitigation Program
Requirements for Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers [PDF file]. Retrieved from
http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20-
%20environmental%20quality/chapter%2002%20-
%20environmental%20management/subchapter%20b/15a%20ncac%2002b%20.0295.pdf
Peet, R.K., Wentworth, T.R., & White, P.S. (1998). A flexible, multipurpose method for recording
vegetation composition and structure [PDF file]. Castanea, 63:262-274. Retrieved from
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/pubs/castanea63;262.pdf
Schafale, M.P. (2012). Guide to the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation [PDF
file]. Retrieved from https://files.nc.gov/dncr-nhp/documents/files/Natural-Community-
Classification-Fourth-Approximation-2012.pdf
Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC. (2018). Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Development Package.
NCDWR, Raleigh NC.
Appendix A: Figures
Bethel Branch Parcel Location
Chatham County, NC
Figure 1. Parcel Location Map
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Cape Fear River Basin 03030002
County Boundaries
HUC 03030002
Jordan Lake Sub-Watersheds
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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)
Buffer Preservation (2.55 Ac)
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Figure 3. Credit Generation Map
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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)
Buffer Preservation (2.55 Ac)
No Credit (0.18 Ac)
Vegetation Plots
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Figure 4. Monitoring Components Map
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Cape Fear River Basin 03030002
2017 Aerial Photography
Appendix B: Bank Credit Ledger
Sale/
Release Date Purchaser Name or % of Credit Release Project w/ 14 Digit HUC Local Gov't
Square Feet Acres Square Feet Acres Square Feet Acres
10/11/2019 Tasks 1&7 Release (Excluding Pond Footprint) - 25%03030002050050 54,558.50 1.25 54,558.50 1.25 NCDWR
12/11/2019 Tasks 2 & 3 Release (Excluding Pond Footprint) - 30%03030002050050 75,084.42 1.72 129,642.92 2.98 NCDWR
12/11/2019 Tasks 1, 2, 3 & 7 Release (Within Pond Footprint) - 55%03030002050050 17,151.75 0.39 146,794.67 3.37 NCDWR
3/11/2020 Task 4 Release - 5%03030002050050 13,344.97 0.31 160,139.64 3.68 NCDWR
4/3/2020 Task 4 Release - 5%03030002050050 13,344.97 0.31 173,484.61 3.98 NCDWR
6/4/2020 Epcon Holt Road, LLC 03030002050050 5,718 0.13 167,766.61 3.85 Town of Apex
6/18/2020 Construction Masters, LLC 03030002050050 2,189 0.05 165,577.61 3.80 Town of Apex
9/4/2020 Friends Homes, Inc.03030002050050 1,179 0.03 164,398.61 3.77 City of Greensboro
Total Balance 173,484.61 3.98 9086.00 0.21 164,398.61 3.77
Credits Released/Available
to Bank
Credits Debited/Sold From
Bank Buffer Credit Balance
Cane Creek Umbrella Mitigation Banking Instrument (UMBI)
Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank
Buffer Credit Ledger
Cape Fear (HUC 03030002) - Haw River Subwatershed
Date Last Updated: 10-8-2020
DWR Bank Parcel Project #: 2017-0887v2
Total Credits Released To Date: 173,484.61 sq. ft.
Appendix C: Vegetation Assessment Data
Table 6. Vegetation Plot Success Summary
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Plot Year Northing Easting
Planted
Living
Stems
Missing/
Dead
Stems
Volunteer
Stems
Total
Living
Stems
Planted Living
Stems
per Acre
Total Living
Stems
per Acre
Number of
Planted
Species
Vegetation
Threshold
Met?*
1 2 758000.566 1890708.177 7 8 7 14 283 567 5 Yes
2 2 757574.451 1891721.689 13 2 0 13 526 526 5 Yes
3 2 757789.695 1892010.374 9 6 4 13 364 526 5 Yes
*Target density is a minimum of 260 planted trees per acre at the end of the five (5) year monitoring period.
Table 7. Stem Count Total and Planted Species by Vegetation Plot
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PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T
Betula nigra River Birch Tree 2 2 2 3
Celtis occidentalis Northern Hackberry Shrub Tree
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Tree 2 2 8 2 2 2 2 2 3
Juglans nigra Black Walnut Tree 1
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar Tree 1 1 1
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Tree 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3
Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1
Quercus pagoda Cherrybark Oak Tree 1 1 1
Quercus phellos Willow Oak Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Ulmus americana American Elm Tree 2 2 2
7 7 14 13 13 13 9 9 13
5 5 6 5 5 5 5 5 6
283 283 567 526 526 526 364 364 526
Color Coding
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%
Volunteer species included in total
Abbreviations
PnoLS - Planted Stems Excluding Live Stakes
P-all - All Planted Stems
T - All Woody Stems
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Stem count
Current Plot Data (MY2 2020)
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
VP 1 VP 2 VP 3
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
1
0.02
1
0.02
size (ares)1
0.02
Table 7. Stem Count Total and Planted Species by Vegetation Plot
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PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T
Betula nigra River Birch Tree 2 2 5 5 5 5 8 8 8
Celtis occidentalis Northern Hackberry Shrub Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Tree 6 6 13 5 5 10 6 6 6
Juglans nigra Black Walnut Tree 1
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Tree 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12
Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak Tree 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Quercus pagoda Cherrybark Oak Tree 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7
Quercus phellos Willow Oak Tree 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Ulmus americana American Elm Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
29 29 40 36 36 41 45 45 45
8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
391 391 540 486 486 553 607 607 607
Color Coding
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%
Volunteer species included in total
Abbreviations
PnoLS - Planted Stems Excluding Live Stakes
P-all - All Planted Stems
T - All Woody Stems
3
0.07size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
size (ares)3
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3
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Stem count
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
Monitoring Year 2 - 2020
Annual Means
MY2 (2020)MY1 (2019)MY0 (2019)
Appendix D: Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos and Data Results
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Appendix D: Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos and Data Results
Veg Plot 1 - Year 2
Tree ID Species X (m) Y (m) Height (cm)
1 Platanus occidentalis 0.4 0.6 154
2 Liriodendron tulipifera 2.3 0.6 110
3 Betula nigra 4.8 0.7 Missing
4 Liriodendron tulipifera 7.2 0.8 Missing
5 Quercus pagoda 9.7 0.5 Missing
6 Betula nigra 9.5 5.0 Missing
7 Liriodendron tulipifera 6.9 4.8 Missing
8 Quercus pagoda 4.8 4.9 113
9 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2.6 5.0 135
10 Quercus phellos 0.5 4.8 73
11 Betula nigra 0.5 9.1 Missing
12 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2.7 9.1 92
13 Celtis occidentalis 5.2 9.0 Missing
14 Quercus pagoda 7.8 9.0 Missing
15 Platanus occidentalis 9.7 9.2 215
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Appendix D: Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos and Data Results
Veg Plot 2 - Year 2
Tree ID Species X (m) Y (m) Height (cm)
16 Quercus pagoda 9.7 0.5 Missing
17 Betula nigra 9.7 4.2 170
18 Betula nigra 7.9 2.7 Missing
19 Betula nigra 6.4 1.4 128
20 Platanus occidentalis 4.2 3.4 300
21 Platanus occidentalis 4.7 4.7 257
22 Quercus lyrata 5.8 5.8 60
23 Platanus occidentalis 7.0 7.1 251
24 Platanus occidentalis 8.1 8.4 305
25 Quercus lyrata 8.9 9.8 79
26 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.5 9.8 78
27 Platanus occidentalis 2.7 9.9 106
28 Platanus occidentalis 2.5 8.2 261
29 Quercus phellos 1.2 5.9 81
30 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 0.2 10.0 54
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Appendix D: Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos and Data Results
Veg Plot 3 - Year 2
Tree ID Species X (m) Y (m) Height (cm)
31 Platanus occidentalis 0.9 0.3 Missing
32 Quercus phellos 1.0 2.2 81
33 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 0.4 173
34 Quercus pagoda 5.2 1.2 Missing
35 Quercus pagoda 4.7 3.5 Missing
36 Platanus occidentalis 8.3 4.8 201
37 Platanus occidentalis 8.4 2.7 162
38 Fraxinus pennsylvanica 8.4 0.7 87
39 Betula nigra 11.6 3.2 Missing
40 Platanus occidentalis 11.5 0.4 171
41 Betula nigra 15.7 0.4 Missing
42 Quercus pagoda 15.8 3.4 Missing
43 Quercus lyrata 19.3 4.4 78
44 Ulmus americana 19.7 2.5 74
45 Ulmus americana 19.9 0.2 66
APPENDIX E. Overview Photographs
Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel
Appendix E: Overview Photographs
Bethel Branch Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel
Appendix E: Overview Photographs