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IN REPLY REFER TO
Regulatory Division
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
WILMINGTON DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Washington Regulatory Field Office
Post Office Box 1000
Washington, North Carolina 27889-1000
March 8, 2010
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Action ID No. SAW-2009-00595 / Neu-Con Umbrella Wetland Mitigation Bank, Juniper Farms
Preservation
Mr. Norton Webster
Environmental Banc and Exchange, L.L.C.
Project Manager
909 Capability Drive, Suite 3100
Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
Dear Mr. Webster:
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VOU ?yST? TER BRANCH
This correspondence is in reference to the Juniper Farms Preservation Mitigation Bank
located on the south side of North Carolina State Highway 1007, adjacent to Polecat Branch and
the Neuse River, south of Smithfield, in Johnston County, North Carolina.
Pursuant to the Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI) entitled, Neu-Con Umbrella Wetland
Mitigation and Stream Restoration Bank, dated March 8, 2001, for preservation acreage, the
projected credit total shall be available for sale and debiting, provided the restoration
requirements have been met and the following minimum requirements have been satisfied with
regard to the Bank:
a. The Banking Instrument is executed and the Site Specific Mitigation Plan has
been approved by the MBRT (IRT).
b. Credits are established consistent with Section I.F.3 of the MBI and the Site
Specific Mitigation Plan.
c. A conservation easement is placed on the Bank Site or approved phase of a
Bank Site that generates the preservation credits.
d. Appropriate financial assurances of a type and amount acceptable to the Corps
and the MBRT (IRT) have been established, only if such preservation acreage is used in
conjunction with restoration, creation or enhancement acreage and such financial assurance is
necessary for the restoration, creation and enhancement acreage.
By copy of this correspondence, we confirm that you have satisfied the above requirements
and 43 credits are available for use provided they follow the guidelines established in
SectionI.F.4 of the MBI. These guidelines require that for every one-acre of wetland impacts
authorized by a Section 404 permit, two credits will be debited from the Bank. One of those
credits must be a restoration credit and the remaining credit may be made up of any combination
of restoration, enhancement, creation or preservation credits, as selected by the sponsor and
approved by the Corps during its permit process.
Enclosed for the IRT members is the final Juniper Farms Mitigation Preservation Letter Plan
dated December 2009.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. The Wilmington District is committed to providing
the highest level of support to the public. To help us ensure we continue to do so, please
complete the Customer Satisfaction Survey located at our website at
http://per2.nyl.usace.army.mil/survey. If you have any questions, please contact me at the
Washington Regulatory Field Office, telephone [phone].
Sincerely,
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William J. iddlecome
Regulatory Project Manager
Copies Furnished (with Enclosure):
Mr. Ron Sechler
National Marine Fisheries Service
101 Pivers Island Road
Beaufort, North Carolina 28516
Ms. Tammy Hill
Division of Water Quality
North Carolina Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
2321 Crabtree Blvd, Suite 250
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
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Ms. Beck Fox
USEPA/Wetlands Regulatory Section
1349 Firefly Road
Whittier, North Carolina 28789
Copies Furnished (without Enclosure):
Mr. Travis Wilson
Eastern Region Highway Project Coordinator
Habitat Conversation Program
1142 I-85 Service Road
Creedmoor, North Carolina 27522
Mr. Howard Hall
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Fish and Wildlife Enhancement
Post Office Box 33726
Raleigh, North Carolina 27636-3726
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JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA '
MAR a 2010
PRESERVATION LETTER DENR-WATER QAITY
WETLANDS AND 5?ORMW.ASER WNCH
Prepared for:
Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC
909 Capability Drive, Suite 3100
Raleigh, NC 27606
Prepared by:
WK Dickson & Company, Inc.
720 Corporate Center Drive
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
[phone]
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ I
II. STUDY AREA .................................................................................................................... .. 1
Physiography, Topography, and Drainage ................................................................................ .. 1
Soil Mapping ............................................................................................................................. .. 4
Wetland Assessment .................................................................................................................. .. 4
Protected Species ....................................................................................................................... .. 6
Cultural Resources .................................................................................................................... .. 7
Environmental Screening .......................................................................................................... .. 7
III. EXISTING CONDITIONS .................................................................................................. 7
Mature Bottomland Hardwoods ................................................................................................. . 8
Successional Bottomland Hardwoods (Saturated) .................................................................... 10
Successional Bottomland Hardwoods (Inundated) .................................................................... 10
IV. MITIGATION ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................... 10
Wetland and Water Quality Assessment ................................................................................... 11
Unique Ecological Attributes .................................................................................................... 12
Wetland Mitigation Credits ....................................................................................................... 12
V. ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY ISSUES .................................................... 12
HUC Service Area ..................................................................................................................... 12
Monitoring ................................................................................................................................. 12
Credit Release ............................................................................................................................ 13
Conservation Easement ............................................................................................................. 13
Financial Assurances ................................................................................................................. 13
VI. CONCLUSIONS .................................................................................................................13
VII. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 15
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List of Figures
Figure 1. Project Vicinity Map ....................................................................................................... 2
Figure 2. USGS Map ...................................................................................................................... 3
Figure 3. Soils Map ........................................................................................................................ 5
Figure 4. Proposed Easement and Forest Types ............................................................................. 9
Figure 5. Neuse River Hydrograph 2004-2008 ............................................................................ 11
List of Tables
Table 1. Juniper Farms Mitigation Summary ................................................................................. 1
Table 2. Protected Species in Johnston County .............................................................................. 6
Table 3. Juniper Farms Vegetation Plot Summary ......................................................................... 8
Table 4. Juniper Farms Natural Community Stand Characteristics ............................................... 8
Appendices
Appendix A Wetland Data Forms
Appendix B EDR Reports
Appendix C Vegetation Survey Data
Appendix D Wetland Rating Worksheets
Appendix E Easement Monitoring Data Sheet
Appendix F Recorded Conservation Deed of Easement
Appendix G Correspondence
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1. INTRODUCTION
This Preservation Letter presents 274.7 acres of forested riverine wetland preservation at the
Juniper Farms Mitigation Site in Johnston County, North Carolina (Figure 1). The Juniper Farms
site is located between Polecat Branch and the Neuse River south of Smithfield in Johnston
County. The proposed easement encompasses 251.2 acres of bottomland hardwood forest on the
Neuse River floodplain. Specifically, the site is located at Latitude 35.444422 Longitude -
78.330389 and is located on the Four Oaks NE, NC USGS Quadrangle (Figure 2).
The purpose of this project is to generate wetland preservation mitigation credits for the Neu-Con
• Umbrella Mitigation Bank. The site is consistent with applicable federal guidance and the
provisions of the Neu-con Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI). The legal limits of the
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preservation site will be finalized when the conservation easement is recorded. The parce
• boundaries and proposed easement limits displayed in the report are based on Johnston County
• GIS data and field collected GPS data. The final recorded conservation easement will be
consistent with the Neu-Con MBI Section I.F, III.E.
Consistent with the Neu-Con MBI, mitigation credits may be used to offset wetland impacts
authorized by Section 404 permits. Typically, credits will be debited at a 2:1 ratio (Section I.F.3
Neu-Con MBI). One of these credits must be restoration and the remaining credit may be any
combination of restoration, enhancement, creation, or preservation. The Juniper Farms Mitigation
Site wetland mitigation credits will be used in conjunction with restoration credits in the
hydrologic unit code (HUC) 03020201. The site is presented with mitigation ratios of 5:1 and
7.2:1 depending on forest type and has a total of 43.0 wetland mitigation credits (Table 1).
Preservation credits will not exceed restoration credits in HUC 03020201.
Table 1. Juniper Farms Mitigation Summary
Forest Type Acres Ratio Credits
Mature Bottomland
82.8 5:1 16.5
Hardwoods
Successional Bottomland
118.6 7.2:1 16.4
Hardwoods (Saturated)
Successional Bottomland
73.3 7.2:1 10.1
Hardwoods (Inundated)
Total 274.7 43.0
This report presents the results of background data collection, environmental screening,
vegetation survey, and wetland assessment. Specific methodologies and results are described in
detail in subsequent sections.
II. STUDY AREA
PHYSIOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY, AND DRAINAGE
The Juniper Farms mitigation site is located in the Upper Neuse River Basin within the USGS
HUC 03020201 and North Carolina Division of Water Quality (DWQ) sub-basin 03-04-02. The
site is in the Coastal Plain Physiographic Province, but is very near the Fall Line. The underlying
geology is mapped as metavolcanic rocks, specifically felsic volcanics. Felsic volcanics are found
in the Carolina Slate Belt and are, in part, sedimentary in origin. They are found along the eastern
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The site is located on the Neuse River Floodplain and has relatively flat topography. Elevations
range from 100 to 105 feet above mean sea level (NAD 27) based upon USGS mapping
(Figure 2). The preservation area drains into both Polecat Branch and the Neuse River. Natural
drainage patterns throughout the watershed have been largely unaltered. Several sloughs and
drainageways cross the property and beaver dams and abandoned roadbeds influence the drainage
patterns. The dominant land use in the project vicinity is woodlands and agricultural production.
The proposed conservation easement is entirely forested wetlands.
Polecat Branch is listed as Class C; Nutrient Sensitive Waters by DWQ. The primary
classification "C" indicates waters that support aquatic life and secondary recreational uses. The
supplemental classification denotes nutrient sensitive waters that may need additional nutrient
management due to being subject to excessive growth of microscopic or macroscopic vegetation.
Polecat Branch discharges into the Neuse River approximately 3 miles downstream of the
preservation site. The Neuse River is listed as Water Supply V; Nutrient Sensitive Waters. Water
Supply V waters are protected as water supplies which are generally upstream and draining to
Water Supply IV waters or waters used by industry to supply their employees with drinking water
or as waters formerly used as water supply. These waters are also protected for Class C uses.
SOIL MAPPING
The proposed preservation area soils are mapped as Wehadkee-Chastain association, frequently
flooded and Chewacla loam, frequently flooded by the Johnston County Soil survey (Figure 3).
Wehadkee-Chastain association, frequently flooded soils are located on nearly level broad
floodplains. These soils are poorly drained, moderately penneable, and nearly entirely woodland.
Chewacla loam, frequently flooded soils are located on broad floodplains, slightly elevated above
Wehadkee soils. They are poorly drained, moderately permeable, and mostly woodland. Both soil
map units are on the North Carolina hydric soil list.
Nine soil borings were performed across the proposed conservation easement in representative
locations (Appendix A). The three soil borings in the mapped Chewacla soils confirmed the
presence of hydric soils. The surface horizons were typically silt loam with a dark brown color.
Low chroma colors and redoximorphic features were encountered 4-10 inches below the surface
in silty clay and clay loam textures. The six soil borings in the mapped Wehadkee-Chastain soils
also confirmed the presence of hydric soils. These borings were more variable but typically had a
silt loam or silty clay loam surface texture and dark grayish brown color. Redoximorphic features
and/or consistently low chroma colors were encountered at 3-6 inches below the surface.
Subsurface textures were higher in clay content and ranged from clay loam to clay.
WETLAND ASSESSMENT
Due to the uniform nature of the site, flat topography, and allowance for small non-wetland
inclusions, a wetland delineation was not performed on the proposed preservation site. Rather,
nine representative locations were selected for detailed vegetation analysis and wetland
assessment. At each plot location, a routine On-Site Wetland Determination Form was completed
(Appendix A). This included recording the dominant vegetation in each stratum, soil boring to at
least 18 inches, and recording primary and secondary wetland hydrology indicators (USAGE,
1987).
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The wetland assessment found that the preservation area is almost entirely jurisdictional wetland.
Small areas of non-wetland are present adjacent to access roads and small areas of slightly
elevated topography. The vegetation is dominated by OBL and FACW species and is described in
detail in Section III of this report. Both soil mapping and on-site soil borings demonstrate hydric
soils are present across the proposed preservation site. Soils are described in detail above.
Wetland hydrology indicators included inundation, water table near the soil surface, water stained
leaves, crayfish chimneys, water marks on trees, positive FAC-neutral test, and multiple sternmed
trees. Onsite wetlands primarily have a Cowardin classification of Palustrine Forested Broad-
leaved Deciduous Seasonally Flooded/Serni-permanently Flooded by Beaver (PFO 1 C/Fb).
PROTECTED SPECIES
The Natural Heritage Program (NHP) database and US Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) county listing
were used to identify state and federally protected species that occur in Johnston County. These
species are listed in Table 2. No protected species were observed during the field evaluations
conducted on the site. Suitable habitat for Virginia least trillium (Trillium pusillum var.
virginianum) and cerulean warbler (Dendroica cerulea) are found on the site. A scoping letter
has been mailed to the NHP and USFWS for their concurrence (Appendix G).
Table 2. Protected Species in Johnston County
Major Group Scientific Name Common Name Federal
Status
Invertebrate Animal Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel E
Invertebrate Animal Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance FSC
Invertebrate Animal Elliptio steinstansana Tar River Spinymussel E
Invertebrate Animal Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe FSC
Invertebrate Animal Lampsilis carioca Yellow Lampmussel FSC
Invertebrate Animal Lasmigona subviridis Green Floater FSC
Vascular Plant Lindera subcoriacea Bog Spicebush FSC
Vascular Plant Macbr•idea caroliniana Carolina Bogmint FSC
Vascular Plant Rhus rnichauxii Michaux's Sumac E
Vascular Plant Solidago verna Spring-flowering Goldenrod FSC
Vascular Plant Trillium pusillum var. virginianum Virginia Least Trillium FSC
Vertebrate Animal Ambloplites caiffimns Roanoke Bass FSC
Vertebrate Animal Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler FSC
Vertebrate Animal Noturus fiu-iosus Carolina Madtom FSC
Vertebrate Animal Picoides borealis Red-cockaded Woodpecker E
E Endangered
FSC Federal Species of Concern
The Juniper Farms wetland preservation will help to maintain water quality in Polecat Branch and
the Neuse River. This could provide benefits to state and federally listed species that utilize the
Neuse River and other riverine habitats downstream of the Juniper Farms site. Protected species
that might benefit from improved downstream water quality include the state threatened Creeper
mussel (Strophitus undulatus) and Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus); and federally
endangered Dwarf Wedge mussel (Alasmidonta heterodon) and Tar River Spiny mussel (Elliptio
steinstansana).
The Natural Heritage Program database does not list any element occurrences or significant
natural heritage areas within the Juniper Farms site. However, a significant natural heritage area
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• encompassing the Neuse River and its flood plains lies adjacent to the eastern boundary of the
• preservation site. There are also several element occurrences downstream from the site and
adjacent to the Neuse River. These include oxbow lakes, coastal plain bottomland hardwoods,
and coastal plain levee forest.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
A search of the files at the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office revealed no historic
structures within a one-mile radius of the proposed preservation site. No structures were observed
during site visits. A review of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) database did not
reveal any known historic resources in the project vicinity. A scoping letter has been mailed to
• the SHPO office for their concurrence (Appendix G).
ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING
• An Environmental Data Resources (EDR) Radius Map with GeoCheck report was ordered to
• perform an environmental screening of the preservation site (Appendix B). A historic photo
report and historic mapping report were also reviewed. The EDR GeoCheck report includes
searches of 37 Federal Databases and 15 State and Local databases. None of these databases
• revealed any mapped database occurrences. Twenty-nine unmapped database elements were
identified. Based on the element street addresses, none were in the project vicinity or immediately
• upgradient of the proposed preservation easement.
III. EXISTING CONDITIONS
WK Dickson perfonned a vegetation survey across the preservation area. Nine 1/10`h acre plots
were established in representative locations to quantify the forest stand parameters, and delineate
the existing natural communities. Within each vegetation plot, all trees >3-inch DBH were
identified and measured. All shrub species and herbaceous species were identified and general
observations were made on abundance. The age and height of one canopy tree was determined in
each plot and representative photographs were taken at each plot. The vegetation survey
identified three distinct natural communities: mature bottomland hardwoods, successional
bottomland hardwoods (saturated), and successional bottomland hardwoods (inundated). Table 3
presents basic vegetation plot data. Table 4 presents vegetation data by natural community.
Figure 4 displays the plot locations and community delineation. All vegetation survey data are
presented in Appendix C. Detailed descriptions of the natural communities are given in the
following sections.
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Table 3. Juniper Farms Vegetation Plot Summary

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l 125 230 8.7 8 17 Mature Bottomland Hardwoods
2 180 150 11.5 6 15 Mature Bottomland Hardwoods
3 120 150 10.8 8 18 Mature Bottomland Hardwoods
4 110 620 5.4 8 11 Successional Bottomland Hwd (Saturated)
5 89 540 4.9 6 13 Successional Bottomland Hwd (Saturated)
6 93 550 4.9 9 20 Successional Bottomland Hwd (Saturated)
7 58 470 4.5 7 15 Successional Bottomland Hwd (Saturated)
8 89 790 4.4 6 16 Successional Bottomland Hwd (Inundated)
9 76 860 3.9 5 11 Successional Bottomland Hwd (Inundated)
Table 4. Juniper Farms Natural Community Stand Characteristics

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Mature Bottomland Hardwoods 82.8 141.8 10.1 176
Successional Bottomland Hwd (Saturated) 118.6 86.3 4.9 542
Successional Bottomland Hwd (Inundated) 73.3 82.8 4.2 825
MATURE BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS
Three vegetation plots were located in the 82.8 acre Mature Bottomland Hardwood community.
Dominant tree species include red maple (Ater ruhrurn), netleaf hackberry (Celtis laevigata),
green ash (Fraxinus pennsvlvanica), American hornbeam (Car pinus caroliniana), sweetgum
(Liguidambar stvraciflrra), cherrybark oak (Quercus pagodUfolia), and slippery elm (Ulmus
rubra). Shrub species include hawthorn (Crataegus sp.), privet (Ligustrunr sinense), pawpaw
(Asimina triloba), and possumhaw holly (Ilex decidrra). Woody vines include greenbriar (Smilax
sp.), crossvine (Bignonia capreolata), muscadine (Vitis sp.), and poison ivy (Toxicodendron
radicans). Herbaceous species include Nepalese browntop (Microstegirrm vimineum), sedge
(Carex sp.), smallspike false-nettle (Boehnreria cvlindrica), and giant cane (Arundinaria
gigantea). This community has very few invasive species and contained many large specimen
oaks. The mature hardwoods form a dense canopy, and the shrub and herb strata are relatively
open. Canopy tree heights ranged from 98 to 116 feet, and ages ranged from 50 to 72 years.
Several sloughs are present and offer open water habitat diversity. Bald cypress (Taxodium
distichum) trees are present on the slough shores. Disturbance is minimal and includes hunting
trails and damage from wild boars (Sus scrofa). The water table was typically at or near the soil
surface, and water marks are visible on many trees. The mature bottomland hardwood community
most closely resembles the Coastal Plain Bottomland Hardwoods (Brownwater Subtype)
described in Schafale and Weakley, and is classified as a Bottomland Hardwood Forest using the
draft NC Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM) dichotomous key to general NC wetland
types. This is a high quality wetland ecosystem, and a mitigation ratio of 5:1 is recommended.
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SUCCESSIONAL BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS (SATURATED)
• Four vegetation plots were located in the 118.6 acre successional bottomland hardwood
(Saturated) community. Dominant tree species include red maple, green ash, sweetgum, water
hickory (Carya aquatica), Eastern cottonwood (Popuhis deltoides), and black willow (Salix
• nigra). Shrub species include possumhaw holly. Woody vines include greenbriar and Japanese
honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica). Herbaceous species include sedge and smallspike false-nettle.
Canopy tree heights ranged from 23 to 73 feet, and ages ranged from 18 to 34 years. This
• community is permanently saturated and frequently flooded due to topography along Polecat
Branch and beaver impoundments. The hydrologic regime has impeded tree growth and led to a
semi-open canopy and sparse herbaceous layer. Small areas of open water are present as a result
of wind damage and microtopography. These wetter areas contain bald cypress and overcup oak
(Quercus lyrata). This community has few invasive species and disturbance is limited to
roads/trails, beaver impoundments, and past timber harvesting. The water was typically 0-4
inches above the ground surface at the time of the vegetation survey. Water marks are visible on
many trees. The Successional Bottomland Hardwood (Saturated) community most closely
resembles a successional Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp (Brownwater Subtype) as described
• in Schafale and Weakley, and is classified as a Riverine Swamp Forest using the draft NC
Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM) dichotomous key to general NC wetland types. This is
a high quality wetland ecosystem, but due to past silvicultural practices and the relatively small
• size of the trees, a mitigation ratio of 7.2:1 is recommended.
SUCCESSIONAL BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS (INUNDATED)
Two vegetation plots were located in the 73.3 acre Successional Bottomland Hardwood
(Inundated) community. Dominant tree species include red maple, green ash, sweetgum, and
Eastern cottonwood. Shrub species include possumhaw holly and American hornbeam. Woody
vines include greenbriar and trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans). Herbaceous species include
sedge, leathery bulrush (Juncos coriaceous), lizard-tail (Saatrurus cernoos), and leafy bulrush
(Scirpus polyphylhis). Canopy tree heights ranged from 38 to 63 feet, and ages ranged from 16 to
18 years. This community is flooded due to topography along Polecat Branch and beaver
impoundments. The hydrologic regime has impeded tree growth and led to an open canopy and
sparse herbaceous layer. Small areas of open water are present as a result of wind damage and
microtopography. These wetter areas contain bald cypress, cottonwood, and free-floating aquatic
species. This community has few invasive species, and disturbance is limited to roads/trails,
beaver impoundments, and past timber harvesting. The water was typically 4-8 inches above the
ground surface at the time of the vegetation survey. The Successional Bottomland Hardwood
(Saturated) community most closely resembles a successional Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp
(Brownwater Subtype), and grades into a Coastal Plain Semi-permanent Impoundment as
described in Schafale and Weakley. It is also classified as a Riverine Swamp Forest that grades
into a Non-tidal Freshwater Marsh using the draft NC Wetland Assessment Method (NCWAM)
dichotomous key to general NC wetland types. This is a high quality wetland ecosystem, but due
to past silvicultural practices and the relatively small size of the trees, a mitigation ratio of 7.2:1 is
recommended.
0 IV. MITIGATION ASSESSMENT
The Juniper Farms Preservation Site is a unique and valuable wetland ecosystem. The wetland
areas provide many water quality and habitat functions within the sensitive Neuse River
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WETLAND AND WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT
The DWQ developed a rating system that quantifies wetland quality for the purpose of assessing
impacts under their 401 Water Quality Certification. Rating system data sheets and a summary of
the system are included in Appendix D. Utilizing the DWQ Wetland Rating System, the mature
bottomland hardwood wetlands (Stand 1) scored 54 points; the successional bottomland
hardwood (saturated) wetlands (Stand 2) scored 55 points; and the successional bottomland
hardwood (inundated) wetlands (Stand 2) scored 55 points.
The Juniper Farms preservation area is frequently flooded by the Neuse River. Figure 5 depicts
the flood frequency on the Neuse River at the US 70 bridge in Smithfield, approximately nine
miles upstream of the project, for 2004-2008. Several flood events have been recorded that
inundated the preservation area.
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NCDWQ Basinwide assessment benthic macroinvertebrate water quality monitoring on the
Neuse River downstream of the project area (SR 1201 crossing) was rated as Good in 2000 and
Good in 2005. There were no fish monitoring locations near the Juniper Farms site.
At this monitoring site, the Neuse River is 60 feet wide with a drainage area of 1,664.2 square
miles. The substrate is mostly sand and instream habitat for macro invertebrate colonization was
poor. The Johnston County WWTP (N00030716) is located approximately 15 miles above this
site, discharging into the Neuse River. This WWTP had six limit violations for mercury in 2005
and one in 2002. Four limit violations for flow and two limit violations for BOD occurred in
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• UNIQUE ECOLOGICAL ATTRIBUTES
• The Juniper Farms site lies adjacent to the Cowbone Oxbows/Sage Pond Natural Area, an area
• the Natural Heritage Program has designated a significant natural heritage area. This area
encompasses the Neuse River and floodplain areas, and lies downstream of the Juniper Farms
• site. This area contains NHP element occurrences of coastal plain bottomland hardwoods.
• Similar significant natural heritage areas just downstream of the Cowbone Oxbows/Sage Pond

• Natural Area contain NHP occurrences of cypress-gum swamp and the Cerulean warbler, a
federal species of concern. The Juniper Farms preservation area will provide similar habitat and
• prevent potential fragmentation of the Neuse River floodplain in that vicinity.
• WETLAND MITIGATION CREDITS
• Based on the high quality wetlands present, benefits to water quality, and unique ecological
• attributes, the Juniper Farms preservation site will generate 43.0 wetland mitigation credits in
• HUC 03020201. These credits are based on a 5:1 mitigation ratio for mature bottomland
hardwoods and a 7.2:1 mitigation ratio for successional bottomland hardwoods. The site is
• consistent with applicable federal guidance and the provisions of the Neu-con Mitigation Banking
Instrument (MBI). The legal limits of the preservation site will be finalized when the
conservation easement is recorded.
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HUC SERVICE AREA
The site will serve impacts in HUC 03020201. This HUC encompasses the upper Neuse River
drainage area and its major and minor tributaries. The preserved wetlands are bottomland
hardwood forests, sloughs, and beaver impoundments. These communities are considered riverine
as defined in 15A: NCAC2R0502(b) of Regulation.
Consistent with the Neu-Con MBI, the Juniper Farms Preservation Site will be used in
conjunction with and will supplement restoration mitigation acreage being provided by EBX in
HUC 03020201. The use and application of the credits will be consistent with I.F.3 of the Neu-
Con BMI. Under no circumstance will the preservation credits exceed 50 percent of the total
credits being provided in HUC 03020201. The preservation credits may also be used in other
authorized HUCs on a case-by-case basis, as approved by the MBRT.
MONITORING
A conservation easement monitoring data sheet has been created and will be required to be
maintained by the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc. (Appendix E). The
monitoring sheet will be submitted annually to the Corps and DWQ after each annual site visit.
These data sheets document observed adjacent land uses and naturalist observations such as
wildlife and plant life. The funding for Monitoring is derived from the interest generated off of
the required endowment fee charge by the qualified land trust, non-profit organization discussed
under the Conservation Easement section of this Preservation Letter Plan. The qualified land
trust determines the amount of the endowment needed to properly fund the Monitoring activities
in perpetuity and the endowment fee differs from site to site depending on the sites size and
landscape position of the site. Site visits will be conducted annually unless the North Carolina
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Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc. is notified of unauthorized activities. Unauthorized activities
will be investigated and reported immediately to the Corps and DWQ. Remedial action will be
taken if required by the Corps and DWQ.
CREDIT RELEASE
The schedule of credit availability will be dictated by the provisions of IV E.1(a) of the Neu-Con
MBI. It provides as follows:
"For preservation acreage, the projected credit total shall be available for sale, and
debiting, provided the following minimum requirements have been satisfied with regard
to the Bank: (i) the Banking Instrument is executed and the Site Specific Mitigation Plan
has been approved by the MBRT; (ii) credits are established consistent with Section I.F.3
and the Site Specific Mitigation Plan; (iii) a conservation easement is placed on a Bank
Site or approved phase of a Bank Site; and (iv) appropriate financial assurances of a type
and amount acceptable to the Corps and the MBRT have been established, only if such
preservation acreage is used in conjunction with restoration or creation acreage and such
financial assurance is necessary for the restoration and creation acreage."
CONSERVATION EASEMENT
Consistent with Section III G of the Neu-Con MBI, a conservation easement has been placed over
the preserved areas in perpetuity. The easement was recorded in the chain of title and is held by
North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc. EBX Neuse I, LLC will pay the required
endowment fee to the North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc. A copy of the recorded
Deed of Easement is included in Appendix F. Consistent with Section III G.2, to the extent a
conservation easement is placed on acreage that is approved for credit release and the Bank
Sponsor determines that such acreage will not be debited or used, such acreage may be released
from the preservation requirement upon written notice to and approval from the MBRT.
FINANCIAL ASSURANCES
The Neu-Con MBI does not require financial assurances for preservation acreage (Section III F).
Nevertheless, in order for preservation credits to be released, financial assurances must be placed
on any restoration acreage used in conjunction with the preservation acreage (Section IV.E.1).
EBX presently maintains financial assurances not only for restoration acreage in the HUC, but
also for the land value of the Juniper Farms preservation acreage. These financial assurances
exceed the requirements of the Neu-Con MBI.
An endowment is placed with North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc (easement holder).
This endowment is paid to the Grantee (easement holder) upon execution of the conservation
easement. North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc. will not accept the conservation
easement unless the endowment is established. The non-wasting endowment allows for annual
site visits as well as some allowance for additional monitoring activities if these activities are
deemed necessary by the Corps and DWQ.
VI. CONCLUSIONS
The Juniper Farms wetland preservation will generate 43.0 wetland mitigation credits for the
Neu-Con Umbrella Mitigation Bank. The site is consistent with applicable federal guidance and
the provisions of the Neu-con Mitigation Banking Instrument (MBI). The Juniper Farms wetland
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mitigation credits will be used in conjunction with restoration credits in the hydrologic unit code
(HUC) 03020201. The site is presented with mitigation ratios of 5:1 and 7.2:1 based upon on
forest type.
The preservation easement acreages presented in this Preservation Letter are 247.7 acres, 82.8
acres of Mature Bottomland Hardwood, 118.6 acres of Saturated Successional Bottomland
Hardwoods, and 73.3 acres of Inundated Successional Bottomland Hardwoods. The legal limits
of the preservation site have been finalized and the conservation easement was recorded on
September 3, 2009, in Johnston County Register of Deeds. The parcel boundaries and proposed
easement limits displayed in the report are based on a plat survey entitled "Conservation
Easement Survey of the Juniper Farms Preservation Site for EBX Neuse I, LLC, Johnston
County, North Carolina".
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VII. REFERENCES
EBX I, LLC and US Army Corps of Engineers. 2007. Banking Instrument: Neu-Con Umbrella
Wetland Mitigation and Stream Restoration Bank. 14 pp.
NCDENR. 2008. "Water Quality Stream Classifications for Streams in North Carolina." Water
Quality Section. http://h2o.enr.state.nc.us/wqhome/htmI .
North Carolina Geological Survey. 1985. Geologic Map of North Carolina. Department of
Natural Resources and Community Development. Raleigh, NC.
North Carolina Natural Heritage Program. 2008. Threatened and Endangered species workroom.
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, N.C. 1,183 pp.
Schafale, Michael P. and Alan S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the Natural Communities of
North Carolina Third Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of
Parks and Recreation, Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Raleigh, NC. 325 pp.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service.
1994. Soil Survey of Johnston County, North Carolina.
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 2008. "Threatened and Endangered Species in North
Carolina." North Carolina Ecological Services. http://nces.fws.gov/es/countyfr.html.
United States Geological Survey. 1986. 7.5 Minute Topographic Map, Four Oaks, NE, NC.
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Appendix A
Wetland Data Forms
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation Date: 9/10/2008
Applicant/Owner: Environmental Banc & Echange County: Johnston
Investigator: George Lankford and Kelly Roth State: NC
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: Forested Wetland
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 1
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Celtis laevi ata Canopy FACW Vitis rotundifolia Vine FAC
Fraxinus enns Ivanica Canopy FACW
U/mus rubra Canopy FAC
Ilex decidua Shrub FACW-
N ssa biflora Shrub OBL
Carex s p. Herb FACW
Microste ium vimineum Herb FAC+
Boehmeria c lindrica Herb FACW+
Bi nonia ca reolata Vine FAC
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
X Inundated
X Saturated in Upper 12 inches
Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 0.5 (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: 0 (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation
Date: 9/10/2008
SOILS
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transect ID:
Plot ID: Plot 1
Map Unit Name Drainage Class: Somewhat poor)
(Series and Phase): Chewacla loam Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Fluvaquentic Dystrudepts X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-5 10 YR 3/3 Silt loam
5-10 10 YR 3/3 10 YR 2.5/1 4% Clay loam
10 YR 2.5/2 10%
10-18 10 YR 5/2 10 YR 3/2 15% Clay loam
10 YR 2.5/1 5%
10 YR 6/1 10%
10 YR 4/4 5%

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol X Concretions
Histic Epipedon High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Aquic Moisture Regime Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
Reducing Conditions Listed on National Hydric Soils List
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation Date: 911012008
Applicant/Owner: Environmental Banc & Echange County: Johnston
Investigator: Geode Lankford and Kelly Roth State: NC
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: Forested Wetland
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 2
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Quercus ni ra Canopy FAC Smilax rotundifolia Vine FAC
Li uidambar s raciflua Canopy FAC+ Smilax lauca Vine FAC
Ca inus caroliniana Canopy FAC
Ilex decidua Shrub FACW-
Asimina triloba Shrub FAC
Arundinaria i antea Herb FACW
Microste ium vimineum Herb FAC+
Boehmeria c lindrica Herb FACW+
Vitis rotundifolia Vine FAC
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
Inundated
X Saturated in Upper 12 inches
Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
X Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: 11 (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation
Date: 9/10/2008
SOILS
Map Unit Name Drainage Class: Somewhat oorl
(Series and Phase): Chewacla loam Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Fluvaquentic Dystrudepts X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-4 10 YR 4/4 Silt loam
4-10 10 YR 4/3 10 YR 5/3 20% Silty clay loam
10 YR 5/1 3%
10 YR 2/2 2%
10-16 10 YR 6/2 1.5 YR 5/6 30% Silty clay

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol X Concretions
Histic Epipedon High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Aquic Moisture Regime Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
Reducing Conditions Listed on National Hydric Soils List
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transect ID:
Plot ID: Plot 2
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ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation Date: 911012008
Applicant/Owner: Environmental Banc $ Echange County: Johnston
Investigator: George Lankford and Kelly Roth State: NC
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: Forested Wetland
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 3
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Li uidambar s raciflua Canopy FAC+ Vitis rotundifolia Vine FAC
Queres pagoda Canopy FAC+
Acer rubrum Canopy FAC
Asimina triloba Shrub FAC
Ca rya ovata Shrub FACU
Ilex decidua Shrub FACW-
Microste ium vimineum Herb FAC+
Arundinaria i antea Herb FACW
Cam psis radicans Vine FAC
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 90
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
Inundated
X Saturated in Upper 12 inches
Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
X Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: 11 (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation
Date: 9/10/2008
SOILS
Map Unit Name Drainage Class: Poorly
(Series and Phase): Wehadkee-Chastain Association Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
Taxonomy (Subgroup): Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors Mottle Texture, Concretions,
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist) Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-8 7.5 YR 4/4 Clay loam
8-11 7.5 YR 4/2 7.5 YR 6/2 30% Silty clay loam
7.5 YR 2.5/1 2%
11-19 7.5 YR 7/2 7.5 YR 5/4 35% Clay loam
7.5 YR 7/1 3%
7.5 YR 4/1 2%

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol Concretions
Histic Epipedon High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Sulfidic Odor Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Aquic Moisture Regime X Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
Reducing Conditions Listed on National Hydric Soils List
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transact ID:
Plot ID: Plot 3
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation Date: 911012008
Applicant/Owner: Environmental Banc & Echange County: Johnston
Investigator: George Lankford and Kelly Roth State: NC
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: Forested Wetland
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 4
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Ulmus rubra Canopy FAC
Fraxinus enns /vanica Canopy FACW
Li uidambar s raciflua Canopy FAC+
Acer rubrum Shrub FAC
Fraxinus enns (vanica Shrub FACW
Carex s p. Herb FACW
Smilax rotundifolia Vine FAC

Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
X Inundated
X Saturated in Upper 12 inches
Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 1.5 (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: (in.) X Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: 0 (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation
Date: 9/10/2008
SOILS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Wehadkee-Chastain Association

Taxonomy (Subgroup): Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Drainage Class: Poorly
Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist Munsell Moist)
Mottle Texture, Concretions,
Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-9 7.5 YR 4/2 7.5 YR 5/2 10% Silt loam
9-20 7.5 YR 6/1 7.5 YR 4/6 40% Silty clay

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol
Histic Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
X Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transect ID:
Plot ID: Plot4
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation Date: 911112008
Applicant/Owner: Environmental Banc & Echange County: Johnston
Investigator: George Lankford and Kelly Roth State: NC
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: Forested Wetland
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 5
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Acerrubrum Canopy FAC Lonicerajaponica Vine FAC-
Li uidambar s raciflua Canopy FAC+
Fraxinus enns Ivanica Canopy FACW
Li uidambar s raciflua Shrub FAC+
Acer rubrum Shrub FAC
Quercus michauxii Shrub FACW
Boehmeda c lindrica Herb FACW+
Carex s p. Herb FACW
Smilax rotundifolia Vine FAC
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 90
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
Inundated
X Saturated in Upper 12 inches
Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: (in.) X Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: 10 (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
X Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks: Crawfish holes
Project/Site: Juniper Farms Wetland Preservation
Date: 9/11/2008
SOILS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Wehadkee-Chastain Association

Taxonomy (Subgroup): Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Drainage Class: Pool
Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist)
Mottle Colors
(Munsell Moist)
Mottle Texture, Concretions,
Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-4 10 YR 4/2 Silty clay loam
4-10 7.5 YR 4/3 7.5 YR 5/3 5% Silty clay loam
7.5 YR 2.5/1 5%
10-17 7.5 YR 7/2 7.5 YR 5/6 30% Silty clay

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol
Histic Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
X Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transect ID:
Plot ID: Plot 5
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DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Juniper Farm Wetland Preservation Site Date: Sept. 11, 2008
Applicant/Owner: Environmental Banc & Echange County: Johnston
Investigator: G Lankford, K Roth State: NC
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: Forested Wetland
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 6
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Li uidambarst raciflua Canopy FAC+
Fraxinus enns Ivanica Canopy FACW
Acer rubrum Canopy FAC
Li uidambar s raciflua Shrub FAC+
Fraxinus enns Ivanica Shrub FACW
Acer rubrum Shrub FAC
SauruNs cernuus Herb OBL
Sci us o/ h llus Herb OBL
Cam psis radicans Vine FAC
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
X Inundated
X Saturated in Upper 12 inches
Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
X Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 4 (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: -- (in.) X Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: - (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
Project/Site: Juniper Farm Wetland Preservation Site
Date: Sept. 11, 2008
SOILS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Wehadkee-Chastain Association

Taxonomy (Subgroup): Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Drainage Class: Poorly
Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist)
Mottle Colors
(Munsell Moist)
Mottle Texture, Concretions,
Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-1 7.5 YR 4/3 Silt Loam
1-12 7.5 YR 5/2 7.5 YR. 4/6 20% Silty Clay Loam
12-18 7.5 YR 7/1 7.5 YR 5/6 35% Clay
7.5 YR 5/2 5%

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol
Histic Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
X Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transect ID:
Plot ID: Plot 6
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ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Juniper Farm Wetland Preservation Site Date: Sept. 11, 2008
Applicant/Owner: Environmental Banc & Echange County: Johnston
Investigator: G Lankford, K Roth State: NC
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: Forested Wetland
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No X Transact ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 7
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Fraxinus enns Ivanica Canopy FACW Bidens tripartite Herb OBL
Po ulus deltoides Canopy FAC+ L co us vi inicus Herb OBL
Salix ni ra Canopy OBL Cam psis radicans Vine FAC
Taxodium distichum Canopy OBL
Fraxinus enns Ivanica Shrub FACW
Po ulus deltoides Shrub FAC+
Acer rubrum Shrub FAC
Ilex decidua Shrub FACW-
Saururus cernuus Herb OBL
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
X Inundated
X Saturated in Upper 12 inches
Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
X Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 10 (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: -- (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: - (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
Project/Site: Juniper Farm Wetland Preservation Site
Date: Sept. 11, 2008
SOILS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Wehadkee-Chastain Association

Taxonomy (Subgroup): F/uvaquentic Endoaquepts Drainage Class: Poorly
Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist)
Mottle Texture, Concretions,
Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-3 7.5 YR 5/1 Silt Loam
3-11 7.5 YR 6/1 7.5 YR 5/8 20% Silty Loam
11-17 N 6/- 2.5 YR 4/6 15% Silty Clay

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol
Histic Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
X Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transect ID:
Plot ID: Plot 7
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ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Juniper Farm Wetland Preservation Site Date: Sept. 11,
Environmental Banc & Echange County: Johnston
G Lankford, K Roth State: NC
> Normal Circumstances exist on the site?
the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)?
the area a potential Problem Area?
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
Yes X No I Community ID: Forested Wetland
Yes No X TransectID:
Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 8
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Acer rubrum Canopy FAC Juncus coriaceus Herb FACW
Fraxinus enns Ivanica Canopy FACW Cam psis radicans Vine FAC
Li uidambar s raciflua Canopy FAC+ Smilax rotundifolia Vine FAC
Ca inus caroliniana Shrub FAC
Ilex decidua Shrub FACW-
Quercus michauxii Shrub FACW
Fraxinus enns Ivanica Shrub FACW
Dulichium arundinaceum Herb OBL
Carex lu ulina Herb OBL
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
X Inundated
X Saturated in Upper 12 inches
X Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
X Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 0.5 (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: - (in.) X Water-Stained Leaves
X Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: - (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
Project/Site: Juniper Farm Wetland Preservation Site
Date: Sept. 11, 2008
SOILS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Wehadkee-Chastain Association

Taxonomy (Subgroup): Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Drainage Class: Poorly
Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist)
Mottle Texture, Concretions,
Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-3 7.5 YR 4/1 7.5 YR 4/2 10% Silt Loam
3-18 7.5 YR 5/1 7.5 YR 5/6 20% Silty Clay

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol
Histic Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
X Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transect ID:
Plot ID: Plot 8
DATA FORM
ROUTINE WETLAND DETERMINATION
(1987 COE Wetlands Delineation Manual)
Project/Site: Juniper Farm Wetland Preservation Site Date: Set 11, 2008
Applicant/Owner: Environmental Banc & Echange County: Johnston
Investigator: G Lankford, K Roth State: NC
Do Normal Circumstances exist on the site? Yes X No Community ID: Forested Wetland
Is the site significantly disturbed (Atypical Situation)? Yes No X Transect ID:
Is the area a potential Problem Area? Yes No X Plot ID: Plot 9
(If needed, explain in remarks.)
VEGETATION
Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator Dominant Plant Species Stratum Indicator
Acer rubrum Canopy FAC Cam psis radicans Vine FAC
Fraxinus enns /vanica Canopy FACW
Li uidambars raciflua Canopy FAC+
Acer rubrum Shrub FAC
Fraxinus enns (vanica Shrub FACW
Li uidambars raciflua Shrub FAC+
Ilex decidua Shrub FACW-
Saururus cernuus Herb OBL
Sci us o/ h llus Herb OBL
Percent of Dominant Species that are OBL, FACW or FAC (excluding FAC-) 100
Remarks:
HYDROLOGY
Recorded Data (Describe in Remarks:)
Stream, Lake or Tide Gauge
X Aerial Photographs
Other
X No Recorded Data Available Wetland Hydrology Indicators
Primary Indicators:
X Inundated
Saturated in Upper 12 inches
X Water Marks
Drift Lines
Field Observations: Sediment Deposits
X Drainage Patterns in Wetlands
Depth of Surface Water: 8 (in.) Secondary Indicators (2 or more required):
Oxidized Root Channels in Upper 12 in.
Depth to Free Water in Pit: -- (in.) Water-Stained Leaves
X Local Soil Survey Data
Depth to Saturated Soil: -- (in.) FAC-Neutral Test
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
Project/Site: Juniper Farm Wetland Preservation Site
Date: Sept. 11, 2008
SOILS
Map Unit Name
(Series and Phase): Wehadkee-Chastain Association

Taxonomy (Subgroup): Fluvaquentic Endoaquepts Drainage Class: Poorly
Confirm Mapped Type?
Yes
X No
Profile Description:
Depth Matrix Color Mottle Colors
(inches) Horizon (Munsell Moist) (Munsell Moist
Mottle Texture, Concretions,
Abundance/Contrast Structure, etc.
0-19 7.5 YR 5/1 7.5 YR 5/8 20% Clay

Hydric Soil Indicators:
Histosol
Histic Epipedon
Sulfidic Odor
Aquic Moisture Regime
Reducing Conditions
X Gleyed or Low-Chroma Colors
Concretions
High Organic Content in Surface Layer in Sandy Soils
Organic Streaking in Sandy Soils
Listed on Local Hydric Soils List
X Listed on National Hydric Soils List
Other (Explain in Remarks)
Remarks:
WETLAND DETERMINATION
Hydrophytic Vegetation Present? X Yes No
Wetland Hydrology Present? X Yes No
Hydric Soils Present? X Yes No
Is this Sampling Point Within a Wetland? X Yes No
Remarks:
Community ID: Forested Wetland
Transect ID:
Plot ID: Plot 9
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Appendix B
EDR Reports

Valentine Preservation
Stevens Sausage Road
Smithfield, NC 27577
I Inquiry Number: 2314204.2s
September 10, 2008
(rEDR'O Environmental Data Resources Inc
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Executive Summary ------------------------------------------ ------------- ES1
Overview Map------------------------------- ----------- ------------ 2
Detail Map------------------------- ------------ --- ------------ 3
Map Findings Summary --------------------------------------- ------------- 4
Map Findings---------------------------------- ---- ------ 6
Orphan Summary -------------------------------------------- ------------- 7
Government Records Searched/Data Currency Tracking -------------- ------------ GR-1
GEOCHECK ADDENDUM
Physical Setting Source Addendum------------------------- ----------------- A-1
Physical Setting Source Summary -_____________ _- -_______________-. A-2
Physical Setting SSURGOSoil Map------------------------- ------------------ A-5
Physical Setting Source Map------------------------------ ------------------ A-9
Physical Setting Source Map Findings ----------------------- ----------------- A-10
Physical Setting Source Records Searched ------------------- ----------------- A-12
Thank you for your business.
Please contact EDR at 1-800-352-0050
with any questions or comments.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
A search of available environmental records was conducted by Environmental Data Resources, Inc (EDR).
The report was designed to assist parties seeking to meet the search requirements of EPA's Standards
and Practices for All Appropriate Inquiries (40 CFR Part 312), the ASTM Standard Practice for
• Environmental Site Assessments (E 1527-05) or custom requirements developed for the evaluation of
environmental risk associated with a parcel of real estate.
• TARGET PROPERTY INFORMATION
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ADDRESS
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STEVENS SAUSAGE ROAD
• SMITHFIELD, NC 27577
• COORDINATES
• Latitude (North): 35.444420 - 35° 26' 39.9"
Longitude (West): 78.330390 - 78° 19'49.4"
Universal Tranverse Mercator: Zone 17
UTM X (Meters): 742316.5
UTM Y (Meters): 3925405.5
• Elevation: 103 ft. above sea level
• USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP ASSOCIATED WITH TARGET PROPERTY
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Target Property Map: 35078-D3 FOUR OAKS NE, NC
Most Recent Revision: 1997
TARGET PROPERTY SEARCH RESULTS
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• The target property was not listed in any of the databases searched by EDR.

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DATABASES WITH NO MAPPED SITES
No mapped sites were found in EDR's search of available ("reasonably ascertainable ") government
records either on the target property or within the search radius around the target property for the
following databases:

• FEDERAL RECORDS
• NPL------------------------- National Priority List
Proposed NPL_______________ Proposed National Priority List Sites
• Delisted NPL---------------- National Priority List Deletions
NPL LIENS------------------- Federal Superfund Liens
• CERCLIS--------------------- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System
• CERC-NFRAP----------------
LIENS 2______________________ CERCLIS No Further Remedial Action Planned
CERCLA Lien Information
CORRACTS------------------ Corrective Action Report
RCRA-TSDF----------------- RCRA - Transporters, Storage and Disposal
RCRA-LQG------------------- RCRA - Large Quantity Generators
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TC2314204.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
RCRA-SQG------------------ RCRA - Small Quantity Generators
RCRA-CESQG--------------- RCRA - Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator
RCRA-NonGen--------------- RCRA - Non Generators
US ENG CONTROLS --------- Engineering Controls Sites List
US INST CONTROL --------- Sites with Institutional Controls
ERNS________________________ Emergency Response Notification System
HMIRS_______________________ Hazardous Materials Information Reporting System
DOT OPS____________________ Incident and Accident Data
US CDL______________________ Clandestine Drug Labs
US BROWNFIELDS__________ A Listing of Brownfields Sites
DOD_________________________ Department of Defense Sites
FUDS------------------------ Formerly Used Defense Sites
LUCIS________________________ Land Use Control Information System
CONSENT___________________ Superfund (CERCLA) Consent Decrees
ROD_________________________ Records Of Decision
UMTRA______________________ Uranium Mill Tailings Sites
ODI-------------------------- Open Dump Inventory
DEBRIS REGION 9----------- Torres Martinez Reservation Illegal Dump Site Locations
MINES_______________________ Mines Master Index File
TRIS_________________________ Toxic Chemical Release Inventory System
TSCA________________________ Toxic Substances Control Act
FTTS_________________________ FIFRA/ TSCA Tracking System - FIFRA (Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, & Rodenticide
Act)/TSCA (Toxic Substances Control Act)
HIST FTTS___________________ FIFRA/TSCA Tracking System Administrative Case Listing
SSTS------------------------- Section 7 Tracking Systems
ICIS__________________________ Integrated Compliance Information System
PADS_______________ _ PCB Activity Database System
MLTS------------------------ Material Licensing Tracking System
RADINFO____________________ Radiation Information Database
FINDS ------------------------ Facility Index System/Facility Registry System
RAATS_______________________ RCRA Administrative Action Tracking System
SCRD DRYCLEANERS______. State Coalition for Redediation of Drycleaners Listing
STATE AND LOCAL RECORDS
SHWS--------------- --------- Inactive Hazardous Sites Inventory
NC HSDS___________ _________ Hazardous Substance Disposal Site
IMD_________________ _________ Incident Management Database
SWF/LF ------------- --------- List of Solid Waste Facilities
OLI------------------ --------- Old Landfill Inventory
HIST LF------------- --------- Solid Waste Facility Listing
LUST ---------------- --------- Regional UST Database
LUST TRUST ------- ---------- State Trust Fund Database
LIST_________________ _________ Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Database
AST _________ _________ AST Database
INST CONTROL ---- --------- No Further Action Sites With Land Use Restrictions Monitoring
VCP_________________ _________ Responsible Party Voluntary Action Sites
DRYCLEANERS----- --------- Drycleaning Sites
BROWNFIELDS_____ _________ Brownfields Projects Inventory
NPDES______________ _________ NPDES Facility Location Listing
TRIBAL RECORDS
INDIAN RESERV------------- Indian Reservations
INDIAN ODI__________________ Report on the Status of Open Dumps on Indian Lands
TC2314204.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
INDIAN LUST ______ Leaking Underground Storage Tanks on Indian Land
INDIAN UST__________________ Underground Storage Tanks on Indian Land
INDIAN VCP------------------ Voluntary Cleanup Priority Listing
EDR PROPRIETARY RECORDS
Manufactured Gas Plants_____ EDR Proprietary Manufactured Gas Plants
SURROUNDING SITES: SEARCH RESULTS
Surrounding sites were not identified.
Unmappable (orphan) sites are not considered in the foregoing analysis.
TC2314204.2s EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Due to poor or inadequate address information, the following sites were not mapped:
Site Name
T W SHIRLEY
RAY'S GARAGE
ALLAN HYATT CHEVROLET
WALLACE WAREHOUSE - EXEC LOUNG
JONES BROTHERS FURNITURE
NEUSE QUICK STOP
STANCIL'S AMOCO FOOD SHOP 5
BETHESDA BOOSTER STATION
STANCIL'S AMOCO FOOD MART 2
STRICKLAND'S GROCERY
AMOCO FOOD MART
B&S TEXACO
NEUSE QUICK STOP
J.G. BARBOUR GROCERY
BURLINGTON IND. SMITHFIELD PL
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC SALES/SER
GLENN'S SHELL
GARDNER-CREECH OIL CO.
ALCOHOL BEVERAGE CONTROL CENT
S.T. WOOTEN CONSTRUCTION CO.
ALAN HYATT CHEVROLET. INC.
GUY C. LEE MANUFACTURING CO.
KENNEDY FREIGHT LINES. INC.
TIMS ALIGNMENT & BRAKE SER
GARDNER-CREECH OIL CO INC
LOWES
J.B. HUNT DIESEL SPILL
GUIN PROPERTY, LOT #6
B & S TEXACO (FORMER)
Database(sl
SWF/LF, HIST LF
SHWS, IMD
LUST, IMD
LUST, IMD
LUST, UST, IMD
LUST, IMD
LUST, IMD
LUST, IMD
LUST, IMD
LUST TRUST
LUST TRUST
LUST TRUST
LUST TRUST
UST
UST
UST
UST
UST
UST
UST
UST
UST
UST
UST
AST
RCRA-NonGen
IMD
IMD
IMD
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A. Manufactured Gas Plants
F National Priority List Sites
• Dept. Defense Sites

• SITE NAME: Valentine Preservation CLIENT: WK Dickson
ADDRESS: Stevens Sausage Road CONTACT: Daniel Ingram
• Smithfield NC 27577 INQUIRY #: 2314204.2s
• LAT/LONG: 35.4444 / 78.3304 DATE: September 10, 2008 1:11 pm
Copyright <c 2008 EOR, Inc. (6 2008 Tele Allis Rel. 07/2007.
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Indian Reservations BIA Hazardous Substance
/H Oil & Gas pipelines Disposal Sites
® 100-year flood zone
500-year flood zone
® National Wetland Inventory
State Wetlands
This report includes Interactive Map Layers to
display and/or hide map information. The
legend includes only those icons for the
default map view.
DETAIL MAP - 2314204.2s
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A Sites at elevations higher than
or equal to the target property Indian Reservations BIA Hazardous Substance
• Sites at elevations lower than Oil & Gas pipelines Disposal Sites
the target property
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100-year flood zone
L Manufactured Gas Plants 0 500-year flood zone
i Sensitive Receptors
National Priorit
List Sites National Wetland Inventory
y State Wetlands
Dept. Defense Sites This report includes Interactive Map Layers to
display and/or hide map information. The
legend includes only those icons for the
default map view.
SITE NAME: Valentine Preservation CLIENT: WK Dickson
ADDRESS: Stevens Sausage Road CONTACT: Daniel Ingram
Smithfield INC 27577 INQUIRY #: 2314204.2s
LAT/LONG: 35.4444 / 78.3304 DATE: September 10, 2008 1:11 pm
Co Dyright,? 2008 EDR. Inc (z 2008 Tole Atlas Rel. 0712007.
MAP FINDINGS SUMMARY
Database
FEDERAL RECORDS
Search
Target Distance Total
Property (Miles) < 1/8 1/8 - 1/4 1/4 - 1/2 1/2 - 1 > 1 Plotted
NPL
Proposed NPL
Delisted NPL
NPL LIENS
CERCLIS
CERC-NFRAP
LIENS 2
CORRACTS
RCRA-TSDF
RCRA-LQG
RCRA-SQG
RCRA-CESQG
RCRA-NonGen
US ENG CONTROLS
US INST CONTROL
ERNS
HMIRS
DOT OPS
US CDL
US BROWNFIELDS
DOD
FUDS
LUCIS
CONSENT
ROD
UMTRA
ODI
DEBRIS REGION 9
MINES
TRIS
TSCA
FTTS
HIST FTTS
SSTS
ICIS
PADS
MILTS
RADINFO
FINDS
RAATS
SCRD DRYCLEANERS
STATE AND LOCAL RECORDS
SHWS
NC HSDS
IMD
SWF/LF
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
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MAP FINDINGS SUMMARY
Search
Target Distance Total
Database Property (Miles) < 1/8 1/8 - 1/4 1/4 - 1/2 1/2 - 1 > 1 Plotted
OLI 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
HIST LF 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
LUST 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
LUST TRUST 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
UST 0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
AST 0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
INST CONTROL 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
VCP 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
DRYCLEANERS 0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
BROWNFIELDS 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
NPDES TP NR NR NR NR NR 0
TRIBAL RECORDS
INDIAN RESERV 1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
INDIAN ODI 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
INDIAN LUST 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
INDIAN UST 0.250 0 0 NR NR NR 0
INDIAN VCP 0.500 0 0 0 NR NR 0
EDR PROPRIETARY RECORDS
Manufactured Gas Plants 1.000 0 0 0 0 NR 0
NOTES:
TP = Target Property
NR = Not Requested at this Search Distance
Sites may be listed in more than one database
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Map ID MAP FINDINGS
Direction
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GEOCHECK ®- PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE ADDENDUM
TARGET PROPERTY ADDRESS
VALENTINE PRESERVATION
STEVENS SAUSAGE ROAD
SMITHFIELD, NC 27577
TARGET PROPERTY COORDINATES
Latitude (North):
Longitude (West):
Universal Tranverse Mercator:
UTM X (Meters):
UTM Y (Meters):
Elevation:
USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP
Target Property Map:
Most Recent Revision:
35.44442 - 35° 26'39.9"
78.33039 - 78° 19'49.4"
Zone 17
742316.5
3925405.5
103 ft. above sea level
35078-D3 FOUR OAKS NE, NC
1997
EDR's GeoCheck Physical Setting Source Addendum is provided to assist the environmental professional in
forming an opinion about the impact of potential contaminant migration.
Assessment of the impact of contaminant migration generally has two principle investigative components:
1. Groundwater flow direction, and
2. Groundwater flow velocity.
Groundwater flow direction may be impacted by surface topography, hydrology, hydrogeology, characteristics
of the soil, and nearby wells. Groundwater flow velocity is generally impacted by the nature of the
geologic strata.
TC2314204.2s Page A-1
GEOCHECK® - PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE SUMMARY
GROUNDWATER FLOW DIRECTION INFORMATION
Groundwater flow direction for a particular site is best determined by a qualified environmental professional
using site-specific well data. If such data is not reasonably ascertainable, it may be necessary to rely on other
sources of information, such as surface topographic information, hydrologic information, hydrogeologic data
collected on nearby properties, and regional groundwater flow information (from deep aquifers).
TOPOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Surface topography may be indicative of the direction of surficial groundwater flow. This information can be used to
assist the environmental professional in forming an opinion about the impact of nearby contaminated properties or,
should contamination exist on the target property, what downgradient sites might be impacted.
TARGET PROPERTY TOPOGRAPHY
General Topographic Gradient: General South
SURROUNDING TOPOGRAPHY: ELEVATION PROFILES
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Target Property Elevation: 103 ft.
Source: Topography has been determined from the USGS 7.5' Digital Elevation Model and should be evaluated
on a relative (not an absolute) basis. Relative elevation information between sites of close proximity
should be field verified.
TC2314204.2s Page A-2
GEOCHECIO - PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE SUMMARY
HYDROLOGIC INFORMATION
Surface water can act as a hydrologic barrier to groundwater flow. Such hydrologic information can be used to assist
the environmental professional in forming an opinion about the impact of nearby contaminated properties or, should
contamination exist on the target property, what downgradient sites might be impacted.
Refer to the Physical Setting Source Map following this summary for hydrologic information (major waterways
and bodies of water).
FEMA FLOOD ZONE
Target Property County
JOHNSTON,NC
Flood Plain Panel at Target Property:
Additional Panels in search area:
NATIONAL WETLAND INVENTORY
NWI Quad at Target Property
FOUR OAKS NE
HYDROGEOLOGIC INFORMATION
FEMA Flood
Electronic Data
YES - refer to the Overview Map and Detail Map
3701380130C
3701380135B
NWI Electronic
Data Coverage
YES - refer to the Overview Map and Detail Map
Hydrogeologic information obtained by installation of wells on a specific site can often be an indicator
of groundwater flow direction in the immediate area. Such hydrogeologic information can be used to assist the
environmental professional in forming an opinion about the impact of nearby contaminated properties or, should
contamination exist on the target property, what downgradient sites might be impacted.
AQUIFLOWo
Search Radius: 1.000 Mile.
EDR has developed the AQUIFLOW Information System to provide data on the general direction of groundwater
flow at specific points. EDR has reviewed reports submitted by environmental professionals to regulatory
authorities at select sites and has extracted the date of the report, groundwater flow direction as determined
hydrogeologically, and the depth to water table.
LOCATION GENERAL DIRECTION
MAP ID FROM TP GROUNDWATER FLOW
Not Reported
TC2314204.2s Page A-3
GEOCHECIO - PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE SUMMARY
GROUNDWATER FLOW VELOCITY INFORMATION
Groundwater flow velocity information for a particular site is best determined by a qualified environmental professional
using site specific geologic and soil strata data. If such data are not reasonably ascertainable, it may be necessary
to rely on other sources of information, including geologic age identification, rock stratigraphic unit and soil
characteristics data collected on nearby properties and regional soil information. In general, contaminant plumes
move more quickly through sandy-gravelly types of soils than silty-clayey types of soils.
GEOLOGIC INFORMATION IN GENERAL AREA OF TARGET PROPERTY
Ueologic information can be used by the environmental professional in forming an opinion about the relative speed
at which contaminant migration may be occurring.
ROCK STRATIGRAPHIC UNIT GEOLOGIC AGE IDENTIFICATION
Era: Paleozoic Category: Eugeosynclinal Deposits
System: Cambrian
Series: Cambrian
Code: Ce (decoded above as Era, System & Series)
Geologic Age and Rock Stratigraphic Unit Source: P.G. Schruben, R.E. Arndt and W.J. Bawiec, Geology
of the Conterminous U.S. at 1:2,500,000 Scale - a digital representation of the 1974 P.B. King and H.M. Beikman
Map, USGS Digital Data Series DDS - 11 (1994).
TC2314204.2s Page A-4

SSURGO SOIL MAP - 2314204.2s
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SITE NAME: Valentine Preservation CLIENT: WK Dickson
• ADDRESS: Stevens Sausage Road
Smithfield NC 27577 CONTACT: Daniel Ingram
INQUIRY #: 2314204.2s
• LAT/LONG: 35.4444 / 78.3304 DATE: September 10, 2008 1:11 pm
CoDnight v 2008 EDR, Inc. 0 2008 Tele Atlas Rel. 07P2007.
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Target Property
SSURGO Soil
Water
0 1/16 1/8 1/4 Miles
GEOCHECIO - PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE SUMMARY
DOMINANT SOIL COMPOSITION IN GENERAL AREA OF TARGET PROPERTY
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Soil Conservation Service (SCS) leads the National Cooperative Soil
Survey (NCSS) and is responsible for collecting, storing, maintaining and distributing soil survey information
for privately owned lands in the United States. A soil map in a soil survey is a representation of soil patterns
in a landscape. The following information is based on Soil Conservation Service SSURGO data.
Soil Map ID: 1
Soil Component Name: Wehadkee
Soil Surface Texture: loam
Hydrologic Group: Class D - Very slow infiltration rates. Soils are clayey, have a high
water table, or are shallow to an impervious layer.
Soil Drainage Class: Poorly drained
Hydric Status: All hydric
Corrosion Potential - Uncoated Steel: High
Depth to Bedrock Min: > 0 inches
Depth to Watertable Min: > 15 inches
Soil Layer Information
Boundary Classification Saturated
hydraulic
Layer Upper Lower Soil Texture Class AASHTO Group Unified Soil conductivity Soil Reaction
micro m/sec (pH)
1 0 inches 7 inches loam Silt-Clay COARSE-GRAINED Max: 14 Max: 6.5
Materials (more SOILS, Gravels, Min: 4 Min: 4.5
than 35 pct. Clean gravels,
passing No. Poorly Graded
200), Silty Gravel.
Soils.
2 7 inches 57 inches loam Silt-Clay COARSE-GRAINED Max: 14 Max: 6.5
Materials (more SOILS, Gravels, Min: 4 Min: 4.5
than 35 pct. Clean gravels,
passing No. Poorly Graded
200), Silty Gravel.
Soils.
3 57 inches 83 inches sandy loam Silt-Clay COARSE-GRAINED Max: 14 Max: 6.5
Materials (more SOILS, Gravels, Min: 4 Min: 4.5
than 35 pct. Clean gravels,
passing No. Poorly Graded
200), Silty Gravel.
Soils.
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Soil Map ID: 2
Soil Component Name: Chewacla
Soil Surface Texture: loam
Hydrologic Group: Class C - Slow infiltration rates. Soils with layers impeding downward
movement of water, or soils with moderately fine or fine textures.
Soil Drainage Class: Somewhat poorly drained
Hydric Status: Partially hydric
Corrosion Potential - Uncoated Steel: High
Depth to Bedrock Min: > 0 inches
Depth to Watertable Min: > 38 inches
Soil Layer Information
Boundary Classification Saturated
hydraulic
Layer Upper Lower Soil Texture Class AASHTO Group Unified Soil conductivity Soil Reaction
micro m/sec (pH)
1 O inches 3 inches loam Silt-Clay FINE-GRAINED Max: 42 Max: 7.8
Materials (more SOILS, Silts and Min: 4 Min: 4.5
than 35 pct. Clays (liquid
passing No. limit less than
200), Clayey 50%), silt.
Soils.
2 3 inches 38 inches sandy clay loam Silt-Clay FINE-GRAINED Max: 42 Max: 7.8
Materials (more SOILS, Silts and Min: 4 Min: 4.5
than 35 pct. Clays (liquid
passing No. limit less than
200), Clayey 50%), silt.
Soils.
3 Winches 59 inches clay loam Silt-Clay FINE-GRAINED Max: 42 Max: 7.8
Materials (more SOILS, Silts and Min: 4 Min: 4.5
than 35 pct. Clays (liquid
passing No. limit less than
200), Clayey 50%), silt.
Soils.
4 59 inches 72 inches loam Silt-Clay FINE-GRAINED Max: 42 Max: 7.8
Materials (more SOILS, Silts and Min: 4 Min: 4.5
than 35 pct. Clays (liquid
passing No. limit less than
200), Clayey 50%), silt.
Soils.
TC2314204.2s Page A-7
GEOCHECW - PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE SUMMARY
LOCAL / REGIONAL WATER AGENCY RECORDS
EDR Local/Regional Water Agency records provide water well information to assist the environmental
professional in assessing sources that may impact ground water flow direction, and in forming an
opinion about the impact of contaminant migration on nearby drinking water wells.
WELL SEARCH DISTANCE INFORMATION
DATABASE SEARCH DISTANCE (miles)
Federal USGS 1.000
Federal FRDS PWS Nearest PWS within 1 mile
State Database 1.000
FEDERAL USGS WELL INFORMATION
LOCATION
MAP ID WELL ID FROM TP
No Wells Found
FEDERAL FRDS PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM INFORMATION
LOCATION
MAP ID WELL ID FROM TP
No PWS System Found
Note: PWS System location is not always the same as well location.
STATE DATABASE WELL INFORMATION
LOCATION
MAP ID WELL ID FROM TP
No Wells Found
OTHER STATE DATABASE INFORMATION
NORTH CAROLINA NI
ID
NC50000619
NC50007209
NC50009609
NC50016776
1TURAL HERITAGE ELEMENT OCCURRENCES
Class
Natural Community Occurrence
Natural Community Occurrence
Natural Community Occurrence
Natural Community Occurrence
TC2314204.2s Page A-8
GEOCHECK - PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE SUMMARY
NORTH CAROLINA SIGNIFICANT NATURAL HERITAGE AREAS DATABASE:
ID Name
NC10001891 COWBONE OXBOWS/SAGE POND NATURAL AREA
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;ITE NAME: Valentine Preservation CLIENT: WK Dickson •
kDDRESS: Stevens Sausage Road CONTACT: Daniel Ingram
Smithfield NC 27577 INQUIRY #: 23142042s •
AT/LONG: 35.4444 / 78.3304 DATE: September 10, 2008 1:11 pm

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GEOCHECK®- PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE MAP FINDINGS
Direction
Distance Database EDR ID Number
GIS ID: 51737
Classification by Type: Natural Community Occurrence
Occurrence Status: Extant
GISID: 222106
Classification by Type: Natural Community Occurrence
Occurrence Status: Extant
NC_NHEO NC50000619
NC_NHEO NC50007209
GIS ID:
Classification by Type:
Occurrence Status:
61737
Natural Community Occurrence
Extant
NC_NHEO NC50009609
GIS ID:
Classification by Type:
Occurrence Status:
82107
Natural Community Occurrence
Extant
NC_NHEO NC50016776
NC_SNHA NC10001891
Site Name: COWBONE OXBOWS/SAGE POND NATURAL AREA
Quality: Not Reported
Acres per Polygon: 2041.83
TC2314204.2s Page A-10
GEOCHECK®- PHYSICAL SETTING SOURCE MAP FINDINGS
RADON
AREA RADON INFORMATION
State Database: NC Radon
Radon Test Results
County Result Type Total Sites Avg pCi/L Range pCi/L Result Type
JOHNSTON Statistical 9 0.22
JOHNSTON 15 0.48 0.00-2.20
Federal EPA Radon Zone for JOHNSTON County: 3
Note: Zone 1 indoor average level > 4 pCi/L.
Zone 2 indoor average level >= 2 pCi/L and <= 4 pCi/L.
Zone 3 indoor average level < 2 pCi/L.
0.20 0.80 Non-Statisticd
Federal Area Radon Information for Zip Code: 27577
Number of sites tested: 3
Area Average Activity % <4 pCi/L
Living Area - 1 st Floor 0.500 pCi/L 100%
Living Area - 2nd Floor Not Reported Not Reported
Basement Not Reported Not Reported
% 4-20 pCi/L % >20 pCi/L
0% 0%
Not Reported Not Reported
Not Reported Not Reported
TC2314204.2s Page A-11
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Stevens Sausage Road
Smithfield, NC 27577
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Aerial Photography September 15, 2008
Target Property:
Stevens Sausage Road
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Vegetation Survey Data
Plot 1 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF)
Red maple Acer rubrum 7 FAC 0.267
Red maple Acerrubrum 5.8 FAC 0.183
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.5 FAC 0.165
Red maple Acerrubrum 6.7 FAC 0245
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.8 FAC 0.079
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 5.8 FAC 0.183
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 5.1 FAC 0.142
Netleaf hackberry Celtis laevigata 12.4 FACW 0.839
Netleaf hackberry Celtis laevigata 10.1 FACW 0.556
Netleaf hackberry Celtis laevigata 7.2 FACW 0.283
Netleaf hackberry Celtis laevigata 3.6 FACW 0.071
Netleaf hackberry Celtis laevigata 12.3 FACW 0.825
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 9.8 FACW 0.524
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 9.2 FACW 0.462
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 13.9 FACW 1.054
Possumhaw holly flex decidua 3.2 FACW- 0.056
Possumhaw holly flex decidua 3.9 FACW- 0.083
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 17.9 FAC+ 1.748 98 feet-72 years old
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 13.4 FACW- 0.979
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 5.4 FAC 0.159
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 6.9 FAC 0.260
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 8.7 FAC 0.413
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 23.1 FAC 2.910
Basal Area (SF/AC) 125
Tree per acre 230
No tree species 8
Total species 17
Shrubs
Possumhaw holly flex decidua FACW-
Swamp tupelo Nyssa biflora OBL
Pawpaw Asimina triloba FAC
Herbs
Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum FAC+
Sedge Carex sp
smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica FACW+
Woodv Vines
Roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia FAC
Saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox FAC
Crossvine Bignonia capreolata FAC
Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia FAC
Plot 2 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF)
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 4.9 FAC 0.131
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 4.5 FAC 0.110
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 4.5 FAC 0.110
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 4.1 FAC 0.092
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 4.3 FAC 0.101
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 4.6 FAC 0.115
Possumhaw holly flex decidua 4 FACW- 0.087
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 19.3 FAC+ 2.032
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 12.4 FAC+ 0.839
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 11.5 FAC+ 0.721
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 3 FACW- 0.049
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 33.6 FAC+ 6.157 116 feet-50 years old
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 24.8 FAC+ 3.354
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 24.2 FAC+ 3.194
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 13.2 FAC 0.950
Basal Area (SF/AC) 180
Tree per acre 150
No species 6
Total species 15
Shrubs
Possumhaw holly flex decidua FACW-
Pawpaw Asimina triloba FAC
Herbs
Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum FAC+
Sedge Carex sp
smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica FACW+
Giant cane Arundinaria gigantea FACW
Woodv Vines
Roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia FAC
Saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox FAC
Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia FAC
Eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans FAC
Plot 3 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF)
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.2 FAC 0.210
Red maple Acer rubrum 19.2 FAC 2.011
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 8.7 FAC 0.413
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 5.0 FAC 0.136
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana 3.0 FAC 0.049
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata 8.2 FACU 0367
Netleaf hackberry Celtis laevigata 11.3 FACW 0.696
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.7 FACW 0.177
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 12.8 FACW 0.894
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 18.5 FAC+ 1.867
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 12.5 FAC+ 0.852
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 19.3 FAC+ 2.032
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 10.3 FAC+ 0.579
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 17.5 FAC+ 1.670 115 feet-40 years old
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 3.5 FAC 0.067
Basal Area (SF/AC) 120
Tree per acre 150
No species 8
Total species 18
Shrubs
Parsley hawthorne Crataegus marshallii FAC
Chinese privet Ligustrum sinense FAC
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata FACU
Pawpaw Asimina triloba FAC
Green hawthorn Crataegus viridis FACW
Possumhaw holly flex decidua FACW-
Herbs
Nepalese browntop Microstegium vimineum FAC+
Sedge Carex sp
smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica FACW+
Giant cane Arundinaria gigantea FACW
Woodv Vines
Crossvine Bignonia capreolata FAC
Trumpet creeper Campsis radicans FAC
Eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans FAC
Roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia FAC
Muscadine Vitis rotundifolia FAC
Plot 4 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF)
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.6 FAC 0.115
Red maple Acer rubrum 7.3 FAC 0.291
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.1 FAC 0.142
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.3 FAC 0.059
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.8 FAC 0.079
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.7 FAC 0.177
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.9 FAC 0.260
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.6 FAC 0.071
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.0 FAC 0.196
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.0 FAC 0.136
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.2 FAC 0.147
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.7 FAC 0.075
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.2 FAC 0.056
Red maple Acer rubrum 9.7 FAC 0.513
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.2 FAC 0.147
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.3 FAC 0.216
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.4 FAC 0.106
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.7 FAC 0.245
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.5 FAC 0.230
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.2 FAC 0.147
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.5 FAC 0.067
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.2 FAC 0.210
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.0 FAC 0.087
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6.0 FACW 0.196
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.8 FACW 0.183
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.3 FACW 0.101
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.1 FACW 0.052
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6.5 FACW 0.230
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.7 FACW 0.177
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.3 FACW 0.153
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 7.3 FACW 0.291
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.1 FACW 0.052
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.4 FACW 0.106
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.6 FAC+ 0.171
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.0 FAC+ 0.087
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.9 FAC+ 0.131
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 7.1 FAC+ 0.275
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.4 FAC+ 0.063
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.0 FAC+ 0.196
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.5 FAC+ 0.230
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.3 FAC+ 0.216
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.4 FAC+ 0.063
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.8 FAC+ 0.079
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.0 FAC+ 0.136
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 7.6 FAC+ 0.315
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.3 FAC+ 0.101
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 9.7 FAC+ 0.513 73 feet-31 years old
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.4 FAC+ 0.223
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.1 FAC+ 0.203
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.9 FAC+ 0.083
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.1 FAC+ 0.052
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.9 FAC+ 0.260
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda 4.1 FAC 0.092
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis 3.1 FACW- 0.052
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis 3.1 FACW- 0.052
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis 4.5 FACW- 0.110
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 13.3 FACW- 0.965
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 8.9 FACW- 0.432
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 3.9 FAC+ 0.083
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 5.3 FAC+ 0.153
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 5.5 FAC 0.165
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 5.2 FAC 0.147
Basal Area (SF/AC) 110
Tree per acre 620
No species 8
Total species 11
Shrubs
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica FACW
Red maple Acer rubrum FAC
Possumhaw holly Ilex decidua FACW-
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda FAC
Herbs
Sedge Carex sp --
Woody Vines
Roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia FAC
Plot 5 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF)
Red maple Acer rubrum 10.0 FAC 0.545
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.0 FAC 0.049
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.8 FAC 0.126
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.4 FAC 0.106
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.6 FAC 0.115
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.5 FAC 0.110
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.7 FAC 0.075
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.7 FAC 0.075
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.1 FAC 0.052
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.0 FAC 0.087
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.4 FAC 0.106
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.5 FAC 0.067
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.9 FAC 0.083
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.2 FAC 0.056
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.1 FAC 0.052
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.4 FAC 0.106
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.3 FAC 0.153
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.5 FAC 0.067
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 20.5 FACW 2.292 72 feet-34 years old
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.0 FACW 0.087
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.1 FAC+ 0.142
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.6 FAC+ 0.071
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 4.4 FAC+ 0.106
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 3.9 FAC+ 0.083
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 3.7 FAC+ 0.075
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 5.4 FAC+ 0.159
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 3.2 FAC+ 0.056
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.6 FAC+ 0.071
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 5.3 FAC+ 0.153
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 6.1 FAC+ 0.203
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.8 FAC+ 0.079
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.3 FAC+ 0.153
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.6 FAC+ 0.238
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.7 FAC+ 0.120
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.1 FAC+ 0.092
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.8 FAC+ 0.183
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.0 FAC+ 0.196
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.1 FAC+ 0.092
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.9 FAC+ 0.083
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.5 FAC+ 0.230
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.5 FAC+ 0.165
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 6.3 FAC+ 0.216
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.6 FAC+ 0.071
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.2 FAC+ 0.147
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.1 FAC+ 0.142
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.3 FAC+ 0.059
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.5 FAC+ 0.067
Water oak Quercus nigra 3.5 FAC 0.067
Water oak Quercus nigra 3.7 FAC 0.075
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 6.3 FAC+ 0.216
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 5.5 FAC+ 0.165
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 4.0 FAC 0.087
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 8.2 FAC 0.367
Basal Area (SF/AC) 89
Tree per acre 540
Total species 6
Total species 13
Shrubs
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii FACW-
Red maple Acer rubrum FAC
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua FAC+
Herbs
Sedge Carex sp --
Leafy bulrush Carex lupulina OBL
Smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica FACW+
Threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum OBL
Woody Vines
Roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia FAC
Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica FAC-

Plot 6 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF) •
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.2 FAC 0.096
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.2 FAC 0.096
Red maple Acer rubrum 13.0 FAC 0.922 .
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.1 FAC 0.052
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.6 FAC 0.071 •
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.4 FAC 0.159
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.0 FAC 0.196
Red maple Acer rubrum 11.5 FAC 0.721 •
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.6 FAC 0.115
Red maple Acer rubrum 17.3 FAC 1.632
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.3 FAC 0.101
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.0 FAC 0.136
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.0 FAC 0.049 •
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.1 FAC 0.142
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.2 FAC 0.056
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.7 FAC 0.120 •
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.9 FAC 0.083
Red maple Acer rubrum 7.4 FAC 0.299
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.7 OBL 0.075 •
Water hickory Carya aquatica 6.7 OBL 0.245
Water hickory Carya aquatica 5.9 OBL 0.190
Water hickory Carya aquatica 4.3 OBL 0.101 •
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.6 OBL 0.071
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.3 OBL 0.059
Water hickory Carya aquatica 5.6 OBL 0.171 •
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.4 OBL 0.063
Water hickory Carya aquatica 4.3 OBL 0.101 •
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.1 OBL 0.052 •
Water hickory Carya aquatica 4.3 OBL 0.101
Water hickory Carya aquatica 4.2 OBL 0.096 •
Water hickory Carya aquatica 4.3 OBL 0.101
Water hickory Carya aquatica 4.2 OBL 0.096
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.7 OBL 0.075 •
Water hickory Carya aquatica 4.0 OBL 0.087
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.7 OBL 0.075
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.6 OBL 0.071 •
Water hickory Carya aquatica 6.4 OBL 0.223
Water hickory Carya aquatica 4.5 OBL 0.110
Water hickory Carya aquatica 3.5 OBL 0.067 •
Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana 3.0 FAC 0.049
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.5 FACW 0.110
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 FACW 0.056 •
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.2 FACW 0.096 •
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 9.5 FAC+ 0.492 23 years old
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.3 FAC+ 0.059 •

Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.1 FAC+ 0.142
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.3 FAC+ 0.059
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.1 FAC+ 0.142
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 7.7 FAC+ 0.323
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 3.9 FACW- 0.083
Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 3.0 FAC+ 0.049
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra 5.2 FAC 0.147
Basal Area (SF/AC) 93
Tree per acre 550
No species 9
Total species 20
Shrubs
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides FAC+
Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana FAC
Water hickory Carya aquatica OBL
Possumhaw holly Ilex decidua FACW-
Red maple Acer rubrum FAC
Water tupelo Nyssa aquatica OBL
Herbs
Leafy bulrush Carex lupulina OBL
Lizard's tail Saururus cernuus OBL
Wartremoving herb Murdannia keisak OBL
Unknown herb -- --
Virginia water horehound Lycopus virginicus OBL
Smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica FACW+
Shortbeard plumegrass Saccharum brevibarbe OBL
Common rush Juncus effusus FACW+
Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum FACW
Woody Vines
None recorded
Plot 7 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF)
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.1 FAC 0.052
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.1 FAC 0.092
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.0 FAC 0.087
Red maple Acer rubrum 8.6 FAC 0.403
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.6 FAC 0.238
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 FACW 0.056
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.4 FACW 0.063
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.6 FACW 0.115
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.3 FACW 0.101
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.3 FACW 0.059
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.2 FACW 0.096
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.6 FACW 0.071
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.2 FACW 0.096
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.4 FACW 0.106
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.5 FACW 0.110
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.9 FACW 0.131
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.2 FACW 0.147
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 FACW 0.056
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.0 FACW 0.087
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.0 FACW 0.049
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.0 FACW 0.049
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.0 FACW 0.049
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.6 FACW 0.071
Water tupelo Nyssa aquatica 8.3 OBL 0.376
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 4.5 FAC+ 0.110
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 4.9 FAC+ 0.131
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 5.5 FAC+ 0.165
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 4.1 FAC+ 0.092
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 4.7 FAC+ 0.120
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 5.5 FAC+ 0.165
Overcup oak Quercus lyrata 4.5 OBL 0.110
Black willow Salix nigra 3.7 OBL 0.075
Black willow Salix nigra 3.7 OBL 0.075
Black willow Salix nigra 5.1 OBL 0.142
Black willow Salix nigra 3.6 OBL 0.071
Black willow Salix nigra 5.2 OBL 0.147
Black willow Salix nigra 3.2 OBL 0.056
Black willow Salix nigra 3.0 OBL 0.049
Black willow Salix nigra 3.3 OBL 0.059
Black willow Salix nigra 3.3 OBL 0.059
Black willow Salix nigra 4.9 OBL 0.131
Black willow Salix nigra 3.7 OBL 0.075
Black willow Salix nigra 3.4 OBL 0.063
Black willow Salix nigra 5.4 OBL 0.159
Bald cypress Taxodium distichum 12.2 OBL 0.812 39 feet-18 years old
Bald cypress Taxodium distichum 5.2 OBL 0.147
Basal Area (SF/AC) 58
Tree per acre 470
No species 7
Total species 15
Shrubs
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica FACW
Red maple Acer rubrum FAC
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides FAC+
Possumhaw holly Ilex decidua FACW-
Herbs
Lizard's tail Saururus cernuus OBL
Three lobe beggerticks Bidens tripartita OBL
Unknown herb -- --
Virginia water horehound Lycopus virginicus OBL
Leafy bulrush Scirpus polyphyllus OBL
Bog smartweed Polygonum setaceum FACW
Leafy bulrush Scirpus polyphyllus OBL
Woody Vines
Trumpet creeper Campsis radicans FAC
Plot 8 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF)
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.4 FAC 0.106
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.9 FAC 0.083
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.5 FAC 0.165
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.9 FAC 0.190
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.8 FAC 0.252
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.3 FAC 0.153
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.4 FAC 0.159
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.8 FAC 0.126
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.0 FAC 0.087
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.6 FAC 0.115
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.0 FAC 0.049
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.3 FAC 0.101
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.9 FAC 0.131
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.7 FAC 0.075
Red maple Acer rubrum 6.3 FAC 0.216
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.3 FAC 0.101
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.3 FAC 0.059
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.2 FAC 0.096
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.2 FAC 0.056
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.8 FAC 0.126
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.1 FAC 0.052
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.3 FAC 0.059
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.1 FAC 0.052
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.5 FAC 0.110
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.2 FAC 0.096
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.5 FAC 0.067
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.7 FAC 0.075
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.5 FAC 0.067
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.3 FAC 0.101
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.0 FAC 0.049
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.1 FAC 0.052
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.4 FAC 0.106
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.1 FAC 0.092
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.6 FAC 0.115
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.2 FAC 0.056
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.5 FAC 0.110
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.5 FAC 0.110
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.0 FAC 0.136
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.0 FAC 0.049
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.7 FAC 0.120
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.3 FAC 0.059
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6.3 FACW 0.216 63 feet-16 years old
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.6 FACW 0.115
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6.6 FACW 0.238
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6.8 FACW 0.252
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.1 FACW 0.052
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.4 FACW 0.063
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.0 FACW 0.136
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.9 FACW 0.190
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.6 FACW 0.115
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.5 FACW 0.110
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.9 FACW 0.083
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.4 FACW 0.106
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.7 FACW 0.177
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 12 FACW 0.056
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 FACW 0.056
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.8 FACW 0.126
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.3 FACW 0.059
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.6 FAC+ 0.115
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 6.6 FAC+ 0.238
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 6.0 FAC+ 0.196
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.4 FAC+ 0.063
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 7.2 FAC+ 0.283
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 5.2 FAC+ 0.147
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.0 FAC+ 0.087
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.7 FAC+ 0.120
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.2 FAC+ 0.056
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.8 FAC+ 0.126
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.0 FAC+ 0.087
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.7 FAC+ 0.120
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis 3.5 FACW- 0.067
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 7.5 FAC+ 0.307
Willow oak Quercus phellos 5.3 FACW- 0.153
Willow oak Quercus phellos 4.5 FACW- 0.110
Basal Area (SF/AC) 89.493
Tree per acre 790
No species 6
Total species 16
Shrubs
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana FAC
Possumhaw holly flex decidua FACW-
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii FACW-
Red maple Acer rubrum FAC
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica FACW
Herbs
Threeway sedge Dulichium arundinaceum OBL
Leafy bulrush Carex lupulina OBL
Leathery bulrush Juncus coriaceus FACW
Sedge Carex sp
Woody Vines
Trumpet creeper Campsis radicans FAC
Roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia FAC
Sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus FAC
Plot 9 Tenth Acre Plot Size 4,356 SF
Species
Indicator Basal Area
Common Name Scientific Name dbh Status (SF)
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.1 FAC 0.052
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.2 FAC 0.096
Red maple Acer rubrum 5.5 FAC 0.165
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.1 FAC 0.092
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.9 FAC 0.083
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.9 FAC 0.083
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.6 FAC 0.071
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.2 FAC 0.056
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.0 FAC 0.049
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.0 FAC 0.049
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.4 FAC 0.106
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.3 FAC 0.101
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.3 FAC 0.059
Red maple Acer rubrum 4.4 FAC 0.106
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.4 FAC 0.063
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.0 FAC 0.049
Red maple Acer rubrum 3.5 FAC 0.067
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 6.0 FACW 0.196 38 feet-18 years old
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.5 FACW 0.110
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.1 FACW 0.052
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.0 FACW 0.087
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.5 FACW 0.067
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.9 FACW 0.083
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.8 FACW 0.079
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 FACW 0.056
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.0 FACW 0.049
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.9 FACW 0.083
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.0 FACW 0.049
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.3 FACW 0.101
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.8 FACW 0.079
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.6 FACW 0.071
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.3 FACW 0.059
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.2 FACW 0.096
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 FACW 0.056
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.0 FACW 0.049
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.5 FACW 0.067
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.0 FACW 0.087
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.8 FACW 0.079
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.4 FACW 0.063
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.7 FACW 0.075
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.7 FACW 0.120
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.5 FACW 0.067
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.0 FACW 0.049
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.0 FACW 0.087
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.1 FACW 0.052
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.8 FACW 0.126
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.5 FACW 0.067
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.2 FACW 0.096
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.6 FACW 0.171
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.2 FACW 0.147
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.8 FACW 0.079
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 FACW 0.056
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.2 FACW 0.056
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.3 FACW 0.059
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.2 FACW 0.096
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.1 FACW 0.092
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.1 FACW 0.092
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.1 FACW 0.052
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.8 FACW 0.126
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 4.2 FACW 0.096
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.8 FACW 0.079
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.5 FACW 0.165
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.1 FACW 0.052
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 3.1 FACW 0.052
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.2 FAC+ 0.096
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.2 FAC+ 0.096
Sweet gum Liquidambarstyraciflua 4.2 FAC+ 0.096
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.7 FAC+ 0.120
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.5 FAC+ 0.165
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.3 FAC+ 0.153
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 3.2 FAC+ 0.056
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.1 FAC+ 0.092
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua 4.7 FAC+ 0.120
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 3.2 FAC+ 0.056
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 5.5 FAC+ 0.165
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 3.7 FAC+ 0.075
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 3.5 FAC+ 0.067
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 3.2 FAC+ 0.056
Black willow Salix nigra 4.6 OBL 0.115
Black willow Salix nigra 8.6 OBL 0.403
Basal Area (SF/AC) 76
Tree per acre 860
No species 5
Total species 11
Shrubs
Red maple Acer rubrum FAC
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica FACW
Sweet gum Liquidambar styraciflua FAC+
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis FACW-
Possumhaw holly flex decidua FACW-
Herbs
Lizard's tail Saururus cernuus OBL
Leafy bulrush Scirpus polyphyllus OBL
Sedge Carex sp --
Woody Vines
Trumpet creeper Campsis radicans FAC
Appendix D
Wetland Rating Worksheets

Project Name: _ unipu- ?AtoxS- Sfurkd I Nearest road: c 6UIS &LUSCLT,
County: Wetland area: VANo acres Wetland widthZKM -feet
Name of evaluator:i? Ee& - Date: 9' 0
Wetland location
on pond or lake
on perennial stream
on intermittent stream
within interstream divide
other:
Soil series a6oa I oam
predominantly organic
(humus, muck, or peat)
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(non-sandy)
predominantly sandy
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steep topography,
ditched or channelized
7 total riparian wetland width 100 ft
Adjacent land use (within % mile upstream,
upslope, or radius)
? forested/natural vegetation' %
agriculture, urban/suburban
impervious surface %
Dominant vegetation
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Flooding and wetness .
semipermanently to permanently flooded
or inundated
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intermittently flooded or temporary
surface water
no evidence of flooding or surface water
Wetland type (select one)
Bottomland hardwood forest Pine savanna
Headwater forest Freshwater marsh
Swamp forest Bog/fen
Wet flat Ephemeral wetland
Pocosin Carolina Bay
Bog forest Other
*The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels.

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4.00 =
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A Bank/Shoreline stabilization 1 x 4.00 =
T Pollutant removal x 5.00 = -L
I Low flow augmentation x 2.00 =
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Project Name: JUn, ae r ? k r nJS - Si'Ahd (?2
County: k, oA414yx Wetland area: acres
Name of evaluator:
Nearest road: a lt, Rd.
Wetland width: COQ, feet
Date: 9 rq o8
Wetland location
on pond or lake
? on perennial stream
on intermittent stream
within interstream divide
other:
Soil series {,i}e hadF,ce-(' asocial
predominantly organic
(humus, muck, or peat)
? predominantly mineral
(non-sandy)
predominantly sandy
Hydraulic factors
_ steep topography
_ ditched or channelized
total riparian wetland width 2100 ft
Adjacent land use (within'/ mile upstream,
upslope, or radius)
? forested/natural vegetation %
agriculture, urban/suburban %
impervious surface %
Dominant vegetation
ell
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2)
3} hickm4
Flooding and wetness
_V semipermanently to permanently flooded
or inundated
seasonally flooded or inundated
intermittently flooded or temporary
surface water
no evidence of flooding or surface water
Wetland type (select one)
? Bottomland hardwood forest Pine savanna
Headwater forest Freshwater marsh
Swamp forest Bog/fen
Wet flat Ephemeral wetland
Pocosin Carolina Bay
Bog forest Other
'The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels.

R
Water storage _ x weight
4.00 = h
A Bank/Shoreline stabilization I x 4.00 = tal S"

T
Pollutant removal x
5.00 =
?jr
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I Low flow augmentation x 2.00 =
N Wildlife habitat _ r _ x 4.00 = 20
G Aquatic fife S x 1.00 = 5

'Add 1 point if in sensitive watershed and >10% nonpoint disturbance within'/2 mile radius.
Project Name: Tani y'YM c5 xhd 3 Nearest road: cS auSo c L }.d.
County: ?al?n??on Wetland area: ?. C7 acres Wetland width: COQ feet Uu
Name of evaluator: P,.o* Date: 0
Wetland location
on pond or lake
on perennial stream
on intermittent stream
within interstream divide
other:
Soil series Ue,yakae - Mash aSsod-i;
predominantly organic
(humus, muck, or peat)
predominantly mineral
(non-sandy)
predominantly sandy
Hydraulic factors
steep topography
ditched or channelized
total riparian wetland width > 100 ft
Adjacent land use (within'/ mile upstream,
upslope, or radius)
V forested/natural vegetation J %
agriculture, urban/suburban impervious surface % O/o
Dominant vegetation
1} IZed made
2)
3) M
Flooding. and wetness
-semipermanently to permanently flooded
or inundated
seasonally flooded or inundated
intermittently flooded or temporary
surface water
no evidence of flooding or surface water
Wetland type (select one)
Bottomland hardwood forest Pine savanna
Headwater forest Freshwater marsh
Swamp forest Bog/fen
Wet flat Ephemeral wetland
Pocosin Carolina Bay
Bog forest Other
*The rating system cannot be applied to salt or brackish marshes or stream channels:
weight
R Water storage x 4.00 =
A Bank/Shoreline stabilization . I x 4.00
T Pollutant removal Q_ x 5.00 = 10 JrS
I Low flow augmentation x 2.00 =
N Wildlife habitat x 4.00 =
G Aquatic life 5 x 1.00 =
'Add 1 point if in sensitive watershed and > 10% nonpoint disturbance within %z mile radius.
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Appendix E
Easement Monitoring Data Sheet

NEUCON MITIGATION BANK
CONSERVATION EASEMENT SITE MONITORING DATASHEET
Submit copies to:
Environmental Banc and Exchange
909 Capability Drive
Suite 3100
Raleigh, NC 27606
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
NAME: DATE:
SITE: TIME:
APPROXIMATE LOCATION OF OBSERVATIONS:
Observed Conditions of Easement Area: (General condition relative to last observation)
Observed Conditions of Adjacent Properties: (General condition relative to last observation)
Human Presence: (I.E. trash, hunting, clearing, forestry, campfires)
Wildlife Observations: (Observed birds and mammals and or evidence of their presence)
Vegetation Observations: (Observed changes or stresses in general plant community)
Hydrological Observations: (Observed flood levels or water marks)
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Appendix F
Recorded Conservation
Deed of Easement
Filed in JOHNSTON COUNTY, NC CRAIG OLIVE, Register of Deeds Filed 9/3/2009
3:16:32 PM DEED BOOK 3754 PAGE 43 - 54 INSTRUMENT # 2009264631 Real Estate
EXCiea Tax: $0.00 Deputy/Assistant Register of Dais: PSANDERS
THIS AMENDED AND RESTA CONSERVATION EASEMENT
("Conservation Easement's made this t, day of August, 2009 by and between NEUSE
TREE FARM, LLC, ("Grantor') and the NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE
HABITAT FOUNDATION, NC. (Grantee).
The designation Grantor and Grantee as used herein shall include said parties, their heirs,
successors and assigns, and shall include singular, plural, masculine, feminine or neuter
as required by context.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, this Amended and Restated Conservation Easement is given for the
purpose of amending the Conservation Easement executed by Grantor herein in favor of
Grantee herein as recorded in Book 3627, Page 784 Johnston County Registry.
WHEREAS, Grantor owns in fee simple certain real property situated, lying and
being in Johnston County, North Carolina, more particularly described in Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein ("Property'l;
WHEREAS, Grantee is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is the
conservation of property, and is qualified to be the Grantee of a conservation easement
pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 121-35;
WHEREAS, Grantor and Grantee recognize the conservation, scenic, natural, or
aesdietic value of the property in its natural state, which includes the following natural
communities: forested riverine wetlands located on the Noise River floodplain, as well as
any associated buffers. The purpose of this Conservation Easement is to maintain wetland
and/or riparian resources and other natural values of the Property, and prevent the use or
development of the Property for any purpose or in any manner that would conflict with
the maintenance of the Property in its natural condition.
WHEREAS, the preservation of the Property is required by a Mitigation Banking
Instrument for the Neu-Con Umbrella Mitigation Bank, Department of the Army Action
ID 199910477 referencing the Juniper Farms Mitigation Site, Department ofthe Army
Action ID SAW-2009-00595. The Mitigation Bank is intended to be used to compensate
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for unavoidable stream and/or wetland impacts authorized by permits issued by the
Department of the Army. Grantor and Grantee agree that third-party rights of
enforcement shall be held by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District
(Corps, to include any successor agencies), and that these rights are in addition to, and do
not limit', the rights of the parties to the Mitigation Banking Instrument.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the covenants and
representations contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and legal sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby
unconditionally and irrevocably grants and conveys unto Grantee, its heirs, successors
and assigns, forever and in perpetuity a Conservation Easement of the nature and
character and to the extent hereinafter set forth, over the Property described on Exhibit A,
together with the right to preserve and protect the conservation values thereof, as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DURATION OF EASEMENT
This Conservation Easement shall be perpetual. This conservation Easement is an
easement in gross, runs with the land and is enforceable by Grantee against Grantor,
Grantor's personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns, lessees, agents and
licensees.
ARTICLE 11.
PROHIBITED AND RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES
Any activity on, or use of, the Property inconsistent with the purpose of this Conservation
Easement is prohibited. The Property shalt be preserved in its natural condition and
restricted from any development that would impair or interfere with the conservation
values of the Property.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following activities and uses are
expressly prohibited, restricted or reserved as indicated hereunder
A. Did9ft ce 2f Naturq Features. Any change disturbance, alteration or
impairment of the natural features of the Property or any introduction of non-native
plants and/or animal species is prohibited.
B. C? Jon- There shall be no constructing or placing of any building,
mobile home, asphah or concrete pavement, billboard or other advertising display,
antenna, utility pole, tower, conduit, line, pier, landing, dock or any other temporary or
permanent structure or facility on or above the Property,
C. Industrial. Commercial and EoidentW Use. Industrial, residential and/or
commercial activities, including any right of passage for such purposes are prohibited
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D. Agf}gAtural, rtazinf g and Horticultural Use. Agricultural, grazing, animal
husbandry, and horticultural use of the Property are prohibited.
E. Vegetation There shall be no removal, burning, destruction, harming, cutting
or mowing of trees, shrubs, or other vegetation on the Property.
F. R There shall be no construction of roads, trails or walkways
on the property; nor enlargement or modification to existing roads, trails or walkways.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there is reserved fiom this conveyance unto the Grantor,
its heirs and assigns, a perpetual right of ingress, egress and regress over and the
perpetual, right to maintain and upkeep in a suitable and passable manner those certain
roadways designated as "Farm Road" on that certain plat recorded in Plat Book 73, Page
227, Johnston county Registry.
0. Signage. No signs shall be permitted on or over the Property, except the
posting of no trespassing signs, signs identifying the conservation values of the Property,
signs giving directions or proscribing rules and regulations for the use of the Property
and/or signs identifying the Grantor as owner of the property.
H. Dumyjag or Storage. Damping or storage of soil, trash, ashes, garbage, waste,
abandoned vehicles, appliances, machinery or hazardous substances, or toxic or
hazardous waste, or any placement of underground or aboveground storage tanks or other
materials on the Property is prohibited
L Excavation. Dredging or Mineral Use. There shall be no grading, filling,
excavation, dredging, mining or drilling, no removal of topsoil, sand, gravel, rock, peat,
minerals or other materials, and no change in the topography of the land in any manner
on the Property, except to restore natural topography or drainage patterns.
J. water Quality and Drainage Pattern. There shall be no diking, draining,
dredging, channeling, filling, leveling, pumping, impounding or related activities, or
altering or tampering with water control structures or devices, or disruption or alteration
of the restored, enhanced, or created drainage patterns. In addition, diverting or causing
or permitting the diversion of surface or underground water into, within or out of the
easement area by any means, removal of wetlands, polluting or discharging into waters,
springs, seeps, or wetlands, or use of pesticide or biocides is prohibited.
K Development Rigbh. No development rights that have been encumbered or
extinguished by this Conservation Easement shall be transferred pursuant to a
transferable development rights scheme or cluster development arrangement or
otherwise.
L. Vehicles. The operation of mechanized vehicles, including, but not limited to,
motorcycles, dirt bikes, all-terrain vehicles, cars and trucks is prohibited, except as they
are used for management, maintenance, or stewardship purposes, or on existing roads.
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M. Other Prp 'bitions. Any other use of j or activity on, the Property which is or
may become inconsistent with the purposes of this grant, the preservation of the Property
substantially in its natural condition, or the protection of its environmental systems, is
prohibited.
ARTICLE III
GRANTOR'S RESERVED RIGHTS
A. Recreational Uses. The Grantor expressly reserves for himself, his personal
representatives, heirs, successors or assigns, the right to undeveloped recreational uses,
including hiking, bird-watching, hunting and fishing, and access to the Property for the
purposes thereof. Usage of motorized vehicles on the Property is prohibited, except as
they are used for management, maintenance, or stewardship purposes, or on existing
roads. Hiking foot trails may be constructed to support the permitted recreational and
educational uses of the Property permitted by this Conservation Easement. Such trails
must be constructed of a pervious surface and in accordance with best management
practices to minimize soil erosion and water quality impacts, may not be more than six
feet wide and shall be located in a manner acceptable to the Grantee.
B. Stream Crossings. The Grantor reserves the right of ingress, egress and
maintenance of the areas shown as Farm Road on the plat recorded in Plat Book 73, Page
227, Johnston County Registry.
C. Educational Uses. The Grantor reserves the right to engage in educational
uses on the Property not inconsistent with this Conservation Easement, and the right of
access to the Property for such purposes including organized educational activities such
as site visits and observations. Educational uses of the Property shall not alter vegetation,
hydrology or topography of the site.
D. Vegetative Cutting. All cutting, removal, mowing, harming, or destruction of
any trees and vegetation on the Property is prohibited except as related to the removal of
diseased or damaged trees and vegetation that (ii) pose some hazard to life or habitations
on the Property or (ii) are about to obstruct, fall over or block, or have in fact obstructed,
Man over or blocked, a mad, farm path or hiking trail.
E. Farm Road. There is reserved from this conveyance unto the Grantor, its
heirs and assigns, a perpetual rggbt of ingress, egress and regress over, and the perpetual
right to maintain and upkeep in a suitable and passable manna, those certain roadways
designated as "Faam Road" on that certain plat recorded in Plat Book 73, Page 227,
Johnston County Registry. There is also reserved from this conveyance unto the Grantor,
its heirs and assigns, the perpetual right to maintain and upkeep in a suitable and usable
manner the certain existing four (4) duck blinds.
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ARTICLE IV.
GRANTEE'S RIGHTS
The Grantee or its authorized representatives, successors and assigns, and the
Corps, shall have the right, with reasonable notice, to enter the Property at all reasonable
times for the purpose of inspecting said property to determine if the Grantor, or his
personal representatives, heirs, successors, or assigns, is complying with the terms,
conditions, restrictions, and purposes of this Conservation Easement. The Grantee shall
also have the right to enter and go upon the Property for purposes of making scientific or
educational observations and studies, and taking samples. The easement rights granted
herein do not include public access rights. The Grantee, its employees and agents,
successors and assigns, agree to follow the terms of the Consent Order recorded in Book
3611, Pages 56-59, Johnston County Registry, and to use the attached Exhibit B to give
twenty-four (24) hour advance notice of arriving at the Property.
ARTICLE V
ENFORCEMENT AND REMEDIES
A. To accomplish the purposes of this Easement, Grantee is allowed to prevent
any activity on or use of the Property that is inconsistent with the purposes of this
Basement and to require the restoration of such areas or features of the Property that may
be damaged by such activity or use. Upon any breach of the terms of this Conservation
Easement by Grantor that comes to the attention of the Grantee, the Grantee shall notify
the Grantor in writing of such breach. The Grantor shall have 30 days after receipt of
such notice to correct the conditions constituting such breach. If the breach remains
uncured after 30 days, the Grantee may enforce this Conservation Easement by
appropriate legal proceedings including damages, injunctive and other relief.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Grantee reserves the immediate right, without notice,
to obtain a temporary restraining order, injunctive or other appropriate relief if the breach
of the term of this Conservation Easement is or would irreversibly or otherwise
materially impair the benefits to be derived from this Conservation Easement. The
Grantor and Grantee acknowledge that under such circumstances damage to the Grantee
would be irreparable and remedies at law will be inadequate. The rights and remedies of
the Grantee provided hereunder shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of all other rights
and remedies available to Grantee in connection with this Conservation Easement. The
costs of a breach, correction or restoration, including the Grantee's expenses, court costs,
and attorneys' fees, shall be paid by Grantor, provided Grantor is determined to be
responsible for the breach. The Corps shall have the some right to enforce the terms and
conditions of this easement as the Grantee.
B. No failure on the part of the Grantee to enforce any covenant or provision
hereof shall discharge or invalidate such covenant or any other covenant, condition, or
provision hereof or affect the right to Grantee to enforce the same in the event of a
subsequent breach or default.
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C. Nothing contained in this Conservation Easement shall be construed to entitle
Grantee to bring any action against Grantor for any injury or change in the Property
resulting from causes beyond the Grantor's control, including, without limitation, fire,
flood, storm, war, acts of God or third parties, except Grantors lessees or invitees; or
from any prudent action taken in good faith by Grantor under emergency conditions to
prevent, abate, or mitigate significant injury to life, damage to property or harm to the
Property resulting from such causes.
ARTICLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS
A. qty. Grantor warrants, covenants and represents that it owns the
Property in fee simple, and that Grantor either owns all interests in the Property which
may be impaired by the granting of this Conservation Easement or that there are no
outstanding mortgages, tax liens, encumbrances, or other interests in the Property which
have not been expressly subordinated to this Conservation Easement. Grantor further
warrants that Grantee shall have the use of and enjoy all the benefits derived from and
arising out of this Conservation Easement, and that Grantor will warrant and defend title
to the Property against die claims of all persons.
B. Mguent Transfers. The Grantor agrees to incorporate the terms of this
Conservation Easement in any deed or other legal instrument that transfers any interest in
all or a portion of the Property. The Grantor agrees to provide written notice of such
transfer at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the transfer. The Grantor and Grantee
agree that the teams of this Conservation Easement shall survive any merger of the fee
and easement interests in the Property or any portion thereof and shall not be amended,
modified or terminated without the prior written consent and approval of the Corps.
C. Assignment The parties recognize and agree that the benefits of this
Conservation Easement are in gross and assignable provided, however that the Grantee
hraeby covenants and agrees, that in the event it transfers or assigns this Conservation
Easement, the organization receiving the interest will be a qualified holder under N.C.
Gen. Stat. § 121-34 et seq. and § 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code; and the Grantee
further covenants and agrees that the terms of the transfer or assignment will be such that
the transferee or assignee will be requaed to continue in perpetuity the conservation
purposes described in this document.
D. Entire ,ZQeruent and Severability. This instrument sets forth the entire
agreement of the parties with respect to the Conservation Easement and supersedes all
prior discussions, negotiations, understandings or agreements relating to the Conservation
Easement If any provision is found to be void or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remainder shall continue in M force and effect.
E. Obligations of QwnerShln. Grantor is responsible for any real estate taxes,
assessments, fees, or charges levied upon the Property. (Iraator shall keep the Property
free of any liens or other encumbrances for obligations incurred by Grantor. Grantee shall
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not be responsible for any costs or liability of any kind related to the ownership,
• operation, insurance, upkeep, or maintenance of the Property, except as expressly
provided herein. Nothing herein shall relieve the Grantor of the obligation to comply with
• federal, state or local laws, regulations and permits that may apply to the exercise of the
Reserved Rights.

F. Extinguishment In the event that changed conditions render impossible the
• continued use of the Property for the conservation purposes, this Conservation Easement
may only be extinguished, in whole or in part, by judicial proceeding.
• O. Eminent Domain. Whenever all or part of the Property is taken in the exercise
of eminent domain so as to substantially abrogate the Restrictions imposed by this
Conservation Easement, Grantor and Grantee shall join in appropriate actions at the time
of such taking to recover the full value of the taking, and all incidental and direct
damages due to the taking.
• H. Proceeds. This Conservation Easement constitutes a real property interest
immediately vested in Grantee. In the event that all or a portion of this Property is sold,
exchanged, or involuntarily converted following an extinguishment or the exercise of
. eminent domain, Grantee shall be entitled to the fair market value of this Conservation
• Easement. The parties stipulate that the fair market value of this Conservation
Easement shall be determined by multiplying the fair market value of the Property
• unencumbered by this Conservation Easement (minus any increase in value after the date
of this grant attributable to improvements) by the ratio of the value of this easement at the
• time of this grant to the value of the Property (without deduction for the value of this

• Conservation Easement) at the time of this grant The values at the time of this grant shall
be the values used, or which would have been used, to calculate a deduction for federal
income tax purposes, pursuant to Section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code (whether
eligible or ineligible for such a deduction). Grantee shall use its share of the proceeds in a
manner consistent with the purposes of this Conservation Easement.
1. men. Any notice, request for approval, or other communication
required under this Conservation Easement shall be sent by registered or certified mail,
• postage prepaid, to the following addresses (or such address as may be hereafter specified
by notice pursuant to this paragraph):

To Grantor:
• Neuse Tree Farm, LLC,1022 Washington Street, Raleigh, NC 27605
To Grastee•
• North CarolinaWildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 29187, Greensboro,
N.C.27429

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To the Corps:
USACE c% William Biddlecome, 2407 West 5'h Street, Washington, N.C. 27889
L Failure of Grantee. If at any time Grantee is unable or fails to enforce this
Conservation Easement, or if Grantee ceases to be a qualified grantee, and if within a
reasonable period of time after the occurrence of one of these events Grantee fails to
make an assignment pursuant to this Conservation Easement, then the Grantee's interest
shall become vested in another qualified grantee in accordance with an appropriate
proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction.
K. Amendment. This Conservation Easement may be amended, but only in
writing signed by all parties hereto, and provided such amendment does not affect the
qualification of this Conservation Easement or the status of the Grantee under any
applicable laws, and is consistent with the conservation purposes of this grant.
L. Present Condition of the Propy. Tice wetlands, scenic, resource,
environmental, and other natural characteristics of the Property, and its current use and
state of improvement, are described in Section Ill Existing Conditions of the Juniper
Farms Mitigation Site Preservation Letter dated May 2009, prepared by W. K Dickson &
Company for Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC and acknowledged by the Grantor
and Grantee to be complete and accurate as of the date hereof. Both Grantor and Grantee
have copies of this report. It will be used by the parties to assure that any future changes
in the use of the Property will be consistent with the terms of this Conservation
Easement. However, this report is not intended to preclude the use of other evidence to
establish the present condition of the Property if there is a controversy over its use.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said rights and easements perpetually unto Grantee for
the aforesaid purposes.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Grantor has hereunto set his hand and seal, the day
and year first above written to the signature page(s) attached hereto.
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Grantor:
Neuse Tree Farm, LLC (SEAL)
BY? ? )
Melton E. Valentine, Jr., Manager
NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WAKE
1, Henry H. Sink, Jr., a Notary Public in and for the County and State aforesaid,
do hereby certify that Melton E. Valentine, Jr., personally came before me this
day and acknowledged that he is the Manager of Neuse Tree Farm, LLC, a
North Carolina Limited Liability Company, Grantor, and that by authority duly
given and as the act of such entity, he signed the foregoing instrument in its name
on its behalf as its act and deed. Witness my hand and Notarial stamp or seal, this
18* day of August, 2009.
ON
My Henry nly Jr., Notary nblic 10
Commission Expires: August 3N
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Grantee:
North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc.
W. Harrison Stewart, Jr.
NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF a/ Ord
i, X e 114 ?m An , a Notary Public in and for the County and
State aforesaid, do hereby certify that W. Harrison Stewart, Jr., personally came
before me this day and aclmowledged that he is the Treasurer of North Carolina
Wildlife Habitat Foundation, Inc., a North Carolina Non-Profit Corporation,
Grantee, and that by authority duly given and as the act of such entity, he signed
the foregoing instrument in its name on its behalf and as its act and deed, Witness
111111. ?!! MAN
Notary Pu011o. North Grallna
t)avldson County
my hand and Notarial stamp or seal, this ?rday of'Y' J & 2009.
My coission expires:
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EX Wff A
An Easement Area containing a total of approximately 274.786 Acres and being
more particularly described as being all of the Conservation Easement Area described as
Easement Area 1, containing 166.856 acres , more or less, and all of Easement Area
2, containing 107.930 acres, more or less, as shown on a plat survey entitled
"Conservation Easement Survey of The Juniper Farms Preservation Site For EBX
Neuse 1, LLC, Johnston County, North Carolina" consisting of one (1) page and dated
November 10, 2008, certified by Christopher K Paderick PLS # L-4189, and recorded
in Plat Book 73, Page 227, Johnston County Registry.
Together with a non-exclusive, permanent and perpetual access easement from
NC State Road 2508 to the Property along a 20' access easement as described in Book
875 Page 554, Book 1010 Page 223, modified in Book 1036 Page 766 and further
described in Plat Book 27 Page 321 Johnston County Registry. Said access easement is
subject to the terms of the Consent Order recorded in Book 3611 Pages 56-59, Johnston
County Registry, and the Grantee, its successors and assigns, agree to use the attached
Exhibit B to give twenty-four (24) hours advance notice of arriving at the Property.
Together with a non-exclusive, permanent and perpetual access easement across
and through the Property to reach all Easement Areas.
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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE TO STEVENS FAMILY 1996 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
24 hours in advance of arriving at Valentine Properly in Johnston County, the following
Information must be sent by
Fax to: 919-938-3719 (preferred method)
E-mail to: wilkinsl 14QWI.oom
With the following Information:
1. Name of person or persons coming to property:
2. Purpose of visit (i.e. hunting, farming, inspection, etc.):
3. Date and time of arrival:
Date and time of departure:
4. Cell phone * of one of the person or persons coming to property:
Approximate Ume person or persons Wit be at front (first) gate to Access
Easement:
5. VerBicaUon of person or persons who are coming in or going out by Stevens Family
1996 limited Partnership shall be at the front (first) gate only. The parties named
above have been instructed that, If no one Is present when they arrive, they are to
proceed to the Valentine property but lock the front (first) gate in place behind them
after they enter the Access Easement Under the Court Order, certification of
entrants can ONLY be made at the front gate.
6. Cell phone number for Stevens Family 1996 Limited Partnership, Mike Stevens,
general partner, is: 919-965
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Appendix G
Correspondence
community Infrastructure consultants
September 19, 2008
Shannon Deaton
North Carolina National Heritage Program
1601 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1601
Subject: Janiper Farms Wetland Preservation project in Johnston County.
Dear Mr. Deaton,
The Jiniper Farms site has been identified as a wetland preservation site by Environmental Banc &
Exchange to provide compensatory mitigation for unavoidable stream and wetland impacts. This site
contains mature and successional bottomland hardwood forests, and is located just north of the Neuse
River near Smithfield in Johnston County.
We are requesting that you please review and comment on any possible issues that might emerge with
respect to natural heritage concerns or known element occurrences associated with the wetland
preservation project shown on the attached site maps. You may return the comment to my attention at
the address below.
We thank you in advance for your timely response and cooperation. Please feel free to contact us with
any questions that you may have concerning the extent of site disturbance associated with this project.
Sincerely,
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
Daniel Ingram
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community Intrastructute consultants
September 19, 2008
Mr. Dale Suiter
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Raleigh Field Office
P.O. Box 33726
Raleigh, NC 27636
Subject: EBX Wetland preservation project in Johnston County.
Dear Mr. Suiter,
The Jiniper Farms site has been identified by Environmental Banc & Exchange as a wetland
preservation site to provide compensatory mitigation for unavoidable stream and wetland
impacts. This site consists of bottomland hardwood forest in the Neuse River floodplain
approximately four miles southeast of Smithfield (Figure 1 and Figure 2).
We have obtained an updated species list for Johnston County from the FWS web site
(http://nc-es.fws.gov/es/countyfr.htmi). The threatened or endangered species for Johnston
County are given in Table 1. We have determined that potentially suitable habitat for Virginia
least trillium and cerulean warbler exists at this site. No protected species have been
observed in the course of field investigations.
We are requesting that you please provide any known information for each species in the
county that may impact this project. The USFWSwill be contacted if we determine that the
project may affect one or more federally listed species.
Table 1. Protected Species in Johnston Countv
Major Group Scientific Name Common Name Federal
Status
Invertebrate Animal Alasmidonta heterodon Dwarf Wedgemussel E
Invertebrate Animal Elliptio lanceolata Yellow Lance FSC
Invertebrate Animal Elliptio steinstansana Tar River Spinymussel E
Invertebrate Animal Fusconaia masoni Atlantic Pigtoe FSC
Invertebrate Animal Lampsilis cariosa Yellow Lampmussel FSC
Invertebrate Animal Lasmigona subviridis Green Floater FSC
Vascular Plant Lindera subcoriacea Bog Spicebush FSC
Vascular Plant Macbridea caroliniana Carolina Bogmint FSC
Vascular Plant Rhus michauxii Michaux's Sumac E
Vascular Plant Solidago verna Spring-flowering
Goldenrod FSC
Vascular Plant Trillium pusillum var. vir inianum Virginia Least Trillium FSC
Vertebrate Animal Ambloplites cavifrons Roanoke Bass FSC
Vertebrate Animal Dendroica cerulea Cerulean Warbler FSC
Vertebrate Animal Noturus furiosus Carolina Madtom FSC
Vertebrate Animal Picoides borealis Red-cockaded
Woodpecker E
E Endangered
FSC Federal Species of Concern
Please provide comments on any possible issues that might emerge with respect to
endangered species, migratory birds or other trust resources from the preservation of a
wetland on the subject property.
We thank you in advance for your timely response and cooperation. Please feel free to
contact us with any questions that you may have.
Sincerely,
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
Daniel Ingram
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community Infrastructure consultants
September 19, 2008
Renee Gledhill-Early, Environmental Review Coordinator
North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Mail Service Center 4617
Raleigh, NC 27699-4617
Subject: Janiper Farms Wetland preservation project in Johnston County.
Dear Ms. Gledhill-Early,
WK Dickson requests review and comment on any possible issues that might emerge with respect to
archaeological or cultural resources associated with a potential wetland preservation project on the Jiniper
Farms site (Figure 1 and Figure 2).
The Jiniper Farms site has been identified by Environmental Banc & Exchange to provide compensatory
mitigation for unavoidable stream and wetland impacts. This site contains mature and successional
bottomland hardwood forests, and is located just north of the Neuse River near Smithfield in bhnston
County.
Thank you in advance for your timely response and cooperation. You may return the comment to my
attention at the address below. Please feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have
concerning the extent of site disturbance associated with this project.
Sincerely,
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
Daniel Ingram
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community Infrastructure consultants
September 19, 2008
Renee Gledhill-Early, Environmental Review Coordinator
North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
Mail Service Center 4617
Raleigh, NC 27699-4617
Subject: diniper Farms Wetland preservation project in Johnston County.
Dear Ms. Gledhill-Early,
WK Dickson requests review and comment on any possible issues that might emerge with respect to
archaeological or cultural resources associated with a potential wetland preservation project on the Juniper
Farms site (Figure 1 and Figure 2).
The Juniper Farms site has been identified by Environmental Banc & Exchange to provide compensatory
mitigation for unavoidable stream and wetland impacts. This site contains mature and successional
bottomland hardwood forests, and is located just north of the Neuse River near Smithfield in bhnston
County.
Thank you in advance for your timely response and cooperation. You may return the comment to my
attention at the address below. Please feel free to contact me with any questions that you may have
concerning the extent of site disturbance associated with this project.
Sincerely,
W.K. Dickson & Co., Inc.
Daniel Ingram
Enclosures
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