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ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
YEAR 1 (2010)
VICKI'S THICKET RIPARIAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE
CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(EEP Contract No. 002283)
[DWQ Reference No. 10 -06521
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
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PROGRAM
Prepared by:
Restoration Systems, L.L.C.
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
And
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
20 Enterprise Street, Suite 7
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
October 2010
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Restoration Systems, LLC has completed riparian buffer restoration at the Vicki's Thicket Riparian
Buffer Mitigation Site (hereafter referred to as the "Site ") through the North Carolina Ecosystem
Enhancement Program (NCEEP) Full Delivery Process (RFP 16- 001383) to provide 28.38 Riparian
Buffer Mitigation Units. The Site is located approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Dover in Craven
County. The Site is located in United States Geological Survey Hydrologic Unit and Targeted Local
Watershed 03020202080010 (North Carolina Division of Water Quality Subbasin 03- 04 -08) of the Neuse
River Basin. Site streams drain to Core Creek (Stream Index 27 -90), which is included on the draft 2008
303(d) list for impaired biological integrity and low dissolved oxygen resulting from agricultural crop
production.
Prior to construction, the Site was characterized by ditched agricultural land used for row crop
production. Land use practices including the maintenance and removal of vegetation, regular plowing,
and use of agricultural chemicals had resulted in degraded water quality.
The goals and objectives of this project focused on improving local water quality, enhancing flood
attenuation, and restoring aquatic and riparian habitat. These goals were accomplished by the following.
1. Removing nonpoint sources of pollution associated with agriculture production by a) ceasing the
application of agricultural herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural materials into
and adjacent to Site ditches and open waterways and b) providing a vegetative buffer adjacent to
ditches and waterways to treat surface runoff that may be laden with sediment and/or agricultural
pollutants.
2. Reducing sedimentation/siltation within on -Site and downstream receiving waters by a)
increasing retention time for surface waters entering and leaving the Site, b) reducing erosion
associated with vegetation maintenance and agricultural plowing to Site ditches, and c) planting a
forested vegetative buffer adjacent to Site ditches and waterways.
3. Promoting floodwater attenuation by ripping compacted soils and revegetating the Site to increase
frictional resistance on floodwaters crossing the Site.
4. Providing terrestrial wildlife habitat including a forested riparian corridor within an area that was
previously cleared and highly dissected by agricultural land use.
This project was constructed in late winter /early spring 2010. Planting of the entire 31.35 -acre Site
resulted in 28.38 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units. As a whole, the densities of vegetation plots across
the Site were above the required 320 stems per acre with an average of 728 planted stems per acre in the
First Monitoring Year (2010). In addition, each individual plot met success criteria based on planted
stems alone.
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Vicki's Thicket Riaprian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002283)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ ............................... i
1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. ..............................1
1.2 Project Goals and Objectives ........................................................................ ............................... 1
1.3 Project Structure, Restoration Type, and Approach ..................................... ............................... 1
2.0 MONITORING PLAN ..................................................................................... ............................... 2
2.1 Vegetation Success Criteria ........................................................................... ..............................2
2.2 Maintenance and Contingency ..................................................................... ............................... 2
2.3 Vegetation Sampling Results and Comparison to Success Criteria .............. ..............................2
3.0 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................... ..............................2
Summary of Planted Stem Vegetation Plot Results ................................................... ............................... 3
4.0 REFERENCES .................................................................................................. ..............................4
APPENDICES
Appendix A. Figures
Figure 1. Site Location
Figure 2. Monitoring Plan View
Appendix B. General Tables
Table 1. Site Restoration Structures and Objectives
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Attributes Table
Appendix C. Vegetation Data
Table 5. Planted Woody Species
Vegetation Survey Data Tables
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photographs
Appendix D. DWQ Verification Letter
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Location and Setting
Restoration Systems, LLC has completed riparian buffer restoration at the Vicki's Thicket Riparian Buffer
Mitigation Site (hereafter referred to as the "Site ") through the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement
Program (NCEEP) Full Delivery Process (RFP 16- 001383) to provide 28.38 Riparian Buffer Mitigation
Units. The Site is located approximately 3.5 miles southeast of Dover in Craven County (Figure 1,
Appendix A). The Site is located in United States Geological Survey Hydrologic Unit and Targeted Local
Watershed 03020202080010 (North Carolina Division of Water Quality Subbasin 03- 04 -08) of the Neuse
River Basin (USGS 1974).
Directions to the Site from Kinston, North Carolina:
➢ Take 70 East for approximately 8 miles
➢ Take the Dover exit and follow Old 70 /Wilson Street for approximately 4.3 miles east
➢ Turn right over the railroad tracks to wire gate.
➢ Site coordinates:
o Latitude 35.18812 °N, Longitude 77.38613 °W (NAD83 /WGS84)
1.2 Project Goals and Objectives
The goals and objectives of this project focused on improving local water quality, enhancing flood
attenuation, and restoring aquatic and riparian habitat. These goals were accomplished by the following.
1. Removing nonpoint sources of pollution associated with agriculture production by a) ceasing the
application of agricultural herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers, and other agricultural materials into
and adjacent to Site ditches and open waterways and b) providing a vegetative buffer adjacent to
ditches and waterways to treat surface runoff that may be laden with sediment and/or agricultural
pollutants.
2. Reducing sedimentation /siltation within on -Site and downstream receiving waters by a) increasing
retention time for surface waters entering and leaving the Site, b) reducing erosion associated with
vegetation maintenance and agricultural plowing to Site ditches, and c) planting a forested
vegetative buffer adjacent to Site ditches and waterways.
3. Promoting floodwater attenuation by ripping compacted soils and revegetating the Site to increase
frictional resistance on floodwaters crossing the Site.
4. Providing terrestrial wildlife habitat including a forested riparian corridor within an area that was
previously cleared and highly dissected by agricultural land use.
1.3 Project Structure, Restoration Type, and Approach
Prior to construction, the Site was characterized by ditched agricultural land used for row crop production.
Land use practices including the maintenance and removal of vegetation, regular plowing, and use of
agricultural chemicals had resulted in degraded water quality.
As constructed, Site activities restored historic riparian buffer functions by planting the entire 31.35 -acre
Site with native riparian vegetation. This resulted in 28.38 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units (Table 1,
Appendix B and Figure 2, Appendix A). Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units were verified by North Carolina
Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) representative Lia Myott Gilleski during a field visit conducted on
June 17, 2010. A copy of the verification letter is included in Appendix D. Approximately 2.97 acres of
the Site exist outside of the 200 -foot buffer area. These areas were planted; however, the area is not
eligible to provide credit. The target natural community consisted of Coastal Plain Bottomland Hardwood
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Forest (Schafale and Weakley 1990). Table 5 (Appendix C) outlines woody species planted within the
Site. Completed project activities, reporting history, completion dates, project contacts, and background
information are summarized in Tables 2 -4 (Appendix B).
2.0 MONITORING PLAN
Monitoring of Site restoration efforts will be performed for vegetation components of the Site for five years
or until success criteria are fulfilled. After planting was completed, an initial evaluation was performed to
verify planting methods were successful and to determine initial species composition and density. Twenty-
one sample vegetation plots (10 -meter by 10- meter) were installed within the Site as per guidelines
established in CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4.0 (Lee et al. 2006). In each sample
plot, vegetation parameters to be monitored include species composition and species density. Visual
observations of the percent cover of shrub and herbaceous species will also be documented by photograph.
2.1 Vegetation Success Criteria
Characteristic Tree Species include woody tree and shrub species planted at the Site (Table 5, Appendix C)
or outlined for the appropriate plant community in Schafale and Weakley (1990). An average density of
320 stems per acre of Characteristic Tree Species must be surviving after year 5 monitoring.
2.2 Maintenance and Contingency
In the event that success criteria are not fulfilled, a mechanism for contingency will be implemented. If
vegetation success criteria are not achieved based on average density calculations from combined plots
over the entire restoration area, supplemental planting may be performed with tree species approved by
regulatory agencies. Supplemental planting will be performed as needed until achievement of vegetation
success criteria.
2.3 Vegetation Sampling Results and Comparison to Success Criteria
Quantitative sampling of vegetation was conducted in September 2010. Results are provided in Appendix
C. Vegetation success criteria for year 1 (320 stems per acre) were exceeded for the 2010 annual
monitoring year with an average density of 728 planted stems per acre across the Site. In addition, each
individual plot met success criteria based on planted stems alone.
3.0 CONCLUSIONS
As a whole, the densities of vegetation plots across the Site were above the required 320 stems per acre
with an average of 728 planted stems per acre in the First Monitoring Year (2010). In addition, each
individual plot met success criteria based on planted stems alone.
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Summary of Planted Stem Vegetation Plot Results
Plot
Planted Stems/Acre
Year I
(2010)
Year 2
(2011)
Year 3
(2012)
Year 4
(2013)
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4.0 REFERENCES
Lee, M.T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2006. CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording
Vegetation. Version 4.0. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources,
Ecosystem Enhancement Program. Raleigh, North Carolina.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ). 2007. Redbook, Surface Waters and Wetlands
Standards. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Water
Quality. Raleigh, North Carolina.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ). 2008a. Draft North Carolina Water Quality
Assessment and Impaired Waters List (2008 Integrated 305(b) and 303(d) Report) (online).
Available: http: / /h2o.enr. state. nc. us / tmdl/ documentsB .Draft2008303dList.pdf [November 10,
2008]. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Raleigh, North
Carolina.
North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ). 2008b. Draft Basinwide Planning Program: Neuse
River Basinwide Water Quality Plan -June 2008. North Carolina Department of Environment and
Natural Resources, Division of Water Quality. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Schafale, M.P. and A.S. Weakley. 1990. Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina:
Third Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation,
North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. Raleigh, North
Carolina.
United States Geological Survey (USGS). 1974. Hydrologic Unit Map - 1974. State of North Carolina.
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Appendix A.
Figures
Figure 1. Site Location
Figure 2. Monitoring Plan View
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by.
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(919)216 -1693 RIPARIAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE
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Craven County, North Carolina Project.
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Appendix B.
General Tables
Table 1. Site Restoration Structures and Objectives
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Attributes Table
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Table 1. Site Restoration Structures and Objectives
Component Summation
Restoration Level
Riparian buffer mitigation was completed by planting the entire 31.35 -acre
Site with native forest vegetation; credit was received for 28.38 acres of the
Site.
Riparian Buffer Restoration
28.38 Buffer Mitigation Units
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Activity or Report
Data Collection
Complete
Completion
or Deliver
Final Restoration Plan
--
July 2010
Site Planting
--
Late winter /early
spring 2010
Mitigation Plan
Aril 2010
August 2010
Year 1 Monitoring
September 2010
October 2010
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Designer
Restoration Systems, LLC
Physio ra hic Region
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Ecoregion
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Project River Basin
(919) 755 -9490
Planting Contractor
Carolina Silvics
NCDWQ Subbasin
908 Indian Trail Road
Within EEP Watershed Plan Extent?
Edenton, North Carolina 27932
WRC Class
Dwight McKinney (252) 482 -8491
Monitoring Performer
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
Beaver activity observed during design phase
20 Enterprise Street, Suite 7
Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Grant Lewis (919) 215-169'
4. Project Attribute Table
Project County
Craven County, North Carolina
Physio ra hic Region
Coastal Plain
Ecoregion
Carolina Flatwoods and Mid - Atlantic Floodplains/Low
Terrace
Project River Basin
Neuse
USGS 14-digit HUC
03020202080010
NCDWQ Subbasin
03 -04 -08
Within EEP Watershed Plan Extent?
Yes - Targeted Local Watershed
WRC Class
Warm
% of project easement fenced
0%
Beaver activity observed during design phase
No
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Appendix C.
Vegetation Data
Table 5. Planted Woody Species
Vegetation Survey Data Tables
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photographs
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Table 5. Planted Woody Vegetation
Species
Quantity
American elm (Ulmus americana)
4500
Black gum (N ssa s lvatica)
1500
Elderberry (Sambuczts canadensis)
1500
Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)
4500
Northern red oak (Ouercus rubs)
3000
River birch (Betula ni ra)
1500
Su arber (Celtis laevi ata)
1500
Swamp chestnut oak ( uercus michauxii)
4500
Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
3000
Willow oak (Quercus hellos)
4500
TOTAL
30,000
CVS Database Output
Living planted stems, excluding live stakes, per acre: Negative (red) numbers
indicate the project failed to reach requirements in a particular year.
Project Code
Project Name
River Basin
Year 1
VT
Vickies Thicket
Neuse
728.43
Total stems, including planted stems of all kinds (including live stakes) and
natural /volunteer stems:
Project Code
Project Name
River Basin
Year 1
VT
Vickies Thicket
Neuse
1111.921981
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3.3
Damage
Damage
Count
Percent Of Stems
(no damage)
288
67.3
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62
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38
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Year 1 (2010)
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
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Annual Monitoring Report Appendices
Vicki's Thicket Riaprian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002283)

Vickies Thicket
Year 1 (2010)
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Taken September 2010
(continued)
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Annual Monitoring Report Appendices
Vicki's Thicket Riaprian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002283)

Vickies Thicket
Year 1 (2010)
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Taken September 2010
(continued)
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Annual Monitoring Report Appendices
Vicki's Thicket Riaprian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002283)

Appendix D.
NCDWQ Verification Letter
Final Mitigation Plan & As -built Baseline Report Appendices
Vicki's Thicket Riaprian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002283)

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NCDENR
North Carolina Departinent of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of"Water Quality
Beverly Eaves Perdue- Coleen H. Sullins Dee Freeman
Governor Director Secretary
August 13, 2010
Craven County
DWQ. #: 10 -0652
Mr. Tim Baumgartner
EEP Full " - Delivery Section
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27604
Re: Vicki's Thicket Preliminary Restoration Approval
'Dear Mr. - Baumgartner.:
The Division of -Water Quality received a final restoration plan for the Vicki's Thicket, Riparian Buffer
Mitigation Site on August 10, 2010. On June 17, 2010, Lia Myott Gilleski conducted a site visit to the
above referenced site. By copy of this correspondence, DWQ approves the concept presented in the
restoration plan and that'it is'expected to produce 28:38 acres of nutrient offset credit for Neuse-
03020202. The As -built report will provide amore accurate credit accounting.
Please copy DWQ with -the As -built report and yearly monitoring reports, referencing the EEP Contract
number (and DWQ number if applicable).
Please feel free to contact Lia Myott "Gilleski at (919) 733 -1786 if you have any questions regarding this
correspondence.
Sine - 'ly,
Ian McMillan, Acting Superviso
401 Oversight/Exp"regs Review Prog`ra
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John Huisman. - DWQ Nonpolnt Source Planning Unit R,g4f
Cyndi Karoly- -DWQ Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
401 Oversight/Express Review Permitting Unit One
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