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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20100691 Ver 1_Year 1 Monitoring Report_20101008lo - 06`� I ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT YEAR 1 (2010) HEATH RIPARIAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (EEP Contract No 002280) Prepared for NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA -.- Ehia�tnie t PNOCR" 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 all-noto a EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Restoration Systems LLC completed riparian buffer restoration at the Heath 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 59 45 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units The Site is located approximately 3 4 miles southeast of Dover in Craven County within United States Geological Survey Hydrologic Unit and Targeted Local Watershed 03020202080010 (North Carolina Division of Water Quality Subbasm 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 nonpomt 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 60 632 -acre Site resulted in 59 45 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units The Site will be protected by a permanent conservation easement As a whole, the densities of vegetation plots across the Site were above the required 320 stems per acre with an average of 826 planted stems per acre in the First Monitoring Year (20 10) In addition each individual plot met success criteria based on planted stems alone Annual Monitoring Report I Executive Summary Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i 1 0 INTRODUCTION 1 1 1 Location and Setting 1 1 2 Project Goals and Objectives 1 1 3 Project Structure, Restoration Type and Approach 1 20 MONITORING PLAN 2 2 1 Vegetation Success Criteria 2 22 Maintenance and Contingency 2 23 Vegetation Sampling Results and Comparison to Success Criteria 2 30 CONCLUSIONS 2 Summary of Planted Stem Vegetation Plot Results 3 40 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 Annual Monitoring Report Table of Contents Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) 10 INTRODUCTION 11 Location and Setting Restoration Systems, LLC has completed riparian buffer restoration at the Heath 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 59 45 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Units The Site is located approximately 3 4 miles southeast of Dover in Craven County (Figure I Appendix A) The Site is located in United States Geological Survey Hydrologic Unit and Targeted Local Watershed 03020202080010 (North Carolina Division of Water Quality Subbasm 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 19627N, Longitude 77 38060 °W (NAD83 /WGS84) 12 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 13 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 60 632 -acre Site with native riparian vegetation This resulted in 59 45 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Umts (Table 1, Appendix B and Figure 2, Appendix A) Approximately 0 632 acres of the Site is surface water associated with Site ditches and 0 55 acres of the Site received no credit due to diffuse flow requirements These areas were planted, however, the area is not eligible to provide credit The target natural community consisted of Coastal Plain Bottomland Hardwood Forest (Schafale and Weakley 1990) Table 5 (Appendix C) outlines Annual Monitoring Report Page 1 Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) 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 13) 20 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 - nine 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 22 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 23 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 826 planted stems per acre across the Site In addition each individual plot met success criteria based on planted stems alone 30 CONCLUSIONS As a whole the densities of vegetation plots across the Site were above the required 320 stems per acre with an average of 826 planted stems per acre in the First Monitoring Year (2010) In addition, each individual plot met success criteria based on planted stems alone Annual Monitoring Report Page 2 Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) 40 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 /tmdUdocuments /B 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 Basmwide Planning Program Neuse River Basmwide 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 Annual Monitoring Report Page 4 Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) Appendix A Figures Figure 1 Site Location Figure 2 Monitoring Plan View Annual Monitoring Report Appendices Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) Restoration Systems, LLC Figure 1: Heath Riparian Buffer 1101 Haynes St. Suite 211 P Raleigh, NC 27604 Site Mitigation Site 1:24,000 N tel: 919.755.9490 Location Craven County, NC Feel Qwn. by. FIGURE 20 Enterprise Street MONITORING PLAN VIEW CAF Suite 7 HEATH Date Raleigh, NC 27607 Aug 2010 L (919) 216 -1693 RIPARIAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE Craven County, North Carolina Project: Axbm Env,�ptmenl,]I. arc. 10 -001 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 Annual Monitoring Report Appendices Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) Table 1 Site Restoration Structures and Objectives Component Summation Restoration Level Riparian buffer mitigation was completed by planting the entire 60 acre Site with native forest vegetation credit was received for 59 45 acres of the Site Riparian Buffer Restoration 59 45 Buffer Mitigation Units Table 2 Protect Activity and Reporting History Activity or Report Data Collection Complete Completion or Delivery Final Restoration Plan -- Aril 2010 Site Planting -- Late winter /early spring 2010 Mitigation Plan A n12010 August 2010 Year 1 Monitoring September 2010 October 2010 Table 3 Pro ect Contacts Table Designer Restoration Systems LLC Physiographic Region 1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211 Ecoregion Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 Project Mver Basin (919 ) 755 -9490 Planting Contractor Carolina Silvics NCDWQ Subbasm 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 -1693 Table 4 Pro ect Attribute Table Project County Craven County North Carolina Physiographic Region Coastal Plain Ecoregion Carolina Flatwoods and Mid Atlantic Floodplain&Tow Terrace Project Mver Basin Neuse USGS 14 digit HUC 03020202080010 NCDWQ Subbasm 03 0408 Within EEP Watershed Plan Extent`' Yes Targeted Local Watershed WRC Class Warm % of project easement fenced 0% Beaver activity observed during design phase No Annual Monitoring Report Appendices Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) Appendix C Vegetation Data Table 5 Planted Woody Species Vegetation Survey Data Tables Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photographs Annual Monitoring Report Appendices Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) Table 5 Planted Woody Vegetation Species Quantity American elm (Ulmus amencana) 6300 Black gum (Nyssa sylvatica) 3200 Green ash (Fraxmus nns lvamca) 9500 Ironwood (Carpinus carohnrana) 3200 Mockemut hickory (Carya tomentosa) 6300 Sugarbe (Celtis laevigata) 3200 Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus mrchauxu ) 9500 Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia vrr tmana ) 3200 Water oak (Quercus ni ra) 6300 Willow oak ( ercus hellos ) 9500 TOTAL 60,200 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 Heath Heath Neuse 82612 Total stems, including planted stems of all kinds (including live stakes) and natural /volunteer stems Project Code Project Name River Basin Year 1 Heath Heath Neuse 909 8449629 Vigor vigor I Count Percent 0 17 26 1 2 03 2 56 87 3 264 409 4 270 419 Damage Damage Count Percent Of Stems (no damage) 488 757 Insects 54 84 Deer 47 73 Unknown 46 71 Diseased 5 08 Rodents 3 05 Human Trampled 1 02 (other damage) 1 02 Annual Monitoring Report Appendices Heath Riparian Buffer Mitigation Site (EEP Contract Number 002280) Vigor by Species Species CommonName 4 3 2 1 0 Missing Unknown Carya alba mockernut hickory Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam 0 9 1 Celtls laevigata sugarberry 4 9 2 hickory 1 2 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash 72 26 4 Carya alba 5 0 Nyssa sylvatica blackgum 16 23 6 2 Celtis laevigata Persea palustris swamp bay 12 1 1 2 Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak 54 64 11 5 1 6 12 Quercus nlgra water oak 47 12 2 3 1 1 Quercus phellos willow oak 42 32 18 Nyssa tupelo 5 7 Carpinus carohnlana American hornbeam 4 4 1 blackgum Quercus oak 10 11 6 1 3 5 Carya hickory 1 6 1 Magnolia vlrglnlana sweetbay 3 9 1 29 6 1 Nyssa tupelo 4 7 Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak 35 101 7 Ulmus elm 15 6 10 Quercus nigra water oak 4 Ulmus amerlcana American elm 13 52 5 1 5 Quercus phellos Unknown 26 71 2 1 3 3 16 16 15 270 264 56 2 17 36 Damage by Snecies Species CommonName a C 7 E W 4/ 7 M S 0 w o M E E = ~ N 'OO °C Y 5 L E -S -O Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam 0 9 Carya hickory 1 7 1 Carya alba mockernut hickory 0 1 Celtis laevigata sugarberry 6 12 3 1 2 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash 18 89 5 12 1 Magnolia vlrglnlana sweetbay 3 17 2 1 Nyssa tupelo 4 7 3 1 Nyssa sylvatica blackgum 21 26 13 4 4 Persea palustris swamp bay 0 1 Quercus oak 7 29 1 1 5 Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak 35 101 7 3 15 10 Quercus nigra water oak 4 59 1 1 2 Quercus phellos willow oak 26 71 1 8 16 1 Ulmus elm 2 4 2 Ulmus amerlcana 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