20120144 Ver 1_Buck Swamp BPDP Final Pages_20120810

Strickland, Bev
From: Merritt, Katie
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 11:55 AM
To: Strickland, Bev
Subject: FW: Buck Swamp Edits - Pages 5 and 6
Attachments: Buck Swamp BPDP Final Pages 5 and 6.pdf
Hi Bev,
Please add this document to Laserfishe. Also, I told Laurie that the DWQ project number for this mitigation bank should be
2012 -0144 instead of 2009 - 0866-,-4. So if you can't find it in laserfishe, she might have already moved it.
Thank you kindh'!
Katie
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From: Andrea Eckardt [ mailto :aeckardtci «- ildlandsena.com]
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 9:35 AM
To: Merritt, Katie
Subject: RE: Buck S- amp Edits - Pages 5 and 6
Hey- Katie -
Attached are the updated pages.
Andrea
Andrea Spangler Eckardt
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
704 - 332 -7754 ext 101
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From: Merritt, Katie [ mailto :katie.merrittcincdenr.QoiI
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 10:50 AM
To: Andrea Eckardt
Subject: RE: Buck Swamp Edits - Pages 5 and 6
Yes, it -won't go on notice till probably Tuesday or Wednesday.
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From: Andrea Eckardt [ mailto :aeckardtci «- ildlandsena.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 6:09 PM
To: Merritt, Katie
Subject: RE: Buck S- amp Edits - Pages 5 and 6
Katie
I am out of the office tomorro- w. Can I get it to you on Monday? I kno-w it is going out for public comment on Monday but
,, aan't sure the timing.
I -would take care of it first thing on Monday.
I can -, alk someone else through it tomorro-,N- if need be on the phone.
Let me kno-, .
Andrea

From: Merritt, Katie [katie.merrittldncdenr.go-,-]
Sent: Thursday-, August 16, 2012 4:44 PM
To: Andrea Eckardt
Subject: RE: Buck Swamp Edits - Pages 5 and 6
Hi Andrea,
Thank you very- much for the fast response. I apologize but I forgot to mention one more thing. Can you please choose another
tree other than the American Sycamore? While the American Sycamore is a suitable tree for typical buffer restoration and is
good at removing nutrients from the soils, Nve ask that you plant trees that aren't as likely- to naturally- colonize due to
surrounding conditions. According to your site assessment in August, you noted the presence of American Sycamore along the
project boundary -. Please revise Table 4 on page 5 and resubmit via pdf.
Thanks!
Sorry- again for not catching it earlier.
Katie
From: Andrea Eckardt [ mailto :aeckardtci «- ildlandsena.coin
Sent: Thursday-, August 16, 2012 12:24 PM
To: Merritt, Katie
Subject: Buck Swamp Edits - Pages 5 and 6
Katie -
I got your voice mail. I made the edits you requested to page 5 (broke out the schedule for Phases I and II and changed out a
tree species for the dog-wood). Attached is a PDF of Pages 5 and 6
Let me kno-,N- if you need anything else
Andrea
Andrea Spangler Eckardt
Senior Environmental Planner
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
1430 South Mint Street, Suite 104
Charlotte, NC 28203
704 - 332 -7754 ext 101
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appropriate native tree and shrub species along the project corridors. Intensive vegetation
management and a rigorous herbicide schedule will need to be implemented over the first few years of
tree establishment in the restoration areas to prevent establishment of invasive species that will
attempt to out - compete the planted native vegetation. More detailed descriptions of the proposed
restoration activity follows.
3.1 Parcel Preparation
The majority of the site slated for Neuse buffer or nutrient offset restoration has been maintained as a
cleared agricultural field. These areas are relatively clear and will require little site preparation other
than select herbicide treatments or limited mechanical clearing to remove undesirable underbrush prior
to planting. The restoration area will be planted with a mechanical tree planter. The mechanical
planter will rip, plant, and compress the soil around the tree and roots which will break up any plow
layers and create good soil contact with the tree roots. Site preparation and planting is planned to
begin in January 2013 for Phase I and January 2015 for Phase II.
WEI will manage vegetation growth by mowing in between planted trees as needed during the
monitoring period. Additionally, selective applications of a pre- emergent herbicide will be used to
control weedy competition. Past project experience has indicated that use of these techniques
significantly limits competition by undesirable vegetation and results in significant increases in tree
growth.
3.2 Planting
The revegetation plan for the site will include planting of bare root trees and controlling invasive
species growth. Bare root trees selected for the site will be native bottomland hardwood species
typical for Coastal Plain Small Stream Swamp communities as defined by Schafale and Weakley (1990).
Trees will be planted at the density recommended in the NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program's
(NCEEP) Guidelines for Riparian Buffer Restoration. "Trees should be planted at a density sufficient to
provide 320 trees per acre at maturity." Tree species specified for planting on the Buck Swamp Parcel
are detailed in Table 4.
Table 4. Selected Tree Species Aaaroariate for Buffer Restoration
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Min,
Common
Max
Unit
Indio.
# of
Species
Caliper
Stratum
Name
Spacing
Type
Spacing
Stems
Size
Taxodium
distichum
Bald Cypress
12 ft.
R
0.25" -1.0"
Canopy
6 -12 ft.
3200
Fraxinus
Green Ash
12 ft.
R
0.2511-1.0"
Canopy
6 -12 ft.
3100
pennsylvanica
Quercus
Willow Oak
12 ft.
R
0.2511-1.0"
Canopy
6 -12 ft.
3200
phellos
Magnolia
Sweetbay
12 ft.
R
0.2511-1.0"
Canopy
6 -12 ft.
4000
vi rginiana
Betula nigra
River Birch
12 ft.
R
0.25 -1.0"
Canopy
6 -12 ft.
4000
Swamp
s
Chestnut
12 ft.
R
0.25 " -1.0"
Canopy
6 -12 ft.
3500
michau chauxii
Oak
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*L= Live Stake; P= Herbaceous Plug; R= Bare Root
"Character Trees" are defined as planted or volunteer species identified from a survey of local
vegetation on less degraded sections of the specified stream and from reference literature that details
native species. A list of Character Tree species other than the species specified for planting is listed in
Table 5.
Table 5. Character/Existing Tree and Shrub Species
(Coastal Plain Bottom|on6 Hardwood Communities~)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Wetland Indicator
Status
Min.
Common
Max
Unit
Ilex decidua
Deciduous Holly
Indiv.
# Of
Species
Caliper
Stratum
Name
Spacing
Type*
Spacing
Stems
Size
Acerrubrum
Fraxinus,
Green Ash
12 ft.
R
0.25 11-1.01,
Canopy
6-12 ft.
3500
pennsylvanica
Subtotal
24,500
*L= Live Stake; P= Herbaceous Plug; R= Bare Root
"Character Trees" are defined as planted or volunteer species identified from a survey of local
vegetation on less degraded sections of the specified stream and from reference literature that details
native species. A list of Character Tree species other than the species specified for planting is listed in
Table 5.
Table 5. Character/Existing Tree and Shrub Species
(Coastal Plain Bottom|on6 Hardwood Communities~)
Scientific Name
Common Name
Wetland Indicator
Status
Ilex decidua
Deciduous Holly
FACW-
Acerrubrum
Red Maple
FAC
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