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ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT
YEAR 2 (2011)
VICKI'S THICKET RIPARIAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE
CRAVEN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(EEP Contract No. 002283)
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA
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Prepared by:
Restoration Systems, L.L.C.
1101 Haynes Street, Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
And
Axiom Environmental, Inc.
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
October 2011
Axiom Environmental, Inc.

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. Site restoration 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 651 planted stems per acre in the Second Monitoring Year
(2011). In addition, each individual plot met success criteria based on planted stems alone.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i
1 0
INTRODUCTION I
1 1
Location and Setting I
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 I 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 NCDWQ Verification Letter
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10 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)
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 31 35 -acre
Site with native riparian vegetation This resulted in 28 38 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Umts (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 a Coastal Plain Bottomland
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Hardwood 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 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 -
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
21 Vegetation Success Cnteria
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 Cnteria
Quantitative sampling of vegetation was conducted in July and August 2011 Results are provided in
Appendix C Vegetation success criteria for year 2 (320 stems per acre) were exceeded for the 2011 annual
monitoring year with an average density of 651 planted stems per acre across the Site In addition, each
individual plot met success criteria based on planted stems alone Average densities of planted stems went
up in year 2 in several plots including Plots 1, 3 -12, and 17 During year 1, browse by deer and rodents on
young planted stems was abundant throughout the Site Several stems within these plots were not counted,
or counted as missing in year 1, however, many survived and were doing well in year 2 In addition,
several stems that were thought to be dead during year 1 monitoring resprouted from the base and were
counted during year 2 monitoring Deer browse was prevalent again during year 2 monitoring
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 651 planted stems per acre in the Second Monitoring Year (2011) In addition, each
individual plot met success criteria based on planted stems alone The following table summarized planted
stem data throughout the monitoring period
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Summary of Planted Stem Veaetation Plot Results
Plot
Planted Stems /Acre
Year 1
2010
Year 2
2011
Year 3
2012
Year 4
2013
Year 5
2014
1
647
688
2
728
607
3
809
769
4
809
810
5
931
810
6
890
810
7
971
891
2
8
526
445
9
486
526
10
769
688
11
688
607
12
971
1012
13
850
769
14
1093
810
15
728
567
16
526
486
17
647
607
18
445
324
19
647
526
20
526 1
405
21
607
526
Average Plots 1 -21
728
651
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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 /tmdUdocumentsB 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 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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20 Enterprise Street MONITORING PLAN VIEW D"". by, CAF FIGURE
Suite? VICKI'S THICKET Date:
Raleigh, NC 27607 Aug 2010
(919) 215 -1693 RIPARIAN BUFFER MITIGATION SITE 2
Craven County, North Carolina Pf0fed
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
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Table 1 Site Restoration Structures and Obiectives
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 d
Table 2 Proiect Actwity and Reporting History
Activity or Report
Data Collection
Complete
Completion
or Delivery
Final Restoration Plan
--
July 2010
Site Planting
--
Late winter /early
spring 2010
Mitigation Plan
Aril 2010
August 2010
Year I Monitoring
Se tember 2010
October 2010
Year 2 Monitoring
August 2011
August 2011
Table 3 Project Contacts Table
Designer
Restoration Systems, LLC
Physiographic 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 Extent9
Edenton, North Carolina 27932
WRC Class
Dwight McKinney (252) 482 -8491
Monitoring Performer
Axiom Environmental, Inc
Beaver activity observed during design phase
218 Snow Avenue
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603
Grant Lewis (919) 215 -1693
Table 4 Protect Attribute Table
Project County
Craven County, North Carolina
Physiographic Region
Coastal Plain
Ecoregion
Carolina Flatwoods and Mid - Atlantic Floodplains/Low
Terrace
Project River Basin
Neuse
USGS 14-digit RUC
03020202080010
NCDWQ Subbasin
03 -04 -08
Within EEP Watershed Plan Extent9
Yes-Targeted Local Watershed
WRC Class
Warm
of project easement fenced
0
Beaver activity observed during design phase
t 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 lvatica
1500
Elderberry Sambucus canadensis)
1500
Loblolly the Pinus taeda
4500
Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
3000
River birch Betula m ra
1500
Su arbe Celtis laevi ata
1500
Swamp chestnut oak ( Quetcus michauxir)
4500
Sycamore Platanus occidentalts)
3000
Willow oak ercus 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 Bann
Year 1
Year 2
VT
Vickies Thicket
Neuse
1 72843
790 10
Total stems, including planted stems of all kinds (including live stakes) and
natural/volunteer stems
Project Code
Project Name
River Bann
Year 1
1 Year 2
VT
Vickies Thicket
Neuse
1111 921981
1 2133 271461
Vigor
Vigor
Count
Percent
0
15
34
1
0
0
2
22
5
3
145
329
4
243
551
Missing
16
36
Damage
Damage
Count
Percent Of Stems
(no damage)
382
866
Deer
29
66
Insects
11
25
Unknown
9
2
(other damage)
4
09
Rodents
2
05
Human Trampled
2
05
Diseased
1
02
Cut
1
02
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Species
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3
2
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0
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river birch
21
11
river birch
8
25
1
8
Celtis laevi ata
sugarberry
1
6
Celtis laevi ata
2
3
N ssa s lvatica
blackgurn
5
14
2
1
1
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loblolly vine
43
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2
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swamp chestnut oak
33
16
4
0
3
2
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water oak
I
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blackgurn
3
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willow oak
33
34
1
1
2
1
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Common Elderberry
8
6
7
8
2
Quercus
oak
3
Americansycamore
4
1
1
Quercus rubra
northern red oak
8
16
7
2
1
1
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sweetbay
3
1
N ssa
tupelo
1
1
2
1
2
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American sycamore
38
6
water oak
1
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American elm
49
22
1
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3
9
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8
1
1
15 1
14
243
145
22
3
15
16
2
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river birch
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sugarberry
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2
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sweetbay
0
4
N ssa
tupelo
0
3
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blackgurn
3
20
1
1
1
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loblolly pine
0
53
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Americansycamore
4
40
4
ercus
oak
1
4
1
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swamp chestnut oak
7
48
2
2
3
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water oak
1
1
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willow oak
9
61
8
1
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northern red oak
11
23
3
1
2
4
1
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Common Elderberry
8
23
1
2
1
1
2
l
Ulmus americana
American elm
4
71
3
1
Unknown
0
1
15
14
59
382
1
29
1
2
11
2
9
4
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17
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14
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16
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16
3
10
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13
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18
1
11
1
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3
10
1
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21
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10
11
12
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14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
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river birch
32
13
246
4
1
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1
5
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
3
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sugarberry
7
5
14
1
1
1
1
3
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sweetbay
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
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tupelo
2
2
1
1
1
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blackgum
21
13
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1
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
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loblolly pine
51
18
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1
4
1
7
5
4
4
1
3
4
5
1
6
1
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44
15
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5
3
2
1
4
2
1
3
4
2
2
7
1
6
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oak
3
2
15
1
2
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swamp
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chestnut oak
53
13
408
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
1
1
7
6
7
3
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water oak
1
1
1
1
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willow oak
hellos
68
15
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3
4
6
1
4
4
1 6
1
4
5
6
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9
3
3
7
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northern red
oak
31
14
221
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
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4
3
1
2
1
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21
12
175
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American
americana
elm
72
13
554
8
10
9
9
8
7
6
2
5
2
3
1
2
14
14
410
14
23
18
23
22
28
26
1 26
16
16
20
19
30
20
26
FW
13
17
9
14
13
15
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All Stems by Plot (Planted & Natural Recruits)
*Bolded species were planted
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Species*
Name*
E" E
*
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Baccharis
eastern
hahmi oha
baccharis
59
16
369
2
1
3
5
4
1
4
2
2
1
11
2
2
1
9
9
Betula ni ra
river birch
32
13
246
1
1 4 1
1
1
1 1 1
5
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
3
Celtis laevi ata
sugarberry
7
5
14
1
1
1
1
3
Ilex o aca
American holly
29
7
414
1
1
1
2
21
1
2
Lyraci
r
sweetgum
326
18
1811
1
1
1
3
2
8
2
130
2
22
1
45
3
4
5
2
3
1
s act ua
ua
Magnolia
sweetbay
9
7
129
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
vir iniana
N ssa
tupelo
3
3
1
1
1
1
N ssa s lvatwa
blackgum
22
13
169
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
3
2
1
Prnus taeda
loblolly pine
315
20
1575
2
1
6
2
12
6
11
22
6
59
13
22
13
58
1
38
14
22
6
1
Platanus
American
44
15
293
1
5
3
2
1
4
2
1
3
4
2
2
7
l
6
occidentalis
sycamore
Quercus
oak
4
3
133
1
2
1
Quercus
swamp
53
13
408
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
l
1
7
6
7
3
nuchauxrr
chestnut oak
Quercus ni ra
water oak
1
1
1
1
Quercus
willow oak
70
15
467
3
4
6
4
4
6
1
4
5
8
3
9
3
3
7
hellos
hern red
Quercus rubra
oak
33
15
22
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
7
4
3
1
2
1
1
Rhus
flameleaf
14
5
28
4
2
3
3
2
co alhnum
sumac
Sanrbucus
Common
29
13
223
7
5
1
1
1
l
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
canadensis
Elderberry
Ubnus
American elm
72
13
554
8
10
9
9
8
7
6
2
5
2
3
1
2
americana
F 18
18
1122
18
30
26
26
30
39
33
43
47
25
210
123
70
35
126
32
19
62
50
47
31
18
*Bolded species were planted
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Vickies Thicket
Year 2 (2011)
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Taken July and August 2011
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Vickies Thicket
Year 2 (2011)
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Taken July and August 2011
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Vickies Thicket
Year 2 (2011)
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Taken July and August 2011
(continued)
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Appendix D
NCDWQ Venfication Letter
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NCDEENR
North Carolina Department 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 a more 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.
T Sinc ly,
Ian McMillan, Acting Supervisor
401 Oversight/Express Review Program
Cc (w /out encl.) File Copy (Lia M. Gilleski)
Chris Pullinger — DWQ WaRO
John Huisman — DWQ Nonpoint Source Planning Unit
Cyndi Karoly — DWQ Wetlands and Stormwater Branch
401 Oversight/Express Review Perrnttting Unit
1650 Mal Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1650
Location: 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, North Carolina 27604
Phone: 919 - 733.17861 FAX: 919 - 733 -6693
Internet: http:// h2o.enr.state.nc.uslncwetlandst
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