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Home My WebLink About20120365 Ver 1_Year 1 Monitoring Report_20130212�Z o3G5 LOFLIN DAIRY BUFFER MITIGATION SITE Randolph County, NC DENR Contract 003995 NCEEP Project Number 95oo8 Monitoring Year s Annual Report FINAL Data Collection Period: September- October 2012 Submission Date: December 28, 2012 Prepared for: NCDENR, EEP 1652 Mail Service Center Los III . Raleigh, NC M leIlt rpoGK" 27699-1652 Q5 I R OwP= Do ;_3 1,94 2013 D NR - Wt ;TrE_ Cl +JALITY Prepared by ON W1 LDLANDS C N01 N CC RI NO Wildlands Engineering, Inc 1430 S Mint Street, #104 Charlotte, NC 28203 P — 704-332-7754 F — 704-332 -3306 LOFLIN DAIRY BUFFER MITIGATION SITE Monitoring Year s Annual Report 10 Executive Summary 1 1 1 Project Goals and Objectives 1 1 2 Monitoring Year 1 Data Assessment z 13 Monitoring Year 1 Summary 3 20 Methodology 3 30 References 4 APPENDICES Appendix s General Tables and Figures Figure s Figure 2 Table i Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 Project Vicinity Map Project Component/Asset Map Project Components and Mitigation Credits Project Activity and Reporting History Project Contacts Table Project Baseline Information and Attributes Appendix 2 Visual Assessment Data Figure 3 0 -3 3 Integrated Current Condition Plan View Table 5 Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Vegetation Photographs Appendix 3 Vegetation Plot Data Table 6 Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Table 7 CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Table 8a -b Planted and Total Stem Counts (Species by Plot with Annual Means) 1.0 Executive Summary The Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site, hereafter referred to as the Site, is located within the Randleman Reservoir watershed (North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) Subbasin 03- 06 -08) of the Cape Fear River Basin (USGS Hydrologic Unit Code 0303000301.006o) On -site stream channels are unnamed tributaries to Bob Branch (NCDWQ Index No 17 -9 6 -(1)) in the Randleman Regional Reservoir The Site is located in the Carolina Slate Belt of the Piedmont Physiographic Province (USGS, 1998) approximately six miles southeast of the intersection of Interstate 85 and Highway 311 in Randolph County, NC The Site has historically been used for agricultural purposes The Site is comprised of two areas (Area A and B) on one parcel of land along several unnamed tributaries and ephemeral ditches to Bob Branch Bob Branch ultimately flows into the Randleman Regional Reservoir The current property owner has confirmed that Area A has been used as an active dairy farm since 1947 and Area B has been surrounded by agricultural fields since the late 192os The Site is surrounded by fields that are alternately used for cattle and crop production At the downstream limits of the project, Area A has a drainage area of 18 acres and Area B has a drainage area of 59 acres The NCDWQ assigns best usage classifications to State Waters that reflect water quality conditions and potential resource usage Bob Branch is classified as Class WS -IV waters Class WS -IV waters are used as sources of water supply for drinking or food processing purposes where a more restrictive WS -I, WS -II, or WS -III classification is not feasible These waters are also protected for Class C uses such as secondary recreation, fishing, wildlife, fish and aquatic life propagation and survival, and agriculture WS -IV waters are generally in moderately to highly- developed watersheds or Protected Areas A conservation easement has been recorded to protect the 9 8 acres of riparian corridor resources in perpetuity Directions and a map of the Site are provided in Figure :L 1 1 Project Goals and Objectives Prior to construction activities, the primary watershed stressor was the lack of a vegetated buffer and nutrient runoff from adjacent agricultural maintenance activities The riparian zones within these areas were maintained in the past and mowed on an annual basis resulting in varying buffer widths and densities The riparian zones were also actively sprayed due to their locations in an active row crop field and cattle pasture A concentrated flow of cattle waste drained directly to several of the tributaries located adjacent to the dairy farm Although there is no immediate evidence of increased development within the project site's watersheds, the new NC Highway 311 corridor is being constructed immediately downstream of the project area This new highway corridor may increase development pressure on the project's watersheds and this area of Randolph County in the future The restored riparian buffer areas within the Site will aid in protecting water quality and endangered species habitat within the Deep River watershed by filtering runoff from adjacent agricultural practices and restoring terrestrial habitat The Deep River watershed Is an important component of the Randleman Regional Reservoir in this part of the state Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site Page i Monitoring Year 1 Annual Report —FINAL Tables 1.-4 in Appendix i presents the pre - restoration conditions in detail for the Site The project was completed to provide buffer mitigation units (BMUs) in the Cape Fear River Basin The project design caused no adverse impacts to streams or wetlands The goals of the Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Project address water quality improvements identified in the Cape Fear River Basin Restoration Priorities Report and include the following • Remove harmful nutrients from creek flow, • Reduce pollution of creek by excess sediment, • Restore terrestrial habitat, and • Improve aesthetics The following project objectives were established to meet these goals • g 1 acres of riparian area will be fenced off from adjacent agricultural activities and runoff will be filtered through buffer zones Flood flows will be filtered through restored riparian areas, where flood flow will spread through native vegetation Vegetation will be planted to uptake excess nutrients Stream bank erosion which contributes sediment load to the creek will be greatly reduced, if not eliminated, in the project area Eroding streambanks will be stabilized by increased woody root mass in banks and reducing channel incision Storm flow containing grit and fine sediment will be filtered through restored riparian buffer areas, where flow will spread through native vegetation • The establishment and maintenance of riparian buffers will create long -term shading of the channel bed, reducing thermal heating and improving aquatic habitat • Adjacent buffer and riparian habitats will be restored with native vegetation and invasive species will be treated as part of the project Native vegetation will provide cover and food for terrestrial creatures 12 Monitonnq Year 1 Data Assessment The final mitigation plan was submitted and accepted by the North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program ( NCEEP) in February 201.2 Grading activities were completed by the landowner in March 201.2 Planting activities were completed by Bruton Natural Systems, Inc in March 2012 The baseline monitoring and as -built survey were completed in April 201.2 There were no significant deviations reported in the project elements in comparison to the design plans Appendix 1. provides more detailed project activity, history, contact information, and watershed /site background information for this project The buffer restoration success criteria for the Site follows the approved success criteria presented in the NCEEP Mitigation Plan Guidance (Version 2 0, 10/01/201.o) Annual monitoring and monthly site visits were conducted to assess the condition of the finished project between July and November 2012 Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site Page z Monitoring Year i Annual Report—FINAL 1 2 1 Vegetative Assessment A total of 16 vegetation plots were established within the project easement area using standard to meter by 10 meter vegetation monitoring plots Plots were randomly established within planted portions of the stream buffer areas to capture the heterogeneity of the designed vegetative communities The plot corners have been marked and are recoverable either through field identification or with the use of a GPS unit Reference photographs at the origin looking diagonally across the plot to the opposite corner were taken with the as -built Subsequent assessments following baseline survey will capture the same reference photograph locations The final vegetative success criteria will be the survival of 320 planted stems per acre in the buffer corridor at the end of year five (5) of the monitoring period The extent of invasive species coverage will also be monitored and controlled as necessary The monitoring year 1 (MY -1 of 5) vegetative survey was completed in September 2012 The 2012 annual vegetation monitoring resulted in an average survivability of 549 stems per acre, which is greater than the interim requirement of 320 stems /acre, but approximately 27% less than the baseline density recorded (753 stems /acre) in April 2012 There was an average of 14 stems per plot compared to 1g stems per plot in MY -o All 16 plots met the success criteria required for MY -1 Please refer to Appendix 3 for vegetation summary tables and raw data tables and Appendix 2 for vegetation plot photographs and the vegetation condition assessment table Based on monthly site visits, areas of extensive Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense) were identified along all project reaches These areas will be monitored and treated next year as needed 13 Monitoring Year 1 Summary Overall, the Site has met the required mitigation success criteria for MY -1 All the vegetation plots met the MY -1 success criteria as seen in the CCPV Areas of extensive Johnson grass have been observed on all reaches These areas will be monitored and treated next year as needed At this time no maintenance beyond mowing is proposed Summary information /data related to the performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in the tables and figures in the report appendices Narrative background and supporting information formerly found in these reports can be found in the Mitigation Plan documents available on NCEEP's website All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices is available from NCEEP upon request 2.0 Methodology Vegetation monitoring protocols followed the Carolina Vegetation Survey - NCEEP Level 2 Protocol (Lee et al , 2006) Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site - Page 3 Monitoring Year i Annual Report —FINAL 3.0 References Lee, Michael T, Peet, Robert K , Steven D , Wentworth, Thomas R 2006 CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Version 4 o Retrieved from http / /www nceep net /business/ North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program 2009 Cape Fear River Basin Restoraion Priorities 2oog http / /www nceep net /services /lwps/ cape _fear /RBRP %2oCape %2oFear% 202008 pdf Schafale, M P and A S Weakley 3.990 Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina, 3rd approx North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Raleigh, North Carolina United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), zoog Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) database for Randolph County, North Carolina http / /SoilDataMart nres usda gov United States Geological Survey (USGS), 3.998 North Carolina Geology http http / /www geology enr state nc us /usgs /carolina htm Weakley, A S 2008 Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, Northern Florida, and Surrounding Areas (Draft April 2oo8) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC Wildlands Engineering, Inc 2012 Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site Mitigation Plan NCEEP, Raleigh, NC Wildlands Engineering, Inc 2012 Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site Baseline Monitoring Document and As -Built Baseline Report NCEEP, Raleigh, NC Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site Monitoring Year i Annual Report—FINAL Page 4 APPENDIX-1 f - - 0 ?f1wo Atrr/jrr/u 1 ra rr.rra - Nhi�p' r Hydrologic Unit Code (14) ! w, ak to Starts: 0 20010 wr "f NCDWQ Subbasin 03 -06 -08 d WA cage ,`.. 0 300 `020040 t i. EEP Targeted Watersheds +' nrrur „o _ Project Location HMO, a 9 i - um. �r vent Carol r . Q 030002; �' h`•t� � ,( '.Yf - ilk.:) ; 030x10103030010 1 t Of 0 4 r' e A* �. Greensboro Z All ' ` •rsrut en s 03 0 030300029! . L I; r I Higi ,1► dP r 'IMrmo.t•dk• � j r� -� ....nab'- .... r f rcfWrtl �' Trinity Rr� v The subject project site is an environmental restoration site of the X NCDENR Ecoysystem Enhancement Program (EEP) and is / e encompassed by a recorded conservation easement, but is bordered by land under private ownership. Accessing the site may i s� require traversing areas near or along the easement boundary and therefore access by the general public is not permitted. Access by authorized personnel of state and federal agencies or their designees /contractors involved in the development, oversight, Directions: and stewardship of the restoration site is permitted within the terms The Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Project and timeframes of their defined roles. Any intended site visitation or is located approximately six miles southeast of the activity by any person outside of these previously sanctioned roles intersection of Interstate 85 and Highway 311 in and activates requires prior coordination with EEP. Radolph County, NC. Figure 1 Project Vicinity Map Loftin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site 0 1.25 2.5 Miles NCEEP Project Number 95008 iIft' W I L D L A N D S I I I I I Monitoring Year 1 of 5 i,D dl Y111flif ENGINEERING Randolph County, NC 21 Re ch A2 ZZ %Zeach A3 8 Conservation Easement Stream Banks it M vegetation monitoring Plot Parcels Existing Streams 110 Appendix 1 General Tables and Figures Table 1 Project Components and Mitigation Credits Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No 95008) Monitoring Year 1 MttigatIo r its Stream Ri arian Wetland Non-Riparian Wetland Buffer Nitrogen Nutrient Offet Phosphorous Nutrient Offset Type R RE R RE R RE _ Totals N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 91 N/A N/A Project Components Reach ID Stationing/ Location Exisitng Footage (LF) Approach Restoration or Restoration Equivalent Area acres Mitigation Ratio Reach A l Area A N/A Restoration 1 7 1 1 Reach A2 Area A N/A Restoration 07 1 1 Reach B Area B N/A Restoration 36 1 1 Reach B2 Area B N/A I Restoration 1 I 1 1 Reach B3 Area B N/A I Restoration 2 0 1 1 Component Summation Restoration Level Stream (linear feet ) Riparian Wetland acres Non - Riparian Wetland acres Buffer (square feet) Upland (acres) Rivenne I Non- Rivenne Restoration 396,396 Enhancement _ Enhancement I Enhancement II Creation Preservation High Quality Preservation BMP Elements Elements Location Purpose /Function Notes BR = Bioretention Cell, S F= Sand Filter, SW = Stormwater Wetland, WDP = Wet Detention Pond, DDP = Dry Detention Pond, FS = Filter Strip, S = Grassed Swale, LS = Level Spreader, NI = Natural Infiltration Area, FB = Forested Buffer Appendix 1. General Tables and Figures - Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No.95008) Monitoring Year 1 Activity or Report Date Collection Complete Completion or Delivery Mitigation Plan December 2011 February 2012 Final Design - Construction Plans December 2011 February 2012 Construction January 2012 January 2012 Temporary S &E mix applied to entire project area* January 2012 January 2012 Permanent seed mix applied to reach/segments January 2012 January 2012 Containerized and B &B plantings for reach/segments March 2012 March 2012 Baseline Monitoring Document (Year 0 Monitoring - baseline) Aril 2012 June 2012 Year 1 Monitoring Set 2012 December 2012 Year 2 Monitoring 2013 December 2013 Year 3 Monitoring 2014 December 2014 Year 4 Monitoring 2015 December 2015 Year 5 Monitoring 2016 December 2016 *Seed and mulch is added as each section of construction is completed Appendix 1. General Tables and Figures Table 3. Project Contacts Table Loflm Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No.95008) Monitoring Year 1 Designer Wildlands Engineering, Inc. 5605 Chapel Hill Road, Suite 122 Raleigh, NC 27604 Daniel Taylor 919 851 9986 Construction Contractor Landowner 2409 Loflm Dairy Road Clifford W Loflm Sophia, NC 27350 Planting Contractor Bruton Natural Systems, Inc. PO Box 1197 Freemont, NC 27830 Charlie Bruton 919 242 6555 Seeding Contractor Bruton Natural Systems, Inc. PO Box 1197 Freemont, NC 27830 Charlie Bruton 919 242 6555 Seed Mix Sources Mellow Marsh Farm Arborgen Dykes and Son Nursery Nursery Stock Suppliers NCForestry Service, Claridge Nurser Monitoring Performers Wddlands Engineering, Inc. Kirsten Y Gimbert Vegetation Monitoring, POC 704 332 7754, ext 110 Appendix 1 General Tables and Figures Table 4 Project Baseline Information and Attributes Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No 95008) Monitoring Year 1 U= Unknown - - Project Information- Project Name Loflm Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site County Randolph Project Area acres 98 Project Coordinates latitude and longitude) 35° 50'44 082 "N 79' 52' 22 487'W Project Watershed Summary Information - Ph sio ra hec Provence Carolina Slate Belt of the Piedmont River Basin Cape Fear USGS Hydrologic Unit 8 -digit 03030003 USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 03030003010060 DWQ Sub -basin 03 -06 -08 Area A Area B Project Draenia a Area acres 18 59 Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area <]% CGIA Land Use Classification 82% Cultivated Land and 18% Forested Land 45% Cultivated Land, 40% Forested Land 10% Residential and 5 % Commercial Reach Summary Information Parameters Area A Area B Length of reach linear feet -Post - Restoration Reach AI 917 Reach A2 155 Reach A2(ephem) 180 Reach A3 120 Reach BI 1 Reach B2 8666 6 Reach B3 486 Valley classification N/A N/A Drainage area (acres) Reach AI 61 Reach A2 6 5 Reach A3 1 0 Reach B1 230 Reach B2 26 Reach B3 22 NCDWQ stream identification score Reach A l 241345 Reach A2 23 25 Reach A3 N/A Reach B 1 27 25/ 35 5 Reach B2 20 75 L Reach B3 22 75 NCDWQ Water Quah Classification WS -IV C Morphological Desn Lion stream a Reach A I - Per / Int Reach A2 - Int / Ephemeral Ditch Reach A3- Ephemeral Ditch Reach B I -Per / Int Reach B2 - Int Reach B3 - Int Evolutions trend Simon's Model - Pre- Restoration N/A N/A Undedying mapped soils W nou -Enon complex Mecklenburg loam, 8-15% slopes, Mecklenburg clay loam 2 -8% slopes Drainage class well drained well drained Soil H dnc status No No Sloe 8 15% 2 -8% FEMA classefecahon no regulated flwdplain Native vegetation community Bottom land Forest Percent composition of exotic invasive vegetation - Post - Restoration o% Regulatory Considerations Regulation Applicable? Resolved? Supporting Documentation Waters of the United States - Section 404 N/A N/A N/A Waters of the United States - Section 401 N/A N/A N/A Endangered Species Act X X Loflm Dairy Buffer Mitigation Plan studies found no effect" (letter from USFWS) Historic Preservation Act X X Loom Diary Buffer Mitigation Plan No historic resources were found to be impacted (letter from SHPO Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) /Coastal Area Management Act CAMA N/A N/A N/A FEMA Flood lain Compliance N/A N/A N/A Essential Fisheries Habitat N/A N/A N/A U= Unknown APPENDIX 2 Figure 3.0 Integrated Current Condition Plan View (Key) 0 200 400 800Feet Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site kvW]LDLANDS I ' ' NCEEP Project Number 95008 �'�'triy�telll c N G I N E [RING Monitoring Year 1 of 5 Randolph County, NC 0,.,*,WILDLANDS }m" ENGINEERING ,11 1.11 'Ct1lCilt Figure 3.1 Integrated Current Condition Plan view (Sheet 1 of 3) 0 75 150 300Feet Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site I I I I NCEEP Project Number 95008 Monitoring Year 1 of 5 Randolph County, NC r� *� WILDLANDS IJ ' ENGINCERING Figure 3.2 Integrated Current Condition Plan View (Sheet 2 of 3) 0 75 150 300Feet Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site I I I I I NCEEP Project Number 95008 Monitoring Year 1 of 5 Randolph County, NC r� WILDLANDS I�em ENGINEERING �'.11 hll 'Cllil'llf Figure 3.3 Integrated Current Condition Plan View (Sheet 3 of 3) 0 75 150 300Feet Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site L I i I i NCEEP Project Number 95008 Monitoring Year 1 of 5 Randolph County, NC Appendix 2 Visual Assessment Data Table 5 Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No 95008) Monitoring Year 1 Planted Acreage 91 1 I Easement Acreage 975 Vegetation Category Definitions Mapping Number of Polygons Combined Acreage % of Invasive Areas of Concern Areas of points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale) Threshold Number of Combined Planted Vegetation Category Definitions (acres) , Polygons Acreage Acreage* Bare Areas Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material I0i ll 0 0 000% Low Stem Density Areas^ Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based on MY3, 4, or 5 stem count criteria ' 011 0 00 0% Total 0 00 0% Areas of Poor Growth Rates or Vigor Areas with woody stems of a size class that are obviously small given the monitoring year 0 25 acres 0 0 0% Cumulative Total 0 00 0% I Easement Acreage 975 Vegetation Category Definitions Mapping Threshold (SF) Number of Polygons Combined Acreage % of Planted Acreage Invasive Areas of Concern Areas of points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale) 1000 0 0 90% Easement Encroachment Areas Areas of points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale) none 0 0 0% Vegetation Photographs - Vegetation Plot 1 (09/09/2012) 1 Vegetation Plot 2 (09/09/2012) Vegetation Plot 3 (09/09/2012) 1 Vegetation Plot 4 (09/09/2012) Vegetation Plot 5 (09/09/2012) ' I Vegetation Plot 6 (09/09/2012) Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data — Vegetation Photographs Vegetation Plot 7 (09/09/2012) 1 Vegetation Plot 8 (09/09/2012) 1 Vegetation Plot 9 (09/09/2012) 1 Vegetation Plot 10 (09/09/2012) 1 Vegetation Plot 1 1 (09/09/2012) I Vegetation Plot 12 (09/09/2012) I Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site Appendix z: Visual Assessment Data — Vegetation Photographs Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site Appendix z: Visual Assessment Data — Vegetation Photographs APPENDIX 3 Appendix 3 Vegetation Plot Data Table 6 Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Loflm Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No 95008) Monitoring Year 1 Plot MYl Success Criteria Met (Y /N) Tract Mean 1 Y 100% 2 Y 3 Y 4 Y 5 Y 6 Y 7 Y 8 Y 9 Y 10 Y II Y 12 Y 13 Y 14 Y 15 Y 16 Y 4 Appendix 3 Vegetation Plot Data Table 7 CVS Vegetation Plot Metadata Loftin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No 95008) Monitoring Year 1 Report Prepared By Ian Eckardt Date Prepared 10/1/2012 1648 database name Lo in Dairy Buffer-MY] mdb database location O IActrvePro ectsW05 -02131 Lo in Dairy Buffer Mitigation SilelkfonitoringWonitoring Year II Ve etation Assessment DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT ------------ Metadata Description o database rte, the report worksheets, and a summary o ro ect s and ro ect data Plots Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year This excludes live stakes Stem Count by Plot and Spp A matrix of the count of total living stems of each species (planted and natural volunteers combined or each plot, dead and missing stems are excluded PROJECT SUMMARY------------------------------------- Project Code 95008 project Name Loflm Dairy Mitigation Site Description Buffer Mitigation length (ft) stream-to-edge width ft area (sq m .Required Plots (calculated) 119 Sam led Plots 116 I� 'r Appendix 2. Vegetation Assessment x Table 8a. Planted and Total Stem Counts (Species by Plot with Annual Means) Loflin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No 95008) Reach Al, A2 and A3 Monitoring Year 1 1' till d {I r 1'ype =Shrub or Tree P = Planted T = Total 0 Current Data (MYO- 4/2012) Annual Means Species Common Name Type Plot 1 Plot 2 Plot 3 Plot 4 Plot 5 Plot 6 Current Mean P T P T P T P T P T P T P T Betula m ra River Birch Tree 0 5 5 0 0 3 3 0 3 2 Car anus carohmana Ironwood Tree 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 1 2 1 Fraxenus pennsylvanica Green Ash Tree 11 11 5 5 5 5 0 2 2 1 1 5 4 briodendron tulip fera Tulip Poplar Tree 3 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 8 8 2 1 Platanus occidentahs Sycamore Tree 0 2 2 2 2 6 6 3 3 1 1 4 3 Quercus mcchauxu Swamp Chestnut Oak Tree 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 Quercus phellos Willow Oak Tree 0 4 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak Tree 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Plot Area (acres) Species Count Stem Count Stems per Acre 0.0247 2 2 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 5 5 14 14 16 16 12 12 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 567 567 648 648 486 486 445 445 486 486 526 526 549 549 1'ype =Shrub or Tree P = Planted T = Total 0 01 I 'l 1. iq !4 �i Appendix 2 Vegetation Assessment Table 8b Planted and Total Stem Counts (Species by Plot with Annual Means) Loftin Dairy Buffer Mitigation Site (NCEEP Project No 95008) Reach B1, B2 and B3 1 ' Monitoring Year 1 r 1 Type =Shrub or Tree i P = Planted T.= Total I ; I �i I I I V i i ' Current Data (MYO- 4/2012) Annual Means Species Common Name Type Plot 7 Plot 8 Plot 9 Plot 10 Plot 11 Plot 12 Plot 13 Plot 14 Plot 15 Plot 16 Current Mean P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T Betula ni ra River Birch Tree 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 8 8 0 3 2 Cap rnus carohniana Ironwood Tree 1 1 0 1 1 5 5 0 1 1 2 2 6 6 2 2 0 2 1 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Tree 4 4 8 8 5 5 1 1 0 2 2 6 6 8 8 0 3 3 5 4 briodendron tuli i era Tulip Poplar Tree 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 Platanus occidentalis Sycamore Tree 6 6 1 1 5 5 0 8 8 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 5 5 4 3 Ouercus michauxii Swarnp Chestnut Oak Tree 0 3 3 2 2 1 I 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 O_ uercus phellos Willow Oak Tree 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 5 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 Ouercus rubra Northern Red Oak I Tree 0 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Plot Area (acres) Species Count Stem Count Stems per Acre 00247 6 6 5 5 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 2 2 2 2 5 5 15 15 17 17 17 17 13 13 17 17 10 10 14 14 18 1 18 10 10 8 8 1 14 14 607 607 688 688 688 688 526 526 688 688 405 405 567 567 729 1 729 405 405 324 324 549 549 1 Type =Shrub or Tree i P = Planted T.= Total I ; I �i I I I V i i '