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Home My WebLink About20091294 Ver 1_Year 6 Monitoring Report_20140121FINAL ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT TERRIBLE CREEK BUFFER RESTORATION WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (EEP Project Number 134, Contract Number 004458) NEUSE RIVER BASIN CATALOGING UNIT 03020201 Monitoring Year 6 (2013) Prepared for: AGUA NCDENR UU - _ ,ALITY North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652 EEP Project Manager: Jessica Kemp December 2013 RECEIVED DEC 4 - 2013 NC ECOSYSTEM ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FINAL ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT TERRIBLE CREEK BUFFER RESTORATION WAKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (EEP Project Number 134, Contract Number 004458) NEUSE RIVER BASIN CATALOGING UNIT 03020201 Monitoring Year 6 (2013) Prepared for: AGA NCDENR `a'Otiy'�1C'1 l l North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Ecosystem Enhancement Program 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699 -1652 EEP Project Manager: Jessica Kemp Prepared by: A3k,, Errv,- ... W1 1- Axiom Environmental, Inc. 218 Snow Avenue Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 (919) 215 -1693 (phone) December 2013 Table of Contents 1 0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY /PROJECT ABSTRACT 1 2 0 METHODOLOGY 3 3 0 REFERENCES 4 List of Figures Figure 1 Site Location Appendix A Figure 2 Current Conditions Plan View Appendix A List of Tables Table 1 Site Restoration Structures and Objectives Appendix B Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History Appendix B Table 3 Project Contacts Table Appendix B Table 4 Project Attribute Table Appendix B Table 5 Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table Appendix C Table 6 Vegetation Metadata Table Appendix C Table 7 Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species Appendix C Table 8 2013 Vegetation Transect Data Appendix C Appendices APPENDIX A FIGURES AND PLAN VIEWS Figure 1 Site Location Figure 2 Current Conditions Plan View Figure 3 Vegetation Map APPENDIX B GENERAL PROJECT 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 ASSESSMENT DATA Table 5 Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos CVS Summary Data Tables Table 6 Vegetation Metadata Table Table 7 Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species Table 8 2013 Vegetation Transect Data Vegetation Transect Photos Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Table of Contents page i APPENDIX D BEAVER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 2013 Map of Located Removed Beaver Dams APPENDIX E ADDITIONAL SITE MAPPING Figure 4 Drainage Area Map (USGS Topo Map) Figure 5 Soils Map APPENDIX F ADDITIONAL SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Preconstruction Photographs Asbuilt Photographs Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Ini~ Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Table of Contents page n 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY/PROJECT ABSTRACT This report describes annual monitoring at the Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration Site (Site), which was designed specifically to assist in fulfilling North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program (EEP) restoration goals This report (compiled based on EEP's Procedural Guidance and Content Requirements for EEP Monitoring Reports Version 14 dated 11/7/11) summarizes data for year 6 (2013) monitoring The primary goals of this buffer restoration project focused on reforestation of the floodplain with native species to 1) improve water quality, 2) enhance flood attenuation, 3) reduce sedimentation/siltation, 4) increase channel bank stability, 5) filter and reduce pollutants prior to entering Terrible Creek, 6) serve as a wildlife corridor by providing connectivity to forested areas adjacent to the Site, 7) provide increased habitat for aquatic and terrestrial wildlife, 8) increase organic matter, carbon export, and woody debris in the stream corridor, 9) restore shade to Site open waters, and 10) enhance characteristic macro invertebrate species populations in the channel The Site is located approximately 1 mile northeast of Willow Spring and 4 miles northeast of Fuquay- Varma, in Wake County This portion of Wake County is located within Neuse River Basin Cataloging Unit 03020201120010 (Figure 1, Appendix A) This document details annual monitoring results for riparian buffer restoration on the 47 84 -acre Site, which resulted in a total of 45 6 acres of riparian buffer restoration The Site is protected by a permanent conservation easement held by the State of North Carolina This project was instituted prior to October 11, 2007 and therefore is eligible for riparian buffer restoration credit up to 200 feet from the top of bank of all perennial and intermittent waterways within the Site Sixteen vegetation plots (10- meters by 10- meters) were installed within the Site after planting was completed An average density of 320 stems per acre of Character Tree Species must be surviving after five monitoring years in accordance with North Carolina Division of Water Quality Administrative Code 15A NCAC 02B 0242 (Neuse River Basin, Mitigation Program for Protection and Maintenance of Existing Riparian Buffers) (NCDWQ 2007) Based on the number of stems counted, average densities were measured at 473 planted stems per acre (excluding livestakes) surviving in year 6 (2013) When considering hardwood tree species only and no shrub species average densities were measured at 440 planted tree stems per acre (excluding livestakes) surviving in year 6 (2013) The dominant species identified at the Site were planted stems of cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda), swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii), and river birch (Betula nigra) An additional random 15 transects (50m x 2m) were completed within the Site in Year 6 (2013) Hardwood tree species averaged 375 stems per acre within all transects Transect locations are depicted on Figures 2 and 3 (Appendix A), and data and photographs are included in Appendix C Woody vegetation immediately adjacent to Terrible Creek and planted willow livestakes declined drastically throughout the monitoring years, therefore, EEP replanted portions of the easement on February 9, 2012 and April 29, 2012 Areas planted on February 9, 2012 included Zone I adjacent to Terrible Creek (top of bank to 30 feet, shown in dark pink and brown on Figure 2, Appendix A), which Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Page 1 was planted with approximately 1596 containerized tree stems and 350 livestakes Additionally, areas between vegetation plots 2 -3 and vegetation plots 9 -10 were planted with approximately 654 tree stems (shown in brown on Figure 2, Appendix A) Newly planted containerized trees appear to be thriving In general, livestakes did not appear to have taken root (depicted in yellow on Figure 2, Appendix A) Planted species and quantities of each are as follows Livestakes (planted on February 9, 2012) 175 black willow, Salix nigra 175 silky dogwood, Cornus amomum TOTAL 350 Livestakes Containerized Trees (planted on February 9, 2012) 361 green ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica 235 overcup oak, Quercus lyrata 623 river birch, Betula mgra 100 shumard oak, Quercus shumardu 820 willow oak, Quercus phellos 111 yellow poplar, Lirodendron tulip fera TOTAL 2250 Containerized Trees On April 29, 2012 Bruton Natural Services performed an additional replant on the far eastern braid of Terrible Creek that flows north Areas were planted with 150 five- gallon containerized trees (4 -6 feet in height) in Zone 1 adjacent to Terrible Creek (top of bank to 30 feet, shown in orange on Figure 2, Appendix A) and 250 lives stakes on both banks of Terrible Creek Planted species and quantities of each are as follows Livestakes (planted on April 29, 2012) 250 black willow, Salix mgra TOTAL 250 Livestakes Containerized Trees (planted on April 29, 2012) 30 green ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica 30 river birch, Betula mgra 30 swamp chestnut oak, Quercus michauxii 30 willow oak, Quercus phellos 30 sycamore, Platanus occidentahs TOTAL 150 Containerized Trees A growing population of blackberry (Rubus sp ) and baccharis (Baccharis hahmifolia), located within the western end of the Site, is reducing stem densities Approximately 430 linear feet of outerbend within the Site shows some sign of bank sloughing/erosion or reduced integrity However, when compared to preconstruction conditions the issue areas have not worsened and in general, the stream channel as a whole is trending toward more stable conditions Cut banks tend to be relatively low (3 -4 feet in height) and are associated with point/side bars that suggest the cross - sectional area is not increasing Bank pins were installed on two outerbends Qouterbend 13 and outerbend 24] depicted as green stars on Figure 2, Appendix A) in January 2011 and were subsequently monitored in February 2012 and August 2012 Measurements indicated approximately 12 inches of sloughing from January 2011 to February 2012 Only one bank pin was found in August 2012 due to heavy herbaceous vegetation, this pin indicated minimal changes going from 4 inches of exposure in February 2012 to approximately 5 inches of exposure in August 2012 Bank pins will need to be reevaluated during the winter when herbaceous vegetation has died back and pins are easier to identify Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Page 2 On April 14, 2013, three bank pins installed by EEP in January 2011 were located in outerbend 24, pins in outerbend 13 were not found The downstream pin was exposed approximately 14 inches, and the two upstream pins (one located at top of bank and one lower on the bank) were exposed approximately 6 inches Each pin was hammered flush with the surface of the bank Visual observation of the entire reach of Terrible Creek reveals very good in- stream habitat diversity including the following 1 Large woody debris 2 Log sills 3 Undercut banks with root masses 4 Fine organic material (leaf packs and sticks) 5 Deep pools in bends 6 Coarse gravel (often associated with large wood or old dams) 7 Cobble inputs from channel bounded by a steep valley wall Several small beaver dams located in the northern portion of the Site were removed in August 2009 (Appendix D), the larger dam located Just off -site has also been removed, there are no signs of beaver activity in the vicinity Beaver dams located within the Site were mapped on January 28, 2011 and subsequently removed (Appendix D) Summary information and data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or encroachment and statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in table and figures within this report's appendices Narrative background and supporting information formerly found in these reports can be found in the mitigation and restoration plan documents available on EEPs website All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices is available from EEP upon request 2.0 METHODOLOGY Sixteen vegetation plots (10- meters by 10- meters) were installed within the Site after planting was completed as depicted on Figure 2 (Current Conditions Plan View) in Appendix A These plots were surveyed in September 2013 for the 2013 (year 6) monitoring season using the CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation, Version 4Z Levels 1 and 2 Plot Sampling Only (Lee et al 2008) (http //cvs bio unc edu/methods htm), results are included in Appendix C The taxonomic standard for vegetation used for this document was Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Surrounding Areas (Weakley 2007) Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Page 3 3.0 REFERENCES Lee, M T, R K Peet, S D Roberts, and T R Wentworth 2008 CVS -EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Version 4 2 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 United States Geological Survey (USGS) 1974 Hydrologic Unit Map - 1974 State of North Carolina Weakley, Alan S 2007 Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Surrounding Areas (online) Available http Hwww herbarium unc edu/WeakleysFlora pdf [February 1, 20081 University of North Carolina Herbarium, North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Page 4 APPENDIX A FIGURES AND PLAN VIEWS Figure 1 Site Location Figure 2 Current Conditions Plan View Figure 3 Vegetation Map Terrible Creek (final) Axiuns EnWrunmenta4 Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Appendices NEW r _i 1 ml. 0 1 mi. 4 mi. 1:150,000 Source: 2003 North Carolina Atlas and Gazetteer, p.40 & 62. r Terrible Creek Directions From Raleigh, North Carolina: Take Highway 401 South for approximately 10 miles Make a left on Air Park Road Travel approximately 0.6 mile to a right into the Stonewall Subdivision Windhaven South on Soft Wind Drive Take the first right onto Laura Ashley Court Enter Site through unlocked red gate t The Site is at the bottom of the slope t Latitude/Longitude 35.6130, - 78.7136 F N A In- i RALEIGH Terrible Creek Site Location Neuse River Basin 14 -digit Targeted Local Watershed and USGS Hydrologic Unit �j 03020201120010 NCDWQ Subbasin 03-04 -03 ... t, 5 mi. 0 5 mi. 15 mi. 1:825,900 Source: Hydrologic Unit Map -1974 State of North Carolina SITE LOCATION Dwi. by CLF FIGURE N TERRIBLE CREEK Date (91)215-1ffi3 ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT Aug 2010 nan en.mmerr..+c Wake County, North Carolina Project. 09-010 �..r ; {-. A-- r- -@: Vegetation Plot Coordinates Comment Latkude Lorak de Comment tatkvde rain gauge 35,611835343 - 78.706499824 vp9 35.614901110 vpl 35.611037309 - 78.706982091 vp9 35.614987494 vp1 35.611118134 - 78306931677 vpq 35.614946225 Longitude - 78.714801211 - 78.714854742 - 789714941960 a 1 �'► f4 - . -.. .!r`. - r vP2 vp1 2 vp2 vp2 vp2 35.611078305 35.610999208 35.611425956 35.611351415 135r611297549 35.611368816 - 78.706833948 - 78.706869700 - 78.707771832 - 78.707837752 78.707746351 J8.707662472 vp9 vp10 vP10 vP10 vp10 S1 35.614873253 35.614706693 35.614620412 95.614646705 35.614731680 35.615439235 - 78.714901191 - 78.715584339 - 78.715618025 . 78.715720656 - 78.715693666 - 78.716661853 -- - vP3 vp3 35.611205419 35.611129807 - 78.709023175 - 78.709087216 vp11 vP11 35.615527292 35.615556563 - 78.716627826 - 78.716731218 3 35.611181071 - 78.709174541 vp11 35.615473117 - 78.716770446 " - - _ - vp3 vp4 vp4 35.611254084 35.611909636 31611995969 - 78.709107985 - 78.709204274 - 78.709175603 vp12 vp12 vP12 35.615035715 35.614944737 35.614955334 - 78317156397 - 78317166051 - 78.717275567 c _ vP4 35.611972411 35.611887369 - 78.709069960 78.709094240 W12 vp13 35.615041668 35.615644467 . 78.717263577 - 78.718573578 vP5 vp5 35.611480808 35.612488126 - 78.709991587 - 78.730101254 13 v013 35.615734787 35.615729745 - 78.718589658 - 78.71869359I 1 6 1 4 r4 15 �3 2 11 9 7 I vP5 vp5 v06 vp6 vp6 vP6 vp7 35.612575084 35.612563248 35.613289903 35.613256259 35.613343010 35.613368378 35.614362527 - 78.710089836 - 784709984286 - 78.712335094 - 78.712440305 - 780712480328 - 78.712376477 J8.712538964 vp13 vp14 vp14 vp14 vp14 vp15 vp15 35.615628910 35.615136291 35.615050701 35.615061747 35.615150369 35.615691214 35.615780131 - 78.718682623 - 78.719296328 - 78.719316392 - 78.719419028 - 78.719404581 . 78.720690742 - 78.720681655 g - 8 7 vp7 35.614450236 35.614419164 - 78.712504826 - 78.712407242 vpls vp15 35.615771486 35.615685995 - 78.720574415 - 78.720589494 8 vP7 vp8 354614327650 354614115994 - 786712447669 - 78.713681913 vp16 vp16 35.615038432 35.615026888 - 78.721250561 78.721357582 wa 35.614056838 - 78.713763561 vp16 35.615121629 - 78.721366407 6 6 vP8 vp8 35.614119580 35.614182408 - 78.713836472 48313747253 16 35.615126063 - 78.721257541 Legend 4T Conservation Easement Boundary 5 - Wake County Hydrology * Bank Pin Locations 4 10-m x 10-m Vegetation Plots M >320 hardwood tree stems/acre 3 2. <320 hardwood tree stems/acre 3 1 ) 2013 Vegetation Transects 2 Replanted on February 9, 2012 Livestakes - Containerized Trees Replanted on April 29, 2012 Containerized Trees Original Outer Bend Treatment 0 Outside of Project Area, No Treatment c Live stake with erosion control matting o Brush mattress 0 250 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 o Leave as is Feet r=nv:mm.rtr, tic. CURRENT CONDITIONS PLAN VIEW ° FIGURE CLFAQ2J III 1 "°.AM�e RW60.nc21M (61 e) 31 bt441 TERRIBLE CREEK BUFFER RESTORATION SITE ° "° 2 N.. 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Rp•12- 1304.01 7 P '4- 0, 3 6 8 6 6 5 Legend 3 3 Conservation Easement Boundary Wake County Hydrology 10-m x 10-m Vegetation Plots 0 >320 hardwood tree stems/acre <320 hardwood tree stems/acre 50 m x 2 m Vegetation Transects - >320 hardwood tree stems/acre 0 250 500 1,000 1,500 - <320 hardwood tree stems/acre VEGETATION MAP TERRIBLE CREEK BUFFER RESTORATION SITE Rd4gh.NC27603 Wake County, North Carolina 2,000 2,500 001�� I Feet FIGURE �p1Nw. 2013 -1 3 APPENDIX B GENERAL PROJECT TABLES Table I Site Restoration Structures and Objectives Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 Project Contacts Table Table 4 Project Attributes Table Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Appendices Table 1. Project Restoration Components Activity or Report Data Collection Completion Actual Completion or Deliver Restoration Plan - -- July 2007 Construction - -- February 2008 Planting/Permanent Seed Mix Applied - -- February 2008 Mitigation Plan/As -built Report (Year 0 Monitoring — baseline) - -- June 2008 Year 1 Monitoring (2008 ) September 2008 July 2009 Year 2 Monitoring (2009) July 2009 August 2009 Conservation Easement Boundary Marking - -- March 2010 Year 3 Monitoring (20 10) July 2010 Project Segment L �p August 2011 Supplemental Planting - -- � Year 5 Monitoring (2012) � a Year 6 Monitoring (2013 or Reach ID " '' ° Acreage 04 � � Comment Riparian Buffer 456 Restoration -- 456 1 456 -- Mitigation Unit Summations Riparian Nonriparian Comment Stream Total Wetland Buffer Wetland Wetland 0 0 0 0 456 -- Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Activity or Report Data Collection Completion Actual Completion or Deliver Restoration Plan - -- July 2007 Construction - -- February 2008 Planting/Permanent Seed Mix Applied - -- February 2008 Mitigation Plan/As -built Report (Year 0 Monitoring — baseline) - -- June 2008 Year 1 Monitoring (2008 ) September 2008 July 2009 Year 2 Monitoring (2009) July 2009 August 2009 Conservation Easement Boundary Marking - -- March 2010 Year 3 Monitoring (20 10) July 2010 July 2010 Year 4 Monitoring (2011) June 2011 August 2011 Supplemental Planting - -- February & April 2012 Year 5 Monitoring (2012) August 2012 August 2012 Year 6 Monitoring (2013 September 2013 November 2013 Table 3. Protect Contacts Table Designer and Axiom Environmental, Inc Year 1 -6 (2008 -2013) 218 Snow Avenue Monitoring Performers Raleigh, NC 27603 Grant Lewis (919 ) 215 -1693 Construction, Planting, Backwater Environmental and Seeding Contractor PO Box 1654 Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312 Wes Newell 919) 523 -4375 Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. EEP Project Number 134 Wake County, North Carolina Monitoring Year 6 (2013) December 2013 Appendices Table 4. Project Background Table Project County Wake County, North Carolina Drainage Area 13-square miles Drainage impervious cover estimate % < 10 percent Stream Order Terrible Creek -fourth order, UTs -first order Ph sio ra hic Region Piedmont Ecoregion Outer Piedmont Ros en Classification of As -built Not Applicable Cowardm Classification Palustrine Dominant Soil Types Appling, Augusta, Chewacla, Wehadkee Reference Site ID Terrible Creek USGS 14UC for Project and Reference 03020201 NCDWQ Subbasm for Project and Reference 03 -04 -03 NCDWQ Classification for Project and Reference C NSW Any portion of any project segment 303d listed9 No Any portion of any project segment upstream of a 303d listed segment? No Reasons for 303d listing or stressor Not Applicable % of project easement fenced None Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. EEP Project Number 134 Wake County, North Carolina Monitoring Year 6 (2013) December 2013 Appendices APPENDIX C VEGETATION ASSESSMENT DATA Table 5 Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos Site Replanting Photographs CVS Summary Data Tables Table 6 Vegetation Metadata Table Table 7 Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species Table 8 2013 Vegetation Transect Data Vegetation Transect Photos Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Ina Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Appendices Tahle 5. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary based on Rinarian Buffer Success Vegetation Plot ID VeLyetation Survival Threshold Met? Tract Mean 1 Yes 813% 2 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 5 Yes 6 Yes 7 Yes 8 No* 9 Yes 10 Yes 11 Yes 12 Yes 13 Yes 14 No* 15 No* 16 Yes *When including naturall} recruited hardwood tree stems these plots met success cntena Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Ina Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake Countv, North Carolina Appendices Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration Year 6 (2013) Vegetation Plot Photographs Taken September 2013 Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County North Carolina Appendices Terrible Creek Butter Restoration Year 6 (2013) Vegetation Plot Photographs (continued) Taken September 2013 Terrible Creek (Cmal) Axiom Environmental, Inc EEP Project Number 134 Wake County, North Carolina Monitoring Year 6 (2013) December 2013 Appendices Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration Site Replanting Photographs Taken February 8 and 9, 2012 Terrible Creek (final) Anion: Environmental, Inc. EEP Project Number 134 Wake County. North Carolina Monitoring Year 6 (2013) December 2013 Appendices Table 6. Vegetation Metadata Table Report Prepared By Corn Faquin Date Prepared 9/16/2013 15 29 database name Axiom -EEP- 2013 -A -v2 3 1 mdb database location \\ AE- SBS \RedirectedFolders \pperkinson \Desktop computer name PHILLIP -PC file size 65798144 DESCRIPTION OF WORKSHEETS IN THIS DOCUMENT ------------ Metadata Description of database file, the report worksheets, and a summary of project(s) and project data Proj, planted Each project is listed with its PLANTED stems per acre, for each year This excludes live stakes Proj, total stems Each project is listed with its TOTAL stems per acre, for each year This includes live stakes, all planted stems, and all natural /volunteer stems Plots List of plots surveyed with location and summary data (live stems, dead stems, missing, etc ) Vigor Frequency distribution of vigor classes for stems for all plots Vigor by Spp Frequency distribution of vigor classes listed by species Damage List of most frequent damage classes with number of occurrences and percent of total stems impacted by each Damage by Spp Damage values tallied by type for each species Damage by Plot Damage values tallied by type for each plot Planted Stems by Plot and Spp A matrix of the count of PLANTED living stems of each species for each plot, dead and missing stems are excluded PROJECT SUMMARY -------- ----------------------------- Project Code 134 project Name Terrible Creek Buffer (Fish Property) (G) Description Buffer Restoration Site River Basin Neuse length(ft) stream -to -edge width (ft) area (sq m) Required Plots (calculated) Sampled Plots 16 Terrible Creek (final) EEP Project Number 134 Wake County, North Carolina Axiom Environmental, Inc Monitoring Year 6 (2013) December 2013 Appendices Table 7. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species EEP Project Code 134. Project Name: Terrible Creek Buffer (Fish Property) (G) cover Tor uensicy Exceeds requirements by 10% Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% Falls to meet requirements by more than 10% PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes P -all = Planting including livestakes T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes T includes natural recruits Current Plot Data (MY6 2013) Scientific Name Common Name Species Type E134 -01 -0001 E134 -03 -0002 E134 -01 -0003 E134 -01 -0004 1 E134 -01 -0005 E134 -01 -0006 E134 -01 -0007 1 E134 -01 -0008 E334 -01 -0009 E134 -01 -0010 E134 -01 -0011 PnoLS P -all IT PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all 11 T PnoLS P -all T Pnol-S P -all T JPnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T cer rubrum red maple Tree 1 2 2 esculussylvatica painted buckeye Shrub _ imina triloba pawpaw Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 Baccharis halimifolia eastern baccharis Shrub 1 Betula nigra river birch Tree 7 7 7 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 6 6 4 4 1 1 1 Carya illinoinensis pecan Tree Carya ovata shagbark hickory Tree Celtis hackberry Tree eltis laevigata sugarberry Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cephalanthus buttonbush Shrub Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Shrub 3 3 3 1 1 1 6 6 6 3 3 3 Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 Fraxinus ash Tree Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 3 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 Ilex verticillata common winterberry Shrub uglans nigra black walnut Tree 3 3 3 Liquidambar sweetgum Tree Li uidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 2 4 5 Lirlodendron tullplfera tuliptree Tree Morus mulberry Tree 1 Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Tree Pinus taeda loblolly pine Tree 1 Platanus sycamore Tree Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 Prunus serotina black cherry Tree Pyrus calleryana Callery pear Exotic 1 1 Quercus oak Tree Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 1 1 1 Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 Quercus nigra water oak Tree 1 1 1 Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak Tree 5 5 5 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7 7 7 1 1 1 Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 4 4 2 2 2 Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 Rhus sumac shrub Rhus copallinum flameleaf sumac shrub ambucus canadensis Common Elderberry Shrub Ulmus elm Tree 6 6 16 2 2 2 1 Ulmus alata winged elm Tree 4 4 Ulmus americana American elm Tree 1 Unknown Shrub or Tree Totals Stem coun size fares size (ACRES) Species count Stems per ACRE Ill Ill 12 14 14 27 12 12 13 :l0 10 28 11 111 15 8 8 10 14 141 25 13 13 18 18 18 23 17 17 22 8 8 16 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 O.C2 0.02 0.02 0.02 3 31 4 61 61 9 5 5 6 41 41 5 41 41 5 6 6 7 41 4 5 6 61 8 7 7 it 7 7 9 5 5 8 445.2 445.2 485. 566.6 566.6 109 485.6 485.6 526.1 404.7 404.7 113 445.2 445.2 607 "323:7 323.7 404. 566.6 566.6 101 526.1 526.1 728. 728. 728.4 930. 688 688 890.3 323. 323.7 647.5 Riparian Buffer Success Stem count 8 8 9 size (ayes) 1 size (ACRES) 0.02 Species count 21 21 31 Stems per ACRE 323,71 323.71 364.21566.61 14 14 26 12 12 13 9 9 27 11 11 15 8 8 10 14 14 25 7 7 8 15 15 19 17 17 211 8 8 15 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 1 0.02 0.02 0.02 61 61 81 51 5 6 31 31 41 41 41 51 71 41 41 51 51 5 61 61 61 9 71 71 81 51 5 7 566.61 105 485.6 485.6 526.1 364.21 364.21 10931445.21 445.21 607 3233LI2U404.1 566.61 566.61 1012 283.31 283.3 323. 607 607 768. 81 6881 849.81323.71 323.71 607 cover Tor uensicy Exceeds requirements by 10% Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% Falls to meet requirements by more than 10% PnoLS = Planted excluding livestakes P -all = Planting including livestakes T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes T includes natural recruits Table 7. Total and Planted Stems by Plot and Species (continued) EEP Project Code 134. Project Name: Terrible Creek Buffer (Fish Propertv) (G) Current Plot Data (MY6 2013) Annual Means Scientific Name Common Name Species Type E134 -01 -0012 E134 -01 -0013 E134 -01 -0014 E134 -01 -0015 E334 -01 -0016 MY6 (2013) MYS (2012) MY4 (2011) MY3 (201D) MY2 (2009) MY3 (20081 MYO (2008) Pnol-S P -all T PnoLS P -all T Pnol-S P -all T Pnol-S P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T Pnol-S P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all IT PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T cer rubrum red maple Tree 4 5 9 47 31 20 148 17 1 esculus sylvatica painted buckeye Shrub 1 imina triloba pawpaw Tree 1 1 1 5 5 5 6 6 6 9 9 9 16 16 16 17 17 17 20 20 20 46 46 4 Baccharis halimifolia eastern baccharis Shrub 2 7 7 51 2 28 291 201 25 18 Betula nigra river birch Tree 22 22 22 28 28 28 22 22 22 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 Carya illinoinensis pecan Tree I 1 2 1 1 Carya ovata shagbark hickory Tree 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 51 51 5 7 7 7 Celtis hackberry Tree 41 41 4 Celtis laevigata sugarberry Tree 4 4 4 5 5 5 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 18 18 1 Cephalanthus buttonbush Shrub 8 8 10 Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Shrub 13 13 13 16 16 1 18 18 30 16 1(i is 10 10 13 4 Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 2 2 6 2 2 21 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 _ 1 Fraxinus ash Tree 1 1 3 3 3 Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1 4 4 4 6 6 8 36 36 38 37 37 39 31 31 31 23 23 26 23 23 27 21 21 22 47 47 47 Ilex verticillata common winterberry Shrub 0 2 uglans nigra black walnut Tree 1 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 Liquidambar sweetgum Tree 3 Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 1 1 3 4 14 13 53 17 121 16 5 Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1 1 1 Morus mulberry Tree 1 Oxydendrum arboreum sourwood Tree 1 Pinus taeda loblolly pine Tree 1 2 Platanus sycamore Tree 7 7 7 Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10, 10 10 10 9 9 9 1 1 1 Prunus serotina black cherry Tree 1 1 Pyrus calleryana Callery pear Exotic 1 3 2 1 Quercus oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 134 134 13 Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 25 25 25 24 24 24 25 25 25 25 25 25 29 29 29 30 30 30 Quercus nigra water oak Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 Quercus pagoda cherrybark oak Tree 2 2 2 11 11 11 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4 41 41 41 41 41 41 40 40 40 39 39 39 41 41 41 42 _ 42 42 Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 6 6 6 5 5 5 Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 Rhus sumac shrub 1 Rhus copallinum flameleaf sumac shrub 1 Sambucus canadensis Common Elderberry Shrub Ulmus elm Tree 1 1 1 2 9 9 22 8 8 11 17 5 Ulmus alata winged elm Tree 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ulmus americana American elm Tree 1 2 2 2 2 2 Unknown Shrub or Tree 1 1 1 6 6 Totals Stem coup 8 8 1 size (ares) 1 size (ACRES 0.02 Speciescoun 3 3 6 Stems per ACRE '323,7 323.7 566. 13 13 3 6 6 1 7 7 2 17 17 4 187 187 343 196 196 28 172 172 34 145 145 37 147 147 20 160 160 16 265 265 26 1 1 1 1 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 2 2 4 4 6 3 3 5 5 17 17 24 17 17 22 11 11 1 11 11 2 12 12 2 16 16 2 8 8 9 526.1 526.1 SZ14 242,8 242.8 728.4 283.3 283.3 113 686 688 1781 473 473 867.5495.7 495.7 708.2 435 435 877. 366.7 366.7 935. 371.8 371.8 52 404.7 404.7 427. 670.3 670.3 680. Riparian Buffer Success Stem count 8 8 12 1. size (ares) 1 size JACRES)i 0102 Species counti 31 3 5 Stems per ACRE ° 329:7 323.7 485. 13 13 22 6 6 11 7 7 22 17 17 42 174 174 297 180 180 233 154 154 296 129 1291 319 137 137 173 1511 1511 157 2591 259 259 1 1 1 1 16 16 16 1 16 16 16 16 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.40 0.40 0.40 0.40 1 0.40 0.40 0.40 2 21 51 41 41 51 31 31 51 51 51 71 16 1 161 20 161 161 181 101 101 131 171 141 141 171 7 7 7 526.1 526.1 890.3 242.8 242.8 445.2 283.3 283.3 890. 688 688 170 440.1L 440.1 751.2 455.3 4! .3 589.3 389.5 389.5 748.7 32633 326.31. 806. 346.5 346.5 437. 381.9 381.9 397.1 655.1 655.1 655.1 LOW Tor Density Exceeds requirements by SO% Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10% Fails to meet requirements by more than 10% Pnol-S = Planted excluding livestakes P -all = Planting including livestakes T = All planted and natural recruits including livestakes T includes natural recruits Table 8. 2013 Vegetation Transect Data Terrible Creek Transect Size Acreage Total Number Hardwood Stems Total Hardwood Stems /Acre 1 50m x 2m 0.0247 8 324 2 50m x 2m 0.0247 10 405 3 50m x 2m 0.0247 7 283 4 50m x 2m 0.0247 14 567 5 50m x 2m 0.0247 14 567 6 50m x 2m 0.0247 7 283 7 50m x 2m 0.0247 4 162 8 50m x 2m 0.0247 2 81 9 50m x 2m 0.0247 21 850 10 50m x 2m 0.0247 9 364 11 50m x 2m 0.0247 3 121 12 50m x 2m 0.0247 11 445 13 50m x 2m 0.0247 6 243 14 50m x 2m 0.0247 11 445 15 50m x 2m 0.0247 12 486 TOTALS 0.37 139 375 Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration Year 6 (2013) Vegetation Plot Photographs Taken October 9, 2013 Terrible Creek (fmal) Axiom Environmental, Inc. EEP Project Number 134 Wake County, North Carolina Monitoring Year 6 (2013) December 2013 Appendices Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration Year 6 (2013) Vegetation Plot Photographs (continued) Taken October 9, 2013 Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Appendices Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration Year 6 (2013) Vegetation Plot Photographs (continued) Taken October 9, 2013 Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Appendices APPENDIX D BEAVER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION 2013 Map of Removed Beaver Dams Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitonng Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake Countv, North Carolma Appendices 4 " R` ��.t � •+ } �� •� /"fie � •+ �. T� i S 3 -. s. "t Ak.. Legend State Property Boundary Streams Vegetation Monitoring Plots Beaver Dams 0 125 250 500 750 Feet N Large beaver dam that was located just off -site was removed summer 2013. — _ t d S v 4 " R` ��.t � •+ } �� •� /"fie � •+ �. T� i S 3 -. s. "t Ak.. Legend State Property Boundary Streams Vegetation Monitoring Plots Beaver Dams 0 125 250 500 750 Feet N Large beaver dam that was located just off -site was removed summer 2013. APPENDIX E ADDITIONAL SITE MAPPING Figure 4 Dramage Area Map (USGS Topo Map) Figure 5 Soils Map Temble Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolma Appendices Crr. uA rd rreu4... - Crcit t�Wn I�.1 I1 �i1 1341 M t353 Legend Conservation Easement Boundary Drainage Area = 13.0 square miles 0 0.5 1 2 3 Miles DRAINAGE AREA MAP C„J FIGURE ,F� TERRIBLE CREEK BUFFER RESTORATION SITE Rrld.. NC 27103 Nw. 2013 let of rsiee3 Wake County, North Carolina 7.1m_ 12_004.01 Legend _ Conservation Easement Boundary Wake County Hydrology Ge6 NRCS Soils 0 250 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 Feet SOILS MAP FIGURE n.w. Env,m.rtd. Mc CLF/IQJ 11B gh, NlW 760 R19)21&.:z,d °' TERRIBLE CREEK BUFFER RESTORATION SITE ,91 B) 216 +BB] Nw. 2013 Wake County, North Carolina . . 004.01 APPENDIX F ADDITIONAL SITE PHOTOGRAPHS Preconstruction Photographs Asbmlt Photographs Temble Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Momtormg Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina .Appendices Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration Preconstruction Photographs Taken July, 2006 Terrible Creek (final) Axiom Environmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake Countv, North Carolina Appendices Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration Asbuilt Photographs Taken January and July, 2008 G Terrible Creek (final) Axiom EnWronmental, Inc. Monitoring Year 6 (2013) EEP Project Number 134 December 2013 Wake County, North Carolina Appendices