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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:
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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APPENDIX A
FIGURES AND PLAN VIEWS
Figure 1 Site Location
Figure 2 Current Conditions Plan View
Figure 3 Vegetation Map
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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
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Conservation Easement Boundary
5
- Wake County Hydrology
* Bank Pin Locations
4
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<320 hardwood tree stems/acre
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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
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>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
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Wake County, North Carolina
2,000 2,500
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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
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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
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August 2011
Supplemental Planting
- --
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Year 5 Monitoring (2012)
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Year 6 Monitoring (2013
or Reach ID
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Acreage
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Year 6 (2013) Vegetation Plot Photographs
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Year 6 (2013) Vegetation Plot Photographs (continued)
Taken September 2013
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Terrible Creek Buffer Restoration
Site Replanting Photographs
Taken February 8 and 9, 2012
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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rreu4...
- Crcit t�Wn I�.1 I1 �i1
1341
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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