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Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site
Year 1 Monitoring Report
Guilford County, North Carolina
Cape Fear River Basin - 03030003
DMS Contract 7865
DMS Project Number 100113
DWR Project Number 20190647
Prepared for:
NC Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699
Data Collected: October 2021
Date Submitted: December 2021

Monitoring and Design Firm
Prepared by:
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KCI
ASSOCIATES OF NC
KCI Associates of North Carolina
4505 Falls of Neuse Road
Suite 400
Raleigh, NC 27609
[phone]
Project Contact: Tim Morris
Email: tim.morris(i�kci.com

TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECTSUMMARY................................................................................................................................ 1
MONITORINGPLAN................................................................................................................................. 1
SUCCESSCRITERIA.................................................................................................................................. 1
ANNUALMONTIORING.......................................................................................................................... I
Annendix A — BackLyround Tables and Site Mans
Figure1. Project Vicinity Map..................................................................................................................... 3
Figure 2. Project Asset and Current Conditions Map................................................................................... 4
Table 1. Buffer Project Attributes................................................................................................................. 5
Table 2. Buffer Project Areas and Assets..................................................................................................... 6
Appendix B — Visual Assessment Data
VegetationPlot Photos.................................................................................................................................. 8
Appendix C — Vegetation Plot Data
Table 3. Species and Quantity of Planted Stems........................................................................................ 10
Table 4. Stem Count by Plot and Species................................................................................................... 11
Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site KCI Associates of NC
DMS Project 9100113 MY01 — 2021

PROJECT SUMMARY
The Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site (EPBRS) was completed in early 2021 and restored a total of
217,858 square feet of riparian buffer along an intermittent stream in the Randleman Lake Watershed of
the Cape Fear River Basin (HUC 03030003010050 — Randleman Reservoir/Hickory Creek). The buffers at
this site have been historically cleared for pasture and impacted by cattle and other anthropogenic impacts.
With the exception of a few large remnant oaks along the stream, the only vegetation in the riparian area is
pasture grasses. The completed project will restore a functional riparian buffer and lower the supply of
sediment entering Hickory Creek. All project assets are based on the surveyed conservation easement and
top of bank.
The EPBRS is protected by a 5.62 acre permanent conservation easement, held by the State of North
Carolina. It is located in central Guilford County, approximately eight miles southwest of Greensboro,
North Carolina. Specifically, the site is on Newman Davis Road just west of US-73. The center of the site
is at approximately 35.9621 N and-79.8351 W in the Pleasant Garden USGS Quadrangle.
The mitigation work at the EPBRS was completed on February 24, 2021. This work consisted of chemical
control of pasture grasses and other non-native or invasive species. Disking was used in areas of fescue or
other allelopathic plants. 3,400 bare root seedlings were planted across the site with a 4' Tubex Treeshelter
and a VisPore Weedmat fitted on every other tree. See Table 3 for a complete list of the species planted on
site. A custom herbaceous seed mix composed of native species was spread across the site. Finally the site
boundary was marked with visible signs conforming to DMS and DEQ Stewardship standards.
MONITORING PLAN
Monitoring will be conducted for a period of five years following project implementation or until
performance standards have been achieved. Monitoring will consist of vegetation sampling and visual
inspection to ensure the health and vigor of the planted restoration area and that the requirements of the
conservation easement are being upheld. Vegetation sampling will consist of five 10m x 10m plots. Three
of these plots were permanently installed during the baseline monitoring, while the other two will be
randomly placed during each monitoring visit. The species, height, and origin (planted vs. volunteer) of all
trees within these plots will be recorded each year, and a photograph will be taken of each plot. Invasive
stems will be recorded in each plot but will not count towards reaching performance standards.
SUCCESS CRITERIA
Plots must achieve an average stem density of 260 stems/acre after five years with a minimum of four native
hardwood tree species or four native hardwood tree and native shrub species, where no one species is greater
than 50 percent of stems. Native hardwood and native shrub volunteer species may be included to meet the
final performance standard of 260 stems/acre upon DWR approval.
MONITORING RESULTS
Monitoring Year 1 vegetation data was collected on October 20, 2021. All five vegetation monitoring plots
had greater than 260 stems/acre. The site had an average of 728 planted stem/acre and 1,934 total stem/acre
(including volunteers). Overall the site is well vegetated with extensive herbaceous coverage and many
diverse volunteer woody species.
Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site KCI Associates of NC
DMS Project #100113 1 MP01— 2021

APPENDIX A
Background Tables and Site Maps
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DMS Project 9100113 2 MY01— 2021

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Table 1. Buffer Project Attributes
Project Name
Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site
Hydrologic Unit Code
03030003010050
River Basin
Cape Fear - Randleman Lake
Geographic Location (Lat, Long)
35.9621 N and-79.8351 W
Site Protection Instrument (DB, PG)
DB 8295 PG 298
Total Credits (BMU)
148,337.845
Types of Credits
Restoration
Mitigation Plan Date
February 20, 2020
Initial Planting Date
February 24, 2021
Baseline Report Date
April 2021
MY1 Report Date
December 2021
MY2 Report Date
December 2022
MY3 Report Date
December 2023
MY4 Report Date
December 2024
MY5 Report Date
December 2025
Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site KCI Associates of NC
DMS Project #100113 5 MP01— 2021

Table 2. Buffer Project Areas and Assets
RIPARIAN BUFFER (15A NCAC 026.0295)
Reach ID/
Component
Restoration Level
Buffer
Width (ft)
Creditable
Area (sf)*
Initial%
Credit
Ratio x:l
Full
Credit
Final Credit
Ratio (x:l)
Mitigation
Credits (BMU)
T1
Restoration
0-29
347
1
75%
1.33333
260.251
30-100
113,879
100%
1.00000
113,879.000
101-200
103,6321
33%
3.03030
34,198.594
Enhancement
20-29
2
75%
2.66667
0.000
30-100
100%
2.00000
0.000
101-200
33%
6.00000
0.000
SUBTOTAL R+E 217,858
148,337.845
ELIGIBLE PRESERVATION AREA 72,619
Reach
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Restoration
Level
Location
Jurisdictional
Buffer
Width (ft)
Creditable
Area (sf)*
Initial
Credit
Ratio x:l
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Credit
Final Credit
Ratio (x:l)
Mitigation
Credits (BMU)
Preservation
Rural
Subject
20-29
10
75%
13.33333%
0.000
30-100
100%
10.00000%
0.000
101-200
33%
30.00000%
0.000
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20-29
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6.66667%
0.000
30-100
100%
5.00000%
0.000
101-200
33%
15.00000%
0.000
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20-29
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4.00000%
0.000
30-100
100%
3.00000%
0.000
101-200
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SUBTOTAL P 0
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TOTALS
217,858
148,337.845
Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site KCI Associates of NC
DMS Project 9100113 6 MY01— 2021

APPENDIX B
Visual Assessment Data
Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site KCI Associates of NC
DMS Project #100113 7 MP01— 2021

Plot 1 MY01-10/20/2021 Plot 2 MY01-10/20/2021
Plot 3 MY01 — 10/20/2021
Plot R2 MY01 — 10/20/2021
Plot RI MY01 — 10/20/2021
Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site KCI Associates of NC
DMS Project #100113 8 MP01— 2021

APPENDIX C
Vegetation Plot Data
Eight Point Buffer Restoration Site KCI Associates of NC
DMS Project #100113 9 MP01— 2021

Table 3. Species and Quantity of Planted Stems
Common Name
Scientific Name
Quantity
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
170
River Birch
Betula nigra
340
Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
340
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
170
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
34
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
170
Tulip Poplar
Driodendron tulipifera
340
Sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
340
White Oak
Quercus alba
340
Swamp Chestnut Oak
Quercus michauxii
340
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
476
American Elm
Ulmus americans
340
Herbaceous Seed Mix
Common Name
Scientific Name
% of mix
Autumn Bentgrass
Agrostis perennans
10
Big Bluestein
Andropogon gerardii
8
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
10
Virginia Wild Rye
Elymus virginicus
15
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
3
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
10
Black -Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
10
Little Bluestein
Schizachyrium scoparium
3
Indian Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
3
Eastern Gamma
Tripsacum dactyloides
3
Rye Grain
Secale cereal
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DMS Project #100113 10 MY01— 2021

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