FW: [External] RE: Buckwater Mitigation Site / Orange County

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Hi Jason,
Thanks for the information. The IRT doesn't have any issues with the newly proposed species. Since this is the second
supplemental planting effort, we'd request that Wildlands perform an additional year of vegetation monitoring during
monitoring year 6. Please also provide random veg transects in the supplemental planting areas to demonstrate survival
and adequate site cover. Please include this correspondence in next year's monitoring report.
Please reach out with any questions.
Thanks,
Kim
Kim Isenhour
Mitigation Project Manager, Regulatory Division I U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 1 919.946.5107
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Hey Kim,
Wildlands is purposing to do a supplemental planting at Buckwater to add plant diversity and supplement stem density
in a few areas. We are purposing to plant 4.3 acres along UT3 and UT7 (Figure 1). This falls under the 20% threshold, so

no adaptive management plan should be needed. There are a few new species we are proposing that were not in the
original planting plan. We are planning to plant in the fall to allow the roots to establish over the winter and be more
drought tolerant come spring. Bone meal and Terrasorrb (water retention beads) will be added to the hole before the
trees are planted to help establishment. Further amendments and management actions such as ring sprays in the
supplementally planted areas are planned for the upcoming year. All these actions should improve stem survivability.
Let me know if you have any comments or questions about the proposed plan. Have a good weekend. Thanks!
Jason Lorch, GISP I Senior Environmental Scientist
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Wildlands Engineering, Inc. <Blockedhttp://www.wiIdlandseng.com/>
312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225
Raleigh, NC 27609
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