20050589 Ver 1_Monitoring Report_20150112

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Carteret Community College
3505 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557 -2989
RE: CCC Shoreline Restoration Project
"Education for Life"
Tele: (252) 222 -6000
www.carterct.edu
DWQ Project #050589 -�
Monitoring done in 2014
Planted marsh grass survival and density monitoring
Survival and density of marsh grasses Spartina alterniflora and Spartina patens were
surveyed in August 2014 by Environmental Biology students at Carteret Community
College. Students were trained to do transects using a field tape measure and 1/4 meter
quadrat. Groups were assigned to survey the eastern and western planting terraces.
From student data, the density of S. patens on the planting terraces ranged from 32 -85
stems per square meter. The density of S. alterniflora was —32 stems per square meter.
By visual inspection, growth appears to be at least as abundant as last year. Areas
planted in S. patens continue to fill in and areas of S alterniflora are slowly expanding.
The BMP continues to host a mixture of brackish plant species. The BMP is now
completely dense with vegetation (both planted and "volunteer" species) and is being
used as habitat by wading birds and other wildlife.
Submitted on 115115 by Meg Rawls, Carteret Community College
rawl sin!d!carterct. ed u
(252) 222 -6383
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