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Home My WebLink About20180196 Ver 1_CatfishPond_100039_MY3_Buffer_2022_20230110ID#* 20180196 Select Reviewer: Katie Merritt Initial Review Completed Date 01/11/2023 Mitigation Project Submittal - 1/10/2023 Version* 1 Is this a Prospectus, Technical Proposal or a New Site?* Type of Mitigation Project:* Stream Wetlands Buffer Nutrient Offset (Select all that apply) Project Contact Information Contact Name:* Jeremiah Dow Project Information ID#:* 20180196 Existing ID# Project Type: • DMS Mitigation Bank Project Name: Catfish Pond Mitigation Site County: Durham Document Information O Yes O No Email Address:* jeremiah.dow@ncdenr.gov Version:* 1 Existing Version Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: CatfishPond_100039_MY3_Buffer _2022.pdf 6.52MB Please upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be submitted... Signature Print Name:* Jeremiah Dow Signature: * CATFISH PONDMITIGATION SITE MONITORING YEAR 3 DurhamCounty, NC ANNUAL BUFFER REPORT NCDEQ Contract No.007424 DMS ProjectNo.100039 FINAL NCDWR Project No.2018-0196 RFPNo.16-007279 NeuseRiver Basin HUC 03020201 Data Collection Period: September 2022 Draft Submission Date: November2022 Final Submission Date: 202 PREPARED FOR: NC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 PREPARED BY: Wildlands Engineering, Inc. 312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225 Raleigh, NC 27609 Jason Lorch jlorch@wildlandseng.com Phone: (919) 851-9986 CATFISH POND MITIGATION SITE Monitoring Year 3 Buffer Report TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: PROJECT OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Summary ........................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Project Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Monitoring Year 3 Data Assessment ............................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Vegetative Assessment ......................................................................................................... 2 1.3.2 Vegetation Areas of Concern ................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Monitoring Year 3 Summary ......................................................................................................... 3 Section 2: REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 4 APPENDICES Appendix 1 General Figures and Tables Figure 1 Project Vicinity Map Figure 2 Service Area Map Figure 3 Project Component/Asset Map Figure 4 Catfish Pond II Mitigation Bank Parcel Site Map Table 1 Buffer Project Areas and Assets Table 2 Project Activity and Reporting History Table 3 Project Contact Table Table 4 Project Information and Attributes Table 5 Adjacent Forested Areas Existing Tree and Shrub Species Table 6 Planted Tree Species Appendix 2 Visual Assessment Data Figure 5-5b Monitoring Plan View Maps Table 7 Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Vegetation Plot Photographs Overview Photographs Appendix 3 Vegetation Plot Data Table 8 Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Table Table 9 Vegetation Plot Data Table 10 Vegetation Performance Standards Summary Table Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 3 Annual Buffer Report - FINALi Section 1:PROJECT OVERVIEW 1.1Project Summary Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (Wildlands) implemented a full delivery project at the Catfish Pond Mitigation Site (Site) for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services (DMS). A total of 7,140 linear feet of perennial and intermittent streams were restored and enhanced in Durham County, NC. A conservation easement comprised of 20.73 acres along Catfish Creek and three unnamed tributaries in the Neuse River Basin are included in the project. A total of 18.22 2 acres (793,207 ft) of riparian buffer have been restored or enhanced and are expected to generate 523,358.865 riparian buffer credits, with potential to convert some buffer credits to nutrient offset credits dependent on the need. The Site is located approximately 12 miles north of the City of Durham and approximately 3 miles east of the Orange County/Durham County border (Figure 1). The project resides within Hydrologic Unit Code 03020201020040 and North Carolina Department of Water Resources (NCDWR) Sub-basin 03-04-01. Two unnamed tributaries (UT1 and UT2) drain to Catfish Creek, which drains to Mountain Creek, and one unnamed tributary (Mountain Tributary) drains directly to Mountain Creek. Mountain Creek flows into Little River, the Eno River, and then Falls Lake. Falls Lake is classified as Water Supply Waters (WS-IV) and Nutrient Sensitive Waters (NSW). Work at the Site was planned, designed, and constructed per the Catfish Pond Mitigation Site – Riparian Buffer Mitigation Plan (Wildlands, 2019) and the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (effective November 1, 2015). The purpose of the riparian buffer restoration is to provide riparian buffer credits to compensate for buffer impacts within the Hydrologic Unit Code 03020201 and the Falls Lake Watershed. The service area for the riparian buffer credits is depicted in Figure 2. The mitigation credits generated from the Site are included in Table 1 and illustrated in Figure 3 located in Appendix 1. With the addition of Catfish Pond II Mitigation Bank Parcel (Catfish Pond II, DWR Project Number 2018- 0196v2), it is not necessary to deduct credits for lack of diffuse flow where Ditch D enters the DMS conservation easement. The Catfish Pond II conservation easement completely encompasses Ditch D allowing for diffuse flow through the riparian buffer. Fencing has been installed around Catfish Pond II (Appendix 1, Figure 4). 1.2Project Goals and Objectives Prior to construction, the primary degradation of Catfish Creek was the creation of Catfish Pond sometime between 1940 and 1955. Within the same period, extensive logging and farm road construction took place. Aerial photographs from 1972 suggest that UT1 had been straightened for agricultural purposes. Catfish Creek above and below the pond, UT2, and Mountain Tributary showed few signs of channel manipulation. The major goals of the riparian restoration project are to provide ecological and water quality enhancements to the Neuse River Watershed within the Falls Lake Water Supply Watershed by creating a functional riparian corridor and restoring the riparian area. The project supports specific goals identified in the 2010 Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities (RBRP) for the Neuse River Targeted Local Watershed, which highlights the importance of riparian buffers for stream restoration projects (Breeding, 2010). Forested riparian areas immobilize and retain nutrients and suspended sediment. The RBRP also supports the Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy (NCDWR, 2011). Falls Lake is the receiving water supply water body downstream of the Site and is classified as WS-IV and NSW. Specific enhancements to water quality and ecological processes are outlined below: Exclude cattle from project streams – Fencing has been installed around project areas adjacent to cattle pastures. Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 3 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL1 Decrease nutrient levels – Filtering runoff from the agricultural fields through restored native riparian zones. The off-site nutrient input is absorbed on-site by filtering flood flows through restored floodplain areas, where flood flows can disperse through native vegetation. Decrease water temperature and increase dissolved oxygen concentrations – Riparian areas will create additional long-term shading of the channel flow to reduce thermal pollution. Restore and enhance native floodplain vegetation – Planted native tree species in riparian zone where tree growth was insufficient. Permanently protect the project Site from harmful uses – Established a conservation easement on the site. The 20.73-acre Site is protected with a permanent conservation easement. Of the 20.73 acres, Neuse riparian buffer credits were generated by restoring 5.92 acres and enhancing 12.30 acres. No buffer credit will be generated from the remaining 2.51 acres. In general, riparian buffer restoration area widths on streams extend out to 50 feet from top of bank on each side of the stream channel. Figure 3 and Table 1 in Appendix 1 detail the buffer credit generation. 1.3Monitoring Year 3 Data Assessment The Mitigation Plan (Wildlands, 2019) was submitted and accepted by DMS in July 2019. Construction activities by Main Stream Earthwork, Inc. and tree planting by Bruton Natural Systems, Inc. were both completed in March 2020. The baseline as-built survey was completed by Kee Mapping and Surveying in April 2020. Refer to Appendix 1 for detailed project activity, history, contact information, and watershed/site background information. Vegetative performance for buffer restoration areas will be in accordance with 15A NCAC 02B .0295(n)(2)(B), and (n)(4) (effective November 1, 2015). To meet success criteria, areas generating buffer mitigation credits shall include a minimum of four native hardwood tree species, where no one species is greater than 50 percent of stems, and shall have a survival of at least 260 stems per acre at the end of the required five-year monitoring period. For monitoring to be completed and buffer credit to be awarded, NCDWR must provide written approval of successful revegetation of buffer restoration areas. Year 3 monitoring (MY3) was conducted to assess the condition of the vegetation in September 2022. 1.3.1Vegetative Assessment The quantity of monitoring vegetation plots was determined in accordance with the Carolina Vegetative Sampling Protocol (Lee et al., 2008) such that at least 2 percent of the Site is encompassed in monitoring plots. A total of 7 vegetation plots (each 100 square meters) were established within the conservation easement boundaries. The plot corners have been marked and are recoverable either through field identification or with the use of a GPS unit. Reference photographs are taken at the origin looking diagonally across the plot to the opposite corner on an annual basis. Trees will be marked annually with flagging tape. Species composition, vigor, height, density, and survival rates will be evaluated by plot on an annual basis. The extent of invasive species coverage will also be monitored and controlled as necessary. The 2022 annual vegetation monitoring resulted in an average survival of 508 stems per acre of Mitigation Plan Approved species, which exceeds the final requirement of 260 stems per acre at the end of Monitoring Year 5. Plot stem densities range from 324 to 607 stems per acre and each plot includes at least four planted species. Volunteer stems have begun to establish themselves and include desirable species such as American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis), and sycamore (Platanus occidentalis). The Site is on track to surpass the final success criteria. Refer to Appendix 2 for the vegetation condition assessment table, the monitoring plan view map, vegetation Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 3 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL2 plot and overview photographs. Appendix 3 contains vegetation plot data and the vegetation performance summary table. 1.3.2Vegetation Areas of Concern While planted trees are growing well, pasture grasses are still thick. To ensure planted trees remain competitive, herbicide ring sprays were applied around the base of trees where necessary in April 2022. Invasive species at Catfish Pond have been greatly reduced by past treatments throughout the site. However, Wildlands recognizes that multiple treatments are typically needed for effective invasive plant control. Sporadic patches of multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora) and blackberry (Rubus spp.) on the upstream portion of UT1 had begun to compete with planted trees and were treated in May 2022 with a foliar spray application of triclopyr herbicide. Intermittent resprouts of multiflora rose, Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense), and tree-of-heaven (Alianthus altissima), were also treated along Catfish Creek with triclopyr and glyphosate using situation and plant appropriate forms of application. 1.4Monitoring Year 3 Summary Vegetation across the Parcel is exceeding performance standards. Monitoring Year 3 data shows an average density of 508 stems per acre across vegetation plots. The Parcel is on track to achieve the final success criteria of 260 stems per acre at the end of Monitoring Year 5. In addition, desirable volunteer species such as American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) and eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) are establishing themselves. Sporadic resprouts of invasive vegetation were treated and herbicide ring sprays were applied around trees in Monitoring Year 3. Wildlands will continue to monitor and treat as necessary. Additional herbicide ring sprays will be applied as needed around the base of trees in areas of thick herbaceous competition in spring 2023. Summary information/data related to the performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in the tables and figures in the report appendices. Narrative background and supporting information, formerly found in these reports, can be found in the Mitigation Plan (Wildlands, 2019) available on DMS’s website. All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices are available from DMS upon request. Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 3 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL3 Section 2:REFERENCES Breeding, R. 2010. Neuse River Basin Restoration Priorities. North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program. Accessed at: https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation%20Services/Watershed_Planning/Neuse_River_Basin/FINAL%2 0RBRP%20Neuse%202010_%2020111207%20CORRECTED.pdf Lee, M.T., Peet, R.K., Roberts, S.D., & Wentworth, T.R. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Version 4.2. Accessed at: http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/protocol/cvs-eep-protocol-v4.2-lev1-2.pdf North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS). 2017. Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Buffer Baseline and Annual Monitoring Report Template version 2.0 Accessed at: https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/Mitigation%20Services/Document%20Management%20Library/Guidance% 20and%20Template%20Documents/RB_NO_Base_Mon_Template_2.0_2017_5.pdf North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources (NCDWR). 2000. 15A NCAC 02B .0233 Neuse River Basin: Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management Strategy: Protection and Maintenance of Existing Riparian Buffers. Accessed at: http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20- %20environmental%20quality/chapter%2002%20- %20environmental%20management/subchapter%20b/15a%20ncac%2002b%20.0233.pdf North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources (NCDWR). 2011. Falls Lake Nutrient Management Strategy. Accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water- resources/water-planning/nonpoint-source-planning/falls-lake-nutrient-strategy North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources (NCDWR). 2015. 15A NCAC 02B .0295 Mitigation Program Requirements for Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers. Accessed at: http://reports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20- %20environmental%20quality/chapter%2002%20- %20environmental%20management/subchapter%20b/15a%20ncac%2002b%20.0295.pdf North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources (NCDWR). 2011. Surface Water Classifications. Accessed at: https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/water- resources/planning/classification-standards/classifications#DWRPrimaryClassification Wildlands Engineering, Inc. 2019. Catfish Pond Mitigation Site – Riparian Buffer Mitigation Plan. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS), Raleigh, NC. Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 3 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL4 ——— 3.573 847.231 Nutrient Delivered Offset: P (lbs) ——— 55.469 N (lbs) Delivered 13,154.184 Nutrient Offset: NoNoNo YesYes Offset? Nutrient Convertible to 0.0000.0000.000 Credits CreditsCredits 350.790636.075 4,369.000 252,086.000265,917.000256,805.790266,553.075523,358.865 Riparian Buffer 00 — YesYesYesYesYes Buffer? 257,518535,689793,207 Riparian to Riparian Convertible Square FeetSquare Feet Buffer Credits Nitrogen: 1.000001.000003.030302.000006.06061 Ratio (x:1) Ratio (x:1) Final Credit Final Credit Phosphorus: TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION Restoration: Preservation: TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM) Enhancement: Mitigation TotalsMitigation Totals 33%33% 100%100%100% Offset: Total Riparian Buffer: Nutrient % Full Credit% Full Credit 11122 Ratio (x:1)Ratio (x:1) Initial Credit Initial Credit )) 22 0 0.0%0.0% Total Total 4,3691,0633,855 252,086531,834793,207264,402 (Creditable) (Creditable) Area of Buffer Mitigation (ftArea for Buffer Mitigation (ft ):): 22 ) 2 4,3691,0633,855 252,086531,834793,207 Total Area (sf) Total Area (ft Totals: Eligible for Preservation (ft Preservation Area Subtotal (ft UT1UT1 Mountain TribMountain Trib Feature NameFeature Name Catfish Creek, UT1 Catfish Creek, UT1, UT2, Catfish Creek, UT1, UT2, /pound) Preservation as % Total Area of Buffer Mitigation: /pound) 2 2 0-50 0-1000-100 101-200101-200 Width (ft)Width (ft) Ephemeral Reaches as % Total Area of Buffer Mitigation: Min-Max Buffer Min-Max Buffer RestorationRestorationRestoration Preservation Cattle ExclusionCattle Exclusion Enhancement via Enhancement via Mitigation ActivityMitigation Activity Project AreaN Credit Conversion Ratio (ftP Credit Conversion Ratio (ft I / PI / PI / PI / PI / P Feature TypeFeature Type ) 1 YesYesYesYesYes NO if ditch Subject? ephemeral or Subject? (enter 19.16394 297.54099 RuralRuralRuralRuralRural 793207 LocationLocation Neuse 03020201 - Upper Falls Lake 0 BufferBufferBufferBufferBufferBuffer 793207 Credit TypeCredit Type Table 1. Buffer Project Areas and Assets Catfish Pond Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022Enter Preservation Credits Below last updated 01/17/2020 Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Catfish Pond Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Activity or Report Data Collection CompleteCompletion or Scheduled Delivery Mitigation Plan July 2019July 2019 Final Design - Construction PlansAugust 2019August 2019 Construction February-March 2020March 2020 1 March 2020March 2020 Temporary S&E mix applied to entire project area 1 April 2020April 2020 Permanent seed mix applied to reach/segments Bare root and live stake plantings for reach/segmentsMarch 2020March 2020 Baseline Monitoring Document (Year 0) March 2020June 2020 2 April-May 2020 Competitive Vegetation Treatment Invasive Vegetation Treatment May & September 2020 Year 1 MonitoringOctober 2020December 2020 Invasive Vegetation Treatment September 2021 Year 2 MonitoringSeptember 2021December 2021 2 April 2022 Competitive Vegetation Treatment Invasive Vegetation TreatmentMay 2022 Year 3 Monitoring September 2022ember 2022 Year 4 Monitoring 2023December 2023 Year 5 Monitoring 2024December 2024 1 Seed and mulch is added as each section of construction is completed. 2 Herbicide ring sprays around the base of planted stems. Table 3. Project Contact Table Catfish Pond Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Wildlands Engineering, Inc. Designer 497 Bramson Ct, Suite 104 Daniel Johnson, PE Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 843.277.6221 Main Stream Earthwork, Inc. Construction Crew 631 Camp Dan Valley Rd Reidsville, NC 27320 Bruton Natural Systems, Inc Planting Contractor P.O. Box 1197 Fremont, NC 27830 Canady's Landscaping & Erosion Seeding Contractor 256 Fairview Acres Rd Lexington, NC 27295 Seed Mix SourcesGarrett Wildflower Seed Farm 1591 Cleveland Rd Smithfield, NC 27577 Ernst Conservation Seeds, Inc. 8884 Mercer Pike Meadville, PA 16335 Dykes and Sons Nursery and Greenhouse Nursery Stock Suppliers 825 Maude Etter Rd Bare Roots McMinnville, TN 37110 Bruton Natural Systems, Inc Live Stakes Foggy Mountain Nursery 797 Helton Creek Rd Lansing, NC 28643 Monitoring PerformersWildlands Engineering, Inc. Jason Lorch Monitoring, POC 919.851.9986 Table 4. Project Information and Attributes Catfish Pond Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 PROJECT INFORMATION Project NameCatfish Pond Mitigation Site CountyDurham County Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude)36° 9’ 48.03” N, 78° 54’ 37.66” W Project Area (acres)20.73 Planted Acreage (acres of woody stems planted)8.00 PROJECT WATERSHED SUMMARY INFORMATION Physiographic ProvinceCarolina Slate Belt of the Piedmont Physiographic Province River BasinNeuse River USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit03020201 USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit03020201020040 DWR Sub-basin03-04-01 Project Drainiage Area (acres)227 (Catfish Creek - 197, Mountain Tributary - 30) Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area0.0% CGIA Land Use Classification45.6% forested, 54.2% cultivated, 0.2% wetland Table 5. Adjacent Forested Areas Existing Tree and Shrub Species Catfish Pond Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Wetland Indicator Common NameScientific Name Status Black Willow Salix nigra PCM Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana GBDV Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica GBDX Hazel Alder Alnus serrulata PCM Paw Paw Asimina triloba GBD Red Maple Acer rubrum GBD Sweet Gum Liquidambar styraciflua GBD Sycamore Platanus occidentalis GBDX White Oak Quercus alba GBDV Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera GBDV Table 6. Planted Tree Species Catfish Pond Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Number Common NameScientific Name% of Total Planted Arrowwood Viburnum Viburnum dentatum 551.0% Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 64611.5% Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata 3656.5% River Birch Betula nigra 92716.5% Shumard Oak Quercus shumardii 64611.5% Smooth Serviceberry Amelanchier laevis 551.0% Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii 64611.5% Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 1,20721.5% White Oak Quercus alba 3656.5% Willow Oak Quercus phellos 64611.5% Yellow Buckeye Aesculus flava 551.0% Table 7. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Catfish Pond Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Planted Acreage8.00 Mapping Combined % of Planted Vegetation CategoryDefinitions Threshold AcreageAcreage (ac) Bare Areas Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material.0.1000% Low Stem Density Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based on MY3, 4, or 5 stem count 00% 0.10 Areas criteria. Total 0.000% Areas of Poor Growth Areas with woody stems of a size class that are obviously small given the monitoring 0.2500% Rates year. Cumulative Total 0.000% Visual assessment was completed October 18, 2022. Easement Acreage20.73 Mapping % of Combined Vegetation CategoryDefinitions Threshold Easement Acreage (ac)Acreage Invasive Areas of 00% Areas of points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale).0.10 Concern 0 Encroachments Noted Easement Areas of points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale). none / 0 ac Encroachment Areas Visual assessment was completed October 18, 2022. VEGETATION PLOT PHOTOGRAPHS VEG PLOT 1 ΛЉВΉЉЊΉЋЉЋЋΜ VEG PLOT 2 ΛЉВΉЋЋΉЋЉЋЋΜ VEG PLOT 3 ΛЉВΉЋЋΉЋЉЋЋΜ VEG PLOT 4 ΛЉВΉЋЋΉЋЉЋЋΜ VEG PLOT 5 ΛЉВΉЋЋΉЋЉЋЋΜ VEG PLOT 6 ΛЉВΉЋЋΉЋЉЋЋΜ Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data Vegetation Plot Photographs VEG PLOT 7 ΛЉВΉЉЊΉЋЉЋЋΜ Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data Vegetation Plot Photographs OVERVIEW PHOTOGRAPHS Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data – Overview Photographs Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data – Overview Photographs Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data – Overview Photographs Catfish Pond Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data – Overview Photographs Table 8. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Table Catfish Pond Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Plot Success Criteria Met*Tract Mean Yes 1 Yes 2 Yes 3 4Yes 100% Yes 5 Yes 6 7Yes *Based on the target stem density for MY5 of 260 stems per acre. 63050 41 21 54 2 111411461446 445567 Total Veg Plot 7 F 416 1111 Planted 62 1213 2 680780 151715401740 607688 Total Veg Plot 6 F 16221 1212 Planted 32333550550 1 141414201420 567567 Total Veg Plot 5 F 32332 1313 Planted 28112 1 590690 1 141514531553 526567 Total Veg Plot 4 F 8112 1212 Planted 13228 5 8460550 13381338 324526 Total Veg Plot 3 F 132288 Planted 262115050 1212125010125010 486486 Total Veg Plot 2 F 26211 1212 Planted 17511 1 540640 151615471647 607648 Total Veg Plot 1 F 1441 1010 Planted FACFAC FAC OBL OBL FAC FACUFACU FACUFACU FACWFACWFACWFACWFACW Status FACW Indicator % Invasives% Invasives Stems/AcreStems/Acre Species CountSpecies Count Proposed Standard TreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTreeTree TreeTreeTreeTreeTree Tree Tree/ Shrub Performance Standard Average Plot Height (ft.)Average Plot Height (ft.) Current Year Stem CountCurrent Year Stem Count Dominant Species Composition (%)Dominant Species Composition (%) 8.00 0.0247 green ash white oak river birch willow oak sweetgum 2020-03-252022-09-22 hazel alder black willow black walnut Shumard's oak swamp tupelo cherrybark oak yellow buckeye Common Name eastern redbud American sycamore swamp chestnut oak common persimmon American black elderberry Salix nigra Betula nigra Quercus alba Juglans nigraNyssa biflora Aesculus flava Scientific Name Alnus serrulata Quercus phellos Quercus pagoda Cercis canadensis Quercus michauxii Quercus shumardii Platanus occidentalis Diospyros virginiana Sambucus canadensis Fraxinus pennsylvanica Liquidambar styraciflua SumSumPlan Species StandardStandard Approved Included in Plan Species Performance Performance Mitigation PlanPost Mitigation Mitigation Plan Post Mitigation Table 9. Vegetation Plot Data Catfish Pond Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022 Planted AcreageDate of Initial PlantDate of Current SurveyPlot size (ACRES)1). Bolded species are proposed for the current monitoring year, italicized species are not approved, and a regular font indicates that the species has been approved.2). The "Species Included in Approved Mitigation Plan" section contains only those species that were included in the original approved mitigation plan. The "Post Mitigation Plan Species" section includes species that are being proposed through a mitigation plan addendum for the current monitoring year (bolded) , species that have been approved in prior monitoring years through a mitigation plan addendum (regular font), and species that are not approved (italicized).3). The "Mitigation Plan Performance Standard" section is derived only from stems included in the original mitigation plan, whereas the "Post Mitigation Plan Performance Standard" includes data from mitigation plan approved, post mitigation plan approved, and proposed stems. 00000000 % Invasives% Invasives 45666556 # Species# Species Veg Plot 3 FVeg Plot 6 F 64338432 Av. Ht. (ft)Av. Ht. (ft) 324405486486607567567607 Stems/Ac.Stems/Ac. 00000000 % Invasives% Invasives 55665555 # Species# Species Veg Plot 2 FVeg Plot 5 F 6435432 10 Av. Ht. (ft)Av. Ht. (ft) 486526607607567526526526 Stems/Ac.Stems/Ac. 000000000000 % Invasives% Invasives% Invasives 545554443555 # Species# Species# Species Veg Plot 1 FVeg Plot 4 FVeg Plot 7 F 433397445433 Av. Ht. (ft)Av. Ht. (ft)Av. Ht. (ft) 607405567567526405405405445526648648 Stems/Ac.Stems/Ac.Stems/Ac. Monitoring Year 7Monitoring Year 5Monitoring Year 3Monitoring Year 2Monitoring Year 1Monitoring Year 0Monitoring Year 7Monitoring Year 5Monitoring Year 3Monitoring Year 2Monitoring Year 1Monitoring Year 0Monitoring Year 7Monitoring Year 5Monitoring Year 3Monitoring Year 2Monitoring Year 1Monitoring Year 0 Table 10. Vegetation Performance Standards Summary Table Catfish Pond Mitigation SiteDMS Project No. 100039 Monitoring Year 3 - 2022