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Home My WebLink About20190157 Ver 1_PerryHill_100093_MY2_Buffer_2022_20230123ID#* 20190157 Select Reviewer: Katie Merritt Initial Review Completed Date 01/23/2023 Mitigation Project Submittal - 1/23/2023 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#:* 20190157 Existing ID# Project Type: • DMS Mitigation Bank Project Name: Perry Hill II Buffer Mitigation Bank County: Orange Document Information O Yes O No Email Address:* jeremiah.dow@ncdenr.gov Version:* 1 Existing Version Mitigation Document Type:* Mitigation Monitoring Report File Upload: PerryHill_100093_MY2_Buffer_2022.pdf 6.25MB Please upload only one PDF of the complete file that needs to be submitted... Signature Print Name:* Jeremiah Dow Signature: * id y L�' k �w .3 MONITORING YEAR 2 ANNUAL BUFFER REPORT FINAL PERRY HILL MITIGATION SITE Orange County, NC NCDEQ Contract No. 7744 DMS Project No. 100093 NCDWR Project No. 2019-0157v2 RFP No. 16-007576 Neuse River Basin HUC 03020201 Data Collection Period: September 2022 Draft Submission Date: November 2022 Final Submission Date: January 2023 PREPARED FOR: NC Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services 1652 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1652 W 1LDLANDS �.: [.i I r.: I.:. n N I : January 4, 2023 Jeremiah Dow NC DEQ Division of Mitigation Services 217 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27603 Subject: DIMS Comments on Perry Hill Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 2 Report DMS Project Number 100093, DMS Contract 7744 Dear Mr. Dow, We have reviewed the comments on the MY2 Report for the above referenced project dated December 22, 2022. Below are responses to each of the comments. For your convenience, the comments are reprinted with responses in italics. 1. In the stream report Table 1: Project Quantities and Credits, please break down the lost stream credits in the footnote or incorporate into the Table. 20 SMUs on Perry Branch Reach 4 and 5.17 SMUs on Perry Branch Reach 2. A footnote has been added to Stream report Table 1 to break down the credit reduction by stream reach. 2. In the buffer report, please do the same on Table 1 as requested above for the stream report. Show in the footnote the actual square footage and amount of buffer credit lost by reach due to the water line. The original square footage and buffer credits have been added back into Table 1 to show credit reductions. A footnote has been added to break down the credit reduction by mitigation activity to match the way credits are broken out in Table 1. 3. If UT1 does not meet minimum flow requirements in MY3, we recommend that Wildlands determine the linear extent of the channel that should be considered at -risk and include in the MY3 report. Wildlands has taken note of this comment for MY3. 4. There is a typo in the flow plot summary table in appendix D digital submission, please fix this in next year's submission; one gauge was omitted due to another being reported twice. This typo was not present in the report version of the summary table. The original flow gauge on UT1 is labeled "UT1 Reach 1 — In -Stream Flow Gauge". The flow gauge that was installed upstream on UT1 months later to provide supplemental information is labeled "UT1 Reach 1 — In -Stream Flow Gauge 8". The names are very Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (P) 919.851.9986 • 312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225 • Raleigh, NC 27609 WILDLANDS C"G I NE[RING similar, but they are separate gauges. An updated copy of the excel workbook is included in the digital files again. If you have any questions, please contact me by phone (919) 851-9986, or by email (jlorch@wild landseng.com). Sincerely, r Jason Lorch, Monitoring Coordinator Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (P) 919.851.9986 • 312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225 • Raleigh, NC 27609 PREPARED BY: WILDLANDS ENGINEERING Wildlands Engineering, Inc. 312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225 Raleigh, NC 27609 PERRY HILL MITIGATION SITE Monitoring Year 2 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 2 Data Assessment............................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Vegetative Assessment.........................................................................................................2 1.3.2 Vegetation Areas of Concern................................................................................................ 3 1.4 Monitoring Year 2 Summary......................................................................................................... 3 Section2: 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 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 4 Monitoring Plan View Map Table 7 Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Vegetation Plot Photographs Overview Photographs Vegetation Areas of Concern Updated Photographs — Conservation Easement Encroachment Appendix 3 Vegetation Plot Data Table 8 Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment Table Table 9 Vegetation Plot Data Table 10 Vegetation Performance Standards Summary Table Perry Hill Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 2 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL i Section 1: PROJECT OVERVIEW 1.1 Project Summary Wildlands Engineering, Inc. (Wildlands) implemented a full delivery project at the Perry Hill Mitigation Site (Site) for the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Division of Mitigation Services (DIMS). The 26.88-acre Site encompasses portions of Perry Branch, three unnamed tributaries (UT1, UT2, and UT3) and two ephemeral channels (EC1 and EC3), all of which eventually drain to Falls Lake and the Neuse River. A total of 24.53 acres (1,068,625 ftZ) of riparian buffer have been restored or enhanced and are expected to generate 868,212.512 riparian buffer credits, with potential to convert some buffer credits to nutrient offset credits dependent on the need. The Site is located approximately three miles northwest of Hillsborough, NC (Figure 1). The project resides within Hydrologic Unit Code 03020201030020 and North Carolina Department of Water Resources (NCDWR) Sub -basin 03-04-01. Three unnamed tributaries (UT1, UT2, and UT3) drain to Perry Branch, which drains to Corporation Lake water supply reservoir on the Eno River, and then Falls Lake. Work at the Site was planned, designed, and constructed per the Perry Hill Mitigation Site — Riparian Buffer Mitigation Plan (Wildlands Engineering, 2020) 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. 1.2 Project Goals and Objectives Prior to stream construction, the Perry Hill Site was cattle pasture and livestock had access to all streams, causing streambank erosion. Onsite streams and riparian buffers at the Site were restored and/or enhanced. 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 Plan (RBRP) for the Neuse River Targeted Local Watershed (TLW). This document highlights the importance of riparian buffers for stream restoration projects. Forested riparian areas immobilize and retain nutrients and suspended sediment. The RBRP also supports the Falls Lake watershed plan. Falls Lake is a 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. • 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 26.88-acre Site is protected with a permanent conservation easement. However, in October 2021, waterlines were installed by the tenant farmer within the conservation easement, parallel to the internal crossings without consulting Wildlands. In an effort to find the most reasonable and least disruptive solution, it was decided the area containing the waterlines would be marked as a Perry Hill Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 2 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL 1 maintenance area. This will allow for maintenance in the future and avoid any further easement encroachments. Approximately 20 feet (or a total of 0.19 acres) was added alongside both internal crossings as a maintenance area. No credit is claimed in the maintenance area and project credits were reduced accordingly. Of the 26.88-acres, Neuse riparian buffer credits were generated by restoring 16.65 acres and enhancing 7.88 acres. No buffer credit will be generated from the remaining 2.35 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 updated to include the maintenance area in Monitoring Year 2. Wildlands is working with a surveyor to mark the area. 1.3 Monitoring Year 2 Data Assessment The Mitigation Plan (Wildlands Engineering, 2020) was submitted and accepted by DIMS in July 2020. Construction activities by Main Stream Earthwork, Inc. and tree planting by Bruton Natural Systems, Inc. were completed in March and April 2021 respectively. The baseline as -built survey was completed by IPW Construction Group in April 2021. 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 planted 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. 1.3.1 Vegetative 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 fourteen fixed 100 square meter vegetation monitoring quadrants were established within the project easement boundaries. All planted stems were marked with flagging tape and a reference photograph was taken from the southwestern corner of each vegetation plot during vegetation assessments. Annually, trees will be re -marked and plot photos will be taken along with overview photographs of the Site. 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 MY2 vegetative survey was completed in September 2022. Vegetation monitoring resulted in an average planted stem density of 520 planted stems per acre across all vegetation plots, which is well above the final success criteria of 260 stems per acre required at MYS. All fourteen vegetation plots individually met the success criteria and planted stem densities for each plot range from 324 to 769 stems per acre. Plots have an average of 12 planted stems per plot and range from 4 to 10 different species. Additionally, desirable volunteer species are establishing themselves including green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) and hickory species (Carya spp.). Refer to Appendix 2 for the vegetation condition assessment table, the monitoring plan view map, vegetation plot and overview photographs. Appendix 3 contains vegetation plot data and the vegetation performance summary table. Perry Hill Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 2 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL 2 1.3.2 Vegetation Areas of Concern As was discussed above, an additional 20 feet (a total of 0.19 acres) was added alongside both internal crossings as a maintenance area due to the installation of waterlines in October 2021. The affected area was seeded, and herbaceous vegetation has grown over the disturbance. The soil is stabilized, and Wildlands does not anticipate any future problems in these areas. Recent photographs showing vegetation cover are included in Vegetation Areas of Concern Updated Photographs in Appendix 2. 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. Additionally, follow up treatments were done on the intermittent Tree -of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima) stems via cut stump application of triclopyr in August 2022. Occasional resprouts of Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) and Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) were also treated in March 2022 in the wooded areas along UT2, UT3, and Perry Branch. Wildlands plans to re -apply herbicide in rings around planted trees in areas of thick herbaceous competition and treat aggressive blackberry growth as needed in spring of 2023. Additionally, native permanent seed will be spread as a cover crop in areas where agricultural weeds are still dominant. Wildlands will continue to monitor for resprouts of invasive species, and additional treatments will be applied as necessary. 1.4 Monitoring Year 2 Summary Vegetation across the Site is exceeding performance standards and is on track to achieve the final requirement of 260 planted stems per acre. Monitoring Year 2 data shows an average density of 520 planted stems per acre across vegetation plots. Resprouts of sporadic invasive vegetation was treated in MY2 and follow up treatments will be scheduled as necessary. Additional ring sprays will be applied around the base of trees in areas of high competition with herbaceous vegetation in spring 2023. Wildlands is working with a working with a surveyor to mark the maintenance area. 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, 2020) available on DMS's website. All raw data supporting the tables and figures in the appendices are available from DIMS upon request. Perry Hill Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 2 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL 3 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 ORBRP % 20Neuse%202010_% 2020111207 % 2000 RRECTE D. 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 Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), 2011. Web Soil Survey. Accessed at: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/HomePage.htm 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_Tem plate_2.0_2017_5.pdf 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:Hreports.oah.state.nc.us/ncac/title%2015a%20- %20envi ro nmenta l%20qua l ity/cha pter%2002%20- %20envi ronmental%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. (2020). Perry Hill Mitigation Site — Riparian Buffer Mitigation Plan. North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services (NCDMS), Raleigh, NC. Perry Hill Mitigation Site Monitoring Year 2 Annual Buffer Report - FINAL 4 APPENDIX 1. General Figures and Tables Project Location Conservation Easement Perry Hill Mitigation Site D Hafts NWI RrI 0 0 S I E Lebanon Rd 6�! n J"6" Directions: Traveling West on 1-40W11-855 from Raleigh/Durham, follow 1-40W/1-85S to exit 161 for US-70 Connector N. Take a right at the bottom of the ramp and continue onto US-70E (1.0 mile) via US-70 Connector N. Continue on US-70E (1.0 miles) before taking a left onto Faucette Mill Rd. Continue (1.9 miles) and take a right onto Frank Perry Road. c Ocmneec hae ti tiburdain t 857 t[ • Smte [, 1 . "uraf Area - y 1 WO.V. WILD LANDS 0 0.5 1Miles E N G I N E E R I N G I I I I _J t way rpq FOcc Figure 1. Project Vicinity Map Perry Hill Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100093 Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 Orange County, NC II• .. _ r"_` County Boundary Service Area - Riparian Buffer Credits (HUC 03020201) Service Area - Nutrient Offset Credits {Falls Lake Watershed} i Perry Hill Mitigation Site ' Upper l Falls Lake Watershed j 1 � Lower••► T••� �•�••�• j � Falls Lake Watershed •�= l 1..!liill 1 �•.,� j j 1 Cary Raleigh r.ru,:rrrr.i.,l ::l I lit I. •,.. G�rncr �•% � y -Hollypriftgs 2oClWon �r Louisburg �• �r }nldhl�-1:I Ravoh ,5•,; a l 1• Rack - State Palk rrnrr A. Lillingron Creek Coats 9� 1+ C•:n:rn y %• s[9 ft Enyrn YUalkerivwn � �• �` iitEa r r= Lurnt a t iw g Ling Lake S�f • i Q � IwwWILDLANDS ENGINEERING PC- 0 5 10 Miles f i I i l dJIAI Figure 2. Service Area Map Perry Hill Mitigation Site ❑MS Project No. 100093 Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 Orange County, NC AV Project Location /04 Conservation Easement Internal Crossing Maintenance Area (0.19 acres) 44* Project Features Perennial Project Stream Intermittent Project Stream Ephemeral Project Channel Jol If No Credit Project Channel Mitigation Approach 4/1 Buffer Restoration (0'-100') Buffer Restoration (101'-200') Ao Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (0'-100') Enhancement via Cattle Exclusion (10 V-200') No Credit Non -Project Stream n Fence Existing Utility Easement Existing Treeline Figure 3. Project Component/Asset Map W I L D L A N D S Perry Hill Mitigation Site E N G I N E E R I N G 0 200 400 Feet DIVIS Project No. 100093 _J Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 Orange County, NC ml o o \� \}\}\ \�\q \ \ \ \ \\ is .)cc ` 7 § \ �c�� mw „ ::\ \ : ~ ~�~2 ~ 2 ~ ~� ~� c. c. \ _oc _ _ _---- . " - - \EE2!2!))[j[j[j[j)))) ---- �U U )V cu—cu— c.— — — — ƒ\) «°�° �°_c°_c°_c° \ { \ \ \ \ \\\\ \ \ \ \ \\\\ \}�f \\� � f f ffl::: : : ::::: «! � §,;/;3= ` \, � \§\ �7 (« ..(F—_ k(� )� \\(z! # a ! Im o ■ !o | §) Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History Perry Hill Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100093 Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 Activity or Repow Plan Data Collection Complete July 2020 Completion or Scheduled Delivery July 2020 Final Design - Construction Plans September 2020 September 2020 Invasive Vegetation Treatment November 2020 Construction January -March 2021 March 2021 Temporary S&E mix applied to entire project area' March 2021 March 2021 Permanent seed mix applied to reach/segments' March 2021 March 2021 Soils ripped to a depth of 15-18 inches March -April 2021 April 2021 Bare root and live stake plantings for reach/segments April 2021 April 2021 Competitive Vegetation TreatmentZ April 2021 Baseline Monitoring Document (Year 0) April 2021 May 2021 Invasive Vegetation Treatment October 2021 Easement Encroachment October 2021 Year 1 Monitoring October 2021 December 2021 Competitive Vegetation TreatmentZ April 2022 Invasive Vegetation Treatment March and August 2022 Maintenance Area Marked TBD Year 2 Monitoring September 2022 December 2022 Year 3 Monitoring 2023 December 2023 Year 4 Monitoring 2024 December 2024 Year 5 Monitoring 2025 December 2025 'Seed and mulch is added as each section of construction is completed. Herbicide ring sprays around the base of planted stems. Table 3. Project Contact Table Perry Hill Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100093 Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 Wildlands Engineering, Inc. Designer 497 Bramson Ct, Suite 104 Geoff Smith, PE Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 843.277.6221 Main Stream Earthwork, Inc. Construction Contractor 631 Camp Dan Valley Rd Reidsville, NC 27320 Bruton Natural Systems, Inc Planting Contractor P.O. Box 1197 Fremont, NC 27830 Main Stream Earthwork, Inc. Seeding Contractor 631 Camp Dan Valley Rd Reidsville, NC 27320 Seed Mix Sources Green Resources 5204 Highgreen Court Colfax, NC 27235 Nursery Stock Suppliers Dykes and Sons Nursery and Greenhouse Bare Roots 825 Maude Etter Rd McMinnville, TN 37110 Live Stakes Bruton Natural Systems, Inc Foggy Mountain Nursery 797 Helton Creek Rd Lansing, NC 28643 Monitoring Performers Wildlands Engineering, Inc. Jason Lorch Monitoring, POC 919.851.9986 Table 4. Project Information and Attributes Perry Hill Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100093 Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 PROJECT INFORMATION Project Name Perry Hill Mitigation Site County Orange County Project Coordinates (latitude and longitude) 36° 06' 25.81" N, 79° 07'46.66" W Project Area (acres) 26.88 Planted Acreage (acres of woody stems planted) PROJECT1 SUMMARY Physiographic Province 20.53 INFORMATION Carolina Slate Belt of the Piedmont Physiographic Province River Basin Neuse River USGS Hydrologic Unit 8-digit 03020201 USGS Hydrologic Unit 14-digit 03020201030020 DWR Sub -basin 03-04-01 Project Drainiage Area (acres) 174 Project Drainage Area Percentage of Impervious Area <1% CGIA Land Use Classification 68% managed herbaceous cover/pasture, 22% forested, 5% shrub, 3% grassland/herbaceous, 2% residential area, <1% impervious Table 5. Adjacent Forested Areas Existing Tree and Shrub Species Perry Hill Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100093 Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 Common Name American elm Scientific Name Ulmus americana Wetland Indicator Status FACW American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana FAC Eastern Red Cedar Juniperus virginiana FACU Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica FACW Red Maple Acerrubrum FAC Shagbark Hickory Carya ovata FACU Sugarberry Celtis laevigata FACW Sweet Gum Liquidambarstyraciflua FAC Table 6. Planted Tree Species Perry Hill Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100093 Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 Planted� onName Scientific Name Number % of Total Com` lim Bare Roots American sycamore Platanus occidentalis 2,209 18.7% River birch Betula nigra 1,869 15.8% American persimmon Diospyros virginiana 1,141 9.6% Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides 1,048 8.9% Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 1,017 8.6% Boxelder Acer negundo 960 8.1% American elm Ulmus americana 559 4.7% Northern red oak Quercus rubra 545 4.6% Willow oak Quercus phellos 468 4.0% Pawpaw Asimina triloba 468 4.0% Southern sugar maple Acer floridanum 266 2.2% Black gum Nyssa sylvatica 203 1.7% White oak Quercus alba 203 1.7% Winged elm Ulmus alato 203 1.7% Blackhaw viburnum Viburnum prunifolium 179 1.5% Southern red oak Quercus falcato 102 0.9% Sourwood Oxydendrym arboreum 102 0.9% Overcup oak Quercus lyrato 96 0.8% Silky dogwood Cornus amomum 93 0.8% Arrowwood viburnum Viburnum dentatum 31 0.3% American beech Fagus grandifolia 25 0.2% Flowering dogwood Cornus florida 20 0.2% Sugarberry Celtis laevigato 12 0.1% Ironwood Carpinus caroliniona 10 0.1% Live Stakes Buttonbush Cepholanthus occidentalis 248 Silky dogwood Cornus amomum 650 Silky willow Salix sericea 788 Black willow Salix nigra 123 Elderberry ISambucus canadensis 1 263 APPENDIX 2. Visual Assessment Data Figure 4. Monitoring Pian View Map wW I L D L A N D S t Perry Hill Mitigadon Site E N G I N E E R I N G 0 200 400 Feet DMS Project No. 100093 1 1 1 1 I Monitoring Year 2- 2022 Orange County, NC Table 7. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table Perry Hill Mitigation Site DMS Project No. 100093 Monitoring Year 2 - 2022 Planted Acreage 2053. Vegetation Category Definitions Mapping Threshold Combined Acreage %ofPlanted Acreage Bare Areas Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material. 0.10 0 0% Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based on current MY stem count Low Stem Density Areas 0.10 0 0% criteria. Total 0 0% Areas of Poor Growth Planted areas where average height is not meeting current MY Performance Standard. 0.10 0 0% Rates Cumulative Total 0.0 0% Visual assessment was completed October 19, 2022. Easement Acreage 26.88 IrMapping Combined % of Definitions Threshold Easement Acreage Acreage Invasives may occur outside of planted areas and within the easement and will therefore be calculated against the total easement acreage. Include species with the Invasive Areas of Concern potential to directly outcompete native, young, woody stems in the short-term or 0.10 0 0% community structure for existing communities. Invasive species included in summation above should be identified in report summary. Fena'0ch nt may be point, line, or polygon. Encroachment to be mapped consists of Easement Encroachment n of restrictions specified in the conservation easement. Common 0 Encroachments Noted none Areas nts are mowing, cattle access, vehicular access. Encroachment has no / 0.0 ac lue as will need to be addressedregardless of impact area. Visual assessment was completed October 19, 2022 VEGETATION PLOT PHOTOGRAPHS VEG PLOT 1(912712022) 1 VEG PLOT 2 (912712022) 1 VEG PLOT 3 (912712022) 1 VEG PLOT 4 (912712022) 1 VEG PLOT 5 (912712022) VEG PLOT 6 (912712022) Perry Hill Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Vegetation Plot Photographs VEG PLOT 7 (912712022) 1 VEG PLOT 8 (912712022) 1 VEG PLOT 9 (912712022) 1 VEG PLOT 10 (912712022) 1 VEG PLOT 11(912712022) VEG PLOT 12 (912712022) Perry Hill Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Vegetation Plot Photographs VEG PLOT 14 (912712022) Perry Hill Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Vegetation Plot Photographs OVERVIEW PHOTOGRAPHS 1 Perry Hill Mitigation Site `�' Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Overview Photographs d Perry Hill Mitigation Site 4v Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Overview Photographs 0. Perry Hill Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Overview Photographs 0 Perry Hill Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Overview Photographs VEGETATION AREAS OF CONCERN UPDATED PHOTOGRAPHS Conservation Easement Encroachment C Perry Branch R2 — CE Encroachment Seeded and Stabilized (1011912022) v, °r f Perry Hill Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Vegetation Areas of Concern Updated Photographs Perry Branch R4—CE Encroachment Seeded and Stabilized (1011912022) z Perry Hill Mitigation Site Appendix 2: Visual Assessment Data —Vegetation Areas of Concern Updated Photographs APPENDIX 3. 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