South Fork MY4 Notes

Baker, Caroline D
From: Hamilton, Ryan
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2023 5:02 PM
To: Baker, Caroline D
Subject: South Fork MY4 Notes
Hi Caroline,
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DW R#: 2016-0225v2
Doc Date: 2/13/2023
Doc Type: Mitigation monitoring Report Review
Doc Name: Same as email subject
Thanks,
South Fork #2016-0225v2 MY4 (2/13/2023)
- MY3 looked very good with no issues or corrective actions being raised.
- Average density of 453 ranging from 364-526 stems/acre
- Plot 7 has 28 green ash volunteers, but they do not appear to affecting planted stems
- Visual assessment looked good, fencing, cattle exclusion, no encroachment, diffuse flow, and no cutting or
clearing.
- Invasives were mechanically and chemically treated in December 2021
- Site is mostly cattle exclusion
- Slight diversity issue with in plot 3 with 7/13 planted stems being sycamores
- Height issues in plot 4, 7/10 stems below 4ft
- Vigor data not included
Ryan Hamilton
401 & Buffer Permitting Branch
Division of Water Resources
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
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