Adaptive Management Plan

Restoration Systems, LLC
1101 Haynes St. Suite 211
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Thursday, May 30, 2023 a DAVEA. company
ATTN: Katie Merritt
North Carolina Division of Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Subject: Proposal of an Adaptive Management Plan for the Rocky Top Bank Parcel Phase One Haw
River WS Umbrella Banking for Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Credits (DWR# 2014-
1149-V9)
Ms. Merritt,
After the closeout site visit of the Site, you provided Field Notes. Your Notes included additional planting
of live stakes within marsh treatment areas, and wetland draws. This proposal is a response to those
notes.
During the closeout site visit on May 2"d, 2023, stem densities were insufficient within the marsh
treatment areas and wetland draws where the riparian restoration areas generate riparian buffer
credits. IRS proposes installing seventy-five (75) live stakes within the referenced zones (Figure 1).
Species will include an even mix of Black willow (Salix nigra), Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum), and
Buttonbush (Cephelanthus occidentalis). Planting material will be harvested locally from the Site. The
proposed AMP will be implemented within thirty (30) days of DWR approval.
Rs will photograph the completed work and submit an AMP completion memo to DWR and separately
to the USACE in the annual stream mitigation monitoring report.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 910.840.3809.
Sincerely,
Josh Merritt
1101 Haynes St., Suite 211 • Raleigh, NC 27604 • www.restorationsystems.com • Ph 919.755.9490 • Fx 919.755.9492