20160241 Ver 2_Stone Creek MY5 DWR Report_20231027

Year 5 Monitoring Report

Stone Creek Mitigation Site

DWR Project # 2016-0241 v2

Johnston County, North Carolina
Neuse River Basin
HUC 03020201

Prepared By:

Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC

3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-829-9909

Bank Sponsor: EBX-Neuse I, LLC

October 2023
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Table of Contents
1 Project Summary ................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Project Location and Description ......................................................................................... 1
1.2 Project Success Criteria ......................................................................................................... 2
1.3 Project Components ............................................................................................................... 2
1.4 Riparian Restoration, Enhancement, and Preservation Approach ................................. 4
1.5 Construction and As-Built Conditions ................................................................................. 5
1.6 Year 5 Monitoring Performance ........................................................................................... 5
2 Methods ................................................................................................................................................ 6
3 Monitoring Complete .......................................................................................................................... 6
4 Reference .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Appendix A: Site Maps
Figure 1: Site Location Map
Figure 2: Current Conditions Plan View Appendix B: Vegetation Assessment Data
Table 2: Plant Species Summary
Table 3: Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table
Table 4: Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species
Appendix C: Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos Appendix D: Vegetation Monitoring Plot Data Sheets

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Stone Creek 1 Year 5 Monitoring Report
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1 Project Summary

1.1 Project Location and Description
EBX–Neuse I, LLC (EBX), an entity of Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), is pleased to provide
this Bank Parcel Development Plan (BPDP) Monitoring Report for the Stone Creek Riparian Buffer
and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Bank (Parcel). This Parcel was designed to provide riparian buffer
and nutrient offset mitigation credits for unavoidable impacts due to development within the
Neuse River Basin, United States Geological Survey (USGS) 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC –
03020201). In addition, it also provides nutrient offset credits in the 03020201 HUC, excluding the
Falls Lake Watershed, for existing and proposed development requiring such mitigation. This
Parcel is in accordance with the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295, the
Nutrient Offset Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0240 and the RES Neuse Umbrella Mitigation Banking
Instrument for Riparian Buffer Mitigation and Nutrient Offset Credits (UMBI), made and entered into by EBX-Neuse I, LLC acting as the Bank Sponsor (Sponsor), and the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality-Division of Water Resources (DWR). Supporting figures can be found in Appendix A. The Parcel has also been designed in concurrence with the Stone Creek Stream Mitigation Site in the Neu-Con Stream and Wetland Umbrella Mitigation Bank (SAW# 2016-01990) to provide stream restoration, enhancement, and preservation on approximately 6,398 linear feet of stream. The mitigation plan for the Stone Creek Stream Mitigation Bank has been submitted and approved by the Interagency Review Team (IRT). The Parcel is located in Johnston County approximately fourteen miles south of Smithfield, NC (Figure 1). The Parcel is located within the Mill Creek Targeted Local Watershed (TLW) 03020201150040 and North Carolina Division of Water Resources (DWR) Subbasin Number 03-04-04. To access the Parcel from the town of Smithfield, head south on US-301 S for approximately four miles then continue straight onto US-301 S/US-701 S for seven miles. Then turn left onto Stricklands Crossroads Road and continue for around two miles until taking a right onto Joyner
Bridge Road. After about a half mile on Joyner Bridge Road, the access farm road is on the right.
The coordinates of the Parcel are 35.349684°N and -78.338352°W.

When combining the Stone Creek Stream Mitigation Bank with the Stone Creek Buffer Mitigation
and Nutrient Offset Bank, the conservation easement totals 41.41 acres and is made up of four
unnamed tributaries, UT1, UT2, UT3, and UT4, that flow directly into the Mill Creek floodplain, a
direct tributary of the Neuse River. The drainage area of the Parcel is 168.98 square miles. The
Parcel is located in an area dominated by agricultural fields, cattle pastures and wooded areas. A
majority of the Parcel was non-forested and forested pasture that were grazed by livestock
as well as a large portion utilized for row-crop production. Additional land use practices
included the maintenance and removal of riparian vegetation and the relocation, dredging and
straightening of onsite streams had resulted in degraded water quality and unstable channel
characteristics. Riparian restoration, enhancement, and preservation of the Neuse riparian buffer (as defined in 15A NCAC 02B .0233) and other riparian areas onsite result in immediate water quality benefits within the vicinity of the Parcel and include the removal of livestock access to

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Parcel streams and reduction in nutrient loads from agricultural land-uses. The riparian restoration activities within the Parcel also result in improved water quality within the downstream watershed.
1.2 Project Success Criteria
Annual vegetation monitoring will occur each year for a minimum of five (5) years and will be
conducted during the fall season with the first year occurring at least 6 months from initial
planting. Twelve vegetation monitoring plots were installed a minimum of 100 m2 in size and cover at least two percent of the riparian restoration area. Plots were randomly placed throughout
the planted Neuse buffer zones and nutrient offset mitigation area and are representative of the
crediting areas. The following data is recorded for all trees in the plots: species, common name,
height, planting date (or volunteer), and grid location. All stems in plots are flagged with flagging
tape. Visual inspections and photos will be taken to ensure that preservation and enhancement
areas are being maintained and compliant. The measures of vegetative success for the Parcel will
be the survival of at least 4 native hardwood tree species, where no one species is greater than 50 percent of the stems, at a density of at least 260 planted trees per acre at the end of Year 5. Native volunteer species may be included to meet the performance standards upon DWR approval. Invasive and noxious species will be monitored and treated so that none become dominant or alter the desired community structure of the site.
A visual assessment of the cattle exclusion areas within the conservation easement
will also be performed each year to confirm:
• Fencing is in good condition throughout the site;
• no cattle access within the conservation easement area;
• no encroachment has occurred;
• diffuse flow is being maintained in the conservation easement area; and
• there has not been any cutting, clearing, filling, grading, or similar activities that would negatively affect the functioning of the buffer. RES must monitor the stream mitigation bank for a minimum of seven years, or until IRT approval.
Therefore, plots placed within riparian restoration areas that are outside of the mitigation area for
buffer and nutrient offset credits will be monitored in accordance with the monitoring protocol in
the Stone Creek Stream Mitigation Plan.

1.3 Project Components
This Bank generates 11.09 acres (483,295 feet squared) of riparian buffer restoration credits (1.01
acres of this is generated from backfilling and planting the ponds), 1.63 acres (71,084 feet squared)
of riparian buffer enhancement credits via cattle exclusion, 0.48 acres (21,083 feet squared) of riparian buffer preservation credits, and 3.08 acres (6,989.90 pounds) of nutrient offset credits (0.23 acres of this is generated from backfilling and planting the ponds). These numbers reflect some small changes in total buffer credit amounts due to utilization of the actual as-built survey

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of the top of bank and the use of the surveyed tree line. The total restoration credit increased by 38,112 square feet (0.87 acres), total enhancement credit via cattle exclusion decreased by 15,376 square feet (0.35 acres), the total preservation remained the same, and the nutrient offset credit decreased by 465.60 pounds. The riparian buffer mitigation credits generated services Neuse buffer impacts within the USGS 8-digit HUC 03020201 of the Neuse River Basin excluding the Falls Lake Watershed. The Nitrogen
nutrient offsets generated services nutrient load reduction requirements where payments are
authorized in 15A NCAC 02B .0240 within the USGS 8-digit HUC 03020201, excluding the Falls
Lake Watershed. The Sponsor maintains three credit ledgers. One ledger accounts for buffer
restoration credits, one ledger accounts for buffer preservation and enhancement credits, and one
accounts for nitrogen nutrient offset credits. All mitigation credit assets shall be shown on these
credit ledgers. The total potential riparian buffer and nutrient offset mitigation credits that the
Stone Creek Bank generates are summarized below.

Table 1. Stone Creek Mitigation Credits

*According to 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o) (4) and (5), “the area of preservation credit within a buffer mitigation
site shall comprise of no more than 25% of the total area of buffer mitigation”.
All riparian restoration proposed in the table above is generated on land determined by DWR as being agricultural. Therefore, the 11.09 acres (483,295 ft²) of Neuse riparian buffer restoration credits shown in the table above, can be used for either Neuse riparian buffer credits or Nitrogen
Riparian
Zone
Credit
Type Mitigation Type Existing
Acreage
Used
Acreage
Credit Per
Acre (ft2)Ratio % Full
Credit Mitigation Assets
Pond
Footprints
Riparian
Buffer Restoration 1.01 1.01 43,560 1:1 100%43,869 ft² (1.01 ac)
Riparian
Buffer Restoration 10.09 10.09 43,560 1:1 100%439,426 ft² (10.09 ac)
Riparian
Buffer
Enhancement via
Cattle Exclusion 3.19 3.19 43,560 2:1 100%69,445 ft² (1.59 ac)
Riparian
Buffer
Preservation: Subject
Streams 10.80 4.84 43,560 10:1 100%21,083 ft² (0.48 ac)
Riparian
Buffer
Enhancement via
Cattle Exclusion 0.23 0.23 43,560 2:1 33%1,639 ft² (0.04 ac)
Riparian
Buffer
Preservation: Subject
Streams 5.04 0.00 43,560 10:1 33%0 ft² (0.00 ac)
Zone Credit
Type Mitigation Type Credit Per
Acre (lbs)Ratio
Pond
Footprints Nitrogen Restoration 2,273.02 N/A
0-100' Nitrogen Restoration 2,273.02 N/A
101-200' Nitrogen Restoration 2,273.02 N/A
3.08 6,989.90
512.370.23
Nutrient Offset Credit
Mitigation Assets (lbs)
1,696.16
4,781.38
0.75
2.10
TOTAL
Total Preservation 15.84 4.84
Acreage
21,083 ft² (0.48 ac)
includes ratios & reductions
Total Enhancements 71,084 ft² (1.63 ac)
includes ratios & reductions
11.09
3.42
Total Restoration 483,295 ft² (11.09 ac)
101-200'
Riparian Buffer Credit
0-100'

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nutrient offset credits, but not both. Neither Riparian Buffer Preservation nor Enhancement credits can be converted into nutrient offset credits. The Sponsor must submit a written request and receive written approval from DWR prior to any credit conversions and transfers to the buffer and nutrient offset credit ledgers. With each conversion and transfer request submitted to the DWR, the Sponsor will provide all updated credit ledgers showing all transactions that have occurred up to the date of the request.

1.4 Riparian Restoration, Enhancement, and Preservation Approach
The past land use adjacent to most of the streams on the Bank Parcel was pasture. Neuse riparian
buffer restoration was performed for riparian buffer credit in cultivated areas while enhancement
or preservation was performed in forested areas. All riparian restoration areas were planted from
top of bank back at least 50 feet from the stream with bare root tree seedlings on an 8 by 8 foot
spacing to achieve an initial density of 680 trees per acre. The buffered channels provide water
quality and habitat functions within the sensitive Neuse River watershed. Some areas adjacent to the forested areas may require maintenance due to the rapid regeneration of some species, such as red maple (Acer rubrum) and sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua). Rapidly regenerating species and invasive species (e.g. privet) may develop greater individual species density and create a less diverse mix. Minimal maintenance is anticipated due to the past cultivation history. Restoration activities occurred in reaches UT1, UT2, pond 1, pond 2 and the upstream portion of UT4. Pond 1 was drained, breached, and then incorporated into the stream channel of UT2, then the footprint and surrounding non-forested area was planted. Pond 2 was de-watered, backfilled using the relic spoil pile berm adjacent to it, graded, seeded and then planted both in the disturbed berm that was used to back fill as well as the pond footprint. The berm areas that was disturbed will only be used to generate enhancement credit whereas the pond footprint is used to generate restoration credit. The upstream portion of UT4 was classified as a Ditch by DWR during a site visit on November 20, 2017 and is therefore only viable for nutrient offset credits. All disturbed areas within the easement were planted with native wetland vegetation and livestock is excluded with fencing installed along the easement boundary.

Buffer enhancement occurred in areas where grazing was adjacent to the stream in accordance
with the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(6). This includes areas
adjacent to reaches UT2 and UT4. RES installed cattle exclusion fencing to exclude access to
riparian areas and their associated streams. All fencing was installed to NRCS specifications. Some
areas adjacent to the forested areas may require maintenance due to the rapid regeneration of
some species, such as red maple and sweetgum. Minimal maintenance is anticipated due to the
past cultivation history. Buffer enhancement can only generate buffer mitigation credit and is not
transferrable into nutrient offset credits.

UT3 and the downstream end of UT1 are in forested areas where cattle were not observed to be
present and are subject to the Neuse Buffer Protection Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0233 and therefore
generate preservation buffer mitigation credit under 15A NCAC 02B .0295 (o)(5). However no more than 25 percent of the total area of buffer mitigation is used for preservation credit pursuant

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to 15A NCAC 0295 (o)(5) and 15A NCAC 0295 (o)(4) and the rest of the area is protected in the conservation easement and not applied for credit. Preservation activities ensure that the buffer is permanently protected from cutting, clearing, filling, grading, and similar activities that would affect the functioning of the buffer. Preservation buffer credits is also generated in reaches UT1 and UT3 when stream restoration activities occur in forested areas. Buffer preservation can only generate buffer mitigation credit and is not transferrable into nutrient offset credits.
1.5 Construction and As-Built Conditions
Revegetation of the site included treating invasive species and planting native hardwood bare
root trees. Prior to planting, RES prepped the site by spraying and ripping the easement. Coastal
Plain Small Stream Swamp is the target community type and was used for all areas within the
project. The community is defined by Schafale (2012). The planting of bare root trees occurred in
May and June 2019. Deviations from the initial planting plan were due to bare root availability. A
list of the planted species can be found in Table 2.
Stream construction activities were completed in June 2019. The site was constructed in accordance with the Approved Mitigation Plan and associated permits. RES acquired 404 (SAW-2016-01990), 401 (DWR # 16-0241), and NPDES Erosion and Sediment Control Plan (JC#18-126-P) Permits. There were no easement changes between the submittal of the BPDP Approval and the construction of the site. The conservation easement is marked every 150-200 feet with North Carolina Wildlife Habitat Foundation signs attached to either fences or t-posts. Fences were installed in areas where livestock were present, and t-posts are used as physical barriers where livestock are not present.
1.6 Year 5 Monitoring Performance
The Stone Creek Year 5 Monitoring (MY5) activities were completed in September 2023. All Year
5 Monitoring data is presented below and in the appendices. The Project meets vegetation success
criteria for DWR of the survival of at least 4 native hardwood tree species, where no one species
is greater than 50 percent of the stems, at a density of at least 260 planted trees per acre at the
end of Year 5.

Monitoring of the 12 permanent vegetation plots was completed during September 2023.
Vegetation tables are in Appendix B, associated photos are in Appendix C, and plot datasheets
are in Appendix D. MY5 data indicates that all 12 plots are exceeding the success criteria of 260
planted stems per acre. Planted stem densities ranged from 445 to 1,093 planted stems per acre
with a mean of 691 planted stems per acre across all plots. A total of fourteen planted species
were documented within the plots. Volunteer species were noted in ten plots, resulting in a total average of 1,079 stems per acre throughout all plots. The average tree height observed was 6.6 feet. Visual assessment of vegetation outside of the monitoring plots indicates that the herbaceous vegetation is becoming well established throughout the project. A few areas of re-sprouted Chinese privet and cattails were treated, via a combination of foliar spray and stump cutting, in

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June 2023 and will continue as needed throughout the monitoring period. One mowing encroachment was identified in the corner of the easement near VP6. This was a minor encroachment and will be addressed with horse tape along the easement boundary. Visual assessments of the easement boundary found no other encroachments or evidence of cattle entry. RES performed supplemental plantings of three-gallon container trees in February of 2023; species included bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), river birch
(Betula nigra), and swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii). The supplemental planting occurred
throughout the upstream portion of UT2 and near VP13 (Figure 2).

2 Methods
Vegetation success is being monitored at 12 permanent monitoring plots. Vegetation plot monitoring follows the CVS-EEP Level 2 Protocol for Recording Vegetation, version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008) and includes analysis of species composition and density of planted species. Data is processed using the CVS data entry tool. In the field, the four corners of each plot were permanently marked with PVC at the origin and metal conduit at the other corners. Photos of each plot are to be taken from the origin each monitoring year.

3 Monitoring Complete
The site monitoring is complete, meeting the vegetative success criteria described in Section 1.2.
Overall, the Bank is performing as planned, with vegetation well established throughout the Parcel
in Year 5 including planted woody stems, volunteer native stems, live stakes, and herbaceous ground cover. The minor encroachment area described in Section 1.6 will be addressed in Winter 2023. No other problems were identified during the final Year 5 monitoring.

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4 Reference
EBX – Neuse I, LLC (2018). Stone Creek Buffer/Nutrient Offset Site – Bank Parcel Development Plan. Lee Michael T., Peet Robert K., Roberts Steven D., and Wentworth Thomas R., 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording Vegetation Level. Version 4.2
NCDENR. 2009. “Neuse River Basinwide Water Quality Plan.” Division of Water Quality. http://
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/ps/bpu/basin/neuse/2009. (October 2013).

NC Environmental Management Commission. 2014. Rule 15A NCAC 02B.0295 - Mitigation Program Requirements for the Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers. NC Cooperative Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. North Carolina State University Extension Office. 2022. Schafale, M.P. 2012. Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation, NCDENR, Raleigh, NC.
Appendix A
Site Maps
Sources: Esri, HERE, DeLorme, USGS, Intermap, IN CREMENT P, NRCan, Esri
Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), Esri Korea, Esri (Thailand), MapmyIndia,
NGCC, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community
0 2,0001,000
Feet
Figure 1 - Site Location M ap
Stone Creek Buffer/Nutrient Site
Johnston County, North Carolina
Legend
Conservation Easement
©Date: 6/25/2019
Drawn by: JRM
Checked by: BPB
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1 inch = 2,000 feet
Supplemental Planting 3-Gallon Container Trees (Feb-23)
Invasives Treated(Jan-22)Invasives Treated(Jan-22)Invasives Treated(June-23)
Supplemental Planting 3-Gallon Container Trees (Feb-23)
UT2
UT4
UT3
UT11
2
4
5
6 7
14
8
9
10
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Esri, HERE, Garmin, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA,
USGS, AeroGRID, IGN, and the GIS User Community, NC OneMap, NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, NC 911 Board
©
Figure 2 - CCPV MY5
Stone CreekMitigation Project
Johnston County,North Carolina
Date: 10/26/2023 Drawn by: HG
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Restoring a resilient earth for a modern world
1 in = 250 feet
0 250125
Feet
Legend
ConservationEasement
MY5 Vegetation Plots
>260 stems/acre
Stream Only Plot
Buffer MitigationApproach
Restoration, 0-100'
Restoration (pond),0-100'
Enhancement, 0-100'
Enhancement, 101-200'
Preservation, 0-100'
Preservation, 101-200'
Nutrient, 0-100'
Nutrient, 101-200'
Nutrient (pond), 101-200'
Stream Alignment
Checked by: HH
Cattails Treated(June-23)
Mowning Encroachment
Appendix B
Vegetation Assessment Data
Appendix B. Vegetation Assessment Data

Table 2. Planted Species Summary

Table 3. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary

Common Name Scientific Name Total Stems Planted
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 2,400
Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 2,300
Bald cypress Taxodium distichum 2,000
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2,000
Overcup oak Quercus lyrata 2,000
Tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera 2,000
Willow oak Quercus phellos 2,000
River birch Betula nigra 1,000
Water oak Quercus nigra 800
Silky dogwood Cornus amomum 700
Blackgum Nyssa sylvatica 700
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 500
Crab apple Malus angustifolia 500
White dogwood Cornus florida 400
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 300
American plum Prunus americana 300
American hazelnut Corylus americana 200
20,100
18.62
1,079
Total
Planted Area
As-built Planted Stems/Acre
Plot #Planted
Stems/Acre
Volunteer
Stems/Acre
Total
Stems/Acre
Success
Criteria
Met?
Avg Stem
Height (ft)
1 567 283 850 Yes 4.5
2 647 162 809 Yes 6.2
4 607 809 1416 Yes 8.9
5 890 0 890 Yes 5.2
6 890 890 1781 Yes 4.1
7 607 364 971 Yes 7.4
8 567 364 931 Yes 7.4
9 890 283 1174 Yes 3.6
10 567 486 1052 Yes 9.2
11 526 607 1133 Yes 5.1
13 445 0 445 Yes 4.9
14 1093 405 1497 Yes 11.3
Project Avg 691 388 1079 Yes 6.6
Appendix B. Vegetation Assessment Data

Table 4. Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species

PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T
Acer rubrum red maple Tree
Betula nigra river birch Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 5
Cephalanthus occidentaliscommon buttonbush Shrub 4 4 4
Cornus amomum silky dogwood Shrub 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Cornus florida flowering dogwood Tree
Crataegus hawthorn Tree
Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 13 13 13 6 6 7 1 1 1 6 6 7 2 2 2
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 4 4 4 6 6 6 2 2 2
Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 4 4 20 16 9 8 5 9
Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1
Malus apple Tree 2 2 2
Malus angustifolia southern crabapple Tree 1 1 1
Morella cerifera wax myrtle shrub
Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree
Pinus taeda loblolly pine Tree 5 1 3
Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 3 3 3 6 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1
Prunus americana American plum Tree
Quercus oak Tree
Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1
Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 2 2 2 5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 7 7 7 4 4 4
Quercus nigra water oak Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1
Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 2 2 2
Rhus copallinum flameleaf sumac shrub 2
Taxodium distichum bald cypress Tree 4 4 4 1 1 1 5 5 5
14 14 21 16 16 20 15 15 35 22 22 22 22 22 44 15 15 24 14 14 23 22 22 29 14 14 26
7 7 10 6 6 7 5 5 6 4 4 4 7 7 9 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 9 5 5 7
567 567 850 647 647 809 607 607 1416 890 890 890 890 890 1781 607 607 971 567 567 931 890 890 1174 567 567 1052
PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T PnoLS P-all T
Acer rubrum red maple Tree 5 5 3
Betula nigra river birch Tree 4 4 4 2 2 2 13 13 14 9 9 9 4 4 8 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 5
Cephalanthus occidentaliscommon buttonbush Shrub 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 8
Cornus amomum silky dogwood Shrub 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 6 6 6 10 10 10
Cornus florida flowering dogwood Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
Crataegus hawthorn Tree 1 1 1
Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 7 7 7 1 1 1 44 44 46 41 41 43 43 43 43 30 30 30 2 2 2 11 11 11
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 18 18 18
Liquidambar styraciflua sweetgum Tree 2 10 87 88 11
Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Tree 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 14 14 14
Malus apple Tree 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 3 3
Malus angustifolia southern crabapple Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 16 16 16
Morella cerifera wax myrtle shrub 2
Nyssa sylvatica blackgum Tree 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 31 31 31 56 56 56
Pinus taeda loblolly pine Tree 2 11 12
Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 1 1 1 6 6 6 24 24 24 26 26 26 25 25 31 31 31 31 22 22 22 32 32 32
Prunus americana American plum Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2
Quercus oak Tree 4 4 4 19 19 19 41 41 41 123 123 123
Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 3 3 3 3 3 3 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 8 8 8 6 6 6 8 8 8
Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 1 1 1 7 7 7 34 34 34 34 34 34 32 32 32 31 31 31 19 19 19 10 10 10
Quercus nigra water oak Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 8 8 8
Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22 11 11 11 5 5 5
Rhus copallinum flameleaf sumac shrub 6 8 10
Taxodium distichum bald cypress Tree 5 5 5 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 19 16 16 16 13 13 13 20 20 20
13 13 28 11 11 11 27 27 37 205 205 320 197 197 314 198 198 211 194 194 205 182 182 182 348 348 348
7 7 11 4 4 4 9 9 10 14 14 19 14 14 19 15 15 15 16 16 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
526 526 1133 445 445 445 1093 1093 1497 691 691 1079 664 664 1059 668 668 712 654 654 691 614 614 614 1174 1174 1174
12
0.30
12
0.30
12
0.30
Current Plot Data (MY5 2023)
Current Plot Data (MY5 2023)
MY2 (2020)MY1 (2019)MY0 (2019)
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
Stem count
size (ares)
0.30
12
0.30
1
0.02
1
0.02
12
0.30
1
0.02
1
0.02
06142019-01-0011 06142019-01-0013 06142019-01-0014 MY5 (2023)MY4 (2022)
12
1
size (ACRES)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
0.02
1
0.02
1
0.02
1
0.02
1
0.02
1
0.02
1
0.02
MY3 (2021)
06142019-01-0008 06142019-01-0009 06142019-01-0010
1
0.02
Stone Creek
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
06142019-01-0001 06142019-01-0002 06142019-01-0004 06142019-01-0005 06142019-01-0006 06142019-01-0007
Stone Creek
Stem count
size (ares)
Appendix C
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Stone Creek MY5 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos (Taken 09/13/2023)

Vegetation Plot 1

Vegetation Plot 2
Vegetation Plot 4 Vegetation Plot 5

Vegetation Plot 6 Vegetation Plot 7

Vegetation Plot 8

Vegetation Plot 9
Vegetation Plot 10 Vegetation Plot 11

Vegetation Plot 13

Vegetation Plot 14

Appendix D
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Data Sheets