20190661 Ver 1_Proposed supplimental planting for MY4_20240108

[External] Sassarixa Swamp II Supplemental Planting
Kaitlyn Hogarth <khogarth@wild landseng.com>
Mon 1/8/2024 11:48 AM
To:Friedman-Herring, Andrew <[e-mail]>;Merritt, Katie <[e-mail]>
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Hi Katie and Andrew,
This email is to notify you of a supplemental planting that is being implemented on the Sassarixa Swamp II Mitigation Bank Parcel during the winter of
2024. During the time of the Monitoring Year 3 Report submittal in October 2023, a supplemental planting was not deemed necessary and therefore was
not mentioned in the report. This is in part due to vegetation plot data, which showed that the Parcel is on track to exceed the MY5 vegetative criteria.
After further visual inspection of the Parcel within the late fall and early winter, Wildlands noticed areas that would benefit from a relatively low -density
supplemental planting. These areas have become more apparent due to herbaceous vegetation dying back, allowing for clearer visual assessment.
1-gallon containerized stems will be planted at a density of approximately 150 stems per acre, across 0.68 acres. These areas include 0.44 acres along the
UT1 and 0.24 acres along UT6. See the attached map. Species selected are those that were approved in the Bank Parcel Development Package expect for
Tulip Poplar and Cherrybark Oak. The proposed species were selected to increase species diversity. The table below illustrates which species are being
planted and their composition.
Species
Common Name
Composition
Betula nigra
River Birch
20%
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip -Poplar
14%
Magnolia virginiana
Sweetbay Magnolia
14%
Platanus occidentalis
American Sycamore
13%
Quercus nigra
Water Oak
13%
Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark Oak
13%
Quercus phellos
Willow Oak
13%
Please let me know if you have any questions or need any further information.
Thank you!

Kaitlyn Hogarth I Environmental Scientist
0: 919.851.9986 X 122 M: 540.907.9432
Wildlands Engineering, Inc.
312 W. Millbrook Rd, Suite 225
Raleigh, NC 27609

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