20060446 Ver 2_Closeout Request_20151102

Environmental
Quality
MEMORANDUM
PAT MCCRORY
Govemor
DONALD R. VAN DER VAART
Secretary
TO:
Katie Merritt
FROM:
Kristie Corson =m,.
DATE:
November 2, 2015
RE:
Monitoring and Closeout Request for Norwood Gainey Site (G) (EEP IMS #628)
The Norwood Gainey Site is located in Wayne County in the Neuse 03020202 Catalog Unit.
The total acreage of planted stems is 2,033,768 square feet (46.69 acres). The total fee simple property measures 58.384 acres.
The area of existing vegetation measures 1.2 acres. During the 10/27/2014 closeout visit, you requested 6.69 acres to be
monitored for an additional two years: 2015 and 2016 growing seasons. DMS staff collected baseline vegetation data on
11/4/2014, using stocking level protocol to identify species composition and stem densities for the acreage monitored.
DMS staff collected vegetation data for the 2015 annual monitoring on October 8, 2015. Please find attached a map depicting
the six fixed circle plot locations within the acreage monitored, and the 2015 annual monitoring vegetation data. The acreage
monitored contains 405 planted stems per acre (an increase from 377 planted stems per acre in 2014), and 580 total stems per
acre (an increase from 519 stems total per acre in 2014). The total stems includes volunteers red maple, river birch, tulip
poplar, sweet gum, and most notably loblolly and persimmon.
The final annual monitoring data will be collected during the 2016 growing seasons and be provided to DWR with a closeout
request.
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Acreage Monitored = 291,583 square feet (6.69 acres)
405 Planted Stems per acre
580 Total Stems per acre
Fee Simple property = 58.384 acres
existing vegetation = 1.2 acres
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Baseline (collected 10/8/2015 by Allen & Corson)
Fixed Circle Plot #
1 1 1 1
4
red maple
0
0
0
0
0
0
riverbirch
1
0
0
0
0
0
riverbirch
2
2
4
6
3
1
loblolly pine
1
3
1
6
7
2
tulip poplar
3
1
0
0
1
2
white oak
1
0
0
0
0
0
red cedar
1
1
0
0
0
0
green ash
0
0
0
0
1
0
green ash
0
2
1
0
0
2
SP?
0
1
0
0
1
0
willow oak
1
0
2
0
0
1
sweet gum
0
0
5
3
5
3
persimmon
0
1
4
0
4
0
American holly
0
0
0
0
1
0
# Planted
9
7
11
7
17
9
# Volunteer
2
3
6
6
7
2
Total Stem Count
11
10
17
13
24
11
Plot size (acres)
0.0247
0.0247
0.0247
0.0247
0.0247
0.0247
Planted stems per Acre
364
283
445
283
688
364
Total stems per Acre
445
404
688
526
971
445
Composition and stem densities for the acreage monitored on Norwood Gainey is collected by stocking
level protocol. CVS protocol (including height, vigor, etc) was deemed not necessary during the DWR
closeout site visit with Katie Merritt on Oct. 29, 2014. Annual data collection methods for fixed circle plots
were collected on October 8, 2015, as follows: Six random plot locations were chosen within the acreage
monitored. The center of each plot is monumented by a PVC pole. A fixed line radius measuring 18.5 feet
was pulled from the plot center. The plot size measures 0.0247 acres. Walking in a clockwise direction, all
planted and volunteer species were identified, flagged with pink tape, and logged. 405 avg. planted; 580
avg. Total