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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20220620 Ver 2_Creeping Swamp Phase A_ Asbuilt site visit Memo 3.11.2024_20240311 March 11, 2024 From: Barrett Jenkins, Project Manager, Restoration Systems To: Katie Merritt, NCDWR, Nutrient Offset Banking SUBJECT: Creeping Swamp Phase A Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel - Post Construction Documentation NCDWR # 2022-0620v2 In accordance with section VI. Post Construction Documentation for Restoration Systems Neuse 02 Nutrient Offset Umbrella Banking Instrument. Restoration Systems (RS) is providing the following post- construction documentation Creeping Swamp Phase A Bank Parcel (“Site”), DWR# 2022-0620v2. The Site is in Craven County, NC, approximately 6 miles north of the town of Vanceboro. The conservation easement was recorded, survey boundaries were marked with t posts, the soil was prepared, and trees and seeds were planted between January and February 2024. Installation of monitoring plots was completed in the last 30 days. The following more detailed summary of activities is provided, and a figure including the location of installed monitoring plots for riparian restoration, riparian enhancement, and riparian preservation is attached. Conservation Easement: The Deed of Conservation Easement was recorded at the Craven County Register of Deeds on December 21, 2023; Bk 3784, Pg 2038-2062. The Conservation Easement Plat was also recorded; Book J PG 73H. Easement corners are currently marked with t-posts wrapped in PVC and high- visibility tape. Parcel Preparation: Historically, agricultural fields slated for restoration were in good condition, fields were disked where appropriate. Typical field treatments were continued through the end of 2023. Culvert’s present on Feature B and C were removed the week of January 20, 2024(Figure 1, CCPV). Slopes were graded and stabilized. Planting Summary: The conservation easement area was planted with bare-root hardwood species on February 9, 2024. Approximately 30.17 acres were planted at an average density of 709 stems per acre on 8’ x 8’ spacing. The tree species planted were those proposed in the BPDP and are listed below in Table 1. White oak (Quercus alba), referenced in Table 6 under “Proposed Substitutes” of the proposed DPBP, was substituted for Willow oak (Quercus phellos) and is added to Table 1 in red. A photolog of planting efforts is attached. Table 1: As-built Hardwood Bareroot Planting by Species (species added as substitutions are in red) Common Name Scientific Name % of Total Planted Trees As-built # Planted As-built % of Total Planted Trees Forest Strata River birch Betula nigra 10% 2,150 10% Canopy Redbud Cercis canadensis 5% 1,050 5% Subcanopy Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 10% 2,150 10% Canopy Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5% 1,050 5% Canopy Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 5% 1,050 5% Canopy Red mulberry Morus rubra 10% 2,150 10% Canopy Wax myrtle Myrica ceifera 5% 1,050 5% Shrub Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 10% 2,150 10% Canopy White oak Quercus albo 10% 2,150 10% Canopy Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 10% 2,150 10% Canopy Water oak Quercus nigra 10% 2,150 10% Canopy Willow oak Quercus phellos 10% 2,150 10% Canopy American elm Ulmus americana 10% 2,150 10% Canopy Total 21,400 In addition to planting bare-root hardwoods, the site was seeded with the following mix of native annual and perennial herbaceous cover, Table 2. Species not initially reported in the approved BPDP have been added in red. Seeding was completed in February 2024. Table 2: As-built Seed mix (species added from BPDP in red) Common Name Scientific Name Annual/Perennial Plains Coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria Annual Deertongue, Tioga Panicum clandestinum Perennial Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Perennial Purpletop Tridens flavus Perennial Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceloata Perennial Clasping Coneflower Rudbeckia amplexicaulis Annual Oxeye Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides Perennial Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium Perennial Perennial Gaillardia (Blanketflower) Gaillardia aristata Perennial Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Perennial Winter Bentgrass Argostis hyemalis Perennial Bluefalse indigo Baptisia australis Perennial Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus Annual Rocket Larkspur Consolida ajacis Annual Showy Tick trefoil Desmodium canadense Perennial Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus Perennial Narrowleaf Sunflower Helianthus angustifolius Perennial Wild Bergamot Monarda fistulosa Perennial !( !( !( !( !. !. !. !. !. Feature 1A - I/PSubject at Parcel and Throughout Feature 1A - I/PSubject at Parcel and Throughout Feature B - DitchNon SubjectNon Credit Generating Feature C - DitchNon Subject Feature D - DitchNon Subject Feature E - DitchNon Subject N C-43 W I L M A R R D . 100-Foot Easement Break FIGURE Drawn by: Date: Scale: Project No.: Title: Project: Prepared for: 1³ RJH 1:3,000 ASBUILTMEMO RESTORATIONACTIVITIES Craven County, NC NC DEQ Division of Water Resources 401 & BufferPermitting Branch FEB 2024 2022-0620v2 CREEPING SWAMPPHASE ANUTRIENT OFFSETBANK PARCEL NOTE ABOUT WIDTHS & CREDITING: Nutrient Offset C redit (NOC) Nutrient Offset Credit is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 50 ft. from the TOB and a maximum of 200 ft. from the TOB. Legend Area Parcels, Craven County Creeping Swamp, Phase A - C onservation Easement: 32.51 Acr es Utility Lines Overhead Utilities Centerline 30-Foot ROW !.DWQ Stream Call: 2022-05-13 !.DWR Ditch Origin Determination: 2022-12-02 Culverts !(Culvert Removed !(Existing/Remaining Parcel Features by Classification I/P Ditch Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB) Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB) Offset TOB-50 51-100 101-200 Treeline Non Ag. Areas: 0.25 Acres Installed Vegetation Monitoring Plots (24 Total) Planted Area: 31.17 Acres 0 400 800200 Feet Non-Credit !( !( !( !( !. !. !. !. !. Feature 1A - I/PSubject at Parcel and Throughout Feature 1A - I/PSubject at Parcel and Throughout Feature B - DitchNon SubjectNon Credit Generating Feature C - DitchNon Subject Feature D - DitchNon Subject Feature E - DitchNon Subject N C-43 W I L M A R R D . 100-Foot Easement Break Non-Credit FIGURE Drawn by: Date: Scale: Project No.: Title: Project: Prepared for: 2³ RJH 1:3,000 ASBUILTMEMO CREDIT AREA Craven County, NC NC DEQ Division of Water Resources 401 & BufferPermitting Branch FEB 2024 2022-0620v2 CREEPING SWAMPPHASE ANUTRIENT OFFSETBANK PARCEL NOTE ABOUT WIDTHS & CREDITING: Nutrient Offset C redit (NOC) Nutrient Offset Credit is contiguous from TOB, is a minimum of 50 ft. from the TOB and a maximum of 200 ft. from the TOB. Legend Area Parcels, Craven County Creeping Swamp, Phase A - C onservation Easement: 32.51 Acr es Utility Lines Overhead Utilities Centerline 30-Foot ROW !.DWQ Stream Call: 2022-05-13 !.DWR Ditch Origin Determination: 2022-12-02 Culverts !(Culvert Removed !(Existing/Remaining Parcel Features by Classification I/P Ditch Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB) Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB) Offset TOB-50 51-100 101-200 Installed Vegetation Monitoring Plots (24 Total) Treeline Non Ag. Areas: 0.25 Acres Creeping Swamp, Phase A - Asbuilt Credit Determination Diffuse Flow (DWR Memo 2008-019 - No Credit) Riparian Restoration for NOC, Ditch Riparian Restoration for NOC, I/P - Subject 0 400 800200 Feet Creeping Swamp Phase A As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log Photo 1: Crew Member Planting Bareroots Creeping Swamp Phase A Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Photo Log DWR ID #: 2022-0620v2 Restoration Systems, LLC Photo 2: Crew Member Planting a Bareroot Tree Creeping Swamp Phase A As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log Photo 3: Crew Members Planting Bareroots with a Supervisor Checking Spacing and Planting Quality Creeping Swamp Phase A Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Photo Log DWR ID #: 2022-0620v2 Restoration Systems, LLC Photo 4: Bareroot Planted on Top of Bank Creeping Swamp Phase A As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log Photo 4: Planted Oak Spp. Creeping Swamp Phase A Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Photo Log DWR ID #: 2022-0620v2 Restoration Systems, LLC Photo 6: Planted Redbud