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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
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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
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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
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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