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Home My WebLink About20200620 Ver 3_Creeping Swamp Phase B Asbuilt site visit Memo 3.11.2024_20240311March 11, 2024 From: Barrett Jenkins, Project Manager, Restoration Systems To: Katie Merritt, NCDWR, Nutrient Offset Banking SUBJECT: Creeping Swamp Phase B Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel - Post Construction Documentation NCDWR # 2022-0620v3 In accordance with section VI. Post Construction Documentation for Restoration Systems Neuse 02 Nutrient Offset Umbrella Banking Instrument. Restoration Systems is providing the following post- construction documentation Creeping Swamp Phase B Bank Parcel (RS), DWR# 2022-0620v3. 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 of 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 January 24, 2024 at Bk3787, Pg 685-715. The conservation easement plat was also recorded at PC:J and SL:75E. 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 and disking occurred as needed. Typical field treatments were continued through the end of 2023. Three culverts within the proposed conservation easement footprint on Feature 1b, Feature K, and Feature I have been removed (Figure 1, CCPV). Slopes were graded and stabilized. Planting Summary: The conservation easement area was planted with bareroot hardwood species on February 6, 2024. Approximately 30.89 acres were planted at an average density of 680 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 AsBuilt # Planted AsBuilt % of Total Planted Trees Forest Strata River birch Betula nigra 10% 3,230 10% Canopy Redbud Cercis canadensis 5% 1,615 5% Subcanopy Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 10% 3,230 10% Canopy Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5% 1,615 5% Canopy Tulip poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 5% 1,615 5% Canopy Red mulberry Morus rubra 10% 3,230 10% Canopy Wax myrtle Myrica ceifera 5% 1,615 5% Shrub Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 10% 3,230 10% Canopy White oak Quercus albo 10% 3,230 10% Canopy Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 10% 3,230 10% Canopy Water oak Quercus nigra 10% 3,230 10% Canopy Willow oak Quercus phellos 10% 3,230 10% Canopy American elm Ulmus americana 10% 3,230 10% Canopy Total 32,300 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 J - DitchNon Subject NC-43 W I L M A R R D . Feature 1A - I/PSubject at Parcel and Throughout Feature J - SwaleNon SubjectNon Credit GeneratingNo Diffuse Flow Requied, Planting to Occur Thru Feature Feature K - SwaleNon SubjectNon Credit GeneratingNo Diffuse Flow Requied, Planting to Occur Thru Feature Feature I - DitchNon Subject Feature H - DitchNon Subject Feature G - DitchNon SubjectNon Credit GeneratingDiffuse Flow Reduction Applied Feature F - DitchNon Subject Feature 1B - I/PSubject Throughout Feature 1B - Orgin 100-Foot EasementBreak - Culvert toRemain Credit Taken From Feature 1A Out 200Feet From TOB Credit Taken From Feature 1BOut 50-Feet From TOB FIGURE Drawn by: Date: Scale: Project No.: Title: Project: Prepared for: 1³ RJH 1:3,500 ASBUILTMEMO RESTORATIONACTIVITIES Legend Area Parcels, Craven County Creeping Swamp, Phase B - Conservation Easement: 46.34 Acres 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 Creeping Swamp Phase B - Parcel Feat ures I/P Ditch Swale Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB) Offset TOB-50 51-100 101-200 Installed Vegetation Monitoring Plots (34 Total) Planted Area: 44.14 Acres Non Ag. Areas: 0.59 Acres 0 400 800200 Feet Craven County, NC NC DEQ Division of Water Resources 401 & BufferPermitting Branch FEB 2024 2022-0620v3 CREEPING SWAMPPHASE BNUTRIENT OFFSETBANK PARCEL !( !( !( !( !( !( !. !. !. !. !. !. !. Feature 1A - I/PSubject at Parcel and Throughout Feature J - DitchNon Subject NC-43 W I L M A R R D . Feature 1A - I/PSubject at Parcel and Throughout Feature J - SwaleNon SubjectNon Credit GeneratingNo Diffuse Flow Requied, Planting to Occur Thru Feature Feature K - SwaleNon SubjectNon Credit GeneratingNo Diffuse Flow Requied, Planting to Occur Thru Feature Feature I - DitchNon Subject Feature H - DitchNon Subject Feature G - DitchNon SubjectNon Credit GeneratingDiffuse Flow Reduction Applied Feature F - DitchNon Subject Feature 1B - I/PSubject Throughout Feature 1B - Orgin 100-Foot EasementBreak - Culvert toRemain Credit Taken From Feature 1A Out 200Feet From TOB Credit Taken From Feature 1BOut 50-Feet From TOB FIGURE Drawn by: Date: Scale: Project No.: Title: Project: Prepared for: 2³ RJH 1:3,500 ASBUILTMEMO CREDIT AREAS Legend Area Parcels, Craven County Creeping Swamp, Phase B - Conservation Easement: 46.34 Acres 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 Creeping Swamp Phase B - Parcel Feat ures I/P Ditch Swale Surveyed Top of Bank (TOB) Offset TOB-50 51-100 101-200 Installed Vegetation Monitoring Plots (34 Total) Creeping Swamp, Phase B - Asbuilt Credit Determination Ditch, Diffuse Flow Ditch, Restoration Stream, Restoration Non Ag. Areas: 0.59 Acres 0 400 800200 Feet Craven County, NC NC DEQ Division of Water Resources 401 & BufferPermitting Branch FEB 2024 2022-0620v3 CREEPING SWAMPPHASE BNUTRIENT OFFSETBANK PARCEL Creeping Swamp Phase B As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log Photo 1: A Mixed Batch of Bareroots Creeping Swamp Phase B Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Photo Log DWR ID #: 2022-0620v3 Restoration Systems, LLC Photo 2: Mixed Bareroots in a Crew Members Planting Bag Creeping Swamp Phase B As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log Photo 3: Crew Members Planting Bareroots Creeping Swamp Phase B Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Photo Log DWR ID #: 2022-0620v3 Restoration Systems, LLC Photo 4: Crew Members Planting a Bareroot Tree Creeping Swamp Phase B As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log Photo 5: Crew Member Planting Bareroots on Top of Bank Creeping Swamp Phase B Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Photo Log DWR ID #: 2022-0620v3 Restoration Systems, LLC Photo 6: Crew Member Planting Bareroots on Top of Bank Creeping Swamp Phase B As-Built (January 2024) Photo Log Photo 7: Planted Wax Myrtle on Top of Bank Creeping Swamp Phase B Nutrient Offset Bank Parcel Photo Log DWR ID #: 2022-0620v3 Restoration Systems, LLC Photo 8: Planted Oak Spp.