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Home My WebLink About20211422 Ver 1_2021-1422v2_Dutch Farms_As Built_Memo_20240408April 8, 2024 From: Brad Breslow, Senior Project Manager, Davey Mitigation To: Katie Merritt, NCDWR, Nutrient Offset Banking SUBJECT: Post Construction Documentation for Dutch Farms Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Site - DWR # 2021-1422 v2 In accordance with section 3.6 Notification of Completion for the Dutch Farms Site, of the Dutch Farms Riparian Buffer and Nutrient Offset Mitigation Site, Davey Resource Group is providing the following post construction documentation Dutch Farms Site, DWR# 2021-1422v2. The site is in Guilford County, NC approximately 2 miles northeast of Climax, NC east of Fields Farm Road. The conservation easement was recorded, survey boundaries were marked with t posts, soil was prepared, trees and seeds planted March 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 location of installed monitoring plots riparian restoration, riparian enhancement and riparian preservation is attached. Conservation Easement: The map of record for Dutch Farms is recorded at the Guilford County Register of Deeds, Plat 186, Page 48 and 49. One conservation easement was recorded for Dutch Farms Site at the Guilford County Register of Deeds: 1) for Davey Resource Group, Inc. in Plat book 212 page 17. Parcel Preparation: Preparation within the Parcel involved treatment for invasive species (where present), ripping, and seeding and planting. A combination of silt fencing, erosion control wattle, temporary seeding, and erosion control matting were used to reduce erosion and stabilize soil in riparian areas during any land disturbance activities. Invasive species treatment may be ongoing depending on plant phenology. Planting Summary: The conservation easement area was planted with a mix of bare root hardwood species and live stakes on March 11, 2024. Approximately 16 acres were planted at an average density of at least 680 stems per acre on approximate 8 x 8 spacing. Tree species planted were those proposed in the Mitigation Plan and are listed below in Table 1. In addition to planting bare root and live stake 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 Mitigation Plan have been added in red. Seeding was completed the week of March 11-15, 2024. Table 1: As-Built Hardwood Bareroot Planting by Species (species included as a substitution to those from Mitigation Plan are in red) Zone 1: Streamside Assemblage Common Name Scientific Name Proposed % Planted # Planted Asbuilt % Planted Forest Strata Black willow Salix nigra 20% 1000 13.33% Canopy Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 20% 1600 21.33% Canopy Silky dogwood Cornus amomum 20% 1250 16.67% Sub-canopy/Shrub Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea N/A 50 0.67% Sub-canopy/Shrub Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 20% 1300 17.33% Sub-canopy/Shrub Elderberry Sambucus canadensis 20% 1300 17.33% Sub-canopy/Shrub Cottonwood Populus deltoides 0% 1000 13.33% Canopy TOTAL 7,500 Zone 2: Piedmont Alluvial Forest Common Name Scientific Name Proposed % Planted # Planted Asbuilt % Planted Forest Strata Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera 15% 1200 15.38% Canopy River birch Betula nigra 10% 1200 15.38% Canopy Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 15% 600 7.69% Canopy Cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda 15% 2000 25.64% Canopy Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 5% 500 6.41% Sub-canopy Silky dogwood Cornus amomum 5% 250 3.21% Sub-canopy/shrub Willow oak Quercus phellos 0% 2000 25.64% Canopy Red Osier Dogwood Cornus sericea N/A 50 0.64% Sub-canopy/Shrub TOTAL 7,800 Zone 3: Dry Oak-Hickory Forest Common Name Scientific Name Proposed % Planted # Planted Asbuilt % Planted Forest Strata White oak Quercus alba 15% 1000 22.73% Canopy Southern red oak Quercus falcata 10% 1000 22.73% Canopy Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 10% 500 11.36% Sub-canopy Flowering dogwood Cornus florida 5% 400 9.09% Sub-canopy/Shrub Black oak Quercus velutina 0% 1000 22.73% Canopy Red Bud Cercis canadensis 0% 500 11.36% Sub-canopy/Shrub TOTAL 4400 Table 2: As-Built Seed mix (species included in addition to those from Mitigation Plan are in red) Common Name Scientific Name Annual/Perennial Fox Sedge Carex vulpinoidea Perennial Deertongue, Tioga Panicum clandestinum Perennial Blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Perennial Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii Perennial Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceloata Perennial Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Perennial Soft Rush Juncus effusus Perennial Smooth Panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum Annual Pennsylvania Smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Annual Virginia Wildrye Elymus virginicus Perennial VP-4 VP-15 VP-5 VP-15 VP-8 VP-16 VP-3 VP-1 VP-10 VP-11 VP-12 VP-9 VP-14 VP-7 VP-2 VP-6 0 250 500 750 1,000125 Feet ±1 inch equals 200 feet Figure 1: Buffer As-Built Map Dutch Farms Buffer Mitigation and Nutrient Offset Site Guilford Co, NC Watershed Information HUC 8 Name: Cape Fear HUC 08: 03030002 HUC 10: 0303000203 HUC 12: 030300020301 Nearest Stream: Big Alamance Creek Sources: 1. NC OneMap Latest Orthoimagery DRG Project #: ENV9001605 Project Information Date Exported: 4/5/2024 2:30 PM Date Saved: 4/5/2024 2:27 PM Center Coordinates: 79°41'40"W 35°55'52"N Legend Easement Boundary Random Vegetation Monitoring Plots Fixed Vegetation Monitoring Plots WetlandMitigation Wetland Mitigation Type Re-establishment (1:1) ~1.80 ac Re-establishment (1:1) ~1.80 ac Enhancement (2:1) ~0.88 ac Enhancement (2:1) ~0.88 ac Buffer Zones Riparian Buffer Mitigation Approach Restoration for Nutrient Offset Credits (101-200') Riparian Buffer Enhancement (0-100') Riparian Buffer Non-Subject Preservation (0-100') Riparian Buffer Restoration (0-100') Riparian Buffer Restoration (0-100'); No Nutrient