20230163 Ver 2_Brooks Swamp As-Built Notice - 041224_20240412

BROOKS SWAMP
As-Built Notice

RESTORECOLOGY NEUSE, LLC
APRIL 12, 2024
DWR# 2023-0 393v2
HUC# 03020201
Neuse River Basin, Excluding Falls Lake Watershed
Brooks Swamp As-Built Notice
Neuse HUC# 03020201, Excluding Falls Lake 1 April 2024

1.0 Summary of Activities Completed
RestorEcology Neuse, LLC (RestorEcology) would like to present the following summary of activities
completed at the Brooks Swamp Parcel (the Parcel). The Parcel was planted in March 2024 in
accordance with the approved Bank Parcel Development Package dated December 21, 2023 (the BPDP).
Planting preparation included collapsed shed removal, bushhogging, and native seeding. Bushhogging
was conducted following the corn harvest in October 2023. Invasive species, including privet and
chinaberry, were treated in the preservation, enhancement, and swamp restoration areas starting
March 5, 2024 before planting. Livestaking was also performed on March 5, 2024. Shed removal and
proper disposal was conducted from March 5-7, 2024. Native seeding was performed using a no-till drill
in the former ag field on March 8, 2024. Planting was conducted on March 11, 2024, and is described in
more detail below.
2.0 Figures Representing all Riparian Restoration and Preservation Activities
See Figure 8 – Planting Workplan from the BPDP attached. Planting areas are labeled as “Swamp
Wetland Restoration,” “Swamp Wetland Enhancement,” and “Upland Restoration.” Invasive treatment
activities were conducted in both the areas labeled as “Privet Management Area” and “Invasive
Treatment Area.” Livestaking was conducted on 1,000 linear feet of the left bank of UT1 where
indicated in yellow on the figure.
3.0 Figures Representing the Location of All Monitoring Plots Installed
Eight monitoring plots were installed per Figure 10 from the BPDP attached. The plot corners were
marked with t-posts, and planted stems were marked with pin flags. The surveyor will locate the plot
corners for the As-Built Report.
4.0 Detailed Planting Plan (Type, Density, Modifications from BPDP)
The following 12 species and quantities were planted in the riparian restoration areas, at a density of
533 stems/acre, exceeding the BPDP density of 529 stems/ac.

Brooks Swamp As-Built Notice
Neuse HUC# 03020201, Excluding Falls Lake 2 April 2024

Swamp Planting Zone
Scientific Name Common Name Bareroot #
3-Gal
Container # % Total
Quercus lyrata Overcup Oak 46 52 20%
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia 46 27 15%
Cornus amomum Silky Dogwood 0 27 5%
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress 46 52 20%
Nyssa aquatica Water Tupelo 46 52 20%
Salix nigra Black Willow 46 52 20%
Totals 230 262 100%
Upland Planting Zone Scientific Name Common Name Bareroot # % Total
Betula nigra River Birch 708 16%
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar 620 14%
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore 620 14%
Quercus nigra Water Oak 620 14%
Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak 620 14%
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia 620 14%
Diospyros virginiana Persimmon 620 14%
Totals 4428 100%
These species were selected from BPDP Tables 8.1 and 8.2 and the only alternate species needed were
silky dogwood and sweetbay magnolia, which replaced possumhaw (Ilex decidua).
The selected native seed mix for no-till drilling the 8 acres of former cornfield on the Parcel was from
Garrett Wildflower Seed Farm in Smithfield, NC and consisted of the following species:
Native Conservation Seed Mix
SPECIES %
Little Bluestem 13
Indiangrass 6
Tridens flavus 4
Splitbeard 2
Lance-leaved coreopsis 9
Narrow-leaved sunflower 9
Partridge pea 9
Large flower tickseed 9
Black-eyed Susan 9
Plains coreopsis 8
Bur-marigold 7
Spotted bee balm 5
Purple coneflower 5
Sensitive pea 5

Brooks Swamp As-Built Notice
Neuse HUC# 03020201, Excluding Falls Lake 3 April 2024

There were no other modifications from the BPDP planting workplan.
5.0 Conservation Easement Boundary Marking
The conservation easement was marked at staked corners and every 200 feet along lengthy boundary
lines with yellow Unique Places to Save signs on t-posts. Additionally, white electric tape was used to
make easement boundaries more clear near the fenced pasture on the northern property boundary.
6.0 Any Major Changes to Easement Boundary or Credits
The footprint of one of the removed sheds in the northern preservation area is approximately 40-feet by
40-feet. After removal, RestorEcology decided to seed the area with native seed and plant it with
bareroot trees. RestorEcology intends to survey the area for the As-Built Report and request buffer
restoration credit in this footprint if approved by the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR).

0 0.10.05
Km
0 200100Feet
Coordinate System: NAD 1983 2011 StatePlane North Carolina FIPS 3200 Ft US
2023
Parcel: Brooks Swamp
Figure 8: Planting Workplan
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Legend
Treeline
Top of Bank
Conservation Easement
Access Easement
Gravel)
Livestaking (1,000 LF,
Left Bank Only)
Invasive Treatment Area
Privet Management
Area
Planting Zones
Swamp Wetland
Enhancement
Swamp Wetland
Restoration
Upland Restoration
UT1
UT2
Two collapsed
sheds to remove