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Home My WebLink About20160225 Ver 2_South Fork Monitoring Year 5 Supplemental ReportSouth Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel DW R 1 D# 2016-0225v2 Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC's Cane Creek Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank C ,'y�iil �6g i Monitoring Year 5 Supplemental Report DO WILDLANDS E N G I N E E R I N G April 2024 PREPARED BY: Wildlands Engineering, Inc. 312 West Millbrook Road, Suite 225 Raleigh, NC 27609 Phone: 919-851-9986 MONITORING YEAR 5 REPORT Supplemental Report South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC's Cane Creek Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank U/_U311116i1&*Qilk Ia►1110 1.0 Introduction..........................................................................................................................1 2.0 Adaptive Management Activities............................................................................................1 2.1 Supplemental Planting..................................................................................................................1 2.2 Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................2 3.0 References.............................................................................................................................2 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Adaptive Management History Table 2 Planting Quantity by Area Table 3 Tree Species Selected for Supplemental Planting ATTACHMENTS Figure 1 Adaptive Management Map Adaptive Management Photographs W South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page i Monitoring Year 5 Supplemental Report 1.0 Introduction The South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel (Parcel) Monitoring Year 5 (MY5) Report was submitted to the North Carolina Division of Water Resources (NCDWR) on September 18, 2023. NCDWR met with Wildlands staff on November 7, 2023, to perform a MY5 on -site closeout visit. During the site walk NCDWR determined that a small-scale supplemental planting was required, along with brush cutting and ring sprays in one of the areas of planting. Details were included within the on - site closeout Meeting Notes submitted to NCDWR on November 11, 2023. NCDWR issued a partial credit release of 5% on January 161h, 2024. The remainder 5% of credits will be released when NCDWR receives confirmation that Wildlands fully implemented the actions documented in the Meeting Notes. A list of management actions outlined in the Meeting Notes, along with their completion date are shown in Table 1. Table 1. Adaptive Management History Activity Completion Date Brush Cutting December 2023 Supplemental Planting December 2023 Ring Sprays April 2024 2.0 Adaptive Management Activities 2.1 Supplemental Planting Three isolated locations were noted during the on -site closeout visit which required supplemental planting using 1-gallon containerized trees. These locations included a 0.06-acre area at the top of UT1 and two small areas totaling 0.15 acres along SF4A. Species planted are those which were approved in the Bank Parcel Development Package (BPDP), as well as persimmon (Diospyros virginiana), which both the Interagency Review Team (IRT) and NCDWR approved as an alternative species. Blackberry shrubs (Rubus sp.) were dense within the supplemental planting area at the top of UT1 and were therefore brush cut in December 2023 prior to planting. Ring sprays were performed in April 2024 within the supplemental planting areas along SF4A to control fescue (Festuca sp.) competition. Details on planting quantities per location are found in Table 2. A visual depiction of the planted area can be seen in Figure 1. Table 2. Planting Quantity by Area Area Acres Planting Quantity UT1 0.06 15 SF4A— Right Floodplain 0.04 21 SF4A— Left Floodplain 0.11 24 Totals 0.21 60 Table 3 below lists species selected along with their planted quantities. Photographs following the supplemental planting are in the attachments. W South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 1 Monitoring Year 5 Supplemental Report Table 3. Tree Species Selected for Supplemental Planting Species Common Name Type Stems per Species Planting Composition Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Poplar 1-Gallon 10 16.7 Quercus pagoda Cherrybark Oak 1-Gallon 10 16.7 Diospyros virginiana Persimmon 1-Gallon 10 16.7 Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak 1-Gallon 10 16.7 Quercus phellos Willow Oak 1-Gallon 10 16.7 Betula nigra River Birch 1-Gallon 10 16.7 Totals 60 100% 2.2 Conclusion During the MY5 on -site closeout visit, NCDWR determined that a 0.21-acre supplemental planting was required. Planting and associated brush cutting occurred in December 2023, and ring sprays were completed in April 2024. 3.0 References Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC (2022). South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Monitoring Year 5 Report. NCDWR, Raleigh NC. http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/nutrientbufferbanks Wildlands Holdings IV, LLC (2018). South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel, Bank Parcel Development Package. NCDWR, Raleigh NC. http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/nutrientbufferbanks W South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Page 2 Monitoring Year 5 Supplemental Report ,r Conservation Easement (18.13 ac) t g +�; Internal Crossing ,,- ';f`Ii,"` Project Streams and Vernal Pools (2.42 ac) Restoration 0-100' (4.92 ac) Restoration 0<50' (0.48 ac) •,f; Enhancement 0-100' (0.47 ac) v s°: Cattle Exclusion 0-100' (8.52 ac) Preservation 0-100' (0.44 ac ) . . No Credit ( 0.88 ac) fi December 2023 Supplemental Planting December 2023 Brush Cutting !c m rSprays April 2024 Ring p ra Y p Q �3 Project Fencing q,nd ❑ Vegetation Plot 17-1 i w I \ \ e / � s A i r ❑5 h y 4� 1 ♦ / '� ---------- WILDLANDS E N G I N E E R I N G 1, 3 / I' I 1 1, C Figure 1. Adaptive Management Map South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel 0 250 500 Feet Monitoring Year 5 Supplemental Report Cape Fear River Basin 03030002 Chatham County, NC ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHS LIT1 Planting and Brush Cutting (1211912023) 1 SF4A Planting — Right Floodplain (1211912023) 1 SF4A Planting — Left Floodplain (1211912023) SF4A Ring Sprays — Left Floodplain (0411712024) SF4A Ring Sprays — Right Floodplain (0411712024) South Fork Nutrient Offset and Buffer Mitigation Bank Parcel Monitoring Year 5 Supplemental Report — Adaptive Management Photographs