Pickle Creek Phase II Bank Parcel_As Built Report FINAL

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Pickle Creek Phase II As-Built Final Draft Comment Response Memo
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RES received comments from NCDWR on June 21st, 2024 on the Pickle Creek Phase II As-Built Report that was submitted on March 25th, 2024.
The response to these comments are found below and have been addressed in the Final As-Built Report as well.
1.Reference the 2 walkthroughs with DWR and the results of those visits.References to the site visits and results were added to section 1.5: “The June 2023 Site Visit was conducted to review
the planted area, excluding the Miscanthus planted area, to ensure the trees were planted at the agreed upondensity and were planted in appropriate areas, specifically along the top of banks and along the easementboundaries. Additionally, the group inspected the vegetation plots that were installed to ensure they were
representative of the surrounding planted area. Other things inspected included the signage of and marking of theconservation easement, the removal of the culvert and liquid application wells from within the conservationeasement footprint. The site visit conducted on February 29th, 2024 was completed to ensure the area that hadbeen planted in Miscanthus had been treated so that it was no longer present and the area was planted with thebare root trees and containers as discussed. Additionally, the two extra vegetation plots were inspected to ensurethey were installed appropriately as well.”
2.DWR requests the vigor also be added to the monitoring data moving forward.Vigor will be collected moving forward. It has been added to the list of monitoring criteria to be collected listed inSection 2.
3.Show inset map depicting the ephemeral 0-100ft Nutrient Offset Credits. They cannot be seen on the CCPV or the
survey.An inset map has been added to the map that shows the ephemeral 0-100ft Nutrient Offset Credits.
4.Need a signed official survey in As Built reports.The preliminary survey has been replaced with the official signed survey.
5.According to the MBI Section IV (C), include language talking about deviations from BPDP, this is typically regardingamounts of credit changing due to it being surveyed. This can be included in section 1.3. If I need to provide moreclarification please feel free to reach out to me.Language was added to section 1.3 to clarify why the credits changed from BPDP to the As-Built Report. The added
sentence reads “There is a slight deviation from the credit total in the Final BPDP based on the calculations of theAs-Built Nutrient Offset Areas using the recorded and surveyed conservation easement area.”

As-Built Baseline Monitoring Report

Pickle Creek Phase II Nutrient Offset
Mitigation Project
DWR Project # 2021-0348 Version 3

Wayne County, North Carolina
Neuse River Basin
HUC 03020201

Prepared By:

Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC
For Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC
3600 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
919-209-1052

June 2024
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Table of Contents

1 Project Summary .................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Project Location and Description .............................................................................................. 1
1.2 Monitoring Protocol and Project Success Criteria .................................................................... 1
1.3 Project Components .................................................................................................................. 2
1.4 Riparian Mitigation Approach ................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Construction and As-Built Conditions ...................................................................................... 3
1.6 Baseline Monitoring Performance ............................................................................................. 4
2 Methods .................................................................................................................................................. 5
3 References .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Appendix A: Site Maps and Credit Table Figure 1. Site Location Map Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View Figure 3. As-Built Plat Table 1. Pickle Creek Phase II Project Credits Appendix B: Vegetation Assessment Data Table 2a. Planted Tree Species Summary Table 2b. Planted Seed Mix Species Summary Table 3. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary Table Table 4. Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species Appendix C: Monitoring Photos Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos General Conditions Photos Appendix D: Monitoring Plot Data Sheets Vegetation Monitoring Plot Data Sheets Appendix E: Updated Waste Management Plan Updated Waste Management Plan
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1 Project Summary

1.1 Project Location and Description

Environmental Banc & Exchange, LLC (EBX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Resource Environmental
Solutions (RES), is pleased to provide this As-built Baseline Monitoring Report for the Pickle Creek Phase
II Nutrient Offset Mitigation Project (Project) under the RES Pickle Creek Phase II Nutrient Offset Banking
Instrument made between the Bank Sponsor, EBX, and the NC Division of Water Resources (DWR). This
project provides nutrient offset credits for unavoidable impacts due to development within the Neuse River
Basin, United States Geological Survey (USGS) 8-digit Cataloguing Unit 03020201 (Neuse 01), excluding
Falls Lake Watershed (Figure 1). This Project is in accordance with the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation
Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295 and Nutrient Offset Credit Trading Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0703. The Project
was codeveloped with the Pickle Creek Buffer Mitigation Project (DWR # 2021-0348v2) that is contracted
with the NC Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) and extends riparian areas associated with the DMS
project as well as incorporates additional stream features on the property.

The Pickle Creek Phase II Project is within the Neuse River Basin within the 8-digit HUC 03020201, 14-
digit HUC 030202011170030 and DWR Sub-basin Number 03-04-12. The Project easement is located in
Wayne County in Mount Olive, NC, and can be accessed by Thunder Swamp Road, approximately two
miles north of its intersection with Highway 55 (Figure 1). The coordinates are 35.23175° and -78.10784°.

The Pickle Creek Phase II project consists of a conservation easement that totals 10.59 acres and is
collocated with the DMS Pickle Creek Buffer Mitigation Project. The Project extends riparian areas
associated with the DMS project as well as incorporates one additional ditch feature on the property. Pickle
Creek Phase II is comprised of one unnamed stream tributary, J1, one ephemeral reach, D4, and one ditch
feature, D2, that all drain to Thunder Swamp. Thunder Swamp is a USGS-named stream that eventually
drains to the Neuse River. Pre-existing land use within the Project was crop production which was irrigated
with permitted land application of animal waste, and riparian forest. Water quality stressors previously
affecting the Project included heavily manipulated/relocated and maintained stream channels, nutrient
loadings from active crop production and use of land application as fertilizer and irrigation, and lack of
forested riparian buffers. The crops onsite were mostly corn (that is rotated with soybeans) and one main
field of Miscanthus giganteus.

1.2 Monitoring Protocol and Project Success Criteria

Annual vegetation monitoring and visual assessments will be conducted. Vegetation will be surveyed at
established vegetation plots across the site that are representative of the riparian restoration areas (Figures
2 & 3). Data will be presented each year in annual monitoring reports, including a Current Conditions
Plan View map (Figure 3).
Photos are taken at all vegetation plot origins during each monitoring year. Visual inspections and photos
are taken to ensure that restoration areas are being maintained and compliant. These monitoring activities
will continue to be done for each monitoring year.
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The measures of vegetative success for the Project will be the survival of at least four native hardwood tree
species, where no one species is greater than 50 percent of the stems, established at a density of at least 260
planted trees per acre at the end of Year 5. Native volunteer species may be included to meet the
performance standards as determined by NC Division of Water Resources. Invasive and noxious species
will be monitored and treated so that none become dominant or alter the desired community structure of
the site.
A visual assessment of the conservation easement will also be performed each year to confirm:
• Easement markers are in good condition throughout the site;
• No encroachment has occurred;
• No invasive species in areas where invasive species were treated,
• Diffuse flow is being maintained in the conservation easement areas; and
• There has not been any cutting, clearing, filling, grading, or similar activities that would
negatively affect the functioning of the buffer.
Component/
Feature
Monitoring Maintenance through project close-out
Vegetation Annual
vegetation
monitoring
Vegetation shall be maintained to ensure the health and vigor of the targeted plant
community. Routine vegetation maintenance and repair activities may include
supplemental planting, pruning, mulching, and fertilizing. Exotic invasive plant species
shall be treated by mechanical and/or chemical methods. Any vegetation requiring
herbicide application will be performed in accordance with NC Department of
Agriculture (NCDA) rules and regulations. Vegetation maintenance activities will be
documented and reported in annual monitoring reports. Vegetation maintenance will
continue through the monitoring period.
Invasive and Nuisance
Vegetation
Visual
Assessment
Invasive and noxious species will be monitored and treated so that none become
dominant or alter the desired community structure of the Project. Locations of invasive
and nuisance vegetation will be mapped and reported.
Project Boundary Visual
Assessment
Project boundaries shall be identified in the field to ensure clear distinction between the
mitigation project and adjacent properties. Boundaries are marked with signs identifying
the property as a mitigation project and will include the name of the long-term steward
and a contact number. Boundaries may be identified by fence, marker, bollard, post,
tree-blazing, or other means as allowed by Project conditions and/or conservation
easement. Boundary markers disturbed, damaged, or destroyed will be repaired and/or
replaced on an as-needed basis. Easement monitoring and staking/ signage maintenance
will continue in perpetuity as a stewardship activity.

1.3 Project Components

This Project will generate 23,172.844 lbs. of Nitrogen (N) nutrient offset credits within a 10.59-acre
conservation easement as depicted in Figure 3. These are derived from riparian restoration activities. The
credits generated will service the Neuse 01 watershed, excluding the Falls Lake Watershed. These nutrient
offset credits are neither convertible nor transferrable to riparian buffer credits. This is a nutrient offset only
bank with a nutrient offset only MBI. The total potential nutrient offset credits that the Pickle Creek Phase
II Mitigation Project will generate were calculated using the DWR “Project Credit Table Template
(Updated July 2023)” and are presented in Appendix A. There is a slight deviation from the credit total in
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the Final BPDP based on the calculations of the As-Built Nutrient Offset Areas using the recorded and
surveyed conservation easement area.
1.4 Riparian Mitigation Approach

Riparian restoration activities occurred as defined and described in the Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rule
15A NCAC 02B .0295 (n) and the nutrient offset credits generated from the riparian restoration activities
complied with the Nutrient Offset Trading Rule 15A NCAC 02b .0703. Riparian restoration activities
included the planting of bare root trees and seeding the area with an herbaceous seed mix that was
broadcasted and disced in all areas but the Miscanthus area. The Miscanthus area was seeded but not disced
to not agitate the Miscanthus to reproduce. The restoration activities began along the boundary of the DMS
project which ends at about 100 feet from the top of the proposed stream (J1) and ephemeral channel (D4)
and extended outward to a maximum of 200 feet perpendicular to the channels. Additionally, the restoration
activities on D2 began from the tops of the ditch banks and extended outward to a maximum of 200 feet
perpendicular to the ditch channel.

Restoration occurred where cropland was currently present. (Figure 3). Restoration activities also included
the permanent protection of the riparian buffer and adjacent riparian areas from cutting, clearing, filling,
grading, and similar activities that would affect the functioning of the buffer and adjacent riparian areas
through a conservation easement that have clearly visible easement markers and signs.

Other activities involved with the nutrient offset component of the Project included plugging and filling
two small ditches that flow into D2 (Figure 2), removal of the most upstream culvert crossing on J1
(associated with the DMS project), removal of the localized areas of concentrated flow, stabilizing any
banks that show instability, treating areas of dense Miscanthus giganteus using both chemical and
mechanical means during the 2023 growing season, updating the Waste Utilization Plan to ensure removal
of any area in conservation easement will not have any land application of waste, and removing two
hydrants and the associated pipes that are used for land application for irrigation and fertilization. The final
updated irrigation plan that was submitted and filed with NC Water Quality Permitting was included with
the Final BPDP (Figure 3) and can be found in Appendix E. These activities were completed during the
Site Preparation stage. No infrastructure or impervious areas remain above the ground within the riparian
areas where nutrient offset is being generated. Any pipes that lead to the hydrants that were removed were
capped and deadheaded to ensure there is no underground leakage.

1.5 Construction and As-Built Conditions

The initial planting of bare root trees occurred on May 16th, 2023. Due to dense Miscanthus giganteus 3.73
acres were not planted. These areas were mowed and treated with an appropriate herbicide three times over
the summer of 2023. The treatment was successful and a second planting occurred in these areas on
December 14th, 2023. RES staff and NCDWR staff conducted two site visits, one on June 26th, 2023 and
the second on February 29th, 2024. The June 2023 Site Visit was conducted to review the planted area,
excluding the Miscanthus planted area, to ensure the trees were planted at the agreed upon density and were
planted in appropriate areas, specifically along the top of banks and along the easement boundaries.
Additionally, the group inspected the vegetation plots that were installed to ensure they were representative
of the surrounding planted area. Other things inspected included the signage of and marking of the
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conservation easement, the removal of the culvert and liquid application wells from within the conservation
easement footprint. The site visit conducted on February 29th, 2024 was completed to ensure the area that
had been planted in Miscanthus had been treated so that it was no longer present and the area was planted
with the bare root trees and containers as discussed. Additionally, the two extra vegetation plots were
inspected to ensure they were installed appropriately as well. Planted species were the same in both
plantings and included species from the approved list in the Bank Parcel Development Package. All riparian
restoration areas are planted from top of bank (including the areas within the DMS projects) back at least
50 feet from streams with bare root tree seedlings on a nine by six-foot spacing to achieve an initial density
of approximately 800 trees per acre. In addition, soil was amended with lime according to a soil fertility
test, and the site was seeded with an herbaceous seed mix to provide rapid herbaceous cover and promote
immediate effectiveness at removing nutrients as well as habitat for pollinators and other wildlife in April
2023. The seed blend contains both temporary and permanent seed and includes taproot species. The seed
was sown by broadcast seeding. Planting occurred in all areas proposed for riparian buffer restoration and
meets the performance standards outlined in the Rule 15A NCAC 02B .0295. This includes treating invasive
species and planting of at least four species of native hardwood bare root trees. Mixed-Mesic Hardwood
Forest (Coastal Plain subtype) (Schafale 2012) is the target community type and was used for all areas
within the Project. This tree community composition is highly diverse and is suitable given the Project’s
soil and landscape characteristics and will provide water quality and ecological benefits. A list of the
planted species can be found in Appendix B.
The site was constructed in March 2023 in accordance with the Approved Nutrient Offset Mitigation Plan.
Two waste application hydrants were removed, and their associated piping were deadheaded and capped.
The culverted crossing along J1 was removed and livestakes were planted to improve bank stability. The
two ditches that flowed to D2 were disked and their confluences were planted with livestakes. Livestaking
was completed by the planting crew in May 2023. Additionally, all planting and construction activities were
completed within the adjacent DMS project and have been explained in detail within the DMS Pickle Creek
(2021-0348 V2) As-Built Report submitted in February 2024. DMS Pickle Creek (2021-0348 V2) easement
was closed and secured on May 8th, 2023. There were no easement changes of the Pickle Creek Phase II
Bank Easement between the submittal of the BPDP Approval and the construction of the site. The
conservation easement is marked every 50-100 feet with t-posts and signage (Appendix C). No livestock
are present onsite; therefore, fencing was not installed.

1.6 Baseline Monitoring Performance

The Pickle Creek Phase II monitoring activities of planted areas were completed in May 2023 and January
2024. All Baseline Monitoring data is presented below and in the appendices. The Project is on track to
meeting success criteria.

RES installed nine permanent vegetation plots on site. Seven plots were installed and monitored in May
2023 after the initial planting. Two additional plots were installed and monitored in January 2024 after the
areas containing Miscanthus were successfully treated and planted in December 2023. Vegetation data
tables are in Appendix B and associated photos are in Appendix C. Monitoring Year 0 (MY0) monitoring
data indicate that all plots are exceeding the success criteria of 260 stems per acre. Planted stem densities
ranged from 445 to 890 planted stems per acre with a mean of 710 planted stems per acre across all plots.
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A total of 11 species were documented within the plots. Volunteer species were not noted at baseline
monitoring but are expected to establish in upcoming years. The average tree height observed was 1.26 feet.

Herbaceous vegetation is becoming well established across the Project. During the Fall mowing occurred
along the boundary of the area of dense Miscanthus. Tractors were turned around within the easement
during an adjacent harvest of Miscanthus outside of the project boundary. Trees had not yet been planted
in this area, but some easement signage was damaged. Damaged easement markers were replaced, and 3-
gallon container trees were planted in March 2024 to clarify the boundary before the next harvest. No other
activities that would negatively affect the functioning of the riparian area have been noted. An additional
planting of 30 bareroot trees occurred at the same time along the easement boundary between vegetation
plots 19 and 20 to ensure trees are present within 3 feet of the easement boundary. Finally, 8 1-gallon trees
were planted at the top of D2 to prevent erosion from concentrated flow into the ditch. Diffuse flow was
also maintained throughout the conservation easement area. Initial invasive species treatment of Chinese
privet (Ligustrum sinense) was administered in April 2023. Treatment of the Miscanthus giganteus was
completed in August. Future invasive species management will occur as needed.

2 Methods

Annual vegetation monitoring and visual assessments will be conducted. Riparian vegetation monitoring is
based on the “Carolina Vegetation Survey-Ecosystem Enhancement Program Protocol for Recording
Vegetation: Level 1-2 Plot Sampling Only Version 4.2” (Lee et al., 2006). Monitoring plots were installed
a minimum of 100 meters squared in size and cover at least two percent of the planted mitigation area.
These plots were randomly placed throughout the planted nutrient offset mitigation area (10.59 acres) and
are representative of the riparian restoration conditions. The following data is recorded for all trees in the
plots: species, height, planting date (or volunteer), vigor, and grid location. All stems in plots are flagged
with flagging tape. In the field, the four corners of each plot were permanently marked with PVC at the
origin and metal conduit at the other corners. There are 9 fixed vegetation monitoring plots (Figure 3).
These plots are being monitored in conjunction with plots 1-14 of the Pickle Creek DMS project site.

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3 References

Lee Michael T., Peet Robert K., Roberts Steven D., and Wentworth Thomas R. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol
for Recording Vegetation Level. Version 4.2

NC Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Mitigation Services. 2021. Vegetation Table Shiny
Tool. https://ncdms.shinyapps.io/Veg_Table_Tool/.

NC Environmental Management Commission. 2014. Rule 15A NCAC 02B.0295 - Mitigation Program
Requirements for the Protection and Maintenance of Riparian Buffers.

NC Environmental Management Commission. 2020. Rule 15A NCAC 02B.0714 – Neuse River Basin:
Nutrient Sensitive Waters Management Strategy: Protection and Maintenance of Existing
Riparian Buffers.

Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC. 2022. Pickle Creek Phase II – Bank Parcel Development Plan.

Schafale, M.P. 2012. Classification of the Natural Communities of North Carolina, Fourth
Approximation. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program, Division of Parks and Recreation,
NCDENR, Raleigh, NC.
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Pickle Creek Phase II
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property boundaries depicted on this map have not
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final legal boundaries.
Data Source: RES 2024, Esri World Imagery
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Date Exported: 6/27/2024
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Wayne County, North Carolina
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Easement 18.08 ac (DMS)
Buffer Credit Type
Riparian Restoration for Nutrient Offset -
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Riparian Restoration for Nutrient Offset -
101'-200'
Riparian Restoration for Nutrient Offset
Ditch - 0'-100'
Riparian Restoration for Nutrient Offset
Ditch - 101'-200'
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Ephemeral - 0'-100'
Riparian Restoration for Nutrient Offset
Ephemeral - 101'-200'
Stream Type
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Intermittent
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Veg Plot >320 stems/acre
Treated Miscanthus (3.73 ac)
Plant Bareroots
Reset Damaged Markers and Plant 3-
gallon Trees
Table 6. Pickle Creek Phase II, Project Credits
Project Area
N Credit Conversion Ratio (ft2/pound)
P Credit Conversion Ratio (ft2/pound)
Credit Type Location
Subject? (enter
NO if
ephemeral or
ditch 1)
Feature Type Mitigation Activity Min-Max Buffer
Width (ft)Feature Name Total Area (ft2)
Total (Creditable)
Area of Buffer
Mitigation (ft2)
Initial Credit
Ratio (x:1)% Full Credit Final Credit
Ratio (x:1)
Convertible to
Riparian
Buffer?
Riparian Buffer
Credits
Convertible to
Nutrient Offset?
Delivered
Nutrient
Offset: N (lbs)
Delivered
Nutrient
Offset: P (lbs)
Nutrient Offset Rural Yes I / P Restoration 0-100 J1 3,135 1 100%No —Yes 163.588 —
Nutrient Offset Rural Yes I / P Restoration 101-200 J1 220,281 1 33%No —Yes 11,494.557 —
Nutrient Offset Rural No Ephemeral Restoration 0-100 D4 925 1 100%No —Yes 48.268 —
Nutrient Offset Rural No Ephemeral Restoration 101-200 D4 40,663 1 33%No —Yes 2,121.850 —
Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration 0-100 D2 166,317 1 100%No —Yes 8,678.643 —
Nutrient Offset Rural No Ditch Restoration 101-200 D2 12,762 1 33%No —Yes 665.938 —
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Totals (ft2):444,083 0 0.000 23,172.844 0.000
Total Buffer (ft2):0 0
Total Nutrient Offset (ft2):444,083 N/A
Total Ephemeral Area (ft2) for Credit:0 0
Total Eligible Ephemeral Area (ft2):0 #DIV/0!Ephemeral Reaches as % TABM
Enter Preservation Credits Below Total Eligible for Preservation (ft2):0 0.0%Preservation as % TABM
Credit Type Location Subject?Feature Type Mitigation Activity Min-Max Buffer
Width (ft)Feature Name Total Area (sf)
Total (Creditable)
Area for Buffer
Mitigation (ft2)
Initial Credit
Ratio (x:1)% Full Credit Final Credit
Ratio (x:1)
Riparian
Buffer Credits
Buffer —
Buffer —
Buffer —
Buffer —
Buffer —
Preservation Area Subtotals (ft2):0 0
Square Feet Credits
0 0.000
0 0.000
0 0.000
0 0.000
Square Feet Credits
Nitrogen:23,172.844
Phosphorus:0.000
Neuse 03020201 - Outside Falls Lake
19.16394
N/A
Restoration:
Enhancement:
Mitigation Totals
444,083
TOTAL AREA OF BUFFER MITIGATION (TABM)
TOTAL NUTRIENT OFFSET MITIGATION
Mitigation Totals
Nutrient Offset:
Preservation:
Total Riparian Buffer:
1. The Randleman Lake buffer rules allow some ditches to be classified as subject according to 15A NCAC 02B .0250 (5)(a).
last updated 08/03/2020
Appendix B
Vegetation Assessment Data
Common Name Scientific Name Mit Plan % As-Built % Total Stems Planted
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis 10% 10% 847
River birch Betula nigra 10% 10% 847
Willow Oak Quercus phellos 10% 10% 847
Swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii 10% 10% 847
Water oak Quercus nigra 10% 10% 847
Northern red oak Quercus rubra 10% 10% 847
Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii 10% 10% 847
Overcup oak Quercus lyrata 10% 10% 847
Persimmon Diospyros virginiana 10% 10% 847
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5% 5% 424
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 5% 5% 424
8,472
10.59
800
Common Name Scientific Name
% of Total
Species
Composition
Virginia Wild Rye Elymus virginicus 25%
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum 25%
Big Bluestem Andropogon gerardii 10%
Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lancelota 10%
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium 10%
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 7%
Oxeye Sunflower Heliopsis helianthoides 7%
Butterfly Milkweed Ascelpias tuberosa 3%
Narrowlead Sunflower Helianthus angustifolia 3%
100%Total
Table 2a. Planted Species Summary
Total
Planted Area
As-Built Stems/Acre
Table 2b. Planted Seed Mix Species Summary
Plot #Planted
Stems/Acre
Volunteer
Stems/Acre
Total
Stems/Acre
Success
Criteria
Met?
Average
Planted Stem
Height (ft)
15 769 0 769 Yes 1.41
16 890 0 890 Yes 1.22
17 728 0 728 Yes 1.20
18 647 0 647 Yes 1.27
19 445 0 445 Yes 1.09
20 809 0 809 Yes 1.36
21 769 0 769 Yes 1.22
22 647 0 647 Yes 1.19
23 688 0 688 Yes 1.30
Project Avg 710 0 710 Yes 1.26
Table 3. Vegetation Plot Mitigation Success Summary
Project Name: Pickle Creek Phase II
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Betula nigra river birch Tree 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 13 13 13
Cephalanthus occidentalis common buttonbush Shrub 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6
Diospyros virginiana common persimmon Tree 6 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 14 14 14
Fraxinus pennsylvanica green ash Tree 5 5 5 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 1 1 1 18 18 18
Platanus occidentalis American sycamore Tree 5 5 5 1 1 1 3 3 3 9 9 9
Quercus lyrata overcup oak Tree 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 3 3 15 15 15
Quercus michauxii swamp chestnut oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 11 11 11
Quercus nigra water oak Tree 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 6 6 6 1 1 1 5 5 5 22 22 22
Quercus phellos willow oak Tree 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 5 5 5 1 1 1 18 18 18
Quercus rubra northern red oak Tree 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 2 2 2 18 18 18
Quercus shumardii Shumard's oak Tree 1 1 1 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 1 1 14 14 14
19 19 19 22 22 22 18 18 18 16 16 16 11 11 11 20 20 20 19 19 19 16 16 16 17 17 17 158 158 158
8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 9 9 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 7 7 7 11 11 11
769 769 769 890 890 890 728 728 728 647 647 647 445 445 445 809 809 809 769 769 769 647 647 647 688 688 688 710 710 710
Species count
Stems per ACRE
Table 4. Stem Count Total and Planted by Plot Species
0.02 0.02size (ACRES)0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02
size (ares)1 1 1 1 1
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.22
1 1 1 1 9
Stem count
Current Plot Data (MY0 2023)Annual Means
Scientific Name Common Name Species Type
102870-01-0015 102870-01-0016 102870-01-0017 102870-01-0018 102870-01-0019 102870-01-0020 102870-01-0021 102870-01-0022 102870-01-0023 MY0 (2023)
Appendix C
Monitoring Photos
Pickle Creek Phase II Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos

Vegetation Plot 15 (1/10/2024)

Vegetation Plot 16 (5/24/2023)

Vegetation Plot 17 (1/10/2024)

Vegetation Plot 18 (5/24/2023)

Vegetation Plot 19 (5/24/2023)

Vegetation Plot 21 (5/24/2023)

Vegetation Plot 20 (5/24/2023)

Vegetation Plot 22 (5/24/2023)

Vegetation Plot 23 (5/24/2023)

Pickle Creek Phase II Site Photos

Easement Marker

Second Removed Hydrant on J1

First Removed Hydrant on J1

Maintenance Tasks Completed

3-gallons Planted along D2 Easement Edge (3/6/2024)

Top of Ditch D2 Planted with Bareroots (3/20/2024)

Damaged Markers along D2 Easement Replaced (3/6/2024)

Easement Line Between Plots 19 and 20 Planted (3/6/2024)

Appendix D
Vegetation Monitoring Plot Data Sheets

Appendix E
Waste Management Plan
From:Lawson, Christine
To:Geno Kennedy; Jamey Mceachran
Cc:Jernigan Doug; Jonathan Miller; Merritt, Katie; Salyer, Marlene
Subject:RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: Doug Jernigan Farm Waste Plan Update
Date:Friday, October 8, 2021 5:14:31 PM
Geno and Mr. Jernigan –

Thank you for submitting the updates to the Nutrient Management Plan and to the Wettable Acres
Determination for Jernigan Farms, AWS960127 and AWI960127, to reflect the Pickle Creek
Mitigation Project. Everything appears to be in order. I thank you for providing such clear
documentation and maps to show the mitigation areas as they relate to the remaining land
application areas.

I emailed Geno a little earlier this afternoon with the information regarding renewal of the AWI
permit. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding that renewal.

Christine B. Lawson
Engineer
Animal Feeding Operations Program
Department of Environmental Quality

919 707 3664 office
984 232 1223 mobile
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Jamey, all work on our end is complete. This is the irrigation designand waste utilization plan for the project. We have copied theregulatory agency so they also have a copy as required alongwith the owner so they will have a copy for their records. Thank You! With Kind Regards,Ronnie "Geno" Kennedy Jr.President of OperationsAgriment Services, Inc.PO Box 1096 Beulaville, NC 28518
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