20060413 Ver 1_Year 3 Monitoring Report 2016_20170207

STALLINGS BUFFER RESTORATION SITE -- DMS #357
Jones County NC -- Neuse River HUC# 03020204-010050
MY -3 (2016) ANNUAL MONITORING REPORT (Draft)
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services (DEQ -DMS) -- Contract # 5765
Data Collected: November 2016 Final Report Submitted: Jan 2017
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
Division of Mitigation Services
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1652
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Quality DMS Project Manager: Kristin Miguez
MOGENSEN MITIGATION, INC.
P.O. Box 690429 Charlotte, NC 28227
[phone] Rich(a-)MogMit.com Dam
[phone] GPottern(&RJGAcarolina.com MOGENSEN MITIGATION. INC
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Table of Contents
1.0.
Project Summary........................................................................................................................3
1.1.
Project Goals & Objectives...............................................................................................................3
1.2.
Project Success Criteria....................................................................................................................3
1.3.
Project Setting & Pre -Restoration Conditions..................................................................................4
1.4.
Project Design Approach, Components and Mitigation Assets
........................................................5
1.5.
Current Conditions (2016) and Performance Summary...................................................................6
2.0.
Monitoring Methods...................................................................................................................7
3.0.
References....................................................................................................................................8
Figure IA. Project Vicinity Map and Directions
Figure 1B. Project Components & Mitigation Assets
Appendix A. Project Background Tables
Table 1. Project Mitigation Components
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Attribute Table
Appendix B. Visual Assessment Data
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View (CCPV)
Table 5. Vegetation Condition Visual Assessment
Figure 3. Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
Figure 4. Problem Areas and Other Photos
Appendix C. Vegetation Plot Monitoring Data
Figure 5. Warranty Replanting Area Maps, Feb 2015
Table 6. CVS Plot Stem Density & Success Summary
Table 7. CVS Plot Stem Counts & Density by Species and Year
Table 8. Temporary (Warranty) Plot Data, 2016
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1.0. Project Summary
1.1. Project Goals & Objectives
The Stallings Buffer Restoration Project is located on a 146 -acre parcel of former cropland in northern
Jones County NC, in the Trent River sub -basin of the Neuse River Basin, USGS Cataloging Unit (CU)
#03020204 (Figure IA). The NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) purchased this property east
of Wyse Fork Rd (SR -1002) in 2003 for conservation use, and also acquired a conservation easement on
3 additional acres of farmed riparian land immediately upstream on the west side of Wyse Fork Rd.
The 2010 Neuse River Basin Restoration Priority Plan (RBRP) identifies agricultural impacts including
stream channelization, wetland ditching, loss of forested riparian buffers, and nonpoint source runoff as
causes of water quality degradation in the Trent River watershed. The Plan identifies "reestablishment of
riparian buffers and corridors of substantial width to improve connectivity of protected areas" and
"projects that address agricultural runoff' as priority goals for this watershed. Restoration Goals for CU
#03020204 as identified in the 2010 plan include:
• Promote nutrient and sediment reduction in agricultural areas by restoring and preserving wetlands,
streams and riparian buffers.
• Continue targeted implementation of Nutrient Offset and Riparian Buffer program projects, and focus
NCDOT-sponsored restoration in areas where it will provide ecosystem functional improvement.
• Protect, augment and connect Natural Heritage Areas and other conservation lands.
The Stallings Buffer Restoration Project was identified as an opportunity to improve water quality and
augment conservation lands within the Trent River watershed. The project goals include the following:
• Provide improved water quality by reducing nutrient and sediment loads to the receiving waters.
• Improve terrestrial and aquatic habitat and connectivity in the Flat Swamp Watershed.
These goals will be achieved through implementation of the following project objectives (Figure 1B):
• Restore 31.6 acres of riparian buffers by planting native tree species at a sufficient density to promote
native forest succession, thus increasing riparian area root density and nutrient uptake.
• Preserve 19.1 acres of riparian riverine wetlands along Flat Swamp and its tributaries.
1.2. Project Success Criteria
Tree planting on 31.6 acres of riparian buffers along Streams A, B, and C was conducted in February to
early March 2014. Post -construction annual monitoring will be conducted from 2014 through 2018
using 25 permanent CVS vegetation plots all five years, and 25 temporary warranty plots during the first
three years. The CVS plots were established by RJG&A (now Mogensen Mitigation Inc) during March
2014. Vegetative success of the buffer restoration is evaluated based on a minimum of 320 planted
native hardwood trees per acre at the end of 5 years, as specified in the project mitigation plan. (Note:
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The 2015 Monitoring Report stated that the density criterion had been revised to 260 planted stems per
acre at the end of 5 years, based on the 2014 Consolidated Buffer Mitigation Rules. The original
criterion of 320 trees per acre has been reinstated after recent discussion between DMS and DWR).
1.3. Project Setting & Pre -Restoration Conditions
The Stallings Buffer Restoration Project is located on a 146 -acre parcel of former cropland in the
northern corner of Jones County NC, along the transition zone between the Inner Coastal Plain and
Outer Coastal Plain, eight miles southeast of downtown Kinston NC. Traveling to the site from Kinston,
drive east on US -70 into Jones County, turn right on Wyse Fork Rd (SR -1002) about 0.5 mile past the
Lenoir/Jones County line, then travel south approximately 3.5 miles to Webb Farm Road (SR -1306).
The Stallings site is located southeast of the intersection of Wyse Fork Road and Webb Farm Road
(Figure IA). The northern portion of the site is accessible from Webb Farm Road, and the southern
portion is accessible from Wyse Fork Road near the intersection with Moore Rd (SR -1306). Elevations
on the site range from 42 to 52 feet above mean seal level (NAVD-83).
The Stallings site is drained by channelized streams and ditches flowing southeastward into Flat Swamp
along the eastern boundary of the site (Figures 1B -C). In May 2011 the NC Division of Water
Resources (DWR) agent Chris Pullinger provided a letter and color -coded map indicating streams
subject to Neuse River Buffer Rules (Appendix A). Intermittent or perennial channels subject to Buffer
Rules are mapped in blue, and ephemeral channels or ditches not subject to Buffer Rules are mapped in
red by DWR. The three streams where DMS seeks buffer credits (blue streams in DWR's map) are
labeled A, B and C in Figures 1B -C. A fourth stream segment near the northeast corner of the site is
also mapped in blue (Stream D in Figures 113-C), but is not labeled on the DWR map or listed in the
letter. Due to this discrepancy DMS is not seeking buffer credit along Stream D. Flat Swamp flows into
Beaver Creek in the Trent River sub -basin of the Neuse River basin, USGS Cataloging Unit #03020204-
010050 and DWR sub -basin 03-04-11. An adjacent protected conservation area (non -DMS) across Flat
Swamp east of the Stallings site creates a combined conservation area of 307 acres. This site in turn
connects with Great Dover Swamp, comprising several thousand acres of mostly undeveloped land in
the Beaver Creek and Trent River watershed, between Wyse Fork Rd and US -70.
The USDA Soil Survey of Jones County (Barnhill, 198 1) shows Goldsboro fine sandy loam (GoA)
mapped on the higher, well -drained areas on the northern part of the site, Meggett loam (Me) on the
majority of the site including the planted areas, and Stockade fine sandy loam (Sx) along the Flat
Swamp floodplain. Meggett loam and Stockade fine sandy loam are designated hydric soils, although
much of the area mapped as Meggett has been drained and altered by agricultural activity and is not
jurisdictional wetland in its current condition. Vegetation on the former cropland areas includes a mix of
grasses, herbs, shrubs, vines, and tree seedlings typical of abandoned fields. A 120 -ft -wide mowed
powerline right-of-way lies east -west across the middle of the site. The floodplain of Flat Swamp along
the eastern edge of the site supports about 16 acres of mature bottomland hardwood and swamp forest
wetlands, and the lower reaches of Streams A and C (north and south of the powerline) have about 3
acres of disturbed (previously farmed) scrub -dominated riparian wetlands. Wetland hydrology is
maintained by a combination of upland runoff and occasional overbank flooding (Stantec, 2011).
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1.4. Project Design Approach, Components and Mitigation Assets
The 146 -acre Stallings Buffer Restoration Site is former cropland purchased by NC Department of
Transportation (NCDOT) in 2003, and is protected for conservation use by a deed restriction. The 3 -acre
riparian buffer on the adjacent Lee property west of Wyse Fork Rd is protected by a conservation
easement. In 2003 the Stallings site had sparse cover of predominantly herbaceous old -field weeds, but
vegetation density and height increased over the subsequent decade (2003 to 2013) as shrubs and sapling
trees became established, especially Baccharis, Morella, Rubus, and Pinus.
The Mitigation Plan (Stantec Consulting Services, 2011) included 40.0 acres of Riparian Buffer
Restoration (40.0 Mitigation Units), 27.2 acres of Nitrogen Nutrient Offset (27.2 Mitigation Units), 3.0
acres of Wetland Enhancement (1.5 Mitigation Units), 16.1 acres of Wetland Preservation (3.2
Mitigation Units), and 5,403 feet of Stream Enhancement (2,161 Mitigation Units), all on the 146 -acre
eastern tract. The 3 -acre western tract has no mitigation credits.
During the interval between development of the 2011 Mitigation Plan and project implementation in
Feb -Mar 2014, natural colonization and growth of tree saplings and shrubs continued in the fallow fields
and proposed wetland enhancement areas. The Riparian Buffer Restoration area was subsequently
reduced from 40.0 acres to 31.6 acres, with buffers extending 200 feet laterally from the DWR-verified
stream -banks, except where limited by the powerline right-of-way, roads, and areas with adequate
natural woody stem density (other than pines and exotics). DMS and DWR determined that the
proposed Wetland Enhancement areas along the lower reaches of Streams A and C would instead be
categorized as Wetland Preservation, since supplemental tree planting was no longer needed. Stream
channel reconstruction was determined to be unnecessary and was deleted from the plan based on the
engineer's calculations of shear stress and stream power, and confirmation by DWR in May 2011 that
the existing channels appear relatively stable. Nutrient offset buffers along the non -stream ditches were
deleted, as were the proposed stream enhancement mitigation credits along Streams A, B and C.
The original plan to clear and grub the riparian buffer planting areas was changed to mowing only to
preserve the many native volunteer saplings. Planting areas were mowed in 2014 with a bush -hog to
facilitate planting and reduce competition for the planted trees. Pinus, Liquidambar, and shrubs were
mostly mowed or cut, but other native hardwood trees (Ulmus, Acer, Platanus, Fraxinus, Carpinus,
Quercus and others) were left standing to the extent practicable. Some areas were too wet and soft to
effectively bush -hog, and were left as is prior to planting. The contractor planted 14,200 bare -root tree
seedlings of Platanus, Liriodendron, Nyssa, and Quercus within the 31.6 acre buffer restoration areas
using Dibble bars during late February to early March 2014. Planted areas that were not mowed are
dominated by Baccharis, Morella, Rubus, and herbaceous plants, plus scattered Pinus and Liquidambar
saplings. Planted seedlings were mostly 10 to 18 inches tall, with a few seedlings 24 inches or taller,
and average planting density was 449 stems/acre.
The final built project as surveyed in March 2014 includes 31.6 acres of Riparian Buffer Restoration,
which may be applied as either 31.6 Riparian Buffer Mitigation Credits, 31.6 Nitrogen Nutrient Offset
Credits, or a combination of Riparian Buffer and Nitrogen Nutrient Offset Mitigation Credits up to a
total of 31.6 (not on the same footprint) depending on mitigation need as per agreement with DWR
(Table 1). The other 19.1 acres of wetland preservation, 86 acres of non -buffer upland preservation, and
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3 -acre conservation easement west of Wyse Fork Rd do not provide any mitigation credits, but will help
improve water quality and habitat along waterways that are not subject to Neuse River Buffer Rules but
may be Section 404 jurisdictional waters (Tables 1 to 4 and Figures I to 1C).
The monitoring contractor (MMI-RJGA) installed 25 permanent CVS vegetation monitoring plots (10 x
10 meter) marked with steel conduit at the corners (including a tall pipe at the (0,0) corner) during
March 11-12, 2014. The side closest to the stream was designated as the x-axis, and a photo of each plot
was taken from the 0,0 corner. For each plot the latitude and longitude coordinates of the 0,0 corner
were recorded with a Trimble sub -meter GPS unit, and the x-axis angle (from 0,0 corner to 10,0 corner)
was recorded with a magnetic compass. The x,y coordinates of each planted tree within the plots was
recorded using meter tapes laid along the plot edges, and survey flagging was tied loosely around each
tree to facilitate subsequent measurements and to distinguish them from volunteer trees.
1.5. Current Conditions (2016) and Performance Summary
The Stallings site was evaluated during November 14-16, 2016, about 33 months after the original
planting in Feb 2014. Native volunteer shrubs and vines, especially Morella, Baccharis, Rubus, Vitis,
Smilax, Ampelopsis, and Campsis are continuing to grow vigorously over most of the site, along with a
dense herb layer dominated by Solidago, Eupatorium, Juncus, Scirpus, and grasses overtopping the
planted trees. Larger volunteer Pinus, Platanus, Liquidambar, Acer, Fraxinus, Celtis, and Ulmus
ranging from 4 to 8 inches dbh are common in some areas, especially along ditch banks.
Areas where low planted tree density was reported in 2014 received supplemental planting in February
2015 by the original planting contractor. Approximately 3,800 bare -root seedlings of Liriodendron,
Quercus, and Fraxinus were planted on 20 acres, at densities of 109 to 242 trees per acre based on the
2014 CVS plot and warranty plot data (Appendix C, Figure 5). Only a few of these new trees were
evident in CVS plots in 2016.
Ten of the 25 permanent CVS plots in 2016 had eight or more living planted trees, and met the 320
stems/acre success criterion (Tables 6 -7). The other 15 CVS plots had seven or fewer living planted
stems, failing to meet the criterion. The average density of surviving planted stems for all 25 plots in
2016 was 6.7 trees per plot (271 trees per acre), similar to the 2015 average (275 trees per acre). The
dense thicket of shrubs, vines and herbs in nearly all plots is considerably taller than most of the planted
trees, except for Platanus that rise above the shrub layer in certain plots.
The 25 temporary warranty plots (107.6 x 10 ft = 100 m2) yielded a range of 1 to 10 trees (planted
species) and average of 4.3 trees per plot in 2016, or 175 trees per acre (Table 8). Only two warranty
plots exceeded 320 planted trees per acre. It remains difficult, as noted in the 2014 and 2015 reports, to
locate un -flagged planted trees especially small -leaved species, among the dense tangle of shrubs, vines,
and herbs.
Areas where the CVS plots or warranty plots had eight or more live planted stems were considered as
having adequate planted stem density. Other areas where CVS plots and warranty plots had fewer than
eight stems are mapped as Low Woody Density Problem Areas in Figure 2.1-2.2 and Table 5,
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comprsing 14.1 acres (45% of planted area). Low vigor of planted trees is a problem throughout the
remainder of the planted areas. However, adding the volunteer native hardwood trees, 20 CVS plots
(80%) have eight or more total trees, and the average number of native hardwood trees per CVS plot is
10.0 (404 trees per acre). For warranty plots, 16 plots (64%) have eight or more trees, with an average
of 9.0 trees per plot (364 trees per acre). These data exclude native volunteer Morella and Baccharis.
Trees greater than 150 cm tall appear likely to survive and compete successfully with the dense shrub
layer, but smaller trees may be outcompeted and die over the next few years. Among the planted
species, most of the trees taller than 150 cm are Platanus. Few planted stems of Quercus, Nyssa,
Liriodendron, and Fraxinus have yet reached above the shrub layer. Volunteer stems taller than the
adjacent shrubs include Platanus, Liquidambar, Diospyros, Pinus taeda, Pinus palustrs, Prunus
serotina, Acer rubrum, Acer negundo, Salix nigra, Ulmus americana, Ulmus alata, and Fraxinus
pennsylvanica. The largest trees beyond the ditch banks (15 cm or greater DBH) are nearly all pines.
(The site was most likely a mesic to wet pine flatwoods community with shrubby understory prior to
agricultural conversion many decades ago). The site will ultimately become forested, but trees planted
in 2014-2015 may comprise only a fraction of the resulting forest. In terms of soil stability, nutrient
uptake, water quality benefits, and habitat for early -successional stage wildlife, the existing shrub -
dominated community will likely perform just as well as a forest of planted sapling trees.
Scattered small patches of invasive Ligustrum sinense, Rosa multiflora, and Lonicera japonica were
noted in many areas, especially along ditch banks and roadsides, but did not appear abundant or large
enough to be suppressing planted tree growth. The three large patches of invasive Lespedeza cuneata
mapped in 2015 on the eastern portion of the site were less prominent this year, apparently due to
overtopping by native Morella, Baccharis, Rubus, and vines, and were removed from "invasive areas"
designation (Figure 2.1-2.2). The CVS plots containing Lespedeza also exhibited less cover of this
invasive plant than they did last year. Small and diffuse patches of Lespedeza are present in many other
areas elsewhere on the project site, but native shrubs appear to be outcompeting them. No invasive
problem areas are plotted on the current CCPV.
No encroachment or damage from vehicles or livestock was observed on the property, other than
mowing of ditch -bank vegetation (presumably by NCDOT) along Webb Farm Rd and Wyse Fork Rd.
"Conservation Area" signs posted along roadsides are intact, although some are now obscured from
view by shrubs and vine growth. There is no fencing around the project site.
2.0. Monitoring Methods
Baseline Monitoring and Annual Monitoring and reporting methods follow the current DMS -provided
templates and guidelines (Lee et al 2008; NC-EEP 2012). The 25 permanent CVS vegetation plots (10 x
10 meters) are evaluated and photographed during late Summer or Fall each year from 2014 through
2018. For planted trees, the species, height, dbh, and qualitative vigor rating of each tree is recorded
(CVS Level 1 data). For volunteer trees and shrubs, the numbers of stems of each species within each
height category is recorded (CVS Level 2 data). Planted and volunteer woody species are identified
using Radford et al. (1968) and Weakley (2012).
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For the first three years (2014 through 2016) an additional 25 temporary vegetation warranty plots (100
m2 each) scattered throughout the replanted buffer areas are evaluated. Warranty plots may be either
square (10 x 10 m) or strip plots (107.6 x 10 ft) with locations varying from year to year to maximize the
cumulative sampling area covered. These plots record the total number of surviving planted tree species
only; species and size data are not be recorded. The current year's warranty plots are mapped on the
CCPV figures in a contrasting color.
The Stallings site does not have a perimiter fence, but the contractor checks the condition of
conservation signage along the adjacent public roads, and looks for evidence of encroachment by off-
road vehicles, livestock, or other potential sources of damage. Areas of invasive exotic vegetation in the
planted areas are mapped in accordance with current DMS guidance. No hydrologic or geomorphic
monitoring is included in the Stallings project monitoring scope.
3.0. References
Barnhill, W.L. (1981). Soil Survey of Jones County, North Carolina. USDA Soil Conservation Service
(Natural Resources Conservation Service), Raleigh, NC.
Lee, Michael T., Peet, Robert K., Roberts, Steven D., Wentworth, Thomas R. (2008). CVS-EEP
Protocol for Recording Vegetation version 4.2, October 2008. Retrieved September 2011, from:
http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/methods.htm
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program. (2014). NC-EEP Monitoring Report Template and Guidance
version 1. 0, February 2014. http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/eep/dbb-resources
NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program. (2010). Neuse River Basin Restoration Priority Plan, Draft
2010. http://www.nceep.net/services/restplans/DRAFT_RBRP Neuse_201007.pdf
Radford, A.E., H.E. Ahles, and C.R. Bell (1968). Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
University of North Carolina Press. Chapel Hill, NC.
Robert J. Goldstein & Associates, Inc. (2014). Stallings Buffer Restoration Site #357 W-0 Baseline
Monitoring Report, Final, July 2014. Prepared for NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program, Raleigh, NC.
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (2011). Mitigation Plan: Stallings Buffer Restoration, EEP Project #
357, December 2011. Prepared for NC Ecosystem Enhancement Program, Raleigh, NC.
US Army Corps of Engineers (2003) Stream Mitigation Guidelines. US Army Corps of Engineers, US
Environmental Protection Agenmcy Region 4, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, NC
Wildlife Resources Commission, and NC Dept. Environment & Natural Resources.
Weakley, Alan (2012). Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, and Surrounding Areas.
http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm.
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Appendix A. Project Background Tables
Table 1. Project Components & Mitigation Credits
Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Table 4. Project Attributes Table
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Table 1. Project Components and Mitigation Credits
Stallings Buffer Restoration, Flat Swamp, Jones County, DMS Project # 357
Mitigation Credits
Stream
Riparian Wetland
Non -riparian
Wetland
Buffer
Nitrogen
Nutrient Offset
Phosphorous
Nutrient Offset
Type
R
RE
R
RE
R
RE
Totals
31.6
(31.6) a
(a): Buffer restoration is applicable for Buffer Credit and/or Nutrient Offset Credit, but not both within the same footprint,
up to a combined total of 31.6 units.
Project Components
Project Component
or Reach ID
Stationing
or Location
Existing
Footage
or Acreage
Approach
PI, P I I etc.
Restoration or
Restoration
Equivalent
Restoration
Footage or
Acreage
Mitigation
Ratio
Mitigation
Units
Stream Enhancement
Riparian Buffer
Streams A,B,C
31.6 ac
Rest
R
31.6 ac
1:1
31.6
Wetland Enhancement
Wetland Preservation
Flat Swamp,
streams A.0
19.1 ac
Pres
0
Nitrogen Nutrient Offset
(31.6) a
(a): Combined total of 31.6 units of Buffer Credit and/or Nutrient Offset Credit, not applied within the same footprint.
Component Summation
Restoration Level
Stream
(linear feet)
Riparian Wetland Non -riparian Buffer
(acres) Wetland (acres) (square feet)
Upland
(acres)
Riverine Non-Riverine
Restoration
1,377,325
Enhancement
Enhancement I
Enhancement II
Creation
Preservation
19.1 ac
High Quality
Preservation
BMP Elements
Element
Location
Purpose/Function
Notes
BMP Elements: BR = Bioretention Cell; SF = Sand Filter; SW = Stormwater Wetland; WDP = Wet Detention Pond; DDP = Dry Detention Pond;
FS = Filter Strip; S = Grassed Swale; LS = Level Spreader; NI = Natural Infiltration Area; FB = Forested Buffer
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Table 2. Project Activity and Reporting History
Stallings Buffer Restoration -- DMS #357 -- Jones County NC
Elapsed Time Since Grading Complete: NA
Elapsed Time Since Planting Complete: 33 Months
Number of Reporting Years: 3
Activity or Deliverable
Data Collection
Complete
Completion or
Deliver
Restoration Plan
---
Dec 2011
Construction (Mowing)
---
Jan -Feb 2014
Bare Root Tree Planting
---
Feb 2014
MY -0: As -built Baseline Survey
Mar 2014
Jul 2014
MY -1: Plant Warranty Plot Data
Sep 2014
Dec 2014
MY -1: 2014 Monitoring Report
Sep 2014
Apr 2015
Supplemental Tree Planting
---
Feb 2015
MY -2: Plant Warranty Plot Data
Sep 2015
Oct 2015
MY -2: 2015 Monitoring Report
Sep 2015
Nov 2015
MY -3 Plant Warranty Plot Data
Nov 2016
Nov 2016
MY -3 2016 Monitoring Report
Nov 2016
Dec 2016
MY -4 2017 Monitoring Report
MY -5 2018 Monitoring Report
Final Close -Our Report
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Table 3. Project Contacts Table
Stallings Buffer Restoration -- DMS #357 -- Jones County NC
Designer
Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. P.C.
801 Jones Franklin Rd, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC 27606
[phone]
Construction Contractor
None
Survey Contractor
McKim & Creed
200 MacKenan Court
Cary, NC 27511
[phone]
Planting Contractor
Carolina Silvics
908 Indian Trail Rd
Edenton, NC 27932
Mary -Margaret McKinney [phone]
Nursery Stock Suppliers
ArborGen South Carolina Supertree Nursery
5594 Highway 38 South
Blenheim, SC 29516
[phone]
Monitoring Performers
Mogensen Mitigation Inc. - Raleigh Office
104 East Chestnut Avenue
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Gerald Pottern, [phone]
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Mogensen Mitigation Inc - Main Office
P.O. 690429
Charlotte, NC 28227
Rich Mogensen, [phone]
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Table 4.0. Project Baseline Information and Attributes
Stallings BufferRestaration(EEP-9357)
proje C t Information.
Project Comity Jones
Project Area (acres) 146 no, NCDOT + 3 no Private = 149 ac
Project Coordinates (latirade and lonairade) 35.1718 -7'7.4,q41
Project Watei°shed Summain, Information
Physiolzrapluc Region
CoastalpLain
P,iver Basin
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NCDWQ Std) -bassi for Project
03-04-11
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Project Drainage Area % Inipei-Adis
3.80 '0
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Mapped Soil Series
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Yes
Yes
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None
Native Ve2etat'1011 Conuilunity
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Considerations
Regulation
Applicable`'
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Supporting Documentati011
Waters of the United States - Section 404
No
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Waters of the United States - Sectiou 401
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Endangered Species Act
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Historic Preservation Act
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Yes
C om-spondelice, with NC
Dept. CiLdtura I Re s airc e s
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No
n a
1111
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No
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U 11
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Appendix B. Visual Assessment Data
Figure 2. Current Conditions Plan View: Nov 2016
2.0. Key Map to CCPV Inset Maps
2.1. Stallings Buffer Restoration Site, Northern Area
2.2. Stallings Buffer Restoration Site, Southern Area
Table 5. Vegetation Condition Assessment Table
Figure 3. Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos
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Table 5: Vegetation Condition Assessment Table
Stallings Site Buffer Restoration #357 (Flat Swamp, Jones County)
Monitoring Year 3 of 5 (2016)
Planted Acreage =
31.6
Easement Acreage =
50.7
Mapping
Mapping
% of
% of
Vegetation Problem Category
Definitions
Threshold
CCPV
Number of
Combined
Planted
Depiction
Polygons
(acres)
Depiction
Polygons
Acreage
Acreage
Bare Areas
Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material
0.1
N/A
0
0
0%
Low Stem Density Areas
Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based on
0.1
yellow
9
14.1
45%
MY3, 4, or 5 stem count criteria.
Total
0
14.1
45%
Areas with woody stems of a size class that are obviously small
Areas of Poor Growth Rates or Vigor *
0.25
no fill *
10
17.5
55%
given the monitoring year.
Cumulative Total
0
31.6
100%
Easement Acreage =
50.7
Problem areas are based on field observations in Nov 2016, 33 months after initial tree planting.
Competition from tall Grasses, Solidago, Eupatorium, Rubus, Baccharis, Morella, and other dense native plants may be limiting planted tree survival and growth.
Easement (Mitigation Assets) acreage = 31.6 acres planted + 19.1 acres preserved riparian buffers = 50.7 acres. Total conservation parcel acreage = 146 acres.
* Nearly all planted areas beyond those mapped as "Low Stem Density" have low vigor of1p anted trees. No fill pattern was used for these areas because they comprise
the remainder of the planted areas. However, native volunteer trees and shrubs are abundant, and all planted areas exceed the stem density criteria when volunteers are
included.
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Mapping
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Vegetation Problem Category
Definitions Threshold
CCPV
Number of
Combined
Easement
(SF)
Depiction
Polygons
Acreage
Acreage
Invasive Areas of Concern
Areas of points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale). 1000
N/A
0
0
0%
Easement Encroachment Areas
Areas of points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale). none
N/A
0
0
0%
Problem areas are based on field observations in Nov 2016, 33 months after initial tree planting.
Competition from tall Grasses, Solidago, Eupatorium, Rubus, Baccharis, Morella, and other dense native plants may be limiting planted tree survival and growth.
Easement (Mitigation Assets) acreage = 31.6 acres planted + 19.1 acres preserved riparian buffers = 50.7 acres. Total conservation parcel acreage = 146 acres.
* Nearly all planted areas beyond those mapped as "Low Stem Density" have low vigor of1p anted trees. No fill pattern was used for these areas because they comprise
the remainder of the planted areas. However, native volunteer trees and shrubs are abundant, and all planted areas exceed the stem density criteria when volunteers are
included.
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Figure 3.1 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
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CVS VeaPlot-1: MY -1 Sea 23-25. 2014
CVS VegPlot-2: MY -0 Mar 11-12, 2014
CVS VeaPlot-1: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
CVS VegPlot-2: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.3 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
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CVS VegPlot-6: MY -1
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CVS VegPlot-6: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.4 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
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CVS VegPlot-8: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.6 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
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CVS VegPlot-12: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.7 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
CVS VegPlot-14: MY -0 Mar 11-12, 2014
CVS VegPlot-13: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
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CVS VegPlot-14: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.8 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
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CVS VegPlot-16: MY -0 Mar 11-12, 2014
CVS VegPlot-15: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
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NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.9 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY1 MY3 2016
Pr
CVS VeaPlot-17: MY -0 Mar 11-12. 2014 I I CVS VeaPlot-17: MY -2 Nov 14-16. 2016
CVS VegPlot-18: MY -0 Mar 11-12, 2014 CVS VegPlot-18: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.10 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.11 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
CVS VegPlot-22: MY -2 Nov 14-16, 2016
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.12 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Figure 3.13 Vegetation Monitoring Plot Photos - Stallings Buffer Restoration #357 - MY3 (2016)
NOTE: Current year photo may be taken from a different plot corner than (0,0) due to dense vegetation or sun angle at some plots.
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Appendix C. Vegetation Plot Monitoring Data
Figure 4. Warranty Replanting Areas, Carolina Silvies, Feb 2015
Table 6. CVS Plot Stem Density & Success Summary
Table 7. CVS Plot Stem Counts & Density by Species and Year
Table 8. Temporary (Warranty) Plot Planted Stem Counts
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Figure 4. Warranty Replanting Areas, February 2015: New trees: 1300 Liriodendron, 1900 Quercus, 600 Fraxinus.
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Stallings Buffer Site (#357), Flat Swamp, Jones County
Table 6. CVS Vegetation Plot Data Summary MY -3 (Nov 2016)
CVS Plot #
Riparian
Buffer
Stems'
Stream/
Wetland
SteMSZ
Live Stakes
Invasives
Volunteer
Natives3
Planted +
Vol Native
Tota 14
0001
6
n/a
0
0
5
11
0002
4
n/a
0
0
0
4
0003
8
n/a
0
0
3
11
0004
2
n/a
0
0
7
9
0005
5
n/a
0
0
4
9
0006
3
n/a
0
0
2
5
0007
5
n/a
0
0
5
10
0008
7
n/a
0
0
6
13
0009
5
n/a
0
0
3
8
0010
10
n/a
0
0
1
11
0011
3
n/a
0
0
4
7
0012
9
n/a
0
0
7
16
0013
8
n/a
0
0
1
9
0014
6
n/a
0
0
2
8
0015
7
n/a
0
0
3
10
0016
8
n/a
0
0
4
12
0017
9
n/a
0
0
5
14
0018
6
n/a
0
0
1
7
0019
7
n/a
0
0
6
13
0020
6
n/a
0
0
6
12
0021
9
n/a
0
0
8
17
0022
10
n/a
0
0
2
12
0023
14
n/a
0
0
2
16
0024
3
n/a
0
0
1
4
0025
8
n/a
0
0
6
14
Project Avg
6.7
3.8
10.5
Stem Class Characteristics Project Success Criterion = 320 stems per acre
1 Buffer Stems = Native planted hardwood trees. Does NOT include shrubs, pines, or vines.
Z Stream/Wetland Stems = Native planted trees and shrubs. Does NOT include live stakes or vines.
3 Volunteers = Native volunteer trees and shrubs, excluding Morella and Bacchoris .
4 Total = Planted + Volunteer native woody stems, including live stakes. Excludes exotics & vines.
Buffer Stem Density (per acre) & Success
Planted Stems Only
Planted + Volunteer
Riparian
Success
Total
Success
Buffer
Criteria
Stems
Criteria
Density'
Met?
Density4
Met?
243
no
445
yes
162
no
162
no
324
yes
445
yes
81
no
364
yes
202
no
364
yes
121
no
202
no
405
yes
283
no
526
yes
202
no
324
yes
405
yes
445
yes
121
no
283
no
364
yes
648
yes
324
yes
364
yes
243
no
324
yes
283
no
405
yes
324
yes
486
yes
364
yes
567
yes
243
no
283
no
526
yes
243
no
486
yes
364
yes
688
yes
405
yes
486
yes
567
yes
648
yes
324
yes
567
yes
272
424

Stallings Buffer Site (#357), Flat Swamp, Jones County
Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Stem Counts & Density by Species and Year (Nov 2016)
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.
Current Plot Data (MY3 2016)
Scientific
Scientific Name
Growth
Common Name Form
357-01-0001
3S7-01-0002
357-01-0003
3S7-01-0004
3S7-01-0005
357-01-0006
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PnoLS Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot
Acer negundo
Boxelder Tree
Acer rubrum
Red maple Tree
1
Alnus serrulata
Hazel alder Shrub
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon Tree
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash Tree
1
Ilex opaca
American holly Tree
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly Shrub
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern redcedar Tree
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum Tree
3
2
4
3
2
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree Tree
2
2
2 1
1 1
Nyssa sylvatica
Blackgum Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 2
2 2
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine Tree
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore Tree
5
5
6
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
Prunus angustifolia
Chickasaw plum Shrub
1
Prunus serotina
Black cherry Tree
Quercus spp
Oaks - unknown Tree
Quercus nigra
Water oak Tree
Quercus phellos
Willow oak Tree
5 5
5
Quercus rubra
Northern red oak Tree
3 3
3
1
1
1
Ulmus americana
American elm Tree
unknown
lunknown ITree
Stem count
Plot size (ares)
Plot size (acres)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
61
61 11
4
4 4
8 8 11
2
2 9
5
51 9
3
3 5
1 1 1 1 1 1
0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 1 0.02 0.02
21 21 41 2 21 22 2 4 2 2 4 3 3 5 2 2 3
243 243 445 162 162 162 324 324 445 81 81 364 202 202 364 121 121 202
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.

Stallings Buffer Site (#357), Flat Swamp, Jones County
Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Stem Counts & Density by Species and Year (Nov 2016)
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.
Scientific Name
Growth
Common Name Form
357-01-0007
3S7-01-0008
3S7-01-0009
3S7-01-0010
3S7-01-0011
3S7-01-0012
PnoLS Fl Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot
Acer negundo
Boxelder Tree
Acer rubrum
Red maple Tree
2
Alnus serrulata
Hazel alder Shrub
1
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon Tree
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash Tree
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Ilex opaca
American holly Tree
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly Shrub
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern redcedar Tree
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum Tree
2
3
2
3
3
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree Tree
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Nyssa sylvatica
Blackgum Tree
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine Tree
1
2
1
2
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore Tree
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1 2
2
2
2
2
2 5
5
S
Prunus angustifolia
Chickasaw plum Shrub
Prunus serotina
Black cherry Tree
1
Quercus spp
Oaks - unknown Tree
Quercus nigra
Water oak Tree
1
1
1
1
Quercus phellos
Willow oak Tree
3
3
3
2
2
2
Quercus rubra
Northern red oak Tree
1
1
1
4
4
4 2
2
2
1
1
1
Ulmus americana
American elm Tree
1
unknown
lunknown ITree
Stem count
Plot size (ares)
Plot size (acres)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
5
5
10
7
7
13
51
51 8
10
10 11
3
3 7
91
91 16
1 1 1 1 1 1
0.02 1 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.0247
2 2 6 4 4 7 2 2 4 5 5 6 2 2 4 4 4 7
202 202 405 283 283 526 202 202 324 405 405 445 121 121 283 364 364 647
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.

Stallings Buffer Site (#357), Flat Swamp, Jones County
Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Stem Counts & Density by Species and Year (Nov 2016)
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.
Scientific Name
Growth
Common Name Form
357-01-0013
357-01-0014
3S7-01-0015
3S7-01-0016
357-01-0017
3S7-01-0018
PnoLS Fp-Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot
Acer negundo
Boxelder Tree
Acer rubrum
Red maple Tree
Alnus serrulata
Hazel alder Shrub
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon Tree
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash Tree
2
2
2
1
1
Ilex opaca
American holly Tree
1
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly Shrub
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern redcedar Tree
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum Tree
1
1
2
2
5
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree Tree
1
1
1 1
1
1
1
1 1
Nyssa sylvatica
Blackgum Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine Tree
1
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore Tree
31
3
3 1
1
1
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1 1
Prunus angustifolia
Chickasaw plum Shrub
Prunus serotina
Black cherry Tree
1
Quercus spp
Oaks - unknown Tree
1
1
1
Quercus nigra
Water oak Tree
1
1
1 1
1
1
1
1
1
Quercus phellos
Willow oak Tree
2
2
2 4
4
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1 1
Quercus rubra
Northern red oak Tree
3
3
3 1
1
1 1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2U146
3
Ulmus americana
American elm Tree
unknown
unknown Tree
Stem count
Plot size (ares)
Plot size (acres)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
8
8 9
6
6 8
7
7 10
8
8 12
9
9
7
1 1 1 1 1
0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247
3 3 4 5 5 7 4 4 6 5 5 8 5 5 6 4 4 5
324 324 364 243 243 324 283 283 405 324 324 486 364 364 567 243 243 283
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.

Stallings Buffer Site (#357), Flat Swamp, Jones County
Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Stem Counts & Density by Species and Year (Nov 2016)
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.
Scientific Name
Growth
Common Name Form
357-01-0019
3S7-01-0020
3S7-01-0021
3S7-01-0022
3S7-01-0023
3S7-01-0024
PnoLS Fp-Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot
Acer negundo
Boxelder Tree
Acer rubrum
Red maple Tree
2
1
Alnus serrulata
Hazel alder Shrub
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon Tree
4
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash Tree
1
1
1
1
Ilex opaca
American holly Tree
1
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly Shrub
1
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern redcedar Tree
1
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum Tree
1
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
Nyssa sylvatica
Blackgum Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine Tree
1
1
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore Tree
6
2
2
2
3
6
6
6
1
1 1
Prunus angustifolia
Chickasaw plum Shrub
Prunus serotina
Black cherry Tree
2
Quercus spp
Oaks - unknown Tree
Quercus nigra
Water oak Tree
2
2
2
1
1 1
Quercus phellos
Willow oak Tree
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Quercus rubra
Northern red oak Tree
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
10
10
1
1 1
Ulmus americana
American elm Tree
unknown
unknown Tree
Stem count
Plot size (ares)
Plot size (acres)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
7
7 13
6
6 12
9
9 17
10
10 12
141
141 16
31
31 4
1 1 1 1 1 1
0.0247 0.0247 0.0247 0.0247.0247 0.0247
3 5 3 3 4
4 4 5 3 3 5 4 4 9 4 4L486L
283 283 526 243 243 486 364 364 688 405 405 5671 6471 1211 1211 162
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.

Stallings Buffer Site (#357), Flat Swamp, Jones County
Table 7. CVS Vegetation Plot Stem Counts & Density by Species and Year (Nov 2016)
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.
Annual Means
Scientific Name
Scientific
Growth
Common Name Form
357-01-0025
MYS (2018)
MY4 (2017) MY3 (2016)
MY2 (2015)
MY1 (2014)
--Fp-
PnoLS Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot PnoLS P -all Tot
Acer negundo
Boxelder Tree
2
Acer rubrum
Red maple Tree
6
1
Alnus serrulata
Hazel alder Shrub
1
Diospyros virginiana
Persimmon Tree
4
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Green ash Tree
1
1
1
1 10
10
14
8
Ilex opaca
American holly Tree
2
1
Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon holly Shrub
1
Juniperus virginiana
Eastern redcedar Tree
1
Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum Tree
39
23
24
Liriodendron tulipifera
Tuliptree Tree
11
11
12
19
19
19
25
25
25
Nyssa sylvatica
Blackgum Tree
3
3
3
16
16
16
16
16
16
25
25
25
Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine Tree
9
5
6
Platanus occidentalis
American sycamore Tree
3
3
3
49
49
62
59
59
65
73
73
89
Prunus angustifolia
Chickasaw plum Shrub
1
Prunus serotina
Black cherry Tree
6
11
14
Quercus spp
Oaks - unknown Tree
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Quercus nigra
Water oak Tree
1 61
6
7
2
2
2
1
11
1
Quercus phellos
Willow oak Tree
1
1
1
27
27
27
26
26
27
23
23
23
Quercus rubra
Northern red oak Tree
46
46
46
41
41
41
51
51
52
Ulmus americana
American elm Tree
1
unknown
unknown Tree
4
4
4
1
1
1
Stem count
Plot size (ares)
Plot size (acres)
Species count
Stems per ACRE
8
81 14
166
1661
261
169
169
213
202
202
266
1 25 25 25
0.0247 0.6178 0.6178 0.6178
41 41 5 81 81 19 81 81 12 81 81
13
3241 3241 5671 2691 269 422 2741 2741 345 3271 3271
431
Color codes for Plot Density & Success
Exceeds criteria by 10% or more
Exceeds criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by less than 10%
Fails criteria by more than 10%
(352 or more)
(320-351)
(289-319)
(288 or less)
PnoLS Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted stems only.
Total Stems per acre = Density & Success based on planted + volunteer stems.

Table 8. Temporary Warranty Plots - Planted Tree Counts
Stallings Buffer Site (#357) -- Flat Swamp, Neuse 03020204
• 2014 and 2015 Warranty Plot data includes tree species planted in 2014 only:
Liriodendron, Platanus, Nyssa, and Quercus.
• Other native volunteer trees noted (not counted) in Temp Plots include:
Acer, Fraxinus, Ulmus, Celtis, Salix, Prunus, Liquidambar, Diospyros, Pinus, Juglans.
600 Fraxinus were planted in Feb 2015. We did not receive the re -planting list until after the
fall field survey, so planted Fraxinus were not counted in 2015.
• In 2016 Liriodendron, Platanus, Nyssa, Quercus, and Fraxinus were counted.
• Baccharis and Myrica are abundant throughout the project and in all plots.
• See Attached Figure for locations of Temporary Warranty Plots 2014- 2016.
Stallings Buffer Restoration Site DMS #357 42 MY -3 (2016) Annual Monitoring Report
Jones County -- Neuse HUC 03020204 Mogensen Mitigation Inc. MMI-RJGA
Temporary Warranty
Plots (100 m2): Planted Trees
Sep -2014: MY -1
Sep -2015: MY -2
Nov -2016: MY -3
Temp
plot size:
10 x 10 m
plot size:
108 x 10 ft
plot size:
108 x 10 ft
Plot #
# trees
trees/ac
# trees
trees/ac
# trees
trees/ac
1
4
162
4
162
8
324
2
3
121
3
121
3
121
3
4
162
3
121
3
121
4
4
162
5
202
2
81
5
5
202
3
121
6
243
6
2
81
6
243
1
40
7
2
81
3
121
4
162
8
6
243
4
162
7
283
9
4
162
2
81
10
405
10
5
202
5
202
4
162
11
5
202
6
243
5
202
12
4
162
6
243
3
121
13
1
40
3
121
4
162
14
4
162
7
283
6
243
15
2
81
5
202
4
162
16
8
324
4
162
3
121
17
1
40
3
121
1
40
18
2
81
2
81
3
121
19
2
81
6
243
5
202
20
2
81
4
162
4
162
21
5
202
5
202
0
0
22
3
121
9
364
6
243
23
1
40
6
243
4
162
24
4
162
5
202
7
283
25
3
121
6
243
5
202
ave
3.44
139
4.60
186
4.32
175
• 2014 and 2015 Warranty Plot data includes tree species planted in 2014 only:
Liriodendron, Platanus, Nyssa, and Quercus.
• Other native volunteer trees noted (not counted) in Temp Plots include:
Acer, Fraxinus, Ulmus, Celtis, Salix, Prunus, Liquidambar, Diospyros, Pinus, Juglans.
600 Fraxinus were planted in Feb 2015. We did not receive the re -planting list until after the
fall field survey, so planted Fraxinus were not counted in 2015.
• In 2016 Liriodendron, Platanus, Nyssa, Quercus, and Fraxinus were counted.
• Baccharis and Myrica are abundant throughout the project and in all plots.
• See Attached Figure for locations of Temporary Warranty Plots 2014- 2016.
Stallings Buffer Restoration Site DMS #357 42 MY -3 (2016) Annual Monitoring Report
Jones County -- Neuse HUC 03020204 Mogensen Mitigation Inc. MMI-RJGA

Stallings Site #357: Northern Half, CVS Vegetation Plots 10 through 25. Warranty Plot numbers correspond to their adjacent CVS Plot.
Stallings Buffer Restoration Site DMS #357 43 MY-3 (2016) Annual Monitoring Report
Jones County -- Neuse HUC 03020204 Mogensen Mitigation Inc. MMI-RJGA

Stallings Site #357: Southern Half, CVS Vegetation Plots 1 through 9. Warranty Plot numbers correspond to their adjacent CVS Plot.
Stallings Buffer Restoration Site DMS #357 44 MY -3 (2016) Annual Monitoring Report
Jones County -- Neuse HUC 03020204 Mogensen Mitigation Inc. MMI-RJGA

108' x 10'
Planted Species - Nov 2016
Native Volunteer Species - Nov 2016
Total Trees
Temp VP
Liriod Platan Nyssa Querc Fraxi
Liquid Acer Prunus Ulmus Salix Diospy
All Spp Planted
1
6 2
4 2
14 8
2
3
1
4 3
3
3
2 1
6 3
4
1 1
1
3 2
5
6
6
12 6
6
1
4
5 1
7
3 1
5
9 4
8
2 5
10
17 7
9
1 9
7
17 10
10
1 1 2
3 2
9 4
11
1 3 1
5
10 5
12
2 1
8
11 3
13
1 1 1 1
5
9 4
14
6
1
7 6
15
2 2
3
7 4
16
1 1 1
6
9 3
17
1
4 1 1
7 1
18
1 2
1 2 1
7 3
19
5
2 3
10 5
20
2 2
3 1 1
9 4
21
2 2
4 0
22
6
2
8 6
23
4
2 1 3
10 4
24
5 1 1
4
11 7
25
3 1 1
1 3 1 1
11 5
Average:
9.0 4.3
Stallings Site #357: Temporary Warranty Plots, Nov 14-16, 2016. Planted Species and Volunteer Species in 108 ft x 10 ft strip plots.
Stallings Buffer Restoration Site DMS #357 45 MY -3 (2016) Annual Monitoring Report
Jones County -- Neuse HUC 03020204 Mogensen Mitigation Inc. MMI-RJGA