20080511 Ver 3_GES Lagrange II Adaptive Management Plan_20180109

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D# * 20080511
Version* 2
Select Reviewer:* Katie Merritt
Mitigation Project Submittal -1/9/2018
Type of Mitigation Project:*
F Stream r Wetlands fJ Buffer rJ Nutrient Offset
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Is this a Prospectus or Technical Proposal?* a Yes a No
Project Contact Information
Contact Name:* David Knowles
Email Address:* [e-mail]
Project Information
Existing (DWR) ID#:*
20080511
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Existing Version:*
2
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Project Name:*
Adaptive Management Plan, LaGrange II
County:*
Lenoir
Document Information
Mitigation Document Type:*
Mitigation Remediation Plans
File Upload: GES Lagrange II Adaptive Management Plan Dec17.pdf 1.21 MB
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Adaptive Management Plan
Greene Environmental Services, LLC
LaGrange, Phase II Mitigation Bank
December 2017
Submitted to NC Division of Water Resources
Submitted by Greene Environmental Services, LLC
Date: December 28, 2017
On October 27, 2017, during a site visit to the LaGrange II site with Katie Merritt of the NC
Division of Water Resources, an easement violation was discovered at Green Environmental
Services', LaGrange, Phase II Mitigation Bank located approximately two miles north of the
town of LaGrange, NC, Lenoir County, and HUC: 03 020202. The site is owned by Ham
Produce, Inc., Snow Hill, NC and is leased, for hunting purposes, to Base Camp Leasing of
Fishers, IN and then subleased to local hunters. The leasing company was notified and GES
contacted the local hunters who had leased the property and hunting privileges were curtailed
(see attachment). Hunting is an allowable activity under conservation easement rule, but mowing
and operating mechanized vehicles is not allowable.
The violation consisted of mowing (thus damaging seedlings that were planted in January, 2017)
a six-foot wide swath along the western and southern sides of the LaGrange Phase II Bank.
Presumably the mowing was accomplished with an ATV equipped with a mower. A free-
standing metal, tripod deer stand was emplaced at the southern end of the tract. A site visit by
Knowles on September 1, 2017 did not reveal any mowing, however the mowing activity was
probably undertake soon after this date based on evidence of re -sprouting stems. The site was
clearly marked with signage, metal t -posts, PVC posts and blue flagging tape. The signage listed
prohibited activities including "no mowing", "no mechanized vehicles" and "no damage to
vegetation" and "no removal of boundary markers". A phone number for Jeff Becker, a
principal of GES, was listed as a contact for the site. The swath mowed was immediately
adjacent to the sign and posts were removed. Also mowed was a clearly marked monitoring plot
(LAG -4) used to assess mitigation bank vegetation establishment.
The acreage affected totaled an estimated 0.15 acres; 0.08 acres (3 576 ft2) of nutrient offset
easement and 0.07 acres (3000 ft2) of riparian buffer easement. Remediation of the damage done
to the site will consist of plant no less than 60 containerize (1 gallon) tree seedlings of sycamore
and river birch or similar fast-growing species that are appropriate for soil and site conditions.
Summary of planned remediation activities as per guidelines provided by NC DWR:
• Sixty, 1 -gallon, containerized seedlings will be purchased from Native Roots Nursery of
Clinton, NC. Depending on availability, a combination of species will be obtained
including: sycamore (Platanus occidentalis), river birch (Betula nigra), or similar
species. In addition, six containerized wax myrtle shrubs (Myrica cerifera) will be
planted at the head of the mowed "trail" to provide an additional vegetated impediment
site access. Pre -planting and post -planting photo -documentation will be made. All
seedlings will be flagged with blue, plastic flagging tape.

• The boundary markers for the monitoring plot (LAG -4) that was impacted will be re-
established and plantings will be documented.
• A letter has been sent to Base Camp Leasing, LLC. A copy was mailed to DWR but was
returned from the post office for unknown reasons; a copy is provided as an attachment.
• Boundary markers and posts that were removed by the hunters will be re -installed and
additional fencing and permanent fencing will be installed.
• All planting and other remedial work will be accomplished no earlier than January 8,
2018 and no later than February 28, 2018.
Upon approval of this adaptive management plan by NC DWR, GES will implement the plan
and notify NC DWR of its completion in the form of a report.
Contacts for GES:
Jeff Becker, [e-mail], [phone]
David Knowles, [e-mail], [phone]

Greene
Environmental
Services, LLC
Greene Environmental Services
Ham Farms, 963 Hwy 258 S
Snow Hill, NC 28580
J.R. Becker, [phone]
[e-mail]
To: Base Camp Leasing, Fishers, IN
From: Greene Environmental Services, LLC, Snow Hill, NC
Date: 09 November 2017
Re: LaGrange Mitigation Bank, Phase II Easement Violation, September 2017
The purpose of this letter is to notify Base Camp Leasing (BCL) of a violation of a conservation
easement on a tract of land in Lenoir County, NC that is leased by BCL for hunting purposes. A
summary of the violation is as follows:
• On October 27, 2017, during a site visit to the LaGrange II site with staff from the NC -
DEQ, a conservation easement violation was discovered.
• The site is owned by Ham Produce, Inc., Snow Hill, NC and is leased to Base Camp
Leasing of Fishers, IN then subleased to local hunters. The local hunters are presumed to
be the violators. The LaGrange site is listed on the Base Camp Leasing website as #6070
in Lenoir County, NC.
• The violation consisted of mowing (thus damaging seedlings planted in January, 2017) a
six-foot wide swath along the western and southern sides of the LaGrange Phase II Bank.
Presumably the mowing was accomplished with an ATV equipped with a mower and a
free-standing metal, tripod deer stand was emplaced at the southern end of the tract. A
site visit by Knowles on September 1, 2017 did not reveal any mowing, however the
mowing activity was probably undertake soon after this date. Also mowed was a clearly
marked monitoring plot (LAG -4) used to assess mitigation bank vegetation
establishment.
The site was clearly marked with signage, metal t -posts, PVC posts and blue flagging
tape. The signage listed prohibited activities including "no mowing", "no mechanized
vehicles" and "no damage to vegetation" and "no removal of boundary markers". A
phone number for Jeff Becker, a principal of GES, was listed as a contact for the site. The
swath mowed was immediately adjacent to the sign and posts were removed.
Photographs and maps pertinent to the violation are available.

• The acreage affected totaled an estimated 0.151 acres; 0.082 acres (3 576 M) of nutrient
offset easement and 0.069 acres (3000 ft2) of riparian buffer easement.
• This is the second reported easement violation for the LaGrange Bank, Phase II. The first
violation was discovered in the December 2016. A remediation plan was developed and
implemented in early 2017 that entailed replanting 0.58 acres of nutrient offset and
riparian buffer easement acreage.
Greene Environmental Services, LLC will pursue compensation from BCL or their insurer to
cover costs associated with site remediation, staff compensation and any penalties associated
with the violation.
Jeff Becker, GES, [e-mail], [phone]
David Knowles, consultant for GES, [e-mail], [phone]

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Photograph of Conservation Area Sign

Photographs of the 2016 LAG II Violation