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Annual Monitoring Report
FINAL
Project Name: East Fork Pigeon River Wetland
Monitoring Year 5
NCDMS Contract No.: 006035
NCDMS Project No.: 94203
Haywood County, North Carolina
Data Collected: 5/23/2018-11/7/2018
Date Submitted: November 2018
Submitted to:
North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
1652 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC

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Mr. Paul Wiesner
Project Manager
NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services
5 Ravenscroft Dr., #102
Asheville, NC 28801
Subject: East Fork Pigeon River Wetland Project (EEP Project #94203) - MY5 Final Report Comments
Dear Mr. Wiesner:
The North Carolina Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) contracted the services of Equinox to perform
project assessment and monitoring services for the East Fork Pigeon River Wetland Project Site, per
contract # 006035. Comments provided by DMS are listed below with the red text indicating how each
was addressed by Equinox within the final report.
Section 1.4: In the report text, please note that an additional invasive treatment will be
completed on the site in the growing season of 2019 prior to closeout. Text about a growing
season treatment in 2019 has been added to the report.
• Table 1: The MY5 monitoring report needs to match the DMS internal project credit database.
Please update the report assets as follows: The preservation wetland WMUs should be 2.338
WMUs; the TOTAL WMUs should be updated to 3.468 WMUs. Table 1 has been updated to
show that the total preservation WMUs are 2.338 and that the total WMUs for the project are
3.468.
• Table 3: In the table, please note that HARP was the planting contractor and the invasive
control contractor from 2012-2014. Also, the "Seeding Contractor" section of the table can be
removed from the table as no seeding was conducted. HARP was added to Table 3 as the
invasive control contractor for 2012-2014. The "Seeding Contractor" section has been
removed from Table 3.
• Table 3: Monitoring Performers (Yl -Y5): MYl was 2014. Please update the cell to show that
2014-2018 as the applicable monitoring years. Also; Edenton is misspelled in the Carolina
Silvis cell. The cell has been updated to show 2014-2018 as the applicable monitoring years.
Edenton has been corrected in the Carolina Slivics cell.
Figure 2 and Table 4: The map shows numerous areas of invasives on the site and the able
reports a 1.94 combined acreage of invasives on the site. DMS visited the site on 10/24/18 and
did not observe the magnitude of invasives reported in the draft. Honeysuckle is not a major
invasive of concern and should not be reported in the mapping and table unless it is inhibiting
tree growth. Please update the map and table in the final report as necessary. Areas of
honeysuckle not inhibiting the growth of planted stems have been removed from Figure 2 and
Table 4.
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• Table 6: The table incorrectly reports MY1 as 2015. MY1 was 2014. Please update the table
accordingly. Table 6 has been updated to show MY1 as 2014.
The project manager for this project is Mr. Drew Alderman. His contact information is as follows:
Drew Alderman, Natural Resource Specialist
Equinox Environmental Consultation & Design, Inc.
37 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828-253-6856 ext. 213 direct office line
828-253-8256 fax
The contracting entity for this work is Equinox Environmental Consultation & Design, Inc., with federal
tax ID n u m ber 55-0789032.
Sincerely,
Drew Alderman
37 Haywood Street, Suite 100 Asheville NC 28801 828.253.6856 www.equinoxenvironmental.com

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Table of Contents
1.0 Project Summary............................................................................................................................... l
1.1. Project History and Background
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1.2. Project Goals and Objectives........................................................................................................
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1.3. Project Success Criteria................................................................................................................
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1.4. Annual Monitoring Results...........................................................................................................
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2.0 Methodology.....................................................................................................................................
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3.0 References.........................................................................................................................................3
Appendix A General Tables and Figures......................................................................................................
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Appendix B Visual Assessment Data...........................................................................................................
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AppendixC Vegetation Data......................................................................................................................18

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1.0 PROJECT SUMMARY
1.1. Project History and Background
The East Fork Pigeon River Wetlands Project (EFPR) restoration site is located in the French Broad River
Basin (HUC8- 06010106) near Cruso in Haywood County, NC. It is a North Carolina Division of
Mitigation Services (DMS) site whose purpose is to provide wetland mitigation for unavoidable losses at
other locations within the basin. The site is situated between the right -descending bank of the East Fork
of the Pigeon River and Old Michael Road, off of Highway US 276.
The established goals for the EFPR site were as follows:
Enhance and protect existing wetlands and wildlife habitat along the East Fork Pigeon River.
Specifically, the target goal was to enhance the vegetative community of the wetlands by
removing identified invasive plant species through manual and/or chemical methods and by
replanting the site with native species.
Protect the wetlands on the site with a permanent Conservation Easement.
Preserve approximately 1,411 feet of the East Fork of the Pigeon River and approximately 664
feet of Perennial Stream with a permanent Conservation Easement.
The project did not require Clean Water Act Section 404 / Section 401 permits as no ground disturbing
activities within jurisdictional wetlands were anticipated or occurred on the site. Additionally, the project
was instituted prior to July 28, 2010 and did not require a mandatory IRT mitigation plan review.
On November 3, 2010, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved a wetland Jurisdictional
Determination (JD) on the project site. The JD was used to prepare a mitigation plan that would result in
enhanced wetland function. The mitigation plan for the project was completed by Mactec Engineering
and Consulting, Inc (Currently AMEC Environment and Infrastructure, Inc.) in March 2011
The control of nuisance plant species within the bottomland hardwood forest and shrub/understory open
areas on the site entailed the treatment of the seven invasive nuisance plant species: Bamboo
(Phyllostachys sp.), common cattail (Typha latifolia), multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), Japanese
knotweed (Reynoutria japonica), Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), kudzu (Pueraria montana),
and Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense).
A majority of the invasive species infestations were mapped in the 2011 mitigation plan; however
Chinese privet and multiflora rose were essentially scattered throughout the entire bottomland hardwood
forest. The control methods entailed the treatment of small -sized plants with foliar spray and larger stems
by hack and squirt. The chemical `aquatic glyphosate' was used for the herbicide applications. The cut
bamboo was placed in a slash pile and burned on the site. New shoots of bamboo, which developed after
the initial treatment, were treated with aquatic glyphosate. All invasive control treatments and planting
efforts were conducted by Habitat Assessment & Restoration Professionals (HARP; Charlotte, NC). The
nuisance plant species were treated for two growing seasons prior to the planting of the site. Upon
review, however, DMS postponed the planting of the site for a third growing season to allow for
additional nuisance species control before replanting. Spot treatments of invasive species will continue
through the scheduled 5 -year monitoring term.
The 2011 mitigation plan estimated the wetland planting area to be approximately 5.64 acres. Based on
2013 site conditions and the extent of the invasive plant treatment areas, approximately 2.26 acres of the
project's 13.95 acres were planted in December 2013. The wetland areas that were excluded from the
planting operation encompassed: (1) a deepwater wetland drainageway that occurred along the southern
shoulder of Old Michael Road and was determined to be an historical channel of the East Fork Pigeon
River; (2) the stream banks of East Fork Pigeon River (bankfull bench and spoil areas); and (3) the
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heavily forested portions of the bottomland hardwood forest. Therefore, the planting operation primarily
encompassed the areas of the bottomland hardwood forest that were open and lacking an overstory of
trees or a dense shrub component. The planting of trees (seedlings) within these open areas will
essentially restore the hardwood overstory of the wetlands.
The 2011 Mitigation plan and project implementation did not include any enhancement activities for the
East Fork Pigeon River or the unnamed perennial stream that occurs within the western portion of the site.
These surface waters are essentially unimpaired and provide suitable habitat for fish and benthic macro -
invertebrates. The proposed stream preservation assets have a minimum 30 -foot buffer from edge of bank
on both sides of the channel.
1.2. Project Goals and Objectives
The established mitigation goals for the EFPR site were to enhance and protect existing wetlands and
wildlife habitat along the East Fork Pigeon River. Specifically, the target goal was the vegetative
enhancement of the existing wetland community. The project objectives included:
• Enhance existing wetlands by removing identified invasive plant species through manual and/or
chemical methods and by replanting the site with native species.
• Protecting the wetlands with a permanent Conservation Easement.
• Preservation of 2,075 feet of perennial stream.
1.3. Project Success Criteria
The project success criteria are as follows:
Vegetation success within the wetland areas that were planted and proposed for Wetland
Enhancement (2.26 -acres) will be based on the criteria established in the USACE Stream
Mitigation Guidelines (2003). This document states that vegetation monitoring results indicate the
following planted stem density minimums in the corresponding monitoring years: 320 stems/acre
through year three, 288 stems/acre in year four, and 260 stems/acre in year five.
Vegetation monitoring will not be conducted in the wetland preservation areas; however, the
entire site will be monitored via yearly photo points. Invasive plant species and beaver
colonization will be suppressed on the entire site until project closeout; however, there will be no
success criteria linked to treatment of the invasive plant species or beaver removal.
1.4. Annual Monitoring Results
Monitoring Year 5 (MY5) data collection consisted of monitoring previously established vegetation plots
in three of the four planted areas. Results from vegetation monitoring indicate all three of the plots are
meeting the final MY5 success criteria of 260 planted stems per acre (Table 6). Planted stem density
averaged 472 stems per acre across all plots. Stem density ranged from 283 stems per acre to 850 stems
per acre. When naturally recruited stems are included, densities ranged from 769 to 931 stems per acre
with an MY5 mean of 836 stems per acre across all plots. Seven woody species were documented in the
vegetation plots.
Visual assessments performed on May 25, 2018 and November 7, 2018 focused on planted stems outside
of the permanent vegetation monitoring plots and the status of invasive exotic vegetation. Although no
quantifiable data related to planted stems were collected during the visual assessment, observations
suggest that the planted stems are surviving throughout the easement. Dead stems were noted; however,
these were limited to isolated stems and not large areas.
In addition to planted stems, an inventory of invasive exotic vegetation was performed. Japanese
honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet, multiflora rose, and Chinese privet were documented throughout drier,
upland areas of the easement and scattered in low densities throughout the easement (Figure 2, CCPV).
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Along the road in the northwestern portion of the easement, a patch of kudzu was documented. This
infestation has responded well to treatments and has been reduced to only a few small vines. Bamboo
was also noted in the wetter, more central portions of the easement. Specifically two smaller infestations
were noted just north of Vegetation Plot 3 along the backwater channel. A third small bamboo infestation
was noted in the southern portion of the easement along the Pigeon River just south of Photo Point 14.
Other small infestation of invasive exotic vegetation occur in various spots throughout the easement and
consists mostly of Japanese honeysuckle, however these population are not inhibiting planted tree growth.
Treatments of invasive exotic vegetation during MY5 occurred in June and October 2018. During the
June treatment, kudzu, multiflora rose, Japanese knotweed, privet sp., and oriental bittersweet were
treated with both a foliar spray of glyphosate in a 3% and 7% solution and a cut and stump spray of a 50%
solution of Refuge (glyphosate). During the October treatments, 2% solution of Transline (clopyralid)
was foliar sprayed on kudzu vines present along the roadside infestation. Foliar sprays of 3% and 7%
glyphosate were used on infestations of bamboo, privet, multiflora rose, and knotweed. Cut and stump
spray treatments of a 50% solution of glyphosate were also used to treat oriental bittersweet and kudzu
vines. Treatments showed good efficacy; however, populations of invasive -exotic vegetation still persist
in small quantities throughout the easement (Figure 2). Additional invasive -exotic treatments will be
completed on site in the growing season of 2019 prior to project closeout.
Summary information/data related to the occurrence of items such as beaver or easement encroachment
and statistics related to performance of various project and monitoring elements can be found in the tables
and figures in the report appendices. Narrative background and supporting information formerly found in
these reports can be found in the Final Wetland Mitigation Report on NCDMS's website (NCEEP 2014).
All raw data, supporting tables, and figures in the appendices are available from NCDMS upon request.
2.0 METHODOLOGY
Vegetation plot monitoring data were collected following the standard CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording
Vegetation, Level II, Version 4.2 (Lee et al. 2008). A total of three plots were monitored for this project.
3.0 REFERENCES
Lee, Michael T., R.K. Peet, S.D. Roberts, and T.R. Wentworth. 2008. CVS-EEP Protocol for Recording
Vegetation, Version 4.2(http://cvs.bio.unc.edu/methods.htm)
NCEEP (North Carolina Ecosystem Enhancement Program). 2014. Final Wetland Mitigation Report -
East Fork Pigeon River Wetlands Project. Haywood County, North Carolina. Raleigh.
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Appendix A
General Tables and Figures

Appendix A
Figure 1. Vicinity Map of the East Fork of the Pigeon River Wetland Site
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Directions: From Asheville. take I-40 West for approximately 18 miles.
Take exit 31 for Carolina 215 toward Canton. Follow 215 to Pisgah
Drive and tum right, C o approximately a 0.5 miles and
lura right onto NC -110. Follow NC 110 for approximately 5 miles,
Turn left onto US -276 and follow for 2-3 mil.- Slight right onto Qld
Micheal Road- Tri approximately 0-3 miles easement is on right.
The subject project site is an environmental restoration site of the
NCDEQ Division of Mitigation Services (DMS) and is
encompassed by a e ded cnmsereation easement, but is
hordered by land under private ownership, Accessing the site may
require tra,_.g areas near or along the easement boundary and
therefore access by the general public is not permitted- Access by
authorized personnel of state and federal agenoies or their
designeeslcontraclom involved in the developme» t, oversight and
stewardship of the restoration site is permitted within the temts and
timeframes of their defined roles. Any intended site visitation or
activity by any person outside of these previously sanctioned roles
and activities requires prior coordination with DMS.
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Appendix A
Table 1. Project Components and Summation
East Fork of Pigeon Wetland / Project No. 94203
Feature
Mitigation
Quantity (Linear
Ratio
Mitigation Units
Dec 2010
Approach
Footage/Acreage)
N/A
(SMU/WMU)
Stream
March 2011
Permit Date
N/A
N/A
Perennial Stream
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1,411
5:1
282
Pigeon River
Nov 2010
Initial Mitigation Plan / As -built
March 2011
Total:
2,075
Total:
415
Wetland
Nov 2012
Invasive Exotic Treatment
July 2013
Bottomland
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2:1
1.13
Hardwood Forest
Wetland Planting
Dec 2013
Final Mitigation Plan (Year 0 Monitoring - Baseline)
Bottomland
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5:1
2.338
Hardwood Forest
Oct 2014
Nov 2014
Year 2 Monitoring
Dec 2015
Total
13.95
Total
3.468
Table 2. Project Activity & Reporting History
East Fork of Pigeon Wetland / Project No. 94203
Activity or Report
Data
Collection
Complete
Actual
Completion
orDelivery
Land Acquisition
Dec 2010
Environmental Resource Technical Report
N/A
N/A
Restoration Plan
N/A
March 2011
Permit Date
N/A
N/A
Initial Wetland Delineation
Oct 2010
Initial Invasive Exotic Reconnaissance
Oct 2010
USACE Jurisdictional Determination
Nov 2010
Topographic Survey
Nov 2010
Initial Mitigation Plan / As -built
March 2011
Invasive Exotic Treatment
June 2012
Invasive Exotic Treatment
Nov 2012
Invasive Exotic Treatment
July 2013
Invasive Exotic Treatment
Nov 2013
Invasive Exotic Treatment
Dec 2013
Wetland Planting
Dec 2013
Final Mitigation Plan (Year 0 Monitoring - Baseline)
March 2014
Invasive Exotic Treatment
July 2014
Year 1 Monitoring
Oct 2014
Nov 2014
Year 2 Monitoring
Dec 2015
Dec 2015
Invasive Exotic Treatment (MY3)
-
Sep 2016
Invasive Exotic Treatment (MY3)
-
Oct 2016
Year 3 Monitoring
Oct 2016
Nov 2016
Invasive Exotic Treatment (MY4)
-
May 2017
Invasive Exotic Treatment (MY4)
-
Aug 2017
Year 4 Monitoring
Oct 2017
Nov 2017
Invasive Exotic Treatment (MY5)
-
June 2018
Invasive Exotic Treatment (MY5)
-
Oct 2018
Year 5 Monitoring
Nov 2018
Nov 2018
N/A - Item does not apply.
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Appendix A
Table 3. Project Contacts
East Fork of the Pigeon Wetland / Project No. 94203
Designer
AM EC Environment and Infrastructure, INC.
4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 100
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Primary Project Design POC
Richard Harmon [phone]
Construction Contractor
N/A
N/A
N/A
Construction Contractor POC
N/A
Planting Contractor
Habitat Assessment and Restoration Professionals
301 McCullough Drive, 4th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
Planting Contractor POC
[phone]
Monitoring Performers (YO) - 2013
AMEC Environment and Infrastructure, INC.
4021 Stirrup Creek Drive, Suite 100
Durham, North Carolina 27701
Monitoring POC
Richard Harmon [phone]
Monitoring Performers
Equinox
(Yl -Y5) - 2014- 2018
37 Haywood Street, Suite 100
Asheville, North Carolina 28801
Monitoring POC
Drew Alderman [phone]
Invasive Control Contractor
Habitat Assessment and Restoration Professionals
2012-2014
301 McCullough Drive, 4th Floor
Charlotte, North Carolina 28262
Invasive Contractor POC
[phone]
Invasive Control Contractor
Carolina Silvics
(Y2 -Y5) - 2015-2018
908 Indian Trail Road
Edenton, NC 27932
Invasive Contractor POC
[phone]
N/A - Item does not apply.
- Information Unavailable
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Appendix B
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Visual Assessment Data

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*Inludes treated areas (marked with green crosshatch on CCPV)
N/A - Item does not apply.
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Table 4. Vegetation Condition Assessment
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No. 94203
Planted Acreage:
2.29
Number of
Combined
% of
Vegetation Category
Definitions
CCPV Depiction
Planted
Polygons
Acreage
Acreage
1. Bare Areas
Very limited cover of both woody and herbaceous material.
N/A
0
0.00
0%
Woody stem densities clearly below target levels based on MY3,
Stipple
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0
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4, or 5 stem count criteria.
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0
0.00
0%
Areas with woody stems of a size class that are obviously small
3. Areas of Poor Growth Rates or Vigor
N/A
0
0.00
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given the monitoring year.
Cumulative Totals
0
0.00
0%
Easement Acreage:
16.53
Of
Number of
Combined
Vegetation Category
Definitions
CCPV Depiction
,Easement
Polygons*
Acreage*
Acreage
4. Invasive Areas of Concern
Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale).
Cross Hatch
10
0.17
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(Red - Dense/Yellow - Present)
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5. Easement Encroachment Areas
Areas or points (if too small to render as polygons at map scale).
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Permanent Photo Station 7
East
Permanent Photo Station 8
South/Southeast
Permanent Photo Station 9
Southwest
Permanent Photo Station 10
South/Southwest
Permanent Photo Station 11
Southeast
Permanent Photo Station 12
East
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Permanent Photo Station 13
Upstream
Permanent Photo Station 13
Downstream
East Fork Pigeon River -Permanent Photo Station 14
East/Southeast
Permanent Photo Station 15
North
Permanent Photo Station 16
West
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Appendix B
Permanent Photo Station 17
Northwest
Permanent Photo Station 18
North/Northeast
Permanent Photo Station 19
South/Southwest
Permanent Photo Station 20
North
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Appendix C
Vegetation Data

Appendix C
Table 5. Vegetation Plot Criteria Attainment
East Fork Pi eon River Wetland / Project No. 94203
Vegetation
Vegetation Plot
Survival
Tract Mean
ID
Threshold Met?
1 Yes
100%
2 Yes
3 Yes
'PnoLS: No livestakes included in tally; P -all: All planted stems included in tally; T: Total stems including recruitment.
Color for Density
Exceeds requirements by 10%
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%
Recruit Stems
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Table 6. Planted and Total Stem Counts (Species by Plot with Annual Means)
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Current Plot Data (MY5 2018)
Annual Means
Scientific Name
Common Name
Plot 1 or 2 Plot 3
Species Type PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all T
MY5 (2018)
PnoLS P -all T
MY4 (2017)
MY3 (2016)
MY2 (2015)
MYl (2014)
MYO (2014)
PnoLS P -all T
PnoLS
P -all T
PnoLS
P -all T PnoLS P -all T PnoLS P -all
T
Acer rubrum
Red Maple
Tree
4
4
2
1
Acer rubrum var. rubrum
Red Maple
Tree
4
1
Aesculus
Buckeye
2
2
Aesculus flava
Yellow Buckeye
Tree
2
Alnus serrulata
Hazel Alder
Shrub
4
4
3
1
1
1
Cornus amomum
Silky Dogwood
Shrub
1 1 1
1 1 1
1 1
1
1
1 1
4
4
4
4 4
4
44
4
Fraxinuspennsylvanica
Green Ash
Tree
4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 6
12 12 15
12 12
12
13
13 17
14
14
14
14 14
14
12 12
12
Lindera benzoin
Northern S icebush
Shrub
1
Lindera benzoin var. benzoin
Northern Spicebush
Shrub
1
Liriodendron tulipifera var. tulipifera
Tulip tree, Yellow Poplar, Whitewood Tree
6 6
6
Morus rubra
Red Mulberry
Tree
4
1
1
Nyssa sylvatica
Blackgum
Tree
5 5 5 1 1 1
6 6 6
6 6
6
6
6 6
10
10
10
10 10
10
12 12
12
Platanus occidentalis
American Sycamore
Tree
1
1
1
Platanus occidentalis var. occidentalis
Sycamore, Plane -tree
Tree
12 12 12 2 2 2 2 2 2
16 16 16
16 16
16
18
18 18
22
22
22
22 22
23
24 24
24
Salix caroliniana
Coastal Plain Willow
Tree
3
Salix nigra
Black Willow
Tree
5 10
15
18
18
22
22
Sambucus
Elderberry
Shrub
2
2
Sambucus canadensis
Common Elderberry
Shrub
1
1
1
1 1
1
1 1
1
Stem count
21 21 23 7 7 20 71 7 19
351 35 62
35 35
60
38
38 72
51
51
82
51 51
82
591 59
59
size (ares)
1 1 1
3
3
3
3
3
3
size (ACRES)
0.02 0.02 0.02
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
0.07
Species count
3
3
4 3
3
6 3 3
4
4
4
8
4
4
7
4
4
10
5
5
13
5
5
12
6
6
6
Stems per ACRE
850
850
931 28
283
809 28317691
4721
47218361
4721
47218091
5131
51319711
6881
688111061
6881
688
1106
7961
796
796
'PnoLS: No livestakes included in tally; P -all: All planted stems included in tally; T: Total stems including recruitment.
Color for Density
Exceeds requirements by 10%
Exceeds requirements, but by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements, by less than 10%
Fails to meet requirements by more than 10%
Recruit Stems
East Fork Pigeon River Site 19 Equinox
NCDMS Project No. 94203 Annual Monitoring Report
Monitoring Year 5 of 5

Appendix C
Vegetation Monitoring Plot 1
Monitoring Year 5 — October 5, 2018
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Vegetation Monitoring Plot 2
Monitoring Year 5 — October 5, 2018
East Fork Pigeon River Site 20
NCDMS Project No. 94203
Monitoring Year 5 of 5
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Equinox
Annual Monitoring Report

Appendix C
Vegetation Monitoring Plot 3
Monitoring Year 5 — October 5, 2018
East Fork Pigeon River Site 21 Equinox
NCDMS Project No. 94203 Annual Monitoring Report
Monitoring Year 5 of 5