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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20040325 Ver 1_Monitoring Plan_20000505 Pand ~ ~~ ~7W. ~~ ;J/J6t fJ!/ice ~ 2522 O)(I~J .A'otik ~ 28402 PJeI: 910-452-0001 ... \j L ~I ..~.....~ WEiUNg~~~;~~(4 i:'~I~~..~[jJmh 3805 O)f~ ~ O)f~J.;Y& 28403 fJWku !I!. .A(LJat ~fT.~ O)f. [pI#- ~ ~ ~ ffUM/a May 5, 2000 f\V 0/;/ f\~ v\ / '1' p'l ~ Mr. John Dorney NCDENR Division of Water Quality 1621 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1621 RE: Barra Fanns Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank Dear Mr. Dorney: Enclosed please find the following documents: · Supplemental Actions Taken at Barra Farms Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank, 1999-2000. This document summarizes the actions taken by ECOBANK to improve monitoring techniques and achieve success criteria. Pictures of drainage pipes and supplemental planting that occurred in February, 2000 are included. · Progress Report: Results of April, 2000 vegetation monitoring at Barra Farms Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank. A third vegetation survey was conducted in April of2000 to monitor natural recruitment of vegetation at Barra and evaluate the survival of seedlings planted in February. This report summarizes the results ofthis survey and compares the data to the drastically different results of the vegetation survey conducted in November of 1999. Because of natural recruitment, supplemental planting, and the installation of drainage pipes to control water levels, Barra Fanns now meets and exceeds the vegetation success criteria required in the mitigation plan. 1# Barra Farms Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank Page 2 If you have any questions or comments regarding these reports, please do not hesitate to give me a call. Sincerely, ~ G/h~ Kim Williams Wetland Scientist cc: Mr. John Dorney, N.C. Division of Water Quality Mr. Ron Ferrell, N.C. Wetland Restoration Program Mr. Alan Fickett, ECOBANK Ms. Kathy Matthews, EP A Mr. Scott McLendon, u.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mr. Kevin Moody, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Mr. Bennett Wynne, N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission .L.,. . WETLAND: ':~.~.0TEF~ O!._i.,~, ;: -.-.,_. .. SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIONS TAKEN AT BARRA FARMS CAPE FEAR REGIONAL MITIGATION BANK 1999-2000 Prepared for: Ecobank Prepared by: Land Management Group, Inc. Wihnington, NC March, 2000 SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIONS TAKEN AT BARRA FARMS CAPE FEAR REGIONAL MITIGATION BANK 1999-2000 The following is a list of actions that have been taken to improve the quality of monitoring and insure future mitigation success at Barra Farms: 1. Installation of six 18" diameter drainage pipes along the north section of Barra to alleviate ponding (Figure 1). The pipes were installed in October of 1999 to reduce the standing water created by rainfall from hurricanes and from any future heavy rain events. Ponded water will be lowered only during and/or after extreme climatic rainfall events after which ponding could be detrimental to the growth of survival of character species. The pipes will not allow groundwater levels to recede below the wetland hydrology thresholds and can be plugged in dry periods to allow percolation into the wetland before standing water is released. 2. The percentage of Barra being sampled for vegetation was increased in Year 2 monitoring. In Year 1 monitoring, 24 plots, each 0.05 acre in size, were sampled resulting in a total of 1.2 acres surveyed. In order to get a larger sample of representative vegetation and to pinpoint the location of areas not meeting the vegetative success criteria, the sampling area was increased in 1999. In Year 2 monitoring, 34 plots that were each 0.1 acre in size were sampled resulting in 3.4 total acres surveyed. This is a 283% increase in sampling size between Year 1 and Year 2. These 34 plots include 19 of the original 24 plots plus an additional 15 plots randomly placed in areas generally lacking plots. 3. In December of 1999, a subcontractor hired by ECOBANK installed 3 new RDS monitoring wells at Barra to get a more precise and continuous account of hydrology. A total offive RDS wells now read hydrology data on-site and 2 RDS wells are located at reference sites. 4. In January of2000, the mouth ofthe mitigation stream at Barra was cleaned of debris such as fallen limbs and snags to increase stream flow and further reduce standing water in this area (Figure 2). 5. Supplemental planting at the Barra Farms Mitigation Bank was performed February 8-11, 2000. Twelve species that have shown an ability to survive at Barra (Table I) were planted across the groundwater flats and headwater slope habitats, which comprise approximately 362 acres of this site (Figure 3). Seedlings that were approximately 2 years old were purchased from the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources Nursery in Goldsboro, NC (Figure 4) and were evenly distributed across the former crop land at Barra (Figures 5 and 6). However, in wetter areas, such as the headwater slope habitat, a greater number of bald cypress and water tupelo were planted, since these species are better adapted to wet conditions. Planting actions were closely monitored by Land Management Group, Inc. personnel. A total of 43,300 seedlings planted across 362 acres resulted in approximately 120 trees/acre (- 20-foot spacing). Since an average of241 characteristic trees/ac (average of groundwater flats and headwater slope habitats) were observed in Year 2 monitoring, this supplemental planting increased tree density to 361 trees/acre. These trees, in addition to new volunteers and the established trees already present, will help Barra achieve the vegetative success criterion of320 characteristic trees/acre over the required monitoring period. Table 1 N b urn er an Species 0 ees an at arra arms urmg t e wmter 0 Common Name Scientific Name Number Ordered Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides 4000 Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 6000 Black Gum Nyssa sylvatica 1000 Eastern Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 800 Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 2500 Pond Pine Pinus serotina 2000 Swamp Blackgum Nyssa biflora 6500 Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 2000 Water Oak Quercus nigra 6000 Water Tupelo Nyssa aquatica 5600 Willow Oak Quercus phellos 5900 Yellow Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 1000 TOTAL 43,300 d ftr 1 too B F d. h f2000 6. Since the continuous monitoring stream gauges placed in the reference and restoration streams in 1999 have been somewhat unreliable, staff gauges will be replaced and used as a backup measure of stream flow. The staff gauges will insure continuous collection of flow data and will allow a more accurate assessment of stream mitigation. [I _ ... . .~- ...",. -- ~....., ... ~.-.~. ~..,~ .. .. ~'", ~ ~. ..~,. ...\161'. I ~ ,-. ~: _. -: '_ -"r~J~ ..".. ...... .' -. ..,...... .- ............. _;I4t ~..'...... " .., .v .....111 ._.:. , ~ . ..~,,,,".,,~ , , .. . ..~~ lfll~ .. , .. ~."" ., 1 ~ .. Figure 1. Six drainage pipes were installed under the road/berm to alleviate ponding. Barra Farms Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank Ecobank Cumberland County, NC Land Management Group, Inc. --'l. I -~~ ~. ~ f , .- .. .. I . \ " 1 . ./ "; IF .I \ Figure 2. In January of 2000, the mitigation stream was cleaned of debris to improve flow. 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A total of 43,300 seedlings, which included 12 species, were purchased from the NC Division of Forest Resources. Barra Farms Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank Ecobank Cumberland County, NC Land Management Group, Inc. --J JIll......-..... 'U!,~L -b.....dI , ,,'"'~....3ii~i~;t^ .. "1 '-'l -.,.' Figure 5. Trees were planted at approximately a 20-foot spacing within the former crop land at Barra Farms. Barra Farms Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank. Ecobank. Cumberland County, NC Land Management Group, Inc. I J~"'.... .. .... ~ ... __t"" ..\ ...... _ ~.:..-._ .,... _r _ _- ~~ .. ._~ ~ ~ ...... -,,! .r- ... ~'-Ji...~ !,; . 4" .-.~ .", . - ... -!:..,.... Figure 6 Seedlings planted at Barra Farms. Barra Farms Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank Ecobank Cumberland County, NC Land Management Group, Inc. ~ PROGRESS REPORT: Results of April, 2000 vegetation monitoring at Barra Farms Cape Fear Regional Mitigation Bank Prepared for: Ecobank Prepared by: Land Management Group, Inc. Wilmington, NC May 1, 2000 Success criteria for the Barra Farms Mitigation Plan include a minimum mean density of 320 characteristic trees/acre. At least five character tree species must be present, and no hardwood species can comprise more than 20 percent of the total number ofstemslacre total. Softwood species cannot comprise more than 10 percent of the total number of stems/acre. The Year 2 Monitoring Report found that neither the groundwater flats nor headwater slope community types met these vegetation success criteria. Supplemental planting of 43,300 seedlings occurred during February of2000 to increase survivability to acceptable levels. A third monitoring survey was conducted in April of2000 to monitor the progress of these seedlings. The results of both surveys are given below. November, 1999 SURVEY (2nd Monitoring Report) Groundwater Flats Within the groundwater flats habitat, 27 woody species were surveyed among the 29 plots. Ofthe 27 species, 19 were tree species and 8 were shrub species. Ofthe tree species, 11 were planted and 8 were volunteer. All shrubs were volunteer. Most common species included bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), black willow (Salix nigra), red maple (Acer rubrum), and swamp tupelo and/or water tupelo (Nyssa biflora, N. aquatica). The vegetation observed within groundwater flats averaged 269 stems/acre with approximately 128 stems/acre from planted species. Because 435 stems/acre were planted in these areas in the winter of 1998, the survival rate is estimated at approximately 29% after the second growing season. When using the number of trees/acre by species that can be applied to the total number of stems/acre criterion (~ 20% of320 stems/acre for hardwoods and ~ 10% of320 stems/acre for softwoods), the total number of trees that can be counted per acre is 255.4 (see Table 4, column 5). Headwater Slope A total of8 woody species were found within this habitat, of which 4 were planted and 4 were volunteer. The most common species include black willow (Salix nigra), swamp tupelo and lor water tupelo (Nyssa biflora, N. aquatica), red maple (Acer rubrum), and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). This vegetation averaged 317 stems/acre, with 130 stems/acre from planted species. Therefore, the survival rate of trees planted in the headwater slope is 30%.When success criteria percentages are used (~ 20% of320 stems/acre for hardwoods and ~ 10% of320 stems/acre for softwoods), the total number of trees that can be counted per acre is 227.5 (see Table 5, column 5). 1 April, 2000 SURVEY (3rd Monitoring Report) Groundwater Flats Within the groundwater flats habitat, 26 woody species were surveyed among the 30 plots. Of the 26 species, 18 were tree species and 8 were shrub species. Of the tree species, 11 were planted and 7 were volunteer. All shrubs were volunteer. Most common species included bald cypress (Taxodium distichum), black willow (Salix nigra), red maple (Acer rubrum), and swamp tupelo and/or water tupelo (Nyssa biflora, N. aquatica). The vegetation observed within groundwater flats averaged 485.1 stems/acre with approximately 259 stems/acre from planted species. When using the number of trees/acre by species that can be applied to the total number of stems/acre criterion (~ 20% of total stems/acre for hardwoods and ~ 10% oftotal stems/acre for softwoods), the total number of trees that can be counted per acre is 456.6 (see Table 6, column 5). Headwater Slope A total of14 woody species were found within this habitat, of which 9 were planted and 5 were volunteer. The most common species include black willow (Salix nigra), swamp tupelo and lor water tupelo (Nyssa biflora, N. aquatica), red maple (Acer rubrum), and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum). This vegetation averaged 612.5 stems/acre, with 300 stems/acre from planted species. When success criteria percentages are used (~ 20% of total stems/acre for hardwoods and ~ 10% oftotal stems/acre for softwoods), the total number of trees that can be counted per acre is 436.2 (see Table 7, column 5). Summary In 11199, a mean density of255.4 stems/acre was found across 27 character wetland species within the groundwater flats habitat, with an average of3.9 species/plot. In 4/00, a mean density of 456.6 stems/acre (adjusted) was observed across 26 character wetland species, with an average of6.6 species/plot. In the headwater slope habitat in 11199, a mean density of227.5 stems/acre was found across 8 wetland species, with an average of 4 species/plot. In April, 2000 the headwater slope habitat had a mean density of 436.2 stems/acre (adjusted) across 14 wetland species, with an average of7.5 species/plot. Both habitats doubled their stem counts as well as their species diversity. 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Common name Scientific Name Average # % of total # trees/ac Comments of trees! #of allowed in acre trees!ac criteria Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 53.1 19.7 53.1 hardwood Black Willow Salix nigra 45.5 16.9 32 softwood Red Maple Acer rubrum 36.6 13.6 36.6 hardwood/volunteer Swamp/Water Tupelo Nyssa spp. 32.8 12.2 32.8 hardwood Winged Sumac Rhus copallina 24.8 9.2 24.8 mostly from 1 plot Overcup Oak Quercus Iyrata 16.2 6.0 16.2 hardwood Sweet Pepperbush Clethra alnifolia 13.1 4.9 13.1 shrub Willow Oak Quercus phellos 10.7 4.0 10.7 hardwood Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides 5.5 2.0 5.5 hardwood Loblolly Bay Gordonia lasianthus 3.1 1.2 3.1 hardwood F etterbush Lyonia lucid a 3.1 1.2 3.1 shrub Red Bay Persea borbonia 3.1 1.2 3.1 hardwood Titi Cyrilla racemiflora 3.1 1.2 3.1 shrub Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 2.4 0.9 2.4 hardwood Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus michauxii 2.4 0.9 2.4 hardwood LongleafPine Pinus palustris 2.4 0.9 2.4 softwood Groundsel Bush Baccharis halimifolia 1.7 0.6 1.7 shrub Water Oak Quercus nigra 1.4 0.5 1.4 hardwood Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 1.4 0.5 1.4 hardwood F etterbush Leucothoe 1.4 0.5 1.4 shrub Alder Alnus serrulata 1.4 0.5 1.4 hardwood Bayberry Myrica heterophyl/a 1.0 0.4 1.0 shrub Eastern Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 0.7 0.3 0.7 hardwood Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla 0.7 0.3 0.7 hardwood Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda 0.7 0.3 0.7 softwood Cherrybark Oak Pinus pagoda 0.3 0.1 0.3 hardwood Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera 0.3 0.1 0.3 shrub Total 268.9 100 255.4 8 T bl 5 N be f h . t4 d . h. h H d SI h b' d' h 11/99 a e . urn ro eac Species oun WIt 10 t e ea water ope a Itat unng t e survev. Common name Scientific Name Average % of total % oftotal / Comments #of #of ac allowed in trees! treeslac criteria acre Black Willow Salix nigra 105 33.1 32 volunteer Swamp/Water Tupelo Nyssa spp. 75 23.6 64 planted hardwood Red Maple Acer rubrum 70 22.0 64 volunteer hardwood Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 45 14.2 45 planted hardwood Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla 7.5 2.4 7.5 volunteer hardwood Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata 7.5 2.4 7.5 planted hardwood Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides 2.5 0.8 2.5 planted hardwood Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 2.5 0.8 2.5 volunteer hardwood F etterbush Leucothoe sp. 2.5 0.8 2.5 shrub TOTAL 317.5 100 227.5 9 T bl 6 N be f h fi d . h' h G d h b' d. h /00 a e urn ro eac SpecIes OUO Wit m t e roun water Fats a Itat urmg t e 4 survey. Common name Scientific Name Average # % of total # trees/ac Comments of trees/ #of allowed in acre trees/ac criteria Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 86.3 17.8 86.3 hardwood Red Maple Acer rubrum 79.0 16.3 79.0 hardwood/volunteer Swamp/Water Tupelo Nyssa spp. 78.7 16.2 78.7 hardwood Black Willow Salbe nigra 77.0 15.9 48.5 softwood Winged Sumac Rhus copallina 22.7 4.7 22.7 mostly from 1 plot Willow Oak: (known) Quercus phellos 21.7 4.5 21.7 hardwood Overcup Oak: Quercus lyrata 17.3 3.6 17.3 hardwood Sweet Pepperbush Clethra alnifolia 15.3 3.2 15.3 shrub WaterlWilIow Oak: Q. nigralQ. phellos 14.7 3.0 14.7 hardwood Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides 14.3 2.9 14.3 hardwood Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 12.3 2.5 12.3 hardwood Groundsel Bush Baccharis halimifolia 9.0 1.9 9.0 shrub Titi Cyrilla racemiflora 5.7 1.2 5.7 shrub Red Bay Persea borbonia 5.7 1.2 5.7 hardwood Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 5.3 1.1 5..3 hardwood Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 3.3 0.7 3.3 hardwood Pond Pine Pinus serotina 3.3 0.7 3.3 softwood Swamp Chestnut Oak: Quercus michauxii 3.3 0.7 3.3 hardwood LongleafPine Pinus palustris 2.3 0.5 2.3 softwood Alder Alnus serrulata 1.4 0.3 1.4 hardwood Eastern Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 1.3 0.3 1.3 hardwood Fetterbush Leucothoe 1.3 0.3 1.3 shrub Loblolly Bay Gordonia lasianthus 1.3 0.3 1.3 hardwood Fetterbush Lyonia lucida 1.0 0.2 1.0 shrub Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla 0.7 0.1 0.7 hardwood Bayberry Myrica heterophylla 0.3 0.1 0.3 shrub Loblolly Pine Pinus taeda 0.3 0.1 0.3 softwood Wax Myrtle Myrica cerifera 0.3 0.1 0.3 shrub Total 485.1 100 456.6 10 Table 7. Number of each species found within the Headwater Slope habitat during the 4/00 survey. Common name Scientific Name Average # % of total # trees/ac Comments of trees/ #of allowed in acre trees/ac criteria SwamplWater Tupelo Nyssa spp. 210.0 34.3 122.5 hardwood Black Willow Salbe nigra 150.0 24.5 61.2 softwood Red Maple Acer rubrum 90.0 14.7 90.0 hardwood/volunteer Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum 45.0 7.3 45.0 hardwood Swamp Cottonwood Populus heterophylla 35.0 5.7 35.0 hardwood/volunteer Water/Willow Oak Q. nigralQ. phellos 35.0 5.7 35.0 hardwood Atlantic White Cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides 17.5 2.9 17.5 hardwood Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica 10.0 1.6 10.0 hardwood Groundsel Bush Baccharis halimifolia 5.0 0.8 5.0 shrub Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua 5.0 0.8 5.0 hardwood/volunteer Tulip Poplar Liriodendron tulipifera 5.0 0.8 5.0 hardwood Overcup Oak Quercus lyrata 2.5 0.4 2.5 hardwood Eastern Sycamore Platanus occidentalis 2.5 0.4 2.5 hardwood Total 612.5 100 436.2 11