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ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2011 UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site Franklin County TIP No. B-4115 Prepared By: Natural Environment Unit & Roadside Environmental Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation June 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 .1 Project Description ......................................................................... 2 .2 Purpose ........................................................................................ 2 .3 Project History ............................................................................... 2 .4 Debit Ledger ................................................................................... 2 2.0 Vegetation: ............................................................................................... 3 .1 Success Criteria ............................................................................. 3 .2 Description of Species .................................................................... 3 .3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring ................................................... 3 .4 Conclusions. .................................................................................. 3 3.0 Overall Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................ 3 FIGURES Figure 1 – Site Location Map .............................................................................. 4 APPENDICES Appendix A – Site Photos 1 SUMMARY The UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site is located in Franklin County. The site was planted in March 2009 and was designed as Stream Enhancement for impacts associated with bridge project B-4115. The mitigation encompasses approximately 465 linear feet of Stream Enhancement. The enhancement effort involved fencing out livestock and replanting a 50 ft. wide wooded buffer along the northern side of the tributary that leads to Sycamore Creek. Given the amount of existing bedrock and removal of livestock access, the stream should stabilize without additional grade control. The area that was enhanced is being monitored by visual observation for stability and photo points for the survival and density of vegetation. No hydrologic monitoring is required for this project; however, vegetation monitoring is required for three years. After the third year of monitoring, the UT to Sycamore Creek Site shows by visual observation the planted vegetation is surviving and the tributary is stable. NCDOT proposes to discontinue monitoring at this site. 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description The UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site is located at Bridge No. 57 over Sycamore Creek on SR 1419 (Ronald Tharrington Road) (Figure 1). The site consists of approximately 465 linear feet of stream enhancement mitigation for stream impacts associated with project B-4115. 1.2 Purpose In order for a mitigation site to be considered successful, the site must meet the success criteria. This report details the monitoring in 2011 at the UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site. Hydrologic monitoring was not required for the site. 1.3 Project History March 2009 Site planted August 2009 Vegetation Monitoring (1 year) July 2010 Vegetation Monitoring (2 year) June 2011 Vegetation Monitoring (3 year) 1.4 Debit Ledger The entire UT Sycamore Creek stream mitigation site was used for the B-4115 project to compensate for unavoidable stream impacts. 3 2.0 VEGETATION: UT TO SYCAMORE CREEK MITIGATION SITE (YEAR 3 MONITORING) 2.1 Success Criteria NCDOT shall monitor the site by visual observation for stability and photo points for the survival and the density of the vegetation. NCDOT will monitor the site for a minimum of three years or until the site is a success. 2.2 Description of Species The following tree species were planted in the Stream Enhancement Area: Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak 2.3 Results of Vegetation and Stream Stability Monitoring The planted species in the stream enhancement area along the UT to Sycamore Creek are surviving and the tributary is stabilized. 2.4 Conclusions There were approximately 465 linear feet of stream enhancement planted on site. There were no plots established on the site. By visual observation the UT to Sycamore Creek Site shows that the planted species are surviving and tributary is stable at this time. 3.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NCDOT proposes discontinue vegetation and stream stability monitoring at the UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site. 4 Figure 1. Site Location Map APPENDIX A SITE PHOTOS UT to Sycamore Creek Photo Point #1 (Overview of Planted Area) Photo Point #1 (Overview of Planted Area) Photo Point #2 (Looking Upstream at UT) Photo Point #2 (Looking Downstream at UT) June 2011
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Title | Annual report for... UT to Sycamore Creek mitigation site, Franklin County [2011] |
Other Title | UT to Sycamore Creek mitigation site, Franklin County, TIP no. B-4115 |
Contributor | North Carolina. Division of Highways. Roadside Environmental Unit. |
Date | 2011 |
Release Date | 2011-06 |
Subjects |
Wetland mitigation--North Carolina--Franklin County--Periodicals Wetlands--Environmental aspects--North Carolina--Franklin County--Periodicals Estuarine area conservation--North Carolina--Franklin County--Periodicals Wetland ecology--North Carolina--Franklin County--Periodicals Water quality management--North Carolina--Franklin County--Periodicals Groundwater--North Carolina--Franklin County--Management--Periodicals Franklin County (N.C.) |
Place | Franklin County, North Carolina, United States |
Time Period | (1990-current) Contemporary |
Description | 2011 |
Publisher | North Carolina Department of Transportation |
Agency-Current | North Carolina Division of Highways, Department of Transportation |
Rights | State Document see http://digital.ncdcr.gov/u?/p249901coll22,63754 |
Physical Characteristics | 1 online resource (volumes) : illustrations, maps |
Collection | North Carolina State Documents Collection. State Library of North Carolina |
Type | Text |
Language | English |
Format | Technical reports |
Digital Characteristics-A | 1.72 MB; 8 p. |
Digital Collection | North Carolina Digital State Documents Collection |
Digital Format | application/pdf |
Audience | All |
Pres File Name-M | pubs_serial_utsycamorecreek2011.pdf |
Full Text | ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2011 UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site Franklin County TIP No. B-4115 Prepared By: Natural Environment Unit & Roadside Environmental Unit North Carolina Department of Transportation June 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUMMARY ........................................................................................................... 1 1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................... 2 .1 Project Description ......................................................................... 2 .2 Purpose ........................................................................................ 2 .3 Project History ............................................................................... 2 .4 Debit Ledger ................................................................................... 2 2.0 Vegetation: ............................................................................................... 3 .1 Success Criteria ............................................................................. 3 .2 Description of Species .................................................................... 3 .3 Results of Vegetation Monitoring ................................................... 3 .4 Conclusions. .................................................................................. 3 3.0 Overall Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................ 3 FIGURES Figure 1 – Site Location Map .............................................................................. 4 APPENDICES Appendix A – Site Photos 1 SUMMARY The UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site is located in Franklin County. The site was planted in March 2009 and was designed as Stream Enhancement for impacts associated with bridge project B-4115. The mitigation encompasses approximately 465 linear feet of Stream Enhancement. The enhancement effort involved fencing out livestock and replanting a 50 ft. wide wooded buffer along the northern side of the tributary that leads to Sycamore Creek. Given the amount of existing bedrock and removal of livestock access, the stream should stabilize without additional grade control. The area that was enhanced is being monitored by visual observation for stability and photo points for the survival and density of vegetation. No hydrologic monitoring is required for this project; however, vegetation monitoring is required for three years. After the third year of monitoring, the UT to Sycamore Creek Site shows by visual observation the planted vegetation is surviving and the tributary is stable. NCDOT proposes to discontinue monitoring at this site. 2 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Project Description The UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site is located at Bridge No. 57 over Sycamore Creek on SR 1419 (Ronald Tharrington Road) (Figure 1). The site consists of approximately 465 linear feet of stream enhancement mitigation for stream impacts associated with project B-4115. 1.2 Purpose In order for a mitigation site to be considered successful, the site must meet the success criteria. This report details the monitoring in 2011 at the UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site. Hydrologic monitoring was not required for the site. 1.3 Project History March 2009 Site planted August 2009 Vegetation Monitoring (1 year) July 2010 Vegetation Monitoring (2 year) June 2011 Vegetation Monitoring (3 year) 1.4 Debit Ledger The entire UT Sycamore Creek stream mitigation site was used for the B-4115 project to compensate for unavoidable stream impacts. 3 2.0 VEGETATION: UT TO SYCAMORE CREEK MITIGATION SITE (YEAR 3 MONITORING) 2.1 Success Criteria NCDOT shall monitor the site by visual observation for stability and photo points for the survival and the density of the vegetation. NCDOT will monitor the site for a minimum of three years or until the site is a success. 2.2 Description of Species The following tree species were planted in the Stream Enhancement Area: Platanus occidentalis, American Sycamore Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak Quercus phellos, Willow Oak 2.3 Results of Vegetation and Stream Stability Monitoring The planted species in the stream enhancement area along the UT to Sycamore Creek are surviving and the tributary is stabilized. 2.4 Conclusions There were approximately 465 linear feet of stream enhancement planted on site. There were no plots established on the site. By visual observation the UT to Sycamore Creek Site shows that the planted species are surviving and tributary is stable at this time. 3.0 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS NCDOT proposes discontinue vegetation and stream stability monitoring at the UT to Sycamore Creek Mitigation Site. 4 Figure 1. Site Location Map APPENDIX A SITE PHOTOS UT to Sycamore Creek Photo Point #1 (Overview of Planted Area) Photo Point #1 (Overview of Planted Area) Photo Point #2 (Looking Upstream at UT) Photo Point #2 (Looking Downstream at UT) June 2011 |
OCLC number | 872145804 |