The
North Carolina Wetlands Restoration Program
(Please see above link for full guidelines)
1) Priority Criteria -- Adkin is mostly likely to apply to the nitrogen run-off criterion
2) Site assessment (GIS potential, some field work)
i) Soil moisture
ii) Soil pH
iii) Soil texture
iv) Seasonal high water table depth
v) Flooding potential
vi) Aspect, topography, and microtopographic relief
3) Site Preparation
i) Plowing or ripping (reduce channelized flow and loosen compacted soil)
ii) Control sod-forming grasses
iii) Control invasive, exotic plants
iv) Stabilize bare soil
4) Other guidelines
i) Make site inventory of plants
ii) Choose 10-12 species of native trees and/or shrubs
iii) Plant shrubs more densely at edge of riparian buffer
to prevent colonization of exotic species
iv) Refer to the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program's
Classification of the Natural
Communities of North Carolina:
Third Approximation (Shafele, Michael P. and Alan S Weakley, 1990).
v) Three to four understory trees for every canopy tree.
vi) Plant density and spacing (ie 436 tree/ acre; 1200 shrubs/ acre)
vii) Control weeds for three years with hardwood mulch (4-6 in),
weed control fabrics, or pre-emergent herbicide
viii) Monitor/reduce concentrated flow for five years
5) Suppliers
i) Grass seed
ii) Native plants
iii) Tree shelters
6) Tables
i) Grasses/sedges for soil stabilization
ii) Exotic Plants in NC
iii) Native Plants of NC
(Categorized by region as well as moisture and light tolerance)
iv) Native Grasses of NC