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AMENDMENT Coddle Creek Reservoir- October 22, 1993 Page 4 Monitoring of the above parameters will be required at the beginning, middle and end of each growing season for the first 4 years, and at the beginning and end of each growing season for years 5 through 7. This results in a total of 18 monitoring events. In addition, the 404 permit requires a baseline evaluation of the preservation areas. Quantitative monitoring will be done in 20 of the planting areas using standard ecological assessment techniques. The remaining planting areas will be qualitatively assessed for survivorship, percent area coverage of recruited vegetation (inc. luding nuisance species), and depredation5, vandalism or other problems. 1.6.3.1.1. Administration and Set-up. Implementation of the post- planting monitoring program will require a number of preliminary efforts, including development of a detailed monitoring program for submittal to, and approval by, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NC Wildlife Resources Commission. Extensive work will be required to set up monitoring stations in each of the 20 quantitative sites, as well as in the preservation areas and at fish sampling stations. 1.6.3.1.2. Habitat Creation Areas. Wetland and upland planting areas delineated in the Planting Area Drawings (gl through gl 1) developed by HDR as support for contract documents, and any subsequent areas illustrated in site-specific mapping developed by NCSU, will be monitored for survivorship of planted species of vegetation, recruitment of native species of vegetation, percent coverage of planted and recruited vegetation, and growth of all vegetation. Methodology - A specific monitoring program using standard techniques, including regularly spaced parallel transects6, shrub and herbaceous quadrats7, photographic 5 vegetation damage and/or mortality from animal feeding 6 linear path along which data are collected 7 an imaginary square used to physically define an area to be studied