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25,554 acres enrolled in NC, since 1992 (64) Permanent easements (4) 30-year easements

Enrollment in North Carolina. 25,554 acres enrolled in NC, since 1992 (64) Permanent easements (4) 30-year easements (3) 10-year contracts, non-easement 5,000 new acres enrolled during 2003.

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25,554 acres enrolled in NC, since 1992 (64) Permanent easements (4) 30-year easements

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  1. Enrollment in North Carolina • 25,554 acres enrolled in NC, since 1992 • (64) Permanent easements • (4) 30-year easements • (3) 10-year contracts, non-easement • 5,000 new acres enrolled during 2003

  2. Converted “Pocosin” wetlands like these, near Lake Phelps, typify the majority of WRP enrollment in North Carolina’s Coastal Plains NRCS

  3. Several large WRP easements are located adjacent to federal, state, and other private wildlife conservation areas. Albemarle Sound Alligator River NWR Dare State Gamelands(Air Force Practice Range) NC Partners Impoundments (private) Pocosin Lakes NWR Permanent WRP Easement284 acres Permanent WRP Easement783 acres Wendy Stanton, USFWS

  4. What Goes into a WRP Plan? The remaining 30% may be restored to actively managed wetland conditions Original habitats & wetland conditions are restored on at least 70% of each site

  5. WRP Goals is to Restore Diverse Habitats to Meet the Needs of Wildlife • Waterfowl • Non-game birds • Reptiles and Amphibians • Invertebrates • Threatened & Endangered Species

  6. Typical EasementSite, Halifax County • Drained hydric soils predominate • Ditches functioning • Recent ag. use • Located close to important wetland habitat Drained hydric soil“PC-field” River Road Kehukee Swamp (over-wintering Tundra swan hot-spot) non-hydric soil

  7. Typical Restoration Plan, Halifax County Mesic Hardwood Forest Kehukee Swamp Swamp Forest & Moist Soil Mgt. Area Flash board riser Swamp Forest Low embankment Mesic Hardwood Forest

  8. Water Control Structures Facilitate Management & Ensure Security • Welded plate restricts depth of draw-down • 4-inch stop logs facilitate slow release • Lids have locks • Large lid opening allows interior maintenance • “In-line” location reduces falling water sound at pipe ends • Removable beaver excluders on pipe ends

  9. Levees and swales are sometimes installed to enhance habitat diversity and provide management capability.

  10. Ephemeral pools are sometimes specified- even in landscapes that will become forested. This is to provide habitat for aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, wood ducks, and song birds.

  11. Tree planting jump-starts habitat development.

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