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a k S ao (:�_"irj) Port of Houston Authority Wetland Mitigation Plan Scheduled monitoring events include: 45 days post -planting The first scheduled monitoring event will be conducted within 45 days of the initiation of Phase I. The first inspection will focus principally on the survival of planted vegetation. Characteristics to be monitored; • Plant survival — emergent and transitional plants (quantitative) End of the 1st Growing Season The second monitoring event will be conducted in the fall, at the end of the first growing season. This inspection will focus on the growth of planted vegetation, growth of undesirable species, and the integrity of constructed levees. Wildlife utilization will be noted during the inspection(s) will be documented. Characteristics to be monitored; • Plant survival — emergent, transitional, and upland (quantitative) • Foliar aerial coverage (quantitative) • Growth of invasive undesirable vegetation (quantitative) • Levee integrity (qualitative) • Wildlife utilization (qualitative) • Aerial photograph (quantitative) Beginning of the 2"d Growing Season Monitoring events will -be conducted in spring and fall, to correspond with the beginning and end of the growing season. Semi-annual inspections will be conducted until Phase I Performance Standards have been achieved Characteristics to be monitored; • Foliar aerial coverage (quantitative) • Growth of invasive undesirable vegetation (quantitative) • Levee integrity (qualitative) • Wildlife utilization (qualitative) End of Phase I When PHA determines that the marsh has met the Performance Standards, a final monitoring inspection will be scheduled and conducted to document conditions in the wetland and demonstrate that Performance Standards have been achieved. Results of the inspection will be submitted for USACE review yam). If USACE concurs with the findings, Phase I monitoring will be concluded. Benchmark Ecological Services, Inc. June 2002