APPENDIX L -2 RIPARIAN AREA IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION PLAN

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1 Atlantic Sunrise roject A DE Chapter 105 Joint ermit Application Transcontinental Gas ipe Line Company, LLC Schuylkill County AENDIX L -2 RIARIAN AREA IMACT ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION LAN Revised July 2017

2 B4668 Riparian Area Impact Assessment and Restoration lan Atlantic Sunrise roject Schuylkill County July 2017 repared for: TRANSCONTINENTAL GAS IE LINE COMANY, LLC repared by: ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT, INC. 368 leasant View Drive Lancaster, New York 14086

3 B Tree and Shrub lanting List 02: B4651 B-1 R_Schuylkill Riparian Buffer Assessment.docx-04/21/17

4 AENDIX B LIST OF AROVED SECIES FOR RELANTING Red maple Acer rubrum TREES Flood Tolerance Height(ft) Shade Tolerance tolerant tolerant Wildlife Value young shoots *Silver maple A. saccharinum W tolerant intermediate young Sugar maple A. saccharum R, A FACU- intolerant very tolerant Serviceberry Amelanchier arborea/laevis/ canadensis - tolerant intermediate food source-fruit, and leaves awpaw Asimina triloba + intolerant tolerant food source-fruit and leaves; host plant for zebra swallowtail **Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis intolerant intermediate food source-seeds, young and shoots and catkins Black (Sweet) birch B. lenta R, A FACU intolerant intermediate food source-catkins, buds, seeds, leaves and River birch B. nigra, R FACW tolerant intolerant food source-seeds, buds, young and foliage *American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana intolerant very tolerant food source-catkins, buds, seeds, leaves and **Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis + - intermediate intolerant bitter nuts not favored as much as other hickories **Shagbark hickory C. ovata - intolerant intermediate food source- and nuts *Redbud Cercis canadensis, R FACU- intolerant tolerant food source-seeds, foliage and flower pollen for honeybees Hackberry Celtis occidentalis, R FACU ; shelter and nesting sites **ersimmon Diospyros virginiana FAC- intermediate tolerant food source-fruits, and nectar American beech, Fagus grandifolia very intolerant very tolerant food source-nuts Honey-locust Gleditsia triacanthos R, A FAC- intermediate intolerant pods **Kentucky coffee- tree Gymnocladus dioica A FACU- intermediate intolerant low appeal to wildlife

5 AENDIX B LIST OF AROVED SECIES FOR RELANTING Black walnut Juglans nigra, R FACU TREES Flood Tolerance Height(ft) Shade Tolerance Wildlife Value intermediate intolerant food source- and nuts Tuliptree/poplar Liriodendron tulipifera food source-nectar and seeds Black-gum Nyssa sylvatica 6.0 intermediate intolerant food source-fruits, and nectar * **Hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana, R FACU- very intolerant very tolerant food source-buds, catkins and seeds Eastern white pine inus strobus intolerant intermediate high value food sourceneedles and seeds; used for cover Sycamore latanus occidentalis W- moderate value for cover and nesting; food sourcefruits Eastern cottonwood opulus deltoides, A FAC - tolerant intolerant food source-bark,, leaves and buds Large-toothed aspen. grandidentata - intolerant very intolerant food source- bark,, leaves, catkins and buds Wild black cherry runus serotina very intolerant intolerant high value food sourcefruits, and nectar White oak Quercus alba - intolerant intermediate high value food sourceacorns and Swamp white oak Q. bicolor **Chestnut oak Q. montana, R FACW+, R UL tolerant intermediate intolerant intermediate food source-acorns and food source-acorns and in oak Q. palustris W tolerant intolerant food source-acorns and Northern red oak Q. rubra - medium value for nesting and food source-acorns *Black willow Salix nigra W+ very tolerant very intolerant food source-buds, fruit, and Sassafras Sassafras albidum - very intolerant intolerant food source- and fruits American basswood Tilia americana intolerant tolerant food source-, seeds and nectar **Red (Slippery) elm Ulmus rubra tolerant intermediate

6 AENDIX B LIST OF AROVED SECIES FOR RELANTING **Smooth alder Alnus serrulata SMALL TREES/SHRUBS Shade Flood Tolerance Height(ft) Wildlife Value Tolerance very tolerant very intolerant food source-fruit Red chokeberry hotinia (Aronia) arbutifolia W very tolerant 6-12 intermediate very low wildlife value Black chokeberry. melanocarpa - very tolerant 3-6 intermediate Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis 8.5 very tolerant 6-12 very intolerant food source-fruit Summersweet Clethra alnifolia FAC+ very tolerant 6-12 tolerant Silky dogwood Cornus amomum W very tolerant 6-12 intolerant food source-fruits Gray dogwood C. racemosa - intermediate 6-12 tolerant food source-fruits; cover Red-osier dogwood C. sericea W+ 8.5 very tolerant 6-12 intermediate food source-fruits, buds, and **Amer. hazelnut Corylus americana - intolerant 6-12 tolerant food source-nuts (higher nutritional value than acorns and beechnuts) Witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana intolerant very tolerant leaves toxic to some animals Winterberry Ilex verticillata W+ very tolerant 6-15 intermediate intermediate wildlife value **Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia 5.5 intolerant very tolerant high value as food esp. for winter browse for Common spicebush Lindera benzoin W- 6.0 intermediate 6-12 very tolerant high value as food source fruits and leaves; host plant for spicebush swallowtail butterfly Northern bayberry Morella (Myrica) pensylvanica, R FAC very tolerant 6-12 intolerant food source-fruits **Ninebark hysocarpus opulifolius W- very tolerant 6-12 intolerant food source-fruit **Rosebay rhododendron Rhododendron maximum 5.5 tolerant intolerant food source-buds and (winter browse) **Swamp azalea R. viscosum OBL very tolerant 6-12 intermediate food source-nectar for hummingbirds and butterflies Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina, R, A None intolerant intermediate food source-fruit **Swamp rose Rosa palustris very tolerant 4-10 intolerant food source-fruit *ussy willow Salix discolor W very tolerant very intolerant high value as food source Sandbar willow Salix exigua (interior) 8.5 very tolerant very intolerant

7 AENDIX B LIST OF AROVED SECIES FOR RELANTING **Silky willow Salix sericea SMALL TREES/SHRUBS Shade Flood Tolerance Height(ft) Tolerance very tolerant up to 12 intermediate Wildlife Value food source foliage and nectar American elder Sambucus canadensis W- very tolerant 6-12 intermediate high value food sourcefruit, and leaves Meadowsweet Spiraea latifolia, A FACW+ - very tolerant 3-6 intermediate food source-fruit and Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum W- very tolerant 6-12 tolerant food source-fruit **Witherod Viburnum cassinoides W very tolerant 6-12 tolerant food source-fruit Southern arrowwood V. dentatum FAC tolerant 6-12 tolerant food source-fruit Nannyberry V. lentago, A FAC intolerant intermediate food source fruit and Blackhaw V. prunifolium very intolerant intolerant food source fruit Northern arrowwood V. recognitum W- tolerant 6-12 tolerant food source-fruit and nectar and pollen of the flowers ennsylvania Department of Environmental, Bureau of Watershed Management. (2010). Riparian Forest Buffer Guidance, Document Number Online at: Accessed September 28, Key for Appendix B: * Short lived: Trees < 100 years Shrubs < 20 years ** May be hard to find in a nursery = iedmont rovince R = Ridge and Valley rovince A = Allegheny lateau rovince OBL = Obigate Wetland FACW = Facultative Wetland FACU = Facultative Upland UL = Obiligate Upland