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Ecological Restoration Case Studies

NJTA Route 130 Interchange Wetland Mitigation Project

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The Route 130 Interchange wetland mitigation project was designed, constructed and monitored under a "turnkey" contract for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The project was designed to compensate for permitted impacts to palustrine, forested and emergent wetlands resulting from construction of the Route 130 Interchange in Florence Township, Burlington County, NJ. This project was unique because it was the first wetland mitigation project designed and constructed by a NJ state agency using a "turnkey" approach. GreenVest won a competitive bid to:

Locate and acquire a suitable mitigation site within HUC 02040201
Collect pre-construction hydrologic and ecological data
Prepare design plans & wetland mitigation proposal in accordance with state guidelines
Seek regulatory approval of the site and design
Obtain all necessary federal, state, and municipal permits
Construct the project according to approved design plans
Provide maintenance & monitoring for a period of not less than five years

Construction of the project commenced in December 1999 and was completed in May 2000. Approximately 10.46 acres of palustrine forested, broad-leaved deciduous saturated and seasonally flooded wetlands and 0.50 acre of palustrine emergent, persistent, semi-permanently flooded wetlands were created. The project was so successful that NJDEP utilized the site as a training site for new wetland professionals hired by the agency. The project was released from bond requirements after 5 years of successful maintenance and monitoring.

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Construction of the NJTA Route 130 Interchange Wetland Mitigation Project close to final subgrade. The 0.5 acre emergent wetland zone is evident in the far corner of the site..

ecological monitoring

Bareroot planting stock was installed within the wetland mitigation site in April 2000. Only native tree and shrub species were installed. Replanting within select areas was completed in April 2001.

forest restoration

NJTA Route 130 Interchange Wetland Mitigation Project following completion of construction, stabilization, and installation of wildlife habitat
features such as dead snags and large tree &
shrub transplants.

forest restoration

Construction of the 11-acre wetland mitigation project began in December 1999 and was completed in May 2000. The project site included 11 acres of created wetlands surrounded by a 50-100 foot buffer zone.