EPT / Concord Resort / Adelaar Wetland Mitigation – Monticello, New York
NYSDEC and USACE Permits were issued to EPT Concord II LLC in 2015 for the development of EPT Concord Resort in Thompson, Sullivan County, New York. Construction impacts within the Kiamesha Creek Watershed included fill into approximately 3.38 acres of wetlands, 0.68 acres of pond deepening, and 0.651 acres of other impacts from construction access. At AKRF, Mr. Shotzberger directed the efforts to identify two on-site mitigation sites totaling 10.39 acres of red maple wetlands were proposed as on-site mitigation. Both wetland cells were graded to mimic the pit-and-mound topography of adjacent reference maple/hemlock wetlands. Hydrology was derived from both ground and surface water. Plantings comprised species consistent with adjacent red maple-dominated forested wetlands and a wetland herbaceous seeds mix at both sites. Since construction in 2016, the mitigation wetland sites have developed good hydrology, herbaceous cover, and reasonable tree and shrub survival. Mr. Shotzberger currently serves on the Adaptive Management Team as part of the review process of site monitoring and site conditions and continues to steer restoration trajectory.
Adelaar Mitigation in 2012 as golf course. (Shawn Shotzberger, with AKRF)
Adelaar Mitigation in 2017 hillside seep wetland. (Shawn Shotzberger, with AKRF)
Adelaar Mitigation with concept sketch in 2012 as golf course. (Shawn Shotzberger, with AKRF)
Adelaar Mitigation with concept sketch in 2017 hillside seep wetland. (Shawn Shotzberger, with AKRF)
