20150982 Ver 1_Ring Creek - Stamper - WRC comments_20151005

9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
October 5, 2015
Ms. Tasha Alexander
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801 -5006
SUBJECT: Comments on Ring Creek - Stamper
Surry County
Dear Ms. Alexander:
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed an
application to stabilize 1,950 feet of Ring Creek using in- stream structures, bank sloping, and
riparian planting in Surry County. Our comments on this application are offered for your
consideration under provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.) and Fish
and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661- 667d).
Work on this project will be conducted in the wet. The replanted woody riparian buffer will be
at least 25 feet on both sides of the stream. We are supportive of the project as described, as it
should address bank erosion and improve aquatic and riparian habitat.
This project will not impact wild trout, and project activities do not need to be avoided during the
trout moratorium.
We offer the following recommendations to minimize impacts to fish and wildlife:
1. In- channel work should be accomplished as quickly as possible and vigilance used in
sediment and erosion control during site preparation, construction, and clean up.
2. Any matting used on site should be free of nylon mesh; nylon mesh netting frequently
entangles wildlife and is slow to degrade, resulting in a hazard that may last for years.
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699 -1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. Please contact me at
(828) 558 -6011 if you have any questions about these comments.
Sincerely,
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Region Coordinator
Habitat Conservation Program
ec: Kevin Tweedy, Ecoystem Planning and Restoration
Sue Homewood, NC Division of Water Resources