NCS000349_NCNHP Report_20180610

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
Natural Heritage Program
Governor Roy Cooper Becretary 3usi H. Hamilton
NCNHDE-6216
June 10, 2018
Bradley Bennett
NCDEQ
512 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
RE: N.0 Renewable Power - Lumberton; NCS000349
Dear Bradley Bennett:
The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) appreciates the opportunity to provide information
about natural heritage resources for the project referenced above.
Based on the project area mapped with your request, a query of the NCNHP database, indicates that there are
no records for rare species, important natural communities, natural areas, and/or conservation/managed areas
within the proposed project boundary. Please note that although there may be no documentation of natural
heritage elements within the project boundary, it does not imply or confirm their absence; the area may not have
been surveyed. The results of this query should not be substituted for field surveys where suitable habitat exists.
In the event that rare species are found within the project area, please contact the NCNHP so that we may
update our records.
The attached `Potential Occurrences' table summarizes rare species and natural communities that have been
documented within a one -mile radius of the property boundary. The proximity of these records suggests that
these natural heritage elements may potentially be present in the project area if suitable habitat exists. Tables of
natural areas and conservation/managed areas within a one -mile radius of the project area, if any, are also
included in this report.
If a Federally -listed species is found within the project area or is indicated within a one -mile radius of the project
area, the NCNHP recommends contacting the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for guidance. Contact
information for USFWS offices in North Carolina is found here:
https://www.fws.gov/offices/Directory/ListOffices.cfm?statecode=37.
Please note that natural heritage element data are maintained for the purposes of conservation planning, project
review, and scientific research, and are not intended for use as the primary criteria for regulatory decisions.
Information provided by the NCNHP database may not be published without prior written notification to the
NCNHP, and the NCNHP must be credited as an information source in these publications. Maps of NCNHP
data may not be redistributed without permission.
The NC Natural Heritage Program may follow this letter with additional correspondence if a Dedicated Nature
Preserve, Registered Heritage Area, Clean Water Management Trust Fund easement, or Federally -listed
species are documented near the project area.
If you have questions regarding the information provided in this letter or need additional assistance, please
contact Rodney A. Butler at rod ney.butler&Dncdcr.gov or 919-707-8603.
Sincerely,
NC Natural Heritage Program
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Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area
N.0 Renewable Power - Lumberton
Project No. NCS000349
June 10, 2018
NCNHDE-6216
Element Occurrences Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area
Taxonomic
EO ID
Scientific Name
Common Name
Last
Element
Group
Observation
Occurrence
Date
Rank
Dragonfly or
33769
Somatochlora georgiana
Coppery Emerald
2004-Pre
H?
Damselfly
Dragonfly or
33360
Stylurus ivae
Shining Clubtail
1992-09-08
E
Damselfly
Dragonfly or
33789
Triacanthagyna trifida
Phantom Darner
2004-Pre
H?
Damselfly
Freshwater Fish
31837
Enneacanthus chaetodon Blackbanded Sunfish
2012-07-12
E
Freshwater Fish
32369
Enneacanthus obesus
Banded Sunfish
1998-12-21
E
Freshwater Fish
36964
Notropis chalybaeus
Ironcolor Shiner
1999-04-12
E
Natural
27990
Dry Oak --Hickory Forest
---
2010
CD
Community
(Coastal Plain Subtype)
Natural
27992
Low Elevation Seep
---
2007-09-21
C
Community
(Floodplain Subtype)
Natural
27991
Mesic Mixed Hardwood
---
2007-09-21
C
Community
Forest (Coastal Plain
Subtype)
Vascular Plant
26673
Ditrysinia fruticosa
Sebastian -bush
2007-09-21
B
Vascular Plant
17562
Macbridea caroliniana
Carolina Bogmint
2004-08-29
F
Vascular Plant 19463 Xyris floridana Florida Yellow -eyed- 1963-08-27 H
grass
Natural Areas Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area
Site Name Representational Rating
Lumber River/High Hill R3 (High)
Accuracy
Federal
State
Global
State
Status
Status
Rank
Rank
5-Very
---
Significantly
G3G4
S2?
Low
Rare
2-High
---
Significantly
G4
S2S3
Rare
5-Very
---
Significantly
G5
Si?
Low
Rare
3-Medium
---
Significantly
G3G4
S3
Rare
3-Medium
---
Significantly
G5
S3
Rare
3-Medium
---
Significantly
G4
S2S3
Rare
2-High
---
---
G4?
S3
2-High
---
---
G4
S2
2-High
---
---
G3
S3
3-Medium
---
Special
G5
S2
Concern
Vulnerable
4-Low
Species of
Endangered
G2G3
S2
Concern
4-Low
---
Threatened
G5T4T
S1
5
Collective Rating
C4 (Moderate)
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Managed Areas Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area
Managed Area Name Owner
NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund Easement NC DNCR, Clean Water Management Trust
Fund
Lumber State Natural and Scenic River
Lumber National Wild and Scenic River
Robeson County Open Space
NC DNCR, Division of Parks and Recreation
US National Park Service
Robeson County: multiple local government
Owner Type
State
State
Federal
Local Government
Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at https:Hncnhde.natureserve.org/content/help. Data query generated on June 10, 2018; source: NCNHP, Q2 April 2018. Please resubmit your
information request if more than one year elapses before project initiation as new information is continually added to the NCNHP database.
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