20061592 Ver 1_Emails_20070312 (3)

RE: the stream
Subject: RE: the stream
From: "Kevin Martin" <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:59:37 -0500
To: "Cyndi Karoly" <[e-mail]>
Thanks Cyndi, Jessica will move forward on the restoration from the power line easement downstream for
now. Kevin
From: Cyndi Karoly [mailto:[e-mail]]
Sent: Mon 2/12/2007 10:17 AM
To: Jessica Regan; Kevin Martin
Cc: Lia Myott; Cynthia
Subject: the stream
Kevin, Jessica - I had Stratford Kay, Ph.D., our aquatic plant expert
look at the two plants. They are obligate all day long - as in they
can't survive in less than flooded conditions (much less saturated) for
long at all. And it seems we all low-balled the score for amphibian
habitat in the estimation of the NC Natural Heritage Program. The eggs
are spotted salamander eggs. Ginny Baker identified them. Ed
Schwartzman recommended that, "If spotteds are in the area, it's
possible that other species are there including 4-toed and mole
salamander and maybe worth contacting WRC. Alternatively, Ginny and
Alicia know how to look for 4-toed salamanders and maybe able to
identify the mole salamander if they were to encounter it. You might
want to send them out there." and..."Large tadpoles (likely green frogs
or bullfrogs) do require longer duration water bodies, so that's a good
sign. Regardless of the DWQ classification, spotted salamander habitat
and ephemeral amphibian habitats are of concern to both NHP and WRC .
which has listed spotteds as a priority (focus) species."
Given this, I believe the circumstances strongly support our
classification of this feature as an intermittent stream, not
ephemeral. When we go back out there to re-confirm the stream call
during the growing season, I'll see if NHP and/or WRC have an interest
in joining us. In the interim, I've advised Lia that we discussed
delaying the restoration work on that portion of the project until that
time.
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