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® North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
August 14, 2014
Mr John Thomas
U S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
3331 Heritage Trade Drive, Suite 105
Wake Forest, North Carolina 27587
SUBJECT- WRC Comments on 404 Application for Big Creek III Stream Restoration Project
Big Creek, Stokes County
Dear Mr Thomas
The Resource Institute has requested a permit to restore 1,596 feet of Big Creek in the Dan River
watershed Comments from the NCWRC 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).
This project should not affect trout and the stabilization activities do not need to be avoided during the
trout spawning moratorium. We do not recommend adding any special conditions to the permit
However, we do suggest that the planting list be revised In particular, tall fescue and orchard grass are
listed in the temporary and permanent seeding summary; these species are invasive and we do not
recommend their use. Instead, we suggest planting with a native seed mix and an annual grain (e g ,
annual rye) that will serve as temporary erosion control. Recommendations can be found at the NC State
University Stream Restoration Program's website here
http //wwNy bae ncsu edu/ programs /extension/wgg/srp /riparian html In addition, the NC Cooperative
Extension's document titled "A Guide for the Installation, Establishment, and Maintenance of Riparian
Vegetation on Restoration Projects in North Carolina ", available on -line, is also helpful
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this regulatory action. Please contact me at
(828) 296 -4720 if you have any questions about these comments or need further assistance.
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699 -1721
Telephone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

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Stokes
Sincerely,
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
ec. Sue Homewood, NC Division of Water Resources
Rocky Powell, Clear Creeks Consulting
Debbie Dodson, The Resource Institute