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Home My WebLink About20211241 Ver 2_B-3186_B-5898 - Haywood County - N.C. Hertiage Program_20230711Roy Cooper, Governor MESON -:■-■ NC DEPARTMENT OF ■ami■i NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ■E■■■ June 9, 2021 David McHenry NCDOT, Division 14 253 Webster Road Sylva, NC 28779 RE. B-3186 B5898 Dear David McHenry. D. Reid Wilson, Secretary Wafter Clark Director, Diwision of Land and Water Stewardship NCNHDE-14844 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 Information provided by the NCNHP database may not be published without prior written notification to the NCNHP, and the NCNHP must be credited as an information source in these publications.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, Land and Water 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 nev.butlerWncdcr.gov or 919-707-8603. Sincerely, NC Natural Heritage Program DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOVRCES Q 121 W. JONE5 STREET. RALEIGH. NC 27603 • 1651 MAIL SERVICE CENTER. RALEIGH. NC 27699 OFC 918.707.9120 • FAX 919.707.9121 Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area B-3186 B5898 June 9, 2021 NCNHDE-14844 Element Occurrences Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area Taxonomic EO ID Scientific Name Common Name Last '� Element Accuracy Federal State Global State Group servation Occurrence Status Rank Rank Date = Rank tatus J Bird 38650 Haliaeetus Bald Eagle 2020-05-25 E 2-High Bald/Golden Threatened G5 S3B,S3 leucocephalus Eagle N Protection Act Vascular Plant 23933 Hackelia virginiana Virginia Stickseed 1968-Pre H 5-Very --- Significantly G5 S2 Low Ra re Peripheral Vascular Plant 23969 Orbexilum onobrychis Lanceleaf Scurfpea 1891-07-17 H 5-Very --- Special G5 SH Low Concern Historical Vascular Plant 6840 Platanthera herbiola Northern Rein Orchid 1937-06-17 H 3-Medium --- Significantly G4?T4 S1S2 Rare Q Peripheral Vascular Plant 19109 Platanthera Purple Fringeless 1937-07 H 4-Low --- Threatened G5 S2 peramoena Orchid Vascular Plant 3312 Poa palustris Swamp Bluegrass 1931-07-11 H 4-Low --- Significantly G5 S1 Ra re Peripheral Vascular Plant 23446 Potamogeton nodosus American Pondweed 1960-06-11 H 3-Medium --- Significantly G5 SH Rare Disjunct Vascular Plant 35086 Primula meadia Shooting -star 1935-06-12 H 4-Low --- Threatened G5 S2S3 Vascular Plant 15528 Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain -mint 1959-07-11 H 4-Low --- Significantly G2 S1 Ra re Throughout Vascular Plant 8753 Silene ovata Mountain Catchfly 1988-02-20 D 4-Low --- Special G3 S3 Concern Vulnerable No Natural Areas are Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area Page 2 of 4 Managed Areas Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area Managed Area Name Owner Mountain Research Station NC Department of Agriculture, Research Stations Division Owner Type State NC Department of Transportation Mitigation Site NC Department of Transportation State NC Department of Transportation Mitigation Site NC Department of Transportation State Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at httr)s://ncnhde.natureserve.org/helr). Data query generated on June 9, 2021; source: NCNHP, Q1 April 2021. Please resubmit your information request if more than one year elapses before project initiation as new information is continually added to the NCNHP database. Page 3 of 4 NCNHDE-14844: B-3186 B5898 I... M. ... ........ . ......... 01 5. .... ... .... ... ....... 5. N. .Mann - Cis oz.o.: . ......... wi!x tw M. SO.... 4.. M. . ........ .... . ......... .. .... .. ..... ........ . . .. ....... ayes .. ..... ..... .... M. ... ... .... ........ .... A :610 June 9, 2021 E] Project Boundary E] Buffered Project Boundary ElNatural Heritage Element Occurrence (NHEO) El Managed Area (MAREA) 1:25,990 0 0.225 0.45 0.9 Mi 0 0.35 0.7 14 km Sources Fsri, HERE, Garmin, Internnap, increment P Corp, GFBCC, USGS, FAO NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, IGN, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Fsri Japan, METi, Esir China (Hong Kong), (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User -Community Page 4 of 4