20150696 Ver 1_WRC Comments_20150730

0A North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 0
Gordon Myers, Executive Director
July 30, 2015
Ms. Tasha Alexander
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Regulatory Branch
151 Patton Avenue, Room 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28801 -5006
SUBJECT: Lambert Project
Meatcamp Creek, Watauga County
Dear Ms. Alexander:
Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) reviewed an
application to stabilize 120 feet of Meatcamp Creek in Watauga 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).
Both Brook Trout and Brown Trout are present in Meatcamp Creek, and in- stream work should
be avoided between October 15 and April 15.
We are supportive of this project as described, as it is intended to address an eroding section of
channel and should improve aquatic habitat.
We offer the following recommendations to minimize impacts to the aquatic community:
1. In order to avoid impacts to Brook Trout and Brown Trout, we request that project
construction activities be avoided from October 15 through April 15 to avoid impacts to
Trout spawning.
2. 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.
3. Any erosion control matting used 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]

Lambert Project Page 2 July 30, 2015
Watauga County
Thank you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. Please contact me at
(828) 400 -4223 if you have any questions about these comments or need further assistance.
Sincerely,
Andrea Leslie
Mountain Region Coordinator, Habitat Conservation Program
ec: Glen Sullivan, Foggy Mountain Nursery
Sue Homewood, NC Division of Water Resources
Kin Hodges and Kevin Hining, NCWRC