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Home My WebLink About20240462 Ver 1_Polk County - B13 - NC Hertiage Program (3.7.24)_20240325Roy Cooper, Governor MEN �00 0 INC DEPARTMENT OF t ■ ■■u■■ NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES ■ ■■■ March 7, 2024 Robert Lepsic SEPI, Inc. 1 Glenwood Avenue Raleigh, NC 27603 RE. Polk County 313 Replacement Dear Robert Lepsic: D_ Reid Wilson, Secretary Misty Buchanan Deputy director, Natural Heritage Program NCNHDE-25216 The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) appreciates the opportunity to provide information about natural heritage resources for the project referenced above. A query of the NCNHP database indicates that there are records for rare species, important natural communities, natural areas, and/or conservation/managed areas within the proposed project boundary. These results are presented in the attached `Documented Occurrences' tables and map. 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 documented within the project area or 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 Information provided by the NCNHP database may not be published without prior written notification to the NCNHP, and the NCNHP must be credited as an information source in these publications.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. Also please note that 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 an occurrence of a Federally -listed species is documented near the project area. If you have questions regarding the information provided in this letter or need additional assistance, please contact the NCNHP at natural.heritaaeWdncr.nc.aov. Sincerely, NC Natural Heritage Program DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOVRCES 121 W. JONES STREET. RALEIGH. NC 27603 • 16S1 MAIL SERVICE CENTER, RALEIGH. Nc 27699 OFC g19.707.9120 • FAX 919.707.9121 Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Intersecting the Project Area Polk County B13 Replacement March 7, 2024 NCNHDE-25216 Element Occurrences Documented Within Project Area axonoX OID Scientific Nam Name Las Element Accuracy FederalrS State Global State Group Observation Occurrence Statustatus Rank Rank Date Rank Crustacean 6928 Cambarus spicatus Broad River Spiny 2021-06-10 AB 3-Medium --- Threatened G3 S2 Crayfish Freshwater Fish32467 Etheostoma Seagreen Darter 2018-08-14 thalassinum Freshwater Fish42739 Notropis lutipinnis Yellowfin Shiner 1946-08-30 Natural Areas Documented Within Project Area Site Name Representational Rating BRD/North Pacolet River R2 (Very High) No Managed Areas Documented within the Project Area E 3-Medium --- Special G4 S3 Concern H 3-Medium --- Special G4Q S2 Concern Collective Rating C4 (Moderate) Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at httr)s://ncnhde.natureserve.ora/heir). Data query generated on March 7, 2024; source: NCNHP, Winter (January) 2024. 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 2 of 5 Natural Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area Polk County B13 Replacement March 7, 2024 NCNHDE-25216 Element Occurrences Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area Taxonomic EO ID Scientific Name Common Name.Ar Last Element Group servation Occurrence Date a Rank Butterfly 35200 Erynnis martialis Mottled Duskywing 1910-04 X Butterfly 10103 Pyrgus centaureae Appalachian Grizzled 1938-pre H wyandot Skipper Crustacean 6928 Cambarus spicatus Broad River Spiny 2021-06-10 AB Crayfish Freshwater Fish32467 Etheostoma Seagreen Darter 2018-08-14 E thalassinum Freshwater Fish42739 Notropis lutipinnis Yellowfin Shiner 1946-08-30 H Mammal 42749 Perimyotis subflavus Tricolored Bat 2022-05-05 E Vascular Plant 14505 Buchnera americans American Bluehearts 1921-08-11 H Vascular Plant 5878 Carex cherokeensis Cherokee Sedge 1956 H Vascular Plant 17545 Collinsonia verticillata Whorled Horsebalm 1984-05-21 C Vascular Plant 23935 Hackelia virginiana Virginia Stickseed 1968-Pre H Vascular Plant 23244 Symphyotrichum IaeveSmooth Blue Aster 1936-10-07 H Natural Areas Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area Site Name Representational Rating BRD/North Pacolet River R2 (Very High) Managed Areas Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area Managed Area Name wner Conserving Carolina - Tryon Greenway Conserving Carolina Polk County Open Space Polk County Polk County Open Space Polk County Polk County Open Space Polk County Accuracy 4-Low 3-Medium 3-Medium 3-Medium 3-Medium 2-High 4-Low 4-Low 3-Medium 5-Very Low 4-Low Federal State Global State Status tatus Rank Rank --- Significantly G3 Rare --- Significantly G5T1T Rare 2 --- Threatened G3 Proposed Endangered Collective Rating C4 (Moderate) Owner Type Private Local Government Local Government Local Government Special G4 Concern Special G4Q Concern Endangered G3G4 S2 S1 S2 S3 S2 S3 Endangered G5? S1 Threatened G4G5 S1 Threatened G3G4 S2 Significantly G5 S2 Rare Peripheral Significantly G5T5 S1S2 Rare Peripheral Page 3 of 5 Managed Areas Documented Within a One -mile Radius of the Project Area Managed Area Name Owner Town of Tryon - Harmon Field Town of Tryon Town of Tryon - Rogers Park Town of Tryon Conserving Carolina Easement Conserving Carolina Conserving Carolina Easement Conserving Carolina Conserving Carolina Easement Conserving Carolina Conserving Carolina Easement Conserving Carolina Conserving Carolina Easement Conserving Carolina Conserving Carolina Easement Conserving Carolina Conserving Carolina Easement Conserving Carolina Owner Type Local Government Local Government Private Private Private Private Private Private Private Definitions and an explanation of status designations and codes can be found at httr)s://ncnhde.natureserve.ora/heir). Data query generated on March 7, 2024; source: NCNHP, Winter (January) 2024. 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