20160728 Ver 1_T&E Survey Information for Bridges 670132 and 670221_20160907

Wrenn, Brian L
From:Jordan, Gary <[e-mail]>
Sent:Wednesday, September 07, 2016 1:59 PM
To:Bailey, David E SAW
Cc:Wilson, Travis W.; Wrenn, Brian L
Subject:Re: FW: T&E Survey Information for Bridges 670132 and 670221
David,

Sorry to just now get back with you. I was out for over a week for training. For Michaux's sumac and smooth
coneflower, I'm willing to let the 2-year general rule-of-thumb slide this time. These two species normally have
fairly static occurrences and don't just pop up like some other plant species (e.g. Schweinitz's sunflower). I
would prefer that NCDOT not get in the habit of using surveys that are more than 2-years old, but I think we are
okay in this particular case.

Gary Jordan

Fish and Wildlife Biologist
Liaison to NCDOT
US Fish and Wildlife Service

P.O. Box 33726

Raleigh, NC 27636-3726

Phone: [phone] x.32
Email: [e-mail]

On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 10:42 AM, Bailey, David E SAW <[e-mail]> wrote:
Hi Gary. Nikki asked me to forward the email chain below related to Bridges 221 and 132 in Orange Co. They
provide documentation for plant surveys done for the two projects by Amy James and Jim Mason in
2013. This, combined with information sent previously leads me toward a No Effect call for smooth
coneflower and Michaux's sumac for both projects. In your experience is the fact that it has been more than 2
years since the surveys were conducted a red flag in this case? Thanks for your help.
-Dave Bailey

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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomson, Nicole J \[mailto:[e-mail]\]
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 3:38 PM
To: Bailey, David E SAW <[e-mail]>
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Fwd: T&E Survey Information for Bridges 670132 and 670221

Hey Dave! Please see the below. Note that the first 2 numbers denote the county (i.e. 67 = orange county). The
rest denote the bridge.

Can you forward this on to Gary and Travis too? I'm at home today and only your email is coming up in my
tablet.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Nikki

Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Tablet

-------- Original message --------
From: "Sutton, Laura E" <[e-mail]>
Date: 8/24/2016 3:20 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: "Thomson, Nicole J" <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: T&E Survey Information for Bridges 670132 and 670221

Hopefully this information will suffice????

Laura

From: Mason, James S
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2016 3:10 PM
To: Sutton, Laura E
Subject: T&E Survey Information for Bridges 670132 and 670221

Laura-

Below is the requested information for the subject projects:
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B670132 - Surveys were coordinated by Amy James. Surveys for all species (except mussel) were completed
on 9/9/2013 and a No Effect was rendered for all non-mussel species.

B670221 - Surveys were coordinated by me. Surveys for all species (except mussel) were completed on
9/9/2013 and a No Effect was rendered for all non-mussel species.

Amy and I completed the surveys for both projects. No resurveys have been completed on either project for
Michaux's or smooth coneflower. Our understanding was that, if they were necessary, they would be requested
at the appropriate time. These two species typically require a re-survey every 2 years.

Please let me know if you require any additional information.

Thanks,

Jim

Jim Mason

Environmental Program Consultant

Natural Environment Section

Project Development & Environmental Analysis

North Carolina Department of Transportation

919 707 6136 office

704 604 8358 mobile

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