20170353 Ver 1_Bridge 133 Yancey NC NHP_20170328

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March 27. 2017
Yates Allen
NC Department of Transportaion
PO Box 3279
Asheville, NC 28802
RE: Bridge 133 Yancey over Cane Branch; 17F3P.13.R.78
Dear Yates Allen:
FOY COOPER
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SUSI H. Ei.a�tILTON
Seanary
NCNHDE-3205
The North Carolina Nalural Heritage Program (NCNHP) appreciates the opporlunity to provide informalion
aboul naWral hentage resources for the project referenced above.
A query of the NCNHP database, based on the project area mapped with your request, indicates that there are
no records for rare species, important natural communities, natural areas, or conservation/managed areas
within the proposed project boundary. Please note that although there may be no documentation ot natural
heritage elemenls wilhin 1he project boundary, it does not imply or conf rm iheir 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 Ihe event lhat rare species are found within (he project area, please contacl lhe NCNHP so Ihat we may
update our records.
The attached'Potential Occurrences' table summarizes rare species and natural communities lhat 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 suitabie habitat exists and is
included for reference. Tables of natural areas and conservationlmanaged area wilhin a one-mile radius of lhe
project area, if any, are also included in this report.
Please note that natural heritage element data are maintained for lhe purposes of conservation planning, project
review, and scientifc research, and are not intended for use as the primary cnteria for regulatory decisions.
Information provided by the NCNHP database may not be published without prior written notificalion to the
NCNHP, and the NCNHP must be credited as an information source in ihese publications. Maps of NCNHP
data may nol be redistributed without permission.
The NC NaWral Heritage Program may follow lhis letter with additional correspondence if a Dedicated Nature
Preserve (DNP), Registered Heritage Area (RHA), Clean Water Management Trust Fund (CWMTF) 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
contac[ Rodney A. Butler at.rodnev.�r a�ncd�gov or 919J07.8603.
Sincerely,
NC Natural Heritage Program
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Naturel Heritage Element Occurrences, Natural Areas, and Managed Areas Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area
Bridge 133 Yancey over Cane Brench
Project No. 176P.13.R.78
March 27,2017
NCNHDE-3205
No Element Occurrences are Documented Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area
No Natural Areas are Documented Within a One-mile Radius of the Prqect Area
Managed Areas Documented Within a One-mile Radius of the Project Area
Managed Area Name Owner Owner Type
NC Department of Transportation Mitigation Site NC Department of Transportation State
Yancey County Open Space Yancey County: multiple Iocal govemment Local Govemment
Definitions and an explanation of sfatus designations and wCes qn be fountl at h� cl�� h�C ,�'. �r�w orq/ron�v�. Data query generated on Marc� 27, 2017; source: NCNHP, Qi January 2017. Please resubmit your
information repuest A more than one year elapses before project inttiation as new information is wntinually atltletl to Ne NCNHP database.
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