20150525 Ver 1_Meeting Notes_20081007

Navy Outlying Landing Field
Environmental Impact
Statement
Interagency Meeting: 7 October 2008
Fort Lee, Virginia
Old Business
27 June 2008 Navy Action Items
¦ Navy to Provide Avian Survey Memo
¦ Navy to Provide T & E Species Lists/Site
¦ Navy to Provide 27 June Powerpoint
Presentation
Project Update and Schedule
¦ County meetings July to Sept 08
¦ ROE request process Aug 08 (wvomg)
¦ Draft Bald Eagle and
colonial waterbird report Sept 08 (MaWs peke 08)
¦ RCW habitat assessment Sept 08 (-gong)
¦ Fall bird migration survey #1 complete Sept 08
¦ Wetlands investigation Sept 08 l?aokg>
¦ Crop mapping (Hale's Lake site) Sept 08 ongo»q)
¦ Waterfowl data collection Sept 08 (00g-g)
¦ Additional surveys Fall 08 to Spring 09
Meeting Agenda
¦ Old business
¦ Project update and schedule
¦ Right-of-entry (ROE) approval process
. Summary of Bald Eagle and colonial waterbird survey
report / future surveys
¦ Summary of RCW habitat assessment / future surveys
¦ Summary of fall bird migration survey #11 future surveys
¦ Summary of waterfowl data collection / future surveys
¦ Summary of crop mapping (Hale's Lake site)
¦ Summary of initial wetlands investigation / future surveys
¦ Additional site surveys
¦ Additional agency issues/concerns
¦ Future Meetings
Old Business
¦ Approval of 27 June Interagency Meeting
Minutes
¦ Draft submission - 1 Aug
¦ Administrative comment from VDGIF
¦ Approval of Avian Survey and T & E
Assessment memos
¦ Draft submission - 1 Aug
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ROE Request Process
¦ ROE requests submitted
¦ All landowners within 2,000-acre core areas
¦ All sites
¦ ROE agreements to be submitted
¦ Landowners within 0.5-mile buffer of core areas with potentially
suitable RCW habitat
¦ Survey area covered by current ROE agreements
• Cabin Point: -1,700 acres
¦ Dory: -1,850 acres
¦ Mason: -975 acres
¦ Sandbanks: -1,900 acres
¦ Hale's Lake: No signed ROE agreements received to date
¦ Best available data will be used to document field conditions
on properties where ROE is not granted
RCW Habitat Assessment and
Planned Survey
Potential RCW nesting habitat at Dory, Mason, Sandbanks,
and Hale's Lake sites evaluated using aerial imagery
¦ Core and 0.5-mile buffer area
¦ 2006/2007 VGIN, DOQQs, 2006 NAIP, and County Imagery
provided for the Sanbanks Site
¦ Habitat: Old growth pine and pine/hardwood forest stands
Habitat maps reviewed by Dana Bradshaw (USAGE,
Fort Lee, Virginia), Jenne Begier (NCWRC), and Sergio Harding
(DGIF)
. Maps and comments submitted for agency review on
23 Sept
¦ Each of the potential habitat polygons were prioritized based on
comments and review
Avian Survey Frequency, Timing,
and Duration
¦ Spring and Fall Migration Surveys
¦ 2 fall surveys/site (Sept - Oct 08)
¦ 2 spring surveys/site (Apr - mid-May 09)
¦ 1 field day/survey/site (20 total field days)
¦ Breeding Bird Surveys
¦ 1 survey in June 2008 (completed)
• 1 survey in mid-May 09
¦ 1 field day/survey/site (10 field days)
¦ Overwintering Surveys
¦ 2 surveys at Cabin Point, Dory, Mason, and Sandbanks
(Nov 08 - Jan 09)
¦ 3 surveys at Hale's Lake (Nov 08 - Jan 09)
Bald Eagle and Colonial
Waterbird Surveys
¦ Preliminary survey data presented - 27 June
¦ Draft survey report submitted - 4 Sept
¦ No bald eagle nests located within the site buffer
areas
¦ Cabin Point: 3 heron colonies in buffer area
¦ Dory: No heron colonies in buffer area
¦ Mason: 5 active and 1 inactive heron colonies
near buffer area boundary
¦ Sandbanks: 1 active heron colony in buffer area
¦ Survey for Hale's Lake - Mar 09
RCW Habitat Assessment and Planned
Survey con't
¦ Completed a site visit to Piney Grove
Preserve with TNC personnel to observe
regional RCW habitat, including nesting
trees and cavities
¦ Field Surveys of potential habitat areas
scheduled for late
Fall 08 and Winter 08/09
Fall Migratory Bird Surveys
¦ Fall migratory bird survey #1 complete - Sept 08
¦ Roadside point counts
¦ Points placed >1-mile apart in variety of habitats
. All birds seen or heard recorded over a 5-minute
period per point
¦ Conducted between sunrise and 4-hours post sunrise
during favorable weather conditions
¦ Fall migratory bird survey #2 scheduled -
Oct 08
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Summary of Fall Migratory Bird Survey #1
Site # of Avg. Birds / Avg. Most
(S of points) Species Point Species / Common
Point Species
Cabin Point (20) 28 8.6 AMCR,
CAWR
Mason (20) 25 5.7 3.3 AMCR,
CANG
Dory (20) 30 9.5 5.3 AMCR,
CAWR
Sandbanks(20) 30, 12.9 7.3, CHSW,
AMCR
Hale's Lake (20) 27 19.6 4.1 COGR,
MODO
Waterfowl Data Collection
¦ FWS: mid-winter survey data
¦ NCWRC: mid-winter survey data and goose,
swan, and brant survey data
¦ FWS/NCWRC/Cornell University: tundra swan
survey data
¦ Refuge data: Currituck, Mackay Island, Back
Bay, and Great Dismal Swamp NWRs
Crop Mapping (Hale's Lake)
¦ Crop types and rotation cycles determined for
approximately 7,750 acres of core and buffer
areas to date
¦ Primary crops - potato, soy, and corn
¦ Winter wheat planted to a lesser extent
¦ Crop rotations are dynamic
¦ Potato one year followed by corn or soy the next year
¦ Potato fields are harvested in summer and occasionally
followed by soy, which is harvested in mid-Oct
¦ Corn fields are harvested in late summer/early fall and
remain fallow
Waterfowl Data Collection -
Preliminary Assessment
¦ Hale's Lake
¦ Agricultural fields used for foraging by
populations of tundra swans and snow geese
¦ Field Surveys will be completed to evaluate
seasonal use and movement patterns
¦ Large populations of overwintering
waterfowl are not known to inhabit the
remaining OLF sites
Planned Overwintering Waterfowl
Surveys
¦ Waterfowl ground surveys will be conducted at
Hale's Lake to supplement the historical data
¦ Surveys conducted - Dec 08, Jan and Feb 09
¦ Up to 3 one-day surveys completed each month
¦ Surveys typically completed between sunrise
and sunset
¦ Some night surveys conducted to determine whether
nocturnal waterfowl foraging activity occurring
¦ Locations of waterfowl observations, species, flock
sizes, and movement information recorded
Wetlands Investigations
¦ Potential wetlands estimated within the OLF core areas
using GIS data, including soils, topography,
hydrography, and aerial photography
¦ County soil survey maps
¦ USGS topographic maps
¦ National Hydrography Dataset
¦ Historic aerial photographs obtained from NRCS and recent
aerials (VGIN 2006/2007, 1998 infrared, and 2006 NAIP)
¦ Field surveys are scheduled for Fall 08 to refine wetland
acreage estimates and characterize stream and wetland
habitats
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Preliminary Analysis of Waterbody and
Wetland Impacts
¦ Project footprint overlaid on initial waterbody and
wetland maps
¦ Permanent wetland impacts and wetland
conversion impacts calculated
¦ Permanent wetland impacts: wetlands within primary
surface area and clear zone 1
¦ Wetland conversion impacts: wetlands within clear
zones 1 and 2
¦ Waterbody impacts calculated as linear feet of
stream within primary surface area
¦ Potential waterbody and wetland impacts will be
refined following on-site field investigations
Additional Agency Issues
or Concerns
This document was originated by and is a record
of the United States Department of the Navy,
and is thus subject to the Freedom of
Information Act as a record of the Department of
the Navy. Any request for a copy of this
document should be referred to the appropriate
Department of the Navy office, in this instance
the Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Atlantic, for a release determination and direct
response to the requestor. 5 U.S.C.
552(a)(6)(B)(iii); 32 C.F.R. 701.9.
Additional Surveys
¦ Vegetation mapping/
wildlife habitat assessment Oct 08
¦ Land use field survey Oct 08
¦ Ambient soundscape study Oct - Nov 08
¦ Overwintering bird surveys Jan and Feb 09
¦ Cabin Point, Dory, Mason,
and Sandbanks sites
¦ Cultural resources field surveys Oct.- Dec 08
Future Interagency Meetings
January 13, 2009
April 14, 2009
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