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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190623 Ver 1_Stokes105SchweinitzsSunflowerSurvey_20180828_20190510dECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING August 28, 2018 1151 SE Cary Parkway, Suite 101 Cary, North Carolina 27518 (919) 557-0929 www.ecologicaleng.com MEMORANDUM TO: Amy Euliss — NCDOT Division 9 Environmental Officer FROM: David Cooper — Ecological Engineering, LLP SUBJECT: Protected Species Update for WBS 17BP.9.R.100 Stokes County Bridge No. 840105 on SR 1697 (Pitzer Rd.) over Snow Creek This memo serves to update the status of federally protected species for the above -referenced project. Species: Schweinitz's sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii) Survey Date: 8/28/2018 Survey Information: Surveyed for Schweinitz's sunflower on 8/28/2018. Study area surveyed: 500' east and west of Bridge No. 105, 200' from the centerline of SR 1697 (Pitzer Rd.). Survey results: suitable habitat present within study area, but no specimens of targeted plants observed within study area. No known occurrences within 1.0 mile per NCNHP records dated July 2018. Length of Survey: 0.75 Person Hours Biological Conclusion: No Effect Principal Investigator: David Cooper, Environmental Scientist — Ecological Engineering, LLP If you have any questions, please contact David Cooper at dcooper@ecologicaleng.com or (919) 557-0929.