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dECOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING
August 28, 2018
1151 SE Cary Parkway, Suite 101
Cary, North Carolina 27518
[phone]
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 [e-mail] or (919)
557-0929.