20190749 Ver 1_Stokes290_SchweinitzsSunflowerSurvey_20180828_20190607

bECOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING
August 28, 2018
11S1 SE Cary Parkway, Suite 101
Cary, North Carolina 27S18
(919) SS7-0929
www.ecologicaleng.com
MEMORANDUM TO: Amy Euliss — NCDOT Division 9 Environmental Officer
FROM: David Cooper — Ecological Engineering, LLP
SUBJECT: Protected Species Update for 1713P.9.C.12
Stokes County
Bridge No. 840290 on SR 1128 (Brown Rd.) over Danbury 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' north and south of Bridge No. 290, 100' from the centerline of SR 1128 (Brown Rd.) near
the culvert and narrowing to 50' from the centerline along the northern and southern ends of the
study area. Survey results: limited amount of 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.