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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Wright Brothers National Memorial
L7621 (CAHA) Cape Hatteras National Seashore
1401 National Park Drive
Manteo, North Carolina 27954
SEP 1 6 2009
Ms. Beth Smyre, P.E.
Project Planning Engineer
NC Department of Transportation
Project Development & Environmental Analysis Branch
1548 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1548
SUBJECT: Bonner Bridge Wctland Mitigation
Dear Ms. Smyre:
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The National Park Service (NPS) requests that NC.Department of Transportation
(NCDOT) consider wetland mitigation related to highway alignment changes north of the
current Bonner Bridge by enhancing wetlands of high conservation value within Cape
Hateras National Seashore. Specifically, wetland enhancement would include control of
exotic plants in wetlands on Bodie Island. Control of common reed (Phragmites
australis) has been identified by the NPS and the North Carolina Natural Heritage
Program (NC NET) as a management need for the two sites listed on the state's Registry
of Natural Heritage.Areas (NHAs): Bodie Island Roadside Ponds and Ditches (Site ID
#1090; 1045 acres) and Bodie Island Lighthouse Pond (Site ID #1134; 255 acres). NC
NHP maps of these two NHAs are enclosed, and additional detail can be requested from
the NC NHP.
Bodie Island Roadside Ponds and Ditches (Site ID #1090) is described as: "Brackish to
nearly fresh marshes provide important feeding area for several thousand wintering snow
geese. Gulls, terns, herons, egrets, shorebirds and waterfowl forage on ponds. Rails
(black and yellow) widespread in brackish marshes. Some of most heterogeneous
brackish marshes in NC."
Bodie Island. Lighthouse Pond (Site ID #1134) is described as: "Pond is habitat for very
large numbers of waterbirds making it excellent bird watching site. Rare black-necked
stilt nests at edge of pond. Federally Endangered peregrine falcon forages around pond
in the fall. "Threatened" sal marsh spikerush present, as well as beaked spikerush and
Olney's threesquare. Black rail has been noted heard calling in the marsh near the
boardwalk. Watch List plans include Schoenoplectus americanus (formerly known as
Scirpus olneyi)."
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The signed (in 1987) Letter of Intent and Agreement states that "the NPS agrees to
manage and maintain these Natural Heritage Areas for the perpetuation and protection of
their primary biological resources". In some cases, manipulation -- by burning, mowing,
cutting, control of exotic species, managed water levels, or,placement of dredged
materials -- may be appropriate to control natural vegetational succession and maintain
habitats for rare or special-interest species... A monitoring program will be maintained
for endangered and threatened species of animals and plants."
Planning for enhancement of these NHAs would require close coordination among NC
DOT, NPS, and NC NHP. A survey of infested acres would be needed to determine if
control of exotic plants within these NHAs would meet the minimum required mitigation
acreage. Our current understanding of the mitigation to be performed is that
approximately 14 acres of mitigation would be appropriate based on approximately 3.5
acres of disturbance and mitigation occurring at a 4 to 1 ratio. In the event that these two
NHAs yield insufficient acreage to fulfill the mitigation acreage requirements, then (a)
additional enhancements would be identified for the Natural Heritage Areas or (b)
additional acreage for exotic plant control would be identified on Bodie Island on NPS-
land within Cape Hatteras National Seashore. A Wetland Mitigation Plan would be
developed and agreed upon prior to implementation of mitigation.
We look forward to further discussion of this proposal with you and NC NHP. Ms.
Meghan Carfioli will be the primary point of contact on this issue for the NPS.
Sincerely,
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Michael B. Murray
Superintendent
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September 9, 2009
Ms. Emily Jernigan Mr. Chris Pullinger
USACE and NC Division of Water Quality
P.O. Box 1000 943 Washington Square Mall
Washington, NC 27889 Washington, NC 27889
and via e-mail [e-mail] and via e-mail [e-mail]
Re: Parrott Borrow Pit Site Review
Lenoir County, NC
Dear Emily and Chris;
Thank you both for meeting with Wes Fryar and myself this morning at the above mentioned property.
I have summarized our conclusions on the enclosed map. Please let me know if this does not seem
correct to either of you. We were unable to obtain a latitude and longitude of the ending point as we
had trouble with our global positioning system. However, I estimated the point as approximately
-77.6839°, 35.2706° using our gis system.
Thank you again for meeting with us. Please contact either Wes or me if you have questions.
Sincerely;
Paul M. Farley
Senior Environmental Scientist
cc: Michelle Clements, The East Group
www.imgroup.net • [e-mail] • Phone: [phone] a Fax: [phone]
3805 Wrightsville Ave., Suite 15, Wilmington, NC 28403 • P.O. Box 2522, Wilmington, NC 28402
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Map Source: 2006 NAPP Aerial Photography
The East Group
Michelle Clements
Parrott Borrow Pit Site
Lenoir County, NC
August 2009
40-09-155
LMG
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Phone: [phone] •1.866.LMG.1078
Fax: [phone]
P.O. Box 2522, Wilmington, NC 28402

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