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determined that there are no streams on the Paydarfar property and the tract will not be <br />subject to stream buffer rules. <br />3.11 Forest Resources <br />The site is covered by relatively young pine and hardwood trees with some larger, more mature <br />hardwoods and pines. The surrounding area includes the adjacent landfill cells to the south and a <br />mixture of woodlands and meadowlands to the other sides. The wooded areas include mesic <br />mixed hardwoods of mostly oak and hickory trees with red maple and with scattered cedar and <br />pine trees. <br />Generally, using information from the North Carolina Natural Heritage Programs inventory, the <br />Chapel Hill 7.5- minute USGS quadrangle contains the following forest communities: <br />• Basic oak - hickory forest <br />• Dry-xeric oak forest <br />• Mesic mixed hardwood forest <br />• Piedmont monadnock forest <br />3.12 Shellfish or Fish and Their Habitats <br />Review of this site by the Orange County Erosion Control Division staff and an independent <br />wetland scientist confirm that there are no streams or wetlands on the Paydarfar property. <br />Examination of the property by the Catena Group (Catena) during their Threatened and Endan- <br />gered Species Survey of the site confirmed that there was no potential habitat for shellfish or fish. <br />3.13 Wildlife and Natural Vegetation <br />The Catena Group was retained to perform a Threatened and Endangered Species Survey for the <br />Paydarfar site. Catena, described the 10 -acre site as consisting of secondary forest and planted <br />loblolly pine habitats, with an adjacent fallow field. They described open gaps in the forest canopy <br />extending from the southeast corner toward the northwest corner. Catena listed five federally <br />protected species occurring in Orange County, including the bald eagle, the red - cockaded <br />woodpecker, the dwarf wedgemussel, Michaux's sumac, and the smooth coneflower. According to <br />Catena, all state - listed species for Orange County that are not federally listed include several <br />mussel species for which no habitat exists on the property. Catena also found that there was no <br />potential habitat for the dwarf wedgemussel or the bald eagle, since there are no water features on <br />the property. They also found that there was no potential foraging or nesting habitat for the red - <br />cockaded woodpecker within the project vicinity, and there are no active colonies in the County. <br />Environmental Assessment — Paydarfar Site <br />13 September 30, 2009 <br />