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Attachment 5 (f) 210 w 9 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission 9 Cameron Ingram, Executive Director MEMORANDUM TO: Lyn Hardison,Environmental Assistance and SEPA Coordinator NCDENR Division of Environmental Assistance and Customer Services FROM: Olivia Munzer,Western Piedmont Coordinator Habitat Conservation DATE: 07 June 2023 SUBJECT: Environmental Assessment for The Nest at 54 West in Mebane, Orange County. DEQ Project No. 23-0238. Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission(NCWRC) have reviewed the subject information. Our comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the United States National Environmental Policy Act and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.). The Nest at 54 West,LLC proposes to construct The Nest at 54 West project at 6811 NC Highway 54 West in Mebane, Orange County,North Carolina. The project would consist of 20 cabins, a community bathhouse,and a community shelter. An unnamed tributary to Cane Creek flows through the site. Cane Creek is in the Cape Fear River Basin and it is classified as a Water Supply V and Nutrient Sensitive Water by the NC Division of Water Resources. Although we have no current records of federal and state rare,threatened, or endangered species at the site,the lack of records from the site does not imply or confirm the absence of federal or state-listed species. An on-site survey is the only means to determine if the proposed project may impact federal or state rare,threatened, or endangered species. The federally proposed endangered and state endangered tricolored bat(Perimyotis subflavus) and the federal candidate monarch butterfly(Danaus plexippus)have the potential to occur within the site. We offer the following preliminary recommendations to minimize impacts to aquatic and terrestrial wildlife resources. 1. We recommend minimize clearing of alive, dying, or dead mature trees,particularly if they are hardwoods,and avoid tree clearing activities during the maternity roosting season for bats(May 15— August 15). If the tricolored bat gets listed as endangered,we recommend contacting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on their recommendations on avoiding impacts to this species. 2. In general,we recommend not clearing the entire site,but rather maintaining the maximum amount of native vegetation as possible. Maintain or establish a minimum 100-foot native,undisturbed forested buffer along each side of perennial streams and 50-foot native,undisturbed forested buffer along each side of intermittent streams and wetlands. Mailing Address: Habitat Conservation • 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh,NC 27699-1721 Telephone: (919) 707-0220 • Fax: (919) 707-0028