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tree stand that subsequently was cleared and is being reestablished (Image 1). This is consistent with the area of the property being iden�fied by NC NHP as a “Rural Forest Priority Landscape”. Figure 1: Resource Protection Area (approximate) on Cedar Ridge High School Campus in 2008 (left) and 2021 (right). SOURCE: Orange County, North Carolina, Land Records The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) iden�fies no cri�cal habitats of endangered or threatened species protected by the federal Endangered Species Act on the property, as reflected by their Informa�on for Planning and Consulta�on resources (htps://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/). The property does have an area of influence that could poten�ally affect the endangered and threatened species iden�fied in Table 1. However, given the present use of the high school and its predominant development footprint, the proposed development of a small accessory structure, and a development poten�al that is limited to the current campus, no significant impacts are an�cipated to this area. Table 1: USFWS-Identified Species Protected by the Endangered Species Act within the Property's Area of Influence. SOURCE: US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Informa�on for Planning and Consulta�on. Common Name Scien�fic Name Federal Status Tri -colored Bat Perimyotis subflavus Proposed Endangered Neuse River Waterdog Necturus lewisi Threatened Carolina Madtom Noturus furiosus Endangered Atlan�c Pigtoe Fusconaia masoni Threatened Green Floater Lasmigona subviridis Proposed Threatened Monarch Buterfly Danaus plexippus Proposed Threatened Nine (9) species of migratory bird are also iden�fied by the USFWS as having a poten�al for using this property for habitat purposes. While the property has a variety of vegeta�on and landscape features, the high ac�vity of human uses on the site, including an athle�c field and parking lot, make it a likely loca�on only for those species with a high tolerance for human uses, par�cularly noise. 25