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consistent with the area of the property being identified 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) identifies no critical habitats of endangered or threatened species protected by the federal Endangered Species Act on the property, as reflected by their Information for Planning and Consultation resources (https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/). The property does have an area of influence that could potentially affect the endangered and threatened species identified 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 potential that is limited to the current campus, no significant impacts are anticipated 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 Information for Planning and Consultation. Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status Tri-colored Bat Perimyotis subflavus Proposed Endangered Neuse River Waterdog Necturus lewisi Threatened Carolina Madtom Noturus furiosus Endangered Atlantic Pigtoe Fusconaia masoni Threatened Green Floater Lasmigona subviridis Proposed Threatened Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Proposed Threatened Nine (9) species of migratory bird are also identified by the USFWS as having a potential for using this property for habitat purposes. While the property has a variety of vegetation and landscape features, the high activity of human uses on the site, including an athletic field and parking lot, make it a likely location only for those species with a high tolerance for human uses, particularly noise. 38