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13 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SCHOOLS <br /> 1/22/2025 <br /> tree stand that subsequently was cleared and is being reestablished (Image 1). This is consistent <br /> with the area of the property being identified by NC NHP as a "Rural Forest Priority Landscape". <br /> ' 3 TV � .. <br /> Figure 1: Resource Protection Area (approximate) on Cedar Ridge High School Campus in 2008 (left) and 2021 (right). <br /> SOURCE:Orange County,North Carolina,Land Records <br /> The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) identifies no critical habitats of endangered or <br /> threatened species protected by the federal Endangered Species Act on the property, as reflected <br /> by their Information for Planning and Consultation resources (https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/). <br /> The property does have an area of influence that could potentially affect the endangered and <br /> threatened species identified in Table 1. However, given the present use of the high school and <br /> its predominant development footprint, the proposed development of a small accessory <br /> structure, and a development potential that is limited to the current campus, no significant <br /> impacts are anticipated to this area. <br /> Table 1:USFWS-Identified Species Protected by the Endangered Species Act within the Property's Area of Influence. SOURCE: <br /> US Fish and Wildlife Service's Information for Planning and Consultation. <br /> Common Name Scientific Name Federal Status <br /> Tri-colored Bat Perimyotis subflavus Proposed Endangered <br /> Neuse River Waterdog Necturus lewisi Threatened <br /> Carolina Madtom Noturus furiosus Endangered <br /> Atlantic Pigtoe Fusconaia masoni Threatened <br /> Green Floater Lasmigona subviridis Proposed Threatened <br /> Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Proposed Threatened <br /> Nine (9) species of migratory bird are also identified by the USFWS as having a potential for using <br /> this property for habitat purposes. While the property has a variety of vegetation and landscape <br /> features, the high activity of human uses on the site, including an athletic field and parking lot, <br /> make it a likely location only for those species with a high tolerance for human uses, particularly <br /> noise. <br /> Page 8of12 <br />