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26 <br /> consistent with the area of the property being identified by NC NHP as a "Rural Forest Priority <br /> Landscape". <br /> Ilk- <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 <br /> reflected by their Information for Planning and Consultation resources <br /> (https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/). The property does have an area of influence that could <br /> potentially affect the endangered and threatened species identified in Table 1. However, given <br /> the present use of the high school and its predominant development footprint, the proposed <br /> development of a small accessory structure, and a development potential that is limited to the <br /> current campus, no significant 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. <br /> SOURCE: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 <br /> using this property for habitat purposes. While the property has a variety of vegetation and <br /> landscape features, the high activity of human uses on the site, including an athletic field and <br /> parking lot, make it a likely location only for those species with a high tolerance for human uses, <br /> particularly noise. <br />