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26 <br /> Carolina Friends School Biological Inventory Report Orange County, N.C. <br /> mussels,in the form of shell,was not observed during the site visit. If future project <br /> designs result in potential 404/401 water impacts, an official survey for Atlantic <br /> Pigtoe will likely be requested by the USACE to comply with necessary <br /> environmental permitting. <br /> The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP) Summer (July) dataset <br /> identifies one known Atlantic Pigtoe Element Occurrence (EO) within 1.0 mile of <br /> the PSA. This EO (EO No. 87) is located in New Hope Creek, approximately 2.9 <br /> river miles upstream from the Pine Mountain Creek/New Hope Creek confluence. <br /> This EO is considered extant and was last observed on August 24, 2018. <br /> In addition to these federally protected species, which were identified via an IPaC <br /> search, three other federally listed species are also known from Orange County <br /> (Table 3). These species were likely not identified by IPaC due to their historical <br /> ranking within the county. As an added precaution, habitat assessments for these <br /> species were also conducted and the results are presented below. <br /> Table 3. ESA federal listed species considered historical from Orange County, NC <br /> Scientific Name Common Name Federal Habitat Biological <br /> Status Present Conclusion <br /> Echinacea laevigata Smooth coneflower E Yes No Effect <br /> Lindera melissifolia Pondberry E No No Effect <br /> Rhus michauxii Michaux's sumac E Yes No Effect <br /> Smooth coneflower <br /> USFWS Optimal Survey Window: late May—October <br /> Biological Conclusion: No Effect <br /> Suitable habitat for smooth coneflower is present within the PSA in the form of <br /> roadside/utility rights-of-way and field edges. A review of the NCNHP Summer <br /> (July) 2024 dataset indicates one known smooth coneflower EO within 1.0 mile of <br /> the PSA. This EO (EO No. 15) is considered historical and was last observed on <br /> June 3, 1933. Smooth coneflower was not observed within the PSA during the <br /> September 20 site visit. <br /> Pondberry <br /> USFWS Optimal Survey Window: February—March; September—October <br /> Biological Conclusion: No Effect <br /> Suitable habitat for pondberry, in the form of wetland depressions or bogs, is not <br /> present within the PSA. A review of the NCNHP Summer (July) 2024 dataset <br /> indicates no known pondberry EO's within 1.0 mile of the PSA. <br /> 6 December 2024 <br />