Wildlife Diversity Program Quarterly Report for April–June 2026
Wildlife Crossing Activities
The Eastern NCDOT coordinator Accomplished the following during the quarter: • Continued working with WRC staff to monitor wildlife usage of the US 64 wildlife crossings with camera traps. As well as working with UNCW to process present and publish this data. • Continued monitoring for Brunswick County wildlife crossings and US 17 Wildlife Crossings in Jones County. • Continued planning and implementation of the RESCUER: US 64 wildlife crossing grant. Participated in the public meeting and local officials meeting this as well. • Coordination with Division 8 staff and contractors to discuss adjustments that need to be made to 3 wildlife crossing struc- tures on the NC 211 project. • Conducted NCACT Road Crossing subcommittee meetings. This includes the development of an NC stream crossing guide- lines document. • The Western NCDOT coordinator continues to assist the NCDOT with development of measures to help off-set impacts to wildlife habitat connectivity associated with repair work along I-40 in Haywood County. This included: • Providing technical review of draft plans for terrestrial habitat connectivity features to be built under the interstate. • Assisting with the identification and evaluation of aquatic organism passage improvement sites the USFS included as NCDOT responsible mitigation for the I-40 repair work and borrow site development.
Helene Division Assistance/Coordination
During the Quarter, a meeting was held with the US Forest Service and Good Neigh- bor Agreement partners to discuss 404 and 401 permitting for restoration projects on the Forest. Project volumes, timelines, and review process were discussed. Project volumes could be as high as 2000+ projects per year. A triage process developed by HabCon staff was reviewed and found to be a significant benefit in reducing project review times and volumes.
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