HABITAT MANAGEMENT
Training for Partner Agencies H abCon staff were invited by US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Wilm- ington District to speak to the USACE South Atlantic Division Regional Leadership Devel- opment Program (RLDP) Team during their visit to Wrightsville Beach, NC. USACE Wilmington wanted to emphasize the impor- tance of agency communication, especially with state resource agencies, during large scale Civil Works projects. HabCon staff discussed the importance of pre-project, during, and post project discussions and site visits to ensure necessary project conditions are appropriate and upheld to minimize impacts to environ- mental resources. The site visit in Wrightsville Beach looked at inlet dredging with benefi- cial placement of material on the ocean shoreline, problematic shoreline responses, and installation of shoreline management measures. The RLDP team was comprised of representatives from Caribbean, Charleston, Jacksonville, Mobile, Savannah and Wilm- ington Districts.
Wildlife Surveys H abitat Conservation staff confirmed the discovery of a large colony of southeastern myotis bats in an underground stormwater system in a Raleigh neighborhood. They were reported to NCWRC by a City of Raleigh Stormwater crew, after staff lifted a manhole cover and observed numerous bats inside. Upon further survey by Habitat Conservation staff, it was dis- covered to be the largest known colony of southeastern myotis bats in North Carolina, with more than 1000 individuals. Staff will be monitoring the bats to determine the actual size of the colony and to better understand their behavior.
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