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Performance Measure 5.1: Guidance for Completing an Inspection Form

Above is the section on the inspection form that addresses Performance Measure 5.1.
Below is guidance on how to answer each of the questions.

PM 5.1 Forest management activities shall protect habitats and communities occupied by threatened or endangered species as required by law.

Yes

5.1.1 Landowner shall periodically confer with natural resource agencies, state natural resource heritage programs, qualified natural resource professionals or other current sources of information to determine occurrences of threatened or endangered species on the property and their habitat requirements.

Yes

Which resources were consulted to determine occurrences of threatened or endangered species on the property?

(List the resources consulted.)

Are there known occurrences of threatened and endangered species on the property?

(If  No, skip the following questions.)

Yes/No

If yes, which species?

(Check any of the species listed on the inspection form that occur on the property and the number of acres affected. If the threatened or endangered species that occur on the property are not listed, provide the species name in the Notes/Observations section.)

5.1.2 Forest management activities shall incorporate measures to protect identified threatened or endangered species on the property.

(If you answered No to the question above about known occurrences of threatened and endangered species, skip this question. Otherwise answer Yes.)

Yes

If yes, what management activities have been undertaken or are planned to protect the habitats and communities occupied by threatened or endangered species?

(Provide information from management plan on protective measures during management activities.)

Notes/Observations

Here are examples of comments you might include in the Notes/Observations section:

    • Three T&E freshwater mussels are known to exist in the creek into which storm water from this property flows. The forest management plan outlines measures taken to minimize soil disturbance and protect riparian buffers from forestry activities.
    • A search of the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program database found that no T&E Species are known to exist on or within two miles of the property.
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