Conservation Commission - 797 (02/08/2024)

Generated by eNDDB on:
5/31/2023
Ellen Bartlett
CLA Engineers, Inc.
317 Main St
Norwich, CT 06360
ebartlett@claengineers.com
Subject:
East Lyme Tree Service
Filing # 98246
NDDB – New Determination Number: 202304614
1122 & 1124 Hartford Turnpike
Waterford
Expiration Date: 5/31/2025
Current data maintained by the Natural Diversity Database (NDDB) and housed in the DEEP ezFile
portal indicates that populations of the following State Endangered, Threatened, or Special Concern
species (RCA Sec. 26-306) have been documented within the project area or in close proximity to the
proposed Building and Infrastructure Development (including stormwater discharge associate with
construction) / New Commercial, Industrial, Governmental, East Lyme Tree Service.
Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus)
In accordance with the project information provided in your request submittal, implementation of the
following Best Management Practices will avoid negative impacts to listed species:
Common Name
Whip-poor-will
Scientific Name
Caprimulgus vociferus
Taxa
bird
Status
1
SC
General Ecology
The whip-poor-will is a bird that nests in forest habitat with an open understory, often adjacent
to areas of shrubby or herbaceous habitat. They are ground-nesting birds that breed between
April 20- July 30. They consume aerial invertebrates, especially Lepidoptera and Coleoptera.
Best Management
Practice
Whip-poor-will will benefit from structurally diverse forests. Whip-poor-will are
specifically most often found in areas with 60 square feet of trees per acre of forest.
Do not begin to cut, clear, remove trees or shrubs, or disturb forest floor between
May 1-July 30 within 200m of nesting locations.
Whip-poor-will will benefit from protection of unfragmented forested blocks, which
serve as insulation to development subsidized predators, invasive plants, and forest
disturbance.
To reduce the potential for collision, towers and antennas should meet USFWS

guidelines with regard to height, guy wires, lighting, and maintenance:
https://www.fws.gov/media/recommended-best-practices-communication-tower-design-siting-construction-ope
Avoid creating collision hazards for Birds and Bats. Glass collisions including
residential windows indiscriminately kill 1 billion birds a year. Develop or renovate
your building façade and site design strategy to make the building and site structures
visible barriers to birds. Bat collisions are less well understood, but smooth vertical
surfaces affect bats' abilities to avoid collisions.
Limit interior and exterior night lighting. Lighting, temporary or permanent should not
be directed towards suitable bat habitats. Security lighting should always be
down-shielded to keep light within the boundaries of the site.
Take steps necessary to assure that construction is designed, built, and operated in
accordance with the standards and requirements of the LEED Green Building Rating
System Pilot Credit #55. The USGBC releases revised versions of the LEED Building
Rating System on a regular basis, and you should refer to the most current version
when beginning a new building or construction project or renovation.
Visit American Bird Conservancy website for more guidance:
https://abcbirds.org/program/glass-collisions/
1E = State Endangered, T = State Threatened, SC = State Special Concern, FE = Federally
Endangered, FT = Federally Threatened, NA = Not applicable.
Your submission information indicates that your project does not require a state permit, license,
registration, or authorization and does not utilize state funding or involve state agency action.
Therefore, this NDDB – New determination MAY NOT be utilized to fulfill the Endangered and
Threatened Species requirements for state-issued permit applications, licenses, registration
submissions, and authorizations. If, at a later date, it is determined that the project will require a state
permit, license, registration, or authorization, or, your project now utilizes state funding or includes
state agency action, you will need to re-submit a Request for Review and answer “Yes” to the
appropriate question.
Please be aware of the following limitations and conditions:
Natural Diversity Database information includes all information regarding listed species available to
us at the time of the request. This information is a compilation of data collected over the years by the
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Natural History Survey and cooperating units
of DEEP, land owners, private conservation groups and the scientific community. This information is
not necessarily the result of comprehensive or site-specific field investigations. Current research
projects and new contributors continue to identify additional populations of species and locations of
habitats of concern, as well as enhance existing data. Such new information is incorporated into the
Database and accessed through the ezFile portal as it becomes available. New information may
result in additional review, and new or modified restrictions or conditions may be necessary to remain
in compliance with certain state permits.
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During your work listed species may be encountered on site. A report must be submitted by the
observer to the Natural Diversity Database promptly and additional review and restrictions or
conditions may be necessary to remain in compliance with certain state permits. Please fill out the
appropriate survey form and follow the instructions for submittal.
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If your project involves preparing an Environmental Impact Assessment, this NDDB consultation
and determination should not be substituted for conducting biological field surveys assessing
on-site habitat and species presence.

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This determination applies only to the project as described in the submission and summarized at
the end of this letter. Please re-submit an updated Request for Review if the project’s scope of
work and/or timeframe changes, including if work has not begun by 5/31/2025.
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If biological surveys have been conducted in accordance with Best Management Practices
provided, please forward a copy of the results to the address listed at the end of this letter. Include
the Project Name and Determination Number on all correspondence.
The NDDB – New determination for the East Lyme Tree Service at 1122 & 1124 Hartford Turnpike,
Waterford, as described in the submitted information and summarized at the end of this document is
valid until 5/31/2025. This determination applies only to the project as described in the submission
and summarized at the end of this letter. Please re-submit an updated Request for Review if the
project’s scope of work and/or timeframe changes, including if work has not begun by 5/31/2025.
This letter is computer generated and carries no signature. If however, any clarification is needed, or,
if you have further questions, please contact the following:
CT DEEP Bureau of Natural Resources
Wildlife Division
Natural Diversity Database, 6th floor
79 Elm Street,
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
(860) 424-3011
deep.nddbrequest@ct.gov
Please reference the Determination Number provided in this letter when you e-mail or write. Thank
you for submitting your project through DEEP’s ezFile portal for Natural Diversity Database reviews.

Application Details:
Project involves federal funds or federal permit:
No
Project involves state funds, state agency action, or
relates to CEPA request:
No
Project requires state permit, license, registration, or
authorization:
No
DEEP enforcement action related to project:
Project Type:
Building and Infrastructure Development
(including stormwater discharge associate
with construction)
Project Sub-type:
New Commercial, Industrial, Governmental
Project Name:
East Lyme Tree Service
Project Description:

East Lyme Tree Service Map
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