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Aerial Surveys & Ground
Surveys
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Red-cockaded Woodpecker
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Land Management
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Dr. J.
H. Carter III & Associates, Inc.
is an environmental consulting firm located in Southern Pines, North
Carolina. The firm specializes in protected species surveys, preparation of
Biological and Environmental Assessments, wetland delineations, permitting
and mitigation, and land management in the Carolinas and the Southeastern
United States. Dr. Carter started the firm in 1976.
Dr.
J.H. Carter III & Associates, Inc.
prides itself on personalized service, commitment to our clients, respect
for the environment and providing conflict resolution on complex and
politically volatile projects.
Typical
projects we undertake include land development (commercial, industrial, residential),
water and wastewater infrastructure, timber management, highways,
reservoirs, quarries, golf courses, airports, landfills, and compliance surveys and monitoring.
Experience:
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Endangered species surveys (plant and animal) in the southeastern United
States.
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Endangered Species Act, including Section 7 consultations and Section 10
permits.
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Red-cockaded woodpecker surveys, cavity and cluster activity
assessments,
censusing and monitoring of populations, capture and banding of
nestlings and adults, habitat management, installation of cavity
restrictors, construction of artificial cavities, foraging habitat
analyses, preparation of management plans and assessments,
translocation.
Wetland delineations in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of the Carolinas; wetland mitigation and
stream restoration planning, implementation and monitoring.
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Integration of endangered species and wetlands concerns with land
management and development activities, including excellent working
relationships with state and federal regulatory agencies.
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Preparation of Biological and Environmental Assessments.
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Ecology and management of longleaf pine and other fire-maintained
communities of the Southeast.
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Identification of, and survey for, the vascular plants and vertebrates
of the southeastern United States, particularly those of the Coastal
Plain, Sandhills and Piedmont.
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Vegetative sampling using transects and permanent plots.
Sampling of vertebrate populations, particularly birds.
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Use
of GPS, AutoCAD and ArcView.
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Forest and land management techniques such as inventory, stand
prescriptions, timber marking, prescribed burning and herbicide
applications.
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