14 2026 02 12 Crestmont CC Environmental Impact Statement

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STATE PARKS, FORESTS & HISTORIC SITES OFFICE OF NATURAL LANDS MANAGEMENT 501 East State Street P.O. Box 420, Mail Code 501-04 Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0420 SHAWN M. LATOURETTE PHILIP D. MURPHY Tel. (609) 984-1339 * Fax (609) 984-1427 Governor https://www.nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/natural/index.html Commissioner TAHESHA L. WAY Lt. Governor October 29, 2025 Rachel Fifield Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. 300 Kimball Drive, 4th Floor Parsippany, NJ 07054 Re: Rachel Fifield Block(s) - 174, Lot(s) - part of 1.01 West Orange Township, Essex County Rachel Fifield: Thank you for your data request regarding rare species information for the above referenced project site. Searches of the Natural Heritage Database and the Landscape Project (Version 3.4) are based on a representation of the boundaries of your project site in our Geographic Information System (GIS). We make every effort to accurately transfer your project bounds from the map(s) submitted with the Natural Heritage Data Request Form into our GIS. We do not typically verify that your project bounds are accurate or check them against other sources. We have checked the Landscape Project habitat mapping for occurrences of any rare wildlife species or wildlife habitat on the referenced site. The Natural Heritage Biotics Database was searched for occurrences of rare plant species or ecological communities that may be on the project site. Please refer to Table 1 (attached) to determine if any rare plant species, ecological communities, or rare wildlife species or wildlife habitat are documented on site. A detailed report is provided for each category coded as

to determine if any rare plant species, ecological communities, or rare wildlife species or wildlife habitat are documented on site. A detailed report is provided for each category coded as ‘Yes’ in Table 1. We have also checked the Landscape Project habitat mapping for occurrences of rare wildlife species or wildlife habitat in the immediate vicinity (within ¼ mile) of the referenced site. Additionally, the Natural Heritage Biotics Database was checked for occurrences of rare plant species or ecological communities within ¼ mile of the site. Please refer to Table 2 (attached) to determine if any rare plant species, ecological communities, or rare wildlife species or wildlife habitat are documented within the immediate vicinity of the site. Detailed reports are provided for all categories coded as ‘Yes’ in Table 2. These reports may include species that have also been documented on the project site. We have also checked the Landscape Project habitat mapping for all occurrences of rare wildlife species or wildlife habitat within one mile of the referenced site. Please refer to Table 3 (attached) to determine if any rare wildlife species or wildlife habitat is documented within one mile of the project site. Detailed reports are provided for each category coded as ‘Yes’ in Table 3. These reports may include species that have also been documented on the project site. For requests submitted in order to make a riparian zone width determination as part of a Flood Hazard Area Control Act (FHACA) rule application, we report records for all rare plant species and ecological communities tracked by the Natural Heritage Program that may be on, or in the immediate vicinity of, your project site. A subset of these plant species is also covered by the FHACA rules when the records are located within one mile of the project site. One-mile searches for FHACA plant species will only report precisely located occurrences for those wetland plant species identified under the FHACA regulations as being critically dependent on the watercourse. Please refer to Table 3 (attached) to determine if any NHP File No. 25-4007473-34997