How to Requirements YOU Avoid Sensitive Must Follow

Species Conflicts As a Berry employee, contractor or visitor, you share in the responsibility of helping Berry to protect wildlife and the environment. Your MINIMIZE DISTURBANCE participation is essential and mandatory. Each • Keep your vehicle on existing roads and project employee, contractor and visitor is required to be areas familiar with the measures that are listed below: • Disturb vegetation and/or soil only if necessary and only after a pre-activity survey has been • Keep your vehicle on existing roads and conducted. observe posted speed limit (≤ 25 mph). • Remove food and solid wastes from DON’T ATTRACT WILDLIFE project sites. • No pets or firearms permitted on • Don’t leave food wrappers or scraps on ground Berry property. Wildlife and • Don’t feed wildlife • Clean up oil and chemical spills. • Keep trenches fenced or provide escape ramps • Minimize leaks from pipelines, valves, Endangered compressors and engines that may impact AVOID INJURING PLANTS OR ANIMALS wildlife. • Check pipes before moving. Species • Check for wildlife under vehicles • Well cellars must be covered and drained to • Obey speed limits. protect wildlife. Protection • Don’t hunt or bring pets to work site. • Use belt guards, screens, lids, or netting to • Avoid damaging or removing vegetation except to protect wildlife from moving equipment meet project objectives. and tanks. San Joaquin Valley • Report any sightings of sensitive species to your Supervisor. Kern County, California

FOLLOW ENVIRONMENTAL FLAGGING INSTRUCTIONS • Mark the boundaries of the project area. ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH & SAFETY • Stay within the boundaries. Contact Berry’s EH&S Department for more information: (661) 616-3900 Endangered Species of the San Joaquin Valley

SAN JOAQUIN GIANT SAN JOAQUIN BLUNT-NOSED KERN BAKERSFIELD KIT FOX KANGAROO RAT ANTELOPE SQUIRREL LEOPARD LIZARD MALLOW CACTUS

The San Joaquin kit fox The giant kangaroo rat The San Joaquin antelope The blunt-nosed leopard Kern mallow (Eremalche Bakersfield cactus (Opuntia (Vulpes macrotis mutica) is (Dipodomys ingens) is a squirrel (Ammospermophi- lizard (Gambelia silus) is a kernensis) is a small, annual basilaris var. treleasei) is a a small, slender fox with a relatively large kangaroo rat, lus nelsoni) is a small buff relatively large lizard with flower with predominately perennial low growing cactus long, black-tipped tail. Total with a total length of 12-¼ colored ground squirrel with large jaw muscles and a white to sometimes pale with flat green beavertail-like length is 24-34 in., and the to 13-¾ in., which includes a white under-parts, and a blunt snout, giving the head lavender flowers. Kern pads which produce showy tail length is 9-12 in. It lives 6-8 in. tail. It’s distinguishing creamy-white line on each a broad appearance that is mallow is similar to the magenta flowers. The eye- in valley grassland habitat, features include a hind foot side of its back. This chip- distinct from the neck. The more common lavender spots on the pads contain though it is also known to with five toes and measures munk-like squirrel, like other body is gray or tan with Parry’s mallow. It has a small spines in addition to bristles. inhabit urban areas. more than 1.8 inches. The antelope squirrels, often cream to yellow crossbands distribution from McKittrick Could be found in Poso giant kangaroo rat lives in holds its tail over its back on the body resembling to near Buttonwillow, Creek-McVan area. STATUS: Endangered flat desert plains with sparse while running, thus exposing strips. It lives in sparsely California. grasses and minimal shrubs. the white underside. vegetated areas on gently STATUS: Endangered Their gently sloping burrows sloping foothills, valley floors STATUS: Endangered are 3-4 in. in diameter (about STATUS: Threatened and broad/flat sandy washes. the size of a baseball). STATUS: Endangered STATUS: Endangered

State and federal laws exist that protect endangered species from harm. Killing, injuring, San Joaquin Valley Area harassing, or trapping endangered species is prohibited and is punishable by fines and/or imprisonment. It is Berry’s policy to protect endangered species and other protected wildlife 11117 River Run Blvd. from adverse impacts. For this reason protecting and preventing harm to wildlife is a shared Bakersfield, CA 93311 responsibility between Berry employees, contractors and visitors. Phone: (661) 616-3900 Fax: (661) 616-3892