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BLM Special Status Animal Species by Field Office FIELD OFFICE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FEDERAL STATE BLM OTHER STATUS STATUS STATUS STATUS Alturas 24 Species Mammal Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis BLMS Pacific fisher Martes pennanti (pacifica) DPS FC SC BLMS SSC Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus BLMS SSC Small-footed myotis Myotis ciliolabrum BLMS Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii BLMS SSC Western mastiff-bat Eumops perotis californicus BLMS SSC Bird Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus FD SE BLMS EA Bank swallow Riparia riparia ST BLMS Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia BLMS SSC Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos BLMS EA Greater sage-grouse Centrocercus urophasianus FC BLMS SSC Greater sandhill crane Grus canadensis tabida ST BLMS SF Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis BLMS SSC Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni ST BLMS Tricolored blackbird Agelaius tricolor BLMS SSC Reptile Northern sagebrush lizard Sceloporus graciosus graciosus BLMS Amphibian Oregon spotted frog Rana pretiosa FC BLMS Western spadefoot toad Spea hammondii BLMS Fish Lost River sucker Deltistes luxatus FE SE SF Modoc sucker Catostomus microps FE SE SF Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus BLMS Rough sculpin Cottus asperrimus ST BLMS Shortnose sucker Chasmistes brevirostris FE SE SF Invertebrate Federal Status: FE = Federally Endangered, FT = Federally Threatened, FC = Federal Candidate, FP = Proposed for Federal Listing, FD = Delisted from Federal ESA; State Status: SE = State Endangered, ST = State Threatened, SC = State Candidate, SD = Delisted from State ESA; Other Status: EA = Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, SF = Fully Protected, SSC = Species of Special Concern September-23-14 Page 1 of 22 FIELD OFFICE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FEDERAL STATE BLM OTHER STATUS STATUS STATUS STATUS Shasta crayfish Pacifastacus fortis FE SE Arcata 22 Species Mammal Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes BLMS Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis BLMS Pacific fisher Martes pennanti (pacifica) DPS FC SC BLMS SSC Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus BLMS SSC Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii BLMS SSC Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis BLMS Bird Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus FD SE BLMS EA Bank swallow Riparia riparia ST BLMS Fork-tailed storm-petrel Oceanodroma furcata BLMS SSC Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos BLMS EA Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis BLMS SSC Tricolored blackbird Agelaius tricolor BLMS SSC Western yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus occidentalis FC SE BLMS White-tailed kite Elanus leucurus BLMS SF Reptile California mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata BLMS Amphibian Foothill yellow-legged frog Rana boylii BLMS Fish Central Valley spring-run chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ESU spring-run FT ST Coho salmon - central California coast Oncorhynchus kisutch FE SE Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus BLMS Invertebrate Hooded lancetooth Ancotrema voyanum BLMS Oregon shoulderband snail Helminthoglypta hertleini BLMS Trinity shoulderband snail Helminthoglypta talmadgei BLMS Federal Status: FE = Federally Endangered, FT = Federally Threatened, FC = Federal Candidate, FP = Proposed for Federal Listing, FD = Delisted from Federal ESA; State Status: SE = State Endangered, ST = State Threatened, SC = State Candidate, SD = Delisted from State ESA; Other Status: EA = Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, SF = Fully Protected, SSC = Species of Special Concern September-23-14 Page 2 of 22 FIELD OFFICE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FEDERAL STATE BLM OTHER STATUS STATUS STATUS STATUS Bakersfield 50 Species Mammal California leaf-nosed bat Macrotus californicus BLMS SSC Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes BLMS Giant kangaroo rat Dipodomys ingens FE SE Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis BLMS Nelson's antelope squirrel Ammospermophilus nelsoni ST BLMS Owens Valley vole Microtus californicus vallicola BLMS Pacific fisher Martes pennanti (pacifica) DPS FC SC BLMS SSC Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus BLMS SSC San Joaquin kit fox Vulpes macrotis mutica FE ST San Joaquin pocket mouse Perognathus inornatus BLMS Short-nosed kangaroo rat Dipodomys nitratoides brevinasus BLMS Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis sierrae FE SE SF Small-footed myotis Myotis ciliolabrum BLMS Spotted bat Euderma maculatum BLMS SSC Tipton kangaroo rat Dipodomys nitratoides nitratoides FE SE Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii BLMS SSC Tulare grasshopper mouse Onychomys torridus tularensis BLMS Western mastiff-bat Eumops perotis californicus BLMS SSC Yellow-eared pocket mouse Perognathus xanthonotus BLMS Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis BLMS Bird Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus FD SE BLMS EA Bank swallow Riparia riparia ST BLMS Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis FD SD BLMS SF Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia BLMS SSC California black rail Laterallus jamaicensis coturniculus ST BLMS SF California spotted owl Strix occidentalis occidentalis BLMS SSC Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos BLMS EA Gray vireo Vireo vicinior BLMS SSC Least Bell's vireo Vireo bellii pusillus FE SE Mountain plover Charadrius montanus BLMS SSC Federal Status: FE = Federally Endangered, FT = Federally Threatened, FC = Federal Candidate, FP = Proposed for Federal Listing, FD = Delisted from Federal ESA; State Status: SE = State Endangered, ST = State Threatened, SC = State Candidate, SD = Delisted from State ESA; Other Status: EA = Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, SF = Fully Protected, SSC = Species of Special Concern September-23-14 Page 3 of 22 FIELD OFFICE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FEDERAL STATE BLM OTHER STATUS STATUS STATUS STATUS Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis BLMS SSC San Joaquin Le Conte's thrasher Toxostoma lecontei macmillanorum BLMS SSC Southwestern willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii extimus FE SE Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni ST BLMS Tricolored blackbird Agelaius tricolor BLMS SSC Western yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus occidentalis FC SE BLMS White-tailed kite Elanus leucurus BLMS SF Reptile Blunt-nosed leopard lizard Gambelia sila FE SE SF California mountain kingsnake Lampropeltis zonata BLMS Coast horned lizard Phrynosoma blainvillii BLMS Southwestern pond turtle Actinemys marmorata pallida BLMS Two-striped garter snake Thamnophis hammondii BLMS Amphibian California tiger salamander Ambystoma californiense FT SC SSC Foothill yellow-legged frog Rana boylii BLMS Tehachapi slender salamander Batrachoseps stebbinsi BLMS Western spadefoot toad Spea hammondii BLMS Yellow-blotched salamander Ensatina eschscholtzii croceator BLMS Fish Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus BLMS Unarmored threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni FE SE SF Invertebrate San Joaquin dune beetle Coelus gracilis BLMS Federal Status: FE = Federally Endangered, FT = Federally Threatened, FC = Federal Candidate, FP = Proposed for Federal Listing, FD = Delisted from Federal ESA; State Status: SE = State Endangered, ST = State Threatened, SC = State Candidate, SD = Delisted from State ESA; Other Status: EA = Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, SF = Fully Protected, SSC = Species of Special Concern September-23-14 Page 4 of 22 FIELD OFFICE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FEDERAL STATE BLM OTHER STATUS STATUS STATUS STATUS Barstow 23 Species Mammal Amargosa vole Microtus californicus scirpensis FE SE California leaf-nosed bat Macrotus californicus BLMS SSC Desert bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoni BLMS SF Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes BLMS Mohave ground squirrel Spermophilus mohavensis ST BLMS Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus BLMS SSC Spotted bat Euderma maculatum BLMS SSC Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii BLMS SSC Western mastiff-bat Eumops perotis californicus BLMS SSC Bird Bendire’s thrasher Toxostoma bendirei BLMS SSC Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia BLMS SSC Gray vireo Vireo vicinior BLMS SSC Least Bell's vireo Vireo bellii pusillus FE SE Southwestern willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii extimus FE SE Western yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus occidentalis FC SE BLMS Reptile Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii FT ST Gila monster Heloderma suspectum BLMS Mojave fringe-toed lizard Uma scoparia BLMS Southwestern pond turtle Actinemys marmorata pallida BLMS Fish Amargosa River pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae BLMS Amargosa speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus ssp. 1 BLMS Mojave tui chub Siphateles bicolor mohavensis FE SE SF Invertebrate Shoshone Cave whip-scorpion Hubbardia shoshonensis BLMS Federal Status: FE = Federally Endangered, FT = Federally Threatened, FC = Federal Candidate, FP = Proposed for Federal Listing, FD = Delisted from Federal ESA; State Status: SE = State Endangered, ST = State Threatened, SC = State Candidate, SD = Delisted from State ESA; Other Status: EA = Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, SF = Fully Protected, SSC = Species of Special Concern September-23-14 Page 5 of 22 FIELD OFFICE COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FEDERAL STATE BLM OTHER STATUS STATUS STATUS STATUS Bishop 30 Species Mammal Desert bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis nelsoni BLMS SF Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes BLMS Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis BLMS Mohave ground squirrel Spermophilus mohavensis ST BLMS Owens Valley vole Microtus californicus vallicola BLMS Pacific fisher Martes pennanti (pacifica) DPS FC SC BLMS SSC Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus BLMS SSC Pygmy rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis BLMS Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis sierrae FE SE SF Small-footed myotis Myotis ciliolabrum BLMS Spotted bat Euderma maculatum BLMS SSC Townsend's big-eared bat Corynorhinus townsendii BLMS SSC Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis BLMS Bird Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
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    Joey Steil From: Leslie Jordan <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 1:13 PM To: Angela Ruberto Subject: Potential Environmental Beneficial Users of Surface Water in Your GSA Attachments: Paso Basin - County of San Luis Obispo Groundwater Sustainabilit_detail.xls; Field_Descriptions.xlsx; Freshwater_Species_Data_Sources.xls; FW_Paper_PLOSONE.pdf; FW_Paper_PLOSONE_S1.pdf; FW_Paper_PLOSONE_S2.pdf; FW_Paper_PLOSONE_S3.pdf; FW_Paper_PLOSONE_S4.pdf CALIFORNIA WATER | GROUNDWATER To: GSAs We write to provide a starting point for addressing environmental beneficial users of surface water, as required under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). SGMA seeks to achieve sustainability, which is defined as the absence of several undesirable results, including “depletions of interconnected surface water that have significant and unreasonable adverse impacts on beneficial users of surface water” (Water Code §10721). The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a science-based, nonprofit organization with a mission to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Like humans, plants and animals often rely on groundwater for survival, which is why TNC helped develop, and is now helping to implement, SGMA. Earlier this year, we launched the Groundwater Resource Hub, which is an online resource intended to help make it easier and cheaper to address environmental requirements under SGMA. As a first step in addressing when depletions might have an adverse impact, The Nature Conservancy recommends identifying the beneficial users of surface water, which include environmental users. This is a critical step, as it is impossible to define “significant and unreasonable adverse impacts” without knowing what is being impacted. To make this easy, we are providing this letter and the accompanying documents as the best available science on the freshwater species within the boundary of your groundwater sustainability agency (GSA).