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Appendix C: Biological Resources Alameda County Planning Department Beyer Ranch Winery Development Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Appendix C: Biological Resources FirstCarbon Solutions Y:\Publications\Client (PN-JN)\4425\44250001\ISMND\44250001 Beyer Ranch Winery MND.docx THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Selected Elements by Scientific Name California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Natural Diversity Database Query Criteria: Quad<span style='color:Red'> IS </span>(Altamont (3712166)) Rare Plant Rank/CDFW Species Element Code Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank SSC or FP Accipiter cooperii ABNKC12040 None None G5 S4 WL Cooper's hawk Agelaius tricolor ABPBXB0020 None Candidate G2G3 S1S2 SSC Endangered tricolored blackbird Ambystoma californiense AAAAA01180 Threatened Threatened G2G3 S2S3 WL California tiger salamander Ammodramus savannarum ABPBXA0020 None None G5 S3 SSC grasshopper sparrow Antrozous pallidus AMACC10010 None None G5 S3 SSC pallid bat Astragalus tener var. tener PDFAB0F8R1 None None G2T2 S2 1B.2 alkali milk-vetch Athene cunicularia ABNSB10010 None None G4 S3 SSC burrowing owl Atriplex cordulata var. cordulata PDCHE040B0 None None G3T2 S2 1B.2 heartscale Atriplex depressa PDCHE042L0 None None G2 S2 1B.2 brittlescale Atriplex minuscula PDCHE042M0 None None G2 S2 1B.1 lesser saltscale Balsamorhiza macrolepis PDAST11061 None None G2 S2 1B.2 big-scale balsamroot Blepharizonia plumosa PDAST1C011 None None G2 S2 1B.1 big tarplant Bombus occidentalis IIHYM24250 None None G2G3 S1 western bumble bee Branchinecta lynchi ICBRA03030 Threatened None G3 S3 vernal pool fairy shrimp Buteo regalis ABNKC19120 None None G4 S3S4 WL ferruginous hawk California macrophylla PDGER01070 None None G4 S4 1B.2 round-leaved filaree Centromadia parryi ssp. congdonii PDAST4R0P1 None None G3T2 S2 1B.1 Congdon's tarplant Chloropyron molle ssp. hispidum PDSCR0J0D1 None None G2T1 S1 1B.1 hispid salty bird's-beak Chloropyron palmatum PDSCR0J0J0 Endangered Endangered G1 S1 1B.1 palmate-bracted salty bird's-beak Deinandra bacigalupii PDAST4R0V0 None Endangered G1 S1 1B.1 Livermore tarplant Commercial Version -- Dated November, 3 2017 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 1 of 2 Report Printed on Thursday, November 30, 2017 Information Expires 5/3/2018 Selected Elements by Scientific Name California Department of Fish and Wildlife California Natural Diversity Database Rare Plant Rank/CDFW Species Element Code Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank SSC or FP Delphinium californicum ssp. interius PDRAN0B0A2 None None G3T3 S3 1B.2 Hospital Canyon larkspur Elanus leucurus ABNKC06010 None None G5 S3S4 FP white-tailed kite Emys marmorata ARAAD02030 None None G3G4 S3 SSC western pond turtle Extriplex joaquinana PDCHE041F3 None None G2 S2 1B.2 San Joaquin spearscale Fritillaria agrestis PMLIL0V010 None None G3 S3 4.2 stinkbells Hygrotus curvipes IICOL38030 None None G1 S1 curved-foot hygrotus diving beetle Lanius ludovicianus ABPBR01030 None None G4 S4 SSC loggerhead shrike Lasiurus cinereus AMACC05030 None None G5 S4 hoary bat Masticophis flagellum ruddocki ARADB21021 None None G5T2T3 S2? SSC San Joaquin coachwhip Plagiobothrys glaber PDBOR0V0B0 None None GH SH 1A hairless popcornflower Puccinellia simplex PMPOA53110 None None G3 S2 1B.2 California alkali grass Rana boylii AAABH01050 None Candidate G3 S3 SSC Threatened foothill yellow-legged frog Rana draytonii AAABH01022 Threatened None G2G3 S2S3 SSC California red-legged frog Spea hammondii AAABF02020 None None G3 S3 SSC western spadefoot Sycamore Alluvial Woodland CTT62100CA None None G1 S1.1 Sycamore Alluvial Woodland Taxidea taxus AMAJF04010 None None G5 S3 SSC American badger Trifolium hydrophilum PDFAB400R5 None None G2 S2 1B.2 saline clover Tropidocarpum capparideum PDBRA2R010 None None G1 S1 1B.1 caper-fruited tropidocarpum Valley Sink Scrub CTT36210CA None None G1 S1.1 Valley Sink Scrub Vulpes macrotis mutica AMAJA03041 Endangered Threatened G4T2 S2 San Joaquin kit fox Record Count: 40 Commercial Version -- Dated November, 3 2017 -- Biogeographic Data Branch Page 2 of 2 Report Printed on Thursday, November 30, 2017 Information Expires 5/3/2018 Plant List Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants 22 matches found. Click on scientific name for details Search Criteria Found in Quad 3712166 Modify Search Criteria Export to Excel Modify Columns Modify Sort Display Photos Blooming CA Rare State Global Scientific Name Common Name Family Lifeform Period Plant Rank Rank Rank bent-flowered Boraginaceae annual herb Mar-Jun 1B.2 S2S3 G2G3 Amsinckia lunaris fiddleneck Astragalus tener var. tener alkali milk-vetch Fabaceae annual herb Mar-Jun 1B.2 S2 G2T2 Atriplex cordulata var. heartscale Chenopodiaceae annual herb Apr-Oct 1B.2 S2 G3T2 cordulata Atriplex coronata var. crownscale Chenopodiaceae annual herb Mar-Oct 4.2 S3 G4T3 coronata Atriplex depressa brittlescale Chenopodiaceae annual herb Apr-Oct 1B.2 S2 G2 Atriplex minuscula lesser saltscale Chenopodiaceae annual herb May-Oct 1B.1 S2 G2 big-scale Asteraceae perennial herb Mar-Jun 1B.2 S2 G2 Balsamorhiza macrolepis balsamroot Blepharizonia plumosa big tarplant Asteraceae annual herb Jul-Oct 1B.1 S2 G2 California macrophylla round-leaved filaree Geraniaceae annual herb Mar-May 1B.2 S4 G4 Centromadia parryi ssp. May- Congdon's tarplant Asteraceae annual herb 1B.1 S2 G3T2 congdonii Oct(Nov) Chloropyron molle ssp. annual herb hispid bird's-beak Orobanchaceae Jun-Sep 1B.1 S1 G2T1 hispidum (hemiparasitic) palmate-bracted annual herb Orobanchaceae May-Oct 1B.1 S1 G1 Chloropyron palmatum bird's-beak (hemiparasitic) Deinandra bacigalupii Livermore tarplant Asteraceae annual herb Jun-Oct 1B.1 S1 G1 San Joaquin Chenopodiaceae annual herb Apr-Oct 1B.2 S2 G2 Extriplex joaquinana spearscale perennial stinkbells Liliaceae Mar-Jun 4.2 S3 G3 Fritillaria agrestis bulbiferous herb Myosurus minimus ssp. little mousetail Ranunculaceae annual herb Mar-Jun 3.1 S2 G5T2Q apus Navarretia nigelliformis ssp. adobe navarretia Polemoniaceae annual herb Apr-Jun 4.2 S3 G4T3 nigelliformis hairless Boraginaceae annual herb Mar-May 1A SH GH Plagiobothrys glaber popcornflower California alkali Poaceae annual herb Mar-May 1B.2 S2 G3 Puccinellia simplex grass Spergularia macrotheca var. long-styled sand- Caryophyllaceae perennial herb Feb-May 1B.2 S2 G5T2 longistyla spurrey Trifolium hydrophilum saline clover Fabaceae annual herb Apr-Jun 1B.2 S2 G2 caper-fruited Brassicaceae annual herb Mar-Apr 1B.1 S1 G1 Tropidocarpum capparideum tropidocarpum Suggested Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2017. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants of California (online edition, v8-03 0.39). Website http://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 30 November 2017]. Search the Inventory Information Contributors Simple Search About the Inventory The Calflora Database Advanced Search About the Rare Plant Program The California Lichen Society Glossary CNPS Home Page California Natural Diversity Database About CNPS The Jepson Flora Project Join CNPS The Consortium of California Herbaria CalPhotos Questions and Comments [email protected] IPaC U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service IPaC resource list This report is an automatically generated list of species and other resources such as critical habitat (collectively referred to as trust resources) under the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (USFWS) jurisdiction that are known or expected to be on or near the project area referenced below. The list may also include trust resources that occur outside of the project area, but that could potentially be directly or indirectly aected by activities in the project area. However, determining the likelihood and extent of eects a project may have on trust resources typically requires gathering additional site-specic (e.g., vegetation/species surveys) and project-specic (e.g., magnitude and timing of proposed activities) information. Below is a summary of the project information you provided and contact information for the USFWS oce(s) with jurisdiction in the dened project area. Please read the introduction to each section that follows (Endangered Species, Migratory Birds, USFWS Facilities, and NWI Wetlands) for additional information applicable to the trust resources addressed in that section. Location Alameda County, California Local oce Sacramento Fish And Wildlife Oce (916) 414-6600 (916) 414-6713 Federal Building 2800 Cottage Way, Room W-2605 Sacramento, CA 95825-1846 Endangered species This resource list is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an analysis of project level impacts. The primary information used to generate this list is the known or expected range of each species. Additional areas of inuence (AOI) for species are also considered. An AOI includes areas outside of the species range if the species could be indirectly aected by activities in that area (e.g., placing a dam upstream of a sh population, even if that sh does not occur at the dam site, may indirectly impact the species by reducing or eliminating water ow downstream). Because species can move, and site conditions can change, the species on this list are not guaranteed to be found on or near the project area. To fully determine any potential eects to species, additional site-specic and project- specic information is often required. Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires Federal agencies to "request of the Secretary information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of such proposed action" for any project that is conducted, permitted, funded,
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