APPENDIX 4.3 Hagar Site Surveys & Lists of Special-Status Species with Potential to Occur on or in the Vicinity of the Project Sites Lists of Special-Status Species with Potential to Occur on or in the Vicinity of the Project Sites Lists of Special-Status Species with Potential to Occur on or in the Vicinity of the Heller and Hagar sites

Table 1: Special-Status Species Evaluated for the Project

Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Blasdale’s bent grass –/–/1B Occurs in coastal bluff scrub, Not observed during protocol-level Agrostis blasdalei coastal dunes, and coastal prairie; surveys conducted at the Heller sandy and gravelly soil. site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in Elevation: 5-150 meters (m). 2018. Blooms: May-June. Bent-flowered fiddleneck –/–/1B Occurs in coastal bluff scrub, Not observed during protocol-level Amsinckia lunaris cismontane woodland, valley and surveys conducted at the Heller foothill grassland; openings. site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in Elevation: 3-500 m. 2018. Blooms: March-June. Santa Cruz (Anderson’s) –/–/1B Occurs in open sites and edges in Not observed during protocol-level manzanita broadleafed upland forest, surveys conducted at the Heller andersonii chaparral, and north coast site in 2016. No suitable habitat coniferous forest; and redwood present at the Hagar site. forest. Elevation: 60-760 m. Blooms: November-May. Schreiber’s manzanita –/–/1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Not observed during protocol-level Arctostaphylos glutinosa forest and chaparral; mudstone surveys conducted at the Heller and diatomaceous shale outcrops. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Elevation: 170-685 m. present at the Hagar site. Blooms: November-April. Ohlone manzanita –/–/1B Occurs in chaparral, closed-cone Not observed during protocol-level Arctostaphylos ohloneana pine forest; mudstone or shale surveys conducted at the Heller outcrops. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Elevation: Elevation range not present at the Hagar site. available. Blooms: February-March. Pajaro manzanita –/–/1B Occurs in sandy sites and Not observed during protocol-level Arctostaphylos pajaroensis sandstone outcrops in chaparral. surveys conducted at the Heller Elevation: 30-760 m. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Blooms: December-March. present at the Hagar site. Bonny Doon manzanita –/–/1B Occurs in chaparral, ponderosa Not observed during protocol-level pine forest, and lower montane surveys conducted at the Heller coniferous forest; specifically site in 2016. No suitable habitat associated with inland marine present at the Hagar site. sands. Elevation: 120-390 m. Blooms: February-March. Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Marsh sandwort FE/CE/1B Occurs in freshwater conditions in Not observed during protocol-level Arenaria paludicola bogs, fens, marshes and swamps; surveys conducted at the Heller sandy openings. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Elevation: 3-170 m. present at the Hagar site. Blooms: May-August. Santa Cruz Mountains –/–/3 Occurs in chaparral and Not observed during protocol-level pussypaws cismontane woodland. surveys conducted at the Heller Calyptridium parryi var. Elevation: 700-1,100 m. site. No suitable habitat present at hesseae Blooms: May-August. the Hagar site. Swamp harebell –/–/1B Occurs in bogs and fens, closed- Not observed during protocol-level Campanula californica cone coniferous forest, coastal surveys conducted at the Heller prairie, meadows, marshes and site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in swamps; freshwater. 2018. Elevation: 1-405 m. Blooms: June-October. Bristly sedge –/–/2B Occurs in marshes and swamps, Not observed during protocol-level Carex comosa lake margins, valley and foothill surveys conducted at the Heller grasslands. site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in Elevation: 270-1,030 m. 2018. Blooms: May-September. Deceiving sedge –/–/1B Occurs in coastal prairie, coastal Not observed during protocol-level Carex saliniformis scrub, meadows, seeps, marshes surveys conducted at the Heller and swamps; mesic sites with site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in coastal salt. 2018. Elevation: 3-230 m. Blooms: June-July. Ben Lomond spineflower FE/–/1B Occurs in Zayante sandhill, Not observed during protocol-level pungens var. maritime chaparral. surveys conducted at the Heller hartwegiana Elevation: 90-350 m. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Blooms: April-July. present at the Hagar site. Scott’s Valley spineflower FE/–/1B Occurs in grassland, sandstone Not observed during protocol-level var. outcrops. surveys conducted at the Heller hartwegii Elevation: 200-280 m. site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in Blooms: April-July. 2018. Robust spineflower FE/–/1B Occurs in sandy or gravelly Not observed during protocol-level Chorizanthe robusta var. openings on terraces and bluffs in surveys conducted at the Heller robusta cismontane woodland, coastal site in 2016. No suitable habitat dunes, and coastal scrub. present at the Hagar site. Elevation: 3-300 m. Blooms: April-September. Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) San Francisco () –/–/1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Not observed during protocol-level blue eyed Mary forest, coastal scrub and grassland surveys conducted at the Heller Collinsia multicolor on decomposed shale (mudstone) site in 2016. No suitable habitat mixed with humus; in moist and present at the Hagar site. shady areas and sometimes on serpentinite. Elevation: 30-250 m. Blooms: March-May. Tear drop moss –/–/1B Occurs on a variety of rock types Not observed during protocol-level Dacryophyllum falcifolium (rock outcrops and walls) in shady surveys conducted at the Heller areas in coast redwood and north site in 2016. No suitable habitat coast coniferous forests. present at the Hagar site. Elevation: 50-275 m. Blooms: N/A. bottlebrush –/–/4 Occurs in cismontane woodland, Not observed during protocol-level grass North Coast coniferous forest, surveys conducted at the Heller Elymus californicus broad-leafed upland forest, site in 2016. No suitable habitat riparian woodland. present at the Hagar site. Elevation: 19-460 m. Blooms: May-August. Ben Lomond buckwheat –/–/1B Occurs in ponderosa pine Not observed during protocol-level Eriogonum nudum var. sandhills in Santa Cruz County in surveys conducted at the Heller ducurrens chaparral, cismontane woodland, site in 2016. No suitable habitat and lower montane coniferous present at the Hagar site. forest. Elevation: 50-800 m. Blooms: June-October. Santa Cruz wallflower FE/CE/1B Occurs on inland and marine Not observed during protocol-level teretifolium sands in chaparral and lower surveys conducted at the Heller montane coniferous forest; site in 2016. No suitable habitat Ponderosa pine sandhills in Santa present at the Hagar site. Cruz County. Elevation: 120-610 m. Blooms: March-July. Minute pocket moss –/–/1B Occurs in coniferous forest along Not observed during protocol-level Fissidens pauperculus dry streambeds and stream banks. surveys conducted at the Heller Elevation: Not applicable site in 2016. No suitable habitat Blooms: Not applicable. present at the Hagar site. San Francisco gumplant –/–/3 Occurs in coastal bluff scrub, Not observed during protocol-level Grindelia hirsutula var. coastal scrub, valley and foothill surveys conducted at the Heller maritima grassland, in sandy or serpentine site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in soil. 2018. Elevation: 19-200 m. Blooms: June-September. Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Santa Cruz Cypress FE/CE/1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Not observed during protocol-level Hesperocyparis abramsiana forest, chaparral, and lower surveys conducted at the Heller var. abramsiana montane coniferous forest; in site in 2016. No suitable habitat sandstone or granitic substrates. present at the Hagar site. Elevation: 280-1,800 m. Blooms: N/A. Loma Prieta hoita –/–/1B Occurs in chaparral, cismontane Not observed during protocol-level Hoita strobilina woodland, and riparian woodland surveys conducted at the Heller on mesic serpentine sites. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Elevation: 30-860 m. present at the Hagar site. Blooms: May-October. Santa Cruz tarplant FT/CE/1B Occurs in sandy-clay soil in Not observed during protocol-level Holocarpha macradenia coastal prairie, coastal scrub, and surveys conducted at the Heller in valley and foothill grassland. site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in Elevation: 10-220 m. 2018. Species introduced within Blooms: June-October. grazing exclosures in the East Meadow as part of a research project on campus (UCSC 2005). Kellogg’s horkelia –/–/1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Not observed during protocol-level Horkelia cuneata var. forest, maritime chaparral, coastal surveys conducted at the Heller sericea scrub, dunes and coastal sandhills; site in 2016. No suitable habitat sandy or gravelly openings. present at the Hagar site. Recorded Elevation: 10-200 m. at an unknown location around Blooms: April-September. vicinity of UCSC Natural Reserve along Empire Grade Road (CDFW 2017). Point Reyes horkelia –/–/1B Occurs in sandy flats and dunes Not observed during protocol-level Horkelia marinensis near coast in grassland or scrub surveys conducted at the Heller plant communities. site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in Elevation: 5-30 m. 2018. Known to occur within the Blooms: May-September. campus at the Marshall Field (UCSC 2005). Large flowered –/–/4 Occurs in coastal scrub, coastal Not observed during protocol-level bluff scrub, closed-cone coniferous surveys conducted at the Heller Leptosiphon grandiflorus forest, cismontane woodland, site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in coastal dunes, coastal prairie, 2018. No suitable habitat present at valley and foothill grassland, the Hagar site. usually in sandy soil. Elevation: 9-1,110 m. Blooms: April-August. Smooth lessingia –/–/1B Occurs in chaparral and Not observed during protocol-level Lessingia micradenia var. cismontane woodland; surveys conducted at the Heller glabrata serpentinite, roadsides. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Elevation: 120-420 m. present at the Hagar site. Blooms: July-November. Arcuate bush mallow –/–/1B Occurs in chaparral and coastal Not observed during protocol-level Malacothamnus arcuatus scrub in gravelly alluvium. surveys conducted at the Heller Elevation: 15-355 m. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Blooms: April-September. present at the Hagar site. Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Marsh –/–/1B Occurs in moist grassland, Not observed during protocol-level Microseris paludosa openings in closed-cone surveys conducted at the Heller coniferous forest and cismontane site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in woodland, coastal scrub. 2018. Known to occur in Marshall Elevation: 5-300 m. Field on the UCSC campus (CDFW Blooms: April-July. 2017). Elongate copper moss –/–/4 Occurs in cismontane woodland Not observed during protocol-level Mielichhoferia elongata on metamorphic rock, usually surveys conducted at the Heller vernally wet. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Elevation: N/A. present at the Hagar site. Blooms: N/A. Northern curly-leaved –/–/1B Occurs in coastal scrub, coastal Not observed during protocol-level monardella dunes, coniferous forest. surveys conducted at the Heller Monardella sinuata ssp. Elevation: 8-180 m. site in 2016. No suitable habitat nigrescens Blooms: May-July. present at the Hagar site. Woodland woollythreads –/–/1B Occurs in openings in broad- Not observed during protocol-level gracilens leafed upland forest, chaparral, surveys conducted at the Heller cismontane woodland, North site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in Coast coniferous forest, and valley 2018. and foothill grassland; Serpentine Elevation: 100-1,200 m. Blooms: March-July. Dudley’s lousewort –/–/1B Chaparral (maritime), cismontane Not observed during protocol-level Pedicularis dudleyi woodland, north coast coniferous surveys conducted at the Heller forest, valley and foothill site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in grassland; in deep shade. 2018. Elevation: 60-900 m. Blooms: April-June. Santa Cruz Mountains –/–/1B Occurs in sandy shale slopes in Not observed during protocol-level beardtongue chaparral and lower montane surveys conducted at the Heller Penstemon rattanii var. coniferous forests; sometimes in site in 2016. No suitable habitat kleei the transition zone between forest present at the Hagar site. in chaparral; known from fewer than 10 occurrences. Elevation: 400-1,100 m. Blooms: May-June. White-rayed pentachaeta FE/CE/1B Occurs in cismontane woodland, Not observed during protocol-level Pentachaeta bellidiflora valley and foothill grassland; often surveys conducted at the Heller in serpentine soils. site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in Elevation: 35-620 m. 2018. Blooms: March-May. Monterey pine –/–/1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Not observed during protocol-level Pinus radiata forest and cismontane woodland; surveys conducted at the Heller dry bluffs and slopes. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Elevation: 25-185 m. present at the Hagar site. Blooms: N/A. Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) White-flowered rein –/–/1B Occurs in coniferous forest, Not observed during protocol-level orchid sometimes on serpentine; rocky surveys conducted at the Heller Piperia candida outcrops. site in 2016. No suitable habitat Elevation: 40-730 m. present at the Hagar site. Blooms: May-September. Choris’s popcorn-flower –/–/1B Occurs in grassy and moist areas Not observed during protocol-level Plagiobothrys chorisianus (ephemeral drainages) in surveys conducted at the Heller var. chorisianus chaparral, coastal prairie and site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in coastal scrub. 2018. Elevation: 15-160 m. Blooms: March-June. San Francisco popcorn- –/CE/1B Occurs on grassy slopes with Not observed during protocol-level flower marine influence in coastal prairie surveys conducted at the Heller Plagiobothrys diffusus and in valley and foothill site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in grassland; known from fewer than 2018. 10 occurrences. Elevation: 60-360 m. Blooms: March-June. Scotts Valley polygonum FE/CE/1B Occurs in valley and foothill Not observed during protocol-level Polygonum hickmanii grassland; vernally moist surveys conducted at the Heller mudstone and sandstone site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in outcrops; known from only two 2018. Recorded within the Moore occurrences in Scotts Valley. Creek greenbelt, approximately 0.8 Elevation: 210-250 m. mile from the Hagar site (CDFW Blooms: May-August. 2017). Maple-leaved –/–/4 Occurs in broad-leafed upland Not observed during protocol-level checkerbloom forest, coastal prairie, coastal surveys conducted at the Heller Sidalcea malachroides scrub, North Coast coniferous site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in forest, often in disturbed places. 2018. Elevation: 8-1,200 m. Blooms: April-August. San Francisco campion –/–/1B Occurs in coastal bluff scrub, Not observed during protocol-level Silene verecunda subsp. chaparral, coastal prairie, coastal surveys conducted at the Heller verecunda scrub, valley and foothill site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in grassland; sand, mudstone, shale 2018. or serpentine. Elevation: 30-645 m. Blooms: March-June. Santa Cruz microseris –/–/1B Occurs in broad-leafed upland Not observed during protocol-level Stebbinsoseris decipiens forest, closed-cone coniferous surveys conducted at the Heller forest, chaparral, coastal prairie site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in and coastal scrub; open disturbed 2018. areas with sandstone, shale or serpentine derived soils. Elevation: 10-500 m. Blooms: April-May. Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Santa Cruz –/–/1B Occurs in moist grassland, Not observed during protocol-level Trifolium buckwestiorum gravelly and marginal areas in surveys conducted at the Heller coastal prairie, broad-leafed site in 2016 and at the Hagar site in upland forest, and cismontane 2018. woodland. Elevation: 105-610 m. Blooms: April-October. Invertebrates Ohlone tiger beetle FE/– Occurs in poorly drained clay or Not observed during focused Cicindela ohlone sandy clay soil over bedrock of surveys conducted at the Porter Santa Cruz mudstone within Meadow within the Heller site remnant native grasslands with utility corridor in 2016 (ECS 2016). California oatgrass (Danthonia Not likely to occur at the Hagar site californica) and purple needlegrass due to the absence of suitable (Stipa pulchra) in Santa Cruz habitat. Known to occur at the County. UCSC campus near Marshall field and at the Pogonip City Park east of the Hagar site. Mount Hermon june FE/– Occurs in Zayante sands near pine Unlikely to occur. No suitable beetle forest and chaparral habitats near habitat with Zayante sands present Polyphylla barbata Mount Hermon, Scotts Valley, and at either site. Ben Lomond in the Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz rain beetle Former Occurs in sandy soils, especially in Unlikely to occur at either site Pleocoma conjungens Federal sand parkland habitat. The because of lack of suitable habitat. conjungens Species of Waddell Creek collection was in Concern/– and redwood forest habitat. Known from Santa Cruz, Ben Lomond, Felton, Mt. Hermon, Scotts Valley, Redwood Glen, and Waddell Creek in Santa Cruz County. San Francisco lacewing Former Occurs in riparian areas, oak Unlikely to occur at either site Nothochrysa californica Federal woodlands, and coastal scrub because of lack of suitable habitat. Species of habitats. Not known to occur in the County Concern/– (USFWS 2017). Smith’s blue butterfly FE/– Occurs in coastal dune, coastal Host plants, seacliff buckwheat and Euphilotes enoptes smithi scrub, chaparral, and grasslands coast buckwheat, not observed where its host plants, seacliff during focused plant surveys buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium) conducted at the Heller site in 2016 and/or coast buckwheat and at the Hagar site in 2018. No (Eriogonum latifolium), are present. suitable habitat for host plants within the Hagar site. Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Monarch butterfly –/Sensitive Winter roosts along the coast from Marginal roost sites may be present Danaus plexippus Winter northern Mendocino to Baja in trees within the vicinity of the Roosting California, Mexico in wind- sites, but no suitable roosting Sites protected tree groves (eucalyptus, habitat is present within either site. Monterey pine, cypress) with No known roost sites are present nectar and water sources nearby. adjacent to the project sites; known to overwinter in trees along Limestone Lane, approximately 1,000 feet southeast of the Hagar site (CDFW 2017). Zayante band-winged FE/– Restricted to the Zayante sand Unlikely to occur at either site due grasshopper hills ecosystem. Found in sand to lack of suitable habitat. Trimerotropis infantilis parkland habitat on ridges and hills. Santa Cruz telemid spider –/G1, G2, S1, Known only from Empire Cave. No suitable habitat present on the (Telemid sp.) S2 sites, but known to occur adjacent to the Heller site within Empire Cave. Dolloff Cave spider –/G1, S1 Occurs in metamorphosed No suitable habitat present on the Meta dolloff limestone cave subject to periodic sites, but known to occur adjacent flooding. Known from Empire to the Heller site within Empire Cave. Cave. Empire Cave –/G1, S1 Known only from Empire Cave. No suitable habitat present on the pseudoscorpion sites, but known to occur adjacent Fissilicreagris imperialis to the Heller site within Empire Cave. Mackenzie's Cave –/G1, S1 Occurs in metamorphosed No suitable habitat present on the amphipod limestone cave subject to periodic sites, but known to occur adjacent Stygobromus mackenziei flooding. Known only from to the Heller site within Empire Empire Cave. Cave. Amphibians Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) California red-legged frog FT/SSC Found in lowlands and foothills in No suitable aquatic or breeding Rana draytonii or near permanent ponds and habitat present on the sites, but streams with dense, shrubby, or may disperse through the emergent riparian vegetation. proposed utility corridor within the Porter Meadow adjacent to the Heller site. Heller site is mapped within designated critical habitat (USFWS 2010), but no suitable habitat present within the development footprint. Unlikely to occur at the Hagar site. No suitable aquatic or breeding or dispersal habitat present within the Hagar site and utility corridors, but may briefly disperse through the proposed utility corridor.. Hagar site is located outside designated critical habitat. California giant –/SSC Occurs in wet coastal forests near Known to occur in the forest salamander streams and seeps from habitat near the Heller site within Dicamptodon ensatus Mendocino County south to Wilder Creek, Cave Gulch, and Monterey County and east to Empire Cave (CDFW 2017). No Napa County. Aquatic larvae suitable habitat present at the found in cold, clear streams, Hagar site; therefore, unlikely to occasionally in lakes and ponds occur on the Hagar site. and adults known from wet forests under rocks. Santa Cruz black –/SSC Found under rocks, talus, and May occur in forest habitat near the salamander damp woody debris in mixed Heller site. No suitable habitat Aneides niger deciduous and coniferous present within the Hagar site and woodlands and coastal grasslands. development footprint within the Heller site. Recorded at the Quarry Amphitheater and vicinity, between Mclaughlin Drive and Steinhart Way at UCSC (CDFW 2017). Santa Cruz long-toed FE/– Occurs in wet meadows near sea Unlikely to occur due to lack of salamander level; uses mammal burrows. suitable habitat conditions at either Ambystoma macrodactylum site. croceum Reptiles Western pond turtle –/SSC Found in ponds, marshes, rivers, No suitable aquatic habitat present Emys marmorata streams, and irrigation ditches on or immediately adjacent to the with aquatic vegetation. Requires sites. Observed approximately a basking sites and adjacent half mile from the Heller site in the grasslands or other open habitat Arboretum Pond within the UCSC for egg-laying. campus and in lower Moore Creek just south of UCSC (CDFW 2017). Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Blainville’s horned lizard –/SSC Found in open sunny habitats Suitable habitat present in the Phrynosoma blainvillii including grasslands, scrub, and grassland habitat within the Heller open woodlands that support and Hagar sites, but has not been native ant populations. recorded near the sites (CDFW 2017). Birds Marbled murrelet FT/CE Nests in old growth and mature No known nesting documented on Brachyramphus marmoratus coniferous forests near the coast UC Santa Cruz campus; unlikely to nest in redwood forest adjacent to Heller site due to lack of mature redwoods with large lateral branches suitable for nesting platforms. No suitable nesting habitat present at or near the Hagar site. White-tailed kite –/CFP Nests in and trees in open Suitable nesting habitat present in Elanus leucurus areas and forages in adjacent trees and large shrubs on and grasslands and agricultural land. adjacent to the project sites and suitable foraging habitat present in grasslands on the sites. Two individual kites observed foraging over the Hagar site during LSA’s December 2017 survey. Closest CNDDB nesting occurrence is approximately 0.4 mile north of the Heller site within the UC Santa Cruz Environmental Reserve Lands (CDFW 2017). Northern harrier –/SSC Nests and forages in meadows, Grasslands at the Heller and Hagar Circus hudsonius grasslands, open rangeland, and sites provide suitable nesting and fresh or saltwater marshes. foraging habitat. Known to occur at the East Meadow, Great Meadow, lower campus (including the farm and garden), and UCSC Arboretum (eBird 2018). Observed foraging north of the Arboretum (Jones & Stokes 2004 as cited in UCSC 2005). No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Golden eagle –/CFP Forages in rolling foothill or coast- May forage over grassland habitat Aquila chrysaetos range terrain, with open grassland on the sites. Observed foraging and and scattered large trees. Nests in perching in the grasslands east of large trees, on cliffs, and Hagar Drive (Jones & Stokes 2004 occasionally on power line poles. as cited in UCSC 2005). Known to forage over East Meadow (eBird 2018). High level of human disturbance most likely precludes nesting at UC Santa Cruz. No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Bald eagle Delisted/CE; Nests and roosts in coniferous May briefly forage or fly over the Haliaeetus leucocephalus CFP forests within 1 mile of a lake, a sites. No CNDDB records of birds reservoir, a stream, or the ocean. nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). American peregrine Delisted/ Forages in open country, No suitable nesting habitat present; falcon Delisted; mountains, and sea coasts. Nests suitable foraging habitat present in Falco peregrinus anatum CFP on high cliffs, bridges, and grasslands at the sites. No CNDDB buildings. records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Burrowing owl –/SSC Nests in burrows in grasslands May forage or winter in the Athene cunicularia and woodlands; often associated grasslands on and adjacent to the with ground squirrels. Will also sites, but nesting is rare within the nest in artificial structures County (Suddjian 2009). (culverts, concrete debris piles, Historically nested in the East etc.). Meadow north of the Hagar site between the Hagar site and the east remote parking lot, but now over- winters annually, usually departing by the end of March (CDFW 2017). Known to winter in the vicinity of the farm and garden over 700 feet west of the Hagar site (eBird 2018). LSA observed a burrow with burrowing owl sign (i.e., white wash, pellet, feathers) in December 2017 at a ground squirrel burrow in the East Meadow just downhill of the east remote parking lot (LSA pers. obs.). No CNDDB records for the grasslands at the Porter Meadow near the Heller site (CDFW 2017). Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Long-eared owl –/SSC Occurs in woodlands and forests Suitable nesting habitat present in Asio otus that are open or adjacent to redwood forest and California bay grasslands, meadows, or forest adjacent to Heller site, but shrublands. species is rare in the County (Suddjian 2009; Shuford and Gardali 2008). May forage in grassland habitat on the sites. No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Short-eared owl –/SSC Occurs in salt- and freshwater May winter, migrate, or forage Asio flammeus marshes, grasslands, open treeless through the sites, but species not areas with low perches and dense known to breed in the region vegetation for roosting and (Suddjian 2009; Shuford and nesting. Gardali 2008). Known to winter/roost near the East Field (Ecosystems West 2001 as cited in UCSC 2005). Known to winter/roost at the UCSC Arboretum and at the lower campus (eBird 2018). Vaux’s swift –/SSC Occurs in grasslands and Suitable foraging habitat present Chaetura vauxi agricultural fields; nests in large within grasslands on the sites and hollow trees near open water; suitable nesting habitat may be forages in most habitats but present in forests and trees near the prefers rivers and lakes. sites. Known to forage over the East Meadow (eBird 2018). No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Black swift –/SSC Occurs in the coastal belt of Santa May forage over the sites, but no Cypseloides niger Cruz and Monterey Counties, in suitable nesting habitat present. the central and southern Sierra Known to forage along the coast of Nevada, and in the San Santa Cruz County off of Bernardino and San Jacinto Highway 1 in the vicinity of Wilder Mountains; breeds in small Ranch (LSA pers. obs.). colonies on cliffs behind or adjacent to waterfalls in deep canyons and sea bluffs above the surf. Willow flycatcher FE/– Occurs in riparian areas and large Rare spring and fall migrant in the Empidonax trailii wet meadows with abundant County (Suddjian 2009). No willows. Usually found in riparian CNDDB records of birds nesting on habitats during migration. the campus (CDFW 2017). Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Olive-sided flycatcher –/SSC Occurs in coniferous forests with Suitable nesting and foraging Contopus cooperi open canopies. habitat present in redwood forest adjacent to Heller site. Not likely to occur near Hagar site due to lack of coniferous forest habitat. Known to occur at the farm west of the Hagar site and at the Pogonip east of the Hagar site (eBird 2018). No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Loggerhead shrike –/SSC Found in grasslands and open Suitable nesting and foraging Lanius ludovicianus or woodland communities. habitat present at the sites. Fairly Nests in dense shrubs or trees and common in County in summer forages in scrub, open woodlands, (Suddjian 2009). Known to forage grasslands, and croplands. over the East Meadow (eBird 2018). Frequently uses fences, posts, and No CNDDB records of birds utility lines as hunting perches. nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Purple martin –/SSC Occurs in woodlands; nests in tree Suitable nesting habitat present, Progne subis snags and abandoned woodpecker but species is rare in the County cavities and human-made (Suddjian 2009). No CNDDB structures. records of birds nesting on campus (CDFW 2017). Bank swallow –/CT Occurs in riparian habitat; nests in Potential nesting habitat present in Riparia riparia banks associated with streams, streams adjacent to Heller and rivers, and lakes. Hagar sites, but species is rare in the County (Suddjian 2009). No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Yellow warbler –/SSC Nests in extensive willow riparian Suitable nesting habitat present Dendroica petechia woodlands. near Heller site, but species is a rare breeder in the County (Suddjian 2009). May briefly occur near the Heller site during migration. Known to occur in the Porter Meadow, Great Meadow, and farm and lower campus (eBird 2018). Known to occur at the UCSC Arboretum and at the Kalkar Quarry Pond (eBird 2018). No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Yellow-breasted chat –/SSC Nests in dense riparian habitats Suitable habitat may be present Icteria virens dominated by willows, alders, along creeks near the Heller site. Oregon ash, tall weeds, blackberry Locally rare in summer and fall; a vines, and grapevines. few breeding records have been recorded in the County (Suddjian 2009). Birds have been observed in Moore Creek (EcoSystems West 2002 as cited in UCSC 2005) and at the UCSC Arboretum (eBird 2018). No suitable habitat present near the Hagar site. No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Grasshopper sparrow –/SSC Occurs in moderately open Suitable nesting and foraging Ammodramus savannarum grasslands with scattered shrubs. habitat present at the Hagar site and in the Porter Meadow near the Heller site. Known to occur in the East Meadow and Great Meadow on the campus (eBird 2018). Known to occur along Moore Creek and at the Pogonip City Park (UCSC 2005). No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Tricolored blackbird –/SSC Nests in dense vegetation near No suitable nesting habitat present; Agelaius tricolor open water; forages in grasslands may forage over grasslands on the and agricultural fields. sites. Known to occur in the vicinity of the farm and lower campus (eBird 2018). No CNDDB records of birds nesting on the campus (CDFW 2017). Mammals Townsend’s western big- –/SSC Found in wooded areas with caves Could roost in old buildings and eared bat or old buildings for roost sites. tree hollows adjacent to the sites Corynorhinus townsendii and forage within the sites, but no townsendii suitable roosting or hibernating habitat present on the sites; unlikely to roost in caves near the Heller site due to high levels of human disturbance. Evidence of roosting observed in a tree hollow in Cave Gulch in 2001 and detected in Cave Gulch and at the intersection of North Fuel Break Road and Red Hill Road (EcoSystems West 2001 as cited in UCSC 2005). Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Pallid bat –/SSC Occupies a wide variety of No suitable roosting habitat Antrozous pallidus habitats at low elevations. Most present at the sites, but may forage commonly found in open, dry over the sites; potential roosting habitats with rocky areas for habitat present in abandoned roosting. historic buildings in the vicinity of the Hagar site. Western mastiff bat –/SSC Roosts in crevices in cliff faces, May forage within the sites, but no Eumops perotis californicus tunnels, and high buildings. suitable roosting habitat present. Could roost in old buildings in the vicinity of the Hagar site. No CNDDB occurrences recorded within 5 miles of the sites (CDFW 2017). Western red bat -/SSC Roosts in foliage primarily in May forage over the sites; suitable Lasiurus blossevillii riparian and wooded habitats. roosting habitat present in forest habitat on and/or adjacent to the sites. Detected in Cave Gulch and in the chaparral area at the intersection of North Fuel Break Road and Red Hill Road in 2000 (EcoSystems West 2000 as cited in UCSC 2005). Long-eared myotis –/WBWG M Forages in woodlands; roosts in a May forage over the sites; suitable Myotis evotis variety of habitats including roosting habitat present in forest mines, buildings, caves, bridges, habitat on and/or adjacent to the and rock crevices. sites. Detected at UC Santa Cruz in Crown Meadow in 2000 (EcoSystems West 2001 as cited in UCSC 2005). Fringed myotis –/WBWG H Roosts in buildings, mines, large May forage over the sites; suitable Myotis thysanoides conifer snags, and caves. roosting habitat present in forest habitat on and/or adjacent to the sites. Could roost in the old buildings in the vicinity of the Hagar site. Detected in Crown Meadow, along Spring Road, and at the intersection of North Fuel Break Road and Red Hill Road in 2001 (EcoSystems West 2001 as cited in UCSC 2005). Long-legged myotis –/WBWG H Roosts in large hollow tree snags, May forage over the sites; suitable Myotis volans live trees with exfoliating bark, roosting habitat present in forest rock crevices, mines, and habitat on and/or adjacent to the buildings. sites. Detected at the intersection of North Fuel Break Road and Red Hill Road in 2000 (EcoSystems West 2000 as cited in UCSC 2005). Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrence State/CRPR) Yuma myotis –/WBWG Roosts colonially in a variety of May forage and roost in forest Myotis yumanensis LM natural and human-made sites habitat on and/or adjacent to the including caves, mines, buildings, sites. Could roost in the old bridges, and trees; in northern buildings in the vicinity of the California, maternity colonies are Hagar site. Detected in Cave usually in fire-scarred redwoods, Gulch, at the intersection of North pines, and oaks; forages for insects Fuel Break Road and Red Hill over bodies of water. Road, and Crown Meadow in 2000 (EcoSystems West 2000 as cited in 2005). San Francisco dusky- –/SSC Occurs in chaparral, dense stands Suitable habitat present in forest footed woodrat of northern coastal scrub, oak and coyote brush scrub habitat on Neotoma fuscipes annectens woodlands. and/or adjacent to the sites. Woodrat houses observed on north campus and adjacent to lower Moore Creek (EcoSystems West 2002, Jones & Stokes 2004 as cited in UCSC 2005). American badger –/SSC Occurs in grassland, scrub, and Suitable habitat present at the Taxidea taxus woodland with loose-textured Hagar site and in the Porter soils. Meadow near the Heller site. A dead badger was found in 2004 at UC Santa Cruz, north of the Hagar site between the east remote parking lot and the east recreation playing fields (CDFW 2017).

Status Codes:

FE = Federally listed as an endangered species. FT = Federally listed as a threatened species. CE = State-listed as an endangered species. CT = State-listed as a threatened species. CFP = State-listed as a fully protected species. SSC = State Species of Special Concern. 1B = California Rare Plant Rank (CRPR): plant considered rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere. 2B = Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California, But More Common Elsewhere. 3 = Plants About Which More Information is Needed – A Review List. 4 = Plants of Limited Distribution – A Watch List. G1 = Critically Imperiled - At very high risk of extinction due to extreme rarity (often 5 or fewer populations), very steep declines, or other factors. G2 = Imperiled - At high risk of extinction due to very restricted range, very few populations (often 20 or fewer), steep declines, or other factors. S1 = Critically Imperiled - Critically imperiled in the State because of extreme rarity (often 5 or fewer populations) or because of factor(s) such as very steep declines making it especially vulnerable to extirpation from the State. S2 = Imperiled - Imperiled in the State because of rarity due to very restricted range, very few populations (often 20 or fewer), steep declines, or other factors making it very vulnerable to extirpation from the State. WBWG H = Western Bat Working Group - High Priority WBWG M = Western Bat Working Group - Medium Priority WBWG LM = Western Bat Working Group - Low-Medium Priority C = No status

Hagar Site Plant Surveys CARLSBAD FRESNO

IRVINE LOS ANGELES PALM SPRINGS POINT RICHMOND RIVERSIDE ROSEVILLE SAN LUIS OBISPO MEMORANDUM

DATE : August 23 , 2018

TO: Alisa Klau s, Senior Environmental Planner, UC Santa Cruz

FROM : Tim Milliken , Senior Botanist Dan Sidle, Associate/Senior Biologist

SUBJECT : Results of Spring Special -Status Plant Surveys Hagar Site, Student Housing West Project, UC Santa Cruz

INTRODUCTION This memorandum presents the results of surveys conducted to assess the presence or absence of special-status plant species and sensitive plant communities on the proposed Hagar site and associated utility corridors at the University of California at Santa Cruz.

METHODS Native Grasslands On October 5, 2017, LSA surveyed the Hagar site and proposed utility corridors to map the vegetation and assess the habitat for special-status plants.

Special-Status Plant Surveys Prior to conducting the surveys, LSA queried the California Natural Diversity Database 1 and California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants 2 and reviewed the 2005 Long Range Development Plan Environmental Impact Report (LRDP EIR) 3 for records of special-status plant species in the project vicinity. LSA also reviewed the botanical survey report prepared by Biotic Resources Group 4, which includes the area encompassing the proposed utility corridors within the survey area.

1 California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2017. California Natural Diversity Database, commercial version, dated December 5. Biogeographic Data Branch, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Sacramento. 2 California Native Plant Society. 2017. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants for the Santa Cruz and Surrounding U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute quadrangles. Accessed October 9. 3 University of California, Santa Cruz. 2005. Final 2005 Long Range Development Plan Environmental Impact Report. September. 4 Biotic Resources Group. 2013. Results of Botanical Survey of Lower Quarry Field. Prepared for University of California, Santa Cruz, Office of Physical Planning and Construction. June 13.

157 Park Place, Pt. Richmond, California 94801 510.236.6810 www.lsa.net

LSA Senior Botanist Tim Milliken conducted the focused special-status plant surveys on March 15 and June 13, 2018. The survey area consisted of the proposed development footprint and utility and storm water improvement corridors at the Hagar site and an additional buffer survey area of approximately 25 feet surrounding the project site. The surveys were conducted in accordance with the California Department and Fish and Wildlife’s Protocols for Surveying and Evaluating Impacts to Special Status Native Plant Populations and Natural Communities 1. The survey dates coincided with the known flowering period of the target species for which suitable or marginal habitat is present. The surveys focused on the blooming periods of five special-status plants: Point Reyes horkelia (Horkelia marinensis ), marsh microseris ( Microseris paludosa ), San Francisco popcorn-flower (Plagiobothrys diffusus ), Santa Cruz clover ( Trifolium buckwestiorum ), and Pacific Grove clover (Trifolium polyodon ). The survey methodology included the identification of all plants observed on the project site to the species level.

RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Special-Status Plants No special-status plants were observed on the project site or utility corridors during the focused plant surveys. Table A (attached) presents a list of plants observed on the project site during the surveys.

Native Grasslands The proposed Hagar site and utility corridors support purple needlegrass grassland (Nassella pulchra [Stipa pulchra ] Herbaceous Alliance) and creeping rye grass turfs (Leymus triticoides [Elymus triticoides ] Herbaceous Alliance) (see attached Figure 1). Purple needlegrass grassland and creeping rye grass turfs are considered sensitive natural communities by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The creeping rye grass turfs were found in the southeastern corner of the Hagar site, in and around the detention basin/sinkhole during the June survey. Approximately 0.2 acre of the creeping rye grass native grassland was mapped in the area, almost all of which occurs within the proposed project work limit footprint and therefore may be permanently or temporarily impacted by the project. Although purple needlegrass occurs in the areas where the creeping rye grass was observed, creeping rye grass is the more dominant plant species and therefore this area is more accurately mapped as creeping rye grass turfs. The remainder of the project site work limits and utility corridors (except where the utilities cross Hagar Drive and Farm Road) encompass approximately 17.9 acres of purple needlegrass grasslands.

Attachment: Table A: Plant Species Observed on the Hagar Site Figure 1: Land Cover at the Hagar Site

1 California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2018. Protocols for Surveying and Evaluating Impacts to Special Status Native Plant Populations and Sensitive Natural Communities. State of California. California Natural Resources Agency. March 20.

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Table A: Plant Species Observed on the Hagar Site

FAMILY/Species Name - Scientific FAMILY/Common Name Nativity

EUDICOTS APIACEAE CARROT Foeniculum vulgare Fennel no

ASTERACEAE SUNFLOWER FAMILY Anthemis cotula Mayweed no Baccharis pilularis Coyote brush yes Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle no Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle no Conyza canadensis var. canadensis Canadian horseweed yes Cotoneaster sp. Cotoneaster no Hypochaeris radicata Hairy cat’s ear no Soliva sessilis Field burrweed no Sonchus asper Sow thistle no

BRASSICACEAE MUSTARD FAMILY Hirschfeldia incana Shortpod mustard no Raphanus sativus Wild radish no

CONVOLVULACEAE MORNING GLORY Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed no

CRASSULACEAE STONECROP FAMILY Crassula tillaea Moss pygmyweed no

FABACEAE LEGUME FAMILY Trifolium incarnatum Crimson clover no Vicia villosa Hairy vetch no

GERANIACEAE GERANIUM FAMILY Erodium botrys Long beaked filaree no Geranium dissectum Cutleaf geranium no

LAMIACEAE MINT FAMILY Marrubium vulgare Horehound no

LYTHRACEAE LOOSETRIFE Lythrum hyssopifolia Hyssop loosetrife no

MYRSINACEAE MYRSINE FAMILY Lysimachia arvensis Scarlet pimpernel no

PAPAVERACEAE POPPY FAMILY Eschscholzia californica California poppy yes

PLANTAGINACEAE PLANTAIN FAMILY Plantago coronopus Buckhorn plantain no Plantago lanceolata English plantain no

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FAMILY/Species Name - Scientific FAMILY/Common Name Nativity

POLYGONACAE BUCKWHEAT FAMILY Rumex acetosella Sheep sorrel no Rumex pulcher Fiddle dock no

ROSACEAE ROSE FAMILY Rubus armeniacus Himalayan blackberry no

MONOCOTS POACEAE GRASS FAMILY Avena barbata Slender wild oat no Brachypodium distachyon False brome no Bromus diandrus Ripgut brome no Bromus hordeaceus Soft chess no Bromus madritensis subsp. rubens Red brome no Cynosurus christatus Crested dogtail grass no Cynosurus echinatus Dogtail grass no Elymus triticoides Creeping rye grass yes Festuca myuros Rat’s-tail fescue no Festuca perennis Italian ryegrass no Hordeum murinum Foxtail barley no Polypogon monspeliensis Rabbit’s-foot grass no Stipa pulchra Purple needlegrass yes

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LEGEND Land Cover Types FIGURE 1 Hagar Site Sinkhole/Detention Basin Proposed Utility Corridor Developed Proposed Storm Drain Purple Needlegrass Grassland 0 125 250 Creeping Rye Grass Turfs FEET Land Cover at the Hagar Site SOURCE: ESRI World Imagery (7/23/2016). I:\ISC1701\GIS\Maps\Hagar Site Location\Figure 1_Land Cover at the Hagar Site.mxd (8/23/2018)