BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP

BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION FOR SENSITIVE PLANTS

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: City of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Permit 46690

PROJECT: City of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Permit 46690

RANGER DISTRICT: Groveland Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest

PREPARED BY: DATE: March 8, 2018 Wendy Fisher, Botanist/Plant Ecologist Live Oak Associates, Inc. PO Box 2697 Oakhurst, CA 93644 (559) 642-4880

This biological evaluation has been prepared in accordance with direction in FSM 2672.4. It is in compliance with 36 CFR 219.19 and 36 CFR 241.1.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ...... 1 II. CONSULTATION TO DATE ...... 2 III. CURRENT MANAGEMENT DIRECTION ...... 2 IV. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT ...... 3 Project Location ...... 3 Primary Purposes ...... 3 Description of Alternatives ...... 7 Sensitive Plant Protection ...... 7 V. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ...... 9 Permit Area Plant Communities ...... 9 VI. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION ...... 24 VII. DETERMINATION OF EFFECTS ...... 27 VIII. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 28 IX. REFERENCES ...... 29

APPENDIX A: PROJECT ALTERNATIVES APPENDIX B: LIST OF FLORA IDENTIFIED AT THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP APPENDIX C: RESUME OF LOA STAFF CONDUCTING THE FLORISTIC SURVEYS APPENDIX D: CNDDB FORMS AND MAPS FOR MIMULUS FILICAULIS

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I. INTRODUCTION

The purpose of this botanical evaluation is to determine whether implementation of the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp (Camp) Master Plan (hereafter referred to as the BTC Project) would result in potential effects on Forest Service Sensitive Plant species or a trend toward Federal listing of any Sensitive Plant species within their geographical range on the Forest.

A Sensitive Plant is defined as a plant species identified by a Regional Forester for which population viability is a concern, as evidenced by: "a. Significant current or predicted downward trends in population numbers or density." and "b. Significant current or predicted downward trends in habitat capability that would reduce a species' existing distribution." (FSM 2670.5 (19), USDA 1990). Furthermore, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 USC 1531 et seq.) requires that any action authorized by a federal agency will not jeopardize the continued existence of a threatened or endangered species, or result in the destruction or adverse modification of habitat of such species that is determined to be critical.

The Berkeley Tuolumne Camp is a family camp that was operated by the City of Berkeley from 1922 until August 25, 2013, when it was largely destroyed by the Rim Fire, one of the largest and most damaging wildfires in California’s history. Of the 138 structures at the Camp, only 18 tent cabins and one restroom remain.

The botanical survey area includes the Camp itself and areas north of the Camp and Hardin Flat Road proposed for construction of a parking area, staff housing, and water storage. Areas proposed for construction total approximately 12 acres. There are two action alternatives. Alternative 1, the Proposed Action includes construction of buildings, parking lots, recreational areas, trails, and other camp facilities, removal of existing structures within an archaeological site, revegetation and restoration efforts, and removal of hazard trees. The general purpose of rebuilding the camp is to retain its continuum of use as an organizational camp consistent with Stanislaus National Forest management emphasis for developed recreation sites. A complete description of project purpose is described below in Section IV. Under the Alternative 2, the all structures would be removed and the site would be recontoured and stabilized to protect water quality of the South Fork Tuolumne River and its tributaries.

Comprehensive floristic surveys for those Sensitive Plant species for which suitable habitat was present were completed in April, May and June of 2015 within the 23.3 acre survey area. An additional site survey was completed on February 7, 2018 to assess habitat values in the area north of the road proposed for water storage. Potential habitat for Sensitive Plant species was analyzed within the permit area with the aid of previous reports prepared for projects in the vicinity. A complete description of the survey methods is located within the methodology section of this document.

All federally listed and Forest Service Sensitive Plants that were analyzed in this evaluation have been included in Table 1. The only Forest Service Sensitive plant species identified within the limits of the Camp was slender-stemmed monkey flower (Mimulus filicaulis) (CNPS 1B.2, Forest Service Sensitive (FSS), Park Rare (PR). Other rare or uncommon species found on the site are discussed in the Botany Report prepared concurrently by LOA for the project.

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Surveys were conducted at the appropriate time of year to document occurrences of all sensitive plant species within the majority of the camp area. Seven subpopulations including approximately 45 individuals were found on the site in 2015. Where sensitive plants are present, the proposed project activities could cause a number of adverse effects including the burying or possibly killing of seed, changes in the way soil moisture or runoff moves through an occurrence, and increases in competition from noxious weeds and invasive pest plants. Additional preconstruction surveys will be completed in areas not surveyed in 2015 prior to implementation of project activities.

The BTC Project includes protective measures that are designed to reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects to the known occurrences of slender-stemmed monkey flower, including eliminating overnight camping within the floodplain, conducting preconstruction plant surveys, avoidance where possible, riparian restoration that would enhance riparian habitat, minimizing impact and restoring channels, enhance erosion control and water quality, and controlling noxious weeds. In addition to these measures, management recommendations have been developed to reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects to the Sensitive Plant occurrences on the BTC Project site.

II. CONSULTATION TO DATE

An official list of Federal Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed Species that could occur in or be affected by the BTC Project was obtained from the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office using the USFWS Information Planning and Conservation (IPaC) system on June 22, 2015. No federally listed plants species that occur in the vicinity are present within the Camp, as indicated by the list. No consultation with the USFWS with regards to federally listed plant species is required.

LOA botanist Wendy Fisher has consulted with Jennie Haas, botanist with the Stanislaus National Forest, and Alison Colwell (Botanist, Resources Management and Science, Yosemite National Park) prior to and during field surveys and reporting in preparation of this report. The information provided to LOA was used in preparation of this document, including occurrence information for Sensitive Plant species in the vicinity and guidance regarding report formatting and other agency recommendations.

III. CURRENT MANAGEMENT DIRECTION

Management of Sensitive Plants in the Stanislaus National Forest is based on Forest Service policy set out in the Forest Service Manual (FSM 2670) and the Forest Service Handbook (FSH 2609.25), the Stanislaus National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan), as amended (USDA 2005), the Stanislaus National Forest Sensitive Plant Management Guide (Beck and Hurley 1984) and, where applicable, Species Management Guides.

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It is the Secretary of Agriculture's policy to "avoid actions 'which may cause a species to become threatened or endangered'" (FSM 2670.12). Further, it is a Forest Service objective to "maintain viable populations of all native...plant species in habitats distributed throughout their geographic range on National Forest System lands" (FSM 2670.22). Forest Service policy set out in FSM 2670.32 is to "avoid or minimize impacts to [Sensitive] species whose viability has been identified as a concern." Where it is determined that impacts cannot be avoided, "the line officer with project approval authority, [may make] the decision to allow or disallow impact, but the decision must not result in loss of species viability or create significant trends toward Federal listing."

General direction for management of Sensitive Plants under the Forest Plan is to "provide for protection and habitat needs of sensitive plants, so that Forest activities will not jeopardize their continued existence." Forest Plan standards and guidelines advise to "modify planned projects to avoid or minimize adverse impacts to sensitive plants."

IV. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT

Project Location

The Berkeley Tuolumne Camp is a family camp operated by the City of Berkeley that has been leased from the United States Forest Service (USFS) since 1921. This analysis includes a 23.3 acre survey area which is a subset of the larger 45 acre area for which a Special Use Permit is being sought. The survey area included the Camp itself and areas north of the Camp and Hardin Flat Road proposed for construction of a parking area, staff housing, and water storage. The Camp is located along the South Fork Tuolumne River south of Highway 120 approximately 7 miles west of Yosemite National Park (Figure 1). The South Fork Tuolumne River flows through the Camp and is a prime component of the Camp’s setting, layout and programs. The Camp occurs on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Ascension Mountain 7.5’ quadrangle in the northwest ¼ of Section 31, Township 1S, Range 19 East, Mount Diablo Base Meridian (MDBM) (Figure 2).

Primary Purposes

The primary purpose of the project is to issue a USFS Special Use Permit for the City of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp (the Camp) and to reconstruct the Camp The Camp had been in continuous operation for 91 years before being substantially destroyed in August, 2013 by the Rim Fire. Of the 128 structures in the Camp, only 19 structures survived the fire. Though not the first public municipal camp established on the Stanislaus National Forest, it is the only camp dating to the 1920s that remained in continuous use by a single municipality until the Rim Fire. Over the past 91 years it has been enjoyed by thousands and has become a generational tradition for many Berkeley families. Reflecting the Forest Service Region 5 vision and leadership intent, the planning, design, and reconstruction of the Camp would demonstrate, through a science- based stewardship approach, the restoration of the forest landscape after catastrophic wildfire to

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achieve sustainable riverine and upland ecosystems that provide a broad range of services to humans and other organisms.

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Description of Alternatives

Description of Alternatives The BTC Project has developed two alternatives. Alternative 1, the Proposed Action, includes a Forest Plan Amendment expanding the developed recreation site and allowing the Special Use Permit to encompass 30 acres including the Small Falls and Sugar Pine Trails extending away from the main camp. Alternative 1, allows the City to reconstruct and operate BTC much as it was prior to the Rim Fire. Reconstruction of BTC includes construction of buildings, parking lots, recreational areas, trails, and other camp facilities, removal of existing structures within an archaeological site, revegetation and restoration efforts, and removal of hazard trees, as described below within an expanded permit area.

Under Alternative 2, a 30-year Term SUP allowing the City to reconstruct and operate BTC much as it was prior to the Rim Fire would not be issued and the City of Berkeley would abandon its efforts to reconstruct BTC. No Forest Plan Amendment would be necessary and current forest-wide standards and guidelines (USDA 2010, p. 33-64) and management area direction (p. 165-167) that apply within or directly adjacent to the existing SUP area would remain unchanged. The City would remove within a reasonable time all structures and improvements except those owned by the United States, and would restore and stabilize the site.

Project implementation would begin in the spring of 2019 with initial construction to rebuild the majority of the Camp infrastructure and facilities. Overall construction of initial facilities is anticipated to last for approximately 1 to 2 years. Minor construction and/or facility renovation activities may occur throughout the permit period. The proposed action does not include the reconstruction of the Hardin Flat Road bridge across the South Fork Tuolumne River that would be undertaken by Tuolumne County.

The alternatives are further described in Appendix E.

Sensitive Plant Protection

One species, the slender-stemmed monkey flower listed as FSS, is discussed in detail in this report.

Slender-stemmed Monkey Flower

During the spring 2015 surveys, one population consisting of seven subpopulations and 45 individuals of slender-stemmed monkey flower was found within wet areas along the seasonal tributary that crosses Hardin Flat Road below the proposed staff housing and parking area, and along the margins of the South Fork Tuolumne River (see map in Appendix D). The largest subpopulation was found in the wet riparian seep near the existing check structure proposed for modifications along the South Fork, and consisted of 30-35 plants. In previous non-drought years, this seep remained inundated beneath the flows of the South Fork. It is apparent that seed must have been carried downstream to this location from a source population located upstream. Live Oak Associates, Inc. 7 Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Sensitive Plant Biological Evaluation

Although known to be capable of germination without the heat or chemical stimulation from a fire, slender-stemmed monkey flower increases in vigor and abundance in the nutrient-rich burned landscape (Longstreth 2014).

Seven individuals within a single population of slender-stemmed monkey flower were identified by USFS during surveys in 2009. The population was located beneath an existing wooden fence in the seasonal drainage, approximately five feet south of the culvert passing beneath Hardin Flat Road. No individuals of slender-stemmed monkey flower were observed at this location in 2015. However, subpopulations were found within the same drainage approximately 100 feet north and 200 feet south of the prior observation location, in 2015. This species was not found on the site during comprehensive botanical surveys conducted by LOA during the relatively wet spring of 2011.

Summary of Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures. The following management actions will reduce, minimize or alleviate possible adverse effects to the Sensitive Plant populations:

• Allow no overnight camping facilities within the 100-year floodplain of the South Fork Tuolumne River. • Conduct preconstruction surveys for sensitive plants during the spring prior to project implementation. • Flag and avoid new occurrences of sensitive plant species populations. Notify the Groveland Ranger District Botanist to determine course of action. • Follow Forest Plan Direction (2010) Standards and Guidelines for removing any standing hazard trees. • Manage camper activities through designated use areas and paths. • Enhance riparian habitat corridors by implementing riparian restoration activities including recontouring and restoring the Thimbleberry Creek, intermittent drainages, and the unnamed drainage on the north side of Hardin Flat Road while avoiding the subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower found in the tributary water north of Hardin Flat Road. • Enhance erosion control and the water quality of camp drainages and the South Fork Tuolumne River, while avoiding the subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower found in the tributary water north of Hardin Flat Road. • Prevent introduction or spread of noxious weeds. Implementation of the noxious weed management recommendations found in the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Noxious Weed Risk Assessment will prevent the introduction and spread of noxious weeds within suitable habitat of the slender-stemmed monkey flower.

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Supplemental management recommendations that will provide additional protection include:

• Based on preconstruction surveys if any sensitive plant species populations can not be avoided then conduct additional analysis in consultation with the Groveland Ranger District Botanist to determine an appropriate management strategy.

• Do not include not include plantings within previously documented subpopulations of Mimulus filicaulis in the riparian restoration program to be developed and implemented.

V. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT Permit Area Plant Communities

The BTC Project is located on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of approximately 3,450 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum. The Camp sits on the north and south sides of the South Fork Tuolumne River, encompassing approximately 1,400 linear feet of stream. Thimbleberry Creek, a perennial stream, enters the project site near its southeastern boundary, and travels approximately 800 feet before joining the river. The project site also includes two unnamed intermittent drainages that enter the river from the north.

Seven biotic habitats and land uses were observed within the BTC Project site during site visits of May 10, May 26, and July 11, 2011, April 2, May 19, May 28, and June 2, 2015, and February 7, 2018 conducted by Live Oak Associates, Inc. (LOA) biologists Wendy Fisher, Jeff Gurule, and Rebekah Jensen. These included: complex early seral Sierran mixed conifer forest (burned and cleared), complex mid-early seral Sierran mixed conifer forest (burned), mid-early seral Sierran mixed conifer forest, white alder riparian forest, aquatic habitat of the South Fork Tuolumne River, seasonal wetland, and perennial creek (Holland 1986).

Sierran Mixed Conifer Forest (Complex Early Seral Stage – Burned and Cleared)

Post-Rim Fire conditions give way to a landscape dominated by complex early seral Sierran mixed conifer forest. This early succession plant community grows between the time of the stand-replacing disturbance (in this case, fire) and reestablishment of a closed-canopy forest. This process ranges in time from 20-50 years, or even longer, depending on site conditions (Longstretch 2014). Fire is both an integral natural process in the California landscape and growing threat to its urban and suburban developments as they encroach on wildlands.

This habitat type was present in all upland areas of the camp that experienced high fire intensity and were cleared of standing dead trees after the fire. Areas beneath the PG&E power lines north of Hardin Flat Road (including the area proposed for water storage) and the majority of the Main Camp are included under complex early seral mixed conifer forest. Very little to no overstory remains in these areas, and the high intensity fire burned the organic layer of the soil. Natural recruitment included a mix of native Sierran tree seedlings, including Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), white fir (Abies concolor), incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), and sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). Woody plants such as black oak (Quercus kelloggii), Sierra gooseberry (Ribes roezlii ssp. roezlii), Sierra plum (Prunus subcordata), and whiteleaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos mewukka) that resprout from burls or Live Oak Associates, Inc. 9 Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Sensitive Plant Biological Evaluation

lignotubers (vegetative buds on deep underground stumps) were prevalent throughout the habitat. Many of the dominant native annuals commonly observed carpeting the ground in 2015 were not observed during the pre-fire surveys of 2011, as light, moisture, and nutrient requirements were not met pre-fire. These “fire followers” included purple false giliaflower (Allophyllum divaricatum), Sierra clarkia (Clarkia virgata), globe gilia (Gilia capitata), and many flowered brodiaea (Dichelostemma multiflorum). Many of the dominant annuals that were observed pre- fire were also abundant on the site, and included western buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis), bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa), and hedgehog dogtail (Cynosurus echinatus). Other invasive herbaceous plants that have taken advantage of the open canopy of this early successional stage include prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) and nodding brome (Bromus tectorum).

Sierran Mixed Conifer Forest (Complex Mid-Early Seral Stage – Burned)

The area northwest of Hardin Flat Road proposed for the archery range, leach fields, and staff housing was burned by the fire, but generally not cleared of overstory trees. Much like the burned and cleared areas described above, areas classified as complex mid-early seral stage have experienced a burn that has cleared the understory vegetation and burned the organic layer. However, these areas did not burn to the high intensity level as the early seral stage areas. This habitat type contains a mix of both live and dead standing Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, white fir, incense cedar, sugar pine, and black oak, several charred snags, and a considerable amount of down woody material including logs, limbs, and debris. The sprouting woody shrub layer and the fire adapted understory were otherwise similar in species abundance and diversity to the burned and cleared areas described above.

Sierran Mixed Conifer Forest (Mid-Early Seral Stage)

Some parts of the upland conifer forest did not burn during the 2013 Rim Fire. These areas were limited to the southwestern portion of the site and the northwestern portion of the site. The overstory was dominated by a mix of native Sierran trees, including Douglas-fir, white fir, incense cedar, ponderosa pine, sugar pine, black oak and canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis). Perennial shrub species commonly found in the mid canopy layer included western dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), Pacific starflower (Trientalis latifolia), Utah serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis), Sierra gooseberry, Sierra plum, and farewell to spring (Clarkia heterandra). Some of the native annuals commonly observed at ground level included western buttercup, wood rush (Luzula orestera), bleeding heart, narrow-petaled wakerobin (Trillium angustipetalum), small- flowered lotus (Acmispon parviflorus), and hedgehog dogtail. These areas had a deep organic layer on the ground surface since this forest did not burn during the 2013 Rim Fire.

White Alder Riparian Forest

This habitat type occurred along the margins and within the islands of the South Fork Tuolumne River, as well as along the northern portion of Thimbleberry Creek. For the most part, the riparian forest was minimally affected by the fire. As the habitat name implies, white alder (Alnus rhombifolia) was the dominant tree in the overstory. The occasional big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) and California hazel (Corylus cornuta ssp. californica) were present. The understory consisted of hydrophytic (water-loving) vegetation including, but not limited to, mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana), torrent sedge (Carex nudata), common scouring rush

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(Equisetum hyemale ssp. viscida), and brook foam (Boykinia major). A few subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower (Mimulus filicaulis) were observed below ordinary high water along the river’s edge in the riparian forest understory.

Aquatic Habitat of the South Fork Tuolumne River

No vegetation was present in the perennial aquatic habitat of the South Fork Tuolumne River. Hydrophytic vegetation observed along the margins of the River included stream trefoil (Lotus oblongifolius), glaucous willow herb (Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum), as well as those species described above under the white alder riparian forest habitat. A clump of Sierra sweet bay (Myrica hartwegii) was found on the north side of the South Fork, near the Camp’s western boundary. Portions of the channel were lined with riprap or concrete walls, and the Hardin Flat Road bridge clear-spanned the River. Sandy beaches had been created for recreational enjoyment by manual deposition of sand at Kiddie Beach, the swimming area, and Lower Beach. Some portions of the River within the Camp included large granite boulders, creating a series of riffles and pools.

Seasonal Wetland

Seasonal wetland habitat occurred in the form of two narrow unnamed drainages that entered the South Fork Tuolumne River from the north. Both of the drainages periodically had a defined bed and bank, and passed through culverts prior to entering the river. The hydrology of the more easterly drainage was disturbed from the access road for the overhead distribution power lines. Soils in both drainages were moist at the time of the 2015 site visits. Dominant hydrophytic (water-loving) vegetation observed within these seasonal wetland areas was similar to that observed in 2011 and included western buttercup, mugwort, woolly sedge, common monkey flower (Mimulus guttatus), and creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera). The mixed conifer overstory did not burn at a high intensity along these seasonal wetland channels, as many of the pines, firs, and oaks overhanging the wetland channels were still relatively healthy during the 2015 field surveys.

Perennial Creek

Thimbleberry Creek is fed by a year-round spring and is therefore inundated year-round. It consists of a narrow drainage (approximately 3-4 feet in width and 3-8 inches in depth) that flows from the southeast to the northwest. The Creek passes through portions of the Camp that burned at high intensity during the Rim Fire, and therefore lacks overstory vegetation along most of its length through the project site. However, white alders line the channel near its confluence with the River. The Creek in its entirety was vegetated with species tolerant of year round inundation, including common monkey flower, creeping bentgrass, and glaucous willow herb.

Project Analysis Area Soils

Soils in the Camp are of the Holland Family, deep to moderately deep complex, 5-35% slopes (NRCS 2015) (Figure 3). They are sandy clay loams of residuum derived from granite that are well drained over bedrock.

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LEGEND 130 Holland family, deep-Moderately deep complex, 5 to 35% slopes 141 Holland family, moderately deep-Lithic Xerumbrepts complex, 10 to 35% slopes 141 130 158 Josephine family, moderately deep-Dystric lithic xeroch association, 35 to 70% slopes 159 Josephine family, moderately deep-Deep complex, 5 to 35% slopes Source: U.S.D.A. Soil Conservation Service

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Sensitive Plant Review

The BTC botanical survey area contains suitable habitat and is within the elevational and distributional range of 11 of the 42 Sensitive Plant species on the Regional Forester’s list for the Stanislaus National Forest (see Table 1). These include Yosemite onion (Allium yosemitense), Merced clarkia (Clarkia lingulata), three bracted onion (Allium tribracteatum), Nissenan Manzanita (Arctostaphylos nissenana), big scale balsamroot (Balsamorhiza macrolepis), mountain lady’s slipper (Cypripedium montanum), Pilot Ridge troutlily (Erythronium taylorii), brook pocket moss (Fissidens aphelotaxifolius), Tuolumne iris (Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana), slender-stemmed monkey flower (Mimulus filicaulis), pansy monkeyflower (Mimulus pulchellus), and veined water lichen (Peltigera gowardii). Comprehensive botanical surveys in April through June of 2015 revealed absence of 10 of these species. Slender-stemmed monkey flower is the only Sensitive Plant species observed on this site. The analysis area is outside the known elevational or distributional ranges of the remaining 31 species. Therefore, there will be no analysis of project effects to these 41 species in this report.

Table 1. Sensitive Plant Species of the Stanislaus National Forest.

Allium jepsonii Jepson's onion Allium tribracteatum three-bracted onion Allium yosemitense Yosemite onion Arctostaphylos nissenana Nissenan manzanita Balsamorhiza macrolepis big-scale balsamroot Boechera evadens Hidden rockcress Botrychium ascendens upswept moonwort Botrychium crenulatum scalloped moonwort Botrychium lineare Slender moonwort Botrychium lunaria common moonwort Botrychium minganense Mingan Mingan moonwort moonwort

Botrychium montanum western goblin Botrychium pedunculosum Stalked moonwort Botrychium pinnatum Northwestern moonwort Botrychium tunux Moosewort Botrychium yaaxudakeit Giant moonwort Bruchia bolanderi Bolander's bruchia Calochortus clavatus var. avius Pleasant Valley mariposa lily Clarkia australis Small's southern clarkia Clarkia lingulata Merced clarkia Cypripedium montanum mountain ladyslipper orchid Dendrocollybia racemosa Branched collybia Draba asterophora var. asterophora Tahoe draba Draba asterophora var. macrocarpa Cup Lake draba Eriogonum luteolum var. saltuarium Jack’s Buckwheat Eriophyllum congdonii Congdon's wooly sunflower Eriophyllum nubigenum Yosemite wooly sunflower Erythronium taylori Taylor's fawn lily

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Table 1. Sensitive Plant species of the Stanislaus National Forest (cont’d).

Erythronium tuolumnense Tuolumne fawn lily Fissidens aphelotaxifolius brook pocket moss Helodium blandowii Blandow’s bog moss Horkelia parryi Parry's horkelia Hulsea brevifolia short-leaved hulsea Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana Tuolumne iris Lewisia congdonii Congdon's bitterroot Lewisia kelloggii ssp. hutchisonii Hutchison’s lewisia Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii Kellogg’s lewisia Lomatium stebbinsii Stebbins’ lomatium Meesia uliginosa broad-nerved hump-moss Mielichhoferia elongata elongate copper-moss Mielichhoferia shevockii Shevock’s copper-moss Mimulus filicaulis Hetch-Hetchy monkeyflower Mimulus pulchellus pansy monkeyflower Peltigera gowardii Goward’s waterfan Pinus albicaulis White bark pine

Current Project Surveys

A pre-survey review was conducted that consisted of a literature review and correspondence with area botanists. A literature search of the habitat requirements and blooming periods involved a review of the CNPS Botanical Survey Guidelines (CNPS 2001) and the CDFG Protocols for Surveying and Evaluating Impacts to Special Status Native Plant Populations and Natural Communities (CDFG 2009), Rare Plants List for the Stanislaus National Forest (SNF 2013), Sensitive Plants of Yosemite National Park (YNP 2006), the Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (CNPS 2015), and querying the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) (CDFW 2015). USGS quadrangles searched in the CNDDB query included Ascension Mountain, Ackerson Mountain, El Portal, Kinsley, Buckhorn Peak, Jawbone Ridge, Duckwall Mountain, Hull Creek, Cherry Lake South and S. Lake Eleanor.

The blooming periods for each of the target species varies from year to year depending on weather conditions, and varies from location to location depending on factors such as disturbance regime, soils, elevation, slope, and aspect. To ensure field surveys were conducted at the time in which the target plant species would be blooming, LOA contacted local experts to verify when local reference populations were blooming. LOA biologists communicated via email and/or telephone with USFS botanists Jennie Haas and Joanna Clines, Yosemite National Park Botanist Alison Colwell, Steve Schoenig (botanist with CDFW), Lauren Fety (biological sciences technician, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)) and Graciela Hinshaw (botanist with BLM) to determine the current blooming periods for these Sensitive Plant species.

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a manner as to assure full visual coverage of all areas of the site. Binoculars were used to assist with ground visibility. All plant species observed over the course of the survey were identified in the field using the revised Jepson Manual (2015) and Illustrated Flora of Yosemite National Park (Botti 2001) and recorded in a field notebook. Surveys were consistent with conservation ethics and collection and documentation techniques. Surveys were floristic in nature and conducted during the flowering seasons of the target species. Ms. Fisher is a journey-level botanist with extensive experience through years of conducting botanical investigations in Central California (see resume in Appendix C).

The CNDDB form and the map depicting the location of the Sensitive Plant population by LOA personnel in 2015 can be found in Appendix D. Refer to Past Surveys, below, for the Sensitive Plant occurrence found in previous surveys.

Past Surveys

LOA botanist Wendy Fisher and LOA ecologist Jeff Gurule conducted a focused survey for sensitive plant species on May 10, 2011 on the 13.87-acres within the former BTC Project analysis area. Two follow up surveys were conducted by Ms. Fisher on May 26 and July 11, 2011. Slender-stemmed monkey flower was not observed on the site during the 2011 surveys. The weather patterns in 2011 were wetter than normal, potentially prohibiting germination of the slender-stemmed monkey flower in 2011. The spring 2011 was known to be a relatively poor year for many species of Mimulus (S. Schoenig, personal communication).

Surveys were conducted by the USFS for Sensitive Plants within the Camp for the Soldier Creek HFRA project on June 24, 2009 at which time approximately seven slender-stemmed monkey flower plants were found occupying a 16 square foot area. Half of the plants were in flower and half of the plants were in fruit at the time of the observation. All of the plants were growing beneath the wooden fence in the drainage just below the culvert under Hardin Flat Road, only 2 feet from the paved road itself. At that time, the nearest cabin was approximately 30 feet to the south.

No other survey results could be found from background research during this analysis, so it is assumed that previous surveys in 2009 and 2011 are the only surveys for Sensitive Plants that have been conducted at the Camp.

Species Account and Habitat Status

Information regarding the Sensitive Plant species occurring within the vicinity of the Camp is presented in Table 2. Additionally, the listing status, suitable habitat, and likelihood of occurrence on the BTC Project site are presented.

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TABLE 2. LIST OF SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP.

PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001)

Plants listed as state or federally threatened, rare or endangered

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Yosemite Onion CR Occurs in rock crevices, talus, and Absent. Suitable habitat is marginal and (Allium yosemitense) CNPS 1B.3 scree slopes of chaparral/oak this species was not observed during FSS woodland and mixed conifer zones, protocol level surveys in April through June PR Yosemite region of Sierra Nevada of 2015. No species of Allium was observed between 1,755 – 7,217 ft. (535- on the site. 2,200 meters) in elevation. Blooms April – June. Tompkins Sedge CR Occurs in chaparral, cismontane Absent. Although suitable habitat is (Carex tompkinsii) CNPS 4.3 woodland, lower and upper montane present, this species was not observed FSWL coniferous forest between 1,377 – during protocol level surveys during the PR 6,033 ft. (420 – 1,839 m.) in Springs of 2011 or 2015. Two species of elevation. Known from the Merced Carex were observed on the site including River Canyon. Blooms May – July. C. lasiocarpha ssp. lanuginosa and C. nudata. Merced Clarkia CE Occurs in chaparral and cismontane Absent. Although suitable habitat is (Clarkia lingulata) CNPS 1B.1 woodland in Mariposa County present, this species was not observed FSS between 1,312 – 1,492 ft. (400 – 455 during protocol level surveys in April - June m.) in elevation. Blooms May – of 2015. Four species of Clarkia were June. observed on the site. Congdon’s Woolly Sunflower CR Occurs in open metamorphic scree Absent. Soils on the site are not (Eriophyllum congdonii) CNPS 1B.3 slopes and rocky ridges of metamorphic. This species was not PR chaparral/oak wood-land zone, observed during protocol level April FSS canyons of the Merced and South through June of 2015 The only species of Fork Merced Rivers between 1,540 Eriophyllum observed on the site included – 6,233 ft. (500-1,900 m.) in E. lanatum var. croceum. elevation. Blooms July – August. Congdon’s Lewisia CR Occurs in crevices in broken moss- Absent. Soils on the site are not (Lewisia congdonii) CNPS 1B.3 covered metamorphic rock of metamorphic. This species was not PR chaparral/oak woodland zone, observed during protocol level surveys FSS canyons of the Merced and South April through June of 2015. No species of Fork Merced Rivers between 656 – Lewisia was observed on the site. 9,186 ft. (200 and 2,800 m.) in elevation. Blooms May – June.

PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001)

Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Jepson’s Onion FSS Occurs in serpentine or volcanic Absent. Soils of the site are not serpentine (Allium jepsonii) CNPS 1B.2 soils of chaparral, cismontane or volcanic. This species was not observed woodland, and lower montane during protocol level surveys in April - June coniferous forest of in Butte, El of 2015. No species of Allium was observed Dorado, Placer and Tuolumne on the site. Counties between 984 – 4,330 ft. (300 – 1,320 m.) in elevation. Blooms April – August.

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TABLE 2. LIST OF SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP.

PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001)

Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Three Bracted Onion FSS Occurs in chaparral, lower and Absent. Suitable habitat is marginal and (Allium tribracteatum) CNPS 1B.2 upper montane coniferous forest this species was not observed during PR between 4,000 – 9,842 ft. (1,220- protocol level surveys in April through June 3,000 m.) in elevation. Only known of 2015. No species of Allium was observed from Calaveras and Tuolumne on the site. Counties. Blooms April - August. Nissenan Manzanita FSS This evergreen shrub occurs in Absent. Although suitable habitat is (Arctostaphylos nissenana) CNPS 1B.2 rocky closed-cone coniferous forest present, this species was not observed of El Dorado and Tuolumne during protocol level surveys in April Counties between 1,476 – 3,608 ft. through June of 2015. Two species of (450 – 1,100 m.) in elevation. Arctostaphylos were observed on the site Blooms Feb – March. including A. patula and A viscida ssp. viscida. Big-scale Balsamroot FSS This species occurs in valley and Absent. Although suitable habitat is (Balsamorhiza macrolepis) CNPS 1B.2 foothill grassland, cismontane present, no individuals were found during woodland, and westside ponderosa protocol level surveys conducted in April - pine forest of the northern, central, June of 2015. This species was observed in and southern Sierra Nevada and its the form of a basal rosette and senescent foothills below 5,000 ft. (1,524 m.) flowers by USFS botanists adjacent to the in elevation; often occurs in Camp on 6/24/09 (J. Haas, pers. commun.). serpentine soils. Blooms March – June; April to May in Yosemite. Hidden Rockcress FSS This perennial occurs in rocky Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Boechera evadens) CNPS 1B.3 outcrops of upper montaine this species. No species of Botrychium were coniferous forest between 6,560 - observed on the site during protocol level 8,850 ft. (2000 – 2700 m) in surveys in 2015. elevation. Blooms May - August. Upswept Moonwort FSS Occurs in mesic sites of lower Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Botrychium ascendens) CNPS 2B.3 montane coniferous forest between this species. No species of Botrychium were 4,921 – 7,496 ft. (1,500 and 2,285 observed on the site during protocol level m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known surveys in 2015. from Butte, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama, and Tulare Counties. Blooms July - August. Scalloped Moonwort FSS Occurs in bogs and fens, marshes Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Botrychium crenulatum) CNPS 2B.2 and swamps of lower montane this species. No species of Botrychium were coniferous forest and upper observed on the site during protocol level mountain coniferous forest between surveys in 2015. 4,160 – 10,761 ft. (1,268 – 3,280 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known from Butte, Colusa, lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Mono, Modoc, Placer, Plumas, San Bernardino, Shasta, Tehama, and Tulare Counties. Blooms June – Sept.

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TABLE 2. LIST OF SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP.

PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001)

Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Slender Moonwort FSS Occurs in often disturbed areas of Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Botrychium lineare) CNPS 1B.1 upper montane coniferous forest this species. No species of Botrychium were around 8,530 ft. (2,600 m.) in observed on the site during protocol level elevation. It is only known from surveys in 2015. Fresno County in CA. Blooming period is unknown. Common Moonwort FSS Occurs in meadows and seeps of Absent. Suitable habitat does not occur on (Botrychium lunaria) CNPS 2B.3 subalpine and upper montane the site. No species of Botrychium were coniferous forest between 3,543 – observed on the site during protocol level 11,154 ft. (1,080 - 3,400 m.) in surveys in 2015. elevation. In CA, it is known from Mono, Modoc, Nevada, Sierra, Tulare, and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms in August. Mingan Moonwort FSS Occurs in bogs and fens of upper Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Botrychium minganense) CNPS 2B.2 and lower montane coniferous forest this species. No species of Botrychium were between 4,773 – 10,087 ft. (1,455 – observed on the site during protocol level 3,105 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is surveys in 2015. known from Butte, Fresno, Lassen, Modoc, Placer, Plumas, San Bernardino, Shasta, Tehama, Trinity, and Tulare Counties. Blooms July – Sept. Western Goblin FSS Occurs in mesic meadows and seeps Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Botrychium montanum) CNPS 2B.1 in upper montane coniferous forest this species. No species of Botrychium were between 4,806 – 6,988 ft. (1,465 and observed on the site during protocol level 2,130 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is surveys in 2015. known from Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, and Tehama Counties. Blooms July – Sept. Northwestern Moonwort FSS Occurs in mesic meadows and seeps Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Botrychium pinnatum) CNPS 2B.3 in upper and lower montane this species. No species of Botrychium were coniferous forest between 5,807 – observed on the site during protocol level 6,692 ft. (1,770 – 2,040 m.) in surveys in 2015. elevation. In CA, it is known from Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, and Siskiyou Counties. Blooms July – Oct. Moosewort FSS Occurs in well-drainted rocky Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Botrychium tunux) CNPS 2B.2 meadows at 11,800 ft. (3600 m.) in this species. No species of Botrychium were elevation in the central Sierra. observed on the site during protocol level surveys in 2015. Giant Moonwort FSS Occurs in moist montaine meadows Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Botrychium yaaxudakeit) CNPS 2B.1 at 10,500 ft. (3200 m.) in elevation this species. No species of Botrychium were in the central high Sierra Venda, observed on the site during protocol level northeatern Oregon to Alaska. surveys in 2015.

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TABLE 2. LIST OF SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP.

PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001)

Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Bolander’s Candlemoss FSS Occurs on very damp bare soil in Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Bruchia bolanderi) CNPS 4.2 meadows and along the banks of this species. No species of Bruchia were streams and is endemic to Western observed on the site during protocol level North America in Oregon, surveys in 2015. California and Nevada at elevations between 5,575 - 9,200 ft. in elevation. Pleasant Valley Mariposa Lily FSS Occurs in Josephine silt loam and Absent. Josephine soils are absent from the (Calochortus clavatus var. CNPS 1B.2 volcanic soils of lower montane Berkeley Tuolumne Camp. No talus slopes avius) coniferous forest between 1,000 – or rock fields occur on the study area. Three 5,905 ft. (305 – 1,800 m.) in species of Calochortus were observed on elevation. In CA, it is known from the site during protocol level surveys in Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and 2015, however, this species was absent. Mariposa Counties. Small’s Southern Clarkia FSS Dry forest openings and rocky Absent. This species has been genetically (Clarkia australis) PR outcrops, mixed conifer forest, proven to be outside of the range of the CNPS 1B.2 central Sierra Nevada between 2,624 BTC. A very closely related species – 6,807 ft. (800 - 2075 m.) in (Clarkia virgata) was found in abundance elevation. Blooms May to August on the site during May and June 2015 field near the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp. surveys (Gottlieb and Ford 1999). Mariposa Clarkia FSS Occurs in serpentine soils of Absent. Serpentine soils do not occur on (Clarkia biloba ssp. australis) CNPS 1B.2 chaparral and cismontane woodland the site. This species was not found during between 984 – 3,231 ft. (300 – 985 protocol level surveys conducted in April - m.) in elevation from El Dorado, June of 2015. It was observed adjacent to Mariposa, and Tuolumne Counties. the Camp by USFS on 8/7/07 and 6/24/09 Blooms May – July. (J. Haas, pers. comm.). Mountain Lady’s Slipper FSS Occurs in broadleaved upland Absent. Although suitable habitat is (Cypripedium montanum) PR forests, cismontane woodland, and present, this species was not found during CNPS 4.2 lower montane coniferous forest protocol level surveys conducted in during between 606 – 4,019 ft. (185 - 2,225 the Springs of 2011 or 2015. This species m.) in elevation. Occurs in Wawona was observed on or adjacent to the Camp by and Fish Camp. Fifteen populations USFS on 8/7/07 (J. Haas, pers. comm.). No occur within YNP. Blooms March – species of Cyprepedium was observed. August throughout its range, generally in June in the Central Sierra. Blooms March - August. Draba FSS Occurs in alpine boulder and rock Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Draba asterophora var. CNPS 1B.2 fields of subalpine coniferous forest this species. No species of Draba was asterophora) in Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, observed during protocol level surveys Tuolumne and Nevada Counties April through June of 2015. between 8,202 – 11,499 ft. (2,500 – 3,505 m.) in elevation. Blooms July – August.

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PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001)

Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Cup Lake Draba FSS, Occus in rocky outcrops of Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Draba asterophora var. CNPS 1B.1 subalpine coniferous forest between this species. Draba verna was observed on macrocarpa) 8,200 – 9,230 ft. (2,500 – 2,815 m.) the site during protocol level surveys in in elevation. Known only from near 2015. Cup Lake and Saucer Lake below Ralston Peak in El Dorado County. Blooms July – September. Tracy’s Eriastrum CNPS 3.2 Occurs in chaparral and cismontane Absent. Although suitable habitat is (Eriastrum tracyi) FSS woodland between 1,030 – 5,400 ft. present, Tracy’s eriastrum was not observed (315 – 1,645 m.) in elevation. during protocol-level vascular plant surveys Blooms May - July. conducted in Spring of 2011 and 2015. Jack’s Wild Buckwheat FSS Occurs in granitic sandy soils of Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Eriogonum luteolum var. CNPS 1B.2 great basin scrub and upper montane this species. No species of Eriogonum were saltuatium) coniferous forest between 5,580 – observed on the site during protocol level 7,900 ft. (1,700 – 2,400 m.) in surveys in 2015. elevation in Alpine and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms July – September. Yosemite Woolly Sunflower FSS Occurs in gravelly soils of chaparral, Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Eriophyllum nubigenum) CNPS 1B.3 lower and upper montane coniferous this species. This species was not observed PR forest between 5,003 – 7,759 ft. during protocol level surveys in April- June (1,525 - 2,365 m.) in elevation. of 2015. The only species of Eriophyllum Blooms May - August. observed on the site included E. lanatum var. croceum. Pilot Ridge Fawn Lily FSS Occurs in metamorphic rocky soils Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Erythronium taylorii) CNPS 1B.2 of lower montane coniferous forest this species. No species of Erythronium was between 4,396 – 4,593 ft. (1,340 – observed during protocol level surveys in 1,400 m.) in elevation. Known only April- June of 2015. from Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms April – May. Pilot Ridge Troutlily FSS Occurs in broadleaf upland forest, Absent. Although suitable habitat is (Erythronium tuolumnense) CNPS 1B.2 chaparral, cismontane woodland, present, no species of Erythronium was and lower montane coniferous forest observed during protocol level surveys in between 1,673 – 4,478 ft. (510 – April- June of 2015. 1,365 m.) in elevation. Known only from Tuolumne County. Blooms March – June. Brook Pocket Moss FSS Endemic to CA, it occurs in rocky Absent. Although suitable habitat is present (Fissidens aphelotaxifolius) CNPS 2B.2 stream channels and waterfalls in on the site, no species of Fissidens was lower and upper montane coniferous observed during protocol level surveys in forest in Madera and Siskiyou April through June of 2015. This species Counties. was observed adjacent to the Camp by USFS on 8/7/07 (J. Haas, pers. comm.) Blandow’s Bog Moss FSS Occurs on the edges or amongst Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Helodium blandowii) CNPS 2B.3 montane moderately rich fens of this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No Fresno, Mono, and Siskiyou species of Helodium was observed during Counties between 6,108 – 8,858 ft. protocol level surveys in April - June of (1,862 - 2,700 m.) in elevation. 2015.

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TABLE 2. LIST OF SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP.

PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001)

Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Parry’s Horkelia FSS Occurs in Ione formation and other Absent. Soils of the Ione formation do not (Horkelia parryi) CNPS 1B.2 soils of chaparral and cismontane occur on the site. One species of Horkelia woodland of Amador, Calaveras, El (Horkelia fusca ssp. pauciflora) was Dorado, and Mariposa Counties observed during protocol level surveys between 262 – 3,395 ft. (80 – 1,035 conducted in Spring 2011 or Spring 2015. m.) in elevation. Blooms April – Sept. Short-leaved Hulsea FSS Dry forest openings of the central Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Hulsea brevifolia) PR and southern Sierra in mixed conifer this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No CNPS 1B.2 and red fir forest between 5,000 – species of Hulsia was observed during 8999 ft. (1,524 and 2,743 m.) in protocol level surveys conducted in April - elevation. Eight populations are June of 2015. known from YNP, 25 from Sierra NF. Blooms June – August. Tuolumne Iris FSS Occurs in lower montane coniferous Absent. Although suitable habitat is (Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana) CNPS 1B.2 forest and cismontane woodland present, the only species of Iris observed between 1,394 – 4,593 ft. (425 – during protocol level surveys in April -y 1,400 m.) in elevation of Calaveras and June of 2015 was I. hartwegii ssp. and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms hartwegii. May – June. Hutchinson’s Lewisia FSS Occurs in slate or rhyolite tuff of Absent. Slate and rhyolite tuff are absent (Lewisia kelloggii ssp. CNPS 3.2 ridgetops and forest openings of from the site. Now species of Lewisia was hutchisonii) upper montane coniferous forest observed during protocol level surveys in between 2,500 – 7,760 ft. (765 – April - June of 2015. 2,365 m.) in elevation. Blooms April –August. Kellogg’s Lewisia FSS Occurs in decomposed granite, Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii) CNPS 3.2 volcanic ash, rubble of conifer forest this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No between 4,494 – 7,742 ft. (1,370 – species of Lewisia was observed during 2,360 m.) in elevation in the central protocol level surveys in April - June of and southern Sierra Nevada. Blooms 2015. May – July. Stebbin’s Lomatium FSS Occurs in volcanic clay soils of Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Lomatium stebbinsii) CNPS 1B.1 lower montane coniferous forest in this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties species of Lomatium was observed during between 1,245 - 1,960 ft. in protocol level surveys in April- June of elevation. Blooms March – May. 2015. Broad-nerved Hump-moss FSS Occurs in bogs, fens, meadows and Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Meesia uliginosa) CNPS 2B.2 seeps of subalpine and upper this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No montane coniferous forest between species of Meesia was observed during 4,265 – 9,199 ft. (1,300 – 2,804 m.) protocol level surveys conducted in April - in elevation. June of 2015. Elongate Copper Moss FSS Occurs in vernally mesic Absent. Metamorphic soils are absent from (Mielichhoferia elongata) CNPS 2B.2 metamorphic rocky soils in the site, and no species of Mielichhoferia cismontane woodland between was observed during protocol level surveys 1,640 – 4,265 ft. (500 – 1,300 m.) in conducted in April - June of 2015. elevation.

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TABLE 2. LIST OF SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP.

PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001)

Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Slender-Stemmed Monkeyflower FSS Moist, sandy and gravelly areas of *Present. Forty to forty-five individulas (Mimulus filicaulis) CNPS 1B.2 chaparral/oak woodland and mixed from 7 subpopulations were identifed on the PR conifer zones of Mariposa and site during the May and June 2015 field Tuolumne Cos. between 2,952 – surveys. This species was previoulsy 5,741 ft. (900 and 1,750 m.) in documented on the site in 2009, although it elevation. Thirty-nine occurrences could not be found during protocol level are documented in the CNDDB; six surveys in May and July of 2011. of these occurrences are from YNP. Blooms April - August. Pansy Monkeyflower FSS Moist meadows and vernally moist Absent. Although suitable habitat is present (Mimulus pulchellus) CNPS 1B.2 open sandy benches and depressions on the site, this species of Mimulus was not PR of central Sierra between 1,968 – observed during protocol level surveys 6,561 ft. (600 - 2,000 m.) in conducted in May and June of 2015. This elevation. Blooms May – July. species was observed adjacent to the Camp by USFS on 6/24/09 (done blooming) and 8/7/07 (J. Haas, pers. comm.). Veined Water Lichen FSS This foliose lichen occurs on rocky Absent. Suitable habitat is present within (Peltigera gowardii) (formerly CNPS 4.2 shallow (typically less than 8 inches Thimbleberry Creek. Surveys were Hydrotheria venosa) in depth) stream bottoms in cold conducted along this channel during all four unpolluted streams in coniferous field visits and it was not found. The South forests along the western slopes of Fork Tuolumne River would not be the central Sierra Nevada and considered suitable habitat, as the River is elsewhere. Suitable habitat includes too deep and scouring is prevalent. streams that do not experience peak flows of the intensity that would lead to scouring. Identifiable in summer and fall. Twenty occurrences are known from the Central Sierra. Howell’s Tauschia FSS Occurs in granitic gravelly soils of Absent. Although suitable habitat is present (Tauschia howellii) CNPS 1B subalpine coniferous forest and on the site, this species was not identified upper montane coniferous forest on the BTC during the Spring 2011 or 2015 between 5,600 – 8,200 ft. (1,705 – protocol level botanical surveys. The site is 2,500 m.) in elevation. Blooms June a little low in elevation for this species. – August. Whitebark Pine FSS Occurs in upper red-fir to timberline Absent. The site is too low in elevation for (Pinus albicaulis) between 6,560 – 12,150 ft. (2,000 – this species. 3,700 m.) in elevation.

*Present: Species observed on the site at time of field surveys or during recent past. Likely: Species not observed on the site, but it may reasonably be expected to occur there on a regular basis. Possible: Species not observed on the site, but it could occur there from time to time. Unlikely: Species not observed on the site, and would not be expected to occur there except, perhaps, as a transient Absent: Species not observed on the site, and precluded from occurring there because habitat requirements not met.

STATUS CODES

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FPE Federally Endangered (Proposed) CR California Rare FC Federal Candidate PR Park Rare FSS Forest Service Sensitive CNPS California Native Plant Society Listing FSWL Forest Service Watch List CNPS 1B Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California and Elsewhere CNPS 2 Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California, but more common Elsewhere CNPS 3 Plants About Which We Need More Information – A Review List CNPS 4 Plants of Limited Distribution – A Watch List CNPS Threat Ranks 0.1 Seriously threatened in California (over 80% of occurrences threatened / high degree and immediacy of threat 0.2 Fairly threatened in California (20%-80% occurrences threatened / moderate degree and immediacy of threat 0.3 Not Very threatened in California (20%< of occurrences threatened / low degree and immediacy of threat or no current threats known

The following paragraphs describe the Sensitive Plant species that occurs in the BTC Project analysis area.

Slender-Stemmed Monkey Flower

Slender-stemmed monkey flower is an annual herb in the Lopseed family, Phrymaceae (formerly Scrophulariaceae). It reaches heights of 30 cm. These densely-haired plants have purple flowers with dark purple marks on upper lobes and yellow marking on lower lobes (photos available on http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/flora/.) According to the online Jepson Interchange (2015), elevations range from 3,900 to 5,700 feet; however, the CNPS on-line inventory gives the lower elevation limit as 2,925 feet (CNPS 2011), and the Jepson Interchange web page shows specimens in the UC/Jepson herbaria as low as 2,800 feet (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange.html).

Slender-stemmed monkey flower occurs in moist soils near seeps, springs, meadows and drainages, and is particularly abundant post-fire. It also occurs on sites that dry out substantially in the summer but has high soil moisture in the spring. These sites are often within mixed- conifer stands. Most of the occurrences have been observed growing under full sun or slightly filtered light conditions. Soil type, depth and condition don't appear to be limiting.

Slender-stemmed monkey flower reproduces by seed and is relatively short-lived. It germinates in early spring and dies soon after blooming and setting seed in late spring. The appropriate identification period for slender-stemmed monkey flower is mid-spring, from April through August, depending on elevation and weather conditions. Locally, it is known to be finished blooming by mid-July (Haas, personal communication). Population occurrences are known to greatly vary in location and numbers from year to year.

Slender-stemmed monkey flower is known to be susceptible to annual changes in moisture regime. In years of average to below average precipitation, any one occurrence might bloom for one week, if at all. Populations might be reduced in numbers and size. Although no information

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is available regarding the effect of wet years on germination and blooming of the species, it is expected to bloom longer in locations where too much moisture does not restrict germination altogether.

The currently known relatively narrow range for this species is the Main Fork Tuolumne River south to the Mariposa District of the Sierra National Forest and east into Yosemite National Park. There are 39 documented occurrences of this species in the CNDDB (CDFW 2015). Six known occurrences are from Yosemite National Park, five occurrences are on private property, and 23 occurrences are within USFS boundaries. The landowner of the remaining 5 species is not revealed in the CNDDB. Twenty-two of the USFS occurrences are from Groveland Ranger District; one occurrence has been identified on the Sierra National Forest near Wawona (CDFW 2011). The known occurrences of slender-stemmed monkey flower on the Groveland Ranger District range in size from five to several thousand individuals and are well distributed through the southeastern half of the District and sporadically distributed through the southwestern half of the District. These numbers vary from year to year based on availability of moisture from rainfall and temperature patterns.

More occurrences are expected to be found in the SNF and YNP especially on lands burned by the Rim Fire, since there are areas of suitable habitat within the currently known range which have not been surveyed.

VI. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION

The effects section of this BE discloses in detail the expected effects to Sensitive Plants from activities associated with the two alternatives as described above. The relationships between special-status species and their habitats are complex and information about these relationships, as well as the effects of management activities, is in many cases incomplete. While some information is incomplete or not available, there is enough information for the decision maker to make “a reasoned choice among alternatives,” as required by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1502.22(a)).

General Discussion

Seven subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower were identified within the boundaries of the BTC analysis area during 2015 botanical surveys. The availability of adequate sunlight and water, coupled with low levels of competition from weedy annuals or encroaching brush or tree canopies are the factors allowing this species to perpetuate.

As evidenced by review of historic Google aerial photography, during non-drought conditions, most of the locations where Mimulus filicaulis was found in 2015 would normally be under water. The subpopulations along the rivers’ edge are typically under water all year round, during years of normal rainfall. The drought conditions of the last few years in cooperation with the post-fire soil erosion and deposition allowed the seed to be deposited in locations not previously observed. The previously observed location by USFS from 2009 was located approximately 100 – 200 feet upstream and downstream, respectively, of the observed subpopulations in 2015. The su bpopulation from 2009 was not observed in 2015. Fluctuating water levels associated with

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weather patterns indirectly effect the subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower, regardless of which alternative is chosen. There is obviously much flux in distribution and abundance of this annual small-seeded plant.

Slender-stemmed monkey flower has been observed returning to sites impacted by road grading. It is unclear how much mechanical disturbance this species may tolerate without adversely affecting the viability of an occurrence. Since slender-stemmed monkey flower is a delicate annual, it is probable that any resistance to disturbance is highest after the majority of the plants have set seed and the soil has dried. It is unknown how many years the seed would remain viable or how ground-disturbing activities would impact their seed "banks." If seed viability is short- lived, mechanical impacts which occurred prior to seed set could possibly reduce or eliminate an occurrence.

Encroachment of more aggressive wetland plants such as the non-native Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), cutleaf blackberry, (Rubus laciniatus), or foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), may preclude an otherwise improved condition of the habitat for this species. The duration of these effects would be dependent on the amount of an occurrence impacted plus the introduction and rate of spread of encroaching competing plants.

Direct Effects

Alternative 1: Proposed Action

Reconstruction and use of BTC could have direct effects on all subpopulations of the Mimulus filicaulis consisting of approximately 45 plants as surveyed in 2015.

Reconstruction of rock walls proposed around beach areas, and manual deposition and extraction of sand annually could directly impact the majority of the subpopulation and suitable habitat for this species at this location. Approximately 30-35 plants were found in this subpopulation, which equates to about 75% of the population in the permit area. However, seed germination from this subpopulation, like others along the river’s edge, will fluctuate greatly from year to year and/or be transported downstream depending on annual river flows.

The Camp will have designated trails located away from the population not on the South Fork Tuolumne river, However, there would still be a potential risk of impacts to the population from campers that might wander of trails. Any type of ground disturbance during the growing season could cause mortality to individuals prior to fruit being set. Disturbance during the non-growing season would likely do less harm to this annual population than disturbance during the growing season, since there would be no plants affected.

The BTC Project includes measures that will reduce, minimize, or alleviate adverse effects to the remaining subpopulation located outside of the river’s edge. Implementation of the BTC Project would include: preconstruction plant surveys; avoidance measures to protect this population during construction; eliminating overnight camping within the floodplain; implementing a riparian restoration program that would restore channels, enhance habitat, minimize erosion, and enhance water quality; and control noxious weeds.

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Additional avoidance measures recommended in this report include avoidance of any additional sensitive plants found during preconstruction surveys or development of an appropriate mitigation strategy at that time, avoiding riparian restoration within locations of documented slender-stemmed monkey flower occurrences away from the river, placement of trails and other camp infrastructure well away from the documented occurrence, and use of permeable pavement (allowing petroleum pollutants and moisture to permeate through the surface and infiltrate through the soil profile). These recommended measures would serve to reduce the levels of impact to special status plants occurring on site.

Alternative 2: Camp Abandonment and Site Stabilization

There would be some direct effects with Alternative #2 to existing Mimulus filicaulis subpopulations along the river through removal of rock walls along the river. However, as in the Proposed Action, seed germination from this subpopulation, like others along the river’s edge, will fluctuate greatly from year to year and/or be transported downstream depending on annual river flows.

Indirect Effects

Alternative 1: Proposed Action

The pavement used for the parking lots will be “permeable”, allowing petroleum pollutants and moisture to permeate through the surface and infiltrate through the soil profile. This design feature would alleviate adverse indirect effects to the population from pollutants generated at the parking lot by parked vehicles and increased surface runoff. Over time, in the absence of another stand-replacing disturbance (such as fire), indirect adverse effects could result from the proposed action. Natural forest succession and years of average rainfall would “drown” out the small subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower. Conversely, if fire and drought conditions persist, species abundance and distribution could increase in habitats such as seasonal tributaries and margins of low-flowing rivers.

Alternative 2: Camp Abandonment and Site Stabilization

Should existing weirs be removed, sandy areas supporting the majority of the subpopulations may disappear dependin on the volume of spring river flows. Over time, in the absence of another stand- replacing disturbance (such as fire), indirect adverse effects could result from Alternative 2. Natural forest succession and years of average rainfall would “drown” out the small subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower. Conversely, if fire and drought conditions persist, species abundance and distribution could increase in habitats such as seasonal tributaries and margins of low-flowing rivers.

Cumulative Effects

Alternative 1: Proposed Action

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The combination of effects from all of the proposed BTC Project activities associated with the action alternative are not expected to cause long-ranging adverse cumulative effects to slender- stemmed monkey flower. Since forty-five individuals within seven subpopulations have been observed on the site, any loss of individuals could jeopardize the continued existence of this small population. In the unlikely event that the population is extirpated, it is not anticipated that it would result in jeapardy to the species or a trend toward federal listing, since at least 38 occurrences would remain, many of which are much more robust populations.

Alternative 2: Camp Abandonment and Site Stabilization

The combination of effects from all of the BTC past activities and the 2013 Rim Fire associated combined with modest facility removal and site stabilization are not expected to cause long- ranging adverse cumulative effects to slender-stemmed monkey flower. Since forty-five individuals within seven subpopulations have been observed on the site, loss of individuals could jeopardize the continued existence of this small population. Should the population be extirpated, it is not anticipated that it would result in jeapardy to the species or a trend toward federal listing, since at least 38 occurrences would remain, many of which are much more robust populations. Nor would loss of this population reduce the overall footprint of its distribution, because it is not an outlyer population.

Compliance with Management Direction

The Forest Service Manual, Section 2670.32 states that "the line officer, with project approval authority, makes the decision to allow or disallow impact, but the decision must not result in loss of species viability or create significant trends toward Federal listing." It has been determined that both Alternatives could be conducted as proposed without creating loss of viability or trends toward listing (see Determination of Effects, below).

This BTC Project has incorporated protective measures for the Sensitive Plant occurrence. These actions are designed to reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects to known or newly detected occurrences of Sensitive Plants. Therefore, even without the added recommendations of conducting culvert maintenance activities, sand deposition, and rock wall construction outside of the active growing period, using permeable pavement for parking lots, restricting riparian restoration to areas where Sensitive plants do not occur, and avoidance of any additional sensative plants found during future preconstruction surveys or development of an appropriate mitigation strategy, this project would be in compliance with current management direction and Forest Service policy.

VII. DETERMINATION OF EFFECTS

The Determination of Effects is made with the assumption that the project would be implemented as described in the Description of Proposed Project (Section IV). Any deviation from the description could change the determination. The Determination of Effects is presented in two sections, a summary of pertinent facts and the determination.

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Summary

The 23.3 acre botanical survey area, including the Camp itself and areas north of the Camp and Hardin Flat Road proposed for construction of a parking area and staff housing, has been surveyed for the Sensitive Plants for which suitable habitat exists. Where the subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower have been observed, existing activities of the Camp could cause a number of adverse effects. Under Alternative 2, potential adverse effects could result from trampling, burying of seed or killing of individuals during activities associated with clearing the camp and stabilizing measures to protect river water quality. Under Alternative 1 direct and indirect effects would be minimized by implementing a no parking zone along Hardin Flat Road and minimizing pollutants or excess moisture from the proposed parking area upstream from entering the watercourse and affecting the plants, and by preventing competition from noxious weeds and invasive pest plants. Avoidance measures as recommended would further protect the population.

Determination of Effects

The activities proposed in the BTC Permit area and the additional management recommendations proposed here would reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects from all project activities to the occurrence of slender-stemmed monkey flower.

Seven subpopulations including approximately 45 individuals were found on the site in 2015. Where sensitive plants are present, the proposed project activities could cause a number of adverse effects. In the unlikely event that the population is extirpated, at least 38 occurrences would remain, many of which are much more robust populations. It is my determination that the BTC project may affect individuals but is not likely to result in a trend toward Federal listing or loss of viability for Mimulus filicaulis.

VIII. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Although activities proposed at the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp are not expected to result in a trend toward Federal listing or loss of viability of this species, Sensitive Plant protective measures (prevention of restoration activities within the subpopulations, conducting culvert maintenance activities, sand deposition and rock wall reconstruction outside of the active growing period, avoidance of documented populations of slender-stemmed monkey flower during riparian restoration, and use of permeable surfacing for new parking areas) have been recommended to reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects to the known occurrence of slender-stemmed monkey flower. No further measures are needed to reduce or eliminate the level of effects to the species, as the measures provided in this report would be adequate to ensure viability of the species.

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APPENDIX A

PROJECT ALTERNATIVES

ALTERNATIVE 1 (PROPOSED ACTION)

Table 1 lists and describes initial site and facility construction included in the Proposed Action.

Figure 2.01-1 illustrates the Camp prior to the Rim fire and those structures that remain. Figure 2.01-2 illustrates the existing and proposed Camp Permit Area. Figures 2.01-3 and 2.01-4, illustrate the Camp Facilities Concept Plans. Figure 2.01-5 overviews the Camp revegetation plan.

TABLE 1: ALTERNATIVE 1 (PROPOSED ACTION): GENERAL SITE AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Preliminary Quantity / Feature Characteristics Approximate Size Circulation and Infrastructure Hardin Flat Road • Camp gateway signs 3 • Vehicular and pedestrian safety signs various • Crosswalks 4 • Underground utilities within road right-of-way 1,100 linear feet General drives and • Permeable paving or paving with related water quality 9,000 square feet parking management features: Entrance turn-around and emergency access route to Dining Hall • Compacted gravel with concrete wheel stops: all 55,000 square feet parking areas and entrances • Compacted gravel with surface markings for accessible spaces • Camp entry signs (east lot; north lot / staff camp; main 3 camp Parking • Total spaces (located either along main entrance, near 133 spaces Staff camp, or opposite Camp north of Hardin Flat Road) • Accessible spaces 7 spaces (3 van accessible) Accessible routes of travel • Varies from 5 to 8 feet wide; compacted soil (firm and 2,150 linear feet stable) with water quality management (water bars/trench drains and vegetated shoulder areas); wood boardwalks in selected locations Foot paths to family tent • 4 to 6 feet wide; compacted soil and duff, water bars, 3,900 linear feet camps and water quality management; wood boardwalks or concrete/stone retaining walls if steep cross-slope; wood stairs on steep grades Nature Trails • 3 to 4 feet wide, natural surface 1,600 linear feet Small Falls Trail • 3 to 4 feet wide, natural surface 2,200 linear feet Sugar Pines Trail • 3 to 4 feet wide, natural surface 1,400 linear feet Circulation and Infrastructure (cont.) Electrical Supply • Overhead from PG&E to water treatment package plant 175 linear feet • Overhead from PG&E to restroom in Staff camp 75 linear feet • Combination of overhead and underground within 3,450 linear feet

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TABLE 1: ALTERNATIVE 1 (PROPOSED ACTION): GENERAL SITE AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Preliminary Quantity / Feature Characteristics Approximate Size remainder of camp. Water Supply • In-stream pump, SF Tuolumne River with standpipe and 1 underground line to storage tank • Back-up well (existing) 1 • Flocculation tank and water treatment package plant 1 with concrete foundation, wood framing and metal roof structure • Water storage tank(s) with colors to match landscape 280,000 gallon capacity backdrop • Fire pump house 1 • Pneumatic tank with pump 1 • Underground water lines 5,100 linear feet Wastewater Treatment • Main camp: buried septic tanks 1 (13,000 gallon capacity) • Staff camp: buried septic tanks 1 (2,000 gallon capacity) • Buried wastewater lines within central Camp and Hardin 2,820 linear feet Flat Road • Lift station in hard-sided wood with metal roof structure 3 • Leach field 2,000 linear feet (over 60,000 square foot-area) Pedestrian / Utility Bridge • Shoreline abutments with pier and overlook point; 1 (6 feet x 200 feet) utilities and deck above 100-year floodplain; pedestrian load; movable steps to island Administrative and Staff Facilities Staff Cabins • Typical staff cabin: concrete piers and wood framing; 13 (350 square feet each) hard-sided wood with metal roof structure; electricity; sleeps 4 per cabin structure • Accessible staff cabin; concrete piers and wood 2 (200 square feet each) framing; hard-sided wood with metal roof structure; electricity; sleeps 2 per cabin structure • One deck per 2 cabins 14 (280 square feet each) Counselor-in-Training • Concrete piers and wood framing; deck platform, 3 structures (350 square feet Tent Cabins canvas, and wood shade structure features; sleeps 1 in total) Coordinator tent cabin, sleeps 8 per tent Counselor-in- 1 common deck (280 square feet) Training cabins Nurse’s Tent Cabin and • First Aid Station: Concrete piers and wood framing; 1 First Aid Station (280 square First Aid Station hard-sided wood with metal roof structure for clinic area; feet) electricity; water/restroom; accessible 1 Nurse’s Cabin (250 square feet) • Nurse’s Cabin: Concrete piers and wood framing; deck 1 Common connecting deck platform and canvas tent; electricity; accessible (100 square feet) Camp Manager’s Cabin • Year-round residence; concrete foundation; hard-sided 1 structure (850 square feet) wood with metal roof structure; all-weather with 1 deck (325 square feet) propane, water, and electricity; accessible Maintenance • Concrete foundation; hard-sided wood with metal roof 1 structure (1,000 square feet) Shop/Storage structure; electricity; outdoor fenced storage area 1 storage area (1,430 square feet Office/Store • Concrete foundation; hard-sided wood with metal roof 1 structure (642 square feet) structure; electricity 1 deck (320 square feet)

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Preliminary Quantity / Feature Characteristics Approximate Size Camper Facilities Family Tent Cabins • Concrete piers and wood framing; deck platform and 77 (includes existing tent cabins canvas tent; wood shade structure; 22 with electricity; 5 remaining after the Rim fire from accessible 425 to 625 square feet including decks) Dining Hall and Kitchen • 1-story structure (group dining area, commercial 1 structure (9,000 square feet) kitchen, and storage); concrete foundation; wood and 1 deck (770 square feet) metal framing; hard-sided wood, metal, and metal roof structure; stone fireplace; restroom Recycling Center • Concrete with stone or wood fascia; metal framing 1 structure (535 square feet) Recreation Hall / Arts and • Multi-use recreation and social gathering room; storage; 1 structure (2,760 square feet) Crafts concrete foundation; wood and metal framing; hard- 1 deck (1,700 square feet) sided wood, metal, stone, and metal roof structure; restroom Camp Restrooms • Concrete floors; hard-sided wood or concrete with 3 structures (545 square feet) stone, and metal roof structure; electricity; hot and cold note: 1 existing in to remain water; maintenance closet Camp Accessible • Concrete floors; hard-sided wood or concrete with 1 structure (300 square feet) Restroom stone, and metal roof structure; electricity; hot and cold water; maintenance closet Camp Showers • Concrete floors; concrete/stone wall enclosures; hot 3 structures (318 square feet and cold water; maintenance closet; open-air ceiling each) note: 1 existing in to remain Camp Laundries • Concrete floors; hard-sided wood and metal roof 3 structures (164 square feet structure; electricity; hot and cold water; maintenance each) closet Staff Camp combined • Concrete floors; hard-sided wood and metal roof 1 (1,226 square feet each) restrooms/showers/ structure; electricity; hot and cold water; maintenance laundry closet Social, Recreation, and Education Structures/Use Areas Weirs (existing) • Retrofit existing concrete foundation and wood weir 2 slats as needed Swimming area retaining • Reinforced concrete with stone fascia 4 walls (total 275 linear feet) walls Chair circle • Wood or canvas shade arbors; compacted native soil 1 and duff with erosion control and water quality management Nature Center • Wood framing on concrete slab; hard-sided wood and 1 structure (700 square feet) metal roof structure; outdoor deck overlooking river 1 deck (200 square feet) Stage and Amphitheater • Stage with steel and wood framing, water, electricity; 1 (3,200 square feet total) amphitheater with concrete and wood seating • Lighting booth on concrete piers, hard-sided, wood framing, metal roof, and electricity Kiddie Camp • Fenced area; contained sand; 2 storage sheds; deck; 1 area (2,100 square feet shade structures including 1,000 square-foot day use deck) Children’s Discovery Area • Open use area; discovery features; contained sand 1 (1,000 square feet) Sports Courts • Permeable paving or paving with related water quality 3 (3,600 square feet total) management features; spectator seating

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TABLE 1: ALTERNATIVE 1 (PROPOSED ACTION): GENERAL SITE AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Preliminary Quantity / Feature Characteristics Approximate Size

Common use decks • Wood framing; decking and shade structure 4 (max. 900 square feet each) Sauna • Hard-sided stone and metal roof structure 1 (224 square feet)

Consistent with overall Forest Plan goals and the riparian setting of the central BTC on the north-facing slope of the South Fork Tuolumne River, revegetation will emphasize dense riparian vegetation and conifers shading the river, Thimbleberry Creek, and related drainages. High to moderate stand densities and canopy cover will be targeted for mid-slope areas of the BTC. Within that framework, along the Hardin Flat Road corridor, revegetation will accomplish dual goals of a shaded fuel break and screening of BTC facilities and parking areas. The south-facing leach field area, that was entirely burned, will be managed into an open hillside meadow. The remaining south-facing areas will be managed as a more open forest. Those portions of the Permit Area that did not burn or were only partially burned, such as around the staff camp area and the downstream portions of the central BTC will be managed consistent with safety and the above goals. A general goal for all areas of BTC is to prevent new infestations of noxious weeds and the spread of existing weeds as the result of project activities. Within the BTC area, weed-free mulch, mechanical, and hand methods will be used to remove and discourage noxious weeds.

Figure 2.01-5 presents a conceptual area mosaic of revegetation of burned areas within the central BTC and the broad objectives for each mosaic unit. Table 2 provides a general listing of species keyed to that mosaic.

Table 2 Generalized Species List for Revegetation

Planting Zone (Figure C-2) Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Trees Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple Yes Yes Yes Alnus rhombifolia White Alder Yes Yes Yes Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar Yes Yes Yes Cornus nuttallii Western Dogwood Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Corylus cornuta californica Hazelnut Yes Yes Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine Yes Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine Yes Yes Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Yes Yes Yes Yes Quercus kelloggii Black Oak Yes Yes Yes Yes Salix spp. Willow Yes Yes Yes Yes Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant Sequoia Yes Yes Yes Shrubs and Ground Covers Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita Yes Amelanchier alnifolia Western Serviceberry Yes Yes Chamaebatia foliolosa Mountain Misery Yes Yes Yes Yes Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Lilium pardalinum Leopard Lily Yes Yes Philadelphus lewisii Mock Orange Yes Yes Yes

A-4 Planting Zone (Figure C-2) Botanical Name Common Name 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Yes Yes

All plants used in revegetation will be native to the immediate region surrounding the BTC. It is anticipated that the majority of planting will be conducted in the fall seasons using small contract-grown container plants (liners) although in select locations more mature trees may be transplanted or planted from larger containers. All revegetation will be consistent with Forest Service goals and objectives for revegetation (FHS 2609.2).

A-5 ALTERNATIVE 2

Under Alternative 2, a 30-year Term SUP allowing the City to reconstruct and operate BTC much as it was prior to the Rim Fire would not be issued and the City of Berkeley would abandon its efforts to reconstruct BTC. No Forest Plan Amendment would be necessary and current forest-wide standards and guidelines (USDA 2017, p. 31-61) and management area direction (p. 159-161) that apply within or directly adjacent to the existing SUP area would remain unchanged. Figure 2 illustrates the existing SUP area and vicinity where Condition 11 contained in the existing SUP would direct Alternative 2 actions: “Upon abandonment, termination, revocation, or cancellation of this permit, the permittee shall remove within a reasonable time all structures and improvements except those owned by the United States, and shall restore the site unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. If the permittee fails to remove all such structures or improvements within a reasonable period, they shall become property of the United States but that will not relieve the permittee of liability for the cost of their removal and restoration of the site.”

Alternative 2 would include the following specific actions by the City of Berkeley: 1. Dismantle and remove all remaining structures, access improvements, and below ground utilities within the SUP area as determined in cooperation with the Forest Service. Table 3 describes the features that remain within the SUP area that were not destroyed by the Rim Fire or not immediately removed after the fire and their disposition under the alternative. Figure 6 illustrates the remaining above ground features within the existing SUP area. Figure 7 shows the approximate locations of underground water facilities. Figure 8 shows the approximate locations of underground sewer facilities. Figure 9 shows the approximate locations of underground electrical facilities. 2. Recontour as necessary all lands disturbed by removal of facilities within the existing SUP area to reflect natural slope conditions. 3. Hydromulch all lands disturbed by facility removal and install other erosion control measures using best management practices (BMPs) sufficient to protect the water quality of the South Fork Tuolumne River and its tributary drainages consistent with the goals and objectives for Riparian Conservation Areas (p. 187-191). BMPs are derived from the Regional Water Quality Management Handbook (USDA 2011) as well as national BMPs (USDA 2012).

TABLE 3: ALTERNATIVE 2: SITE AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Approximate Feature Characteristics Quantity / Size Circulation and Infrastructure Entrance (turn-around and access • Entry sign and gate 19,950 square feet route to Dining) • Portion of entrance drive outside of Tuolumne County Hardin Flat Road right of way • Paved drive to Dining hall and parking area • Re-contour Foot Paths (throughout Camp) • Re-contour 3,900 linear feet Hillside Trail • Re-contour 1,200 linear feet Sugar Pines Trail • Re-contour 1,350 linear feet

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TABLE 3: ALTERNATIVE 2: SITE AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Approximate Feature Characteristics Quantity / Size

Water Supply • Water storage tank and foundation 1 foundation • Remaining water tank foundations 5 foundations • Underground water line distribution system Figure 2-01-2 Wastewater Treatment • Buried septic tanks and underground wastewater lines Figure 2-01-3 • Remaining lift station facilities and foundation 1 structure • Leach field Figure 2-01-3 Electrical Utilities • Cut existing pole in Sun City at 1’ above grade and 1 pole remove; no ground disturbance • Overhead lights (sports courts) 2 poles and lights Underground electrical service lines • Figure 2.01-4 • All underground features within Sun City to remain in place; no ground disturbance Pedestrian bridges or wildlife • Foundations 4 foundations friendly culverts Camp Facilities Family Tent Cabins • Camp area south of river: Wooden decks tent cabin 15 structures frames, and concrete foundations 2 structures • Sun City: dismantle cabins and cut structural posts 1’ above grade; leave all concrete foundations in place; no ground disturbance Restrooms • Sun City restroom 1 structure Foundations • Dining Hall foundation; shoreline sandbag armoring by Varies Cam Manager ‘s cabin; miscellaneous reinforced concrete pads, foundations, footings, and low walls Weirs • Concrete foundation and metal weir slats 2 weirs Swimming area retaining walls (2) • Concrete 240 linear feet Stage and Amphitheater • Amphitheater with concrete stairs and metal seating 1 supports Sports Courts (3) • Paving 3,850 square feet Adult Beach • Concrete retaining walls; level concrete deck areas 800 square feet Archery Range • Shade structure waiting area 1 structure Drainages • Culverts 3 culverts Camp Facilities (cont.) Spring • Concrete basin 1 basin Landscape Stabilization Grading and erosion control • General contouring and fine grading of all disturbed 4 to 5 acres areas • Hydromulch • BMPs for erosion control

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PARKING & STAFF CAMP NOTE: The Concept Plan presented City of Berkeley is preliminary and approximate. Final site layout, including circulation, Tuolumne Camp building footprints and locations, may change during detailed design. Permit (46690)

CROSSWALK / PEDESTRIAN SAFETY SIGNS & CONTROLS Figure 2.01-4 BUCK & POLE FENCING Central Camp Facilities Concept Plan

SIGN / GATE LEGEND (see text for explanation) Structures A= Accessible Tent Cabin BEAVERHEAD SAUNA Existing RETAINING ROCK WALLS WATER TREATMENT PACKAGE PLANT New REC HALL BEACH VIEW EXISTING DECK PARKING Camp Paths NATURE THE ROCK RETAINING ARTS & CENTER WALLS / Natural Surfaced Accessible ARCADE CRAFTS Path: 5' to 8' wide

PORTABLE DINING Natural Surfaced Path: 4' to 6' wide CAMP BRIDGE HALL MANAGER’S FFE 3518 Natural Surfaced Trail: 4' to 5' wide SERVICE CAMPGATEWAYSIGNS CABIN ENTRANCE MAINTENANCE WEiR Granite or Wood Stairs: 4' to 5' wide STEPS TO ISLAND RESTROOM ISLAND Bridge

CHAIR CIT Bridge / Wildlife-friendly Culvert CIRCLE Creek / Drainage Channel A OFFICE STORE A REPAIR SHOP 100-Year Floodplain COURT

A LOWER KIDS DISCOVERY BEACH KIDDIE AREA A CAMP STAGE A CAMP GATEWAY SIGNS

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NOTE: The Concept Plan presented is 4 7 Scale preliminary and approximate. Final site 0' 50' 100' layout, including circulation, building North City of Berkeley footprints and locations, may change during detailed design. NOTE: HAZARD TREE REMOVAL IN ALL CAMP AREAS Tuolumne Camp ON AN ANNUAL OR AS-NEEDED BASIS Permit (46690) 9 2.01-5 Vegetation 4 Zone Concept LEGEND (see text for explanation) Zone 1: South Fork Tuolumne River, Island and Edge • Provide shade to river, its fishery, and day use areas (island and beaches) • Enhance riparian wildlife corridor functions LZoEneG2:ERNipaDrian/(Fsleoeodtpelxatinfor explanation) 8 2 • Enhance riparian wildlife corridor functions • Shade the river and its fisheries Zone 3: Riparian/Thimbleberry Creek 7 • Enhance riparian wildlife corridor functions • Provide a focal amenity and shade for family tent structures and central BTC use areas • Provide for groundcover to manage stormwater and enhance of water quality Zone 4: Intermittent Drainages • Enhance wildlife corridor functions • Provide a focal amenity and shade for family tent structures 9 • Provide groundcover to manage stormwater and 5 7 enhance water quality of runoff from Hardin Flat 2 Road culvert and internal camp pathway system Zone 5: Mixed Forest/Common Use Areas • Provide relatively fast-growing open forest shade canopy for BTC • Provide for groundcover to manage stormwater and enhance water quality of runoff from internal BTC pathway system 1 • Consider selective use of transplanted or large container trees for shade 5 4 Zone 6: Mixed Forest, Shade and Erosion Control • Provide relatively fast-growing open to moderately dense shade canopy for BTC • Provide for groundcover to manage stormwater runoff and enhance water quality Zone 7: Mixed Forest 2 • Provide visual screening between central BTC and Hardin Flat Road 6 • Provide relatively fast-growing open to moderately dense shade canopy for BTC 2 Zone 8: Hillside Meadow • Develop meadow suitable for maintenance of leach 3 field functions • Provide raptor foraging habitat Zone 9: General Upland/Mixed Forest • Allow natural succession Zone 10: Fuel Modification of Existing Forest • Allow natural succession • Provide for groundcover to manage stormwater runoff and enhance water quality 6 Scale 0' 50' 100' 10 Priority Revegetation PrNogorratmhArea TThhiissddrraawwiinnggiiss ccoonncceeppttuuaall aannddffoorr ppllaannnniinnggppuurrppoosseess oonnllyy.. 9 PPrrooggrraammiinnffoorrmmaattiioonn,, ssccaallee,, llooccaattiioonn ooff aarreeaass,, aanndd ootthheerr iinnffoorrmmaattiioonnsshhoowwnnaarreessuubbjjeeccttttoorreevviieeww,,ffiieellddeevvaalluuaattiioonn,,aanndd mmooddiiffiiccaattiioonn..

APPENDIX B: LIST OF FLORA IDENTIFIED AT THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP

The plant species listed below have been observed within the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp study area during surveys conducted by Live Oak Associates, Inc. on May 10, 26, and July 11, 2011, April 2, May 19, May 28, and June 2, 2015. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland indicator status of each plant has been shown following its common name using the Western Mountians, Valleys and Coast (WMVC) ranking system.

OBL - Obligate FACW - Facultative Wetland FAC - Facultative FACU - Facultative Upland UPL - Upland NR - No review NA - No agreement NI - No investigation

VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES

ACERACEAE – Maple Family Acer macrophyllum Big-Leaf Maple FACU AGAVACEAE – Agave Family Chlorogalum pomeridianum ssp. pomeridianum Soap Plant UPL ANACARDIACEAE – Cashew Family Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak FAC APIACEAE – Umbel Family Heracleum maximum Cow Parsnip FAC Osmorhiza berteroi Sweet Cicely FACU Sanicula tuberosa Snake-root UPL Torilis arvensis Torilis UPL ARALIACEAE – Ivy Family Hedera helix English Ivy FACU ARISTOLOCHIACEAE – Pipevine Family Asarum hartwegii Hartweg’s Wild Ginger UPL ASCLEPIADACEAE – Milkweed Family Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed FAC ASTERACEAE - Sunflower Family Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow FACU Adenocaulon bicolor Trail Plant UPL Agoseris retrorsa Spearleaf Agoseris UPL Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting FACU

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Artemesia douglasiana Mugwort FACW Cirsium andersonii Anderson’s Thistle UPL Cirsium occidentale californicum California Thistle UPL Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle FACU Erigeron canadensis Canada Horseweed FACU Eriophyllum lanatum var. croceum Woolly Sunflower UPL Gnaphalium californicum California Cudweed UPL Hieracium albiflorum Hawkweed UPL Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce FACU Madia exigua Small Tarweed UPL Micropus californicus Slender Cottonweed FACU Psilocarphus tenellus ssp. tenellus Wooly Marbles OBL Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel FACU Solidago velutina ssp. californica California Goldenrod UPL Sonchus oleraceus Prickly Sow Thistle UPL Taraxacum californicum California Dandelion FACW Tragopogon dubius Yellow Salsify UPL Wyethia angustifolia Mules Ears FACU ADOXACEAE – Elderberry Family Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue Elderberry FACU BERBERIDACEAE – Barberry Family Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota Oregon Grape UPL BETULACEAE – Birch Family Alnus rhombifolia White Alder FACW Corylus cornuta ssp. californica Hazelnut FACU BLECHNACEAE – Wood Fern Family Woodwardia fimbriata Chain Fern FACW BORAGINACEAE – Borage Family Cryptantha echinella Hedgehog Cryptantha UPL Cryptantha simulans Cryptantha UPL Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii Baby Blue-eyes UPL Nemophila pedunculata Nemophila FAC Plagiobothrys hispidulus Popcornflower FACW Plagiobothrys torreyi ssp. diffusus High Sierra Popcornflower UPL Phacelia vallicola Phacelia UPL BRASSICACEAE - Mustard Family Athysanus pusillus Athysanus UPL Barbarea orthocerus Winter Cress FACW Cardamine oligosperma Few-seeded Bitter-Cress FAC Draba verna Spring Whitlow Grass UPL Lepidium virginicum Virginia peppergrass FACU CAMPANULACEAE - Bellflower Family Githopsis specularioides Venus’ Looking Glass FACU CAPRIFOLIACEAE - Honeysuckle Family Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping Snowberry FACU CARYOPHYLLACEAE – Carnation Family

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Cerastium glomeratum Chickweed FACU Minuartia californica California Sandwort FACU Silene californica Indian Pink UPL Silene lemmonii Lemmon’s Catchfly UPL Stellaria media Chickweed FACU CHENOPODIACEAE – Goosefoot Family Chenopodium album Common Goosefoot FACU COMANDRACEAE – Bastard Toadflax Family Comandra umbellata Bastard Toadflax UPL CONVOLVULACEAE – Morning Glory Family Calystegia malacophylla ssp. malacophylla Sierra Bindweed UPL CORNACEAE – Dogwood Family Cornus nuttallii Pacific Dogwood FACU Cornus sericea American Dogwood UPL CUPRESSACEAE – Cypress Family Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar UPL CYPERACEAE – Umbrella Sedge Family Carex lasiocarpha ssp. lanuginosa Woolly Sedge OBL Carex nudata Torrent Sedge OBL DENNSTAIDTIACEAE – Bracken Fern Family Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern FACU EQUISETACEAE – Horsetail Family Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine Common Scouring Rush FACW ERICACEAE — Heath Family Arctostaphylos patula Greenleaf Manzanita UPL Arctostaphylos mewukka Whiteleaf Manzanita UPL Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops UPL Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea FAC EUPHORBIACEAE – Spurge Family Euphorbia serpyllifolia Common Spurge UPL FABACEAE - Pea Family Acmispon americanus Spanish Clover FACU Acmispon brachycarpus Hill Lotus UPL Acmispon nevadensis Nevada Lotus UPL Acmispon parviflorus Small-flowered Lotus UPL Hosackia oblongifolius Stream Trefoil OBL Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis Nevada Pea UPL Lathyrus sulphureus Sulfur Pea UPL Lupinus albicaulis Lupine UPL Lupinus bicolor Miniature Lupine UPL Lupinus latifolius var. columbianus Broad-leaved Lupine FAC Trifolium albopurpureum Clover FACU Trifolium ciliolatum Clover UPL Trifolium obtusiflorum Obtuse Clover FAC Trifolium repens White Clover FAC Trifolium variegatum White-tipped Clover FAC

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Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat Clover FACU Vicia villosa Common Vetch UPL FAGACEAE - Oak Family Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Live Oak UPL Quercus kelloggii Black Oak UPL GERANIACEAE – Geranium Family Erodium botrys Broad-leaved Filaree UPL Erodium cicutarium Cut-leaved Filaree UPL GROSSULARIACEAE – Currant Family Ribes amarum Bitter Gooseberry UPL Ribes nevadense Sierra Currant FAC Ribes roezli spp. roezli Sierra Gooseberry UPL HYPERICACEAE – St. Johns Wort Family Hypericum anagalloides Tinker’s Penny OBL IRIDACEAE – Iris Family Iris hartwegii ssp. hartwegii Hartweg’s Iris UPL JUNCACEAE - Rush Family Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus Pacific Rush FACW Juncus occidentalis Western Rush FACW Juncus oxymeris Pointed Rush FACW Luzula oristera Wood Rush UPL LAMIACEAE – Mint Family Lamium amplexicaule Henbit UPL Lavendula sp. Ornamental Lavender UPL LAMIACEAE – Mint Family Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida Mountain Pennyroyal UPL Prunella vulgaris Self-heal FACU Stachys albens White Hedge Nettle OBL LILIACEAE – Lily Family Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans Elegant Brodiaea FACU Calochortus minimus Sierra Mariposa Lily UPL Calochortus superbus Superb Mariposa Lily UPL Calochortus venustus Butterfly Mariposa Lily UPL Disporum hookeri Fairy Bells UPL MALVACEAE – Mallow Family Malva nicaeensis Bull Mallow UPLMELANTHIACEAE – False-hellebore Family Trillium angustipetalum Narrow-petaled Wakerobin UPL MONTIACEAE – Miners Lettuce Family Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Miner’s Lettuce FAC MYRICACEAE – Wax Myrtle Family Myrica hartwegii Sierra Sweet Bay FAC MYRSINACEAE – Starflower Family Trientalis latifolia Pacific Starflower FACW ONAGRACEAE – Fuschia Family Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica Enchanter’s Nightshade FAC

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Clarkia dudleyana Dudley’s Clarkia UPL Clarkia heterandra Farewell to Spring UPL Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera Farewell to Spring UPL Clarkia rhomboidea Clarkia UPL Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Fringed Willow Herb FACW Epilobium densiflorum Dense Flowered Willow HerbFACW Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum Glaucous Willow Herb FACW ORCHIDACEAE – Orchid Family Corallorhiza striata Striped Coralroot FACU Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain FACU OROBANCHACEAE – Broomrape Family Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. tenuis Slender Birds Beak UPL PAPAVERACEAE – Poppy Family Dicentra formosa Bleeding Heart FACU Eschscholzia lobii Frying Pans UPL PHRYMACEAE – Lopseed Family Mimulus bolanderi Bolander’s Mondkey Flower FACW Mimulus cardinalis Cardinal Monkey Flower FACU Mimulus filicaulis Slender-stemmed Monkey Flower FACW Mimulus floribundus Floriferous Monkey Flower OBL Mimulus guttatus Common Monkey Flower OBL Mimulus inconspicuus Small Flowered Monkey Flower FACU Mimulus laciniatus Cut-leaved Monkey Flower FAC Mimulus layneae Layne’s Monkey Flower UPL Mimulus moschatus Musk Monkey Flower OBL Mimulus torreyi Torrey’s Monkey Flower UPL PINACEAE – Pine Family Abies concolor White Fir UPL Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine UPL Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine UPL Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir UPL PLANTAGINACEAE – Plantain Family Collinsia tinctoria Chinese Houses FACU Collinsia torreyi ssp. torreyi Torrey’s Blue-eyed Mary UPL Keckiella breviflora Beardtongue UPL Plantago lanceolata English Plantain FACU Veronica arvensis Common Speedwell FACU Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis Purslane Speedwell OBL POACEAE - Grass Family Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bentgrass FAC Aira caryophyllea Silver Hairgrass FACU Bromus hordeaceus Soft Chess FACU Bromus tectorum Nodding Brome UPL Cynosurus echinatus Hedgehog Dogtail UPL Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass FACU Danthonia californica ssp. californica California Oatgrass FAC

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Deschampsia danthonioides Slender Hairgrass FACW Elymus glaucus Blue Wild Rye UPL Festuca perennis Ryegrass UPL Melica bulbosa Bulbous Onion Grass FACU Poa bulbosa Bulbous Bluegrass FACU Stipa pulchra Purple Needlegrass UPL Vulpia microstachys Vulpia UPL Vulpia myuros Rattail Fescue FACU POLEMONIACEAE – Phlox Family Allophyllum divaricatum Purple False Giliflower UPL Collomia tinctoria Staining Collomia UPL Gilia capitata Globe Gilia UPL Leptosiphon minimus Whisker Brush UPL Leptosiphon montanus False Babystars UPL Microsteris gracilis Slender Phlox FACU Navarretia divaricata Navarretia UPL Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta Navarretia FACW POLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat Family Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel FACU Rumex crispus Curley Dock FAC PRIMULACEAE – Primrose Family Primula hendersonii Henderson’s Shooting Star UPL PTERIDACEAE – Bracken Fern Family Pentagramma triangularis Goldenback Fern UPL RANUNCULACEAE – Buttercup Family Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine FAC Delphinium nuttallianum Nuttals Larkspur FAC Ranunculus occidentalis Western Buttercup FACW Ranunculus sceleratus Cursed Buttercup OBL RHAMNACEAE — Buckthorn Family Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Wedgeleaf Ceonothus UPL Ceanothus diversifolius Pine Mat Ceonothus UPL Ceanothus integerrimus Deerbrush UPL Rhamnus purshiana Cascara Buckthorn UPL ROSACEAE – Rose Family Amelanchier utahensis Utah Serviceberry UPL Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides Birch-leaf Mountain Mohogany UPL Chamaebatia foliolosa Bearclover UPL Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry FACU Fragaria vesca Wood Strawberry FACU Horkelia fusca ssp. pauciflora Small Flowered Horkelia UPL Physocarpus capitatus Shredding Ninebark FACW Potentilla glandulosa Cinquefoil UPL Prunus subcordata Sierra Plum UPL Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry UPL Rosa californica California Rose FAC

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Rosa gymnocarpa Bald Hip Rose FACU Rubus armeniacus Himalayan Blackberry FACU Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry FACU Spiraea splendens Rose Meadowsweet UPL RUBIACEAE – Madder Family Galium aparine Catchweed Bedstraw FACU Galium bolanderi Bolander’s Bedstraw UPL Galium porrigens ssp. tenue Bedstraw UPL Galium sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum Sequoia Bedstraw UPL RUSCACEAE – Lily Family Maianthemum racemosum False Solomon’s Seal FAC SALICACEAE – Willow Family Salix scouleriana Scouler’s Willow FAC SAXIFRAGACEAE – Saxifrage Family Boykinia major Brook Foam FACW Heuchera micrantha Alumroot UPL Lithophragma heterophyllum Varied-leaf Woodland Star UPL SCROPHULARIACEAE – Figwort Family Scrophularia californica California Figwort FAC SOLONACEAE- Nightshade Family Solanum xanti Chaparral Nightshade UPL THEMIDACEAE – Lily Family Dichelostemma capitatum Blue Dicks FACU Dichelostemma multiflorum Many Flowered Brodiaea UPL Triteliea ixiodes ssp. scabra Pretty Face FAC TYPHACEAE – Cattail Family Typha latifolia Broad-leaved Cattail OBL URTICACEAE –Nettle Family Urtica dioica ssp. holisericea Hoary Nettle FAC VIOLACEAE – Violet Family Viola macloskeyi Small White Violet OBL Viola pinetorium Pine Violet UPL Viola sheltonii Shelton’s Violet UPL Viola sp. Cultivated Violet UPL VITACEAE – Grape Family Vitis californica California Wild Grape FACU WOODSIACEAE – Fern Family Athyrium felix-femina Lady Fern FAC

NON-VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES

LICHENS PARMELIACEAE Hypogymnia imshaugii Tube lichen Letharia vulpina Wolf Lichen Platismatia glauca Ragged Lichen

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MOSSES Pleuridium acuminatum Ceratodon purpureus SPIKE MOSS SELAGINELLACEAE – Spike Moss Family Selaginella hansenii THALLOSE LIVERWORT MARCHANTIACEAE – Thallose Liverwort Family Marchantia polymorpha

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APPENDIX C: RESUME OF LOA STAFF CONDUCTING THE FLORISTIC SURVEYS

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WENDY FISHER Senior Project Manager/Plant Ecologist EXPERTISE • Biological Resource Evaluations • Jurisdictional Waters Delineation and Permitting • Special-status Plant Surveys • General Wildlife Surveys • Arborist Evaluations

EDUCATION Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, B.S., Forest Ecology, minors in Botany and Forestry, 1996

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE • Senior Project Manager/Plant Ecologist, Live Oak Associates, Inc. Oakhurst, CA. May 1998 - June 2007 and December 2010 - present • Senior Biologist/Project Manager, LSA Associates, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA, July 2007 – November 2010 • Consulting Utility Forester, Western ECI, Oakhurst, CA, October 1997 - May 1998 • Biological Science Technician, GS-3,4,5, US Forest Service, Sierra National Forest, Lolo National Forest, Rogue River National Forest. June 1993 - November 1997 (Intermittent) • Assistant Plant Propagator and Nursery Salesperson, Intermountain Nursery, Prather, CA, November 1996 – June 1997

CERTIFICATIONS/SPECIALIZED TRAINING • Rare Plants of Eastern San Luis Obispo County, CNPS workshop, March 2010 • Morro Bay Bird Festival, Bird ID workshop and Pelagic Trip, January, 2010 • Mandatory Tree Removal Process Workshop for County Approved Arborists, Monterey County, 2009 • Rare Pond Species Survey Techniques, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, 2009 • Branchiopod (Fairy and Tadpole Shrimp) Workshop, Christopher Rogers, 2008 • California Native Plant Society, Rapid Assessment Training, 2007 • International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist, #WE-3872A, Valid thru December 2009 • Attendance at Habitat Assessment Workshop for San Joaquin kit fox, San Luis Obispo County, December 2007 • Scientific Collecting Permit, California Department of Fish and Game, 2010 • Technical Writing Class through UC Davis Extension, 2006 • The Flora of San Luis Obispo County, Jepson Herbarium class, 2006 • Nationwide Permit Class through UC Davis Extension, 2006 • Richard Chinn’s Advanced Wetland Training Course, 2005 • Aquatic Plants, Jepson Herbarium class, 2005 • Western Section of the Wildlife Society’s Burrowing Owl Conference, 2003

PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Ms. Fisher is a Senior Biologist/Certified Arborist with over twelve years consulting experience with issues related to wildlife, botanical and wetland resources for the preparation of documents for CEQA and NEPA compliance. Ms. Fisher has expertise in the native and rare flora of California and is a certified arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture. Ms. Fisher has completed general and species specific wildlife surveys for a number of species, including Valley elderberry longhorn beetle, vernal pool fairy shrimp, vernal pool tadpole shrimp, California tiger salamander, California red-legged frog, Southwestern pond turtle, San Joaquin kit fox, and nesting birds and bats. Ms. Fisher has secured agency negotiations and prepared permit applications for Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Section 1602 of the California Department of Fish and Game Code, and Sections 7 and 10 of the Endangered Species Act (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Work within the coastal zone has required consultation with the California Coastal Commission and National Marine Fisheries Service. Wendy has worked on development of several conservation banks in Central California during her years of biological consulting. PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • International Society of Arboriculture • Sierra Foothill Conservancy • California Native Plant Society

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APPENDIX D: CNDDB FORMS AND MAPS FOR MIMULUS FILICAULIS

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LEGEND Documented Ocurrences of Mimulus Filicanlis (Slender-stemmed Monkey Flower, CNPS 1B.2)

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Stanislaus National Forest Documented Occurrence

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Date Project # Figure # Aerial Photograph Courtesy of 3/02/2018 1127-05 3 USDA/FSA - Aerial Photography Field Office 10/2014 PopulationDataforMimulusfilicaulis atBerkeleyTuolumneCamp.MayandJune,2015.

Subpop GPSPoint UTMZone11 Elevation #ofIndividuals DateObserved GeneralLocationInfo 1 32 11S0241790,418958 30Ͳ35 28ͲMayͲ15 Wetriparianseepnearcheckstructure 2 35 11S0241783,4189005 3521 128ͲMayͲ15 BelowCampEntrancenearbridge,5Ͳ6feetfromriver 3 37 11S0241843,4189045 3525 428ͲMayͲ15 InCarexpatch,6feetfromriver 4 46 11S0241768,4189054 3565 42ͲJunͲ15 SwaleaboveHardinFlatRoad 5 550 11S0241821,4188948 3412 22ͲJunͲ15 AlongTuolumneRiver,closetoprojectboundary 6 566 11S0241806,4188893 3512 12ͲJunͲ15 AlongTuolumneRiver,westedgeofcamp 7 567 11S0240967,418882 3504 22ͲJunͲ15 30ft.downstreamoflast Total 46