Consultation Reevaluation Memo Amendment SH 170 from I-35W T

Note to File

TO: Doug Booher Deputy Director Environmental Affairs Division

From: Justin Thomey, Elisa Garcia

Subject: Consultation Reevaluation

Project Name: SH 170

Project Limits From: I-35W Project Limits To: SH 114 Control Section Job Number (CSJ): 3559-02-007, 3559-01-004; 3559-01-001, 3559-02-001 (1989 EA); 3559-02-911, 3559-01-005, 3559-02-008 (2016 RCC) District(s): Dallas, Fort Worth County(ies): Denton, Tarrant

Clearance Type: FONSI Original Clearance Date: 11/21/1989

Project Description:

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is proposing to construct discontinuous mainlanes and associated operational improvements along State Highway (SH) 170 from Interstate Highway 35 West (I-35W) to SH 114 in Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas. As shown on the attached Project Location Map, the construction limits span a distance of approximately 5 miles within the cities of Fort Worth and Westlake, Texas.

Project History: Development of the proposal to expand SH 170 has been ongoing for decades. The proposed project area is located within an existing transportation corridor for which right-of-way (ROW) has been previously acquired by TxDOT. The original Environmental Assessment (EA) received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in November 21, 1989 (CSJs: 3559-01-001 and 3559-02-001). The schematic plans are attached. The EA evaluated a proposed facility consisting of four lanes (two in each direction) and three frontage road lanes in each direction. The original EA assessed three alternatives; Alignment A, Alignment B, and a No Build alternative. Alignment A was determined to be the preferred alternative due to strong local support. The existing frontage roads and cross streets were constructed by TxDOT in 1992, but the main lanes were not built.

OUR VALUES: People • Accountability • Trust • Honesty OUR MISSION: Through collaboration and leadership, we deliver a safe, reliable, and integrated transportation system that enables the movement of people and goods. An Equal Opportunity Employer 640.01.TEM Version 5 prepared a draft EA (CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004). The NTTA and TxDOT approved the Draft EA for public viewing in 2015; however, due to opposition to tolling, the project was not completed, a public hearing was not held, and environmental clearance was not acquired.

A Reevaluation Consultation Checklist (RCC) was approved in June 2016 (CSJs: 3559-02-911, 3559-01-005 and 3559-02-008). This project improvements included restriping of the frontage roads to accommodate an outside bicycle lane and the grade-separated interchange at Parish Lane which was constructed in 2018.

Existing Facility Description: The frontage road facilities were constructed in 1992 and consists of three lanes in each direction separated by a grassy median ranging in width from 250 to 560 feet. The existing facility occupies a variable ROW width of at least 380 feet up to 680 feet within certain areas. Each frontage road consists of a 40-foot wide curbed roadway, with three 12-foot lanes and 2-foot inside and outside shoulders. The functional classification of the existing SH 170 facility is urban principal arterial and is a controlled access facility. The facility’s frontage roads provide access to adjoining properties. The posted speed limit is 55 miles per hour.

The existing SH 170 facility includes grade-separated interchanges at I-35W, at the Parish Lane crossover, and at SH 114.

The existing SH 170 mainlanes from east of Roanoke Road to SH 114 were constructed in 2018 but not open to full capacity. They are currently striped for one lane in each direction and tie into existing frontage roads. The existing SH 170 mainlanes from I-35W to east of Roanoke Road have not been constructed.

Existing SH 170 has signal-controlled intersections at Roanoke Road, US 377, Independence Parkway, Park Vista Boulevard, Alta Vista Road, and Old Denton Road. Stop-controlled intersections are provided at Main Street/Ottinger Road, Haslet Roanoke Road, and North Beach Street. A grade-separated Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) crossing structure spans the entire facility including the frontage roads.

Description of Proposed Changes:

The proposed project would construct two travel lanes plus shoulders in each direction with ramps to by-pass intersections at existing cross streets at Old Denton Road, Beach Street, Park Vista Boulevard, Independence Parkway, and US 377. The proposed improvements would result in grade-separated intersections at these locations for the construction of the discontinuous main lanes. All proposed roadway geometry would be updated to current TxDOT standards (stopping sight distance, vertical clearance requirement, horizontal/vertical geometry, super-elevation, etc.). The proposed project would not require any additional frontage road lanes, additional right-of-way (ROW) or easements.

Per the 1989 Final EA, the proposed project would remove the Alta Vista Road, Haslet Roanoke Road and Roanoke Road crossings. The cross-street traffic at these locations would not have direct access from one side of the facility to the other side. The cross-street traffic must turn right to access a U-turn to proceed in the desired direction. Designated U-turn lanes at adjacent cross streets would be included in the proposed improvements. For the Haslet Roanoke Road cross street removal, there is an existing U-turn lane at Park Vista Boulevard to be used by cross street traffic.

From east of Roanoke Road to west of the SH 114 interchange, restriping of the existing main lanes would be proposed from two to four lanes with a ramp modification east of Parish Lane.

Frontage road improvements would include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.

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For each question below, indicate if there have been any changes since the NEPA approval or previous reevaluation.

No Additional ROW?

No Additional Easements?

No Relocations or Displacements?

Yes Environmental Issues of Concern?

Describe:

A Nationwide Permit 14 with PCN is required due to temporary impacts to wetlands.

The proposed project would permanently impact approximately 0.22 acre of riparian vegetation (habitat) at the tributary to Henrietta Creek. Coordination with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department would be needed for habitat as the impacts exceed the threshold per the 2013 TxDOT-TPWD MOU.

No Section 106 related issues?

No Tribal Coordination related issues?

No Section 4(f) related issues?

Yes Endangered Species Act related issues?

Describe:

There were six threatened or endangered species identified in the approved 1989 EA. These were the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum), Central plains milk snake (Lampropeltia traingulum gentilis), whooping crane (Grus americana), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), Arctic peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus tundrius), and black-capped vireo (Vireo atricapillus). Currently, four species were identified on the USFWS Federal Official Species List and consist of the least tern (Sterna antillarum), piping plover (Charadrius melodus), red knot (Calidris canutus rufa), and whooping crane. The proposed project would have no effect on these species.

Not previously identified in the approved 1989 EA, there is one state listed threatened species and eleven species of greatest conservation need (SGCN) for which the proposed project area is within range and suitable habitat may be present. BMPs would be implemented for these species according to the 2013 TxDOT-TPWD MOU and no coordination with TPWD for these species would be needed.

Yes Additional Public Involvement required?

Describe:

A public hearing is proposed in October 2019 to present information to the public on project improvements including additional controlled access near ramps and removal of cross street crossings. Per the 1989 Final EA, the proposed project would remove the Alta Vista Road, Haslet Roanoke Road and Roanoke Road crossings.

Date PI Completed: October 31, 2019

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Was a call conducted with ENV to discuss Yes Date of Call: July 26, 2019 this consultation reevaluation?

This memo serves as documentation of the Consultation Reevaluation for this particular issue.

TxDOT (Environmental Affairs Division and the District) has determined based on the information provided herein that the original environmental decision remains valid.

ENV Digitally signed by Doug Booher Concurrence: DN: cn=Doug Booher, o, ou, Doug Booher [email protected], c=US Date: 2019.07.26 07:58:48 -05'00'

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Source: NCTCOG streams (2019) and cities, counties, railraods, and roadways (2017).

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I Consultation Reevaluation Memo Amendment SH 170 from I-35W t

Consultation Reevaluation Memo Amendment

This amendment documents information that has changed since the last version of the Consultation Reevaluation Memo (CRM) (dated July 2019) was finalized and uploaded into ECOS. The change reported is in regard to the public involvement for the proposed project.

General Comments

The July 2019 CRM stated that a public hearing would be held in October 2019. The public hearing has been scheduled for December 19, 2019.

CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004 1 November 2019

Conformity Analysis Pending.

Biological Evaluation Form

Main CSJ: 3559-02-007 Form Prepared By: Scott Inglish

Date of Evaluation: August 2, 2019 Project has no Federal nexus.

Proposed Letting Date: September 2020 Project not assigned to TxDOT under the NEPA Assignment MOU District(s): Dallas, Fort Worth County(ies): Denton, Tarrant Roadway Name: SH 170 Limits From: I-35W Limits To: SH 114 Project Description: The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is proposing to construct discontinuous mainlanes and associated operational improvements along State Highway (SH) 170 from Interstate Highway 35 West (I-35W) to SH 114 in Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas. The construction limits span a distance of approximately 5 miles within the cities of Fort Worth and Westlake, Texas.

From east of Roanoke Road to west of the SH 114 interchange, restriping of the existing main lanes would be proposed from two to four lanes with a ramp modification east of Parish Lane. Frontage road improvements would include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations.

The project area is comprised of the existing ROW and existing drainage easements. The field work for the proposed project was conducted on July 2 and 29, 2019.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried-out by TxDOT pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated December 16, 2014, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT.

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

Yes Is the action area of the proposed project within the range of federally protected species?

Yes Did the USFWS IPaC system identify any endangered species that may occur or could potentially be affected by the proposed project activities?

Date that the IPaC system was accessed: July 8, 2019

No Is the action area of the proposed project in suitable habitat of federally protected species?

Form 300.01.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 3 Effective Date: December 2016 3559-02-007 Page 1 of 6 Biological Evaluation Form

*Explain: Four species were identified on the Official Species List. These are the least tern (Sterna antillarum), piping plover (Charadrius melodus), red knot (Calidris canutus rufa), and whooping crane (Grus americana). For these species, either USFWS has not designated critical habitat or, if critical habitat has been designated, there is no critical habitat within the project area.

For the least tern, there is no suitable habitat consisting of sand and gravel bars along braided streams or manmade structures present within the project area; therefore, the project would have no effect on the species.

The piping plover and red knot are included in the species list as needing consideration for wind energy projects. This is not a wind energy project, and no suitable habitat is present within the project area, so the project would have no effect on these two species.

The whooping crane is considered to be a potential migrant through the project area. However, there is no suitable habitat such as marshes, flooded grain fields, or coasts within the project area; therefore, the project would have no effect on the species.

Resources consulted or activities conducted to make effect determination (if applicable):

TPWD County List USFWS Critical Habitat Maps Species Expert Consulted

Aerial Photography Coastal Areas Maps Site Visit

Topographic Map Species Study Conducted Karst Zone Maps

Ecological Mapping System of Texas (EMST) Natural Diversity Database (NDD)

Other:

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)

Yes Is there potential for nesting birds to be present in the project action area during construction?

Yes Were active nests identified during the site survey?

Yes Will BMPs will be incorporated to protect migratory bird nests?

Comments: Active cliff swallow nests were observed under the eastbound lane bridge structure over the tributary to Henrietta Creek near the western limits of the proposed project.

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA)

No Does the proposed project have the potential to impact Bald or Golden Eagles?

Comments: The bald eagle and golden eagle have the potential to migrate through the area. Presence would be incidental during migration fly over. The proposed project would be located between existing roadways (frontage roads) and the human/

Form 300.01.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 3 Effective Date: December 2016 Page 2 of 6 Biological Evaluation Form

urban disturbances that occur in this location would make it unlikely for the species to utilize the project area. No impacts to bald or golden eagles are anticipated.

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA)

Yes Does the project have impacts on one or more Waters of the U.S. or wetlands?

Yes Is the project covered by a Nationwide Permit?

No Is the project covered by an Individual Permit from the USACE?

Comments: It is anticipated that a NWP 14 with a PCN would be required.

Executive Order 13112 on Invasive Species

Yes Would the proposed project be in compliance with EO 13112?

Comments: In accordance with EO 13112 on Invasive Species, seeding and replanting with TxDOT-approved seed mixes containing native species would be done where feasible. Additionally, soil disturbance would be minimized in the project area in order to minimize invasive species establishment.

Executive Memorandum on Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Landscaping

No Would landscaping be included in the proposed projects?

Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)

No Would the project require new ROW or permanent easements (Do not include temporary easements)?

General Comments

Form 300.01.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 3 Effective Date: December 2016 Page 3 of 6 Biological Evaluation Form

Findings

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

No suitable habitat was observed for any federally listed species. Therefore, there would be no effect on federally listed species. However, measures to avoid harm to any threatened and endangered species would be taken should they be observed during construction of the proposed project. Coordination with the USFWS would not be required. The USFWS IPaC website was accessed on July 8, 2019.

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)

Tidally influenced waters do not occur within the project action area. Coordination with National Marine Fisheries Service is not required.

Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)

This project is not located within a designated CBRA map unit. Coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is not required.

Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)

Marine mammals are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). The Texas coast provides suitable habitat and is within range of several marine mammals including the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus), and bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). The project area does not contain suitable habitat for marine mammals. Coordination with NMFS is not required.

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) states that it is unlawful to kill, capture, collect, possess, buy, sell, trade, or transport any migratory bird, nest, young, feather, or egg in part or in whole, without a federal permit issued in accordance within the Act’s policies and regulations. A site survey identified active nests within the project action area. TxDOT will take all appropriate actions to prevent the take of migratory birds, their active nests, eggs, or young by the use of proper phasing of the project or other appropriate actions. Direction to contractors is provided on the standard EPIC sheet.

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA)

The proposed project does not have the potential to impact Bald or Golden Eagles.

Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA)

The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA) of 1958 requires that federal agencies obtain comments from USFWS and TPWD. This coordination is required whenever a project involves impounding, diverting, or deepening a stream channel or other body of water. The proposed project is authorized under a Section 404 of the Clean Water Act Nationwide Permit; therefore, no coordination under FWCA would be required.

Executive Order 13112 on Invasive Species (EO 13112)

Form 300.01.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 3 Effective Date: December 2016 Page 4 of 6 Biological Evaluation Form

Re-vegetation of disturbed areas would be in compliance with the Executive Order on Invasive Species (EO 13112). Regionally native and non-invasive plants will be used to the extent practicable in landscaping and re-vegetation.

Executive Memorandum on Beneficial Landscaping

Landscaping is not part of the proposed project. If revegetation is needed, disturbed areas would be revegetated according to TxDOT’s standard practices, which to the extent practicable, complies with Executive Memorandum on Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Landscaping. Direction to contractors is provided on the standard EPIC sheet.

Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)

Coordination with the National Resources Conservation Service for FPPA would not be required because the project requires no additional ROW or permanent easements.

Form 300.01.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 3 Effective Date: December 2016 Page 5 of 6 Biological Evaluation Form Suggested Attachments

Aerial Map (with delineated project boundaries) USFWS T&E List TPWD T&E List Species Impact Table NDD EOID List and Tracked Managed Areas (Required for TPWD Coordination) NOAA EFH Mapper Printout USFWS CBRA Mapper Printout EMST Project MOU Summary Table (Required for TPWD Coordination) TPWD SGCN List FPPA Documentation NRCS Web Soil Survey Map Census Bureau Urbanized Area Map Landscaping Plans Photos (Required for TPWD Coordination) Previous TPWD Coordination Documentation (if applicable)

Form 300.01.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 3 Effective Date: December 2016 Page 6 of 6 Tier I Site Assessment

Main CSJ: 3559-02-007 Form Prepared By: Scott Inglish

Date of Evaluation: August 2, 2019 Project is classified as a Categorical Exclusion

The project area is comprised of the existing ROW and existing drainage easements. The field work for the proposed project was conducted on July 2 and 29, 2019.

1. No Is the project limited to a maintenance activity exempt from coordination? http://txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/environmental/maintenance-program.html

2. No Has the project previously completed coordination with TPWD?

3. Yes Is the project within range of a state threatened or endangered species or SGCN and suitable habitat is present?

Form 300.02.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 2 Effective Date: April 2017 3559-02-007 Page 1 of 8 Tier I SIte Assessment

*Explain: The project area is within range and suitable habitat is present for one state listed threatened species, 12 SGCN species, and one rare species.

The state listed threatened species is the timber (canebrake) rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus).

The SGCN species are the Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii), American bumblebee (Bombus pensylvanicus), cave myotis bat (Myotis velifer); eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale ptorius), southern short-tailed shrew (Blarina carolinensis); common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis), eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina), massasauga (Sistrurus tergeminus), slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus), Texas garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis annectens), western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis), and Shinner's sedge (Carex shinnersii).

The one rare species is the plains spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius interrupta).

Date TPWD County List Accessed: July 29, 2019

Date that the NDD was accessed: July 1, 2019

What agency performed the NDD search? TPWD

EOID Number Common Name Scientific Name Listing Status Buffer Zone

434 Texas garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis annectens S1 10 Mile Little bluestem-indiangrass Schizachyrium scoparium- 502 S2 10 Mile series sorghastrum nutans series Post oak-blackjack oak Quercus stellata-quercus 1726 S4 10 Mile series marilandica series Little bluestem-indiangrass Schizachyrium scoparium- 2293 S2 10 Mile series sorghastrum nutans series Carya illinoensis-celtis laevigata 2868 Pecan-sugarberry series S4 10 Mile series Comanche peak prairie 7015 Dalea reverchonii S2 10 Mile clover 9884 Texas heelsplitter Potamilus amphichaenus S1 10 Mile Schizachyrium scoparium- andropogon gerardii -sorghastrum 11568 Mollisol blackland prairie SNR 10 Mile nutans-bifora americana mollisol grassland Schizachyrium scoparium - Andropogon gerardii-sorghastrum 11569 Mollisol blackland prairie SNR 10 Mile nutans-bifora americana mollisol grassland Schizachyrium scoparium- andropogon gerardii-sorghastrum 11570 Mollisol blackland prairie SNR 10 Mile nutans-bifora americana mollisol grassland Schizachyrium scoparium- Schizachyrium scoparium- bouteloua curtipendula- 12005 bouteloua curtipendula-nassella SNR 10 Mile nassella leucotricha leucotricha herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation

Form 300.02.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 2 Effective Date: April 2017 3559-02-007 Page 2 of 8 Tier I SIte Assessment

NDD Search Results for EOIDs and Tracked Managed Areas

EOID Number Common Name Scientific Name Listing Status Buffer Zone

Schizachyrium scoparium- Schizachyrium scoparium- bouteloua curtipendula- 12006 bouteloua curtipendula-nassella SNR 10 Mile nassella leucotricha leucotricha herbaceous vegetation herbaceous vegetation 12796 Eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius S1S3 10 Mile

No Does the BMP PA eliminate the requirement to coordinate for all species? Comments: The following BMPs would be implemented per the 2013 MOU or as precautionary measures for the proposed project:

• Cave mytosis bat - Bat BMPs • Migratory Birds - MBTA • Plains spotted skunk and eastern spotted skunk - Plains spotted skunk BMP • Eastern box turtle, massasauga, slender glass lizard, common garter snake, Texas garter snake, timber (canebrake) rattlesnake, western rattlesnake - Terrestrial reptile BMPs • Woodhouse's toad - Amphibian and Aquatic Reptile BMPs

BMPs are not included in the TxDOT - TPWD BMP PA Shinner's sedge.

BMPs are listed in full at the end of the form.

4. No NDD and TCAP review indicates adverse impacts to remnant vegetation?

5. Yes Does the project require a NWP with PCN or IP by USACE?

*Explain: A NWP 14 with a PCN is anticipated for the proposed project.

6. No Does the project include more than 200 linear feet of stream channel for each single and complete crossing of one or more of the following that is not already channelized or otherwise maintained:

7. No Does the project contain known isolated wetlands outside the TxDOT ROW that will be directly impacted by the project?

8. Yes Would the project impact at least 0.10 acre of riparian vegetation?

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*Explain: The proposed project would permanently impact approximately 0.22 acre of riparian vegetation. This would occur at the tributary to Henrietta Creek near the western limits of the project area. This area had been previously disturbed with the construction of the frontage roads.

9. Yes Does project disturb a habitat type in an area equal to or greater than the area of disturbance indicated in the Threshold Table Programmatic Agreement? *Explain: The proposed project would impact approximately 0.22 acre of riparian habitat which exceeds the 0.10 acre threshold for this habitat type. Riparian impacts will be minimized to the extent possible.

*Attach associated file of EMST output (Mapper Report or other Excel File which includes MOU Type, Ecosystem Name, Common/Vegetation Type Name) in ECOS

Excel File Name: SH170_EMST_MOU_Habitat_Type.xlsx

9.1. Yes Is there a discrepancy between actual habitat(s) and EMST mapped habitat(s)?

*Explain: There is a discrepancy between actual habitats and the EMST mapped habitats. All EMST habitat type acreages were adjusted. The urban habitat acreage total increased while most other habitat type acreages were reduced or were deemed no longer present. Adjusted and redistributed habitat types were based on aerial photography and field observations by a qualified biologist that took place on July 2, 2019.

Attach file showing discrepancy between actual and EMST mapped habitat(s). File Name: SH170_Adjusted_MOU_Discrepancy_Table.xlsx

Is TPWD Coordination Required?

Yes

Early Coordination

Administrated Coordination - Must be conducted through ENV-NRM

BMPs Implemented or EPICs included (as necessary): The following BMPs will be implemented per the 2013 MOU for the proposed project:

For the cave mytosis bat, the following BMPs will be implemented: Bat BMPs To determine the appropriate best management practice to avoid or minimize impacts to bats, review the habitat description for the species of interest on the TPWD Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Texas by County List or other trusted resources. All bat surveys and other activities that include direct contact with bats shall comply with TPWD-recommended white-nose syndrome protocols located on the TPWD Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program website under "Project Design and Construction".

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The following survey and exclusion protocols should be followed prior to commencement of construction activities. For the purposes of this document, structures are defined as bridges, culverts (concrete or metal), wells, and buildings. • For activities that have the potential to impact structures, cliffs or caves, or trees; a qualified biologist will perform a habitat assessment and occupancy survey of the feature(s) with roost potential as early in the planning process as possible or within one year before project letting. • For roosts where occupancy is strongly suspected but unconfirmed during the initial survey, revisit feature(s) at most four weeks prior to scheduled disturbance to confirm absence of bats. • If bats are present or recent signs of occupation (i.e., piles of guano, distinct musky odor, or staining and rub marks at potential entry points) are observed, take appropriate measures to ensure that bats are not harmed, such as implementing non-lethal exclusion activities or timing or phasing of construction. • Exclusion devices can be installed by a qualified individual between September 1 and March 31. Exclusion devices should be used for a minimum of seven days when minimum nighttime temperatures are above 50°F AND minimum daytime temperatures are above 70°F. Prior to exclusion, ensure that alternate roosting habitat is available in the immediate area. If no suitable roosting habitat is available, installation of alternate roosts is recommended to replace the loss of an occupied roost. If alternate roost sites are not provided, bats may seek shelter in other inappropriate sites, such as buildings, in the surrounding area. See Section 2: Standard Recommendations for recommended acceptable methods for excluding bats from structures. • If feature(s) used by bats are removed as a result of construction, replacement structures should incorporate bat-friendly design or artificial roosts should be constructed to replace these features, as practicable. • Conversion of property containing cave or cliff features to transportation purposes should be avoided where feasible. • Avoid unnecessary removal of dead fronds on native and ornamental palm trees in south Texas (Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Kenedy, Brooks, Kleberg, Nueces, and San Patricio counties) from April1 through October 31. If removal of dead fronds is necessary at other times of the year, limit frond removal to extended warm periods (nighttime temperatures are greater than 55°F for at least two consecutive nights), so bats can move away from the disturbance and find new roosts. • Large hollow trees, snags (dead standing trees), and trees with shaggy bark should be surveyed for colonies and, if found, should not be disturbed until the bats are no longer occupying these features. Post-occupancy surveys should be conducted by a qualified biologist prior to tree removal from the landscape. • Retain mature, large diameter hardwood forest species and native/ornamental palm trees where feasible. • In all instances, avoid harm or death to bats. Bats should only be handled as a last resort and after communication with TPWD.

For all migratory birds, the following MBTA guidelines will be implemented: MBTA • In the event that migratory birds are encountered on-site during project construction, TxDOT will take all appropriate actions to prevent the take of migratory birds, their active nests, eggs, or young by the use of proper phasing of the project or other appropriate actions to include: • No active migratory bird nests (nests containing eggs and/or young) will be removed or destroyed at any time of the year. • No colonial nests (swallows, for example) on or in structures will be removed until all nests in the colony become inactive. • Measures, to the extent practicable, will be used to prevent or discourage migratory birds from building nests within portions of the project area planned for construction. • Inactive nests will be removed from the project area to minimize the potential for reuse by migratory birds. • Construction or demolition activities will be scheduled outside the typical nesting season (February 15 to October 1), and will comply with the previously listed prohibitive provisions of the MBTA, which apply year- round.

For the plains spotted skunk and eastern spotted skunk the following BMP will be implemented: • Contractors will be advised of potential occurrence in the project area, and to avoid harming the species if encountered, and to avoid unnecessary impacts to dens.

For the eastern box turtle, massasauga, slender glass lizard, common garter snake, Texas garter snake, timber

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(canebrake) rattlesnake, and western rattlesnake the following BMPs will be implemented: Terrestrial reptile BMPs • Apply hydromulching and/or hydroseeding in areas for soil stabilization and/or revegetation of disturbed areas where feasible. If hydromulching and/or hydroseeding are not feasible due to site conditions, utilize erosion control blankets or mats that contain no netting or contain loosely woven, natural fiber netting is preferred. Plastic netting should be avoided to the extent practicable. • For open trenches and excavated pits, install escape ramps at an angle of less than 45 degrees (1:1) in areas left uncovered. Visually inspect excavation areas for trapped wildlife prior to backfilling. • Inform contractors that if reptiles are found on project site allow species to safely leave the project area. • Avoid or minimize disturbing or removing downed trees, rotting stumps, and leaf litter where feasible. • Contractors will be advised of potential occurrence in the project area, and to avoid harming the species if encountered.

For the Woodhouse's toad the following BMPs will be implemented: Amphibian and Aquatic Reptile BMPs 3. For projects within the existing right-of-way (ROW) when work in in the water or will permanently impact a water feature and potential habitat exists for the target species complete the following: a) Contractors will be advised of potential occurrence in the project area, and to avoid harming the species if encountered. b) Minimize impacts to wetland, temporary and permanent open water features, including depressions, and riverine habitats. c) Maintain hydrologic regime and connections between wetlands and other aquatic features. d) Use barrier fencing to direct animal movements away from construction activities and areas of potential wildlife-vehicle collisions in construction areas directly adjacent, or that may directly impact, potential target habitat for the target species. e) Apply hydromulching and/or hydroseeding in areas for soil stabilization and/or revegetation of disturbed areas where feasible. If hydromulching and/or hydroseeding are not feasible, due to site conditions, using erosion control blankets or mats that contain no netting, or only loosely woven natural fiber netting is preferred. Plastic netting should be avoided to the extent possible. f) Project specific locations (PSLs) proposed within the state-owned ROW should be located in uplands away from aquatic features. g) When work is directly adjacent to the water, minimize impacts to shoreline basking sites (e.g., brush and debris piles, crayfish burrows) where feasible. h) Avoid or minimize disturbing or removing downed trees, rotting stumps, and leaf litter, which may be refugia for terrestrial amphibians, where feasible. i) If gutters and curbs are part of the roadway design, where feasible install gutters that do not include the side box inlet and include sloped (i.e. mountable) curbs to allow small animals to leave the roadway. If this modification to the entire curb system is not possible, install sections of sloped curb on either of the storm water drain for several feet to allow small animals to leave the roadway. Priority areas for these design recommendations are those with nearby wetlands or other aquatic features.

TxDOT Contact Information

Name: Elisa F. Garcia

Phone Number: 817-370-6718

E-mail: [email protected]

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Aerial Map (with delineated project boundaries) USFWS T&E List TPWD T&E List Species Impact Table NDD EOID List and Tracked Managed Areas (Required for TPWD Coordination)

EMST Project MOU Summary Table (Required for TPWD Coordination) TPWD SGCN List Photos (Required for TPWD Coordination) Previous TPWD Coordination Documentation (if applicable)

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for

SH 170 From I-35W to SH 114

Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas

CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004

Attachments

Contents:  Project Location Map  MOU Mapped and Field Adjusted Habitat Map  EMST Habitat Table  Adjusted MOU Habitat Acreage from Field Observations  Cross Timbers Ecoregion Species of Greatest Conservation Need  TPWD Annotated County List of Rare Species - Denton County  TPWD Annotated County List of Rare Species - Tarrant County  USFWS Threatened and Endangered Species List  SH 170 Species Impact Table  Natural Diversity Database Data  Texas Parks and Wildlife National Diversity Database Map  NRCS Custom Soil Resource Report for Denton and Tarrant Counties, Texas  Project Photographs

«¬114 Elizabeth Creek Cade Branch

Roanoke

35W ¨¦§ Westlake Project End

Henrietta Creek

Denton County

Tarrant County Westlake «¬170

Marshall Branch «¬377

Haslet UPRC

Project Begin Fort Worth Keller

Big Bear Creek

Source: TxDOT cities, counties, railraods, and roadways.

0 1 2 ± Miles Legend PROJECT LOCATION MAP Construction Limits Denton County SH 170 35W Road Wise ¨¦§ From I-35W to SH 114 County Railroad «¬114 Tier I Site Assessment and Tarrant Stream 377 County ¤£ Biological Evaluation ¤£287 County Boundary Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas ¨¦§35W MOU Mapped Habitat

Old Denton Rd

Keller Haslet Rd

Project Begin «¬170

Tributary to Henrietta Creek

¨¦§35W Adjusted Habitat Total Permanent Impacts: Open Water - 0.07 acre Riparian - 0.22 acre Old Denton Rd

Keller Haslet Rd

Project Begin «¬170

Tributary to Henrietta Creek

Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (July 2019). MOU MAPPED AND FIELD ADJUSTED HABITAT Existing ROW Disturbed Prairie 114 «¬ Denton (SHEET 1 OF 4) Existing Drainage Easement Edwards Plateau Savannah, 35W *The extent ¦¨§ County ± Stream Woodland, and Shrubland of each sheet Floodplain is highlighted SH 170 County Boundary in RED. 0 300 600 1,200 From I-35W to SH 114 Open Water Tarrant Permanent Habitat Impacts County Riparian Feet MOU Habitat Type Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation Agriculture Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland ¯ ¤£377 Crosstimbers Woodland and Forest Urban Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas MOU Mapped Habitat Keller Haslet Rd Haslet Roanoke Rd

Park Vista Blvd

«¬170

Alta Vista Rd

Adjusted Habitat Keller Haslet Rd Haslet Roanoke Rd

Park Vista Blvd

«¬170

Alta Vista Rd

Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (July 2019). MOU MAPPED AND FIELD ADJUSTED HABITAT Existing ROW Disturbed Prairie 114 «¬ Denton (SHEET 2 OF 4) Existing Drainage Easement Edwards Plateau Savannah, 35W *The extent ¦¨§ County ± Stream Woodland, and Shrubland of each sheet Floodplain is highlighted SH 170 County Boundary in RED. 0 300 600 1,200 From I-35W to SH 114 Open Water Tarrant Permanent Habitat Impacts County Riparian Feet MOU Habitat Type Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation Agriculture Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland ¯ ¤£377 Crosstimbers Woodland and Forest Urban Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas MOU Mapped Habitat

«¬170

Independence Pkwy ¤£377

Adjusted Habitat

«¬170

Independence Pkwy ¤£377

Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (July 2019). MOU MAPPED AND FIELD ADJUSTED HABITAT Existing ROW Disturbed Prairie 114 «¬ Denton (SHEET 3 OF 4) Existing Drainage Easement Edwards Plateau Savannah, 35W *The extent ¦¨§ County Woodland, and Shrubland ± Stream of each sheet Floodplain is highlighted SH 170 County Boundary in RED. 0 300 600 1,200 From I-35W to SH 114 Open Water Tarrant Permanent Habitat Impacts County Riparian Feet MOU Habitat Type Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation Agriculture Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland ¯ ¤£377 Crosstimbers Woodland and Forest Urban Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas MOU Mapped Habitat

¤£377 Project End

Roanoke Rd

«¬170

Denton County Tarrant County

Marshall Branch

Adjusted Habitat

¤£377 Project End

Roanoke Rd

«¬170

Denton County Tarrant County

Marshall Branch

Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (July 2019). MOU MAPPED AND FIELD ADJUSTED HABITAT Existing ROW Disturbed Prairie 114 «¬ Denton (SHEET 4 OF 4) Existing Drainage Easement Edwards Plateau Savannah, 35W *The extent ¦¨§ County ± Stream Woodland, and Shrubland of each sheet Floodplain is highlighted SH 170 County Boundary in RED. 0 300 600 1,200 From I-35W to SH 114 Open Water Tarrant Permanent Habitat Impacts County Riparian Feet MOU Habitat Type Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation Agriculture Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland ¯ ¤£377 Crosstimbers Woodland and Forest Urban Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

EMST Habitat Table Project Area EMST Habitat Type Identifier Ecological System Name MOU Habitat Type (Acres) Barren TPW101.008 Barren Agriculture 1.06 Central Texas: Floodplain Herbaceous Vegetation CES205.710 Southeastern Great Plains Floodplain Forest Floodplain 2.52 Central Texas: Riparian Deciduous Shrubland CES205.709 Southeastern Great Plains Riparian Forest Riparian 1.61 Central Texas: Riparian Herbaceous Vegetation CES205.709 Southeastern Great Plains Riparian Forest Riparian 0.86 Crosstimbers: Savanna Grassland CES205.682 Crosstimbers Oak Forest and Woodland Crosstimbers Woodland and Forest 0.27 Edwards Plateau: Savanna Grassland CES303.660 Edwards Plateau Limestone Savanna and Woodland Edwards Plateau Savannah, Woodland, and Shrubland 0.13 Grand Prairie: Tallgrass Prairie CES205.685 Southeastern Great Plains Tallgrass Prairie Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland 9.22 Native Invasive: Deciduous Woodland TPW101.001 Native Invasive Shrub and Woodland Disturbed Prairie 0.69 Native Invasive: Mesquite Shrubland TPW101.001 Native Invasive Shrub and Woodland Disturbed Prairie 0.08 Row Crops TPW101.005 Agriculture Agriculture 2.72 Urban High Intensity TPW101.003 Urban Urban 21.41 Urban Low Intensity TPW101.003 Urban Urban 296.03 Total 336.60

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Adjusted MOU Habitat Acreage from Field Observations Anticipated EMST Mapped *Actual Field Threshold MOU Habitat Type Permanent Impact Acreage Acreage Acreage Acreage Agriculture 3.78 0.03 0.00 10.00 Crosstimbers Woodland and Forest 0.27 0.00 0.00 2.00 Disturbed Prairie 0.77 0.00 0.00 3.00 Edwards Plateau Savannah, Woodland, and Shrubland 0.13 0.00 0.00 2.00 Floodplain 2.52 0.00 0.00 N/A Open Water 0.00 2.46 0.07 N/A Riparian 2.47 2.45 0.22 0.10 Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland 9.22 1.29 0.00 0.10 Urban 317.44 330.37 0.00 N/A Total 336.60 336.60 0.29

*Actual field acreages were determined based on aerial photographs, and field observations (July 2, 2019) by a qualified biologist, and the MOU habitat type. Acreage amounts were adjusted accordingly. The discrepancies can be viewed in the MOU Mapped and Field Adjusted Habitat Map.

CSJ: 3559-02-007, etc. Cross Timbers Ecoregion Species of Greatest Conservation Need

CROSS TIMBERS SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED General Habitat Type(s) in Texas Scientific Name Common Name Status Abundance Ranking These are VERY broad habitat types as a starting place Federal State Global State State of the practice resources are listed in each taxa line for more detailed information W.B. Davis and D.J. Schmidly. 1997 and 1994. Mammals of Texas (online and in print). Texas Tech University MAMMALS (1997) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (1994). http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/Default.htm (accessed 2011) Conepatus leuconotus Hog-nosed skunk G5 S4 Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland, Barren/Sparse Vegetation, Dipodomys elator Texas kangaroo rat T G1G2 S2 Shrubland, Agricultural Lutra canadensis River otter G5 S4 Riparian Mustela frenata Long-tailed weasel G5 S5 Forest, Woodland, Desert Scrub, Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland Myotis velifer Cave myotis G5 S4 Caves/Karst, Neovison vison Mink G5 S4 Riparian, Riverine, Lacustrine, Freshwater Wetland Puma concolor Mountain lion G5 S2 Forest, Woodland, Desert Scrub, Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland, Riparian Spilogale putorius Eastern spotted skunk G4T S4 Savanna/Open Woodland, Grassland Sylvilagus aquaticus Swamp rabbit G5 S5 Riparian, Freshwater Wetland Tadarida brasiliensis Brazilian free-tailed bat G5 S5 Cave/Karst, Artificial Refugia Taxidea taxus American badger G5 S5 Grassland, Desert scrub, Woodland, Savanna/Open Woodland, Forest

The Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). 2005 (with current updates by species). Retrieved from The BIRDS Birds of North America Online database: http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/BNA/ (accessed 2011). Supported by information from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the American Ornithologists' Union (http://www.aou.org/).

Anas acuta Northern Pintail G5 S3B,S5N Lacustrine, freshwater wetland, saltwater wetland, coastal, marine Colinus virginianus Northern Bobwhite G5 S4B Grassland, Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie-Chicken (Interior) G4 S1B Grassland Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey G5 S5B Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland, Forest, Riparian, Agricultural Egretta thula Snowy Egret G5 S5B Riparian, Riverine, Lacustrine, Freshwater Wetland, Saltwater Wetland, Estuary, Coastal, Cultural Aquatic Egretta caerulea Little Blue Heron G5 S5B Riparian, Riverine, Lacustrine, Freshwater Wetland, Saltwater Wetland, Estuary, Coastal, Cultural Aquatic Butorides virescens Green Heron G5 S5B Riparian, Riverine, Lacustrine, Freshwater Wetland, Cultural Aquatic Ictinia mississippiensis Mississippi Kite G5 S4B Woodland, Forest, Riparian, Developed:Urban/Suburban/Rural Haliaeetus leucocephalus Bald Eagle G5 S3B,S3N Riparian, Lacustrine, Freshwater Wetland, Saltwater Wetland Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier G5 S2B,S3N Grassland, Shrubland Buteo lineatus Red-shouldered Hawk G5 S4B Woodland, Forest, Riparian, Freshwater Wetland Buteo swainsoni Swainson’s Hawk G5 S4B Desert Scrub, Grassland, Shrubland

Pluvialis dominica American Golden-Plover G5 S3 Grassland, Freshwater Wetland, Agricultural

Sternula antillarum Least Tern G4 S3B LE* E* Riverine, Lacustrine, Freshwater Wetland, Saltwater Wetland, Estuary, Coastal, Marine, Developed: Industrial

Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl G4 S3B Desert Scrub, Grassland, Shrubland, Agricultural, Developed Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl G5 S4N Grassland, Shrubland, Agricultural Caprimulgus carolinensis Chuck-will's-widow G5 S3S4B Woodland, Forest, Riparian Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker G5 S3B Savanna/Open Woodland, Woodland, Forest, Riparian, Developed: Urban/Suburban/Rural Tyrannus forficatus Scissor-tailed Flycatcher G5 S3B Desert Scrub, Grassland, Shrubland, Agricultural, Developed Lanius ludovicianus Loggerhead Shrike G4 S4B Desert Scrub, Grassland, Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland, Agricultural, Developed Vireo bellii Bell’s Vireo G5 S3B Desert scrub, Shrubland, Riparian Vireo atricapilla Black-capped Vireo LE E G3 S2B Shrubland Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee G5 S5B Woodland, Forest, Riparian, Developed: Urban/Suburban/Rural Anthus spragueii Sprague's Pipit C G4 S3N Barren/Sparse Vegetation, Grassland, Shrubland, Agricultural Dendroica chrysoparia* Golden-cheeked Warbler LE E G2 S2B Woodland Aimophila cassinii Cassin’s Sparrow G5 S4B Grassland, Shrubland Aimophila ruficeps Rufous-crowned Sparrow G5 S4B Grassland Spizella pusilla Field Sparrow G5 S5B Grassland, Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland Ammodramus savannarum Grasshopper Sparrow G5 S3B Grassland, Agricultural Chondestes grammacus Lark Sparrow G5 S4B Grassland, Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland Ammodramus leconteii Le Conte's Sparrow Grassland Zonotrichia querula Harris's Sparrow G5 S4 Shrubland, Agricultural Calcarius mccownii McCown’s Longspur G4 S4 Grassland, Agricultural

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General Habitat Type(s) in Texas Scientific Name Common Name Status Abundance Ranking These are VERY broad habitat types as a starting place Federal State Global State State of the practice resources are listed in each taxa line for more detailed information Piranga rubra Summer Tanager G5 S5B Savanna/Open Woodland, Woodland, Forest, Riparian, Developed: Urban/Suburban/Rural Passerina ciris Painted Bunting G5 S4B Shrubland, Agricultural Spiza americana Dickcissel G5 S4B Grassland, Agricultural Sturnella magna Eastern Meadowlark G5 S5B Grassland, Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland Icterus spurius Orchard Oriole G5 S4B Shrubland, Savanna/Open Woodland, Woodland, Riparian

J.E. Werler and J.R. Dixon. 2000. Texas Snakes: Identification, Distribution, and Natural History. University of REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS Texas Press, Austin. 519 pgs. J.R. Dixon. 1987. Amphibians and Reptiles of Texas. Texas A&M University Press, College Station. 434 pp. Anaxyrus (Bufo) woodhousii Woodhouse's toad G5 SU woodland, forest, freshwater wetland Apalone mutica smooth softshell turtle riparian, riverine, lacustrine, freshwater wetland Cheylydra serpentina Common snapping turtle riparina, riverine Crotalus atrox Western diamondback rattlesnake S4 barren/sparse vegetation, desert scrub, grassland, shrubland, savanna, woodland, caves/karst Crotalus horridus Timber (Canebrake) Rattlesnake T G4 S4 woodland, forest, riparian Eurycea chisolmensis Salado Springs salamander C G1 S1 freshwater wetland (springs) Eurycea naufragia Georgetown Salamander C G1 S1 caves and karst, freshwater wetland (springs) Graptemys versa Texas map turtle G4 SU riparian, riverine Heterodon nasicus Western hognosed snake desert scrub, grassland, shrubland Macrochelys temminckii alligator snapping turtle T G3G4 S3 riparian, riverine, cultural aquatic Nerodia harteri Brazos Water Snake T S1 riparian, riverine, cultural aquatic Phrynosoma cornutum Texas horned lizard T G4G5 S4 desert scrub, grassland, savanna Pseudacris streckeri Strecker's Chorus Frog G5 S3 grassland, savanna, woodland, riparian, cultural aquatic, freshwater wetland Sistrurus catenatus massasauga grassland, barren/sparse vegetation, shrubland, coastal, Terrapene ornata Ornate box turtle G5 S3 grassland, barren/sparse vegetation, deset scrub, savanna, woodland Texas Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis annectans G5 S2 riparian, around lacustrine and cultural aquatic sites (Eastern/Texas/ New Mexico) Trachemys scripta Red-eared slider riparian, riverine, lacustrine, freshwater wetland, cultural aquatic

C. Thomas, T.H. Bonner and B.G. Whiteside. 2007. Freshwater Fishes of Texas: A Field Guide. Sponsored by The River Systems Institute at Texas State University, published by Texas A&M University Press. FRESHWATER FISHES Editor's Note: All freshwater fishes life history information in this table was sourced directly from the online version; citations are embedded in the online version at http://www.bio.txstate.edu/~tbonner/txfishes/

Anguilla rostrata American eel G4 S5 streams and reservoirs in drainages connected to marine environments Cycleptus elongatus Blue sucker T G3G4 S3 large, deep rivers, and deeper zones of lakes Hiodon alosoides Goldeye large lakes; backwaters Ictalurus lupus Headwater catfish G3 S2 clear streams and rivers with moderate gradients, deep spring runs Macryhbopsis storeriana Silver chub over silt or mud, turbid water with very soft sand/silt substrate Micropterus treculii Guadalupe bass G3 S3 small lentic environments; commonly taken in flowing water Notropis bairdi Red River shiner streambeds with widely fluctuating flows subject to high summer temperatures, high rates of evaporation, and Notropis oxyrhynchus Sharpnose shiner C G3 S3 Moderate current velocities and depths, sand bottom Notropis potteri Chub shiner T G4 S3 turbid, flowing water with silt or sand substrate; tolerant of high salinities Polyodon spathula Paddlefish T G4 S3 rivers, sluggish pools, backwaters, bayous, and oxbows with abundant zooplankton; large reservoirs if www.bugguide.net – good tool for identification and taxonomic information. www.texasento.net – compilation of information on insects in Texas www.odonatacentral.org – resource for identification and distribution of damselflies and dragonflies INVERTEBRATES www.butterfliesandmoths.org – resource for identification and distribution of Lepidoptera www.texasmussels.wordpress.com – resource for information on freshwater mussels in Texas Howells, R. G., R. W. Neck and H. D. Murray. 1996. Freshwater Mussels of Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Press, Austin Amblycorypha uhleri A katydid G2G3* S2?* Savanna/Open Woodland Arethaea ambulator A katydid G2G3* S2?* Savanna/Open Woodland Bombus pensylvanicus American bumblebee GU SU* Grassland, Savanna/Open Woodland Pleurobema riddellii Louisiana pigtoe T G1G2 S1 Riverine Pogonomyrmex comanche Comanche harvester ant G2G3* S2* Barren/Sparse Vegetation Potamilus amphichaenus Texas heelsplitter T G1G2 S1 Riverine Quadrula aurea Golden orb T G1 S2* Riverine

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General Habitat Type(s) in Texas Scientific Name Common Name Status Abundance Ranking These are VERY broad habitat types as a starting place Federal State Global State State of the practice resources are listed in each taxa line for more detailed information Quadrula houstonensis Smooth pimpleback T G2 S1S2* Riverine Quadrula mitchelli False Spike T GH SH Riverine Taeniopteryx starki Texas willowfly G1 S1 Riparian, Riverine Truncilla macrodon Texas fawnsfoot T G2Q S1* Riverine J.M. Poole, W.R. Carr, D.M. Price and J.R. Singhurst. 2007. Rare Plants of Texas. Texas A&M University Press, College Station. D.S. Correll and M.C Johnston. 1979. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson. M.C. Johnston. 1990. The Vascular Plants of Texas: A List Up-dating the Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas, PLANTS 2nd Edition. Marshall C. Johnston, Austin. F.W. Gould. 1975. The Grasses of Texas. Texas A & M University Press, College Station. S.D. Jones, J.K. Wipff, and P.M. Montgomery. 1997. Vascular Plants of Texas: A Comprehensive Checklist including Synonymy; Bibliography, and Index. University of Texas Press, Austin. R.A. Vines. 2004. Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southwest. Blackburn Press.

Agalinis auriculata earleaf false foxglove G3 SH Savanna/Open Woodland; Grrassland Agalinis densiflora Osage Plains false foxglove G3 S2 Savanna/Open Woodland - Outcrops Argythamnia aphoroides Hill Country wild-mercury G2G3 S2S3 Savanna/Open Woodland Carex edwardsiana canyon sedge G3G4S3S4 S3S4 Woodland (slopes above Riparian) Carex shinnersii Shinner's sedge G3? S2 Grassland Clematis texensis scarlet leather-flower G3G4 S3S4 Woodland Croton alabamensis var. texensis Texabama croton G3T2 S2 Woodland Cuscuta exaltata tree dodder G3 S3 Woodland Dalea reverchonii Comanche Peak prairie-clover G2 S2 Savanna/Open Woodland; Grassland Echinacea atrorubens Topeka purple-coneflower G3 S3 Savanna/Open Woodland Festuca versuta Texas fescue G3 S3 Woodland Gaura triangulata prairie butterfly-weed G3G4 S3 Grassland Hexalectris nitida Glass Mountains coral-root G3 S3 Woodland Ipomoea shumardiana Shumard's morning glory G2G3 S1 Savanna/Open Woodland Liatris glandulosa glandular gay-feather G3 S3 Savanna/Open Woodland Oenothera coryi Cory's Evening-primrose G3 S3 Savanna/Open Woodland Pediomelum cyphocalyx turnip-root scurfpea G3G4 S3S4 Grassland Pediomelum reverchonii Reverchon's curfpea G3 S3 Grassland Physaria engelmannii Engelmann's bladderpod G3 S3 Savanna/Open Woodland Prunus minutiflora Texas almond G3G4 S3S4 Savanna/Open Woodland Schoenoplectus hallii Hall's baby bulrush G2G3 S1 Freshwater Wetland (ponds) Senecio quaylei Quayle's butterweed G1Q S1 Savanna/Open Woodland Styrax platanifolius subsp. platanifolius sycamore-leaf snowbell G3T3 S3 Woodland Valerianella stenocarpa bigflower cornsalad G3 S3 Savanna/Open Woodland Yucca necopina Glen Rose yucca G1G2 S1S2 Savanna/Open Woodland

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Last Update: 7/17/2019 DENTON COUNTY

AMPHIBIANS Strecker's chorus frog Pseudacris streckeri Wooded floodplains and flats, prairies, cultivated fields and marshes. Likes sandy substrates. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3

Woodhouse's toad Anaxyrus woodhousii Extremely catholic up to 5000 feet, does very well (except for traffic) in association with man. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: SU

BIRDS bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Found primarily near rivers and large lakes; nests in tall trees or on cliffs near water; communally roosts, especially in winter; hunts live prey, scavenges, and pirates food from other birds Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3B,S3N black rail Laterallus jamaicensis Salt, brackish, and freshwater marshes, pond borders, wet meadows, and grassy swamps; nests in or along edge of marsh, sometimes on damp ground, but usually on mat of previous years dead grasses; nest usually hidden in marsh grass or at base of Salicornia Federal Status: PT State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S2

Franklin's gull Leucophaeus pipixcan Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4G5 State Rank: S2N interior least tern Sternula antillarum athalassos Sand beaches, flats, bays, inlets, lagoons, islands. Subspecies is listed only when inland (more than 50 miles from a coastline); nests along sand and gravel bars within braided streams, rivers; also know to nest on man-made structures (inland beaches, wastewater treatment plants, gravel mines, etc); eats small fish and crustaceans, when breeding forages within a few hundred feet of colony Federal Status: LE State Status: E SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4T2Q State Rank: S1B

BIRDS mountain plover Charadrius montanus Breeding: nests on high plains or shortgrass prairie, on ground in shallow depression; nonbreeding: shortgrass plains and bare, dirt (plowed) fields; primarily insectivorous Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2 piping plover Charadrius melodus Beaches, sandflats, and dunes along Gulf Coast beaches and adjacent offshore islands. Also spoil islands in the Intracoastal Waterway. Based on the November 30, 1992 Section 6 Job No. 9.1, Piping Plover and Snowy Plover Winter Habitat Status Survey, algal flats appear to be the highest quality habitat. Some of the most important aspects of algal flats are their relative inaccessibility and their continuous availability throughout all tidal conditions. Sand flats often appear to be preferred over algal flats when both are available, but large portions of sand flats along the Texas coast are available only during low-very low tides and are often completely unavailable during extreme high tides or strong north winds. Beaches appear to serve as a secondary habitat to the flats associated with the primary bays, lagoons, and inter-island passes. Beaches are rarely used on the southern Texas coast, where bayside habitat is always available, and are abandoned as bayside habitats become available on the central and northern coast. However, beaches are probably a vital habitat along the central and northern coast (i.e. north of Padre Island) during periods of extreme high tides that cover the flats. Optimal site characteristics appear to be large in area, sparsely vegetated, continuously available or in close proximity to secondary habitat, and with limited human disturbance. Federal Status: LT State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2N red knot Calidris canutus rufa Red knots migrate long distances in flocks northward through the contiguous United States mainly April-June, southward July-October. A small plump-bodied, short-necked shorebird that in breeding plumage, typically held from May through August, is a distinctive and unique pottery orange color. Its bill is dark, straight and, relative to other shorebirds, short-to-medium in length. After molting in late summer, this species is in a drab gray-and-white non-breeding plumage, typically held from September through April. In the non-breeding plumage, the knot might be confused with the omnipresent Sanderling. During this plumage, look for the knot¶s prominent pale eyebrow and whitish flanks with dark barring. The Red Knot prefers the shoreline of coast and bays and also uses mudflats during rare inland encounters. Primary prey items include coquina clam (Donax spp.) on beaches and dwarf surf clam (Mulinia lateralis) in bays, at least in the Laguna Madre. Wintering Range includes- Aransas, Brazoria, Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, Kennedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, San Patricio, and Willacy. Habitat: Primarily seacoasts on tidal flats and beaches, herbaceous wetland, and Tidal flat/shore. Federal Status: LT State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4T2 State Rank: SNRN western burrowing owl Athene cunicularia hypugaea Open grasslands, especially prairie, plains, and savanna, sometimes in open areas such as vacant lots near human habitation or airports; nests and roosts in abandoned burrows Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4T4 State Rank: S2 white-faced ibis Plegadis chihi Prefers freshwater marshes, sloughs, and irrigated rice fields, but will attend brackish and saltwater habitats; currently confined to near-coastal rookeries in so-called hog-wallow prairies. Nests in marshes, in low trees, on the ground in bulrushes or reeds, or on floating mats. Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4B

BIRDS whooping crane Grus americana Small ponds, marshes, and flooded grain fields for both roosting and foraging. Potential migrant via plains throughout most of state to coast; winters in coastal marshes of Aransas, Calhoun, and Refugio counties. Federal Status: LE State Status: E SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G1 State Rank: S1N

INSECTS American bumblebee Bombus pensylvanicus Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: SNR

No accepted common name Arethaea ambulator Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Global Rank: GNR State Rank: SNR

MAMMALS American badger Taxidea taxus Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus Any wooded areas or woodlands except south Texas. Riparian areas in west Texas. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 big free-tailed bat Nyctinomops macrotis Habitat data sparse but records indicate that species prefers to roost in crevices and cracks in high canyon walls, but will use buildings, as well; reproduction data sparse, gives birth to single offspring late June-early July; females gather in nursery colonies; winter habits undetermined, but may hibernate in the Trans-Pecos; opportunistic insectivore Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 black-tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus Dry, flat, short grasslands with low, relatively sparse vegetation, including areas overgrazed by cattle; live in large family groups Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S3

MAMMALS eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis Found in a variety of habitats in Texas. Usually associated with wooded areas. Found in towns especially during migration. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S4 eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius Catholic; open fields prairies, croplands, fence rows, farmyards, forest edges & woodlands. Prefer wooded, brushy areas & tallgrass prairies. S.p. ssp. interrupta found in wooded areas and tallgrass prairies, preferring rocky canyons and outcrops when such sites are available. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S1S3 hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Known from montane and riparian woodland in Trans-Pecos, forests and woods in east and central Texas. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S4 long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Includes brushlands, fence rows, upland woods and bottomland hardwoods, forest edges & rocky desert scrub. Usually live close to water. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5

Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis Roosts in buildings in east Texas. Largest maternity roosts are in limestone caves on the Edwards Plateau. Found in all habitats, forest to desert. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 mink Neovison vison Intimately associated with water; coastal swamps & marshes, wooded riparian zones, edges of lakes. Prefer floodplains. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4 mountain lion Puma concolor Rugged mountains & riparian zones. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S2S3

MAMMALS plains spotted skunk Spilogale putorius interrupta Catholic; open fields, prairies, croplands, fence rows, farmyards, forest edges, and woodlands; prefers wooded, brushy areas and tallgrass prairie Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: N Endemic: N Global Rank: G4T4 State Rank: S1S3 southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4 swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 thirteen-lined ground squirrel Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 tricolored bat Perimyotis subflavus Forest, woodland and riparian areas are important. Caves are very important to this species. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G2G3 State Rank: S3S4 western hog-nosed skunk Conepatus leuconotus Habitats include woodlands, grasslands & deserts, to 7200 feet, most common in rugged, rocky canyon country; little is known about the habitat of the ssp. telmalestes Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S4 woodland vole Microtus pinetorum Include grassy marshes, swamp edges, old-field/pine woodland ecotones, tallgrass fields; generally sandy soils. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3

MOLLUSKS Louisiana pigtoe Pleurobema riddellii Streams and moderate-size rivers, usually flowing water on substrates of mud, sand, and gravel; not generally known from impoundments; Sabine, Neches, and Trinity (historic) River basins Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: S1 sandbank pocketbook Lampsilis satura Small to large rivers with moderate flows and swift current on gravel, gravel-sand, and sand bottoms; east Texas, Sulfur south through San Jacinto River basins; Neches River Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S1

Texas heelsplitter Potamilus amphichaenus Quiet waters in mud or sand and also in reservoirs. Sabine, Neches, and Trinity River basins Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: S1

REPTILES American alligator Alligator mississippiensis Coastal marshes; inland natural rivers, swamps and marshes; manmade impoundments. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: N Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4 common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis Irrigation canals and riparian-corridor farmlands in west; marshy, flooded pastureland, grassy or brushy borders of permanent bodies of water; coastal salt marshes. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: N Endemic: Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S2 eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina Eastern box turtles inhabit forests, fields, forest-brush, and forest-field ecotones. In some areas they move seasonally from fields in spring to forest in summer. They commonly enters pools of shallow water in summer. For shelter, they burrow into loose soil, debris, mud, old stump holes, or under leaf litter. They can successfully hibernate in sites that may experience subfreezing temperatures. In Maryland bottomland forest, some hibernated in pits or depressions in forest floor (usually about 30 cm deep) usually within summer range; individuals tended to hibernate in same area in different years (Stickel 1989). Also attracted to farms, old fields and cut-over woodlands, as well as creek bottoms and dense woodlands. Egg laying sites often are sandy or loamy soils in open areas; females may move from bottomlands to warmer and drier sites to nest. In Maryland, females used the same nesting area in different years (Stickel 1989). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3

REPTILES slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus Prefers relatively dry microhabitats, usually associated with grassy areas. Habitats include open grassland, prairie, woodland edge, open woodland, oak savannas, longleaf pine flatwoods, scrubby areas, fallow fields, and areas near streams and ponds, often in habitats with sandy soil. This species often appears on roads in spring. During inactivity, it occurs in underground burrows. In Kansas, slender glass lizards were scarce in heavily grazed pastures, increased as grass increased with removal of grazing, and declined as brush and trees replaced grass (Fitch 1989). Eggs are laid underground, under cover, or under grass clumps (Ashton and Ashton 1985); in cavities beneath flat rocks or in abandoned tunnels of small mammals (Scalopus, Microtus) (Fitch 1989). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 smooth softshell Apalone mutica Any permanent body of water.Large rivers and streams; in some areas also found in lakes, impoundments, and shallow bogs (Ernst and Barbour 1972). Usually in water with sandy or mud bottom and few aquatic plants. Often basks on sand bars and mudflats at edge of water. Eggs are laid in nests dug in high open sandbars and banks close to water, usually within 90 m of water (Fitch and Plummer 1975). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3

Texas garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis annectens Irrigation canals and riparian-corridor farmlands in west; marshy, flooded pastureland, grassy or brushy borders of permanent bodies of water; coastal salt marshes. Wet or moist microhabitats are conducive to the species occurrence, but is not necessarily restricted to them; hibernates underground or in or under surface cover; breeds March-August. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G5T4 State Rank: S1

REPTILES western box turtle Terrapene ornata Ornate or western box trutles inhabit prairie grassland, pasture, fields, sandhills, and open woodland. They are essentially terrestrial but sometimes enter slow, shallow streams and creek pools. For shelter, they burrow into soil (e.g., under plants such as yucca) (Converse et al. 2002) or enter burrows made by other species; winter burrow depth was 0.5-1.8 meters in Wisconsin (Doroff and Keith 1990), 7-120 cm (average depth 54 cm) in Nebraska (Converse et al. 2002). Eggs are laid in nests dug in soft well-drained soil in open area (Legler 1960, Converse et al. 2002). Very partial to sandy soil. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 western hognose snake Heterodon nasicus Habitat consists of areas with sandy or gravelly soils, including prairies, sandhills, wide valleys, river floodplains, bajadas, semiagricultural areas (but not intensively cultivated land), and margins of irrigation ditches (Degenhardt et al. 1996, Hammerson 1999, Werler and Dixon 2000, Stebbins 2003). Also thornscrub woodlands and chaparral thickets. Seems to prefer sandy and loamy soils, not necessarily flat. Periods of inactivity are spent burrowed in the soil or in existing burrows. Eggs are laid in nests a few inches below the ground surface (Platt 1969). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4 western rattlesnake Crotalus viridis Grassland, both desert and prairie; shrub desert rocky hillsides; edges of arid and semi-arid river breaks. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5

PLANTS Glen Rose yucca Yucca necopina Grasslands on sandy soils and limestone outcrops; flowering April-June Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: S1S2

Topeka purple-coneflower Echinacea atrorubens Occurring mostly in tallgrass prairie of the southern Great Plains, in blackland prairies but also in a variety of other sites like limestone hillsides; Perennial; Flowering Jan-June; Fruiting Jan-May Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3

Last Update: 7/17/2019 TARRANT COUNTY

INSECTS American bumblebee Bombus pensylvanicus Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: SNR

Comanche harvester ant Pogonomyrmex comanche Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G2G3 State Rank: S2

MAMMALS black bear Ursus americanus In Chisos, prefers higher elevations where pinyon-oaks predominate; also occasionally sighted in desert scrub of Trans-Pecos (Black Gap Wildlife Management Area) and Edwards Plateau in juniper-oak habitat. For ssp. luteolus, bottomland hardwoods, floodplain forests, upland hardwoods with mixed pine; marsh. Bottomland hardwoods and large tracts of inaccessible forested areas. Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 black-tailed prairie dog Cynomys ludovicianus Dry, flat, short grasslands with low, relatively sparse vegetation, including areas overgrazed by cattle; live in large family groups Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S3 cave myotis bat Myotis velifer Colonial and cave-dwelling; also roosts in rock crevices, old buildings, carports, under bridges, and even in abandoned Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) nests; roosts in clusters of up to thousands of individuals; hibernates in limestone caves of Edwards Plateau and gypsum cave of Panhandle during winter; opportunistic insectivore. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4G5 State Rank: S4 eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis Found in a variety of habitats in Texas. Usually associated with wooded areas. Found in towns especially during migration. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S4 eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius Catholic; open fields prairies, croplands, fence rows, farmyards, forest edges & woodlands. Prefer wooded, brushy areas & tallgrass prairies. S.p. ssp. interrupta found in wooded areas and tallgrass prairies, preferring rocky canyons and outcrops when such sites are available. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S1S3 hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus Known from montane and riparian woodland in Trans-Pecos, forests and woods in east and central Texas. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S4 long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Includes brushlands, fence rows, upland woods and bottomland hardwoods, forest edges & rocky desert scrub. Usually live close to water. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5

MAMMALS Mexican free-tailed bat Tadarida brasiliensis Roosts in buildings in east Texas. Largest maternity roosts are in limestone caves on the Edwards Plateau. Found in all habitats, forest to desert. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 mink Neovison vison Intimately associated with water; coastal swamps & marshes, wooded riparian zones, edges of lakes. Prefer floodplains. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4 mountain lion Puma concolor Rugged mountains & riparian zones. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S2S3 plains spotted skunk Spilogale putorius interrupta Catholic; open fields, prairies, croplands, fence rows, farmyards, forest edges, and woodlands; prefers wooded, brushy areas and tallgrass prairie Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: N Endemic: N Global Rank: G4T4 State Rank: S1S3 southern short-tailed shrew Blarina carolinensis Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4 swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 thirteen-lined ground squirrel Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5

MAMMALS tricolored bat Perimyotis subflavus Forest, woodland and riparian areas are important. Caves are very important to this species. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G2G3 State Rank: S3S4 western hog-nosed skunk Conepatus leuconotus Habitats include woodlands, grasslands & deserts, to 7200 feet, most common in rugged, rocky canyon country; little is known about the habitat of the ssp. telmalestes Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S4 woodland vole Microtus pinetorum Include grassy marshes, swamp edges, old-field/pine woodland ecotones, tallgrass fields; generally sandy soils. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3

REPTILES alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii Perennial water bodies; deep water of rivers, canals, lakes, and oxbows; also swamps, bayous, and ponds near deep running water; sometimes enters brackish coastal waters; usually in water with mud bottom and abundant aquatic vegetation; may migrate several miles along rivers; active March-October; breeds April-October Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y

REPTILES Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S2

American alligator Alligator mississippiensis Coastal marshes; inland natural rivers, swamps and marshes; manmade impoundments. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: N Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4 common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis Irrigation canals and riparian-corridor farmlands in west; marshy, flooded pastureland, grassy or brushy borders of permanent bodies of water; coastal salt marshes. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: N Endemic: Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S2 eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina Eastern box turtles inhabit forests, fields, forest-brush, and forest-field ecotones. In some areas they move seasonally from fields in spring to forest in summer. They commonly enters pools of shallow water in summer. For shelter, they burrow into loose soil, debris, mud, old stump holes, or under leaf litter. They can successfully hibernate in sites that may experience subfreezing temperatures. In Maryland bottomland forest, some hibernated in pits or depressions in forest floor (usually about 30 cm deep) usually within summer range; individuals tended to hibernate in same area in different years (Stickel 1989). Also attracted to farms, old fields and cut-over woodlands, as well as creek bottoms and dense woodlands. Egg laying sites often are sandy or loamy soils in open areas; females may move from bottomlands to warmer and drier sites to nest. In Maryland, females used the same nesting area in different years (Stickel 1989). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 massasauga Sistrurus tergeminus Quite common in gently rolling prairie occasionally broken by creek valley or rocky hillside. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S3S4 slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus Prefers relatively dry microhabitats, usually associated with grassy areas. Habitats include open grassland, prairie, woodland edge, open woodland, oak savannas, longleaf pine flatwoods, scrubby areas, fallow fields, and areas near streams and ponds, often in habitats with sandy soil. This species often appears on roads in spring. During inactivity, it occurs in underground burrows. In Kansas, slender glass lizards were scarce in heavily grazed pastures, increased as grass increased with removal of grazing, and declined as brush and trees replaced grass (Fitch 1989). Eggs are laid underground, under cover, or under grass clumps (Ashton and Ashton 1985); in cavities beneath flat rocks or in abandoned tunnels of small mammals (Scalopus, Microtus) (Fitch 1989). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 smooth softshell Apalone mutica Any permanent body of water.Large rivers and streams; in some areas also found in lakes, impoundments, and shallow bogs (Ernst and Barbour 1972). Usually in water with sandy or mud bottom and few aquatic plants. Often basks on sand bars and mudflats at edge of water. Eggs are laid in nests dug in high open sandbars and banks close to water, usually within 90 m of water (Fitch and Plummer 1975).

REPTILES Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3

Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum Occurs to 6000 feet, but largely limited below the pinyon-juniper zone on mountains in the Big Bend area. Open, arid and semi-arid regions with sparse vegetation, including grass, cactus, scattered brush or scrubby trees; soil may vary in texture from sandy to rocky; burrows into soil, enters rodent burrows, or hides under rock when inactive; breeds March-September. Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4G5 State Rank: S3 timber (canebrake) rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Swamps, floodplains, upland pine and deciduous woodland, riparian zones, abandoned farmland. Limestone bluffs, sandy soil or black clay. Prefers dense ground cover, i.e. grapevines, palmetto. Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S4 western box turtle Terrapene ornata Ornate or western box trutles inhabit prairie grassland, pasture, fields, sandhills, and open woodland. They are essentially terrestrial but sometimes enter slow, shallow streams and creek pools. For shelter, they burrow into soil (e.g., under plants such as yucca) (Converse et al. 2002) or enter burrows made by other species; winter burrow depth was 0.5-1.8 meters in Wisconsin (Doroff and Keith 1990), 7-120 cm (average depth 54 cm) in Nebraska (Converse et al. 2002). Eggs are laid in nests dug in soft well-drained soil in open area (Legler 1960, Converse et al. 2002). Very partial to sandy soil. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3

PLANTS earleaf false foxglove Agalinis auriculata Known in Texas from one late nineteenth century specimen record labeled -Benbrook-; in Oklahoma, degraded prairies, floodplains, fallow fields, and borders of upland sterile woods; in Arkansas, blackland prairie; Annual; Flowering August - October Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: SH

PLANTS Engelmann's bladderpod Physaria engelmannii Grasslands and calcareous rock outcrops in a band along the eastern edge of the Edwards Plateau, ranging as far north as the Red River (Carr 2015). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S3

Glen Rose yucca Yucca necopina Grasslands on sandy soils and limestone outcrops; flowering April-June Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: S1S2

Hall's prairie clover Dalea hallii In grasslands on eroded limestone or chalk and in oak scrub on rocky hillsides; Perennial; Flowering May-Sept; Fruiting June-Sept Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3

Osage Plains false foxglove Agalinis densiflora Most records are from grasslands on shallow, gravelly, well drained, calcareous soils; Prairies, dry limestone soils; Annual; Flowering Aug-Oct Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2

Reverchon's scurfpea Pediomelum reverchonii Mostly in prairies on shallow rocky calcareous substrates and limestone outcrops; Perennial; Flowering Jun-Sept; Fruiting June-July Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2

Shinner's sedge Carex shinnersii Occurs in ditches and swales in prairie landscapes (Carr 2015). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2

Texas milk vetch Astragalus reflexus Grasslands, prairies, and roadsides on calcareous and clay substrates; Annual; Flowering Feb-June; Fruiting April-June Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3

PLANTS Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3

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In Reply Refer To: July 08, 2019 Consultation Code: 02ETAR00-2019-SLI-1771 Event Code: 02ETAR00-2019-E-03817 Project Name: SH 170

Subject: List of threatened and endangered species that may occur in your proposed project location, and/or may be affected by your proposed project

To Whom It May Concern:

The enclosed species list identifies threatened, endangered, proposed, and candidate species, as well as proposed and final designated critical habitat, which may occur within the boundary of your proposed project. The species list fulfills the requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) under section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

The purpose of the Act is to provide a means whereby threatened and endangered species and the ecosystems upon which they depend may be conserved. Under section 7(a)(1) of the Act, Federal agencies are directed to utilize their authorities to carry out programs for the conservation of threatened and endangered species. Under and 7(a)(2) and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 402 et seq.), Federal agencies are required to determine whether their actions may affect threatened and endangered species and/or designated critical habitat. A Federal action is an activity or program authorized, funded, or carried out, in whole or in part, by a Federal agency (50 CFR 402.02).

A Biological Assessment is required for construction projects (or other undertakings having similar physical impacts) that are major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment as defined in the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2) (c)). For Federal actions other than major construction activities, the Service suggests that a biological evaluation (similar to a Biological Assessment) be prepared to determine whether the project may affect listed or proposed species and/or designated or proposed critical habitat. Recommended contents of a Biological Assessment are described at 50 CFR 402.12. 07/08/2019 Event Code: 02ETAR00-2019-E-03817 2

After evaluating the potential effects of a proposed action on federally listed species, one of the following determinations should be made by the Federal agency:

1. No effect - the appropriate determination when a project, as proposed, is anticipated to have no effects to listed species or critical habitat. A "no effect" determination does not require section 7 consultation and no coordination or contact with the Service is necessary. However, the action agency should maintain a complete record of their evaluation, including the steps leading to the determination of affect, the qualified personnel conducting the evaluation, habitat conditions, site photographs, and any other related information. 2. May affect, but is not likely to adversely affect - the appropriate determination when a proposed action's anticipated effects are insignificant, discountable, or completely beneficial. Insignificant effects relate to the size of the impact and should never reach the scale where "take" of a listed species occurs. Discountable effects are those extremely unlikely to occur. Based on best judgment, a person would not be able to meaningfully measure, detect, or evaluate insignificant effects, or expect discountable effects to occur. This determination requires written concurrence from the Service. A biological evaluation or other supporting information justifying this determination should be submitted with a request for written concurrence. 3. May affect, is likely to adversely affect - the appropriate determination if any adverse effect to listed species or critical habitat may occur as a direct or indirect result of the proposed action, and the effect is not discountable or insignificant. This determination requires formal section 7 consultation.

The Service recommends that candidate species, proposed species, and proposed critical habitat be addressed should consultation be necessary. More information on the regulations and procedures for section 7 consultation, including the role of permit or license applicants, can be found in the "Endangered Species Consultation Handbook" at: http://www.fws.gov/endangered/ esa-library/pdf/TOC-GLOS.PDF

New information based on updated surveys, changes in the abundance and distribution of species, changed habitat conditions, or other factors could change this list. Please feel free to contact us if you need more current information or assistance regarding the potential impacts to federally proposed, listed, and candidate species and federally designated and proposed critical habitat. Please note that under 50 CFR 402.12(e) of the regulations implementing section 7 of the Act, the accuracy of this species list should be verified after 90 days. This verification can be completed formally or informally as desired. The Service recommends that verification be completed by visiting the ECOS-IPaC website at regular intervals during project planning and implementation for updates to species lists and information. An updated list may be requested through the ECOS-IPaC system by completing the same process used to receive the enclosed list.

Please be aware that bald and golden eagles are protected under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 668 et seq.), and projects affecting these species may require development of an eagle conservation plan (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/

07/08/2019 Event Code: 02ETAR00-2019-E-03817 3 eagle_guidance.html). Additionally, wind energy projects should follow the wind energy guidelines (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/) for minimizing impacts to migratory birds and bats.

Guidance for minimizing impacts to migratory birds for projects including communications towers (e.g., cellular, digital television, radio, and emergency broadcast) can be found at: http:// www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/towers.htm; http:// www.towerkill.com; and http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/ comtow.html.

For additional information concerning migratory birds and eagle conservation plans, please contact the Service's Migratory Bird Office at 505-248-7882.

We appreciate your concern for threatened and endangered species. The Service encourages Federal agencies to include conservation of threatened and endangered species into their project planning to further the purposes of the Act. Please include the Consultation Tracking Number in the header of this letter with any request for consultation or correspondence about your project that you submit to our office.

Attachment(s):

▪ Official Species List

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Official Species List This list is provided pursuant to Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, and fulfills the requirement for Federal agencies to "request of the Secretary of the Interior information whether any species which is listed or proposed to be listed may be present in the area of a proposed action".

This species list is provided by:

Arlington Ecological Services Field Office 2005 Ne Green Oaks Blvd Suite 140 Arlington, TX 76006-6247 (817) 277-1100

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Project Summary Consultation Code: 02ETAR00-2019-SLI-1771

Event Code: 02ETAR00-2019-E-03817

Project Name: SH 170

Project Type: TRANSPORTATION

Project Description: Linear transportation project in Tarrant County.

Project Location: Approximate location of the project can be viewed in Google Maps: https:// www.google.com/maps/place/32.97781920228923N97.26591705656911W

Counties: Denton, TX | Tarrant, TX

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Endangered Species Act Species There is a total of 4 threatened, endangered, or candidate species on this species list.

Species on this list should be considered in an effects analysis for your project and could include species that exist in another geographic area. For example, certain fish may appear on the species list because a project could affect downstream species. Note that 2 of these species should be considered only under certain conditions.

IPaC does not display listed species or critical habitats under the sole jurisdiction of NOAA Fisheries1, as USFWS does not have the authority to speak on behalf of NOAA and the Department of Commerce.

See the "Critical habitats" section below for those critical habitats that lie wholly or partially within your project area under this office's jurisdiction. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions.

1. NOAA Fisheries, also known as the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), is an office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration within the Department of Commerce.

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Birds NAME STATUS Least Tern Sterna antillarum Endangered Population: interior pop. No critical habitat has been designated for this species. Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8505

Piping Plover Charadrius melodus Threatened Population: [Atlantic Coast and Northern Great Plains populations] - Wherever found, except those areas where listed as endangered. There is final critical habitat for this species. Your location is outside the critical habitat. This species only needs to be considered under the following conditions: ▪ Wind Energy Projects Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/6039

Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa Threatened No critical habitat has been designated for this species. This species only needs to be considered under the following conditions: ▪ Wind Energy Projects Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/1864

Whooping Crane Grus americana Endangered Population: Wherever found, except where listed as an experimental population There is final critical habitat for this species. Your location is outside the critical habitat. Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/758

Critical habitats THERE ARE NO CRITICAL HABITATS WITHIN YOUR PROJECT AREA UNDER THIS OFFICE'S JURISDICTION.

Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 SH 170 Species Impact Table Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact AMPHIBIANS Strecker’s Denton No suitable habitat consisting chorus frog Wooded floodplains and flats, prairies, cultivated and SGCN No No Impact of sandy substrates is present Pseudacris fields and marshes. Likes sandy substrates. streckeri Tarrant within the project area. Inhabit grasslands, desert and semi-desert shrublands, river valleys and floodplains, and agricultural areas, usually in areas with deep May friable soils. Live on land except during the brief Woodhouse's Impact, Suitable habitat consisting of Denton breeding season. Breeding occurs in marshes, toad Not Likely floodplains and grasslands is and SGCN rain pools, ponds, lakes, reservoirs, flooded Yes Anaxyrus to present within the project Tarrant areas, stream pools or backwaters, and other woodhousii Adversely area. bodies of water with a shallow margin lacking a Impact strong current, including both permanent and temporary pools, generally in sites with few if any fishes. BIRDS Found primarily near rivers and large lakes; nests Potential migrant through the Bald eagle Denton in tall trees or on cliffs near water; communally project area. No suitable Haliaeetus and T roosts, No No Impact foraging or roosting habitat leucocephalus Tarrant especially in winter; hunts live prey, scavenges, within the project area. and pirates food from other birds. Salt, brackish, and freshwater marshes, pond No suitable habitat consisting borders, wet meadows, and grassy swamps; of salt, brackish and Black rail Denton nests in or along edge of marsh, sometimes on freshwater marshes, wet Laterallus and SGCN No No Impact damp ground, but usually on mat of previous meadows, or grassy swamps jamaicensis Tarrant years dead grasses; nest usually hidden in marsh is present within the project grass or at base of Salicornia. area. Nonbreeding: seacoasts, bays, estuaries, lakes, No suitable habitat consisting rivers, marshes, ponds and irrigated fields; Franklin’s gull Denton of seacoasts, bays, estuaries, mudflats. Nests in fresh-water marshes, shores of Leucophaeus and SGCN No No Impact lakes, marshes, irrigated inland lakes, in areas of prairie and steppe. Nest pipixcan Tarrant fields, or mudflats is present is made of dead marsh plants; it is often a floating within the project area. structure anchored to a living plant stem.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact Sand beaches, flats, bays, inlets, lagoons, islands. Subspecies is listed only when inland Interior least (more than 50 miles from a coastline); nests along No suitable habitat consisting tern Denton sand and gravel bars within braided streams, of sand beaches, bays, Sternula and E rivers; also know to nest on man-made structures No No Impact lagoons, flats, inlets, or island antillarum Tarrant (inland beaches, wastewater treatment plants, is present within the project athalassos gravel mines, etc); eats small fish and area. crustaceans, when breeding forages within a few hundred feet of colony. Nests along sand and gravel bars within braided No suitable habitat containing streams, rivers; also known to nest on man-made Least tern sand and gravel bars along structures (inland beaches, wastewater treatment No Effect/ Sterna E SGCN No braided streams or man- plants, gravel mines, etc.); eats small fish and No Impact antillarum made structures is present crustaceans, when breeding, forages within a few within the project area. hundred feet of the colony. Breeding: nests on high plains or shortgrass No suitable habitat consisting Mountain plover Denton prairie, on ground in shallow depression; of shortgrass plains and bare, Charadrius and SGCN No No Impact nonbreeding: shortgrass plains and bare, dirt dirt fields is present within the montanus Tarrant (plowed) fields; primarily insectivorous. project area.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact Beaches, sandflats, and dunes along Gulf Coast beaches and adjacent offshore islands. Also spoil islands in the Intracoastal Waterway. Sand flats often appear to be preferred over algal flats when both are available, but large portions of sand flats along the Texas coast are available only during low-very low tides and are often completely unavailable during extreme high tides or strong north winds. Beaches appear to serve as a No suitable habitat consisting secondary habitat to the flats associated with the of beaches, bays, or mud and Piping plover Denton primary bays, lagoons, and inter-island passes. salt flats is present within the No Effect/ Charadrius and T T Beaches are rarely used on the southern Texas No project area. Species only No Impact melodus Tarrant coast, where bayside habitat is always available, needs to be considered for and are abandoned as bayside habitats become wind energy projects under available on the central and northern coast. the federal listing. However, beaches are probably a vital habitat along the central and northern coast (i.e. north of Padre Island) during periods of extreme high tides that cover the flats. Optimal site characteristics appear to be large in area, sparsely vegetated, continuously available or in close proximity to secondary habitat, and with limited human disturbance. Red knots migrate long distances in flocks northward through the contiguous United States mainly April-June, southward July-October. Potential migrant through the Prefers the shoreline of coast and bays and also project area. No suitable uses mudflats during rare inland encounters. habitat consisting of coastal Primary prey items include coquina clam (Donax Red knot Denton shorelines, bays, or mudflats spp.) on beaches and dwarf surf clam (Mulinia No Effect/ Calidrus canutus and T SGCN No is present within the project lateralis) in bays, at least in the Laguna Madre. No Impact rufa Tarrant area. Species only needs to Wintering Range includes- Aransas, Brazoria, be considered for wind Calhoun, Cameron, Chambers, Galveston, energy projects under the Jefferson, Kennedy, Kleberg, Matagorda, Nueces, federal listing. San Patricio, and Willacy. Habitat: Primarily seacoasts on tidal flats and beaches, herbaceous wetland, and Tidal flat/shore.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact Species is a rare migrant to the eastern half of Texas. Open grasslands, especially prairies, plains, and Western Species prefers open areas savannas, sometimes in open areas such as burrowing owl Denton with short vegetation, bare vacant lots near human habitation or airports; Athene and SGCN No No Impact ground, and well- drained nests and roosts in abandoned burrows. Artificial cunicularia Tarrant soils. Artificial nest burrows, nest burrows, such as culverts, may also be hypugaea such as adequately sized utilized. culverts, are not present in the project area. No suitable habitat consisting Prefers freshwater marshes, sloughs, and of freshwater marshes, Denton irrigated rice fields, but will attend brackish and White-faced ibis irrigated rice fields, or and T saltwater habitats; nests in marshes, in low trees, No No Impact Plegadis chihi brackish and saltwater Tarrant on the ground in bulrushes or reeds, or on floating habitats is present within the mats. project area. Potential migrant through the Small ponds, marshes, and flooded grain fields for project area. No suitable Denton both roosting and foraging. Potential migrant via Whooping crane No Effect/ habitat consisting of marshes, and E E plains throughout most of state to coast; winters in No Grus americana No Impact flooded grain fields, or coasts Tarrant coastal marshes of Aransas, Calhoun, and is present within the project Refugio counties. area. INSECTS May American Impact, Suitable habitat consisting of Denton Found in open farmland and fields such as bumblebee Not Likely open fields and grasslands is and SGCN croplands, hedgerows, grasslands, herbaceous Yes Bombus to present within the project Tarrant and old fields. pensylvanicus Adversely area. Impact Comanche No suitable habitat consisting harvester ant Only nests in very deep sandy soils in prairies Tarrant SGCN No No Impact sandy soils is present within Pogonomyrmex surrounded by oak forests. comanche the project area.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact MAMMALS Live in a variety of habitats, but they most commonly are found in open country such as No suitable habitat consisting American Denton prairies and plains. They avoid heavily wooded of natural prairies and plains badger and SGCN areas and habitats with rocky soils. Most common No No Impact is present within the project Taxidea taxus Tarrant in portions of West and South Texas although area. they occasionally are sighted in the eastern part of the state. No suitable habitat consisting Big brown bat Denton Any wooded areas or woodlands except south of wooded areas or Eptesicus and SGCN No No Impact Texas. Riparian areas in west Texas. woodlands is present within fuscus Tarrant the project area. Habitat data sparse but records indicate that species prefers to roost in crevices and cracks in Big free-tailed high canyon walls, but will use buildings, as well; No suitable habitat consisting Denton bat reproduction data sparse, gives birth to single of high canyon walls is and SGCN No No Impact Nyctinomops offspring late June-early July; females gather in present within the project Tarrant macrotis nursery colonies; winter habits undetermined, but area. may hibernate in the Trans-Pecos; opportunistic insectivore. No suitable habitat consisting Black bear of bottomland tracts or large Bottomland hardwoods and large tracts of Ursus Tarrant T No No Impact tracts of inaccessible areas inaccessible forested areas. americanus are present in the project area. Black-tailed No suitable habitat consisting Denton Dry, flat, short grasslands with low, relatively prairie dog of short grasslands with and SGCN sparse vegetation, including areas overgrazed by No No Impact Cynomys sparse vegetation is present Tarrant cattle; live in large family groups. ludovicianus within the project area. Colonial and cave-dwelling; also roosts in rock crevices, old buildings, carports, under bridges, May and even in abandoned Cliff Swallow (Hirundo Impact, Suitable habitat consisting of Cave myotis bat pyrrhonota) nests; roosts in clusters of up to Not Likely bridges and cliff swallow Tarrant SGCN Yes Myotis velifer thousands of individuals; hibernates in limestone to nests is present within the caves of Edwards Plateau and gypsum cave of Adversely project area. Panhandle during winter; opportunistic Impact insectivore.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact Eastern red bat Denton Found in a variety of habitats in Texas. Usually No suitable habitat consisting Lasiurus and SGCN associated with wooded areas. Found in towns No No Impact of wooded areas is present borealis Tarrant especially during migration. within the project area. Catholic; open fields prairies, croplands, fence May Suitable habitat may be Eastern spotted rows, farmyards, forest edges; woodlands. Prefer Impact, present within the project Denton skunk wooded, brushy areas; tallgrass prairies. S.p. ssp. Not Likely area at the bridged section of and SGCN Yes Spilogale interrupta found in wooded areas and tallgrass to the tributary to Henrietta Tarrant putorius prairies, preferring rocky canyons and outcrops Adversely Creek and existing drainage when such sites are available. Impact easements. No suitable habitat with Hoary bat Denton Known from montane and riparian woodland in montane and riparian Lasiurus and SGCN Trans-Pecos, forests and woods in east and No No Impact woodland in Trans-Pecos, or cinereus Tarrant central Texas. forests is present within the project area. No suitable habitat with Long-tailed Denton Includes brushlands, fence rows, upland woods upland woods, brushlands, weasel and SGCN and bottomland hardwoods, forest edges & rocky No No Impact forest edges, or rocky desert Mustela frenata Tarrant desert scrub. Usually live close to water. scrub is present within the project area. No suitable habitat consisting Mexican free- Roosts in buildings in east Texas. Largest Denton of limestone caves or tailed bat maternity roosts are in limestone caves on the and SGCN No No Impact buildings in east Texas is Tadarida Edwards Plateau. Found in all habitats, forest to Tarrant present within the project brasiliensis desert. area. No suitable habitat consisting Denton Intimately associated with water; coastal swamps of coastal swamps and Mink and SGCN & marshes, wooded riparian zones, edges of No No Impact marshes, lake edges is Neovison vison Tarrant lakes. Prefer floodplains. present within the project area. No suitable habitat consisting Denton Rugged mountains and riparian zones. Generally of remote mountains, Mountain lion and SGCN are found in remote mountains, canyonlands, or No No Impact canyonlands, or hilly areas is Puma concolor Tarrant hilly areas with good cover. present within the project area.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact May Suitable habitat may be Plains spotted Catholic; open fields, prairies, croplands, fence Impact, present within the project skunk Denton rows, farmyards, forest edges, and woodlands; Not Likely area at the bridged section of Spilogale and Yes prefers wooded, brushy areas and tallgrass to the tributary to Henrietta putorius Tarrant interrupta prairie. Adversely Creek and existing drainage Impact easements. Various upland and wetland habitats, including May moist deciduous woods, brushy areas, pine Suitable habitat consisting of Southern short- Impact, Denton woodland and forest, mixed oak-pine-juniper deciduous woods, grassy tailed shrew Not Likely and SGCN woods, grassy situations, densely wooded Yes situations, and areas with Blarina to Tarrant floodplains. May favor areas with abundant leaf abundant leaf litter is present carolinensis Adversely litter and fallen logs. Nest sites are probably under within the project area. Impact logs, stumps and other debris. Usually restricted to floodplains, bottomlands, riparian areas. Prefers mature forests. Associated with dense, brushy thickets in wooded floodplains No suitable habitat consisting Swamp rabbit Denton along borders of lakes, river, and swamps. of dense, brushy thickets in Sylvilagus and SGCN Commonly seeks water to escape danger. Nests No No Impact wooded floodplains is present aquaticus Tarrant are built in slight depressions in ground, within the project area. underbrush piles or fallen branches, in hollow logs, or in holes along banks. Females regularly build dummy nests. Restricted to dry and sandy (and "tighter") soils of Thirteen-lined open areas, such as grasslands, cultivated fields, No suitable habitat consisting Denton ground squirrel meadows, roadsides, airfields, shrublands, and of sandy, or slightly tighter and SGCN No No Impact Ictidomys suburban lawns. Beaches and dry pine barrens soils, is present within the Tarrant tridecemlineatus also used. Rests, gives birth, and hibernates in project area. underground burrow. No suitable habitat consisting Tricolored bat Denton Forest, woodland and riparian areas are of forests or caves near Perimyotis and SGCN important. Caves are very important to this No No Impact riparian areas are present subflavus Tarrant species. within the project area. Western hog- Habitats include woodlands, grasslands; deserts, No suitable habitat consisting Denton nosed skunk to 7200 feet, most common in rugged, rocky of deserts or rugged, rocky and SGCN No No Impact Conepatus canyon country; little is known about the habitat of canyon country is present Tarrant leuconotus the ssp. telmalestes. within the project area.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact No suitable habitat consisting Woodland vole Denton Include grassy marshes, swamp edges, old- of grassy marshes, swamp Microtus and SGCN field/pine woodland ecotones, tallgrass fields; No No Impact edges, pine woodlands, or pinetorum Tarrant generally sandy soils. sandy soils is present within the project area. MOLLUSKS Streams and moderate-size rivers, usually flowing Louisiana pigtoe Denton Streams within the project water on substrates of mud, sand, and gravel; not Pleurobema and T No No Impact area are intermittent and do generally known from impoundments; Sabine, riddellii Tarrant not provide suitable habitat. Neches, and Trinity (historic) River basins.

Small to large rivers with moderate flows and swift Sandbank Denton Streams within the project current on gravel, gravel-sand, and sand bottoms; pocketbook and T No No Impact area are intermittent and do east Texas, Sulfur south through San Jacinto Lampsilis satura Tarrant not provide suitable habitat. River basins; Neches River.

Texas Denton Streams within the project heelsplitter Quiet waters in mud or sand and in reservoirs. and T No No Impact area are intermittent and do Potamilus Sabine, Neches, and Trinity River basins. amphichaenus Tarrant not provide suitable habitat. REPTILES Perennial water bodies; deep water of rivers, canals, lakes, and oxbows; also swamps, bayous, Alligator and ponds near deep running water; sometimes No suitable habitat consisting snapping turtle enters brackish coastal waters; usually in water of deep perennial waters is Tarrant T No No Impact Macrochelys with mud bottom and abundant aquatic present within the project temminckii vegetation; may migrate several miles along area. rivers; active March-October; breeds April- October American No suitable habitat consisting Denton alligator Coastal marshes; inland natural rivers, swamps of coastal marshes, swamps, and No No Impact Alligator and marshes; manmade impoundments. marshes, or rivers is present Tarrant mississippiensis within the project area.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact May No suitable habitat consisting Common garter Irrigation canals and riparian-corridor farmlands in Impact, of irrigation canals, riparian- Denton snake west; marshy, flooded pastureland, grassy or Not Likely corridor farmlands, marshy- and Yes Thamnophis brushy borders of permanent bodies of water; to flooded pasturelands, or Tarrant sirtalis coastal salt marshes. Adversely coastal marshes is present Impact within the project area. Eastern box turtles inhabit forests, fields, forest- brush, and forest-field ecotones. In some areas they move seasonally from fields in spring to forest in summer. They commonly enter pools of shallow water in summer. For shelter, they burrow into loose soil, debris, mud, old stump holes, or under leaf litter. They can successfully hibernate in sites that may experience subfreezing May Suitable habitat consisting of Eastern box temperatures. In Maryland bottomland forest, Impact, Denton fields, shallow pools, creek turtle some hibernated in pits or depressions in forest Not Likely and SGCN Yes bottoms and loamy soils is Terrapene floor (usually about 30 cm deep) usually within to Tarrant present within the project carolina summer range; individuals tended to hibernate in Adversely area. same area in different years (Stickel 1989). Also Impact attracted to farms, old fields and cut-over woodlands, as well as creek bottoms and dense woodlands. Egg laying sites often are sandy or loamy soils in open areas; females may move from bottomlands to warmer and drier sites to nest. In Maryland, females used the same nesting area in different years (Stickel 1989). May Suitable habitat may be Impact, present within the project Massasauga Quite common in gently rolling prairie occasionally Not Likely area at the bridged section of Sistrurus Tarrant SGCN Yes tergeminus broken by creek valley or rocky hillside. to the tributary to Henrietta Adversely Creek and existing drainage Impact easements.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact Prefers relatively dry microhabitats, usually associated with grassy areas. Habitats include open grassland, prairie, woodland edge, open woodland, oak savannas, longleaf pine flatwoods, scrubby areas, fallow fields, and areas near streams and ponds, often in habitats with sandy May soil. This species often appears on roads in Suitable habitat consisting of Slender glass Impact, Denton spring. During inactivity, it occurs in underground dry microhabitats associated lizard Not Likely and SGCN burrows. In Kansas, slender glass lizards were Yes with grassy areas, and Ophisaurus to Tarrant scarce in heavily grazed pastures, increased as streams are present within attenuatus Adversely grass increased with removal of grazing, and the project area. Impact declined as brush and trees replaced grass (Fitch 1989). Eggs are laid underground, under cover, or under grass clumps (Ashton and Ashton 1985); in cavities beneath flat rocks or in abandoned tunnels of small mammals (Scalopus, Microtus) (Fitch 1989). Any permanent body of water. Large rivers and streams; in some areas also found in lakes, impoundments, and shallow bogs (Ernst and No suitable habitat consisting Denton Barbour 1972). Usually in water with sandy or of large rivers and streams, Smooth softshell and SGCN mud bottom and few aquatic plants. Often basks No No Impact lakes, shallow bogs, or Apalone mutica Tarrant on sand bars and mudflats at edge of water. Eggs impoundments is present are laid in nests dug in high open sandbars and within the project area. banks close to water, usually within 90 m of water (Fitch and Plummer 1975). Irrigation canals and riparian-corridor farmlands in west; marshy, flooded pastureland, grassy or May Texas garter brushy borders of permanent bodies of water; Impact, Suitable habitat consisting of snake Denton coastal salt marshes. Wet or moist microhabitats Not Likely wet or moist microhabitats is Thamnophis and SGCN Yes are conducive to the species occurrence but is not to present within the project sirtalis Tarrant annectens necessarily restricted to them; hibernates Adversely area. underground or in or under surface cover; breeds Impact March-August.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact No suitable habitat consisting Occurs to 6000 feet, but largely limited below the of arid and semi-arid regions pinyon-juniper zone on mountains in the Big Bend with sparse vegetation with Texas horned area. Open, arid and semi-arid regions with scrubby trees, cactus, Denton lizard sparse vegetation, including grass, cactus, scattered brush, and sandy to and T No No Impact Phrynosoma scattered brush or scrubby trees; soil may vary in rocky soils is present within Tarrant cornutum texture from sandy to rocky; burrows into soil, the project area. No rodent enters rodent burrows, or hides under rock when burrows were observed inactive; breeds March-September. during the field reconnaissance. May Suitable habitat may be Timber Swamps, floodplains, upland pine and deciduous Impact, present within the project (canebrake) Denton woodlands, riparian zones, abandoned farmland; Not Likely area at the bridged section of rattlesnake and T Yes limestone bluffs, sandy soil or black clay; prefers to the tributary to Henrietta Crotalus Tarrant horridus dense ground cover, i.e. grapevines or palmetto. Adversely Creek and existing drainage Impact easements. Ornate or western box turtles inhabit prairie grassland, pasture, fields, sandhills, and open woodland. They are essentially terrestrial but sometimes enter slow, shallow streams and creek pools. For shelter, they burrow into soil (e.g., Western box Denton under plants such as yucca) (Converse et al. No suitable habitat consisting turtle Terrapene and SGCN 2002) or enter burrows made by other species; No No Impact of sandy soils is present Tarrant winter burrow depth was 0.5-1.8 meters in within the project area. ornata Wisconsin (Doroff and Keith 1990), 7-120 cm (average depth 54 cm) in Nebraska (Converse et al. 2002). Eggs are laid in nests dug in soft well- drained soil in open area (Legler 1960, Converse et al. 2002). Very partial to sandy soil.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact Habitat consists of areas with sandy or gravelly soils, including prairies, sandhills, wide valleys, river floodplains, bajadas, semiagricultural areas No suitable habitat consisting (but not intensively cultivated land), and margins of sandhills, sandy and Western of irrigation ditches (Degenhardt et al. 1996, gravelly soils, river hognose snake Hammerson 1999, Werler and Dixon 2000, Denton SGCN No No Impact floodplains, wide valleys, Heterodon Stebbins 2003). Also thornscrub woodlands and thornscrub woodlands, or nasicus chaparral thickets. Seems to prefer sandy and chaparral thickets are present loamy soils, not necessarily flat. Periods of within the project area. inactivity are spent burrowed in the soil or in existing burrows. Eggs are laid in nests a few inches below the ground surface (Platt 1969). May Impact, Western Grassland, both desert and prairie; shrub desert Suitable habitat consisting of Not Likely rattlesnake Denton SGCN rocky hillsides; edges of arid and semi-arid river Yes grasslands is present within to Crotalus viridis breaks. the project area. Adversely Impact PLANTS This species is only known in Texas from one late nineteenth century specimen Known in Texas from one late nineteenth century record. Given the vegetation Earleaf false specimen record labeled -Benbrook-; in and soil disturbance within foxglove Oklahoma, degraded prairies, floodplains, fallow Tarrant SGCN No No Impact the project area from road Agalinis fields, and borders of upland sterile woods; in construction and auriculata Arkansas, blackland prairie; Annual; Flowering maintenance as well as August – October. surrounding development, this species would be unlikely to occur in the project area. Engelmann’s No suitable habitat consisting Grasslands and calcareous rock outcrops in a bladderpod of grasslands and calcareous Tarrant SGCN band along the eastern edge of the Edwards No No Impact Physaria outcrops is present within the Plateau, ranging as far north as the Red River. engelmannii project area.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact No suitable habitat consisting Glen Rose Denton of grasslands on sandy soils Grasslands on sandy soils and limestone yucca and SGCN No No Impact and limestone outcrops is outcrops; flowering April-June. Yucca necopina Tarrant present within the project area. No suitable habitat consisting Hall’s prairie In grasslands on eroded limestone or chalk and in of limestone or chalk in oak clover Tarrant SGCN oak scrub on rocky hillsides; Perennial; Flowering No No Impact scrub or rocky hillsides is Dalea hallii May-Sept; Fruiting June-Sept. present within the project area. Osage Plains No suitable habitat consisting Most records are from grasslands on shallow, false foxglove grassland on shallow gravelly Tarrant SGCN gravelly, well drained, calcareous soils; Prairies, No No Impact Agalinis soils is present within the dry limestone soils; Annual; Flowering Aug-Oct. densiflora project area. No suitable habitat consisting Reverchon's Mostly in prairies on shallow rocky calcareous of prairies on shallow rocky scurfpea Pediomelum Tarrant SGCN substrates and limestone outcrops; Perennial; No No Impact substrates or limestone reverchonii Flowering Jun-Sept; Fruiting June-July. outcrops is present within the project area. May Suitable habitat may be Impact, present within the project Shinner's sedge Occurs in ditches and swales in prairie Not Likely Tarrant SGCN Yes area at the bridged section of Carex shinnersii landscapes. to the tributary to Henrietta Adversely Creek. Impact Grasslands, prairies, and roadsides on calcareous and clay substrates; Annual; Flowering Feb-June; No suitable habitat consisting Fruiting April-June. Per NatureServe the species of early successional occurs most frequently in early-successional Texas milk vetch situations is present within situations within various prairie grasslands on Astragalus Tarrant SGCN No No Impact the project area. Project area calcareous clay substrates. One specimen was reflexus has been previously modified taken from "virgin blackland prairie" but most with the construction of the others are from grazed pastures, gravel pits, frontage roads. railroad embankments and other less-intact situations.

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Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Species Federal State Habitat Species County Description of Habitat Effect/ Justification Status Status Present Impact Occurring mostly in tallgrass prairie of the No suitable habitat consisting Topeka purple- Denton southern Great Plains, in blackland prairies but of tallgrass prairie of the coneflower Echinacea and SGCN also in a variety of other sites like limestone No No Impact southern Great Plains and atrorubens Tarrant hillsides; Perennial; Flowering Jan-June; fruiting limestone hillsides is present Jan-May. within the project area. E – State or Federal Listed Endangered T – State or Federal Listed Threatened SGCN – Species of greatest conservation need “blank” – For County means all of Texas except within 50 miles of coast. “blank” – For Federal listing means there is no designation occurring within identified county “blank” – State listed Rare, but with no regulatory listing status Sources: US Fish & Wildlife Service (July 8, 2019), Texas Parks & Wildlife Department, Wildlife Division, Diversity and Habitat Assessment Programs, County Lists of Texas Special Species (July 29, 2019), and Field Visit (July 2 and 29, 2019).

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From: Madison Selldin Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 3:27 PM To: '[email protected]' Subject: NDD Data Request

Good afternoon,

I would like to request the NDD data for a TxDOT transportation project in the Cities of Fort Worth, Roanoke, and Westlake in Denton and Tarrant Counties, TX. The USGS quadrangles needed for the project include: • Keller • Colleyville • Argyle • Justin • Haltom City • Hurst • Lake Worth • Avondale • Rhome • Grapevine • Lewisville West • Denton East • Denton West • Ponder

I am unable to receive zip files unless the file name has HNTB at the beginning. For example, “hntb_data”. If any additional information is needed, please let me know. Thank you for your assistance.

Madison Selldin Environmental Planner I Environmental Planning Tel (972) 628-3038 Email [email protected]

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From: Texas Natural Diversity Database Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 9:57 AM To: Madison Selldin Subject: RE: NDD Data Request Attachments: hntb_selldin_20190625.zip

The Texas Natural Diversity Database (TXNDD) staff provides the following information in response to your request for data. Please read this entire message for important information regarding your request, additional data sources, and project review.

As of June 1, 2019, each information request may contain additional spatial and report information. Be aware of files labeled in the following format (sfpt_(requestor_name)_yyyymmdd.zip, sfln_(requestor_name)_yyyymmdd.zip, or sfpy_(requestor_name)_yyyymmdd.zip). The additional files contain Source Features (observations) of tracked species or communities that haven’t been added to an Element Occurrence (EO) record yet. You may also see reports that have file names starting with sf. All data, regardless of the record being an Element Occurrence (EO) or Source Feature (SF) should be considered when evaluating the impact of any project. If you have any questions about Source Feature data or how to use that information, please contact Bob Gottfried at (512)389-8744.

***Your information request area contains known ecologically significant stream segments. Use the links below to obtain these data.***

Data The TXNDD includes federal and state listed and tracked Threatened, Endangered, and Rare species. Please note that areas where Element Occurrence (EO) and Source Feature (SF) data are absent should not be interpreted as an absence of Threatened, Endangered, and Rare species. Given the small proportion of public versus private land in Texas, the TXNDD does not include a representative inventory of rare resources in the state. Data from the TXNDD do not provide a definitive statement as to the presence, absence, or condition of special species, natural communities, or other significant features within your project area. These data cannot substitute for an on-site evaluation by qualified biologists.

Attached documents The attached .zip file contains several documents that will guide you in appropriate use, restrictions, and interpretation of TXNDD data as well as a reporting form for submitting data to the TXNDD. The .zip file also includes additional supplemental documents. Below is a list of the files in the attached folder:

• Shapefile (eo_[last name of requestor]_yyyymmdd.zip) of the Threatened, Endangered and Rare species Element Occurrences made from information the TXNDD presently has available for the requested quad(s) (or within the requested county, by requested species when applicable).

• EO Report (eoreport_[last name of requestor]_yyyymmdd.pdf) of the EOs in the shapefile mentioned above. The EO Report includes more detailed information about each EO than what is contained in the attribute table of the shapefile. Link the information in the shapefile to the information in the EO Report by EO ID. Note that if the number of records in your request area is large, this report may not be included; however, if, in this circumstance, you would like more detailed information about a particular EO, species, or smaller geographic area, you may request those data.

• EO List (eolist_[last name of requestor]_yyyymmdd.pdf) for those requests made by USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles. The EO List is a list of species for which we have records in the database in the USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles surrounding your request area The EO List is to inform you of federal and state listed and tracked Threatened, Endangered, and Rare species in the area. Note that the EO list is not included in county requests.

• SF Report (sfreport_[last name of requestor]_yyyymmdd.pdf) of the Source Features in the shapefile mentioned above. The SF Report includes more detailed information about each Source Feature than what is contained in the attribute table of the shapefile. Link the information in the shapefile to the information in the SF Report by Source Feature ID. Note that if the number of records in your request area is large, this report may not be included; however, if, in this circumstance, you would like more detailed information about a particular Source Feature, species, or smaller geographic area, you may request those data.

• SF List (sflist_[last name of requestor]_yyyymmdd.pdf) for those requests made by USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles. The SF List is a list of species for which we have Source Feature records in the database in the USGS 7.5 minute quadrangles surrounding your request area. The SF List is to inform you of federal and state listed and tracked Threatened, Endangered, and Rare species in the area. Note that the SF List is not included in county requests.

• County List FAQ (County_lists_FAQ_20150415.pdf) produced by the Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program.

• TXNDD Information document (txndd_information.pdf) that includes a background of the TXNDD, a description of past and current spatial methodology employed, and an explanation of interpretation of the data. Global and subnational (state) conservation ranks are also explained in this document as are the shapefile attributes and EO report sections.

• TXNDD Reporting Form (txndd_reporting_form.doc) for reporting observations of tracked elements to the Texas Natural Diversity Database. To submit data, fill out this form and send it to [email protected]. Note that you can also submit data in the form of an Excel spreadsheet or written report.

Project Review, Rare Species County Lists, Project Planning, and BMPs This email cannot substitute for an environmental review of your project by TPWD. For information on project review and to access the county lists of protected species and species of greatest conservation need with potential to occur in the county, please visit the Wildlife Habitat Assessment (WHAB) website at http://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/habitat_assessment/. The WHAB website includes several resources to consider while planning your project to minimize impacts to fish and wildlife resources, including information /guidelines on Wind Energy projects, Transmission Line projects, Communication Towers, and Karst Zones (Travis, Williamson, and Bexar Counties).

Ecologically Significant Stream Segments If your information request area contains known ecologically significant stream segments, the data can be obtained by contacting Albert El-Hage ([email protected]).

TPWD Managed Areas We are no longer providing Managed Area shapefiles and associated Managed Area Reports. To obtain shapefiles for Wildlife Management Areas and State Park Boundaries, please visit the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department GIS Data Download page (https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/data/).

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From: Madison Selldin Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2019 3:27 PM To: Texas Natural Diversity Database Subject: NDD Data Request

Good afternoon,

Madison Selldin Environmental Planner I Environmental Planning Tel (972) 628-3038 Email [email protected]

HNTB CORPORATION 5910 W Plano Parkway, Ste. 200 | Plano, TX 75093 | hntb.com

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This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are NOT the intended recipient and receive this communication, please delete this message and any attachments. Thank you. This message was processed by Ironport email security. Element Occurrence Record

Scientific Name: Agalinis auriculata Occurrence #: 1 Eo Id: 5587 Common Name: earleaf false foxglove Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G3 State Rank: SH Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions BENBROOK

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: Last Observation: NO DATE

Eo Type: Eo Rank: X Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Description:

Comments: COLLECTED ONCE IN TEXAS FROM "BENBROCK" IN TARRANT COUNTY

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: IN FLOWER; IN FRUIT

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

Reverchon, J. (3742). Date unknown. Specimen #? Missouri Botanical Garden.

Specimen:

MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, ST. LOUIS. NO DATE. J. REVERCHON #3937, SPECIMEN # NONE MO.

REVERCHON, J. (3937). NO DATE. SPECIMEN # NONE MO. (S??REVMOTXUS)

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Scientific Name: Agalinis densiflora Occurrence #: 1 Eo Id: 8708 Common Name: Osage Plains false foxglove Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA, 200 FEET EAST OF A MAJOR TRUCK-TRACK ON FLAT BENCH, CA. 0.4 AIR MILE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHERN OF TWO JUNCTIONS OF FM 1220 AND PEDEA ROAD

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1995-09-20 Survey Date: 1995-09-20 Last Observation: 1995-09-20

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 1995-09-20

Observed Area:

Comments:

General SPARSELY VEGETATED LITTLE BLUESTEM GRASSLAND ON CALCAREOUS GRAVELLY CLAY LOAM ON Description: MODERATELY STEEP ROCKY WEST-FACING SLOPE UNDERLAIN BY WALNUT CLAY OR GOODLAND LIMESTONE

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: RARE, 15-20 PLANTS SEEN ON 20 SEPTEMBER 1995

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

CARR, W.R. (14859). 1995. SPECIMEN # NONE TEX-LL.

Specimen:

CARR, W.R. (14859). 1995. SPECIMEN # NONE TEX-LL. (S95CAR01TXUS)

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, LUNDELL HERBARIUM. 1995. W.R. CARR #14859, SPECIMEN # NONE TEX-LL.

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Scientific Name: Agalinis densiflora Occurrence #: 8 Eo Id: 11039 Common Name: Osage Plains false foxglove Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions Ca. 3 mi E of I-35 and I-30 on Interstate 30, limestone hillside in Tandy/Stratford Park.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1988-09-17 Survey Date: Last Observation: 1991-08-29

Eo Type: Eo Rank: Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Limestone hillside. Description:

Comments: Complete label citation: Ca. 3 mi E of I-35 and I-30 on Interstate 30, limestone hillside in Tandy/Stratford Park, common, 29 Aug 1991, B. Lipscomb & W. Clark 3471 (BRIT/SMU). Also represented by: Tandy Hills Park, calcareous soil, 17 Sep 1988, D. Sylvester 1725 (BRIT/SMU). Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 1991-08-29: Common.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

Lipscomb, B. and W. Clark (3471). 1991. BRIT/SMU.

Specimen:

Lipscomb, B. and W. Clark (3471). 1991. BRIT/SMU. (S91LIPSMTXUS)

Sylvester, D. (1725). 1988. BRIT/SMU. (S88SYLSMTXUS)

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Scientific Name: Astragalus reflexus Occurrence #: 17 Eo Id: 10101 Common Name: Texas milk vetch Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions Dry soil in gravel pits just N of Botanic Garden, Fort Worth.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1937-05-10 Survey Date: Last Observation: 1937-05-10

Eo Type: Eo Rank: H Eo Rank Date: 2006-12-07

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Dry soil in gravel pits. Description:

Comments: Complete label citation: Dry soil in gravel pits just N of Botanic Garden, Fort Worth, 10 May 1937, W.L. McCart s.n. (TAES). Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data:

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

McCart, W.L. (s.n.). 1937. Specimen No. none. TAES.

Specimen:

McCart, W.L. (s.n.). 1937. Specimen No. none. TAES. (S37MCCAMTXUS)

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Scientific Name: Carya illinoensis-celtis laevigata series Occurrence #: 9 Eo Id: 2868 Common Name: Pecan-sugarberry Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G4? State Rank: S4 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE TRAINING AREA (NATIONAL GUARD); TERRACES ALONG MOSS BRANCH OF INDIAN CREEK, CA. 1-2 MILES SOUTH OF STATE ROUTE 718 BRIDGE, EAST EDGE OF TRAINING AREA, CA. 2.5 MILES WEST OF AVONDALE (JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTE 718 AND U.S. ROUTE 81/287)

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1993-06-24 Last Observation: 1993-06-24

Eo Type: Eo Rank: C Eo Rank Date: 1993-06-24

Observed Area:

Comments:

General DEEP, WELL-DRAINED, MODERATELY ALKALINE SILTY CLAY CUMULIC HAPLUSTOLLS ON CREEK Description: TERRACE; DECIDUOUS WOODLAND WITH CARYA ILLINOINENSIS, ULMUS SPP, QUERCUS MACROCARPA, ETC.; SEE REPORT IN MANAGED AREA FILE

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: NONE; PLANT LIST IN REPORT IN MANAGED AREA FILE

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

CARR, W.R. 1993. FIELD SURVEY OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE TRAINING AREA (NATIONAL GUARD), 24-25 MAY 1993.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Dalea hallii Occurrence #: 1 Eo Id: 8709 Common Name: Hall's prairie clover Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA, 100-800 FEET NORTHWEST OF PERIMETER ROAD FROM CREEK CROSSING NEAR EAST EDGE OF PARK, CA. 0.3 AIR MILE SOUTH OF SOUTHERN OF TWO JUNCTIONS OF FM 1220 AND PEDEA ROAD

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1995-09-20 Survey Date: 1995-09-20 Last Observation: 1995-09-20

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 1995-09-20

Observed Area:

Comments:

General RELATIVELY SPARSELY VEGETATED ERODED OR ROCKY AREAS ON MODERATE TO STEEP Description: WEST-FACING SLOPE OF LIMESTONE AND SANDY STRATA IN STRIPS OF LITTLE BLUESTEM GRASSLAND ALTERNATING WITH BANDS OF TEXAS OAK OR POST OAK WOODLAND

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: RARE

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

CARR, W.R. (14837). 1995. SPECIMEN # NONE TEX-LL.

Specimen:

CARR, W.R. (14837). 1995. SPECIMEN # NONE TEX-LL. (S95CARTXTXUS)

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN, LUNDELL HERBARIUM. 1995. W.R. CARR #14837, SPECIMEN # NONE TEX-LL.

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Scientific Name: Dalea reverchonii Occurrence #: 18 Eo Id: 7237 Common Name: Comanche Peak prairie clover Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions CA 0.8 MILES WEST OF US 81 (287) & TX 114 ON SOUTH SIDE OF TX 114. JUST EAST OF DRIVEWAY ON SOUTH SIDE AT WOOLEY PETROLEUM MILES YOUNG #1 SIGN.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1984-06-11 Survey Date: 1987-06-23 Last Observation: 2003-08

Eo Type: Eo Rank: D Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area: 1.00

Comments:

General GENTLY SLOPING GRAVELLY ROADSIDE ROW WITH LIMESTONE FRAGMENTS AND SHELLS ALSO Description: ALONG 50 FT OF ROADSIDE UNDER POWERLINE ROW

Comments: ATYPICAL HABITAT PERHAPS A REMNANT OF A FORMER MORE EXTENSIVE POPULATION; MCLEMORE AND O'KENNON (2003) 'ANTICIPATE ROAD WIDENING IN NEAR FUTURE; POPULATION SURVIVAL QUESTIONABLE' Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: ON 87-06-23, CA. 20 CLUMPS WITHIN ROW; NO PLANTS IN FENCED GRAZED PASTURE; ASSOCIATES INCLUDE GALLARDIA PULCHELLA, THELESPERMA FILIFOLIA, SALVIA TEXANA, ARISTIDA SP, PHYLLANTHUS, ASCLEPIAS VIRIDIS, AND GUTIERREZIA DRACUNCULOIDES; ON 97-08-02, POPULATION APPEARED STABLE, PLANTS WERE FRUITING SPORADICALLY AND THE MAJORITY OF SPIKES HAD SHATTERED; 19 JUNE 2001, 59 PLANTS OBSERVED; AUGUST 2003, 20 PLANTS OBSERVED

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

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Citation:

ORZELL, STEVE. 1987. FIELD SURVEY OF NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS, 18 JUNE-2 JULY 1987.

MAHLER, WM. F. 1984. STATUS REPORT FOR DALEA REVERCHONII.

SINGHURST, J.R. AND P. HORNER. 1997. A FIELD SURVEY OF DALEA REVERCHONII IN NORTH-CENTRAL TEXAS OF 1-2 AUGUST 1997. SINGHURST, JASON. 2003. E-MAIL FORWARDED FROM LAILAH REICH WHICH INCLUDED LAT/LONG LOCATION INFORMATION FOR DALEA REVERCHONII FROM A 2001 SURVEY. DECEMBER 10, 2003. McLemore, Caren and R. J. O'Kennon. 2003. Dalea reverchonii (S. Watson) Shinners status survey. Prepared for The Nature Conservancy's Texas Conservation Data Center, San Antonio, Texas. (Minor revision June 2007).

Specimen:

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY HERBARIUM. 1997. M.A. HORNER #6214 AND J. SINGHURST, SPECIMEN # ? BAYLU. 2 AUGUST 1997. SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY HERBARIUM. 1984. WM.F. MAHLER #9808, SPECIMEN # NONE SMU. 11 JUNE 1984.

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Scientific Name: Dalea reverchonii Occurrence #: 20 Eo Id: 5373 Common Name: Comanche Peak prairie clover Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions CA. 1 AIR MILE NORTH OF STATE ROUTE 114 FROM A POINT 0.8 ROAD MILE NORTHWEST OF CENTER OF U.S. ROUTES 81/287 OVERPASS

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1989 Survey Date: Last Observation: 1991-06-14

Eo Type: Eo Rank: Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area:

Comments:

General IN SHALLOW SOIL OVER LIMESTONE OUTCROP, IN SPARSELY VEGETATED AREA Description:

Comments: MCLEMORE AND O'KENNON DID NOT SURVEY IN AUGUST 2003, GATE WAS CLOSED

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 106 PLANTS OBSERVED IN THREE CLUSTERS, 11-14 JUNE 1991

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

HICKS & COMPANY, INC. 1991. REPORT ON THE FINDINGS OF THE COMANCHE PEAK PRAIRIE-CLOVER (DALEA REVERCHONII) ON THE PROPOSED DICEY TO ALEDO AND RHOME TRANSMISSION LINE CORRIDOR, PARKER & WISE COUNTIES, TEXAS. HICKS & CO., INC., AUSTIN. 7 PP + MAP. McLemore, Caren and R. J. O'Kennon. 2003. Dalea reverchonii (S. Watson) Shinners status survey. Prepared for The Nature Conservancy's Texas Conservation Data Center, San Antonio, Texas. (Minor revision June 2007).

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Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Dalea reverchonii Occurrence #: 35 Eo Id: 5928 Common Name: Comanche Peak prairie clover Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions SOUTH SIDE OF "SH 114 AT 'BALL PARK ROAD' NEAR AURORA"

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2003-08 Survey Date: Last Observation: 2003-08

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2003-08-01

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: AUGUST 2003, CA. 20 PLANTS OBSERVED

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

McLemore, Caren and R. J. O'Kennon. 2003. Dalea reverchonii (S. Watson) Shinners status survey. Prepared for The Nature Conservancy's Texas Conservation Data Center, San Antonio, Texas. (Minor revision June 2007).

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Dalea reverchonii Occurrence #: 37 Eo Id: 7015 Common Name: Comanche Peak prairie clover Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions HIGHWAY 114, ONE MILE SOUTH OF RHOME

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2001-06-19 Survey Date: Last Observation: 2001-06-19

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2001-06-19

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Description:

Comments: SPECIMEN, HOLMES 11657, CORRELATES TO THIS RECORD

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 19 JUNE 2001, ONE SPECIMEN COLLECTED

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

SINGHURST, JASON. 2003. E-MAIL LISTING THE DALEA REVERCHONII SPECIMENS AT BAYLOR UNIVERSITY HERBARIUM. DECEMBER 3, 2003.

Specimen:

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY HERBARIUM. 2001. W. HOLMES #11657 AND L. REICH, SPECIMEN # NONE BAYLU. 19 JUNE 2001.

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Scientific Name: Pediomelum reverchonii Occurrence #: 8 Eo Id: 10074 Common Name: Reverchon's scurfpea Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions S side of TX 114, 0.9 mi W of int. US 81 & 287, just E of substation to N.

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: Last Observation: 1987-06-23

Eo Type: Eo Rank: Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Gravelly limestone outcrops. Geology: Goodland Limestone, Walnut Clay. Associated with Salvia texana, Description: Phyllanthus polygonoides, Dalea reverchonii, Thelesperma filifolium, and Gaillardia pulchella.

Comments: Complete specimen citation: Gravelly limestone outcrops on S side of TX 114, 0.9 mi W of int. US 81 & 287, just E of substation to N, Rhome 7.5' Quad; elev. 810 ft.,; 330343N, 972930W; geology- Goodland Limestone, Walnut Clay; associated with Salvia texana, Phyllanthus polygonoides, Dalea reverchonii, Thelesperma filifolium, and Gaillardia pulchella; 23 Jun 1987, S. L. Orzell & E. Bridges 5515 (TEX-LL). Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data:

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

Orzell, S.L. & E. Bridges (5515). 1987. Specimen No. none. TEX-LL.

Specimen:

Orzell, S.L. & E. Bridges (5515). 1987. Specimen No. none. TEX-LL. (S87ORZTXTXUS)

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Scientific Name: Pediomelum reverchonii Occurrence #: 10 Eo Id: 10418 Common Name: Reverchon's scurfpea Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions Along service road for US Rts. 81-287 at city limit sign at E edge of Rhome.

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: Last Observation: 1988-07-20

Eo Type: Eo Rank: Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Limestone soil. Description:

Comments: Complete specimen citation: Present along a fence on limestone soil along service road for Hwy 81-287 at E city limit sign for Rhome, 20 Jul. 1988, L.E. Brown 12333 (BRIT/SMU). Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data:

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

Brown, L.E. (12333). 1988. Specimen No. none. BRIT/SMU.

Specimen:

Brown, L.E. (12333). 1988. Specimen No. none. BRIT/SMU. (S88BROSMTXUS)

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Scientific Name: Potamilus amphichaenus Occurrence #: 1 Eo Id: 9883 Common Name: Texas heelsplitter Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: T Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: S1 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions Mussels were observed at multiple sites in Lewisville Lake. The directions are generalized as this record consists of multiple observations.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1977-WI Survey Date: 1999-09-22 Last Observation: 1999-09-22

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 1999-09-22

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Description:

Comments: Winter 1977-Fall 1978: Sampling coincided with an extended drought which resulted in substantial lowering of the reservoir level. Shells were extremely abundant and readily counted. Survey transects were 4 meters wide along the water edge for varying distances. Length of transects varied from 50-70 meters, but some were extended beyond 70 meters in order to increase sample number. Representative specimens have been deposited in the Dallas Museum of Natural History. 31 August and 1, 7, and 22 September1999: The data were unclear if the species was observed on all dates or a subset of dates. Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: Winter 1977-Fall 1978: At least 41 shells were observed at 10 sites. 31 Aug and 1, 7, and 22 Sep 1999: Living individuals were observed at one site.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

Neck, Raymond W. 1990. Geological substrate and human impact as influences on bivalves of Lake Lewisville, Trinity River, Texas. The Nautilus 104(1):16-25. Howells, Robert G. 2000. Distributional surveys of freshwater bivalves in Texas: progress report for 1999. Management Data Series No. 170. Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Inland Fisheries Division. 49 pp.

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Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Potamilus amphichaenus Occurrence #: 2 Eo Id: 9884 Common Name: Texas heelsplitter Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: T Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: S1 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions Mussels were collected from Lake Grapevine.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1975-10-31 Survey Date: 1975-10-31 Last Observation: 1975-10-31

Eo Type: Eo Rank: H Eo Rank Date: 1995-10-31

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Description:

Comments: 1975 specimen: The species identification was verified by Raymond W. Neck and Robert G. Howells. Originally the specimen was deposited at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX. Randklev, et al., 2010 lists the specimen in the Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel Collection, Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum, University of North Texas. Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 31 Oct 1975: Three specimens were collected; one was taken alive.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

Neck, Raymond W. and R. G. Howells. 1995. Interim performance reports and final report for Project No. 47: Status survey for the Texas heelsplitter. TPWD contract no. 333-0208. Submitted to Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. 30 November 1993, 30 November 1994, and October 1995. Randklev, Charles R., B. Lundeen, J. H. Kennedy. 2010. Summary of unpublished records for candidate mussel species from four museums in north central Texas.

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Specimen:

Joseph Britton Freshwater Mussel Collection, Elm Fork Natural Heritage Museum, University of North Texas, Denton, TX; K. O'Kane (# 1782), Catalog # unknown, 31 Oct 1975, JBFWMC; UNT.

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Scientific Name: Quercus buckleyi series Occurrence #: 20 Eo Id: 997 Common Name: Texas Oak Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions STEEP ROCKY SLOPES IN SOUTHERN HALF OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE SRA

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1989-11-09 Last Observation: 1989-11-09

Eo Type: Eo Rank: B Eo Rank Date: 1989-11-09

Observed Area:

Comments:

General SLOPE FOREST ON WALNUT CLAY EXPOSURE; TEXAS OAK, REDBUD, MEXICAN BUCKEYE, EASTERN Description: RED CEDAR

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: DESCRIPTION AND PLANT LIST IN DLI REPORT, SITE 3

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 1990. EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA. SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Quercus fusiformis/schizachyrium scoparium Occurrence #: 6 Eo Id: 4990 series Common Name: Plateau Live Oak/little Bluestem Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2G4 State Rank: S3 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions GRAZED UPLANDS, ALONG UNPAVED ROAD IN SOUTH HALF OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE SRA

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1989-11-09 Last Observation: 1989-11-09

Eo Type: Eo Rank: C Eo Rank Date: 1989-11-09

Observed Area:

Comments:

General HEAVILY GRAZED UPLAND, MOLLISOLS OVER WALNUT CLAY; THREEAWNS COMMON AMONG LIVE Description: OAK MOTTES

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: DESCRIPTION AND PLANT LIST IN DLI REPORT, SITE 1

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 1990. EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA. SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Quercus stellata-quercus marilandica series Occurrence #: 3 Eo Id: 2127 Common Name: Post Oak-blackjack Oak Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S4 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions 0.3 MILES WEST OF CITY OF LAKE WORTH

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1984 Survey Date: 1984-07-19 Last Observation: 1984-07-19

Eo Type: Eo Rank: Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area: 80.00

Comments:

General POST OAK-BLACKJACK OAK-RED BUD, CURRENTLY THICKETIZING Description:

Comments:

Protection SURROUNDED BY HOUSES, IMPOSSIBLE TO BURN Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data:

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

DIAMOND, D. D. 1984. FIELD SURVEY TO CAMP SCHUMAN OF JULY 19, 1984.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Quercus stellata-quercus marilandica series Occurrence #: 18 Eo Id: 2746 Common Name: Post Oak-blackjack Oak Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S4 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions SANDSTONE SLOPES, SOUTHERN HALF OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE SRA

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1989-11-09 Last Observation: 1989-11-09

Eo Type: Eo Rank: B Eo Rank Date: 1989-11-09

Observed Area:

Comments:

General SMALL POST OAK WOODLAND LIMITED TO OUTCROPS OF PALUXY SAND (BELOW WALNUT) Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: DESCRIPTION AND PLANT LIST IN DLI REPORT, SITE 4

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 1990. EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA. SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Quercus stellata-quercus marilandica series Occurrence #: 29 Eo Id: 1726 Common Name: Post Oak-blackjack Oak Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S4 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE TRAINING AREA (NATIONAL GUARD); SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN ROAD (OLD COUNTY ROAD), CA. 0.25-0.5 MILE EAST TO SOUTHEAST OF BARBED WIRE GATE AT NEW COUNTY ROAD (NOT ON TOPO), SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF TRAINING AREA, CA. 3 AIR MILES WEST OF AVONDALE (JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTE 718 AND U.S. ROUTE 81/287)

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1993-06-24 Last Observation: 1993-06-24

Eo Type: Eo Rank: C Eo Rank Date: 1993-06-24

Observed Area:

Comments:

General MODERATELY WELL-DRAINED NEUTRAL FINE SANDY LOAM UDIC PALEUSTALFS ON ROLLING UPLAND Description: UNDERLAIN BY PALUXY FORMATION; DECIDUOUS WOODLAND OF POST OAK, CRAAEGUS SP, SYMPHORICARPOS ORBICULATUS; SEE DESCRIPTION AND PLANT LIST IN REPORT IN MANAGED AREA FILE

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: NONE; PLANT LIST IN REPORT IN MANAGED AREA FILE

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

CARR, W.R. 1993. FIELD SURVEY OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE TRAINING AREA (NATIONAL GUARD), 24-25 MAY 1993.

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Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Rookery Occurrence #: 341 Eo Id: 3282 Common Name: Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G5 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions WOODED LOT NEAR INDUSTRIAL PLANT IN CITY; AT INTERSECTION OF BELKNAP AND MAIN STREETS; ALONG WEST FORK TRINITY RIVER

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1974 Survey Date: Last Observation: 1981

Eo Type: Eo Rank: Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area:

Comments:

General HACKBERRY TREES, 5 METERS Description:

Comments: COLONY NUMBER 555-001

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: NESTING COLONY OF THE CATTLE EGRET, LITTLE BLUE HERON, GREAT EGRET, BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, SNOWY EGRET

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

TEXAS COLONIAL WATERBIRD SOCIETY AND TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 1981-1985. TEXAS COLONIAL WATERBIRD CENSUS SUMAMRY. Mullins, L.M. ET.AL. 1982. An atlas and census of Texas waterbird colonies, 1973-1980. Texas Colonial Waterbird Society.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Rookery Occurrence #: 463 Eo Id: 769 Common Name: Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G5 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions LAKESHORE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF SILVER CREEK AT LAKE WORTH

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1986 Survey Date: Last Observation: 1988

Eo Type: Eo Rank: Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area:

Comments:

General INCLUDES MARSHY IMPOUNDMENT LAKESHORE Description:

Comments: COLONY NUMBER 555-006

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: NESTING COLONY OF THE GREAT BLUE HERON

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

TEXAS COLONIAL WATERBIRD SOCIETY AND TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 1986-1989. TEXAS COLONIAL WATERBIRD CENSUS SUMMARY. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Rookery Occurrence #: 464 Eo Id: 7373 Common Name: Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G5 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions INLET AND SURROUNDING NORTH LAKESHORE, LAKE WORTH AT FORT WORTH NATURE CENTER AND PRESERVE, EAST OF MOUTH OF WEST FORK TRINITY RIVER

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1986 Survey Date: Last Observation: 1988

Eo Type: Eo Rank: Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area:

Comments:

General INCLUDES MARSHY IMPOUNDMENT LAKESHORE Description:

Comments: COLONY NUMBER 555-007

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: NESTING COLONY OF THE GREAT BLUE HERON

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

TEXAS COLONIAL WATERBIRD SOCIETY AND TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 1986-1989. TEXAS COLONIAL WATERBIRD CENSUS SUMMARY. SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Andropogon Occurrence #: 3 Eo Id: 11562 gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Bifora americana Mollisol Grassland Common Name: Mollisol Blackland Prairie Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The sites are located approximately 2.8 air miles directly east of Fort Worth on the south side of U. S. Highway 30/East Freeway/Tom Landry Highway, mostly within the boundary of the Tandy Hills/Stratford Parks. The directions were created by database staff.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2010-08-13 Survey Date: 2010-08-13 Last Observation: 2010-08-13

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2010-08-13

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 13 August 2010:This site has an unnamed intermittent tributary to the West Fork of the Trinity River ; See the Description: Composition Tab for other species within the area.

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management 13 August 2010: This winter and last, the Fort Worth Nature Center and Wildlife Refuge and volunteers have Comments: cleared a few acres, but woody plants are already reclaiming the cleared areas.

Data:

EO Data: 13 August 2010: This plant community is of medium quality grass species; Forb species are high quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is greater than 75 percent.

Community Information:

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Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Andropogon gerardii Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25961

Bifora americana Herb (field) Y Forb SFID: 25961

Croton monanthogynus Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25961

Muhlenbergia reverchonii Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25961

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25961

Silphium albiflorum Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25961

Silphium laciniatum Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25961

Sorghastrum nutans Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25961

Stenosiphon linifolius Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25961

Stillingia texana Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25961

Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Andropogon Occurrence #: 8 Eo Id: 11567 gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Bifora americana Mollisol Grassland Common Name: Mollisol Blackland Prairie Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions These sites are located outside the northwestern city boundary of Denton, on the south side of County Road 1171/Cross Timbers Road, and on the west side of the Kansas City Southern railroad tracks and Marshall Road. The directions were created by database staff. The directions are generalized as this record consists of multiple observations.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2009-10-15 Survey Date: 2009-10-15 Last Observation: 2009-10-15

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2009-10-15

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 15 October 2009: There is a pond on one of the sites; See the Composition Tab for other species within the area. Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 15 October 2009: One plant community of high quality grass species consisting of 100 percent and one plant community of low quality grass species consisting of 100 percent low quality; Forb species are poor to low quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover ranges from less than 1 percent to greater than 75 percent.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Andropogon gerardii Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23572

Bifora americana Herb (field) Y Forb SFID: 23572

Bothriochloa laguroides Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 23572

Prosopis glandulosa Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Thorn tree SFID: 23572

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23572

Sorghastrum nutans Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23572

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Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Andropogon Occurrence #: 9 Eo Id: 11568 gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Bifora americana Mollisol Grassland Common Name: Mollisol Blackland Prairie Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions These sites are located approximately 1.0 air mile northwest of Double Oak and 2.0 air miles southeast of Lantana, on the east side of Copper Canyon Road, and the north side of FM 407/Justin Road. The directions were created by database staff. The directions are generalized as this record consists of multiple observations.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2009-10-15 Survey Date: 2009-10-15 Last Observation: 2009-10-15

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2009-10-15

Observed Area:

Comments:

General See the Composition Tab for other species within the area. Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 15 October 2009: One plant community of low quality consisting of grass species that are 25 percent high quality natives; Forb species are 100 percent low quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is 26-50 percent.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Andropogon gerardii Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23566

Bifora americana Herb (field) Y Forb SFID: 23566

Prosopis glandulosa Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Needle-leaved SFID: 23566 tree

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23566

Sorghastrum nutans Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23566

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Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Andropogon Occurrence #: 10 Eo Id: 11569 gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Bifora americana Mollisol Grassland Common Name: Mollisol Blackland Prairie Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions These sites are located approximately 3.7 air miles southwest of Flower Mound, on the east side of Deer Path, and the north side of Prince Lane. The directions were created by database staff. The directions are generalized as this record consists of multiple observations.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2009-10-15 Survey Date: 2009-10-15 Last Observation: 2009-10-15

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2009-10-15

Observed Area:

Comments:

General See the Composition Tab for other species within the area. Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 15 October 2009: One plant community of 90 percent high quality grass species; Forb species are low quality consisting of 95 percent low quality and 5 percent high quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is 26-50 percent.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Andropogon gerardii Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23563

Bifora americana Herb (field) Y Forb SFID: 23563

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23563

Sorghastrum nutans Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23563

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 23563

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Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Andropogon Occurrence #: 11 Eo Id: 11570 gerardii - Sorghastrum nutans - Bifora americana Mollisol Grassland Common Name: Mollisol Blackland Prairie Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The site is located outside the northeastern boundary of the Northwest Regional Airport , on the north side of Hampton Road, just to the east of IH-35. The directions were created by database staff.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2009-10-15 Survey Date: 2009-10-15 Last Observation: 2009-10-15

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2009-10-15

Observed Area:

Comments:

General See the Composition Tab for other species within the area. Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 15 October 2009: One plant community of medium quality grass species that are 75 percent high quality and 25 percent low quality; Forb species are 100 percent low quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is 6-25 percent.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Andropogon gerardii Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23569

Bifora americana Herb (field) Y Forb SFID: 23569

Prosopis glandulosa Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Thorn tree SFID: 23569

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23569

Sorghastrum nutans Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 23569

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Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua Occurrence #: 1 Eo Id: 11382 curtipendula - Bouteloua gracilis Central Plains Herbaceous Vegetation Common Name: Central Great Plains Little Bluestem Prairie Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2G4 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The site is located approximately 2.0 air miles directly east of Pelican Bay on the eastern side of Eagle Mountain Lake, and 3.5 miles northwest of Eagle Mountain, to the west of FM 1220/Morris Dido Newark Road. The directions were created by database staff.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2010-08-04 Survey Date: 2010-08-21 Last Observation: 2010-08-21

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2010-08-21

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 4 and 21 August 2010: This site has Eagle Mountain Lake on it; The native prairie is in small openings in oak Description: woodlands in shallow soil over the Walnut Formation; See the Composition Tab for other species within the area.

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 4 and 21 August 2010: One plant community of medium quality grass species; Forb species are high quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is 6-25 percent.

Community Information:

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Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Bouteloua barbata Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25964

Bouteloua curtipendula Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25964

Bouteloua gracilis Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25964

Bouteloua hirsuta Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25964

Celtis laevigata var. reticulata Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25964 deciduous tree

Oenothera missouriensis Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25964

Quercus fusiformis Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25964 deciduous tree

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25964

Sorghastrum nutans Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25964

Sporobolus compositus Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25964

Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua Occurrence #: 10 Eo Id: 12005 curtipendula - Nassella leucotricha Herbaceous Vegetation Common Name: Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: GNR State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The sites are located approximately 2.5 air miles spanning northeast to southeast of Eagle Mountain Lake, and west of Saginaw Boulevard/U.S. Highway 87 BR. The directions were created by database staff. The directions are generalized as this record consists of multiple observations.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2010-08-04 Survey Date: 2010-08-04 Last Observation: 2010-08-04

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2010-08-04

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 4 August 2010: The site has Moss Branch and Indian Creek; See the Composition Tab for other species within Description: the area.

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 4 August 2010: One plant community of poor to medium quality grass species; Forb species are medium quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is 6-25 percent.

Community Information:

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Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Andropogon gerardii Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25960

Aristida purpurea Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25960

Bifora americana Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25960

Bothriochloa laguroides Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25960

Bouteloua curtipendula Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25960

Bouteloua hirsuta Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25960

Celtis laevigata Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25960 deciduous tree

Croton monanthogynus Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25960

Gleditsia triacanthos Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Thorn tree SFID: 25960

Muhlenbergia reverchonii Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25960

Nassella leucotricha Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25960

Prosopis glandulosa Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Thorn tree SFID: 25960

Quercus fusiformis Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25960 deciduous tree

Quercus marilandica Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25960 deciduous tree

Quercus stellata Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25960 deciduous tree

Rhus trilobata Shrub/sapling (tall & short) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25960 deciduous shrub

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25960

Silphium albiflorum Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25960

Sorghastrum nutans Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25960

Stenosiphon linifolius Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25960

Stillingia texana Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25960

Ulmus americana Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25960 deciduous tree

Ulmus crassifolia Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25960 deciduous tree

Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua Occurrence #: 11 Eo Id: 12006 curtipendula - Nassella leucotricha Herbaceous Vegetation Common Name: Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: GNR State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The sites are located to east of the Fort Worth Nature Center and Wildlife Refuge , to the west of FM 1220, and to the south of Robertson Road. The directions were created by database staff. The directions are generalized as this record consists of multiple observations.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2010-08-23 Survey Date: 2010-08-23 Last Observation: 2010-08-23

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2010-08-23

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 23 August 2010: This site has intermittent tributatries of Lake Worth; See the Composition Tab for other species Description: within the area.

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 23 August 2010: One plant community of 80 percent low and 20 percent medium quality grass species; Forb species are low to high quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is 26-50 percent.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Bothriochloa laguroides Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25968

Bouteloua curtipendula Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25968

Nassella leucotricha Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25968

Prosopis glandulosa Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Thorn tree SFID: 25968

Quercus fusiformis Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25968 deciduous tree

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25968

Stenosiphon linifolius Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25968

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Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua Occurrence #: 12 Eo Id: 12007 curtipendula - Nassella leucotricha Herbaceous Vegetation Common Name: Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: GNR State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The sites are located on the southern and western portions of the Fort Worth Nature Center and Wildlife Refuge and an arm of Lake Worth, to the east of Lake Worth Boulevard/Texas State Highway 199/Jacksboro Highway. The directions were created by database staff. The directions are generalized as this record consists of multiple observations.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2010-08-21 Survey Date: 2010-08-21 Last Observation: 2010-08-21

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2010-08-21

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 21 August 2010: Lake Worth is on the site; See the Composition Tab for other species within the area. Description:

Comments: 21 August 2010: Plant species list originally made by Bob O'Kennon (Botanical Research Institute of Texas) and obtained from botanist Jeff Quayle. Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 21 August 2010: One plant community of poor to high quality grass species; Forb species are low to high quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is 51-75 percent.

Community Information:

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Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Andropogon gerardii Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25963

Aristida purpurea Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25963

Bothriochloa laguroides Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25963

Bouteloua curtipendula Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25963

Bouteloua hirsuta Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25963

Croton monanthogynus Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25963

Manfreda virginica Herb (field) N Succulent forb SFID: 25963

Muhlenbergia reverchonii Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25963

Nassella leucotricha Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25963

Quercus buckleyi Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25963 deciduous tree

Quercus fusiformis Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25963 deciduous tree

Quercus marilandica Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25963 deciduous tree

Quercus stellata Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25963 deciduous tree

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25963

Stillingia texana Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25963

Ulmus crassifolia Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25963 deciduous tree

Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua Occurrence #: 13 Eo Id: 12008 curtipendula - Nassella leucotricha Herbaceous Vegetation Common Name: Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: GNR State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The site is located directly to the southwest-south of the Northwest Loop 820 and Lake Worth Boulevard/Jacksboro Highway/Texas State Highway 199 interchange. The directions were created by database staff.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2010-08-13 Survey Date: 2010-08-13 Last Observation: 2010-08-13

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2010-08-13

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 13 August 2010: This site has no surface water; See the Composition Tab for other species within the area. Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 13 August 2010: One plant community of medium quality grass species; Forb species are high quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is 6-25 percent.

Community Information:

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Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Bothriochloa laguroides Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25965

Bouteloua curtipendula Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25965

Celtis laevigata Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25965 deciduous tree

Crataegus reverchonii Shrub/sapling (tall & short) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25965 deciduous shrub

Nassella leucotricha Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25965

Pediomelum reverchonii Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25965

Prunus angustifolia Tree (canopy & subcanopy) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25965 deciduous tree

Rhus glabra Shrub/sapling (tall & short) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25965 deciduous shrub

Rhus trilobata Shrub/sapling (tall & short) N Broad-leaved SFID: 25965 deciduous shrub

Salvia farinacea Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25965

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25965

Sideroxylon lanuginosum Shrub/sapling (tall & short) N Thorn shrub SFID: 25965

Stenosiphon linifolius Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25965

Stillingia texana Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25965

Reference:

Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua Occurrence #: 14 Eo Id: 12009 curtipendula - Nassella leucotricha Herbaceous Vegetation Common Name: Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: GNR State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The site is located with the southern portion of Marion Sansom Park extending south of the park, on the southwest side of Roberts Cut Off Road. The directions were created by database staff.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2010-08-04 Survey Date: 2010-08-04 Last Observation: 2010-08-04

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2010-08-04

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 4 August 2010: The site has Lake Worth on it; See the Composition Tab for other species within the area. Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 4 August 2010: One plant community of medium quality grass species; Forb species are high quality; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is greater than 75 percent; The surveyor has visited this site every year for five years.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Aristida purpurea Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25967

Bouteloua curtipendula Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25967

Nassella leucotricha Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25967

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25967

Silphium albiflorum Herb (field) N Forb SFID: 25967

Sporobolus compositus Herb (field) N Graminoid SFID: 25967

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Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua Occurrence #: 2 Eo Id: 11381 curtipendula - Rudbeckia missouriensis - Mentzelia oligosperma Wooded Herbaceous Vegetation Common Name: Ozark Limestone Glade Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: SNR Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The sites are located approximately 1.0 air mile directly south of Rhome, and 3.0 air miles northeast of Newark, to the south of Texas State Highway 114. The directions were created by database staff.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 2009-10-09 Survey Date: 2009-10-09 Last Observation: 2009-10-09

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2009-10-09

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 9 October 2009: One site (SFID: 25912) has one draw; See the Composition Tab for other species within the Description: area.

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 9 October 2009: Two plant communities of poor quality grass species consisting of 50 percent desirable, and 50 percent undesirable plants; Forb species are of poor to low quality with poor to good abundance and diversity; Exotic species are present; Woody cover is less than 1 percent.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Bouteloua curtipendula Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25912, 25913

Mentzelia oligosperma Herb (field) Y Forb SFID: 25912, 25913

Rudbeckia missouriensis Herb (field) Y Forb SFID: 25912, 25913

Schizachyrium scoparium Herb (field) Y Graminoid SFID: 25912, 25913

Reference:

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Citation:

Native Prairies Association of Texas. 2011. Tallgrass prairie survey project that includes shapefiles, excel files, documents, images, and protocol for multiple counties in Texas (2000-2013).

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium-sorghastrum nutans Occurrence #: 71 Eo Id: 3077 series Common Name: Little Bluestem-indiangrass Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions GENTLE ERODED SLOPES IN SOUTHERN HALF OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE SRA

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1989-11-09 Last Observation: 1989-11-09

Eo Type: Eo Rank: AB Eo Rank Date: 1989-11-09

Observed Area:

Comments:

General PATCHES OF HIGH QUALITY GRASSLANDS ON ERODING SOILS ON GENTLE TO MODERATE SLOPES, IN Description: OPENINGS AMONG WOODLANDS

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: DESCRIPTION AND PLANT LIST IN DLI REPORT, SITE 2

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 1990. EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA. SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium-sorghastrum nutans Occurrence #: 86 Eo Id: 502 series Common Name: Little Bluestem-indiangrass Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE TRAINING AREA (NATIONAL GUARD), UPLANDS ON VARIOUS SOILS OVER GOODLAND LIMESTONE, CENTER OF NORTHERN HALF OF TRAINING AREA, CA. 3 MILES WEST OF AVONDALE (JUNCTION OF STATE ROUTE 718 AND U.S. ROUTE 287/81)

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1993-06-24 Last Observation: 1993-06-24

Eo Type: Eo Rank: C Eo Rank Date: 1993-06-24

Observed Area:

Comments:

General GRAZED SHORT TO MIDGRASS GRASSLAND; STIPA LEUCOTRICHA, BOUTELOUA RIGIDISETA MORE Description: IMPORTANT THAN LITTLE BLUESTEM OR INDIANGRASS; SOME LIMESTONE EXPOSURES WITH INTERESTING FLORA; DESCRIPTION AND PLANT LIST IN REPORT IN MAF

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: NONE; PLANT LIST IN REPORT IN MAF

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

CARR, W.R. 1993. FIELD SURVEY OF EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE TRAINING AREA (NATIONAL GUARD), 24-25 MAY 1993.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium-sorghastrum nutans Occurrence #: 104 Eo Id: 5905 series Common Name: Little Bluestem-indiangrass Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions TANDY HILLS PARK, SOUTH OF I-30, CA. 2.5 AIR MILES EAST OF I-35 WEST, IN FORT WORTH

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: Last Observation: 1994

Eo Type: Eo Rank: A Eo Rank Date: 1994-01-01

Observed Area:

Comments:

General MIDGRASS PRAIRIE ON FAIRLY SHALLOW GRAVELLY CLAY LOAM ON STEEP LIMESTONE SLOPE Description:

Comments: BOUNDARIES APPROXIMATE; NEED MAP OF FORT WORTH THAT WOULD SHOW PRECISE LOCATION OF PARK Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data:

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

HORTON, T. 1994. INFORMATION ABOUT TANDY HILLS PARK IN FORT WORTH. NOTES FROM PHONE CONVERSATION WITH BILL CARR, 21 NOVEMBER 1994.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Schizachyrium scoparium-sorghastrum nutans Occurrence #: 105 Eo Id: 2293 series Common Name: Little Bluestem-indiangrass Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions FROM INTERSECTION OF IH-35 AND HIGHWAY 1171, TRAVEL WEST ALONG 1171 CA. 4 MILES TO JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 1171 AND 2499; FROM THAT INTERSECTION, TRAVEL SOUTH ALONG 2499 CA. 1.75 MILES TO JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 2499 AND 3040; FLOWER MOUND PRAIRIE IS IN NORTHEAST QUADRANT OF THAT INTERSECTION

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1995-02 Last Observation: 1995-02

Eo Type: Eo Rank: C Eo Rank Date: 1995-02-01

Observed Area: 12.00

Comments:

General ALLUVIAL GRAVEL DEPOSIT CREATES MARKED TOPOGRAPHIC CHANGE WITHIN PRAIRIE Description:

Comments: LAND USES TO THE NORTH AND EAST ARE URBAN; LANDS SOUTH AND WEST ARE VACANT (BUT SOON TO BE DEVELOPED) Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: COMMUNITY APPEARS TO BE LITTLE BLUESTEM-BIG BLUESTEM-INDIANGRASS ASSOCIATION

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

EIDSON, JIM. NORTH TEXAS LAND STEWARD, TEXAS NATURE CONSERVANCY, 1942 SOUTH LAKESHORE, ROCKWALL, TEXAS 75087; PHONE: 903/568-4139.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Spilogale putorius Occurrence #: 5 Eo Id: 12604 Common Name: eastern spotted skunk Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S1S3 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions Multiple observations located throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex. Directions were created by database staff. The directions are generalized as this record consists of multiple observations.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1950-10-12 Survey Date: 2015-03-20 Last Observation: 2015-03-20

Eo Type: Eo Rank: E Eo Rank Date: 2015-03-20

Observed Area:

Comments:

General 20 March 2015: This observation was recorded in bottomland hardwoods. Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 12 October 1950: Skin and skull of one male preserved specimen; 8 November 1959: One adult male preserved specimen; 28 July 1964: One preserved specimen of unknown sex and age; June 1967: One adult female preserved specimen; 15 March 1972: One adult male preserved specimen; 15 June 1973: One female preserved specimen; 20 March 2015: One eastern spotted skunk photo was captured by a Moultrie game camera at 5:16 a.m. The temperature was noted as 45 degrees Fahrenheit. The game camera was deployed on 16 February 2015, the batteries ran out on 15 May 2015, and the camera was picked up on 26 May 2015. Derek Broman, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Urban Wildlife Biologist, confirmed the identification of the observation.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

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Citation:

Ferguson, Adam. 2014. Texas Skunk Record Database regarding five specices of skunk in Texas.

Barker, Alex W. 1995. Letter and printout of catalogue cards of April to Peggy Horner, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Conservation Scientist, regarding Vulpes velox, Vulpes macrotis, and Spilogale putorius interrupta from the Dallas Museum of Natural History in Fair Park, Dallas, TX. Voss, William J. 1995. Letter of 7 April to Peggy Horner regarding specimens of swift and kit foxes, and spotted skunks, including scans of records, at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, TX. Schmidly, David J. 1983. Texas mammals east of the Balcones Fault Zone. Number six: The W. L. Moody, Jr. natural history series. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. 400 pp. Denkhaus, R. 2015. Email of 27 May to Derek Broman, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Urban Wildlife Biologist, about an eastern spotted skunk at The Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, Fort Worth, TX.

Specimen:

Dallas Museum of Natural History, Dallas, TX; unknown (#unknown), Catalog #MAM000052, 12 October 1950, DaMNH.

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, TX; J. M. Goode (#unknown), Catalog #6, 8 November 1959, FWMSH.

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, TX; Ted Klepper (#unknown), Catalog #95H-1830, June 1967, FWMSH.

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, TX; W. L. Pratt (#unknown), Catalog #95H-1824, 28 July 1964, FWMSH.

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, Fort Worth, TX; unknown (#unknown), Catalog #95H-1848, 15 June 1973, FWMSH.

University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX; unknown (#unknown), Catalog #1066, 15 March 1972, UTA

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Scientific Name: Spilogale putorius Occurrence #: 34 Eo Id: 12796 Common Name: eastern spotted skunk Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S1S3 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions The specimen label states that it was located 9 miles west of Grapevine, Tarrant County, TX.

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1952-03-04 Survey Date: 1952-03-04 Last Observation: 1952-03-04

Eo Type: Eo Rank: H Eo Rank Date: 1952-03-04

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: 4 March 1952: Post-cranial skeleton , skin, and skull of one male preserved specimen.

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

Schmidly, David J. 1983. Texas mammals east of the Balcones Fault Zone. Number six: The W. L. Moody, Jr. natural history series. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. 400 pp.

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Specimen:

Dallas Museum of Natural History, Dallas, TX; unknown (#unknown), Catalog #MAM000051, 4 March 1952, DaMNH.

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Scientific Name: Thamnophis sirtalis annectens Occurrence #: 20 Eo Id: 434 Common Name: Texas garter snake Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G5T4 State Rank: S1 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions LAKE DALLAS

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: Last Observation:

Eo Type: Eo Rank: U Eo Rank Date: 2006-12-12

Observed Area:

Comments:

General Description:

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data:

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

Kirby, H. (s.n.). No date. Specimen No. 4644 BCB.

Specimen:

Baylor University, Bryce C. Brown Collection at Strecker Museum. No Date. H. Kirby, Catalog # 4644 BCB, SM.

Kirby, H. (s.n.). No date. Specimen No. 4644 BCB. (S??KIRXXTXUS)

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Scientific Name: Ulmus crassifolia-celtis laevigata series Occurrence #: 20 Eo Id: 520 Common Name: Cedar Elm-sugarberry Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2G3 State Rank: S4 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions SOUTH BANK OF THE TRINITY RIVER, DUE NORTH OF THE CITY OF ARLINGTON SEWAGE SETTLING PONDS

Survey Information:

First Observation: 1987 Survey Date: 1987-03-14 Last Observation: 1987-03

Eo Type: Eo Rank: BC Eo Rank Date:

Observed Area: 80.00

Comments:

General PATCHY BOTTOMLAND DOMINATED BY CEDAR ELM, BUR OAK, SUGARBERRY; SOME LARGE, OLD Description: TREES AND SOME AREAS OF THICK, YOUNG GROWTH

Comments: VISITED IN WINTER; FOR BETTER COMPOSITION DATA VISIT WHEN LEAVES ARE ON THE TREES

Protection PROPOSED CITY GREEN BELT Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data:

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

DIAMOND, D.D. AND R.W. MURPHY. 1987. FIELD SURVEY TO TRINITY RIVER LINEAR PARK OF MARCH 7.

Specimen:

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Scientific Name: Ulmus crassifolia-celtis laevigata series Occurrence #: 27 Eo Id: 2766 Common Name: Cedar Elm-sugarberry Series Track Status: Track all extant and selected historical EOs Identification Confirmed: Y - Yes TX Protection Status: Global Rank: G2G3 State Rank: S4 Federal Status:

Location Information:

Directions BROAD BENCH NEAR LAKE LEVEL, SHORELINE IN SOUTHERN HALF OF PARK, EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE SRA

Survey Information:

First Observation: Survey Date: 1989-11-09 Last Observation: 1989-11-09

Eo Type: Eo Rank: C Eo Rank Date: 1989-11-09

Observed Area:

Comments:

General POORLY DEFINED WOODLAND, PROBABLY IN TRANSITION; LIVE OAK (CLAY SOILS) AND POST OAK Description: (SANDY SOILS) MIXED WITH SUGARBERRY, CEDAR ELM

Comments:

Protection Comments:

Management Comments:

Data:

EO Data: DESCRIPTION AND PLANT LIST IN DLI REPORT, SITE 5

Community Information:

Scientific Name: Stratum: Dominant: Lifeform: Composition Note:

Reference:

Citation:

TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. 1990. EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA. SUMMARY OF REPRESENTATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES.

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Page 66 of 66 Legend Construction Limits Major Road 35W 1.5 Mile Buffer ¨¦§ 10 Mile Buffer County Boundary Species Common Name Cedar elm-sugarberry calcareous floodplain forest «¬114 Central great plains little bluestem prairie Colonial wading bird colony Comanche peak prairie-clover Wise County Denton County Crosstimbers post oak-blackjack oak Tarrant County 170 woodland «¬ Eastern spotted skunk Edwards Plateau Texas red oak-ashe's 287 juniper forest ¤£ Hall's prairie-clover Little bluestem-indiangrass-needlegrass herbaceous vegetation Mollisol blackland prairie 377 Osage plains false foxglove ¤£ Ozark limestone glade Pecan-sugarberry floodplain forest Plateau live oak/little bluestem woodland ¨¦§820 Rock scurfpea Schizachyrium scoparium-bouteloua curtipendula-nassella leucotricha TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE grassland NATIONAL DIVERSITY DATABASE MAP Texas gartersnake 0 2.5 5 Texas heelsplitter SH 170 ± Miles From I-35W to SH 114

Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation Source: ESRI Aerial Imagery and TPWD NDD (July 1, 2019). Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas United States A product of the National Custom Soil Resource Department of Cooperative Soil Survey, Agriculture a joint effort of the United Report for States Department of Agriculture and other Denton County, Texas, Federal agencies, State Natural agencies including the Resources Agricultural Experiment and Tarrant County, Conservation Stations, and local Service participants Texas SH 170

June 25, 2019 Preface

Soil surveys contain information that affects land use planning in survey areas. They highlight soil limitations that affect various land uses and provide information about the properties of the soils in the survey areas. Soil surveys are designed for many different users, including farmers, ranchers, foresters, agronomists, urban planners, community officials, engineers, developers, builders, and home buyers. Also, conservationists, teachers, students, and specialists in recreation, waste disposal, and pollution control can use the surveys to help them understand, protect, or enhance the environment. Various land use regulations of Federal, State, and local governments may impose special restrictions on land use or land treatment. Soil surveys identify soil properties that are used in making various land use or land treatment decisions. The information is intended to help the land users identify and reduce the effects of soil limitations on various land uses. The landowner or user is responsible for identifying and complying with existing laws and regulations. Although soil survey information can be used for general farm, local, and wider area planning, onsite investigation is needed to supplement this information in some cases. Examples include soil quality assessments (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/ portal/nrcs/main/soils/health/) and certain conservation and engineering applications. For more detailed information, contact your local USDA Service Center (https://offices.sc.egov.usda.gov/locator/app?agency=nrcs) or your NRCS State Soil Scientist (http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/contactus/? cid=nrcs142p2_053951). Great differences in soil properties can occur within short distances. Some soils are seasonally wet or subject to flooding. Some are too unstable to be used as a foundation for buildings or roads. Clayey or wet soils are poorly suited to use as septic tank absorption fields. A high water table makes a soil poorly suited to basements or underground installations. The National Cooperative Soil Survey is a joint effort of the United States Department of Agriculture and other Federal agencies, State agencies including the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and local agencies. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has leadership for the Federal part of the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Information about soils is updated periodically. Updated information is available through the NRCS Web Soil Survey, the site for official soil survey information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or a part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require

2 alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

3 Contents

Preface...... 2 How Soil Surveys Are Made...... 5 Soil Map...... 8 Soil Map...... 9 Legend...... 10 Map Unit Legend...... 12 Map Unit Descriptions...... 13 Denton County, Texas...... 15 83—Wilson clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes...... 15 84—Wilson clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 16 Tarrant County, Texas...... 18 1—Aledo gravelly clay loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes...... 18 19—Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes...... 19 27—Frio silty clay, frequently flooded...... 21 36—Justin loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 22 38—Leson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 23 39—Lindale clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 24 41—Lott silty clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 25 47—Medlin clay, 5 to 15 percent slopes...... 26 57—Ponder clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 27 61—Purves clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 28 65—Sanger clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 30 66—Sanger clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes...... 32 68—San Saba clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes...... 33 83—Whitesboro loam, frequently flooded...... 35 84—Wilson clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes...... 36 Soil Information for All Uses...... 38 Soil Reports...... 38 Land Classifications...... 38 Prime and other Important Farmlands...... 38 References...... 41

4 How Soil Surveys Are Made

Soil surveys are made to provide information about the soils and miscellaneous areas in a specific area. They include a description of the soils and miscellaneous areas and their location on the landscape and tables that show soil properties and limitations affecting various uses. Soil scientists observed the steepness, length, and shape of the slopes; the general pattern of drainage; the kinds of crops and native plants; and the kinds of bedrock. They observed and described many soil profiles. A soil profile is the sequence of natural layers, or horizons, in a soil. The profile extends from the surface down into the unconsolidated material in which the soil formed or from the surface down to bedrock. The unconsolidated material is devoid of roots and other living organisms and has not been changed by other biological activity. Currently, soils are mapped according to the boundaries of major land resource areas (MLRAs). MLRAs are geographically associated land resource units that share common characteristics related to physiography, geology, climate, water resources, soils, biological resources, and land uses (USDA, 2006). Soil survey areas typically consist of parts of one or more MLRA. The soils and miscellaneous areas in a survey area occur in an orderly pattern that is related to the geology, landforms, relief, climate, and natural vegetation of the area. Each kind of soil and miscellaneous area is associated with a particular kind of landform or with a segment of the landform. By observing the soils and miscellaneous areas in the survey area and relating their position to specific segments of the landform, a soil scientist develops a concept, or model, of how they were formed. Thus, during mapping, this model enables the soil scientist to predict with a considerable degree of accuracy the kind of soil or miscellaneous area at a specific location on the landscape. Commonly, individual soils on the landscape merge into one another as their characteristics gradually change. To construct an accurate soil map, however, soil scientists must determine the boundaries between the soils. They can observe only a limited number of soil profiles. Nevertheless, these observations, supplemented by an understanding of the soil-vegetation-landscape relationship, are sufficient to verify predictions of the kinds of soil in an area and to determine the boundaries. Soil scientists recorded the characteristics of the soil profiles that they studied. They noted soil color, texture, size and shape of soil aggregates, kind and amount of rock fragments, distribution of plant roots, reaction, and other features that enable them to identify soils. After describing the soils in the survey area and determining their properties, the soil scientists assigned the soils to taxonomic classes (units). Taxonomic classes are concepts. Each taxonomic class has a set of soil characteristics with precisely defined limits. The classes are used as a basis for comparison to classify soils systematically. Soil taxonomy, the system of taxonomic classification used in the United States, is based mainly on the kind and character of soil properties and the arrangement of horizons within the profile. After the soil

5 Custom Soil Resource Report scientists classified and named the soils in the survey area, they compared the individual soils with similar soils in the same taxonomic class in other areas so that they could confirm data and assemble additional data based on experience and research. The objective of soil mapping is not to delineate pure map unit components; the objective is to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. Each map unit is defined by a unique combination of soil components and/or miscellaneous areas in predictable proportions. Some components may be highly contrasting to the other components of the map unit. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The delineation of such landforms and landform segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas. Soil scientists make many field observations in the process of producing a soil map. The frequency of observation is dependent upon several factors, including scale of mapping, intensity of mapping, design of map units, complexity of the landscape, and experience of the soil scientist. Observations are made to test and refine the soil-landscape model and predictions and to verify the classification of the soils at specific locations. Once the soil-landscape model is refined, a significantly smaller number of measurements of individual soil properties are made and recorded. These measurements may include field measurements, such as those for color, depth to bedrock, and texture, and laboratory measurements, such as those for content of sand, silt, clay, salt, and other components. Properties of each soil typically vary from one point to another across the landscape. Observations for map unit components are aggregated to develop ranges of characteristics for the components. The aggregated values are presented. Direct measurements do not exist for every property presented for every map unit component. Values for some properties are estimated from combinations of other properties. While a soil survey is in progress, samples of some of the soils in the area generally are collected for laboratory analyses and for engineering tests. Soil scientists interpret the data from these analyses and tests as well as the field-observed characteristics and the soil properties to determine the expected behavior of the soils under different uses. Interpretations for all of the soils are field tested through observation of the soils in different uses and under different levels of management. Some interpretations are modified to fit local conditions, and some new interpretations are developed to meet local needs. Data are assembled from other sources, such as research information, production records, and field experience of specialists. For example, data on crop yields under defined levels of management are assembled from farm records and from field or plot experiments on the same kinds of soil. Predictions about soil behavior are based not only on soil properties but also on such variables as climate and biological activity. Soil conditions are predictable over long periods of time, but they are not predictable from year to year. For example, soil scientists can predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy that a given soil will have a high water table within certain depths in most years, but they cannot predict that a high water table will always be at a specific level in the soil on a specific date. After soil scientists located and identified the significant natural bodies of soil in the survey area, they drew the boundaries of these bodies on aerial photographs and

6 Custom Soil Resource Report identified each as a specific map unit. Aerial photographs show trees, buildings, fields, roads, and rivers, all of which help in locating boundaries accurately.

7 Soil Map

The soil map section includes the soil map for the defined area of interest, a list of soil map units on the map and extent of each map unit, and cartographic symbols displayed on the map. Also presented are various metadata about data used to produce the map, and a description of each soil map unit.

8 Custom Soil Resource Report Soil Map 97° 18' 43'' W 43'' 18' 97° W 55'' 12' 97°

657700 658600 659500 660400 661300 662200 663100 664000 664900 665800 666700 33° 0' 6'' N 33° 0' 6'' N 3652600 3652600 3651700 3651700 3650800 3650800 3649900 3649900 3649000 3649000 3648100 3648100 3647200

32° 56' 56'' N 3647200 32° 56' 56'' N 658600 659500 660400 661300 662200 663100 664000 664900 665800 666700

Map Scale: 1:41,400 if printed on A landscape (11" x 8.5") sheet. Meters

97° 18' 43'' W 43'' 18' 97° N 0 500 1000 2000 3000 W 55'' 12' 97° Feet 0 2000 4000 8000 12000 Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 14N WGS84 9 Custom Soil Resource Report

MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION

Area of Interest (AOI) Spoil Area The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at scales Area of Interest (AOI) ranging from 1:20,000 to 1:24,000. Stony Spot Soils Very Stony Spot Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map Soil Map Unit Polygons measurements. Wet Spot Soil Map Unit Lines Other Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Map Unit Points Web Soil Survey URL: Special Line Features Special Point Features Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857) Blowout Water Features Streams and Canals Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator Borrow Pit projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts Transportation distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the Clay Spot Rails Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more Closed Depression accurate calculations of distance or area are required. Interstate Highways Gravel Pit US Routes This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as Gravelly Spot of the version date(s) listed below. Major Roads Landfill Local Roads Soil Survey Area: Denton County, Texas Lava Flow Survey Area Data: Version 15, Sep 14, 2018 Background Marsh or swamp Aerial Photography Soil Survey Area: Tarrant County, Texas Mine or Quarry Survey Area Data: Version 16, Sep 16, 2018

Miscellaneous Water Your area of interest (AOI) includes more than one soil survey Perennial Water area. These survey areas may have been mapped at different scales, with a different land use in mind, at different times, or at Rock Outcrop different levels of detail. This may result in map unit symbols, soil Saline Spot properties, and interpretations that do not completely agree across soil survey area boundaries. Sandy Spot

Severely Eroded Spot Soil map units are labeled (as space allows) for map scales 1:50,000 or larger. Sinkhole

Slide or Slip Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Oct 29, 2016—Nov 29, 2017 Sodic Spot The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background

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MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION

imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.

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Map Unit Legend

Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

83 Wilson clay loam, 0 to 1 percent 6.8 2.2% slopes 84 Wilson clay loam, 1 to 3 percent 12.1 3.8% slopes Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 18.9 6.0% Totals for Area of Interest 314.2 100.0%

Map Unit Symbol Map Unit Name Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

1 Aledo gravelly clay loam, 1 to 8 20.6 6.5% percent slopes 19 Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent 0.0 0.0% slopes 27 Frio silty clay, frequently flooded 15.3 4.9% 36 Justin loam, 1 to 3 percent 0.3 0.1% slopes 38 Leson clay, 1 to 3 percent 7.8 2.5% slopes 39 Lindale clay loam, 1 to 3 4.9 1.6% percent slopes 41 Lott silty clay, 1 to 3 percent 0.9 0.3% slopes 47 Medlin clay, 5 to 15 percent 12.4 3.9% slopes 57 Ponder clay loam, 1 to 3 75.1 23.9% percent slopes 61 Purves clay, 1 to 3 percent 25.5 8.1% slopes 65 Sanger clay, 1 to 3 percent 51.4 16.4% slopes 66 Sanger clay, 3 to 5 percent 38.2 12.2% slopes 68 San Saba clay, 0 to 2 percent 24.1 7.7% slopes 83 Whitesboro loam, frequently 0.0 0.0% flooded 84 Wilson clay loam, 0 to 2 percent 18.8 6.0% slopes Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 295.3 94.0% Totals for Area of Interest 314.2 100.0%

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Map Unit Descriptions

The map units delineated on the detailed soil maps in a soil survey represent the soils or miscellaneous areas in the survey area. The map unit descriptions, along with the maps, can be used to determine the composition and properties of a unit. A map unit delineation on a soil map represents an area dominated by one or more major kinds of soil or miscellaneous areas. A map unit is identified and named according to the taxonomic classification of the dominant soils. Within a taxonomic class there are precisely defined limits for the properties of the soils. On the landscape, however, the soils are natural phenomena, and they have the characteristic variability of all natural phenomena. Thus, the range of some observed properties may extend beyond the limits defined for a taxonomic class. Areas of soils of a single taxonomic class rarely, if ever, can be mapped without including areas of other taxonomic classes. Consequently, every map unit is made up of the soils or miscellaneous areas for which it is named and some minor components that belong to taxonomic classes other than those of the major soils. Most minor soils have properties similar to those of the dominant soil or soils in the map unit, and thus they do not affect use and management. These are called noncontrasting, or similar, components. They may or may not be mentioned in a particular map unit description. Other minor components, however, have properties and behavioral characteristics divergent enough to affect use or to require different management. These are called contrasting, or dissimilar, components. They generally are in small areas and could not be mapped separately because of the scale used. Some small areas of strongly contrasting soils or miscellaneous areas are identified by a special symbol on the maps. If included in the database for a given area, the contrasting minor components are identified in the map unit descriptions along with some characteristics of each. A few areas of minor components may not have been observed, and consequently they are not mentioned in the descriptions, especially where the pattern was so complex that it was impractical to make enough observations to identify all the soils and miscellaneous areas on the landscape. The presence of minor components in a map unit in no way diminishes the usefulness or accuracy of the data. The objective of mapping is not to delineate pure taxonomic classes but rather to separate the landscape into landforms or landform segments that have similar use and management requirements. The delineation of such segments on the map provides sufficient information for the development of resource plans. If intensive use of small areas is planned, however, onsite investigation is needed to define and locate the soils and miscellaneous areas. An identifying symbol precedes the map unit name in the map unit descriptions. Each description includes general facts about the unit and gives important soil properties and qualities. Soils that have profiles that are almost alike make up a soil series. Except for differences in texture of the surface layer, all the soils of a series have major horizons that are similar in composition, thickness, and arrangement. Soils of one series can differ in texture of the surface layer, slope, stoniness, salinity, degree of erosion, and other characteristics that affect their use. On the basis of such differences, a soil series is divided into soil phases. Most of the areas

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shown on the detailed soil maps are phases of soil series. The name of a soil phase commonly indicates a feature that affects use or management. For example, Alpha silt loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is a phase of the Alpha series. Some map units are made up of two or more major soils or miscellaneous areas. These map units are complexes, associations, or undifferentiated groups. A complex consists of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas in such an intricate pattern or in such small areas that they cannot be shown separately on the maps. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar in all areas. Alpha-Beta complex, 0 to 6 percent slopes, is an example. An association is made up of two or more geographically associated soils or miscellaneous areas that are shown as one unit on the maps. Because of present or anticipated uses of the map units in the survey area, it was not considered practical or necessary to map the soils or miscellaneous areas separately. The pattern and relative proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas are somewhat similar. Alpha-Beta association, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example. An undifferentiated group is made up of two or more soils or miscellaneous areas that could be mapped individually but are mapped as one unit because similar interpretations can be made for use and management. The pattern and proportion of the soils or miscellaneous areas in a mapped area are not uniform. An area can be made up of only one of the major soils or miscellaneous areas, or it can be made up of all of them. Alpha and Beta soils, 0 to 2 percent slopes, is an example. Some surveys include miscellaneous areas. Such areas have little or no soil material and support little or no vegetation. Rock outcrop is an example.

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Denton County, Texas

83—Wilson clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2wst1 Elevation: 200 to 770 feet Mean annual precipitation: 34 to 43 inches Mean annual air temperature: 65 to 69 degrees F Frost-free period: 240 to 278 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance

Map Unit Composition Wilson and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Wilson Setting Landform: Stream terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Parent material: Loamy and/or clayey alluvium derived from mudstone Typical profile Ap - 0 to 7 inches: clay loam Btss - 7 to 31 inches: clay Btkss - 31 to 36 inches: clay Btkssyg - 36 to 42 inches: clay Btkyg - 42 to 80 inches: clay loam Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained Runoff class: High Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) Depth to water table: About 5 to 36 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent Gypsum, maximum in profile: 15 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Very slightly saline to moderately saline (2.0 to 8.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 10.0 Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Southern Claypan Prairie (R086AY004TX)

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Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Burleson Percent of map unit: 10 percent Landform: Stream terraces, stream terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Microfeatures of landform position: Circular gilgai, circular gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Southern Blackland (R086AY011TX) Hydric soil rating: No Crockett Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Southern Claypan Prairie (R086AY004TX) Hydric soil rating: No

84—Wilson clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2wg9f Elevation: 200 to 770 feet Mean annual precipitation: 34 to 48 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 67 degrees F Frost-free period: 243 to 262 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance

Map Unit Composition Wilson and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Wilson Setting Landform: Stream terraces, stream terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Parent material: Loamy and/or clayey alluvium derived from mudstone Typical profile Ap - 0 to 7 inches: clay loam Btss - 7 to 31 inches: clay

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Btkss - 31 to 36 inches: clay Btkssyg - 36 to 42 inches: clay Btkyg - 42 to 80 inches: clay loam Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained Runoff class: Very high Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent Gypsum, maximum in profile: 15 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Very slightly saline to moderately saline (2.0 to 8.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 10.0 Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Southern Claypan Prairie (R086AY004TX) Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Burleson Percent of map unit: 10 percent Landform: Stream terraces, stream terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Microfeatures of landform position: Circular gilgai, circular gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Southern Blackland (R086AY011TX) Hydric soil rating: No Crockett Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Stream terraces, ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, tread Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Southern Claypan Prairie (R086AY004TX) Hydric soil rating: No

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Tarrant County, Texas

1—Aledo gravelly clay loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2tc3h Elevation: 400 to 1,400 feet Mean annual precipitation: 33 to 40 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 67 degrees F Frost-free period: 220 to 245 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Aledo and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Aledo Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder, backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope, interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Loamy residuum weathered from limestone Typical profile A - 0 to 4 inches: gravelly clay loam Bk - 4 to 12 inches: very gravelly clay loam R - 12 to 80 inches: bedrock Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 8 percent Depth to restrictive feature: 9 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: High Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to high (0.06 to 1.98 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 80 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 1.1 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Shallow 30-38" PZ (R085XY185TX) Hydric soil rating: No

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Minor Components Bolar Percent of map unit: 10 percent Landform: Structural benches on ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Convex, linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Loamy Slope 30-38" PZ (R085XY379TX) Hydric soil rating: No Purves Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, shoulder, summit Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Shallow 30-38" PZ (R085XY185TX) Hydric soil rating: No Rock outcrop Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Hydric soil rating: No

19—Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2ssg6 Elevation: 300 to 800 feet Mean annual precipitation: 32 to 45 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 70 degrees F Frost-free period: 220 to 270 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Burleson and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Burleson Setting Landform: Stream terraces, stream terraces

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Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Microfeatures of landform position: Circular gilgai, circular gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Calcareous clayey alluvium of pleistocene age derived from mixed sources Typical profile A - 0 to 23 inches: clay Bss - 23 to 38 inches: clay Bkss - 38 to 69 inches: clay 2Ck - 69 to 90 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained Runoff class: High Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 15 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 2.0 Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): 2s Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2s Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Southern Blackland (R086AY011TX) Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Wilson Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Stream terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: Claypan Prairie (R086BY002TX) Hydric soil rating: No Branyon Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Stream terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Microfeatures of landform position: Circular gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Southern Blackland (R086AY011TX) Hydric soil rating: No

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27—Frio silty clay, frequently flooded

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dhh0 Elevation: 400 to 1,700 feet Mean annual precipitation: 25 to 36 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 68 degrees F Frost-free period: 220 to 260 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Frio and similar soils: 100 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Frio Setting Landform: Flood plains Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Loamy alluvium derived from limestone and shale Typical profile H1 - 0 to 35 inches: silty clay H2 - 35 to 72 inches: clay loam H3 - 72 to 80 inches: silty clay Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20 to 0.57 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: Frequent Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 40 percent Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 2.0 Available water storage in profile: High (about 10.2 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 5w Hydrologic Soil Group: C Ecological site: Loamy Bottomland 30-38" PZ (R085XY181TX) Hydric soil rating: No

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36—Justin loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dhhb Elevation: 500 to 850 feet Mean annual precipitation: 26 to 34 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 68 degrees F Frost-free period: 210 to 240 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Justin and similar soils: 100 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Justin Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Parent material: Loamy slope alluvium Typical profile H1 - 0 to 16 inches: loam H2 - 16 to 40 inches: clay loam H3 - 40 to 70 inches: clay loam Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20 to 0.57 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 10 percent Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.9 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e Hydrologic Soil Group: C Ecological site: SANDY LOAM 32-40" PZ (R084CY194TX) Hydric soil rating: No

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38—Leson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2vthx Elevation: 330 to 790 feet Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 42 inches Mean annual air temperature: 65 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 235 to 254 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Leson and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Leson Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from mudstone Typical profile A - 0 to 10 inches: clay Bss - 10 to 30 inches: clay Bkss - 30 to 60 inches: clay Cdk - 60 to 80 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: 56 to 60 inches to densic material Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained Runoff class: Very high Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 35 percent Gypsum, maximum in profile: 10 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to slightly saline (0.0 to 4.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 2.0 Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: D

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Ecological site: Northern Blackland (R086AY010TX) Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Behring Percent of map unit: 10 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Microfeatures of landform position: Linear gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Southern Blackland (R086AY011TX) Hydric soil rating: No Houston black Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Microfeatures of landform position: Linear gilgai Down-slope shape: Convex, linear Across-slope shape: Convex, linear Ecological site: Southern Blackland (R086AY011TX) Hydric soil rating: No

39—Lindale clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dhhf Elevation: 500 to 1,050 feet Mean annual precipitation: 32 to 33 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 220 to 250 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Lindale and similar soils: 100 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Lindale Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Clayey alluvium over limestone

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Typical profile H1 - 0 to 5 inches: clay loam H2 - 5 to 26 inches: clay H3 - 26 to 48 inches: very gravelly silty clay loam H4 - 48 to 52 inches: gravelly clay Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 35 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water storage in profile: Low (about 5.7 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: C Ecological site: Deep Redland 30-38" PZ (R085XY180TX) Hydric soil rating: No

41—Lott silty clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dhhj Elevation: 600 to 800 feet Mean annual precipitation: 32 to 37 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 230 to 255 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance

Map Unit Composition Lott and similar soils: 100 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Lott Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Residuum weathered from austin chalk formation and pecan gap formation

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Typical profile H1 - 0 to 16 inches: silty clay H2 - 16 to 46 inches: silty clay loam H3 - 46 to 80 inches: silty clay loam Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: 40 to 60 inches to densic bedrock Natural drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high (0.20 to 0.57 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 80 percent Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 8.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e Hydrologic Soil Group: C Ecological site: Clayey Slope 30-38" PZ (R085XY179TX) Hydric soil rating: No

47—Medlin clay, 5 to 15 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dhhq Elevation: 500 to 1,500 feet Mean annual precipitation: 30 to 34 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 68 degrees F Frost-free period: 220 to 265 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Medlin and similar soils: 100 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Medlin Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from marl Typical profile H1 - 0 to 9 inches: clay H2 - 9 to 33 inches: clay H3 - 33 to 67 inches: clay

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Properties and qualities Slope: 5 to 15 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 35 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 4.0 Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.0 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 6e Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No

57—Ponder clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dhj2 Elevation: 600 to 1,000 feet Mean annual precipitation: 26 to 34 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 70 degrees F Frost-free period: 210 to 240 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Ponder and similar soils: 100 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Ponder Setting Landform: Stream terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Clayey alluvium Typical profile H1 - 0 to 7 inches: clay loam H2 - 7 to 53 inches: clay H3 - 53 to 80 inches: silty clay loam Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent

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Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 60 percent Gypsum, maximum in profile: 5 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.4 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: C Ecological site: Claypan (R085XY003TX) Hydric soil rating: No

61—Purves clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2tc2v Elevation: 400 to 1,800 feet Mean annual precipitation: 30 to 38 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 67 degrees F Frost-free period: 210 to 250 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Purves and similar soils: 89 percent Minor components: 11 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Purves Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit, backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from limestone Typical profile A - 0 to 8 inches: clay Bk1 - 8 to 12 inches: clay Bk2 - 12 to 14 inches: extremely gravelly clay R - 14 to 40 inches: bedrock

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Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: 8 to 20 inches to lithic bedrock Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: High Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 50 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 1.0 Available water storage in profile: Very low (about 1.8 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4s Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Shallow 30-38" PZ (R085XY185TX) Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Aledo Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Shallow 30-38" PZ (R085XY185TX) Hydric soil rating: No Bolar Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Loamy Slope 30-38" PZ (R085XY379TX) Hydric soil rating: No Dugout Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Adobe 30-38" PZ (R085XY176TX) Hydric soil rating: No

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Crawford Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Deep Redland 30-38" PZ (R085XY180TX) Hydric soil rating: No

65—Sanger clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2tc31 Elevation: 500 to 1,200 feet Mean annual precipitation: 33 to 39 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 67 degrees F Frost-free period: 220 to 250 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Sanger and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Sanger Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Parent material: Clayey slope alluvium over residuum weathered from claystone Typical profile Ap - 0 to 7 inches: clay Bkss1 - 7 to 38 inches: clay Bkss2 - 38 to 55 inches: silty clay Bk - 55 to 69 inches: silty clay C - 69 to 80 inches: silty clay Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Very high Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches

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Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 70 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 5.0 Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 9.0 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Slidell Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope, footslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No San saba Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope, backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Head slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No Ponder Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder, backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Claypan (R085XY003TX) Hydric soil rating: No Bolar Percent of map unit: 1 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Loamy Slope 30-38" PZ (R085XY379TX) Hydric soil rating: No

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66—Sanger clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2tc32 Elevation: 500 to 1,200 feet Mean annual precipitation: 33 to 39 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 67 degrees F Frost-free period: 220 to 250 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Sanger and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Sanger Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Clayey slope alluvium over residuum weathered from claystone Typical profile A - 0 to 10 inches: clay Bkss1 - 10 to 24 inches: clay Bkss2 - 24 to 52 inches: clay Bkss3 - 52 to 70 inches: clay C - 70 to 80 inches: silty clay Properties and qualities Slope: 3 to 5 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Well drained Runoff class: Very high Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 70 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 5.0 Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 9.0 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified

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Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Medlin Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Side slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No Bolar Percent of map unit: 4 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Loamy Slope 30-38" PZ (R085XY379TX) Hydric soil rating: No Slidell Percent of map unit: 1 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope, toeslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No San saba Percent of map unit: 1 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, footslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Head slope Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No

68—San Saba clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2wn9t

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Elevation: 600 to 1,100 feet Mean annual precipitation: 33 to 38 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 67 degrees F Frost-free period: 230 to 260 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition San saba and similar soils: 90 percent Minor components: 10 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of San Saba Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope, head slope Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Calcareous clayey slope alluvium and/or residuum weathered from claystone and/or limestone over limestone Typical profile Ap - 0 to 19 inches: clay Bss - 19 to 35 inches: clay R - 35 to 80 inches: bedrock Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: 24 to 40 inches to lithic bedrock Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained Runoff class: Very high Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Very low to moderately low (0.00 to 0.06 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 2.0 Available water storage in profile: Low (about 5.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3s Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Denton Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Footslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope

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Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Clayey Slope 30-38" PZ (R085XY179TX) Hydric soil rating: No Purves Percent of map unit: 3 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Backslope, summit, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve, side slope Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: Shallow 30-38" PZ (R085XY185TX) Hydric soil rating: No Slidell Percent of map unit: 2 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Toeslope Landform position (three-dimensional): Base slope Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: Blackland 30-38" PZ (R085XY177TX) Hydric soil rating: No

83—Whitesboro loam, frequently flooded

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dhk0 Elevation: 170 to 570 feet Mean annual precipitation: 34 to 40 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 70 degrees F Frost-free period: 225 to 275 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Whitesboro and similar soils: 100 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Whitesboro Setting Landform: Flood plains Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Loamy alluvium Typical profile H1 - 0 to 6 inches: loam H2 - 6 to 80 inches: clay loam

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Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately high to high (0.57 to 1.98 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: Frequent Frequency of ponding: None Salinity, maximum in profile: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water storage in profile: High (about 9.5 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 5w Hydrologic Soil Group: B Ecological site: LOAMY BOTTOMLAND 32-40" PZ (R084CY191TX) Hydric soil rating: No

84—Wilson clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2wg9b Elevation: 380 to 870 feet Mean annual precipitation: 37 to 42 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 67 degrees F Frost-free period: 250 to 255 days Farmland classification: Farmland of statewide importance

Map Unit Composition Wilson and similar soils: 85 percent Minor components: 15 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

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Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 2 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches Natural drainage class: Moderately well drained Runoff class: Very high Capacity of the most limiting layer to transmit water (Ksat): Moderately low to moderately high (0.06 to 0.20 in/hr) Depth to water table: More than 80 inches Frequency of flooding: None Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum in profile: 20 percent Gypsum, maximum in profile: 15 percent Salinity, maximum in profile: Very slightly saline to moderately saline (2.0 to 8.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum in profile: 10.0 Available water storage in profile: Moderate (about 7.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3w Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: Southern Claypan Prairie (R086AY004TX) Hydric soil rating: No

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Soil Reports

The Soil Reports section includes various formatted tabular and narrative reports (tables) containing data for each selected soil map unit and each component of each unit. No aggregation of data has occurred as is done in reports in the Soil Properties and Qualities and Suitabilities and Limitations sections. The reports contain soil interpretive information as well as basic soil properties and qualities. A description of each report (table) is included.

Land Classifications

This folder contains a collection of tabular reports that present a variety of soil groupings. The reports (tables) include all selected map units and components for each map unit. Land classifications are specified land use and management groupings that are assigned to soil areas because combinations of soil have similar behavior for specified practices. Most are based on soil properties and other factors that directly influence the specific use of the soil. Example classifications include ecological site classification, farmland classification, irrigated and nonirrigated land capability classification, and hydric rating.

Prime and other Important Farmlands

This table lists the map units in the survey area that are considered important farmlands. Important farmlands consist of prime farmland, unique farmland, and farmland of statewide or local importance. This list does not constitute a recommendation for a particular land use. In an effort to identify the extent and location of important farmlands, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, in cooperation with other interested Federal, State, and local government organizations, has inventoried land that can be used for the production of the Nation's food supply. Prime farmland is of major importance in meeting the Nation's short- and long-range needs for food and fiber. Because the supply of high-quality farmland is limited, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recognizes that responsible levels of government, as well as individuals, should encourage and facilitate the wise use of our Nation's prime farmland.

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Prime farmland, as defined by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, forage, fiber, and oilseed crops and is available for these uses. It could be cultivated land, pastureland, forestland, or other land, but it is not urban or built-up land or water areas. The soil quality, growing season, and moisture supply are those needed for the soil to economically produce sustained high yields of crops when proper management, including water management, and acceptable farming methods are applied. In general, prime farmland has an adequate and dependable supply of moisture from precipitation or irrigation, a favorable temperature and growing season, acceptable acidity or alkalinity, an acceptable salt and sodium content, and few or no rocks. The water supply is dependable and of adequate quality. Prime farmland is permeable to water and air. It is not excessively erodible or saturated with water for long periods, and it either is not frequently flooded during the growing season or is protected from flooding. Slope ranges mainly from 0 to 6 percent. More detailed information about the criteria for prime farmland is available at the local office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. For some of the soils identified in the table as prime farmland, measures that overcome a hazard or limitation, such as flooding, wetness, and droughtiness, are needed. Onsite evaluation is needed to determine whether or not the hazard or limitation has been overcome by corrective measures. A recent trend in land use in some areas has been the loss of some prime farmland to industrial and urban uses. The loss of prime farmland to other uses puts pressure on marginal lands, which generally are more erodible, droughty, and less productive and cannot be easily cultivated. Unique farmland is land other than prime farmland that is used for the production of specific high-value food and fiber crops, such as citrus, tree nuts, olives, cranberries, and other fruits and vegetables. It has the special combination of soil quality, growing season, moisture supply, temperature, humidity, air drainage, elevation, and aspect needed for the soil to economically produce sustainable high yields of these crops when properly managed. The water supply is dependable and of adequate quality. Nearness to markets is an additional consideration. Unique farmland is not based on national criteria. It commonly is in areas where there is a special microclimate, such as the wine country in California. In some areas, land that does not meet the criteria for prime or unique farmland is considered to be farmland of statewide importance for the production of food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed crops. The criteria for defining and delineating farmland of statewide importance are determined by the appropriate State agencies. Generally, this land includes areas of soils that nearly meet the requirements for prime farmland and that economically produce high yields of crops when treated and managed according to acceptable farming methods. Some areas may produce as high a yield as prime farmland if conditions are favorable. Farmland of statewide importance may include tracts of land that have been designated for agriculture by State law. In some areas that are not identified as having national or statewide importance, land is considered to be farmland of local importance for the production of food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed crops. This farmland is identified by the appropriate local agencies. Farmland of local importance may include tracts of land that have been designated for agriculture by local ordinance.

Report—Prime and other Important Farmlands

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Prime and other Important Farmlands–Denton County, Texas

Map Symbol Map Unit Name Farmland Classification

83 Wilson clay loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes Farmland of statewide importance 84 Wilson clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes Farmland of statewide importance

Prime and other Important Farmlands–Tarrant County, Texas

Map Symbol Map Unit Name Farmland Classification

1 Aledo gravelly clay loam, 1 to 8 percent slopes Not prime farmland 19 Burleson clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes All areas are prime farmland 27 Frio silty clay, frequently flooded Not prime farmland 36 Justin loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes All areas are prime farmland 38 Leson clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes All areas are prime farmland 39 Lindale clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes All areas are prime farmland 41 Lott silty clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes Farmland of statewide importance 47 Medlin clay, 5 to 15 percent slopes Not prime farmland 57 Ponder clay loam, 1 to 3 percent slopes All areas are prime farmland 61 Purves clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes Not prime farmland 65 Sanger clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes All areas are prime farmland 66 Sanger clay, 3 to 5 percent slopes All areas are prime farmland 68 San Saba clay, 0 to 2 percent slopes All areas are prime farmland 83 Whitesboro loam, frequently flooded Not prime farmland 84 Wilson clay loam, 0 to 2 percent slopes Farmland of statewide importance

40 References

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). 2004. Standard specifications for transportation materials and methods of sampling and testing. 24th edition. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). 2005. Standard classification of soils for engineering purposes. ASTM Standard D2487-00. Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetlands and deep-water habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service FWS/OBS-79/31. Federal Register. July 13, 1994. Changes in hydric soils of the United States. Federal Register. September 18, 2002. Hydric soils of the United States. Hurt, G.W., and L.M. Vasilas, editors. Version 6.0, 2006. Field indicators of hydric soils in the United States. National Research Council. 1995. Wetlands: Characteristics and boundaries. Soil Survey Division Staff. 1993. Soil survey manual. Soil Conservation Service. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 18. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/ nrcs/detail/national/soils/?cid=nrcs142p2_054262 Soil Survey Staff. 1999. Soil taxonomy: A basic system of soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 2nd edition. Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 436. http:// www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/soils/?cid=nrcs142p2_053577 Soil Survey Staff. 2010. Keys to soil taxonomy. 11th edition. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. http:// www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/soils/?cid=nrcs142p2_053580 Tiner, R.W., Jr. 1985. Wetlands of Delaware. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Wetlands Section. United States Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental Laboratory. 1987. Corps of Engineers wetlands delineation manual. Waterways Experiment Station Technical Report Y-87-1. United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. National forestry manual. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/soils/ home/?cid=nrcs142p2_053374 United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. National range and pasture handbook. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/ detail/national/landuse/rangepasture/?cid=stelprdb1043084

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United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. National soil survey handbook, title 430-VI. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/ nrcs/detail/soils/scientists/?cid=nrcs142p2_054242 United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2006. Land resource regions and major land resource areas of the United States, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 296. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/soils/? cid=nrcs142p2_053624 United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service. 1961. Land capability classification. U.S. Department of Agriculture Handbook 210. http:// www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs142p2_052290.pdf

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PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: View looking east along SH 170 from Cabela Drive (Dr.) and the project begin.

Photo 2: View looking southeast at the tributary to Henrietta Creek from the eastbound lanes near the western limits of the project area. MOU mapped as tallgrass prairie, grassland and floodplain. Was field verified as riparian and urban.

CSJ: 3559-02-007, etc. 1 Photos taken July 2 and 29, 2019

Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 3: View looking north between the eastbound and westbound lanes of SH 170 at the tributary to Henrietta Creek. MOU mapped as urban and was field verified as riparian and open water.

Photo 4: View looking northeast under the westbound lanes of SH170 at the tributary to Henrietta Creek. MOU mapped as tallgrass prairie, grassland and urban. Was field verified as riparian, open water, and urban.

CSJ: 3559-02-007, etc. 2 Photos taken July 2 and 29, 2019

Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 5: View looking northwest at two drainage areas east of Alta Vista Road (Rd.), north of the westbound lanes of SH 170. MOU mapped as floodplain and was field verified as urban and riparian.

Photo 6: View looking southeast at the western drainage feature along the south side of the SH 170 eastbound lanes, east of Alta Vista Rd. MOU mapped as urban and was field verified as riparian.

CSJ: 3559-02-007, etc. 3 Photos taken July 2 and 29, 2019

Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 7: View looking southeast at the eastern drainage feature along the south side of the SH 170 eastbound lanes, east of Alta Vista Rd. MOU mapped as urban and was field verified as riparian and tallgrass prairie, grassland.

Photo 8: Looking east along SH 170 from between the eastbound and westbound lanes at Independence Parkway (Pkwy.).

CSJ: 3559-02-007, etc. 4 Photos taken July 2 and 29, 2019

Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 9: Looking west along the north side of the westbound lanes along SH 170, west of Roanoke Rd. MOU mapped as tallgrass prairie, grassland and agriculture. Was field verified as urban.

Photo 10: Looking south at the drainage area south of the eastbound lanes and east of Roanoke Rd. MOU mapped as riparian; tallgrass prairie, grassland; and urban. Was field verified as open water and tallgrass prairie, grassland.

CSJ: 3559-02-007, etc. 5 Photos taken July 2 and 29, 2019

Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 11: Looking northeast at the drainage area north of the westbound lanes of SH 170, east of Roanoke Rd. MOU mapped as riparian, and was field verified as riparian and agriculture.

Photo 12: Looking southwest from north of the westbound lanes of SH 170 from Main Street (St.) and the project end. MOU mapped as tallgrass prairie, grassland and crosstimbers woodland and forest. Was field verified as urban.

CSJ: 3559-02-007, etc. 6 Photos taken July 2 and 29, 2019

Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 13: Looking east under the eastbound frontage road at swallows and their nests on the bridge structure.

Photo 14: Looking east under the eastbound frontage road at swallow nests on the bridge structure.

CSJ: 3559-02-007, etc. 7 Photos taken July 2 and 29, 2019

35W Keller Haslet Rd § Haslet Roanoke Rd ¨¦ Old Denton Rd 4 Tributary to

Henrietta Creek

Park Vista Blvd 13, 14 «¬170 5 2 3 1 6 «¬170 7 Tributary to

Project Begin Henrietta Creek

Alta Vista Rd

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Project End

Roanoke Rd Independence Pkwy 11 «¬170 9 Denton County Tarrant County ¤£377 10

Marshall Branch

Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHS LOCATIONS MAP Plans (July 2019). Existing ROW ± Existing Drainage Easement SH 170 Photograph Location (ID#) From I-35W to SH 114 Stream 0 800 1,600 2,400 Tier I Site Assessment and Biological Evaluation County Boundary Feet Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas Elisa Garcia

From: Karen Hardin Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 4:17 PM To: Elisa Garcia Cc: Suzanne Walsh; Jamye Sawey; Stirling Robertson Subject: RE: SH 170 3559-02-007 Tarrant & Denton Counties

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Elisa,

I have looked over TXDOT’s response to TPWD’s recommendations. TXDOT has chosen to accept the majority of the recommendations. Although TXDOT will not implement the Bird BMPs of the BMP Programmatic Agreement, TxDOT has indicated they will coordinate with the contractor to determine what inactive nests, if any, may need to be removed from the existing bridge structures that won’t be replaced or modified. TXDOT indicates it will not implement the following:  to include wingwalls or barrier walls with overhangs on culvert installations for the protection of amphibians because the project doesn’t include new right‐of‐way (ROW);  to place riprap or other bank stabilization materials to allow for movement of terrestrial or aquatic wildlife through the water feature because the project doesn’t include new ROW; and  to include native floral resources in support of pollinators into the revegetation plan because the ROW will be mowed and because the seeding for erosion control specification will be used and is based on many years of development and coordination with TPWD involvement.

Because riprap and other bank stabilization materials placed in or along streams can provide limitations for terrestrial and aquatic wildlife movement, please consider thoughtful placement of riprap or other bank stabilization materials at the proposed Henrietta Creek bridges so that the stream bottom is kept natural and there is a natural surface pathway under the bridge for terrestrial species. This can be accomplished through avoiding placement of riprap in the stream bed and placing riprap at or below grade on or near the stream banks. Improper placement of riprap that impedes wildlife movement under the proposed mainlane bridges at Henrietta Creek may cause terrestrial wildlife to cross on the mainlanes causing vehicle‐wildlife collisions and limit movement of aquatic species within the stream system.

Please refer to the USDOT Federal Highway Administration’s Technical Report FHWA‐HEP‐16‐020 dated December 2015 for best management practices regarding pollinators and roadsides that TPWD recommends be considered for highway projects that include non‐paved ROW.

I have no other questions or comments.

Thank you for submitting the following project for early coordination: SH 170 CSJ: 3559‐02‐007. Based on a review of the documentation, the avoidance and mitigation efforts described, and provided that project plans do not change, TPWD considers coordination to be complete. However, please note it is the responsibility of the project proponent to comply with all federal, state, and local laws that protect plants, fish, and wildlife.

According to §2.204(g) of the 2013 TxDOT‐TPWD MOU, TxDOT agreed to provide TXNDD reporting forms for observations of tracked SGCN (which includes federal‐ and state‐listed species) occurrences within TxDOT project areas. Please keep this mind when completing project due diligence tasks. For TXNDD submission guidelines, please visit the following link: http://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/wildlife_diversity/txndd/submit.phtml.

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Sincerely,

Karen Hardin Natural Resource Specialist Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 4200 Smith School Road Austin, TX 78744 (903) 322‐5001

From: Elisa Garcia Sent: Tuesday, November 5, 2019 8:37 AM To: Karen Hardin Cc: Suzanne Walsh ; Jamye Sawey ; Stirling Robertson Subject: RE: SH 170 3559‐02‐007 Tarrant & Denton Counties

Karen,

I apologize that this has taken a bit longer to coordinate with our local construction office than anticipated. We thank you for your comments and project considerations. Please see TxDOT responses to your comments below.

From: Elisa Garcia Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2019 1:57 PM To: Karen Hardin Cc: Suzanne Walsh; Jamye Sawey ([email protected]) Subject: RE: SH 170 3559-02-007 Tarrant & Denton Counties

We are working through them. I apologize for the delay. We are wanted to confirm with the construction office prior to responding. This week was the Environmental Coordinators conference in Austin, so I am trying to get this one resolved as soon as possible. THANKS

From: Karen Hardin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 3:09 PM To: Elisa Garcia Cc: Suzanne Walsh Subject: RE: SH 170 3559-02-007 Tarrant & Denton Counties

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Elisa,

I am checking on the status of my email below that I sent August 19th. Do you have any questions about my comments?

Thanks,

2 Karen Hardin Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program

From: Karen Hardin Sent: Monday, August 19, 2019 4:13 PM To: Elisa Garcia Subject: RE: SH 170 3559‐02‐007 Tarrant & Denton Counties

Hi Elisa,

This email replaces a previous email that I sent accidentally (and recalled) this morning.

1. In addition to the MBTA guidelines identified in the Tier I Site Assessment, TPWD recommends implementing the Bird BMPs that are outlined in the TxDOT‐TPWD MOU – BMP PA: “ In addition to complying with the MBTA perform the following BMPs: • Prior to construction, perform daytime surveys for nests including under bridges and in culverts to determine if they are active before removal. Nests that are active should not be disturbed.

• Do not disturb, destroy, or remove active nests, including ground nesting birds, during the nesting season;

• Avoid the removal of unoccupied, inactive nests, as practicable;

• Prevent the establishment of active nests during the nesting season on TxDOT owned and operated facilities and structures proposed for replacement or repair;

• Do not collect, capture, relocate, or transport birds, eggs, young, or active nests without a permit.” Note that the first and third bullets contradict what is proposed in the Tier I Site Assessment. Rather than deal with migratory birds that happen to be encountered on‐site during construction (as indicated in the Tier I Site Assessment), TPWD recommends surveying within the nesting season prior to construction to identify if nesting birds are present. For this project, in addition to nesting swallows, ground nesting birds could occur within the grassed and bare ground portions of the ROW including species such as kill deer. Also, rather than removing inactive nests from the project area to prevent reuse by migratory birds (as indicated in the Tier I Site Assessment), TPWD recommends allowing inactive swallow nests to remain in the portions of the ROW that will not be disturbed by construction or would not interfere with construction, as practicable. Response: TxDOT’s policy is consistent with FHWA requirements to protect migratory birds and their nests in compliance with EO 13186 Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds and Chapter 64 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code.

The existing frontage road structures where swallow nests were observed would not be replaced or modified per the proposed project. New pedestrian bridge structures would be constructed adjacent to the existing structures and new mainlane bridges would be constructed between the existing structures. TxDOT will coordinate with the contractor to determine what nests, if any, may need to be removed.

2. Texas garter snake is identified in the Tier I Site Assessment as having suitable habitat within the project area. Of the species potentially occurring in Tarrant and Denton Counties, the common garter snake may also occur in the project area along or near riparian corridors. The tributary to Henrietta Creek and the other drainage crossings/drainage easements serve as suitable habitat within the project area. TPWD recommends TxDOT concur with the finding that the common garter snake, which utilizes habitats similar to the Texas garter snake, may occur within the project area. Response: TxDOT concurs that the common garter snake may occur within the project area. The common garter snake was added. The Tier I document and species impact table were revised.

3 3. TPWD recommends applying the following BMPs to the species not included in the BMP PA (some of the BMPs are already proposed to be implemented for other species for this project): a. Woodhouse’s toad – Amphibian and Aquatic Reptile BMPs 3 (a‐i) and 4 (k‐l). Response: The following Amphibian and Aquatic Reptile BMPs for the Woodhouse’s toad were added to the Tier I. Since the project is all within existing ROW, the recommended 4 (k‐l) would not be implemented.

3. For project within the existing right‐of‐way (ROW) when work in the water or will permanently impact a water feature and potential habitat exists for the target species complete the following: a) Contractors will be advised of potential occurrence in the project area, and to avoid harming the species if encountered. b) Minimize impacts to wetland, temporary and permanent open water features, including depressions, and riverine habitats. c) Maintain hydrologic regime and connections between wetlands and other aquatic features. d) Use barrier fencing to direct animal movements away from construction activities and areas of potential wildlife‐vehicle collisions in construction areas directly adjacent, or that may directly impact, potential target habitat for the target species. e) Apply hydromulching and/or hydroseeding in areas for soil stabilization and/or revegetation of disturbed areas where feasible. If hydromulching and/or hydroseeding are not feasible, due to site conditions, using erosion control blankets or mats that contain no netting, or only loosely woven natural fiber netting is preferred. Plastic netting should be avoided to the extent possible. f) Project specific locations (PSLs) proposed within the state‐owned ROW should be located in uplands away from aquatic features. g) When work is directly adjacent to the water, minimize impacts to shoreline basking sites (e.g., brush and debris piles, crayfish burrows) where feasible. h) Avoid or minimize disturbing or removing downed trees, rotting stumps, and leaf litter, which may be refugia for terrestrial amphibians, where feasible. i) If gutters and curbs are part of the roadway design, where feasible install gutters that do not include the side box inlet and include sloped (i.e. mountable) curbs to allow small animals to leave the roadway. If this modification to the entire curb system is not possible, install sections of sloped curb on either of the storm water drain for several feet to allow small animals to leave the roadway. Priority areas for these design recommendations are those with nearby wetlands or other aquatic features. (NOTE: The existing SH 170 frontage roads and its existing 5" or 5.75" Type II raised curb and existing inlets are to remain except in areas where the proposed access ramps and cross streets tie into the existing frontage road. Sections of sloped curb inlets would be installed, where feasible, along the reconstructed portions of the frontage road curbs within priority areas. Priority areas for these design recommendations are those with nearby wetlands or other aquatic features. The proposed SH 170 mainlanes would not have curbs and gutters; therefore, gutters without side box inlet or sloped curbs would not be installed along the mainlanes.)

b. American bumblebee – TPWD recommends incorporating native floral resources into the seed mix for this project in support of pollinators, such as Asclepias tuberosa, Lupinus texensis, Castilleja indivisa, Gaillardia pulchella, Callirhoe involucrata, Engelmannia peristenia, Liatris elegans, Oenothera speciosa, and Ratibida columnifera. Response: Proposed improvements would occur within the existing ROW which is routinely maintained by mowing at various times throughout the year. This would limit the ability of the recommended species from flowering. In accordance with EO 13112 on Invasive Species, seeding and replanting with TxDOT‐approved seed mixes containing native species would be done where feasible. During construction, vegetation and soil disturbance would be minimized to reduce the potential that invasive species would establish in the ROW. Disturbed areas would be restored and stabilized as soon as the construction schedule permits and temporary sodding would be constructed where large areas of disturbed ground would be left bare for a considerable length of time. Seeding 4 and replanting with TxDOT approved seeding specifications would be completed. The seed mix to be used for the project is based on many years of development and coordination with TPWD’s involvement. Statewide specification Item 164 “Seeding for Erosion Control” specification which will be utilized on this project.

c. Eastern spotted skunk – Plains spotted skunk BMPs; already being implemented per the Tier I Site Assessment Response: Included the eastern spotted skunk with the plains spotted skunk BMPs. The Tier I document and species impact table were revised.

d. Eastern box turtle – Terrestrial reptile BMPs; already being implemented per the Tier I Site Assessment Response: Included the Terrestrial Reptile BMPs for the eastern box turtle. The Tier I document and species impact table were revised.

e. Massasauga ‐Terrestrial Reptile BMPs; already being implemented per the Tier I Site Assessment Response: Included the Massasauga with the Terrestrial reptile BMPs.

f. Slender glass lizard‐ Terrestrial Reptile BMPs; already being implemented per the Tier I Site Assessment Response: Included the Slender glass lizard with the Terrestrial reptile BMPs.

g. Western rattlesnake‐ Terrestrial Reptile BMPs; already being implemented per the Tier I Site Assessment Response: Included the Western rattlesnake with the Terrestrial reptile BMPs.

h. Common garter snake ‐Terrestrial Reptile BMPs; already being implemented per the Tier I Site Assessment Response: Included the Common garter snake with the Terrestrial reptile BMPs. Tier I document and Species Impact Table revised to reflect habitat may be present.

Please provide a response to indicate if TxDOT will implement the recommendations provided in 1‐3 above.

Thank you,

Karen Hardin Natural Resource Specialist Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program Texas Parks and Wildlife Department 4200 Smith School Road Austin, TX 78744 (903) 322‐5001

From: WHAB_TxDOT Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 3:07 PM To: Elisa Garcia

5 Cc: Karen Hardin Subject: RE: SH 170 3559‐02‐007 Tarrant & Denton Counties

The TPWD Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program has received your request and has assigned it project ID # 42326. The Habitat Assessment Biologist who will complete your project review is copied on this email.

Thank you,

John Ney Administrative Assistant Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Wildlife Diversity Program – Habitat Assessment Program 4200 Smith School Road Austin, TX 78744 Office: (512) 389-4571

From: Elisa Garcia Sent: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 10:04 AM To: WHAB_TxDOT Subject: SH 170 3559‐02‐007 Tarrant & Denton Counties

TxDOT requests early coordination for the SH 170 road project in Tarrant & Denton Counties, Texas. I have attached the following:  The Biological Evaluation & Tier 1 Site Assessment Form, including BMPs to be implemented;  Supporting Documents as appropriate including but not limited to location map, Species Analysis Tool/IPaC, EMST documentation, NDD EOID List and Tracked Managed Areas Map and NDD information file  and site photos. These documents, along with other project‐related information, are also available in ECOS under the CSJ: 3559‐02‐ 007. The NEPA clearance date for this project occurred in 1989 with a consultation re‐evaluation in July 2019. In order for the project to remain on its current letting schedule, please provide comments or complete coordination before September 24, 2019.

THANKS

Elisa F. Garcia TxDOT Fort Worth District Environmental Specialist (817) 370‐6718 [email protected] 2501 SW Loop Fort Worth, TX 76133

Traffic Noise Technical Report

SH 170 Fort Worth District From I-35W to SH 114 CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004 Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas November 2019

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1.1 Existing Facility ...... 2 1.2 Proposed Facility ...... 2 1.3 Modeling Assumptions ...... 3 2.0 BACKGROUND ...... 3 3.0 METHODOLOGY ...... 5 4.0 CONCLUSION ...... 6

TABLES Table 2-1: Noise Abatement Criteria ...... 4 Table 3-1: Traffic Noise Levels [dB(A) Leq] ...... 6 Table 4-1: Predicted Traffic Noise Contours ...... 8

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Attachment A: Exhibits Exhibit 1: Project Location Map Exhibit 2: Typical Sections Exhibit 3: Traffic Noise Receiver Locations Map Attachment B: Project Photographs Attachment C: Traffic Data

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is proposing to construct discontinuous mainlanes and associated operational improvements along State Highway (SH) 170 from Interstate Highway 35 West (I-35W) to SH 114 in Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas. The construction limits span a distance of approximately 6 miles within the cities of Fort Worth and Westlake, Texas. The proposed project limits are shown in Attachment A – Exhibit 1: Project Location Map.

The proposed project area is located within an existing transportation corridor for which right-of-way (ROW) has been previously acquired by TxDOT. The original Environmental Assessment (EA) received a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on November 21, 1989 (CSJs: 3559-01-001 and 3559- 02-001). The EA evaluated a proposed facility consisting of four lanes (two in each direction) and three frontage road lanes in each direction. The existing frontage roads and cross streets were constructed by TxDOT in 1992, but the main lanes were not built. See Attachment B - Project Photographs.

In September 2006, per the request of the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG), the Regional Transportation Council (RTC) authorized the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) to evaluate the toll feasibility of SH 170. In September 2007, the NTTA Board of Directors approved a resolution authorizing the initiation of advanced project development, including environmental documentation, for the SH 170 project. In 2015, the NTTA and TxDOT prepared a draft EA (CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004). The NTTA and TxDOT approved the Draft EA for public viewing in 2015; however, the public hearing was cancelled and environmental clearance was not acquired.

A Reevaluation Consultation Checklist was approved in June 2016 (CSJs: 3559-02-911, 3559-01-005 and 3559-02-008). This project’s improvements included construction of mainlanes from Roanoke Road to SH 114, restriping of the frontage roads to accommodate an outside bicycle lane, and the grade-separated interchange at Parish Lane which was constructed in 2018.

In 2019, TxDOT prepared a Consultation Reevaluation Memo for the proposed construction of four discontinuous mainlanes. On July 26, 2019, TxDOT’s Environmental Affairs Division (ENV) determined that based on the Consultation Re-evaluation Memo, the original FONSI remains valid.

A traffic noise analysis was completed for the proposed project in support of the Reevaluation Consultation Memo for the project. The traffic noise analysis was prepared in accordance with TxDOT’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved 2011 Guidelines for Analysis and Abatement of Roadway Traffic Noise using the latest available FHWA approved traffic noise model version (TNM 2.5).

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1.1 Existing Facility

The frontage road facilities were constructed in 1992 and consists of three lanes in each direction separated by a grassy median ranging in width from 250 to 560 feet. The existing ROW varies from 380 feet to 680 feet. Each frontage road consists of a 40-foot wide curbed roadway, with three 12-foot lanes and 2-foot inside and outside shoulders. The functional classification of the existing SH 170 facility is urban principal arterial and is a controlled access facility. The facility’s frontage roads provide access to adjoining properties. The posted speed limit is 55 miles per hour (mph). The existing SH 170 facility includes grade-separated interchanges at I-35W, at the Parish Lane crossover, and at SH 114. A grade-separated Union Pacific Railroad crossing structure spans the entire facility including the frontage roads.

The existing SH 170 mainlanes from east of Roanoke Road to SH 114 were constructed in 2018 but not open to full capacity. They are currently striped for one lane in the eastbound direction and one and two lanes in the westbound direction. The existing SH 170 mainlanes from I-35W to east of Roanoke Road have not been constructed.

SH 170 has signal-controlled intersections at Roanoke Road, US 377, Independence Parkway, Park Vista Boulevard, Alta Vista Road, and Old Denton Road. Stop-controlled intersections are provided at Main Street/Ottinger Road, Haslet Roanoke Road, and North Beach Street. Per the NCTCOG Mobility 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan network (2020 year), the existing (2020) traffic volume is 39,960 vehicles per day (vpd).

1.2 Proposed Facility

The proposed project would construct two discontinuous mainlanes plus shoulders in each direction with ramps to by-pass intersections at existing cross streets at Old Denton Road, North Beach Street, Park Vista Boulevard, Independence Parkway, and US 377. The proposed improvements would result in grade-separated intersections at these locations for the construction of the discontinuous main lanes. A 10-foot-wide shared-use path for bicycles and pedestrians would be provided in each direction where reasonable and feasible to avoid impacts to existing utilities or ROW. All proposed roadway geometry would be updated to current TxDOT standards (stopping sight distance, vertical clearance requirement, horizontal/vertical geometry, super-elevation, etc.). The design speed for the mainlanes is 70 mph. Per the Transportation Planning and Programming Division (TP&P), the projected (2041) traffic volume is 138,900 vpd. The proposed improvements would include shared-use path. The proposed project would be constructed within the existing ROW.

From east of Roanoke Road to west of the SH 114 interchange, restriping of the existing mainlanes is proposed from two to four lanes with a ramp modification east of Parish Lane.

The existing and proposed typical sections are included in Attachment A – Exhibit 2: Typical Sections. The proposed project would not require any additional ROW or easements.

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1.3 Modeling Assumptions

The following assumptions were made for the SH 170 traffic noise analysis:  Existing scenario year: 2020  Existing facility configuration: o 2 three-lane frontage roads (6 lanes in total) o 1 eastbound mainlane east of Roanoke Road o 1 and 2 westbound mainlanes east of Roanoke Road  Existing posted speed: o 55 mph along the frontage roads o 70 mph along the mainlanes  Predicted modeling year: 2041 (design year)  Proposed facility configuration: o 4 mainlanes o 2 three-lane frontage roads (6 lanes in total)  Predicted speed: o 70 mph (design speed for mainlanes) o 55 mph (posted speed for frontage roads) o 50 mph (design speed for ramps) o 15 mph (design speed for U-turns)  Traffic data approved by TP&P on November 8, 2019 were utilized in the analysis for the predicted scenario. Because TP&P existing traffic was not available, the Mobility 2045 Year 2020 Network from the NCTCOG was utilized for the existing scenario. The 2020 year was determined to be the most appropriate modeling year because it includes the mainlanes east of Roanoke Road recently constructed. A technical memorandum proposing the use of the NCTCOG traffic for the existing scenario was approved by TP&P on November 19, 2019 and included in Attachment C. The following TP&P traffic parameters were used in the analysis: o K factor of 9.6 percent o 90.8 percent cars, 1.8 percent medium trucks, and 7.4 percent heavy trucks

Refer to Attachment C - Traffic Data for existing and predicted traffic data utilized in the analysis.

2.0 BACKGROUND

Sound from highway traffic is generated primarily from a vehicle’s tires, engine, and exhaust. It is commonly measured in decibels and is expressed as “dB.”

Sound occurs over a wide range of frequencies. However, not all frequencies are detectable by the human ear; therefore, an adjustment is made to the high and low frequencies to approximate the way an average person hears traffic sounds. This adjustment is called A-weighting and is expressed as “dB(A).”

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Also, because traffic sound levels are never constant due to the changing number, type, and speed of vehicles, a single value is used to represent the average or equivalent sound level and is expressed as “Leq.”

The traffic noise analysis typically includes the following elements:  Identification of land use activity areas that might be impacted by traffic noise;  Determination of existing noise levels;  Prediction of future noise levels;  Identification of possible noise impacts; and  Consideration and evaluation of measures to reduce noise impacts.

The FHWA has established the following Noise Abatement Criteria (NAC) for various land use activity areas that are used as one of two means to determine when a traffic noise impact would occur (Table 2-1).

Table 2-1: Noise Abatement Criteria Activity FHWA dB(A) Description of Land Use Activity Areas Category Leq Lands on which serenity and quiet are of extraordinary significance A 57 and serve an important public need and where the preservation of (exterior) those qualities is essential if the area is to continue to serve its intended purpose. 67 B Residential. (exterior) Active sport areas, amphitheaters, auditoriums, campgrounds, cemeteries, day care centers, hospitals, libraries, medical facilities, C 67 parks, picnic areas, places of worship, playgrounds, public meeting (exterior) rooms, public or nonprofit institutional structures, radio studios, recording studios, recreation areas, Section 4(f) sites, schools, television studios, trails, and trail crossings. Auditoriums, day care centers, hospitals, libraries, medical facilities, D 52 places of worship, public meeting rooms, public or nonprofit (interior) institutional structures, radio studios, recording studios, schools, and television studios. E 72 Hotels, motels, offices, restaurants/bars, and other developed lands, (exterior) properties, or activities not included in A-D or F. Agricultural, airports, bus yards, emergency services, industrial, logging, maintenance facilities, manufacturing, mining, rail yards, F -- retail facilities, shipyards, utilities (water resources, water treatment, electrical), and warehousing. G -- Undeveloped lands that are not permitted.

A noise impact occurs when either the absolute or relative criterion is met:

Absolute criterion: the predicted noise level at a receiver approaches, equals, or exceeds the NAC. “Approach” is defined as 1 dB(A) below the FHWA NAC. For example, a noise impact would occur at a Category B residence if the noise level is predicted to be 66 dB(A)

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or above.

Relative criterion: the predicted noise level substantially exceeds the existing noise level at a receiver even though the predicted noise level does not approach, equal, or exceed the NAC. “Substantially exceeds” is defined as more than 10 dB(A). For example, a noise impact would occur at a Category B residence if the existing level is 54 dB(A) and the predicted level is 65 dB(A) [11 dB(A) increase].

When a traffic noise impact occurs, noise abatement measures must be considered. A noise abatement measure is any positive action taken to reduce the impact of traffic noise on an activity area.

3.0 METHODOLOGY

FHWA traffic noise modeling software was used to calculate existing and predicted traffic noise levels. The model primarily considers the number, type, and speed of vehicles; highway alignment and grade; cuts, fills, and natural berms; surrounding terrain features; and the locations of activity areas likely to be impacted by the associated traffic noise.

Predicted traffic noise levels were modeled for receiver locations (Table 3-1 and Attachment A – Exhibit 3: Traffic Noise Receiver Locations Map) that represent the land use activity areas adjacent to the project limits that might be impacted by traffic noise and potentially benefit from feasible and reasonable noise abatement.

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Table 3-1: Traffic Noise Levels [dB(A) Leq] NAC NAC Predicted Change Noise Receiver Existing Category dB(A) Leq (2041) (+/-) Impact R1 – House within Riverside B 67 66 66 0 Yes Place R2 – Overlook Ranch B 67 64 66 +2 Yes Apartments (1st floor) R2a – Overlook Ranch B 67 69 72 +3 Yes Apartments (2nd floor) R2b – Overlook Ranch B 67 69 73 +4 Yes Apartments (3rd floor) R3 – House within Vista B 67 65 62 -3* No Greens R4 - House B 67 59 61 +2 No R5- Lost Spurs Ranch B 67 66 68 +2 Yes Apartments (1st floor) R5a- Lost Spurs Ranch B 67 69 72 +3 Yes Apartments (2nd floor) R5b- Lost Spurs Ranch B 67 70 73 +3 Yes Apartments (3rd floor) R6 – Children’s Courtyard C 67 69 68 -1* Yes Daycare Playground R7 - House B 67 62 64 +2 No R8 - House B 67 58 61 +3 No Source: Study Team, November 2019. *Note: A negative change indicates a decrease in noise under the predicted scenario. The decrease in noise is caused by the shift of traffic from the existing frontage roads to the proposed mainlanes.

4.0 CONCLUSION

As indicated in Table 3-1, the proposed project would result in a traffic noise impact and the following noise abatement measures were considered: traffic management, alteration of horizontal and/or vertical alignments, acquisition of undeveloped property to act as a buffer zone, and the construction of traffic noise barriers.

Before any abatement measure can be proposed for incorporation into the project, it must be both feasible and reasonable. In order to be “feasible,” the abatement measure must be able to reduce the noise level at greater than 50 percent of impacted, first row receivers by at least 5 dB(A); and to be “reasonable,” it must not exceed the cost-effectiveness criterion of $25,000 for each receiver that would benefit by a reduction of at least 5 dB(A), and the abatement measure must be able to reduce the noise level of at least one impacted, first row receiver by at least 7 dB(A).

Traffic management: control devices could be used to reduce the speed of the traffic; however, the minor benefit of 1 dB(A) per 5 mph reduction in speed does not outweigh the associated increase in congestion and air pollution. Other measures such as time or use restrictions for certain vehicles are prohibited on state highways.

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Alteration of horizontal and/or vertical alignments: any alteration of the existing alignment would displace existing businesses and residences, require additional ROW, and not be cost effective/reasonable.

Buffer Zone: the acquisition of undeveloped property to act as a buffer zone is designed to avoid rather than abate traffic noise impacts and, therefore, is not feasible.

Traffic noise barriers: this is the most commonly used noise abatement measure. Traffic noise barriers were evaluated for each of the impacted receiver locations.

Traffic noise barriers would not be feasible and reasonable for any of the following impacted receivers and, therefore, are not proposed for incorporation into the project:

R1: This receiver represents 27 single-family residences within the Riverside Place neighborhood located behind vacant land zoned for commercial land use. The homes are located from approximately 175 to 500 ft from the SH 170 eastbound frontage road east of Old Denton Road. A traffic noise barrier along the ROW would not be feasible because it would not meet access requirements to the property zoned for commercial land use.

R2, R2a, R2b: These receivers represent 23 multi-family residential units at the Overlook Ranch Apartment complex facing the westbound SH 170 frontage road, east of Old Denton Road. A traffic noise barrier 643 ft long and 20 ft tall, located along the ROW would achieve the minimum, feasible reduction of 5 dB(A) but would not achieve the reduction design goal of 7 dB(A).

R5, R5a, R5b: These receivers represent 14 multi-family residential units at the Lost Spurs Ranch Apartment complex located along the westbound SH 170 frontage road, just east of Alta Vista Road. The apartment building is located behind vacant land zoned for commercial land use, approximately 180 ft from the SH 170 westbound frontage road. A traffic noise barrier along the ROW would not be feasible because it would not meet access requirements to the property zoned for commercial land use.

R6: This receiver represents the outdoor activity areas (playgrounds) at the Children’s Courtyard Daycare located along the eastbound SH 170 frontage road, just west of Park Vista Boulevard. To analyze noise abatement for R6, the area of the impacted daycare outdoor recreation area [32,003 square feet (qft)] was divided by the area of the average single-family residential lot in the project area (6,000 sqft) to determine an approximate number of equivalent receivers (5). A 20 ft tall noise barrier, 277 ft long, located along the ROW with a gap to allow access, was analyzed. This barrier would not be sufficient to achieve the minimum, feasible reduction of 5 dB(A) or the noise reduction design goal of 7 dB(A).

To avoid noise impacts that may result from future development of properties adjacent to the project, local officials responsible for land use control programs must ensure, to the maximum extent possible, no new activities are planned or constructed along or within

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the following predicted (2041) noise impact contours (Table 4-1).

Table 4-1: Predicted Traffic Noise Contours Impact Distance Location Land use Contour from ROW

North of SH 170 from Beach Street to NAC B&C 66 250 ft Alta Vista Road NAC E 71 50 ft

South of SH 170 from Beach Street to NAC B&C 66 175 ft Alta Vista Road NAC E 71 25 ft

North of SH 170 from Alta Vista Road to NAC B&C 66 250 ft Westport Parkway NAC E 71 100 ft

South of SH 170 from Westport Parkway NAC B&C 66 350 ft to Park Vista Boulevard NAC E 71 150 ft

North of SH 170 from Park Vista NAC B&C 66 225 ft Boulevard to Independence Parkway NAC E 71 100 ft

North of SH 170 from US 377 to Roanoke NAC B&C 66 350 ft Road NAC E 71 150 ft

South of SH 170 from Roanoke Road to NAC B&C 66 300 ft SH 114 NAC E 71 50 ft Source: Study Team, November 2019. Impact contours are 1 dB(A) lower than the NAC per category to reflect impacts that would occur as a result of approaching the NAC for the respective contours.

Noise associated with the construction of the project is difficult to predict. Heavy machinery, the major source of noise in construction, is constantly moving in unpredictable patterns. However, construction normally occurs during daylight hours when occasional loud noises are more tolerable. None of the receivers are expected to be exposed to construction noise for a long duration; therefore, any extended disruption of normal activities is not expected. Provisions will be included in the plans and specifications that require the contractor to make every reasonable effort to minimize construction noise through abatement measures such as work-hour controls and proper maintenance of muffler systems.

A copy of this traffic noise analysis would be available to local officials. On the date of approval of this document (Date of Public Knowledge), FHWA and TxDOT are no longer responsible for providing noise abatement for new development adjacent to the project.

CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004 8 ATTACHMENT A Northlake

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Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (November 2019). EXHIBIT 3 Construction Limits Proposed Mainlanes TRAFFIC NOISE RECEIVER LOCATIONS MAP 114 Denton Proposed Pavement Proposed Frontage Road Widening County *The extent 35W ± (SHEET 1 OF 5) Existing ROW ¨¦§ Existing Pavement of each sheet is highlighted Existing Drainage Easement Tarrant 0 250 500 1,000 SH 170 Proposed Ramps in RED. County Railroad From I-35W to SH 114 Existing Bridge 377 ¤£ Feet County Boundary Proposed Bridge ¤£287 Traffic Noise Technical Report ! 26 Impacted Noise Receiver Proposed Medians «¬ «¬121 ! Non-Impacted Noise Receiver Removal Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX Keller Haslet Rd

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Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (November 2019). EXHIBIT 3 Construction Limits Proposed Mainlanes TRAFFIC NOISE RECEIVER LOCATIONS MAP 114 Denton Proposed Pavement Proposed Frontage Road Widening County *The extent 35W ± (SHEET 2 OF 5) Existing ROW ¨¦§ Existing Pavement of each sheet is highlighted Existing Drainage Easement Tarrant 0 250 500 1,000 SH 170 Proposed Ramps in RED. County Railroad From I-35W to SH 114 Existing Bridge 377 ¤£ Feet County Boundary Proposed Bridge ¤£287 Traffic Noise Technical Report ! 26 Impacted Noise Receiver Proposed Medians «¬ «¬121 ! Non-Impacted Noise Receiver Removal Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX Park Vista Blvd

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Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (November 2019). EXHIBIT 3 Construction Limits Proposed Mainlanes Denton TRAFFIC NOISE RECEIVER LOCATIONS MAP Proposed Pavement 114 Proposed Frontage Road Widening *The extent 35W County (SHEET 3 OF 5) Existing ROW ¨¦§ ± Existing Pavement of each sheet is highlighted Existing Drainage Easement Tarrant 0 250 500 1,000 SH 170 Proposed Ramps in RED. County Railroad From I-35W to SH 114 Existing Bridge 377 ¤£ Feet County Boundary Proposed Bridge ¤£287 Traffic Noise Technical Report ! 26 Impacted Noise Receiver Proposed Medians «¬ «¬121 ! Non-Impacted Noise Receiver Removal Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX R8 ! UPRR ¤£377 R7 !

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JT Ottinger Rd

170 Denton County Tarrant County

Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (November 2019). EXHIBIT 3 Construction Limits Proposed Mainlanes TRAFFIC NOISE RECEIVER LOCATIONS MAP 114 Denton Proposed Pavement Proposed Frontage Road Widening County *The extent 35W ± (SHEET 4 OF 5) Existing ROW ¨¦§ Existing Pavement of each sheet is highlighted Existing Drainage Easement Tarrant 0 250 500 1,000 SH 170 Proposed Ramps in RED. County Railroad From I-35W to SH 114 Existing Bridge 377 ¤£ Feet County Boundary Proposed Bridge ¤£287 Traffic Noise Technical Report ! 26 Impacted Noise Receiver Proposed Medians «¬ «¬121 ! Non-Impacted Noise Receiver Removal Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX 114

114

R8 ! ¤£377 R7 !

Construction Limit Roanoke Rd

JT Ottinger Rd

170 Denton County Tarrant County

Legend Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and TxDOT Schematic Sheet Index Plans (November 2019). EXHIBIT 3 Construction Limits Proposed Mainlanes TRAFFIC NOISE RECEIVER LOCATIONS MAP 114 Denton Proposed Pavement Proposed Frontage Road Widening County *The extent 35W ± (SHEET 5 OF 5) Existing ROW ¨¦§ Existing Pavement of each sheet is highlighted Existing Drainage Easement Tarrant 0 250 500 1,000 SH 170 Proposed Ramps in RED. County Railroad From I-35W to SH 114 Existing Bridge 377 ¤£ Feet County Boundary Proposed Bridge ¤£287 Traffic Noise Technical Report ! 26 Impacted Noise Receiver Proposed Medians «¬ «¬121 ! Non-Impacted Noise Receiver Removal Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX ATTACHMENT B Traffic Noise Technical Report SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

PROJECT PHOTOGRAPHS

Photo 1: Looking north along I-35W at intersection of I-35W and SH 170 (logical termini).

Photo 2: View from Old Denton Road, looking northeast at existing grassy median where SH 170 main lanes are proposed.

CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004 1 Photos taken June 28, 2019. Traffic Noise Technical Report SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 3: Looking east at the Riverside Place single-family residential neighborhood near the intersection of SH 170 and Old Denton Road, represented by R1.

Photo 4: Single-family residences along Sangria Lane within the Riverside Place neighborhood represented by R1, facing northeast.

CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004 2 Photos taken June 28, 2019. Traffic Noise Technical Report SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 5: Overlook Ranch apartments along the SH 170 westbound frontage road near Old Denton Road represented by R2, facing northwest.

Photo 6: Single-family residences along Jade Street within the Vista Greens neighborhood represented by R3, facing north.

CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004 3 Photos taken June 28, 2019. Traffic Noise Technical Report SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 7: Lost Spurs Ranch apartments along the SH 170 westbound frontage road near Alta Vista Road represented by R5, facing northeast.

Photo 8: The playground at The Children’s Courtyard daycare facility along the SH 170 eastbound frontage road near Park Vista Boulevard represented by R6, facing southwest.

CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004 4 Photos taken June 28, 2019. Traffic Noise Technical Report SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114

Photo 9: Looking west along SH 170 towards Independence Parkway and existing grassy median where SH 170 main lanes are proposed.

Photo 10: Looking northeast along SH 170 towards project end from Roanoke Road.

CSJs: 3559-02-007 and 3559-01-004 5 Photos taken June 28, 2019. ATTACHMENT C

Lupe Pettit

From: Natnael Asfaw Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 8:13 PM To: Lupe Pettit; Jennifer Halstead; Nicole Carrillo; Stephanie Halliday Cc: Mohammad Al Hweil; Elisa Garcia; Curtis Hanan Subject: FW: SH 170 Existing Traffic Memo Attachments: SH170 Existing Traffic Noise Methodology_11-15-19.pdf

Good day Jen,

The Traffic Methodology is now approved by TPP.

Regards, Natnael T. Asfaw, P.E., P.M.P. Project Manager, Fort Worth District | Consultant Management Office (CMO) Texas Department of Transportation 2501 SW Loop 820, Fort Worth, TX 76133 Tel (817) 370 6603 | Mobile (682) 429-0459 [email protected] Committed to Safety, Personal wellness and Public Service

From: Janie Temple Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 4:54 PM To: Natnael Asfaw ; Gabriel Contreras ; Mohammad Al Hweil ; Sara Finch ; Curtis Hanan Subject: RE: SH 170 Existing Traffic Memo

Natnael,

The attached methodology is approved.

Janie

Janie Temple Transportation Analysis Branch Manager TPP | Traffic Analysis

Texas Department of Transportation Mailing Address: P.O. Box 149217, Austin, TX 78714-9217 Physical Address: 118 E. Riverside Dr., Austin, TX 78704 Tel (512) 486-5107 | Fax: (512) 486-5153 TPP Division Site | Crossroads | TxDOT Website

From: Natnael Asfaw Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 9:17 AM To: Janie Temple ; Gabriel Contreras ; Mohammad Al Hweil ; Sara Finch ; Curtis Hanan

1 Subject: FW: SH 170 Existing Traffic Memo

Good Morning Janie,

Please see the Traffic Memo for your review and comments/ approval based on meeting last week.

I appreciate your help Janie.

From: Lupe Pettit [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 4:34 PM To: Curtis Hanan ; Jennifer Halstead ; Elisa Garcia ; Natnael Asfaw Cc: Jamye Sawey ; 74304_SH 170 Hillwood <[email protected]>; Nicole Carrillo ; Amit Thomas ; Ramiro Garcia Subject: RE: SH 170 Existing Traffic Memo

This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Curtis, I attached the information you recommended. I included a reference to these in the memo.

Let me know if you need anything else.

Maria “Lupe” Pettit, PE Environmental Planning Email [email protected]

From: Curtis Hanan Sent: Friday, November 15, 2019 3:54 PM To: Jennifer Halstead ; Elisa Garcia ; Natnael Asfaw Cc: Jamye Sawey ; 74304_SH 170 Hillwood <[email protected]>; Lupe Pettit ; Nicole Carrillo ; Amit Thomas ; Ramiro Garcia Subject: RE: SH 170 Existing Traffic Memo

My only recommendation would be to provide attachments showing the locations and numbers of the 2018 counts and the NCTCOG model volumes. 2 To From Janie Temple Lupe Pettit, P.E. TxDOT TP&P Amit Thomas

SH 170 from I-35W to SH 114 Date

CSJs.: 3559-02-007, etc. November 15, 2019

Subject Existing Traffic Methodology for Traffic Noise Analysis

HNTB Job Number

74304 Technical Memorandum

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is proposing to construct discontinuous mainlanes and associated operational improvements along State Highway (SH) 170 from Interstate Highway 35 West (I-35W) to SH 114 in Tarrant and Denton Counties, Texas. The construction limits extend approximately 6 miles within the cities of Fort Worth and Westlake, Texas.

A traffic noise analysis in accordance with TxDOT’s Federal Highway Administration approved 2011 Guidelines for Analysis and Abatement of Roadway Traffic Noise will be completed in support of the Reevaluation Consultation Memo for the project. The approval of the Traffic Noise Technical Report is required before the public hearing scheduled for December 19, 2019. The anticipated project letting is June 2020.

On November 8, 2019, TP&P provided traffic diagrams for the build scenario years 2021, 2041, and 2051. The TP&P information also included the data necessary for the traffic noise analysis (K, percent DHV, etc.). However, no existing scenario is available for the proposed project.

The purpose of this technical memorandum is to obtain approval from the TxDOT Planning and Programming Division (TP&P) to utilize the North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) 2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) traffic volumes for the existing scenario noise analysis.1

Existing Conditions The existing SH 170 facility consists of three lane frontage roads in each direction separated by a grassy median. Mainlanes from east of Roanoke Road to SH 114 were constructed in 2018 but not open to full capacity. These are currently striped for one lane in each direction and tie into existing frontage roads. The proposed project would construct two discontinuous mainlanes travel lanes plus shoulders in each direction with ramps to by-pass intersections at existing cross streets at Old Denton Road, North Beach Street, Park Vista Boulevard, Independence Parkway, and U.S. Highway 377 (U 377). The proposed project limits are shown in the attached Project Location Map.

1 The NCTCOG provided the 2045 MTP to TxDOT Fort Worth District in January of 2019.

CSJ.: 3559-02-007, etc. Page 2

Approach The noise modeling parameters provided by TP&P would be utilized in the existing scenario model and include: K value of 9.6 percent and percent DHV values (90.8 percent cars, 1.8 percent medium trucks, and 7.4 percent heavy trucks). It was determined that the NCTCOG 2020-year traffic network describes the existing conditions because it includes the recently built SH 170 mainlanes between Parish Lane and SH 114; therefore, 2020 should be the existing scenario year.

In order to justify the use of the NCTCOG 2020-year traffic network, HNTB analyzed the NCTCOG 2020-year traffic numbers. The daily traffic volumes from the model were averaged by direction for the entire SH 170 project links, and the two directions were added together to yield the total ADT for the corridor. The analysis concluded that the average daily traffic (ADT) for the project links is approximately 40,000 vehicles per day (vpd). This model estimated ADT is lower than the TxDOT traffic counts for 2018, which indicates that daily traffic ranges from 40,758 at the western end (near I-35W) to 52,000 vpd on average at the eastern end (between US 377 and SH 114).2 See attached NCTCOG 2020-year traffic and 2018 TxDOT traffic data exhibits.

Per TP&P request, HNTB also estimated the V/C ratios based on the daily volumes and capacities coded in the model. The daily capacities used to calculate the V/C ratios were estimated by multiplying the peak hour capacity by a factor of 10. The V/C ratios estimated were reviewed. Analysis of the NCTCOG V/C ratios for the project links indicate V/C ratios mostly under 1 although some are above 1. Overall, the majority of the links had daily volumes that were below the daily capacity, suggesting that the model estimates may be reasonable for use in the noise analysis. The V/C ratios above 1 occur at a few links at the following locations:  Eastbound frontage road between Park Vista Boulevard and Independence Parkway – V/C ratio close to 1.2  Frontage roads between US 377 and Parish Lane – V/C ratio close to 1.4  SH 170 eastbound and westbound ramps just west of Parish Lane – V/C ratio close to 1.4

At the locations mentioned above, the field speeds specially during the peak periods tends to be lower than other sections of the project corridor.

Conclusion The NCTCOG 2020 traffic numbers appear to be lower than the 2018 TxDOT counts. Lower traffic numbers would yield lower noise levels which would result in a greater increase in noise levels when compared to the predicted conditions (relative criterion). Therefore, it is recommended that the NCTCOG 2020 traffic network be utilized in the traffic noise analysis as it would be a conservative approach. Additionally, the data is readily available and would allow completion and approval of the traffic noise analysis in time to hold the public hearing scheduled for December 19, 2019 and project letting in June of 2020.

2 Source: TxDOT 2018 District Traffic Web Viewer (http://txdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=75e148d784554d99bea6e8602986bfd2)

CSJ.: 3559-02-007, etc. Exhibits

CSJ.: 3559-02-007, etc. Northlake

114 Elizabeth Creek Cade Branch

Roanoke

35W ¨¦§ Trophy Club Construction Limit

Henrietta Creek Parish Ln Denton County Tarrant County

Westlake

170 RoanokeRd

377 01 Marshall Branch IndependencePkwy Old DentonRd Park Blvd Vista Haslet

Alta VistaRd UPRR

Fort Worth Keller

Construction Limit

Big Bear Creek

Source: TxDOT cities, counties, railroads, and roadways (2019).

0 1 2 ± Miles Legend PROJECT LOCATION MAP Construction Limits Denton County 35W Road Wise ¨¦§ SH 170 County From I-35W To SH 114 Railroad 114 Tarrant Stream 377 County ¤£ ¤£287 County Boundary Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX 2018 TxDOT TRAFFIC COUNTS SH 170 from IH 35W to SH 114

Source: TxDOT 2018 District Traffic Web Viewer accessed on Nov. 14, 2019. (http://txdot.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=75e148d784554d99bea6e8602986bfd2) 25452.51 27765.5 Keller Haslet Rd

170 Alta Vista Rd Vista Alta 18725.82

21320.79 OldRd Denton

§¨¦35W

18457.35

16653.17

20991.86 OldRd Denton

3640.2 3563.48

Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and NCTCOG Mobility NCTCOG 2020-YEAR TRAFFIC Legend Sheet Index 2045 Year 2020 Roadway Network. 114 Denton (SHEET 1 OF 3) Study Area 35W «¬ County *The extent ¨¦§ Mainlane of each sheet SH 170 is highlighted ± From I-35W to SH 114 Ramp in RED. Tarrant 0 250 500 1,000 County Frontage Road ¤£377 Feet Traffic Methodology for Traffic Noise Analysis Arterial Road ¯ ¤£287 Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX Parcel «¬26 26521.54

27184.39 Park Vista Blvd Vista Park 29203.72

30371.5

170 Independence Pkwy Independence

Haslet Roanoke Rd 28156.86

29789.36

25452.51

27765.5

Keller Haslet Rd Rd Vista Alta

18725.82

21320.79

Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and NCTCOG Mobility Legend Sheet Index 2045 Year 2020 Roadway Network. NCTCOG 2020-YEAR TRAFFIC 114 Denton (SHEET 2 OF 3) Study Area 35W «¬ County *The extent ¨¦§ Mainlane of each sheet SH 170 is highlighted ± Ramp in RED. Tarrant 0 250 500 1,000 From I-35W to SH 114 County Frontage Road ¤£377 Feet Existing Traffic Methodology for Traffic Noise Arterial Road ¯ Analysis ¤£287 26 Parcel «¬ Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX 114

682.42 29099.28 1470.24 25115.81 7885.81 2388.61 2169.3

9356.05

21213.484557.91 22946.51 7027.69

3848.2 709.71

1728.75 5298.94

4806.15

Denton County Tarrant County

4557.1122942.22 23656.21

¤£377 4064.31 Roanoke Rd Roanoke

27499.33

27720.52 25340.33 26521.54 170 27184.39 26323.52

Source: ESRI Aerial Photography and NCTCOG Mobility Legend Sheet Index 2045 Year 2020 Roadway Network. NCTCOG 2020-YEAR TRAFFIC 114 Denton (SHEET 3 OF 3) Study Area 35W «¬ County *The extent ¨¦§ Mainlane of each sheet SH 170 is highlighted ± Ramp in RED. Tarrant 0 250 500 1,000 From I-35W to SH 114 County Frontage Road ¤£377 Feet Traffic Methodology for Traffic Noise Noise Analysis Arterial Road ¯ ¤£287 Tarrant and Denton Counties, TX Parcel «¬26