SPRING LAKE VILLAGE EXPANSION AND ANNEXATION DRAFT EIR

APPENDIX C - SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES TABLES

Spring Lake Village Expansion and Annexation Draft EIR Appendix C

SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES WITH POTENTIAL TO OCCUR IN PROJECT AREA

Flowering Potential for Occurrence on Species Status Habitat Period Project Site Franciscan onion (Allium CNPS 1B Cismontane woodland, valley and May-June Not observed in 2007 survey peninsulare var. foothill grassland in clay, often conducted when species would franciscanum) serpentine or volcanic soil. have been identifiable. Sonoma alopecurus FE, CNPS Freshwater marshes and swamps, May-July No suitable habitat occurs on (Alopecurus aequalis var. 1B riparian scrub. project site. sonomensis) Napa false indigo (Amorpha CNPS 1B Broadleafed upland forest, , April-July No suitable habitat occurs on californica var. napensis) cismontane woodland. project site.

Sonoma manzanita CNPS 1B Chaparral, lower montane coniferous January-April No suitable habitat occurs on ( canescens forest. (June) project site. ssp. sonomensis) Vine Hill manzanita SE, CNPS Chaparral. Only known from one site February-April No suitable habitat occurs on (Arctostaphylos densiflora) 1B near Forestville in Sonoma County. project site. Rincon manzanita CNPS 1B Rhyolitic soil, chaparral, cismontane February-April No suitable habitat occurs on (Arctostaphylos stanfordiana woodland. project site. ssp. decumbens) Clara Hunt’s milk-vetch FE, ST, Thin, rocky, clay, serpentine or March-May No suitable habitat occurs on (Astragalus claranus) CNPS 1B volcanic soil, cismontane woodland, project site. valley and foothill grassland, chaparral openings. Big-scale balsamroot CNPS 1B Cismontane woodland, valley and March-June Not observed in 2007 survey (Balsamorhiza macrolepis foothill grassland, chaparral, conducted when species would var. macrolepis) sometimes serpentine. have been identifiable.

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Flowering Potential for Occurrence on Plant Species Status Habitat Period Project Site Sonoma sunshine FE, SE, Vernal pools, seasonally wet places in March-May No suitable habitat occurs on () CNPS 1B valley and foothill grassland. project site. Narrow-anthered CNPS 1B Volcanic or serpentine soil, May-July No suitable habitat occurs on brodieaea (Brodiaea broadleafed upland forest, chaparral, project site. californica var. leptandra) cismontane woodland, lower montane coniferous forest, valley and foothill grassland. Thurber’s reed grass CNPS 2 Freshwater marsh, moist places in May-July No suitable habitat occurs on (Calamagrostis crassiglumis) coastal scrub. project site. Swamp harebell (Campanula CNPS 1B Moist places, bogs and fens, closed- June- No suitable habitat occurs on californica) cone coniferous forest, coastal prairie, October project site. meadows, freshwater marsh, north coast coniferous forest. White sedge (Carex albida) FE, SE, Bogs and fens, freshwater marshes and May-July No suitable habitat occurs on CNPS 1B swamps. project site. Pitkin Marsh Indian SE, CNPS Freshwater marsh. Extinct from only June-July No suitable habitat occurs on paintbrush (Castilleja 1A known site in Sonoma County. project site. uliginosa) Rincon Ridge ceanothus CNPS 1B Volcanic or serpentinite soil, dry February- No suitable habitat occurs on (Ceanothus confusus) shrubby slopes, closed-cone coniferous June project site. forest, chaparral, cismontane woodland. Calistoga ceanothus CNPS 1B Rocky, volcanic or serpentinite soil, February- No suitable habitat occurs on (Ceanothus divergens) chaparral, cismontane woodland. March project site. Vine Hill ceanothus CNPS 1B Chaparral. March-May No suitable habitat occurs on (Ceanothus foliosus var. project site. vineatus) Holly-leaved ceanothus CNPS 1B Rocky volcanic soil, chaparral, February- No suitable habitat occurs on (Ceanothus purpureus) cismontane woodland. June project site.

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Flowering Potential for Occurrence on Plant Species Status Habitat Period Project Site Sonoma ceanothus CNPS 1B Sandy, volcanic or serpentine soil, February- No suitable habitat occurs on (Ceanothus sonomensis) chaparral. April project site. Pappose tarplant CNPS 1B Chaparral, coastal prairie, meadows, May- Not observed in 2007 survey (Centromadia [Hemizonia] seeps, coastal salt marshes, vernally November conducted when species would parryi ssp. parryi) moist valley and foothill grassland, have been identifiable. often in alkaline soil. Sonoma spineflower FE, SE, Sandy soil, coastal prairie. June-August No suitable habitat occurs on (Chorizanthe valida) CNPS 1B project site. Vine Hill clarkia (Clarkia FE, SE, Acidic sandy loam soil, chaparral, June-August No suitable habitat occurs on imbricata) CNPS 1B valley and foothill grassland. project site. Pennell's bird's-beak FE, SR, Serpentine soil, open or disturbed June- No suitable habitat occurs on (Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. CNPS 1B areas, chaparral, closed-cone September project site. capillaris) coniferous forest. Yellow larkspur (Delphinium FE, SR, Rocky soil, chaparral, coastal prairie, March-May No suitable habitat occurs on luteum) CNPS 1B coastal scrub. project site. Dwarf downingia CNPS 2 Vernal pools, seasonally moist sites in March-May No suitable habitat occurs on (Downingia pusilla) valley and foothill grassland. project site. Streamside daisy (Erigeron CNPS 3 Rocky soil, moist places, broadleafed June- No suitable habitat occurs on biolettii) upland forest, cismontane woodland, October project site. north coast coniferous forest. Serpentine daisy (Erigeron CNPS 1B Serpentinite soil, chaparral, closed- May-August No suitable habitat occurs on serpentinus) cone coniferous forest. project site. Loch Lomond button-celery FE, SE, Vernal pools. April-June No suitable habitat occurs on ( constancei) CNPS 1B project site. Tuolumne button-celery CNPS 1B Vernal pools, seasonally moist sites in June-August No suitable habitat occurs on (Eryngium pinnatisectum) cismontane woodland, lower montane project site. coniferous forest.

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Flowering Potential for Occurrence on Plant Species Status Habitat Period Project Site Fragrant fritillary (Fritillaria CNPS 1B Usually heavy clay soil, cismontane February- No suitable habitat occurs on liliacea) woodland, coastal prairie, coastal April project site. scrub, valley and foothill grassland. Hayfield tarplant (Hemizonia CNPS 3 Coastal scrub, valley and foothill April- Not observed in 2007 survey congesta ssp. leucocephala) grassland, sometimes roadsides or October conducted when species would disturbed areas. have been identifiable. Thin-lobed horkelia CNPS 1B Sandy soil, moist open places, May-July No suitable habitat occurs on (Horkelia tenuiloba) broadleafed upland forest, chaparral, project site. valley and foothill grassland, coastal scrub. Burke’s goldfields FE, SE, Vernal pools, wet meadows. April-June No suitable habitat occurs on () CNPS 1B project site. Baker's goldfields (Lasthenia CNPS 1B Closed-cone coniferous forest April- No suitable habitat occurs on californica ssp. bakeri) (openings), coastal scrub, meadows, October project site. marshes. Contra Costa goldfields FE, CNPS Moist places, valley and foothill March-June No suitable habitat occurs on (Lasthenia conjugens) 1B grassland, vernal pools, cismontane project site. woodland, alkaline playas. Colusa layia (Layia CNPS 1B Serpentine or sandy soil, chaparral, April-May No suitable habitat occurs on septentrionalis) cismontane woodland, valley and project site. foothill grassland. Legenere (Legenere limosa) CNPS 1B Vernal pools, vernally wet swales. April-June No suitable habitat occurs on project site. Jepson’s leptosiphon CNPS 1B Usually volcanic soil (sometimes March-May No suitable habitat occurs on (Leptosiphon [Linanthus] periphery of serpentine), chaparral, project site. jepsonii) cismontane woodland.

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Flowering Potential for Occurrence on Plant Species Status Habitat Period Project Site Woolly-headed lessingia CNPS 3 Clay or serpentine soil, broadleafed June- Not observed in 2007 survey (Lessingia hololeuca) upland forest, coastal scrub, lower October conducted when species would montane coniferous forest, valley and have been identifiable. foothill grassland. Pitkin marsh lily (Lilium FE, SE, Wet sandy soil, cismontane woodland, June-July No suitable habitat occurs on pardalinum ssp pitkinense) CNPS 1B meadows and seeps, freshwater marsh. project site.

Sebastopol meadowfoam FE, SE, Seasonally wet places, vernal pools and April-May No suitable habitat occurs on ( vinculans) CNPS 1B swales, meadows, valley and foothill project site. grassland, valley oak savanna. Cobb Mountain lupine CNPS 1B Broadleafed upland forest, chaparral, March-June Not observed in 2007 survey (Lupinus sericatus) cismontane woodland, lower montane conducted when species would coniferous forest. have been identifiable. Oregon lungwort (Mertensia CNPS 2 Moist places, meadows and seeps, May-July No suitable habitat occurs on bella) upper montane coniferous forest. project site. Mt. Diablo cottonweed Rocky soil, broadleafed upland forest, March-May No suitable habitat occurs on (Micropus amphibolus) chaparral, cismontane woodland, project site. valley and foothill grassland, coastal prairie. Marsh microseris (Microseris CNPS 1B Cismontane woodland, coastal scrub, April-June Not observed in 2007 survey paludosa) valley and foothill grassland, openings (July) conducted when species would in broadleafed upland forest, chaparral. have been identifiable. Robust monardella CNPS 1B Chaparral (openings), cismontane June-July No suitable habitat occurs on (Monardella villosa ssp. woodland, coastal scrub; elevation (August) project site. globosa) 185600 meters. Baker’s navarretia CNPS 1B Seasonally moist places, cismontane April-July No suitable habitat occurs on (Navarretia leucocephala woodland, meadows and seeps, vernal project site. spp. bakeri) pools, valley and foothill grassland, lower montane coniferous forest.

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Flowering Potential for Occurrence on Plant Species Status Habitat Period Project Site Many-flowered navarretia FE, SE, Vernal pools in volcanic ash flow May-June No suitable habitat occurs on (Navarretia leucocephala CNPS 1B substrate. project site. spp. plieantha) Sonoma beardtongue CNPS 1B Rocky soil, chaparral. April- No suitable habitat occurs on (Penstemon newberryi var. August project site. sonomensis) North Coast semaphore grass ST, CNPS Moist open areas, broadleafed upland May-August No suitable habitat occurs on (Pleuropogon hooverianus) 1B forest, meadows and seeps, north coast project site. coniferous forest, freshwater marsh. Hickman’s cinquefoil FE, SE, Moist or seasonally moist places, April- No suitable habitat occurs on (Potentilla hickmanii) CNPS 1B coastal bluff scrub, closed-cone August project site. coniferous forest, meadows and seeps, freshwater marsh. White beaked-rush CNPS 2 Bogs and fens, meadows and seeps, July-August No suitable habitat occurs on (Rhynchospora alba) freshwater marshes and swamps. project site. California beaked-rush CNPS 1B Bogs and fens, freshwater marshes and May-July No suitable habitat occurs on (Rhynchospora californica) swamps, lower montane coniferous project site. forest, seeps. Brownish beaked-rush CNPS 2 ± wet places, meadows and seeps, July-August No suitable habitat occurs on (Rhynchospora capitellata) marshes and swamps, lower montane project site. coniferous forest, upper montane coniferous forest. Round-headed beaked-rush CNPS 2 Freshwater marshes and swamps, July-August No suitable habitat occurs on (Rhynchospora globularis seeps. project site. var. globularis) Marin checkerbloom CNPS 1B Serpentine or volcanic soil, chaparral, May-June No suitable habitat occurs on (Sidalcea hickmanii ssp. coastal scrub (?); sometimes appears project site. viridis) following fire.

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Flowering Potential for Occurrence on Plant Species Status Habitat Period Project Site Kenwood Marsh FE, SE, Freshwater marshes and swamps. June- No suitable habitat occurs on checkerbloom (Sidalcea CNPS 1B September project site. oregana ssp. valida)

Showy Indian clover FE, CNPS Coastal bluff scrub, valley and April-June Not observed in 2007 survey (Trifolium amoenum) 1B foothill grassland, sometimes conducted when species would serpentine soil, sometimes disturbed have been identifiable. places. Santa Cruz clover (Trifolium CNPS 1B Coastal prairie, broadleafed upland April- No suitable habitat occurs on buckwestiorum) forest (openings), cismontane October project site. woodland (margins). Saline clover (Trifolium CNPS 1B Moist places, ± alkaline or saline soil, April-June No suitable habitat occurs on depauperatum var. marshes and swamps, valley and April-June project site. hydrophilum) foothill grassland, vernal pools. Oval-leaved viburnum CNPS 2 Chaparral, cismontane woodland, May-June No suitable habitat occurs on (Viburnum ellipticum) lower montane coniferous forest. project site.

FE = federally listed as endangered; FT = federally listed as threatened; SE = state listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act and the California Native Plant Protection Act; ST = state listed as threatened; SR = state listed as rare; CNPS 1A: List 1A (Presumed extinct) in the California Native Plant Society’s (CNPS) Inventory of Rare and Endangered Vascular of California (Tibor 2001; CNPS 2007); CNPS 1B = List 1B (Rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere) in the CNPS Inventory; CNPS 2 = List 2 (Rare, threatened or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere) in the CNPS Inventory; CNPS 3 = List 3 (More information is needed) in the CNPS Inventory.

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SPECIAL-STATUS SPECIES POTENTIALLY OCCURRING ON OR NEAR PROJECT SITE

Animal Status Habitat Potential for Occurrence on or In Vicinity of Site Amphibians and Reptiles

California tiger salamander FE4, FT Needs underground refuges especially ground squirrel burrows Seasonal on-site appear (Ambystoma californiense) and vernal pools or other seasonal water sources for breeding. to be not suitable for breeding; project area does not fall within the Santa Rosa Plain. Not known to occur east of the Sonoma Mountains. No nearby recorded occurrences. Pacific pond turtle (Emys CSC Associated with permanent or nearly permanent water in a No suitable breeding habitat, but marmorata marmorata) wide variety of habitats. Requires basking sites, nest sites may could be present. be found up to 0.5 km from water. California red-legged frog FT, SC Lowlands and foothills in or near permanent sources of No suitable breeding habitat on (Rana aurora draytonii) deepwater with dense, shrubby or emergent riparian site. No records on Santa Rosa vegetation. Occurrences known north side of Frates Road and CNDDB. northwest of Sears Point. Foothill yellow-legged CSC Partly-shaded, shallow streams and riffles with a rocky No suitable breeding habitat on frog (Rana boylii) substrate in a variety of habitats. Local occurrences in Adobe site. and Copeland creeks.

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Animal Status Habitat Potential for Occurrence on or In Vicinity of Site Fish Russian River tule perch CSC Occurs only in the Russian River and the lower parts of its No suitable habitat on project site. (Hysterocarpus traskii tributaries. pomo) Chinook salmon SE, FE Anadromous. Spawns in main stem Sacramento River and No suitable habitat on project site. (Oncorhynchus (winter- larger Central Valley tributaries. Juveniles rear in upstream tshawytscha) run) river reaches, Delta, and San Francisco Bay. Smolts emigrating to ocean at various times of the year. Steelhead-Central FT Anadromous. Adults and fry recorded in upstream portions of Suitable habitat present within Santa California Coast ESU creeks north of San Pablo Bay. Juveniles may rear in lower Rosa Creek. (Oncorhynchus mykiss) reaches of larger river systems and Bay before moving out to sea. Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus SE, FE Anadromous. Coastal streams and rivers Suitable habitat present within Santa Kisutch) Rosa Creek.

Splittail (Pogonichthys SC Prefers shallow water habitat in slow-moving sections of rivers No suitable habitat on project site. macrolepidotus) and sloughs. Found primarily in Delta, Suisun Bay, Suisun Marsh, Napa River, and occasionally . Birds** Sharp-shinned hawk CSC Fairly common migrant and winter resident throughout Project provides potential nesting (Accipiter striatus) California. Breeds in Ponderosa pine, black oak, riparian and foraging habitat. deciduous, mixed conifer, and Jeffrey pine habitats. Prefers, but not restricted to, riparian habitats. Tricolored blackbird CSC Colonial nester. Most numerous in the Central Valley & No suitable habitat on project site. (Agelaius tricolor) Vicinity. Requires open water, protected nesting substrate, and foraging area with insect prey within a few kilometers of the colony.

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Animal Status Habitat Potential for Occurrence on or In Vicinity of Site Burrowing owl (Athene CSC Open, dry annual or perennial grasslands; deserts and Grasslands provide potential cunicularia) scrublands characterized by low-growing vegetation. foraging habitat, however, Subterranean nester, dependent on burrowing animals, most potential for occurrence low notably the California ground squirrel. given open grassland area is small and grasses high. No burrows observed on-site. Northen harrier (Circus CSC Prefers open country, like grasslands, steppes, wetlands, Site provides potential habitat. cyaneus) meadows, cultivated areas. Western yellow billed FC, SE (Nesting) Riparian forest nester, along the broad, lower flood- No suitable habitat on project cuckoo (Coccyzus bottoms of larger river systems. Nests in riparian jungles of site. americanus occidentalis) willow, often mixed with cottonwoods, with low story of blackberry, nettles or wild grape. Black swift (Cypseloides CSC (Nesting) coastal belt of Santa Cruz & Monterey County; No suitable habitat on project niger) central and southern ; San Bernadino and San site. Jacinto mountains. Breeds in small colonies on cliffs behind or adjacent to waterfalls in deep canyons and sea-bluffs. White-tailed kite (Elanus (Nesting) rolling foothills/valley margins with scattered oaks Site provides potential habitat. leucurus) and river bottomlands or marshes next to deciduous woodland. Saltmarsh common FSC, CSC Mostly breeds and winters in wet meadows, fresh emergent No suitable habitat on project yellowthroat (Geothlypis , and saline emergent wetland habitats in the San site. trichas sinuosa) Francisco Bay region. Microhabitat includes thick, continuous cover down to water surface for foraging; tall grasses, tule patches, willows for nesting. California black rail FSC, ST Mainly inhabits salt marshes bordering larger bays. No suitable habitat on project (Laterallus jamaicensis Microhabitat includes tidal salt marsh, freshwater and brackish site. coturniculus) marshes, all at low elevations. Pallid bat (Antrozous CSC Deserts, grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, and forests. Most Suitable maternity or roosting pallidus) common in dry habitats with rocky areas for roosting. sites.

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Animal Status Habitat Potential for Occurrence on or In Vicinity of Site San Pablo song sparrow CSC Residents of salt marshes along the north side of San Francisco No suitable habitat on project (Melospiza melodia and San Pablo Bays. site. samuelis) California clapper rail FE, SE Salt-water and brackish marshes traversed by tidal sloughs in No suitable habitat on project (Rallus longirostris the vicinity of San Francisco Bay. Microhabitats associated site. obsoletus) with abundant growths of pickleweed, but feeds away from cover on invertebrates from mud-bottomed sloughs.

Bank swallow (Riparia ST (Nesting) Colonial nester; nests primarily in riparian and other No suitable habitat on project riparia) lowland habitats west of the desert. Requires vertical banks or site. cliffs with fine-textured/sandy soils near streams, river, lakes, and ocean to dig nest hole.

Mammals Salt-marsh Harvest FE, SE Only in the saline emergent wetlands of San Francisco Bay No suitable habitat on project Mouse (Reithrodontomys and its tributaries. Pickleweed is primary habitat. site. raviventris) American badger CSC Most abundant in drier open stages of most , forest, and Potential for occurrence on site (Taxidea taxus) herbaceous habitats, with friable soils. though no burrows observed during spring 2007 reconnaissance. Suisun shrew (Sorex CSC Tidal marshes of the northern shores of San Pablo and Suisun No suitable habitat on project ornatus sinuosus) bays. Require dense low-lying cover and driftwood and other site. litter above the mean high tide line for nesting and foraging.

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Animal Status Habitat Potential for Occurrence on or In Vicinity of Site Invertebrates California linderiella FSC Grassland ecosystems. Seasonal wetlands appear not to pond (Lindereilla occidentalis) water and therefore unlikely to provide potential habitat. California freshwater shrimp FE, SE Endemic to Marin, Napa, and Sonoma counties. No suitable habitat on project site. (Syncaris pacifica) Found in low gradient streams where riparian cover is moderate to heavy. Recorded occurrences in Sonoma Creek. Myrtle’s silverspot (Speyeria FE Restricted to the foggy, coastal dunes/hills of the No suitable habitat on project site. zerene myrtleae) Point Reyes peninsula; extirpated from Coastal San Mateo County.

* Note: FSC = U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species of Concern; FE = federally listed as endangered; FT = federally listed as threatened; SE = state listed as endangered; ST = state listed as threatened; SFP = State fully protected (may not be taken or possessed without a permit from the Fish and Game Commission and/or CDFG). CSC = California species of special concern; CDFS = considered sensitive by the California Department of Forestry.

** All migratory birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (50 CFR 10), which makes it unlawful to take, possess, buy, sell, purchase or barter any migratory bird, including feathers or other parts, nests, eggs or products, except as allowed by implementing regulations (50 CFR 21). In addition, Section 2080 of the California Fish and Game Code prohibits the killing of a listed species, and Sections 3503, 3503.5, and 3800 of the Fish and Game Code prohibit the take, possession, or destruction of birds, their nests, or eggs.

Table compiled based on review of California Department of Fish and Game Natural Diversity Database for the Santa Rosa and 8 surrounding USGS quadrangles. July 2007

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