Species Analysis Spreadsheet

SPECIES ANALYSIS SUMMARY Project Name: US 287 Mansfield CSJ(s): 0172‐09‐037; 0172‐10‐013; 0172‐10‐017

Explanation for Effect/Take Explanation for Presence/ Suitable Impact determination Federal Determination for State Effect/Take and/or Absence County Taxon Common Name Scientific Name Habitat Habitat Determination for regarding suitable Status Federally Listed Status Impact survey Present? State-Listed Species habitat Species Determination conducted?

Although potential Black rails are year-round residents of the central and foraging habitat is upper coast and migrants in the eastern part of the state. present, the project The species nests in salt, brackish, and freshwater area is not adjacent marshes, pond borders, wet meadows, and wetlands with Site visits of the to the coast, does hydrophytic grass species. Water depth is an important project area not contain salt or and key habitat component, as the species typically is identified potential brackish marsh found where water is less than two to four centimeters stop-over habitat components, and deep. Other significant habitat factors may include such as freshwater does not contain vegetation density, distance to open water, and water wetlands, wet grassy suitable nesting or regime stability. Nesting typically occurs in the highest areas, three shallow wintering habitat. Johnson, Laterallus sections of the marsh, which have mesic to hydric soils Birds Black Rail Y streams, and a T No effect T No impact The proximity to US N Tarrant jamaicensis and are flooded by only the highest tides. Nests are built floodplain, which 287 and adjacent in areas with saturated or shallowly flooded soils and could be utilized by a commercial and dense vegetation on damp ground, on mat of previous Black Rail during industrial facilities year's dead grasses, or over shallow water. In salt or migration. The action makes it likely that brackish marshes, typical habitat includes dense stands area lines up with the any use of the project of cordgrasses (Spartina sp.), spikegrasses (Distichlis proposed project area by this species sp.), and needlerush (Juncus sp.), or, in more upland area for this species. for foraging would be saltbush communities along marsh edges. Typical brief and incidental. freshwater habitat includes species such as cattail The proposed project (Typha ) and bulrush (Scirpus sp.). Non-breeding habitat would have no effect is thought to be similar to breeding habitat. on this species.

There is no suitable habitat such as This migratory species breeds in central Texas along the juniper-oak Balcones Escarpment on the eastern edge of the Edwards woodlands Plateau and ranges from southwest of Fort Worth to dominated by Ashe northeast of Del Rio. Breeding habitat consists of juniper- juniper and various oak woodlands dominated by Ashe juniper (Juniperus oak species and Setophaga ashei ) and various oak (Quercus sp.) species and No suitable habitat deciduous trees in Golden-cheeked (=Dendroica) deciduous trees found in areas with steep slopes, canyon for this species is Johnson Birds N areas with steep side E No effect E No impact N Warbler chrysoparia heads, draws, and adjacent ridgetops. The species is present within the slopes, canyon dependent on Ashe juniper (also known as cedar) for long project area heads, draws, and fine bark strips, only available from mature trees, used in adjacent ridgetops in nest construction; nests are generally placed in upright the project area. The forks of mature Ashe junipers or various deciduous action area lines up species. Occupied sites usually contain junipers at least with the proposed 40 years old. project area for this species.

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The list of federally threatened and endangered species indicates that based on the project The interior population (subspecies athalassos ) of the location within the Least Tern nests on bare or sparsely vegetated sand, migratory route, shell, and gravel beaches, sandbars, islands, and salt effects to Least Tern The project is not a flats associated with inland rivers and reservoirs. It only need be wind energy project occasionally nests on man-made structures such as sand considered for wind within the migratory and gravel pits or gravel rooftops. Preferred habitat energy projects. The Johnson, Least Tern - Sternula (=Sterna) route and does not Birds includes sand and gravel bars within a wide unobstructed N/A project area is E No effect E No impact N Tarrant Migratory antillarum contain suitable river channel, or open flats along shorelines of lakes and outside the breeding breeding and reservoirs. Colony sites can move annually, depending on and wintering range wintering habitat for landscape disturbance and vegetation growth at of this species. the Least Tern. established colonies. It is known to nest at three Although suitable reservoirs along the Rio Grande River, on the Canadian stopover habitat may River in the northern Panhandle, and along the Red River. be present, Least Tern is not expected to regularly occur and any use of this habitat would be incidental.

The list of federally threatened and This migratory species overwinters in Texas, where it endangered species occurs on beaches, ephemeral sand flats, barrier islands, indicates that based sand, mud, algal flats, washover passes, salt marshes, on the project lagoons, and dunes along the Gulf Coast and adjacent location within the offshore islands, including spoil islands in the Intracoastal migratory route, Waterway. Algal flats appear to be the highest quality effects to Piping The project is not a habitat because of their relative inaccessibility and their Plover only need be wind energy project continuous availability throughout all tidal conditions. considered for wind within the migratory Sand flats often appear to be preferred over algal flats energy projects. The Johnson, Piping Plover - Charadrius route and does not Birds when both are available, but large portions of sand flats N/A project area is T No effect T No impact N Tarrant Migratory melodus contain suitable along the Texas coast are available only during low or very outside the breeding breeding and low tides and are often completely unavailable during and wintering range wintering habitat for extreme high tides or strong north winds. Beaches appear of this species. the Piping Plover. to serve as a secondary habitat to the flats associated Although suitable with the primary bays, lagoons, and inter-island passes. stopover habitat may Beaches are rarely used on the southern Texas coast, be present, Piping where bayside habitat is always available, and are Plover is not abandoned as bayside habitats become available on the expected to regularly central and northern coast. occur and any use of this habitat would be incidental.

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The list of federally threatened and endangered species indicates that based on the project location within the migratory route, effects to Red Knot The species is a winter resident and migrant in Texas. It is The project is not a only need be primarily found in marine habitats such as sandy wind energy project considered for wind beaches, salt marshes, lagoons, mudflats of estuaries within the migratory energy projects. The Johnson, Red Knot - Calidris canutus and bays, and mangrove swamps during winter months. It route and does not Birds N/A project area is T No effect T No impact N Tarrant Migratory rufa primarily occurs along the Gulf coast on tidal flats and contain suitable outside the breeding beaches and less frequently in marshes and flooded breeding and and wintering range fields. It has occasionally been observed along shorelines wintering habitat for of this species. of large lakes and freshwater marshes. the Red Knot. Although suitable stopover habitat may be present, Red Knot is not expected to regularly occur and any use of this habitat would be incidental. Although there is potential suitable habitat present, the proximity to US 287 The species is found in the Western Gulf Coastal Plains There is suitable and adjacent ecoregion of Texas. Preferred habitat includes freshwater habitat such as commercial and wetlands, marshes, ponds, rivers, irrigated land, and freshwater wetlands, Johnson, industrial facilities Birds White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi sloughs, but it occasionally forages in brackish or Y wet grassy areas, —N/ATNo impact N Tarrant makes it likely that saltwater marshes. It nests in marshes in low trees, on three streams, and a any use of the project the ground in bulrushes (Scirpus sp.) or reeds, or on floodplain in the area by this species floating mats. project area. would be brief and incidental, and not involve nesting activities. There is no suitable The species breeds in Canada and winters on the Texas habitat such as open coast at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. During bottomlands of large migration it typically stops to rest and feed in open rivers and marshes, bottomlands of large rivers and marshes but, like other flooded croplands, There is no suitable Johnson, waterbirds, it may also utilize flooded croplands, playas, playas, or large Birds Whooping Crane Grus americana N E No effect E No impact habitat in the project N Tarrant large wetlands associated with lakes, small ponds, and wetlands in the area. various other aquatic features. Typical migration habitat project area. The includes sites with good horizontal visibility, water depth action area lines up of 30 centimeters or less, and minimum wetland size of with the proposed 0.04 hectare for roosting. project area for this species.

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Once widespread throughout the state, both subspecies of American black bear (Ursus americanus eremicus and There is no suitable U. a. amblyceps ) have been restricted to west Texas, habitat such as open primarily in or near the larger mountain ranges such as bottomlands of large There is no suitable the Chisos and Guadalupe Mountains, but occasionally in rivers and marshes, Tarrant Mammals Black Bear Ursus americanus N —N/ATNo impacthabitat in the project N the Edwards Plateau region. Preferred habitat consists of flooded croplands, area. desert scrub, chaparral, and juniper-oak or pinyon-oak playas, or large woodlands. Optimal brushy and forest habitats consist of wetlands in the moderate to high density and canopy cover, high species project area. diversity, rugged topography, and low human population.

This species of freshwater mussel was recently discovered to be an independent species. It is currently The project area is The project area is Brazos Potamilus Johnson Mollusks only known to occur in the Brazos River north of the N not located in the —N/ATNo impactlocated in the Trinity N Heelsplitter streckersoni impoundments of Lake Granbury and Lake Whitney, as Brazos River basin. River basin. well as north of Possum Kingdom Reservoir.

Freshwater mussel currently found in the Sabine, Neches, There is potential There are three and Trinity River basins in Texas. The species occurs in suitable habitat streams that cross streams to medium-sized rivers with moderate flow. In within the project Pleurobema the project and the Tarrant Mollusks Louisiana Pigtoe Texas, the species has only been documented occurring Y —N/ATMay impactarea and unidentified N riddellii project area is within in relatively shallow lotic waters with preferable substrate mussell shells were the Trinity River being sand and sand with gravel and silt. It is not observed along the basin. generally known to tolerate impoundments. banks of Low Branch.

A freshwater mussel that is currently limited to the Upper There is potential Trinity, Neches, Sabine, and San Jacinto River basins in There are three suitable habitat Texas. The species occurs in flowing small to large rivers streams that cross within the project Sandbank with gravel, gravel-sand, and sand substrates. It has been the project and the Tarrant Mollusks Lampsilis satura Y —N/ATMay impactarea and unidentified N Pocketbook observed in littoral areas with snags, gravel, or sand project area is within mussell shells were substrate with slow to moderate currents, as well as lotic the Trinity River observed along the waters in substrates of sand, silty sand, and sand and basin. banks of Low Branch. clay mixture.

A freshwater mussel that is currently limited to the Brazos and Colorado River basins in Texas. The species occupies large streams to medium rivers and is intolerant to The project area is The project area is impoundment. Little is known about the species due to not located in the Johnson Mollusks Texas Fawnsfoot Truncilla macrodon N C No effect T No impact located in the Trinity N lack of representative specimens, however it is thought Brazos or Colorado River basin. that the species prefers sand, gravel, and sandy-mud River basins. substrate in water with a moderate current. It is also found in perennial irrigation canals for rice.

There is potential A freshwater mussel currently known from the Trinity, There are three suitable habitat Neches, and Sabine River basins. The species occurs in streams that cross within the project Potamilus small streams to medium rivers with sand or mud the project and the Tarrant Mollusks Texas Heelsplitter Y —N/ATMay impactarea and unidentified N amphichaenus substrate. It is found in flowing water but not in riffles or project area is within mussell shells were shoals. It prefers quiet waters and can be found in the Trinity River observed along the reservoirs. basin. banks of Low Branch.

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Occurs in East Texas where it inhabits perennial water bodies such as the deep water of rivers, canals, lakes, There are no There is no suitable Alligator Snapping Macrochelys and oxbows, along with swamps, bayous, and ponds near waterbodies with Tarrant Reptiles N —N/ATNo impacthabitat in the project N Turtle temminckii deep running water. Preferred habitat is usually in water deep running water area. with a mud bottom and abundant aquatic vegetation, but in the project area. the species may use sand-bottomed creeks.

The species occurs in the Middle Brazos River basin, south of Possum Kingdom Lake, where it lives in free- The project area is The project area is Brazos Water flowing streams with rocks and shallow riffles, using rock Johnson Reptiles Nerodia harteri N not located in the —N/ATNo impactlocated in the Trinity N Snake debris and crevices for cover and feeding on small fish. Brazos River basin. River basin. Juveniles use medium to large, flat rocks on unshaded shores for hiding, rocky shallows for feeding.

There is no potential suitable habitat such as semi-arid open areas with scattered The species is found in semi-arid open areas with vegetation such as scattered vegetation comprised of bunchgrass, cacti, There is no suitable Johnson, Texas Horned Phrynosoma bunchgrass, cacti, Reptiles yucca, mesquite, acacia, juniper, or other woody shrubs N —N/ATNo impacthabitat in the project N Tarrant Lizard cornutum yucca, mesquite, and small trees commonly found in loose sandy or loamy area. acacia, or other soils. woody shrubs or small trees in loose sandy or loamy soils in the project area.

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Explanation for determination Impact Determination for Explanation for Impact Presence/ Absence County Taxon Common Name Scientific Name Habitat Suitable Habitat Present? regarding suitable habitat SGCNs Determination survey conducted?

There is potential suitable Potential suitable habitat such as freshwater habitat is present; Pseudacris Terrestrial and aquatic: Wooded floodplains and flats, prairies, cultivated Johnson and Tarrant Amphibians Strecker's chorus frog Y wetlands, wet grassy areas, May impact however, no frogs were N streckeri fields and marshes. Likes sandy substrates. three streams, and a wooded observed during the floodplain in the project area. site visits.

There is potential suitable Potential suitable Terrestrial and aquatic: A wide variety of terrestrial habitats are used by habitat such as freshwater habitat is present; Anaxyrus Johnson and Tarrant Amphibians Woodhouse's toad this species, including forests, grasslands, and barrier island sand dunes. Y wetlands, wet grassy areas, May impact however, no toads were N woodhousii Aquatic habitats are equally varied. three streams, and a wooded observed during the floodplain in the project area. site visits.

There is no suitable habitat Found primarily near rivers and large lakes; nests in tall trees or on cliffs There is no suitable Haliaeetus such as rivers, large lakes, or Johnson and Tarrant Birds bald eagle near water; communally roosts, especially in winter; hunts live prey, N No impact habitat in the project N leucocephalus tall trees or cliffs near water scavenges, and pirates food from other birds area. in the project area.

There is no suitable habitat Oak-juniper woodlands with distinctive patchy, two-layered aspect; shrub such as oak-juniper and tree layer with open, grassy spaces; requires foliage reaching to woodlands or shrub and tree ground level for nesting cover; return to same territory, or one nearby, year There is no suitable layers with a patchy, two- Johnson Birds black-capped vireo Vireo atricapilla after year; deciduous and broad-leaved shrubs and trees provide insects N No impact habitat in the project N layered aspect with open for feeding; species composition less important than presence of adequate area. grassy spaces and foliage broad-leaved shrubs, foliage to ground level, and required structure; reaching to ground level in nesting season March-late summer the project area.

This species is only a spring and fall migrant throughout Texas. It does not There is potential suitable During migration, any breed in or near Texas. Winter records are unusual consisting of one or a habitat such as freshwater use of the project area Leucophaeus Johnson and Tarrant Birds Franklin's gull few individuals at a given site (especially along the Gulf coastline). During Y wetlands, three streams, and No impact by this species for N pipixcan migration, these gulls fly during daylight hours but often come down to a wooded floodplain in the roosting would be brief wetlands, lake shore, or islands to roost for the night. project area. and incidental.

There is no suitable habitat Breeding: nests on high plains or shortgrass prairie, on ground in shallow such as high plains, There is no suitable Charadrius Johnson and Tarrant Birds mountain plover depression; nonbreeding: shortgrass plains and bare, dirt (plowed) fields; N shortgrass prairies, No impact habitat in the project N montanus primarily insectivorous shortgrass plains, or plowed area. fields in the project area.

Potential suitable There is potential suitable Open grasslands, especially prairie, plains, and savanna, sometimes in habitat is present; Athene cunicularia habitat such as open areas, Johnson and Tarrant Birds western burrowing owl open areas such as vacant lots near human habitation or airports; nests Y May impact however, no owls were N hypugaea open grassland, and vacant and roosts in abandoned burrows observed during the lots in the project area. site visits. There is potential suitable Potential suitable habitat such as three habitat is present; Specimens were collected from perennial and ephemeral rivers, and small Johnson Insect a caddisfly Neotrichia juani Y streams, wetlands, and a May impact however this species N spring-fed streams (Harris and Tiemann 1993). floodplain that could be was not observed suitable for this species. during the site visits.

There is potential suitable Potential suitable Generalist. Prefers areas with soft soils that sustain ground squirrels for habitat such as wetlands, habitat is present; Johnson and Tarrant Mammals American badger Taxidea taxus food. When inactive, occupies underground burrow. Young are born in Y open grassland, three May impact however, no badgers N underground burrows. streams, and a wooded were observed during floodplain in the project area. the site visits.

There is no potential suitable habitat such as tree species There is no suitable Any wooded areas or woodlands except south Texas. Riparian areas in west known to develop hollows, Johnson and Tarrant Mammals big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus N No impact habitat in the project N Texas. trees with sloughing bark, or area. other potential bat roosting features in the project area.

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There is no potential suitable Habitat data sparse but records indicate that species prefers to roost in habitat such as high canyon crevices and cracks in high canyon walls, but will use buildings, as well; There is no suitable Nyctinomops walls or buildings in the Tarrant Mammals big free-tailed bat reproduction data sparse, gives birth to single offspring late June-early July; N No impact habitat in the project N macrotis project area, and the project females gather in nursery colonies; winter habits undetermined, but may area. is not located in the Trans- hibernate in the Trans-Pecos; opportunistic insectivore Pecos Region.

There is no suitable habitat such as dry, flat, short There is no suitable Cynomys Dry, flat, short grasslands with low, relatively sparse vegetation, including grasslands with low, relatively Johnson and Tarrant Mammals black-tailed prairie dog N No impact habitat in the project N ludovicianus areas overgrazed by cattle; live in large family groups sparse vegetation, including area. areas overgrazed by cattle, in the project area.

There is no suitable habitat such as rock crevices, old Colonial and cave-dwelling; also roosts in rock crevices, old buildings, buildings, carports, carports, under bridges, and even in abandoned Cliff Swallow (Hirundo abandoned Cliff Swallow There is no suitable Johnson and Tarrant Mammals cave myotis bat Myotis velifer pyrrhonota) nests; roosts in clusters of up to thousands of individuals; N nests, or limestone caves in No impact habitat in the project N hibernates in limestone caves of Edwards Plateau and gypsum cave of the project area, and there no area. Panhandle during winter; opportunistic insectivore. known bat colonies associated with any bridges in the project area.

There is potential suitable Potential suitable Generalist; open fields prairies, croplands, fence rows, farmyards, forest habitat such as open fields, habitat is present; edges & woodlands. Prefer wooded, brushy areas & tallgrass Johnson and Tarrant Mammals eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius Y fence rows, woodlands, May impact however, no skunks N prairies. S.p. ssp. interrupta found in wooded areas and tallgrass prairies, brushy areas, and riparian were observed during preferring rocky canyons and outcrops when such sites are available. corridors in the project area. the site visits.

There is potential suitable Potential suitable habitat such as open fields, habitat is present; Includes brushlands, fence rows, upland woods and bottomland fence rows, a wooded Johnson and Tarrant Mammals long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Y May impact however, no weasels N hardwoods, forest edges & rocky desert scrub. Usually live close to water. floodplain, brushy areas, were observed during three streams, and riparian the site visits. corridors in the project area.

There is no suitable habitat such as buildings, caves, tree species known to develop There is no suitable Tadarida Roosts in buildings in east Texas. Largest maternity roosts are in limestone Johnson and Tarrant Mammals Mexican free-tailed bat N hollows, trees with sloughing No impact habitat in the project N brasiliensis caves on the Edwards Plateau. Found in all habitats, forest to desert. bark, or other potential bat area. roosting features in the project area.

There is potential suitable Potential suitable habitat such as a wooded habitat is present; Intimately associated with water; coastal swamps & marshes, wooded Johnson and Tarrant Mammals mink Neovison vison Y floodplain, three streams, May impact however, no minks N riparian zones, edges of lakes. Prefer floodplains. and riparian corridors in the were observed during project area. the site visits.

There is no suitable habitat such as rugged mountains within the project area. There There is no suitable Generalist; found in a wide range of habitats statewide. Found most are three riparian zones in Johnson and Tarrant Mammals mountain lion Puma concolor N No impact habitat in the project N frequently in rugged mountains & riparian zones. the project area; however, area. the project area is too urbanized to support mountain lions.

There is no suitable habitat Found in East Texas pine forests and agricultural land. May favor areas such East Texas pine forests, There is no suitable Blarina Tarrant Mammals southern short-tailed shrew with abundant leaf litter and fallen logs (Baumgardner et al. 1992). Nest N agricultural land, and areas No impact habitat in the project N carolinensis sites are probably under logs, stumps and other debris. with abundant leaf litter and area. fallen logs in the project area.

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There is potential suitable Potential suitable habitat such as freshwater habitat is present; Sylvilagus Primarily found in lowland areas near water including: cypress bogs and Johnson and Tarrant Mammals swamp rabbit Y wetlands, three streams, and May impact however, no rabbits N aquaticus marshes, floodplains, creeks and rivers. a wooded floodplain in the were observed during project area. the site visits.

Potential suitable There is potential suitable habitat is present; Ictidomys Prefers short grass prairies with deep soils for burrowing. Frequently found habitat such as mowed Johnson and Tarrant Mammals thirteen-lined ground squirrel Y May impact however, no squirrels N tridecemlineatus in grazed ranchland, mowed pastures, and golf courses. grassland and deep soils in were observed during the project area. the site visits.

There is no suitable habitat such as caves, tree species There is no suitable Perimyotis Forest, woodland and riparian areas are important. Caves are very known to develop hollows, Johnson and Tarrant Mammals tricolored bat N No impact habitat in the project N subflavus important to this species. trees with sloughing bark, or area. other potential bat roosting features in the project area.

Habitats include woodlands, grasslands & deserts, to 7200 feet, most There is no suitable habitat There is no suitable Conepatus Johnson and Tarrant Mammals western hog-nosed skunk common in rugged, rocky canyon country; little is known about the habitat N such as rugged, rocky canyon No impact habitat in the project N leuconotus of the ssp. Telmalestes country in the project area. area.

There is no suitable habitat such as old-field/pine There is no suitable Microtus Include grassy marshes, swamp edges, old-field/pine woodland ecotones, woodland ecotones or Johnson and Tarrant Mammals woodland vole N No impact habitat in the project N pinetorum tallgrass fields; generally sandy soils. tallgrass fields associated area. with sandy soils within the project area.

Terrestrial: Eastern box turtles inhabit forests, fields, forest-brush, and There is potential suitable Potential suitable forest-field ecotones. In some areas they move seasonally from fields in habitat such as open grassy habitat is present; spring to forest in summer. They commonly enters pools of shallow water in areas, freshwater wetlands, Johnson and Tarrant Reptiles eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina Y May impact however, no box turtles N summer. For shelter, they burrow into loose soil, debris, mud, old stump three streams, riparian were observed during holes, or under leaf litter. They can successfully hibernate in sites that may corridors, and a wooded the site visits. experience subfreezing temperatures. floodplain in the project area.

There is no suitable habitat such as shortgrass or mixed Terrestrial: Shortgrass or mixed grass prairie, with gravel or sandy soils. grass prairie with gravel or There is no suitable Sistrurus Often found associated with draws, floodplains, and more mesic sandy soils, floodplains and Johnson and Tarrant Reptiles massasauga N No impact habitat in the project N tergeminus habitats within the arid landscape. Frequently occurs in shrub encroached more mesic habitats within area. grasslands. an arid landscape, or shrub encroached grasslands in the project area.

There is potential suitable Potential suitable habitat such as open grassy Terrestrial: Habitats include open grassland, prairie, woodland edge, open habitat is present; Ophisaurus areas, freshwater wetlands, Johnson and Tarrant Reptiles slender glass lizard woodland, oak savannas, longleaf pine flatwoods, scrubby areas, fallow Y May impact however, no lizards N attenuatus three streams, riparian fields, and areas near streams and ponds, often in habitats with sandy soil. were observed during corridors, and a wooded the site visits. floodplain in the project area.

Aquatic: Large rivers and streams; in some areas also found in lakes and There is no suitable habitat The three streams in impoundments (Ernst and Barbour 1972). Usually in water with sandy or such as large rivers/streams the project area are mud bottom and few aquatic plants. Often basks on sand bars and Johnson and Tarrant Reptiles smooth softshell Apalone mutica N or lakes/impoundments with No impact small, shallow, and do N mudflats at edge of water. Eggs are laid in nests dug in high open sandbars sand bars and mudflats in the not have sandbars or and banks close to water, usually within 90 m of water (Fitch and Plummer project area. mudflats for nesting. 1975).

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There is potential suitable Potential suitable habitat such as freshwater Terrestrial and aquatic: Habitats used include the grasslands and modified habitat is present; Thamnophis wetlands, wet grassy areas, Johnson and Tarrant Reptiles Texas garter snake open areas in the vicinity of aquatic features, such as ponds, streams or Y May impact however, no snakes N sirtalis annectens three shallow streams, and a marshes. Damp soils and debris for cover are thought to be critical. were observed during floodplain with ample debris the site visits. for cover in the project area.

There is potential suitable habitat such as freshwater Potential suitable Terrestrial: Swamps, floodplains, upland pine and deciduous woodland, wetlands, three shallow habitat is present; Tarrant Reptiles timber (canebrake) rattlesnake Crotalus horridus riparian zones, abandoned farmland. Limestone bluffs, sandy soil or black Y streams with riparian zones, May impact however, no snakes N clay. Prefers dense ground cover, i.e. grapevines, palmetto. and a wooded floodplain with were observed during dense groundcover in the the site visits. project area.

There is potential suitable Terrestrial: Ornate or western box trutles inhabit prairie grassland, pasture, Potential suitable habitat such as open grassy fields, sandhills, and open woodland. They are essentially terrestrial but habitat is present; areas, freshwater wetlands, Johnson and Tarrant Reptiles western box turtle Terrapene ornata sometimes enter slow, shallow streams and creek pools. For shelter, they Y May impact however, no box turtles N three streams, riparian burrow into soil (e.g., under plants such as yucca) (Converse et al. 2002) or were observed during corridors, and a wooded enter burrows made by other species. the site visits. floodplain in the project area.

Although the project area contains grassy ROW and crosses a Known in Texas from one late nineteenth century specimen record labeled - There is no suitable habitat floodplain, much of this Benbrook-; in Oklahoma, degraded prairies, floodplains, fallow fields, and such as degraded prairies, Tarrant Plants earleaf false foxglove Agalinis auriculata N No impact area consists of N borders of upland sterile woods; in Arkansas, blackland prairie; Annual; fallow fields, or upland sterile mowed/maintained Flowering August - October woods in the project area. vegetation and does not provide suitable habitat for this species.

There is no suitable habitat There is no suitable Physaria Grasslands and calcareous rock outcrops in a band along the eastern edge such as grasslands or Tarrant Plants Engelmann's bladderpod N No impact habitat in the project N engelmannii of the Edwards Plateau, ranging as far north as the Red River (Carr 2015). calcareous rock outcrops in area. the project area.

There is no suitable habitat There is no suitable such as sandy soils and Tarrant Plants Glen Rose yucca Yucca necopina Grasslands on sandy soils and limestone outcrops; flowering April-June N No impact habitat in the project N limestone outcrops in the area. project area.

There is no suitable habitat such as grasslands on eroded There is no suitable In grasslands on eroded limestone or chalk and in oak scrub on rocky Johnson and Tarrant Plants Hall's prairie clover Dalea hallii N limestone or chalk, or oak No impact habitat in the project N hillsides; Perennial; Flowering May-Sept; Fruiting June-Sept scrub on rocky hillsides in the area. project area.

There is no suitable habitat such as grasslands on There is no suitable Most records are from grasslands on shallow, gravelly, well drained, shallow, gravelly, well Tarrant Plants Osage Plains false foxglove Agalinis densiflora N No impact habitat in the project N calcareous soils; Prairies, dry limestone soils; Annual; Flowering Aug-Oct drained, calcareous soils; area. prairies; or dry limestone soils in the project area.

There is no suitable habitat such as prairies on shallow There is no suitable Pediomelum Mostly in prairies on shallow rocky calcareous substrates and limestone Johnson and Tarrant Plants Reverchon's scurfpea N rocky calcareous substrates No impact habitat in the project N reverchonii outcrops; Perennial; Flowering Jun-Sept; Fruiting June-July and limestone outcrops in the area. project area.

There is potential suitable Potential suitable habitat such as freshwater habitat is present; Tarrant Plants Shinner's sedge Carex shinnersii Occurs in ditches and swales in prairie landscapes (Carr 2015). Y wetlands, three streams, and May impact however, no Shinner's N a wooded floodplain in the sedge was observed project area. during the site visits.

Prepared Date: Prepared by: TxDOT ENV Spreadsheet Template date: October 8, 2020. Page 4 of 5 SPECIES ANALYSIS SUMMARY (SGCN) Project Name: US 287 Mansfield CSJ(s): 0172‐09‐037; 0172‐10‐013; 0172‐10‐017

The project ROW is regularly mowed and There is potential suitable Astragalus Grasslands, prairies, and roadsides on calcareous and clay substrates; maintained, and does Johnson and Tarrant Plants Texas milk vetch Y habitat such as grassy ROW No impact N reflexus Annual; Flowering Feb-June; Fruiting April-June not provide good in the project area. growing conditions for this species.

There is no suitable habitat Occurring mostly in tallgrass prairie of the southern Great Plains, in such as tallgrass prairie, There is no suitable Echinacea Tarrant Plants Topeka purple-coneflower blackland prairies but also in a variety of other sites like limestone hillsides; N Blackland prairie, or No impact habitat in the project N atrorubens Perennial; Flowering Jan-June; Fruiting Jan-May limestone hillsides in the area. project area. Potential suitable There is potential suitable Parasitic on various Quercus, Juglans, Rhus, Vitis, Ulmus, and Diospyros habitat is present; habitat consisting of various Johnson Plants tree dodder Cuscuta exaltata species as well as Acacia berlandieri and other woody plants; Annual; Y May impact however, no dodder N tree and shrub species in the Flowering May-Oct; Fruiting July-Oct was observed during project area. the site visits.

Prepared Date: Prepared by: TxDOT ENV Spreadsheet Template date: October 8, 2020. Page 5 of 5 Form Species Analysis

Project Name: US 287 from Union Pacific Railroad to Lone Star Road

CSJ(s): 0172-09-037; 0172-10-013; 0172-10-017

County(ies): Tarrant, Johnson

Date Analysis Completed: 1-12-21

Prepared by: Chris Hagar, Civil Associates, Inc.

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 9, 2019, and executed by FHWA and TxDOT.

I. Endangered Species Act

Select the appropriate statement below based on the determinations recorded in the completed project- specific species analysis spreadsheet:

☒ This project does not require consultation with or authorization from the USFWS under the Endangered Species Act.

☐ This project requires consultation with or authorization from the USFWS under the Endangered Species Act.

For a project that requires federal authorization or approval, if the completed project-specific species analysis spreadsheet indicates, “May affect,” for any species, then consultation with the USFWS is required under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the second checkbox above must be checked.

For more information regarding the Endangered Species Act, see ENV’s Endangered Species Act Handbook.

II. TPWD Coordination

Select the appropriate statement below:

☐ This project consists solely of maintenance activities that are of a type or type(s) covered by the Maintenance Program Environmental Assessment, and therefore no coordination with TPWD is required. Do not fill out a separate Tier I Site Assessment Form.

☒ This project does not consist solely of maintenance activities that are of a type or type(s) covered by the Maintenance Program Environmental Assessment, and therefore a Tier I Site Assessment is required.

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Species Analysis Form

III. Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA)

Select the appropriate statement below:

☒ This project is not within 660 feet of an active or inactive Bald or Golden Eagle nest. Therefore, no coordination with USFWS is required.

☐ This project is within 660 feet of an active or inactive Bald or Golden Eagle nest; however, construction activities within 660 feet will not occur during the nesting season, and the project will adhere to the National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines of 2007. Therefore, no coordination with USFWS is required.

☐ This project is within 660 feet of an active or inactive Bald or Golden Eagle nest, and construction within 660 feet will occur during the nesting season or the project will not adhere to the National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines of 2007. Therefore, coordination with USFWS to obtain a Non-Purposeful Take Permit is required.

For more information regarding BGEPA, see Section 7.0 of ENV’s Ecological Resources Handbook.

IV. Migratory Bird Protections

This project will comply with applicable provisions of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Title 5, Subtitle B, Chapter 64, Birds. It is the department’s policy to avoid removal and destruction of active bird nests except through federal or state approved options. In addition it is the department’s policy to, where appropriate and practicable:

 use measures to prevent or discourage birds from building nests on man-made structures within portions of the project area planned for construction, and  schedule construction activities outside the typical nesting season.

For more information regarding migratory bird protections, see ENV’s Guidance: Avoiding Migratory Birds and Handling Potential Violations and Section 3.0 of ENV’s Ecological Resources Handbook.

V. Resources Consulted

Indicate which resources were consulted/actions were taken to make the species analysis determinations recorded in this form (DO NOT ATTACH TO THIS FORM OR UPLOAD TO ECOS ANY RESOURCES CONSULTED – JUST CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX(ES)): ☒ Aerial Photography ☒ Topographic Map ☒ Natural Diversity Database (NDD) ☐ Karst Zone Maps ☒ Ecological Mapping System of Texas (EMST) ☒ Site Visit ☐ Species Expert Consulted ☐ Species Habitat or Presence/absence Survey ☐ Other:

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Tier I Site Assessment

Main CSJ: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 Form Prepared By: Chris Hagar, Civil Associates, Inc.

Date of Evaluation: January 12, 2021

Proposed Letting Date: June 2021 Project not assigned to TxDOT under the NEPA Assignment MOU District(s): Fort Worth County(ies): Johnson, Tarrant Roadway Name: US 287 Limits From: Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) Limits To: Lone Star Road Project Description: Please see the project description available in ECOS in the Work Plan Development Section I.

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? *Explain: There is suitable habitat present within the proposed project area for the state threatened species Louisiana pigtoe (Pleurobema ridellii), sandbank pocketbook (Lampsilis satura), and the Texas Heelsplitter (Potamilus amphichaenus).

SGCN were analyzed and only those included on the Tier 1 form may be impacted. All other SGCN would not be impacted by the project.

There is suitable habitat present within the proposed project area for the following SGCN species: Strecker's chorus frog (Pseudacris streckeri), Woodhouse's toad (Anaxyrus woodhousii), Western Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia hypugaea), American badger (Taxidea taxus), eastern spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), long- tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), mink (Neovison vison), swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus), thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus), eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina), slender glass lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus), Texas garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis annectens), timber (canebrake) rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), western box turtle (Terrapene ornata), Shinner's sedge (Carex shinnersii), and tree dodder (Cuscuta exaltata).

Date TPWD County List Accessed: November 16, 2020

Date that the NDD was accessed: November 10, 2020

What agency performed the NDD search? TPWD

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NDD Search Results for EOIDs and Tracked Managed Areas

EOID Number Common Name Scientific Name Listing Status Buffer Zone

Cedar Elm-sugarberry Ulmus crassifolia-celtis 843 NA 10 Mile Series laevigata series Schizachyrium Little Bluestemindiangrass 3061 scopariumsorghastrum NA 10 Mile Series nutans series 3522 black-capped vireo Vireo atricapilla NA 10 Mile 3734 black-capped vireo Vireo atricapilla NA 10 Mile 4082 Glass Mountains coral-root Hexalectris nitida NA 10 Mile Juniperus ashei-quercus Ashe Juniper-oak 4433 NA 10 Mile spp. series Series 5234 Warnock's coral-root Hexalectris warnockii NA 10 Mile 10140 Plateau milkvine Matelea edwardsensis NA 10 Mile 10990 Hall's prairie clover Dalea hallii NA 10 Mile Schizachyrium scoparium - Mollisol Blackland Andropogon gerardii - 11615 NA 10 Mile Prairie Sorghastrum nutans - Bifora americana Mollisol Grassland Schizachyrium scoparium - Vertisol Blackland Sorghastrum nutans - 11973 NA 10 Mile Prairie Andropogon gerardii - Bifora americana Vertisol Grassland 12604 Eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius NA 10 Mile

No Does the BMP PA eliminate the requirement to coordinate for all species? Comments: Species-specific BMPs are present in the BMP PA for the following species: Louisiana pigtoe, Sandbank pocketbook, Texas heelsplitter, Western Burrowing Owl, Texas garter snake, and timber (canebrake) rattlesnake.

There are no species-specific BMPs for the following species: Stecker's chorus frog, Woodhouse's toad, American badger, eastern spotted skunk, long-tailed weasel, mink, thirteen-lined ground squirrel, eastern box turtle, slender glass lizard, western box turtle, Shinner's sedge, and tree dodder.

4. Yes NDD and TCAP review indicates adverse impacts to remnant vegetation?

*Explain: According to the MOU, important remnant vegetation includes 1) rare vegetation communities and 2) those that are suitable habitat for SGCNs.

To address the first component, TXNDD data obtained from TPWD on November 10, 2020, was reviewed along with the RTEST for Johnson and Tarrant Counties dated August 25, 2020. The TXNDD search radii was 1.5 miles and 10 miles from the project area (see table above). These specific species and plant community detections are located outside of the project area and would not be impacted by the proposed project.

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To address important remnant vegetation's second component, general habitat types of those SGCNs that may be impacted by the proposed project include riparian, grassland, agricultural, urban, and woodland. These habitat types are located immediately adjacent to the existing and proposed US 287 and Lone Star Road, and each include an edge component. Impacts to these habitats were quantified, based on the MOU type that best fits vegetation present in the given habitat, by using EMST correcting for discrepancies using actual observed vegetation types as discussed below. None of these areas that include habitat for SGCNs are considered rare or remnant vegetation communities.

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

*Explain: A NWP 14 with a PCN would be required at Crossing 1 (unnamed tributary to Low Branch and wetland), Crossing 3 (Low Branch, unnamed tributary to Low Branch, and two wetlands), and Crossing 4 (unnamed tributary to Low Branch).

6. Yes 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: No Channel realignment; or Yes Stream bed or stream bank excavation, scraping, clearing, or other permanent disturbance. *Explain: Crossing 4 (unnamed tributary to Low Branch) would permanently impact 676 LF of intermittent stream.

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?

*Explain: The proposed project would impact approximately 1.8 acres of Riparian vegetation.

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 approximately 1.8 acres of Riparian MOU Type habitat disturbance exceeds the 0.1-acre area of threshold indicated in the Texas Blackland Prairie Threshold Table PA for Riparian.

*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: 09 0172-09-037 US 287 EMST Observed Veg Impacts Table 111920

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

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*Explain: MOU Type EMST Area (ac) Actual Area (ac) Agriculture 14.0 0 Disturbed Prairie 3.8 0.3 Riparian 5.4 4.1 Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland 9.5 0 Urban 92.3 120.7

Attach file showing discrepancy between actual and EMST mapped habitat(s). File Name: 09 0172-09-037 US 287 EMSTandObserved Veg Impacts Table 111920.xlsx 07 0172-09-037 US 287 EMST Fig 111820.pdf 08 0172-09-037 US 287 Observed Veg Fig 111820.pdf 10 0172-09-037 US 287 Bio Photos 111820.pdf

Is TPWD Coordination Required?

Yes

Early Coordination

Administrated Coordination - Must be conducted through ENV-NRM

BMPs Implemented or EPICs included (as necessary): The implementation of the following BMPs by TxDOT eliminates the need for coordination for species impacts under section 2.206(i) of the MOU:

Louisiana pigtoe, Sandbank pocketbook, and Texas heelsplitter: Freshwater Mussel BMPs, Water Quality BMPs

Western Burrowing Owl: Bird BMPs

Texas garter snake, and timber (canebrake) rattlesnake: Terrestrial Reptile BMPs.

TxDOT proposes the following for species with no species-specific BMPs included in the BMP PA:

Woodhouse's toad and Strecker's chorus frog: Amphibian BMPs.

American badger, long-tailed weasel, mink, and thirteen-lined ground squirrel: Contractors would be advised of potential occurrence in the project area, to avoid harming the species if encountered.

Eastern spotted skunk: Plains spotted skunk BMPs.

Eastern box turtle, slender glass lizard, western box turtle: Terrestrial Reptile BMPs.

TxDOT Contact Information

Name: Eric Agnew

Phone Number: (817) 370-3559

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E-mail: [email protected]

Form 300.02.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 4 Effective Date: December 2019 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 Page 5 of 6 Tier I SIte Assessment Suggested Attachments

Aerial Map (with delineated project boundaries) USFWS T&E List TPWD T&E List Species Analysis Summary

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)

Form 300.02.FRM TxDOT Environmental Affairs Division Version 4 Effective Date: December 2019 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 Page 6 of 6 United States Department of the Interior FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Arlington Ecological Services Field Office 2005 Ne Green Oaks Blvd Suite 140 Arlington, TX 76006-6247 Phone: (817) 277-1100 Fax: (817) 277-1129 http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/arlingtontexas/ http://www.fws.gov/southwest/es/EndangeredSpecies/lists/

In Reply Refer To: October 26, 2020 Consultation Code: 02ETAR00-2021-SLI-0179 Event Code: 02ETAR00-2021-E-00409 Project Name: 2656 US 287

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. 10/26/2020 Event Code: 02ETAR00-2021-E-00409 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/ eagle_guidance.html). Additionally, wind energy projects should follow the wind energy

10/26/2020 Event Code: 02ETAR00-2021-E-00409 3 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: 02ETAR00-2021-SLI-0179

Event Code: 02ETAR00-2021-E-00409

Project Name: 2656 US 287

Project Type: TRANSPORTATION

Project Description: Ipac

Project Location: Approximate location of the project can be viewed in Google Maps: https:// www.google.com/maps/place/32.54842492609402N97.10868195460469W

Counties: Johnson, TX | Tarrant, TX

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Endangered Species Act Species There is a total of 6 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 Golden-cheeked Warbler (=wood) Dendroica chrysoparia Endangered No critical habitat has been designated for this species. Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/33

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

Clams NAME STATUS Texas Fawnsfoot Truncilla macrodon Candidate No critical habitat has been designated for this species. Species profile: https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/8965

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

Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. Page 1 of 8 Annotated County Lists of Rare Species

Last Update: 8/25/2020 JOHNSON COUNTY

AMPHIBIANS Strecker's chorus frog Pseudacris streckeri Terrestrial and aquatic: 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 Terrestrial and aquatic: A wide variety of terrestrial habitats are used by this species, including forests, grasslands, and barrier island sand dunes. Aquatic habitats are equally varied. 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: 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: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S2 black-capped vireo Vireo atricapilla Oak-juniper woodlands with distinctive patchy, two-layered aspect; shrub and tree layer with open, grassy spaces; requires foliage reaching to ground level for nesting cover; return to same territory, or one nearby, year after year; deciduous and broad-leaved shrubs and trees provide insects for feeding; species composition less important than presence of adequate broad-leaved shrubs, foliage to ground level, and required structure; nesting season March-late summer Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3B

DISCLAIMER The information on this web application is provided “as is” without warranty as to the currentness, completeness, or accuracy of any specific data. The data provided are for planning, assessment, and informational purposes. Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the application website for further information. Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. Page 2 of 8 Annotated County Lists of Rare Species JOHNSON COUNTY

BIRDS golden-cheeked warbler Setophaga chrysoparia Ashe juniper in mixed stands with various oaks (Quercus spp.). Edges of cedar brakes. Dependent on Ashe juniper (also known as cedar) for long fine bark strips, only available from mature trees, used in nest construction; nests are placed in various trees other than Ashe juniper; only a few mature junipers or nearby cedar brakes can provide the necessary nest material; forage for insects in broad-leaved trees and shrubs; nesting late March-early summer. Federal Status: LE State Status: E SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G2 State Rank: S2S3B 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: G4T3Q State Rank: S1B 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

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BIRDS Rufa 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: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4T2 State Rank: S2N 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 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 a caddisfly Neotrichia juani Specimens were collected from perennial and ephemeral rivers, and small spring-fed streams (Harris and Tiemann 1993). Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Global Rank: G1 State Rank: S1

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

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MAMMALS American badger Taxidea taxus Generalist. Prefers areas with soft soils that sustain ground squirrels for food. When inactive, occupies underground burrow. Young are born in underground burrows. 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 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: N Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S4 eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius Generalist; 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: N Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S4

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MAMMALS 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 Generalist; found in a wide range of habitats statewide. Found most frequently in rugged mountains & riparian zones. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S2S3 plains spotted skunk Spilogale putorius interrupta Generalist; 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 swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus Primarily found in lowland areas near water including: cypress bogs and marshes, floodplains, creeks and rivers. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 thirteen-lined ground squirrel Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Prefers short grass prairies with deep soils for burrowing. Frequently found in grazed ranchland, mowed pastures, and golf courses. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5

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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

MOLLUSKS Brazos Heelsplitter Potamilus streckersoni Habitat description is not available at this time. Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: N Endemic: Y Global Rank: GNR State Rank: SNR

Texas Fawnsfoot Truncilla macrodon Occurs in large rivers but may also be found in medium-sized streams. Is found in protected near shore areas such as banks and backwaters but also riffles and point bar habitats with low to moderate water velocities. Typically occurs in substrates of mud, sandy mud, gravel and cobble. Considered intolerant of reservoirs (Randklev et al. 2010; Howells 2010o; Randklev et al. 2014b,c; Randklev et al. 2017a,b). [Mussels of Texas 2019] Federal Status: C State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G1 State Rank: S2

REPTILES Brazos water snake Nerodia harteri Aquatic: Shallow, fast-flowing water with a rocky or gravelly substrate preferred. Adults can be found in deep water with mud bottoms, such as large section fo rivers and reservoirs. Riffle habitat is particularly important for this species. Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G1 State Rank: S1

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REPTILES eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina Terrestrial: 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. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 massasauga Sistrurus tergeminus Terrestrial: Shortgrass or mixed grass prairie, with gravel or sandy soils. Often found associated with draws, floodplains, and more mesic habitats within the arid landscape. Frequently occurs in shrub encroached grasslands. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S3S4 slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus Terrestrial: 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. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 smooth softshell Apalone mutica Aquatic: Large rivers and streams; in some areas also found in lakes and impoundments (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 Terrestrial and aquatic: Habitats used include the grasslands and modified open areas in the vicinity of aquatic features, such as ponds, streams or marshes. Damp soils and debris for cover are thought to be critical. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: Y Global Rank: G5T4 State Rank: S1

Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum Terrestrial: Open habitats with sparse vegetation, including grass, prairie, 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. Occurs to 6000 feet, but largely limited below the pinyon-juniper zone on mountains in the Big Bend area. Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4G5 State Rank: S3 western box turtle Terrapene ornata

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

PLANTS 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: 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: S3

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 tree dodder Cuscuta exaltata Parasitic on various Quercus, Juglans, Rhus, Vitis, Ulmus, and Diospyros species as well as Acacia berlandieri and other woody plants; Annual; Flowering May-Oct; Fruiting July-Oct Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3 State Rank: S3

Last Update: 8/25/2020 TARRANT COUNTY

Franklin's gull Leucophaeus pipixcan This species is only a spring and fall migrant throughout Texas. It does not breed in or near Texas. Winter records are unusual consisting of one or a few individuals at a given site (especially along the Gulf coastline). During migration, these gulls fly during daylight hours but often come down to wetlands, lake shore, or islands to roost for the night. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 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: G4T3Q State Rank: S1B

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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

Rufa 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: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4T2 State Rank: S2N 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

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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

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

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MAMMALS black bear Ursus americanus Generalist. Historically found throughout Texas. 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: N Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S4 eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius Generalist; 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: N 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

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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 Generalist; found in a wide range of habitats statewide. Found most frequently in rugged mountains & riparian zones. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S2S3 plains spotted skunk Spilogale putorius interrupta Generalist; 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 Found in East Texas pine forests and agricultural land. May favor areas with abundant leaf litter and fallen logs (Baumgardner et al. 1992). Nest sites are probably under logs, stumps and other debris. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S4 swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus Primarily found in lowland areas near water including: cypress bogs and marshes, floodplains, creeks and rivers. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5 thirteen-lined ground squirrel Ictidomys tridecemlineatus Prefers short grass prairies with deep soils for burrowing. Frequently found in grazed ranchland, mowed pastures, and golf courses. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S5

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MOLLUSKS Louisiana Pigtoe Pleurobema riddellii Occurs in small streams to large rivers in slow to moderate currents in substrates of clay, mud, sand, and gravel. Not known from impoundments (Howells 2010f; Randklev et al. 2013b; Troia et al. 2015). [Mussels of Texas 2019] Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G1G2 State Rank: S1

Sandbank Pocketbook Lampsilis satura Occurs in small streams to large rivers in slow to moderate current in sandy mud to sand and gravel substrate. Can occur in a variety of habitats but most common in littoral habitats such as banks or backwaters or in protected areas along point bars (Randklev et al. 2013b; Randklev et al. 2014a; Troia et al. 2015). [Mussels of Texas 2019] Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: Global Rank: G2? State Rank: S1

Texas Heelsplitter Potamilus amphichaenus Occurs in small streams to large rivers in standing to slow-flowing water; most common in banks, backwaters and quiet pools; adapts to some reservoirs. Often found in soft substrates such as mud, silt or sand (Howells et al. 1996; Randklev et al. 2017a). [Mussels of Texas 2019] Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G1G3 State Rank: S1

REPTILES alligator snapping turtle Macrochelys temminckii Aquatic: Perennial water bodies; rivers, canals, lakes, and oxbows; also swamps, bayous, and ponds near running water; sometimes enters brackish coastal waters. Females emerge to lay eggs close to the waters edge.

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REPTILES Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G2G3 State Rank: S2 common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis Terrestrial and aquatic: Habitats used include the grasslands and modified open areas in the vicinity of aquatic features, such as ponds, streams or marshes. Damp soils and debris for cover are thought to be critical. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: N Endemic: Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S2 eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina Terrestrial: 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. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 massasauga Sistrurus tergeminus Terrestrial: Shortgrass or mixed grass prairie, with gravel or sandy soils. Often found associated with draws, floodplains, and more mesic habitats within the arid landscape. Frequently occurs in shrub encroached grasslands. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G3G4 State Rank: S3S4 slender glass lizard Ophisaurus attenuatus Terrestrial: 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. Federal Status: State Status: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G5 State Rank: S3 smooth softshell Apalone mutica Aquatic: Large rivers and streams; in some areas also found in lakes and impoundments (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

DISCLAIMER The information on this web application is provided “as is” without warranty as to the currentness, completeness, or accuracy of any specific data. The data provided are for planning, assessment, and informational purposes. Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the application website for further information. Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. Page 8 of 9 Annotated County Lists of Rare Species TARRANT COUNTY

REPTILES Texas horned lizard Phrynosoma cornutum Terrestrial: Open habitats with sparse vegetation, including grass, prairie, 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. Occurs to 6000 feet, but largely limited below the pinyon-juniper zone on mountains in the Big Bend area. Federal Status: State Status: T SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4G5 State Rank: S3 timber (canebrake) rattlesnake Crotalus horridus Terrestrial: 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: SGCN: Y Endemic: N Global Rank: G4 State Rank: S4 western box turtle Terrapene ornata Terrestrial: 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. 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

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: S3

DISCLAIMER The information on this web application is provided “as is” without warranty as to the currentness, completeness, or accuracy of any specific data. The data provided are for planning, assessment, and informational purposes. Refer to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the application website for further information. Texas Parks & Wildlife Dept. Page 9 of 9 Annotated County Lists of Rare Species TARRANT COUNTY

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

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

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

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Direct Impacts to Actual MOU Type vegetation MOU Type Area (ac) TBPR Threshold (ac) Equal to or Greater than PA Threshold? Disturbed Prairie 0.3 3 No Riparian 1.8 0.1 Yes Urban 119.8 No Threshold N/A Total 121.9

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CSJ: 0081‐06‐040 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

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Photograph 1: View looking east towards the UPRR tracks from the west side of the southbound US 287 bridge at approximate STA 603+50. The Texas Ecological Systems Classification Project/Ecological Mapping Systems of Texas (TESCP/EMST) Mapper classifies the mowed-maintained vegetation as Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, it better fits the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

) Photograph 2: View looking south-southeast from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 610+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 1 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

) Photograph 3: View looking east from the east side of US 287 near approximate STA 606+00 towards a drainage easement on a tributary to Low Branch. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies the easement vegetation as Urban; however, it better fits the Riparian classification. Date of photograph: 9/4/20.

) Photograph 4: View looking east from the east side of US 287 near approximate STA 615+50 towards a drainage easement on a tributary to Low Branch. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies the portion of the easement vegetation seen in the photo as Urban; however, it better fits the Riparian classification. Date of photograph: 9/4/20.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 2 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

) Photograph 5: View looking southeast from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 617+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation on the west and east sides of the southbound frontage road as Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 9/4/20.

) Photograph 6: View looking southeast from the east side of US 287 near approximate STA 620+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 9/4/20.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 3 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

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) Photograph 7: View looking east-southeast from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 627+00 towards the northeast corner of US 287 at Heritage Parkway. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Agriculture; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 9/4/20.

) Photograph 8: View looking north-northwest from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 640+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Disturbed Prairie and Riparian; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/27/20.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 4 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

) Photograph 9: View looking south-southeast from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 640+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Riparian; however, it better fits the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

) Photograph 10: View looking west-northwest from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 642+00 towards a drainage easement on Low Branch. The TESCP/EMST Mapper accurately classifies the vegetation within the easement as Riparian. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 5 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

) Photograph 11: View looking east from the east side of US 287 near approximate STA 643+00 towards a drainage easement on Low Branch. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the easement vegetation as Tallgrass prairie, Grassland and Riparian; however, they better fit the Riparian classification. A small upland portion of the easement fits the Disturbed Prairie classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

Photograph 12: Mussels were observed in Low Branch. This mussel shell was found approximately 685 feet east of existing ROW. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 6 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

Photograph 13: View looking south-southeast along the east side of US 287 near approximate STA 643+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

Photograph 14: View looking south-southeast along the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 645+50. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Riparian and Disturbed Prairie; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 7 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

Photograph 15: View looking south-southwest from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 646+00 towards a drainage easement on tributary to Low Branch. The TESCP/EMST Mapper accurately classifies the easement vegetation as Riparian. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

Photograph 16: View looking north-northeast from the east side of US 287 near approximate STA 662+50 towards a tributary to Low Branch. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies the unmaintained herbaceous and woody vegetation as Urban; however, it better fits the Riparian classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 8 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

Photograph 17: View looking southeast from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 663+00 towards a tributary to Low Branch. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland and the unmaintained herbaceous and woody vegetation as Riparian. The mowed-maintained vegetation better fits the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 3/18/19.

Photograph 18: View looking south-southeast along the southbound US 287 to Lone Star Road exit ramp from the west side of US 287 near approximate STA 678+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Agriculture and Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 9 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

Photograph 19: View looking southeast towards Lone Star Road from the southbound US 287 to Lone Star Road exit ramp near approximate STA 688+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed- maintained vegetation and landscape trees/shrubs as Agriculture and Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

Photograph 20: View looking east along Lone Star Road from the north side of the roadway near FM 157. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the roadway and mowed-maintained vegetation as Agriculture; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 9/4/20.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 10 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

Photograph 21: View looking southwest towards Lone Star Road from the Lone Star Road to northbound US 287 entrance ramp near approximate STA 688+00. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation and landscape trees/shrubs as Agriculture and Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 2/16/19.

Photograph 22: View looking southwest from Lone Star Road towards the Texas Health Mansfield Hospital. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the roadway and mowed-maintained vegetation as Agriculture and Disturbed Prairie; however, they better fit the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 9/4/20.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 11 November 2020 Project Photographs US 287 from UPRR to Lone Star Road

Photograph 23: View looking northwest along the FM 157 to southbound US 287 entrance ramp from near STA 707+00 towards the FM 157 at Lone Star Road intersection. The TESCP/EMST Mapper classifies portions of the mowed-maintained vegetation as Tallgrass Prairie, Grassland; however, it better fits the Urban classification. Date of photograph: 9/4/20.

CSJs: 0172-09-037, 0172-10-013 & 0172-10-017 12 November 2020 US 287 Urban Areas Map

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Created with: TIGERweb (c)Copyright 2020 - US Census Bureau 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 Johnson County, Federal agencies, State Natural agencies including the Resources Agricultural Experiment Texas, and Tarrant Conservation Stations, and local Service participants County, Texas

October 26, 2020 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...... 12 Johnson County, Texas...... 15 HeB—Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 15 HeD—Heiden clay, 3 to 8 percent slopes...... 16 HoA—Houston Black clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes...... 17 HoB—Houston Black clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 19 Tn—Tinn clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded...... 20 Tarrant County, Texas...... 22 33—Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 22 34—Houston Black clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes...... 23 54—Ovan clay, frequently flooded...... 25 Soil Information for All Uses...... 27 Suitabilities and Limitations for Use...... 27 Land Classifications...... 27 Farmland Classification...... 27 References...... 33

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° 7' 22'' W 97° 5' 34'' W

676500 676900 677300 677700 678100 678500 678900 32° 33' 54'' N 32° 33' 54'' N 3604600 3604600 3604200 3604200 3603800 3603800 3603400 3603400 3603000 3603000 3602600 3602600 3602200 3602200 3601800 3601800 3601400 3601400 3601000

32° 31' 53'' N 3601000 32° 31' 53'' N 676500 676900 677300 677700 678100 678500 678900

Map Scale: 1:18,100 if printed on A portrait (8.5" x 11") sheet. Meters 97° 7' 22'' W N 0 250 500 1000 1500 97° 5' 34'' W Feet 0 500 1000 2000 3000 Map projection: Web Mercator Corner coordinates: WGS84 Edge tics: UTM Zone 14N WGS84 9 Custom Soil Resource Report

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Area of Interest (AOI) Spoil Area The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at Area of Interest (AOI) 1:20,000. 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: Johnson County, Texas Lava Flow Survey Area Data: Version 17, Jun 11, 2020 Background Marsh or swamp Aerial Photography Soil Survey Area: Tarrant County, Texas Mine or Quarry Survey Area Data: Version 18, Jun 11, 2020

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: Nov 27, 2014—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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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

HeB Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent 110.0 41.4% slopes HeD Heiden clay, 3 to 8 percent 5.2 1.9% slopes HoA Houston Black clay, 0 to 1 38.2 14.4% percent slopes HoB Houston Black clay, 1 to 3 0.0 0.0% percent slopes Tn Tinn clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, 3.5 1.3% frequently flooded Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 156.9 59.0% Totals for Area of Interest 266.0 100.0%

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

33 Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent 61.1 23.0% slopes 34 Houston Black clay, 1 to 3 37.6 14.1% percent slopes 54 Ovan clay, frequently flooded 10.4 3.9% Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 109.0 41.0% Totals for Area of Interest 266.0 100.0%

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

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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 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

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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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Johnson County, Texas

HeB—Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2v1v9 Elevation: 290 to 1,020 feet Mean annual precipitation: 33 to 45 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 68 degrees F Frost-free period: 224 to 278 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

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

Description of Heiden Setting Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit, shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Microfeatures of landform position: Linear gilgai Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from mudstone Typical profile Ap - 0 to 6 inches: clay A - 6 to 18 inches: clay Bkss - 18 to 58 inches: clay CBdk - 58 to 70 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: 40 to 65 inches to densic material 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 content: 40 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 12.0 Available water capacity: High (about 9.3 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 3e Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: R086AY011TX - Southern Blackland

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Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Houston black Percent of map unit: 10 percent Landform: Ridges Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder, summit Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Microfeatures of landform position: Circular gilgai Down-slope shape: Convex Across-slope shape: Linear Ecological site: R086AY011TX - Southern Blackland Hydric soil rating: No Ferris Percent of map unit: 5 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: R086AY009TX - Southern Eroded Blackland Hydric soil rating: No

HeD—Heiden clay, 3 to 8 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dc3n Elevation: 400 to 1,000 feet Mean annual precipitation: 28 to 42 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 70 degrees F Frost-free period: 225 to 275 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland

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

Description of Heiden Setting 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

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Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from clayey shale of eagleford shale or taylor marl Typical profile H1 - 0 to 11 inches: clay H2 - 11 to 24 inches: clay H3 - 24 to 53 inches: clay H4 - 53 to 80 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 3 to 8 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches 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 content: 55 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 12.0 Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.8 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 4e Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: R086AY010TX - Northern Blackland Hydric soil rating: No

HoA—Houston Black clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2shgy Elevation: 300 to 870 feet Mean annual precipitation: 31 to 39 inches Mean annual air temperature: 65 to 70 degrees F Frost-free period: 238 to 288 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

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

Description of Houston Black Setting Landform: Plains Landform position (two-dimensional): Summit

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Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Microfeatures of landform position: Linear gilgai Down-slope shape: Convex, linear Across-slope shape: Convex, linear Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from calcareous mudstone of upper cretaceous age Typical profile Ap - 0 to 6 inches: clay Bkss - 6 to 70 inches: clay BCkss - 70 to 80 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches 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 content: 35 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 2.0 Available water capacity: High (about 9.5 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2w Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: R086AY011TX - Southern Blackland Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Wilson Percent of map unit: 8 percent Landform: Stream terraces Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: R086AY004TX - Southern Claypan Prairie Hydric soil rating: No Heiden Percent of map unit: 7 percent Landform: Plains Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Microfeatures of landform position: Linear gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: R086AY011TX - Southern Blackland Hydric soil rating: No

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HoB—Houston Black clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2ssh0 Elevation: 270 to 1,040 feet Mean annual precipitation: 33 to 43 inches Mean annual air temperature: 62 to 63 degrees F Frost-free period: 217 to 244 days Farmland classification: All areas are prime farmland

Map Unit Composition Houston black and similar soils: 80 percent Minor components: 20 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

Description of Houston Black Setting 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 Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from calcareous mudstone of upper cretaceous age Typical profile Ap - 0 to 6 inches: clay Bkss - 6 to 70 inches: clay BCkss - 70 to 80 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches 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 content: 35 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 2.0 Available water capacity: High (about 9.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified

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Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: R086AY011TX - Southern Blackland Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Heiden Percent of map unit: 15 percent Landform: Plains Landform position (two-dimensional): Shoulder Landform position (three-dimensional): Interfluve Microfeatures of landform position: Linear gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Convex Ecological site: R086AY011TX - Southern Blackland Hydric soil rating: No Fairlie Percent of map unit: 5 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: R086AY011TX - Southern Blackland Hydric soil rating: No

Tn—Tinn clay, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequently flooded

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: 2vtgr Elevation: 330 to 750 feet Mean annual precipitation: 35 to 47 inches Mean annual air temperature: 63 to 68 degrees F Frost-free period: 226 to 263 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland

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

Description of Tinn Setting Landform: Flood plains Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Microfeatures of landform position: Circular gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear

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Across-slope shape: Concave Parent material: Calcareous clayey alluvium Typical profile A - 0 to 17 inches: clay Bss - 17 to 57 inches: clay Bkssy - 57 to 80 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches 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: FrequentNone Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 25 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 2 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 2.0 Available water capacity: Moderate (about 8.4 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 5w Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: R086AY013TX - Clayey Bottomland Hydric soil rating: No

Minor Components Whitesboro Percent of map unit: 10 percent Landform: Flood plains Microfeatures of landform position: Circular gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: R086AY012TX - Loamy Bottomland Hydric soil rating: No Gladewater Percent of map unit: 5 percent Landform: Flood plains Down-slope shape: Concave Across-slope shape: Concave Ecological site: R086AY013TX - Clayey Bottomland Hydric soil rating: Yes

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Tarrant County, Texas

33—Heiden clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

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

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Hydric soil rating: No

34—Houston Black clay, 1 to 3 percent slopes

Map Unit Composition Houston black and similar soils: 80 percent Minor components: 20 percent Estimates are based on observations, descriptions, and transects of the mapunit.

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Parent material: Clayey residuum weathered from calcareous mudstone of upper cretaceous age Typical profile Ap - 0 to 6 inches: clay Bkss - 6 to 70 inches: clay BCkss - 70 to 80 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 1 to 3 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches 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 content: 35 percent Gypsum, maximum content: 5 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Sodium adsorption ratio, maximum: 2.0 Available water capacity: High (about 9.6 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 2e Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: R086AY011TX - Southern Blackland Hydric soil rating: No

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54—Ovan clay, frequently flooded

Map Unit Setting National map unit symbol: dhhz Elevation: 350 to 600 feet Mean annual precipitation: 30 to 38 inches Mean annual air temperature: 64 to 66 degrees F Frost-free period: 220 to 255 days Farmland classification: Not prime farmland

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

Description of Ovan Setting Landform: Flood-plain steps Landform position (three-dimensional): Tread Microfeatures of landform position: Circular gilgai Down-slope shape: Linear Across-slope shape: Linear Parent material: Clayey alluvium of quaternary age derived from mixed sources Typical profile H1 - 0 to 10 inches: clay H2 - 10 to 66 inches: clay Properties and qualities Slope: 0 to 1 percent Depth to restrictive feature: More than 80 inches 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: FrequentNone Frequency of ponding: None Calcium carbonate, maximum content: 10 percent Maximum salinity: Nonsaline to very slightly saline (0.0 to 2.0 mmhos/cm) Available water capacity: High (about 10.8 inches) Interpretive groups Land capability classification (irrigated): None specified Land capability classification (nonirrigated): 5w Hydrologic Soil Group: D Ecological site: R086AY013TX - Clayey Bottomland Hydric soil rating: No

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Suitabilities and Limitations for Use

The Suitabilities and Limitations for Use section includes various soil interpretations displayed as thematic maps with a summary table for the soil map units in the selected area of interest. A single value or rating for each map unit is generated by aggregating the interpretive ratings of individual map unit components. This aggregation process is defined for each interpretation.

Land Classifications

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.

Farmland Classification

Farmland classification identifies map units as prime farmland, farmland of statewide importance, farmland of local importance, or unique farmland. It identifies the location and extent of the soils that are best suited to food, feed, fiber, forage, and oilseed crops. NRCS policy and procedures on prime and unique farmlands are published in the "Federal Register," Vol. 43, No. 21, January 31, 1978.

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32° 31' 53'' N 3601000 32° 31' 53'' N 676500 676900 677300 677700 678100 678500 678900

MAP LEGEND Area of Interest (AOI) Prime farmland if Farmland of statewide Farmland of statewide Farmland of unique Area of Interest (AOI) subsoiled, completely importance, if drained and importance, if irrigated importance removing the root either protected from and reclaimed of excess Not rated or not Soils inhibiting soil layer flooding or not frequently salts and sodium available flooded during the Soil Rating Polygons Prime farmland if irrigated Farmland of statewide Soil Rating Lines and the product of I (soil growing season importance, if drained or Not prime farmland erodibility) x C (climate Farmland of statewide either protected from Not prime farmland factor) does not exceed importance, if irrigated flooding or not frequently All areas are prime All areas are prime 60 and drained flooded during the farmland farmland Prime farmland if irrigated Farmland of statewide growing season Prime farmland if drained Prime farmland if and reclaimed of excess importance, if irrigated Farmland of statewide drained Prime farmland if salts and sodium and either protected from importance, if warm Prime farmland if protected from flooding or Farmland of statewide flooding or not frequently enough, and either protected from flooding not frequently flooded importance flooded during the drained or either during the growing growing season protected from flooding or or not frequently flooded Farmland of statewide during the growing season Farmland of statewide not frequently flooded importance, if drained during the growing season Prime farmland if irrigated importance, if subsoiled, Farmland of statewide completely removing the season Prime farmland if Prime farmland if drained importance, if protected root inhibiting soil layer Farmland of statewide irrigated from flooding or not and either protected from importance, if warm Prime farmland if frequently flooded during Farmland of statewide flooding or not frequently enough drained and either the growing season importance, if irrigated flooded during the and the product of I (soil Farmland of statewide protected from flooding growing season Farmland of statewide erodibility) x C (climate importance, if thawed or not frequently flooded importance, if irrigated during the growing Prime farmland if irrigated factor) does not exceed Farmland of local season and drained 60 importance Prime farmland if Prime farmland if irrigated Farmland of local irrigated and drained and either protected from importance, if irrigated flooding or not frequently Prime farmland if flooded during the irrigated and either growing season protected from flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing season

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Prime farmland if Farmland of statewide Farmland of statewide Farmland of unique Prime farmland if subsoiled, completely importance, if drained and importance, if irrigated importance subsoiled, completely removing the root either protected from and reclaimed of excess Not rated or not available removing the root inhibiting soil layer flooding or not frequently salts and sodium inhibiting soil layer Prime farmland if irrigated flooded during the Farmland of statewide Soil Rating Points Prime farmland if growing season and the product of I (soil importance, if drained or Not prime farmland irrigated and the product erodibility) x C (climate Farmland of statewide either protected from of I (soil erodibility) x C factor) does not exceed importance, if irrigated flooding or not frequently All areas are prime (climate factor) does not 60 and drained flooded during the farmland exceed 60 Prime farmland if irrigated Farmland of statewide growing season Prime farmland if drained Prime farmland if and reclaimed of excess importance, if irrigated Farmland of statewide irrigated and reclaimed salts and sodium and either protected from importance, if warm Prime farmland if of excess salts and protected from flooding or Farmland of statewide flooding or not frequently enough, and either sodium not frequently flooded importance flooded during the drained or either Farmland of statewide during the growing growing season protected from flooding or importance Farmland of statewide not frequently flooded season importance, if drained Farmland of statewide Farmland of statewide during the growing Prime farmland if irrigated importance, if subsoiled, importance, if drained Farmland of statewide completely removing the season importance, if protected root inhibiting soil layer Farmland of statewide Prime farmland if drained Farmland of statewide from flooding or not and either protected from importance, if protected Farmland of statewide importance, if warm frequently flooded during enough flooding or not frequently from flooding or not the growing season importance, if irrigated flooded during the frequently flooded during and the product of I (soil Farmland of statewide growing season the growing season Farmland of statewide erodibility) x C (climate importance, if thawed importance, if irrigated factor) does not exceed Prime farmland if irrigated Farmland of statewide Farmland of local and drained importance, if irrigated 60 importance Prime farmland if irrigated Farmland of local and either protected from importance, if irrigated flooding or not frequently flooded during the growing season

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Farmland of statewide Farmland of statewide Farmland of unique The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at importance, if drained and importance, if irrigated importance 1:20,000. either protected from and reclaimed of excess Not rated or not available flooding or not frequently salts and sodium Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for map flooded during the Farmland of statewide Water Features growing season measurements. importance, if drained or Streams and Canals Farmland of statewide either protected from importance, if irrigated flooding or not frequently Transportation Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation Service and drained flooded during the Rails Web Soil Survey URL: Farmland of statewide growing season Coordinate System: Web Mercator (EPSG:3857) importance, if irrigated Farmland of statewide Interstate Highways and either protected from importance, if warm Maps from the Web Soil Survey are based on the Web Mercator flooding or not frequently enough, and either US Routes flooded during the drained or either projection, which preserves direction and shape but distorts Major Roads growing season protected from flooding or distance and area. A projection that preserves area, such as the Farmland of statewide not frequently flooded Local Roads Albers equal-area conic projection, should be used if more importance, if subsoiled, during the growing accurate calculations of distance or area are required. completely removing the season Background root inhibiting soil layer Farmland of statewide Aerial Photography This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data Farmland of statewide importance, if warm as of the version date(s) listed below. importance, if irrigated enough and the product of I (soil Farmland of statewide erodibility) x C (climate importance, if thawed Soil Survey Area: Johnson County, Texas Survey Area Data: Version 17, Jun 11, 2020 factor) does not exceed Farmland of local 60 importance Farmland of local Soil Survey Area: Tarrant County, Texas importance, if irrigated Survey Area Data: Version 18, Jun 11, 2020

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

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

Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Nov 27, 2014—Nov 29, 2017

The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines were compiled and digitized probably differs from the background imagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shifting of map unit boundaries may be evident.

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Table—Farmland Classification

Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

HeB Heiden clay, 1 to 3 All areas are prime 110.0 41.4% percent slopes farmland HeD Heiden clay, 3 to 8 Not prime farmland 5.2 1.9% percent slopes HoA Houston Black clay, 0 to All areas are prime 38.2 14.4% 1 percent slopes farmland HoB Houston Black clay, 1 to All areas are prime 0.0 0.0% 3 percent slopes farmland Tn Tinn clay, 0 to 1 percent Not prime farmland 3.5 1.3% slopes, frequently flooded Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 156.9 59.0% Totals for Area of Interest 266.0 100.0%

Map unit symbol Map unit name Rating Acres in AOI Percent of AOI

33 Heiden clay, 1 to 3 All areas are prime 61.1 23.0% percent slopes farmland 34 Houston Black clay, 1 to All areas are prime 37.6 14.1% 3 percent slopes farmland 54 Ovan clay, frequently Not prime farmland 10.4 3.9% flooded Subtotals for Soil Survey Area 109.0 41.0% Totals for Area of Interest 266.0 100.0%

Rating Options—Farmland Classification

Aggregation Method: No Aggregation Necessary Tie-break Rule: Lower

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