San Francisco Area Sewer Replacement Project City of Redding, Shasta County, California Biological Resources Assessment
Prepared for: Prepared by: Jonathan Oldham North State Resources, Inc. Environmental Compliance Manager 5000 Bechelli Lane, Suite 203 City of Redding Redding, CA 96002 777 Cypress Avenue Project No. 15.105.001 Redding, CA 96001
November 2015 San Francisco Area Sewer Replacement Project City of Redding, Shasta County, California Biological Resources Assessment
Prepared for: Jonathan Oldham Environmental Compliance Manager City of Redding 777 Cypress Avenue Redding, CA 96001
Prepared by: North State Resources, Inc. 5000 Bechelli Lane, Suite 203 Redding, CA 96002 Project No. 15.105.001
November 2015
San Francisco Area Sewer Replacement Project Biological Resources Assessment
Chapter 1. Introduction ...... 1 1.1 Project Description ...... 1 1.2 Conservation Measures ...... 3 1.2.1 Water Quality ...... 3 1.2.2 Air Quality/Dust Control ...... 4 1.2.3 Special-status Birds ...... 4 1.2.4 Western Red Bat ...... 5 1.2.5 Replacement of Riparian Habitat ...... 5 1.2.6 Waters of the United States ...... 6 1.2.7 Migratory Birds and Raptors ...... 6 1.2.8 Tree Resources ...... 7 Chapter 2. Study Methods ...... 9 2.1 Informational Review ...... 9 2.2 Field Investigation ...... 10 Chapter 3. Regulatory Framework for Biological Resources ...... 11 3.1 Federal Regulations ...... 11 3.1.1 Federal Endangered Species Act ...... 11 3.1.2 Clean Water Act ...... 11 3.1.3 Migratory Bird Treaty Act ...... 12 3.2 State Regulatory Requirements ...... 12 3.2.1 California Endangered Species Act ...... 12 3.2.2 Streambed Alteration Agreement (Sections 1600-1616 of the California Fish and Game Code) ...... 12 3.2.3 Birds of Prey ...... 12 3.2.4 Migratory Birds ...... 12 3.2.5 Fully Protected Species ...... 13 3.3 Local Regulatory Requirements ...... 13 3.3.1 Local Tree Protection ...... 13 Chapter 4. Affected Environment ...... 15 4.1 General Setting ...... 15 4.2 Vegetation Communities ...... 15 4.3 Special-Status Species ...... 16 4.3.1 Special-Status Plants ...... 16 4.3.2 Special-Status Animals ...... 20 Chapter 5. Biological Resources and Impacts ...... 25 5.1 Federally Listed Species ...... 25 5.1.1 Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle ...... 25 5.2 Other Special-Status Animal Species ...... 26 5.2.1 Yellow Warbler and Yellow-Breasted Chat ...... 26 5.2.2 Western Red Bat ...... 27 5.3 Rare Natural Communities and Sensitive Habitats ...... 27 5.4 Waters of the United States ...... 27 5.4.1 Project Effects ...... 27 5.5 Other Sensitive Biological Resources ...... 28 5.5.1 Raptors and Migratory Birds ...... 28
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5.5.2 Tree Resources ...... 28 Chapter 6. References ...... 31 6.1 Literature Cited ...... 31
Figures Figure 1. Study Area Location ...... 2 Figure 2, Sheet 1. Habitat Types ...... 17 Figure 2, Sheet 2. Habitat Types ...... 18 Figure 3, Sheet 1. Impacts on Waters of the United States ...... 29 Figure 3, Sheet 2. Impacts on Waters of the United States ...... 30
Tables Table 1. Soil Map Units in the Study Area ...... 15 Table 2. Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area ...... 19 Table 3. Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area ...... 20 Table 4. Summary of Waters of the United States ...... 28
Appendices Appendix A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species List, CNDDB Query Results, CNPS Query Results
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Chapter 1. Introduction
This Biological Resources Assessment report describes the biological resources present in the proposed San Francisco Sewer Replacement Project area in Redding, Shasta County, California. This report includes a project description incorporating conservation measures, study methods, regulatory framework, description of the affected environment, and description of impacts on sensitive resources.
The study area for this report is a subset of a larger project area occurring in developed urban locations and includes only the areas of the overall project with potential biological resources. The study area consists of two separate locations: one area north of Placer Street and a second area located south of Placer Street. These locations are included in the Redding, California 7.5-minute U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle in the San Buenaventura Land Grant boundary (Figure 1). The approximate center of the study area is located at latitude 40.577854º, longitude -122.411059º (World Geodetic System 84).
1.1 Project Description
The City of Redding (City) is proposing improvements to its sewer and storm drain infrastructure in west Redding. The system is aging, which results in elevated levels of ground water and storm water intrusion, or “I and I” (inflow and infiltration). The larger volume of effluent requires a greater demand on treatment facilities, resulting in greater costs to the City. This project replaces sewer lines, adds new sewer pipes, lines existing sewer pipes, and replaces existing storm drain ditches with new buried storm drain pipe.
The City is proposing to rehabilitate approximately 18,000 feet of 6- and 8- inch vitrified clay sewer pipe. Approximately 11,000 feet will be replaced with new 8-inch PVC pipe, while the remaining 7,000 feet of sewer pipe will be upgraded with soft PVC liner. The soft PVC liner is either blown or pulled into the existing pipeline through manholes, and then expanded and hardened in place. The project will replace a majority of the pipeline in the existing location; however, portions of new pipeline will be installed in alternative alignments, abandoning the old pipeline in place. Existing manholes will be rehabilitated, replaced, removed, or abandoned as appropriate, and new manholes will be installed in areas where the sewer pipe was realigned. Private sewer laterals will also be affected by this project, as 170 laterals will require reconnection to the new or lined PVC sewer pipe. New sewer clean-outs will also be installed at the right-of-way line. All sections of pipeline that are not rehabilitated using PVC liner will be installed using an open cut trench. All trench material will be hauled off-site and disposed at an approved location, and backfill will be imported to fill trenches when installation of the new pipeline is complete.
Temporary bypass pumping will be required in certain locations during construction and rehabilitation of the sewer pipeline. Pumping consists of large gas powered pumps and temporary piping laid out on the ground surface. Sewerage will be temporarily pumped between manholes during construction in these locations until the reconstructed lines are placed back into service.
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The project also proposes improvements to the storm drain pipeline. Short segments of existing open drainage ditch lines in residential locations, including backyards and alleyways, will be replaced by buried pipe. One segment of existing buried drainage pipe will be abandoned and replaced by new pipe installed in the adjacent roadway. Approximately 300 feet of 15- to 24-inch storm drainpipe will be installed. Several area drains will also be installed or replaced, and three manholes will be installed.
The project area encompasses the existing and new pipeline alignments, potential staging areas along the pipeline, and other work areas. Access to the project will consist of existing city streets and alleys. Additionally, areas such as backyards and the undeveloped areas will be accessed along utility easements. Staging areas are available within City right-of-way throughout the project area. Trees and other vegetation within the easement may be removed to allow permanent access to the pipeline.
1.2 Conservation Measures 1.2.1 Water Quality
The City will implement the following measures to minimize the potential for adverse effects on water quality:
. All work in waters of the United States will be conducted during the dry summer months, when features are dry or at their lowest flow.
. A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) will be prepared to address Best Management Practices (BMPs) utilized to prevent erosion and sediment loss within the project site. BMPs such as silt fence, mulching and seeding, and straw wattles will be placed where needed to prevent sediment from leaving the site during and after construction.
. Construction fencing will be installed along the edges of the work zone near Waters of the United States outside the construction area. All work and stockpiling of materials will be confined to the project disturbance area.
. Hazardous materials, including fuels, oils, cement, and solvents will be stored and contained in an area protected from direct runoff and away from areas where they could enter Waters of the United States.
. Construction equipment will be inspected daily for leaks. Leaking fluids will be contained upon detection, and equipment repairs made as soon as practicable or moved off site.
. Secondary containment such as drip pans, or absorbent materials, shall be used to catch spills or leaks when removing or changing fluids. Secondary containment will be used for storage of all hazardous materials.
. Spill containment and clean-up materials shall be kept on site at all times in the event of any accidental spills.
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. Absorbent materials shall be used on small spills rather than hosing down or burying the spill. The absorbent material shall be promptly removed and properly disposed.
1.2.2 Air Quality/Dust Control
The City shall include provisions in the construction bid documents that the contractor shall implement a dust control program to limit fugitive dust emissions. The dust control program may include, but not be limited to, the following elements, as appropriate:
. Water all stockpiles, access roads, and disturbed or exposed areas, as necessary, to prevent airborne dust.
. Water inactive construction sites at least twice daily, or as necessary, to prevent erosion.
. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code, Section 23114 (State of California 2009), all trucks hauling soil and other loose material to and from the construction site shall be covered or should maintain at least 6 inches of freeboard (i.e., minimum vertical distance between top of load and the trailer).
. Exposed stockpiles of soil and other erodible backfill material shall be enclosed or covered, and watered twice daily or have soil binders added.
. Soil piles shall be marked and flagged separately from native topsoil stockpiles. These soil piles shall also be planted with a non-persistent erosion control seed mix as required by the SWPPP
1.2.3 Special-status Birds
The City of Redding will implement the following measures to avoid impacts on special-status birds.
. If vegetation removal or construction occurs outside of the breeding season (August 1 – February 28), no further measures are necessary.
. If vegetation removal and construction activities occur within habitat for yellow warbler and yellow-breasted chat between March 1 and July 31, a qualified biologist will conduct a preconstruction survey no more than two weeks before construction activities begin.
. If an active nest is found, a qualified biologist approved by the City will determine a construction-free buffer zone to be established around the nest until the young have fledged. The biologist will monitor the nest to ensure construction activity is not disturbing the reproductive process, and determine when the young have fledged and construction activities can resume.
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1.2.4 Western Red Bat
The City of Redding will implement the following measures to avoid impacts on western red bat.
. Removal of suitable roosting trees should occur when the bats are absent (September 1 – March 1). If trees are not removed during this time, pre-construction surveys shall be conducted by a qualified biologist prior to vegetation removal to determine if trees are being used by roosting bats. If bat use is identified, the biologist should identify the species and type of roost. If the vegetation is not used by bats, or bat use is limited to night roosting, no further measures are necessary.
. If bat use includes day roosting, vegetation removal shall occur before the maternity period and after young are volant (March 1 – July 31).
1.2.5 Replacement of Riparian Habitat
The City of Redding will implement the following measures to avoid impacts on riparian habitat.
. Riparian vegetation that is temporarily disturbed shall be cleanly cut to ground level and then covered with a layer of clean gravel or topsoil as necessary to protect plant viability and prevent damage to remaining root structures during construction.
. Riparian habitat disturbed in temporary use areas shall be replaced both by revegetation and by promoting regrowth of plants that were pruned and protected prior to work. Revegetated areas shall be planted at a ratio of three new plants for every large woody riparian plant destroyed (3:1 ratio). In areas of regrowth of large woody riparian vegetation, all regrowth will be monitored and maintained, and counted at a 1:1 ratio. These replanting ratios will help ensure successful establishment of at least one vigorous plant for each plant removed to accommodate the project.
. Riparian wetland habitat permanently removed (i.e., over the pipeline trench) shall be replaced where feasible (i.e., deep pipeline, no future access needed) by installing three new plantings for every large woody riparian plant destroyed (3:1 ratio). If areas are not conducive to restoration, such permanent loss shall be offset by purchasing credits at a 1:1 ratio at an approved mitigation bank, or by purchasing credits at a 2:1 ratio through an approved in-lieu fee fund.
. Minimization of the construction disturbance zone in riparian habitat through careful pre- construction planning.
. Erecting construction fencing along the outer edges of the construction zone where needed to prevent accidental entry into riparian habitat or near elderberry shrubs.
. Stockpiling equipment and materials outside of the riparian habitat.
. Impacts to herbaceous cover will be offset by re-seeding any unvegetated and impacted areas with a suitable seed mixture post construction.
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1.2.6 Waters of the United States
. Direct impacts (i.e., discharge of dredged or fill material) on Waters of the United States shall be avoided to the greatest extent practicable. If complete avoidance of direct impacts is not practicable, impacts shall be limited to the minimum area and linear distance necessary to accomplish the project objectives.
. All required permits and authorizations shall be obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) prior to any direct impacts to waters of the United States. All terms and conditions of the required permits and authorizations shall be met.
. To the extent practicable, all construction activities that involve direct impacts on Waters of the United States shall be conducted during the dry or low flow season (i.e., June 1 to October 15) to minimize the potential for erosion.
. Permanent loss of Waters of the United States, including wetlands shall be offset by purchasing up to 0.12 credits (1:1) at an approved mitigation bank, or purchasing up to 0.24 (2:1) in-lieu fee credits as approved by the Corps. Final areas of permanent loss will be determined prior to construction.
. All Waters of the United States temporarily impacted by construction activities shall be restored and revegetated, as close as practicable, to pre-construction contours and conditions.
. Appropriate sediment control measures (e.g., silt fences, straw wattles) shall be in place prior to the onset of construction activities within waters of the United States and in project areas where there is a potential for surface runoff to drain into waters of the United States and as required by the SWPPP. Sediment control measures shall be monitored and maintained until construction activities have ceased. Temporary stockpiling of excavated or imported material shall be placed as far away from Waters of the United States as practicable. Excess soil shall be used on site or disposed of at a regional landfill or other appropriate facility. Stockpiles that are to remain on the site through the wet season shall be protected to prevent erosion (e.g., silt fences, straw bales) as required in the SWPPP.
1.2.7 Migratory Birds and Raptors
. If vegetation removal or construction occurs outside of the breeding season (August 1 – February 28), no further measures are necessary.
. If vegetation removal and construction activities will occur during the nesting season (March 1 – August 1), a qualified biologist will conduct a preconstruction survey no more than two weeks before construction activities begin.
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. If an active raptor nest is found, no construction activities shall occur within 250 ft. of the nest unless a smaller buffer zone is approved by CDFW. Construction may resume once the young have left the nest or as approved by the qualified biologist. Appropriate buffer zones shall be determined for other nesting birds by the qualified biologist until the young have fledged.
1.2.8 Tree Resources
. A tree assessment shall be conducted in accordance with the City tree ordinance within the project area to assess all native and non-native trees that would be removed. The tree assessment will determine potential “candidate” trees that would be suitable to retain along the proposed right-of-way.
. Native and non-native trees determined as candidate trees in the tree assessment will be preserved to the extent feasible. Trees identified for preservation within the right-of-way shall be snow-fenced at the drip line for the duration of grading and construction activity. Placement of snow fencing shall be verified in the field by the City prior to the commencement of grading or construction.
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Chapter 2. Study Methods
2.1 Informational Review
Special-status plant and animal species and sensitive habitats that may occur in the study area were determined, in part, by reviewing agency databases, literature, and other relevant sources. The following information sources were reviewed:
. Redding, California, USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle;
. Aerial photography of the project area and vicinity;
. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) official list of endangered and threatened species that may occur, or be affected by projects, as provided by the Klamath, Sacramento, and Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office (Consultation Code 08EYRE00-2015- SLI-0018, 08EKLA00-2015-SLI-0061, 08EYRE00-2015-SLI-0043,Appendix A);
. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) (California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2015a) records for the Redding, California USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle and the eight surrounding quadrangles (Appendix A);
. The California Native Plant Society (CNPS) online Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (California Native Plant Society 2015) records for the Redding, California USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle and the eight surrounding quadrangles (Appendix A); and
. California Wildlife Habitat Relationships (CWHR) System (California Department of Fish and Game 2015).
. GIS shapefiles of designated critical habitat from the USFWS Critical Habitat Portal website;
. U.S. Department of Agriculture Web Soil Survey;
. CDFW publications including State and Federally Listed Endangered, Threatened and Rare Plants of California (California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2015b); Special Vascular Plants, Bryophytes, and Lichens (California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2015c); State and Federally Listed and Threatened Animals of California (California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2015d); and Special Animals List (California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2015e); and
. Pertinent biological literature including the following: The Jepson Manual: Vascular Plants of California (Baldwin et al. 2012) and Bird Species of Special Concern in California (Shuford and Gardali 2008).
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2.2 Field Investigation
Vegetation mapping and a reconnaissance-level survey for special-status species habitat in the study area was conducted by North State Resources, Inc. (NSR) on June 22, 2015.
On June 22 and July 08, 2015, NSR conducted a delineation of Corps jurisdictional Waters of the United States in the study area. The delineation was performed according to methodology described in the Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual (Environmental Laboratory 1987).
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Chapter 3. Regulatory Framework for Biological Resources
This section describes the federal and state regulation of special-status species, Waters of the United States, and other sensitive biological resources.
3.1 Federal Regulations
3.1.1 Federal Endangered Species Act
Section 9 of the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) prohibits acts that result in the “take” of threatened or endangered species. As defined by the federal ESA, “endangered” refers to any species that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its current range. The term “threatened” is applied to any species likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its current range. “Take” is defined as “harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or attempt to engage in any such conduct.” Sections 7 and 10 of the federal ESA provide methods for permitting otherwise lawful actions that may result in “incidental take” of a federally listed species. Incidental take refers to take of a listed species that is incidental to, but not the primary purpose of, an otherwise lawful activity. Incidental take is permitted under Section 7 for projects on federal land or involving a federal action; Section 10 provides a process for non-federal actions. The act is administered by the USFWS for terrestrial species.
3.1.2 Clean Water Act
The objective of the Clean Water Act (1977, as amended) is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the nation’s waters. Discharge of dredged or fill material into waters of the United States, including jurisdictional wetlands, is regulated by the Corps under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1251-1376) under a permitting process. Applicants for Section 404 permits are also required to obtain water quality certification or waiver through the local RWQCB under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (33 USC 1341).
Corps regulations implementing Section 404 define waters of the United States to include intrastate waters, including lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and natural ponds, the use, degradation, or destruction of which could affect interstate or foreign commerce. Wetlands are defined for regulatory purposes as “areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions” (33 CFR 328.3; 40 CFR 230.3). To comply with the Corps policy of no net loss of wetlands, discharge into wetlands must be avoided and minimized to the extent practicable. For unavoidable impacts, compensatory mitigation is typically required to replace the loss of wetland functions in the watershed.
Because the project would result in impacts on waters of the United States, which will require authorization under Section 404, a Section 401 water quality certification will be required.
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3.1.3 Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Migratory birds are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) of 1918 (16 USC 703- 711). The MBTA makes it unlawful to take, possess, buy, sell, purchase, or barter any migratory bird listed in 50 CFR Part 10, including feathers or other parts, nests, eggs, or products, except as allowed by implementing regulations (50 CFR 21). Mitigation measures can be identified to avoid or minimize adverse effects on migratory birds.
Nesting habitat is present throughout the study area in trees, shrubs, ground and other structures.
3.2 State Regulatory Requirements
3.2.1 California Endangered Species Act
The California Endangered Species Act lists species of plants and animals as threatened or endangered. Projects that may have adverse effects on state-listed species require formal consultation with CDFW. “Take” of protected species incidental to otherwise lawful activities may be authorized under Section 2081 of the California Fish and Game Code. Authorization from the CDFW is in the form of an Incidental Take Permit, and measures can be identified to minimize take.
No state listed species are expected to occur in the study area.
3.2.2 Streambed Alteration Agreement (Sections 1600-1616 of the California Fish and Game Code)
Any entity proposing an activity that will substantially divert or obstruct the natural flow or substantially change the bed, channel, or bank of any river, stream, or lake designated by the CDFW may require a discretionary Streambed Alteration Agreement from the CDFW (Region 1). As a general rule, this requirement applies to any work undertaken within the 100-year floodplain of a stream or river containing fish or wildlife resources. A Streambed Alteration Agreement may need to be prepared for project activities within the bed and/or bank of Calaboose Creek.
3.2.3 Birds of Prey
Under Section 3503.5 of the California Fish and Game Code, it is unlawful to take, possess, or destroy any birds in the orders of Falconiformes or Strigiformes (birds of prey) or to take, possess, or destroy the nest or eggs of any such bird, except as otherwise provided by this code or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto. Measures implemented to protect nesting migratory birds under the federal MBTA would comply with this code.
3.2.4 Migratory Birds
The California Fish and Game Code Section 3513 states that it is unlawful to take or possess any migratory nongame bird as designated in the MBTA or any part of such migratory nongame bird except as provided by rules and regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Interior under provisions
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of the MBTA. Measures implemented to protect nesting migratory birds under the federal MBTA would comply with this code.
3.2.5 Fully Protected Species
California statutes also accord “fully protected” status to a number of specifically identified birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. These species cannot be “taken,” even with an incidental take permit (California Fish and Game Code, Sections 3505, 3511, 4700, 5050, and 5515). No “fully protected species,” are expected to occur in the study area.
3.3 Local Regulatory Requirements
3.3.1 Local Tree Protection
The study area occurs within the City of Redding. Trees will require removal to dig trenches for the installation of new sewer lines. To comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, the City of Redding tree ordinance would be applicable.
City of Redding: Chapter 18.45 (Tree Management) of the City of Redding Municipal Code (2006) intent and objectives are to:
. Protect and enhance the aesthetic qualities of the community provided by native and non- native trees;
. Promote a healthy and attractive urban landscape as the community grows;
. Recognize the importance of trees as a visual and physical buffer;
. Preserve the City’s valuable natural features;
. Require the replacement of trees that are removed, where appropriate;
. Establish a program for the planting of trees in new developments; and
. Protect trees on undeveloped properties until such time as a development plan/building permit is approved.
To achieve these goals, the City of Redding may require that a tree removal permit be obtained prior to removal of trees on vacant/undeveloped lands. This process is intended to ensure that “candidate” trees can be identified and considered for preservation. “Candidate trees” are healthy individuals or groups of trees that warrant consideration of preservation by virtue of their value to the community, the immediate neighborhood, or the natural environment in recognition of the existence of one or more of the following attributes:
. It is an outstanding specimen in terms of aesthetic quality as determined by shape and branch structure;
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. It is one of the largest or oldest trees in Redding that also has historical or neighborhood interest;
. It adds significantly to the environment of the city because of its location, distinct form, unique species, or other identifying characteristics;
. It is in a location which is connected to a larger, natural, self-supporting wooded system, such as a permanent open-space area, and which is likely to be self-supporting over time; and/or
. It serves a desirable function, such as buffering dissimilar land uses, or is a component of the landscape plan.
Trees within the study area maybe subject to the City of Redding tree ordinance.
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Chapter 4. Affected Environment
4.1 General Setting
The topography of the study area drains in relation to naturally occurring streams including Calaboose Creek and an unnamed ephemeral stream. The northern section of the study area slopes gently southeasterly to Calaboose Creek. The southern portion of the study area is generally level and slightly slopes northerly. The study area occurs at elevations between approximately 680 and 720 feet. Precipitation primarily occurs as rain, and annual rainfall is approximately 34 inches (Western Regional Climate Center 2015). Air temperatures range between an average January high of 55 degrees Fahrenheit (ºF), and an average July high of 98ºF. The year-round average high is approximately 75ºF (Western Regional Climate Center 2015).
Four soil map units occur in the study area and are described in the Soil Survey of Shasta County Area, California (Natural Resources Conservation Service 2015). Soil map units occurring within the study area are described in Table 1.
Table 1. Soil Map Units in the Study Area
Map Unit Name Map Unit Depth to Taxonomy Reference Code Drainage Class Restrictive Layer Hydric Soils Auburn loam, 0 to 8 percent AnB Well-drained 24 to 28 inches No slopes to lithic bedrock Auburn very stony loam, 8 to 30 ArD Well-drained 20 to 24 inches No percent slopes to lithic bedrock Perkins gravelly loam, 8 to 15 PmC Well-drained More than 80 No percent slopes inches Redding gravelly loam, 0 to 3 RdA Well-drained 13 to 28 inches No, except percent slopes to duripan depressions
4.2 Vegetation Communities
Vegetation communities in the study area were classified based on descriptions provided in A Guide to Wildlife Habitats of California (Mayer and Laudenslayer 1988). Three vegetation communities occur in the study area: blue oak-foothill pine, valley foothill riparian, and urban (Figure 2).
Blue oak-foothill pine. Blue oak-foothill pine occurs in the northern section of the study area. The vegetation community is characterized by moderate to sparse canopy with dense patches of shrubs scatted throughout. Dominant overstory species include blue oak (Quercus douglasii), interior live oak (Q. wislizenii), and foothill pine (Pinus sabiniana). Dominant understory species include buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus), poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum), California wild grape (Vitis californica), and Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus). Dominant grass and forb species
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include ripgut brome (Bromus diandrus), soft brome (Bromus hordeaceus), wild oats (Avena fatua), hedge parsley (Torilis arvensis), and dogtail grass (Cynosurus echinatus).
Valley foothill riparian. Valley foothill riparian occurs adjacent to Calaboose Creek in the northern portion of the study area. Dominant overstory species include Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii), mulberry (Morus alba), privet (Ligustrum sp.), arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis), Goodding’s black willow (Salix gooddingii), and white poplar (Populus alba). Dominant understory species include pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium), nut sedge (Cyperus eragrostis), California wild grape, Himalayan blackberry, and stinging nettle (Urtica dioica).
Urban. Urban occurs in both study areas as residential areas interspersed with alleys and paved roads. Dominant overstory species include blue oak, privet, oleander (Nerium oleander), and fruit trees (Prunus spp.). Dominant understory species include ripgut brome, soft brome, wild oats, hedge parsley, dogtail grass and various ornamental plant species.
4.3 Special-Status Species 4.3.1 Special-Status Plants
Special-status plant species include plants that are (1) designated as rare by CDFW or USFWS or are listed as threatened or endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) or ESA; (2) proposed for designation as rare or listing as threatened or endangered; (3) designated as state or federal candidate species for listing as threatened or endangered; and/or (4) ranked as California Rare Plant Rank (RPR) 1A, 1B, 2A, or 2B.
A list of regionally occurring special-status plant species was compiled based on a review of pertinent literature, the results of the field surveys, and a review of the USFWS species list and CNDDB and CNPS database records. For each special-status plant species, habitat and other ecological requirements were evaluated and compared to the habitats in the study area and immediate vicinity to assess the presence of potential habitat. Based on the habitat assessment, it was determined that potential habitat for special-status plant species is absent from the study area (Table 2).
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Table 2. Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area Common Name Status1 Species Scientific Name (Fed/State) General Habitat Description Present/Absent Federal or State Listed Slender Orcutt T/E/1B.1 Vernal pools. Absent. Vernal pools are absent grass Elevation 35-1,760 meters from the study area. Orcuttia tenuis Greene's tuctoria E/R/1B.1 Vernal pools. Absent. Vernal pools are absent Tuctoria greenei Elevation 30-1,070 meters from the study area. Other Special-Status Species Big-scale —/— Chaparral, cismontane woodland, Absent. Soil types in the study area balsamroot /1B.2 valley and foothill are not suitable for this species. Balsamorhiza grassland/sometimes macrolepis serpentinite. Elevation: 300-5,100 feet. Bloom: Mar-Jun. Sulphur Creek —/— Cismontane woodland Absent. Soil types in the study area brodiaea /1B.1 (streambanks), meadows and are not suitable for this species. Brodiaea matsonii seeps/rocky, metamorphic amphibolite schist. Elevation: 640-710 feet. Bloom: May-Jun. Bristly sedge —/— Coastal prairie, marshes and Absent. Marsh, swamp and Carex comosa /2B.1 swamps (lake margins), valley grassland habitats are not present and foothill grassland. Elevation: in the study area. 0-2,050 feet. Bloom: May-Sep. Silky cryptantha —/— Cismontane woodland, lower Absent. Calaboose Creek does not Cryptantha crinita /1B.2 montane coniferous forest, contain gravelly streambeds riparian forest, riparian suitable to support this species. woodland, valley and foothill grassland/gravelly streambeds. Elevation: 200-3990 feet. Bloom: Apr-May. Red Bluff dwarf —/— Chaparral, cismontane woodland, Absent. Although a seasonal rush /1B.1 meadows and seeps, valley and wetland is present, this is an Juncus leiospermus foothill grassland, vernal artificial feature formed by water var. leiospermus pools/vernally mesic. Elevation: from a stormwater drain. The 110-4,100 feet. Bloom: Mar-Jun. study area is in a blue oak woodland absent of a vernal pool/mesic landscape, which would not support this species. Additionally, during the reconnaissance survey on 6/22/2015, one species in the genus Juncus, Juncus bufonius, was observed in the seasonal wetland. No other Juncus spp. was observed.
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Table 2. Special-Status Plant Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area Common Name Status1 Species Scientific Name (Fed/State) General Habitat Description Present/Absent Ahart's paronychia —/— Cismontane woodland, valley and Absent. Vernal pools not present Paronychia ahartii /1B.1 foothill grassland, vernal pools. in the study area. Elevation: 100-1,670 feet. Bloom: Feb-Jun. Oval-leaved —/— Chaparral, cismontane woodland, Absent. Potential habitat is not viburnum /2B.3 lower montane coniferous forest. present in the study area. Viburnum Elevation: 710-4,590 feet. Bloom: ellipticum May-Jun. 1Status Codes: Federal and State: E = Endangered; T = Threatened; D = Delisted; C = Candidate RPR Codes: List 1B: Plants rare threatened or endangered in California and elsewhere. List 2B: Plants rare, threatened, or endangered in California, but more common elsewhere. Extensions: 0.1 Seriously threatened in California; 0.2 Moderately threatened in California; 0.3 Not very threatened in California.
4.3.2 Special-Status Animals
Special-status animal species include species that are (1) listed as threatened or endangered under the CESA or the ESA; (2) proposed for federal listing as threatened or endangered; (3) identified as state or federal candidates for listing as threatened or endangered; and/or (4) identified by the CDFW as Species of Special Concern or California Fully Protected Species.
A list of regionally occurring special-status wildlife species was compiled based on a review of pertinent literature, the results of the field surveys, a review of the USFWS species list and CNDDB database records, and a query of the California Wildlife Habitats Relationship system. For each special-status wildlife species, habitat and other ecological requirements were evaluated and compared to the habitats in the study area and immediate vicinity to assess the presence of potential habitat. Based on the habitat assessment, four special-status animal species were determined to have the potential to occur in the study area (Table 3). Potential effects on these special-status animal species are discussed in Chapter 4.
Table 3. Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area Common Name Status1 General Habitat Species Scientific Name (Fed/State) Description Present/Absent2 Federal and State Listed Species Vernal pool fairy shrimp T/— Live in vernal pools, Absent. No vernal pools Branchinecta lynchi swales, and ephemeral present in the study freshwater habitats. area. Vernal pool tadpole E/— Vernal pool crustaceans Absent. No vernal pools shrimp live in vernal pools, present in the study Lepidurus packardi swales, and ephemeral area. freshwater habitats.
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Table 3. Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area Common Name Status1 General Habitat Species Scientific Name (Fed/State) Description Present/Absent2 Valley elderberry T/— Elderberry shrubs Habitat Present. longhorn beetle associated with riparian Elderberry shrubs are Desmocerus californicus forests that occur along present within 100 feet dimorphus rivers and streams. of study area. The nearest CNDDB occurrence is approximately 2.5 miles east. Central Valley steelhead T/— Spawn and rear in Absent. No spawning or Distinct Population Sacramento River and its rearing habitat within Segment (DPS) tributaries. Require the study area. Oncorhynchus mykiss cool, swift, shallow Approximately 1 mile of irideus water; clean, loose storm water gravel for spawning; and infrastructure acts as a runs and suitable large barrier to anadromous pools in which to rear fish from the and over-summer. Sacramento River. Sacramento River E/E Spawn and rear in main- Absent. No spawning or winter-run ESU Chinook stem Sacramento River. rearing habitat within salmon Require cool year-round the study area. Oncorhynchus water temperatures, Approximately 1 mile of tshawytscha since spawning occurs storm water during the summer. infrastructure acts as a
Requires deep pools and barrier to anadromous riffles, and clean gravel fish from the and cobble substrate to Sacramento River. spawn. California red-legged T/SC Requires aquatic habitat Absent. Suitable aquatic frog for breeding, also uses a habitat is not present in Rana aurora draytonii variety of other habitat the study area. types including riparian and upland areas. Adults utilize dense, shrubby, or emergent vegetation associated with deep-water pools with fringes of cattails and dense stands of overhanging vegetation. Shasta salamander —/T Moist limestone fissures Absent. No limestone Hydromantes shastae and caves, in volcanic or other rock outcrop and other rock habitat within the study outcroppings, and area. Outside of known various hardwood, and species range. hardwood-conifer habitats.
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Table 3. Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area Common Name Status1 General Habitat Species Scientific Name (Fed/State) Description Present/Absent2 Western yellow-billed T/E Nesting habitat is dense Absent. Riparian habitat cuckoo cottonwood/willow present in and adjacent Coccyzus americanus riparian forest. to the study is not occidentalis sufficiently dense to support habitat requirements. The Sacramento River near Red Bluff is the nearest known population. Willow flycatcher —/E Rare summer resident in Absent. Outside known Empidonax traillii wet meadow and breeding range. montane riparian habitats at 2,000 to 8,000 feet elevation. No longer known to nest in Sacramento Valley but migrates through the north state region in spring and fall. Other Special-Status Species Central Valley fall/late SC/SC Spawn and rear in main- Absent. No spawning or fall-run Chinook salmon stem Sacramento River rearing habitat within ESU and suitable perennial the study area. Oncorhynchus tributaries. Spawn and Approximately 1 mile of tshawytscha rear in main-stem storm water Sacramento River and infrastructure acts as a suitable perennial barrier to anadromous tributaries. Requires fish from the cool water temperatures Sacramento River. for spawning, egg- incubation and juvenile rearing. Spawn in riffles with gravel and cobble. Spawn in riffles with gravel and cobble. Pallid bat —/SC Forages over many Absent. Hollow trees of Antrozous pallidus habitats; roosts in sufficient size are not buildings, trees, rocky present in the study outcrops and rocky area. crevices in mines and caves.
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Table 3. Special-Status Animal Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area Common Name Status1 General Habitat Species Scientific Name (Fed/State) Description Present/Absent2 Western red bat _/SC Prefers sites with a Habitat Present. The Lasiurus blossevilli mosaic of habitats that study area contains includes trees for riparian habitat adjacent roosting and open areas to Calaboose Creek. for foraging. Strongly associated with extensive stands of riparian. Ring-tailed cat —/FP Riparian habitats and in Absent. Hollow trees of Bassariscus astutus brush stands of most sufficient size to support forest and shrub breeding ring-tailed cat habitats. Nests in rock are not present in the recesses, hollow trees, study area. logs, snags, abandoned burrows or woodrat nests. Western pond turtle _/SC Slow water aquatic Absent. Aquatic habitat Actinemys marmorata habitat with available is not present in study basking sites. Hatchlings area. require shallow water with dense submergent or short emergent vegetation. Requires an upland oviposition site near the aquatic site. Yellow warbler _/SC Breeds in riparian Habitat Present. Dendroica petechia woodlands, particularly Riparian habitat present those dominated by in study area. willows and cottonwoods. Yellow-breasted chat —/SC Breeds in riparian Habitat Present. Icteria virens habitats having dense Riparian habitat present understory vegetation, in the study area. such as willow and Yellow-breasted chat blackberry. have been documented nesting along Clear Creek approximately 7 miles west of the study area. 1 Status Codes: Federal and State Codes: E = Endangered; T = Threatened; C = Candidate; SC = Species of Concern (Federal) Species of Special Concern (State); FP = California Fully Protected species 2 Absent - no habitat present and no further work needed. Habitat Present -habitat is, or may be present. The species may be present. Present – the species has been recorded in the study area.
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Chapter 5. Biological Resources and Impacts
5.1 Federally Listed Species
5.1.1 Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle The valley elderberry longhorn beetle (VELB) (Desmocurus californica dimorphus) is an insect endemic to the Central Valley of California that inhabits riparian and associated upland habitats where elderberry (Sambucus nigra var. coeruleus or Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys), its host plant, grows. Specifically, the range for VELB includes the upper Sacramento Valley to the central San Joaquin Valley (USFWS 1991). The beetle’s habitat consists primarily of riparian forests whose dominant plant species include cottonwood (Populus spp.), sycamore (Platanus spp.), valley oak, and willow (Salix spp.), with an understory of elderberry shrubs (USFWS 1991). Blue elderberry shrubs in the Central Valley with basal stem diameters larger than 1 inch are considered by the USFWS as potential VELB habitat. Population densities are naturally low and it has been suggested that the beetle is a poor disperser (Barr 1991).
The VELB life cycle is intimately connected to its habitat, elderberry shrubs. Following mating, the female lays her eggs in crevices in the elderberry bark. Upon hatching (after about 10 days), the larvae bore into the pith of the shrub and feed inside stems larger than 1 inch in diameter for 1 to 2 years until they mature. They emerge during the spring as adults through exit holes chewed through the bark. The adult beetles feed on the elderberry foliage until they mate, completing the life cycle.
The VELB geographic range may overlap or abut portions of the California elderberry longhorn beetle (Desmocurus californicus californicus) (CELB) geographic range, which occurs along the foothills of the eastern edge of the California coast range (79 FR 55874). The study area likely falls into the range of the CELB, however the USFWS is in the process of preparing new distribution maps for the VELB. As result, uncertainties exist regarding VELB occurrence in the Redding area. The nearest CNDDB record for potential VELB occurrence is approximately 2.5 miles east of the study area along the Sacramento River at Turtle Bay. This CNDDB record noted that only potential exit holes were observed in the elderberry shrubs present; no beetles were observed. The study area is not within or near VELB designated critical habitat.
No elderberry shrubs occur within the study area; however, two shrubs occur in the vicinity (Figure 2). Elderberry #1 is located in an upland setting, upslope of Calaboose Creek in an open blue oak- foothill pine woodland habitat, while Elderberry #2 is located in an open and sparse riparian area on the south bank of Calaboose Creek. Both locations are less than 100 feet from the area of ground disturbance (i.e., the new sewer line trench). Potential VELB exit holes were not observed in these elderberry shrubs during the reconnaissance-level survey.
The study area is located in an area where the geographic ranges of CELB and VELB potentially overlap. The two elderberry shrubs in the study area vicinity are located in open upland and sparse riparian habitats, and no potential VELB exit holes occur. Additionally, VELB are considered poor dispersers, which may limit dispersal from distant populations (e.g., 2.5 miles from the nearest
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recorded location). These factors combined suggest the potential for VELB to occupy the elderberry shrubs located near the study area is minimal to none.
Project Effects
The VELB occurs exclusively on elderberry shrubs. Thus, protection of this species is based on protection of the elderberry shrub. The USFWS has adopted conservation guidelines (USFWS 1999) for avoidance of impacts to VELB. Complete avoidance (i.e., no adverse effects) may be assumed when a 100-ft (or wider) buffer is established and maintained around elderberry plants containing stems measuring 1.0 inch or greater in diameter at ground level. Avoidance of direct effects is assumed when a 20-foot (or wider) buffer (core avoidance area) is established and maintained.
Elderberry shrubs #1 and #2 occur approximately 82 and 41 feet, respectively, from the area of ground disturbance in the study area. Due to the distance of Elderberry shrubs #1 and #2 from the area of ground disturbance, no direct impacts would occur (i.e., ground disturbance within 20 feet of the dripline).
A topographic rise occurs between Elderberry shrub #1 and the area of ground disturbance that would redirect any overland flows from construction run-off or accidental spills. All surfaces subject to ground disturbance will be returned to pre-existing conditions, and potential impacts to hydrology supporting this shrub would not occur. Elderberry shrub #2 is located across Calaboose Creek on the stream bank opposite from the location of ground disturbing activities. The presence of Calaboose Creek also separates this shrub from potential impacts resulting from accidental spills and any changes in hydrology potentially caused by ground disturbance. No indirect impacts to these two elderberry shrubs will occur.
Direct or indirect impacts on VELB will not occur because excavation would not occur within 20 feet of the dripline of any elderberry shrub, excavation would not result in a change in local hydrology, and riparian habitat would not be removed within 100 feet of an elderberry shrub. Implementation of conservation measures listed in sections 1.2.1 (Water Quality), 1.2.2 (Air Quality and Dust Control), and 1.2.6 (Replacement of Riparian Habitat) provide additional measures to avoid potential impacts on VELB and its habitat.
5.2 Other Special-Status Animal Species 5.2.1 Yellow Warbler and Yellow-Breasted Chat The valley-foothill habitats within and adjacent to the study area provide potential yellow warbler and yellow-breasted chat nesting habitat. Yellow-breasted chats have been documented nesting along Clear Creek, south of Whiskeytown Lake, approximately 7.0 miles west of the study area (Burnett and DeStaebler 2003).
Project Effects
Yellow warblers and yellow-breasted chats may nest in or near the riparian habitat along Calaboose Creek. Thus, construction disturbance during the breeding season could result in the incidental loss of fertile eggs or nestlings, or otherwise lead to nest abandonment. Implementation of conservation
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measures described in Section 1.2.5 (Special-status Birds) will reduce potential impacts on yellow warblers and yellow-breasted chats.
5.2.2 Western Red Bat Riparian trees along Calaboose Creek provide potential roosting habitat within the study area. The nearest CNDDB occurrence for western red bat is approximately 7.0 miles west of the study area near Whiskeytown Lake.
Project Effects
Construction related impacts associated with vegetation clearing could result in impacts on this species, if present. Impacts would occur if individuals were harmed because of destruction or disturbance of active roosts during vegetation removal activities. Implementation of conservation measures described in section 1.2.6 (Western Red Bat) will reduce potential impacts on western red bats.
5.3 Rare Natural Communities and Sensitive Habitats
In addition to inventorying reported occurrences of special-status species, the CNDDB serves to inventory the locations of rare natural communities. Communities respond to environmental changes and can be thought of as an indicator of the overall health of an ecosystem and its component species. Rare natural communities are those communities that are of highly limited distribution. They may or may not contain rare, threatened, or endangered species. The CNDDB ranks natural communities according to their rarity and endangerment in California. No mapped rare natural communities occur within the study area (California Department of Fish and Wildlife 2015).
Valley-foothill riparian habitat occurs in the study area primarily along Calaboose Creek (Figure 2). Up to 0.097 acres of valley-foothill riparian habitat will be removed. Removal of vegetation in valley-foothill habitat may result in permanent impacts. However, permanent impacts on valley- foothill riparian habitat will be minimized following the conservation measures as presented in section 1.2.6 (Replacement of Riparian Habitat). Permanent impacts will be further mitigated for following the mitigation for loss of riparian wetlands under section 1.2.7 (Waters of the United States).
5.4 Waters of the United States
Waters of the United States mapped within the study area includes riparian wetland, seasonal wetland, an ephemeral stream, and intermittent stream. These features occupy a total of 0.157 acre of the study area and are subject to Corps jurisdiction. Table 4 provides a summary by wetland and waters feature type. The boundaries of waters of the United States within the study area are shown in Figure 3.
5.4.1 Project Effects Waters of the United States identified in the study area include riparian wetland, seasonal wetland, ephemeral stream, and intermittent stream (Figure 3). The project will result in permanent impacts up
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to 0.12 acre of waters of the United States consisting of riparian wetland (Figure 3). Temporary impacts include up to 0.016 acres of waters of the United States consisting of an intermittent stream and riparian wetland (Figure 3). Implementation of the conservation measures described in Section 1.2.1 (Water Quality) and 1.2.7 (Waters of the United States) would reduce impacts on waters of the United States.
Table 4. Summary of Waters of the United States Waters of the United States Total Acreage Total Linear Feet Wetlands Riparian Wetland 0.127 N/A Seasonal Wetland 0.016 N/A Other Waters Ephemeral Stream 0.001 59 Intermittent Stream 0.013 109 Total Waters of the United States 0.157 168
5.5 Other Sensitive Biological Resources 5.5.1 Raptors and Migratory Birds Raptor species (birds of prey) and migratory birds may nest in trees and other vegetation located within or in the immediate vicinity of the study area. All raptors and migratory birds, including common species and their nests, are protected from “take” under the California Fish and Game Code and federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Vegetation, trees, and other structures throughout the study area provide potential nesting habitat for raptors and migratory birds.
Project Effects
Potential nesting habitat for migratory birds and raptors occurs throughout the study area. Construction activities during the nesting season (March 1 – July 31), such as tree removal and trenching activities that disturb a nesting bird or destroy active nests, would result in direct effects on nesting birds. Implementation of the conservation measures described in Section 1.2.8 (Migratory Birds and Raptors) would reduce potential impacts on nesting migratory birds and raptors.
5.5.2 Tree Resources Trees within the study area would be removed along the new sewer alignment.
Project Effects
The primary purposes of the City of Redding’s Tree Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 18.45 of the Zoning Code) are: 1) the preservation of existing native and nonnative trees where feasible; 2) the replacement or transplanting of trees removed where appropriate; and 3) the planting of new trees in location, number and kind compatible with local conditions. Trees on site that would be removed include those that occur in the proposed project alignment. Trees not within the alignment will be preserved. Implementation of these conservation measures described in section 1.2.9 (Tree Resources) would reduce impacts on existing trees.
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Chapter 6. References
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APPENDIX A
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species List
CNDDB Query Results
CNPS Electronic Inventory Query Results
United States Department of the Interior
FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office 1936 CALIFORNIA AVENUE KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97601 PHONE: (541)885-8481 FAX: (541)885-7837
Consultation Code: 08EKLA00-2015-SLI-0061 July 15, 2015 Event Code: 08EKLA00-2015-E-00085 Project Name: NSR
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 designated and proposed critical habitat that may occur within the boundary of your proposed project and/or may be affected by 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.). For anadromous fish species (i.e., salmon), please contact the National Marine Fisheries Service at http://www.westcoast.fisheries.noaa.gov/protected_species/species_list/species_lists.html.
Under sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of the Act and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 402 et seq.), Federal agencies are required to utilize their authorities to carry out programs for the conservation of threatened and endangered species and to determine whether projects may affect threatened and endangered species and/or designated critical habitat. These provisions apply to non-Federal lands when there is a Federal nexus (e.g., funding or permits).
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 threatened, endangered, proposed, 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.; http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/protect/laws.html ). The Service developed the National Bald Eagle Management Guidelines ( http://www.fws.gov/northeast/ecologicalservices/eaglenationalguide.html) to provide guidance on measures that may be used to avoid and minimize adverse impacts to bald eagles. Projects affecting bald or golden eagles 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 guidelines (http://www.fws.gov/windenergy/ ) for minimizing impacts to migratory birds, including bald and golden eagles, and bats.
The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712; http://www.fws.gov/midwest/eagle/protect/laws.html) implements protections for migratory birds. 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.
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 correspondence about your project that you submit to our office.
For projects in California, the office shown in the letterhead may not be the lead office for your project. Table 1 below provides lead Service field offices by county and land ownership/project type for northern California. Please refer to this table when you are ready to contact the field office corresponding to your project; a map and contact information for the Pacific Southwest Region field offices is located here: http://www.fws.gov/cno/es/.
Table 1: Lead Service offices by County and Ownership/Program in Northern California
County Ownership/Program Office Lead*
Modoc National Forest KFFWO
Lassen National Forest SFWO
Toiyabe National Forest RFWO
BLM Surprise and Eagle Lake Resource Areas RFWO Lassen
2 BLM Alturas Resource Area KFFWO
Lassen Volcanic National Park SFWO
By jurisdiction All other ownerships (see map)
Modoc National Forest KFFWO
BLM Alturas Resource Area KFFWO
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex KFFWO Modoc
BLM Surprise and Eagle Lake Resource Areas RFWO
By jurisdiction All other ownerships (see map)
Shasta Trinity National Forest except Hat Creek Ranger District YFWO (administered by Lassen National Forest)
Hat Creek Ranger District SFWO
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area YFWO
Shasta BLM Alturas Resource Area KFFWO
Caltrans SFWO/AFWO
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park SFWO
3 By jurisdiction All other ownerships (see map)
Klamath National Forest YFWO (except Ukonom District)
Six Rivers National Forest and Ukonom District of Klamath National AFWO Forest
Shasta Trinity National Forest YFWO
Lassen National Forest SFWO
Siskiyou Modoc National Forest KFFWO
Lava Beds National Volcanic Monument KFFWO
BLM Alturas Resource Area KFFWO
Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge Complex KFFWO
By jurisdiction All other ownerships (see map)
By jurisdiction All FERC-ESA (see map)
*Office Leads:
AFWO=Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
BDFWO=Bay Delta Fish and Wildlife Office
4 KFFWO=Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office
RFWO=Reno Fish and Wildlife Office
YFWO=Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office
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Official Species List
Provided by: Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office 1936 CALIFORNIA AVENUE KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97601 (541) 885-8481 Expect additional Species list documents from the following office(s): Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office 1829 SOUTH OREGON STREET YREKA, CA 96097 (530) 842-5763 Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office FEDERAL BUILDING 2800 COTTAGE WAY, ROOM W-2605 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 (916) 414-6600
Consultation Code: 08EKLA00-2015-SLI-0061 Event Code: 08EKLA00-2015-E-00085
Project Type: ** OTHER **
Project Name: NSR Project Description: Exploratory
Please Note: The FWS office may have modified the Project Name and/or Project Description, so it may be different from what was submitted in your previous request. If the Consultation Code matches, the FWS considers this to be the same project. Contact the office in the 'Provided by' section of your previous Official Species list if you have any questions or concerns.
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Project Location Map:
Project Coordinates: The coordinates are too numerous to display here.
Project Counties: Shasta, CA
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Endangered Species Act Species List
There are a total of 6 threatened, endangered, or candidate species on your 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. Critical habitats listed under the Has Critical Habitat column may or may not lie within your project area. See the Critical habitats within your project area section further below for critical habitat that lies within your project. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions.
Amphibians Status Has Critical Habitat Condition(s)
California red-legged frog (Rana Threatened Final designated draytonii) Population: Entire
Birds
Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus Candidate urophasianus) Population: entire
Crustaceans
Shasta crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis) Endangered Population: Entire
Flowering Plants
Greene's tuctoria (Tuctoria greenei) Endangered Final designated
Slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) Threatened Final designated
Mammals
fisher (Martes pennanti) Proposed Population: West coast DPS Threatened
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Critical habitats that lie within your project area
The following critical habitats lie fully or partially within your project area.
Flowering Plants Critical Habitat Type
Greene's tuctoria (Tuctoria greenei) Final designated
Slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) Final designated
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Appendix A: FWS National Wildlife Refuges
There are no refuges within your project area.
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Appendix B: FWS Migratory Birds
The protection of birds is regulated by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA). Any activity, intentional or unintentional, resulting in take of migratory birds, including eagles, is prohibited unless otherwise permitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 C.F.R. Sec. 10.12 and 16 U.S.C. Sec. 668(a)). The MBTA has no otherwise lawful activities. For more information regarding these Acts see: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsandPolicies.html.
All project proponents are responsible for complying with the appropriate regulations protecting birds when planning and developing a project. To meet these conservation obligations, proponents should identify potential or existing project-related impacts to migratory birds and their habitat and develop and implement conservation measures that avoid, minimize, or compensate for these impacts. The Service's Birds of Conservation Concern (2008) report identifies species, subspecies, and populations of all migratory nongame birds that, without additional conservation actions, are likely to become listed under the Endangered Species Act as amended (16 U.S.C 1531 et seq.).
For information about Birds of Conservation Concern, go to: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Management/BCC.html.
To search and view summaries of year-round bird occurrence data within your project area, go to the Avian Knowledge Network Histogram Tool links in the Bird Conservation Tools section at: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CCMB2.htm.
For information about conservation measures that help avoid or minimize impacts to birds, please visit: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CCMB2.htm.
Migratory birds of concern that may be affected by your project: There are 32 birds on your Migratory birds of concern list.
Species Name Bird of Conservation Seasonal Occurrence in Concern (BCC) Project Area
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella Yes Breeding breweri)
Calliope Hummingbird Yes Breeding
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(Stellula calliope)
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus Yes Year-round cyanocephalus)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius Yes Breeding alexandrinus)
Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus Yes Year-round cassinii)
California spotted Owl (Strix Yes Year-round occidentalis occidentalis)
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus Yes Year-round leucocephalus)
Eared Grebe (Podiceps Yes Breeding nigricollis)
Burrowing Owl (Athene Yes Year-round cunicularia)
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo Yes Breeding chlorurus)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes Yes Breeding montanus)
Olive-Sided flycatcher Yes Breeding (Contopus cooperi)
Flammulated owl (Otus Yes Breeding flammeolus)
Lewis's Woodpecker Yes Year-round (Melanerpes lewis)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius Yes Year-round ludovicianus)
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Long-Billed curlew Yes Breeding (Numenius americanus)
Nuttall's Woodpecker Yes Year-round (Picoides nuttallii)
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus Yes Year-round inornatus)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella Yes Year-round liaca)
White-headed Woodpecker Yes Year-round (Picoides albolarvatus) tricolored blackbird (Agelaius Yes Breeding tricolor)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco Yes Year-round peregrinus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio Yes Year-round flammeus)
Swainson's hawk (Buteo Yes Breeding swainsoni)
Williamson's Sapsucker Yes Year-round (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Black Swift (Cypseloides Yes Breeding niger)
Willow Flycatcher Yes Breeding (Empidonax traillii)
Purple Finch (Carpodacus Yes Year-round purpureus)
Western grebe Yes Year-round
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(aechmophorus occidentalis)
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica Yes Year-round nuttalli)
Lawrence's Goldfinch Yes Breeding (Carduelis lawrencei)
Black-chinned Sparrow Yes Breeding (Spizella atrogularis)
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Appendix C: NWI Wetlands
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency that provides information on the extent and status of wetlands in the U.S., via the National Wetlands Inventory Program (NWI). In addition to impacts to wetlands within your immediate project area, wetlands outside of your project area may need to be considered in any evaluation of project impacts, due to the hydrologic nature of wetlands (for example, project activities may affect local hydrology within, and outside of, your immediate project area). It may be helpful to refer to the USFWS National Wetland Inventory website. The designated FWS office can also assist you. Impacts to wetlands and other aquatic habitats from your project may be subject to regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or other State/Federal Statutes. Project Proponents should discuss the relationship of these requirements to their project with the Regulatory Program of the appropriate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District.
The Service's objective of mapping wetlands and deepwater habitats is to produce reconnaissance level information on the location, type and size of these resources. The maps are prepared from the analysis of high altitude imagery. Wetlands are identified based on vegetation, visible hydrology and geography. A margin of error is inherent in the use of imagery; thus, detailed on-the-ground inspection of any particular site may result in revision of the wetland boundaries or classification established through image analysis.
The accuracy of image interpretation depends on the quality of the imagery, the experience of the image analysts, the amount and quality of the collateral data and the amount of ground truth verification work conducted. Metadata should be consulted to determine the date of the source imagery used and any mapping problems.
Wetlands or other mapped features may have changed since the date of the imagery and/or field work. There may be occasional differences in polygon boundaries or classifications between the information depicted on the map and the actual conditions on site.
Exclusions - Certain wetland habitats are excluded from the National mapping program because of the limitations of aerial imagery as the primary data source used to detect wetlands. These habitats include seagrasses or submerged aquatic vegetation that are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of estuaries and nearshore coastal waters. Some deepwater reef communities (coral or tuberficid worm reefs) have also been excluded from the inventory. These habitats, because of their depth, go undetected by aerial imagery.
Precautions - Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may define and describe wetlands in a different manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products of
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The following NWI Wetland types intersect your project area in one or more locations. To understand the NWI Classification Code, see http://wetlandsfws.usgs.gov/Data/interpreters/wetlands.aspx.
Wetland Types NWI Classification Total Acres Code
Freshwater Pond PABGh 13.8
Freshwater Pond PABFh 28.6
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMCh 99.6
Freshwater Pond PABFx 8.72
Freshwater Pond PUBGx 6.2
Riverine R2UBH 179.0
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMC 1360.0
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PFOC 37.9
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMA 23.8
Riverine R3UBH 138.0
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMAx 0.541
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMCx 2.4
Other PUSCx 0.346
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSSC 19.0
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMAh 35.0
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Freshwater Pond PUBFx 0.636
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMFx 0.0507
Lake L2ABF 13.3
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PFOA 3.52
Riverine R2ABFx 32.6
Freshwater Pond PABF 13.9
Riverine R2ABH 2.66
Other PUSC 0.745
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMFh 0.499
Other PUSAh 0.113
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSSA 0.339
Freshwater Pond PUBGh 1.86
Other PUSCh 0.159
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FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office FEDERAL BUILDING, 2800 COTTAGE WAY, ROOM W-2605 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 PHONE: (916)414-6600 FAX: (916)414-6713
Consultation Code: 08ESMF00-2015-SLI-0874 July 15, 2015 Event Code: 08ESMF00-2015-E-02768 Project Name: NSR
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, under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) that may occur within the boundary of your proposed project and/or may be affected by your proposed project. The species list fulfills the requirements of the Service under section 7(c) of the Endangered Species Act (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531et seq. ).
Please follow the link below to see if your proposed project has the potential to affect other species or their habitats under the jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service: http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/protected_species/species_list/species_lists.html
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.
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 sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of the Act and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 402 et seq. ), Federal agencies are required to utilize their authorities to carry out programs for the conservation of threatened and endangered species and to determine whether projects may affect threatened and endangered species and/or designated critical habitat.
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 projects 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.
If a Federal agency determines, based on the Biological Assessment or biological evaluation, that listed species and/or designated critical habitat may be affected by the proposed project, the agency is required to consult with the Service pursuant to 50 CFR 402. In addition, the Service recommends that candidate species, proposed species and proposed critical habitat be addressed within the consultation. 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
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 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.
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.
The table below outlines lead FWS field offices by county and land ownership/project type. Please refer to this table when you are ready to coordinate (including requests for section 7 consultation) with the field office corresponding to your project, and send any documentation regarding your project to that corresponding office. Therefore, the lead FWS field office may not be the office listed above in the letterhead. Please visit our office's website (http://www.fws.gov/sacramento) to view a map of office jurisdictions.
2 Lead FWS offices by County and Ownership/Program
County Ownership/Program Species Office Lead*
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Alameda species, delta BDFWO Bays smelt
Alameda All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Alpine Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Alpine All RFWO Unit
Alpine Stanislaus National Forest All SFWO
Alpine El Dorado National Forest All SFWO
Colusa Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
By jurisdiction (see Colusa Other All map)
Contra Costa Legal Delta (Excluding ECCHCP) All BDFWO
Contra Costa Antioch Dunes NWR All BDFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Contra Costa species, delta BDFWO Bays smelt
Contra Costa All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
3 El Dorado El Dorado National Forest All SFWO
El Dorado LakeTahoe Basin Management Unit RFWO
Glenn Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
By jurisdiction (see Glenn Other All map)
Lake Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
By jurisdiction (see Lake Other All map)
Lassen Modoc National Forest All KFWO
Lassen Lassen National Forest All SFWO
Lassen Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
BLM Surprise and Eagle Lake Lassen All RFWO Resource Areas
Lassen BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
All (includes Eagle Lake Lassen Lassen Volcanic National Park SFWO trout on all ownerships)
By jurisdiction (see Lassen All other ownerships All map)
4 Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Salt marsh Marin BDFWO Bays species, delta smelt
Marin All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Mendocino Russian River watershed All SFWO
Mendocino All except Russian River watershed All AFWO
Napa All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Napa species, delta BDFWO San Pablo Bay smelt
Nevada Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
By jurisdiction (See Nevada All other ownerships All map)
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Placer All RFWO Unit
Placer All other ownerships All SFWO
Sacramento Legal Delta Delta Smelt BDFWO
By jurisdiction (see Sacramento Other All map)
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to San Francisco species, delta BDFWO San Francisco Bay smelt
5 San Francisco All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to San Mateo species, delta BDFWO San Francisco Bay smelt
San Mateo All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Legal Delta excluding San Joaquin San Joaquin All BDFWO HCP
San Joaquin Other All SFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Santa Clara species, delta BDFWO San Francisco Bay smelt
Santa Clara All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Shasta Trinity National Forest except Hat Creek Ranger District Shasta All YFWO (administered by Lassen National Forest)
Shasta Hat Creek Ranger District All SFWO
Bureau of Reclamation (Central Shasta All BDFWO Valley Project)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Shasta All YFWO Area
Shasta BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
6 Shasta Caltrans By jurisdiction SFWO/AFWO
Shasta Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park Shasta crayfish SFWO
By jurisdiction (see Shasta All other ownerships All map)
Natural Resource Damage Shasta All SFWO/BDFWO Assessment, all lands
Sierra Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
Sierra All other ownerships All SFWO
Solano Suisun Marsh All BDFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Solano species, delta BDFWO San Pablo Bay smelt
Solano All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
By jurisdiction (see Solano Other All map)
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Sonoma species, delta BDFWO San Pablo Bay smelt
Sonoma All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Tehama Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
Shasta Trinity National Forest
7 Tehama except Hat Creek Ranger District All YFWO (administered by Lassen National Forest)
By jurisdiction (see Tehama All other ownerships All map)
Yolo Yolo Bypass All BDFWO
By jurisdiction (see Yolo Other All map)
By jurisdiction (see All FERC-ESA All map)
All FERC-ESA Shasta crayfish SFWO
All FERC-Relicensing (non-ESA) All BDFWO
*Office Leads:
AFWO=Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
BDFWO=Bay Delta Fish and Wildlife Office
KFWO=Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office
RFWO=Reno Fish and Wildlife Office
YFWO=Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office
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Official Species List
Provided by: Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office FEDERAL BUILDING 2800 COTTAGE WAY, ROOM W-2605 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 (916) 414-6600 Expect additional Species list documents from the following office(s): Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office 1936 CALIFORNIA AVENUE KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97601 (541) 885-8481 Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office 1829 SOUTH OREGON STREET YREKA, CA 96097 (530) 842-5763
Consultation Code: 08ESMF00-2015-SLI-0874 Event Code: 08ESMF00-2015-E-02768
Project Type: ** OTHER **
Project Name: NSR Project Description: Exploratory
Please Note: The FWS office may have modified the Project Name and/or Project Description, so it may be different from what was submitted in your previous request. If the Consultation Code matches, the FWS considers this to be the same project. Contact the office in the 'Provided by' section of your previous Official Species list if you have any questions or concerns.
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Project Location Map:
Project Coordinates: The coordinates are too numerous to display here.
Project Counties: Shasta, CA
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Endangered Species Act Species List
There are a total of 11 threatened or endangered species on your 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. Critical habitats listed under the Has Critical Habitat column may or may not lie within your project area. See the Critical habitats within your project area section further below for critical habitat that lies within your project. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions.
Amphibians Status Has Critical Habitat Condition(s)
California red-legged frog (Rana Threatened Final designated draytonii) Population: Entire
Birds
Northern Spotted owl (Strix Threatened Final designated occidentalis caurina) Population: Entire
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus Threatened Proposed americanus) Population: Western U.S. DPS
Crustaceans
Conservancy fairy shrimp Endangered Final designated (Branchinecta conservatio) Population: Entire
Shasta crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis) Endangered Population: Entire
Vernal Pool fairy shrimp Threatened Final designated (Branchinecta lynchi)
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Population: Entire
Vernal Pool tadpole shrimp Endangered Final designated (Lepidurus packardi) Population: Entire
Fishes
Delta smelt (Hypomesus Threatened Final designated transpacificus) Population: Entire steelhead (Oncorhynchus (=salmo) Threatened Final designated mykiss) Population: Northern California DPS
Flowering Plants
Greene's tuctoria (Tuctoria greenei) Endangered Final designated
Slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) Threatened Final designated
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Critical habitats that lie within your project area
The following critical habitats lie fully or partially within your project area.
Birds Critical Habitat Type
Northern Spotted owl (Strix occidentalis Final designated caurina) Population: Entire
Crustaceans
Vernal Pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta Final designated lynchi) Population: Entire
Vernal Pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus Final designated packardi) Population: Entire
Flowering Plants
Greene's tuctoria (Tuctoria greenei) Final designated
Slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) Final designated
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FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office 1829 SOUTH OREGON STREET YREKA, CA 96097 PHONE: (530)842-5763 FAX: (530)842-4517
Consultation Code: 08EYRE00-2015-SLI-0043 July 15, 2015 Event Code: 08EYRE00-2015-E-00038 Project Name: NSR
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 federally threatened, endangered, and proposed species, designated critical habitat, and candidate species that may occur within the boundary of your proposed project and/or may be affected by 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.). Please note that this list does not reflect State listed species or fulfill requirements related to any California Department of Fish and Wildlife consultation. Additionally, this list does not include species covered by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). For NMFS species please see the related website at the following link: http://www.nwr.noaa.gov/protected_species/species_list/species_lists.html
If your project does not involve Federal funding or permits and does not occur on Federal land, we recommend you review this list and determine if any of these species or critical habitat may be affected. If you determine that there will be no effects to federally listed or proposed species or critical habitat, there is no need to coordinate with the Service. If you think or know that there will be effects, please contact our office for further guidance. We can assist you in incorporating measures to avoid or minimize impacts, and discuss whether permits are needed.
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 effects 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.
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 sections 7(a)(1) and 7(a)(2) of the Act and its implementing regulations (50 CFR 402 et seq.), Federal agencies are required to utilize their authorities to carry out programs for the conservation of threatened and endangered species and to determine whether projects may affect threatened and endangered species and/or designated critical habitat.
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 projects 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.
If a Federal agency determines, based on the Biological Assessment or biological evaluation, that listed species and/or designated critical habitat may be affected by the proposed project, the agency is required to consult with the Service pursuant to 50 CFR 402. In addition, the Service recommends that candidate species, proposed species and proposed critical habitat be addressed within the consultation. 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
If wetlands, springs, or streams are known to occur in the project area or are present in the vicinity of the project area, we ask that you be aware of potential impacts project activities may have on these habitats. Discharge of fill material into wetlands or waters of the United States is regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) pursuant to section 404 of the Clean Water Act of 1972, as amended. We recommend you contact the ACOE's Regulatory Section regarding the possible need for a permit.
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 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;
2 http://www.towerkill.com; and http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Hazards/towers/comtow.html.
The table below outlines lead Service field offices by county and land ownership/project type. Please refer to this table when you are ready to coordinate (including requests for section 7 consultation) with the field office corresponding to your project. Please send any documentation regarding your project to that office. Please note that the lead Service field office for your consultation may not be the office listed above in the letterhead. Please visit the following link to view a map of Service field office jurisdictional boundaries: http://www.fws.gov/yreka/specieslist/JurisdictionalBoundaryES_R8_20150313.pdf
We appreciate your concern for threatened and endangered species. Please include the Consultation Tracking Number in the header of the letter you submit to our office along with any request for consultation or correspondence about your project.
Lead FWS offices by County and Ownership/Program
County Ownership/Program Species Office Lead*
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Alameda species, delta BDFWO Bays smelt
Alameda All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Alpine Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Alpine All RFWO Unit
Alpine Stanislaus National Forest All SFWO
Alpine El Dorado National Forest All SFWO
Colusa Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
By jurisdiction (see
3 Colusa Other All map)
Contra Costa Legal Delta (Excluding ECCHCP) All BDFWO
Contra Costa Antioch Dunes NWR All BDFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Contra Costa species, delta BDFWO Bays smelt
Contra Costa All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Del Norte All All AFWO
El Dorado El Dorado National Forest All SFWO
El Dorado LakeTahoe Basin Management Unit RFWO
Glenn Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
By jurisdiction (see Glenn Other All map)
All except Shasta Trinity National Humboldt All AFWO Forest
Humboldt Shasta Trinity National Forest All YFWO
Lake Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
By jurisdiction (see Lake Other All map)
4 Lassen Modoc National Forest All KFWO
Lassen Lassen National Forest All SFWO
Lassen Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
BLM Surprise and Eagle Lake Lassen All RFWO Resource Areas
Lassen BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
All (includes Eagle Lake Lassen Lassen Volcanic National Park SFWO trout on all ownerships)
By jurisdiction (see Lassen All other ownerships All map)
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Marin species, delta BDFWO Bays smelt
Marin All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Mendocino Russian River watershed All SFWO
Mendocino All except Russian River watershed All AFWO
Modoc Modoc National Forest All KFWO
Modoc BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
Klamath Basin National Wildlife
5 Modoc Refuge Complex All KFWO
BLM Surprise and Eagle Lake Modoc All RFWO Resource Areas
By jurisdiction (See Modoc All other ownerships All map)
Mono Inyo National Forest All RFWO
Mono Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
Napa All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Napa species, delta BDFWO San Pablo Bay smelt
Nevada Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
By jurisdiction (See Nevada All other ownerships All map)
Lake Tahoe Basin Management Placer All RFWO Unit
Placer All other ownerships All SFWO
Sacramento Legal Delta Delta Smelt BDFWO
By jurisdiction (see Sacramento Other All map)
Salt marsh
6 San Francisco Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to species, delta BDFWO San Francisco Bay smelt
San Francisco All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to San Mateo species, delta BDFWO San Francisco Bay smelt
San Mateo All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Legal Delta excluding San Joaquin San Joaquin All BDFWO HCP
San Joaquin Other All SFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Santa Clara species, delta BDFWO San Francisco Bay smelt
Santa Clara All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Shasta Trinity National Forest except Hat Creek Ranger District Shasta All YFWO (administered by Lassen National Forest)
Shasta Hat Creek Ranger District All SFWO
Bureau of Reclamation (Central Shasta All BDFWO Valley Project)
Whiskeytown National Recreation Shasta All YFWO Area
7 Shasta BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
Shasta Caltrans By jurisdiction SFWO/AFWO
Shasta Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park Shasta crayfish SFWO
By jurisdiction (see Shasta All other ownerships All map)
Natural Resource Damage Shasta All SFWO/BDFWO Assessment, all lands
Sierra Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest All RFWO
Sierra All other ownerships All SFWO
Klamath National Forest (except Siskiyou All YFWO Ukonom District)
Six Rivers National Forest and Siskiyou All AFWO Ukonom District
Siskiyou Shasta Trinity National Forest All YFWO
Siskiyou Lassen National Forest All SFWO
Siskiyou Modoc National Forest All KFWO
Lava Beds National Volcanic Siskiyou All KFWO Monument
Siskiyou BLM Alturas Resource Area All KFWO
8 Klamath Basin National Wildlife Siskiyou All KFWO Refuge Complex
By jurisdiction (see Siskiyou All other ownerships All map)
Solano Suisun Marsh All BDFWO
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Solano species, delta BDFWO San Pablo Bay smelt
Solano All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
By jurisdiction (see Solano Other All map)
Salt marsh Tidal wetlands/marsh adjacent to Sonoma species, delta BDFWO San Pablo Bay smelt
Sonoma All ownerships but tidal/estuarine All SFWO
Tehama Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
Shasta Trinity National Forest except Hat Creek Ranger District Tehama All YFWO (administered by Lassen National Forest)
By jurisdiction (see Tehama All other ownerships All map)
Trinity BLM All AFWO
9 Trinity Six Rivers National Forest All AFWO
Trinity Shasta Trinity National Forest All YFWO
Trinity Mendocino National Forest All AFWO
Trinity BIA (Tribal Trust Lands) All AFWO
Trinity County Government All AFWO
By jurisdiction (See Trinity All other ownerships All map)
Yolo Yolo Bypass All BDFWO
By jurisdiction (see Yolo Other All map)
By jurisdiction (see All FERC-ESA All map)
All FERC-ESA Shasta crayfish SFWO
All FERC-Relicensing (non-ESA) All BDFWO
*Office Leads:
AFWO=Arcata Fish and Wildlife Office
BDFWO=Bay Delta Fish and Wildlife Office
10 KFWO=Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office
RFWO=Reno Fish and Wildlife Office
YFWO=Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office
Attachment
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Official Species List
Provided by: Yreka Fish and Wildlife Office 1829 SOUTH OREGON STREET YREKA, CA 96097 (530) 842-5763 Expect additional Species list documents from the following office(s): Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife Office 1936 CALIFORNIA AVENUE KLAMATH FALLS, OR 97601 (541) 885-8481 Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office FEDERAL BUILDING 2800 COTTAGE WAY, ROOM W-2605 SACRAMENTO, CA 95825 (916) 414-6600
Consultation Code: 08EYRE00-2015-SLI-0043 Event Code: 08EYRE00-2015-E-00038
Project Type: ** OTHER **
Project Name: NSR Project Description: Exploratory
Please Note: The FWS office may have modified the Project Name and/or Project Description, so it may be different from what was submitted in your previous request. If the Consultation Code matches, the FWS considers this to be the same project. Contact the office in the 'Provided by' section of your previous Official Species list if you have any questions or concerns.
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Project Location Map:
Project Coordinates: The coordinates are too numerous to display here.
Project Counties: Shasta, CA
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Endangered Species Act Species List
There are a total of 15 threatened, endangered, or candidate species on your 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. Critical habitats listed under the Has Critical Habitat column may or may not lie within your project area. See the Critical habitats within your project area section further below for critical habitat that lies within your project. Please contact the designated FWS office if you have questions.
Amphibians Status Has Critical Habitat Condition(s)
California red-legged frog (Rana Threatened Final designated draytonii) Population: Entire
Birds
Northern Spotted owl (Strix Threatened Final designated occidentalis caurina) Population: Entire
Yellow-Billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus Threatened Proposed americanus) Population: Western U.S. DPS
Conifers and Cycads
Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) Candidate
Crustaceans
Conservancy fairy shrimp Endangered Final designated (Branchinecta conservatio) Population: Entire
Shasta crayfish (Pacifastacus fortis) Endangered Population: Entire
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Vernal Pool fairy shrimp Threatened Final designated (Branchinecta lynchi) Population: Entire
Vernal Pool tadpole shrimp Endangered Final designated (Lepidurus packardi) Population: Entire
Fishes
Delta smelt (Hypomesus Threatened Final designated transpacificus) Population: Entire
Longfin, San Francisco Bay Delta Candidate Population smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) Population: San Francisco Bay delta DPS
Flowering Plants
Hoover's spurge (Chamaesyce Threatened Final designated hooveri)
Slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) Threatened Final designated
Insects
Valley Elderberry Longhorn beetle Threatened Final designated (Desmocerus californicus dimorphus) Population: Entire
Mammals fisher (Martes pennanti) Proposed Population: West coast DPS Threatened
Gray wolf (Canis lupus) Endangered Population: U.S.A.: All of AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME,
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MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT and WV; and portions of AZ, IA, IN, IL, ND, NM, OH, OR, SD, UT, and WA. Mexico.
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Critical habitats that lie within your project area
The following critical habitats lie fully or partially within your project area.
Birds Critical Habitat Type
Northern Spotted owl (Strix occidentalis Final designated caurina) Population: Entire
Crustaceans
Vernal Pool fairy shrimp (Branchinecta Final designated lynchi) Population: Entire
Vernal Pool tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus Final designated packardi) Population: Entire
Flowering Plants
Slender Orcutt grass (Orcuttia tenuis) Final designated
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Appendix A: FWS National Wildlife Refuges
There are no refuges within your project area.
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Appendix B: FWS Migratory Birds
The protection of birds is regulated by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act (BGEPA). Any activity, intentional or unintentional, resulting in take of migratory birds, including eagles, is prohibited unless otherwise permitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (50 C.F.R. Sec. 10.12 and 16 U.S.C. Sec. 668(a)). The MBTA has no otherwise lawful activities. For more information regarding these Acts see: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/RegulationsandPolicies.html.
All project proponents are responsible for complying with the appropriate regulations protecting birds when planning and developing a project. To meet these conservation obligations, proponents should identify potential or existing project-related impacts to migratory birds and their habitat and develop and implement conservation measures that avoid, minimize, or compensate for these impacts. The Service's Birds of Conservation Concern (2008) report identifies species, subspecies, and populations of all migratory nongame birds that, without additional conservation actions, are likely to become listed under the Endangered Species Act as amended (16 U.S.C 1531 et seq.).
For information about Birds of Conservation Concern, go to: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CurrentBirdIssues/Management/BCC.html.
To search and view summaries of year-round bird occurrence data within your project area, go to the Avian Knowledge Network Histogram Tool links in the Bird Conservation Tools section at: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CCMB2.htm.
For information about conservation measures that help avoid or minimize impacts to birds, please visit: http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/CCMB2.htm.
Migratory birds of concern that may be affected by your project: There are 32 birds on your Migratory birds of concern list.
Species Name Bird of Conservation Seasonal Occurrence in Concern (BCC) Project Area
Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella Yes Breeding breweri)
Calliope Hummingbird Yes Breeding
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(Stellula calliope)
Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus Yes Year-round cyanocephalus)
Snowy Plover (Charadrius Yes Breeding alexandrinus)
Cassin's Finch (Carpodacus Yes Year-round cassinii)
California spotted Owl (Strix Yes Year-round occidentalis occidentalis)
Bald eagle (Haliaeetus Yes Year-round leucocephalus)
Eared Grebe (Podiceps Yes Breeding nigricollis)
Burrowing Owl (Athene Yes Year-round cunicularia)
Green-tailed Towhee (Pipilo Yes Breeding chlorurus)
Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes Yes Breeding montanus)
Olive-Sided flycatcher Yes Breeding (Contopus cooperi)
Flammulated owl (Otus Yes Breeding flammeolus)
Lewis's Woodpecker Yes Year-round (Melanerpes lewis)
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius Yes Year-round ludovicianus)
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Long-Billed curlew Yes Breeding (Numenius americanus)
Nuttall's Woodpecker Yes Year-round (Picoides nuttallii)
Oak Titmouse (Baeolophus Yes Year-round inornatus)
Fox Sparrow (Passerella Yes Year-round liaca)
White-headed Woodpecker Yes Year-round (Picoides albolarvatus) tricolored blackbird (Agelaius Yes Breeding tricolor)
Peregrine Falcon (Falco Yes Year-round peregrinus)
Short-eared Owl (Asio Yes Year-round flammeus)
Swainson's hawk (Buteo Yes Breeding swainsoni)
Williamson's Sapsucker Yes Year-round (Sphyrapicus thyroideus)
Black Swift (Cypseloides Yes Breeding niger)
Willow Flycatcher Yes Breeding (Empidonax traillii)
Purple Finch (Carpodacus Yes Year-round purpureus)
Western grebe Yes Year-round
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(aechmophorus occidentalis)
Yellow-billed Magpie (Pica Yes Year-round nuttalli)
Lawrence's Goldfinch Yes Breeding (Carduelis lawrencei)
Black-chinned Sparrow Yes Breeding (Spizella atrogularis)
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Appendix C: NWI Wetlands
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency that provides information on the extent and status of wetlands in the U.S., via the National Wetlands Inventory Program (NWI). In addition to impacts to wetlands within your immediate project area, wetlands outside of your project area may need to be considered in any evaluation of project impacts, due to the hydrologic nature of wetlands (for example, project activities may affect local hydrology within, and outside of, your immediate project area). It may be helpful to refer to the USFWS National Wetland Inventory website. The designated FWS office can also assist you. Impacts to wetlands and other aquatic habitats from your project may be subject to regulation under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or other State/Federal Statutes. Project Proponents should discuss the relationship of these requirements to their project with the Regulatory Program of the appropriate U.S. Army Corps of Engineers District.
The Service's objective of mapping wetlands and deepwater habitats is to produce reconnaissance level information on the location, type and size of these resources. The maps are prepared from the analysis of high altitude imagery. Wetlands are identified based on vegetation, visible hydrology and geography. A margin of error is inherent in the use of imagery; thus, detailed on-the-ground inspection of any particular site may result in revision of the wetland boundaries or classification established through image analysis.
The accuracy of image interpretation depends on the quality of the imagery, the experience of the image analysts, the amount and quality of the collateral data and the amount of ground truth verification work conducted. Metadata should be consulted to determine the date of the source imagery used and any mapping problems.
Wetlands or other mapped features may have changed since the date of the imagery and/or field work. There may be occasional differences in polygon boundaries or classifications between the information depicted on the map and the actual conditions on site.
Exclusions - Certain wetland habitats are excluded from the National mapping program because of the limitations of aerial imagery as the primary data source used to detect wetlands. These habitats include seagrasses or submerged aquatic vegetation that are found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of estuaries and nearshore coastal waters. Some deepwater reef communities (coral or tuberficid worm reefs) have also been excluded from the inventory. These habitats, because of their depth, go undetected by aerial imagery.
Precautions - Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over wetlands may define and describe wetlands in a different manner than that used in this inventory. There is no attempt, in either the design or products of
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The following NWI Wetland types intersect your project area in one or more locations. To understand the NWI Classification Code, see http://wetlandsfws.usgs.gov/Data/interpreters/wetlands.aspx.
Wetland Types NWI Classification Total Acres Code
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMC 817.0
Riverine R3USC 158.0
Freshwater Pond PABFh 3.76
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PFOC 469.0
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PFO/SSA 20.2
Lake L1UBHh 7280.0
Riverine R4SBC 100.0
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSSC 757.0
Riverine R3UBF 37.5
Riverine R3UBH 852.0
Lake L2USCh 345.0
Freshwater Pond PABFx 0.435
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMA 20.0
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMCh 0.808
Freshwater Pond PUBH 33.6
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Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSSB 0.55
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PFOAh 6.4
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMB 0.661
Freshwater Pond PUBFx 1.19
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSS1C 20.7
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSSCh 19.0
Other PUSCh 0.973
Freshwater Pond PUBHh 0.56
Freshwater Pond PABF 3.32
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PFOA 12.7
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSSA 6.56
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSSFb 1.2
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMF 1.63
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PFOB 1.76
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSSFh 0.81
Riverine R3RBF 2.75
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMCx 1.06
Lake L2USAh 3.56
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEMFh 1.09
Freshwater Pond PABGx 0.233
Riverine R3RBH 0.611
Other PUSCx 0.442
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Freshwater Pond PABG 0.326
Freshwater Pond PUBKx 5.72
Freshwater Pond PUBK 3.76
Lake L1UBK 24100.0
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PFO/SSC 84.8
Freshwater Emergent Wetland PEM1C 4.28
Lake L2USC 2.76
Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland PSS/EM1C 4.75
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Query Criteria: Taxonomic Group is (Ferns or Gymnosperms or Monocots or Dicots or Lichens or Bryophytes or Fungi) and Quad is (Cottonwood (4012243) or Enterprise (4012253) or Igo (4012255) or Olinda (4012244) or Ono (4012245) or Project City (4012263) or Redding (4012254) or Shasta Dam (4012264) or Whiskeytown (4012265))
Rare Plant Rank/CDFW Species Element Code Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank SSC or FP Agrostis hendersonii PMPOA040K0 None None G2Q S2 3.2 Henderson's bent grass Anomobryum julaceum NBMUS80010 None None G4G5 S2 4.2 slender silver moss Brodiaea matsonii PMLIL0C0H0 None None G1 S1 1B.1 Sulphur Creek brodiaea Carex scoparia var. scoparia PMCYP03C91 None None G5T5 S1 2B.2 pointed broom sedge Castilleja rubicundula var. rubicundula PDSCR0D482 None None G5T2 S2 1B.2 pink creamsacs Clarkia borealis ssp. borealis PDONA05062 None None G3T3 S3 1B.3 northern clarkia Cryptantha crinita PDBOR0A0Q0 None None G2 S2 1B.2 silky cryptantha Juncus leiospermus var. leiospermus PMJUN011L2 None None G2T2 S2 1B.1 Red Bluff dwarf rush Lathyrus sulphureus var. argillaceus PDFAB25101 None None G5T1T2 S1S2 3 dubious pea Legenere limosa PDCAM0C010 None None G2 S2 1B.1 legenere Limnanthes floccosa ssp. floccosa PDLIM02043 None None G4T4 S3 4.2 woolly meadowfoam Neviusia cliftonii PDROS14020 None None G2 S2 1B.2 Shasta snow-wreath Orcuttia tenuis PMPOA4G050 Threatened Endangered G2 S2 1B.1 slender Orcutt grass Potamogeton epihydrus PMPOT03080 None None G5 S2S3 2B.2 Nuttall's ribbon-leaved pondweed Sagittaria sanfordii PMALI040Q0 None None G3 S3 1B.2 Sanford's arrowhead Sedum obtusatum ssp. paradisum PDCRA0A0U3 None None G4G5T2 S2 1B.3 Canyon Creek stonecrop Record Count: 16
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CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants
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ECOLOGICAL REPORT scientific family life form blooming communities elevation CNPS •Valley and foothill grassland (VFGrs) 70 - Agrostis List Poaceae annual herb Apr-Jun (mesic) 305 hendersonii 3.2 •Vernal pools meters (VnPls) •Cismontane woodland (CmWld) (streambanks) perennial 195 - Brodiaea •Meadows and List Themidaceae bulbiferous May-Jun 215 matsonii seeps 1B.1 herb meters (Medws)/Rocky, metamorphic amphibolite schist •Chaparral (Chprl) (openings) •Cismontane Castilleja woodland (CmWld) 20 - rubicundula annual herb List Orobanchaceae Apr-Jun •Meadows and 910 var. hemiparasitic 1B.2 seeps (Medws) meters rubicundula •Valley and foothill grassland (VFGrs)/serpentinite •Chaparral (Chprl) •Cismontane Clarkia woodland (CmWld) 400 - borealis List Onagraceae annual Jun-Sep •Lower montane 1390 ssp. 1B.3 coniferous forest meters borealis (LCFrs)/often roadcuts •Cismontane woodland (CmWld) •Lower montane coniferous forest (LCFrs) •Riparian forest 61 - Cryptantha List Boraginaceae annual herb Apr-May (RpFrs) 1215 crinita 1B.2 •Riparian woodland meters (RpWld) •Valley and foothill grassland (VFGrs)/gravelly streambeds •Chaparral (Chprl) Juncus •Cismontane 35 - leiospermus woodland (CmWld) List Juncaceae annual herb Mar-Jun 1250 var. •Meadows and 1B.1 meters leiospermus seeps (Medws) •Valley and foothill
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grassland (VFGrs) •Vernal pools (VnPls)/vernally mesic •Cismontane woodland (CmWld) Lathyrus •Lower montane 150 - sulphureus perennial coniferous forest List Fabaceae Apr-May 930 var. herb (LCFrs) 3 meters argillaceus •Upper montane coniferous forest (UCFrs) Legenere •Vernal pools 1 - 880 List Campanulaceae annual herb Apr-Jun limosa (VnPls) meters 1B.1 •Cismontane woodland (CmWld) •Lower montane coniferous forest perennial (LCFrs) 300 - Neviusia List Rosaceae deciduous Apr-Jun •Riparian woodland 590 cliftonii 1B.2 shrub (RpWld)/ often meters streamsides; sometimes carbonate, volcanic, or metavolcanic May-Sep(Oct), •Vernal pools 35 - Orcuttia List Poaceae annual herb Months in (VnPls)/Often 1760 tenuis parentheses are 1B.1 uncommon. gravelly. meters perennial May-Oct(Nov), •Marshes and Sagittaria rhizomatous swamps (MshSw) 0 - 650 List Alismataceae Months in sanfordii herb parentheses are (assorted shallow meters 1B.2 emergent uncommon. freshwater) •Broadleafed upland forest (BUFrs) •Chaparral (Chprl) Sedum •Lower montane 300 - obtusatum perennial coniferous forest List Crassulaceae May-Jun 1900 ssp. herb (LCFrs) 1B.3 meters paradisum •Subalpine coniferous forest (SCFrs)/granitic, rocky •Cismontane 135 - Sidalcea perennial woodland List Malvaceae Apr-Aug 1525 celata herb (CmWld)/Sometimes 3 meters serpentinite
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