Greene County Solar Facility Case No

Greene County Solar Facility Case No. 17-F-0617

Appendix 22-A

Plant and Wildlife Species Lists

Article 10 Application Greene County Solar Facility Greene County Solar Facility Appendix 22-A. Plant and Wildlife Species List

Table 22-A.1 Plant species observed at the Facility Area

Scientific Name Common Name Notes Date recorded Acalypha rhomboidea Common threeseed mercury 8/14/2019 Acer negundo Box elder 9/7/2017 Acer rubrum Red maple 5/17/2018 Acer saccharinum Silver maple 9/21/2019 Achillea millefolium Yarrow 5/24/2018 Agrostis gigantea Redtop 8/14/2019 Agrostis stolonifera Creeping bentgrass 9/19/2017 Alliaria petiolata Garlic mustard 1 4/9/2019 Allium cernuum Nodding onion 5/17/2018 Alopecurus pratensis Meadow foxtail 11/29/2016 Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed 9/9/2019 Ambrosia trifida Great ragweed 8/16/2019 Anemone quinquefolia Wood anemone 5/17/2018 Apocynum cannabinum Dogbane 4/10/2019 Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-pulpit 5/17/2018 Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed 11/29/2016 Barbarea vulgaris Yellow rocketcress 5/16/2018 Bidens frondosa Devil's beggarticks 11/29/2016 Bromus inermis Smooth brome 8/14/2019 Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint 11/29/2016 Cardamine pensylvanica Pennsylvania bittercress 5/17/2018 Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle 8/16/2019 Carex blanda Common woodland sedge 5/17/2018 Carex lurida Shallow sedge 5/17/2018 Carex sp. Sedge 5/17/2018 Carex vulpinoidea Fox sedge 5/17/2018 Carpinus caroliniana Musclewood 9/8/2019 Carya glabra Pignut hickory 5/17/2018 Carya ovata Shagbark hickory 9/8/2019 Centaurea jacea Brown knapweed 9/9/2019 Centaurea sp. Knapweed 11/27/2018 Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush 9/7/2017 Cerastium arvense Field chickweed 5/16/2018 Cichorium intybus Chicory 9/8/2019 Cirsium arvense Canada thistle 1 8/14/2019 Cirsium discolor Field thistle 9/19/2017 Cirsium vulgare Bull thistle 5/17/2018 Cornus alba White dogwood 11/29/2016 Cornus amomum Silky dogwood 4/9/2019

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Scientific Name Common Name Notes Date recorded Cornus racemosa Gray dogwood 9/21/2019 Cornus sp. Dogwood 8/14/2019 Cyperus esculentus Yellow nut sedge 9/19/2017 Cyperus strigosus Straw-colored flatsedge 8/14/2019 Dactylis glomerata Cat grass 5/24/2018 Daucus carota Queen Anne's lace 11/29/2016 Desmodium sp. Tick trefoil 5/24/2018 Digitalis sp. Foxglove 5/24/2018 Dipsacus fullonum Wild teasel 9/20/2019 Doellingeria umbellata Parasol whitetop 11/30/2019 Echinochloa crus-galli Barnyard grass 9/19/2017 Equisetum arvense Field horsetail 5/16/2018 Equisetum sp. Horsetail 9/7/2017 Erigeron annuus Daisy fleabane 9/9/2019 Eupatorium perfoliatum Boneset 10/19/2018 Euthamia caroliniana Carolina grass-leaved goldenrod 9/7/2017 Euthamia graminifolia Flat-top goldenrod 11/27/2018 Fragaria virginiana Virginia strawberry 5/16/2018 Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash 12/1/2016 Galium aparine Catchweed bedstraw 5/17/2018 Galium hispinulum Coastal bedstraw 9/19/2017 Galium mollugo Hedge bedstraw 5/16/2018 Galium sp. Bedstraw 9/9/2019 Geum sp. Avens 11/27/2018 Glyceria sp. Mannagrass 5/17/2018 Glycine max Soybean (cultivated) 9/7/2017 Impatiens capensis Spotted touch-me-not 9/7/2017 Juncus effusus Soft rush 11/30/2019 Juncus tenuis Slender rush 9/19/2017 Juncus torreyi Torrey's rush 8/14/2019 Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar 11/30/2019 Linaria vulgaris Yellow toadflax 9/9/2019 Lonicera japonica Japanese honeysuckle 1 4/9/2019 Lonicera tatarica Tartarian honeysuckle 1 5/17/2018 Lotus corniculatus Bird's-foot trefoil 9/8/2019 Lysimachia nummularia Creeping jenny 5/17/2018 Lythrum salicaria Purple loosestrife 1 11/30/2019 Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern 5/17/2018 Oxalis sp. Wood sorrel 7/12/2018 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper 5/17/2018

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Scientific Name Common Name Notes Date recorded Penstemon digitalis Foxglove beardtongue 8/14/2019 Penthorum sedoides Ditch stonecrop 8/14/2019 Phalaris arundinacea Reed canary grass 9/7/2017 Phleum pretense Timothy 11/29/2016 Phragmites australis Common reed 1 11/29/2016 Pilea pumilia Canada clearweed 8/16/2019 Pinus strobus Eastern white pine 3/26/2018 Plantago lanceolate Narrowleaf plantain 11/27/2018 Plantago major Broadleaf plantain 5/16/2018 Poa annua Annual bluegrass 11/27/2018 Poa compressa Canada bluegrass 11/27/2018 Poa pratensis Kentucky bluegrass 5/24/2018 Poa sp. Bluegrass 5/17/2018 Poa trivialis Rough bluegrass 5/16/2018 Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple 5/17/2018 Polygonum pensylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed 9/19/2017 Polygonum sagittatum Arrowleaf tearthumb 9/7/2017 Polygonum spp. Smartweed 5/17/2018 Populus balsamifera Balsam poplar 9/9/2019 Populus grandidentata Bigtooth aspen 4/10/2019 Prunella vulgaris Heal-all 8/14/2019 Prunus serotina Black cherry 4/9/2019 Prunus virginiana Chokecherry 9/21/2019 Quercus alba White oak 9/8/2019 Quercus rubra Red oak 9/8/2019 Rhamnus cathartica Common buckthorn 1 11/29/2016 Rhus typhina Staghorn sumac 9/21/2017 Rosa multiflora Multiflora rose 1 5/17/2018 Rosa palustris Swamp rose 11/27/2018 Rubus occidentalis Black raspberry 5/17/2018 Rubus sp. Brambles 11/29/2016 Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed susan 7/12/2018 Rumex crispus Curly dock 10/19/2018 Salix nigra Black willow 9/7/2017 Salix petiolaris Slender willow 11/29/2016 Salix sp. Willow 4/10/2019 Scirpus atrovirens Green bulrush 9/9/2019 Scirpus cyperinus Cottongrass 11/27/2018 Scirpus sp. Bulrush 5/16/2018 Secale cereale Rye 7/12/2018

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Scientific Name Common Name Notes Date recorded Setaria glauca Green foxtail 9/8/2019 Setaria pumila Yellow foxtail 8/16/2019 Setaria sp. Foxtail 10/19/2018 Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod 11/29/2016 Solidago gigantea Giant goldenrod 9/7/2017 Solidago spp. Goldenrod 9/19/2017 Symphyotrichum lanceolatum White-panicle aster 9/19/2017 Symphyotrichum novi-belgii New York aster 9/7/2017 Symphyotrichum pallens Pallid aster 8/14/2019 Symphyotrichum pilosum Frost aster 8/14/2019 Taraxacum officinale Common dandelion 5/16/2018 Thuja occidentalis Eastern white cedar 11/27/2018 Tilia americana American basswood 5/17/2018 Toxicodendron radicans Poison ivy 5/17/2018 Trifolium arvense Hare's-foot clover 11/29/2016 Trifolium pratense Red clover 9/19/2017 Trifolium repens White clover 9/21/2019 Triticum aestivum Winter wheat 5/24/2018 Typha angustifolia Narrow-leaf cattail 9/7/2017 Typha latifolia Broad-leaf cattail 11/29/2016 Ulmus americana American elm 5/17/2018 Verbena hastata Blue vervain 11/29/2016 Veronica peregrina Purslane speedwell 5/17/2018 Vicia sp. Vetch 9/21/2019 Vitis sp. Grape 11/29/2016 Zea mays Maize (cultivated) 4/10/2019 1This species is listed as a prohibited species in New York State (NYSDEC 2014) 2This species is listed as Endangered by New York State (NYSDEC 2014) 3This species is listed as Exploitably Vulnerable by New York State (NYSDEC 2014) Source: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation [NYSDEC]. 2014. New York State Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Plants. Published September 10, 2014. Available at: https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/lands_forests_pdf/isprohibitedplants2.pdf

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Table 22-A.2 Avian species observed or likely to occur at the Facility Area

Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Acadian Flycatcher Empidonax virescens - - - P Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum - - - P American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus SSC SGCN - P Migrant - flyover American Black Duck Anas rubripes SSC SGCN-HP - P Migrant - flyover American Black Duck x Anas rubripes x Anas - - - P Mallard (hybrid) platyrhynchos American Coot Fulica americana - - - U Corvus American Crow - - 5/24/20184 O brachyrhynchos American Goldfinch Spinus tristis - - 7/12/20184 O Grasslands and meadows. Cavity nester - will use artificial boxes or American Kestrel Falco sparverius - SGCN 20197 O tree cavities. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla - - - P American Robin Turdus migratorius - - - P American Tree Spizelloides arborea - - - P Sparrow American Wigeon Mareca americana - - - U Woodlands - Oak-hickory, northern hardwoods, shrub, and old fields. American Woodcock Scolopax minor - SGCN - P Nest on the ground. Haliaeetus Woodlands within 25 miles of a large open body of water. Nest is Bald Eagle ST SGCN 20197 O8 leucocephalus massive and will require a large tree for support. Feed mostly on fish. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula - - - P Bank Swallow Riparia riparia - - - P Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica - - 7/12/20184 O Woodlands to forest edge habitats. Nest in tree cavities, old raptor Barred Owl Strix varia - SGCN-HP 12/18/20187 O nests, and nest boxes. Migrant - mixed conifer/deciduous forests, often near water. Nest in Bay-breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea - SGCN-HP - P lower strata of trees. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon - - - P

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Bicknell's Thrush Catharus bicknelli SSC SGCN-HP - P Dense forests. Nest in disturbed, stunted high-elevation areas. Black Scoter Melanitta americana - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Black Tern Chlidonias niger SE SGCN-HP - U Migrant - flyover Black Vulture Coragyps atratus - - 20167 O Black-and-white Mniotilta varia - - - P Warbler Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola - SGCN - P Migrant - may stopover in wet/flooded agricultural fields. Coccyzus Black-billed Cuckoo - SGCN - P erythropthalmus Black-capped Poecile atricapillus - - - P Chickadee Black-crowned Night- Nycticorax nycticorax - SGCN - P Wetlands, swamps, rivers, mudflats, and wet agricultural fields. Heron Black-throated Blue Setophaga Any deciduous woodland and forest habitats with secondary - SGCN - P Warbler caerulescens undergrowth. Nest close to the ground. Black-throated Green Setophaga virens - - - P Warbler Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca - - - P Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata - - - P Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata - - - P Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea - - - P Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius - - - P Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Any secondary woodland and scrub edge habitat adjacent to open Blue-winged Warbler Vermivora pinus - SGCN - P areas Dolichonyx Open areas, especially large fields with a mixture of grasses and Bobolink - SGCN-HP 7/12/20184,5 O oryzivorus broad-leaved plants. Nest in hayfields and meadows. Chroicocephalus Bonaparte's Gull - SGCN - P Migrant - flyover philadelphia Brant Branta bernicla - - - P Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterus - - - P

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Brown Creeper Certhia americana - - - P Any secondary woodland and scrub edge habitat adjacent to open Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum - SGCN-HP - P field areas. Nest close to the ground. Brown-headed Molothrus ater - - - P Cowbird Bufflehead Bucephala albeola - - - U Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii - - - P Canada Goose Branta canadensis - - - P Migrant possible, nesting unlikely -- mixed conifer and deciduous Cardellina Canada Warbler - SGCN-HP - P forest with a shrubby and mossy understory often near water. Nest canadensis on the ground. Canvasback Aythya valisinera - - - U Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina - SGCN-HP - P Migrant only -- any woodland areas but prefers coniferous woods. Thryothorous Carolina Wren - - - P ludovicianus Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia - - - U Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum - - - P Large tracts of older deciduous forests with tall trees. Nest are always Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea SSC SGCN - P high and away from edge habitat. Chestnut-sided Dendroica - - - P Warbler pensylvanica Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica - - - P Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina - - - P Petrochiledon Cliff Swallow - - - P pyrrhonota Common Gallinule Gallinula galeata - - - U Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula - - - P Common Loon Gavia immer SSC SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Common Merganser Mergus merganser - - - U

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Rural and urban habitats, woodland clearings, grasslands, and open Common Nightawk Chordeiles minor SSC SGCN-HP - P forests. Nest on ground. Common Raven Corvus corax - - - P Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea - - - P Common Tern Sterna hirundo ST SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas - - 5/24/20184 O Woods, woodland edges, and suburban areas. Nest in tall trees, Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperi SSC SGCN 20196,7 O8 especially pines. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis - - - P Double-crested Phalacrocorax - - - U Cormorant auritus Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens - - - P Calidris alpina Dunlin - - - P arcticola Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis - - - P Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus - - - P Eastern Meadowlark Sturnella magna - SGCN-HP 7/7/20184,5 O Open fields and meadows Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe - - - P Eastern Screech-Owl Megascops asio - - 9/26/20196,7 O Pipilo Eastern Towhee - - - P erythrophthalmus Antrostomus Dry deciduous or evergreen forests with little or no underbrush and Eastern Whip-poor-will SSC SGCN-HP - P vociferus close to open areas. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens - - - P European Starling Sturnus vulgaris - - - P Coccothraustes Evening Grosbeak - - - P vespertinus Field Sparrow Spizella pusilla - - - P Fish Crow Corvus ossifragus - - - P Fox Sparrow Passerilla iliaca - - - P

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Gadwall Mareca strepera - - - U Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus - - - P Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos SE SGCN - P Migrant - open and semi-open areas with native vegetation Golden-crowned Regulus satrapa - - - P Kinglet Golden-winged Vermivora Tangled, shrubby habitats including regenerating clearcuts, wet SSC SGCN-HP - P Warbler chrysoptera thickets, and wetlands, especially when patchy or intermixed. Ammodrammus Grasshopper sparrow SSC SGCN-HP 7/7/20184,5 O Open fields and meadows savannarum Dumetella Gray Catbird - - - P carolinensis Great Black-backed Larus marinus - - - P Gull Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias - - - P Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo - - - U Great Crested Myiarchus crinitus - - - P Flycatcher Migrant - stopover at wetlands, streams, swamps, and flooded farm Great Egret Ardea alba - SGCN - U fields. Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus - - 20197 O Greater Scaup Aythya marila - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Migrant - mudflats, marshes, wet meadows, and flooded agricultural Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca - SGCN - U fields. Green Heron Butorides virescens - - - P Green-winged Teal Anas crecca - - - U Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus - - - P Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus - - - P Herring Gull Larus argentatus - - - P Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni - - - P Lophodytes Hooded Merganser - - - U cucullatus

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris SSC SGCN-HP - P Open fields, meadows, and crops Haemorhous House Finch - - - P mexicanus House Sparrow Passer domesticus - - - P House Wren Troglodytes aedon - - - P Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides - - - P Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea - - - P Killdeer Charadrius vociferus - - - P Shallow marshes, especially with patches of open, deeper water. King Rail Rallus elegans ST SGCN-HP - P Breed in low-salinity freshwater and brackish marshes. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus - - - P Vermivora Lawrence's Warbler chrysoptera x - - - P (hybrid) cyanoptera (F2 backcross) Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis ST SGCN - P Migrant - flyover Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus - - - P Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla - - - P Lesser Black-backed Larus fuscus - - - P Gull Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes - - - P Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii - - - P Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Migrant and breeds along clear, perennial streams in mature Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla - SGCN - P deciduous or mixed forest. Nest on the ground. EARLY spring migrant (March/April) and EARLY fall migrant (July/August). Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia - - - P Mallard Anas platyrhynchos - - - P

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Marsh Wren Cistothorus palustris - - - P Merlin Falco columbarius - - 20177 O Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura - - - P Geothlypis Mourning Warbler - - - P philadelphia Mute Swan Cygnus olor - - - P Nashville Warbler Leiothlypis ruficapilla - - - P Open habitats, including agricultural fields, grasslands, open pine or Northern Bobwhite Colinus virginianus - SGCN-HP - P mixed forests, especially patchwork areas. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis - - - P Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus - - - P Year-round. Prefer to nest in mature and old-growth forests with Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis SSC SGCN 3/26/20187 P more than 60% closed canopy. Will be found in most woodland habitat in the non-breeding season. Large, undisturbed wetlands and grasslands with low, thick Northern Harrier Circus hudsonius ST SGCN 4/9/20194,6,7 O vegetation. Breed in freshwater and brackish marshes, grazed meadows, old fields, and riverside woodlands. Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos - - - P Setophaga Northern Parula - - - P americana Northern Pintail Anas acuta - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Northern Rough- Stelgidopteryx - - - P winged Swallow serripennis Northern Saw-whet Aegolius acadicus - - - P Owl Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata - - - U Northern Shrike Lanius borealis - - - P Parkesia Northern Waterthrush - - - P novaboracensis Possible migrant, unlikely breeder. Montane and northern coniferous Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi - SGCN-HP - P forests, at forest edges and openings, such as meadows and ponds. Orchard Oriole Icterus spurius - - - P

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Orange-crowned Leiothlypis celata - - - P Warbler Migrant - flyover. Breed along the edge of large waterbodies or Osprey Pandion haliaetus SSC SGCN 20117 O8 coastal areas. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla - - - P Setophaga Palm Warbler palmarum - - - P hypochrysea Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos - - - P Breed in open landscapes with steep cliffsides. Migrants will forage Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus SE SGCN 12/18/20187 O over any open habitat but prefer open coastal areas. Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus - - - P Pied-billed Grebe Poldilymbus podiceps ST SGCN - U Fresh to brackish open water. Construct floating nests. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus - - - P Pine Siskin Spinus pinus - - - P Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus - - - P Anser Pink-footed Goose - - - P brachyrhynchus Migrant and breeder. Any various shrubby habitats, including Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor - SGCN - P regenerating forests and open fields with vegetation 3-15 ft. tall. Haemorhous Purple Finch - - - P purpureus Purple Martin Progne subis - - - P Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra - - - P Red-bellied Melanerpes carolinus - - - P Woodpecker Red-breasted Mergus serrator - - - U Merganser Red-breasted Sitta canadensis - - - P Nuthatch Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus - - - P Redhead Aythya americana - - - U

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Deciduous woodlands with oak or beech, groves of dead or dying Red-headed Melanerpes SSC SGCN-HP - P trees, burned areas, clearings, orchards, parks, farmland, forest Woodpecker erythrocephalus edges, and roadsides. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena - - - U Year-round. Prefer bottomland hardwood stands, flooded deciduous Red-shouldered Hawk Buteo lineatus SSC SGCN - P swamps, and upland mixed deciduous or conifer forests with open subcanopy. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis - - 20194,6,7 O Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata - - - U Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoneiceus - - 7/12/20184 O Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis - - - P Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris - - - U Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus - - - P Rock Pigeon Columba livia - - - P Rose-breasted Pheucticus - - - P Grosbeak ludovicianus Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus - - 20197 O Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula - - - P Ruby-throated Archilochus colubris - - - P Hummingbird Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus - SGCN - P Year-round. Any deciduous or mixed woodlands and forests. Breed in wet forests, fens, bogs, muskeg, and beaver ponds. Migrants Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus - SGCN-HP - P mostly occur along any wetlands Sanderling Calidris alba - - - P Passerculus Savannah sparrow - - 7/19/20184,5 O sandwichensis Mature deciduous and mixed deciduous-coniferous forests. Nest in Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea - SGCN - P oak, pine-oak, oak-hickory, beech, and hemlock-hardwood forests. Charadrius Semipalmated Plover - - - P semipalmatus

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Semipalmated Migrant - stopover at mudflats, sandy beaches, lakeshores, and wet Calidris pusilla - SGCN-HP - P Sandpiper meadows. Year-round. Breed in dense forest, ideally with a closed canopy. More Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus SSC SGCN 20197 O8 likely to occur in the non-breeding season when they use a variety of wooded and woodland edge habitat. Migrant - impoundments, flooded farm fields, and margins of rivers, Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus - SGCN-HP - P lakes, and bays. Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus SE SGCN-HP 3/26/20186,7 O Any open habitats Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis - - - P Snow Goose Chen caerulescens - - - P Snowy Egret Egretta thula - SGCN - U Swamps, grassy ponds, temporary pools, and wet fields. Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus - - 20097 O Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria - - - P Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia - - 7/12/20184 O Sora Porzana carolina - - - P Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius - - - P Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus - - - P Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus - - - P Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana - - - P Tenessee Warbler Leiothlypis peregrina - - - P Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor - - 7/12/20184 O Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor - - - P Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura - - - P Bartramia Pastures, grasslands, and agricultural fields (especially fallow) with Upland Sandpiper ST SGCN-HP - P longicauda minimal woody vegetation and bare ground. Veery Catharus fuscescens - - - P Breeder/migrant. Any open areas with short, sparse grass and Vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus SSC SGCN-HP - P scattered shrubs including old fields, pastures, weedy fence lines and roadsides, hayfields, and native grasslands. Virginia Rail Rallus limicola - - - P

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Most Potential Status/ CWCS Recent Date to Occur at Common Name Latin Name Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or SGCN species Rank1 Status2 Observed at the Facility Facility Area Area3 Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus - - - P White-breasted Sitta carolinensis - - - P Nuthatch White-crowned Zonotrichia - - - P Sparrow leucophrys White-throated Zonotrichia albicollis - - - P Sparrow White-winged Scoter Melanitta deglandi - SGCN - U Migrant - flyover Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo - - - P Breed in shrubs near standing of running water, prefer willows. Willow Flycatcher Empidonax traillii - SGCN - P Migrants use shrubby clearings, pastures, and woodlan edges often near water. Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata - - - P Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla - - - P Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis - - - P Wood Duck Aix sponsa - - - U Breed in mature deciduous and mixed forests. Will also use Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina - SGCN - P fragmented woodlands, parks, and swamp edge. Migrants use a variety of woodland edge habitats Breeds in mature deciduous or mixed deciduous-coniferous forest Helmitheros Worm-eating Warbler - SGCN - P with patches of dense understory, usually on steep hillside. Nest on vermivorum the ground Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia - - - P Yellow-bellied Empidonax - - - P Flycatcher flaviventris Yellow-bellied Sphyrapicus varius - - - P Sapsucker Yellow-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus americanus - - - P Yellow-rumped Setophaga coronata - - - P Warbler Yellow-throated Vireo Vireo flavifrons - - - P 1SSC=State Species of Concern, ST=State Threatened, SE=State Endangered

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2NYSDEC Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) designations: High Priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN-HP), Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) 3U=Unlikely, P=Potential, O=Observed at the Facility Area 4Greene Solar Facility Field Surveys Incidental observation (2017 – 2018) 5Greene Solar Facility Grassland breeding bird survey (May-July 2018) 6Greene Solar Facility Grassland raptor survey (Mar.-Apr. 2018) 7NYSDEC winter raptor surveys (2008-2019) 8Recorded observation(s) include a flyover at or in the vicinity of the Facility Area

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Table 22-A.3 Mammals observed or likely to occur at the Facility Area

Potential to State Status/ CWCS Federal Occur on Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or Common Name Scientific Name Rarity Game Status SourceD RankA StatusB StatusC the Facility SGN spp. Status AreaE Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P Masked shrew Sorex cinereus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P Smoky shrew Sorex fumeus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P Long-tailed shrew Sorex dispar - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P Northern short- Blarina brevicauda - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P tailed shrew American water Sorex palustris - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 U shrew Hairy-tailed mole Parascalops breweri - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P Eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus - - - - Unprotected 5 Star-nosed mole Condylura cristata - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P Winter hibernacula are caves and mines. Summer roosts are under loose bark, tree hollows, man-made boxes, Little brown attics, and crawl spaces. Can be found Myotis lucifugus - SGCN-HP S1S2 - Unprotected 1, 5 P myotis in any deciduous or mixed deciduous forests or woodlands. Forage over forest trails, cliff faces, meadows, and farmland. Winter hibernacula are caves and mines. Summer roosts are under loose bark or in tree hollows. Can be found Northern long- Myotis in any deciduous or mixed deciduous ST SGCN-HP S1 LT Protected 1, 4, 5 P eared bat septentrionalis forests and forest edges. Forage in enclosed forested areas along forest trails and semi-open woodlands. Rarely venture into the open area. Winter hibernacula are caves and mines. Summer roosts are under loose bark or in tree hollows. Can be found Indiana myotis Myotis sodalis SE SGCN-HP S1 LE Protected 4, 5 P in any deciduous or mixed deciduous forests. Forage in enclosed areas along forest trails and semi-open woodlands.

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Potential to State Status/ CWCS Federal Occur on Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or Common Name Scientific Name Rarity Game Status SourceD RankA StatusB StatusC the Facility SGN spp. Status AreaE Found in heavily forested, mountain regions, frequently but not exclusively in caves in hemlock forests. Likely will Eastern small- be found in any hemlock forest Myotis leibii SSC SGCN S1S3 - Not listed 5 P footed myotis habitats and from rock falls, caves, mines and rock crevices associated with hemlock forest regions. Hibernacula are caves and mines. Lasionycteris - Silver-haired bat - SGCN - Unprotected 5 P noctivagans Perimyotis - Tri-colored bat - SGCN-HP - Unprotected 5 P subflavus Big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus - - - - Unprotected 5 P Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis - SGCN - - Unprotected 5 P Hoary bat Lasiurus cinereus - SGCN - - Unprotected 5 P Coyote Canis latrans - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P Red fox Vulpes vulpes - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P Urocyon Gray fox - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P cineroargenteus American black Ursus americanus - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P bear Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P Raccoon Procyon lotor - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P Fisher Martes pennanti - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P Ermine Mustela erminea - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P Long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P American mink Neovision vison - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P North American Lontra canadensis - - - - Game Species 1, 5 U river otter Bobcat Lynx rufus - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P Odocoileus White-tailed deer - - - - Game Species 1, 2, 5 O virginianus Eastern chipmunk Tamias striatus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P Woodchuck Marmota monax - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P

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Potential to State Status/ CWCS Federal Occur on Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or Common Name Scientific Name Rarity Game Status SourceD RankA StatusB StatusC the Facility SGN spp. Status AreaE Eastern gray Sciurus niger - - - - Game Species 1, 2, 5 P squirrel Tamiasciurus Red squirrel - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P hudsonicus Southern flying Glaucomys volans - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 U squirrel Northern flying Glaucomys sabrinus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 U squirrel American beaver Castor canadensis - - - - Game Species 1, 5 U North American Peromyscus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P deermouse maniculatus White-footed Peromyscus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P deermouse leucopus Southern red- Myodes gapperi - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P backed vole Microtus Meadow vole - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P pennsylvanicus Microtus Rock vole - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 U chrotorrhinus Woodland vole Microtus pinetorum - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 U Common muskrat Ondatra zibethicus - - - - Game Species 1, 5 U Southern bog Synaptomys cooperi - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 U lemming Black rat Rattus rattus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P Norway rat Rattus norvegicus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P House mouse Mus musculus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P Meadow jumping Zapus hudsonius - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P mouse Woodland Napaeozapus - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 U jumping mouse insignis North American Erethizon dorsata - - - - Unprotected 1, 5 P porcupine Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus - - - - Game Species 1, 5 P New England Sylvilagus SSC - S1S2 - Protected 5 U cottontail transitionalis

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Potential to State Status/ CWCS Federal Occur on Preferred habitat for status, SSC, or Common Name Scientific Name Rarity Game Status SourceD RankA StatusB StatusC the Facility SGN spp. Status AreaE Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus - - - - Game Species 1, 5 U A SSC=State Species of Concern, ST=State Threatened, SE=State Endangered B NYSDEC Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy (CWCS) designations: High Priority Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN-HP), Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) C LE=Listed Endangered, LT=Listed Threatened DSource: 1 – Species common in New York State and likely to occur in the Facility Area 2 – Species observed within the Facility Area during natural resource surveys 3 – Identified in correspondence with New York Natural Heritage Program as documented in the vicinity of the Facility Area 4 – Identified in USFWS IPaC list as potentially occurring at or near the Facility Area 5 – Species identified in Natural Resource Inventory of Greene County EO=Observed, P=Potential, U=Unlikely Sources: IUCN 2018. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2018-2. Accessed on November 20, 2019 at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation [NYSDEC]. Checklist of Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of New York State. Retrieved November 20, 2019 from: https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/vertchklst0410.pdf NYSDEC. Environmental Resource Mapper. Accessed November 20, 2019. Available at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/gis/erm/ NYSDEC. Bats of New York. Accessed November 20, 2019 from: https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/batsofny.pdf Stevens, G. and C. Graham. 2019. Natural Resource Inventory for Greene County, New York. Hudsonia Ltd., in collaboration with the Greene Land Trust and the Cornell Cooperative Extension. Available at: https://www.greenelandtrust.org/projects/nri-and-conservation-priorities.

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Table 22-A.4 Herptile species observed or likely to be found at the Facility Area

Potential to Occur Common name Scientific name Status SourceA on Facility AreaB Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix S3, SGCN 2 U Jefferson salamander Ambystoma jeffersonianum SC, SGCN-HP 2 P Blue-spotted salamander Ambystoma laterale SC, SGCN-HP 2 P Spotted salamander Amystoma maculatum - 2 P American toad Bufo americanus - 2 P Snapping turtle Chelydra serpetina SGCN 2 P Painted turtle Chrysemys picta - 2 P Spotted turtle Clemmys guttata S3, SC, SGCN 2 P Timber rattlesnake Crotalus horridus S3, T, SGCN-HP 2 U Northern dusky salamander Desmognathus fuscus - 2 P Allegheny mountain dusky - 2 P salamander Desmognathus ochrophaeus Ring-necked snake Diadophis punctatus - 2 P Eastern rat snake Elaphe alleghaniensis SGCN 2 P Northern two-lined salamander Eurycea bislineata - 2 P Long-tailed salamander Eurycea longicauda S2S3, SC, SGCN-HP 2 U Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta S3, SC, SGCN-HP 2 P Northern map turtle Graptemys geographica S3, SGCN 2 U Spring salamander Gyrinophilus porphyriticus - 2 P Four-toed salamander Hemidactylium scutatum SGCN-HP 2 U Gray treefrog Hyla versicolor - 2 P Milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum - 2 P Smooth greensnake Liochlorophis vernalis SGCN 2 P Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus SC, SGCN 2 U Northern water snake Nerodia sipedon - 2 P Eastern newt Notophthalmus viridescens - 2 P Eastern red-backed salamander Plethodon cinereus - 1, 2 P Northern slimy salamander Plethodon glutinosus - 2 P Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer - 1, 2 O Bullfrog Rana catebeiana - 2 P Green frog Rana clamitans - 1, 2 P Pickerel frog Rana palustris - 2 P Northern leopard frog Rana pipiens - 2 P Wood frog Rana sylvatica - 1, 2 O Dekay's brown snake Storeria dekayi - 2 P Red-bellied snake Storeria occipitomaculata - 2 P Eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina S3, SC, SGCN-HP 2 P Eastern ribbon snake Thamnophis sauritus SGCN 2 P Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis - 1, 2 P A Source: 1-Greene Solar Facility Vernal Pool Assessment (2019); 2-Green County Natural Resource Inventory B O=Observed, P=Potential, U=Unlikely Source: Stevens, G. and C. Graham. 2019. Natural Resource Inventory for Greene County, New York. Hudsonia Ltd., in collaboration with the Greene Land Trust and the Cornell Cooperative Extension. Available at: https://www.greenelandtrust.org/projects/nri-and-conservation-priorities.

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Table 22-A.5 Invertebrate species observed or likely to be found at the Facility Area

Type Common name Order SourceA Arachnid Spiders Araneae 1 Arachnid Ticks Acari 1 Insect Ants Hymenoptera 1 Insect Aphids Hemiptera 1 Insect Beetles Coleoptera 1, 2 Insect Butterflies/moths Lepidoptera 1, 3 Insect Cicadas Hemiptera 1 Insect Crickets Orthoptera 1 Insect Dragonflies/damselflies Odonata 1, 3 Insect Fleas Diptera 1 Insect Flies Diptera 1 Insect Grasshoppers Orthoptera 1 Insect Mantises Mantodea 1 Insect Mosquitos Diptera 1, 2 Insect True bugs Hemiptera 1 Insect Mites Acari 1 Insect Moths Lepidoptera 1 Insect Bees Hymenoptera 1 Insect Wasps Hymenoptera 1 Insect Pillbug Isopoda 1 Insect Mayflies Ephemeroptera 1 Insect Caddisflies Trichoptera 1 Annelid Earthworms Oligochaeta 1 Annelid Leeches Hirundinidae 1 Mollusk Land snails [various] 1, 2, 3 Mollusk Aquatic snails [various] 1, 3 ASource: 1–Likely occurrence 2–Greene County Solar Facility Vernal Pool Assessment Survey (2019) 3–Greene County Natural Resource Inventory Source: Stevens, G. and C. Graham. 2019. Natural Resource Inventory for Greene County, New York. Hudsonia Ltd., in collaboration with the Greene Land Trust and the Cornell Cooperative Extension. Available at: https://www.greenelandtrust.org/projects/nri-and-conservation-priorities.

Greene County Solar Facility Case No. 17-F-0617

Appendix 22-B

Existing Plant Communities Report

Article 10 Application Greene County Solar Facility

Existing Plant Communities Report

For the

Greene County Solar Facility Coxsackie, Greene County, New York

December 2019

Prepared for: Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Energy Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Energy Greene County 3 LLC 621 W. Randolph Street Chicago, Illinois 60661

Prepared by: Tetra Tech, Inc. 301 Ellicott Street Buffalo, New York 14203

Hecate Energy Existing Plant Communities Report Greene County Solar Facility

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ...... 1 Project Description ...... 1 Site Background Information ...... 2 METHODS ...... 3 Desktop Data Review ...... 3 Field Surveys ...... 3 Ecological Communities Impact Analysis ...... 3 RESULTS ...... 4 Appalachian Oak-Hickory forest ...... 4 Red maple-hardwood swamp ...... 4 Cropland/row crops ...... 4 Cropland/field crops ...... 4 Successional old field ...... 5 Successional shrubland ...... 5 Shallow emergent marsh ...... 5 Common reed marsh ...... 5 Shrub swamp ...... 5 Reverted drained muckland ...... 6 Developed land ...... 6 IMPACT ASSESSMENT ...... 7 Proposed Plant Community Impacts ...... 7 SUMMARY ...... 9 REFERENCES ...... 10

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Table 1. Plant Communities Impacted by Construction and Operation of the Greene County Solar Facility ...... 8

LIST OF APPENDICES

APPENDIX A Figures Figure 1. Facility Location Figure 2. Plant Community Assessment Area Figure 3. Existing Plant Communities APPENDIX B Photographic Log

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LIST OF ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS

AC alternating current Assessment Area 500-foot buffer of limit of disturbance and remaining Facility Area used for mapping plant communities CHGE Central Hudson Gas and Electric DC direct current ESA Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended Facility equipment and infrastructure associated with the Greene County Solar Facility Facility Area 827-acre area being leased Ft feet GIS Geospatial Information System Hecate Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Greene 3 LLC IPaC Information, Planning, and Conservation System kV kilovolts LOD Limit of Disturbance MW megawatt NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NYNHP New York Natural Heritage Program NYS New York State NYSDEC New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 4 NYSDPS New York State Department of Public Service PV photovoltaic ROW right-of-way Tetra Tech Tetra Tech, Inc. U.S.C United States Code USDA United States Department of Agriculture USFS U.S. Forest Service USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USGS U.S. Geological Survey

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INTRODUCTION

On behalf of Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Energy Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Energy Greene 3 LLC (Hecate), Tetra Tech, Inc. (Tetra Tech) completed an evaluation of potential impacts from construction and operation of a 50-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar generation facility (Facility) on plant communities on approximately 827-acre of privately-owned land (Facility Area) in Greene County, New York. This report provides a detailed summary of existing plant communities present in the Facility Area and includes description of each community type, according to Ecological Communities of New York State (Edinger et al. 2004), as well as an evaluation of the potential impacts based on the proposed Facility layout. The information provided in this report should also be acceptable for the New York Department of Environmental Conservation Region 4 (NYSDEC) to make species determinations under Title 6 Part 182 of the New York State Codes of Rules and Regulations determinations or, alternatively, recommendations for determinations to the New York State Department of Public Service (NYSDPS), the lead reviewing agency at the state level.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Hecate Energy is proposing to construct the Facility on approximately 827 acres of privately-owned located in the Town of Coxsackie along Farm to Market Road, between United States Route 9W and New York State Route 385, approximately 21 miles south of the City of Albany, New York. The Facility will have a nameplate capacity of approximately 50 MW (alternating current [AC]) and is expected to generate approximately 93,406 megawatt-hours of energy annually. The Facility will consist of solar arrays and associated infrastructure and have a footprint that occupies approximately 379 acres (46 percent [%]) of the total 827-acre Facility Area. The design of the Facility consists of the following components: • A solar field of photovoltaic (PV) panels producing direct current electricity mounted on single-axis tracking structures that will follow the sun throughout the day; • Inverters within weather rated enclosures dispersed throughout the Facility (amongst the solar arrays) to convert direct current electricity to AC electricity; • Medium voltage transformers that will raise the low voltage from the inverters to medium voltage cable collection systems (13.8 kilovolt [kV] and 34 kV) that will extend underground to collection points for connection to the transmission grid; • New on-site adjacent collection substations to which the solar 34 kV medium voltage collection systems will connect to and be raised to the 69 kV transmission voltage; • New Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation (CHGE) built switchyard to be located adjacent to the solar collection substation on lands within the Facility Area that will connect to the Facility to the CHGE 69 kV transmission line located directly adjacent to the Facility Area; • A new 13.8 kV pole mounted electrical recloser switch which will connect the 13.8 kV medium voltage solar collection system to the CHGE grid; • A new CHGE-built, approximately 0.85 mile long offsite 13.8 kV distribution line that will connect a portion of the Facility to the existing offsite Coxsackie Substation that is connected to the CHGE 69 kV transmission line; • Monitoring, control, and protection systems to remotely control the solar Facility to reliably operate on the New York State grid; • Internal civil infrastructure, including parking, permanent gravel access roads and grass pathways, security fencing around Facility equipment, and landscape screening vegetation; • Temporary laydown, construction office trailers, and other temporary facilities and equipment staging areas during construction of the Facility, all within the planned limit of disturbance within Facility Area; and • Conservation areas planned for continued agricultural uses, or potentially for habitat conservation.

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The Facility will use the same type of PV panels installed on over one million homes in the United States. The PV panels for the Facility will be ground-mounted on a low-profile racking system that will be supported by I-beam posts driven into the ground. The result is an extremely small ground disturbance footprint associated with the panels. A portion of the Facility output (the two 20-megawatt outputs) will connect to the be on CHGE’s 69 kV transmission line that extends between the existing North Catskill and Coxsackie Substations. The remaining portion of the Facility output (the 10 megawatt output) will connect to CHGE’s grid at the Coxsackie 13.8 kV Substation, via a new CHGE-built and owned 0.85-mile long, offsite 13.8 kV distribution line to be located within an existing CHGE right- of-way along Stacy Road.

SITE BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The Facility area is located within the Hannacroix Creek-Hudson River (Hydrologic Unit Code [HUC] 0202000604) and Saw Kill-Hudson River (HUC 0202000611) watersheds. Within a 2-mile radius around the Facility Area, are various commercial and residential developments, with the nearest residential neighborhood located immediately to the south, along Sleepy Hollow Road. Several rural residences also are located adjacent to the Facility Area, but more sparsely amongst the agricultural fields and forested areas. The Coxsackie-Athens Junior and Senior High Schools are located approximately one half mile north of the Facility Area, and the town of Coxsackie is located approximately 0.5 mile to the northeast. Appendix A, Figure 1 depicts the Facility location on a topographic base map, and Figure 2 provides the Facility Area on an aerial base map. According to Descriptions of the Ecosystem Regions of the United States (Bailey 1995), the Facility Area is entirely within the Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Oceanic) Province, which is characterized by a temperate deciduous forest dominated by tall broadleaf trees. These trees typically provide a high canopy that is dense and continuous in the summer months, then shed their leaves in winter (United States Forest Service [USFS] 2014). Topography can be characterized as flat to moderate slopes with occasional steep-sided stream valleys dispersed throughout. Soils within the Facility Area are predominantly silt loam, sandy loam, and silty clay loam (USDA 2019).

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METHODS

Tetra Tech used a combination of desktop assessment, field surveys, and post-field data analysis to evaluate impacts to plant communities in the Facility Area. Plant communities occurring within the Facility Area were characterized according to Ecological Communities of New York State (Edinger et al. 2014). Plant species within the Facility Area were documented during on-site field surveys between November 2016 and August 2019; plant communities were identified using that information and with the assistance of available geospatial data and aerial imagery. Plant communities were mapped for all land areas within the Facility Area using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software. In addition to natural communities, Edinger et. al (2014) includes descriptions of “cultural” communities, defined as communities “created, or maintained, by human activities, or [that] are modified by human influence to such a degree, that the physical conformation of the land, or the biological composition of the resident community, is significantly different from the character of the land or community prior to modern human influence.” The Facility Area was evaluated for both natural and cultural communities.

DESKTOP DATA REVIEW

A desktop analysis of existing information, including background research and survey data review, was conducted to compile natural history and ecological information for the Facility Area. Specific data reviewed included: • Aerial photographs to identify general plant community types, drainages, and other landscape features; • National Land Cover Database (MRLC 2016); • United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Web Soil Survey; • U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 7.5-minute series topographic maps; and • Site-specific aquatic resource data from the wetland and waterbody delineation field efforts 2016-2019 (Tetra Tech 2018; 2019a; 2019b).

FIELD SURVEYS

Experienced biologists from Tetra Tech conducted an ecological community assessment in conjunction with wetland and waterbody delineation field surveys from November 2016 to August 2019. Surveyors documented general plant community boundaries and conditions, representative plant species, vegetation age class, and any notable features.

ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES IMPACT ANALYSIS

Tetra Tech created an Assessment Area (a 500-foot buffer of the LOD plus the rest of the leased Facility Area) to map the extent of plant communities identified in or near the Facility Area. Areas outside the Facility Area boundary were not physically surveyed and therefore plant communities were evaluated by aerial interpretation. The mapped plant communities in the Assessment Area total approximately 1,136.82 acres. Tetra Tech used the approximately 378.69-acre limit of disturbance (LOD) boundary to depict the extents and quantity of impact to each identified plant community type during Facility construction and operation. The boundaries of the Assessment Area and the LOD are depicted in Appendix A, Figure 2.

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RESULTS

Findings from the desktop and field data review indicate the presence of 17 primary community types within the Delineation Area during the survey efforts, including both natural and cultural communities as described in Edinger et al. (2004). Table 1 (Section 4.1) summarizes the extent of each of the community types present within the Delineation Area and the proposed impact area in the Facility LOD. A review of state and federal database information indicated no known records of protected plant species or significant ecological communities within the Facility Area. Appendix A, Figure 2 shows the extent of the plant communities delineated in the vicinity of the Facility, and the extents of the LOD. Representative photographs of the community types identified are provided in Appendix B.

APPALACHIAN OAK-HICKORY FOREST

Appalachian oak-hickory forest (G4G5 S4) is a broadly-defined community type with several regional variants. Dominant tree species observed in this community include American elm (Ulmus americana), red oak (Quercus rubrum), white oak (Quercus alba), shagbark hickory (Carya ovata), white ash (Fraxinus americana), and sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) and black cherry (Prunus serotina) also were observed along with an abundance of sugar maple and American beech (Fagus grandifolia) saplings. Dominant shrubs and small trees documented throughout the community include American hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana), grey dogwood (Cornus racemosa), and common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica).

RED MAPLE-HARDWOOD SWAMP

Red maple-hardwood swamp (G5 S4 S5) is a broadly defined swamp community that occurs in poorly-drained depressions or basins, usually on inorganic soil. In the Facility Area, these communities include red maple (Acer rubrum), green ash, American elm, and American hop hornbeam. Shrub species observed include silky dogwood (Cornus amomum), multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), and common buckthorn, while herbaceous species included creeping jenny (Lysimachia nummularia), wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana), and various sedges (Carex spp.).

CROPLAND/ROW CROPS

Cropland/row crops (unranked cultural) includes agricultural fields planted in row crops such as corn (Zea mays), potatoes (Solanum tuberosum), and soybeans (Glycine max), and also includes vegetable gardens in residential areas. This community type covers a large proportion of the Facility Area and crops grown are primarily corn and soy.

CROPLAND/FIELD CROPS

Cropland/field crops (unranked cultural) includes agricultural fields planted in field crops such as alfalfa (Medicago sativa), wheat (Triticum spp.), timothy (Phleum pratense), and oats (Avena sativa). This community type also includes hayfields that are rotated to pasture. While no areas within the Facility Area are used for pasture, hay fields and cover crops are common across the Facility Area.

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SUCCESSIONAL OLD FIELD

Successional old field (G5 S5) are areas that had been cleared in the past for farming and has since been abandoned and now dominated by forbs and grasses. The dominant species observed in these communities are timothy, annual bluegrass (Poa annua), red clover (Trifolium pratense), Canada bluegrass (Poa compressa), Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis), various asters (Symphyotrichum spp.), and common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Several areas of this community type occur in the Facility Area, usually between woodlots and active agricultural fields.

SUCCESSIONAL SHRUBLAND

Successional shrubland (G5 S5) occur in sites that have been cleared or disturbed and that have at least 50% shrub cover. This community occurs along the eastern side of the Facility Area (primarily off-site) and includes a shrub layer dominated by red osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), raspberries (Rubus spp.), multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), honeysuckle (Lonicera spp.), and buckthorn along with forbs such as Queen Anne’s lace (Daucus carota) and brown knapweed (Centaurea jacea).

SHALLOW EMERGENT MARSH

Shallow emergent marsh (G5 S5) are a common and highly variable wetland community of mineral or mucky soils with water depths that generally range from 15 centimeters to 1 meter during flood stages, but that exhibit a drop in water level by mid- to late-summer such that the substrate is exposed during an average year. While most of the emergent wetlands within the Facility Area boundary occur on relatively recently cultivated fields (and are therefore classified as reverted types), several shallow emergent marshes occur in swales and meadows adjacent to agricultural fields. Species observed within this community include woolgrass (Scirpus cyperinus), sedges (Carex spp.), and cattail (Typha spp.).

COMMON REED MARSH

Common reed marsh (unranked cultural) are communities in which, due to disturbance, common reed (Phragmites australis) has become dominant. This community either completely or partially encompasses several wetlands at the Facility Area, especially in lower-lying areas or drainages adjacent to major streams. Other species that occur within this community include purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria), fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea), gray dogwood, giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea), and dark green bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens).

SHRUB SWAMP

Shrub swamp (G5 S5) are a broadly-defined community having over 50% shrub cover. This community occurs in only three areas in the Facility Area, in delineated palustrine scrub-shrub wetlands. Dominant species observed included dogwood species (Cornus racemosa and C. amomum), American hornbeam (Carpinus caroliniana), creeping jenny, and purple loosestrife.

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REVERTED DRAINED MUCKLAND

Reverted Drained Mucklands (unranked cultural) occur in depressional areas that had been drained and cultivated but are now successional old fields and allowed to flood. The dominant species observed are reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea), sedges, lamp rush (Juncus effusus), and purple loosestrife.

DEVELOPED LAND

Developed Land at the Facility Area consists of seven cultural communities as defined by Edinger et al. (2014), and include areas of rural structures, paved and unpaved roads, mowed lawns with trees, and mowed or maintained pathways (usually as electrical or natural gas ROWs). Some of these areas are sparsely vegetated with lichens, mosses, and terrestrial algae or lack vegetation altogether. Residential lawns are dominated by grasses and forbs and such communities that are shaded by at least 30% cover of trees are considered “Mowed Lawn with Trees.” Parallel railroad and overhead electrical ROWs cross the western portion of the Assessment Area. The vegetation in this mowed/maintained strip is dominated by grasses, forbs, vines, and low shrubs that can tolerate infrequent mowing.

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IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Hecate has designed a layout that concentrates impacts from construction and operation of the Facility in existing cultural communities or previously-disturbed areas, thereby minimizing impacts to natural communities. In addition, appropriate best management practices will be used during construction to protect adjacent plant communities from potential impacts. Specific impacts to existing plant communities within the Facility Area will be limited and are described below.

PROPOSED PLANT COMMUNITY IMPACTS

Impacts to vegetation community can be categorized into three types of impacts: permanent loss, temporary, and permanent conversion. Certain areas within the Facility such as access roads, substations, and appurtenant electrical equipment will result in permanent loss of the existing vegetation community. Areas where plant communities will be permitted to revegetate back to the same successional cover type that existed prior to Facility construction are subject to temporary impacts. These include areas within and around the panel array limits, which will be maintained (periodically mowed) as low-growing grasses and forbs, a cover type that is similar to the cropland/field crops community. Therefore, the only vegetation community that will have temporary impacts is the cropland/field crops community. The remaining impact type to vegetation communities is permanent conversion to a cover type that is different and of a lesser successional state than what the pre-construction condition is. Vegetation cover will, therefore, remain but will be of a different community type. Although the change of cropland/row crops is considered a permanent conversion of a vegetation community, the replacement of an agricultural monoculture that involves periodic land disturbance with a diverse community of grasses that will be maintained in place through the life of the Facility will likely result in cover type improvements. Approximately 387.69 acres of the mapped plant communities will be either temporarily disturbed, permanently lost, or permanently converted due to construction and operation of the Facility. Approximately 362.07 acres of the LOD consists of cropland, successional old field/shrubland, mowed areas, or reverted drained muckland, all of which have been previously disturbed at regular or frequent intervals (e.g., mowing, herbicide, plowing, disking, and planting). Therefore, Hecate has concentrated approximately 96% of the planned disturbance within communities that are prone to anthropogenic manipulation, resulting in minor and discountable impacts to other more natural and intact communities. Approximately 11.70 acres of forested land will also be impacted by construction of the Facility. Table 1 below provides a summary of impacts by community type, for each Facility component based on the proposed layout.

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Table 1. Plant Communities Impacted by Construction and Operation of the Greene County Solar Facility

Plant Community Gravel Non Gravel Trenching Module Laydown Grading Electrical Tree Acres in LOD Substation Type Roads Roads Area Areas & Parking Areas Components1 Clearing

Appalachian oak- 11.700 0.394 0.739 0.214 1.271 0.002 1.303 0.006 0.003 7.405 hickory forest Common reed 0.047 - 0.018 ------marsh Cropland/Field 69.251 4.012 3.701 1.456 42.772 4.341 2.950 0.026 1.515 0.557 crops Cropland/Row crops 269.318 10.771 10.445 5.497 187.837 4.627 5.215 0.116 - 1.080 Mowed lawn with 0.988 0.080 0.011 0.023 0.006 - - - - - trees Mowed pathway 0.031 ------

Paved road/ path 0.352 - 0.018 ------Reverted drained 11.072 0.210 0.330 0.136 2.084 - 0.666 0.001 0.061 0.129 muckland Rural structure 0.016 ------exterior Shallow emergent 1.369 0.067 0.064 0.044 0.829 - 0.314 - - 0.164 marsh Shrub swamp 0.188 0.02 ------0.115 Successional old 7.113 0.383 0.509 0.127 1.486 - 0.531 0.005 0.182 0.691 field Successional 4.323 0.08 0.347 0.150 0.414 - 0.593 - - 1.538 shrubland Unpaved 2.919 0.038 2.044 0.281 - - 1.567 - - 0.211 Roads/Paths TOTALS 2, 3 378.69 acres 16.06 acres 18.23 acres 7.93 acres 236.70 acres 8.97 acres 13.14 acres 0.15 acre 1.76 acres 11.89 acres

1 Includes switchgear, junction boxes, inverters, and inverter stations. 2 Project areas overlap during construction, and therefore the totals in individual columns are not complimentary. Total disturbance is provided in LOD impact, and each component is mutually exclusive from the others. 3 Grouping and rounding may result in minor, discountable acreage inconsistencies

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SUMMARY

Hecate completed desktop and field surveys to evaluate potential impacts from construction and operation of the proposed Greene County Solar Facility on existing plant communities. Hecate has classified and evaluated the impacts to existing plant communities through the review of available background information and site-specific field data. Results of these efforts identified 17 communities within the focus area, including 10 natural and 7 cultural communities, as described by Edinger et al. 2014. No rare or significant natural communities were identified in background research or field surveys. Impacts to mapped plant communities are presented in Table 1 (above) and supporting documentation is included in Appendices A-D. Hecate has proposed to minimize impacts to existing natural plant communities by both concentrating design of the Facility in previously-disturbed areas and/or cultural communities and through the use of appropriate best management practices during construction. Impacts to natural communities within the Facility Area will be limited.

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REFERENCES

Bailey, Robert G. 1995. Description of the ecoregions of the United States. 2d ed. rev. and expanded (1st ed. 1980). Misc. Publ. No. 1391 (rev.), Washington, DC: USDA Forest Service. 108 p. with separate map at 1:7,500,000.

Edinger, G. J., D. J. Evans, S. Gebauer, T. G. Howard, D. M. Hunt, and A. M. Olivero. 2004. Ecological Communities of New York State – Second Edition. A revised and expanded edition of Carol Reschke’s Ecological Communities of New York State. New York Natural Heritage Program, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Albany, NY.

Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium [MRLC]. 2016. National Land Cover Database 2016 – Landcover and Imperviousness (NLCD2016). Available at: https://www.mrlc.gov/data?f%5B0%5D=category%3Aland%20cover&f%5B1%5D=year%3A2016. Accessed November 5, 2019.

Tetra Tech, Inc. 2018. Wetland Delineation Report for the Greene County Solar Facility. Prepared for Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Energy Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Energy Greene County 3 LLC, Chicago, Illinois.

Tetra Tech, Inc. 2019a. Aquatic Resources Report for the Greene County Solar Facility. Prepared for Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Energy Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Energy Greene County 3 LLC, Chicago, Illinois.

Tetra Tech, Inc. 2019b. Supplemental Aquatic Resources Report for the Greene County Solar Facility. Prepared for Hecate Energy Greene 1 LLC, Hecate Energy Greene 2 LLC, and Hecate Energy Greene County 3 LLC, Chicago, Illinois.

United States Department of Agriculture [USDA]. 2019. Web Soil Survey. Available at: https://websoilsurvey.sc.egov.usda.gov/. Accessed November 27, 2019.

United States Forest Service [USFS]. 2014. Eastern Broadleaf Forest (Oceanic) Province. Available at: https://www.fs.fed.us/land/ecosysmgmt/colorimagemap/images/221.html. Accessed March 13, 2019.

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APPENDIX B PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG

PHOTOGRAPHIC LOG