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Appendix E Biological Resources Technical Data Table E-1. Special-Status Documented or Identified as Having the Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 1 of 5

StatusA Distribution in and Identification Occurrence at Fed/State/CRPR Habitats Monterey County Period Project Site Allium hickmanii --/--/1B.2 Closed-cone conifer forest, Central Coastal California in April-May None , and grasslands Monterey and San Luis Obispo Hickman's onion Counties; and near Jolon, Monterey County edmundsii var. --/--/1B.2 Coastal bluff scrub and chaparral Coastal Monterey County Year round None edmundsii Little Sur var. --/R/1B.2 Chaparral Coastal Monterey County Year round None parvifolia Hanging gardens manzanita ssp. --/--/1B.2 Chaparral, closed-cone Coastal Monterey and Santa Cruz Feb-May None hookeri coniferous forest, and coastal Counties scrub Hooker's manzanita Arctostaphylos montereyensis --/--/1B.2 Chaparral, oak woodland, and Monterey and San Luis Obispo Year round None coastal scrub Counties Toro manzanita Arctostaphylos pajaroensis --/--/1B.1 Sandy hills in chaparral Monterey County Year round None Pajaro manzanita --/--/1B.2 Closed-cone conifer forest, About Monterey Bay Year round None coastal scrub, and coastal dunes Sandmat manzanita Chorizanthe pungens var. T/--/1B.2 Maritime chaparral, cismontane Monterey Peninsula and coastal north Apr-Jun None pungens woodland, coastal dunes, coastal Monterey County scrub, valley and foothill Monterey spineflower grassland, sandy soils Chorizanthe rectispina --/--/1B.3 Chaparral, oak woodland, and Coast Ranges of Monterey and San Jun-Jul None grassland Luis Obispo Counties Straight-awned spineflower Clarkia jolonensis --/--/1B.2 Coastal scrub, chaparral, oak Central Coastal California, South April-June None woodland, riparian woodland Coast Ranges; Monterey Peninsula, Jolon clarkia Table E-1. Special-Status Plants Documented or Identified as Having the Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 2 of 5

StatusA Distribution in California and Identification Occurrence at Species Fed/State/CRPR Habitats Monterey County Period Project Site Collinsia multicolor --/--/1B.2 Dry, stony and grassy slopes in County to Monterey Mar-May None coastal scrub and closed-cone County; Pacific Grove San Francisco collinsia coniferous forest Cordylanthus rigidus spp. --/E/1B.1 Coastal scrub, closed-cone Coast Ranges of Monterey and Santa May-Sep None littoralis conifer forest, oak woodland, Barbara Counties; Seaside, former and chaparral on dry, sandy soils Seaside bird's-beak below 3,000 feet Delphinium californicus subsp. --/--/1B.2 Moist ravines and slopes in Eastern , April-June None interius woodlands; blooms March-May northern South Coast Range; Carmel Valley Hospital Canyon larkspur Ericameria fasciculata --/--/1B.1 Closed-cone conifer forest, Monterey and Carmel Bays; SBF Jul-Oct None chaparral, and coastal scrub Morse Preserve Eastwood's goldenbush Eriogonum butterworthianum --/R/1B.3 Chaparral Monterey County; Santa Lucia Jun-Jul None Mountains Butterworth's buckwheat Eriogonum nortonii --/--/1B.3 sandy soils in chaparral, valley Monterey and San Benito Counties; May-Jun None and foothill grassland, often on Carmel Highlands Pinnacles buckwheat recent burns Hesperocyparis () T/--/1B.2 Closed-cone coniferous forest, Monterey County; Del Monte Forest, Year round None goveniana maritime chaparral Point Lobos Gowen Cypress Hesperocyparis (Cupressus) --/--/1B.2 Closed-cone coniferous forest Monterey County; only remaining Year round None macrocarpa native stands at Cypress Point, Point Lobos Monterey cypress

Horkelia cuneata subsp. --/--/1B.1 Sandy and gravelly places in Along the coast from Sonoma Apr-Sept None sericea coastal scrub and closed-cone County to Santa Barbara County; coniferous forest Monterey peninsula, former Fort Ord Kellogg’s horkelia Table E-1. Special-Status Plants Documented or Identified as Having the Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 3 of 5

StatusA Distribution in California and Identification Occurrence at Species Fed/State/CRPR Habitats Monterey County Period Project Site Layia jonesii --/--/1B.2 Chaparral and grassland San Luis Obispo Counties Mar-May None Jones's layia Malacothamnus palmeri var. --/--/1B.2 Chaparral Monterey and San Luis Obispo May - Jul None palmeri Counties; Monterey Peninsula Santa Lucia bush mallow Microseris paludosa --/--/1B.2 Grassland, coastal scrub, closed- Coastal California from Mendocino April-July None cone-coniferous forest, County to San Luis Obispo County; Marsh microseris cismontane woodland Monterey Peninsula, Point Lobos --/--/1B.1 Closed-cone coniferous forest, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Luis Year round Occurs on cismontane woodland Obispo, and San Mateo Counties, project site Monterey Pine Baja California, GU Piperia yadonii E/--/1B.1 Coastal bluff scrub, closed-cone Endemic to Monterey County, May-Aug None coniferous forest, maritime primarily in Del Monte Forest Yadon’s piperia chaparral, on sandy soils Plagiobothrys uncinatus --/--/1B.2 Chaparral and possibly grassland Monterey and San Benito Counties Apr-May None and cismontane woodland Hooked popcornflower E/E/1B.1 Scrub, closed-cone coniferous Known from only two occurrences Apr-Aug None forest and vernally mesic sites on the Monterey Peninsula; Indian Hickman’s cinquefoil Village Rosa pinetorum --/--/1B.2 Pine woodlands and canyons Central coast, San Francisco Bay and May-Jul None Southern Coast Range; Del Monte Pine rose Forest, Point Lobos, Santa Lucia Mountains hickmanii subsp. --/--/1B.3 Hillsides in chaparral Monterey County Jun-Jul None hickmanii Hickman’s checkerbloom Table E-1. Special-Status Plants Documented or Identified as Having the Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 4 of 5

StatusA Distribution in California and Identification Occurrence at Species Fed/State/CRPR Habitats Monterey County Period Project Site Stebbinsoseris decipiens --/--/1B.2 Open areas in broad-leaved Monterey, Marin and Santa Cruz Apr-May None upland forest, closed-cone Counties Santa Cruz microseris coniferous forest, chaparral, coastal prairie, and coastal scrub, sometimes serpentinite Tortula californica --/--/1B.2 Sandy soils in various habitats Widely scattered locations in None California; Garrapata State park California screw moss Trifolium buckwestiorum --/--/1B.1 Moist grassy areas on margins of Coastal California from Monterey to May-Oct None broad-leaved upland forest, Sonoma County; Monterey, former Santa Cruz cismontane woodland, and Fort Ord coastal prairie, sometimes in disturbed areas, 200-1,800' Trifolium polyodon --/R/1B.1 Closed-cone coniferous forest, Endemic to the Monterey Peninsula; Apr-Jun None coastal prairie, meadow Indian Village Pacific Grove clover

Trifolium trichocalyx E/E/1B.1 Closed-cone coniferous forest, Monterey County Jun-Nov None openings, burned areas Monterey clover Notes: Additional “watch list” plants (CRPR 3 and 4) have been documented in the Del Monte Forest but are not evaluated in this EIR because they do not fit the definition of special-status species and more importantly, they occur largely within open space areas. A Status Definitions – = no listing. Federal E = listed as endangered under the federal Act. T = listed as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. State E = listed as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. Table E-1. Special-Status Plants Documented or Identified as Having the Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 5 of 5

StatusA Distribution in California and Identification Occurrence at Species Fed/State/CRPR Habitats Monterey County Period Project Site R = listed as rare under the Cal. Native Protection Act. This category is no longer used for newly listed plants, but some plants previously listed as rare retain this designation. California Rare Plant Rank 1B = rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere. 0.1 = Seriously threatened in California (over 80% of occurrences threatened/ high degree and immediacy of threat) 0.2 = Moderately threatened in California (20-80% of occurrences threatened/ moderate degree and immediacy of threat) 0.3 = Not very threatened in California (less than 20% of occurrences threatened/ low degree and immediacy of threat or no current threats known) CNPS 2014, CNDDB 2014, Calfora 2014, Baldwin et al. 2012

Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species Documented or Identified as Having Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 1 of 8

Statusa Species State/Fed Habitats California Distribution Occurrence at Project Site Invertebrates Globose dune beetle --/-- Sporadically distributed from central Foredunes and sand hummocks, None and southern California and the burrows beneath sand surface under Coelus globosus Channel Islands; from Bodega Bay, or herbaceous plants Sonoma County, south to Ensenada, Baja California Monarch Butterfly (wintering --/-- Winter roosts in wind protected tree Marin County south to Baja No aggregations were observed, but sites) groves with nectar and water sources California. did see individual butterflies nearby. throughout the Del Monte Forest Danaus plexippus (DMF) area during surveys in 1993 and 1994. Suitable habitat does not occur within the project site (Zander 2001). Smith’s Blue Butterfly --/E Coastal dunes and hillsides that Localized populations along the None observed during surveys in support seacliff buckwheat immediate coast and in coastal 2000. Suitable habitat and host Euphilotes enoptes smithi (Eriogonum parvifolium) or coast canyons of Monterey County; single plants occur in do not occur in the buck-wheat (Eriogonum latifolium); populations reported in Santa Cruz project site. Not observed in Del these plants used as a nectar source and San Mateo Counties. Monte Forest in surveys in last three for adults and host plant for larvae. decades. Not considered present (Arnold 2011). Fishes Tidewater goby SSC/E Coastal lagoons and brackish bays Coastal lagoons and brackish bays None from Del Norte County to Del Mar in with stable salinity profiles. Eucyclugobius newberryi southern California Steelhead (south/central --/T Coastal drainages along the southern An anadromous fish that spawns None California DPS) and central California coast. and spends a portion of its life in inland streams, typically maturing Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus in the open ocean Amphibians California tiger salamander T/T* Favors open woodlands and grass- Occurs only in California from the None (Zander 2001) lands; requires water for breeding coastline to the Sierra Nevada crest Ambystoma californiense and burrows or cracks in the soil for and from Sonoma County to Santa summer dormancy. Barbara County. Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species Documented or Identified as Having Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 2 of 8

Statusa Species State/Fed Habitats California Distribution Occurrence at Project Site California red-legged frog SSC/T Permanent and semi-permanent West of Sierra-Cascade crest and Documented in lower Seal Rock aquatic habitats, such as quiet pools along the Coast Range from Marin Creek, the nearest occurrence is Rana aurora draytonii of streams, marshes, and ponds with County south to northern Baja located ~1.17-mi from the project extensive vegetation. California. site. Sawmill Gulch Creek is an intermittent creek that only conveys water seasonally, and the creek has not been documented as being occupied in surveys to date (WRA 2002, 2003). Foothill yellow-legged frog SSC/-- Creeks or rivers in woodland, forest, Occurs in the Klamath, Cascade, None (EIP 1995) mixed chaparral, and wet meadow north Coast, south Coast, Rana boylii habitats with rock and gravel Transverse, and Sierra Nevada substrate and low overhanging Ranges up to approximately 6,000 vegetation along the edge. Usually feet. found near riffles with rocks and sunny banks nearby. Reptiles Black legless lizard SSC/-- Coastal dunes with native vegetation Monterey Bay region Occurs in dune habitats at Spanish or chaparral, pine-oak woodland, or Bay. Suitable habitat in remnant Anniella pulchra nigra riparian areas with loose soil for dune habitat in the project site burrowing. (Zander 2001) Silvery legless lizard SSC/-- Habitats with loose soil for Along the Coast, Transverse, and Similar suitable habitat as for black burrowing or thick duff or leaf litter; Peninsular Ranges from Contra legless lizard in the project site Anniella pulchra pulchra often forages in leaf litter at plant Costa County to San Diego County (Zander 2001) bases; may be found on beaches, with spotty occurrences in the San sandy washes, and in woodland, Joaquin Valley. chaparral, and riparian areas. California horned lizard SSC/-- Occurs in areas with sandy soils and Occurs in Central Valley from Suitable habitat in chaparral habitats moderate cover. Tehama County south to Tulare in the Huckleberry Hill area and Phrynosoma coronatum County and Coast Ranges from remnant dune habitat in DMF frontale Sonoma County south to San Diego (Zander 2001). The project site County. includes areas of sandy soils that represent suitable habitat. Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species Documented or Identified as Having Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 3 of 8

Statusa Species State/Fed Habitats California Distribution Occurrence at Project Site Western pond turtle SSC/-- Woodlands, grasslands, and open Occurs along the central coast of No records or observations (EIP forests; occupies ponds, marshes, California east to the Sierra Nevada 1995). The seasonality of Sawmill Emys marmorata rivers, streams, and irrigation canals and along the southern California Gulch Creek reduces the likelihood with muddy or rocky bottoms and coast inland to the Mojave and of the species occurring within the with watercress, cattails, waterlilies, Sonora Deserts; range overlaps with project site. or other aquatic vegetation. that of the northwestern pond turtle throughout the Delta and in the Central Valley from Sacramento County to Tulare County. Birds Sharp-shinned hawk (nesting) SSC/-- Found in riparian forests, conifer Permanent resident in the Sierra Observed nesting ~0.88-mi forests, and oak woodlands Nevada, Cascade, Klamath, and northeast of the project in 1993. Accipiter striatus north Coast Ranges, as well as Suitable habitat in Monterey Pine along the coast in Marin, San Forest (Zander 2001) Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Monterey Counties; winters over the rest of the state except at high elevations; breeds and winters throughout North America.

Cooper's hawk (nesting) SSC/-- Nests in riparian forests and dense Found in all parts of California Suitable habitat in Monterey Pine canopy oak woodlands; forages in except high altitudes in the Sierra Forest (Zander 2001) Accipiter cooperi open woodlands. Nevada; winters in the Central Valley, southeastern desert regions, and the plains east of the Cascade Range; permanent resident throughout the lower 48 states. Golden Eagle (nesting and SSC,FP/ Nest on cliffs and escarpments or in Foothills and mountains throughout None (Zander 2001) wintering) -- tall trees overlooking open country. California. Uncommon Forages in annual grasslands, nonbreeding visitor to lowlands Aquila chrysaetos chaparral, and oak woodlands with such as the Central Valley. plentiful medium and large-sized mammals. Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species Documented or Identified as Having Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 4 of 8

Statusa Species State/Fed Habitats California Distribution Occurrence at Project Site Short-eared owl (nesting) SSC/-- Freshwater and salt marshes, lowland Permanent resident along the coast None (Zander 2001) meadows, and irrigated alfalfa fields; from Del Norte County to Monterey Asio flammeus needs dense tules or tall grass for County although very rare in nesting and daytime roosts. summer north of San Francisco Bay, in the Sierra Nevada north of Nevada County, in the plains east of the Cascades, and in Mono County; small, isolated populations. Burrowing owl (burrow sites) SSC/-- Level, open, dry, heavily grazed or Lowlands throughout California, None (Zander 2001) low stature grassland or desert including the Central Valley, Athene cunicularia vegetation with available burrows. northeastern plateau, southeastern deserts, and coastal areas. Rare along south coast. Marbled murrelet E/T Nesting sites from the Oregon border Mature, coastal coniferous forests None. The coniferous trees are to Eureka and between Santa Cruz for nesting; nearby coastal water for relatively sparse and not old growth Branchyramphus marmoratus and Half Moon Bay; winters in foraging; nests in conifer stands (≥150 years old). nearshore and offshore waters along greater than 150 years old and may the entire California coastline be found up to 35 miles inland; winters on subtidal and pelagic waters often well offshore Western snowy plover SSC/T Found along beaches above the high Intermittent nesting sites along the None. The project site lies outside (nesting) (coastal population) tide limit; also uses shores of salt Pacific Coast from Washington to of the nesting range of the species ponds and alkali or brackish inland Baja California. (Zander 2001). Charadrius alexandrinus lakes. nivosus Northern harrier (nesting) SSC/-- Grasslands, meadows, marshes, and Occurs throughout lowland None (Zander 2001) seasonal and agricultural . California. Has been recorded in Circus cyaneus fall at high elevations. Black swift (nesting) SSC/-- Nests in moist crevice or cave on sea Breeds very locally in the Sierra None (Zander 2001) Cypseloides niger cliffs above the surf, or on cliffs Nevada and Cascade Range, the San behind, or adjacent to, waterfalls in Gabriel, San Bernardino, and San deep canyons. Jacinto mountains, and in coastal bluffs from San Mateo county south to near San Luis Obispo county. Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species Documented or Identified as Having Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 5 of 8

Statusa Species State/Fed Habitats California Distribution Occurrence at Project Site Yellow warbler (nesting) SSC/-- Nests in riparian areas dominated by Nests throughout California except None (Zander 2001) willows, cottonwoods, sycamores, or the Central Valley, the Mojave Dendroica petechia brewsteri alders; may also use oaks, conifers, Desert region, and high altitudes in and urban areas if they are near the Sierra Nevada; winters along the streamcourses. Colorado River and in parts of Imperial and Riverside Counties; also has small permanent popula- tions in San Diego and Santa Barbara Counties; occurs through- out North America, except in the southeast states. White-tailed kite (nesting) SSC, Common to uncommon, yearlong Inhabits herbaceous and open Observed nesting ~1.10-mi FP/-- resident in coastal and valley stages of most habitats mostly in southwest of the project site Elanus leucurus lowlands. cismontane California. Has (Tenney 2003). Suitable habitat in extended range and increased the project site. Uncommon resident of open valleys numbers in recent decades. and riparian woods in Monterey County. Southwestern willow E/E Breeds in coastal southern California Densely vegetated riparian habitat None. The project site is outside of flycatcher (nesting) in the , the San with streamside associations of the species’ range and does not Bernardino/Riverside area, and San cottonwoods and willows support suitable habitat. Empidonax traillii extimus Diego County; no longer breeds along the Colorado River and is known to exist only in eight widely disjunct nesting populations California horned lark SSC/-- Common to abundant resident in a Found throughout much of the state, None (Zander 2001) variety of open habitats, usually less common in mountainous areas Eremophila alpestris actia where large trees and shrubs are of the north coast and in coniferous absent. Grasslands and deserts to or chapparal habitats. dwarf habitats above tree line. Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species Documented or Identified as Having Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 6 of 8

Statusa Species State/Fed Habitats California Distribution Occurrence at Project Site Prairie falcon (nesting) SSC/-- Nests on cliffs or escarpments, Permanent resident in the south None (Zander 2001) usually overlooking dry, open terrain Coast, Transverse, Peninsular, and Falco mexicanus or uplands. northern Cascade Ranges, the southeastern deserts, Inyo-White Mountains, foothills surrounding the Central Valley, and in the Sierra Nevada in Modoc, Lassen, and Plumas Counties. Winters in the Central Valley, along the coast from Santa Barbara County to San Diego County, and in Marin, Sonoma, Humboldt, Del Norte, and Inyo Counties. American peregrine falcon E,FP/D Nests and roosts on protected ledges Permanent resident on the north and None (Zander 2001) (nesting) on high cliffs, usually adjacent to south Coast Ranges; winters in the water sources that support large bird Central Valley south through the Falco peregrinus anatum populations. Transverse and Peninsular Ranges and the plains east of the Cascade Range; occurs along both coasts of the United States and parts of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and the borders of Idaho. E/E Historically, rugged mountain ranges Requires large blocks of open None. There is no suitable nesting surrounding the southern San savanna, grasslands, and foothill or foraging habitat in the project Gymnogyps californianus Joaquin Valley; currently, most chaparral with large trees, cliffs, and site, due to the lack of foraging individuals are in captive snags for roosting and nesting habitat and tall trees in combination populations, but a few birds were with close proximity to human recently released in the rugged residential development. portions of the Los Padres National Forest Loggerhead shrike (nesting) SSC/-- Prefers open habitats with scattered Resident and winter visitor in None (Zander 2001) shrubs, trees, posts, fences, utility lowlands and foothills throughout Lanius ludovicianus lines, or other perches. California. Rare on coastal slope north of Mendocino County, occurring only in winter. Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species Documented or Identified as Having Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 7 of 8

Statusa Species State/Fed Habitats California Distribution Occurrence at Project Site California brown pelican D, FP/D Typically in littoral ocean zones, just Present along the entire coastline, None (Zander 2001) (nesting colony) outside the surf line; nests on but does not breed north of offshore islands. Monterey County; extremely rare Pelecanus occidentalis inland. californicus California least tern E, FP/E Nests on beaches along the San Nests on sandy, upper ocean None. There is no suitable nesting Francisco Bay and along the beaches, and occasionally uses or foraging habitat within the project Sterna atillarum browni southern California coast from mudflats; forages on adjacent surf site. southern San Luis Obispo County line, estuaries, or the open ocean south to San Diego County Least Bell’s vireo E/E Small populations remain in southern Riparian thickets either near water None. The project site is outside of Inyo, southern San Bernardino, or in dry portions of river bottoms; the species’ range and does not Vireo bellii pusillus Riverside, San Diego, Orange, Los nests along margins of bushes and support suitable habitat. Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara forages low to the ground; may also Counties be found using mesquite and arrow weed in desert canyons Mammals Pallid Bat SSC/-- Occurs in a variety of habitats from Occurs throughout California except None observed during surveys. desert to coniferous forest. Most the high Sierra from Shasta to Kern Suitable habitat occurs near mature Antrozous pallidus closely associated with oak, yellow County and the northwest coast, oaks and Sawmill Gulch Creek pine, redwood, and giant sequoia primarily at lower and mid within the project area (Zander habitats in northern California and elevations. 2001). oak woodland, grassland, and desert scrub in southern California. Relies heavily on trees for roosts. Ringtail FP/-- Occurs primarily in riparian habitats Little information on distribution Suitable habitat occurs in forest but also known from most forest and and abundance. Apparently occurs habitats within the project site Bassariscus astutus shrub habitats from lower to mid throughout the state except for the (Zander 2001). elevations. southern Central Valley and the Modoc Plateau. Southern FP/T Coastal waters, typically within 1 km Occurs from the vicinity of Half None in project sites (Zander 2001). of shoreline. Often associated with Moon Bay south to Gaviota, Found offshore in kelp beds. Enhydra lutris nereis kelp beds. California. Table E-2. Special-Status Wildlife Species Documented or Identified as Having Potential to Occur at the Project Site Page 8 of 8

Statusa Species State/Fed Habitats California Distribution Occurrence at Project Site Hoary bat --/-- Widespread throughout California Roosts in trees, typically within Suitable habitat occurs in forest forests. habitats within the project site. Lasiurus cinereus Monterey dusky-footed SSC/-- Uses habitats with moderate to dense Restricted to Monterey County and None. Six active nests observed woodrat cover and abundant dead wood for northern San Luis Obispo County. during surveys ~1.8-mi southeast of nest construction; maritime chaparral the project site (Zander 2001); Neotoma fuscipes luciana and coastal live oak woodland at Fort however the vegetation in the Ord. project site is too sparse to support suitable habitat. Monterey shrew (aka Salinas SSC/-- Found in a variety of riparian, wood- Restricted to the Monterey Bay No records, but subspecies is ornate shrew) land, and upland communities where region; historical occurrences at the endemic to Monterey Peninsula; there is thick duff or downed logs. mouth of the Salinas River and suitable habitat occurs in forest Sorex ornatus salarius Moss Landing in Monterey County. habitats within the pProject site (Zander 2001). * California tiger salamander populations in Santa Barbara and Sonoma Counties are federally listed as endangered Federal Status E = Endangered, T = Threatened, C = Candidate species, D = Delisted State Status E = Endangered, SSC = Species of special concern, FP = Fully protected species, D = Delisted