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Appendix C

Species Lists

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Table A: Observed at the North Coast System Repair Project Alignment (April 19 and August 6, 2013, and May 29 and 30, 2014) FAMILY/Species Name - scientific FAMILY/ Common Name Nativity and ALLIES BETULACEAE BIRCH FAMILY Alnus rubra Red alder yes

BLECHNACEAE DEER FERN FAMILY fimbriata Giant chain fern yes

DENNSTAEDTIACEAE BRACKEN FAMILY Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern yes

EQUISETACEAE HORSETAIL FAMILY Equisetum telmateia ssp. braunii Giant horsetail yes

POLYPODIACEAE POLYPODY FAMILY Polypodium californicum polypody yes

GYMNOSPERMS CUPRESSACEAE CYPRESS FAMILY Hesperocyparis macrocarpa Monterey cypress yes Juniperus sp. Common juniper no

PINACEAE PINE FAMILY Pinus radiata Monterey pine yes Pseudotsuga menziesii Common Douglas-fir yes

EUDICOTS ADOXACEAE MUSKROOT FAMILY Sambucus nigra subs. caerulea Blue elderberry yes

AIZOACEAE ICEPLANT FAMILY Freeway iceplant no

ANACARDIACEAE SUMAC/CASHEW FAMILY Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak yes

APIACEAE CARROT FAMILY caucalis Bur no douglasii Western water hemlock yes Conium maculatum Poison hemlock no Daucus pusillus California carrot yes Foeniculum vulgare Fennel no crassicaulis Pacific sanicle yes

APOCYNACEAE DOGBANE FAMILY Vinca major Periwinkle no

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FAMILY/Species Name - scientific FAMILY/ Common Name Nativity Nerium oleander Oleander no

ARALIACEAE GINSENG FAMILY canariensis Canary Island ivy no

ASPHODELACEAE ASPHODEL FAMILY Aloe sp. Aloe no

ASTERACEAE SUNFLOWER FAMILY Achillea millefolium Yarrow yes californica California sagebrush yes Artemisia douglasiana Mugwort yes glutinosa Marsh baccharis yes Baccharis pilularis subsp. consanguinea Coyote brush yes Baccharis pilularis subsp. Coyote brush yes arvensis Field marigold no Carduus pycnocephalus Italian thistle no vulgare Bull thistle no Erigeron canadensis Canadian horseweed yes Corethrogyne filaginifolia Common aster yes Eriophyllum staechadifolium Lizard tail yes ustulata Purple cudweed yes Helminthotheca echioides Bristly ox-tongue no Hieracium albiflorum Hawkweed yes Hypochaeris radicata Rough cat's ears no Lactuca serriola Prickly lettuce no discoidea weed no Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum Jersey cudweed no vesicaria ssp. taraxacifolia Rough hawksbeard no Senecio vulgaris Common groundsel no Silybum marianum Milk thistle no velutina Three nerve goldenrod yes Sonchus asper Sow thistle no Sonchus oleraceus Common sow thistle no

BORAGINACEAE BORAGE FAMILY candicans Pride of Madeira no Phacelia sp. Phacelia yes

BRASSICACEAE MUSTARD FAMILY rapa Field mustard no Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd’s purse no oligosperma Bittercress yes Hirschfeldia incana Shortpod mustard no nitidum Shining peppergrass no Lepidium strictum Upright pepperweed no Lobularia maritima Sweet alyssum no Raphanus sativus Wild radish no Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum Water cress yes

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FAMILY/Species Name - scientific FAMILY/ Common Name Nativity

CARYOPHYLLACEAE PINK FAMILY glomeratum Mouse ears no rubra Red sandspurry no Stellaria media Chickweed no

CONVOLVULACEAE MORNING GLORY FAMILY Convolvulus arvensis Field bindweed no purpurata ssp. purpurata Pacific false bindweed yes

CORNACEAE DOGWOOD FAMILY Cornus sericea Redosier dogwood yes

CUCURBITACEAE GOURD FAMILY fabacea Wild cucumber yes

CRASSULACEAE STONECROP FAMILY farinosa Bluff lettuce yes

DIPSACACEAE TEASEL FAMILY Dipsacus sativus Fuller’s teasel no Scabiosa atropurpurea Pincushion plant no

ERICACEAE HEATH FAMILY menziesii Pacific madrone yes

EUPHORBIACEAE SPURGE FAMILY Chamaesyce maculata Spotted spurge no dentata Toothed spurge no

FABACEAE LEGUME FAMILY Acacia dealbata Silver wattle no Acmispon parviflorus Small-flowered lotus yes Genista monspessulana French broom no Lathyrus vestitus Pacific pea yes Lotus corniculatus Bird’s-foot trefoil no albifrons Silver lupine yes Lupinus bicolor Miniature lupine yes Lupinus nanus Sky lupine yes Medicago polymorpha Bur- no Melilotus indicus Annual yellow sweetclover no Trifolium angustifolium Narrowleaf crimson clover no Trifolium campestre Hop clover no Trifolium dubium Shamrock clover no Trifolium glomeratum Clustered clover no Trifolium hirtum clover no Trifolium subterraneum Subterranean clover no Vicia benghalensis Purple vetch no Vicia sativa Spring vetch no

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FAMILY/Species Name - scientific FAMILY/ Common Name Nativity Vicia villosa Hairy vetch no

FAGACEAE OAK FAMILY Quercus agrifolia Coast live oak yes

GENTIANACEAE GENTIAN FAMILY muehlenbergii Muhlenberg's centaury yes

GERANIACEAE GERANIUM FAMILY cicutarium Redstem filaree no Erodium moschatum Whitestem filaree no Erodium texanum Texas storksbill yes Geranium dissectum Cutleaf geranium no Geranium molle Woodland geranium no Pelargonium sp. Garden geranium yes

GROSSULARIACEAE GOOSEBERRY FAMILY Escallonia rubra Redclaws no

LAMIACEAE MINT FAMILY Clinopodium douglasii Yerba buena yes Mentha pulegium Pennyroyal no Rosmarinus officinals Rosemary no ajugoides Hedgenettle yes Stachys bullata California hedge nettle yes

LINACEAE FLAX FAMILY Linum bienne Flax no

LYTHRACEAE LOOSETRIFE FAMILY Lythrum hyssopifolia Hyssopp loosetrife no

MALVACEAE MALLOW FAMILY arborea Velvet -mallow no Malva parviflora Cheeses no Malva neglecta Common mallow no

MONTIACEAE PURSLANE FAMILY Claytonia perfoliata Miner’s lettuce yes

MYRSINACEAE MYRSINE FAMILY Anagallis arvensis Scarlet pimpernel no

MYRTACEAE MYRTLE FAMILY Callistemon citrinus Crimson bottlebrush no Eucalyptus globulus Blue gum eucalyptus no

ONAGRACEAE EVENING PRIMROSE FAMILY Epilobium brachycarpum Annual willow herb yes

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FAMILY/Species Name - scientific FAMILY/ Common Name Nativity Epilobium cilliatum Northern willow herb yes

OROBANCHACEAE BROOMRAPE FAMILY Castilleja affinis ssp. affinis Indian paintbrush yes

OXALIDACEAE OXALIS FAMILY Oxalis pes-caprae Bermuda buttercup no Oxalis pilosa Hairy wood sorrel no

PAPAVERACEAE POPPY FAMILY Eschscholzia californica California poppy yes

PHRYMACEAE LOPSEED FAMILY Mimulus aurantiacus Sticky monkeyflower yes

PLANTAGINACEAE PLANTIAN FAMILY Kickxsia spuria Fluellin no Plantago coronopus Buckhorn plantain no Plantago lanceolata English plantain no

POACEAE TRUE GRASSES FAMILY Polypogon monspeliensis Rabbitsfoot grass no

POLYGONACAE BUCKWHEAT FAMILY Eriogonum latifolium Coast buckwheat yes Eriogonum nudum California buckwheat yes Polygonum aviculare subsp. depressum Prostrate knotweed no Polygonum paronychia Smartweed yes Rumex acetosella Sheep sorrel no Rumex crispus Curly dock no

RANUNCULACEAE BUTTERCUP FAMILY aquatilis Whitewater crowfoot yes

RHAMNACEAE BUCKTHORN FAMILY Frangula californica California coffeeberry yes

ROSACEAE ROSE FAMILY Fragaria vesca Wild strawberry yes Rosa sp. Horticultural rose no Rubus armeniacus Himalaya blackberry no Rubus ursinus California blackberry yes

RUBIACEAE MADDER FAMILY Galium aparine Goose grass yes

SALICACEAE WILLOW FAMILY Salix lasiandra Pacific willow yes Salix lasiolepis Arroyo willow yes

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FAMILY/Species Name - scientific FAMILY/ Common Name Nativity

SCROPHULARIACEAE FIGWORT FAMILY Scrophularia californica Bee plant yes Verbascum thapsus Woolly mullein no

SOLANACEAE NIGHTSHADE FAMILY Solanum umbelliferum Nightshade yes

TROPAEOLACEAE NASTURTIUM FAMILY Tropaeolum majus Garden nasturtium no

URTICACEAE NETTLE FAMILY Soleirolia soleirolii Baby’s tears no Urtica dioica Stinging nettle yes

VALERIANACEAE VALERIAN FAMILY Centranthus ruber Red valerian no

VERBENACEAE VERVAIN FAMILY Verbena sp. Verbena no

MONOCOTS AGAVACEAE AGAVE FAMILY Agave americana Century plant no

AMARYLLIDACEAE AMARYLLIS FAMILY Amaryllis belladonna Belladonna lily no

ARACEAE ARUM FAMILY Lemna sp. Duckweed yes Zantedeschia aethiopica Calla lily no

CYPERACEAE SEDGE FAMILY Carex obnupta Slough sedge yes Cyperus eragrostis Tall flatsedge yes Eleocharis sp. Spikerush yes Schoenoplectus acutus Hardstem bulrush yes Schoenoplectus californicus California bulrush yes

IRIDACEAE IRIS FAMILY Iris sp. Iris unknown Sisyrinchium bellum Blue-eyed grass yes

JUNCACEAE RUSH FAMILY Juncus balticus subsp. ater Baltic rush yes Juncus bufonius Toad rush yes Juncus effusus Common rush yes Juncus patens Spreading rush yes

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FAMILY/Species Name - scientific FAMILY/ Common Name Nativity TYPHACEAE CATTAIL FAMILY Typha latifolia Common cattail yes

POACEAE GRASS FAMILY Avena barbata Slender wild oat no Briza maxima Rattlesnake grass no Briza minor Little quaking grass no Bromus carinatus var. carinatus California brome yes Bromus diandrus Ripgut brome no Bromus hordeaceus Soft cheatgrass no Bromus madritensis Foxtail chess no Cortaderia jubata Pampas grass no Cynodon dactylon Bermuda Grass no Cynosurus echinatus Dogtail grass no Dactylis glomerata Orchardgrass no Ehrharta erecta Panic veldtgrass no Elymus glaucus Blue wildrye yes Festuca arundinacea Tall fescue no Festuca myuros Rat’s-tail fescue no Festuca perennis Italian ryegrass no Festuca rubra Red fescue no Holcus lanatus Velvet grass no Hordeum brachyantherum Meadow barley yes Hordeum marinum subsp. gussoneanum Mediterranean barley no Hordeum murinum subsp. leporinum Hare barley no Melica sp. Oniongrass yes Paspalum dilatatum Dallisgrass no Phalaris aquatica Harding grass no Poa annua Annual bluegrass no Poa secunda One-sided bluegrass yes Stipa pulchra Purple needlegrass yes

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Table B: Animal Species Observed in the Vicinity of the Project Alignment

Common Name Scientific Name Native/Introduced Fish Western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis I

Amphibians Sierran treefrog Pseudacris sierra N

Birds American coot Fulica americana N California gull Larus californicus N Brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis N Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus N Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis N Red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus N Turkey vulture Cathartes aura N Mourning dove Zenaida macroura N American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos N Common raven Corvus corax N Western scrub-jay Aphelocoma californica N Anna’s hummingbird Calypte anna N Chestnut-backed chickadee Poecile rufescens N Black phoebe Sayornis nigricans N Ruby-crowned kinglet Regulus calendula N Yellow-rumped warbler Setophaga coronata N Orange-crowned warbler Oreothlypis celata N Song sparrow Melospiza melodia N Golden-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla N White-crowned sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys N House finch Haemorhous mexicanus N European starling Sturnus vulgaris I Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus N Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea N

Mammals Botta’s pocket gopher (burrows) Thomomys bottae N Black-tailed deer (scat) Odocoileus hemionus N Bobcat* Lynx rufus N

N = Native; I = Introduced *Observed during cultural resources survey on January 25, 2013.

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Table C: Special-Status Species Evaluated for the Project

Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Blasdale’s bent grass 1B Occurs in coastal bluff scrub, Suitable habitat present. No Agrostis blasdalei coastal dunes, and coastal CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. prairie; sandy and gravely soil. Not observed during protocol level Elevation: 5-150 meters. surveys. Blooms: May-June Bent-flowered fiddleneck 1B Occurs in coastal bluff scrub, Suitable habitat present. No lunaris cismontane woodland, valley and CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. foothill grassland; openings. Not observed during protocol level Elevation: 3-500 m. surveys. Blooms: March-June Slender silver 2 Occurs on damp rocks and soil, The habitat conditions of the project Anomobryum julaceum acidic substrates in broadleaf area are unlike those required for upland, lower montane this species. The project site’s coniferous, and North Coast elevation is below the range coniferous forests; usually seen associated with this species. on roadcuts. Closest CNDDB occurrence (#12) Elevation: 100-1000 m. is approximately 3.7 miles from the Blooms: N/A alignment. No moss collections were made during LSA’s field survey. Santa Cruz (Anderson’s) 1B Open sites and edges in Although broadleaf upland forest broadleaf upland forest, and coastal scrub is present, this andersonii , and north coast species is mostly known from sites coniferous forest; and redwood in the and forest. occurs at much higher elevations. Elevation: 60-760 m. Closest CNDDB occurrence (#25) Blooms: November-May is approximately 2.5 miles from the alignment. No observed during LSA’s field survey. Schreiber’s manzanita 1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous The habitat conditions of the project forest and chaparral; mudstone area are unlike those required for and diatomaceous shale this species. The project site’s outcrops. elevation is below the range Elevation: 170-685 m. associated with this species. Blooms: November-April Closest CNDDB occurrence is approximately 2 miles from the alignment. No manzanitas observed during LSA’s field survey.

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Hooker’s manzanita 1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Cismontane woodland and coastal forest, chaparral, cismontane scrub habitat conditions are present subsp. Hookeri woodland and coastal scrub; on the site. The project site’s sandy soil, shales, sandstone elevation is below the range outcrops. associated with this species, Elevation: 85-536 m. however, there is one occurrence Blooms: January-June of this species attributed to the Central Coast along Highway 1 at an elevation of 45 m. (Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden RSA303435A17) located approximately 2 miles from the alignment. No manzanitas were observed during LSA’s field survey. Pajaro manzanita 1B Occurs in sandy sites and The habitat conditions of the project Arctostaphylos sandstone outcrops in chaparral. area are unlike those required for pajaroensis Elevation: 30-760 m. this species. Closest CNDDB Blooms: December-March occurrence (#11) is approximately 4.7 miles from the alignment. No manzanitas were observed during LSA’s field survey. Bonny Doon manzanita 1B Occurs in chaparral, ponderosa The habitat conditions of the project pine forest, and lower montane area are unlike those required for coniferous forest; specifically this species. The project site’s associated with inland marine elevation is below the range sands. associated with this species. Elevation: 120-390 m. Closest CNDDB occurrence (#11) Blooms: February-March is approximately 4.3 miles from the alignment. No manzanitas were observed during LSA’s field survey. Marsh sandwort FE/CE/1B Occurs in freshwater conditions Although freshwater wetland paludicola in bogs, fens, marshes and habitats area present at the site, swamps; sandy, openings. this species is known from only two Elevation: 3-170 m. natural occurrences in Black Lake Blooms: May-August Canyon and at Oso Flaco Lake. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys. Coastal marsh milk-vetch 1B Occurs in wet hollows of coastal The habitat conditions of the project pycnostachyus dunes, coastal scrub, and in area are unlike those required for var. pycnostachyus marshes and swamps of coastal this species. No CNDDB salt marsh and streamsides. occurrences within 5 miles. This Elevation: 0-30 m. species was not observed during Blooms: April-October protocol level surveys. Santa Cruz Mountains 3 Occurs in chaparral and Although cismontane woodland and pussypaws cismontane woodland. scrub habitats are present the parryi var. Elevation: 700-1100 m. project site’s elevation is below the hesseae Blooms: May-August range associated with this species. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys

17 Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria (ucjeps.berkeley.edu/consortium/; Wed Oct 2 10:33:09 2013).

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Swamp harebell 1B Occurs in bogs and fens, closed- Suitable freshwater wetland habitat Campanula californica cone coniferous forest, coastal is present at the site. No CNDDB prairie, meadows, marshes and occurrences within 5 miles. This swamps; freshwater. species was not observed during Elevation: 1-405 m. protocol level surveys Blooms: June-October Bristly sedge 2 Occurs in freshwater wetlands Suitable freshwater wetland habitat Carex comosa and lake margins in coastal is present at the site. No CNDDB prairie, marshes and swamps, occurrences within 5 miles. This valley and foothill grassland. species was not observed during Elevation: 0-425 m. protocol level surveys Blooms: May-September Deceiving sedge 1B Occurs in coastal prairie, coastal Suitable freshwater wetland habitat Carex saliniformis scrub, meadows, seeps, marshes is present at the site. No CNDDB and swamps; mesic sites with occurrences within 5 miles. This coastal salt. species was not observed during Elevation: 3-230 m. protocol level surveys Blooms: June-July Coyote ceanothus FE/1B Occurs in chaparral, coastal Suitable coastal scrub habitat Ceanothus ferrisae scrub, valley and foothill present, but there is no serpentine grassland; serpentinite. on the site. No CNDDB Elevation: 120-455 m. occurrences within 5 miles. This Blooms: January-May species was not observed during protocol level surveys Ben Lomond or Scott’s FE/1B Occurs in lower montane The habitat conditions of the project Valley spineflower coniferous forest and maritime area are unlike those required for pungens var. ponderosa pine sandhills; this species. The project site’s hartwegii restricted mainly to Ben Lomand elevation is below the range sand hill area of Santa Cruz associated with this species. County. Closest CNDDB occurrence (#25) Elevation: 230-245 m. is approximately 2.0 miles from the Blooms: April-July alignment. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys Monterey spineflower FT/1B Occurs in sandy soil in maritime Suitable habitat types are present. var. chaparral, cismontane woodland, No CNDDB occurrences within 5 pungens coastal dunes, coastal scrub, and miles. This species was not in valley and foothill grassland. observed during protocol level Elevation: 0-150 m. surveys Blooms: April-June Robust spineflower FE/1B Occurs in sandy or gravelly Suitable coastal scrub habitat var. openings on terraces and bluffs present. Closest CNDDB robusta in cismontane woodland, coastal occurrence (#24) is approximately HCP Covered Species dunes, and coastal scrub. 2.9 miles from the alignment. This Elevation: 3-300 m. species was not observed during Blooms: April-September protocol level surveys Franciscan thistle 1B Occurs in mesic areas of Marginal mesic habitat present. No Cirsium andrewsii broadleaf upland forest, coastal CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. bluff scrub, coastal prairie and This species was not observed coastal scrub; sometimes during protocol level surveys serpentinite. Elevation: 0-150 m. Blooms: March-July

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) blue eyed 1B Closed-cone coniferous forest, Marginal habitat present. No Mary coastal scrub and grassland on CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. multicolor decomposed shale (mudstone) This species was not observed mixed with humus; in moist and during protocol level surveys shady areas and sometimes on serpentinite. Elevation: 30-250 m. Blooms: March-May Branching beach aster 3.2 Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Suitable habitat types present. No Corethrogyne leucophylla forest, coastal scrub, chaparral, CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. valley and foothill grassland, and This species was not observed coastal dunes; sometimes on during protocol level surveys serpentinite. Elevation: 3-60 m. Blooms: May-December Tear drop moss 1B Occurs on a variety of rock types Rock walls occur at the site. Dacryophyllum falcifolium (rock outcrops and walls) in Closest CNDDB occurrence (#9) is shady areas coast redwood and approximately 2.4 miles from the north coast coniferous forests. alignment. No moss collections Elevation: 50-275 m. were made during LSA’s field Blooms: N/A survey. Ben Lomond buckwheat 1B Ponderosa pine sandhills in The habitat conditions of the project Eriogonum nudum var. Santa Cruz County in chaparral, area are unlike those required for ducurrens cismontane woodland, and lower this species. The project site’s montane coniferous forest. elevation is below the range Elevation: 50-800 m. associated with this species. Blooms: June-October Known only to occur in Santa Cruz Sandhills in Santa Cruz County near the towns of Boulder Creek, Ben Lomond, Olympia, Zayante, Felton, Scotts Valley, Glenwood, and Bonny Doon. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys Coast wallflower 1B Occurs in maritime chaparral, Suitable scrub habitat present. No ammophilum coastal dunes and coastal scrub; CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. sandy soil, openings; This species was not observed Elevation: 0-130 m. during protocol level surveys Blooms: February-June Santa Cruz wallflower FE/CE/1B Occurs on inland and marine The habitat conditions of the project sands in chaparral and lower area are unlike those required for montane coniferous forest; this species. The project site’s Ponderosa pine sandhills in elevation is below the range Santa Cruz County. associated with this species. Elevation: 120-610 m. Closest CNDDB occurrence (#28) Blooms: March-July is approximately 4.5 miles from the alignment. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Sand gilia FE/CT/1B Occurs in coastal dunes, coastal Marginal habitat present, but Gilia tenuiflora subsp. scrub, maritime chaparral, and species only known to occur south arenaria cismontane woodland, of the alignment in Monterey particularly in bare, wind- County. No CNDDB occurrences sheltered areas within the dune within 5 miles. This species was not complex in Monterey County, observed during protocol level known from fewer than 20 surveys occurrences. Elevation: 0-245 m. Blooms: April-June San Francisco gumplant 3.2 Occurs on sandy or serpentinite Suitable habitat types are present. hirsutula var. soils in coastal bluff scrub, No CNDDB occurrences within 5 maritima coastal scrub, and valley and miles. This species was not foothill grassland. observed during protocol level Previously Rank 1B. Can be surveys difficult to identify; as hybridization occurs between more common species. Not in TJM 2. Elevation: 15-400 m. Blooms: June-September Short-leaved evax 1B Occurs in sandy, grassy, or Suitable scrub habitat present. No sparsiflora wooded coastal bluff scrub, CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. var. brevifolia terraces, coastal dunes. This species was not observed Elevation: 0-215 m. during protocol level surveys Blooms: May-June. Santa Cruz Cypress FE/CE/1B Occurs in closed-cone Although mixed evergreen forest Hesperocyparis coniferous forest, chaparral, and scrub habitats are present, the abramsiana var. and lower montane coniferous project site’s elevation is below the abramsiana forest; in sandstone or granitic range associated with this species substrates. and no suitable substrates are Elevation: 280-1,800 m. present. Closest CNDDB occurrence (#9) is approximately Blooms: N/A 3.3 miles from the alignment. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys. Loma Prieta hoita 1B Chaparral, cismontane woodland, Suitable coastal scrub habitat Hoita strobilina and riparian woodland on mesic present, but there is no serpentine serpentine sites. on the site. No CNDDB Elevation: 30-860 m. occurrences within 5 miles. This Blooms: May- October species was not observed during protocol level surveys Santa Cruz tarplant FT/CE/1B Occurs in sandy-clay soil in Although suitable habitat types are Holocarpha macradenia coastal prairie, coastal scrub, and present, this species was not in valley and foothill grassland. observed during protocol level HCP Covered Species. Elevation: 10-220 m. surveys. Closest CNDDB Blooms: June-October. occurrence (#21) is approximately 4.0 miles from the alignment. Kellogg’s 1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Suitable scrub habitat present. No Horkelia cuneata var. forest, maritime chaparral, CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. sericea coastal scrub, dunes and coastal This species was not observed sandhills; sandy or gravelly during protocol level surveys openings; Elevation: 10-200 m. Blooms: April-September

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Point Reyes horkelia 1B Occurs in sandy flats and dunes Suitable scrub habitat present. Horkelia marinensis near coast in grassland or scrub Closest CNDDB occurrence (#8) is plant communities; approximately 3.5 miles from the Elevation: 5-30 m. alignment. This species was not Blooms: May-September observed during protocol level surveys Woolly-headed 3 Often found in dry grassy areas Suitable habitat present. No Lessingia hololeuca such as fields and roadside CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. ditches in broadleaf upland This species was not observed forest, coastal scrub, chaparral, during protocol level surveys lower montane coniferous forest, and valley and foothill grassland. Plant has an affinity for alkaline clay or serpentine soils Elevation: 15-305 m. Blooms: June-October Smooth lessingia 1B Occurs in chaparral and The habitat conditions of the project Lessingia micradenia var. cismontane woodland; area are unlike those required for glabrata serpentinite, roadsides. this species. The project site’s Elevation: 120-420 m. elevation is below the range Blooms: July-November associated with this species. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys Point Reyes meadowfoam CE/1B Occurs in coastal prairie, Marginal habitat types present. No Limnanthes douglasii ssp. cismontane woodland, meadows, CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. sulphurea seeps, marshes, swamps and This species was not observed vernal pools; freshwater, dark during protocol level surveys clay soil; known from fewer than 15 occurrences Elevation: 0-140 m. Blooms: March-May Arcuate bush mallow 1B Occurs in chaparral and coastal Coastal scrub habitat present, but Malacothamnus arcuatus scrub in gravelly alluvium. not on gravelly alluvium. No Elevation: 15-355 m. CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. Blooms: April-September This species was not observed during protocol level surveys Mt. Diablo cottonweed 3 Broadleaf upland forest, Suitable habitat types present, but Micropus amphibolus Chaparral, Cismontane many occurrences of this species woodland, Valley and foothill may be misidentified. No CNDDB grassland/rocky occurrences within 5 miles. This Elevation: 50-800 m. species was not observed during Blooms: March-May protocol level surveys Marsh 1B Occurs in moist grassland, Suitable habitat types present. Microseris paludosa openings in closed-cone Closest CNDDB occurrence (#8) is coniferous forest and cismontane at an unknown location mapped woodland, coastal scrub. approximately 3.0 miles from the Elevation: 5-300 m. alignment. This species was not Blooms: April-July observed during protocol level surveys

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Elongate copper moss 2 Occurs in seasonally mesic sites Marginal habitat present. No Mielichhoferia elongata in cismontane woodland on very serpentine soils are present. acidic, metamorphic rock or other Closest CNDDB occurrence (#18) substrates. is at an unknown location mapped Elevation: 500-1300 m. approximately 4.9 miles from the Blooms: N/A alignment. No moss collections were made during LSA’s field survey. Woodland woollythreads 1B Openings in broadleaf upland Marginal habitat present. Closest gracilens forest, chaparral, cismontane CNDDB occurrence (#10) is woodland, North Coast approximately 2.3 miles from the coniferous forest, and valley and alignment. This species was not foothill grassland; Serpentine observed during protocol level Elevation: 100-1200 m. surveys Blooms: March-July Dudley’s lousewort 1B Chaparral (maritime), cismontane Although scrub habitat is present, dudleyi woodland, north coast coniferous the project site’s elevation is below forest, valley and foothill the range associated with this grassland; in deep shade. species. No CNDDB occurrences Elevation: 60-900 m. within 5 miles. This species was not Blooms: April-June observed during protocol level surveys Santa Cruz Mountains 1B Occurs in sandy shale slopes in Project alignment is below the beardtongue chaparral and lower montane elevation range for this species. Penstemon rattanii var. coniferous forests; sometimes in Closest CNDDB occurrence (#4) is kleei the transition zone between approximately 5.0 miles from the forest in chaparral; known from alignment. This species was not fewer than 10 occurrences. observed during protocol level Elevation: 400-1100 m. surveys Blooms: May-June White-rayed pentachaeta FE/CE/1B Occurs in cismontane woodland, Although cismontane woodland and Pentachaeta bellidiflora valley and foothill grassland; grasslands are present, no often in serpentine soils. serpentine soils are present. Elevation: 35-620 m. Closest CNDDB occurrence (#11) Blooms: March-May is a 1933 record at an unknown location mapped along beach cliffs in Santa Cruz. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys Monterey pine 1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Suitable cismontane woodland Pinus radiata forest and cismontane woodland; habitat present. No CNDDB dry bluffs and slopes; occurrences within 5 miles. This Elevation: 25-185 m. species was not observed during Blooms: N/A protocol level surveys Choris’s popcorn- 1B Occurs in grassy and moist areas Suitable habitat types present. No Plagiobothrys chorisianus (ephemeral drainages) in CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. var. chorisianus chaparral, coastal prairie and This species was not observed coastal scrub. during protocol level surveys Elevation: 15-160 m. Blooms: March-June

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) San Francisco popcorn- CE/1B Occurs on grassy slopes with Suitable habitat types present. flower marine influence in coastal prairie Closest CNDDB occurrence (#9) is Plagiobothrys diffusus and in valley and foothill of a large population located within grassland; known from fewer the Moore Creek Preserve near the HCP Covered Species than 10 occurrences. end of Meder Road, between Elevation: 60-360 m. Wilder and Moore Creeks, Blooms: March-June approximately 1.0 mile from the alignment. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys Scotts Valley polygonum FE/CE/1B Occurs in valley and foothill The habitat conditions of the project Polygonum hickmanii grassland; vernally moist area are unlike those required for mudstone and sandstone this species. No CNDDB outcrops; known from only two occurrences within 5 miles. This occurrences in Scotts Valley. species was not observed during Elevation: 210-250 m. protocol level surveys Blooms: May-August Pine rose 1B Occurs in closed-cone coniferous Suitable pine woodland habitat not Rosa pinetorum forest (pine woodlands); canyons. present. No CNDDB occurrences Elevation: 2-300 m. within 5 miles. This species was not Blooms: May-July observed during protocol level surveys Chaparral ragwort 2 Occurs in alkaline flats and rocky Alkaline flats and rocky habitat Senecio aphanactis areas in cismontane woodland required for this species is not and coastal scrub. present. Closest CNDDB Elevation: 15-800 m. occurrence (#48) is at the Bonny Blooms: January-April Doon Ecological Preserve mapped approximately 4.2 miles from the alignment. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys Maple-leaved 4.2 Occurs in broadleaf upland Suitable habitat types present. checkerbloom forest, coastal prairie, coastal Closest CNDDB occurrence (#4) is Sidalcea malachroides scrub and North Coast coniferous approximately 2.3 miles from the forest; often in disturbed areas alignment. This species was not and clearings. observed during protocol level Elevation 0-730 m. surveys Blooms: April-August San Francisco campion 1B Occurs in coastal bluff scrub, Suitable habitat types present. No Silene verecunda subsp. chaparral, coastal prairie, coastal CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. verecunda scrub, valley and foothill This species was not observed grassland; sand, mudstone, during protocol level surveys shale or serpentine. Elevation: 30-645 m. Blooms: March-June Santa Cruz microseris 1B Occurs in broadleaf upland Although suitable habitat types are Stebbinsoseris decipiens forest, closed-cone coniferous present, no serpentine soils are forest, chaparral, coastal prairie present. No CNDDB occurrences and coastal scrub; open within 5 miles. This species was not disturbed areas with sandstone, observed during protocol level shale or serpentine derived soils. surveys Elevation: 10-500 m. Blooms: April-May

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Santa Cruz clover 1B Occurs in moist grassland, Suitable habitat types present. Trifolium buckwestiorum gravelly and marginal areas in Closest CNDDB occurrence (#5) is coastal prairie, broadleaf upland approximately 3.7 miles from the forest, and cismontane alignment. This species was not woodland. observed during protocol level Elevation: 105-610 m. surveys Blooms: April-October Caper-fruited 1B Alkaline clay soils in grasslands The habitat conditions of the project and oak woodland. area are unlike those required for Tropidocarpum Elevation: 1-455 m. this species. No CNDDB capparideum Blooms March-April. occurrences within 5 miles. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys Long-beard lichen None Occurs in North Coast coniferous No suitable old growth Usnea longissima forest and broadleaf upland forest/riparian habitat present. No forest; possibly extirpated from CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. Santa Cruz County. This species was not observed Elevation: 0-650 m. during protocol level surveys Blooms: N/A Invertebrates Smith’s blue butterfly FE/– Occurs in coastal dune, coastal Suitable habitat may be present. Euphilotes enoptes smithi scrub, chaparral, and grasslands No CNDDB occurrences within 5 where its host plants, seacliff miles. buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium) and/or coast buckwheat (Eriogonum latifolium) are present. Ohlone tiger beetle FE/– Occurs in poorly drained clay or Suitable habitat currently not Cicindela ohlone sandy clay soil over bedrock of present, but may be present in the Santa Cruz mudstone within future if habitat conditions improve. HCP Covered Species remnant native grasslands with Closest CNDDB occurrence is California oatgrass (Danthonia approximately 0.8 mile from the californica) and purple alignment. HCP Covered Species needlegrass (Stipa pulchra) in Santa Cruz County. Mount Hermon june FE/– Occurs in Zayante sands near No suitable habitat with Zayante beetle pine forest and chaparral habitats sands present. Closest CNDDB Polyphylla barbata near Mount Hermon, Scotts occurrence is approximately 4 Valley, and Ben Lomond in the miles from the alignment. HCP Covered Species Santa Cruz County. Monarch butterfly Sensitive Winter roosts along the coast Marginal roost sites present. No Danaus plexippus Winter from northern Mendocino to Baja known roost sites present in close Roosting California, Mexico in wind- proximity to the project alignment. Sites protected tree groves (eucalyptus, Monterey pine, cypress) with nectar and water sources nearby. Zayante band-winged FE/– Restricted to the Zayante sand Unlikely to occur due to lack of grasshopper hills ecosystem. Found in sand suitable habitat. Closest CNDDB Trimerotropis infantilis parkland habitat on ridges and occurrence is a 1941 record at an hills. unknown location in Santa Cruz. Fish

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Tidewater goby FE/– Occurs in brackish shallow Unlikely to occur but may occur Eucyclogobius newberryi lagoons and lower stream downstream of alignment within reaches where water is fairly still Baldwin Creek. Closest CNDDB HCP Covered Species but not stagnant occurrence is in close proximity to the alignment in Baldwin Creek, from the mouth to 0.25 mile upstream. Pacific lamprey FSC/– Occurs in rivers with continuity Marginal habitat present but Entosphenus tridentate with the ocean; prefers low species not known to occur in velocity gravel for spawning and streams crossed by the North HCP Covered Species soft sand or mud for rearing. Coast Pipeline (City of Santa Cruz 2012a). Steelhead (Central FT/– Found in coastal streams from Suitable habitat present. Known to California coast ESU ) Russian River south to Aptos occur in Baldwin and Majors Creek Oncorhynchus mykiss Creek (Santa Cruz Co.); includes within the alignment (CNDDB irideus streams tributary to San 2012a). HCP Covered Species Francisco and San Pablo Bays Coho salmon (Central FE/– Found in coastal streams from Marginal habitat present. Closest California Coast ESU ) Punta Gorda in northern CNDDB occurrence is Oncoryhchus kisutch California down to and including approximately 3.4 miles north of the the San Lorenzo River in central alignment in San Vicente Creek in HCP Covered Species California, as well as tributaries Davenport. Although designated to San Francisco Bay critical habitat is present, species not known to occur in streams within the alignment (Chris Berry, pers. comm.). California red-legged frog FT/CSC Found in lowlands and foothills in Suitable habitat present in Rana draytonii or near permanent ponds and freshwater ponds, drainages, and streams with dense, shrubby, or ditches on and adjacent to the HCP Covered Species emergent riparian vegetation. alignment. Known to occur in ponds within the Wilder San Quarry at the intersection of Sandy Flat Gulch and Dairy Gulch (CNDDB Occurrence #622) and in an agricultural run-off ditch, located on the north side of the railroad tracks, 1000 feet west of the sand plant settling ponds, 0.3 mile west of Old Dairy Gulch, and 200 feet south of Highway 1 (CNDDB Occurrence #324). Known to occur in two irrigation ponds within or immediately south of the project alignment (Hyland 2005a and 2005b). Santa Cruz long-toed FE/– Occurs in wet meadows near sea Unlikely to occur due to lack of salamander level; use mammal burrows. suitable habitat. No CNDDB Ambystoma occurrences within 5 miles. macrodactylum croceum California tiger FT/CT Occurs in annual grass habitat, Suitable grassland habitat present, salamander valley-foothill hardwood habitats but no suitable breeding pools Ambystoma californiense and along stream courses; observed in vicinity. No CNDDB seasonal ponds and vernal pools occurrences within 5 miles. are crucial for breeding.

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Reptiles San Francisco garter FE/– Occurs only in the vicinity of Unlikely to occur due to lack of snake ponds and reservoirs in San suitable habitat. No CNDDB Thamnophis sirtalis Mateo County. occurrences within 5 miles. tetrataenia Western pond turtle –/CSC Found in ponds, marshes, rivers, Suitable habitat present in Actinemys marmorata streams, and irrigation ditches drainages and ponds on and/or with aquatic vegetation. Requires adjacent to the alignment. Closest HCP Covered Species basking sites and adjacent CNDDB occurrence is grasslands or other open habitat approximately 1.4 miles from the for egg-laying. alignment in the uppermost drainage of Moore Creek. Also observed at Wilder Ranch State Park in 2013 (Chris Berry, pers. comm.). Blainville’s horned lizard –/CSC Found in open sunny habitats Marginal habitat present. No Phrynosoma blainvillii including grasslands, scrub, and CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. open woodlands that support native ant populations. Birds Redhead –/CSC Occurs in large, deep bodies of No suitable habitat. May forage Aytha americana water; nests in freshwater nearby, but does not nest in region. emergent wetlands Rare in County (Suddjian 2009). No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. American white pelican –/CSC Occurs in shallow inland and Suitable foraging habitat present. Pelecanus coastal marine habitats, May forage nearby, but does not erythrorhynchos marshes, lakes, rivers nest in the region. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. California brown pelican Delisted/ Occurs in coastal areas; nests on No Suitable habitat present. Pelecanus occidentalis Delisted; islands Forages nearby, but does not nest californicus CFP in the region. No CNDDB HCP Covered Species occurrences within 5 miles. Marbled murrelet FT/CE Nests in old growth and mature No suitable nesting habitat present. Brachyramphus coniferous forests near the coast May fly over alignment while marmoratus moving from foraging habitat within the Pacific Ocean to nesting habitat in forests northeast of alignment. White-tailed kite –/CFP Nests in and in open Suitable nesting habitat present in Elanus leucurus areas and forages in adjacent trees and large shrubs on and grasslands and agricultural land. adjacent to the alignment and suitable foraging habitat present in grasslands on the alignment. Closest CNDDB occurrence is approximately 3.1 miles from the alignment. Also known to occupy terraces at Wilder Ranch State Park (Chris Berry, pers. comm.). Northern harrier –/CSC Nests and forages in meadows, Grasslands provide suitable nesting Circus cyaneus grasslands, open rangeland, and and foraging habitat. No CNDDB fresh or saltwater marshes. occurrences within 5 miles.

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Golden eagle –/CFP Forages in rolling foothill or Suitable nesting habitat present in Aquila chrysaetos coast-range terrain, with open cliffs and large trees adjacent to grassland and scattered large alignment and suitable foraging trees. Nests in large trees, on habitat present in grasslands. No cliffs, and occasionally on power CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. line poles. Bald eagle Delisted/CE; Winters at lakes, reservoirs, river Unlikely to occur due to lack of Haliaeetus leucocephalus CFP systems, and some rangelands suitable habitat. No CNDDB and coastal wetlands throughout occurrences within 5 miles. most of California. Breeds in mountainous habitats near reservoirs, lakes and rivers, mainly in the northern two-thirds of the State, in the Central Coast Range, and on Santa Catalina Island. Nests generally built in the upper canopy of large trees. American peregrine falcon Delisted/ Forages in open country, Suitable nesting habitat present in Falco peregrinus anatum Delisted; mountains, and sea coasts. cliff faces adjacent to alignment; CFP Nests on high cliffs, bridges, and suitable foraging habitat present. buildings. Closest CNDDB occurrence is approximately 1.1 miles from the alignment. Western snowy plover FT/– Nesting habitat includes upper No suitable habitat present. Charadrius alexandrinus areas of sandy beaches (above Suitable habitat present along nivosus normal high tide line), barren coastline west of alignment. dikes of salt ponds, and edges of Closest CNDDB occurrence is alkali or brackish lakes in inland approximately 0.7 mile from the areas; forages along the water’s alignment. edge and on exposed mud flats California clapper rail FE/CE; CFP Wetlands and brackish areas Unlikely to occur due to lack of Rallus longirostris around San Francisco, Monterey, suitable habitat. No CNDDB obsoletus and Morro bays. Forages in occurrences within 5 miles. higher marsh vegetation, along vegetation and mudflat interface, and along tidal creeks. Nests mostly in lower zones, where cordgrass is abundant and tidal sloughs are nearby. Burrowing owl –/CSC Nests in burrows in grasslands May forage, or winter in the Athene cunicularia and woodlands; often associated grasslands on and adjacent to the with ground squirrels. Will also alignment, but nesting is rare within nest in artificial structures the County (Suddjian 2009). (culverts, concrete debris piles, Closest CNDDB occurrence is a etc.) wintering owl observed approximately 0.6 mile from the alignment. Also observed near Lombardi Gulch in 1994 (Chris Berry, pers. comm.). Long-eared owl –/CSC Occurs in woodlands and forests Suitable nesting habitat present, Asio otus that are open or adjacent to but species is rare in the County grasslands, meadows, or (Suddjian 2009; Shuford and shrublands. Gardali 2008). No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles.

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Short-eared owl –/CSC Occurs in salt- and freshwater May winter or migrate through Asio flammeus marshes, grasslands, open alignment, but species not known treeless areas with low perches to breed in the region (Suddjian and dense vegetation for roosting 2009; Shuford and Gardali 2008). and nesting. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. Vaux’s swift –/CSC Occurs in grasslands and Suitable foraging habitat present Chaetura vauxi agricultural fields; nests in large and suitable nesting habitat may be hollow trees near open water; present in trees near alignment. No forages in most habitats but CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. prefers rivers and lakes. Black swift –/CSC Occurs in the coastal belt of Suitable foraging habitat present Cypseloides niger Santa Cruz and Monterey and suitable nesting habitat present Counties, in the central and in cliffs adjacent to alignment. southern Sierra Nevada, and in Closest CNDDB record is the San Bernadino and San approximately 0.6 mile from the Jacinto Mountains; breeds in alignment along the ocean-facing small colonies on cliffs behind or cliffs and caves between Davenport adjacent to waterfalls in deep and Santa Cruz, but no recent canyons and sea bluffs above the active nests have been found. surf. Olive-sided flycatcher –/CSC Occurs in coniferous forests with Suitable nesting and foraging Contopus cooperi open canopies. habitat present. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. Loggerhead shrike –/CSC Found in grasslands and open Suitable nesting and foraging Lanius ludovicianus or woodland communities. habitat present. No CNDDB Nests in dense shrubs or trees occurrences within 5 miles. and forages in scrub, open woodlands, grasslands, and croplands. Frequently uses fences, posts, and utility lines as hunting perches. Purple martin –/CSC Occurs in woodlands; nests in Suitable nesting habitat present, Progne subis tree snags and abandoned but species is rare in the County woodpecker cavities and human- (Suddjian 2009). No CNDDB made structures. occurrences within 5 miles. Bank swallow –/CT Occurs in riparian habitat; nests Suitable nesting habitat present, Riparia riparia in banks associated with but species is rare in the County streams, rivers, and lakes. (Suddjian 2009). Closest CNDDB occurrence is 2.3 miles from the alignment. Yellow warbler –/CSC Nests in extensive willow riparian Suitable nesting habitat present, Dendroica petechia woodlands. but species is a rare breeder in the County (Suddjian 2009). May forage on the alignment during migration. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. San Francisco common –/CSC Occurs in fresh- and saltwater Suitable nesting and foraging yellowthroat marshes; nests in tall grasses, habitat present. No CNDDB Geothlypis trichas sinuosa tule patches, and willows. occurrences within 5 miles.

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Status Species (Federal/ Habitat Potential for Occurrencea State/CRPR) Yellow-breasted chat –/CSC Nests in extensive willow riparian Suitable nesting habitat present, Icteria virens woodlands with dense but species is rare breeder in the understory. County (Suddjian 2009) and not known to currently breed in the region (Shuford and Gardali 2008). No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. Grasshopper sparrow –/CSC Occurs in moderately open Suitable nesting and foraging Ammodramus grasslands with scattered shrubs. habitat present. No CNDDB savannarum occurrences within 5 miles. Tricolored blackbird –/CSC Nests in dense vegetation near Suitable nesting and foraging Agelaius tricolor open water, forages in habitat present. Closest CNDDB grasslands and agricultural fields. occurrence is at Antonelli Pond, approximately 1.4 miles from the alignment. Mammals Townsend=s western big- –/CSC Found in wooded areas with Could roost in old buildings and eared bat caves or old buildings for roost cliffs adjacent to alignment and Corynorhinus townsendii sites. forage within alignment, but no townsendii suitable roosting or hibernating habitat present. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. Pallid bat –/CSC Occupies a wide variety of Marginal roosting, hibernating, Antrozous pallidus habitats at low elevations. Most and/or foraging habitat present. No commonly found in open, dry CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. habitats with rocky areas for roosting. Western mastiff bat –/CSC Roosts in crevices in cliff faces, Could roost in old buildings and Eumops perotis tunnels, and high buildings. cliffs adjacent to alignment and californicus forage within alignment, but no suitable roosting or hibernating habitat present. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles. San Francisco dusky- –/CSC Occurs in chaparral, dense Suitable habitat present in scrub footed woodrat stands of northern coastal scrub, and woodland habitat. Closest Neotoma fuscipes oak woodlands. CNDDB occurrence is annectens approximately 3.2 miles from the alignment. Also known to occur in the vicinity of the alignment (Chris Berry, pers. comm.). American badger –/CSC Occurs in grassland, scrub, and Marginal habitat present. Closest Taxidea taxus woodland with loose-textured CNDDB occurrence is soils. approximately 2.4 miles from the alignment. Also observed in the region, outside of the project alignment (Chris Berry, pers. comm.). Southern sea otter FT/CFP Occurs in the near-shore waters Unlikely to occur due to lack of Enhydra lutris nereis along the North Pacific ocean. suitable habitat. No CNDDB occurrences within 5 miles.

Status Codes: FE = Federally-listed as an endangered species. FT = Federally-listed as a threatened species. FSC = Federal species of special concern.

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CE = State-listed as an endangered species. CT = State- listed as a threatened species. CFP = State-listed as a fully protected. CSC = State Species of Special Concern. List 1A = California Rare Plant Rank (CRPR): species presumed extinct. List 1B = CRPR: plant considered rare, threatened, or endangered in California and elsewhere. List 2 = CRPR: plant considered rare, threatened, or endangered in California but more common elsewhere. List 3 = California Native Plant Society: plants for which more information is needed. C = No status a Nearest records are based on CNDDB (CDFW 2012) occurrences unless otherwise noted.

Source: LSA Associates, Inc., 2014

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