David Magney Environmental Consulting BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF QUEEN OF ANGELS CHURCH LOMPOC, CALIFORNIA Prepared for: COUNTY OF SANTA BARBARA OFFICE OF PLANNINGAND DEVELOPMENT On behalf of: CRC ENTERPRISES JANUARY 2013 Mission Statement To provide quality environmental consulting services with integrity that protect and enhance the human and natural environment www.magney.org DMEC Biological Assessment of Queen of Angels Church Lompoc, California Prepared for: County of Santa Barbara Office of Planning and Development 123 East Anapamu Street Santa Barbara, CA 93001 Contact: Doug Anthony, Deputy Director (North County) Phone: 805/568-2046 On behalf of: CRC Enterprises 27600 Bouquet Canyon Road Santa Clarita, California 91350 Prepared by: David Magney Environmental Consulting P.O. Box 1346 Ojai, CA 93024-1346 Contact: David L. Magney 805/646-6045 22 January 2013 www.magney.org This document should be cited as: David Magney Environmental Consulting. 2013. Biological Assessment for Queen of Angels Church, Lompoc, California. 22 January 2013 v1.2. (PN 12-0101) Ojai, California. Prepared for County of Santa Barbara Office Planning and Development, Santa Barbara, California. Prepared on behalf of CRC Enterprises, Santa Clarita, California. CRC Enterprises – Queen of Angels Church Biological Assessment Project No. 12-0101 22 January 2013 DMEC Page i Table of Contents Page SUMMARY............................................................................................................ 1 SECTION 1. CONSTRUCTION FOOTPRINT DESCRIPTION...................... 2 1.1 PROJECT LOCATION ........................................................................................ 2 SECTION 2. SURVEY AREA DESCRIPTION AND METHODS ................... 5 2.1 SURVEY PURPOSE....................................................................................... 5 2.2 SURVEY AREA DESCRIPTION ................................................................... 5 Survey Area 1 (SA1)......................................................................................................... 6 Location ..................................................................................................................... 6 Survey Area Boundaries.............................................................................................. 6 Survey Area Environmental Setting ............................................................................. 6 Surrounding Area Environmental Setting..................................................................... 6 Cover.......................................................................................................................... 6 Survey Area 2 (SA2)......................................................................................................... 7 Location ..................................................................................................................... 7 Survey Area Boundaries.............................................................................................. 7 Survey Area Environmental Setting ............................................................................. 7 Surrounding Area Environmental Setting..................................................................... 7 Cover.......................................................................................................................... 7 2.3 METHODOLOGY .......................................................................................... 9 SECTION 3. BIOLOGICAL INVENTORY....................................................... 12 3.1 PLANT COMMUNITIES .................................................................................... 12 Plant Communities/Habitats .............................................................................................. 12 Major Plant Communities Summary............................................................................ 12 Plant Community Descriptions .......................................................................................... 12 Herbaceous Communities............................................................................................ 13 Woodland Communities .............................................................................................. 18 Developed/Disturbed................................................................................................... 19 Landscaping................................................................................................................ 19 Waters and Wetlands......................................................................................................... 22 3.2 PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES ....................................................................... 22 Flora................................................................................................................................. 22 Vascular Plant Flora ................................................................................................... 22 Lichen Flora ............................................................................................................... 23 Bryophyte Flora.......................................................................................................... 24 Fungus Flora............................................................................................................... 24 Y:\DMEC\JOBS\SANTABARBARA\CRC_ENTERPRISES\LOMPOCQUEENOFANGELSCHURCH\DMEC_BIOASSESSENT_REPORT-QUEEN_OF_ANGELS-20121230V1.2.DOC CRC Enterprises – Queen of Angels Church Biological Assessment Project No. 12-0101 22 January 2013 DMEC Page ii Fauna................................................................................................................................ 25 Endangered, Threatened, Rare, and Locally Important Species and Nests (Initial Study Checklist A & E)......................................................................................................... 26 Special-status Species Summary........................................................................................ 26 Definitions .................................................................................................................. 26 CNDDB SEARCH RESULTS..................................................................................... 28 Special-status Plants.......................................................................................................... 30 Special-status Plant Species Descriptions .................................................................... 36 Special-status Lichen Species Descriptions.................................................................. 40 Special-status Wildlife....................................................................................................... 41 Sensitive Habitats.............................................................................................................. 46 3.3 WILDLIFE MOVEMENT AND CONNECTIVITY............................................. 46 SECTION 4. IMPACT ASSESSMENT............................................................... 47 SECTION 5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................ 48 SECTION 6. CITATIONS ................................................................................... 49 REFERENCES CITED ............................................................................................... 49 APPENDICES ....................................................................................................... 51 APPENDIX A – PLANT SPECIES OBSERVED ONSITE......................................... A-1 APPENDIX B – WILDLIFE SPECIES OBSERVED ONSITE ................................... B-1 LIST OF TABLES Page 1 Plant Communities of the Project Site ....................................................................... 20 2 Definitions of Special-status Species ......................................................................... 27 3 California Native Plant Society Rare Plant Ranks ...................................................... 28 4 California Native Plant Society Rank Threat Code Extensions................................... 28 5 California Natural Diversity Database Element Ranking System................................ 29 6 Special-status Plants Observed and Potentially Present on Queen of Angels Property................................................................................................................... 31 7 Special-status Wildlife Potentially Present at the Queen of Angels Property............... 42 8 CNDDB Sensitive Habitats Observed at, and Known Near, the Queen of Angels Property ................................................................................................................... 46 Y:\DMEC\JOBS\SANTABARBARA\CRC_ENTERPRISES\LOMPOCQUEENOFANGELSCHURCH\DMEC_BIOASSESSENT_REPORT-QUEEN_OF_ANGELS-20121230V1.2.DOC CRC Enterprises – Queen of Angels Church Biological Assessment Project No. 12-0101 22 January 2013 DMEC Page iii LIST OF FIGURES Page 1 General Project Site Location Map ........................................................................... 3 2 Map of Project Site................................................................................................... 4 3 Map of Survey Areas ................................................................................................ 8 4 Map of Plant Communities on Queen of Angels Property.......................................... 21 5 Map of Special-status