San Vicente Open Space Preserve ASMD June 21, 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................5 Purpose of the ASMD................................................................................................... 5 PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ................................................................................5 Location and Adjacent Land Uses................................................................................ 5 Relationship to the Multiple Species Conservation Program and San Diego County Subarea Plan ............................................................................................................... 6 Physical and Climatic Conditions ................................................................................. 8 Topography ............................................................................................................... 8 Geology and Soils ..................................................................................................... 8 Climate ...................................................................................................................... 8 Fire Cycles ................................................................................................................ 9 Hydrology .................................................................................................................. 9 Site History................................................................................................................. 10 Existing Land Use ...................................................................................................... 20 Unauthorized Uses.................................................................................................. 21 Utility Easements..................................................................................................... 21 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ..............................................................................21 Vegetation Communities/Habitats .............................................................................. 21 Non-Native Vegetation (Oberbauer Code 11000) ................................................... 23 Eucalyptus Woodland (Oberbauer Code 11100)..................................................... 23 Disturbed Habitat (Oberbauer Code 11300)............................................................ 24 Diegan Coastal Sage Scrub (Holland/Oberbauer Code 32500) .............................. 24 Diegan Coastal Sage Scrub/Non-native Grassland Ecotone...........................................................25 Southern Mixed Chaparral (Holland/Oberbauer Code 37120) ................................ 25 Native Grasslands (Holland/Oberbauer Code 42100)............................................. 26 Non-native Grasslands (Holland/Oberbauer Code 42200)...................................... 27 Southern Coast Live Oak Riparian Forest (Holland/Oberbauer Code 61310)......... 27 Coast Live Oak Woodland (Holland/Oberbauer Code 71160)................................. 28 Rock Outcrops......................................................................................................... 29 Flora...........................................................................................................................31 Sensitive Plant Species........................................................................................... 31 Fauna ......................................................................................................................... 31 Butterflies ................................................................................................................ 34 Amphibians ............................................................................................................. 34 Reptiles ................................................................................................................... 35 Birds ........................................................................................................................ 36 Mammals................................................................................................................. 37 Wildlife Corridors..................................................................................................... 38 Sensitive Wildlife Species ....................................................................................... 41 MANAGEMENT GOALS, OBJECTIVES, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ......................................................................................................44 Definitions of Management Program Terms Used in The ASMD ............................... 44 Management Policies and Priorities ........................................................................... 45 i San Vicente Open Space Preserve ASMD June 21, 2007 Plan Implementation, Enforcement, and Responsibility ............................................. 45 Biological Element...................................................................................................... 45 Biological Goal ........................................................................................................ 45 Biological Objectives ............................................................................................... 46 Habitat Monitoring ............................................................................................................................46 Habitat Restoration...........................................................................................................................47 Exotic Species Control .....................................................................................................................48 Wildlife Corridors ..............................................................................................................................49 Species-specific Management .........................................................................................................51 Cultural Resources Element....................................................................................... 61 Cultural Resource Element Goals ........................................................................... 61 Cultural Resource Element Objectives.................................................................... 61 Cultural Resource Element Recommendations ...............................................................................61 Public Use Element.................................................................................................... 66 Public Use Element Goal ........................................................................................ 66 Public Use Element Objectives ............................................................................... 66 Roads ...........................................................................................................................................66 Trails ...........................................................................................................................................67 Public Access ...................................................................................................................................70 Public Education and Enforcement..................................................................................................71 Facility Maintenance Element .................................................................................... 73 Facility Maintenance Element Goal......................................................................... 73 Facility Maintenance Element Objectives................................................................ 73 Emergency Access and Fire Management ......................................................................................73 Trail and Access Road Maintenance ...............................................................................................74 Fencing and Gates...........................................................................................................................74 Trash and Litter Removal.................................................................................................................75 REFERENCES .............................................................................................169 ii San Vicente Open Space Preserve ASMD June 21, 2007 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Species Observed Sprouting or Emerging During February 2004, Post-fire Surveys of SVOSP .................................................................................................. 22 Table 2. Sensitive Plant Species Status and Locations ............................................... 31 Table 3. Sensitive Species and MSCP Covered Species Observed or Detected within SVOSP.................................................................................................................... 41 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Project Vicinity Map........................................................................................ 7 Figure 2. San Vicente Open Space Preserve 2002 Vegetation Communities ............. 30 Figure 3. Locations of 2003 and 2004 Focused Faunal Study Sampling Points.......... 33 Figure 4. San Vicente Open Space Preserve Sensitive Floral Resources .................. 40 APPENDICES APPENDIX A. POTENTIAL SENSITIVE FLORAL SPECIES APPENDIX B FAUNAL LIST OF SPECIES DETECTED