APPENDIX G - BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL REPORT Camarillo Springs GPA 2017-2 G Biological Resources Technical Report Camarillo Springs Golf Course Redevelopment Project, Camarillo, Ventura County, California Prepared for Cadence Environmental Consultants, Inc. 816 Sausalito Drive Camarillo, California 93010 Contact: Michael Brown Prepared by Psomas 3 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 200 Santa Ana, California 92707 Contact: Steve Norton June 2020 Camarillo Springs Golf Course Redevelopment Project TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Location and Physical Environmental Setting ........................................... 1 1.1.1 Regional Environmental Setting ................................................................ 1 1.2 Project Description ................................................................................................ 1 1.3 Regulatory Setting ................................................................................................. 2 1.3.1 Federal ...................................................................................................... 2 1.3.2 State .......................................................................................................... 4 1.3.3 Regional .................................................................................................... 7 2.0 Survey Methods .............................................................................................................. 8 2.1 Literature Review .................................................................................................. 8 2.2 Vegetation Mapping and General Biological Surveys ........................................... 8 2.3 Regulatory Surveys ............................................................................................... 8 2.3.1 Jurisdictional Assessment ......................................................................... 8 3.0 Existing Biological Resources ..................................................................................... 10 3.1 Soils ..................................................................................................................... 10 3.2 Vegetation Types and Other Areas ..................................................................... 10 3.2.1 Ashy Buckwheat Scrub ............................................................................ 10 3.2.2 Coast Prickly Pear Scrub ......................................................................... 11 3.2.3 Lemonade Berry Scrub ............................................................................ 11 3.2.4 Cocklebur Patch ...................................................................................... 11 3.2.5 Upland Mustards and Other Ruderal Forbs ............................................. 11 3.2.6 California Bulrush Marsh ......................................................................... 12 3.2.7 Deer Weed Scrub .................................................................................... 12 3.2.8 Arroyo Willow Thicket .............................................................................. 12 3.2.9 Mule Fat Thickets .................................................................................... 12 3.2.10 Landscaped Ornamental ......................................................................... 13 3.2.11 Open water .............................................................................................. 13 3.2.12 Disturbed ................................................................................................. 13 3.2.13 Developed ............................................................................................... 13 3.3 Wildlife ................................................................................................................. 13 3.3.1 Fish .......................................................................................................... 13 3.3.2 Amphibians .............................................................................................. 14 3.3.3 Reptiles .................................................................................................... 14 3.3.4 Birds ........................................................................................................ 14 3.3.5 Mammals ................................................................................................. 15 3.3.6 Wildlife Movement ................................................................................... 15 3.4 Special Status Biological Resources ................................................................... 17 3.4.1 Special Status Vegetation Types ............................................................. 17 3.4.2 Definitions of Special Status Biological Resources ................................. 18 3.4.3 Special Status Plant Species ................................................................... 20 R:\Projects\CEC\3CEC010100\BioTech\BioTech_Camarillo Springs-061120.docx i Table of Contents Camarillo Springs Golf Course Redevelopment Project 3.4.4 Special Status Wildlife ............................................................................. 25 3.4.5 Critical Habitat ......................................................................................... 32 3.4.6 Jurisdictional Resources .......................................................................... 32 4.0 Project Impacts ............................................................................................................. 34 4.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 34 4.2 Significance Criteria ............................................................................................ 34 4.3 Direct Impacts ..................................................................................................... 36 4.3.1 Vegetation Type Impacts ......................................................................... 36 4.3.2 Wildlife ..................................................................................................... 38 4.3.3 Special Status Biological Resource Impacts ........................................... 39 4.3.4 Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan ......... 44 4.4 Indirect Impacts ................................................................................................... 44 4.4.1 Noise Impacts .......................................................................................... 44 4.4.2 Increased Dust and Urban Pollutants ...................................................... 44 4.4.3 Night Lighting ........................................................................................... 44 4.4.4 Invasive Plant Species ............................................................................. 45 4.4.5 Human Activity ......................................................................................... 45 5.0 Mitigation Measures ...................................................................................................... 46 5.1 MM Bio 1 – Jurisdictional Delineation and Permitting ......................................... 46 5.2 MM Bio 2 – Bat Maternity Roosting ..................................................................... 48 5.3 MM Bio 3 – Nesting Birds .................................................................................... 48 5.4 MM Bio 4 – Habitat Adjacency (Project Design) .................................................. 49 5.5 MM Bio 5 – Habitat Adjacency (Construction) ..................................................... 49 5.6 MM Bio 6 – Special Status Plant Species ........................................................... 50 5.7 MM Bio 7 – Crotch Bumble Bee .......................................................................... 51 5.8 MM Bio 8 – Best Management Practices ............................................................ 51 5.9 MM Bio 9 – Conejo Creek ................................................................................... 51 5.10 MM Bio 10 – Western Pond Turtle ...................................................................... 51 5.11 MM Bio 11 – Special Status Bird Species ........................................................... 52 5.12 MM Bio 12 – Rodenticide Use ............................................................................. 52 6.0 References ..................................................................................................................... 53 R:\Projects\CEC\3CEC010100\BioTech\BioTech_Camarillo Springs-061120.docx ii Table of Contents Camarillo Springs Golf Course Redevelopment Project TABLES Table Page 1 Vegetation Types and Other Areas ................................................................................. 10 2 Vegetation Types Threat Rankings ................................................................................. 18 3 Special Status Plant Species Reported to Occur in the Project Area ............................. 21 4 Special Status Wildlife Species Reported From the Project Area ................................... 26 5 Vegetation Types Impacts ............................................................................................... 36 EXHIBITS Exhibit Follows Page 1 Regional Location ............................................................................................................