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ARCHIVES SEilRCH REPORT - FINDINGS
Petaluma 12th Naval District Target No. 9
Petaluma, CA
ssp. morrisonii, (SOC); alkali milk-vetch, Astragalus tener var. tener, (SOC); legenere,
Legenere limosa, (SOC); Petaluma popcornflower, Plagiobothrys mollis var. vestitus,
(SOC); Crystal Springs lessingia, Lessingia arachnoidea, (SOC).
The USFWS also mentioned the following State of California listed species (SL) may
occur on or near Petaluma:
little willow flycatcher, Empidonax traillii brewsteri, (SL); black rail,
Laterallusjamaicensis cotumiculus, (S L).
The State of California did not provide information for this site. If a project does occur at
this site, the state should be consulted for the presence of any state listed species in the
area.
Federally endangered and threatened species are protected by Federal law and must be
considered prior to project development. If the action agency determines that listed
species or critical habitat may be adversely affected by a federally funded, permitted, or
authorized activity, the action agency must request formal consultation with the USFWS.
If the action agency determines that the planned action may jeopardize a proposed
species or destroy or adversely modify proposed critical habitat, the action agency must
enter into a section 7 conference with the USFWS. Candidate species are those for which
there is sufficient information to support a proposal for listing. Although candidate
species have no legal protection under the Act, the USFWS recommends that they be
considered in the planning process in the event that they become listed or proposed for
listing prior to project completion.
No additional information on the occurrence of rare or endangered species or natural
communities is known at this time. This does not mean that other State or Federally listed
species may not be present within the areas of interest. An on site inspection by
appropriate state and federal personnel may be necessary to verifL the presence, absence
or location of listed species, or natural communities if remedial action is recommended as
part of the fmal ASR.~
3.6 DEMOGRAPHICS
3.6.1 Centers of Activity
The Petaluma target is located near the city of Petaluma in Sonoma County, ~alifornia.'
3.6.2 Business and Industry Profile
The number of business establishments in Sonoma County, California can be broken
down by type as follows: manufacturing 6.5%; trade 26.4%; services and financial
Section 3 - Site Description
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