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Chapters 1 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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─────────────────────────────────────────── Table of Contents<br />

4-6 Oblique Aerial View of the Seal Beach NWR, Anaheim Bay, Northern Orange County<br />

<strong>and</strong> Distant Santa Ana Mountains ................................................................................ 4-9<br />

4-7 USGS Topographic Map of Refuge ................................................................................... 4-10<br />

4-8 Steep, Scoured Bank at NE Corner of Kitts-Bolsa Cell ................................................ 4-11<br />

4-9 Soils Map ............................................................................................................................... 4-12<br />

4-10 Anaheim Bay-Huntington Harbour Watershed .............................................................. 4-16<br />

4-11 Tidal <strong>and</strong> Freshwater Conveyance Points ........................................................................ 4-18<br />

4-12 Installation Restoration Program Sites in Proximity to Seal Beach NWR ................. 4-35<br />

4-13 Habitats Types on the Seal Beach NWR .......................................................................... 4-43<br />

4-14 Light-footed Clapper Rail Counts on Seal Beach NWR, 1980-2005 ............................. 4-65<br />

4-15 Areas of Previous Archaeological Surveys at Seal Beach NWR ................................... 4-81<br />

4-16 L<strong>and</strong> Use in the Vicinity of Seal Beach NWR ................................................................. 4-86<br />

List of Tables<br />

3-1 Current Pesticide Use Information for the Seal Beach NWR………………………..3-26<br />

3-2 OCVCD Criteria for Considering Pesticide Application to Control Immature Mosquito<br />

Populations ..................................................................................................................... 3-26<br />

3-3 OCVCD Criteria for Considering Adulticide Application .............................................. 3-27<br />

3-4 Habitat Restoration Proposals for Alternative B……………………………………...3-31<br />

3-5 Habitat Restoration Proposals for Alternative C……………………………………...3-37<br />

3-6 Comparison of Alternatives by Issue…………………………………………………...3-41<br />

4-1 Historical Acreages of Coastal Los Angeles <strong>and</strong> Orange County Wetl<strong>and</strong>s ................. 4-3<br />

4-2 C<strong>and</strong>idate Toxix Hot Spots in <strong>and</strong> around Anaheim Bay ............................................... 4-24<br />

4-3 Water Column Measurements for Three Locations in Anaheim Bay from August 2001<br />

<strong>and</strong> February/April 2003 .............................................................................................. 4-26<br />

4-4 Summary of Installation Restoration Program Sites On <strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Immediately<br />

Surrounding Seal Beach National <strong>Wildlife</strong> Refuge .................................................. 4-36<br />

4-5 Summary of the Habitat Types Occurring on the Seal Beach NWR ........................... 4-42<br />

4-6 Reptiles <strong>and</strong> Amphibians Expected to Occur on NWSSB ............................................. 4-51<br />

4-7 Top Five <strong>Fish</strong> Taxa Collected in Anaheim Bay from September 1990 to July 1995 .. 4-57<br />

4-8 California Least Terns Nesting Results for Seal Beach NWR ..................................... 4-61<br />

4-9 Light-footed Clapper Rail Breeding Pair Estimates for Anaheim Bay ....................... 4-65<br />

4-10 Belding’s Savannah Sparrow Territories at Seal Beach NWR ..................................... 4-71<br />

4-11 Birds of Conservation Concern on <strong>and</strong> adjacent to the Seal Beach NWR .................. 4-72<br />

4-12 California Special Status Species Observed or with the Potential to Occur on the<br />

Seal Beach NWR ........................................................................................................... 4-74<br />

4-13 Annual Visitation to Seal Beach NWR .............................................................................. 4-84<br />

4-14 Refuge Visits Associated with Special Events ................................................................. 4-84<br />

4-15 Economic/Employment Data for Orange County, California ........................................ 4-90<br />

4-16 Seal Beach NWR Staff <strong>and</strong> Budget (Estimate Based on FY2008) ............................... 4-90<br />

4-17 Census Data for Areas in Proximity to Seal Beach NWR ............................................. 4-91<br />

5-1 Scenarios Used to Run SLAMM 5 ....................................................................................... 5-8<br />

5-2 Environmental Fate of Herbicides Used on the Refuge………………………………5-19<br />

5-3 Estimated Visitation <strong>and</strong> Expenditures for the Seal Beach NWR in 2006………...... 5-75<br />

5-4 Economic Impacts from Seal Beach NWR Visitation in 2006 ....................................... 5-76<br />

5-5 Summary of Potential Effects of Implementing Alternatives A, B, or C .................... 5-86<br />

6-1 Step-down Plans Proposed for the Seal Beach NWR……………………………........6-20<br />

─────────────── Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan/Environmental Assessment ix

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