Appendix F Detailed Cover Type Tables - USDA Rural Development

Bemidji – Grand Rapids
Biological Assessment and Evaluation
4.2.1 Avian Species ......................................................................................................................................... 4‐5
4.2.2 Mammalian Species ........................................................................................................................... 4‐29
4.2.3 Reptile Species .................................................................................................................................... 4‐36
4.2.4 Amphibians Species .......................................................................................................................... 4‐39
4.2.5 Plant Species ........................................................................................................................................ 4‐42
5.0 Env ironmental Consequences .......................................................................................... 5­1
5.1 Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species ................................................................ 5‐2
5.1.1 Gray Wolf ................................................................................................................................................. 5‐2
5.1.2 Canada Lynx ........................................................................................................................................... 5‐4
5.1 .3 Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) ....................................................................................... 5‐7
5.2 DNR, DRM and CNF Listed Species ..................................................................................................... 5‐10
5.2.1 Avian Species ....................................................................................................................................... 5‐10
5.2.2 Amphibian Species ............................................................................................................................ 5‐47
5.2.3 Mammalian Species ........................................................................................................................... 5‐52
5.2 .4 Reptile Species .................................................................................................................................... 5‐62
5.3 DNR, LLR, and CNF Listed Plant Species .......................................................................................... 5‐67
5.3.1 Bog and Fen Communities.............................................................................................................. 5‐67
5.3.2 Wet Prairie, Sedge Meadow and Emergent Wetland Communities .............................. 5‐72
5.3.3 Conifer Swamps .................................................................................................................................. 5‐76
5.3.4 Riparian Habitats ............................................................................................................................... 5‐81
5.3.5 Lowland Forest ................................................................................................................................... 5‐85
5.3.6 Northern Hardwood Forest ........................................................................................................... 5‐91
5.3.7 Woodlands ......................................................................................................................................... 5‐101
5.3.8 Forest Openings/Exposed Soils/Grasslands ....................................................................... 5‐105
6.0 Inte rrelated, Independent and Cumulative Effects ................................................... 6­1
6.1 Methodology .................................................................................................................................................. 6‐1
6.1.1 Study Area Definition ......................................................................................................................... 6‐1
6.1.2 Time Frame ............................................................................................................................................ 6‐1
6.1 .3 Projects to be Considered ................................................................................................................. 6‐1
6.2 Cumulative Effects ....................................................................................................................................... 6‐3
7.0 Summary of Findings ........................................................................................................... 7­1
8.0 Mit igation Measures ............................................................................................................. 8­1
8.1 Corridor Clearing ......................................................................................................................................... 8‐1
8.2 Avian Protection ........................................................................................................................................... 8‐1
8.2.1 General Practices for all Species .................................................................................................... 8‐1
8.2.2 Practices Specific to the Northern Goshawk ............................................................................. 8‐2
8.2.3 Practices Specific to the Bald Eagle .............................................................................................. 8‐2
8.2 .4 Practices Specific to the Black‐backed Woodpecker ............................................................. 8‐3
8.3 Threatened and Endangered Plants ..................................................................................................... 8‐3
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