Appendix F Detailed Cover Type Tables - USDA Rural Development
Appendix F Detailed Cover Type Tables - USDA Rural Development
Appendix F Detailed Cover Type Tables - USDA Rural Development
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Bemidji – Grand Rapids Biological Assessment and Evaluation<br />
Project TES Group<br />
BGR<br />
Transmission<br />
Line Project<br />
Forest Species Wetland Species Grassland Species Shrubland Species<br />
Potential negative impact to forest<br />
plants and animal species due to<br />
permanent tree clearing; may<br />
introduce earthworms into ROW which<br />
could alter duff layer and have<br />
negative impact on understory plants;<br />
may introduce weed seed during<br />
construction and long term<br />
maintenance of the ROW; may allow<br />
invasion by cowbirds on cleared ROW,<br />
with potential negative impact to<br />
forest edge songbirds due to predatory<br />
nesting. The project will include best<br />
management practices to avoid and<br />
minimize potential negative impacts to<br />
forest species.<br />
Potential negative impact to<br />
forested wetland species<br />
due to forest clearing;<br />
minimal negative impacts to<br />
all other wetland species<br />
since most wetlands will be<br />
spanned by the project. The<br />
project will include best<br />
management practices to<br />
avoid and minimize<br />
potential negative impacts<br />
to wetland species.<br />
Forest clearing may result in<br />
increased habitat available for<br />
grassland species, depending on<br />
long‐term maintenance required<br />
for the Project; depending on<br />
location, herbicides may be used<br />
to control regrowth of trees that<br />
may interfere with transmission<br />
line; some incidental takes of<br />
nests may occur depending on<br />
the timing of construction. The<br />
project will include best<br />
management practices to avoid<br />
and minimize potential negative<br />
impacts to grassland species.<br />
Temporary clearing of shrubs<br />
required for construction,<br />
with regrowth allowed postconstruction.<br />
Impacts to<br />
shrubland species would be<br />
temporary and short term (up<br />
to several years until<br />
regeneration occurs). The<br />
project will include best<br />
management practices to<br />
avoid and minimize potential<br />
negative impacts to shrubland<br />
species.<br />
July 2010 Interrelated, Independent and Cumulative Effects Page 6‐7