Environmental Impact Statement - Sonoma Land Trust

California Department of Fish and Game
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Section 3.5. Biological Resources
• Non-native species should not be used in habitat restoration projects. Any
habitat restoration project approved by the Commission should include a
program for the periodic monitoring of the site for non-native species and a
program for control and, if appropriate and feasible, eradication should an
introduction occur. The use of non-native plant species in public access
landscape improvements should be avoided where a potential exists for nonnative
plants to spread into the Bay, other waterways, or transition zones
between tidal and upland habitats. (Bay Plan - Tidal Marshes and Tidal Flats
Policy 6).
• San Pablo Bay - Tidal marshes and extensive tidal flats are valuable wildlife
habitat. Protect wildlife values (Bay Plan Map 2, Policy 1).
• Route 37 - Public access allowed in a manner protective of sensitive wildlife.
Provide opportunities for wildlife compatible activities, such as wildlife
observation and fishing (Bay Plan Map 2. Policy 2).
Biological Communities
Biological communities are described separately below for the Project site and
for the habitats outside the Project site but within the Action area.
Project Site
The habitats present within the Project site include aquatic, wetland, and
grassland communities and developed areas. A substantial portion of the Project
site is agricultural land. These habitats and the plant and wildlife species
associated with each habitat are described below. The distribution of habitat
types in the Project site is presented in Figure 3.5-1, and the acreage of each
habitat type in the Project site is presented in Table 3.5-1. Habitat types and
acreages are derived from the results of previous habitat inventories of the
Project site.
Sears Point Wetland and Watershed Restoration
Project Final Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact Statement
3.5-11
April 2012