Environmental Impact Statement - Sonoma Land Trust

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California Department of Fish and Game U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Section 3.5. Biological Resources Northern harrier and short-eared owl, state species of special concern, may also use these and other marsh communities for nesting. Special-Status Species Special-status species are plants and animals that are legally protected under the ESA and the CESA or other regulations, and other plants and animals that are considered sufficiently rare to qualify for consideration under NEPA and CEQA. The categories for special-status plants and animals are described below. • Species listed or proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under the ESA (50 CFR 17.12 [listed plants], 50 CFR 17.11 [listed animals], and various notices in the FR [proposed species]); • Species that are candidates for possible future listing as threatened or endangered under the ESA (71 FR 53755, September 12, 2006); • Species listed or candidates for listing by the State of California as threatened or endangered under CESA (14 CCR 670.5); • Species that meet the definitions of rare, threatened, or endangered under CEQA (State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15380); • Plants listed as rare or endangered under the California Native Plant Protection Act (NPPA) (California Fish and Game Code, Section 1900 et seq.); • Plants considered by the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) to be rare, threatened, or endangered in California (Lists 1B and 2 in California Native Plant Society [2001]); • Plants listed by CNPS as those about which more information is needed to determine their status and plants of limited distribution (Lists 3 and 4 in California Native Plant Society [2001]) that may be included as specialstatus species on the basis of local significance or recent biological information; • Animals that are California species of special concern (California Department of Fish and Game 2007; Remsen 1978; California Department of Fish and Game and Point Reyes Bird Observatory 2001 [birds], Williams 1986 [mammals], Jennings and Hayes 1994 [amphibians and reptiles], and Moyle et al. 1995 [fish]); and • Animals fully protected in California (California Fish and Game Code, Section 3511 [birds], 4700 [mammals], and 5050 [reptiles and amphibians]). Special-status plant, animal, and fish species that occur or have potential to occur in or near the Action area and their likely status in the Action area are presented in Table 3.5-2. Sears Point Wetland and Watershed Restoration Project Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement 3.5-18 April 2012
Table 3.5-2. Special-Status Species Occurring in or with Potential to Occur at or near the Sears Point Restoration Project Site Common Name Scientific Name INVERTEBRATES Status Federal/State/ Other Geographic Distribution Habitat Requirements Potential Occurrence in Project/Study Area Vernal pool fairy shrimp Branchinecta lynchi T/– Central Valley, central and south Coast Ranges from Tehama County to Santa Barbara County. Isolated populations also in Riverside County Common in vernal pools; also found in sandstone rock outcrop pools Low. Nearest occurrence approximately 10 miles; marginal habitat present at the project site. Conservancy fairy shrimp Branchinecta conserrvatio E/- Restricted to Central Valley except one population in Ventura county. Found in large turbid pools in northern 2/3 of the Central Valley; located in swales formed by old braided alluvium filled by winter/spring rains and filled into summer Low. The site is outside the species range. California freshwater shrimp Syncaris pacifica E/E Perennial freshwater streams of Marin, Sonoma and Napa counties. Lowland streams flowing southward into San Pablo Bay; away from main current often near undercut banks, exposed roots and vegetation hanging into water. Low. Riparian cover is currently severely limited along ephemeral streams draining east side of Cougar Mountain. Tolay Creek is more saline than preferred habitat and lacks canopy cover along creek. Behren’s silverspot (butterfly) Speyeria zerene behrensii E/– Pacific side of the Coast Ranges from Point Arena County to Cape Mendocino, Mendocino County Habitats with larval food sources (violets) are required; specific habitat unknown None. Project outside of known range. Callippe silverspot Speyeria callippe callippe E/– San Bruno Mountain, San Mateo County, and a single location in Alameda County. Open hillsides where wild pansy (Viola pendunculata) grows; larvae feed on Johnny jump-up plants, whereas adults feed on native mints and non-native thistles. High. Recorded to occur at Sears Point since 1988 (USFWS 2007). Suitable habitat, (Viola pedunculata) present at project site. Myrtle’s silverspot butterfly Speyeria zerene myrtleae E/– Historically known from San Mateo County north to the mouth of the Russian River in Sonoma County. No butterflies have been observed recently at the known population sites near Pacifica and San Mateo in San Mateo County. Inhabits coastal terrace prairie, coastal bluff scrub, and associated non-native grassland habitats where the larval food plant, Viola sp. occurs. High. Documented occurrences adjacent to project site; suitable habitat (Viola sp.) occurs on site.
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