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<br /> 64 <br />Start of Construction Date Required Survey Periods Dates of Survey Periods <br />November-March 2 & 3 2 surveys April-August <br />2 surveys September-October <br />April-August 3 & 1 2 surveys September-October <br />2 surveys February-March <br />September-October 1 & 2 2 surveys February-March <br />2 surveys April-August <br />Bumble bees observed will be photographed and a GPS point taken. If a Crotch’s bumble bee is <br />positively identified, general surveys will stop and intensive surveys (see Mitigation Measure <br />3.3.6b) will begin. <br />General Survey Timing: This survey should be conducted the season prior to the start of work. <br />(i.e., if work is expected to start in the late summer, surveys may occur that same year; if work is <br />expected to start in winter or early spring, the surveys should occur the year before). <br />Mitigation Measure 3.3.4b (Avoidance). Should a Crotch’s bumble bee be observed, intensive <br />surveys to locate underground nests should be conducted. Appropriate weather for intensive <br />surveys is warm and sunny or sunny with some overcast with temperatures between 60- and 90- <br />degrees Fahrenheit. Should an underground nest be located, individuals at the nest will be <br />photographed to confirm species. If confirmed underground nest of Crotch’s bumble bee is <br />observed, the nest should be flagged and a 25-foot buffer established around the nest. <br />Mitigation Measure 3.3.4c (Minimization). If a Crotch’s bumble bee or a Crotch’s bumble bee <br />nest is observed, an avoidance plan would be developed and reviewed by CDFW prior to project <br />work and/or vegetation removal or ground disturbance. <br />Mitigation Measure 3.3.4d (Compensation). If Crotch’s bumble bee exists onsite and if take <br />avoidance is not feasible, then a mitigation plan that provides for on- or off-site compensation <br />aA -----------