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TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTNE SUMMARY ................................................................................................. ............ I TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................................... ...........II 1.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... ........... 1 FIGURE 1. VICINITY ....................................................................................................... ........... 2 2.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ...................................................................................... ........... 5 2.1 BIOTIC HABITATS ........................................................................................... ........... 6 2.1.1 Ruderal Field .................................................................................................... ........... 6 2.2 MOVEMENT CORRIDORS ............................................................................... .......... 8 2.3 SPECIAL STATUS PLANTS AND ANIMALS ................................................. .......... 9 FIGURE 2. SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES ........................................................................ ......... 11 2.4 JURISDICTIONAL WATERS ............................................................................. ........ 22 3.0 IMPACTS AND MITIGATIONS ............................................................................ ........ 23 3.1 SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA ............................................................................... ........ 23 3.2 RELEVANT GOALS, POLICIES, AND LAWS ................................................. ........ 24 3.2.1 Threatened and Endangered Species ................................................................ ........ 24 3.2.2 Migratory Birds ................................................................................................. ........ 24 3.2.3 Birds of Prey ..................................................................................................... ........25 3.2.4 Wetlands and Other Jurisdictional Waters ........................................................ ........ 25 3.2.5 Local Policies or Ordinances ............................................................................ ........ 26 3.3 IMPACTS AND MITIGATIONS SPECIFIC TO THE PROJECT SITE ............ ........ 27 3.3.1 Loss of Habitat for Special Status Plants .......................................................... ........ 27 3.3.2 Loss of Habitat for Special Status Animals ...................................................... ........ 28 3.3.3 Impacts to Burrowing Owls .............................................................................. ........ 29 3.3.4 Disturbance to Active Raptor and Other Protected Birds' Nests ...................... ........ 30 3.3.5 Loss of Habitat for Native Wildlife .................................................................. ........ 30 3.3.6 Interference with the Movement of Native Wildlife ......................................... ........ 31 3.3.7 Disturbance to Waters of the United States or Riparian Habitats ..................... ........ 31 3.3.8 Degradation of Water Quality in Seasonal Drainages, Stock Ponds, and Downstream Waters 31 3.3.9 Compliance with Local Ordinances, Policies, or Habitat Conservation Plans. ........ 32 LITERATURE CITED ......................................................................................................... ........ 33 APPENDIX A : .................................................................................................................... ........ 35 ii Live Oak Associates, Inc.