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Page 1: Species Potential to Occur in the Project Area...ng Phenology Potential to Occur 2 Anderson’s manzanita buckwheat (Arctostaphylos andersonii) 1B.2 Endemic to California. Found in

Tabl

e 1.

Spe

cial

-Sta

tus P

lant

Spe

cies

Pot

entia

l to

Occ

ur in

the

Proj

ect A

rea.

Sp

ecie

s Nam

e

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Ande

rson

’s m

anza

nita

(A

rcto

stap

hylo

s an

ders

onii)

1B.2

En

dem

ic to

Cal

iforn

ia. F

ound

in

San

ta C

lara

, San

ta C

ruz,

and

San

Mat

eo c

ount

ies.

Ande

rson

’s m

anza

nita

is fo

und

in th

e op

enin

gs a

nd e

dges

of b

road

-leaf

ed

upla

nd fo

rest

, cha

parr

al, a

nd n

orth

co

ast c

onife

rous

fore

st. I

t occ

urs a

t el

evat

ions

from

app

roxi

mat

ely

200

to

2,50

0 fe

et.

Nov

embe

r –

May

Two

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

And

erso

n’s

man

zani

ta h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. Som

e su

itabl

e ha

bita

t fo

r thi

s spe

cies

is p

rese

nt w

ithin

the

proj

ect

site.

No

man

zani

ta w

ere

obse

rved

with

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. Lo

w P

oten

tial

Arcu

ate

bush

-m

allo

w

(Mal

acot

ham

nus

arcu

atus

)

1B.2

En

dem

ic to

Cal

iforn

ia. F

ound

in

San

ta C

lara

, San

ta C

ruz,

and

San

Mat

eo c

ount

ies.

Arcu

ate

bush

-mal

low

is fo

und

grow

ing

in c

hapa

rral

and

cism

onta

ne

woo

dlan

d ha

bita

ts. I

t occ

urs a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 50

and

1,1

60

feet

.

April

Sept

embe

r

Four

CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or a

rcua

te b

ush-

mal

low

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Ben

Lom

ond

buck

whe

at

(Erio

gonu

m

nudu

m v

ar.

decu

rren

s)

1B.1

En

dem

ic to

Cal

iforn

ia. F

ound

in

the

Sant

a Cr

uz sa

ndhi

lls.

Ben

Lom

ond

buck

whe

at o

ccur

s in

sand

y so

ils in

cha

parr

al, c

ismon

tane

w

oodl

and,

and

the

mar

itim

e po

nder

osa

pine

from

app

roxi

mat

ely

160

to 2

,600

feet

in e

leva

tion.

June

Oct

ober

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Ben

Lom

ond

buck

whe

at h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Bent

-flow

ered

fid

dlen

eck

(Am

sinck

ia

luna

ris)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

Con

tra

Cost

a,

Colu

sa, L

ake,

Mar

in, N

apa,

Sa

n Be

nito

, San

ta C

lara

, San

ta

Cruz

, San

Mat

eo, S

onom

a,

and

Yolo

cou

ntie

s.

Bent

-flow

ered

fidd

lene

ck o

ccur

s in

coas

tal b

luff

scru

b, c

ismon

tane

w

oodl

and,

and

val

ley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itats

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns fr

om n

ear s

ea le

vel t

o 1,

640

feet

.

Mar

ch –

Ju

ne

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

ben

t-flo

wer

ed

fiddl

enec

k ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-1

Skylonda Fire Station No. 58 Replacement Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration

County of San Mateo December 2015

Page 2: Species Potential to Occur in the Project Area...ng Phenology Potential to Occur 2 Anderson’s manzanita buckwheat (Arctostaphylos andersonii) 1B.2 Endemic to California. Found in

Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Coas

t yel

low

le

ptos

ipho

n (L

epto

sipho

n cr

oceu

s)

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in S

an M

ateo

and

Mon

tere

y co

untie

s. Th

ough

t to

be

extir

pate

d fr

om M

arin

Co

unty

.

Coas

t yel

low

lept

osip

hon

is fo

und

in

coas

tal b

luff

scru

b an

d co

asta

l pra

irie

habi

tats

. It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

from

ap

prox

imat

ely

30 to

500

feet

.

April

May

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

coa

st y

ello

w

lept

osip

hon

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite. I

n ad

ditio

n, th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kn

own

elev

atio

n ra

nge.

N

o Po

tent

ial

Chor

is’ p

opco

rn-

flow

er

(Pla

giob

othr

ys

chor

isian

us v

ar.

chor

isian

us)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

Mon

tere

y, S

anta

Cl

ara,

San

ta C

ruz,

San

Fr

anci

sco,

and

San

Mat

eo

coun

ties.

Chor

is’ p

opco

rn-fl

ower

gro

ws i

n m

esic

cha

parr

al, c

oast

al p

rairi

e, a

nd

coas

tal s

crub

hab

itats

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

50 a

nd 5

20 fe

et.

Mar

ch –

Ju

ne

Four

CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or C

horis

’ pop

corn

-flo

wer

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

pro

ject

site

. In

addi

tion,

th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kno

wn

elev

atio

n ra

nge.

N

o Po

tent

ial

Coas

tal m

arsh

m

ilk-v

etch

(A

stra

galu

s py

ncos

tach

yus

var.

pync

host

achy

us)

1B.2

En

dem

ic to

Cal

iforn

ia. F

ound

in

Hum

bold

t, M

arin

, and

San

M

ateo

cou

ntie

s.

Coas

tal m

arsh

milk

-vet

ch is

foun

d in

m

esic

coa

stal

dun

e, a

nd in

coa

stal

sc

rub,

and

coa

stal

mar

sh a

nd sw

amp

habi

tats

. It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

from

se

a le

vel t

o ap

prox

imat

ely

100

feet

.

April

Oct

ober

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

coa

stal

mar

sh m

ilk-

vetc

h ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of

the

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies

know

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Coas

tal

triq

uetr

ella

(T

rique

trel

la

calif

orni

ca)

1B.2

Foun

d in

Cal

iforn

ia a

nd

Ore

gon.

In C

alifo

rnia

, fou

nd

in C

ontr

a Co

sta,

Del

Nor

te,

Men

doci

no, M

arin

, San

Di

ego,

San

Fra

ncisc

o, S

an

Mat

eo, a

nd S

onom

a co

untie

s.

Coas

tal t

rique

trel

la is

foun

d in

coa

stal

bl

uff s

crub

and

coa

stal

scru

b ha

bita

t. It

occu

rs a

t ele

vatio

ns fr

om

appr

oxim

atel

y 30

to 3

30 fe

et.

Not

Ap

plic

able

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

coa

stal

triq

uetr

ella

ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies

is pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-2

Skylonda Fire Station No. 58 Replacement Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration

County of San Mateo December 2015

Page 3: Species Potential to Occur in the Project Area...ng Phenology Potential to Occur 2 Anderson’s manzanita buckwheat (Arctostaphylos andersonii) 1B.2 Endemic to California. Found in

Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Cong

don’

s ta

rpla

nt

(Cen

trom

adia

pa

rryi

ssp.

co

ngdo

nii)

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

Con

tra

Cost

a,

Mon

tere

y, S

anta

Cla

ra, S

an

Luis

Obi

spo,

and

San

Mat

eo

coun

ties.

Thou

ght t

o be

ex

tirpa

ted

from

San

ta C

ruz

and

Sola

no c

ount

ies.

Cond

on’s

tarp

lant

is fo

und

in a

lkal

ine

valle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd h

abita

ts.

It oc

curs

at e

leva

tions

bel

ow 7

50

feet

.

May

Nov

embe

r

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Con

gdon

’s ta

rpla

nt

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is

pres

ent i

n th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies k

now

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Crys

tal S

prin

gs

less

ingi

a (L

essin

gia

arac

hnoi

dea)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Kno

wn

only

nea

r the

Cry

stal

Spr

ings

Re

serv

oir i

n Sa

n M

ateo

Co

unty

. May

occ

ur in

Son

oma

Coun

ty, b

ut th

ese

occu

rren

ces n

eed

taxo

nom

ic

verif

icat

ion.

Crys

tal S

prin

gs le

ssin

gia

grow

s in

cism

onta

ne w

oodl

and,

coa

stal

scru

b,

and

valle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd

habi

tat.

It of

ten

occu

rs in

serp

entin

ite

soils

and

alo

ng ro

adsid

es. I

t occ

urs a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 20

and

650

feet

.

July

Oct

ober

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r cry

stal

sprin

gs

less

ingi

a ha

s bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite. I

n ad

ditio

n, th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kn

own

elev

atio

n ra

nge.

N

o Po

tent

ial

Crys

tal S

prin

gs

foun

tain

thist

le

(Cirs

ium

fo

ntin

ale

var.

font

inal

e)

FE

CE

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Kno

wn

only

nea

r the

Cry

stal

Spr

ings

Re

serv

oir i

n Sa

n M

ateo

Co

unty

.

Crys

tal S

prin

gs fo

unta

in th

istle

is

foun

d in

serp

entin

ite se

eps i

n op

enin

gs in

cha

parr

al, c

ismon

tane

w

oodl

and,

and

val

ley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itats

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns fr

om 1

50 to

570

feet

.

May

Oct

ober

Four

CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or c

ryst

al sp

rings

fo

unta

in th

istle

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t fo

r thi

s spe

cies

is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite. I

n ad

ditio

n, th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kn

own

elev

atio

n ra

nge.

N

o Po

tent

ial

Davi

dson

’s bu

sh-

mal

low

(M

alac

otha

mnu

s da

vids

onii)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in L

os A

ngel

es, M

onte

rey,

Sa

nta

Clar

a, S

an L

uis O

bisp

o,

and

San

Mat

eo c

ount

ies.

Davi

dson

’s bu

sh-m

allo

w g

row

s in

chap

arra

l, ci

smon

tane

and

ripa

rian

woo

dlan

d, a

nd c

oast

al sc

rub

habi

tats

. It

occu

rs a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

600

and

2,80

0 fe

et.

June

Janu

ary

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r Dav

idso

n’s b

ush-

mal

low

has

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f th

e pr

ojec

t site

; how

ever

, thi

s occ

urre

nce

was

la

st d

ocum

ente

d in

193

6. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t fo

r thi

s spe

cies

is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-3

Skylonda Fire Station No. 58 Replacement Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration

County of San Mateo December 2015

Page 4: Species Potential to Occur in the Project Area...ng Phenology Potential to Occur 2 Anderson’s manzanita buckwheat (Arctostaphylos andersonii) 1B.2 Endemic to California. Found in

Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Dudl

ey’s

lous

ewor

t (P

edic

ular

is du

dley

i)

CR

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

onte

rey,

San

Lui

s Obi

spo,

an

d Sa

n M

ateo

cou

ntie

s.

Dudl

ey’s

lous

ewor

t is f

ound

in

mar

itim

e ch

apar

ral,

cism

onta

ne

woo

dlan

d, N

orth

Coa

st c

onife

rous

fo

rest

, and

val

ley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itats

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns fr

om a

ppro

xim

atel

y 20

0 to

3,

000

feet

.

April

June

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Dud

ley’

s lou

sew

ort

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. Low

-qua

lity

suita

ble

habi

tat i

s pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

Low

Pot

entia

l

Frag

rant

friti

llary

(F

ritill

aria

lil

iace

a)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

Con

tra

Cost

a,

Mon

tere

y, M

arin

, San

Ben

ito,

Sant

a Cl

ara,

San

Fra

ncisc

o,

San

Mat

eo, S

olan

o, a

nd

Sono

ma

coun

ties.

Frag

rant

friti

llary

is o

ften

foun

d on

se

rpen

tine

soils

in c

ismon

tane

w

oodl

and,

coa

stal

scru

b, v

alle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd, a

nd c

oast

al p

rairi

e ha

bita

ts. I

t occ

urs a

t ele

vatio

ns b

elow

1,

350

feet

.

Febr

uary

April

Two

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

frag

rant

friti

llary

ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies

is pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Fran

cisc

an o

nion

(A

llium

pe

nins

ular

e va

r. fr

anci

scan

um)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

endo

cino

, San

ta C

lara

, Sa

n M

ateo

, and

Son

oma

coun

ties.

Fran

cisc

an o

nion

is fo

und

in c

lay,

vo

lcan

ic o

r ser

pent

inite

soils

in

cism

onta

ne w

oodl

and

and

valle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd h

abita

ts. I

t occ

urs

at e

leva

tions

from

app

roxi

mat

ely

170

to 9

80 fe

et.

May

June

Thre

e CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or F

ranc

iscan

oni

on

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is

pres

ent i

n th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies k

now

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Fran

cisc

an

thist

le

(Cirs

ium

an

drew

sii)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in C

ontr

a Co

sta,

Mar

in, S

an

Fran

cisc

o, S

an M

ateo

, and

So

nom

a co

untie

s.

Fran

cisc

an th

istle

is fo

und

in m

esic

, so

met

imes

serp

entin

ite, b

road

- leaf

ed

upla

nd fo

rest

, coa

stal

blu

ff sc

rub,

co

asta

l pra

irie,

and

coa

stal

scru

b ha

bita

ts. I

t occ

urs a

t ele

vatio

ns fr

om

sea

leve

l to

appr

oxim

atel

y 50

0 fe

et.

Mar

ch –

Ju

ly

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Fra

ncisc

an th

istle

ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies

is pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite. I

n ad

ditio

n, th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kno

wn

elev

atio

n ra

nge.

N

o Po

tent

ial

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-4

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Hall’

s bus

h-m

allo

w

(Mal

acot

ham

nus

halli

i)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in C

ontr

a Co

sta,

Lak

e,

Men

doci

no, M

erce

d, S

anta

Cl

ara,

San

Mat

eo, a

nd

Stan

islau

s cou

ntie

s.

Hall’

s bus

h m

allo

w is

foun

d gr

owin

g in

cha

parr

al a

nd c

oast

al sc

rub

habi

tats

. It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 30

and

2,5

00 fe

et.

May

–O

ctob

er

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Hal

l’s b

ush-

mal

low

ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies

is pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Hick

man

’s ci

nque

foil

(Pot

entil

la

hick

man

ii)

FE

CE

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

onte

rey,

San

Mat

eo, a

nd

Sono

ma

coun

ties.

Hick

man

’s ci

nque

foil

is fo

und

in

coas

tal b

luff

scru

b, c

lose

d-co

ne

coni

fero

us fo

rest

, ver

nally

mes

ic

mea

dow

s and

seep

s, an

d fr

eshw

ater

m

arsh

es a

nd sw

amps

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns fr

om a

ppro

xim

atel

y 30

to

490

feet

.

April

Augu

st

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Hic

kman

’s ci

nque

foil

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite. I

n ad

ditio

n, th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kn

own

elev

atio

n ra

nge.

N

o Po

tent

ial

Hills

boro

ugh

choc

olat

e lil

y ( F

ritill

aria

bifl

ora

var.

inez

iana

)

1B.1

En

dem

ic to

Cal

iforn

ia. F

ound

in

San

Mat

eo C

ount

y.

Hills

boro

ugh

choc

olat

e lil

y is

foun

d in

ci

smon

tane

woo

dlan

d an

d va

lley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itats

in

serp

entin

ite so

ils. I

t occ

urs a

t el

evat

ions

bel

ow 5

00 fe

et.

Mar

ch –

Ap

ril

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Hill

sbor

ough

ch

ocol

ate

lily

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Hoov

er’s

butt

on-

cele

ry (E

ryng

ium

ar

istul

atum

var

. ho

over

i)

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

San

Ben

ito, S

anta

Cl

ara,

San

Die

go, a

nd S

an L

uis

Obi

spo

coun

ties.

Hoov

er’s

butt

on-c

eler

y is

a ve

rnal

po

ol o

blig

ate

spec

ies.

It oc

curs

at

elev

atio

ns b

elow

150

feet

.

July

Augu

st

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Hoo

ver’s

but

ton-

cele

ry h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of

the

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies

know

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Indi

an v

alle

y bu

sh-m

allo

w

(Mal

acot

ham

nus

abor

igin

um)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in F

resn

o, K

ings

, San

Mat

eo,

Sant

a Cl

ara,

Mon

tere

y, a

nd

San

Beni

to c

ount

ies.

Indi

an v

alle

y bu

sh-m

allo

w is

foun

d in

ro

cky

and/

or g

rani

tic so

ils in

ch

apar

ral a

nd c

ismon

tane

woo

dlan

d ha

bita

t. It

ofte

n oc

curs

in b

urne

d ar

eas.

It oc

curs

at e

leva

tions

from

ap

prox

imat

ely

500

to 5

,570

feet

.

April

Oct

ober

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Indi

an v

alle

y bu

sh-

mal

low

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Kello

gg’s

hork

elia

(H

orke

lia

cune

ate

var.

seric

ea)

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in S

anta

Bar

bara

, San

ta C

ruz,

Sa

n Fr

anci

sco,

San

Lui

s O

bisp

o, a

nd S

an M

ateo

co

untie

s. Th

ough

t to

be

extir

pate

d fr

om A

lam

eda

and

Mar

in c

ount

ies.

Kello

gg’s

hork

elia

is fo

und

in sa

ndy

or

grav

elly

ope

ning

s in

clos

ed-c

one

coni

fero

us fo

rest

, mar

itim

e ch

apar

ral,

coas

tal d

une,

and

coa

stal

sc

rub

habi

tats

. It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

fr

om n

ear s

ea le

vel t

o ap

prox

imat

ely

650

feet

.

April

Sept

embe

r

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Kel

logg

’s ho

rkel

ia

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is

pres

ent i

n th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies k

now

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

King

s Mou

ntai

n m

anza

nita

(A

rcto

stap

hylo

s re

gism

onta

na)

1B.2

En

dem

ic to

Cal

iforn

ia. F

ound

in

San

ta C

lara

, San

ta C

ruz,

and

San

Mat

eo c

ount

ies.

King

s Mou

ntai

n m

anza

nita

occ

urs i

n gr

aniti

c or

sand

ston

e so

ils in

bro

ad-

leaf

ed u

plan

d fo

rest

, cha

parr

al, a

nd

Nor

th C

oast

con

ifero

us fo

rest

ha

bita

ts. I

t occ

urs a

t ele

vatio

ns fr

om

appr

oxim

atel

y 1,

000

to 2

,400

feet

.

Janu

ary

– Ap

ril

Twel

ve C

NDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Kin

gs M

ount

ain

man

zani

ta h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. Sui

tabl

e ha

bita

t for

th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect a

rea.

Ho

wev

er, n

o m

anza

nita

wer

e ob

serv

ed a

t the

pr

ojec

t site

. Lo

w P

oten

tial

Lege

nere

(L

egen

ere

limos

a)

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

Lak

e, M

onte

rey,

N

apa,

Pla

cer,

Sacr

amen

to,

Sant

a Cl

ara,

Sha

sta,

San

Jo

aqui

n, S

an M

ateo

, Sol

ano,

So

nom

a, S

tani

slaus

, and

Yub

a co

untie

s.

Lege

nere

is fo

und

in v

erna

l poo

ls. It

oc

curs

at e

leva

tions

from

nea

r sea

le

vel t

o ap

prox

imat

ely

2,90

0 fe

et.

April

June

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e of

lege

nere

has

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

; ho

wev

er, t

his o

ccur

renc

e w

as la

st d

ocum

ente

d in

190

6. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Lost

thist

le

(Cirs

ium

pr

aete

riens

) 1A

En

dem

ic to

Cal

iforn

ia.

Thou

ght t

o be

ext

irpat

ed

from

San

ta C

lara

Cou

nty.

Habi

tat f

or lo

st th

istle

is n

ot k

now

n sin

ce th

is sp

ecie

s is p

resu

med

ext

inct

in

Cal

iforn

ia. I

t occ

urs a

t ele

vatio

ns

belo

w 3

20 fe

et.

June

– Ju

ly

Lost

thist

le is

pre

sum

ed e

xtin

ct in

Cal

iforn

ia. I

n ad

ditio

n, th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Mar

in w

este

rn

flax

(Hes

pero

linon

co

nges

tum

)

FT

CT

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

arin

, San

Fra

ncisc

o, a

nd

San

Mat

eo c

ount

ies.

Mar

in w

este

rn fl

ax o

ccur

s in

serp

entin

e so

ils in

cha

parr

al a

nd

valle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd h

abita

ts.

It oc

curs

at e

leva

tions

bel

ow 1

,213

fe

et.

April

– Ju

ly

Thre

e CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or M

arin

wes

tern

fla

x ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of

the

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

at t

he p

roje

ct si

te.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Mar

sh m

icro

seris

(M

icro

seris

pa

ludo

sa)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

endo

cino

, Mon

tere

y,

Mar

in, S

an B

enito

, San

ta

Cruz

, San

Lui

s Obi

spo,

and

So

nom

a co

untie

s. Th

ough

t to

be e

xtirp

ated

from

San

M

ateo

and

San

Fra

ncisc

o co

untie

s.

Mar

sh m

icro

seris

is fo

und

in c

lose

d-co

ne c

onife

rous

fore

st, c

ismon

tane

w

oodl

and,

coa

stal

scru

b, a

nd v

alle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd h

abita

ts. I

t oc

curs

at e

leva

tions

from

nea

r sea

le

vel t

o ap

prox

imat

ely

980

feet

.

April

– Ju

ly

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

mar

sh m

icro

seris

ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t is p

rese

nt in

th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

ou

tsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kno

wn

elev

atio

n an

d ge

ogra

phic

rang

e.

Low

Pot

entia

l

Met

huse

lah’

s be

ard

liche

n (U

snea

lo

ngiss

ima)

4.2

Foun

d in

num

erou

s sta

tes

incl

udin

g Ca

lifor

nia.

In

Calif

orni

a, fo

und

in D

el N

orte

, Hu

mbo

ldt,

Men

doci

no, S

anta

Cr

uz, S

an M

ateo

, and

Son

oma

coun

ties.

Met

huse

lah’

s bea

rd li

chen

is fo

und

on tr

ee b

ranc

hes i

n br

oad-

leaf

ed

upla

nd fo

rest

and

Nor

th C

oast

co

nife

rous

fore

st h

abita

ts. I

t is

usua

lly fo

und

on o

ld g

row

th

hard

woo

ds a

nd c

onife

rs. I

t occ

urs a

t el

evat

ions

from

app

roxi

mat

ely

260

to

4,80

0 fe

et.

Not

Ap

plic

able

(N

/A)

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r Met

huse

lah’

s bea

rd

liche

n ha

s bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f th

e pr

ojec

t site

. Low

-qua

lity

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. Lo

w P

oten

tial

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Min

ute

pock

et

mos

s (F

issid

ens

paup

ercu

lus)

1B.2

Foun

d in

Cal

iforn

ia a

nd

Ore

gon.

In C

alifo

rnia

, fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

But

te, D

el N

orte

, Hu

mbo

ldt,

Men

doci

no,

Mar

in, S

anta

Cru

z, S

an

Mat

eo, S

onom

a, a

nd Y

uba

coun

ties.

Min

ute

pock

et m

oss i

s fou

nd in

dam

p co

asta

l soi

ls in

Nor

th C

oast

co

nife

rous

fore

sts.

It oc

curs

at

elev

atio

ns fr

om a

ppro

xim

atel

y 30

to

3,36

0 fe

et.

N/A

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

min

ute

pock

et m

oss

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. Low

-qua

lity

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

Low

Pot

entia

l

Mon

tara

m

anza

nita

(A

rcto

stap

hylo

s m

onta

raen

sis)

1B.2

En

dem

ic to

San

Mat

eo

Coun

ty.

Mon

tara

man

zani

ta is

foun

d in

m

ariti

me

chap

arra

l or c

oast

al sc

rub

habi

tats

. It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

from

ap

prox

imat

ely

160

to 1

,650

feet

.

Janu

ary

– M

arch

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Mon

tara

man

zani

ta

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is

pres

ent i

n th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Ore

gon

pole

mon

ium

(P

olem

oniu

m

carn

eum

)

2B.2

Occ

urs i

n O

rego

n,

Was

hing

ton,

and

Cal

iforn

ia.

In C

alifo

rnia

, fou

nd in

no

rthe

rn C

alifo

rnia

and

in th

e Sa

n Fr

anci

sco

Bay

Area

.

Ore

gon

pole

mon

ium

gro

ws i

n co

asta

l pr

airie

, coa

stal

scru

b, a

nd lo

wer

m

onta

ne c

onife

rous

fore

st. I

t occ

urs

at e

leva

tions

bel

ow 6

,000

feet

.

April

Sept

embe

r

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Ore

gon

pole

mon

ium

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Orn

duff’

s m

eado

wfo

am

(Lim

nant

hes

doug

lasii

ssp.

or

nduf

fii)

1B.1

En

dem

ic to

San

Mat

eo

Coun

ty.

Orn

duff’

s mea

dow

foam

is fo

und

in

mea

dow

s and

seep

s and

agr

icul

tura

l fie

lds.

It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

from

30

to 6

5 fe

et.

Nov

embe

r –

May

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Orn

duff’

s m

eado

wfo

am h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies

know

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Papp

ose

tarp

lant

(C

entr

omad

ia

parr

yi ss

p.

parr

yi)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in B

utte

, Col

usa,

Gle

nn, L

ake,

N

apa,

San

Lui

s Obi

spo,

San

M

ateo

, Sol

ano

and

Sono

ma

coun

ties.

Papp

ose

tarp

lant

is fo

und

in

chap

arra

l, co

asta

l pra

irie,

mea

dow

s an

d se

ep, c

oast

al sa

lt m

arsh

and

sw

amp,

and

ver

nally

mes

ic v

alle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd h

abita

ts. I

t occ

urs

at e

leva

tions

from

nea

r sea

leve

l to

appr

oxim

atel

y 1,

370

feet

.

May

Nov

embe

r

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

pap

pose

tarp

lant

ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies

is pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Pere

nnia

l go

ldfie

lds

(Las

then

ia

calif

orni

ca ss

p.

mac

rant

ha)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

endo

cino

, Mar

in, S

an

Luis

Obi

spo,

San

Mat

eo, a

nd

Sono

ma

coun

ties.

Pere

nnia

l gol

dfie

lds i

s fou

nd in

co

asta

l blu

ff sc

rub,

coa

stal

dun

e, a

nd

coas

tal s

crub

hab

itats

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns fr

om n

ear s

ea le

vel t

o ap

prox

imat

ely

1,70

0 fe

et.

Janu

ary

– N

ovem

ber

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

per

enni

al g

oldf

ield

s ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies

is pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Poin

t Rey

es sa

lty

bird

’s-be

ak

(Chl

orop

yron

m

ariti

mum

ssp.

Pa

lust

re)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in H

umbo

ldt,

Mar

in, S

an

Fran

cisc

o, a

nd S

onom

a co

untie

s.

Poin

t Rey

es b

ird’s-

beak

is fo

und

in

coas

tal s

alt m

arsh

es a

nd sw

amps

. It

occu

rs a

t ele

vatio

ns b

elow

30

feet

.

June

Oct

ober

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Poi

nt R

eyes

bird

’s be

ak h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of

the

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies

know

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Poin

t Rey

es

hork

elia

(H

orke

lia

mar

inen

sis)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

arin

, Men

doci

no, S

an

Mat

eo, a

nd S

anta

Cru

z co

untie

s.

Poin

t Rey

es h

orke

lia o

ccur

s in

sand

y so

ils in

coa

stal

dun

es, c

oast

al p

rairi

e,

coas

tal s

tran

d, a

nd n

orth

ern

coas

tal

scru

b ha

bita

ts. I

t occ

urs a

t ele

vatio

ns

from

nea

r sea

leve

l to

appr

oxim

atel

y 2,

480

feet

.

May

Sept

embe

r

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Poi

nt R

eyes

hor

kelia

ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies

is pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Rose

le

ptos

ipho

n (L

epto

sipho

n ro

sace

us)

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in S

an M

ateo

and

Mar

in

coun

ties.

Thou

ght t

o be

ex

tirpa

ted

from

San

Fra

ncisc

o an

d So

nom

a co

untie

s.

Rose

lept

osip

hon

is fo

und

in c

oast

al

bluf

f scr

ub h

abita

ts. I

t occ

urs a

t el

evat

ions

from

sea

leve

l to

appr

oxim

atel

y 33

0 fe

et.

April

– Ju

ly

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

rose

lept

osip

hon

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is

pres

ent i

n th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies k

now

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Roun

d-le

aved

fil

aree

(C

alifo

rnia

m

acro

phyl

la)

1B.1

Fo

und

in C

alifo

rnia

, Baj

a Ca

lifor

nia,

and

Ore

gon.

Roun

d-le

aved

fila

ree

is fo

und

in c

lay

soils

in c

ismon

tane

woo

dlan

d an

d va

lley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itats

. It

occu

rs a

t ele

vatio

ns fr

om

appr

oxim

atel

y 50

to 4

,000

feet

.

Mar

ch –

M

ay

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

roun

d-le

aved

fila

ree

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is

pres

ent i

n th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Salin

e cl

over

(T

rifol

ium

hy

drop

hilu

m)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

Col

usa,

M

onte

rey,

Nap

a, S

an B

enito

, Sa

n Lu

is O

bisp

o, S

an M

ateo

, Sa

nta

Clar

a, S

anta

Cru

z,

Sola

no, a

nd S

onom

a co

untie

s.

Salin

e cl

over

occ

urs i

n m

arsh

es a

nd

swam

ps, m

esic

and

alk

alin

e va

lley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

, and

in v

erna

l po

ol h

abita

ts. M

any

prev

ious

ly e

xtan

t sit

es a

re th

ough

t lik

ely

to b

e ex

tirpa

ted.

It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

be

low

1,0

00 fe

et.

April

June

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

salin

e cl

over

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

sit

e. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

San

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y sp

inef

low

er

(Cho

rizan

the

cusp

idat

a va

r. cu

spid

ata)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

arin

, San

Fra

ncisc

o, S

an

Mat

eo, a

nd S

onom

a co

untie

s.

Thou

ght t

o be

ext

irpat

ed

from

Ala

med

a Co

unty

.

San

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y sp

inef

low

er g

row

s in

sand

y so

ils in

coa

stal

blu

ff sc

rub,

co

asta

l dun

es, c

oast

al p

rairi

e, a

nd

coas

tal s

crub

hab

itats

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns fr

om n

ear s

ea le

vel t

o 70

0 fe

et.

April

Augu

st

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

San

Fra

ncisc

o Ba

y sp

inef

low

er h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies

know

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

San

Fran

cisc

o ca

mpi

on (S

ilene

ve

recu

nda

ssp.

Ve

recu

nda)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in S

anta

Cru

z, S

an F

ranc

isco,

Sa

n M

ateo

, and

Sut

ter

coun

ties.

San

Fran

cisc

o ca

mpi

on is

foun

d in

sa

ndy

soils

in c

oast

al b

luff

scru

b,

chap

arra

l, co

asta

l pra

irie,

coa

stal

sc

rub,

and

val

ley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itats

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

100

and

2,10

0 fe

et.

Mar

ch –

Au

gust

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

for S

an F

ranc

isco

cam

pion

has

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

San

Fran

cisc

o co

llins

ia

(Col

linsia

m

ultic

olor

)

4.3

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

onte

rey,

Mar

in, S

anta

Cl

ara,

San

ta C

ruz,

San

Fr

anci

sco,

and

San

Mat

eo

coun

ties.

San

Fran

cisc

o co

llins

ia is

foun

d in

cl

osed

-con

e co

nife

rous

fore

st a

nd

coas

tal s

crub

hab

itats

, som

etim

es in

se

rpen

tinite

soils

. It o

ccur

s at

elev

atio

ns fr

om a

ppro

xim

atel

y 10

0 to

82

0 fe

et.

Mar

ch –

M

ay

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

San

Fra

ncisc

o co

llins

ia h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of

the

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. In

addi

tion,

the

proj

ect s

ite is

out

side

this

spec

ies

know

n el

evat

ion

rang

e.

No

Pote

ntia

l

San

Fran

cisc

o gu

mpl

ant

(Grin

delia

hi

rsut

ula

var.

mar

itim

a)

3.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

arin

, Mon

tere

y, S

an

Fran

cisc

o, S

an L

uis O

bisp

o,

San

Mat

eo, a

nd S

anta

Cru

z co

untie

s.

San

Fran

cisc

o gu

mpl

ant o

ccur

s in

sand

y or

serp

entin

ite so

ils in

coa

stal

bl

uff s

crub

, coa

stal

sage

scru

b,

coas

tal s

crub

, nor

ther

n co

asta

l scr

ub,

and

valle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd

habi

tats

. It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

from

ap

prox

imat

ely

50 to

1,3

00 fe

et.

June

Sept

embe

r

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

San

Fra

ncisc

o gu

mpl

ant h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

San

Fran

cisc

o ow

l’s c

love

r. (T

riphy

saria

flo

ribun

da)

1B.2

En

dem

ic to

Cal

iforn

ia. F

ound

in

Mar

in, S

an M

ateo

, and

San

Fr

anci

sco

coun

ties.

San

Fran

cisc

o ow

l’s c

love

r usu

ally

oc

curs

in se

rpen

tinite

soils

in c

oast

al

prai

rie, c

oast

al sc

rub,

and

val

ley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itat.

It oc

curs

at

elev

atio

ns fr

om a

ppro

xim

atel

y 30

to

520

feet

.

April

June

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

San

Fra

ncisc

o ow

l’s

clov

er h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of

the

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

San

Mat

eo

thor

n-m

int

(Aca

ntho

min

tha

ssp.

dutt

onii)

FE

SE

1B.1

Ende

mic

to S

an M

ateo

Co

unty

.

San

Mat

eo th

orn-

min

t gro

ws i

n se

rpen

tinite

soils

in v

alle

y an

d fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd a

nd c

hapa

rral

hab

itats

. It

occu

rs a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

160

and

980

feet

.

April

June

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r San

Mat

eo th

orn-

min

t has

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

San

Mat

eo

woo

lly su

nflo

wer

(E

rioph

yllu

m

latil

obum

)

FE

CE

1B.1

Ende

mic

to S

an M

ateo

Co

unty

.

San

Mat

eo w

oolly

sunf

low

er is

foun

d gr

owin

g in

cism

onta

ne w

oodl

and

habi

tats

ofte

n on

serp

entin

ite so

ils

and

on ro

adcu

ts. I

t is k

now

n fr

om

two

exta

nt o

ccur

renc

es. I

t occ

urs a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 15

0 an

d 50

0 fe

et.

May

June

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r San

Mat

eo w

oolly

su

nflo

wer

has

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite. I

n ad

ditio

n, th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kn

own

elev

atio

n ra

nge.

N

o Po

tent

ial

Sant

a Cl

ara

red

ribbo

ns

(Cla

rkia

con

cinna

ss

p. a

utom

ixa)

4.3

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

San

ta C

lara

, and

Sa

nta

Cruz

cou

ntie

s.

Sant

a Cl

ara

red

ribbo

ns is

foun

d in

ch

apar

ral a

nd c

ismon

tane

woo

dlan

d ha

bita

ts. I

t occ

urs a

t ele

vatio

ns fr

om

appr

oxim

atel

y 30

0 to

5,0

00 fe

et.

April

– Ju

ly

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

for S

anta

Cla

ra re

d rib

bons

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Shor

t-le

aved

ev

ax

(Hes

pere

vax

spar

siflo

ra v

ar.

brev

ifolia

)

1B.2

Foun

d in

Cal

iforn

ia a

nd

Ore

gon.

In C

alifo

rnia

, fou

nd

in D

el N

orte

, Hum

bold

t, M

endo

cino

, Mar

in, S

anta

Cr

uz, S

an F

ranc

isco,

San

M

ateo

, and

Son

oma

coun

ties.

Shor

t-le

aved

eva

x is

foun

d in

sand

y so

ils in

coa

stal

blu

ff sc

rub,

coa

stal

du

nes,

and

coas

tal p

rairi

es. I

t occ

urs

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n se

a le

vel a

nd

700

feet

.

Mar

ch -

June

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

shor

t-lea

ved

evax

ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies

is pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite. I

n ad

ditio

n, th

e pr

ojec

t site

is o

utsid

e th

is sp

ecie

s kno

wn

elev

atio

n ra

nge.

N

o Po

tent

ial

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Show

y ra

nche

ria

clov

er

(Trif

oliu

m

amoe

num

)

FE

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in M

arin

, San

Mat

eo, a

nd

Sono

ma

coun

ties.

Thou

ght t

o be

ext

irpat

ed fr

om N

apa,

Sa

nta

Clar

a, a

nd S

olan

o co

untie

s.

Show

y ra

nche

ria c

love

r is f

ound

in

coas

tal b

luff

scru

b an

d va

lley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itats

. It o

ccur

s at

ele

vatio

ns fr

om n

ear s

ea le

vel t

o ap

prox

imat

ely

1,36

0 fe

et.

April

June

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r sho

wy

ranc

heria

cl

over

has

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Slen

der-

leav

ed

pond

wee

d (S

tuck

enia

fil

iform

is)

2B.2

Foun

d in

num

erou

s sta

tes

incl

udin

g Ca

lifor

nia.

In

Calif

orni

a, fo

und

in A

lam

eda,

Bu

tte,

Con

tra

Cost

a, E

l Do

rado

, Las

sen,

Mer

ced,

M

ono,

Mod

oc, M

arip

osa,

N

evad

a, P

lace

r, Sh

asta

, Si

erra

, San

Mat

eo, S

olan

o,

and

Sono

ma

coun

ties.

Slen

der-

leav

ed p

ondw

eed

grow

s in

shal

low

fres

hwat

er m

arsh

es a

nd

swam

ps. I

t occ

urs a

t ele

vatio

ns

betw

een

980

and

7,00

0 fe

et.

May

June

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

slen

der-

leav

ed

pond

wee

d ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Wes

tern

le

athe

rwoo

d (D

irca

occi

dent

alis)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

Con

tra

Cost

a,

Mar

in, S

anta

Cla

ra, S

an

Mat

eo, a

nd S

onom

a co

untie

s.

Wes

tern

leat

herw

ood

is fo

und

in

mes

ic h

abita

ts in

clud

ing

broa

d-le

afed

up

land

fore

st, c

lose

d-co

ne c

onife

rous

fo

rest

, cha

parr

al, c

ismon

tane

w

oodl

and,

nor

th c

oast

con

ifero

us

fore

st, a

nd ri

paria

n fo

rest

and

w

oodl

and.

It o

ccur

s at e

leva

tions

fr

om a

ppro

xim

atel

y 80

to 1

,400

feet

.

Janu

ary

–Ap

ril

Twel

ve C

NN

DB o

ccur

renc

es fo

r wes

tern

le

athe

rwoo

d ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. Lim

ited

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect

site.

No

wes

tern

leat

herw

ood

shru

bs w

ere

obse

rved

with

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. Lo

w P

oten

tial

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

Whi

te-fl

ower

ed

rein

orc

hid

(Pip

eria

cand

ida)

1B

.2

Foun

d in

Cal

iforn

ia, O

rego

n,

and

Was

hing

ton.

In

Calif

orni

a, fo

und

in D

el N

orte

, Hu

mbo

ldt,

Men

doci

no, S

anta

Cl

ara,

San

ta C

ruz,

Sisk

iyou

, Sa

n M

ateo

, Son

oma,

and

Tr

inity

cou

ntie

s.

Whi

te-fl

ower

ed re

in o

rchi

d in

habi

ts

broa

dlea

fed

upla

nd fo

rest

s, lo

wer

m

onta

ne c

onife

rous

fore

sts,

and

Nor

th C

oast

con

ifero

us fo

rest

s and

is

som

etim

es fo

und

near

or i

n ar

eas

with

serp

entin

e so

ils. I

t occ

urs b

elow

4,

300

feet

in e

leva

tion.

Mar

ch –

Se

ptem

ber

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

whi

te-fl

ower

ed re

in

orch

id h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of

the

proj

ect s

ite. L

ow-q

ualit

y su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

Low

Pot

entia

l

Whi

te-r

ayed

pe

ntac

haet

a (P

enta

chae

ta

belli

diflo

ra)

FE

CE

1B.1

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in S

an M

ateo

Cou

nty.

Th

ough

t to

be e

xtirp

ated

fr

om M

arin

and

San

ta C

ruz

coun

ties.

Whi

te-r

ayed

pen

tach

aeta

gro

ws i

n ci

smon

tane

woo

dlan

d an

d va

lley

and

foot

hill

gras

sland

hab

itats

and

is

ofte

n in

serp

entin

ite so

ils. I

t occ

urs a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 10

0 to

2,0

00

feet

.

Mar

ch –

M

ay

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

whi

te-r

ayed

pe

ntac

haet

a ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Woo

dlan

d w

ooly

thre

ads

(Mon

olop

ia

grac

ilens

)

1B.2

Ende

mic

to C

alifo

rnia

. Fou

nd

in A

lam

eda,

Con

tra

Cost

a,

Mon

tere

y, S

an B

enito

, San

ta

Clar

a, S

anta

Cru

z, S

an L

uis

Obi

spo,

and

San

Mat

eo

coun

ties.

Woo

dlan

d w

ooly

thre

ads g

row

s in

serp

entin

e so

ils in

ope

ning

s in

broa

d-le

afed

upl

and

fore

sts,

open

ings

in

chap

arra

l, ci

smon

tane

woo

dlan

ds,

nort

h co

ast c

onife

rous

fore

sts,

and

valle

y fo

othi

ll gr

assla

nd h

abita

ts. I

t oc

curs

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 33

0 an

d 4,

000

feet

.

Febr

uary

July

Four

CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or w

oodl

and

woo

lyth

read

s hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. L

ow-q

ualit

y su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

woo

dlan

d w

ooly

thre

ads i

s pre

sent

in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

Low

Pot

entia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral,

Stat

e,

and

CNPS

Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat P

refe

renc

es, D

istrib

utio

n In

form

atio

n, a

nd A

dditi

onal

Not

es

Flow

erin

g Ph

enol

ogy

Pote

ntia

l to

Occ

ur2

1 Sta

tus e

xpla

natio

ns:

Fede

ral:

FE =

List

ed a

s end

ange

red

unde

r the

Fed

eral

End

ange

red

Spec

ies A

ct.

FT =

List

ed a

s thr

eate

ned

unde

r the

Fed

eral

End

ange

red

Spec

ies A

ct.

Stat

e:

CE =

List

ed a

s end

ange

red

unde

r the

Cal

iforn

ia E

ndan

gere

d Sp

ecie

s Act

. CT

= L

isted

as t

hrea

tene

d un

der t

he C

alifo

rnia

End

ange

red

Spec

ies A

ct.

CR =

List

ed a

s rar

e in

Cal

iforn

ia.

Calif

orni

a Ra

re P

lant

Ran

k:

Rank

1A

= Pr

esum

ed e

xtin

ct in

Cal

iforn

ia;

Rank

1B

= Ra

re, t

hrea

tene

d, o

r end

ange

red

in C

alifo

rnia

and

else

whe

re;

Rank

2A

= Pl

ants

pre

sum

ed e

xtirp

ated

in C

alifo

rnia

, but

mor

e co

mm

on

else

whe

re; R

ank

2B: R

are,

thre

aten

ed, o

r end

ange

red

in C

alifo

rnia

, but

mor

e co

mm

on e

lsew

here

; Ra

nk 3

= P

lant

s for

whi

ch m

ore

info

rmat

ion

is ne

eded

– A

revi

ew li

st; a

nd

Rank

4 =

Pla

nts o

f lim

ited

dist

ribut

ion

– A

wat

ch li

st.

Addi

tiona

l thr

eat r

anks

end

ange

rmen

t cod

es a

re a

ssig

ned

to e

ach

taxo

n or

gr

oup

as fo

llow

s: .1

= S

erio

usly

end

ange

red

in C

alifo

rnia

(ove

r 80%

of o

ccur

renc

es

thre

aten

ed/h

igh

degr

ee o

f im

med

iacy

of t

hrea

t).

.2 =

Fai

rly e

ndan

gere

d in

Cal

iforn

ia (2

0-80

% o

ccur

renc

es th

reat

ened

). .3

= N

ot v

ery

enda

nger

ed in

Cal

iforn

ia (<

20%

of o

ccur

renc

es th

reat

ened

or

no

curr

ent t

hrea

ts k

now

n).

2 Pot

entia

l Occ

urre

nce

expl

anat

ions

: Pr

esen

t: Sp

ecie

s was

obs

erve

d on

the

proj

ect s

ite, o

r rec

ent s

peci

es

reco

rds (

with

in fi

ve y

ears

) fro

m li

tera

ture

are

kno

wn

with

in th

e pr

ojec

t are

a.

Hig

h:

The

CNDD

B or

oth

er re

puta

ble

docu

men

ts re

cord

the

occu

rren

ce o

f the

spec

ies o

ff-sit

e, b

ut w

ithin

a 5

-mile

radi

us o

f th

e pr

ojec

t are

a an

d w

ithin

the

last

10

year

s. Hi

gh-q

ualit

y su

itabl

e ha

bita

t is p

rese

nt w

ithin

the

proj

ect a

rea.

M

oder

ate:

Spe

cies

doe

s not

mee

t all

term

s of H

igh

or L

ow c

ateg

ory.

For

ex

ampl

e: C

NDDB

or o

ther

repu

tabl

e do

cum

ents

may

reco

rd th

e oc

curr

ence

of t

he sp

ecie

s nea

r but

bey

ond

a 5-

mile

radi

us o

f the

pr

ojec

t are

a, o

r som

e of

the

com

pone

nts r

epre

sent

ing

suita

ble

habi

tat a

re p

rese

nt w

ithin

or a

djac

ent t

o th

e pr

ojec

t are

a, b

ut

the

habi

tat i

s sub

stan

tially

deg

rade

d or

frag

men

ted.

Lo

w:

The

CNDD

B or

oth

er d

ocum

ents

may

or m

ay n

ot re

cord

the

occu

rren

ce o

f the

spec

ies w

ithin

a 5

-mile

radi

us o

f the

pro

ject

ar

ea. H

owev

er, f

ew c

ompo

nent

s of s

uita

ble

habi

tat a

re p

rese

nt

with

in o

r adj

acen

t to

the

proj

ect a

rea.

N

o:

CNDD

B or

oth

er d

ocum

ents

do

not r

ecor

d th

e oc

curr

ence

of t

he

spec

ies w

ithin

or r

easo

nabl

y ne

ar th

e pr

ojec

t are

a an

d w

ithin

the

last

10

year

s, an

d no

or e

xtre

mel

y fe

w c

ompo

nent

s of s

uita

ble

habi

tat a

re p

rese

nt w

ithin

or a

djac

ent t

o th

e pr

ojec

t are

a; o

r site

is

outs

ide

of sp

ecie

’s ra

nge.

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Tabl

e 2.

Spe

cial

-Sta

tus W

ildlif

e Sp

ecie

s Pot

entia

l to

Occ

ur in

the

Proj

ect A

rea.

Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Inve

rteb

rate

s

Bay

chec

kers

pot

butt

erfly

(E

uphy

drya

s ed

itha

baye

nsis)

FT

Rest

ricte

d to

nat

ive

gras

sland

s on

outc

rops

of s

erpe

ntin

e so

il Sa

nta

Clar

a an

d Sa

n M

ateo

Cou

ntie

s, Ca

lifor

nia.

Bay

chec

kers

pot b

utte

rfly

is fo

und

in sh

allo

w,

serp

entin

e-de

rived

soils

in n

ativ

e gr

assla

nds

supp

ortin

g la

rval

hos

t pla

nts,

incl

udin

g dw

arf

plan

tain

(Pla

ntag

o er

ecta

) or p

urpl

e ow

l’s

clov

er (C

astil

leja

den

siflo

ra o

r Cas

tille

ja

exse

rta)

.

Thre

e CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or B

ay

chec

kers

pot b

utte

rfly

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Miss

ion

blue

bu

tter

fly

(Ple

beju

s ic

ario

ides

m

issio

nens

is)

FE

Foun

d in

onl

y a

few

loca

tions

in

the

San

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y Ar

ea,

incl

udin

g th

e M

arin

Hea

dlan

ds in

M

arin

Cou

nty,

skyl

ine

ridge

s and

Sa

n Br

uno

Mou

ntai

n in

San

M

ateo

Cou

nty,

and

Tw

in P

eaks

in

San

Fran

cisc

o Co

unty

.

Miss

ion

blue

but

terf

ly re

quire

s a h

ost p

lant

an

d th

e ap

prop

riate

nec

tar p

lant

s in

coas

tal

gras

sland

hab

itat.

Host

pla

nts i

nclu

de si

lver

lu

pine

(Lup

inus

alb

ifron

s), v

aric

olor

lupi

ne (L

. va

riico

lor)

, and

sum

mer

lupi

ne (L

. for

mos

us).

Nec

tar p

lant

s inc

lude

var

ious

com

posit

e flo

wer

s in

the

sunf

low

er fa

mily

(Ast

erac

eae)

th

at g

row

in a

ssoc

iatio

n w

ith th

e la

rval

hos

t pl

ants

.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

for m

issio

n bl

ue

butt

erfly

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t fo

r thi

s spe

cies

is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Myr

tle’s

silve

rspo

t (S

peye

ria ze

rene

m

yrtle

ae)

FE

Curr

ently

onl

y fo

und

in

nort

hwes

tern

Mar

in C

ount

y,

incl

udin

g Po

int R

eyes

Nat

iona

l Se

asho

re, a

nd so

uthw

este

rn

Sono

ma

Coun

ty.

Myr

tle’s

silve

rspo

t is c

oast

al d

une

or p

rairi

e ha

bita

t. Fe

mal

es la

y th

eir e

ggs o

n th

e de

bris

and

drie

d st

emps

of h

ooke

d sp

ur v

iole

t (Vi

ola

adun

ca).

Adul

t but

terf

lies a

re ty

pica

lly fo

und

in

area

s tha

t are

shel

tere

d fr

om w

ind

belo

w 8

10

feet

in e

leva

tion

and

with

in 3

mile

s of t

he

coas

t. Ad

ult f

light

seas

on ra

nges

from

late

June

to

ear

ly S

epte

mbe

r. Ad

ults

feed

on

nect

ar

from

flow

ers,

incl

udin

g ha

iry g

umw

eed

(Grin

delia

hirs

utul

a), c

oast

al sa

nd v

erbe

na

(Abr

onia

latif

olia

), m

ints

(Mon

arde

lla sp

p.),

bull

thist

le (C

irsiu

m v

ulga

re),

and

seas

ide

fleab

ane

(Erig

eron

gla

ucus

).

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Myr

tle’s

silve

rspo

t hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t fo

r thi

s spe

cies

is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

In a

dditi

on, t

his s

peci

es is

thou

ght t

o be

ex

tirpa

ted

from

San

Mat

eo C

ount

y.

No

Pote

ntia

l

San

Brun

o el

fin

butt

erfly

(C

allo

phry

s mos

sii

baye

nsis)

FE

Foun

d in

onl

y th

ree

loca

tions

ar

ound

the

San

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y Ar

ea, i

nclu

ding

Mila

gra

Ridg

e, S

an

Brun

o M

ount

ain,

and

Mon

tara

M

ount

ain

in S

an M

ateo

Cou

nty.

San

Brun

o el

fin b

utte

rfly

occ

urs o

nly

on n

orth

-fa

cing

slop

es w

ithin

the

fogb

elt w

here

its h

ost

plan

t sto

necr

op (S

ediu

m sp

athu

lifol

ium

) gr

ows.

Ston

crop

gro

ws i

n co

asta

l gra

ssla

nd a

nd

low

scru

b on

thin

, roc

ky so

ils.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s San

Bru

no e

lfin

butt

erfly

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t fo

r thi

s spe

cies

is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Fish

Long

fin sm

elt

(Spi

rinch

us

thal

eich

thys

)

FC

CT

CSSC

Foun

d in

nea

rsho

re c

oast

al

envi

ronm

ents

from

San

Fra

ncisc

o Ba

y no

rth

to L

ake

Earl,

nea

r the

O

rego

n Bo

rder

. Spe

cific

ally

, fo

und

in th

e Sa

cram

ento

-San

Jo

aqui

n De

lta, S

an P

ablo

Bay

, San

Fr

anci

sco

Bay,

the

Gulf

of

Fara

llone

s, th

e Hu

mbo

ldt B

ay,

and

the

Eel R

iver

est

uary

.

Long

fin sm

elt i

s fou

nd in

ope

n w

ater

s of

estu

arie

s, m

ostly

in th

e m

iddl

e or

bot

tom

of

the

wat

er c

olum

n. It

pre

fers

salin

ities

of 1

5 to

30

par

ts p

er th

ousa

nd, b

ut it

can

be

foun

d in

co

mpl

etel

y fr

eshw

ater

to a

lmos

t pur

e sa

ltwat

er.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

long

fin sm

elt h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Stee

lhea

d (C

entr

al

Calif

orni

a co

ast

Dist

inct

Po

pula

tion

Segm

ent [

DPS]

) (O

ncor

hync

hus

myk

iss ir

ideu

s)

FT

This

DPS

incl

udes

all

popu

latio

ns

of st

eelh

ead

from

the

Russ

ian

Rive

r sou

th to

Apt

os C

reek

. St

eelh

ead

in d

rain

ages

of S

an

Fran

cisc

o, S

an P

ablo

, and

Sui

sun

Bays

are

also

par

t of t

his D

PS.

Adul

t ste

elhe

ad m

igra

te fr

om th

e oc

ean

into

st

ream

s in

the

late

fall,

win

ter,

or e

arly

sprin

g se

ekin

g ou

t dee

p po

ols w

ithin

fast

mov

ing

wat

er to

rest

prio

r to

spaw

ning

. Ste

elhe

ad

spaw

n in

shal

low

-wat

er g

rave

l bed

s.

Two

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

for s

teel

head

has

be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Tide

wat

er g

oby

(Euc

yclo

gobi

us

new

berr

yi)

FE

CSSC

Foun

d in

scat

tere

d lo

catio

ns fr

om

the

mou

th o

f the

Sm

ith R

iver

in

Del N

orte

Cou

nty

to A

gua

Hedi

onda

Lag

oon

in n

orth

ern

San

Dieg

o Co

unty

.

Tide

wat

er g

oby

inha

bits

bra

ckish

shal

low

la

goon

s and

low

er st

ream

reac

hes w

here

the

wat

er is

fairl

y st

ill, b

ut n

ot st

agna

nt. I

t pre

fers

a

sand

subs

trat

e co

mpo

nent

for b

reed

ing,

but

is

also

foun

d on

rock

y, m

ud, a

nd si

lt su

bstr

ates

. Tid

ewat

er g

oby

is fo

und

in w

ater

s w

ith sa

linity

leve

ls be

twee

n 2

and

27 p

arts

per

th

ousa

nd.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

tide

wat

er g

oby

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Amph

ibia

ns

Calif

orni

a re

d-le

gged

frog

(R

ana

dray

toni

i)

FT

CSSC

Foun

d fr

om R

iver

side

Coun

ty to

M

endo

cino

Cou

nty

alon

g th

e Co

ast R

ange

, fro

m C

alav

eras

Co

unty

to B

utte

Cou

nty

in th

e Si

erra

Nev

ada,

and

in B

aja

Calif

orni

a.

Calif

orni

a re

d-le

gged

frog

is fo

und

in lo

wla

nds

and

foot

hills

typi

cally

in o

r nea

r sou

rces

of

wat

er. I

t pre

fers

shor

elin

es w

ith e

xten

sive

vege

tatio

n sin

ce it

disp

erse

s far

dur

ing

and

afte

r rai

n. L

arva

e re

quire

11-

12 w

eeks

of

perm

anen

t wat

er fo

r dev

elop

men

t.

Seve

n CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or C

alifo

rnia

red-

legg

ed fr

og h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. USF

WS

desig

nate

d cr

itica

l hab

itat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is m

appe

d w

ithin

the

proj

ect s

ite; h

owev

er, n

o pr

imar

y co

nstit

uent

ele

men

ts fo

r thi

s spe

cies

are

pr

esen

t in

the

site.

The

wat

er su

pply

re

serv

oir d

irect

ly so

uth

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

co

uld

prov

ide

suita

ble

aqua

tic b

reed

ing

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s. M

argi

nal-q

ualit

y su

itabl

e di

sper

sal h

abita

t is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite d

ue to

the

urba

n na

ture

of t

he

proj

ect s

ite a

nd th

e pr

esen

ce o

f som

e ba

rrie

rs to

mov

emen

t (e.

g., p

aved

road

s and

pa

rkin

g ar

eas)

. M

oder

ate

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Calif

orni

a tig

er

sala

man

der

(Am

byst

oma

calif

orni

ense

)

FT

CT

CSSC

Foun

d in

the

Coas

t Ran

ge a

nd

Sier

ra N

evad

a fo

othi

lls o

f Ca

lifor

nia.

In th

e Co

ast R

ange

, it

occu

rs fr

om so

uthe

rn S

an M

ateo

Co

unty

sout

h to

cen

tral

San

Lui

s O

bisp

o Co

unty

, and

also

in th

e vi

cini

ty o

f nor

thw

este

rn S

anta

Ba

rbar

a Co

unty

. In

the

Sier

ra

Nev

ada

foot

hills

, it o

ccur

s fro

m

nort

hern

Yol

o Co

unty

to

nort

hwes

tern

Ker

n Co

unty

and

no

rthe

rn T

ular

e Co

unty

.

Calif

orni

a tig

er sa

lam

ande

r are

foun

d in

gr

assla

nds a

nd o

pen

oak

woo

dlan

ds.

Nec

essa

ry h

abita

t com

pone

nts f

or th

is sp

ecie

s in

clud

e Ca

lifor

nia

grou

nd sq

uirr

el

(Oto

sper

mop

hilu

s bee

chey

i) or

gop

her b

urro

ws

for u

nder

grou

nd re

trea

ts a

nd b

reed

ing

pond

s, su

ch a

s sea

sona

l wet

land

s, ve

rnal

poo

ls, o

r slo

w m

ovin

g st

ream

s tha

t do

not s

uppo

rt

pred

ator

y fis

h or

frog

pop

ulat

ions

.

Two

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Cal

iforn

ia ti

ger

sala

man

der h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

; how

ever

, one

oc

curr

ence

was

last

doc

umen

ted

in 1

962

and

it is

thou

ght t

o be

ext

irpat

ed d

ue to

the

deve

lopm

ent o

f low

den

sity

hous

ing

in th

e ar

ea. T

he w

ater

supp

ly re

serv

oir d

irect

ly

sout

h of

the

proj

ect s

ite c

ould

pro

vide

su

itabl

e aq

uatic

bre

edin

g ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies.

No

suita

ble

upla

nd a

estiv

atio

n ha

bita

t is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

Mar

gina

l-qua

lity

suita

ble

disp

ersa

l hab

itat i

s pr

esen

t in

the

proj

ect s

ite d

ue to

the

urba

n na

ture

of t

he p

roje

ct si

te a

nd th

e pr

esen

ce o

f so

me

barr

iers

to m

ovem

ent (

e.g.

, pav

ed

road

s and

par

king

are

as).

Low

Pot

entia

l

Foot

hill

yello

w-

legg

ed fr

og

(Ran

a bo

ylii)

CS

SC

Foun

d in

the

Coas

t Ran

ges f

rom

th

e O

rego

n bo

rder

sout

h to

the

Tran

sver

se M

ount

ains

in L

os

Ange

les C

ount

y, in

mos

t of

nort

hern

Cal

iforn

ia w

est o

f the

Ca

scad

e cr

est,

and

alon

g th

e w

este

rn fl

ank

of th

e Si

erra

N

evad

a so

uth

to K

ern

Coun

ty.

Foot

hill

yello

w-le

gged

frog

inha

bits

par

tially

sh

aded

, sha

llow

per

enni

al st

ream

hab

itats

w

ith a

t lea

st so

me

rock

y or

cob

ble

subs

trat

e in

fo

rest

s, ch

apar

ral,

and

woo

dlan

ds. W

hen

dist

urbe

d, th

is sp

ecie

s will

esc

ape

into

dee

per

wat

er a

nd h

ide

unde

r cov

er. T

his s

peci

es la

ys

betw

een

100

and

1,00

0 eg

gs o

n ro

cks

subm

erge

d in

wat

er b

etw

een

April

and

July

. In

divi

dual

s hat

ch a

s a ta

dpol

e af

ter

appr

oxim

atel

y 1

wee

k an

d us

ually

und

ergo

m

etam

orph

osis

by O

ctob

er.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

foot

hill

yello

w-

legg

ed fr

og h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat

for t

his s

peci

es is

pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Rept

iles

Wes

tern

pon

d tu

rtle

(E

mys

m

arm

orat

a)

CSSC

Foun

d fr

om B

aja

Calif

orni

a,

Mex

ico

nort

h th

roug

h Kl

icki

tat

Coun

ty, W

ashi

ngto

n. In

Ca

lifor

nia,

foun

d w

est o

f the

Si

erra

-Cas

cade

cre

st. A

bsen

t fro

m

dese

rt re

gion

s, ex

cept

the

Moj

ave

Dese

rt a

long

the

Moj

ave

Rive

r and

its t

ribut

arie

s.

Wes

tern

pon

d tu

rtle

requ

ires p

erm

anen

t or

near

ly p

erm

anen

t bod

ies o

f wat

er in

clud

ing

pond

s, m

arsh

es, r

iver

s, st

ream

s, an

d irr

igat

ion

ditc

hes.

It re

quire

s bas

king

site

s, su

ch a

s su

bmer

ged

rock

s, lo

gs, o

pen

mud

ban

ks, o

r flo

atin

g ve

geta

tion

mat

s. T

his s

peci

es a

lso

requ

ires s

andy

ban

ks o

r gra

ssy

open

fiel

ds u

p to

0.5

kilo

met

ers f

rom

the

wat

er’s

edge

for

egg

layi

ng.

Two

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

wes

tern

pon

d tu

rtle

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. Sui

tabl

e aq

uatic

hab

itat

for t

his s

peci

es is

pre

sent

in th

e w

ater

supp

ly

rese

rvoi

r dire

ctly

sout

h of

the

proj

ect s

ite.

How

ever

, thi

s spe

cies

is u

nlik

ely

to m

ove

from

the

aqua

tic h

abita

t int

o th

e pr

ojec

t site

. Lo

w P

oten

tial

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-21

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

San

Fran

cisc

o ga

rter

snak

e (T

ham

noph

lis

sirta

lis

tetr

atae

nia)

FE

CE

Hist

oric

ally

, occ

urre

d in

scat

tere

d w

etla

nd a

reas

on

the

San

Fran

cisc

o Pe

nins

ula

from

ap

prox

imat

ely

the

San

Fran

cisc

o Co

unty

line

sout

h al

ong

the

east

ern

and

wes

tern

bas

es o

f the

Sa

nta

Cruz

Mou

ntai

ns. F

ound

at

leas

t fro

m th

e Up

per C

ryst

al

Sprin

gs R

eser

voir

in S

an M

ateo

Co

unty

sout

h to

Año

Nue

vo S

tate

Re

serv

e in

San

ta C

ruz

Coun

ty.

Curr

ently

, alth

ough

the

geog

raph

ical

dist

ribut

ion

may

re

mai

n th

e sa

me,

relia

ble

info

rmat

ion

rega

rdin

g sp

ecifi

c lo

catio

ns a

nd p

opul

atio

n st

atus

is

not a

vaila

ble.

Muc

h of

the

rem

aini

ng su

itabl

e ha

bita

t is

loca

ted

on p

rivat

e pr

oper

ty th

at

has n

ot b

een

surv

eyed

for t

he

pres

ence

of t

he sn

ake.

San

Fran

cisc

o ga

rter

snak

e is

a hi

ghly

aqu

atic

sp

ecie

s tha

t is f

ound

in o

r nea

r den

sely

ve

geta

ted

fres

hwat

er p

onds

with

adj

acen

t op

en h

illsid

es w

here

they

can

bas

k, fe

ed, a

nd

find

cove

r in

rode

nt b

urro

ws.

Num

erou

s CN

DDB

occu

rren

ce fo

r San

Fr

anci

sco

gart

er sn

ake

are

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

sit

e. S

uita

ble

aqua

tic h

abita

t for

San

Fr

anci

sco

gart

er sn

ake

is pr

esen

t in

the

wat

er

supp

ly re

serv

oir d

irect

ly so

uth

of th

e pr

ojec

t sit

e. N

o su

itabl

e up

land

hab

itat i

s pre

sent

w

ithin

or i

n th

e vi

cini

ty o

f the

pro

ject

site

. M

argi

nal-q

ualit

y di

sper

sal h

abita

t is p

rese

nt

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

due

to th

e ur

ban

natu

re o

f th

e pr

ojec

t site

and

the

pres

ence

of b

arrie

rs

to m

ovem

ent (

e.g.

, pav

ed ro

ads a

nd p

arki

ng

area

s).

Low

Pot

entia

l

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-22

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Bird

s

Alam

eda

song

sp

arro

w

(Mel

ospi

za

mel

odia

pus

illul

a)

CSSC

Re

stric

ted

to th

e tid

al m

arsh

es o

n th

e fr

inge

s of t

he so

uth

San

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y.

Alam

eda

song

spar

row

is a

resid

ent o

f sal

t m

arsh

es b

orde

ring

the

sout

h ar

m o

f the

San

Fr

anci

sco

Bay.

It p

refe

rs ti

dally

influ

ence

d ha

bita

ts. T

his s

peci

es is

foun

d in

all

rela

tivel

y la

rge

mar

shes

(e.g

., Du

mba

rton

Mar

sh, P

alo

Alto

Bay

land

s) a

nd in

mos

t rem

nant

pat

ches

of

mar

sh v

eget

atio

n al

ong

sloug

hs, d

ikes

, and

le

vees

, inc

ludi

ng so

me

high

ly d

istur

bed

and

urba

nize

d sit

es. V

eget

atio

n is

requ

ired

for

nest

ing

sites

, son

g pe

rche

s, an

d co

ncea

lmen

t fr

om p

reda

tors

. In

addi

tion,

Ala

med

a so

ng

spar

row

requ

ires s

ome

uppe

r mar

sh

vege

tatio

n fo

r nes

ting

in o

rder

to e

nsur

e th

e ne

sts r

emai

n dr

y du

ring

high

tide

.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Ala

med

a so

ng

spar

row

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t fo

r thi

s spe

cies

is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Amer

ican

pe

regr

ine

falc

on

(Fal

co p

ereg

rinus

an

atum

)

CFP

Occ

urs t

hrou

ghou

t the

Cen

tral

Va

lley,

coa

stal

are

as, a

nd

nort

hern

mou

ntai

ns o

f Cal

iforn

ia.

Amer

ican

per

egrin

e fa

lcon

use

s ste

ep c

liffs

and

bu

ildin

gs fo

r nes

ting.

It fo

rage

s ove

r a v

arie

ty

of h

abita

ts, e

spec

ially

wet

land

s.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

for A

mer

ican

pe

regr

ine

falc

on h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e fo

ragi

ng o

r nes

ting

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is

pres

ent i

n th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Bank

swal

low

(R

ipar

ia ri

paria

) CT

Occ

urs i

n sc

atte

red

loca

tions

in

nort

hern

and

cen

tral

Cal

iforn

ia in

m

ajor

low

land

val

leys

and

coa

stal

ar

eas w

here

allu

vial

soils

exi

st.

The

maj

or b

reed

ing

popu

latio

n is

conf

ined

to th

e Sa

cram

ento

and

Fe

athe

r Riv

ers a

nd th

eir m

ajor

tr

ibut

arie

s.

Bank

swal

low

is a

col

onia

l nes

ter a

nd re

quire

s ve

rtic

al b

anks

and

clif

fs w

ith fi

ne-te

xtur

ed o

r sa

ndy

soils

nea

r str

eam

s, riv

ers,

pond

s, la

kes,

and

the

ocea

n fo

r nes

ting.

Nes

t site

s con

sist o

f bu

rrow

s dug

into

a v

ertic

al e

arth

ern

bank

to a

de

pth

of 1

8 to

36

inch

es.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

ban

k sw

allo

w

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Burr

owin

g ow

l (A

then

e cu

nicu

laria

) CS

SC

Foun

d ye

ar-r

ound

thro

ugho

ut

muc

h of

Cal

iforn

ia, e

xcep

t the

co

asta

l cou

ntie

s nor

th o

f Mar

in

and

mou

ntai

nous

are

as.

Burr

owin

g ow

l is f

ound

in o

pen,

dry

ann

ual

gras

sland

s and

scru

blan

ds c

hara

cter

ized

by

low

-gro

win

g ve

geta

tion.

It is

dep

ende

nt u

pon

burr

owin

g m

amm

als,

espe

cial

ly th

e Ca

lifor

nia

grou

nd sq

uirr

el fo

r nes

ting

and

win

terin

g sit

es.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

bur

row

ing

owl

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Calif

orni

a bl

ack

rail

(Lat

eral

lus

jam

aice

nsis

cotu

rnic

ulus

)

CT

The

maj

ority

foun

d in

the

tidal

sa

lt m

arsh

es o

f the

nor

ther

n Sa

n Fr

anci

sco

Bay

regi

on, p

rimar

ily in

Sa

n Pa

blo

and

Suisu

n Ba

ys.

Smal

ler p

opul

atio

ns o

ccur

in S

an

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y, th

e O

uter

Coa

st o

f M

arin

Cou

nty,

fres

hwat

er

mar

shes

in th

e fo

othi

lls o

f the

Si

erra

Nev

ada,

and

in th

e Co

lora

do R

iver

Are

a.

Calif

orni

a bl

ack

rail

is fo

und

in m

arsh

land

s with

un

rest

ricte

d tid

al in

fluen

ce (e

stua

rine,

in

tert

idal

, em

erge

nt, o

r reg

ular

ly fl

oode

d). I

t pr

efer

s are

as d

omin

ated

by

pick

lew

eed

(Sal

icor

nia

virg

inic

a), b

ulru

shes

(Sci

rpus

sp.),

m

atte

d sa

lt gr

ass (

Dist

ichi

lis sp

icat

a ), a

nd o

ther

m

arsh

veg

etat

ion.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Cal

iforn

ia b

lack

ra

il ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of

the

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-24

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Calif

orni

a cl

appe

r ra

il (R

allu

s lo

ngiro

stris

ob

sole

tus)

FT

CT

Foun

d al

mos

t exc

lusiv

ely

in th

e m

arsh

es o

f the

San

Fra

ncisc

o es

tuar

y in

San

Mat

eo, S

anta

Cl

ara,

Ala

med

a, C

ontr

a Co

sta,

So

lano

, Nap

a, S

onom

a, a

nd M

arin

co

untie

s.

Calif

orni

a cl

appe

r rai

l is f

ound

in ti

dal s

altw

ater

an

d br

acki

sh m

arsh

es tr

aver

sed

by ti

dal

sloug

hs in

the

vici

nity

of t

he S

an F

ranc

isco

Bay.

It

pref

ers t

all s

tand

s of p

ickl

ewee

d an

d pa

cific

co

rdgr

ass (

Spar

tina

folio

sa),

but t

hey

are

also

as

soci

ated

with

gum

plan

t (G

rinde

lia sp

.),

saltg

rass

(Dist

ichl

is sp

icat

a), a

nd a

lkal

i hea

th

(Fra

nken

ia g

rand

ifolia

).

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Cal

iforn

ia c

lapp

er

rail

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Calif

orni

a le

ast

tern

(S

tern

ula

antil

laru

m

brow

ni)

FE

CE

Nes

ts a

long

the

coas

t fro

m S

an

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y so

uth

to N

orth

ern

Baja

Cal

iforn

ia.

Calif

orni

a le

ast t

ern

fora

ges p

rimar

ily in

sh

allo

w e

stua

ries o

r lag

oons

whe

re sm

all f

ish

are

abun

dant

. It n

ests

in lo

ose

colo

nies

in

area

s rel

ativ

ely

free

of h

uman

or p

reda

tory

di

stur

banc

e on

bar

e or

spar

sely

veg

etat

ed, f

lat

subs

trat

es in

sand

bea

ch, a

lkal

i fla

t, or

land

fill

habi

tats

nea

r sha

llow

-wat

er fe

edin

g ar

eas.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Cal

iforn

ia le

ast

tern

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Long

-ear

ed o

wl

(Asio

Otu

s)

CSSC

Occ

urs v

ery

loca

lly th

roug

hout

m

ost o

f Cal

iforn

ia, p

artic

ular

ly in

th

e so

uthe

aste

rn d

eser

ts a

nd

dens

ely

fore

sted

are

as.

Esse

ntia

lly e

xtirp

ated

from

the

entir

e flo

or o

f the

Cen

tral

Val

ley

and

loca

lly o

n th

e so

uthe

rn c

oast

.

Long

-ear

ed o

wl f

requ

ents

den

se, r

ipar

ian

and

live

oak

thic

kets

nea

r mea

dow

edg

es, a

s wel

l as

nea

rby

woo

dlan

d an

d fo

rest

hab

itats

. At

high

er e

leva

tions

, it i

s also

foun

d in

den

se

coni

fer s

tand

s. It

requ

ires a

djac

ent o

pen

land

w

ith p

rey

spec

ies f

or fo

ragi

ng. I

t also

requ

ires

the

pres

ence

of o

ld n

ests

for b

reed

ing.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

long

-ear

ed o

wl

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. Som

e su

itabl

e ne

st tr

ees f

or th

is sp

ecie

s are

pre

sent

; how

ever

, are

as o

f ne

arby

ope

n la

nd w

ith p

rey

spec

ies a

re

appr

oxim

atel

y 2

mile

s wes

t of t

he p

roje

ct si

te

Low

Pot

entia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Nor

ther

n ha

rrie

r (C

ircus

cya

neus

) CS

SC

Bree

d fr

om se

a le

vel n

ear t

he

coas

t to

at le

ast 9

,000

feet

in th

e G

lass

Mou

ntai

n re

gion

of M

ono

Coun

ty.

Nor

ther

n ha

rrie

r is p

redo

min

antly

foun

d in

gr

assla

nd a

nd w

etla

nd c

omm

uniti

es; h

owev

er,

it us

es v

ario

us h

abita

ts. I

t nes

ts o

n th

e gr

ound

in

shru

bby

vege

tatio

n, u

sual

ly a

t mar

sh e

dges

.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

nor

ther

n ha

rrie

r ha

ve b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Saltm

arsh

co

mm

on

yello

wth

roat

(G

eoth

ylpi

s tr

icha

s sin

uosa

)

CSSC

Foun

d ye

ar-r

ound

in th

e vi

cini

ty

of S

an F

ranc

isco

Bay,

from

To

mal

es B

ay in

Mar

in C

ount

y an

d N

apa

Slou

ghs i

n so

uthe

rn

Sono

ma

Coun

ty o

n th

e no

rth,

ea

st to

Car

quin

ez S

trai

ght,

and

sout

h to

vic

inity

of S

an Jo

se in

Sa

nta

Clar

a Co

unty

. Hist

oric

lo

catio

ns o

f con

firm

ed b

reed

ing

incl

ude

Lake

Mer

ced

in S

an

Fran

cisc

o Co

unty

, and

Coy

ote

Cree

k, A

lviso

, and

Milp

itas i

n Sa

nta

Clar

a Co

unty

Saltm

arsh

com

mon

yel

low

thro

at n

ests

and

fo

rage

s in

fres

h an

d sa

ltwat

er m

arsh

es a

nd

seas

onal

wet

land

s. It

bree

ds o

n th

e gr

ound

or

up to

8 c

entim

eter

s off

the

grou

nd u

nder

the

cove

r of d

ense

shru

bs a

nd e

mer

gent

aqu

atic

ve

geta

tion.

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r sal

tmar

sh

com

mon

yel

low

thro

at h

as b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ne

stin

g or

fora

ging

hab

itat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is

pres

ent i

n th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Shor

t-ea

red

owl

(Asio

flam

meu

s)

CSSC

Foun

d ye

ar-r

ound

in c

erta

in p

arts

of

Cal

iforn

ia. S

mal

l res

iden

t po

pula

tions

rem

ain

in th

e Gr

eat

Basin

regi

on a

nd lo

cally

in th

e Sa

cram

ento

–San

Joaq

uin

Rive

r De

lta. M

ost r

ecen

t bre

edin

g fr

om

coas

tal c

entr

al C

alifo

rnia

and

the

San

Joaq

uin

Valle

y ha

s bee

n ep

isodi

c. B

reed

ing

in m

ainl

and

sout

hern

Cal

iforn

ia is

exc

eptio

nal

and

limite

d to

yea

rs o

f unu

sual

in

curs

ions

.

Shor

t-ea

red

owl f

orag

es in

in o

pen,

tree

less

ar

eas,

such

as m

arsh

es a

nd g

rass

land

s, w

ith

elev

ated

site

s for

per

ches

and

den

se

vege

tatio

n fo

r roo

stin

g an

d ne

stin

g.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

shor

t-ear

ed o

wl

has b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

shor

t-ea

red

owl i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t are

a.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Wes

tern

snow

y pl

over

(C

hara

driu

s al

exan

drin

es

nivo

sus)

FT

CSSC

O

ccur

s alo

ng th

e en

tire

coas

tline

of

Cal

iforn

ia.

Wes

tern

snow

y pl

over

is fo

und

on sa

ndy

beac

hes,

salt

pond

leve

es, a

nd sh

ores

of l

arge

al

kali

lake

s. It

need

s san

dy, g

rave

lly, o

r fria

ble

soils

for n

estin

g.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

wes

tern

snow

y pl

over

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Whi

te-t

aile

d ki

te

(Ela

nus l

eucu

rus)

CF

P

Foun

d ye

ar-r

ound

in n

early

all

area

s of C

alifo

rnia

up

to th

e w

este

rn S

ierr

a N

evad

a fo

othi

lls

and

sout

heas

t des

erts

. Com

mon

in

the

Cent

ral V

alle

y of

Cal

iforn

ia

and

alon

g th

e en

tire

leng

th o

f the

co

ast,

poss

ibly

bre

edin

g in

mor

e ar

id re

gion

s eas

t of t

he S

ierr

a N

evad

a an

d Tr

ansv

erse

Ran

ge

(Inyo

and

eas

tern

Ker

n Co

untie

s).

Docu

men

ted

bree

ding

in Im

peria

l Co

unty

, wes

tern

Riv

ersid

e Co

unty

, and

eas

tern

San

Die

go

Coun

ty. I

n th

e Sa

cram

ento

Val

ley,

po

pula

tions

hav

e pr

edom

inan

tly

incr

ease

d in

irrig

ated

agr

icul

tura

l ar

eas w

here

the

Calif

orni

a vo

le

(Mic

rotu

s cal

iforn

icus

) ofte

n oc

curs

.

Whi

te-t

aile

d ki

te n

ests

in ro

lling

foot

hills

or

valle

y m

argi

ns w

ith sc

atte

red

oaks

and

rive

r bo

ttom

land

s or m

arsh

es n

ext t

o de

cidu

ous

woo

dlan

d. It

fora

ges i

n op

en g

rass

land

s, m

eado

ws,

or m

arsh

es w

ith p

erch

ing

sites

.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

whi

te-t

aile

d ki

te

have

bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. Low

-qua

lity

nest

ing

habi

tat f

or

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

fora

ging

hab

itat i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

; how

ever

, sui

tabl

e fo

ragi

ng

habi

tat i

s pre

sent

app

roxi

mat

ely

2 m

iles w

est

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. The

qua

lity

of th

e ne

stin

g ha

bita

t is l

ow d

ue to

the

urba

n na

ture

of t

he

proj

ect s

ite.

Low

Pot

entia

l

Mam

mal

s

Amer

ican

bad

ger

(Tax

idea

taxu

s)

CSSC

O

ccur

s thr

ough

out C

alifo

rnia

, the

w

este

rn U

nite

d St

ates

, and

Ca

nada

.

Amer

ican

bad

ger i

s rar

e in

wes

tern

San

Fr

anci

sco

Bay

area

. It o

ccur

s in

gras

sland

s and

op

en st

ages

of f

ores

t and

scru

b ha

bita

ts w

ith

fria

ble

soils

and

goo

d pr

ey b

ase

of b

urro

win

g ro

dent

s.

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r Am

eric

an b

adge

r ha

s bee

n do

cum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles o

f the

pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

Hoar

y ba

t (L

asiu

rus

cine

reus

) --

Foun

d th

roug

hout

Cal

iforn

ia,

alth

ough

dist

ribut

ion

is pa

tchy

in

the

sout

heas

tern

des

erts

.

Hoar

y ba

t pre

fers

ope

n ha

bita

ts o

r hab

itat

mos

aics

, with

acc

ess t

o tr

ees f

or c

over

. It

pref

ers o

pen

area

s or h

abita

t edg

es fo

r fe

edin

g. It

roos

ts in

den

se fo

liage

of m

ediu

m

to la

rge

tree

s. It

requ

ires w

ater

nea

rby

fora

ging

and

roos

ting

sites

.

Thre

e CN

DDB

occu

rren

ces f

or h

oary

bat

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d in

the

proj

ect s

ite. T

he

tree

s and

bui

ldin

gs in

the

proj

ect s

ite p

rovi

de

suita

ble

fora

ging

and

roos

ting

habi

tat.

No

sign

(e.g

., gu

ano)

of t

his s

peci

es w

as

obse

rved

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. M

oder

ate

Pote

ntia

l

Palli

d ba

t (A

ntro

zous

pa

llidu

s)

CSSC

Com

mon

thro

ugho

ut lo

w

elev

atio

ns o

f Cal

iforn

ia. N

o fo

und

in th

e hi

gh S

ierr

a fr

om S

hast

a to

Ke

rn c

ount

ies a

nd th

e no

rthw

este

rn c

orne

r of t

he S

tate

fr

om D

el N

orte

and

wes

tern

Si

skiy

ou c

ount

ies t

o no

rthe

rn

Men

doci

no C

ount

y.

Palli

d ba

t is u

ncom

mon

, esp

ecia

lly in

urb

an

area

s. Th

is sp

ecie

s roo

sts i

n ca

ves a

nd la

rge

tree

s and

fora

ges i

n gr

assla

nds a

nd o

ak

sava

nnah

. It i

s mos

t com

mon

in o

pen,

dry

ha

bita

ts w

ith ro

cky

area

s for

roos

ting.

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r pal

lid b

at h

as

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he

proj

ect s

ite; h

owev

er th

is oc

curr

ence

was

last

do

cum

ente

d in

196

0. S

ome

tree

s are

pre

sent

in

the

proj

ect a

rea

that

cou

ld p

rovi

de

roos

ting

habi

tat f

or p

allid

bat

; how

ever

, thi

s ha

bita

t is m

argi

nal s

ince

it is

fairl

y ur

ban.

Lo

w P

oten

tial

Saltm

arsh

har

vest

m

ouse

(R

eith

rodo

ntom

ys

ravi

vent

ris)

FE

CE

Occ

urs o

nly

in th

e sa

line

emer

gent

wet

land

s of t

he S

an

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y an

d its

trib

utar

ies.

Saltm

arsh

har

vest

mou

se is

onl

y fo

und

in

salin

e em

erge

nt w

etla

nds i

n th

e Sa

n Fr

anci

sco

Bay

and

its tr

ibut

arie

s. It

uses

pic

klew

eed

as it

s pr

imar

y co

ver.

It al

so u

ses n

on-s

ubm

erge

d,

salt-

tole

rant

veg

etat

ion

for e

scap

e du

ring

extr

emel

y hi

gh ti

des.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

saltm

arsh

har

vest

m

ouse

hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5 m

iles

of th

e pr

ojec

t site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat f

or th

is sp

ecie

s is p

rese

nt in

the

proj

ect s

ite.

No

Pote

ntia

l

Saltm

arsh

w

ande

ring

shre

w

(Sor

ex v

agra

ns

halic

oete

s)

CSSC

Ende

mic

to th

e sa

lt m

arsh

es o

f th

e so

uth

arm

of t

he S

an

Fran

cisc

o Ba

y in

San

Mat

eo, S

anta

Cl

ara,

Ala

med

a, a

nd C

ontr

a Co

sta

coun

ties.

Saltm

arsh

wan

derin

g sh

rew

is m

ost f

requ

ently

fo

und

in sa

lt m

arsh

es th

at p

rovi

de d

ense

cov

er

and

have

abu

ndan

t sou

rces

of i

nver

tebr

ates

fo

r foo

d an

d co

ntin

uous

gro

und

moi

stur

e.

No

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

saltm

arsh

w

ande

ring

shre

w h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. N

o su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-29

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County of San Mateo December 2015

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

San

Fran

cisc

o du

sky-

foot

ed

woo

drat

(N

eoto

ma

fusc

ipes

an

nect

ens)

CSSC

Fo

und

thro

ugho

ut th

e Sa

n Fr

anci

sco

Bay

area

in g

rass

land

s, sc

rub

and

woo

ded

area

s.

San

Fran

cisc

o du

sky-

foot

ed w

oodr

at is

foun

d in

fore

st a

nd sc

rub

habi

tats

of m

oder

ate

cano

py a

nd m

oder

ate

dens

e un

ders

tory

.

One

CND

DB o

ccur

renc

e fo

r San

Fra

ncisc

o du

sky-

foot

ed w

oodr

at h

as b

een

docu

men

ted

with

in 5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. D

ue to

the

open

und

erst

ory

with

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

, onl

y lo

w-q

ualit

y su

itabl

e ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pr

esen

t. N

o w

oodr

at h

ouse

s wer

e ob

serv

ed

at th

e pr

ojec

t site

. Lo

w P

oten

tial

Sant

a Cr

uz

kang

aroo

rat

(Dip

odom

ys

venu

stus

ve

nust

us)

-- Fo

und

in th

e co

ol, m

ariti

me

mou

ntai

ns o

f wes

t-cen

tral

Ca

lifor

nia.

Sant

a Cr

uz k

anga

roo

rat o

ccur

s in

chap

arra

l ha

bita

ts in

the

low

foot

hills

of t

he S

anta

Cru

z M

ount

ains

on

subs

trat

es o

f san

ds, l

oam

s, an

d sa

ndy

loam

s.

Two

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

San

ta C

ruz

kang

aroo

rat h

ave

been

doc

umen

ted

with

in 5

m

iles o

f the

pro

ject

site

. No

suita

ble

habi

tat

for t

his s

peci

es is

pre

sent

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. N

o Po

tent

ial

Tow

nsen

d’s b

ig-

eare

d ba

t (C

oryn

orhi

nus

tow

nsen

dii)

CPT

CSSC

Foun

d th

roug

hout

Cal

iforn

ia, b

ut

deta

ils o

f its

dist

ribut

ion

are

not

wel

l kno

wn.

Fou

nd in

all

but

suba

lpin

e an

d al

pine

hab

itats

.

Tow

nsen

d’s b

ig-e

ared

bat

roos

ts in

cav

es,

min

es, a

nd la

rge

tree

s. It

fora

ges w

ithin

w

oodl

ands

and

alo

ng st

ream

edg

es. T

his

spec

ies i

s ext

rem

ely

sens

itive

to h

uman

di

stur

banc

e.

Six

CNDD

B oc

curr

ence

s for

Tow

nsen

d’s b

ig-

eare

d ba

t hav

e be

en d

ocum

ente

d w

ithin

5

mile

s of t

he p

roje

ct si

te. T

his s

peci

es c

ould

fo

rage

with

in th

e tr

ees a

t the

pro

ject

site

. In

addi

tion,

som

e hi

bern

acul

a, a

s wel

l as

mat

erna

l or c

olon

y ro

ostin

g ha

bita

t for

this

spec

ies i

s pre

sent

in th

e tr

ees a

nd b

uild

ings

at

the

site.

No

sign

(e.g

., gu

ano)

of t

his

spec

ies w

as o

bser

ved

in th

e pr

ojec

t site

. M

oder

ate

Pote

ntia

l

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-30

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County of San Mateo December 2015

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Spec

ies N

ame

Fede

ral

and

Stat

e Li

stin

g St

atus

1

Geo

grap

hic

Dist

ribut

ion

Hab

itat R

equi

rem

ents

Po

tent

ial t

o O

ccur

2

1 Sta

tus

expl

anat

ions

: Fe

dera

l: FE

= L

iste

d as

end

ange

red

unde

r the

Fed

eral

End

ange

red

Spec

ies

Act.

FT =

Lis

ted

as th

reat

ened

und

er th

e Fe

dera

l End

ange

red

Spec

ies

Act.

FC =

Can

dida

te s

peci

es to

be

liste

d un

der t

he F

eder

al

Enda

nger

ed S

peci

es A

ct.

Stat

e:

CE

= Li

sted

as

enda

nger

ed u

nder

the

Cal

iforn

ia

Enda

nger

ed S

peci

es A

ct.

CT

= Li

sted

as

thre

aten

ed u

nder

the

Cal

iforn

ia E

ndan

gere

d Sp

ecie

s Ac

t.

CPT

= P

ropo

sed

as th

reat

ened

und

er th

e C

alifo

rnia

En

dang

ered

Spe

cies

Act

.

CSS

C =

Spe

cies

of S

peci

al C

once

rn d

esig

nate

d by

C

alifo

rnia

Dep

artm

ent o

f Fis

h an

d W

ildlif

e.

CFP

= F

ully

Pro

tect

ed S

peci

es u

nder

Cal

iforn

ia F

ish

and

Gam

e C

ode.

2 Pot

entia

l Occ

urre

nce

expl

anat

ions

: Pr

esen

t: Sp

ecie

s w

as o

bser

ved

on th

e pr

ojec

t site

, or r

ecen

t spe

cies

reco

rds

(with

in fi

ve

year

s) fr

om li

tera

ture

are

kno

wn

with

in th

e pr

ojec

t are

a.

Hig

h:

The

CN

DD

B or

oth

er re

puta

ble

docu

men

ts re

cord

the

occu

rrenc

e of

the

spec

ies

off-s

ite, b

ut w

ithin

a 1

0-m

ile ra

dius

of t

he p

roje

ct a

rea

and

with

in th

e la

st 1

0 ye

ars.

Hig

h-qu

ality

sui

tabl

e ha

bita

t is

pres

ent w

ithin

the

proj

ect a

rea.

Mod

erat

e: S

peci

es d

oes

not m

eet a

ll te

rms

of H

igh

or L

ow c

ateg

ory.

For

exa

mpl

e:

CN

DD

B or

oth

er re

puta

ble

docu

men

ts m

ay re

cord

the

occu

rrenc

e of

the

spec

ies

near

but

bey

ond

a 10

-mile

radi

us o

f the

pro

ject

are

a, o

r som

e of

the

com

pone

nts

repr

esen

ting

suita

ble

habi

tat a

re p

rese

nt w

ithin

or a

djac

ent t

o th

e pr

ojec

t are

a, b

ut th

e ha

bita

t is

subs

tant

ially

deg

rade

d or

frag

men

ted.

Low

: Th

e C

ND

DB

or o

ther

doc

umen

ts m

ay o

r may

not

reco

rd th

e oc

curre

nce

of th

e sp

ecie

s w

ithin

a 1

0-m

ile ra

dius

of t

he p

roje

ct a

rea.

How

ever

, few

com

pone

nts

of s

uita

ble

habi

tat a

re p

rese

nt w

ithin

or a

djac

ent t

o th

e pr

ojec

t are

a.

No:

C

ND

DB

or o

ther

doc

umen

ts d

o no

t rec

ord

the

occu

rrenc

e of

the

spec

ies

with

in

or re

ason

ably

nea

r the

pro

ject

are

a an

d w

ithin

the

last

10

year

s, a

nd n

o or

ex

trem

ely

few

com

pone

nts

of s

uita

ble

habi

tat a

re p

rese

nt w

ithin

or a

djac

ent t

o th

e pr

ojec

t are

a.

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-31

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County of San Mateo December 2015


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