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Table 1. Special-Status Plant Species Potential to Occur in the Project Area. Species Name Federal, State, and CNPS Listing Status 1 Geographic Distribution Habitat Preferences, Distribution Information, and Additional Notes Flowering Phenology Potential to Occur 2 Anderson’s manzanita (Arctostaphylos andersonii) 1B.2 Endemic to California. Found in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo counties. Anderson’s manzanita is found in the openings and edges of broad-leafed upland forest, chaparral, and north coast coniferous forest. It occurs at elevations from approximately 200 to 2,500 feet. November – May Two CNDDB occurrences for Anderson’s manzanita have been documented within 5 miles of the project site. Some suitable habitat for this species is present within the project site. No manzanita were observed within the project site. Low Potential Arcuate bush- mallow (Malacothamnus arcuatus) 1B.2 Endemic to California. Found in Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo counties. Arcuate bush-mallow is found growing in chaparral and cismontane woodland habitats. It occurs at elevations between 50 and 1,160 feet. April – September Four CNDDB occurrences for arcuate bush- mallow have been documented within 5 miles of the project site. No suitable habitat for this species is present in the project site. No Potential Ben Lomond buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum var. decurrens) 1B.1 Endemic to California. Found in the Santa Cruz sandhills. Ben Lomond buckwheat occurs in sandy soils in chaparral, cismontane woodland, and the maritime ponderosa pine from approximately 160 to 2,600 feet in elevation. June – October No CNDDB occurrences for Ben Lomond buckwheat have been documented within 5 miles of the project site. No suitable habitat for this species is present in the project site. No Potential Bent-flowered fiddleneck (Amsinckia lunaris) 1B.2 Endemic to California. Found in Alameda, Contra Costa, Colusa, Lake, Marin, Napa, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Sonoma, and Yolo counties. Bent-flowered fiddleneck occurs in coastal bluff scrub, cismontane woodland, and valley and foothill grassland habitats. It occurs at elevations from near sea level to 1,640 feet. March – June No CNDDB occurrences for bent-flowered fiddleneck have been documented within 5 miles of the project site. No suitable habitat for this species is present in the project site. No Potential 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

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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

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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

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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

Appendix C: Special-Status Species Lists Page C-26

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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

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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

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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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