06 Natural Resouces Assessment - Supplement (1998)SUPPLEMENTAL
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VEGETATION UPDATE. ........ .............. ..................1
SENSITIVE SnCIBS UPDATE ..... - . .. • .. • ... • • ........ " I
IMPACTS/MM"TION UPDATE ............................... . . . IO
LITERATURE CITED .......................................
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ApMDIX A - ANIMAL SPECIES OBSERVED
LIST OF FIGURE
1 . Vegetation Me.p ....... _ _ .. .............. .............. 2
LIST OF TABLES
A • SUMnMry Of Sea:Fatft Species 3
8 - Plant Coalmulvry Iu Ps= ... ............. • .......... • .... 10
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SUPPLEMF—NTAL BIOLOGICAL ASSESS YN QUINTA)
Fo v, nM CORAL '.K O UNT�Y (KANCEO
SPECIFIC PUN
This report ra updxtc of t'le "8ialogical Suncy Report" pr Peed for the
�ftnark Land Cam uny a d�-csde agv (%LST>4C I9�3ij. The study' a `inC
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stely Z sqv= it�
dles = the Cheils VdIay floor south Of "Quirata
in Riverside County, Calif3rnia-
A's part of rbe pre -Survey pmpai-Atjon, a kiv=-knIre review was c"cuted to assi3x
in aererrtt#rung the ex steaca or potent W occurmn of seasitis+e plant and
ariimaj species In the vidAity of the pro)�t site, Cusrcrst databxsc records ham
ci
the Crftj-0m%a .'YW"ral Dfs�arrsru Dna Baste (Cali> acnia ❑c �YnE h aad
Grine 1998} oral the CEPS Sectrclnic In-a� Of ) w ere cx^nnsi.ned- The
'i ",ulcer plus of Caltfi>"ti'a (Sidnne. and Pav" 1994}
PTVviov3 biolo l �s7GrESTi;C 1"n a,nd currcat a= W phots9sapha Wert
ASO raviewe-d prwr to she site visit. LSA. Asaoci , Inc. (LSA) biobogist Rlch3rd
raick=n Tisited the site On June 5, 2998, from 6.30 a -m• to 1-1:30 P.m.
VEGBTAiI'G+N UPDATE
r& . Ue 1 is an updated ve9ctat-kcn map. Aivng %"th the ab nd mcnt of most
housing in, dic study 2. -Ca, XU age ggGUi sisal pursuits appear to have ccased an the
properry. &S a r&SUlt, VjrW;jlly no coraco is prc:=L In particular', the two pcxsdb
and a small L—e5h moor ttaar-lb that 'fie mapped bryWESTEC h((s9,871) 2re as �rtcn to
day. Much of what rr4pped previously as "Agri
dcsc-rt saitbu!La scrub•
An arca isz the acwth cxsuT+1 portion oa Section 28, and anoLhcr its the (mostly
bush Scrub.
south) wzn4crn portion of Sccbon 34, is now mapper c cresosotc TEC 1987),
They wcm prcv'so"y identified as desrt. $altbeush axvb t c�-
Orhezt ch. s tine v ertatiort tip are the additive of za IML=
tal grove of P340 vcr&- (Cercia4um �1)
a�ud a new row Of
�,�� sp.} ,nSe�.iasz 34, and n reduction in area. estopped a3 Mh��
lc
( r
thicltats in 5e�cofiOA 26. The 13trer =a has hezo inti�d by �tarisk, gc Fn i
resportv-, W adjacent imgatiasn.
5ZNSrM,E SPZCJES UPU4TE
An updated srialysis of sctiaitivt: species issues 13, presented ist Tab4e A Stverai
nonli*ted species have bc€n found or. site, but no i nt' ur 2xL'r=11 Iiaretl as
thm&mned or endangered sae known to OcNr i.n tit' snrdy Lr of of ithose
listed spccics potcntsalfY presenC on site (shown az she begin ii
only the desert tortoise has any realistic cha.ttgc of being resident art tksc g' -OP'
erty. Although tortoises arc now rare las the Coachella Vailey, surti qwould be
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T,Zbk X - Suma»rY of Sensidve species
ciao to NII Sala Mortis Sur.
Colt:w►gs twitaki Absent, N•-1 hzitu
xassricud to rsna! Gvecs n the Coacheua Feb. •Nov. fele FT on vita.
Caschdln Valley 1 State
&j,Ve.w,d UX=d ValkY, Ri7cf2i& Caucry-
UM4 mordsA
BIRDS
i uy ldavrlc
CrryAtla�rtc: assd nricuitu { ��
ACdv►s'T�
$tdoo awrdrerats;
ttbr% �r surotini°
NOT6.Aaa�iea: aintcra in 5s�uth
3loamiQ+i+
period
'
HaDit�e seed �
i4essa its rlpsrlan and _nW_mb in
specks
Wageracsd1d
v*
N� AtritZi[s. ft= w thcrn
nygm jt,w
sm ire trreilii;
srscros umv OR r wposwo Fait LtsiYNc-
b"WArterl
ivSnu t'n
V&SCLj A'l KANZ S
CALAD r-
Ped.: TA
I,ipwr. Utiltrao+a'rt
to A'ar dY tT gravelly svik let
Peb- - May
.-
WOW is 1,000 flex
Telg�++ and aa38v
1csUk30`d
�oehttc► Trot �doeadlsr�d astt! Sonosaxs
Sptr:
CLAPS: 10
cieva•non-
v�
T7esenc 3csttb is `Jess Seriztt,6c Ad
A j
lre am"arw
Wvta7ide counties.
FI511
-
Ycu svttnd
d Ve
mem. No habitat
pomw* bund aWrtV she L—er
Vhwr no- axwkwd 90,010,
� C.8
on sitc.
mwra+�atrie
Colorado ��
tx,'btvMT rteelta, "aWc �
;a the vit:inity of the Salton Sea.
A.iiPi lIBUUNS
ped.: F'E
Abeaal. No habitat
Deters siesder
Reasskred ut3as in 1°tiddnn
and e�ly
Staw CL
on sitz.
Palms Wt rl, RM"tde Co—ay, at an
2.f0U Leet zlevation.
sprttt�t
�ridas
olevatlon of cm.
REMLIfsFr
say L'n°ited 5Ww and
?PmIri1Y lace
fed,
Lova. Ilttritat is
vjij�(
�eS tortoise
p� suub its the
w=ardS.W.
onsp"g
CT
nus ).
GO00001—n
1�1W Maoc°.
but the eprrt* it ttovr
mm in the Cr+achcill
vsllcy.
6Do� t31s {tcKri -qw Calibr is
spring *ad
Fed.: "
Cr
Ab"at. No habitat
on este.
D=cDoot banded
Rocky dexers
sumseer
State:
ciao to NII Sala Mortis Sur.
Colt:w►gs twitaki Absent, N•-1 hzitu
xassricud to rsna! Gvecs n the Coacheua Feb. •Nov. fele FT on vita.
Caschdln Valley 1 State
&j,Ve.w,d UX=d ValkY, Ri7cf2i& Caucry-
UM4 mordsA
BIRDS
i uy ldavrlc
CrryAtla�rtc: assd nricuitu { ��
g *� 8: Fall Tod-* Low. Species S+aesd
`;n tpiga�n) sut�e: C,T thmQo report durins"
$tdoo awrdrerats;
ttbr% �r surotini°
NOT6.Aaa�iea: aintcra in 5s�uth
WeAverri
AtriCHM- its WWr ala "5uic[ to
Gar►rral VttJlsy and Nscrdot Plt,xau.
i4essa its rlpsrlan and _nW_mb in
•■ Moderate. MIF nts
9P Rand Esll rod. Th* arca.
Starr: CX pa8s through
Wageracsd1d
v*
N� AtritZi[s. ft= w thcrn
nygm jt,w
sm ire trreilii;
wwwm
Btsuah Cahstnbix U cMtw CzHlo mro-
music -m In central .
b"WArterl
ivSnu t'n
CALAD r-
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of SeadCV-
t
p
eeatioa
Nablert mid Wdb
eloo.dw=
Peviad
st ma
31aalaa7,»'
vb&v ,
cd 0900•atws _
0TSG±89 tzvm OR psovo0wo POR lzrrviG
VAS=L1A PLUM
Telple►rl�edtiti!!1v
atauteeeww»dYerp.aysUyx,lVIn
Yeb..huy
Ped: Pb
item;
Low.'f3nkw*v*n
b6o r cL 3.000 !eU
�ee�
AeRgafb(
Jerrhw Tier W.OdL nd %nd soa uren
Dtserl smb tnSAA 0.e"rdizw and
CN79 331
eicvrnom
M10�ie�W
RlVerlade ooJtrnio.
P13K
Doom
the Lao's
-Y=Youngs
Ped.: PL
Abeg... No babim,
niacwiata
c0crodo kt--n — rl,vrctad to pooi4
sate: C8
on OX.
mbt,,,a7 orwia,4PA ■grtoulruml drekcs
to the vkwur' of the eaimn sty.
c
AMPHMBUNS
D.taatadar
R uka4 to ewb4 areas to Bidden
Laic •sutra
red- PL
Absent. Vo babtw
trtt
WMALKE I ,
Jahns Caayan. aNarerde Cauoty M se
aid early
Sats C3
on OA&
1llawwAorarr ode
elesation of ca. 3.100 hxi eu"Wrl.
sti^^a
RZPTIIS7
'
teetalae
es
mrbDaeur
P r
Cr.sslia
iv+. Mabts4
�rdoom"
NwMV21M.
aboY(
trtqai
a
SuOrScrub).
Inn 0x tpa IN rtoW
Mm u,
valley
ma>•aNs+t ia4ded
IIackt' desert daothilb lion sm Cellula
5pdni and
Ird-: ••
Absaot. `10 hibtal
t
m 148 Byer fAlS W%as Sus.
warm'
Sum C
on atter
C�eoa0a nalra,ie!
Goamdla �:11eY
LaetrcosJ Its and dYncs In �bo dK�etla
Peb. • N--
FT
�L .Yo bab+tat
.tppd y��
valley, lttvemAr Cooney.
Qi
.
fAwo itarwa»
same
awioaods 3tartti
Gnmiand and asrtmki m°al usar: die
spring Q Pall
7crL —
CT
loss Spacut pares
-0— d-04
amm rtsm.saassl
ace is $QT no tlrry. Brt!l WA meats In
(In r draum)
BMW,
;b-.4b
N&IM Atttrr{M WIAMo b Ser uilr
mWwi n-
A•s UT W, CLUbc at .sscri b
ccns+•3 ► aLwy and A044 a Pt =U.
I; rdx
Keaa in riper-An Viand as4 tamb m
49-4 —4 tui t<ad-: ••
CS
w glhUvU MIS
ron{1+dte aiM4
Ilv--h-
•.eetem t'Ftmh AmmP+s 14 m= vewthern
sura.
ped
p
rralLhr
Lettish Cclaiebia to antral Qlliatnia
attaxr u C"tmi arrd southAooarle,•
uioranu am wtdarprewl b. Southem
c.k8oa,irL
'
3
V,v�e�vraaio�al�otT�wu.►trl.zxn
GbrA-I dLbaxb
Sandy sour to MDprrKsn and dorao.se
D+c• • Natrh
PtJ.: _
gumeG
hf�irrw<at. Ka¢rKr to
occtia or; ,be L
Dlt�eelan.es
desrrcewblr+SmxthsrnCsl.hsrn}�
CI1P5 i
Cjutraaqued.maai
Ar`Sr,7rta. inti Sonars,
ilia i}' In C3C'a�W +tD WA
scrub.
salpm +.11L-,Wtgb
s add �+ p anih assns in semran
Jan. •Apel
Ped:
lmte�
ahimm
La+• y
y fsa�
MAC
Aar•t&+,ka aW.Lnvse
0113rrub la &c-utham"domuk'
C?lPS. 4
�p -
A vomit ,and dare CILILFOYR -
4 -
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Strias
Probability
Spmgarreg
HabLnt &ad Dbuibuu—
Peri:ad
-
t1as►
o[Ot r
o mak vetch
Sandy areas in bloocan and Sonoran
Feb. - May
lzed.: -
State:
Law', habitat
probably to uonitii
AO�lw
dcsc t sen b in Youthcrn California.
CLAPS: 4
jAsvnaxw Vu.
Artzons. Baja Cal&rnia, and 5onotn
�sgo,tors
Sleadtem balm
cty
Dewn scrub in dkc SW United States utd
April
Fed: —
Low. In California,
known only &vnt
Pbaycolus ffliformis
N Mcaeo.
State: —
CIPS: 2
Martin= Carryon,
wlverside County. at
an elevation of 400
feet.
Coves's areal
Sande tr'r:as in desert scrub In Nevada,
April -June
Ped.: --
Lowy. unknown in
Cultfornla below ca.
Souza C0414"i
Arm" southern Calilbmia, and Baja
State: -
CN7S, 2
850 fest dcvstion-
California. -
Desert sap
r)tyl rooY Places in krwcr Pinyon and
March -May
Fcd.: —
St=o —
Lowy. L;nknomn
below ca. 2,000 feet
Salvia wwmorrachya
Juniper woodland on 4W western edge
c PS: 4
elevation.
of die Sonoran Desert irk Southern
California and Baja Cal 10-- la.
OteCopia sage
Alluvial akspcs in Mojavvan and Sonoran
Much. April
Fed: _"
$tate:
Law. Unknown on
the Coachella Ya11ty
Salvia emwaa
denert scrub in the Orocopis &ad
CLAPS! 13
floor.
ChocoLvx taounWns.
4sdt sprue
ALitaifnc, ueualiy mebic pL", spdgs. &
Mar. -Jun.
Fcd.: —
Low. Unknown In the.
rna.=bcs; C:c7ww use Scrub, Ctkapa.rIL.
State: —
proiect vicinity.
Sidakea "eom=cww
lk c4*osocc Bush Scrub. So. Cslld. cit 5432
CVPS: 2
Calif cast t0 New Mcx=O 8c Sanon.
Dcstt:n intoes -plant
Swdy places to 4esert scrub from dw SW
May - Aug'tmt
Iled.: -
%ate- -
Modesale. ;Nnsx
likety in creosote bush
Yrobatrcialaa
united States w Peru.
CLAPS: 4
:scrub.
aft 'sov lla
Unite Sita B=UxFdLno
resent Duna, Joshua '17t:e; Woodlnaad,
April - may
Fed.: •'
Low. UrJmown away..
from the vicintry of
gow ww ilii
Mojave= and Sonoran dot xcrab.
Shaer -
C'N": 19
)aihua Trey Nat.
Olia maculata
Known from k -wer dum ten ocxwrreoc*s,
Morrurtient.
all in the vicinity of Joshua Tree .Narional
Monucaern_
Slender woolly-Desds
Sandy Soils in desert scrub in Southern
March - may
Fed.: -
$tate: -
Low. Conditiorm
prnbabty unautryble.
Nemec mlis deaudwa
CalLkmis, Arizona, A* California. Ind
Var.$?aMAX
Sonora.
CLAPS: 2
Shtt"y. aaired
Resuicted to :rorty' areas in Sonoran
May - July
Fed.: --
Absent. Unknown
below ca feet
almtaro"
Desert Scrub and Upper Mcnta:re
State: --
CN(P5, 114
-7,000
elevation.
Reutbem bMsatticshna
Corurerous Forest to Bivcrslt:le Cnunty.
Deep canyou
Socley wcaa In descrt scrub in the S\V
Pcb. - Ap rU
Fed.: -
LDW. In California,
knowu only from
snxpdr"
United States and.W Maxi*.
Swe: —
CNFS: 4
Deep Canyort area,
Antirrbirtmn
Riverside County.
C)QZ�Qtnm
A.Tenia
Washes and canyons in Mojnvean and
Murch - April
Ped: --
Smtc: -
Low. Habitat
unsuitable.
Ayenla compacta
Sonoran desert scrub in Southern
2
probably
Califs nia and ala CskfvTnia-
CMS:
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Acuvity/
Blooming
ProibabW7
D
t o! Off=
Kabitsc surd D�tr.iDut+oat
Pati
apace
mstl+d�fa bran
Along seeps and ancaras in the SvC
tan. •Sept.
Fed., w
Sm:
Absent. Habit at
unsuitable.
Tps�6vr is
United states and Me'dm.
CMFS: 2
war, rawsaw�*�+s
AAlP1iI8i/1N5
Gusdalwpe'Cs1k
KAOVAn only 5Vm moist xcris alotnR
Late winter
auiY
Fedi
First: --
— Absent- Flebitat
umuitable.
O.Adalupc c't mk on :he cLK side of dse
and
ealstsns
.10 Balr>scsops sp.
Santa Raza MO.snta:Ena, 8vcs3idt Ccvttry.
spun%
nlRns
kite
apse wus•+w in South ►tmetit u and
Year-round
red.- — modem=. Forams
CSA buds ttin:y occstsunrnally
Wltlte.=9W
state:
L'lenw rrsimrub
southern Wo th k:nctiuc.
visit rite sits:.
t speday in wimer.
NvRb+ern harrier
C%{xn country in the Tcmpe:nta Zone
Year round
Scam
tyt easivna*
CSC biris
Circus Q�
worldwide.
"isthe %its,
`
yin winr• ..
a te
gharp-�sed bawls
PAmzrdY harem and woaGland s of the
winter
lied:
State:
-• Obser" One seen
CSC by WESTEC biciuVists
Aoofpitvr oviatut
Anne" -a.
in O=btsr, 1967
Coopees bswk
�� ibresrs and woodlands
Yeu round;
Fed.;
Statc:
-- Kiln►- Po—.Agin birds
CBC Sik~tY YW L lna 64W in..
Atrlpieoc QPgri
thmuhout North America-
Pedotninant
Ln winter.
Winter•
Fetru4iaoas ltAwk
Open comity in western North Aatet•1ca.
winter
fed.:
Stale:
V* Lewy. !tart: 31 the
CSL: Gpydte�la Vsky.
8ytvo �e�tslis
tsorsh aort<nada in stuntncr and south to
Mcco co in .rwutf.
Gioldca a
Gcneralfy open onuatrp of the Temperate
Yeu-toutui
Fed.;
CFP b � vtsiFOMKIng
Agri la ebryr WW
'Gone woedwide.
site.
blerlia
Open covr+t ryi bmc.6,6 in the Hc[arctic
Pall @ winter Fed-'
— Modsrars• F�rsgtttR
CSL: bird Ukcly visit the
Ralco eolarmbWi&d
%%-Awipters south us the Tropia
state:
site•
>Prabic fakoo
Open country in oreatern North America,
Yew mal Suiet
-- UQdcrasa. Foraging
CSC bird likely visit the
Falco r+sysiemtsv
else•
}lotustLia per
Arid open lands in western Notth
'aTinter
Fed.:
%tate:
c Low. tub+tat
csc sulxabwrr *nitevinjaL
Cbaradrrw montanus Amer".
very M= in time
Goachc'ils'vsll".
Western burrowing OPe n cotsntrq in western Nosh Aatericz•
Year round Fed.:
Star=:
•• Moderate. Fot'a�$
CSC birds cuy visit Lhc'
vwi
site
Spvotyso Cum, aria
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IJA AP -1a1#4 Jnw
alackk'Miled Wash and scrub habitats of Colorado and
vwa-"-bw Molm deserts
Poiiaprila racl vwra
c4i"al un sailer D n,, a ducSxu of shrubs or low trees in
7baaas10ma crusals Colorado and MoJM drseru
Year round Fcfl: Obse &
SaoG: CSC jAdc pread on ale in
nitn'quite acrd scrub.
Alm seen by WESM
bioiliisu in QVwher,
1987.
Year round Ftd•.
State: CSC:
rh hcz n wash, desert wruh, and icvhua trea Year rotund Fed.:
ILC Coke's =�--o— Ope State: C`C
7**Xos1or:i4 Lecon"i wdimd of Colorado and Moiavc
deserts
wtsslt ncstirKC in the April • cxtpber $ilia
Activity/
gums
i'svbt9 i
Dendraioa prrrCbia •
Ca1i(isrt�ia; mote to brushy
>atiloo''
areas rd woodisnd3 durinu +nigratton
Hsbstmt 9911 Disrrlb++�a
goes Cin Mexko to nQrd—M 54wrb
Syccics
Serres arid local in
NoetueaalYear Ped.:
State: CSC
LA7w, Q''t x or
n blxds
Lo�eamd part
outmuch of the
.voo�dlst+ds throuYh
round
MMMown
nbtrY r+cCssltsnall7' "'°
Acro ostrs
Northern Hensisphtre.
the sitt, esprxLally In
�rturriyka
Veraldwanyeaveber
Axid open �"�?'• cwr�ared Lands, and
Year round $taw —
$taK: CSC
Low. Hairitisc
nuitibiiity
rt
�yajyt ttj�lssur
riparian mrc�acil+end cd� ttam 014 $U'
but t3etasivr41 oiaitorg
united 9 through south Amcr.C7:.
art poskihlv-
Year round Fed.: —
ob d. A fr "IY
L rsszead xhtiite
Open country in much of CioRh A:r+erica,
Stan: CSC.
group teras p.tacnt itti
g P
Creosote Bush and
r�nlatt lr.dvu:rlaxus
fltstut yalksush scrub
rAw the om=r a
section 28. Also scx=
by'OVEMC bioloOts
in October. 1997.
alackk'Miled Wash and scrub habitats of Colorado and
vwa-"-bw Molm deserts
Poiiaprila racl vwra
c4i"al un sailer D n,, a ducSxu of shrubs or low trees in
7baaas10ma crusals Colorado and MoJM drseru
Year round Fcfl: Obse &
SaoG: CSC jAdc pread on ale in
nitn'quite acrd scrub.
Alm seen by WESM
bioiliisu in QVwher,
1987.
Year round Ftd•.
State: CSC:
rh hcz n wash, desert wruh, and icvhua trea Year rotund Fed.:
ILC Coke's =�--o— Ope State: C`C
7**Xos1or:i4 Lecon"i wdimd of Colorado and Moiavc
deserts
__.- &l V•r2.T.=
C9C
,.,ere isl !quite
Thtc)Xca ars ae:etion 26,
andastng#bu-d w"
in D Uldauah
Scrub ncu the midi
p[ stxztic7n 27..+l lw
Seen by WGSTEC
bSiolo$tst8 in OcLober.
19.1.
Low. Hakriat
rWtxbiU9Y mmol.
AipjV. No 062=2
habitat, WE >nu
arc ccrtain to occur.
ModcMtn. No
CSG nesting habitat, but
rni ants tnAY Occur.
7
wtsslt ncstirKC in the April • cxtpber $ilia
C—ALL1Ownizyeaaw
leT
Kipwian �y�nd
wtstN.n (1...S. l�++� narthweste-rn 15a4a
Dendraioa prrrCbia •
Ca1i(isrt�ia; mote to brushy
brvaast�
areas rd woodisnd3 durinu +nigratton
and ro j'=r, when 0' t Mmg f 'orn
goes Cin Mexko to nQrd—M 54wrb
America•
Ye!{awwbreas" Ghat
sts siwotians sctusa rluch Apr.. SCpt• Fed..
Nein hparlast State
1cTeria vlrvw
of Noah America, but VXdrparcci troth
_.
murl ateW.
__.- &l V•r2.T.=
C9C
,.,ere isl !quite
Thtc)Xca ars ae:etion 26,
andastng#bu-d w"
in D Uldauah
Scrub ncu the midi
p[ stxztic7n 27..+l lw
Seen by WGSTEC
bSiolo$tst8 in OcLober.
19.1.
Low. Hakriat
rWtxbiU9Y mmol.
AipjV. No 062=2
habitat, WE >nu
arc ccrtain to occur.
ModcMtn. No
CSG nesting habitat, but
rni ants tnAY Occur.
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Yetla+d
L�c�p � odOc +a'
syecies
Kabioat apd Dj#Ut tion
MAMlNAL$
Arid lartda in cite Sm UnardtWdWanner
Ped.:
-
— Moie**sc• opw to
c:5c: the �•�est o1 the proieet
Ca�igb, I�wrvd
b"
- e� nr
NV Mmrico; Tfe ' tequ
months
Sax:
sue vw provide
xarervnrr cudifOt+tiew
mints for roosunS.
ro 3&drzg habitat:
famVing anis"
could o=r on site.
T, s
Varied hahitae Overmuch of North
Year round
Ste:
•+i. Gcmmlly rare
e�w. eSC: aitd bcsl.
bit:
Atrtctiu
plow$ Y'srairr+ andii
V`eraa
Varied babitate in western North
Cparator
State:
�• Htaktk, 3"dA"ft
CSC tp % iut
'�
Amen".
months
sisb
the
wulwpmad tet the
arcs.
.�
Lmgred ntyotis
Yaricd habiau in wCstczst Norah
wrder
'mon"
Pod.:
5tatc:
'• tow. Vneomawin and
— tidy Wv—n•
weir wot>`r
Ataetica•
Varied habttats in wcatcra N(lrtb
Aatarica•
Wwraer
monaw
Fed.:
State:
' Low. Genera'
-- VnOO laaton %nd local.
Dirw ��
vrried habiTats in a�t-ft North
Van=
Fed-
•_ Moderate. d la�vtly
a uyd
�tw twin"
Anum
atattths
Stan:
c-jm=
evWeMrn
wal�•ead, IuSitsi
appears suitable.
Sj0Qg.g W4 myotis
Virled babitata ober much of North
Warmer
months
Fed.,
State:
•• Mpdsss�rt. Habitat
Appears suirable.
3/ypt•Ls efffvlab*son �
America-
'
lerbe+
PaNd bet
Vatic hLhuaCi inwrattrrt North
America.
Year round
Feel.:
Ste:
— Mod=-Ae' habitat
CSC appasi suitlble
An&v osed pagidis
thr[ru Vt R1ItCh Of
Cax rsk sL tt Oda bat It"pd bistoricsl►y Vw
W3m1eT
�.:
• • ModCtSil. IWOl�tir+g
(.Sc;habitat docs riot
Ewsoprpmwir
the Southwessrn United Sty :nd
inonilu
Sut+e:
xp� to be p�a"t
cdtVbmlerar
nor• hwel,mm 6deim• In Calaornia,
on site, but this
smart reoor& = from rocky areae M !ow
species aa+eb widely
etevatiottr whew roosting occurs
when fonVn¢-
py Crevices,
C04chells VSU=Y
evssh ar#dsc�ub hsbiwv of Colorado rtnG
Coo • Ststc:
tat
ASK
r and. ilud groand
lAg4aw d"CM
, axy
probablyuniuimbk.
Owmigh
"Awc
fttblt7rw
August)
r
Aawimaz b les
occurs ilrteugltWtt Csild�m#a gttd doe
Ycir•round
ScLALe.
LOW. 11abitnc
CSC e b ll ntirginal.
Tawidea ULU"
Vriged Stater«• PWeL rr! h2bitat
r,quircttt = 3ctM to tea sull`k:ir.AL 6V4
m04 friable 3t11b in rclatiwely ap-n
uneuWvatnd twuttd wt t slartdt.
wn,>disnda. and desert
L poo, a description of stews d=ignaiiorls sc.: L,rp-pnd on
6oIIowing rnpe-
2. lased on the tbtloaing casegociea: ,►byenC: Low. Moderate; Flllh:
obtwMd•
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gds con3tde-"sd to ` � � d or'i}irtatentd but Which if not ty l d bT Lhc 5
ltx lisdrzg is of a "sqs Spee*
P4esY�='�CiG�sw$ 'ttiC 'g:ldar6� g��lS ACCO! d�Ytit30�1 .
to rr_pmacrtt 3 s$1s4lnCt =a
rszwr reit alit jnvalici Bttd' d or'�tzrs:trecl. NIS which bn! bccn dctcrsnittcd by the
For%= k deal � {fir litstirG ug r sOt threatened -it this tlate-
SerAce too ba tGc a*dc�At d s"d
S'ii'AiB �'fx7V8
(� Sate listed as lindatwred•
_ rte' snit utuvl- sa T 4fttwoed'
CA stain Silted ss Sure- 5 kgaHY prowwd undet spet%l 149iRlas►an enactod ptwr to the
prp California Folly P=W=
CsliforniarndAng*'t d 5p�!
CCR State esndid o bs lisclrtt; as �nMt+>i d
CCT state cardld= for listing ss Z fists++ ncd• dt�iining seriow�
ly or otA+se l hlY
plcivrrs� Specie, of Spl C;ottcrtr Thee art taxi P°Ps'
CKvulrtct-t'�v to h---, davtl+apmct+ts.Aof (;allforttuL
cn the C.il[fvrnir {k�nmrrtt of Fish and Crastc's Hsi of "SpeC.al ntes"
CSA S9ecsta tt�'d°a stint sasi�systi•
N0 app drst "
CAUFoatl' r14T" lt; kr4T so=m LlS n"O
>x ntttcd cocsinct in �•il�t'r't'a or
LA List otpiastts t1+u P� d � � Cslifotztis Nauvr ylttttt ScxderY (fig) to lx: Ratt:.'l'hreatestt4
1p l.ntt of plaits that arc cvtttrlckre
L°ttdartieted in (;yljomis and el0%hfsc• mvic.' bot ein GslifornFs but +n)te
is thsi IVCDrtaxlCt"cd by CriPS �' 4st itas+e, Tlttcatv�' Vr $ndast$cs�
2 wt of p t=M tnfurrmtio*'
cou".On clw-"hm but
3 Cul�out which
piano supocsted fur onntitdcrativn as itstds
is noeded. bort, cvttosc X=n* should be McAltored•
{ cspg „ttcit list of planta of limitscxl dlatsihu
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site, but reccnt �x
uniilacly to ba fou on sL1 # tltie age -i' �t'y esz th= *ur" be
t'rfldlffe 5csvicC {LJ es cirher require WjLwxtM01.2ztue
done for Thm spial weii �Jtiacr listed spay v sheep) or sand duncs
(pup�h, s�,�), rocky faoilnal habitat (gem ,
(ffingt" li=rd). or uc c lr m*mEory tiY[vugh the arca 0i").
SPP
endue A is a camper list o[ the animalb obrervcd during LSA'g June 1998
survey.
I•NPAGT3'1MiI1GA7I0N upD.477
were avxilhle at the
tis3te Chia rc •�,•
bio pro}ect ,lies nacnt of the site (Le., rw rural vg�+ 3pa"
Thercfcrre, a�vrrlpkt`e develop sc ion map,
�u�aed �r tlsi$ az�'sia. Based on the r� 'stat
the a nouni of a,:b p'l," cormmuuic' on sate is shown in Table B.
Table B • Plant Cosamun'ty lazPact°
Habitat c
667
Abandoned Apicvlmm
6
Disttlrbed Areas
8
Disturbed S=b
411
Descrt galtbush Scrub
101
Creosote Bush Scrub
27
Mesquite Thxkcte
24
Tamrisk Groves
7
Palo Verde Grove
1351
raw
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pSTEC,s
Mj (198"7) iFr se is the none artihc=t ming
}ect r�apa.ct is still tos3sidcrcd valid,
concerning the loess of other plant cOmmunitzca.
ltiside from lite less Of ?�scsgtiaite thickets (home of biack-W1vd gr.atcuchars %Zd
css wESITIC d1d not idcnti� =Y sii cant impacts to ser>�si[tvi
$pescje tlaalth ), for ribbed crfptaatha,
speriCs, although Y did recvtnsttend nee surveys be conducted U the
winded crFP=rh*, and fiat died harxticd � nsitivity Of Thc5e sp�ss
ap,proprilttc se"On. Because of the reicc O Y n @Ott, dune survcr am no ionger
and/or the unliisciilsood of ito x p°resen wrta (list-- rc
l as rhxtcncd since
st,rrveys
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the Prrviou8 ���tGt � AF+d � 5L"S1C � sux4eys wD� be c dered
wc3twm Mise of tltc its to either of thcsc ap�a 1' would
P
wench as well. AnY 'gMTSC ( rhe �rviec:'s
si 3. In tents st t, the flndini by on the rent duder of titre y�ii4v+c
concre%ution to potcntxw cvsr�ulztivc impar d sitnlfx=r- Such cumulative
'Table A Ure now canidtr� a3
pars might essay be m�pCd by [tsa dedi xon of rsuur�l open �I"'
Pam of proicct LMplememtation-
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With the ex=ptioa of nuusbel � (a>xr+�Ya STSG CY98�) s�
t ),
the seven grnerai rec°msnenc s3ccasts um t ytib[e,
asid abvuld be followed to the rna� don/M-MB,
etili wOrt�+llC, zvoidu�ce of late to, and tc'ts
espcciah.l'y' nurni.*s 1 ad 2
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f MRATURE CMD
American Orr'dtholo0m' Union, 1983. Chv.0 -U-st of Nth Amcrican Birds, 6th
e& Amcric= prn,ithO109ism' Uriivn, WaahnWon, D.C.
California [)tpartMCnt of Fish =d G=C. Natural 13CriMfjC oiwiion, N:LrUTAi
Diversity Ek= $asp 1998. RargFind 17, Rrcordl scrch cwcutcd
much 31, 1998. covering tht'La Quill1m, lnd�°' M.artint:2 M.Ountata, and
vaticcic USS quadrangles The Rcsoutces A UGY.-Cramcrcta,
LaudcristmM, W.F., Jr-, W.E. Grenfell, and D.C. Zrirser- 1991, Acis0&.1'S1 Of the
amphiti=u, repti w, birds, and mammals of California. California F'ifb
sad Gama 777.1055-141.
Mattoni, R 1990. BUtTCr ic3 of grsa er Los Anples. The Center for the
Conse-va=kn of Bludiversity/Ioepidoptera RescArch i'vunda%va, Beverly
hills, California.
Skinner, M,W. and B -M Pavlt�c, tris, 1994_ lrwvrstvry Of R4, cid Erxdangersd
Vascular Plarazs of California, California Natjw Punt Socicty SPudAl
Publjmdt;d7 No.l (Fifth €diUOn, 1997 Elec on'c lriverntory updaM).
Sacramento, CA' -.vi + 338 pp.
WWTEC Setvim, Inc. 1957, Biological Survey Report, for the p-%ncha La Qu ntd
Specific Plait. UnpublLabed report prepared for Lsndmxek
Comp&nY. Ls Qu'aza , CA
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APPENDIX A -
&N MAL SPECIES OBSERVED
'[tris is s list of the butterBits, 'bony fxshcs, usnphan=s, reptiles, birds and mAmB'als
t notedif I Spectm iv
noted u► the study saw try CSS► bialy giena. Presc�sce
cu o aiFIS
ficd by the P�cac c of rriclrs, scat
seen or hezrd, or iderr
■ Introduced species
SUT ERFLMS
LEpIDOPTSR!►
VWTes, Orangctjps apd Sulphurs
pierldat
\White sp.
plerds ap.
Dwarf YC low
N atbaw tals
HesperUi
True Skigpms d skiPP
Western check=
pyrgus comnsun"
>;tMyr LTA
RTYTILES
Yid, Ltzard.s
Side-bictchL-d l td
�rtu sr�s,svurictra�'s
TcUdze
west.^ m nahiptail
C....?apbarus tigru
A`r'ES
Accipiwidat
$aataa linearus
Bt;reo }amricr ,
ralr. Q idae
Falco rp rveHu.5
Odoutvpuarill=
Casllipopla gRmbaldii
Charadrudae
Cbaradrius Vocif
I.aridatc
Sterna ca.spim
Zenaida asialsca
2;on ai iu macmuraa
Galu,mbiw ¢ctsseri",ua
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$IRDS
X11es, jjxw$ua, Raglrs and OaprCY$
Red.shouldered h;xwk
Red-tailed haVrk
palcosss
American kfztrcl
New WOrl.d Quad
(:i&mbCi'a quad
plovers and I,sFwfats
Killdeer
jeers, GuUs a n4 Test
Caapirn tern
pi,geow send D Ves
Whitx-winged dove
mq, rxing duvc
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Apodid"
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-rrodWLWLac
AMbiloc.bus allxorzdrl
C4W* arena
piddle des
ScWcv-&
Tymnm4dsc
COMFOPUS Y(Wdidtilus
5ay,vrm3 say4t
4t74imbus cvWdcvvU
7yTaroltu$ V*rikali$
L=didae
Lang&$ 4aOLmW;4rz"S
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Cuckoos, vtomdrunsAcre
Cvcuec roadrunncT
swifts
White-d%roateHud Swift
-diln,cd hummlrLOird
Anna's hua=ino5ird
d woodpcckcf
Lzdd,tf-b2c-kc
Tyrant
,W,3tern wood.pcw"
all& phot -be
Say's qbtoebc
Ash.dLmttp-,d fLYc=chcT
Western kingbird
Loggerhead $hrikc
Jay,%, maspi" %ad ciows
cors"O.0 ra"',
Rc=Wdxe
A-mr0~fL-w'4::eP$
lorbync-b"' ny
Tro21OdWddzc b,,ncic4PU[NS
Sajo,xaes Obslc4tus
Tbryoma:"63 breowmi
syi= vHd-
PcjiqPtiLa mela"W4
Mbujdac
Afu"j PO�YSIQHOS
j-,,,,,torma cris$a1v
Snusi"C
5SW-MUS vu4aw*
F-mbrr�
F�Pilc aber-O
cardbwld"
C,U,i,aca caw"dea
5WAUO"
viN. r,04�,rtcd V"10,w
Pcaduline Tits and Verdins
VCT6D
'Wrens
cacrus vn'=
Rockvvren
B,.icWs when
Old WOAd Warblers & r1fLmdoche"
%".uLdcd gmMEtchcT
mimic Thrushes kingbLrd
Northern mOc
Cdsmil ibrasbcr
starlings
Eurogeaa starling
rjew W0.1d sparrows
Abemla
r-,x4la,114 jEjaches
Blue gr04bC-2kk
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�aciscal'.us 'nom
Aiakrbrus alwe
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FrInOud" mix"
. C;r:rrls�alis psa�:r�
5Y4VdLVw ani
Lop"S Cal# -O xicus
5ciurldac
5p9 -n- pbilus b0ac7i
C aidac
Gauls lug"=3
Am=icxn� bW*bird
s
GrVa%-t1iLVd V='Kk
arawn CvwWTd
gr,11OCk'3 ariolc
Leer 9101d5l,4c
MAWdALS
R,Wts and 18:arcm
Audubon co=nmA
Black -tamed iwckr&bbit
Sg"V
Galitomia pound squitd
FOX", 'Wolves. =d Allies
Coyote
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TsacossOmY 2nd rsom�� � al. (1991)•
sugp...M., 3�auoni (I 99o), and Landcft1spa
s,1ysac>s.v+c-ss�a�oRTcoawKrz.�x�
A3