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BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP

BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION FOR SENSITIVE PLANTS

ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT: City of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Permit 46690 PROJECT: City of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Permit 46690 RANGER DISTRICT: Groveland Ranger District, Stanislaus National Forest PREPARED BY: DATE: March 8, 2018 Wendy Fisher, Botanist/Plant Ecologist Live Oak Associates, Inc. PO Box 2697 Oakhurst, CA 93644 (559) 642-4880 This biological evaluation has been prepared in accordance with direction in FSM 2672.4. It is in compliance with 36 CFR 219.19 and 36 CFR 241.1.

Live Oak Associates, Inc. Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Sensitive Plant Biological Evaluation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1II. CONSULTATION TO DATE ............................................................................................. 2III. CURRENT MANAGEMENT DIRECTION ..................................................................... 2IV. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT ..................................................................... 3

Project Location .................................................................................................................. 3Primary Purposes ................................................................................................................ 3

Description of Alternatives ....................................................................................................... 7Sensitive Plant Protection ................................................................................................... 7

V. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................................. 9Permit Area Plant Communities ......................................................................................... 9

VI. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION ..................................................................... 24VII. DETERMINATION OF EFFECTS ................................................................................ 27VIII. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................. 28IX. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 29 APPENDIX A: PROJECT ALTERNATIVES APPENDIX B: LIST OF FLORA IDENTIFIED AT THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE

CAMPAPPENDIX C: RESUME OF LOA STAFF CONDUCTING THE FLORISTIC SURVEYSAPPENDIX D: CNDDB FORMS AND MAPS FOR MIMULUS FILICAULIS


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I. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this botanical evaluation is to determine whether implementation of the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp (Camp) Master Plan (hereafter referred to as the BTC Project) would result in potential effects on Forest Service Sensitive Plant species or a trend toward Federal listing of any Sensitive Plant species within their geographical range on the Forest. A Sensitive Plant is defined as a plant species identified by a Regional Forester for which population viability is a concern, as evidenced by: "a. Significant current or predicted downward trends in population numbers or density." and "b. Significant current or predicted downward trends in habitat capability that would reduce a species' existing distribution." (FSM 2670.5 (19), USDA 1990). Furthermore, the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 USC 1531 et seq.) requires that any action authorized by a federal agency will not jeopardize the continued existence of a threatened or endangered species, or result in the destruction or adverse modification of habitat of such species that is determined to be critical. The Berkeley Tuolumne Camp is a family camp that was operated by the City of Berkeley from 1922 until August 25, 2013, when it was largely destroyed by the Rim Fire, one of the largest and most damaging wildfires in California’s history. Of the 138 structures at the Camp, only 18 tent cabins and one restroom remain. The botanical survey area includes the Camp itself and areas north of the Camp and Hardin Flat Road proposed for construction of a parking area, staff housing, and water storage. Areas proposed for construction total approximately 12 acres. There are two action alternatives. Alternative 1, the Proposed Action includes construction of buildings, parking lots, recreational areas, trails, and other camp facilities, removal of existing structures within an archaeological site, revegetation and restoration efforts, and removal of hazard trees. The general purpose of rebuilding the camp is to retain its continuum of use as an organizational camp consistent with Stanislaus National Forest management emphasis for developed recreation sites. A complete description of project purpose is described below in Section IV. Under the Alternative 2, the all structures would be removed and the site would be recontoured and stabilized to protect water quality of the South Fork Tuolumne River and its tributaries. Comprehensive floristic surveys for those Sensitive Plant species for which suitable habitat was present were completed in April, May and June of 2015 within the 23.3 acre survey area. An additional site survey was completed on February 7, 2018 to assess habitat values in the area north of the road proposed for water storage. Potential habitat for Sensitive Plant species was analyzed within the permit area with the aid of previous reports prepared for projects in the vicinity. A complete description of the survey methods is located within the methodology section of this document. All federally listed and Forest Service Sensitive Plants that were analyzed in this evaluation have been included in Table 1. The only Forest Service Sensitive plant species identified within the limits of the Camp was slender-stemmed monkey flower (Mimulus filicaulis) (CNPS 1B.2, Forest Service Sensitive (FSS), Park Rare (PR). Other rare or uncommon species found on the site are discussed in the Botany Report prepared concurrently by LOA for the project.


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Surveys were conducted at the appropriate time of year to document occurrences of all sensitive plant species within the majority of the camp area. Seven subpopulations including approximately 45 individuals were found on the site in 2015. Where sensitive plants are present, the proposed project activities could cause a number of adverse effects including the burying or possibly killing of seed, changes in the way soil moisture or runoff moves through an occurrence, and increases in competition from noxious weeds and invasive pest plants. Additional preconstruction surveys will be completed in areas not surveyed in 2015 prior to implementation of project activities. The BTC Project includes protective measures that are designed to reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects to the known occurrences of slender-stemmed monkey flower, including eliminating overnight camping within the floodplain, conducting preconstruction plant surveys, avoidance where possible, riparian restoration that would enhance riparian habitat, minimizing impact and restoring channels, enhance erosion control and water quality, and controlling noxious weeds. In addition to these measures, management recommendations have been developed to reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects to the Sensitive Plant occurrences on the BTC Project site.

II. CONSULTATION TO DATE

An official list of Federal Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed Species that could occur in or be affected by the BTC Project was obtained from the Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office using the USFWS Information Planning and Conservation (IPaC) system on June 22, 2015. No federally listed plants species that occur in the vicinity are present within the Camp, as indicated by the list. No consultation with the USFWS with regards to federally listed plant species is required. LOA botanist Wendy Fisher has consulted with Jennie Haas, botanist with the Stanislaus National Forest, and Alison Colwell (Botanist, Resources Management and Science, Yosemite National Park) prior to and during field surveys and reporting in preparation of this report. The information provided to LOA was used in preparation of this document, including occurrence information for Sensitive Plant species in the vicinity and guidance regarding report formatting and other agency recommendations.

III. CURRENT MANAGEMENT DIRECTION

Management of Sensitive Plants in the Stanislaus National Forest is based on Forest Service policy set out in the Forest Service Manual (FSM 2670) and the Forest Service Handbook (FSH 2609.25), the Stanislaus National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan), as amended (USDA 2005), the Stanislaus National Forest Sensitive Plant Management Guide (Beck and Hurley 1984) and, where applicable, Species Management Guides.


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It is the Secretary of Agriculture's policy to "avoid actions 'which may cause a species to become threatened or endangered'" (FSM 2670.12). Further, it is a Forest Service objective to "maintain viable populations of all native...plant species in habitats distributed throughout their geographic range on National Forest System lands" (FSM 2670.22). Forest Service policy set out in FSM 2670.32 is to "avoid or minimize impacts to [Sensitive] species whose viability has been identified as a concern." Where it is determined that impacts cannot be avoided, "the line officer with project approval authority, [may make] the decision to allow or disallow impact, but the decision must not result in loss of species viability or create significant trends toward Federal listing." General direction for management of Sensitive Plants under the Forest Plan is to "provide for protection and habitat needs of sensitive plants, so that Forest activities will not jeopardize their continued existence." Forest Plan standards and guidelines advise to "modify planned projects to avoid or minimize adverse impacts to sensitive plants."

IV. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT

Project Location

The Berkeley Tuolumne Camp is a family camp operated by the City of Berkeley that has been leased from the United States Forest Service (USFS) since 1921. This analysis includes a 23.3 acre survey area which is a subset of the larger 45 acre area for which a Special Use Permit is being sought. The survey area included the Camp itself and areas north of the Camp and Hardin Flat Road proposed for construction of a parking area, staff housing, and water storage. The Camp is located along the South Fork Tuolumne River south of Highway 120 approximately 7 miles west of Yosemite National Park (Figure 1). The South Fork Tuolumne River flows through the Camp and is a prime component of the Camp’s setting, layout and programs. The Camp occurs on the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Ascension Mountain 7.5’ quadrangle in the northwest ¼ of Section 31, Township 1S, Range 19 East, Mount Diablo Base Meridian (MDBM) (Figure 2).

Primary Purposes

The primary purpose of the project is to issue a USFS Special Use Permit for the City of Berkeley Tuolumne Camp (the Camp) and to reconstruct the Camp The Camp had been in continuous operation for 91 years before being substantially destroyed in August, 2013 by the Rim Fire. Of the 128 structures in the Camp, only 19 structures survived the fire. Though not the first public municipal camp established on the Stanislaus National Forest, it is the only camp dating to the 1920s that remained in continuous use by a single municipality until the Rim Fire. Over the past 91 years it has been enjoyed by thousands and has become a generational tradition for many Berkeley families. Reflecting the Forest Service Region 5 vision and leadership intent, the planning, design, and reconstruction of the Camp would demonstrate, through a science-based stewardship approach, the restoration of the forest landscape after catastrophic wildfire to


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achieve sustainable riverine and upland ecosystems that provide a broad range of services to humans and other organisms.

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Description of Alternatives Description of Alternatives

The BTC Project has developed two alternatives. Alternative 1, the Proposed Action, includes a Forest Plan Amendment expanding the developed recreation site and allowing the Special Use Permit to encompass 30 acres including the Small Falls and Sugar Pine Trails extending away from the main camp. Alternative 1, allows the City to reconstruct and operate BTC much as it was prior to the Rim Fire. Reconstruction of BTC includes construction of buildings, parking lots, recreational areas, trails, and other camp facilities, removal of existing structures within an archaeological site, revegetation and restoration efforts, and removal of hazard trees, as described below within an expanded permit area. Under Alternative 2, a 30-year Term SUP allowing the City to reconstruct and operate BTC much as it was prior to the Rim Fire would not be issued and the City of Berkeley would abandon its efforts to reconstruct BTC. No Forest Plan Amendment would be necessary and current forest-wide standards and guidelines (USDA 2010, p. 33-64) and management area direction (p. 165-167) that apply within or directly adjacent to the existing SUP area would remain unchanged. The City would remove within a reasonable time all structures and improvements except those owned by the United States, and would restore and stabilize the site. Project implementation would begin in the spring of 2019 with initial construction to rebuild the majority of the Camp infrastructure and facilities. Overall construction of initial facilities is anticipated to last for approximately 1 to 2 years. Minor construction and/or facility renovation activities may occur throughout the permit period. The proposed action does not include the reconstruction of the Hardin Flat Road bridge across the South Fork Tuolumne River that would be undertaken by Tuolumne County.

The alternatives are further described in Appendix E. Sensitive Plant Protection

One species, the slender-stemmed monkey flower listed as FSS, is discussed in detail in this report. Slender-stemmed Monkey Flower During the spring 2015 surveys, one population consisting of seven subpopulations and 45 individuals of slender-stemmed monkey flower was found within wet areas along the seasonal tributary that crosses Hardin Flat Road below the proposed staff housing and parking area, and along the margins of the South Fork Tuolumne River (see map in Appendix D). The largest subpopulation was found in the wet riparian seep near the existing check structure proposed for modifications along the South Fork, and consisted of 30-35 plants. In previous non-drought years, this seep remained inundated beneath the flows of the South Fork. It is apparent that seed must have been carried downstream to this location from a source population located upstream.


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Although known to be capable of germination without the heat or chemical stimulation from a fire, slender-stemmed monkey flower increases in vigor and abundance in the nutrient-rich burned landscape (Longstreth 2014). Seven individuals within a single population of slender-stemmed monkey flower were identified by USFS during surveys in 2009. The population was located beneath an existing wooden fence in the seasonal drainage, approximately five feet south of the culvert passing beneath Hardin Flat Road. No individuals of slender-stemmed monkey flower were observed at this location in 2015. However, subpopulations were found within the same drainage approximately 100 feet north and 200 feet south of the prior observation location, in 2015. This species was not found on the site during comprehensive botanical surveys conducted by LOA during the relatively wet spring of 2011. Summary of Avoidance, Minimization, and Mitigation Measures. The following management actions will reduce, minimize or alleviate possible adverse effects to the Sensitive Plant populations:

• Allow no overnight camping facilities within the 100-year floodplain of the South Fork

Tuolumne River.

• Conduct preconstruction surveys for sensitive plants during the spring prior to project implementation.

• Flag and avoid new occurrences of sensitive plant species populations. Notify the Groveland Ranger District Botanist to determine course of action.

• Follow Forest Plan Direction (2010) Standards and Guidelines for removing any standing hazard trees.

• Manage camper activities through designated use areas and paths.

• Enhance riparian habitat corridors by implementing riparian restoration activities including recontouring and restoring the Thimbleberry Creek, intermittent drainages, and the unnamed drainage on the north side of Hardin Flat Road while avoiding the subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower found in the tributary water north of Hardin Flat Road.

• Enhance erosion control and the water quality of camp drainages and the South Fork Tuolumne River, while avoiding the subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower found in the tributary water north of Hardin Flat Road.

• Prevent introduction or spread of noxious weeds. Implementation of the noxious weed management recommendations found in the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Noxious Weed Risk Assessment will prevent the introduction and spread of noxious weeds within suitable habitat of the slender-stemmed monkey flower.


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Supplemental management recommendations that will provide additional protection include:

• Based on preconstruction surveys if any sensitive plant species populations can not be avoided then conduct additional analysis in consultation with the Groveland Ranger District Botanist to determine an appropriate management strategy.

• Do not include not include plantings within previously documented subpopulations of Mimulus filicaulis in the riparian restoration program to be developed and implemented.

V. EXISTING ENVIRONMENT

Permit Area Plant Communities The BTC Project is located on the west slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountains at an elevation of approximately 3,450 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum. The Camp sits on the north and south sides of the South Fork Tuolumne River, encompassing approximately 1,400 linear feet of stream. Thimbleberry Creek, a perennial stream, enters the project site near its southeastern boundary, and travels approximately 800 feet before joining the river. The project site also includes two unnamed intermittent drainages that enter the river from the north. Seven biotic habitats and land uses were observed within the BTC Project site during site visits of May 10, May 26, and July 11, 2011, April 2, May 19, May 28, and June 2, 2015, and February 7, 2018 conducted by Live Oak Associates, Inc. (LOA) biologists Wendy Fisher, Jeff Gurule, and Rebekah Jensen. These included: complex early seral Sierran mixed conifer forest (burned and cleared), complex mid-early seral Sierran mixed conifer forest (burned), mid-early seral Sierran mixed conifer forest, white alder riparian forest, aquatic habitat of the South Fork Tuolumne River, seasonal wetland, and perennial creek (Holland 1986). Sierran Mixed Conifer Forest (Complex Early Seral Stage – Burned and Cleared) Post-Rim Fire conditions give way to a landscape dominated by complex early seral Sierran mixed conifer forest. This early succession plant community grows between the time of the stand-replacing disturbance (in this case, fire) and reestablishment of a closed-canopy forest. This process ranges in time from 20-50 years, or even longer, depending on site conditions (Longstretch 2014). Fire is both an integral natural process in the California landscape and growing threat to its urban and suburban developments as they encroach on wildlands.

This habitat type was present in all upland areas of the camp that experienced high fire intensity and were cleared of standing dead trees after the fire. Areas beneath the PG&E power lines north of Hardin Flat Road (including the area proposed for water storage) and the majority of the Main Camp are included under complex early seral mixed conifer forest. Very little to no overstory remains in these areas, and the high intensity fire burned the organic layer of the soil. Natural recruitment included a mix of native Sierran tree seedlings, including Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), white fir (Abies concolor), incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrens), ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), and sugar pine (Pinus lambertiana). Woody plants such as black oak (Quercus kelloggii), Sierra gooseberry (Ribes roezlii ssp. roezlii), Sierra plum (Prunus subcordata), and whiteleaf manzanita (Arctostaphylos mewukka) that resprout from burls or


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lignotubers (vegetative buds on deep underground stumps) were prevalent throughout the habitat. Many of the dominant native annuals commonly observed carpeting the ground in 2015 were not observed during the pre-fire surveys of 2011, as light, moisture, and nutrient requirements were not met pre-fire. These “fire followers” included purple false giliaflower (Allophyllum divaricatum), Sierra clarkia (Clarkia virgata), globe gilia (Gilia capitata), and many flowered brodiaea (Dichelostemma multiflorum). Many of the dominant annuals that were observed pre-fire were also abundant on the site, and included western buttercup (Ranunculus occidentalis), bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa), and hedgehog dogtail (Cynosurus echinatus). Other invasive herbaceous plants that have taken advantage of the open canopy of this early successional stage include prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) and nodding brome (Bromus tectorum). Sierran Mixed Conifer Forest (Complex Mid-Early Seral Stage – Burned) The area northwest of Hardin Flat Road proposed for the archery range, leach fields, and staff housing was burned by the fire, but generally not cleared of overstory trees. Much like the burned and cleared areas described above, areas classified as complex mid-early seral stage have experienced a burn that has cleared the understory vegetation and burned the organic layer. However, these areas did not burn to the high intensity level as the early seral stage areas. This habitat type contains a mix of both live and dead standing Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, white fir, incense cedar, sugar pine, and black oak, several charred snags, and a considerable amount of down woody material including logs, limbs, and debris. The sprouting woody shrub layer and the fire adapted understory were otherwise similar in species abundance and diversity to the burned and cleared areas described above. Sierran Mixed Conifer Forest (Mid-Early Seral Stage)

Some parts of the upland conifer forest did not burn during the 2013 Rim Fire. These areas were limited to the southwestern portion of the site and the northwestern portion of the site. The overstory was dominated by a mix of native Sierran trees, including Douglas-fir, white fir, incense cedar, ponderosa pine, sugar pine, black oak and canyon live oak (Quercus chrysolepis). Perennial shrub species commonly found in the mid canopy layer included western dogwood (Cornus nuttallii), Pacific starflower (Trientalis latifolia), Utah serviceberry (Amelanchier utahensis), Sierra gooseberry, Sierra plum, and farewell to spring (Clarkia heterandra). Some of the native annuals commonly observed at ground level included western buttercup, wood rush (Luzula orestera), bleeding heart, narrow-petaled wakerobin (Trillium angustipetalum), small-flowered lotus (Acmispon parviflorus), and hedgehog dogtail. These areas had a deep organic layer on the ground surface since this forest did not burn during the 2013 Rim Fire. White Alder Riparian Forest

This habitat type occurred along the margins and within the islands of the South Fork Tuolumne River, as well as along the northern portion of Thimbleberry Creek. For the most part, the riparian forest was minimally affected by the fire. As the habitat name implies, white alder (Alnus rhombifolia) was the dominant tree in the overstory. The occasional big leaf maple (Acer macrophyllum) and California hazel (Corylus cornuta ssp. californica) were present. The understory consisted of hydrophytic (water-loving) vegetation including, but not limited to, mugwort (Artemisia douglasiana), torrent sedge (Carex nudata), common scouring rush


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(Equisetum hyemale ssp. viscida), and brook foam (Boykinia major). A few subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower (Mimulus filicaulis) were observed below ordinary high water along the river’s edge in the riparian forest understory. Aquatic Habitat of the South Fork Tuolumne River No vegetation was present in the perennial aquatic habitat of the South Fork Tuolumne River. Hydrophytic vegetation observed along the margins of the River included stream trefoil (Lotus oblongifolius), glaucous willow herb (Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. fastigiatum), as well as those species described above under the white alder riparian forest habitat. A clump of Sierra sweet bay (Myrica hartwegii) was found on the north side of the South Fork, near the Camp’s western boundary. Portions of the channel were lined with riprap or concrete walls, and the Hardin Flat Road bridge clear-spanned the River. Sandy beaches had been created for recreational enjoyment by manual deposition of sand at Kiddie Beach, the swimming area, and Lower Beach. Some portions of the River within the Camp included large granite boulders, creating a series of riffles and pools. Seasonal Wetland Seasonal wetland habitat occurred in the form of two narrow unnamed drainages that entered the South Fork Tuolumne River from the north. Both of the drainages periodically had a defined bed and bank, and passed through culverts prior to entering the river. The hydrology of the more easterly drainage was disturbed from the access road for the overhead distribution power lines. Soils in both drainages were moist at the time of the 2015 site visits. Dominant hydrophytic (water-loving) vegetation observed within these seasonal wetland areas was similar to that observed in 2011 and included western buttercup, mugwort, woolly sedge, common monkey flower (Mimulus guttatus), and creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera). The mixed conifer overstory did not burn at a high intensity along these seasonal wetland channels, as many of the pines, firs, and oaks overhanging the wetland channels were still relatively healthy during the 2015 field surveys. Perennial Creek Thimbleberry Creek is fed by a year-round spring and is therefore inundated year-round. It consists of a narrow drainage (approximately 3-4 feet in width and 3-8 inches in depth) that flows from the southeast to the northwest. The Creek passes through portions of the Camp that burned at high intensity during the Rim Fire, and therefore lacks overstory vegetation along most of its length through the project site. However, white alders line the channel near its confluence with the River. The Creek in its entirety was vegetated with species tolerant of year round inundation, including common monkey flower, creeping bentgrass, and glaucous willow herb. Project Analysis Area Soils Soils in the Camp are of the Holland Family, deep to moderately deep complex, 5-35% slopes (NRCS 2015) (Figure 3). They are sandy clay loams of residuum derived from granite that are well drained over bedrock.

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Sensitive Plant Review The BTC botanical survey area contains suitable habitat and is within the elevational and distributional range of 11 of the 42 Sensitive Plant species on the Regional Forester’s list for the Stanislaus National Forest (see Table 1). These include Yosemite onion (Allium yosemitense), Merced clarkia (Clarkia lingulata), three bracted onion (Allium tribracteatum), Nissenan Manzanita (Arctostaphylos nissenana), big scale balsamroot (Balsamorhiza macrolepis), mountain lady’s slipper (Cypripedium montanum), Pilot Ridge troutlily (Erythronium taylorii), brook pocket moss (Fissidens aphelotaxifolius), Tuolumne iris (Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana), slender-stemmed monkey flower (Mimulus filicaulis), pansy monkeyflower (Mimulus pulchellus), and veined water lichen (Peltigera gowardii). Comprehensive botanical surveys in April through June of 2015 revealed absence of 10 of these species. Slender-stemmed monkey flower is the only Sensitive Plant species observed on this site. The analysis area is outside the known elevational or distributional ranges of the remaining 31 species. Therefore, there will be no analysis of project effects to these 41 species in this report. Table 1. Sensitive Plant Species of the Stanislaus National Forest.

Allium jepsonii Jepson's onion Allium tribracteatum three-bracted onion Allium yosemitense Yosemite onion Arctostaphylos nissenana Nissenan manzanita Balsamorhiza macrolepis big-scale balsamroot

Boechera evadens Hidden rockcress Botrychium ascendens upswept moonwort

Botrychium crenulatum scalloped moonwort Botrychium lineare Slender moonwort Botrychium lunaria common moonwort Botrychium minganense Mingan moonwort

Mingan moonwort Botrychium montanum western goblin Botrychium pedunculosum Stalked moonwort Botrychium pinnatum Northwestern moonwort Botrychium tunux Moosewort Botrychium yaaxudakeit Giant moonwort Bruchia bolanderi Bolander's bruchia Calochortus clavatus var. avius Pleasant Valley mariposa lily Clarkia australis Small's southern clarkia Clarkia lingulata Merced clarkia Cypripedium montanum mountain ladyslipper orchid Dendrocollybia racemosa Branched collybia Draba asterophora var. asterophora Tahoe draba Draba asterophora var. macrocarpa Cup Lake draba Eriogonum luteolum var. saltuarium Jack’s Buckwheat Eriophyllum congdonii Congdon's wooly sunflower Eriophyllum nubigenum Yosemite wooly sunflower Erythronium taylori Taylor's fawn lily


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Table 1. Sensitive Plant species of the Stanislaus National Forest (cont’d).

Erythronium tuolumnense Tuolumne fawn lily Fissidens aphelotaxifolius brook pocket moss Helodium blandowii Blandow’s bog moss Horkelia parryi Parry's horkelia Hulsea brevifolia short-leaved hulsea Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana Tuolumne iris Lewisia congdonii Congdon's bitterroot Lewisia kelloggii ssp. hutchisonii Hutchison’s lewisia Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii Kellogg’s lewisia Lomatium stebbinsii Stebbins’ lomatium Meesia uliginosa broad-nerved hump-moss Mielichhoferia elongata elongate copper-moss Mielichhoferia shevockii Shevock’s copper-moss Mimulus filicaulis Hetch-Hetchy monkeyflower Mimulus pulchellus pansy monkeyflower Peltigera gowardii Goward’s waterfan Pinus albicaulis White bark pine

Current Project Surveys A pre-survey review was conducted that consisted of a literature review and correspondence with area botanists. A literature search of the habitat requirements and blooming periods involved a review of the CNPS Botanical Survey Guidelines (CNPS 2001) and the CDFG Protocols for Surveying and Evaluating Impacts to Special Status Native Plant Populations and Natural Communities (CDFG 2009), Rare Plants List for the Stanislaus National Forest (SNF 2013), Sensitive Plants of Yosemite National Park (YNP 2006), the Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (CNPS 2015), and querying the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) (CDFW 2015). USGS quadrangles searched in the CNDDB query included Ascension Mountain, Ackerson Mountain, El Portal, Kinsley, Buckhorn Peak, Jawbone Ridge, Duckwall Mountain, Hull Creek, Cherry Lake South and S. Lake Eleanor. The blooming periods for each of the target species varies from year to year depending on weather conditions, and varies from location to location depending on factors such as disturbance regime, soils, elevation, slope, and aspect. To ensure field surveys were conducted at the time in which the target plant species would be blooming, LOA contacted local experts to verify when local reference populations were blooming. LOA biologists communicated via email and/or telephone with USFS botanists Jennie Haas and Joanna Clines, Yosemite National Park Botanist Alison Colwell, Steve Schoenig (botanist with CDFW), Lauren Fety (biological sciences technician, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)) and Graciela Hinshaw (botanist with BLM) to determine the current blooming periods for these Sensitive Plant species.

The surveys were conducted according to protocols created by CNPS and California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). During all four site visits, LOA biologists walked the site in such


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a manner as to assure full visual coverage of all areas of the site. Binoculars were used to assist with ground visibility. All plant species observed over the course of the survey were identified in the field using the revised Jepson Manual (2015) and Illustrated Flora of Yosemite National Park (Botti 2001) and recorded in a field notebook. Surveys were consistent with conservation ethics and collection and documentation techniques. Surveys were floristic in nature and conducted during the flowering seasons of the target species. Ms. Fisher is a journey-level botanist with extensive experience through years of conducting botanical investigations in Central California (see resume in Appendix C).

The CNDDB form and the map depicting the location of the Sensitive Plant population by LOA personnel in 2015 can be found in Appendix D. Refer to Past Surveys, below, for the Sensitive Plant occurrence found in previous surveys. Past Surveys LOA botanist Wendy Fisher and LOA ecologist Jeff Gurule conducted a focused survey for sensitive plant species on May 10, 2011 on the 13.87-acres within the former BTC Project analysis area. Two follow up surveys were conducted by Ms. Fisher on May 26 and July 11, 2011. Slender-stemmed monkey flower was not observed on the site during the 2011 surveys. The weather patterns in 2011 were wetter than normal, potentially prohibiting germination of the slender-stemmed monkey flower in 2011. The spring 2011 was known to be a relatively poor year for many species of Mimulus (S. Schoenig, personal communication). Surveys were conducted by the USFS for Sensitive Plants within the Camp for the Soldier Creek HFRA project on June 24, 2009 at which time approximately seven slender-stemmed monkey flower plants were found occupying a 16 square foot area. Half of the plants were in flower and half of the plants were in fruit at the time of the observation. All of the plants were growing beneath the wooden fence in the drainage just below the culvert under Hardin Flat Road, only 2 feet from the paved road itself. At that time, the nearest cabin was approximately 30 feet to the south. No other survey results could be found from background research during this analysis, so it is assumed that previous surveys in 2009 and 2011 are the only surveys for Sensitive Plants that have been conducted at the Camp. Species Account and Habitat Status Information regarding the Sensitive Plant species occurring within the vicinity of the Camp is presented in Table 2. Additionally, the listing status, suitable habitat, and likelihood of occurrence on the BTC Project site are presented.


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TABLE 2. LIST OF SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP. PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001) Plants listed as state or federally threatened, rare or endangered

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Yosemite Onion (Allium yosemitense)

CR CNPS 1B.3 FSS PR

Occurs in rock crevices, talus, and scree slopes of chaparral/oak woodland and mixed conifer zones, Yosemite region of Sierra Nevada between 1,755 – 7,217 ft. (535-2,200 meters) in elevation. Blooms April – June.

Absent. Suitable habitat is marginal and this species was not observed during protocol level surveys in April through June of 2015. No species of Allium was observed on the site.

Tompkins Sedge (Carex tompkinsii)

CR CNPS 4.3 FSWL PR

Occurs in chaparral, cismontane woodland, lower and upper montane coniferous forest between 1,377 – 6,033 ft. (420 – 1,839 m.) in elevation. Known from the Merced River Canyon. Blooms May – July.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present, this species was not observed during protocol level surveys during the Springs of 2011 or 2015. Two species of Carex were observed on the site including C. lasiocarpha ssp. lanuginosa and C. nudata.

Merced Clarkia (Clarkia lingulata)

CE CNPS 1B.1 FSS

Occurs in chaparral and cismontane woodland in Mariposa County between 1,312 – 1,492 ft. (400 – 455 m.) in elevation. Blooms May – June.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present, this species was not observed during protocol level surveys in April - June of 2015. Four species of Clarkia were observed on the site.

Congdon’s Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum congdonii)

CR CNPS 1B.3 PR FSS

Occurs in open metamorphic scree slopes and rocky ridges of chaparral/oak wood-land zone, canyons of the Merced and South Fork Merced Rivers between 1,540 – 6,233 ft. (500-1,900 m.) in elevation. Blooms July – August.

Absent. Soils on the site are not metamorphic. This species was not observed during protocol level April through June of 2015 The only species of Eriophyllum observed on the site included E. lanatum var. croceum.

Congdon’s Lewisia (Lewisia congdonii)

CR CNPS 1B.3 PR FSS

Occurs in crevices in broken moss-covered metamorphic rock of chaparral/oak woodland zone, canyons of the Merced and South Fork Merced Rivers between 656 – 9,186 ft. (200 and 2,800 m.) in elevation. Blooms May – June.

Absent. Soils on the site are not metamorphic. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys April through June of 2015. No species of Lewisia was observed on the site.

PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001) Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Jepson’s Onion (Allium jepsonii)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in serpentine or volcanic soils of chaparral, cismontane woodland, and lower montane coniferous forest of in Butte, El Dorado, Placer and Tuolumne Counties between 984 – 4,330 ft. (300 – 1,320 m.) in elevation. Blooms April – August.

Absent. Soils of the site are not serpentine or volcanic. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys in April - June of 2015. No species of Allium was observed on the site.


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TABLE 2. LIST OF SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE VICINITY OF THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP. PLANTS (adapted from SNF 2013, USFWS 2015, CDFW 2015, CNPS 2015, Calflora 2015, YNP 2006, Jepson Manual 2011, and Botti 2001) Plants listed by CNPS, Yosemite National Park, or Forest Service

Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Three Bracted Onion (Allium tribracteatum)

FSS CNPS 1B.2 PR

Occurs in chaparral, lower and upper montane coniferous forest between 4,000 – 9,842 ft. (1,220-3,000 m.) in elevation. Only known from Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms April - August.

Absent. Suitable habitat is marginal and this species was not observed during protocol level surveys in April through June of 2015. No species of Allium was observed on the site.

Nissenan Manzanita (Arctostaphylos nissenana)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

This evergreen shrub occurs in rocky closed-cone coniferous forest of El Dorado and Tuolumne Counties between 1,476 – 3,608 ft. (450 – 1,100 m.) in elevation. Blooms Feb – March.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present, this species was not observed during protocol level surveys in April through June of 2015. Two species of Arctostaphylos were observed on the site including A. patula and A viscida ssp. viscida.

Big-scale Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza macrolepis)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

This species occurs in valley and foothill grassland, cismontane woodland, and westside ponderosa pine forest of the northern, central, and southern Sierra Nevada and its foothills below 5,000 ft. (1,524 m.) in elevation; often occurs in serpentine soils. Blooms March – June; April to May in Yosemite.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present, no individuals were found during protocol level surveys conducted in April - June of 2015. This species was observed in the form of a basal rosette and senescent flowers by USFS botanists adjacent to the Camp on 6/24/09 (J. Haas, pers. commun.).

Hidden Rockcress (Boechera evadens)

FSS CNPS 1B.3

This perennial occurs in rocky outcrops of upper montaine coniferous forest between 6,560 - 8,850 ft. (2000 – 2700 m) in elevation. Blooms May - August.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species. No species of Botrychium were observed on the site during protocol level surveys in 2015.

Upswept Moonwort (Botrychium ascendens)

FSS CNPS 2B.3

Occurs in mesic sites of lower montane coniferous forest between 4,921 – 7,496 ft. (1,500 and 2,285 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known from Butte, El Dorado, Lassen, Mono, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama, and Tulare Counties. Blooms July - August.


Scalloped Moonwort (Botrychium crenulatum)

FSS CNPS 2B.2

Occurs in bogs and fens, marshes and swamps of lower montane coniferous forest and upper mountain coniferous forest between 4,160 – 10,761 ft. (1,268 – 3,280 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known from Butte, Colusa, lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Mono, Modoc, Placer, Plumas, San Bernardino, Shasta, Tehama, and Tulare Counties. Blooms June – Sept.



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Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Slender Moonwort (Botrychium lineare)

FSS CNPS 1B.1

Occurs in often disturbed areas of upper montane coniferous forest around 8,530 ft. (2,600 m.) in elevation. It is only known from Fresno County in CA. Blooming period is unknown.


Common Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria)

FSS CNPS 2B.3

Occurs in meadows and seeps of subalpine and upper montane coniferous forest between 3,543 – 11,154 ft. (1,080 - 3,400 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known from Mono, Modoc, Nevada, Sierra, Tulare, and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms in August.

Absent. Suitable habitat does not occur on the site. No species of Botrychium were observed on the site during protocol level surveys in 2015.

Mingan Moonwort (Botrychium minganense)

FSS CNPS 2B.2

Occurs in bogs and fens of upper and lower montane coniferous forest between 4,773 – 10,087 ft. (1,455 – 3,105 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known from Butte, Fresno, Lassen, Modoc, Placer, Plumas, San Bernardino, Shasta, Tehama, Trinity, and Tulare Counties. Blooms July – Sept.


Western Goblin (Botrychium montanum)

FSS CNPS 2B.1

Occurs in mesic meadows and seeps in upper montane coniferous forest between 4,806 – 6,988 ft. (1,465 and 2,130 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known from Butte, El Dorado, Fresno, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, and Tehama Counties. Blooms July – Sept.


Northwestern Moonwort (Botrychium pinnatum)

FSS CNPS 2B.3

Occurs in mesic meadows and seeps in upper and lower montane coniferous forest between 5,807 – 6,692 ft. (1,770 – 2,040 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known from Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, and Siskiyou Counties. Blooms July – Oct.


Moosewort (Botrychium tunux)

FSS CNPS 2B.2

Occurs in well-drainted rocky meadows at 11,800 ft. (3600 m.) in elevation in the central Sierra.


Giant Moonwort (Botrychium yaaxudakeit)

FSS CNPS 2B.1

Occurs in moist montaine meadows at 10,500 ft. (3200 m.) in elevation in the central high Sierra Venda, northeatern Oregon to Alaska.



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Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Bolander’s Candlemoss (Bruchia bolanderi)

FSS CNPS 4.2

Occurs on very damp bare soil in meadows and along the banks of streams and is endemic to Western North America in Oregon, California and Nevada at elevations between 5,575 - 9,200 ft. in elevation.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species. No species of Bruchia were observed on the site during protocol level surveys in 2015.

Pleasant Valley Mariposa Lily (Calochortus clavatus var. avius)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in Josephine silt loam and volcanic soils of lower montane coniferous forest between 1,000 – 5,905 ft. (305 – 1,800 m.) in elevation. In CA, it is known from Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Mariposa Counties.

Absent. Josephine soils are absent from the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp. No talus slopes or rock fields occur on the study area. Three species of Calochortus were observed on the site during protocol level surveys in 2015, however, this species was absent.

Small’s Southern Clarkia (Clarkia australis)

FSS PR CNPS 1B.2

Dry forest openings and rocky outcrops, mixed conifer forest, central Sierra Nevada between 2,624 – 6,807 ft. (800 - 2075 m.) in elevation. Blooms May to August near the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp.

Absent. This species has been genetically proven to be outside of the range of the BTC. A very closely related species (Clarkia virgata) was found in abundance on the site during May and June 2015 field surveys (Gottlieb and Ford 1999).

Mariposa Clarkia (Clarkia biloba ssp. australis)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in serpentine soils of chaparral and cismontane woodland between 984 – 3,231 ft. (300 – 985 m.) in elevation from El Dorado, Mariposa, and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms May – July.

Absent. Serpentine soils do not occur on the site. This species was not found during protocol level surveys conducted in April - June of 2015. It was observed adjacent to the Camp by USFS on 8/7/07 and 6/24/09 (J. Haas, pers. comm.).

Mountain Lady’s Slipper (Cypripedium montanum)

FSS PR CNPS 4.2

Occurs in broadleaved upland forests, cismontane woodland, and lower montane coniferous forest between 606 – 4,019 ft. (185 - 2,225 m.) in elevation. Occurs in Wawona and Fish Camp. Fifteen populations occur within YNP. Blooms March – August throughout its range, generally in June in the Central Sierra. Blooms March - August.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present, this species was not found during protocol level surveys conducted in during the Springs of 2011 or 2015. This species was observed on or adjacent to the Camp by USFS on 8/7/07 (J. Haas, pers. comm.). No species of Cyprepedium was observed.

Draba (Draba asterophora var. asterophora)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in alpine boulder and rock fields of subalpine coniferous forest in Alpine, El Dorado, Mono, Tuolumne and Nevada Counties between 8,202 – 11,499 ft. (2,500 – 3,505 m.) in elevation. Blooms July – August.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species. No species of Draba was observed during protocol level surveys April through June of 2015.


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Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Cup Lake Draba (Draba asterophora var. macrocarpa)

FSS, CNPS 1B.1

Occus in rocky outcrops of subalpine coniferous forest between 8,200 – 9,230 ft. (2,500 – 2,815 m.) in elevation. Known only from near Cup Lake and Saucer Lake below Ralston Peak in El Dorado County. Blooms July – September.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species. Draba verna was observed on the site during protocol level surveys in 2015.

Tracy’s Eriastrum (Eriastrum tracyi)

CNPS 3.2 FSS

Occurs in chaparral and cismontane woodland between 1,030 – 5,400 ft. (315 – 1,645 m.) in elevation. Blooms May - July.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present, Tracy’s eriastrum was not observed during protocol-level vascular plant surveys conducted in Spring of 2011 and 2015.

Jack’s Wild Buckwheat (Eriogonum luteolum var. saltuatium)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in granitic sandy soils of great basin scrub and upper montane coniferous forest between 5,580 – 7,900 ft. (1,700 – 2,400 m.) in elevation in Alpine and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms July – September.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species. No species of Eriogonum were observed on the site during protocol level surveys in 2015.

Yosemite Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum nubigenum)

FSS CNPS 1B.3 PR

Occurs in gravelly soils of chaparral, lower and upper montane coniferous forest between 5,003 – 7,759 ft. (1,525 - 2,365 m.) in elevation. Blooms May - August.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species. This species was not observed during protocol level surveys in April- June of 2015. The only species of Eriophyllum observed on the site included E. lanatum var. croceum.

Pilot Ridge Fawn Lily (Erythronium taylorii)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in metamorphic rocky soils of lower montane coniferous forest between 4,396 – 4,593 ft. (1,340 – 1,400 m.) in elevation. Known only from Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms April – May.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species. No species of Erythronium was observed during protocol level surveys in April- June of 2015.

Pilot Ridge Troutlily (Erythronium tuolumnense)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in broadleaf upland forest, chaparral, cismontane woodland, and lower montane coniferous forest between 1,673 – 4,478 ft. (510 – 1,365 m.) in elevation. Known only from Tuolumne County. Blooms March – June.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present, no species of Erythronium was observed during protocol level surveys in April- June of 2015.

Brook Pocket Moss (Fissidens aphelotaxifolius)

FSS CNPS 2B.2

Endemic to CA, it occurs in rocky stream channels and waterfalls in lower and upper montane coniferous forest in Madera and Siskiyou Counties.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present on the site, no species of Fissidens was observed during protocol level surveys in April through June of 2015. This species was observed adjacent to the Camp by USFS on 8/7/07 (J. Haas, pers. comm.)

Blandow’s Bog Moss (Helodium blandowii)

FSS CNPS 2B.3

Occurs on the edges or amongst montane moderately rich fens of Fresno, Mono, and Siskiyou Counties between 6,108 – 8,858 ft. (1,862 - 2,700 m.) in elevation.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No species of Helodium was observed during protocol level surveys in April - June of 2015.


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Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Parry’s Horkelia (Horkelia parryi)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in Ione formation and other soils of chaparral and cismontane woodland of Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, and Mariposa Counties between 262 – 3,395 ft. (80 – 1,035 m.) in elevation. Blooms April – Sept.

Absent. Soils of the Ione formation do not occur on the site. One species of Horkelia (Horkelia fusca ssp. pauciflora) was observed during protocol level surveys conducted in Spring 2011 or Spring 2015.

Short-leaved Hulsea (Hulsea brevifolia)

FSS PR CNPS 1B.2

Dry forest openings of the central and southern Sierra in mixed conifer and red fir forest between 5,000 – 8999 ft. (1,524 and 2,743 m.) in elevation. Eight populations are known from YNP, 25 from Sierra NF. Blooms June – August.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No species of Hulsia was observed during protocol level surveys conducted in April - June of 2015.

Tuolumne Iris (Iris hartwegii ssp. columbiana)

FSS CNPS 1B.2

Occurs in lower montane coniferous forest and cismontane woodland between 1,394 – 4,593 ft. (425 – 1,400 m.) in elevation of Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties. Blooms May – June.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present, the only species of Iris observed during protocol level surveys in April -y and June of 2015 was I. hartwegii ssp. hartwegii.

Hutchinson’s Lewisia (Lewisia kelloggii ssp. hutchisonii)

FSS CNPS 3.2

Occurs in slate or rhyolite tuff of ridgetops and forest openings of upper montane coniferous forest between 2,500 – 7,760 ft. (765 – 2,365 m.) in elevation. Blooms April –August.

Absent. Slate and rhyolite tuff are absent from the site. Now species of Lewisia was observed during protocol level surveys in April - June of 2015.

Kellogg’s Lewisia (Lewisia kelloggii ssp. kelloggii)

FSS CNPS 3.2

Occurs in decomposed granite, volcanic ash, rubble of conifer forest between 4,494 – 7,742 ft. (1,370 – 2,360 m.) in elevation in the central and southern Sierra Nevada. Blooms May – July.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No species of Lewisia was observed during protocol level surveys in April - June of 2015.

Stebbin’s Lomatium (Lomatium stebbinsii)

FSS CNPS 1B.1

Occurs in volcanic clay soils of lower montane coniferous forest in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties between 1,245 - 1,960 ft. in elevation. Blooms March – May.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No species of Lomatium was observed during protocol level surveys in April- June of 2015.

Broad-nerved Hump-moss (Meesia uliginosa)

FSS CNPS 2B.2

Occurs in bogs, fens, meadows and seeps of subalpine and upper montane coniferous forest between 4,265 – 9,199 ft. (1,300 – 2,804 m.) in elevation.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species (3,608 ft. (1,100 m.)). No species of Meesia was observed during protocol level surveys conducted in April - June of 2015.

Elongate Copper Moss (Mielichhoferia elongata)

FSS CNPS 2B.2

Occurs in vernally mesic metamorphic rocky soils in cismontane woodland between 1,640 – 4,265 ft. (500 – 1,300 m.) in elevation.

Absent. Metamorphic soils are absent from the site, and no species of Mielichhoferia was observed during protocol level surveys conducted in April - June of 2015.


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Species Status Habitat/Range *Occurrence in the Study Area Slender-Stemmed Monkeyflower (Mimulus filicaulis)

FSS CNPS 1B.2 PR

Moist, sandy and gravelly areas of chaparral/oak woodland and mixed conifer zones of Mariposa and Tuolumne Cos. between 2,952 – 5,741 ft. (900 and 1,750 m.) in elevation. Thirty-nine occurrences are documented in the CNDDB; six of these occurrences are from YNP. Blooms April - August.

*Present. Forty to forty-five individulas from 7 subpopulations were identifed on the site during the May and June 2015 field surveys. This species was previoulsy documented on the site in 2009, although it could not be found during protocol level surveys in May and July of 2011.

Pansy Monkeyflower (Mimulus pulchellus)

FSS CNPS 1B.2 PR

Moist meadows and vernally moist open sandy benches and depressions of central Sierra between 1,968 – 6,561 ft. (600 - 2,000 m.) in elevation. Blooms May – July.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present on the site, this species of Mimulus was not observed during protocol level surveys conducted in May and June of 2015. This species was observed adjacent to the Camp by USFS on 6/24/09 (done blooming) and 8/7/07 (J. Haas, pers. comm.).

Veined Water Lichen (Peltigera gowardii) (formerly Hydrotheria venosa)

FSS CNPS 4.2

This foliose lichen occurs on rocky shallow (typically less than 8 inches in depth) stream bottoms in cold unpolluted streams in coniferous forests along the western slopes of the central Sierra Nevada and elsewhere. Suitable habitat includes streams that do not experience peak flows of the intensity that would lead to scouring. Identifiable in summer and fall. Twenty occurrences are known from the Central Sierra.

Absent. Suitable habitat is present within Thimbleberry Creek. Surveys were conducted along this channel during all four field visits and it was not found. The South Fork Tuolumne River would not be considered suitable habitat, as the River is too deep and scouring is prevalent.

Howell’s Tauschia (Tauschia howellii)

FSS CNPS 1B

Occurs in granitic gravelly soils of subalpine coniferous forest and upper montane coniferous forest between 5,600 – 8,200 ft. (1,705 – 2,500 m.) in elevation. Blooms June – August.

Absent. Although suitable habitat is present on the site, this species was not identified on the BTC during the Spring 2011 or 2015 protocol level botanical surveys. The site is a little low in elevation for this species.

Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis)

FSS Occurs in upper red-fir to timberline between 6,560 – 12,150 ft. (2,000 – 3,700 m.) in elevation.

Absent. The site is too low in elevation for this species.

*Present: Species observed on the site at time of field surveys or during recent past. Likely: Species not observed on the site, but it may reasonably be expected to occur there on a regular basis. Possible: Species not observed on the site, but it could occur there from time to time. Unlikely: Species not observed on the site, and would not be expected to occur there except, perhaps, as a transient Absent: Species not observed on the site, and precluded from occurring there because habitat requirements not met. STATUS CODES FE Federally Endangered CE California Endangered FT Federally Threatened CT California Threatened


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FPE Federally Endangered (Proposed) CR California Rare FC Federal Candidate PR Park Rare FSS Forest Service Sensitive CNPS California Native Plant Society Listing FSWL Forest Service Watch List CNPS 1B Plants Rare, Threatened, or Endangered in California and Elsewhere CNPS 2 Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California, but more common Elsewhere CNPS 3 Plants About Which We Need More Information – A Review List CNPS 4 Plants of Limited Distribution – A Watch List CNPS Threat Ranks

0.1 Seriously threatened in California (over 80% of occurrences threatened / high degree and immediacy of threat

0.2 Fairly threatened in California (20%-80% occurrences threatened / moderate degree and immediacy of threat

0.3 Not Very threatened in California (20%< of occurrences threatened / low degree and immediacy of threat or no current threats known

The following paragraphs describe the Sensitive Plant species that occurs in the BTC Project analysis area. Slender-Stemmed Monkey Flower Slender-stemmed monkey flower is an annual herb in the Lopseed family, Phrymaceae (formerly Scrophulariaceae). It reaches heights of 30 cm. These densely-haired plants have purple flowers with dark purple marks on upper lobes and yellow marking on lower lobes (photos available on http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/flora/.) According to the online Jepson Interchange (2015), elevations range from 3,900 to 5,700 feet; however, the CNPS on-line inventory gives the lower elevation limit as 2,925 feet (CNPS 2011), and the Jepson Interchange web page shows specimens in the UC/Jepson herbaria as low as 2,800 feet (http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange.html). Slender-stemmed monkey flower occurs in moist soils near seeps, springs, meadows and drainages, and is particularly abundant post-fire. It also occurs on sites that dry out substantially in the summer but has high soil moisture in the spring. These sites are often within mixed-conifer stands. Most of the occurrences have been observed growing under full sun or slightly filtered light conditions. Soil type, depth and condition don't appear to be limiting. Slender-stemmed monkey flower reproduces by seed and is relatively short-lived. It germinates in early spring and dies soon after blooming and setting seed in late spring. The appropriate identification period for slender-stemmed monkey flower is mid-spring, from April through August, depending on elevation and weather conditions. Locally, it is known to be finished blooming by mid-July (Haas, personal communication). Population occurrences are known to greatly vary in location and numbers from year to year. Slender-stemmed monkey flower is known to be susceptible to annual changes in moisture regime. In years of average to below average precipitation, any one occurrence might bloom for one week, if at all. Populations might be reduced in numbers and size. Although no information


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is available regarding the effect of wet years on germination and blooming of the species, it is expected to bloom longer in locations where too much moisture does not restrict germination altogether. The currently known relatively narrow range for this species is the Main Fork Tuolumne River south to the Mariposa District of the Sierra National Forest and east into Yosemite National Park. There are 39 documented occurrences of this species in the CNDDB (CDFW 2015). Six known occurrences are from Yosemite National Park, five occurrences are on private property, and 23 occurrences are within USFS boundaries. The landowner of the remaining 5 species is not revealed in the CNDDB. Twenty-two of the USFS occurrences are from Groveland Ranger District; one occurrence has been identified on the Sierra National Forest near Wawona (CDFW 2011). The known occurrences of slender-stemmed monkey flower on the Groveland Ranger District range in size from five to several thousand individuals and are well distributed through the southeastern half of the District and sporadically distributed through the southwestern half of the District. These numbers vary from year to year based on availability of moisture from rainfall and temperature patterns. More occurrences are expected to be found in the SNF and YNP especially on lands burned by the Rim Fire, since there are areas of suitable habitat within the currently known range which have not been surveyed.

VI. EFFECTS OF THE PROPOSED ACTION

The effects section of this BE discloses in detail the expected effects to Sensitive Plants from activities associated with the two alternatives as described above. The relationships between special-status species and their habitats are complex and information about these relationships, as well as the effects of management activities, is in many cases incomplete. While some information is incomplete or not available, there is enough information for the decision maker to make “a reasoned choice among alternatives,” as required by the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1502.22(a)). General Discussion Seven subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower were identified within the boundaries of the BTC analysis area during 2015 botanical surveys. The availability of adequate sunlight and water, coupled with low levels of competition from weedy annuals or encroaching brush or tree canopies are the factors allowing this species to perpetuate. As evidenced by review of historic Google aerial photography, during non-drought conditions, most of the locations where Mimulus filicaulis was found in 2015 would normally be under water. The subpopulations along the rivers’ edge are typically under water all year round, during years of normal rainfall. The drought conditions of the last few years in cooperation with the post-fire soil erosion and deposition allowed the seed to be deposited in locations not previously observed. The previously observed location by USFS from 2009 was located approximately 100 – 200 feet upstream and downstream, respectively, of the observed subpopulations in 2015. The su bpopulation from 2009 was not observed in 2015. Fluctuating water levels associated with


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weather patterns indirectly effect the subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower, regardless of which alternative is chosen. There is obviously much flux in distribution and abundance of this annual small-seeded plant. Slender-stemmed monkey flower has been observed returning to sites impacted by road grading. It is unclear how much mechanical disturbance this species may tolerate without adversely affecting the viability of an occurrence. Since slender-stemmed monkey flower is a delicate annual, it is probable that any resistance to disturbance is highest after the majority of the plants have set seed and the soil has dried. It is unknown how many years the seed would remain viable or how ground-disturbing activities would impact their seed "banks." If seed viability is short-lived, mechanical impacts which occurred prior to seed set could possibly reduce or eliminate an occurrence. Encroachment of more aggressive wetland plants such as the non-native Himalayan blackberry (Rubus armeniacus), cutleaf blackberry, (Rubus laciniatus), or foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), may preclude an otherwise improved condition of the habitat for this species. The duration of these effects would be dependent on the amount of an occurrence impacted plus the introduction and rate of spread of encroaching competing plants. Direct Effects Alternative 1: Proposed Action Reconstruction and use of BTC could have direct effects on all subpopulations of the Mimulus filicaulis consisting of approximately 45 plants as surveyed in 2015. Reconstruction of rock walls proposed around beach areas, and manual deposition and extraction of sand annually could directly impact the majority of the subpopulation and suitable habitat for this species at this location. Approximately 30-35 plants were found in this subpopulation, which equates to about 75% of the population in the permit area. However, seed germination from this subpopulation, like others along the river’s edge, will fluctuate greatly from year to year and/or be transported downstream depending on annual river flows. The Camp will have designated trails located away from the population not on the South Fork Tuolumne river, However, there would still be a potential risk of impacts to the population from campers that might wander of trails. Any type of ground disturbance during the growing season could cause mortality to individuals prior to fruit being set. Disturbance during the non-growing season would likely do less harm to this annual population than disturbance during the growing season, since there would be no plants affected. The BTC Project includes measures that will reduce, minimize, or alleviate adverse effects to the remaining subpopulation located outside of the river’s edge. Implementation of the BTC Project would include: preconstruction plant surveys; avoidance measures to protect this population during construction; eliminating overnight camping within the floodplain; implementing a riparian restoration program that would restore channels, enhance habitat, minimize erosion, and enhance water quality; and control noxious weeds.


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Additional avoidance measures recommended in this report include avoidance of any additional sensitive plants found during preconstruction surveys or development of an appropriate mitigation strategy at that time, avoiding riparian restoration within locations of documented slender-stemmed monkey flower occurrences away from the river, placement of trails and other camp infrastructure well away from the documented occurrence, and use of permeable pavement (allowing petroleum pollutants and moisture to permeate through the surface and infiltrate through the soil profile). These recommended measures would serve to reduce the levels of impact to special status plants occurring on site. Alternative 2: Camp Abandonment and Site Stabilization There would be some direct effects with Alternative #2 to existing Mimulus filicaulis subpopulations along the river through removal of rock walls along the river. However, as in the Proposed Action, seed germination from this subpopulation, like others along the river’s edge, will fluctuate greatly from year to year and/or be transported downstream depending on annual river flows. Indirect Effects Alternative 1: Proposed Action The pavement used for the parking lots will be “permeable”, allowing petroleum pollutants and moisture to permeate through the surface and infiltrate through the soil profile. This design feature would alleviate adverse indirect effects to the population from pollutants generated at the parking lot by parked vehicles and increased surface runoff. Over time, in the absence of another stand-replacing disturbance (such as fire), indirect adverse effects could result from the proposed action. Natural forest succession and years of average rainfall would “drown” out the small subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower. Conversely, if fire and drought conditions persist, species abundance and distribution could increase in habitats such as seasonal tributaries and margins of low-flowing rivers. Alternative 2: Camp Abandonment and Site Stabilization Should existing weirs be removed, sandy areas supporting the majority of the subpopulations may disappear dependin on the volume of spring river flows. Over time, in the absence of another stand-replacing disturbance (such as fire), indirect adverse effects could result from Alternative 2. Natural forest succession and years of average rainfall would “drown” out the small subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower. Conversely, if fire and drought conditions persist, species abundance and distribution could increase in habitats such as seasonal tributaries and margins of low-flowing rivers. Cumulative Effects Alternative 1: Proposed Action


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The combination of effects from all of the proposed BTC Project activities associated with the action alternative are not expected to cause long-ranging adverse cumulative effects to slender-stemmed monkey flower. Since forty-five individuals within seven subpopulations have been observed on the site, any loss of individuals could jeopardize the continued existence of this small population. In the unlikely event that the population is extirpated, it is not anticipated that it would result in jeapardy to the species or a trend toward federal listing, since at least 38 occurrences would remain, many of which are much more robust populations. Alternative 2: Camp Abandonment and Site Stabilization The combination of effects from all of the BTC past activities and the 2013 Rim Fire associated combined with modest facility removal and site stabilization are not expected to cause long-ranging adverse cumulative effects to slender-stemmed monkey flower. Since forty-five individuals within seven subpopulations have been observed on the site, loss of individuals could jeopardize the continued existence of this small population. Should the population be extirpated, it is not anticipated that it would result in jeapardy to the species or a trend toward federal listing, since at least 38 occurrences would remain, many of which are much more robust populations. Nor would loss of this population reduce the overall footprint of its distribution, because it is not an outlyer population. Compliance with Management Direction The Forest Service Manual, Section 2670.32 states that "the line officer, with project approval authority, makes the decision to allow or disallow impact, but the decision must not result in loss of species viability or create significant trends toward Federal listing." It has been determined that both Alternatives could be conducted as proposed without creating loss of viability or trends toward listing (see Determination of Effects, below). This BTC Project has incorporated protective measures for the Sensitive Plant occurrence. These actions are designed to reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects to known or newly detected occurrences of Sensitive Plants. Therefore, even without the added recommendations of conducting culvert maintenance activities, sand deposition, and rock wall construction outside of the active growing period, using permeable pavement for parking lots, restricting riparian restoration to areas where Sensitive plants do not occur, and avoidance of any additional sensative plants found during future preconstruction surveys or development of an appropriate mitigation strategy, this project would be in compliance with current management direction and Forest Service policy.

VII. DETERMINATION OF EFFECTS The Determination of Effects is made with the assumption that the project would be implemented as described in the Description of Proposed Project (Section IV). Any deviation from the description could change the determination. The Determination of Effects is presented in two sections, a summary of pertinent facts and the determination.


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Summary The 23.3 acre botanical survey area, including the Camp itself and areas north of the Camp and Hardin Flat Road proposed for construction of a parking area and staff housing, has been surveyed for the Sensitive Plants for which suitable habitat exists. Where the subpopulations of slender-stemmed monkey flower have been observed, existing activities of the Camp could cause a number of adverse effects. Under Alternative 2, potential adverse effects could result from trampling, burying of seed or killing of individuals during activities associated with clearing the camp and stabilizing measures to protect river water quality. Under Alternative 1 direct and indirect effects would be minimized by implementing a no parking zone along Hardin Flat Road and minimizing pollutants or excess moisture from the proposed parking area upstream from entering the watercourse and affecting the plants, and by preventing competition from noxious weeds and invasive pest plants. Avoidance measures as recommended would further protect the population. Determination of Effects The activities proposed in the BTC Permit area and the additional management recommendations proposed here would reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects from all project activities to the occurrence of slender-stemmed monkey flower. Seven subpopulations including approximately 45 individuals were found on the site in 2015. Where sensitive plants are present, the proposed project activities could cause a number of adverse effects. In the unlikely event that the population is extirpated, at least 38 occurrences would remain, many of which are much more robust populations. It is my determination that the BTC project may affect individuals but is not likely to result in a trend toward Federal listing or loss of viability for Mimulus filicaulis.

VIII. MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Although activities proposed at the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp are not expected to result in a trend toward Federal listing or loss of viability of this species, Sensitive Plant protective measures (prevention of restoration activities within the subpopulations, conducting culvert maintenance activities, sand deposition and rock wall reconstruction outside of the active growing period, avoidance of documented populations of slender-stemmed monkey flower during riparian restoration, and use of permeable surfacing for new parking areas) have been recommended to reduce, minimize or alleviate adverse effects to the known occurrence of slender-stemmed monkey flower. No further measures are needed to reduce or eliminate the level of effects to the species, as the measures provided in this report would be adequate to ensure viability of the species.


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University of California Berkeley. 2015. Jepson Online Interchange for California floristics. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/interchange.html. Site accessed March - June 2015. USDA. 1988. R-5 Forest Service Handbook. Chapter 2609.25, threatened, endangered sensitive plants program handbook. USDA. 1990. Forest Service Manual. Chapter 2670, threatened, endangered, and sensitive

plants and animals. USDA. 1991. Stanislaus National Forest, Land and Resource Management Plan. Stanislaus National Forest, Sonora, CA. USDA. 2004. Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment, Final Supplemental Environmental

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APPENDIX A

PROJECT ALTERNATIVES

ALTERNATIVE 1 (PROPOSED ACTION)

Table 1 lists and describes initial site and facility construction included in the Proposed Action. Figure 2.01-1 illustrates the Camp prior to the Rim fire and those structures that remain. Figure 2.01-2 illustrates the existing and proposed Camp Permit Area. Figures 2.01-3 and 2.01-4, illustrate the Camp Facilities Concept Plans. Figure 2.01-5 overviews the Camp revegetation plan.

TABLE 1: ALTERNATIVE 1 (PROPOSED ACTION): GENERAL SITE AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Feature Characteristics Preliminary Quantity /

Approximate Size

Circulation and Infrastructure Hardin Flat Road • Camp gateway signs 3

• Vehicular and pedestrian safety signs various • Crosswalks 4

• Underground utilities within road right-of-way 1,100 linear feet General drives and parking

• Permeable paving or paving with related water quality management features: Entrance turn-around and emergency access route to Dining Hall

9,000 square feet

• Compacted gravel with concrete wheel stops: all parking areas and entrances

• Compacted gravel with surface markings for accessible spaces

55,000 square feet

• Camp entry signs (east lot; north lot / staff camp; main camp

3

Parking • Total spaces (located either along main entrance, near Staff camp, or opposite Camp north of Hardin Flat Road)

133 spaces

• Accessible spaces 7 spaces (3 van accessible)

Accessible routes of travel • Varies from 5 to 8 feet wide; compacted soil (firm and stable) with water quality management (water bars/trench drains and vegetated shoulder areas); wood boardwalks in selected locations

2,150 linear feet

Foot paths to family tent camps

• 4 to 6 feet wide; compacted soil and duff, water bars, and water quality management; wood boardwalks or concrete/stone retaining walls if steep cross-slope; wood stairs on steep grades

3,900 linear feet

Nature Trails • 3 to 4 feet wide, natural surface 1,600 linear feet Small Falls Trail • 3 to 4 feet wide, natural surface 2,200 linear feet

Sugar Pines Trail • 3 to 4 feet wide, natural surface 1,400 linear feet

Circulation and Infrastructure (cont.) Electrical Supply • Overhead from PG&E to water treatment package plant 175 linear feet

• Overhead from PG&E to restroom in Staff camp 75 linear feet • Combination of overhead and underground within 3,450 linear feet

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Approximate Size remainder of camp.

Water Supply • In-stream pump, SF Tuolumne River with standpipe and underground line to storage tank

1

• Back-up well (existing) 1 • Flocculation tank and water treatment package plant

with concrete foundation, wood framing and metal roof structure

1

• Water storage tank(s) with colors to match landscape backdrop

280,000 gallon capacity

• Fire pump house 1 • Pneumatic tank with pump 1 • Underground water lines 5,100 linear feet

Wastewater Treatment • Main camp: buried septic tanks 1 (13,000 gallon capacity) • Staff camp: buried septic tanks 1 (2,000 gallon capacity) • Buried wastewater lines within central Camp and Hardin

Flat Road 2,820 linear feet

• Lift station in hard-sided wood with metal roof structure 3

• Leach field 2,000 linear feet (over 60,000 square foot-area)

Pedestrian / Utility Bridge • Shoreline abutments with pier and overlook point; utilities and deck above 100-year floodplain; pedestrian load; movable steps to island

1 (6 feet x 200 feet)

Administrative and Staff Facilities Staff Cabins • Typical staff cabin: concrete piers and wood framing;

hard-sided wood with metal roof structure; electricity; sleeps 4 per cabin structure

13 (350 square feet each)

• Accessible staff cabin; concrete piers and wood framing; hard-sided wood with metal roof structure; electricity; sleeps 2 per cabin structure

2 (200 square feet each)

• One deck per 2 cabins 14 (280 square feet each) Counselor-in-Training Tent Cabins

• Concrete piers and wood framing; deck platform, canvas, and wood shade structure features; sleeps 1 in Coordinator tent cabin, sleeps 8 per tent Counselor-in-Training cabins

3 structures (350 square feet total) 1 common deck (280 square feet)

Nurse’s Tent Cabin and First Aid Station

• First Aid Station: Concrete piers and wood framing; hard-sided wood with metal roof structure for clinic area; electricity; water/restroom; accessible

• Nurse’s Cabin: Concrete piers and wood framing; deck platform and canvas tent; electricity; accessible

1 First Aid Station (280 square feet) 1 Nurse’s Cabin (250 square feet) 1 Common connecting deck (100 square feet)

Camp Manager’s Cabin • Year-round residence; concrete foundation; hard-sided wood with metal roof structure; all-weather with propane, water, and electricity; accessible

1 structure (850 square feet) 1 deck (325 square feet)

Maintenance Shop/Storage

• Concrete foundation; hard-sided wood with metal roof structure; electricity; outdoor fenced storage area

1 structure (1,000 square feet) 1 storage area (1,430 square feet

Office/Store • Concrete foundation; hard-sided wood with metal roof structure; electricity


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Approximate Size

Camper Facilities Family Tent Cabins • Concrete piers and wood framing; deck platform and

canvas tent; wood shade structure; 22 with electricity; 5 accessible

77 (includes existing tent cabins remaining after the Rim fire from 425 to 625 square feet including decks)

Dining Hall and Kitchen • 1-story structure (group dining area, commercial kitchen, and storage); concrete foundation; wood and metal framing; hard-sided wood, metal, and metal roof structure; stone fireplace; restroom

1 structure (9,000 square feet) 1 deck (770 square feet)

Recycling Center • Concrete with stone or wood fascia; metal framing 1 structure (535 square feet) Recreation Hall / Arts and Crafts

• Multi-use recreation and social gathering room; storage; concrete foundation; wood and metal framing; hard-sided wood, metal, stone, and metal roof structure; restroom

1 structure (2,760 square feet) 1 deck (1,700 square feet)

Camp Restrooms • Concrete floors; hard-sided wood or concrete with stone, and metal roof structure; electricity; hot and cold water; maintenance closet

3 structures (545 square feet) note: 1 existing in to remain

Camp Accessible Restroom

• Concrete floors; hard-sided wood or concrete with stone, and metal roof structure; electricity; hot and cold water; maintenance closet

1 structure (300 square feet)

Camp Showers • Concrete floors; concrete/stone wall enclosures; hot and cold water; maintenance closet; open-air ceiling

3 structures (318 square feet each) note: 1 existing in to remain

Camp Laundries • Concrete floors; hard-sided wood and metal roof structure; electricity; hot and cold water; maintenance closet

3 structures (164 square feet each)

Staff Camp combined restrooms/showers/ laundry

• Concrete floors; hard-sided wood and metal roof structure; electricity; hot and cold water; maintenance closet

1 (1,226 square feet each)

Social, Recreation, and Education Structures/Use Areas Weirs (existing) • Retrofit existing concrete foundation and wood weir

slats as needed 2

Swimming area retaining walls

• Reinforced concrete with stone fascia 4 walls (total 275 linear feet)

Chair circle • Wood or canvas shade arbors; compacted native soil and duff with erosion control and water quality management

1

Nature Center • Wood framing on concrete slab; hard-sided wood and metal roof structure; outdoor deck overlooking river


Stage and Amphitheater • Stage with steel and wood framing, water, electricity; amphitheater with concrete and wood seating

• Lighting booth on concrete piers, hard-sided, wood framing, metal roof, and electricity

1 (3,200 square feet total)

Kiddie Camp • Fenced area; contained sand; 2 storage sheds; deck; shade structures

1 area (2,100 square feet including 1,000 square-foot day use deck)

Children’s Discovery Area • Open use area; discovery features; contained sand 1 (1,000 square feet) Sports Courts • Permeable paving or paving with related water quality

management features; spectator seating 3 (3,600 square feet total)

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Approximate Size

Common use decks • Wood framing; decking and shade structure 4 (max. 900 square feet each) Sauna • Hard-sided stone and metal roof structure 1 (224 square feet)

Consistent with overall Forest Plan goals and the riparian setting of the central BTC on the north-facing slope of the South Fork Tuolumne River, revegetation will emphasize dense riparian vegetation and conifers shading the river, Thimbleberry Creek, and related drainages. High to moderate stand densities and canopy cover will be targeted for mid-slope areas of the BTC. Within that framework, along the Hardin Flat Road corridor, revegetation will accomplish dual goals of a shaded fuel break and screening of BTC facilities and parking areas. The south-facing leach field area, that was entirely burned, will be managed into an open hillside meadow. The remaining south-facing areas will be managed as a more open forest. Those portions of the Permit Area that did not burn or were only partially burned, such as around the staff camp area and the downstream portions of the central BTC will be managed consistent with safety and the above goals. A general goal for all areas of BTC is to prevent new infestations of noxious weeds and the spread of existing weeds as the result of project activities. Within the BTC area, weed-free mulch, mechanical, and hand methods will be used to remove and discourage noxious weeds. Figure 2.01-5 presents a conceptual area mosaic of revegetation of burned areas within the central BTC and the broad objectives for each mosaic unit. Table 2 provides a general listing of species keyed to that mosaic.

Table 2 Generalized Species List for Revegetation

Botanical Name Common Name Planting Zone (Figure C-2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Trees Acer macrophyllum Big Leaf Maple Yes Yes Yes Alnus rhombifolia White Alder Yes Yes Yes Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar Yes Yes Yes Cornus nuttallii Western Dogwood Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Corylus cornuta californica Hazelnut Yes Yes Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine Yes Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine Yes Yes Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas Fir Yes Yes Yes Yes Quercus kelloggii Black Oak Yes Yes Yes Yes Salix spp. Willow Yes Yes Yes Yes Sequoiadendron giganteum Giant Sequoia Yes Yes Yes Shrubs and Ground Covers Arctostaphylos spp. Manzanita Yes Amelanchier alnifolia Western Serviceberry Yes Yes Chamaebatia foliolosa Mountain Misery Yes Yes Yes Yes Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Lilium pardalinum Leopard Lily Yes Yes Philadelphus lewisii Mock Orange Yes Yes Yes

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Botanical Name Common Name Planting Zone (Figure C-2) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry Yes Yes

All plants used in revegetation will be native to the immediate region surrounding the BTC. It is anticipated that the majority of planting will be conducted in the fall seasons using small contract-grown container plants (liners) although in select locations more mature trees may be transplanted or planted from larger containers. All revegetation will be consistent with Forest Service goals and objectives for revegetation (FHS 2609.2).

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ALTERNATIVE 2 Under Alternative 2, a 30-year Term SUP allowing the City to reconstruct and operate BTC much as it was prior to the Rim Fire would not be issued and the City of Berkeley would abandon its efforts to reconstruct BTC. No Forest Plan Amendment would be necessary and current forest-wide standards and guidelines (USDA 2017, p. 31-61) and management area direction (p. 159-161) that apply within or directly adjacent to the existing SUP area would remain unchanged. Figure 2 illustrates the existing SUP area and vicinity where Condition 11 contained in the existing SUP would direct Alternative 2 actions:

“Upon abandonment, termination, revocation, or cancellation of this permit, the permittee shall remove within a reasonable time all structures and improvements except those owned by the United States, and shall restore the site unless otherwise agreed upon in writing. If the permittee fails to remove all such structures or improvements within a reasonable period, they shall become property of the United States but that will not relieve the permittee of liability for the cost of their removal and restoration of the site.”

Alternative 2 would include the following specific actions by the City of Berkeley: 1. Dismantle and remove all remaining structures, access improvements, and below ground

utilities within the SUP area as determined in cooperation with the Forest Service. Table 3 describes the features that remain within the SUP area that were not destroyed by the Rim Fire or not immediately removed after the fire and their disposition under the alternative. Figure 6 illustrates the remaining above ground features within the existing SUP area. Figure 7 shows the approximate locations of underground water facilities. Figure 8 shows the approximate locations of underground sewer facilities. Figure 9 shows the approximate locations of underground electrical facilities.

2. Recontour as necessary all lands disturbed by removal of facilities within the existing SUP area to reflect natural slope conditions.

3. Hydromulch all lands disturbed by facility removal and install other erosion control measures using best management practices (BMPs) sufficient to protect the water quality of the South Fork Tuolumne River and its tributary drainages consistent with the goals and objectives for Riparian Conservation Areas (p. 187-191). BMPs are derived from the Regional Water Quality Management Handbook (USDA 2011) as well as national BMPs (USDA 2012).

TABLE 3: ALTERNATIVE 2: SITE AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Feature Characteristics Approximate

Quantity / Size

Circulation and Infrastructure Entrance (turn-around and access route to Dining)

• Entry sign and gate • Portion of entrance drive outside of Tuolumne County

Hardin Flat Road right of way • Paved drive to Dining hall and parking area • Re-contour

19,950 square feet

Foot Paths (throughout Camp) • Re-contour 3,900 linear feet

Hillside Trail • Re-contour 1,200 linear feet

Sugar Pines Trail • Re-contour 1,350 linear feet

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TABLE 3: ALTERNATIVE 2: SITE AND FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES

Feature Characteristics Approximate

Quantity / Size

Water Supply • Water storage tank and foundation • Remaining water tank foundations • Underground water line distribution system

1 foundation 5 foundations Figure 2-01-2

Wastewater Treatment • Buried septic tanks and underground wastewater lines • Remaining lift station facilities and foundation • Leach field

Figure 2-01-3 1 structure Figure 2-01-3

Electrical Utilities • Cut existing pole in Sun City at 1’ above grade and remove; no ground disturbance

• Overhead lights (sports courts) • Underground electrical service lines • All underground features within Sun City to remain in

place; no ground disturbance

1 pole 2 poles and lights Figure 2.01-4

Pedestrian bridges or wildlife friendly culverts

• Foundations 4 foundations

Camp Facilities Family Tent Cabins • Camp area south of river: Wooden decks tent cabin

frames, and concrete foundations • Sun City: dismantle cabins and cut structural posts 1’

above grade; leave all concrete foundations in place; no ground disturbance

15 structures 2 structures

Restrooms • Sun City restroom 1 structure

Foundations • Dining Hall foundation; shoreline sandbag armoring by Cam Manager ‘s cabin; miscellaneous reinforced concrete pads, foundations, footings, and low walls

Varies

Weirs • Concrete foundation and metal weir slats 2 weirs

Swimming area retaining walls (2) • Concrete 240 linear feet

Stage and Amphitheater • Amphitheater with concrete stairs and metal seating supports

1

Sports Courts (3) • Paving 3,850 square feet

Adult Beach • Concrete retaining walls; level concrete deck areas 800 square feet

Archery Range • Shade structure waiting area 1 structure

Drainages • Culverts 3 culverts

Camp Facilities (cont.) Spring • Concrete basin 1 basin

Landscape Stabilization

Grading and erosion control • General contouring and fine grading of all disturbed areas

• Hydromulch • BMPs for erosion control

4 to 5 acres

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NOTE: The Concept Plan presentedis preliminary and approximate.Final site layout, including circulation,building footprints and locations,may change during detailed design.

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Zone 1: South Fork Tuolumne River, Island andEdge• Provide shade to river, its fishery, and day use areas(island and beaches)• Enhance riparian wildlife corridor functions

Zone 2: Riparian/Floodplain• Enhance riparian wildlife corridor functions• Shade the river and its fisheries

Zone 3: Riparian/Thimbleberry Creek• Enhance riparian wildlife corridor functions• Provide a focal amenity and shade for family tentstructures and central BTC use areas• Provide for groundcover to manage stormwater andenhance of water quality

Zone 4: Intermittent Drainages• Enhance wildlife corridor functions• Provide a focal amenity and shade for family tentstructures• Provide groundcover to manage stormwater andenhance water quality of runoff from Hardin FlatRoad culvert and internal camp pathway system

Zone 5: Mixed Forest/Common Use Areas• Provide relatively fast-growing open forest shadecanopy for BTC• Provide for groundcover to manage stormwater andenhance water quality of runoff from internal BTCpathway system• Consider selective use of transplanted or largecontainer trees for shade

Zone 6: Mixed Forest, Shade andErosion Control• Provide relatively fast-growing open to moderatelydense shade canopy for BTC• Provide for groundcover to manage stormwaterrunoff and enhance water quality

Zone 7: Mixed Forest• Provide visual screening between central BTC andHardin Flat Road• Provide relatively fast-growing open to moderatelydense shade canopy for BTC

Zone 8: Hillside Meadow• Develop meadow suitable for maintenance of leachfield functions• Provide raptor foraging habitat

Zone 9: General Upland/Mixed Forest• Allow natural succession

Zone 10: Fuel Modification ofExisting Forest• Allow natural succession• Provide for groundcover to manage stormwaterrunoff and enhance water quality


Scale

North0' 50' 100'

Priority Revegetation ProgramArea

NOTE: HAZARD TREE REMOVAL IN ALLCAMP AREASON AN ANNUALOR AS-NEEDED BASIS

NOTE: The Concept Plan presented ispreliminary and approximate. Final sitelayout, including circulation, buildingfootprints and locations, may changeduring detailed design.

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Live Oak Associates, Inc. B-1 Berkeley Tuolumne Camp Sensitive Plant Biological Evaluation

APPENDIX B: LIST OF FLORA IDENTIFIED AT THE BERKELEY TUOLUMNE CAMP

The plant species listed below have been observed within the Berkeley Tuolumne Camp study area during surveys conducted by Live Oak Associates, Inc. on May 10, 26, and July 11, 2011, April 2, May 19, May 28, and June 2, 2015. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wetland indicator status of each plant has been shown following its common name using the Western Mountians, Valleys and Coast (WMVC) ranking system. OBL - Obligate FACW - Facultative Wetland FAC - Facultative FACU - Facultative Upland UPL - Upland NR - No review NA - No agreement NI - No investigation VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES ACERACEAE – Maple Family Acer macrophyllum Big-Leaf Maple FACU AGAVACEAE – Agave Family Chlorogalum pomeridianum ssp. pomeridianum Soap Plant UPL ANACARDIACEAE – Cashew Family Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison Oak FAC APIACEAE – Umbel Family Heracleum maximum Cow Parsnip FAC Osmorhiza berteroi Sweet Cicely FACU Sanicula tuberosa Snake-root UPL Torilis arvensis Torilis UPL ARALIACEAE – Ivy Family Hedera helix English Ivy FACU ARISTOLOCHIACEAE – Pipevine Family Asarum hartwegii Hartweg’s Wild Ginger UPL ASCLEPIADACEAE – Milkweed Family Asclepias speciosa Showy Milkweed FAC ASTERACEAE - Sunflower Family Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow FACU Adenocaulon bicolor Trail Plant UPL Agoseris retrorsa Spearleaf Agoseris UPL Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting FACU


Artemesia douglasiana Mugwort FACW Cirsium andersonii Anderson’s Thistle UPL Cirsium occidentale californicum California Thistle UPL Cirsium vulgare Bull Thistle FACU Erigeron canadensis Canada Horseweed FACU Eriophyllum lanatum var. croceum Woolly Sunflower UPL Gnaphalium californicum California Cudweed UPL Hieracium albiflorum Hawkweed UPL Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce FACU Madia exigua Small Tarweed UPL Micropus californicus Slender Cottonweed FACU Psilocarphus tenellus ssp. tenellus Wooly Marbles OBL Senecio vulgaris Common Groundsel FACU Solidago velutina ssp. californica California Goldenrod UPL Sonchus oleraceus Prickly Sow Thistle UPL Taraxacum californicum California Dandelion FACW Tragopogon dubius Yellow Salsify UPL Wyethia angustifolia Mules Ears FACU ADOXACEAE – Elderberry Family Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea Blue Elderberry FACU BERBERIDACEAE – Barberry Family Berberis aquifolium var. dictyota Oregon Grape UPL BETULACEAE – Birch Family Alnus rhombifolia White Alder FACW Corylus cornuta ssp. californica Hazelnut FACU BLECHNACEAE – Wood Fern Family Woodwardia fimbriata Chain Fern FACW BORAGINACEAE – Borage Family Cryptantha echinella Hedgehog Cryptantha UPL Cryptantha simulans Cryptantha UPL Nemophila menziesii var. menziesii Baby Blue-eyes UPL Nemophila pedunculata Nemophila FAC Plagiobothrys hispidulus Popcornflower FACW Plagiobothrys torreyi ssp. diffusus High Sierra Popcornflower UPL Phacelia vallicola Phacelia UPL BRASSICACEAE - Mustard Family Athysanus pusillus Athysanus UPL Barbarea orthocerus Winter Cress FACW Cardamine oligosperma Few-seeded Bitter-Cress FAC Draba verna Spring Whitlow Grass UPL Lepidium virginicum Virginia peppergrass FACU CAMPANULACEAE - Bellflower Family Githopsis specularioides Venus’ Looking Glass FACU CAPRIFOLIACEAE - Honeysuckle Family Symphoricarpos mollis Creeping Snowberry FACU CARYOPHYLLACEAE – Carnation Family


Cerastium glomeratum Chickweed FACU Minuartia californica California Sandwort FACU Silene californica Indian Pink UPL Silene lemmonii Lemmon’s Catchfly UPL Stellaria media Chickweed FACU CHENOPODIACEAE – Goosefoot Family Chenopodium album Common Goosefoot FACU COMANDRACEAE – Bastard Toadflax Family Comandra umbellata Bastard Toadflax UPL CONVOLVULACEAE – Morning Glory Family Calystegia malacophylla ssp. malacophylla Sierra Bindweed UPL CORNACEAE – Dogwood Family Cornus nuttallii Pacific Dogwood FACU Cornus sericea American Dogwood UPL CUPRESSACEAE – Cypress Family Calocedrus decurrens Incense Cedar UPL CYPERACEAE – Umbrella Sedge Family Carex lasiocarpha ssp. lanuginosa Woolly Sedge OBL Carex nudata Torrent Sedge OBL DENNSTAIDTIACEAE – Bracken Fern Family Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern FACU EQUISETACEAE – Horsetail Family Equisetum hyemale ssp. affine Common Scouring Rush FACW ERICACEAE — Heath Family Arctostaphylos patula Greenleaf Manzanita UPL Arctostaphylos mewukka Whiteleaf Manzanita UPL Pterospora andromedea Pinedrops UPL Rhododendron occidentale Western Azalea FAC EUPHORBIACEAE – Spurge Family Euphorbia serpyllifolia Common Spurge UPL FABACEAE - Pea Family Acmispon americanus Spanish Clover FACU Acmispon brachycarpus Hill Lotus UPL Acmispon nevadensis Nevada Lotus UPL Acmispon parviflorus Small-flowered Lotus UPL Hosackia oblongifolius Stream Trefoil OBL Lathyrus nevadensis var. nevadensis Nevada Pea UPL Lathyrus sulphureus Sulfur Pea UPL Lupinus albicaulis Lupine UPL Lupinus bicolor Miniature Lupine UPL Lupinus latifolius var. columbianus Broad-leaved Lupine FAC Trifolium albopurpureum Clover FACU Trifolium ciliolatum Clover UPL Trifolium obtusiflorum Obtuse Clover FAC Trifolium repens White Clover FAC Trifolium variegatum White-tipped Clover FAC


Trifolium willdenovii Tomcat Clover FACU Vicia villosa Common Vetch UPL FAGACEAE - Oak Family Quercus chrysolepis Canyon Live Oak UPL Quercus kelloggii Black Oak UPL GERANIACEAE – Geranium Family Erodium botrys Broad-leaved Filaree UPL Erodium cicutarium Cut-leaved Filaree UPL GROSSULARIACEAE – Currant Family Ribes amarum Bitter Gooseberry UPL Ribes nevadense Sierra Currant FAC Ribes roezli spp. roezli Sierra Gooseberry UPL HYPERICACEAE – St. Johns Wort Family Hypericum anagalloides Tinker’s Penny OBL IRIDACEAE – Iris Family Iris hartwegii ssp. hartwegii Hartweg’s Iris UPL JUNCACEAE - Rush Family Juncus effusus ssp. pacificus Pacific Rush FACW Juncus occidentalis Western Rush FACW Juncus oxymeris Pointed Rush FACW Luzula oristera Wood Rush UPL LAMIACEAE – Mint Family Lamium amplexicaule Henbit UPL Lavendula sp. Ornamental Lavender UPL LAMIACEAE – Mint Family Monardella odoratissima ssp. pallida Mountain Pennyroyal UPL Prunella vulgaris Self-heal FACU Stachys albens White Hedge Nettle OBL LILIACEAE – Lily Family Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans Elegant Brodiaea FACU Calochortus minimus Sierra Mariposa Lily UPL Calochortus superbus Superb Mariposa Lily UPL Calochortus venustus Butterfly Mariposa Lily UPL Disporum hookeri Fairy Bells UPL MALVACEAE – Mallow Family Malva nicaeensis Bull Mallow UPLMELANTHIACEAE – False-hellebore Family Trillium angustipetalum Narrow-petaled Wakerobin UPL MONTIACEAE – Miners Lettuce Family Claytonia perfoliata ssp. perfoliata Miner’s Lettuce FAC MYRICACEAE – Wax Myrtle Family Myrica hartwegii Sierra Sweet Bay FAC MYRSINACEAE – Starflower Family Trientalis latifolia Pacific Starflower FACW ONAGRACEAE – Fuschia Family Circaea alpina ssp. pacifica Enchanter’s Nightshade FAC


Clarkia dudleyana Dudley’s Clarkia UPL Clarkia heterandra Farewell to Spring UPL Clarkia purpurea ssp. quadrivulnera Farewell to Spring UPL Clarkia rhomboidea Clarkia UPL Epilobium ciliatum ssp. ciliatum Fringed Willow Herb FACW Epilobium densiflorum Dense Flowered Willow HerbFACW Epilobium glaberrimum ssp. glaberrimum Glaucous Willow Herb FACW ORCHIDACEAE – Orchid Family Corallorhiza striata Striped Coralroot FACU Goodyera oblongifolia Rattlesnake Plantain FACU OROBANCHACEAE – Broomrape Family Cordylanthus tenuis ssp. tenuis Slender Birds Beak UPL PAPAVERACEAE – Poppy Family Dicentra formosa Bleeding Heart FACU Eschscholzia lobii Frying Pans UPL PHRYMACEAE – Lopseed Family Mimulus bolanderi Bolander’s Mondkey Flower FACW Mimulus cardinalis Cardinal Monkey Flower FACU Mimulus filicaulis Slender-stemmed Monkey Flower FACW Mimulus floribundus Floriferous Monkey Flower OBL Mimulus guttatus Common Monkey Flower OBL Mimulus inconspicuus Small Flowered Monkey Flower FACU Mimulus laciniatus Cut-leaved Monkey Flower FAC Mimulus layneae Layne’s Monkey Flower UPL Mimulus moschatus Musk Monkey Flower OBL Mimulus torreyi Torrey’s Monkey Flower UPL PINACEAE – Pine Family Abies concolor White Fir UPL Pinus lambertiana Sugar Pine UPL Pinus ponderosa Ponderosa Pine UPL Pseudotsuga menziesii Douglas-fir UPL PLANTAGINACEAE – Plantain Family Collinsia tinctoria Chinese Houses FACU Collinsia torreyi ssp. torreyi Torrey’s Blue-eyed Mary UPL Keckiella breviflora Beardtongue UPL Plantago lanceolata English Plantain FACU Veronica arvensis Common Speedwell FACU Veronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis Purslane Speedwell OBL POACEAE - Grass Family Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bentgrass FAC Aira caryophyllea Silver Hairgrass FACU Bromus hordeaceus Soft Chess FACU Bromus tectorum Nodding Brome UPL Cynosurus echinatus Hedgehog Dogtail UPL Dactylis glomerata Orchard Grass FACU Danthonia californica ssp. californica California Oatgrass FAC


Deschampsia danthonioides Slender Hairgrass FACW Elymus glaucus Blue Wild Rye UPL Festuca perennis Ryegrass UPL Melica bulbosa Bulbous Onion Grass FACU Poa bulbosa Bulbous Bluegrass FACU Stipa pulchra Purple Needlegrass UPL Vulpia microstachys Vulpia UPL Vulpia myuros Rattail Fescue FACU POLEMONIACEAE – Phlox Family Allophyllum divaricatum Purple False Giliflower UPL Collomia tinctoria Staining Collomia UPL Gilia capitata Globe Gilia UPL Leptosiphon minimus Whisker Brush UPL Leptosiphon montanus False Babystars UPL Microsteris gracilis Slender Phlox FACU Navarretia divaricata Navarretia UPL Navarretia intertexta ssp. intertexta Navarretia FACW POLYGONACEAE - Buckwheat Family Rumex acetosella Sheep Sorrel FACU Rumex crispus Curley Dock FAC PRIMULACEAE – Primrose Family Primula hendersonii Henderson’s Shooting Star UPL PTERIDACEAE – Bracken Fern Family Pentagramma triangularis Goldenback Fern UPL RANUNCULACEAE – Buttercup Family Aquilegia formosa Western Columbine FAC Delphinium nuttallianum Nuttals Larkspur FAC Ranunculus occidentalis Western Buttercup FACW Ranunculus sceleratus Cursed Buttercup OBL RHAMNACEAE — Buckthorn Family Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Wedgeleaf Ceonothus UPL Ceanothus diversifolius Pine Mat Ceonothus UPL Ceanothus integerrimus Deerbrush UPL Rhamnus purshiana Cascara Buckthorn UPL ROSACEAE – Rose Family Amelanchier utahensis Utah Serviceberry UPL Cercocarpus betuloides var. betuloides Birch-leaf Mountain Mohogany UPL Chamaebatia foliolosa Bearclover UPL Fragaria virginiana Wild Strawberry FACU Fragaria vesca Wood Strawberry FACU Horkelia fusca ssp. pauciflora Small Flowered Horkelia UPL Physocarpus capitatus Shredding Ninebark FACW Potentilla glandulosa Cinquefoil UPL Prunus subcordata Sierra Plum UPL Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry UPL Rosa californica California Rose FAC


Rosa gymnocarpa Bald Hip Rose FACU Rubus armeniacus Himalayan Blackberry FACU Rubus parviflorus Thimbleberry FACU Spiraea splendens Rose Meadowsweet UPL RUBIACEAE – Madder Family Galium aparine Catchweed Bedstraw FACU Galium bolanderi Bolander’s Bedstraw UPL Galium porrigens ssp. tenue Bedstraw UPL Galium sparsiflorum ssp. sparsiflorum Sequoia Bedstraw UPL RUSCACEAE – Lily Family Maianthemum racemosum False Solomon’s Seal FAC SALICACEAE – Willow Family Salix scouleriana Scouler’s Willow FAC SAXIFRAGACEAE – Saxifrage Family Boykinia major Brook Foam FACW Heuchera micrantha Alumroot UPL Lithophragma heterophyllum Varied-leaf Woodland Star UPL SCROPHULARIACEAE – Figwort Family Scrophularia californica California Figwort FAC SOLONACEAE- Nightshade Family Solanum xanti Chaparral Nightshade UPL THEMIDACEAE – Lily Family Dichelostemma capitatum Blue Dicks FACU Dichelostemma multiflorum Many Flowered Brodiaea UPL Triteliea ixiodes ssp. scabra Pretty Face FAC TYPHACEAE – Cattail Family Typha latifolia Broad-leaved Cattail OBL URTICACEAE –Nettle Family Urtica dioica ssp. holisericea Hoary Nettle FAC VIOLACEAE – Violet Family Viola macloskeyi Small White Violet OBL Viola pinetorium Pine Violet UPL Viola sheltonii Shelton’s Violet UPL Viola sp. Cultivated Violet UPL VITACEAE – Grape Family Vitis californica California Wild Grape FACU WOODSIACEAE – Fern Family Athyrium felix-femina Lady Fern FAC NON-VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES

LICHENS

PARMELIACEAE Hypogymnia imshaugii Tube lichen Letharia vulpina Wolf Lichen Platismatia glauca Ragged Lichen


MOSSES Pleuridium acuminatum Ceratodon purpureus SPIKE MOSS SELAGINELLACEAE – Spike Moss Family Selaginella hansenii THALLOSE LIVERWORT MARCHANTIACEAE – Thallose Liverwort Family Marchantia polymorpha


APPENDIX C: RESUME OF LOA STAFF CONDUCTING THE FLORISTIC SURVEYS


WENDY FISHER Senior Project Manager/Plant Ecologist

EXPERTISE • Biological Resource Evaluations • Jurisdictional Waters Delineation and Permitting • Special-status Plant Surveys • General Wildlife Surveys • Arborist Evaluations

EDUCATION Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, B.S., Forest Ecology, minors in Botany and Forestry, 1996 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Senior Project Manager/Plant Ecologist, Live Oak Associates, Inc. Oakhurst, CA. May 1998 - June 2007 and December 2010 - present

• Senior Biologist/Project Manager, LSA Associates, Inc., San Luis Obispo, CA, July 2007 – November 2010 • Consulting Utility Forester, Western ECI, Oakhurst, CA, October 1997 - May 1998 • Biological Science Technician, GS-3,4,5, US Forest Service, Sierra National Forest, Lolo National Forest, Rogue River

National Forest. June 1993 - November 1997 (Intermittent) • Assistant Plant Propagator and Nursery Salesperson, Intermountain Nursery, Prather, CA,

November 1996 – June 1997

CERTIFICATIONS/SPECIALIZED TRAINING • Rare Plants of Eastern San Luis Obispo County, CNPS workshop, March 2010 • Morro Bay Bird Festival, Bird ID workshop and Pelagic Trip, January, 2010 • Mandatory Tree Removal Process Workshop for County Approved Arborists, Monterey County, 2009 • Rare Pond Species Survey Techniques, Laguna de Santa Rosa Foundation, 2009 • Branchiopod (Fairy and Tadpole Shrimp) Workshop, Christopher Rogers, 2008 • California Native Plant Society, Rapid Assessment Training, 2007 • International Society of Arboriculture, Certified Arborist, #WE-3872A, Valid thru December 2009 • Attendance at Habitat Assessment Workshop for San Joaquin kit fox, San Luis Obispo County,

December 2007 • Scientific Collecting Permit, California Department of Fish and Game, 2010 • Technical Writing Class through UC Davis Extension, 2006 • The Flora of San Luis Obispo County, Jepson Herbarium class, 2006 • Nationwide Permit Class through UC Davis Extension, 2006 • Richard Chinn’s Advanced Wetland Training Course, 2005 • Aquatic Plants, Jepson Herbarium class, 2005 • Western Section of the Wildlife Society’s Burrowing Owl Conference, 2003

PRINCIPAL PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES Ms. Fisher is a Senior Biologist/Certified Arborist with over twelve years consulting experience with issues related to wildlife, botanical and wetland resources for the preparation of documents for CEQA and NEPA compliance. Ms. Fisher has expertise in the native and rare flora of California and is a certified arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture. Ms. Fisher has completed general and species specific wildlife surveys for a number of species, including Valley elderberry longhorn beetle, vernal pool fairy shrimp, vernal pool tadpole shrimp, California tiger salamander, California red-legged frog, Southwestern pond turtle, San Joaquin kit fox, and nesting birds and bats. Ms. Fisher has secured agency negotiations and prepared permit applications for Sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), Section 1602 of the California Department of Fish and Game Code, and Sections 7 and 10 of the Endangered Species Act (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). Work within the coastal zone has required consultation with the California Coastal Commission and National Marine Fisheries Service. Wendy has worked on development of several conservation banks in Central California during her years of biological consulting.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS • International Society of Arboriculture • Sierra Foothill Conservancy • California Native Plant Society


APPENDIX D: CNDDB FORMS AND MAPS FOR MIMULUS FILICAULIS

Hardin Flat Rd


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LEGENDDocumented Ocurrences of Mimulus Filicanlis (Slender-stemmed Monkey Flower, CNPS 1B.2)

Live Oak Assoc., Inc. 2015

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