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<br /> An Expanded Initial Study for the proposed seawall protect has been prepared by Sycamore
<br /> Environmental Consultants, Inc , (under contract with Siegfried Engineenng, Inc)for the City
<br /> of Stockton Upon its completion, the Expanded Initial Study will be submitted to the State
<br /> Clearinghouse for distribution to appropriate agencies This Biological and Fisheries
<br /> ' Resources Evaluation and Wetland Delineation Report will become an attachment to the
<br /> Expanded Initial Study
<br /> ' B. Survey Dates and Personnel
<br /> The site was surveyed on 9 January, 29 April, and 19 May 1997 by R John Little, Ph D ,
<br /> ' Sycamore Environmental Consultants, Inc (Sycamore Environmental)
<br /> III. STUDY METHODS
<br /> ' Study methods consisted of conducting site surveys, reviewing agency documents, materials,
<br /> maps, and published and unpublished literature, and consulting with agency personnel
<br /> ' A. Literature Search
<br /> Information on the biology, distribution, taxonomy, legal status, and other aspects of the
<br /> ' special-status species was obtained from documents on file in the library of Sycamore
<br /> Environmental Standard references used for the biology and taxonomy of plants included
<br /> Abrams (1923-1960), California Native Plant Society (Skinner and Pavlik, eds , 1994),
<br /> Hickman, ed (1993), Mason (1957), and Munz (1959) Standard references used for the
<br /> biology and taxonomy of wildlife included Behler and King (1979), Ehrlich et al (1988),
<br /> Jameson and Peeters (1988), Mayer and Laudenslayer, eds (1988), McGinnis (1984),
<br /> Peterson (1990), Stebbins (1985), Udvardy (1977), Verner and Boss (1980), Whitaker(1980),
<br /> ' and Zeiner et al (1988, 1990a, b)
<br /> A computerized search of the California Natural Diversity Data Base(CNDDBI RareFind
<br /> ' report, 3 March 1997)was conducted for the Stockton West USGS topographic quadrangle
<br /> (Exhibit 2) This search was conducted to determine if there were any known occurrences of
<br /> state-or federally-listed species recorded from the protect study area
<br /> ' In addition to the CNDDBI RareFind report, Sycamore Environmental reviewed the following
<br /> current lists prepared by the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Natural Diversity
<br /> Data Base
<br /> ' Endangered and threatened animals of California (January 1997),
<br /> • Special animals(August 1994),
<br /> • Endangered, threatened, and rare plants of California (January 1997), and
<br /> + Special plants list(January 1997)
<br /> A letter was also sent to the U S Fish and Wildlife Service(Service), Ecological Services,
<br /> Sacramento Field Office, requesting file data on special-status species that could occur in the
<br /> ' protect vicinity (Exhibit 3) CNDDBI RareFind records and data received from the Service
<br /> were used to compile a list of special-status species that could potentially occur in the protect
<br /> study area (Exhibit 4)
<br /> The National Marine Fisheries Service was consulted to obtain life history information of
<br /> anadromous fish species (personal communication, Chris Mobley, 5 May 1997)
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