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and 1-580 overpasses, the creek course is constricted as it passes through concrete-lined channels under these highways, and f during the course of this study an 80 foot wide transect along the path of the buried gas pipeline which bisects the creek was excavated during an inspection/repair operation. Endangered, Threatened and Other Special Status Species A number of plant and animal species have geographic ranges which include or come close to the project site. Species listed as endangered or threatened are protected either by the Federal Endangered Species Act and designated here as FE or FT, or by California's Endangered Species Act and designated CE or CT in this section. In addition there are a number of animal species which, though not presently protected by law, are being considered for such protection. At the federal level these are Candidate 1 (FC1) species (a group for which there is sufficient data to support an endangered or threatened listing) and Candidate 2 (FC2) species (those for which such data is still being collected) . In California there is also a relatively large list of state species of special concern (CSC) which are being closely watched and evaluated for possible inclusion on the state's endangered or threatened species lists. In addition the the state and federal endangered and threatened species designation for plants , the California Native Plant = Society (CLAPS) also uses these designations in two biannually published lists. The first (CNPS1) denotes those protected species which are rare , threatened, or endangered both in California and elsewhere. The second (CNPS2) are those in these categories only in California since they are more numerous ► elsewhere. A third grouping (CNPS3) identifies those for which more information is needed, and a fourth category (CNPS4) is a "watch list" of species with limited distribution. t Table I. Special status species which have geographic ranges that include or come close to the project site was compiled from the California Natural Diversity Base, the Resources Agency's 1994 Annual Report on the Status of California's State Listed + Threatened and Endangered Plants and Wildlife, and from the California Native Plant Society's 1992 published listings. Y' y Common Name- Scientific Name Status Plants Large-flowered Amsinckia grandiflora FE,SE fiddleneck CNPS1 Animals Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus anatum FE, CE 4 San Joaquin kit fox Vulpes macrotis mutica FE,ST Vernal pool crustaceans (species citations in text) FE,FT Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni CT Valley elderberry Desmocerus californicus CT r longhorn beetle dimorphus California tiger Ambystoma californiense FCI,CSC salamander �4 4