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Table 2-1 (continued) <br /> Summary of Impacts and Mitigation Measures (Applicable to Program and Project-Specific Impacts) <br /> F Impact Significance Mitigation Measure Significance <br /> before Mitigation after Mitigation <br /> o <br /> the beginning of ground disturbance or construction activity. <br /> d The survey shall include all undeveloped areas in and within <br /> 0 100 feet of development and staging areas. Potential dens <br /> y shall be monitored to determine if they are active,in <br /> Cn accordance with methods presented in the Standardized <br /> Recommendations for Protection of the San Joaquin Kit Fox <br /> s <br /> Before or During Ground Disturbance(USFWS 1999). <br /> ► If no active dens are found during the surveys,a letter report <br /> documenting the survey methodology and findings shall be <br /> v submitted to USFWS and DFG within 5 days after survey <br /> completion and before the start of ground disturbance or <br /> E! construction activity,and no further mitigation shall be <br /> 70 necessary. <br /> Any known or potential dens discovered within the survey area <br /> shall be monitored for 3 days to determine its current use. If no <br /> activity is observed during this period,the den shall be <br /> destroyed immediately to preclude subsequent use. If kit fox <br /> activity is observed,the den shall be monitored for at least 5 <br /> consecutive days from the time of the observation,to allow any <br /> kit fox occupying the den to move to another location. If it is not <br /> a natal or pupping den,use of the den can be discouraged <br /> during this period by partially plugging its entrance(s)with soil <br /> in such a manner that any animal can escape easily. The den <br /> may be destroyed when,in the judgment of a qualified biologist, <br /> it is no longer occupied by a kit fox or it is temporarily vacant. <br /> Methods for den destruction shall be in accordance with <br /> USFWS recommendations. <br /> Occupied natal or pupping dens shall not be destroyed until the <br /> adults and pups have vacated the den and then only after <br /> consultation with USFWS. A 250-foot buffer zone shall be <br /> maintained around natal dens until the biologist determines that <br /> the den has been vacated. <br /> ► Additional provisions of the Standardized Recommendations for <br /> Protection of the San Joaquin Kit Fox Before or During Ground <br /> C m Disturbance(USFWS 1999),including those for educating <br /> W vn construction workers regarding kit fox,keeping heavy <br /> Q <br />