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8 <br /> be undertaken. <br /> 3. Maintenance of sufficient foraging habitat to support breeding <br /> pairs and successful fledging of young. <br /> A. Impact avoidance and project alternatives must be <br /> thoroughly analyzed and discussed with DFG representatives <br /> prior to adverse modification of foraging habitat as required <br /> by CEQA (Section 21002; Guidelines sec.15002, 15021,15126, <br /> 21100). This discussion must focus on alternatives capable <br /> of either eliminating any significant adverse environmental <br /> effect or reducing them to a level less than significant, <br /> even if such alternatives would be more costly or to some <br /> degree impede the projects objectives. <br /> B. Potential foraging areas are described as identified <br /> foraging habitat types located within a 10-mile radius from <br /> an active Swainson's nesting territory. Any adverse <br /> modification of these foraging areas may require mitigation <br /> for loss of foraging habitat. The criteria for assessing this <br /> mitigation is as follows: <br /> a. Territory must have been used at least once <br /> historically (as determined by DFG Swainson's hawk <br /> nesting records). <br /> b. Mitigation will be required for all lands within the <br /> defined foraging area (10 miles), excluding the <br /> following: Lands which are currently in urban use or <br /> lands that have no existing or potential value for <br /> foraging Swainson's hawks as determined by site <br /> specific surveys by a DFG qualified raptor biologist. <br /> c. Mitigation for foraging areas shall be a minimum <br /> 1:1 acre ratio (i.e., 1 acre replacement for each <br /> 1 acre loss of habitat). Increased mitigation ratios <br /> may be necessary in certain instances in order to <br /> maintain adequate foraging habitat to support <br /> Swainson's hawk populations or if a project site <br /> provides breeding or forage habitat for more than <br />