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w 5 Example 4 Total number of elderberry shrubs: 25 Associated native plants: none Number of elderberry shrubs with evidence of the the valley elderberry longhorn beetle: 7 Humber of stems equal or greater than 1.0 inch: 150 Compensation required: . Transplant the 25 elderberry shrubs, plant 450 stems (ratio 3:1) Total area required: 4.22 acres Provide Habitat for the Beetle in Perpetuity Weeds and other plants that are not native to the mitigation area should be removed at least once a year or at the discretion of the Service or the California Department of Fish and Came. Mechanical means should be used; herbicides should be prohibited. Measures should be taken to insure that no pesticides, herbicides, or other (� chemical agents enters the mitigation area. No spraying of these agents �( should be conducted within one hundred (100) feet of the area or if they have the potential to drift, flow or be washed into the area in the opinion of biologists or law enforcement personnel from the California Department of Fish and Came or the Service. The Service should be provided with written documentation that this condition will be carried out in perpetuity. No dumping of trash or other material should occur within the mitigation area. Any trash or other material should be removed within ten (10) working days of discovery. The Service should be provided with written documentation that this condition will be carried out in perpetuity. Biologists and lana enforcement personnel from the California Department of Fish and Came and the Service should he given complete access to the prOJeet site to monitor transplanting activities. Personnel from both these agencies should be given complete access to the project and the mitigation area to monitor the valley elderberry longhorn beetle and its elderberry shrub habitat i In perpetuity. Permanent fencing should be placed completely around the mitigation area to prevent unau orized entry by off-road vehicles, equestrians, or other parties tat of the beetle. The applicanC should that may damage or destroy the habi receive written approval from the Service that the fencing is acceptable prior to initiation of the mitigation program. A minimum of two prominent signs should be placed and maintained in perpetuity at tFte mitigation area no ng Mat the site is habitat o£ the federally threatened valley elderberry longhorn beetle and including information on the beetle' s biology and ecology. The signs should be approved by the Service. They should be replaced or repaired within ten (LO) working days if they are found to be damaged or destroyed. i i 90'd LLEtt Wdsz:7 266; -SZ bCW VETGEeL9L6 :01 SOL=O OH 010CS SM-iM:W02ld