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Comparison Table- Page 10 (July 30, 1993) If Amended Mitigation Implemented Potentially Significant Impacts Final EIR Suggested Mitigation Measures Amended Mitigation Measures Will Impact Be Less Than Significant? for the project site. The fairways are hawks on the property. This restoration will maintained in natural low growth vegetation create 19 acres of foraging habitat for Swainson's and only the greens are planted in grass and hawk. closely mowed. An alternate restoration plan for the proposed Brovelli Woods fairways 5) Restore and manage interfairway grassland to Yes would be to design these and perhaps the improve foraging opportunities for raptors. entire course in the Scottish style, using the Improving cover type in the interfairway areas grassland restoration plan recommended in (which in some cases are wider than 400 feet)will the Buckeye Ranch Management Plan in all provide foraging possibilitiesfor the species. fairway areas. The four fairways within Brovelli Woods could serve the dual purpose 6) Implement grassland management plan as Yes as foraging sites during the Swainson's hawk outlined in the resource management plan (Table nesting season and alternate fairways for the 10, p. 149). Create variable grass depths, and golf course during the remaining two thirds of grassland phenology that provides optimal cover the year. This concept of "time share"use of and foraging opportunities for Swainson's hawk. Brovelli Woods between the Swainson's hawk and golfers should be thoroughly explored 7) Restore and manage seasonal marsh habitat to Yes with CDFG. coincide with Swainson's hawk foraging needs. Since Swainson's hawks raise their chicks during (4.7-1(f))Prohibit all use of rodenticides on the late spring through early summer, with fledgling entire project area. If an alternate fairway occurring between mid- July and mid-August,the plan for Brovelli Woods is adapted, only use proposed restoration and management plan for burrow fumigants to control gophers and the seasonal marsh habitat will provide foraging ground squirrels. habitat during a critical period of chick development (Table 9 of the Resource Plan). (4.7-1(g)) Eliminate all cattle grazing on the Seasonal marsh habitat in South Tracy Lake will entire project site and institute the Muick be managed as a summer-dry and moist-soil grassland restoration plan (with the exception marsh system. Both habitats will provide excellent of sheep grazing) throughout the present cover for rodents, small birds and insects. This grassland and oak savanna area outside of habitat type is a dramatic improvement on the suggested North Tracy lake development existing farmed land of the lake bottoms (sudan area. grass and other crops would exclude foraging during the summer months). Restoration of (4.7-1(h)) Develop and preserve riparian seasonal marsh habitat will create 30 acres of habitat at a 3:1 ratio as replacement foraging habitat. compensation for the 13 acres of previously