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guidelines. The environmental studies include analysis of four alternative bridge crossings. <br /> The environmental issues being analyzed include urban issues, such as land use, parklands, <br /> and relocation concerns, as well as cultural and biological resources. A separate Section 4(f) <br /> report is being prepared to evaluate the impacts of the proposed project on the American <br /> River Parkway and the historic Rainbow Bridge. In addition, Jones & Stokes Associates is <br /> preparing an alternatives analysis to satisfy Section 404(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act for <br /> the project. <br /> Relevant Restoration Projects <br /> The Nature Conservancy - Corning Ranch Restoration Plan <br /> In conjunction with The Nature Conservancy, a nonprofit conservation organization, <br /> Jones & Stokes Associates prepared a long-range management plan to restore 500 acres of <br /> agricultural land to riparian habitat on the Kopta Slough Preserve along the Sacramento <br /> River. The management plan addresses habitat requirements for target wildlife species, <br /> such as the yellow-billed cuckoo, habitat restoration techniques applicable to the area, and <br /> costs and phasing for planned habitat restoration. The first phase of habitat restoration has <br /> been implemented and includes the planting of over 6,000 cottonwood and willow trees. <br /> California Department of Parks and Recreation - Angel Island Plant Community <br /> Restoration EIR <br /> Jones & Stokes Associates prepared an EIR for the proposed phased restoration of <br /> native plant communities on sites presently occupied by eucalyptus trees on Angel Island, <br /> a state park in San Francisco Bay. Eucalyptus removal would be followed by stump sprout <br /> control using herbicides and manual cutting, prescribed burning, erosion control mulching <br /> and grass seeding, and planting of native coastal prairie, scrub, strand, and evergreen <br /> woodland species. Jones & Stokes Associates analyzed established state policy germane to <br /> the project; formulated project alternatives; developed improved performance standards for <br /> determining success of each phase; examined risks of proposed and alternative herbicides, <br /> risks of revegetation success, expected soil loss, wildlife impacts, aesthetic and recreational <br /> impacts,and operational safety hazards;and developed implementable mitigation measures. <br /> PEAK & ASSOCIATES <br /> Peak & Associates, Inc., a California corporation, offers archeological services and <br /> cultural resource expertise to public agencies and private companies and organizations. <br /> A certified disadvantaged/woman-owned business enterprise in business since 1972, <br /> Peak & Associates operates with a full-time staff of four professional archeologists and one <br /> historian/archeologist. The company also maintains an outstanding complement of expert <br /> V-7 <br />