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SECTION 4.0 IMPACT OF DEVELOPMENT ON NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> 4.1 Direct Impact on Natural Resources <br /> The site will be directly impacted by the construction of the golf course, house lots,roads <br /> and associated features. The irrigated portions of the fairways, tees and greens will occupy <br /> ±70 acres, the 26 single family homes±50 acres, and roads 10 acres, for a total of±130 <br /> acres. <br /> Approximately 13 acres of trees have been removed for the construction of the golf course <br /> fairways. This area is within the closed canopy live oak woodland. The remainder of <br /> habitat loss for fairways -- 57 acres-- will be taken from annual grassland habitat. An <br /> additional area-- the transition zone -- will be replanted with long rough/bunchgrass plants, <br /> but this will not represent habitat loss in our opinion. The following discussion examines <br /> the impact of these lost resources on habitat values. <br /> About 50 acres of grassland habitat will be lost due to construction of the homes. The trees <br /> surrounding the individual homes will be saved using standard arboricultural practices as <br /> discussed in Appendix Q. The house sites will be landscaped with native plants and/or <br /> wildlife friendly plants, as discussed in Appendix D. <br /> The remaining±10 acres required for construction of the roads will be routed around <br /> sensitive habitat for the most part. One stretch of the road will run through the live oak <br /> woodland, occupying nine acres, the remainder will be through grassland and savanna <br /> habitat, resulting in ten acres of habitat loss. <br /> As will be discussed later, portions of the existing habitat will be replaced with fairways, <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 97 <br />