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greens, short rough, long rough, and hard surface structures. Other portions will be <br /> replaced with restored grassland, enhanced wetlands,created wetlands, and other restored <br /> tree areas. Some portions will be left untouched. <br /> Fairways, greens and short rough areas provide somewhat limited value as wildlife habitat. <br /> Long rough/bunchgrass areas as well as restored and enhanced habitats will have improved <br /> habitat values. Areas left natural remain somewhat unaffected. Hard surface structures, <br /> such as parking lots, clubhouse, etc., have zero or negative habitat values. Compared to <br /> other land uses, such as farming, however, the proposed golf course has less impact since <br /> golfing is a relatively "wildlife friendly" activity and the entire area provides general open <br /> space that as a whole is usable by many species of wildlife. <br /> 4.2 Tree Loss <br /> Approximately 13 acres of trees,or 12% of the live oak woodland site, have been <br /> removed. According to Pam Muick (1992), this represents about 400 trees removed. As <br /> indicated above, the type of forest is not riparian, but rather live oak woodland. In addition <br /> to the trees cleared, understory vegetation adjacent to the fairways has been removed up to <br /> 75 feet from the edge of the fairway. <br /> 4.3 Impact on Wildlife <br /> s <br /> The impacts of the 13-acre forest clearing are difficult to ascertain. The bird species that <br /> occur in the forest are adapted to forage along forest edges particularly those species that <br /> feed upon insects. The 13 acres was cut in two swaths through the western portion of the <br /> forest (Resource Map). This smaller patch may not support as many canopy insectivores, <br /> diurnal raptors, or terrestrial foragers. Large mammals will be restricted from this narrow <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 98 <br />