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Table 9. Net Impact vs Benefits of the Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan, Swainson's Hawk <br /> Mitigation Plan. <br /> GOALS &ACTIONS APPROXIMATE ACRES NET ACRES NET <br /> ACRES MITIGATED CHANGE BENEFIT <br /> IMPACTED <br /> Trees Cut 13* 0 -13* - <br /> Grassland Converted 57 0 -57 - <br /> Housing Lots 50 0 -50 - <br /> Roads 10 0 -10 - <br /> GOAL 1 0 0 (+675)** + <br /> GOAL 2 0 400 +400 + <br /> GOAL 3 -- 30 +30 + <br /> GOAL 4 -- 66 +66 + <br /> GOAL 5 -- -- -- + <br /> GOAL 6 -- -- -- + <br /> GOAL 7 -- -- -- + <br /> GOAL 8 -- -- -- + <br /> TOTALS 130 496 +366 + <br /> * Live oak habitat does not provide optimal nesting habitat for Swainson's hawk. <br /> However, the land owners recognize the importance of the woodland in maintaining <br /> biodiversity on the property and thus will mitigate the lost live oak acreage due to the <br /> planned project activities. <br /> **675 acres is being set aside as a nature preserve. <br /> 6.2 Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle Mitigation Plan <br /> It is the intention of the owner to avoid, preserve and enhance valley elderberry longhorn <br /> beetles and their habitats whenever possible. A wildlife goal for the Buckeye Ranch <br /> project is to establish distinct valley elderberry longhorn beetle (VELB) sanctuaries on the <br /> property. Map 5, the proposed restoration areas for Buckeye Ranch show the VELB <br /> sanctuaries overlying 15 acres of the live oak forest and 10 acres of the live oak forest <br /> restoration area. <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 130 <br />