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Ms. Kerry Sullivan December 22, 1992 Page 2 Page 7 - Plant Communities "The forest contains trees in many age categories,with some of the older Dos specimens averaging well above 100 years. The later estimates were obtained from annular ring counts from stumps that have been pulled out and deposited in piles near the forest edge." These stumps are being stored for future placement in the lakes as fish habitat. Page 10 "It is this extensive grape vine growth with its "Tarzan swing" vines that imparts a jungle-like appearance to this classic remnant of valley riparian Dos woodland. Only the preserved mature riparian woodland segments of Caswell State Park in southern San Joaquin County equal that present along the Mokelumne River in Brovelli Woods." The Nature Conservacy's Consumnes River Preserve contains better habitat. Their property continues to flood naturally. In addition,this type of vegetation exists along the Mokelumne River from Woodbridge to the Delta and above Lodi to Comanche Reservoir. Page 14 "One other criteria for such sites in California is that they receive little or no human disturbance during the nesting period. Several Swainson's D47 hawks were regularly seen on the project site during April, and on May 7 the first nest was sighted. It was situated near the top of a tall Fremont cottonwood in Brovelli Woods at the eastern end of the proposed 13th fairway and the Mokelumne River..." According to Steve Laymen, Swainson's hawks nest in a CalTrans Corporation Yard in Yuba City, a facility where trucks are continuously moving in and out. In addition, Dave Fisher has shown to you photos of a Swainson's hawk nest above a golf tee at Woodbridge Country Club adjacent to Lower Sacramento Road. We believe these observations prove that the daily presence of people will cause nest sitting in less disturbed areas; i.e., a tree or two removed from a fairway. vi-76