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THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS T S.. Joaquin Counly P.O. BOX 4548 STOCKTON. CALIFORNIA 95204 01/26/93 (209) 465-0293 San Joaquin County Development Department JAN 2 71993 1810 E_ Hazelton Avenue Stockton, CA 95205 WMMUNiTY DtVtLUPMENT DEPT. ATTN: K. Sullivan, Senior Planner PLANNING DIVISION The League of Women Voters of San Joaquin County urges .:a reconsideration of the Draft EIR and supplemental information on the archeological section of the original DEIR of the "Buckeye Ranch Project_ " First, the uniqueness of the area with its archeological %13 sites and 4v,p.ir.ppQp1 archeological sites indicate that all development must be made away from the river- Mitigation measures 4. 13-1 (a) and 4- 13-a(b) would move the development away from the river side of the property and thus would lessen impact somewhat and are desirable_ However, -the question sti l 1 remains as to whether any of the proposer development could avoid adversely affecting the Swai nson ' s hawks and the Sandhi 1 1 cranes in the area. As was noted in IMPACT 4. 13-2, the elimination of a portion of the oak savannah would eliminate much of the Swainson' s hawk foraging habitat- The amount of territory the Swai nson' s hawks need for survivalexceeds what the development will Q gqpMp, and thus dooms the birds- The preservation of heritage tage oaks ppd the entire South Tracy Lake system are imperative. The irreversible loss of habitat that the Buckeye Ranch( in its pr••esent form would entail could be offset somewhat by the purchase of 175 acres of good off--site habitat in San Joaquin County for the Swai nson' s hawk and Sandhi 1 1 cranes, in particular, and all the Other bird spec es noted in the Biotics Study- That should be done if problems arc:- to be avoided- Sincerely, voided_Since=rely. Renee Lal"ou.tu r'e'•-Tu. I I cI c h , 1st V 1 ce `P r o s l dEi n t. Karl H . Kothe, Natural Resources Chairperson VI-103