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Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Page II-44 Forward Inc. Landfill 2018 Expansion Project vegetation will discourage colonization oft e site by burrowing owl. o Alternatively,if burrowing owls are not known or suspected on a project site and the area is an unlikely occupation site for red-legged frog, San Joaquin kit fox or tiger salamander,the Project Proponent may disc or plow the entire project site to temporarily close ground squirrel burrows and render the construction site temporarily unusable by burrowing owls. • During the breeding season(February 1 through August 31),occupied burrows shall not be disturbed in accordance with the following restrictions (CDFG 2012): o Between 1 April and 15 August, minimum setbacks from occupied burrows shall be 200 m (656 ft)for low disturbance levels, and 500 m (1640 ft)for medium and high disturbance levels. o Between 16 August and 15 October,minimum setbacks from occupied burrows shall be 200 m (656 ft)for low and medium disturbance levels, and 500 m (1640 ft)for high disturbance levels. o Between 16 October and 31 March, minimum setbacks from occupied burrows shall be 50 m(164 ft) for low disturbance levels, 100 m (328 ft) for medium disturbance levels and 500 m (1640 ft) for high disturbance levels. • Burrow exclusion is a technique of installing one-way doors in burrow openings during the non-breeding season to temporarily exclude burrowing owls, or permanently exclude burrowing owls and close burrows after verifying burrows are empty by site monitoring and scoping. During the non-breeding season(September 1 through January 31)burrowing owls occupying the project site may be evicted from the project site by passive relocation as described by the(CDFG (2012). Burrow exclusion and closure is not permitted during the breeding season.