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San Joaquin County Community Environmental Setting, Impacts,and Mitigation Measures Development Department Biological Resources On July 12,2005,a Jones& Stokes botanist and a Jones & Stokes wildlife biologist conducted a reconnaissance-level field survey of the project area. The survey was conducted by driving around the perimeter of the study area and along agricultural access roads through the project area. The biologists stopped at regular intervals to survey and document habitat types and take photographs. Methods and terms used to document special-status species and survey for waters of the United States, including wetlands, are described below. Special-Status Species Special-status species are plant and animal species that are legally protected under the California Endangered Species Act(CESA), federal Endangered Species Act(ESA), or other regulations, as well as species considered sufficiently rare by the scientific community to qualify for such listing. Special- status species include the following. ■ Species listed or proposed for listing as threatened or endangered under ESA (50 CFR 17.12 [listed plants], 50 CFR 17.11 [listed animals], and various r„ notices in the Federal Register[FR] [proposed species]). ■ Species that are candidates for possible future listing as threatened or endangered under ESA(64 FR 57534,October 25, 1999). ■ Species listed or proposed for listing by the State of California as threatened or endangered under CESA(14 California Code of Regulations [CCR] 670.5). ■ Species that meet the definitions of rare or endangered under CEQA(State CEQA Guidelines Section 15380). ■ Plants listed as rare under the California Native Plant Protection Act (California Fish and Game Code Section 1900 et seq.). ■ Plants considered by CNPS to be "rare,threatened,or endangered in r. California"(Lists IB and 2, CNPS 2005) ■ Plants listed by CNPS as plants about which more information is needed to ., determine their status and plants of limited distribution(Lists 3 and 4, CNPS 2005), which may be included as special-status species on the basis of local significance or recent biological information. �- ■ Animal species of special concern to the California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) (Remsen 1978 [birds],Williams 1986 [mammals], and Jennings and Hayes 1994 [amphibians and reptiles]). ■ Animals fully protected in California(California Fish and Game Code Sections 3511 [birds],4700 [mammals],and 5050 [amphibians and reptiles]). Special-Status Plant Surveys. As a follow-up to the May 9,2003, field survey by Wetlands Research Associates, Inc.—conducted to assess habitat suitability for special-status plant species within the project area--a Jones& Stokes botanist conducted a follow-up botanical survey of the project area on July 12,2005,to determine whether suitable habitat existed for special-status plants identified as DeSilva Gates Quarry Project Draft Environmental Impact Report 3.D-3 J85 0.5105.05