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14 Biological Resources, MONK &ASSOCIATFS Impacts and Mitigations Tracy Facility Expansion Site reclamation of the project site after mining in completed,would reduce impacts to nesting California homedlarks to a Ieve1 considered less than significant..ificant. r 8- San Joaquin Pocket Mouse 14:15 Impact Numbe Implementation of the project as proposed could result in impacts to the San.Joaquin pocket mouse. Joaquin pocket mouse is a Federal species of concern and a State species of special The San a impacted b the or this species would b p y e habitat f acres of suitable sP concern. Approximately 137 project include direct is to this mouse from the p potential impacts Pote project as currently proposed, P loss of individuals by heavy equipment and indirect.temporary impacts(i.e., one to six years) that would include loss of foraging and burrowing habitat. At this time it is not known whether or not the San Jo uin ocket mouse is resent on the project site. In the absence of survey results confirming or negating the presence of San Joaquin pocket mouse on the project site; it must be concluded that impacts to this species from the proposed project are potentially significant. However,mitigation could be implemented that would reduce this impact to a level considered less than significant. 14.16 Mitigation Measure 8� San Joaquin Pocket Mouse . Implementation.of the following mitigation`should offset impacts to the San Joaquin packet mouse to a level considered less than significant. Because Granite will be required to mitigate for impacts to San Joaquin kit fox, and since provision of a kit fox mitigation site would also mitigate any potential impacts to San Joaquin pocket mouse, a trapping survey to determine the presence or absence of this species within the project site should not be conducted. Rather, a preconstruction trapping and removal.effort would be conducted in each excavation area to avoid`.`taking" San Joaquin pocket mouse. This trapping removal effort should be completed no more than 30 days prior to mining in the current excavation area(Area 1;2, 3, etc.). If this mouse species is captured,mitigation would include removing trapped animals to nearby suitable habitats. In addition to trapping animals, one-way eviction boxes should be placed over active burrows. This trapping and relocation effort should be coordinated with USFWS and CDFG and should only be completed by a qualified wildlife biologist. Trapping and removal of the San Joaquin pocket mouse and acquisition of mitigation land would reduce impacts to less than significant. 14.17 Impact Number 9-American Badger Implementation of the project as proposed could result in impacts to the American badger. The American badger is a State species of special concern. It has no Federal status. Approximately 137 acres of suitable American badger denning and foraging habitat would be impacted by the project as proposed. Potential impacts to individual badgers during excavation include: accidental entrapment in burrows and encounters with heavy equipment. Temporary 35