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Environmental Setting <br /> 2706 Pock Lane Site <br /> The 2706 Pock Lane site is leveled and is situated at an elevation of approximately 25 <br /> feet above mean sea level. The site consists of a field of disked grassland and a small <br /> home site with several surrounding trees. The field has been historically farmed in hay <br /> and annual crops and is highly disturbed from routine farming activities. Habitats in the <br /> site are highly disturbed from decades of intensive farming and periodic disking and <br /> tilling of portions of the site for several years. <br /> Vegetation on the 2706 Pock Lane site is best described as annual grassland. Wild oats <br /> are the dominant grass in the site, with lesser amounts of ripgut brome and perennial <br /> ryegrass. Other grassland species are intermixed with the grasses, such as Russian thistle, <br /> yellow star thistle, field bindweed, common mallow, and filaree. A majority of the trees <br /> on the site are in the northwest corner, associated with the fenced-off residence. Most of <br /> these trees are ornamental species used for landscape purposes and a few small fruit trees. <br /> There are also black walnut trees along Pock Lane south of the residence, along with oak <br /> and eucalyptus trees along Bieghle Drain. No blue elderberry shrubs were observed on or <br /> adjacent to the site. <br /> Only a few bird species common to urban areas of San Joaquin County were observed <br /> during the field surveys. American crow, mourning dove, California scrub jay, and <br /> Brewer's blackbird are representative bird species observed on and near the site. A few <br /> species of mammals common to urban and agricultural areas likely occur in the project <br /> site, although no mammals were observed during the field surveys. A few California <br /> ground squirrel burrows were observed along the edges of the site. Other common <br /> species are expected to occur in the project site on occasion, such as coyote, raccoon, <br /> black-tailed hare, striped skunk, desert cottontail, and Virginia opossum. Due to lack of <br /> suitable habitat, only a few amphibians and reptiles are expected to occur on the site, and <br /> none were observed during the field surveys. Common species such as Pacific chorus <br /> frog, western fence lizard, western skink, and western terrestrial garter snake may occur <br /> on the site on occasion. <br /> 3009 Pock Lane Site <br /> Like the 2706 Pock Lane site, the 3009 Pock Lane site is leveled and is situated at an <br /> elevation of approximately 25 feet above mean sea level. The 3009 Pock Lane site <br /> consists of two fields of disked grassland on either side of Duck Creek, which flows <br /> through the site. The fields have been historically farmed for several decades in hay and <br /> annual crops and are highly disturbed from routine farming activities. <br /> As with the other site, vegetation on the 3009 Pock Lane site is best described as annual <br /> grassland. Wild oats are the dominant grass in the site, with lesser amounts of ripgut <br /> brome and perennial ryegrass. Russian thistle, yellow star thistle, field bindweed, <br /> common mallow, and filaree are intermixed with the grasses. Vegetation within and <br /> along the banks of Duck Creek include common hydrophytic species such as cattails, tall <br /> flat sedge, golden crown grass, Baltic rush, and curly dock. There is a relatively large <br /> Pock Lane Public Review Draft IS/MND 3-13 May 2022 <br />