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