DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The Enrolled Property is owned by the District and managed by the District in collaboration with The Big Sur Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy. The Enrolled Property is Palo Corona Regional Park, located near the city of Carmel-by-the-Sea in Monterey County, California (see Figure 1). The Enrolled Property is located within unit MNT-2 of designated critical habitat for the California red-legged frog (75 FR 12815). The Enrolled Property is not located within designated critical habitat for the California tiger salamander. There is no designated critical habitat for the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly. The Enrolled Property is not located within designated critical habitat for Xxxxx’x piperia. The District has dedicated a portion of the Park as park and open space, and fully intends to dedicate the entire Park by 2013. This dedication requires the areas to be preserved as such in perpetuity, as passed and adopted by the District’s Board of Directors on July 12, 2010, per Resolution #2010-15. Dedication includes a commitment to long-term conservation activities that maintain, restore, and enhance the populations and habitats of the Covered Species and Xxxxx'x piperia. Prior to ownership by the District, the area that is the Enrolled Property served as both a cattle ranch and as a dairy at varying periods. The area has been grazed, primarily by cattle, for over 100 years. Ongoing livestock grazing was recognized by a previous owner as an important component of the land management strategy to maintain the grasslands (Overtree 2001, as cited in McGraw 2007). The Big Sur Land Trust and The Nature Conservancy partnered with several state agencies to jointly purchase the land in 2002. In 2004, the land was transferred to the District and named Palo Corona Regional Park. As part of the District, the Enrolled Property is to be maintained for public benefit and enjoyment and managed to protect the natural character and community value in perpetuity with best management practices. Public access to the Enrolled Property is currently limited to pedestrians who must receive a permit to enter. Additionally, access is restricted to certain areas within the Enrolled Property. Future access could include mountain biking, horseback riding, and hiking on established trails. The Enrolled Property is approximately 4,300 acres and provides a unique area for conservation because of the large area dedicated to conservation, presence of several diverse ecological communities, and that it ...
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The Xxxxxxxxxx Ranch encompasses an area of around 344,955 acres, in Sierra and Socorro counties in New Mexico (Figures 1 and 2). Management of the Xxxxxxxxxx focuses on bison ranching, nature tourism, hunting and other recreation, limited solar energy generation, and wildlife conservation including restoration of imperiled species. Nearly 93% of the Xxxxxxxxxx, including areas to be occupied by free ranging tortoises due to this Agreement, is encumbered by a conservation easement held by the New Mexico Land Conservancy. The Xxxxxxxxxx sits at the northern extent of the Chihuahuan Desert, an ecoregion that was identified by the World Wildlife Fund in a global assessment of biodiversity as one of the most important arid ecoregions on Earth (Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxxxx 1998). Many of this area’s plants, fish, and reptile species exhibit localized patterns of endemism with a high turnover of species with distance - the hallmark of a biologically rich ecoregion. Approximately a third of the Xxxxxxxxxx is composed of the Apacherian-Chihuahuan Semi- Desert Grassland and Steppe (Figure 3) vegetative community, which is characterized by a diverse suite of warm-season, perennial grasses with scattered stem succulents and shrubs. Another third of the property reflects the Chihuahuan Creosote xxxx, Mixed Desert and Thornscrub ecological system, which is characterized by creosote xxxx (Xxxxxx tridentata), mixed with desert scrub, with grasses common but at lower cover levels than shrubs. A significant expansion of this desert scrub system in the Chihuahuan Desert’s northern extent is thought to be the result of recent invasion of Xxxxxx tridentata into former desert grasslands over the last 150 years. The combined effects of climate change (increased drought), overgrazing by livestock, and/or decreases in fire frequency over the last 70-250 years has fueled the expansion of Xxxxxx tridentata (Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx 1965, Xxxxxxxxx 1979, Xxxxxx 1984, Xxxx-Xxxxxx 1993, Xxxxxxx et al. 2005). TESF biologists (administers the tortoise project in close collaboration with N.M. Ranch Properties, Inc.) assessed the habitat used by the tortoise population in Mexico and found numerous similarities with habitat on the Xxxxxxxxxx Ranch. They then used this information to inform the selection of captive enclosures for the tortoise in New Mexico. The Mexican and Xxxxxxxxxx Ranch locations are both within the Chihuahuan desert scrub biotic community (Brown and Xxxx 1980).
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The property subject to this Agreement (Enrolled Property) is the 2,902-acre Garrapata State Park, which is owned and managed by DPR. The Enrolled Property is located south of Carmel Highlands and north of Big Sur in Monterey County, California (see Figure 1). Throughout the remainder of this Agreement, the terms Enrolled Property and Park are synonymous and are used interchangeably. The Enrolled Property is located west of unit MNT-2 and north of unit MNT-3 of designated critical habitat for the California red-legged frog (75 FR 12815) and is not within designated critical habitat for the species. There is no designated critical habitat for the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly. DPR acquired the first parcel of the park property in 1980 and it was classified a State Park in 1985. The Park is part of the former Xxxx Ranch, a cattle ranch that operated until the 1950’s. Designation of state-owned lands as a State Park includes a commitment to long-term conservation activities that maintain, restore, and protect the site’s native environmental composition, making the area available for public enjoyment and education in a manner consistent with the preservation of natural, scenic, cultural, and ecological values for present and future generations. Public access to the portion of the Enrolled Property located west of Highway 1 is currently provided via 21 vehicle turnouts/trail access gates along the western side of the highway. Public access to the portion of the Enrolled Property located east of Highway 1 is provided via two trails: the Rocky Ridge Trail; and Xxxxxxxxx Canyon Trail. Numbered placards represent gate numbers along Highway 1. Key features of the Park include Garrapata Beach (Gates 18 and 19), scenic overlooks with benches (Gate 17), Xxxxxxxxx Point trails and overlooks (Gates 8, 9, and 10), and back country access to trails east of Highway 1 (Gates 7 and 8). Current access is for pedestrians and hiking on established trails. Most of the trails are non-continuous due to terrain constraints. Of the 2,902 acres that comprise the Enrolled Property, 277 acres are oriented in a narrow strip of land seaward (west) of Highway 1, featuring approximately 4 miles of coastline along the Pacific Ocean. The remaining 2,625-acre area contains mountainous terrain east of Highway 1 (see Figure 2). The property provides a unique area for conservation because of the large amount of coastal scrub habitat with relatively little public access due to the steep terrain as well a...
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The Enrolled Properties are the areas over which Safe Harbor assurances apply and incidental take of the covered species is authorized. The Parties reasonably expect the covered species may occupy all or a portion of aquatic habitats on any individual Enrolled Property because of management activities undertaken through this Agreement. For the purpose of the Agreement, we have selected four counties in southern Nevada, which include approximately 1,081,918 acres of non-Federal lands. Selecting a broad area was done to allow flexibility with enrolling properties that have not yet been identified nor surveyed for eligible habitat. Xxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Lincoln, and Xxxxx Counties, Nevada (Counties) include private and local-government controlled sites containing natural springs as well as landscape and irrigation ponds that may be suitable for refuge populations of Pahrump poolfish (Figure 1). However, the Agreement will focus on those properties that have suitable aquatic habitat for the Pahrump poolfish. Such habitat includes reliable and protected water supplies and water quality, limited or controllable public access, and accessibility for management activities. A Cooperative Agreement will be completed and signed for each Enrolled Property. Each Cooperative Agreement will include a map of the property and its legal location, a description of the existing biological community (e.g., nonnative aquatic species, protected species), and a description of any aquatic habitats (e.g., ponds, springs). In addition, current land-use practices, existing development, property access, and any expected land-use changes or future development will be described.
Figure 1. Non-Federal Lands within Xxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Lincoln, and Xxxxx Counties, Nevada.
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The property subject to this Agreement (Enrolled Property) is owned and managed by the Landowner. The Enrolled Property is the 620-acre Swallow Creek Ranch, located near the unincorporated community of Cayucos in San Xxxx Obispo County, California (Figure 1). The Enrolled Property is located within unit SLO-2 of designated critical habitat for the California red-legged frog (75 FR 12815). From the late 1800’s until the 1960's, Swallow Creek Ranch was the site of a dairy farm. In 1985, the Landowner purchased the property and started a cattle ranch specializing in the production of hormone free, grass-fed beef, which continues today. When the Landowner acquired the property, existing native habitat was in a degraded state. The riparian corridor was nonexistent and non-native grasses dominated the landscape. The Landowner began reestablishing native vegetation at the Enrolled Property over 20 years ago and since that time native habitat for the Covered Species has been reestablished in certain areas of the ranch. The Landowner encourages wildlife use of the Enrolled Property and supports wildlife at Swallow Creek Ranch by providing breeding and nesting habitat. Swallow Creek Ranch supports a large colony of Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) that winter in a eucalyptus grove from December through February, and a population of cliff swallows (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) that migrate from Latin America to nest on the property from March through August. The vegetation at Swallow Creek Ranch is dominated by a mix of native and non-native grasses on rolling hillsides. A mix of native and non-native trees and shrubs occur along some of the stream banks. Within the ranch, there is one unnamed perennial creek and an approximately 1.75-acre manmade pond that contains still water and reaches a depth of over 20 feet, along with a few smaller drainages that feed the unnamed creek and other drainages in the upper area of the property that flow into an adjacent property (Figure 2). This unnamed perennial creek is referred to as “Swallow Creek” by the Landowner in tribute to the swallows that nest at the Enrolled Property, and will be referenced as such within this Agreement. The manmade pond was designed with areas of shallow water and deep water that enable cattle to access water and the pond without trampling steep banks and causing heavy turbidity. The shallow areas are also important for larval California red-legged frog development, while deeper areas allow escape ...
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The enrolled property is the area over which Safe Harbor assurances apply and on which incidental take of the covered species is authorized. The Parties reasonably expect the covered species may occupy all or a portion of the enrolled property as a result of management actions undertaken through this Agreement. The Chevron Products Company, Hawaii Refinery was established in 1959 to meet Hawaii’s need for petroleum products. The refinery encompasses 248 acres and lies within the boundaries of the Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Industrial Park, located along the southwestern coast of Oahu (Appendix 2, Figure 1). The refinery receives crude oil from overseas and transforms the oil into gasoline for automobiles, jet fuels for aircraft, diesel oil for ships, liquified petroleum gas for homes and light industry, and fuel oil for utilities and industrial plants. The Tax Map Key is 9-1-014-010. The refinery maintains several open water ponds. These ponds include North Ocean Pond, South Ocean Pond, Oxidation Ponds, the Impounding Basin, and Xxxxxxx’x Pond, (Appendix 2, Figure 2). The North and South Ocean Ponds are 6 acres and 5 acres in size, respectively, and serve primarily as temporary containment basins for storm water runoff. These ponds have steep side slopes and are generally filled with water. The Permittee cleaned the ponds and constructed nets over these ponds as they were an attractive nuisance to migratory shorebirds and endangered waterbirds. The Oxidation Ponds and Impounding Basin are located adjacent to the North and South Ocean Pond. These ponds are part of the Effluent Area, which covers an area of approximately 5 acres. The Effluent Area is a component of the wastewater treatment system for the refinery. Xxxxxxx’x Pond is a 6-acre area that after heavy rainfall or the intentional addition of water may provide open water and mudflat habitat. The pond is surrounded on three sides by 12 storage tanks containing crude oil and other petroleum products. Xxxxxxx’x Pond was originally constructed to contain storm water runoff and the release of oil (or other petroleum product) from one or more of the surrounding tanks. Since 1989, Xxxxxxx’x Pond is used as a containment area for the removal of nonhazardous sludge from the Effluent Area approximately every three years. Eleven acres of the refinery provides habitat for the covered species, however, the entire refinery will be enrolled in this Agreement.
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The Enrolled Property is the area over which Safe Harbor assurances apply. The Parties reasonably expect that the Covered Species may occupy a portion of aquatic habitats on the Enrolled Property as a result of the beneficial Management Activities undertaken through this Agreement.
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The enrolled property is the area over which Safe Harbor assurances apply and on which incidental take of the covered species is authorized. The Parties reasonably expect the covered species may occupy all or a portion of the enrolled property as a result of management actions undertaken through this Agreement. The Island of Molokai, at 170,910 acres, supports a diversity of habitats some of which may be suitable for nene (Attachment 2). This Agreement may include any and all private land on the island on Molokai, Hawaii- 2nd Tax Division, Zones 5 and 6 (Attachment 1). However, the Agreement will focus on those properties that have apparently suitable habitat for nene. Such habitat includes open pasture, shrubland, agricultural lands, areas of mown grass, or wetland. The general distribution of these habitats is shown in Attachment 2. A Cooperative Agreement will be completed and signed by DOFAW and the landowner for each property to be enrolled. Each Cooperative Agreement will include a map of the property, its tax map key, the portion of the property to be enrolled and its acreage, and a description of the habitat types found on the portion of the property to be enrolled. In addition, current land-use practices and existing development, and expected land-use changes and development will be described.
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The enrolled property is the area over which Safe Harbor assurances apply and on which incidental take of the covered species is authorized. The Parties reasonably expect the covered species may occupy all or a portion of aquatic habitats on the enrolled property as a result of management actions undertaken through this Agreement. Xxxxx County, Nevada, includes numerous private and local-government controlled sites containing landscape and irrigation ponds which have been identified as potentially suitable for grow-out or refugia facilities for razorback sucker and bonytail (Attachment 1). Those sites are currently being managed as golf courses, public or private parks, residential landscape features, for irrigation storage, or for other purposes. This Agreement may include any and all of those sites within Xxxxx County, or other suitable sites within Xxxxx County which have not yet been specifically identified. However, the Agreement will focus on those properties that have apparently suitable aquatic habitat for the rearing and long-term adult maintenance of razorback sucker and bonytail. Such habitat includes defined permanent ponds with a preferred minimum depth of 10 feet, reliable and protected water supplies and water quality, limited or controllable public access, and accessibility for management actions and fish stocking/removal. The majority of sites meeting these characteristics are located in the Las Vegas/Xxxxxxxxx and Boulder City metropolitan areas, and in the vicinity of the City of Mesquite, as shown on Attachment 1. A Cooperative Agreement will be completed and signed for each property to be enrolled. Each Cooperative Agreement will include a map of the property and its legal location, a description of the existing biological community including nonnative aquatic species and sensitive or protected species if any, the portion of the property to be enrolled and its acreage, and a description of the habitat types found on the portion of the property to be enrolled including an accurate description of ponds or other aquatic habitats and their characteristics. In addition, current land-use practices and existing development, the characteristics of water supplies to aquatic habitats, access and any expected land-use changes or future development will be described.
DESCRIPTION OF ENROLLED PROPERTY. The property subject to this Agreement (Enrolled Property) is Tribal Trust Land, held by the United States in trust for the Tribe and managed by the Tribe. The Enrolled Property is the 875- acre Xxxxxx Paiute Reservation located adjacent to the City of Xxxxxx, Inyo County, California (see Figure 1). The translocation, establishment, and associated activities in this Agreement would occur at the 24.8-acre Conservation Open Space Area (COSA) (see Figure 2). In 1998, the COSA was created as the result of mitigation required by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the filling of adjacent jurisdictional wetlands for the purpose of commercial development in the Tribe’s Commercial Park. A special condition of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nationwide Permit 26 (ACE file # 96-50401-BAH) required that the Tribe set aside a “conservation open space area.” The 24.8 acre-area was the determined amount of mitigation area. In coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (formerly the Department of Fish and Game), the Tribe identified the COSA as a potential native fish refuge in 2002. The Tribe applied for and received funding from the Bureau of Reclamation, Southern California Office, to evaluate the potential of the area for the creation of a native fish refuge and to repair the subsurface drainage system at the COSA. The funded project consists of a phased approach of repairing and installing water lines, designing and constructing ponds for native fish, installing interpretative signs and kiosks, and constructing up to 3,000 feet of walking trails to connect the site with the Tribal cultural center and off-Reservation public schools. Upon completion, sufficient water will be available to establish native fish populations and conduct additional habitat and vegetation restoration for native species. Three native vegetation communities are present in the COSA: alkali meadow; alkali xxxxx; and cottonwood willow riparian forest. The alkali meadow community is characterized by sedges (Carex spp.), saltgrass (Distichlis spicata), western blue flag (Iris missouriensis), and wiregrass (Juncus balticus). Species within the alkali xxxxx include yerba mansa (Anemopsis californica), bulrushes (Scirpus spp.), and cattails (Typha spp.). The cottonwood willow riparian forest includes Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii), sandbar willow (Salix exigua), and red willow (Salix laevigata). Non-native vegetation at the COSA includes perennial pepperweed (Lepidiu...
