SPECIES COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement covers the California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, and Xxxxx’x blue butterfly, which are collectively referred to in this document as the “Covered Species.” Additionally, through issuance by the Service of an enhancement of survival permit, the District would be provided incidental take coverage for the Covered Species. The Act’s take prohibitions generally do not apply to listed plant species on private property, and thus, the incidental take assurances provided under the safe harbor policy may not legally be necessary for listed plant species. However, the Service encourages non-Federal landowners to enter safe harbor agreements to restore and enhance habitat for listed plant species. Therefore, we are also including the Xxxxx’x piperia in this Agreement to promote its conservation and recovery. Each of the Covered Species and Xxxxx’x piperia occur at Palo Corona Regional Park (Park). The California red-legged frog has the potential to be found in ponds, streams, wetlands and riparian habitats along the Central Coast of California, and the California tiger salamander has the potential to be found in wetland habitat along the Central Coast of California. Both, the California red-legged frog and California tiger salamander, can occur in upland habitat that is adjacent to these ponds, streams, wetlands and/or riparian habitats. The Xxxxx’x blue butterfly has the potential to occur in coastal dune, cliffside chaparral, coastal scrub, and coastal grassland habitats from the mouth of the Xxxxxxx River in Monterey County to San Carpoforo Creek in northern San Xxxx Obispo County. Xxxxx’x piperia occurs in Monterey pine forest and maritime chaparral habitats, and is endemic to Monterey County. Habitat for the California red-legged frog is described in Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxx (1988) and the critical habitat rule for the California red-legged frog published on March 17, 2010 (75 FR 12815). Adult California red-legged frogs prefer dense, shrubby or emergent riparian vegetation closely associated with deep (greater than 2.3 feet), still, or slow-moving water (Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxx 1988). However, California red-legged frogs also have been found in ephemeral creeks and drainages and in ponds that may or may not have riparian vegetation. Some California red- legged frogs have been found to remain in their breeding pond, while others disperse from their breeding habitat to forage and seek sheltering habitat. Habitat for the California red-legged ...
SPECIES COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. Species to be covered under this agreement are Gila topminnow (Poeciliopsis occidentalis occidentalis) and desert pupfish (Cyprinodon macularius). If data on species present in the retention basins demonstrate that additional threatened or endangered species are utilizing wetland habitat within the basin, this agreement may be amended to include those species. ADOT is encouraging native vegetation in the basin which may result in additional species utilizing this habitat.
SPECIES COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement covers the Xxxxx pupfish, which is also referred to in this document as the “Covered Species.” The following description of the Xxxxx pupfish and its habitat is based upon information from Service (1998 and 2009), Xxxxxx (1974), Xxxxx and Xxxxxx (1978), Xxxxxx (1948), and Xxxxx (2002), and may include information from references therein. Historically, Xxxxx pupfish were widely distributed and abundant along the Owens River, occurring in clear waters of springs, sloughs, marshes, irrigation ditches, and flooded pastures from Fish Slough in Mono County and possibly as far south as the Owens River delta in Xxxxx Lake in Inyo County. By the early 1930s, the Xxxxx pupfish had become scarce throughout its historical range. This scarcity is attributed to predation from introduced non-native fish (e.g., largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui), brown trout (Salmo trutta), bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)), and water diversions that decreased and altered Owens River flows resulting in loss of hydrological connections and desiccation of shallow pupfish habitats. By 1942, the Xxxxx pupfish was believed to be extinct; however, in July of 1964, the Xxxxx pupfish was rediscovered in Fish Slough. All current populations have been propagated from this remnant stock. More recently, introduced mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis), red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), and bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) have become a threat to Xxxxx pupfish through competition and/or predation. Currently, there are only three populations of Xxxxx pupfish: the population at Fish Slough, consisting of three sub- populations; the population at Mule Spring; and the population at Well 368. The latter two are located in Inyo County. The Xxxxx pupfish is one of four fishes native to the Xxxxx Basin. The three other fishes are Xxxxx tui chub (Siphateles [Gila] bicolor snyderi), Xxxxx speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus ssp.), and Xxxxx sucker (Catostomus fumeiventris). The Xxxxx pupfish is a small fish in the family Cyprinodontidae, which rarely exceeds 2.5 inches in length, and lives for approximately one to several years. Females are dusky, olive-green in color, with several dark vertical bars aligned in a row along the sides. Males are bright blue, particularly during the spring and summer spawning season. The Xxxxx pupfish is restricted to the Xxxxx Valley portion of the Owens River in Mono and Inyo counties, California. Morphological, genetic, ...
SPECIES COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement covers the California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii), which is also referred to as the “Covered Species.” This species was listed as threatened in 1996 (Service 1996). Habitat for the California red-legged frog is described in Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxx (1988) and the critical habitat rule for the California red-legged frog published on March 17, 2010 (75 FR 12815). Adult California red-legged frogs prefer dense, shrubby or emergent riparian vegetation closely associated with deep (greater than 2.3 feet), still or slow moving water (Xxxxx and Xxxxxxxx 1988). However, California red-legged frogs also have been found in ephemeral creeks and drainages and in ponds that may or may not have riparian vegetation. Some California red- legged frogs have been found to remain in their breeding pond, while others disperse from their breeding habitat to forage and seek sheltering habitat. Habitat for the California red-legged frog consists of aquatic habitat, upland habitat, and/or dispersal habitat (75 FR 12815). The California red-legged frog requires aquatic habitat for breeding, such as any standing body of freshwater, including natural and manmade (e.g., stock) ponds, slow moving streams or pools within streams, and other ephemeral or permanent water bodies that typically become inundated during winter rains and hold water for a minimum of 20 weeks in all but the driest of years. The California red-legged frog breeding season typically runs from November through April, which coincides with the general rainy season in California. Mating most commonly occurs during February or March, but can vary depending on local and seasonal climatic patterns. Non- breeding aquatic habitat includes freshwater habitats that may or may not hold water long enough for the species to hatch and complete its aquatic lifecycle but provides for shelter, foraging, predator avoidance, and aquatic dispersal habitat for juvenile and adult California red- legged frogs. This includes plunge pools within intermittent creeks, seeps, quiet water refugia during high water flows, and springs of sufficient moisture to withstand the summer dry period. Upland habitat for the California red-legged frog includes those areas of variable distance from the edge of the riparian vegetation or drip-line surrounding aquatic habitat that provide for shelter, foraging, and predator avoidance. The upland features also maintain hydrologic, geographic, topographic, ecologic and edaphic features that suppo...
SPECIES COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement covers wildlife species listed in Appendix A.
SPECIES COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement covers the Xxxxx’x blue butterfly and California red-legged frog, which are collectively referred to in this document as the “Covered Species.” Additionally, through issuance by the Service of an enhancement of survival permit, DPR would be provided incidental take coverage for the Covered Species. The Xxxxx’x blue butterfly is known to occur at the Park, and the California red-legged frog has the potential to occur at the Park. The Xxxxx’x blue butterfly has the potential to occur in coastal dune, cliffside chaparral, coastal scrub, and coastal grassland habitats from the mouth of the Xxxxxxx River in Monterey County to San Carpoforo Creek in northern San Xxxx Obispo County. The California red-legged frog has the potential to be found in ponds, streams, wetlands, and riparian habitats along the Central Coast of California. The California red-legged frog can occur in upland habitat that is adjacent to these ponds, streams, wetlands, and/or riparian habitats.
