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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 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. Non-breeding aquatic habitat includes freshwater habitats that may or may not hold water long enough for the subspecies 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 support the aquatic habitat. Dispersal habitat for the California red-legged frog includes accessible upland or riparian habitat between occupied locations that allows for movement between such sites. Dispersal habitat includes various natural habitats and altered habitats, such as agricultural fields, which do not contain barriers to dispersal. Dispersal distances are typically less than 0.5 mile, with a few individuals moving up to 1 to 2 miles (Xxxxxxx 2005). Movements are typically along riparian corridors, but some individuals, especially on rainy nights, move directly from one site to another through normally inhospitable habitats, such as heavily grazed pastures or oak-grassland savannas (Xxxxxxx 2005). Dispersing California red-legged frogs in northern Santa Xxxx County traveled distances from 0.25 mile to more than 2 miles without apparent regard to topography, vegetation type, or riparian corridors (Xxxxxx et al. 2003). Habitat for the California tiger salamander is described in the critical habitat rule for the Central population published on August 23, 2005 (70 FR 49379), and includes aquatic habitat, upland habitat, and dispersal habitat. Aquatic habitat for the California tiger salamander is defined as standing bodies of freshwater (including natural and manmade (e.g., stock)) ponds, vernal pools, vernal pool complexes, and other ephemeral or permanent water bodies which typically support inundation during winter rains and hold water for a minimum of 12 weeks during the winter or spring in a year of average rainfall. Upland habitat for the California tiger salamander is defined as upland habitats adjacent and accessible to and from breeding ponds that contain the habitat elements that California tiger salamanders depend on for food, shelter, and protection from the elements and predation, such as small mammal xxxxxxx. Dispersal habitat for the California tiger salamander is defined as accessible upland dispersal habitat between occupied locations that allow for movement between such sites. Essential dispersal habitats provide connectivity among aquatic habitat and upland habitat, and/or connectivity between ponds within 0.7 mile of each other. Dispersal habitat must be free from barriers (e.g., a physical or biological feature that prevents individuals from dispersing beyond the feature), such as areas of steep topography devoid of soil or vegetation. Habitat for the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly is described in the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly Recovery Plan (Service 1984) and the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly 5-Year Review (Service 2006). The occurrence of the Xxxxx’x blue butterfly is dependent upon one of its host plant species, seacliff buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium) or coast buckwheat (E. latifolium). Seacliff buckwheat seedlings in grassland, scrub, and chaparral habitats depend upon disturbances, such as fire and erosion for the development of conditions favorable for germination and establishment. The quality of habitat can change quickly due to natural successional processes and non-native plants. The Xxxxx'x blue butterfly co-occurs with one host plant, or both, in coastal grassland, coastal dune, cliff-side chaparral, and coastal scrub habitats from the mouth of the Xxxxxxx River in Monterey County to San Carpoforo Creek in northern San Xxxx Obispo County. Xxxxx'x blue butterflies require their host buckwheat plants for all life stages. Adults feed on the nectar and deposit eggs on the flowers. Larvae feed on the flowers and seeds and pupate on or beneath the plants. Pupae morph into adults for a single flight season from mid-June to early September, in synchrony with the peak flowering period of their host buckwheat plants. Eggs are oviposited in flower heads and larvae hatch in 4 to 8 days, transforming into pupae from mid-August to early September, and overwintering as pupae until emerging as adults for the next flight season. Individuals in all life stages of the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly are difficult to detect because of their small size and cryptic nature, especially those in the non-adult stages. Habitat for Xxxxx’x piperia is described in the Recovery Plan for Five Plants from Monterey County, California (Service 2004a) and the Piperia yadonii (Xxxxx’x piperia) 5-Year Review (Service 2009). Xxxxx’x piperia occurs in Monterey pine forest and maritime chaparral habitats, and is endemic to Monterey County. In Monterey pine forest habitat, the species grows through pine needle duff among sparse herbaceous vegetation and in filtered sun on soils with a shallow clay hard pan that becomes very dry during the flowering season. In maritime chaparral, the species grows on ridges beneath dwarfed Hooker’s manzanita shrubs (Arctostaphylos hookeri) in shallow soils. The species does not seem to occur in areas where plant succession or other factors change the bare understory to become thick with poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum). Xxxxx’x piperia grows in filtered sun on soils (xxxxx, podzolic, or decomposed granite when associated with Monterey pine and manzanitas) with a shallow clay hard pan that becomes very dry during the flowering season. However, these soils include cracks and tubes derived from root penetration that fill with clay and remain moist for long periods of time. Overall, the species favors a well-drained xxxxx soil substrate with podzolic conditions, areas that retain moisture during the rainy season but are not subject to inundation. Xxxxx’x piperia can occur in some locations where disturbance has occurred previously (but that are not regularly affected by recreation, development, landscaping, etc.), such as abandoned dirt roads or cut slopes created by road construction. A decade or more after disturbance, the species colonizes trails and road banks if light and moisture regimes are favorable within suitable habitat. Germination of Xxxxx’x piperia seeds likely involves a symbiotic relationship with a fungus. Xxxxx’x piperia is pollinated primarily by nocturnal moths, and can also self-pollinate. Population declines for the Covered Species and Xxxxx’x piperia are due primarily to destruction and loss of habitat and negative effects from non-native species. Beneficial management activities, such as those described in this Agreement, will contribute to the recovery and conservation of the Covered Species and Xxxxx’x piperia by maintaining, enhancing, and restoring habitat, controlling non-native species, and potentially expanding the range and distribution of the Covered Species and Xxxxx’x piperia within the property subject to this Agreement (Enrolled Property).

SPECIES COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT. This Agreement covers the California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, and Xxxxx’x blue butterfly, which are collectively is also referred to in this document as the “Covered Species.” Additionally, through issuance by the Service of an enhancement of survival permit, the District Landowner 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 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. Non-breeding aquatic habitat includes freshwater habitats that may or may not hold water long enough for the subspecies 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 support the aquatic habitat. Dispersal habitat for the California red-legged frog includes accessible upland or riparian habitat between occupied locations that allows for movement between such sites. Dispersal habitat includes various natural habitats and altered habitats, such as agricultural fields, which do not contain barriers to dispersal. Dispersal distances are typically less than 0.5 mile, with a few individuals moving up to 1 to 2 miles (Xxxxxxx Fellers 2005). Movements are typically along riparian corridors, but some individuals, especially on rainy nights, move directly from one site to another through normally inhospitable habitats, such as heavily grazed pastures or oak-grassland savannas (Xxxxxxx Fellers 2005). Dispersing California red-legged frogs in northern Santa Xxxx County traveled distances from 0.25 mile to more than 2 miles without apparent regard to topography, vegetation type, or riparian corridors (Xxxxxx et al. 2003). Habitat for the California tiger salamander is described in the critical habitat rule for the Central population published on August 23, 2005 (70 FR 49379), and includes aquatic habitat, upland habitat, and dispersal habitat. Aquatic habitat for the California tiger salamander is defined as standing bodies of freshwater (including natural and manmade (e.g., stock)) ponds, vernal pools, vernal pool complexes, and other ephemeral or permanent water bodies which typically support inundation during winter rains and hold water for a minimum of 12 weeks during the winter or spring in a year of average rainfall. Upland habitat for the California tiger salamander is defined as upland habitats adjacent and accessible to and from breeding ponds that contain the habitat elements that California tiger salamanders depend on for food, shelter, and protection from the elements and predation, such as small mammal xxxxxxx. Dispersal habitat for the California tiger salamander is defined as accessible upland dispersal habitat between occupied locations that allow for movement between such sites. Essential dispersal habitats provide connectivity among aquatic habitat and upland habitat, and/or connectivity between ponds within 0.7 mile of each other. Dispersal habitat must be free from barriers (e.g., a physical or biological feature that prevents individuals from dispersing beyond the feature), such as areas of steep topography devoid of soil or vegetation. Habitat for the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly is described in the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly Recovery Plan (Service 1984) and the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly 5-Year Review (Service 2006). The occurrence of the Xxxxx’x blue butterfly is dependent upon one of its host plant species, seacliff buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium) or coast buckwheat (E. latifolium). Seacliff buckwheat seedlings in grassland, scrub, and chaparral habitats depend upon disturbances, such as fire and erosion for the development of conditions favorable for germination and establishment. The quality of habitat can change quickly due to natural successional processes and non-native plants. The Xxxxx'x blue butterfly co-occurs with one host plant, or both, in coastal grassland, coastal dune, cliff-side chaparral, and coastal scrub habitats from the mouth of the Xxxxxxx River in Monterey County to San Carpoforo Creek in northern San Xxxx Obispo County. Xxxxx'x blue butterflies require their host buckwheat plants for all life stages. Adults feed on the nectar and deposit eggs on the flowers. Larvae feed on the flowers and seeds and pupate on or beneath the plants. Pupae morph into adults for a single flight season from mid-June to early September, in synchrony with the peak flowering period of their host buckwheat plants. Eggs are oviposited in flower heads and larvae hatch in 4 to 8 days, transforming into pupae from mid-August to early September, and overwintering as pupae until emerging as adults for the next flight season. Individuals in all life stages of the Xxxxx'x blue butterfly are difficult to detect because of their small size and cryptic nature, especially those in the non-adult stages. Habitat for Xxxxx’x piperia is described in the Recovery Plan for Five Plants from Monterey County, California (Service 2004a) and the Piperia yadonii (Xxxxx’x piperia) 5-Year Review (Service 2009). Xxxxx’x piperia occurs in Monterey pine forest and maritime chaparral habitats, and is endemic to Monterey County. In Monterey pine forest habitat, the species grows through pine needle duff among sparse herbaceous vegetation and in filtered sun on soils with a shallow clay hard pan that becomes very dry during the flowering season. In maritime chaparral, the species grows on ridges beneath dwarfed Hooker’s manzanita shrubs (Arctostaphylos hookeri) in shallow soils. The species does not seem to occur in areas where plant succession or other factors change the bare understory to become thick with poison oak (Toxicodendron diversilobum). Xxxxx’x piperia grows in filtered sun on soils (xxxxx, podzolic, or decomposed granite when associated with Monterey pine and manzanitas) with a shallow clay hard pan that becomes very dry during the flowering season. However, these soils include cracks and tubes derived from root penetration that fill with clay and remain moist for long periods of time. Overall, the species favors a well-drained xxxxx soil substrate with podzolic conditions, areas that retain moisture during the rainy season but are not subject to inundation. Xxxxx’x piperia can occur in some locations where disturbance has occurred previously (but that are not regularly affected by recreation, development, landscaping, etc.), such as abandoned dirt roads or cut slopes created by road construction. A decade or more after disturbance, the species colonizes trails and road banks if light and moisture regimes are favorable within suitable habitat. Germination of Xxxxx’x piperia seeds likely involves a symbiotic relationship with a fungus. Xxxxx’x piperia is pollinated primarily by nocturnal moths, and can also self-pollinate. Population declines for the Covered Species and Xxxxx’x piperia are due primarily to destruction and loss of habitat and negative effects from non-native species. Beneficial management activities, such as those described in this Agreement, will contribute to the recovery and conservation of the Covered Species and Xxxxx’x piperia by maintaining, enhancing, and restoring habitat, controlling non-native species, and potentially expanding the range and distribution of the Covered Species and Xxxxx’x piperia within the property subject to this Agreement (Enrolled Property).