HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 02-14; Bressi Ranch Residential; Tentative Map (CT) (30)RECEIVED NOV8 22002
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San Diego Natural History Museum
Balboa Park • San Diego Society of Natural History • Established 1874
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21 November 2002
Ms. Kristine Zortman
Lennar Communities
5780 Fleet Street, Suite 320
Carlsbad, California 92008
RE: Paleontological mitigation; Bressi Ranch
Dear Kristine:
This letter is to confirm that the Department of Paleontological Services at the San Diego
Natural History Museum (SDNHM) has been retained by Lennar Communities to provide
paleontological mitigation services during mass grading operations at the Bressi Ranch project
site. The Museum is run and operated by the San Diego Society of Natural History, which is a
private non-profit scientific organization incorporated in 1874. Our proposed scope of work
includes the following tasks:
[1] attend any pre-cbnstruction meetings;
[2] monitor the grading operations and inspect cuts for unearthed fossil remains;
[3] salvage remains as they are uncovered;
[4] screenwash selected sites (if discovered) for recovery of small fossil remains;
[5] document the stratigraphic and geologic context of salvaged fossil remains;
[6] remove fossils from the project site;
[7] clean, repair, and sort salvaged fossils for eventual donation to the SDNHM;
[8] identify and catalog prepared fossil remains;
[9] prepare a final report summarizing the results of the mitigation program. This report
will include a discussion of methods employed, fossils recovered, geologic context of
fossil remains, and significance of mitigation program.
Please feel free to call me if you have any questions concerning our scope of work.
Sincerely yours,
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Thomas A. Demere, Ph.D.
Director, Department of Paleontological Services
Post Office Box 121390 - San Diego, California 92112-1390 - Telephone: 619-232-3821 - Fax: 619-232-0248 - Website: http://www.sdnhm.org
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