HomeMy WebLinkAboutCT 93-09; Ocean Bluff; Tentative Map (CT) (55)REC0NRegional Environmental Consultants
July 12, 1988
Mr. Bob Wincteer
Ocean Bluff Partnership
2386 Faraday Avenue, Suite 100
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Reference: Biology Survey of the Ocean Bluff Property in Carlsbad (RECON Number
R-1842)
Dear Mr. Wineteer
The Ocean Bluff property (Figures 1 and 2) was surveyed for biological resources on
June 23, 1988. The entire site has been disturbed by agricultural activities. One
coast white lilac shrub, a sensitive plant species, is present at the northwest corner
of the site and, because of the degraded condition of the few native shrubs on the
property, its loss is not considered significant. No native plant communities and no
other sensitive biological resources currently exist on the property.
At the time of the survey the fallow field was covered in weedy annual grass and herb
species such as wild''* oats (Avena fatua), cheeseweed (Malva pan'iflora), smooth brome
(Bromus mollis), and wild radish (Raphanus sativus). At the northwest corner of the
site, a few depauperate native shrubs persist along the edge of the field. A dirt road
separates this narrow row of shrubs from the adjacent chaparral to the north that is
composed of chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum), coast white lilac (Ceanothus
verrucosus), laurel-leaf sumac (Rhus laurina), black sage (Salvia mellifera), and
flat-top buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum). Chaparral in the canyon directly west of
the property was recently burned, but did consist of those same species. An old farm
pond across the dirt road toward the north is now dry and chaparral shrubs are beginning
to grow inside.
Few wildlife species were observed during the survey. California ground squirrels and
rabbits were present, and the birds observed included northern mockingbird, house finch,
cliff swallow, mourning dove, and meadowlark. Scrub jays and California quail were
present in native vegetation adjacent to the property toward the north and west.
No plant or wildlife species listed as rare, threatened, or endangered by the state or
federal governments were observed on the property. One shrub of the coast white lilac
was included among the degraded shrubs along the edge of the field in the northwest
corner of the site. This species is considered rare and endangered by the California
Native Plant Society, however, loss of the one individual observed is not considered
significant.
No mitigation is recommended for impacts to the limited biological resources on the
site.
If you have any questions, please call.
Sincerely,
Bobbie A. Steele
Certified Ecologist, E.S.A.
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