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HomeMy WebLinkAbout; Municiapl Golf Course Habitat Plan Modification; Request for Habitat Plan Modification The Crossings; 2008-10-29OU OEK MAIN OFFICE 605 THIRD STREET ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA 92024 T 760.942,5147 T 800,450,1818 F 760,632,0164 October 29, 2008 4821-07 Christer Westman CityofCarlsbad Planning Department 1635 Faraday Avenue Carlsbad, Califomia 92008 Subject: Request for Habitat Management Plan Modification at The Crossings at Carlsbad Dear Mr. Westman: Please find attached an Equivalency Analysis Report for The Crossings at Carlsbad. This report analyzes the removal of Habitat Management Plan (HMP) lands in order to create a permanent emergency access route between Holes 2 and 3. Equivalent replacement land is identified to be added to the HMP hard line preserve area. As the City of Carlsbad's (City) authorized environmental consultant representative for the Crossings, Dudek requests a meeting to discuss the details of the report and the process and schedule for obtaining resource and wildlife agency conunents. Please provide your availability for this meeting and I will coordinate with appropriate City staff. Please contact me at 760.479.4253 or via e-mail at msweesv(S),dudek.com if you have any questions regarding the HMP modification. Sincerely, Michael Sweesy Principal/Habitat Restoration Specialist Alt: Equivalency Report CC: John Cahill, City of Carlsbad Skip Hammann, City of Carlsbad Mark Steyaert, City of Carlsbad Liz Ketabian, City of Carlsbad Don Neu, City of Carlsbad Jeff Perry, Keniper Sports Doug Gettinger, Dudek WWV^.DUDEK.COM Carlsbad Habitat Conservatio gical Equiv The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path City of Carlsbad 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, California 92008 PREPARED BY: Dudek 605 Third Street Encinitas, California 92024 THE CROSSINGS AT CARLSBAD HOLES NO. 2 AND 3 EMERGENCY GOLF ACCESS PATH Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan Biological Equivalency Analysis Report Prepared for: CITY OF CARLSBAD 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive Carlsbad, California 92008 Contact: John Cahill (760) 602-2726 Prepared by: DUDEK 605 Third Street Encinitas, California 92024 Contact Doug Gettinger (760) 479-4285 OCTOBER 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE NO. 1.0 BACKGROUND 1 2.0 BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE AREA REMOVED FROM THE HMP 2 2.1 Vegetation 5 2.2 Existing Vegetation Resources 5 2.3 Existing Wildlife Resources 6 2.4 Buffers 6 3.0 BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE AREA TO BE ADDED TO THE HMP 9 3.1 Existing Vegetation Resources 9 3.2 Existing Wildlife Resources 13 4.0 EQUIVALENCY ANALYSIS 13 4.1 Vegetation Resources 13 4.2 Wildlife Resources 14 4.3 Buffer 14 4.4 Critical Habitat Corridor Size and Value 14 4.5 Modifications to Buffer Location/Size/Value 16 4.6 Potential Alteration to Drainage Pattems 16 5.0 CONCLUSIONS 16 6.0 REFERENCES 16 TABLES 1 Equivalency Analysis Summary 13 FIGURES 1 Golf Course HMP Modifications 3 2 Photo Views of the Area to be Removed from the HMP, August 2008 7 3 Photo Views of the HMP Replacement Acreage, August 2008 11 4821-07 D U D E K i October 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path 1.0 BACKGROUND This biological equivalency analysis report examines the removal of land from Carlsbad Habitat Management Plan (HMP) lands to provide for emergency vehicle access to Hole No. 3 at The Crossings at Carlsbad. In accordance with the Carlsbad HMP, lands removed from the preserved lands must be replaced with land of equivalent acreage and biological resources to maintain HMP lands at a constant size and habitat quality. This report demonstrates equivalency for minor adjustments to City of Carlsbad (City) HMP lands at The Crossings at Carlsbad to establish emergency access to the golf course under the flight path ofthe McClellan Palomar Airport. Prior to constmction of The Crossings at Carlsbad, the project site contained a network of dirt roads used by the property owner for agricultural operations and by San Diego Gas and Electric Company to monitor and maintain the high-tension power lines and high-pressure gas lines crossing the property. The approved plans for the golf course called for the access road between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 to be abandoned and revegetated with a seed mix called "enhanced revegetation" containing several native annuals and the perennial exotic weed Australian saltbush (Atriplex semibaccata). On July 3, 2007, an airplane crashed on take-off from the adjacent McClellan Palomar Airport. The plane and buming fuel crashed on and around the No. 3 green. This disasttous event revealed the need for emergency access to a portion of the golf course that was accessible to emergency vehicles. The City proposes to remove the area of an existing unpaved road from the HMP lands to provide emergency access to Hole No. 3 that lies under the Carlsbad airport flight path. In exchange, an equivalent area will be added to the HMP lands to compensate for the lost acreage and biological values. The proposed emergency access plan calls for the existing unpaved access road between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 to be paved with concrete to provide an all-weather access path. The distance between the Hole No. 2 tees and the Hole No. 3 green is approximately 600 feet by way of the old dirt access road. The area to be removed from the HMP will be 14 feet wide to provide for a 12-foot-wide paved access path and two 1-foot shoulders. Minimal grading may be required to prepare the existing roadbed for paving. Any grading that does occur shall not extend beyond the 14-foot-wide area and will not impact any sensitive resources, such as the adjacent patch of Diegan coastal sage scmb. There will be no significant topographical changes to the hillside, nor are there any changes to the basic drainage pattems for the area. The path will be curbed on the downhill edge to direct mnoff to the golf course area at Hole No. 2. The Carlsbad HMP contains provisions that allow for minor changes such as the one proposed by the City for the emergency access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3. The proposed golf course change results in minor adjustments to HMP lands, project habitat impact acreages, and 4821-07 DUDEK 1 October 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path will result in a minor increase in Diegan coastal sage scmb revegetation acreage in the HMP (Figure 1). The changes do not result in a reduction of HMP lands within the golf course, nor is there any net loss of habitat values, corridor linkages, or reduce long-term viability ofthe habitat. As such, these modifications are consistent with the intent of the HMP and the policies and agreements the City has made with the various wildlife agencies. In November 2007, the Califomia Coastal Commission approved Coastal Development Permh Amendment No. 1 for the project that made similar minor adjustments to the HMP lands. That amendment removed 1.87 acres and added 1.902 acres of equivalent area to the HMP to increase the distance of Hole No. 18 and to provide an emergency access and maintenance path between Holes No. 13 and 16. The Crossings at Carlsbad Golf Course is considered a "hardline" area. Minor changes are approved through an Equivalency Finding, as outlined in Section 20.1 (4) of the Implementing Agreement by and among The City of Carlsbad, The California Department of Fish and Game, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Establish the Habitat Management Plan for the Conservation of Threatened, Endangered and Other Species in the City of Carlsbad, California (City of Carisbad 2004). Because the access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 and the replacement HMP lands lie within the Coastal Zone, the City is submitting an application for an amendment to Coastal Development Permh No. 6-CII-00-087-A2 to modify HMP hardlines. The City Planning Department, Califomia Department of Fish and Game, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall also be given the opportunity to review the findings, and comment if they choose to do so, before the proposed changes are final. This report has been prepared to demonstrate that policies to protect environmentally sensitive species and habitat area are satisfied by the equivalency findings analysis and are in compliance with the Califomia Coastal Act, the Carlsbad Local Coastal Program (LCP), and the Carlsbad HMP. 2.0 BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE AREA REMOVED FROM THE HMP The following analysis provides a comparison of biological resources present at the proposed emergency access path and on the land proposed to be added to the HMP lands. r^i I r^r- 1^ 4821-07 D iJ M C K 2 October 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Golf Course Golf Course HMP Modifications FIGURE The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path 2.1 Vegetation Vegetation mapping for the Crossings at Carlsbad Golf Course project was conducted according to Holland, and the same vegetation community classifications are used in the HMP for Natural Communities in the City. These vegetation community classifications are used in this report for consistency. Vegetation communities mapped in the vicinity of the golf course emergency access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 and the proposed replacement acreage include non-native annual grassland and Diegan coastal sage scmb. Non-native annual grassland. This plant community is disturbance-related, in this case, from previous agricultural activities. The vegetation is usually dominated by annual grasses, such as bromes (Bromus spp.) and wild oats (Avena spp.), and other dismrbance-tolerant broadleaved species such as filarees (Erodium spp.), telegraph weed (Heterotheca grandiflora), and doveweed (Eremocarpus setigerus), among others. Non-native grassland is not considered a sensitive habitat type in the HMP. Diegan coastal sage scrub. This is a native plant community characterized by a variety of soft, low, aromatic, drought-deciduous shmbs, such as Califomia sagebmsh (Artemisia californica), Califomia buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), Califomia bush sunflower (Encelia califomica), and sages (Salvia spp.), with scattered evergreen shmbs, including lemonadeberry (Rhus integrifolia), laurel sumac (Malosma laurina), and toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia). Diegan coastal sage scmb typically develops on south-facing slopes and other xeric situations. Diegan coastal sage scmb is considered a sensitive habitat type because of its depleted nature and the large number of sensitive plant and wildlife species that it supports, such as the federally listed threatened coastal Califomia gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica). 2.2 Existing Vegetation Resources The golf course emergency assess path between golf holes No. 2 and 3 to be removed from the HMP consists of an existing, abandoned San Diego Gas and Electric Company unpaved dirt road. Though the road was and remains non-vegetated, it was mapped as non-native grassland in the vegetation mapping that was performed for the project (P&D Environmental 2005). A patch of Diegan coastal sage scmb is adjacent to the access road on the east side, along with non-native grassland. Dudek documented a pair of coastal Califomia gnatcatchers with three juveniles in this area in July 2008 (Dudek 2008a). The observed gnatcatcher use area is shown on Figure I. The area west of the access road has been planted with coastal sage scmb species as part of the golf course constmction work. The golf course constmction plans originally called for the road to be planted with a seed mix called "enhanced revegetation" that contained both annual native 4821-07 D U D C K 5 October 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path species and Australian saltbush, a perennial exotic weed. The seed mix was modified to contain only native coastal sage scmb species during golf course constmction. Figure 2 shows photo views of the access road between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 taken in August 2008. While adjacent to Diegan coastal sage scmb habitat, the non-vegetated dirt road between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 is of little value for most of the typical Diegan coastal sage scmb wildlife species and contains no sensitive plant species. The area lacks the constiment habitat components to support the primary biological needs (such as communicating, roosting, foraging, nesting, reproduction, rearing of young, dispersal, or sheltering) of the coastal Califomia gnatcatcher and other wildlife species that utilize sage scmb. As such, the area is unlikely to be used by coastal Califomia gnatcatchers and would not be considered an Environmentally Sensitive Habitat Area (ESHA), as defined by Public Resources Code Section 30107.5. Because the golf course plans identified the area for "enhanced revegetation" and did not call for this area to be used for Diegan coastal sage scmb mitigation or revegetation, it would likely have remained in its non- vegetated condition for the foreseeable future. 2.3 Existing Wildlife Resources The golf course design avoided and minimized impacts to wildlife habitat and species of concem to the maximum extent practicable. Prior to golf course constmction there were no sensitive wildlife resources in the area around the proposed golf course emergency access path between golf holes No. 2 and 3. Coastal Califomia gnatcatcher sightings were observed approximately 800 feet to the northwest across College Boulevard, approximately 1,400 feet to the northeast, and 1,600 feet to the southwest (P&D Environmental 2003). The patch of Diegan coastal sage scmb adjacent to the emergency access path between golf holes No. 2 and 3 was not occupied by coastal Califomia gnatcatcher. In 2008, a pair of Califomia gnatcatcher established a breeding territory in coastal sage scmb habitat immediately adjacent to the proposed emergency access path. The road essentially forms the westem boundary of the territory. However, the area to be removed from HMP land does not support gnatcatcher habitat nor does it provide any biological functions and services for this gnatcatcher pair. 2.4 Buffers Only the riparian areas of the golf course were required to have a biological buffer zone between the course play areas and native habitat, consistent with Section 7-13 of the second addendum of the Carlsbad HMP. Buffers for upland habitat are not required. No buildings, parking lots, or other hard development features typically requiring biological buffers are planned for the access rklir^EI^ 4821-07 D U U C K 6 October 2008 Looking Northeast Looking Southwest The Crossings at Carlsbad Golf Course Photo Views of the Area to be Removed from the HMP, August 2008 FIGURE The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3. Because the closest wetiand is approximately 1,500 feet from the proposed access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3, a biological buffer would not be required to protect wetland resources at this location. The Diegan coastal sage scmb and non-native annual grassland adjacent to the access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 could be considered ESHA, as defined by Public Resources Code Section 30107.5, but this low-intensity emergency access path through open space would not significantly dismpt habitat functions and values. The access path will not be used by golf patrons. The access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 without any biological buffers is in conformance with Public Resources Code Sections 30240 (a) and (b). The absence of a buffer would also be consistent with other golf course turf and dirt or paved path areas that abut sensitive upland habitat throughout the project. 3.0 BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF THE AREA TO BE ADDED TO THE HMP This section presents the biological resources that are present within the area proposed to be added to the HMP lands in compensation for the removal of the emergency access path. The inclusion area of 0.23 acre will be added to the HMP to compensate for the 0.15 acre removed for the emergency access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 (Figure 1). Figure 3 shows photo views of the areas that are being added to the HMP in place of the acreage lost due to the golf maintenance and emergency access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3. 3.1 Existing Vegetation Resources The new HMP area was originally mapped as non-native annual grassland, but has been planted with coastal sage scmb species and is being actively maintained and monitored as part of the project's habitat mitigation. The area currently is in an early stage of conversion to coastal sage scmb and consists of a mixmre of non-native annual grasses, annual weeds, and young coastal sage scmb plants. Over the next few years the area will become Diegan coastal sage scmb as the plants grow and mature, crowding out most of the annual grasses and other annual weed species. The replacement acreage planted with coastal sage scmb species provides higher habitat functions and values than non-native annual grassland, especially for sage scmb dependent species as the coastal Califomia gnatcatcher. 4821-07 D U D C K 9 October 2008 Looking Northeast Looking Southwest The Crossings at Carlsbad Golf Course Photo Views Of HMP Replacement Acreage, August 2008 FIGURE The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path 3.2 Existing Wildlife Resources Dudek has been monitoring coastal Califomia gnatcatchers at the Crossings Golf Course since the completion of golf course constmction in 2007. In 2007, Dudek documented 8 pairs of coastal Califomia gnatcatchers, which produced 3 fledglings (Dudek 2007). In 2008, Dudek documented 10 pairs of coastal Califomia gnatcatchers, which produced 16 fledglings. One of the pairs is located within the canyon that is immediately west of the proposed HMP land addition (Dudek 2008a). Based on Dudek's experience at the Tmmp National Golf Club in Los Angeles (Dudek 2008b and 2008c), the number of coastal Califomia gnatcatchers will continue to increase at the Crossings at Carlsbad Golf Course as the 40 plus acres of coastal sage scmb vegetation planted as mitigation and revegetation continues to mature and provide suitable habitat. 4.0 EQUIVALENCY ANALYSIS The comparison of biological resources to be added and removed from HMP lands is summarized in Table I. The lands being added to the HMP will provide additional Diegan coastal sage scmb habitat to the HMP, consistent with HMP goals for the coastal Califomia gnatcatcher. The new HMP lands will solidify and improve wildlife corridor connectivity, and are consistent with Mello II LUP and the Carlsbad HMP Section 7-13. No adverse impact to coastal resources will result from this action and it is consistent with the resource protection policies of Chapter 3 of the Coastal Act and the certified Mello II LUP Land Use Plan. Table 1 Equivalency Analysis Summary Site ID Non-Native Annual Grasslands Coastal Saqe Scrub Total Maintenance and Emergency Access Path (0.17) (0.17) Replacement Site for Access Path 0 23 0.23 Total (0.17) 0.23 0.06 Values In parentheses denote negative numbers, 4.1 Vegetation Resources The replacement acreage will be suitable for coastal Califomia gnatcatcher use as it matures and attains the necessary stmcmre and biomass. There is a high probability the replacement area will successfully provide biological functions and services that are beneficial to Califomia gnatcatcher because the area is mitigation land that will be actively maintained and monitored for a five year period. Performance criteria established for mitigation areas of the golf course require minimum standards of habitat maturity before maintenance and monitoring is allowed to end. In contrast, the emergency access road will likely remain unvegetated due to soil compaction and 4821-07 DUDEK 13 October 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path the loss of topsoil from historic road uses. Therefore, the land being added to the HMP will be of equal or greater habitat value suitable for sensitive species, such as coastal Califomia gnatcatcher, than the land removed for the emergency access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3. 4.2 Wildlife Resources Although a Califomia gnatcatcher breeding territory is located adjacent to the area to be removed, no habitat will be removed because there is presently an unpaved road where the new emergency access will be built. The road creates an edge to the existing habitat, but is not expected to create any barrier to gnatcatcher movement, especially after enhanced revegetation areas mamre with coastal sage scmb vegetation. The mitigation area to be added to the HMP will develop into mature coastal sage scmb habitat under the guidance of the five-year monitoring and maintenance program. Therefore, this area will provide new biological resources for dispersing gnatcatcher fledglings for forage and nesting activities. 4.3 Buffer Biological buffers were not required for upland habitats in the HMP and other environmental permits, only wetland habitats were required to have buffers. Because the lands being removed and added are uplands, there are no buffer zones required with the area being added to HMP. This is consistent with Section 7-13 of the second addendum of the Carlsbad HMP. In addition, experience at Tmmp National Golf Club demonstrates that gnatcatchers are capable to over fly golf cart paths that experience greater frequency of use than the proposed emergency access road and similar to the cart path adjacent to the area being added. 4.4 Critical Habitat Corridor Size and Value There are no changes in any critical habitat corridor size or value that would negatively impact the coastal California gnatcatcher or any other sensitive species in the area. Coastal Califomia gnatcatcher has been documented to successfully occupy suitable habitat located within and around golf courses. At the Tmmp National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, coastal Califomia gnatcatchers have been documented to utilize restored interior golf course habitats from 2005-2008 (Dudek 2006, 2008b, 2008c). In 2005, utilization of interior habitat slopes and pockets primarily consisted of foraging and movement with the exception of two pairs, which utilized restored habitat for breeding. In 2006, five pairs all utilized breeding territories on narrow habitat slopes, surrounded by golf course greens and cart paths. In 2007 and 2008, v^l iff^E IX 4821-07 UUUbK 14 October 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path gnatcatchers have continued to utilize interior golf course habitat slopes for foraging and breeding. Research shows that coastal California gnatcatcher uses a variety of plant species that make up what is commonly referred to as Diegan coastal sage scmb. The assemblages of plant species that make up any particular patch of coastal sage scmb are largely dependant on site specific environmental conditions related to soil type and depth, slope, aspect, distance from the coast, elevation, etc. The coastal Califomia gnatcatcher adapts to and successfully utilizes a wide variety of coastal sage scmb species compositions, so long as they are not overly dominated by black sage. According to DeSimone (1995), shifts in species composition in coastal sage scmb can be seen in very short distances due to variations in topography, slope aspect, soil type and depth, etc. Coastal sage scmb is often characterized by a high degree of species patchiness; high cover of a single species such as Califomia sagebmsh (Artemisia californica), black sage (Salvia mellifera), or purple sage (Salvia leucophylla). Nest placement is a function of availability and there does not appear to be a species preference for nesting so long as the appropriate physical stmcture is present (Ogden 1992). Another smdy found that Califomia gnatcatcher nests primarily in Califomia sagebmsh (Artemisia californica) near the coast, but other species are used as well, including Califomia buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), black sage, white sage (Salvia apiana), San Diego sunflower (Viguiera laciniata), coast cholla (Opuntia prolifera), and chemise (Adenostoma fasciculatum). Califomia sagebmsh is the most important species and the habitat stmcmre may be as important as which plant species are present (Pacific Southwest Biological Services 1993). Weaver (1998) determined that climate and soil type greatly influence which species are present in coastal sage scmb, a widely variable habitat. Other factors, such as slope aspect also play a role. Califomia sagebmsh is pervasive in most locations. Califomia gnatcatcher frequencies and densities are greatest on Califomia buckwheat dominated coastal sage scmb with an open or broken canopy. Coastal sage scmb dominated by Califomia buckwheat is typically found in the hot inland valleys 12 to 30 miles from the coast, and is found on thin, granodiorite or metasedimentary rock derived soils. Coastal sage scmb dominated by Califomia sagebmsh and Califomia encelia have the second highest frequencies and densities of Califomia gnatcatcher. This subassociation is typically found on marine terraces along the coast and up to eight miles inland. What these studies show is that the coastal California gnatcatcher is widely adaptable to whatever coastal sage scmb habitat is present so long as it has the necessary stmcture to provide food and shelter. 4821-07 D U D C K 15 October 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path 4.5 Modifications to Buffer Location/SizeA/alue There are no buffer zones added or lost associated with the removed or added HMP lands. 4.6 Potential Alteration to Drainage Patterns There are no significant changes to drainage pattems associated with the emergency access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3. The general lay of the land will not be altered by the project changes and any grading done to prepare the base for paving will be minor. A low concrete curb will be built on the low side of the access path to catch and direct water mnoff into the golf course drainage system. Therefore, any additional mnoff created by the impermeable path surface will not affect the namral hillside. 5.0 CONCLUSIONS The HMP boundary modifications proposed for the emergency access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 will have no significant impact on ESHA, as defined by Public Resources Code Section 30107.5, nor would it have any negative impact on sensitive species such as the coastal Califomia gnatcatcher. The emergency access path between Golf Holes No. 2 and 3 is consistent with and in conformance with Public Resources Code Sections 30240 (a) and (b). Therefore, the laws, regulations, and policies to protect environmentally sensitive species and habitat area are satisfied, and are in compliance with the Califomia Coastal Act and Carlsbad LCP. 6.0 REFERENCES City of Carlsbad. 2004. Habitat Management Plan for Natural Communities in the City of Carlsbad. November. DeSimone, Sandra. 1995. Califomia's Coastal Sage Scmb. Fremontia. Volume 23, Number 4, pp. 3-8. October. Dudek. 2006. 2006 Year-end Report for the Tmmp National Golf Club HCP Area Califomia Gnatcatcher and Cacms Wren Monitoring, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, Califomia. Permh #'s TE-840619, TE-813545, TE-051248, TE 051250, and PRT-780565. November. 40 pp. Dudek. 2007. 2007 Post-Constmction Califomia Gnatcatcher Monitoring Report for the Crossings at Carlsbad, City of Carlsbad, San Diego County, Califomia. Permit # TE051248-2. October 12. 17 pp. vxi ir^E 1^ 4821-07 Ll iJ [J C K 16 October 2008 The Crossings at Carlsbad Holes No. 2 and 3 Emergency Golf Access Path Dudek. 2008a. 2008 Post-Constmction Califomia Gnatcatcher Monitoring Report for the Crossings at Carlsbad, City of Carlsbad, San Diego County, Califomia. Permit # TE051248-2. September 16. 18 pp. Dudek. 2008b. 2007 Year-end Report for the Tmmp National Golf Club HCP Area Califomia Gnatcatcher and Cacms Wren Monitoring, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, Califomia. Permit #'s TE-840619, TE-813545, TE-051248, TE 051250, and PRT-780565. January. 41 pp. Dudek. 2008c. 2008 Year-End Report for the Tmmp National Golf Club HCP Area Califomia Gnatcatcher and Cacms Wren Monitoring, City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, Cahfomia. Permit Numbers TE-840619, TE-813545, TE-051248, TE 051250, and PRT-780565. September. 35 pp. Holland, R.F. 1986. Preliminary Descriptions of the Terresttial Namral Communities of Califomia. Nongame-Heritage Program, Califomia Department of Fish and Game. 156 pp. Ogden Environmental and Energy Services Company, Inc. 1992. Ecology ofthe Califomia Gnatcatcher at Rancho San Diego. Home Capital Development Corporation. December. Pacific Southwest Biological Services, Inc. 1993. Califomia gnatcatcher Impact Evaluation and Mitigation for Linear Utilities Constmction and Maintenance; A Position Paper from Conclusions of the Impact Evaluation Criteria Workshop for the Califomia Gnatcatcher, San Diego, Califomia (June 19, 1992). San Diego County Water Authority. Febmary. P&D Environmental. 2003. Document A Map: Areas of Disturbance in Relation to Biological Resources. P&D Environmental. 2005. Revised Mitigation Plan, Carlsbad Municipal Golf Course. January. Weaver, Kenneth L. 1998. Coastal Sage Scmb Variations of San Diego County and their Influence on the Distribution of the Califomia Gnatcatcher. Westem Birds 29:392-405. 4821-07 D U D C K 17 October 2008