UC Merced Planning - Biological Assessment

Biological Assessment

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This page was last updated on August 24, 2004

Download Full Document (19.3 MB)
Cover (8 K)
Table of Contents (15 K)
I.	Introduction (34 K)
	A.	Purpose of the Biological Assessment
	B.	Species Covered in this Document
	C.	Description of Proposed Projects
	D.	Summary of Conclusions
	E.	Responsible Parties
II.	Project History (13 K)
III.	History of Consultation (18 K)
IV.	Description of Proposed Action (36 K)
	A.	UC Long Range Development Plan
	B.	Infrastructure Project
V.	Other Interrelated and Interdependent Projects (40 K)
	A.	University Community Plan (UCP)
	B.	Off-Site Infrastructure Outside Campus and University Community Boundaries
VI.	Action Area (13 K)
VII.	Biological Setting (26 K)
	A.	Regional Setting
	B.	Habitat for Federally-Listed and Proposed Species Within the Study Area
VIII.	Species Accounts and Status of the Species in the Action Area (246 K)
	A.	Survey Methodology
	B.	Species Accounts/Status
IX.	Effects of the Proposed Projects (292 K)
	A.	General Habitat Impacts
	B.	Species-Specific Impacts
	C.	Impacts of Interrelated and Interdependent Actions
	D.	Effects of Proposed Projects on Vernal Pool Critical Habitat
X.	Cumulative Effects (15 K)
XI.	Other Proposed Projects Affecting Federally-Listed Species (29 K)
XII.	Conclusion and Determinations (51 K)
	A.	Succulent Owl's Clover
	B.	Colusa Grass
	C.	San Joaquin Valley Grass
	D.	Vernal Pool Crustaceans
	E.	Bald Eagle
	F.	Mountain Plover
	G.	San Joaquin Kit Fox
XIII.	Literature Cited (43 K)
XIV.	Figures (10.8 MB)
Appendices
A.	Resource Mitigation Plan (585 K)
B.	Habitat Mitigation Plan Infrastructure Project (40 K)
C.	Species Evaluated (87 K)
D.	Analyses for Species Not Federally-Listed (515 K)
E.	Letters from the Service (6.5 MB)

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