Appendix E Joshua Tree Survey Report and Management Plan

Appendix E Joshua Tree Survey Report and Management Plan

JOSHUA TREE SURVEY REPORT

1555 ACRE HACIENDA AT FAIRVIEW VALLEY IN THE APPLE VALLEY AREA

UNINCORPORATED SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

December 12, 2008 (Revised March 2009)

JOSHUA TREE SURVEY REPORT

1555 ACRE HACIENDA AT FAIRVIEW VALLEY IN THE APPLE VALLEY AREA

UNINCORPORATED SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Prepared For: Strata Equity Group 4370 La Jolla Village Drive, Suite 960 San Diego, California 92122 Contact: Eric Flodine Prepared By: PCR Services Corporation One Venture, Suite 150 Irvine, California 92618 Contact: Richard Haywood, Senior Wetland Ecologist/ISA-Certified Arborist (WE-7618A)

Joanna Nigro, Associate Biologist/ISA-Certified Arborist (WE-8010A)

December 12, 2008 (Revised March 2009)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.0 INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1 2.0 NATURAL HISTORY OF JOSHUA TREES ................................................................5 3.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS ..........................5 4.0 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................6 5.0 RESULTS ...........................................................................................................................7 6.0 COUNTY REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................8 7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................................................................13

7.1 Full Joshua Tree Survey..............................................................................................13 7.2 Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)...........................................................................13 8.0 CONCLUSIONS ..............................................................................................................14 9.0 REFERENCES.................................................................................................................14

APPENDICES APPENDIX A: JOSHUA TREE SURVEY PLOT 1 APPENDIX B: JOSHUA TREE SURVEY PLOT 2 APPENDIX C: JOSHUA TREE SURVEY PLOT 3

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LIST OF FIGURES

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Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 3A Figure 3B Figure 3C

Regional Map...............................................................................................................2 Vicinity Map ................................................................................................................3 Joshua Tree Density Map Overall View ......................................................................9 Joshua Tree Density Map Northwestern View ..........................................................10 Joshua Tree Density Map Central View ....................................................................11 Joshua Tree Density Map Souteastern View .............................................................12

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