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G.D.A. R6«,iD 28-1-69
220 Grand Ave. Tentative Parcel lip'
Oroville, OA 95965 for Michael Fredrick.
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Gentlemen:
At the regular meeting of the Butte County Board of Supervisors :held �D
February,13, 1965 the Board ,denied your appeal of the Advisory Agency's
decision' -oto deniy the above -referenced parcel map.
should have any questions regarding this matter, ,please contact.
`' this' office.
Very truly yours,
William Cheff �
Director of Public darks
Orloynal signed by
JOHN Mf NDONSA
Ton Mendonsa
Assistant Director
cc; Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
MManning
- Environmental Review
viro'nmental Health
�, Michael D. Fredrick, 4373 Imperial Dr., West Linn, OR 97086
I � " ��11',�1 �►' ��� � +err Msli�►t�� � 11Lt�il !�>1�r�#t11� �� T,�r�taflry#..��
decXee tion It �cxlingt +rrrvirc,�w�e»til i ct� i AES two. paircelAs,
"r� .. �ci rrjlrk
lock the northeast carnet of �tkctn
wew o Oaks 61Md nd' Gold
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!t ctrla rl ., Frndriok, 02$411-ft, tvo .eq,teela° at thsr n lrir"st
curzter of Stoney C}glss Blvd. and Go
Id Mt. Rd(,; Orov�ille area.: Vng neer
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Rill Gedidis, engineer, said that the icoaagitiprax Vere o lxi►.
Nr., -Maradorat mentioned Dave 'Saeoger'a ,setter aat►out asking t a0011tet
for a coatr3buti m to road work that has alxaady been dasire� Ohich dca�+.ayt
be, required. by ttw county. Mr. Windonsa zu"tated talkigg to Da�ibo- t/Orcmat
Astoclates and the. %d Ward puree! M6 regarding etrcu,!�stiva. potlML'�ii:3,�.a.
Mr. gtr~eetsx- said that the reead• situation reUtas to the ' . cap i;tr sad;
srists aace disoussad blr the Oen�eral Plan. A,ysor access to t`�.+ —t lakl itifr'+riass,
rand acbaols., Thcre it also the miaeatory deter question
Mr. NendoasaR said that mitigatton 46 in hilt :P]at=in& DLrector"a R*pwt
is alveady cowed blr: Public Works regarding inundation of tits colvert:
oda gikoefr y Oaks blvd.
lbttr rokuLremat for perjaster fepoing was, discussed'. It weir safeaed t1beat.
the votds "shaWA, be"' ought tb 're_AJA0 the: Vards "to be" xvgordi.W titre hrei&t
of tba• fe acs, aims it La baSicallyr an. urienftrat4bla eeitiot
Mr. Hoadonse, said: that daziAte the 'mitigation ehiett have, beater. offt e+d, tba,
Dept. of Z iste.`and, Gape+, has stiil identifLedthe imphtct upon Wilcixitt. Tfie
protect: would have to be denied under section 6&74 X11)
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:s Mr. Streeter ntatedt. I wil.3. mdse a matron an the bli.chowl. D. Fredrick- parcml.
maps AP 28-17-61, to create 2 parcels, ,for denieal of the ;proposed parcel xop,
for reasons outl:i.>»aed in the Planning Director"s• Report of Dec 31., 1984., more
sptelficall$ regarding road circulat't,ori and roans condition and alae the input
from the Dept. of Pinh and Game regarding the adverse nffect of the project
co'-witeter deer rsagso, `isdtion s+ecodo ed'. by Mr. R*14 m4 termist to aaa2 .
xTJ►r! t� CAiyFARNIJ4--tili'R�$oi.IleCEi Ae,�Nty `',.
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%Att* t7Wnt r P1ami nq ' asrtment
4arr y _ft%!r Drive
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.ISe Dvartm&At of Fish and has reviewed the 'l�ntatit� �rc� lisp28-18-81) for Ward 'pausal. to t 4a ames antxa pare li �
13, 'aril 14.5 acres in the DwWe°s Flat 'arp&. 7bic site +rx misting
.. of aak woodland habitat is on critical printer r .�
w mrd. 1�:sident� devsl ale for the I�retx�wn Ue:�r` .
int wail d adversely affect r,�.gratory iffier.
Deptctrttr►t ooncxxrs with Butte abton*y Veer 'Sturdy Panel"s report �th�'
re=mrends 40 -acre minimum parce.:s for sites on L rcrictical deer Thanter range
not adjacent to identified tr
an�partaUori corridors. We read tenial
of this Tentative Parol, Map, or amenftont to conform to the Deer ,Study
Pare report.
If the
rtmert .can be of further assistance, please contact ferry �,,
Envirormentai. Sery .cel Supervisor, telephone (91.6) 355 030.
Paul T. der)sen
1"ional: MWOjer
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AP 213-17-69
lees'The Prop*s,tY li*% in an Aret',%Oftteptiblo to liighc, erb4t'Oh hikeardt,.
ilia The project site jigs in An`eaVtIhqu*k* prOAt r*Q0bh* Part Of tho
3hl broundwAtOr resm
ources ay be li,mited� Soot ija*t-by pA'ketal't Nwv*
w0tAblithen water supplies.
QSI� A li'4ht to 'moderate amount of Veo&tatibn CItAkt'iOg will !J0--CUtIv 4j%
64parcels are.devoloped. The project isss in a Ikon MtorAt
wiiitor range area„
%dt Wildlife habitat tlhtroacmt?nt 'and deterioration - the projott it
locoted in an Area of Special Biological lfioortahte (the v,1gratotly
'Mock,,*toWn deer herd 'wi,nter range.) 'which et -w
xhids, overmuch --of Out
-Swedes Flat area. The State DopArtment of Fish and Samme polie)o
tnditatas that parcel der-ftities greater than I dwelling unit i3wr 40
.ofr&6tj wo. County
ate*v are incompatible with, continued �deer usage r
.Land 'Use s Policiesupport the protection of winter de6r range*
'Obviously, existing devel,opment patterh% have somewhat tomproai* 'the
habitat value Of portions of Swedes Flat, particularly adjacent 'to,
Hurliaton-Swedat Flat and Swedes Flat roads. This makes the prbjiact
vicinity especially impartant as .one of the! few areas of larger parcel
sizes between the 'hills to the west and the higher al.avatian summer,
door range to the Mast. This is a 'concern whi ch has to be resolved oh
an areaWi�dft baSi,S, but each individual projer,,t bars an intrementa)
ifnp&ct on this resource. The project is in a Particularly s0n%irtive
Incati On.
6^*7; Local increases in noise and light can Ibm expected for
resi-,dential use of this beobee,tv.
Public/commLmorcial services and resi*dential
,dLnsitvt The project is locat,orl �-n -an area :which has been planned for,
agricultural residential u%*,-, 20 to 40 acre parcels, consistent :with
the $-,and Use El-ament; I ter 26 acre parcels are
toftsistent. Duo to the isolated,$ remate nature of this;area,, its
,Mal
_MinPUb�,LC service Vlc,* avei,lability :(fire, policti, schools,, roads,
tMlettricity, and telephone) I uncertain 4omostie.
vater eva"Jabtility, and the increased fuel consumption required for
COMmuti-M, ,,t tvnd toward parcels smaller than 20 acres in size may be
Prematurv
.0 kosidvnts in this area must expect a lower level :of
siervkirse Vhion is typicAl for less isolated properties nearer 'urban
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ePro i e*tvt iii ltaaietted i:n Atf'C Aarea WP" i-th its rtftte from Orovi.110 via �tt �ty-., it3mhprraveed, ui�eatsitltas;i�bd r,>kr3. Reeilideentits, in this Barret► „
cry tti 1esc itwi and St oolt�ia►t�intewa i� gird f�t►�e �rc�t�retiOP
s!a<si;n l�eevee��t a� this! PaPUl�tto
Use . polity 4ot- ttiv e" Pre
/tbftIcWrn*)
Si k era►1 Plan Land p
aret-fi► �ini*um part -0 situs As An APPrbPf-i&t* ruy'rM r i4"tia
r.A!-*ti,trsftied. terxasl #vws noted
to the i.biav�
i .. .. tied. As° with the o iatesteeeac rii�t� fa►i�bwey
d r�i, y lae'sfs f�verr t!S'>onditie�c►al tri
k baesi # d 'Loll t then
Poo dential dentit�iok �xhaWd bit dealt with #� an a►r**�j,d
/ I y" ' .hrciugh tomi ng that ir► contiste�►t twith thae C "t*,*i
Flare" ,. , in abson-cee of a r oNsilstent Xooa land minimum 'pairc*Rj
/site/ Iv trAC se dual �proJ*tt :must be evejuatod aigaivbut i mal Plan o
P C b y cine,.
3c Fto.tsd) ,circulati.on - The protect would a&I thrac more
paretelas�rwiita,denrws +tts a °cul-de-sac str.est pa,itwrwl (one way in Md .Otto)
twhi;ch legal &CtOsres to niore :han`.W parcels #20 par5wls
is th'v,;mauiimuen parttiitteed by ,County Subdivision Ordi;nanc+ea. The pts
tirtUlYa,ibn pa'-t*tn mutest be viewed as afro deeawida' cortin» south Of
Swedes Pl akt Road,, but at some point individual pro jectfa have to ,,;bae
o actot ridard' for the"
eimncremQhtAl increase in parcels sel^vicRed bythe,
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At the present time there has been a tt= increase in traffic
potential over County Subdivision arditiaance standards.
naps creating a►ddit`i,oha l lots !pproved after the adoption of the
ixl�-date-sac standards have beim conditioned to pra�vid+a Circulation. In
,il cases that condition hau been removed on appeaaal, to the Board of
5�upervis ors. This project will 'represent an additional increaser eaveer
11tandaedis. known contemplated projects, if ar peovod 'will, t-asult in
traaff'ic loads mveer 350% of 'standard, and if the trend towards 1.0 acre
parcels continued with Lno circulation ,provided, traffic loads an.
Stoniey Oaks Blvd. could ,be 7,207, sof that allowed by Subdivision+Zedi trance Standards.
2:1 'The site is „tgca►ted in an area generally considered try have
moderate sensitivity far archaeological resources.. A survipey .by a
l qualified .archaeologist for undiscovered sites is necessary to
deet rmt.nee if ,any resources exist and what `,impacts from site
development would ,-,be probable, as iwel l as necessary eriitigai:3 ons" to
a►voi:d dee structi tzn of arrhaaeblogi ca 1 sites if found.
:Rof arencers t y
Sini'they TPM, .AP 28-11-e3, Log 0 82-08-24--.02 6
Smith TPM, AP 28 -01 -MS Log # 82'-08-"17-02
Schieedeeck TFIM, AP 28-i7-64, Log * 81-09-16-01 k,
Gold Mt. Ent. TPM, AP 2817-76, Log 0 82-04 -23-01 �
Morcee/:Costallb TPM, AP 20-17-951 Log A 03-02-24•+01
Pierce TPMv ,AP 28-17-1364 Lag # 83-04-25-02 I
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FRWe P146 Ming 0irOcta o '
Reocet an Tentative Parcel 'M&p '401r ;
jtichaml F'veriwick%
on SAP 20-17-69 °
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'JIibl�lT�t i�rc�edeber 31 � 1'!34 ,
i,a= in proposal to. divide" 40 acreae,to croatee tub PeAlcealso C66 of e6 '
rtes a>r►'d aeries Of 34 acres. �'lmee preeseeeA Zoning is ooil ntviin °or""
Rocrsatiean divitkion-ft"idannti- a., Thome rkr-e no sisi if c sem' ecpwY r'r#!
plerhet far,
the areea. The Land
use aerp, lia#werKal
Plaeeh deesi' nacos this area ar icnl�tural-esiderntil.
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Plan M* the IRustttee Celt 'awe no
specific or ?commutA ty plains for the areae.
The project conflicts With twee policies of thre Butte, Ctsur►ty 60W&I
Plan. Spocificall the project
ataubmitteed do0a not meet the .i
follo ling Agri cut turak-Rresid*nti*I conditional criteria tire+ tatisey fCr
divisions ear than 26 &0-w parcel (-ei.xidtiee
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4) Road capacity and saai'ntenancae
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5D Ac"ss to coeeeeeeeercial and school eawtvicas
In additi k.in4 conditional criteria #3 ,.&vailability of adequate fire
protemtion facilities) in questionable for thea- sub,jeect area.
Reiewton"is of C*,� site ira,cation s substandard roaeids, and inadequate,
cx;rcul it 3lon pa►tt�Rrns combine to restrict devolopmenit capability in thio
aer'eeaab
Am, improved', ', access road to Sle aV i l l e -D angor Ali ghe,ecay 9 Laapor'to Road,
Upham Ros59 or back to 3etedees, Flat toad tiei:le uld be considered at this time
toNrov.ide for traffic circulation to this protect mead, anticipatred iaaraas I
divisivihs nearby;. The area is remote from orbxn +saervi`;gtos haat
ia~aad uaaita, 4,raffic circulotitm for the number of pa►rr_eles ,ctwrantly ;
served by thine �axi:!stitaq roal system anis is identifieeed as winter range for
migratory dew haer'ds based eln curr'eent mawlp%, information and daatas from
the California Department of Fish and Gwwe
Currently, +/- 56 parcel* ha►vee been ltrwaated off the single legal access ` ^,
road% Rt000y Oaks Olvd. (7 parcels havecurrent buildingsor lmuildfsnq
peereaito inn -s tee) , creating Pateeretital circulation problems an this
cul—Jo-sac ;rural gravel road. The County Subdivision sion Ord# nancet reeiquiree*
a eeeaxiseium of 20 parceel% served by any cul-de—sac road. Additional land
divisions off this access road w3uld further aggravates this prob'lrem
�r '(which has yet to be experienced atm the groundisiace most existing
parcels have not yet beewi developed). If all existing 20 and 40 ocrae
pane^cots served by this aacc erss read were to bre divided dow, to a 10 scree
+/- daensi.tye over )GOO total parcels "ould result., This does not
eronsidoe the rwginnal cumulative impacts throughout the s Flat area
mod onduroe Flat Retrad should this pattern baco** fully established.
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/�. AP 28-11-69
; ttmabiw 31., 1984
"0 ;Wnjoj�# would be isnconessi*tant with 'General 'fel.an 'pblie a Ot teeie
at islattlte r"idintt*j d*O*iti*t to .intentsitY ewe ati.#�il'Lsl�k.!�r �+
adjoc-*At usees iwkr d '5" rawmeeent+, P 341.
b) ftjA ee .rosidontijIl densitieswith trAffic -Corry Y"- -79 7, it��s v
ekiistthq and pwgtoseod cir'iculatition puha (Lood iiUmei ntiv 0046 SO.
0 Oaid* deevelopesent 'to areas with adequate fsiris WbteeC0VX% vmry .o"
tLind uese 'EIieOWnt o pager 43) .
d) 'Rncraeeraegw development in and arcund existing cOOMAnitiou s�th ��eaYiic
seer vi:cou (Land Use Ctsesent. Peale 39)
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0) Roguloties development in identi4ie+rd reinter .de*,W- s*ate tike f &ilitat�e
the surv►i Val bf deer- hard* (Land Wim Clot y Payee 41 ) :.
The Cetlifornia< Department of Fish kland Caere has Indicated th*t this
Iprajo_t will roducee "i,nteerdeter ranjO in the area. 11jorefee v.,j doniaal'�
$ th4 & aj*et in recctes�e ood1 puro ant to Section 66474(e6)- ouf the
Z}lif'W nji,a "ap Act , rogarrding wildlife,
`1�rare aswpl tcant has ,submitted ;pr apos6d mi tigatian .m easur-ars dosiooed�, to
reed icee J"pacts xCs f-Stier deer herdsA. If the +itigaticrre esetarsraras acre- f
to bre adequate and the project cath bo f wnd in conformity With fht
° iisene�"al Punt then Mitiq^tvd Nadati Ve Deeck^rai:�i'� I �rer+d*ng.
anyironme0teal impact ie recommended and tho project aPOraVOd INAbJftCt tO, ;.
this fallowing :mit'lgation .measures and condition.
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Utilize standard eros:.,ctY+ r=v�ntr•oxmeasures and construi;:tisen praRctfc+em �.
to minimize erosion pr f.--, nttaai and othar construttion impaactas.
2, Clussteer'' the hooesitees .mato-` sold ftuntain Road as shown an than
i tezrt►t+ative estiap.
` . M�o a not* taii` tree'✓ -�K4ti4,01 'TI,,-trjemeetvr fencing an thease pikrcelli .
i be limited to 4 or 5 strand bar- �4�-V cl IA3 AIV�*O berg ten 5,6" and
48" to alto" the free enovemon",-41 of wi l dl i f ea"
4E Place: ea ✓rota on the final maps "Barrier fencing an these parcels to'
be limited to one acre in aroall« 7^
batevibe.r 314 1964
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9WIRONMENTAL MACT REPORT
flN3WI AIIgD .,TVttSTON�SrY�1,8y' , ,. ��f'is �09SaTER
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'OSEPH SIMEC1KMGAUST` i. SUM
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This is the 'Emi.rtanmettal Impact Re' rt f6r creetlaft of
,foar, p+a`irycei- y fir. # ssi.ter and four pig swla her i „
path of -Swedes 'not feed. The p&4 +dies of the r�pril-
Conte arcs contiguous Parcels .east of tti�ii i9 f lft; ;W* A:+ matly;
151410 cr bora of 'PriDj,eCtt.
e 21 he project far ,Mr,. itos iter it a psx,celi.ng. do*n of an
epproximtely 40 ,acir� fc sectiort of land rota w iai.4
Scr parcels,. The project for M. Shreckftw;+u of to
arcelijsg down of an approximtely Ao acid stetfoh ,of
toad into four uneven porciel sixes rafti—reg from 7* .aerft,
The projects are located a;pproacimately 8 'wiles taut'h*mtt
of Droville, south of 5wedes F) ate Road, Ijc. Rossiter ,a
( parcel is located in ,Section 2 ;of `1'owash p 18 North*
Range 5 FAst and W. S'hreckenga'ttst'',s property is I*cated
in Seet on 110 'Township 18 Forth, Range 5 Fast..
(b) ' A statement of The Ob ecti^wes 'Soqszht pX 'T,he Propogd
Eo - we- t..
To cr+es^te additional parcels for sale axed/or devel. ppmtnt
purposes
(c) A Gen rad Des cri tion Of The Prolectl 2 Tecbjaicsj,,
tanomic and nvironmenttrl ha .arteri, acs,
o�d��1�1C' 'Frnc� ldJ.4 .'11"��T�.'X1e�iQ�osa�.
The projedt 4411' ,entai.l the parceling down ioi 'to forty
acre sections ;of land into $mal.ler acreages»
15142,. Pg8cri tion of Environmental Setti.n
Ile prt�jLects are located within the foothills of the'Sierra
Nevada.s, exgbt miles to the southeast of Droville. The soils
,are rated class b by ,the Soil iConservation Service. The soil
types in the area are known as the Ahwal ee-Sierra Association
<With 1`5 to 7.5%. slopes)40
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Class 6,Soil. The soils Of this association occur onthe
tandu atia�to very Steep 1. 1sslopes of the Sierra tit d aaa -etsartoll
. Ww.— 3p+t�� feet eleaaition. The soils are. moderately A00 t6
very, &ip and beve developed on gran t3:�c r kad,.� Tb y. are ...
drsit<rrad. Thai era used suis l.y for Minter and aori* ;ray
2000 'bat !l rr ,aareai been becleared and, fara�aesi or Net tAI
ovibardso Nitivea vVeeaVtatiah 'is t&M011y o ik grass wad b�h.
I mis $*cistion awakes up about 9 percent, a i�ztGe
,r bwrahranw xoi3ls.haave grayish brovn F alightly~ aoid„, >>ti.i*atcI --
oa t ;iq, loam su�rfaex aaa L110,1404 p�aleli'
bard ���la�',, �cosrs�a ��r�ind i
on *64, qi quartz di orite eoMr.a�e sandy ioaaax s+�+bao ..� as
st de �ths of £r” 3 to 4 feee+t.
Vi r,og ,oar ,im .alit bt*, Pewrawb)�Ik' y Is rapid,,,,�
sierra soils have brow, o►edium atird, aSli tl hard aaala,aar►�. *4
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coarse :saelraady, Dasa :surface layers andIP`reds s'l.i&tly
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aside very harxi, as sive, foam subsoils ,oven :at l Wes#leattr �
acid ig:awns bedrock. Depth to ,bedrock rehges ftrom to 0
inches `Per tbilit i.s' moderate. grtysion isaiigla�
Alhwah- nee :soils aaak+e up 74 peyrcent and Sierra soils abo i 25
percent of the association. The remaining .5 percent is p ned
of, cpulding ;soils.
The area Is ,a typical foothill' Dale-p3 rie gra -d' s' aand habitatat
an .eappsozimate el.eisetion of '1500 Feet:, This-habitat in
s+onietines described .as the Upper .Sonoran Life. 'Zo4o.
,,Habitat
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Swedes des Plat ip an Oak-.gra as, foothill woodland sometioas
described ass , *he Upper ;Sonoran Life Zone. Domi:rtan't pWvt
forms are MU14 Oak; Digger Pine, Ceatiothtis Manzaniite s Poison
Oak, and a variety,of ;herbs and grass".
2 P P ,,with -a few, .small meadoa►s.
Blue oak�isathe dominant treeaspecies. Brush is .scattered
for the ;mast part'.Poison oak and�Cedn-othus are the
dominant shrubs. 'Since the 'larger parents ..are irrell spaced,
ythere is a econsi,derable ground ^over :of grassy (orbs„ and
Riparlan ,growth is,minor in -the area as most streams .are
small and intermittent Vi.l d, Dia ckberry is an important
Op6cj,es associated wi.tla T`oa:tijil.l streams' -along with
wi l-4 gr ape, sycamore, and a ski.
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list ' Door in the area are costly, tresidaalt., Wgratoxy
MY, use the, AVIjj der:ing heavy Shows in -higher elavatiet►ftc,
beer., Aushers are rx4arsten, and * fe v are killed its: Ow at*
�i aeaasb'tzr.,
Door ,atnd no", twin lion use of the *roe slxald= � � hfr*416
atnd then probably of a brief`# traftaltory m�, �
O lan Cane: . f+ev jacl rabbits< inhabit the srem*, � ksb4w ✓
is are, ouwd
where there :is A good brushy comer
fits were 3ntroduceed into this oreo seetlheral, Yeats W, Vj
Thte r tits bera haus .9tes4itlY Increased, at4 are thaw%Mftdie
sera:,_i .at is not atoll; areeo� of high tt A;T� una.
Gray squirrels have Vii' purpulationli in the at
bond-ta leil pigeon tame is sporadite and large y 1confload'to
winter. Acorns prpvi.d .d by oaks are an iopor qt' part oiE c
tho%tr diet,
Warning dove Cabers .Aro moderate at best
VOkey Vail pop% ations are moderate where there is good,
Cover, Bruziay areas are: important to maintain +.their
population level
:Pre ktors: toy+otes, bobcats,, and gray fox are the dominants
,sPeties, enC- qre very important in :the control of wildlife
popul.atiibns 8,� he+tltthy levels. Racoon, skunksy and ringtail
Oats are pthellE important predators.
p�portant avian predators fouAd in the area ,are :Great ltorILW
owl, Scremb Curls, and Red-tsi ,ed Hawks.
., oto. aot� mmai.s'
the most AtImerous mteMMLIs in this, habitat are rodents such
as Beechey ground squirrels, Peromy.scus mice, and wood rats.
► ostsuxn are in the area, and are important as scavengers,
,Moles, ,gophers, tad voles are less 0 Vious .ma mmals found in
the x,�; �cllar►d,n
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Bi :A "-w* ! variety of birds utilize the �#�ki��'�,
!io" ark Birds: but
Ioccur were Are, rote! �i ftt.
oa Y a aru o ':the orr� � ies thatbvious residents are colo. t c s, scruball,k, plt, t n�czua?t,.
ria Mi tenter or sadsnnali sits art! �a t 'resi " �� � i,ii�rci
ra trdpac cs. and -co fl' ickers. Other
� � nnyy
owl�e, er, , flycatchers, �avollows, thru�,' less lof I;
oriobis, b1 boas, vireos, and, finches.
he °wsx�dlas+�fl' .;ie ea
iapiv taut to rigrAnta and s"{ o'nal residents es it As
p rags nt residents.
;Wr*d or ra��-»
,f
'No birds so listtd inhabit the area. Some ,infrequft*� a�;.>v
Shoo us+e' by Ul.d .Eagl.�es - or p+eregrint Falcous is pos�al� ,
.r lS
now of the area -is critical to l.isied, eaama lac: thr r;s Mk^A�
no . known mccerences of enda r er ed Erb' "rare :uii1s int tuf.!
See
C,eology� '
tt+one lei and 11 fewr higher,�czaac:al.;�hare red hilsg
's Joe
alit`
Xast. and Vest edges of .section 11. Total Local. rtl.ir �V
approxi�tiGl.yy �5an feet, Mtion"s ,,ra�cfrom appr�axias��;""
l,�:alOng ILower Huncut Creek �to a� roximatel 1 ��� b
fiat `T. corner of section
on the higher bilis in the SAIi, g� y �
ft*erous .small, creek channels drain the areav eventually
dcrainir to Lower Rocky Huneut Creek. The ground, surfaciizrW,
rocky i l.th "large grana tic boulddii ej exposed as float matt�G�..�;�a�'n
'This1�d 4 +accuprs `ltroughoues ad �erttlevatihe eciossd s ain rrY dgi y;M
bout derelvthan the lower, relativelyflat areas'i4here tji T-;44 I' ; t
been mord �tevela ed arui erosion %gas not exposed as
p p
boulderou,
The only-il� ck type noted in thette sections, is a finis to c 1� {
grained v� mite. Granite forms deep within the 'rrcrust �q"
aaiy sub,o,f (tttntl.y beeome exposed at the turface by uplift ,a Aa
remav��041 � overlying rock. This probably is the .cane of Choi
rock 11"9 1.S +t sections studied o indicating granite maybe thi �
only r type to a great depth* Stream cuts, small. ,o-xca!va=►
tions, 4 .exposed outcrops ihdwcate a shal.l.ov soil profily.
"In.some a "es;,` bedrock is exposed ,at theurface. but where
soil *xisto b depth. ranges from 4 inches to 2.5 feet. Howevgr,, y'
some variations beyorni these ranges do exi sto but ;are nos
repvr seuta a v -o of the average. Thee soil bp,pears to contain
abundauit 0-o� with many fragments of rali� te. A few smell
of well dov o't oped +cl.a'� soils* Were hotso
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