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Planning DepartmentNAME: 3�7KE WHITINGER
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Environmental Health Department
CDF (Forestry Department) AP;
71-1141
At m. J. Craig Carter '(on areas north of'red bine on map)
Butte CouhtY Sheriff
PG&E (check, title rd `part 'for- easement)
Pacific Bell
Butte County 6"rsquito Abatement 0R
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Orov,ille Mosquito Abatement (areas within.large map in cabinet)
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School ist;:;Lat wall MapUA
Wat:er GoMpany '�(if individual' dells are,
re not indicated on application or map)
Durham Irrigation; OR D uth.am Mutual Water Co.
California Plater Servi& Company (Chico area)
_' Orovil'l e-4lyandotte Irrigation. •District ,(Qrbvll& area, 5E' of ,river') -
Therma- ilto ltriga,t.ion .District ('I`t ermalsto axed NE' of river)'
Limesaddle Community Services District (Paradise area along Pentz Rd._
to lake)
Del. Ora Water (Paradise Pines area)
Buzztail Waterworks (Doe Mill 'Rid 'g a/Forest Ranch area )
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Parse Irriga"tion Distric
city of (ch&c1C wa'i1 maps: for sphere's 'of a<_nfluen.ce)'
Orov�,lle t
Chic
Paradise _.
Biggs
Gridley
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Lake Oroville Area Eitblic Utility .11i6tti8t (.see-large snap in.cabihe.r). - -
Feather River Recrean ;District (See large-map in cabinet)
':Er1 Iyiedio Fire :District (check wall map, a small portion of Orov-ill& only
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RICHALE, .GRIDL'EY AREAS (•S0�J1'H BUTTE, CQUTY) c check '�ia1 map and title' report'
to see_ wIAt.appl3es4 Someareas overl;ap._
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Drainage�Distrct #1
Draa.nage::Distr ct uZ
Drainage District 9100
Drainage K0011
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Rec] ainatiori Distri ct F$33
Reel amation District X7.056`
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8ac amento and Gan Joaotifti, Drainage'Diatrict
`$ntit& Creek Drainde District
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�N CER�.AIN OASES: '
Superintenient of Schools (only for. subdiij`Slohs)
Dept.df-Fish :and Gam& (near water and in ruta and mrtuntain areas)
al Trans �(nea'r State Hwy , ,70, 90, 149 (Chico cut "of f), lfZ
Rxchval& Hwy ') , ,191 (Clark toad )
State 4later QualitY'Can_ trol Board (projects w1" irr' t_,h more than'. 100 lots or unfit,)
Una,ted Sates ,;F`orest Sery"a ce (" '
Jproject borders USA land -Bch&ck A' bspksj
Parks and Reci.eatidri CepartMent (property near :Lake 0`o�1i11&) °-
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State Water R&aoUrces D&p:ari.inerit (pr":bp&i�4y near Lake ()rova;,le - varshed
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Rock Creek Reel 0J.mation ;list; (test ;of Chico Ai'r ' ort'y tooth o f
P' Rptk Greek-and
east of HWty 99 (see rsall map,)
Chico Area ltec"xeation &Bark Hist (only iEor subdivihions) ,
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i�.5'.� Deptti of the Army, Sacramento Distr Carpi of Eilganee's (near►at&r,'and
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SPEG AL GASES: check title repot for any i;tientiori of special serVices 6r,&asemehts aU -h
as to''Therinalitc xrrgation'Distr:�ct (tiiimbeea `itetna)
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$UTTE, COUNTY' ADVIS�PY AGENCX MINIJT.ES ; .I PAGE •3
MARCH "9:, 199,2 ,
S+�?ZTTI�IGER, TAM
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Showa 100 ft. leachfiel& setback from the spring on parcels 7 and ; 2.
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following mitigation measure are requiredi
Place a note on the 'map that states: "Culverts under or near roadways
or driveways that cross natural. dra nage`cIh6nnels. Place rock rip-ra'p
or otherenergy dissipating devices; below diranage;lcutfalls."
All --t0 'Etaand driveway const,rucbion,is to, be completed, including,drainage
structures, surface ditching,etc.; between April 15' and November 15,
Place .a note on tt•;e additional map sheet'statingy "Automatic fire ,suppression
sprinkler. . systems shall b'e installed iri
all r_esitlential structures in a Vicar -
dance with the�N tional Fire Protection
Ats'. Standards as outlined by
W. in the detection, and control 1 f ires,
Standard 13D to aid o£ resident:1
and thus provide improved protection against: injury, life loss, property
le.and reduce the errand
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'Shaw on tho'a;di'tional map sheet a 5, "No Development zcne" around
archaeological; sites '1 and 2 as caitained 'in."'the Archaeological
inventory Survey prepared by ;7erisert Assaciatior►, May, 1991.
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-Show on, ,the_ add itionat,map sheet -a. 50' "No development zone'° -around -
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the°freshwater, seeps and; springs in the 'southwest corner of the parcel
as discussed in the,Botan3.cal, Reportt prepared by Barbara Castro, July,
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San+dy Tomer, Tentat,7Ve RarGe1 Mapj AP1=1;9,�he parcel
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Hwy. 3�. Aorest Rant area: �ti5neer: S7erlra West S',UrVeyng
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Tam iIrinkle Was resent. He said that a' read isl not :being. built so the
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salutioft to drainage c,onditiioh' .in ght ;not be necessary':
Mr: kde11 sa''d that "I't `bhould.be: `shown that the parcels will nob cauae,a
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d'rairiage problem fol the ne hbors or- a public right of way.
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Mr. I Tinkle lsaid ,r'"lIat 'the forest 'Raniui, Witer.Company 'r4 ly not
supply water to brie property, so the applicant is planning to drill a, well:
fir: said that either solution vrotild hn alright He ekplairied.r what
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the ehpoder rieeds to .be aware of regarding, neighbo"ring' pe, hies regarding an
easement fat` any well ,setback and 'sewage disposal and ot, :or properties.
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should ou, have lany a�'uestions regarding tine Eng, ronmerr al Docuu�i�nts `or the Plnmmng''
Direc-oj s :report; please contact this office betw� en:
10:00 a.m and 3:00p.m
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B. Vii.- Kircher
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ow on, the additional ,map sheet a 50 No Development Zone arourtc! the
�. freshwater seeps and springs. in tl�e soutliwest corner of the parcel as discussed, in ,
the �Botanica� Ti`epori"prepared by Bartaaca Castrol -July, x991.
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ODIscousbION OF EN'�IRONM ENTAL E�iALUAR'I
• nis"t, `wilt the propo3al rosillt tri slgniticahi:
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do nditlw ns, or changesIn
R the proposal wlIt not, affect iubsurface eattl condlt ns
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biINoiloh, dispiadcmenr, co"Actlon of
'this 'of opasaI will 'result In sane disruption, i"splabement,'
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oVercovw ing of tpeso0.1?
compaction andovetcoYbting dt 4he slate.As a, result di. development'
of structurds, 4ilveways, parking area§, old, these lmnadts ate not e
seen as stdrii(ac. a's only ;two single ram_lfy res.l'dences will be
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'aflixveduapproval of,thep.roJeat,'f'arCcl sizes will ber�6o acres
Bath wl lhponone 'home per parcel ,;
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C bnge�.. tri,. t: ogr`aph, ar, di aurid surface
Y �rjlera maY be s we changes In topograPhY As the patcel�ls�IneuntainAli
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61 leri`,teatutes4
. and some IeV ling mai/ be rdq Ired: drea't0' bulldttid p&ds n& ,
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i)estrudtron, Cpveri'1dor n+odiffcAtlonof any
k The sit has rto unique p►iysldal features,
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ridryea .`eefnowithel oft 1iate'r e�oiloh.16f,
r soils,
:. soils 'on sfte is hldh,, '"e';'
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el ther 'oh or ot, si tet
and Vegetatloh r+�`movalr
,And homesIte construct►an, Disrupted soils should s`l`ot be lefts
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00osedddurlhotheral`sty-sedsori, culverts bUldbe'l't"ltaltedfwhere''
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howroadw ys cr,oss na Ufal to nage-thanne antl s` sor o Ho,L
raP ar, energy '!dl'ssipating devices should be nlial".i below the
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�� �outta!Is, especlally,Whete,tgb`stahilal ambuols of water haVe been
accumulated iby roadside At tches.
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cWoos,inedepositl,on:j erosion bt,beach
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or eroslori may nbdiw0i chh6n of
atead �c pectetl to be s.lgnifl
l rainageways, 7 e I.Apacl 1S,f1,i
�� o he lh a 'afice s� es a Cant duel:
large 'Patrol x develepl�ent,
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vatof stream of 15e beys of the ,,oceah
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or ahy, bay, in'idt or Nikes
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stills oUt<ide ,doslgn ted Utban Af0st
,l agticuItio 61 Bolls,
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Ekposure of }ieoPie b(' "prnberty to geoliogic
;: A17?gf'"buite dbUnty is ih;A Moderate eatthquai`e ihteilstlr xohc viii,
Uintds W& ,as itthduakes, landslides,
The subject broperty 1s located apProximatet 3 mlles eas. of an,
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mudslltles, groupd 7Atluno or' similar
�� lmerted faillt'�Ilne under take orovllie',,,It is ass'oclatedw;hh the;
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Elevel,and bilis .Fault system', �hlch'�3Uppotteo the t975,'tlFovllle' �
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ea thgUek canstruc loll �t�bulltllhb3 to Ud forte ,buiIdl ascade
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slahtlatds'wll provide' p case of
adegUl~tc protc,ctlon to occu ahts 11h
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Will ihe',btoposa'l" 'resin 1it subsCAAitaf
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Air emissfohs of ,,d' IoratMoh til°'emb�,ehl
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" �, fihe ptopoS°aI wr'it not atject a:lt'quall IV bPtailse file Ihcicafe,ih the .
Cttk'mbet af� veNitl�' trip is hot sign+flcaht,
qualltvt ��"
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ion of, r , sli�i(ce
ibblettlahabie�odo3
k rhe pfio t CrposAI wl'li' hoeate db,judltOldble od'or's, smoke or fumi!s.
�or1e�umes ,
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nit'erhubh L 'ulr maVo wtSt, mr�lstul;t it
k the propl5saf Wlft hot ;aifbti the 'attlMphote,
temperAtute,t ahy Change' Jn climato;;7-71
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ENVIRISNI+.[,E .,
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' Ey1RONMENTAt EVALUATI
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the ptoposat Wil I not al(ect a'hy `waterddoi, ,
�dir�`cEfon of rvatcr hiaverr�pty ,'t It either
inarl'ne or trdsh *at-'
ti. Chahlies, In ab3orptibn fatesi' dra;jna9e
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7heeriropoa'at may resujl in an lnrtease In #lstIace Water ►Unoff due
patterns, br, the rate and amount of su'r►acd
runafli�
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toerdoacead eabs,or lioq [ram i,r�.ervious' stlrtices, and-;ln a. change iri
h in g patterns on the slid. WoWe4dr��llo sIgnl-ticant adversd
Impacts are aht1.clpaled because ohly tura ne:V single farm(y dwellings
I be, 'project,
Wi l al lotl',d. by` this ��
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di aced oJi=site, rainabe Im I"' utrdd, �
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improvementsvthclUdin9Vegdkaatohld ma vol,
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chapnel 116066uinslal atlas
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ane proposal W�1i not s � nitidahily att_edl any�if (ood ton dha�,ndts
watery#
or walercouvset� c
Change'I'n the` Almotif of suttacd water In �ny�
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7hd proposal W�„I If not attdct any. Waket'doUtse>
water body#
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The Pfoposal may atfec, sutace .Watrtr qual(ty dqe to slltatloh
testi ting from nroslon;caUsed by road-and drIVeWay dbnstructt'bn and'
to �lemperaturc,
dt"ssoived ai<Ygei't of tU�bldjty7
grad ng,ol building
dUe.to the size
sties, Th fsi�shoujd not be a siari ticantel,tecl.
of the parcels be,nU created and the use of standard
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nl:tera lo'n of the dlydc 1611 i
rate nitlaw
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thn proposal WI"ll hot attect' thb ditec,tlon or'IIoW of Around Waters.
Of 9(bUhd waters#
p, change iq tliz want I ty hr qua"i l ty of gourd
the proposal Wi j j trot di rddt IY`af tett `ariV aquttdr .
iVatdrs, e' thdr th[ough direct addiliohv,-b'r
�iVlthdra►Va�s`,,ot'�k"hrouglt intot_c'dptlbn:til
rr� hotiifdrby duty- br dxcaVatio st
Reduction n the amount at 1rat:bt:�aihetWtse
lot
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i4atdr for dOTOS" ;fic' 1) rpo§d3 WI I ,bd tibm private Indj'VIdUaI 4vel la,
1 avaltab.je ptrbl Ic wateF sUppi'ias#
dxptisure at people 'ar'Propdrty lb Water=
r related°hazardi'�.i th as itaadingt
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the tirOpo5al W) ]'I not ejipasd peupie or propeClY to tlitddih9,
4,- . rt If evil the ptaposai`'� resUti` lits
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11: a, challg;;
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of .the ,divers
:bt any, $pdcids
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of hunt s llncl,Uding
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The,pr�bppbsai it"te cbntal s a"W1 0' diversliyy:of.plafit' IltI., 7h13
diversity should not be"'d 1 up, Ed bt AIfedt6 by the ptbjdc' as'otiIV
tree"s-sSirUbs, °grass,. cu s,"',apd aquatic
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4„ pianlslr�
twoneW stogie,Jiimlly WellIhil€ W I I I be aIIoWed on"s,ite�
,., b', �.ReriUCti011 al the''hoitibdfi� 6i an li "", ra
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or endangered "specfds il planf;st
he,Fooihiti Wdedlandls.pianl Community that ext,sts 'n s,ltczha"s, a 4 ;
otdhtlaI lot supoortl 6 same„"rar,ii or endangered plants,» The
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appltcaitt should contact a'.quhI10, d botant'st to 'afcdrtaI lhd
seas t'jyf Iy Of :the arca' and 'to %d �a botatttcal slimy should be
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O'e for66d prlof, to hpprbVal of';;fhis proji5dt,
�d ntar a jao�} it: aW� j pihnls info
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this 0foposrll Wlit, not &'Ilett exIitlhg plant IIt00� '
ln�s the ,no rtna
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XV. ENVIRONMEIPTAL IMPAC'T'S (cbrttlnued) es MA
DI8CU813ION O :ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUA'Y'ION
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(con t i nred)
a�_ -ilap, WJtI the' Oro 6 a[ result to
iquplant IT
dhange 'lb the',dIvers'II! of species, or r, _
x The stte supuoF,ts a diversity of wlidl 'fe 'oe9elopmenc;,.i' har*s1Ites f,
nUmbers pf any species of anJlnal; th.ifds,
land animal s IhcJridind: reptiles, fish and
could r.esutl:Jn re�oca'tlo"n of some ie3ldent silJdll�e srrecfex onto;
surrounding open landl:..,especially during the,har,gstte cunstruction;i
steel if ish, benthic organlsms or insectsl?
phase, s0cles_ tolerant
of man's presence Wf t 1 litUal..tV return t,t,
an ars .sebceohnt
to -the conslrUdtion. Theimvvi1 s�rts,i�tive a�lrrlti;'
! r •e ,:, relodall.
t, .. p
ed rom the area: er" rid Ally."
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ti'. Reduction In.the.hUmbers of any;unlque, rare
., The area to the'-north,''','soUth and West' of, tIic subjedR ptopertyi aWrig'
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or eridanorjed species of anlmalvR
i.ake orovilte I'S an Itlentljied:IAnter habitat for the, southern 0ald ;
eagle land the ,Pefegrine Fafcon, bntli of WhNh ate, rare [ant,
gndangdrert« The said tagle'Nlnlet9 tt 'the Lake aroVll'te atea b¢dutd
to: the icontact.ed.
knoWh �to be 'resident at,,
uCi"me9should
the lake, The Cal I.rornia
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iseparttnent 6► P sh
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to see . this :afea
tsn_a_sensf t ve s.l_t.e.
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Thd�pro'jetf slte, Is allsdi 16datcd Within. a Wlni'ef deer tande'"for,lhe
1►ooX;ettrrin beer Herd, The;bepartment of'FIth and came,has rec� nded
that pa(td t SIZes Of'40 wines, or I'aigef b'e kepi 'so ai' riot to
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adversely impact fhe deer Wlnter range, Thl,;t project' i3 that
�t�zomneridatlon"by crhiftlfi9 6o acre parcels,
- nevi species of ;animals lnt"a �� , X_
c, thtroductlon of
t mestic animals bound be ,Introduced to Chit, rerngte A�,'cA as iherr
deveIbp;, Unte!itralned the
an area;; or 16, a baffler to the midr:etlon
�f4afcots dog1 could affect deet panYltatlon
i or moved nt of �ah►mat 0
�'of thearea',
d bete 1S1;'tsidn of eglitltig tlsh; or�WlIdlife w,,_ k
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r'7hls proposal acid es'eclail any sU`bsequent tatlr;, dlVlSiors will
tb an InctAa�sed deterloratlon.of W1ldllre habitat'!n the
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area. The area Is"An'11'nport.ant rrjIdratafy winter deer, range, thearea
to the wrest south AM north' Monf! .Lake Orovlil� '�jls alio; prime �
habitat for iheHaid Ea_g1eXi�s
s. !ae191 Mibi tlie result Inr'tUUstailtl_niz
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a'. 'ilicrea}es tri a lstlno no 1, ltwet p
'Tho-' pfoposai J11I hot! result a Ilicreate Tri noise f
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b, Rpo'sUre f pco . -.
! aPl.e io evefe noise IeYelsi
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�r�t Tlteaptopos3ijWI: � seVefe nose jewels,
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7« 't 7CLIAkt: W,111 thc' proposal trr'oduce
„�'"x' - 1he pfaposaj Will of result tit) a itiWantlal indica a In ii�gh! tyf
s gni can grl�ehd.g,laret
glare c �aieii on s le tsr ih tild VIdihl1V,
WIII `�he:prop'osaI ibtult In A sUbstaitlal ._
the pr+yposal wii'I hot filter the Iand'usc in ihri '''ea.r S'
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a era lob of the pfd'seht or plahhed land Use of an
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rfA'ttitAs �0!kL WI ri the, pi,roposa'I fesirl:1 th
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a� tncfease Irl the fate dt use of'' any rtatUrai
'.- .,.} the propd'sai Wtil hist Atiedt any fei.ource3-,
resbUrcesz
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Id`;,: �bbpletion ;�1' :any no»-reheiAebTe halUrat
k. Che proposal #I;tI ha!, d plate riy hate al l6. VIrccs,
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DISCUSSION: OP ENVIRONMENTAL EVAL' OAT"�l�'
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fo, gleet ori t�sk atita t'pr�+ts�f InYol'=!ec
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o ex lasion of re easebl
4�. t: tisk f, .t• I hazardous
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Ilia propostJ wlll' hot i'ht,oi e t:he use or hazardous materials; nor
'or
sUbstances tti,cludihi7, but hot ;limi,ted� o;
is, i661ed ciose to ahy tacllities wh1ch store utIfIt such
.`! ai'Ir pesl_Icides•,;chemiCals or ra�jatfoik Ind
ais,
r the evmt of ' an adcldeni .��r up et
^b� Pot sibtne rrtptferenrq,'.: vlts ar,r ,emetgeile, "
The proposal will' not at,l.ect Any emet9e uy services,
t+ i�`strsts jsr h sir emer5eficy cV cUAt['on Plant
�ut�t'rai. 141 ate ro osa`f .all'et` iocatioh,
11 p p.
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The PfSsposal 'WI,I!'�) not, l gnit,lcahtly atfect the oPUlation -of the
density does that and
�is"#r1�tT,on, 'ddrl'sity of drowtt'tate o.t, the human
area because the proposed hot exceod piannGd`
being developed l"h the area.
popiiMattiiriw
l2, sir. Willi tpr.�7PgFal arteoi exist.lhghousthfi,
._ _._ X
The pr.oposai Wlll' not sitlniticary'ljV affect hous'Ing denfand,
ren
or—deaf a dem d Cor-�,tidd t f ona;l Nous (hsT?
T..
`fiYi1NObOlAYIQNIC1r2f31LATt'ON wl thE' ropbSal
resui—t IA:
oenetatlnpof sub3tahtlAIadd IIlonai Vch I I cfel
YM propotat will rept esent a minor incremental increase In tt,attf.c
moVemenkt
Ih the area The area 'roadsare bripaVed and VefyhnafroW 18 some
spots, �rhdrd, is cUtrentj.Y fiery .I i the tralilc In t d area and;, this`
— - _
�tseIn thee areaspbOghlto
�sys�eWINawoVtt,slanllhe�ekislln�apatcct
develop,, '.thete W1 11 be a need .tor Ihdrdas4d road malntenahca and
�
, �
sane road fmprovcmenls,
� '
b., acts dl� ekl,sttrld Parking,(ac'Illtje§ of
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f .
�itie ropo at Wl II' Writ, at'au t ro os'al J I I' ha e
p' ; tact patking bac se ,hap P W
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; mated for new parkthgt
de a
Llo comPly�wlth, the Oatklh,g tedUitemdnls cont0.110d WI h1tibUtte Ouniv.
'Code
section 24-'353
stlbstantilal, �linpact oh' ,� exfstYtl9^`
see dlscUssjoh for Item No,, J3 (A)
tl'anspot ta't tion SYS-lams t
d, s pntfleant atterations,tbtstesehf pa'ttartls
X'
U at 6- iri
The proposal WI LI hot abler the present pgtterh of curt i n
ol'cItculation or rtoVemeht of pe,gpie anplar i�
the aPea.
I s 9cAds t
i
�' e,.' hltefatlts toWbtdrbti'rne, rail of
the propoa.i yell( hot arjest Fall or ail tratllc�
t Increase "' to it'atPlc ha arils � t6l miaor
��ii._
the ofopu'saf wll f tesUl t'Ih a Ail hot Incremental^ lncteaie ',n tt'eff lc'I
F
�i v,ehlc►es,, btcYcl,Itts oar" eddsthlahil
blsdffic
i to trahazards n, the At 6P-,,
ht1trotWldtg5 �'Wt tl the prbpaa) have an. eltect
toted
uuon,,., ih a treed tot new :or al
of . tesui'f
,hoYerhmeht setvlcest
` aW Pa t�eproectlohf �_,
the proposal Witi result in anlncremehtai lticrease I:h.demand lot
the County, k,lyd
fete pfoteclloh lit area, the tiUI.te
baps tmcrit/CatltorhIA btVItI on of r'dbattY 'has
ihdicated that
c'Uinu�atl've dOdloptpeht ih rural,afeas Wjii f act
their abli.lty'to
Provide l't ta protectloh SOV,1664 theY have eta ed IthaI ,1 hstaII:atioh
'tftd tems
of aUtMhlje: s1iPp ession spflnk'jet. sys In resIdeht�al
bUl alhg' Water
structMet, the -tied of f to tesistahce malerl'als and
to support the,s"pf Will ,
sUpOIV systems ededualtl nklet system .t:educd
the demand for Itb ptotbetlon services,
n y,
�anritana� cT�ecklist +�' EVz�luatzon of Envi�anmanta�.� Impact
6
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iV'� ENVIRCINMENTAL IM
"PACTS fcon, , nued)
DISCUSSION 'OF ENVIRONM�NTA7, EV.ALU2ITION
VEs �aav
(continued)
b, 061'1 qto ,ctl007
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1he,ot6posa'I coUltl.;result 'I}i'a minpt Incremehtal crease Ih demand for
polIce
extremely
ptotectIon in the area, the prdlect 'slte Is located In an
rural antl remote area thatSheri if-sDepartment! doe3
not
,.the:
patrol, aespbnses wllll be Llmlted toernetseney calls o»IV'.
c� Scho610
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The proposal could result "in a minor IncremUnta) increase In demand
rot schoo).soivlces to the area. -
dw parks tit other recreational tacllItlest
k .,.
DUe`to the 'rUral nature of'W area, there i3 cUrtentiy not a demand
i,or park services In park seri'ltes ("n, the area, hecreatlon "
lacilltles are provided by the state through the flake oroville
Rec;tealtdn Atea, The pto)cct Is to
.,
Adiacenl the: dral9 Access' a,iea
on Lake oi.bvi(le} gWhich Is currznt,,y Utll),zed y,er�+ 111'tle by
pubiif, ,'the
-- r e. -- Aialhtehanceof public lfltle+l,=lncHidt g
toads(
- ,�_-
'—
-The a� writ result In :an incremental Increate In the heed `fo t
malAtenance of roads and otherpubl'Ic faclltttes`,th the 'area,
1. Ot •pove.nmental. servicd`
sz
propbsal WI I) not,iesii,It In ahY signtf leant tnerea's; In dem 5nd
or all other governmental services in the' area. ,
l l l the f�ropdsat� resui t°an:
`as
Use-s bi sUGstaht*al amotlhCs of IUaT of
eneryy#
j
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x
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the propose Will hot Utilize substanflal i.uel or brierpy;
b. Sub#tanttaf,increas'e ltideMand upon ekiII,hg
soUIces of energy, of f6QUlre, �he
tt k _.
Thm.ptobosal, Wlil not subst�ahtlalLV ihctea'se the demand l'or�enerpy,
i
dev lopment'Of heir soutcer of enefgYt
1d, -trrli'r I yiltt rile propo3al irefhIt In a need fol
new sys em's,, at fttbstantla) alteration§
! i
to the
(61,1&1 no,
ay pblvdf ori natural past
k =
Powe W
r itne§' I I have to be Wdrided to'sety ,the project site.
k
commun cali�abillyst'r~ms;
�.�'
rel ephone lines WIII. have to be ektended to setve the �pfolt:ct ,Ite,
c. ware t avail �k' r'P
,
U, §eWe�
k .::,
„
the proposal; wi I I �n.ot a1(ec pUbl it water .!systems:.- '
bf tcrytic systems) ~r
>f
the 0t60o3al WIII tiaVe'to.nidert� t,hd I,600ltenibnts "oto the hu'tte coUnt�
tnVlronmen.tal Health Dept,
e'. Storm Watet drainage; 1I`�,
x
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The'piopbjAI WIII haVe to provide a;permaheht srilution.loi'dra "ihager
i, 9611 Wast"e"'and gr Ali
dl�O
k
The piopo"naI WItl not allec't 61 Id Waste d)iposal,
tT� Hl1%io HEALTH, WIIt 'Phe propo'sal ko'U t,,ld
,
a, afeallot+ ai :any health 'aided.ui pbtentia'I'
hazat'd teXci'UdIng nientN,l jroaltht.t-
�� k :'
the ;bropbsal�Wll'i not crcr3' anV.hdaith ha a11r1,
,r
b, hazaFdst 1; pe d t 5rlehtiat� fiealth
k
Th+3 proodiat Wl►i n6t ekpos�b Pdoplo tb anp� heat"l1t hazard,
wltf
Ps r.uctcon ni ;any scthe pt` anal 'leaUl t I the
snit vfs>t,br VIeW'opeit �o the
IiUbl lc, of wl"I ( the l ropO'tal� fesul t h' lhG i±ieAtloi+,
SSr
ptoposaf; ,wl I ljot ie3tll i in a
ff n ie4tlieticail,q iiticn#lVe vI'W
because If is cbhilstent With Wittouridihd deVelopaNh.i,
of An adsthbtlCa►IV•'oltenslVe "sate Wp n to the'
bUbi i� VIeWO
r�
,
nv scrsuriental Chdc}c13'st` * EVa� 61
ua txo
®4E>arw "b une>ntai
Impact
iV. ENVIRONMENTAL 1MPACTB tcontlnuedi is & a ro
DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVA LTJATION
(Conti,nueal;
A9. kFt�t 'ri_o�M_.. Will t.he,prooia,l re'sUlit fn an Impact %'.-
upas—tom quality of quartlty bf a%)sting
see.,d►#cuss;ion for` Item No, iq (G),
recfea►tonal o�por unities;'
'
20� ixliTia�i. RESOgRces,
<'
a„ or cl ttr proposal 'tesul t 'fn the At teratipn x-
or deftruct!ion of a"prehistoric of,historlc
The' "subaject,' propef'ty is .1dcated In an area dest:gnated ,a# ha"vif n, a
archaeri0gical sl (eq
fh archeaioglcallsensitivlty Fiistarle-and,pre-historic sites afe
known t0 Mctst I
5e afea, i,t Is recommended that an archeolagl'cal
rec0rd check be Ai'leformed thtougt the Northeast ihformation Center
Atcaliforhla stale"univer'sity, chico, ►f, an"artcheological sut'vey
i"s f'equI- 1 rtlitit1tlon measufes would be formulated based upor,>"'the'
fihdinb$ In the 4 Yby.
�, p
b, WIi► theNbposal,result i"pa6er hy'sIca l X'�
or �40thetle effects to a prehistory or
Thee ploposa7 will n�
�_ot affect hislorir 'sites,
- — -- _- hts.tor�ir<abullding.-structure, of-object7-
1
T
c, nRas "f°he 'Proposal have the pot'e'ntial to ----
the �ptopasai will no,t a�icct cWtu'raf' tesourcesy',
ca+die a physical change which would affect
uhleue ethn_Ic cultural
4.
vatuesf1°�,
1�
d 1wt 141-1 the prbposa) ra>'tfict xixting x
-sacred use# with,n the
ThelelfgtoLft0. ;'nfonposai wti l (1bt a(Cet reilnious re
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pbtential tmpac( afear
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Prosect baser llon
b. dround'wateT. Uhkfiown.
+.
lypi dt Ptofects Land dlvis ajt,
C. Drainage character:ist cs'¢ Parcei,gerferaIly dtaihs
toward the west to;Lake,.orovii1q,-
'orlet pcscriptlon; Teptatlae Parcel. Map iq dlvtde ido antes
d, Annual Rainfall. (normal):' q5 to 50inches par
yeaP�,
to create' iwo'66acre p atcel's:.
e. Llmiling faclar"s: 'Eroslt�n
3.
Lac alIona on the 'hotth side orCtalg'Acdes;s Road;'
approkima`lely z,s mll'es Wes.t� of LU koad 0aiheT Fail>s
s.
visual/scenic 'Q al Very Good..
�1,
Araa,
Propns�d nenttV cf tevet,apnicnt: dweli�ln Unit,
6,
AcoutriIC 4laItly: VeiV cool:
�.
.Cne e
g p 6o
y,
A rw lity Coad„.
actes
” s _
Amoun'of.' mpor.vtous. urttcl
ololo�icaf knVltonment
- = l
6..
Access and rJ.5 VI.r Pub)fc a oadts) Access o the hea,rest
is vla
8,
vegelatton. Footh 1,1 ,1 woodiarid comr�ohfty .dense oa
Vegetatlon, manzanita, buckbrush, poisop�oak, ett, �
pontis: toad cratg AtCess Raad
Y.,
n thod,of sewage Disposal: Individual sept'lc tank and
leachtieid
g
wlidsito flab" Itat: a-mat'l bl�ds and animals canon to the '
oothlII woodland area, some deet. J116 prosect is located
systems,
in the ►hooratown Deer Nerd Wihter Rande, and Is W1thln,"t/,1
- a:
source of water =
sup9tY' lndtvi,dual 'wet Is,= , -
inl.le ;ot Lake'orovil I_e,_whiclj. does..pKovlde winter-.1labitat .;
for haId Eagles..
9,
Proxim) ly ofdawoE 'Lt`rtes: �{,! 1 i have fo baextended to the,
tali turas Enyi ronment: E�
ptoper ty, 1...4
io;„
`Potenti'at tor�iurlfier. land divtstorts and deYcioprrtiahi: 7ha�
ta,
Archaeolodical and Nlsiorlcat Resources ih il:b area: Htgh
archaeolo icI Potential
9 a. p n,ttai;
Patentlal ekists for ?iand�dlVlsrons:down to zo Acre's Under;„the
current Zoning;, "This,; would a,I Idw the creation, of a 661 a
SIX pATcets',
1t,
outte.'� court V �oanerai Pisan designatloh: AgfI'', ul Jura)
RasldentItI
B; nvl - Mal settinti -
12,
Ekst.in ”
i. g Zoning: FA 1011
physical Enylr'onmer�t�.
t3,
eXisting Land lisp on_ -else: 'Yhe phrcel X13 current
1.
terrain -
UndeVeloped,
a, &harm TaPographic,CharEctcr� Rol�king joothltIi,
b, SlCoes= tp tra Sax.
1A,
SUrrounding'Atea:,
_
c, Elsvallb0j 1260 o 1aod feet above sea teVol,
!
a. Land uses:UndeVet riPed parcels and torsi
residen�lal uses,
d, tlintting tactors: 51ope3 bVei ar�x In some.ateas,
b, Zontiag1, 1Ru20, Pit=io, a' 'rid p -Q,
3.
Solts
c, ceh, Platt bibs Ighatfon: AgticUltu'ralykesider�elai,`
a,. types anal characterlstles: `Modesty soli 'se"deft !o to
/o inches deep, etAVGlly sandy' Loam, rapid
PubiiC,
d. Marcel sizes: to 60' acra parcals;,with.a'
00MbAbility,ekcesslVe dralhager high_erof,ion haiard,.
b;
ptedom hath size of generally id aotk' or ifpre,
e,, hnpill,atitxlz $barsew,
ce
Llmittlag haciors: frdsion and sub-sutfa'dralnage,
a.
it►iral Ftaz�irds of the 'Land
t3,
csaraclar ot'51te uni Area., Rural-oo'thllt hesidcntlai,
n-
a, Pay hgdake Zone AtI of t3utl6 0000 !s !n a oderate
ars aUake�iht'ehstlY Zane Vial, '
t6 ,
htearest 4irbatl Area 6tovili e,
iIlbaot4'otentl*,,,
'141
Qba er.ohh0it,
i7,
Re1by' j s hares of
P IUahcet FJofie.
ii h r
d, !'i►e hazard. ;'><ilgh
16,
lbObVements Standards urbarl arca: No,
o, Expansive soil Potahi'tai: LOW,
ilydrdi(igy
ties,
Ire rEotectiop SCrvice'c,
a, ul�tacc water. tiiontg„`omeiyy riAf itaylne and Ohnigah
With
a� Nearest 'CdU ty tstato I�!"t+e
miles, ?;iatfah No, 3d` " noblhso,1
statloht � to n
M 1:lif_rtoad
travatse the ptob,srty, These ate Botts
Inl�eTrnitibnt slreain cite sea.
t
t5eas';ollfll?, stAtlon No, s2
volilntear,,
Feather falls
b, water AvatlabltitV:' ire t Oar ir�_Ucks, illi»up
aval t'ablo
-Wlithlp. +� �!Wbt,
u
EV lutt
ILI
10
In
teh6dj i in, At ej �dhthdt, '.Faris
al I S Uhlph �jon an Ary, b f OV:1 I ib�
;lhiton schod), b I's t 0 c t,
4 ,
a tlronmefitai ,Checki;ist .;* va�.uation. o� Env ronmen` al rapAclr:Le
r
,.:
ENV I R", ENTAIL REFERENCE,' MATER I A
I
Map Ii-,'I,..EA��thquake and Fault Activity Sel,smic
14. ()SGS Quad Maps,,, OrovilIe Dam". 197;0.
5a:�iety �Elerneht". Butte County Cdhe(,al Pl h revi,ed
1X77, by CH,M 4i.l l
15. Sol I Map, •Chico (1925)'/OroV�i Ile. ('1926}
Area, U, 5. department c,f Agriculture.
2.,
Map 11-2; 0106fac'tion Potential: Selsmtc Safety
Element., Butte County General, Plarn revised 1-7i7., by
16, Sotl Survey of Chico(19z5)1/0roVllId'(1921;)
CH,M Hitl,
Area, ;U, S, Department of Agraaulture.
Map I11,-i, Subsidence & Landslide Potenttol:"
17. 43utte COUnt,"F re Protection lurtsdict,lons
ye
-
-
eM6
Safety. Element;. Btihte-County5
T ale H `General Plan-rev
- -and Facl l it a ounty, ire--
M p,,Butte C
,,sed
bE Hi
Depar and California Department o;i,;
Forestment
try,•., Butte; County plannEng
4
Map III-2,.troth `Potent Eai Ssfety E:�ement:,�Depart'mentrk
BQtte Cbunty), 61neral Phan r6lVked ,1-7i, by, 42"A4
HI l ,
5.,
Map1111=3, Eiipansive Soils: Safety EIdment, A3utte
County General Plan revised 17%',by CO2M Iiil�l i
Map,IV-1., NO se Noise'Eiement, autte.County
General Plan'reVised 1-77, by CH,M Hi1I�
'Map V-1> ScenJc Fli:ghwa' S. Scenic Nlghway Slesnent;:
�
Butte COUntf,f'��, eneral P�Bn reYised 1-77, by CH
i
a,
Map 1 11-4, Nattjr, Fire' Haiarti classes Sa#e,ty
Element',. i3utte County General Ptah reVised 177,• by
CH H 1 I,'�i a
,�
Archaeolog Ica i Sens t t'iVi ter p tiV James P,. Ma_hni t�g,
u pa r tmen t, 1983 ,
s<o;� Butte Co my Plannthg De
School btsith- Map, Butte county pla,hning
' bepartment
ii
Chico N6 trate 5tliily Maps. Nitrate. Conchtrtish In
Shallow WeiI't '1583, by bepartment,of water
Re odes, N6fthwe`stern District, The Resolirees
ur
Agency, State of caltiornla.'
12.
AdtId 11t0fal Preserves�Map� estab.lfthed by
!te't6l ut ion No, 67ykin Butte county 56ard of
supervisort, :Dddmt bdf 5,; 1967
13.
Ma-
I✓i6od• Insurance ps, Na`t loha Flood fy.198,8
•Rdte
�ogr66� Federal Emergency M4nagem`1
Pr bht Agendy, 1988
,
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ProJccl SN•7! • !
Wiiftinger $ubdivision;
o, l2li At P o 1
identifies pro ect effects andrecomm6nds
mends:
INTRODUCTION,
appropriate mitigation measures for any
s ficant. sites identified within Ehe
'
This report details the results o an
p f
archaeological inventorysurvey of 120 acres
The remainder of the present report
of land owned by Mr. K Whitinger of
details the results of the records search and
Oroville, California, and located along Union
inventory survey work and provides ,, a
Bar Road near Oregon Gulch and Lake
professional assessment of the 'cultural
Oroville, Button County, California;.
res,ourees which might be affected by Elie
Proposed action involves subdivision of the
proposed undertaking, A11 fiend work
120 -acre project, area into two separate
procedures followed guidelines provided by
parcels, an action which could then be
the 'State Historic Preservation Office
follo�w'ed by -'additional° residential home
(Sacramento) and are'` in corifortriity with
construction and associated future
accepted professional standards.
developments (additional, access roads, utility
placement, :etc.),
LOCAT ION
According to agency definitions; this
lever of levelopmen't Constitutes an
"undeitaking" which could adversely affeet
The. Whitinger property consists of a
cultural resources' which might be ]�:cated
rectangular -shaped parcel of 120 acres
within the rea of potentlal effect (APE):`
located adjacent to the east side of the Lake
Evaluation of project, effects to' such`
Oroville State Recreation Area, approximately
resources is thus ;required 'by ButEe County
o miles east-northeast of Orovilie,
rules and regulations, pursuant to Section
California; involving the east Ij2 'of the
106 of the National Iitoric Preservation Act
southwest quarters and the southeast quarter
and its iniplementing regulations (36 CFR_
of the northwest quarter, ofSection 26 of _
fart 800), Section 2(b) of ecutive Order
T("J hip 20 North, Range ,5 Fast, of the
1.1SO� Section 1'01(b)('4�) of the National
U r '0 11 Dam, Califottiia (1970), 7:5'
Environmezttai Policy Act, the �►rchaeological'
Set`, �ivad, The Middle and South Forks of
Resources Protection Acts and other miles and:
the i iiher River (both now inundated by
- =
-- regulations: For the presenE project, these
Lake Uroville) are located, north.atid-south of
requirements translate into the following
the project tired, `respectively. The VVhitinger
general archaeological study, " u" tives
parcel thus occupies fairly Wigged ridge lands ;
between ;these two morsta � `
j reams, acid 1s
CJriiertake an inventory gild evaluate the '`
dissected from roughly east=to-wes't b y
National 'Register of: Historic Places
MontgotrteryBar.Ravine, WhIdhr t tine time
(NItHP) eligibility status of properties
ettiptledi into theMiddle Fore, of dheFeather
Which may be directly or indiredtly
River at a point approximately 3/4 miles' dile
affected by any proposed fa utc
%est of 'the project red. Additional
developrrients, These general objectives,
ephemeral stream courses are located 'within
iii turn, regl�iire coiiipletIng the foll6wittg
the property, which 'ranges in elev:yt on from
specific to its;
approximately 1;140 ft to slightly More than
1 MOR above riean sea level. The entire
1 A records search to determine if any
area around "this par1t of the 'Feather River'
previously recorded sites eki5t within the
system has been extensively mined since the
proiect arra;
middle df tht 15th century, evidence of
Which is1yisible in the form of tailing9 piles,
o,
2'4 A pedestrian field survey bf the
eroded hillsides, adttsy exploratory` mine pile,
property in order ko recartl and .evaivate
and other �featttres Within the general project
previously unidentiNd resources, and,
Iicinity,
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K 4 .i it Af`.,
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ProJect-9h4?1 W111tji ic�Su6cIlVlfslon
d. 120f�Cro p a
r.
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This particular parcel has apparently
rerriained largely undeveloped ovef the years,
ry
Ira order' to' ensure accurate
identification of,these sites in the field; the
.... .
except for the mining activity referenced
r
site sketch and location maps for all .three
above, and 8tibsequedt logging and incidental
were copied and taken into the ircld', during
construction activity related to development
the survey.
of Lake Oroville, As well, construction of
dirt access roads and eleetricai transmission
The potential for additional prehistoric
lines through a poirtion of the property has
and historic cultural resources to be found
also occurred. I
V,,i,thin or near the Whitingcr parcel •.vas
ind fieted by the presence of numerous
bedioek outcrops and a fairly long section of
RECORDS SEARCH
Montg0meiyl3ar`Ravine.
Prior to -going into -the field the
PROJECT CONTEXT
archaeological records maintained by the
Northeast California information Center at'
CSU -Chico were examined far _Any •existing
Several types of information were
recorded prehistoric ar 'historic sites. In
considered relevant to evaltimingthe types of
'
addition, the National Register' of Historic
archaeological sites and site distribution
r
Places was also consulted (USM 1989). The
._
which might be encountered within the
records search indicated the following
present project area: The nfoririation;
existing eonditions'for the;property:
&Muaied prior .to conducting field work,
includes .data on regional prehistory
1) Previous survey has beers undertaken
ethnography, and ' early h i s t o ri c
%1 540% of the parcel to tonjunction
developments
With various projects related to development
of Lake Oroville, a. nd principally! by Dr, Eric
_'Ritter;in conjunct%ia with reseisrrh fvr lifts _
Pretiist'ory: The earliest definite
Master's Thesis and Ph.b,; Disse station at the
_
evidence :of human occupation in, north
University ofCalif+omia, ;Davin
ceatral California is from site CA-$HA-475
located north o£ Redding on Squaw Creek;
2) This previous survey work ; �:: t1p,;d in
Where a charcoal: based, C-14 date staggests
identifying and recording three prehistoric=
initial Native American',presence around
bedrock mortar ;milling stations, assigned
O
6 O years ago, with continuous itse of the
Siate.Trinomial Numbers oftA.-JCJT-31, -
region„indicated`oa the basis of evidence
32, and -34, within or close to the Whitingcr
from this an other regY'onal sites. 1'iost of
property, All three site's consist of trilling, `
the artifactual material dating to this e ly time
features, apparently without associated flake
period suggests cultural affiliation with the
scatters (tr' bi den deposits, At sorrte_ point..
Borax Lake area the presence of large
subsequent tit initial recording; revised State '
wide -stemmed projectile points and�mano9
°site iiinbers`were assigned, as fiihows�
and metates beim"; the trios} prominent=artifhdt
types represents.: ?'he possibility exists that
this ,early culture repro ents� Hokatt-speaking
Ctt.=B i'-31 hirattae �42i
peoples tvko vt��ro also atacestrnl to those Who
CA=EUT-32 became -24`l; and:
subs, cp Prtly `ixpancied into }tae northern
GA-BUTW34 remained unchanged,
Sierra Nevada,, the sorthertt :Cascade, the '
southern IGltamath and thi; t�orrft�,tt C'aast J
Range area, These people may represettt
Apparently- IlUTj31 and =32'' w e fe,\
earliest Sacramento Valley occupants itk
relocated by Ritter during hid late-1960's'i�
Tehama and Butte Counties as }veil+
survey W;in 'the Lake Oroviile area and
this provided the oppartu Ity for assigning
Sometime around A.i�. 10`+�-200 the
first
..
additional state:nutri ers to these sites
b'
maj+o'r disruption of this Ofaii aed
Y �I
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Ptd cel 91 «�31
j Whlt/ngctirSubtll�fslan c. Y20rics Pgge;3
M' Hokan-speaking population by 'Penutian
manufacturing an imiriense array of primary `
'immigrants occurred. Eventually these Later
and secondary, tools and , Implume`nts,
arrivals displaced at Ieast'so- ne'of the Hokan
However;'only fragmentary evidence of there
popu;laticrts wo1 had been occupying the
material `'culture remains,i due is part to
Sacramento Valley floor and the margins of
perishability, and in part to the impacts,,0
the Sacramento River as far as the Oroville
archaeological 'sitesresulting from later
area; �at the time of,contact With Euroarnerican
(historic) land uses..ori the results of
populations, these; Penutian-speaking peopres-
previous. survey ,vork 'within the. geneml.and
were still expanding into areas previously
immediate project area (e.g,) Jensen and
occupied by Hokan-speakers. Presumably
Wren 19"18; Jensen 1989a; Jensen110909
introduced by the Penutian-speaking peoples<
1990b; 1.990c); the expected range .a f
were more extensive use of bulbs and other
prehistoric/aboriginal site types included the
plant foods, animal and fishing products
fallowing: r
processed With mortars and pestles; and
perhaps tthe bow and arrow and associated';
small stemmed- and corner -notched projectile
(1) surface scatters of lithic artifacts and
points,
debitage associated with dark "midden:
deposits resulting from village encampmenis,,
some of which were occupied nearly year=
Ethnoaraphy; The Whititiger
round;
development parcel is located within territory
W was occupied by the N6.rthwesterh
(2) surface scatters of lith a artifacts arta
Maduior XonkoW Indians (La Pena 19781
debitage without associated middens,
Figure l) The basic social unit' for all of the
resulting from short-term occupation an or
Ma du was the family, although the village
specialized economic activities,
may also be considered a social; as Well as a
political' and economic, unit. Villages w re
(8) bedrock milling' stations, iincluding
usually located on t`lats adjoinng streams,
especially mortar holes �buK occasionally
and were inhabited mainly in.the Winteras iit,
metate ,slicks, where appropriate :bedrock,
W49 necessary to go out into the hills and
outcrops are available;
higher elevation zones to establish temporarrj
camps during food gathetting seasons �01-&',
(4)` petrog1y lit, and,.
spring) suinnter artd fall) Villages typically
consstedofa scattering 0f. bark houses;
(5)' isolated` finds of aboriginal artifacts
numbering from four or'tive to several'dozen'
and. flakes,
in larger village, Sj,,each house containing a;
single family of fYam "three to seven people.'
Urgervillages, with from tWelvc to fifteen or
Il storir, Developments: Historic
`
more houses; might also contain an, earth'
evidence exists to document that some of the
lodge';
Spanish and McXican expeditions and early
As with all 'northern California Indian
fur trapping ventures thay have come through
and' made brief stays 'within the general
groups; ecor omic:lire for the 141aidu revolved
project vicinity It Was during one .such
around Minting, fishing and the collecting t f'
exp-dItion that Arguello nanied the Feathd
plant foods With deer, aeornsi and salmon
Riycr itself, „IIoyvgver, .the first major
representing priMnry sttiples, The coltectlon
lncuts' ion by White men occurred during the
and processing 'of thesevarlous food
Gold Rush period`. The placer lodes of
resources Was accomplis. _ d With the ttse, .N
regional streams; particularly of course the
Wide varlety 0f ti oodeh bone and stone
Feather River itself and its tributaries, were
ailifacts, Moreover, these Indian peoples ,
vigorously mined 'frotn the early fl50's
Werevery sophisticated in terms of their
onv►rat For a short period in fact —between
knoVvledge of the uses of local animals grid'
ct 1852.55 -- ttihing grew so rapoly'that
plants, and of the availability 0f't`aw material
virtually all .aspects oftraditior atINhtive
sources Whit could be used rn
American' life disappeared as Indians vrere
r1
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qW
;; Profcct 91-431 1ti mwingcr sgw1wston, c. 120 A:_-,� plc �'
either forced out of the area completely or, in
through the property, and along, the several
some�cases, conscripted as laborers on white
ridgelnes which occur within the parcel.
awned operadons.
'%thln these,;areas, the land was investigated
'with survey transects spaced at approximately
Once the easily extracted go 1 d
3t) m, depending or localized conditions of
deposits>hegan;to diminish, more'and more
vegetation cover. Approxmately20% of the
,� $
turned to far►ii.n and ranching'.,
`entireprotectareawasinspected at this level,
.,esidents
HQwever, new techniques ofmining and new
Cursn'iy Field Survgy(transects spaced"fro'm
f' sources of laho�"(Chinese in particular)
40 to,60 m apart) was employed elsewhere
ushered lin a second mining ra which peaked
within the project area, priniarilywithinareas
during the 1884's. Exposed quartz veins led
of relatively flat terrain away froth ,sources of
to exploratory mining operations ;throughout
water;, along the minor ridgelities and within
the project vicinity, and numerous adits were
areas of steep slope away from water sources ,
bored in search of high quality lodes which
and covered with dense brush,
CP be profitably extracted..Many oftitese
App4ximately 80% of the project,area was
adits aiid shafts are identified on existing
inspected in this fashion.
snaps, including the U_ SGS quad sheet for tht'
ptesent project area. Mine ;tailings piles are
In additionto implcirientation of they,
also prominent ma►14made features wli+:h
abave field survey strategies, in searching for
Otte to the,extent orearlierinining activities
cultural resources the srirveyors took into
Which date to the latter part of the 19th
account the restilts of bAckgrotind research
through the mid=20th ccntur1es.
(outllned above) and, inspected with particular
Ranchers and farmers moved into the
eAre 'kfidlisi terraces; ridges, mid -slope
benches, 'bedrock outcrops, and any other';
area shortly after the beginning of the Gold
landforms likely to be archaeologically most
Rush, clearing numerous etds for winter
sensitive. The surveyors were also alert for
cnd sprung pasture, orchards, and other uses.
any �utiogual contours, soil changes,
Some impacts is prehistoric sites may have
occurs in conjunction with this activity,
distinctive vegetation patterns; exotic
materials, artifacts, reatitre; or feature
although site losses from these actions appear
remnants and other possible'ma;kers
to have' been :much `less severe `'than those
cultural sites.
associated with mining.
Recordinsi.Stratetzy' Whenever a
Logging and subsequently water.
cultural resource. was ;,encountered, its
scot'age, and water diversion protects represent
location would be plotted onto a US GS `
additional major �h stork themes orthe
topographicmap�. Each future or site Would
r.
t?r`ovilie area: T1s with the earlier mining
also be assigned a temporary field accession
emphasis, the acts tit' -- ;associated viith
number. , Complexes of features would be
logging and Water storage and most reC6ftlyL
identified a5 sites and recorded in detail on
with urban expatisioii have also adve
orl''
at%ted the local cultural res011rGe'base,
for' s� assuming that 5urNce Qbservations
all'osvel for accurate reaordttig. Isolated,.
individual components would be,considered ,;Go
SUR, fiY' STRATEGY; RECORDING
{'features", and apps priate locational anal,
fieil''
TE �HNI�Q�UE;; and IELD' WORK
dtkriptive information secured in
notebook form:.ocations roc "sites v�bil be,
documented in t---- teiYtis ofsection quadrants,:
Stiryev 5tratelz The project area
textual description, and'UT1+Q :coordinates.
was suijected'to a combina"tion of intensive-
ror recorded sites, the en"vi'rrinmental Betting.
ani cursory`-levLl pedestrian survey:
would be described in terms oflocalgeology,
sntensi�e'level Field Sury vas utilized
within or imYnediately adjacent to both sides
landi`orm, dope, aspect] soils; hydrology,
and vegetations while the dimensions of all
bf iVlon ornery '13ar Ravin6 2, d` along,'two
sites and features.would ire recorded in metric
.. i es slid
hie doctimeitationfoc sit
uti arced drains` es W ich� roceel
additio p
n B
units: ra p
,.nal
r a1
Al rl
IL-
F9143) 4h1l er3vbdlv4sldn, ci 120 A&t.
71 .
recorded features wbUldlinclude
,
,
6, '- -iiftrMally 'AS
11Mationaf Register of hgtbrd,places.
:'
p1 ' imetn'c'C�tegkdith,fttp�,a6�ompantedby
�611there i8sbmeevi evidence, by the
compass b,ca'Ongg and istahces to key
Prope1 ofter, that FG&E had to mI odify '
features within' innddiatevicinity,
and widen adirt road into thisare while
repairiig a4dwnedUttlityllne. Itispossibld
Field work for the, present project was
that this, small , site Was, concealed o
''during
undertaken y Supervisory 'Archaeologist
destroyed this worki Xo, rurthet.
DY Furry; RA,s on May 1.091 find
'r John 4
t or co sidei-ation 1 for
treatment s Nvdftaftt�(1. or
by John, Furry ;astisted by, $oanjonsen,'on
this site.
Vegetation rang frorn
,Ma -11 1991 ranged fairly
May , I �, � -
I
open oak and ifi,dcoveredlte'rraid to area.s
NewlyIdentfied Resources
covered with dense btusfi,principally
,
iuhnita, and. Ceanoth s,, ')(egotatio,ni
ma, , i U
Nidentified evidence.`of
hampered '':ground, sutfaco.visibility withinprehistoric
activity was observed :at sik,
= approximately IS -217°/ of the -project. area, _,locale
-:project area.:All .5 within A are
but not, to the extent that majorprobi8i6riC or
se
compri'd,solely :of bedrockmortarmilling
UrAI resources I urc�es I would �h e been
historic cult av
stations Without a s _�ociatic,d lithic surface
missed during the pdd;ostr1a,,f,surVeyi No
M"
'pthor
scatters or, mt(
of the
1 Won deposits. T wo '
bbstacI8 Wete"encountered during the
milling stations oni�include three ormorermbrtar
course of field work..
cups and were formally recorded'.a ' s
archaeo10 ked sites. , The remaining : our
areas contain fewer tbah 3 molitai cups,- and
PROMCT FNIANGS;
were reewded: Isolated jFilfids.'
Descriptive information for the: Wd'
I'REIIISTORt(JktFSOURCBS'
milling station sites is as follows:
W 'thiket 91te 41: This ft, 6 W 1,y:
hi
1. ious y,. ontMiied rehistorc Sites
ndtlar
cup distributedaL
s rl u on �single g—Mahifild-6-u- crop
A9 Aotdd 6 the Introduction; previous
which extends; ci I M north -south" by 3 in
survey Work rtiwltdd inAderittryiht And,
'
emvm Th d site is located adjactht to the.,
id ajr
recording,throe rehitor' bedrock mo
U1 tr.
l fi sfi"b d e of M'mL't gLo' m- e1'
-ry Bar
.,Ptation'sp- withinorcloseto 1 '
a80pb,
oifrom ,UnionBat Road,,
'Whitirigerproperty, Roth CA7` 1an dmt
A, .the entire area �
thorough inspe-ction, of t'it
.31 were ,,disdover" ddl foL be: accurately blotted
around the granite outcrop; failed to identify
on tXJ8tIng'CAIJrO M a. l_itivetift,y' Maps
any additionallitionAl evidence of pro istond U s6L or
and were, relocated during` tqpedestrifift
I
activity deposit or:sUrfacel
ic 6-tttti V-411, is, l6'6td&aIon9
scatter of flakesand artifacts) For t-IS1.
Hannigan, G,ulch: ,acIo daAk distant
6d8drj tht bite has beeninterpreted as a
notthof he Whimhgetpropertyandoutside
speclaf olrpoomilling station site,
of thitprojeCes area ofpotdrd'altft CA
essentially WOW to
--&,t
90T-32/-247 issituatddl,approximately 75'm
recordedsites in this IMWedIhte Vlcihity4
northeast or the project area bbUhdarYilgrid It
Moitarcupdimensions for hitinget,Sitd #I
,ns'i'
so ld:dtodoutside ofthe area of potential
are asfollovVst
effect. ', No further featmeiltbr"c ofisi4eta Jonr
P either (jndz,o'f sesl esi
13� necessary _of
Quo 4 V
CA -BU 34; described as containing ing
#1 Ban Aeta
two bedrock , and ptestimably loi. ted
41: 11 16
m0flatg
within ththen6iihWe 9t corneriii the 1project10
# to
acenj could 6 t be'- lo-caft ed'o Howe ' Ver, based
44
6im`dtlqnj"the site
dh orlginqlddkrl�6e int e s,
#5 1, 14
inclusion k k
6tcdered1b, bee igtbte. ' for q 14S on o
ho"Wi
Project 91.43'!` WManocr Subdlylslon,
a, 120 Aces Pnga 6
Whiti e. #2.' This newly
or isolates are considered eligible far
ire ntified site consists of a total of 3 mortar
inclusion on the National Register of His
cups distrib.utedr' on .a single granitic outcrop
Places "under Criteri6n D (information values)
Which extends c; 1, m north -south by 2 m
nor otherwise considered significant, no
east -west,- The sate is located away from
additional treatment`(e.g., data collection, site
water sources, approximately 75 m from he
presedation or interpretive.de"velopment) is
southeast corner of the project area, and 150
deemed appropriate.
m northeast of Union Bar woad. A'thorough
inspection of the entire area around the
'EARLY HISTOMC "SOIURCES
granite outcrop fiail`ed to identify any
addituonaI evidence of prehistoric useor
No evidence:of earlyhlstoric activity
activity (i.e.,a miuclen deposit or :surface
ar occupation was observed 'within the
scatter of'flakes and artifacts), Again, the site
project area, ;except for undatable skid trails
has been: interpreted as a special purpose
resulting from past logging operations: It As
milling station ite. Mortar;cup._dimensions_:clear
that.historic mining occurred,throughaut
for Whit nger Site #2 are as follows:
this„ area, but n(- clear evidence of ;such
activity was observed during the present
Cup # bepth Diam
project. somel ossible tailings :piles Were
observed along Montgomery'Bar Ravine') bpi
#1 7cm lgcm
vegetation :°►as nearly .completely reclaimed
*2 6 10
these areas, and no additional features were
91 3 10
observed (i.e.; can dumps, camp spots,
foundation or structural remains, adits) mine
shafts, etc,).
holated'Finds: As ri o t e d
above, mortar cups {Were observed at' four
LONTEMPPMRY JBUMENTS:
additional locations, aIo' the margins of
MontgomeryBnr Rayne 'within general
Bvidenee of contempora"ry use was
prox1mity to site '�hit�nger Site #,l;y Two of
observed in the form of existing fences, dirt
tl ese observations include single mortar
access roads, and small cjtr les of
cu"ps, while two mortar caps we"re observed
contemporary trash. None of this material
of reach of the remaining two locations; Nu
represents potentially significant cultural data;
accumulated portable cultural material Was
however, and no "further treafimert
_ "cltseived at hni .of the four lvt4:,les, a'nd,__all
warranted or recommended.. ;rt'
were recorded as Isolated
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R3F,COl h(E--X11) TION
A thou h distribution
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Discussion,
of the Mortars at these the two recoc'ded sites
; rand the four additional isolated loeale� along
'Ravine clearly
Neither ones. of the two prehistoric
(Whitinger' Site #1;, at�d
Mantgomery 13ar indicates
. ,milling station sites;
extensive prehistoric utilization of the area; it
#2) are considered still sigiiicant for
appears equally clearthat primary habitation
�informati+oncontett ot� other values, The
occurred sotrie here outside ofthe Whitinger
formal archaeological recording Which
parcel." .Tri, viO-vti! of the absence of addition€ti
occurred during tWul urrent project is seen as
data' categories relating 'to the, prehistoric
having effectively 4ritignted any adverse
componient at any of thesites (ire.; a
effects which the isroposed Whitinger
surface scattering of flakes and artifacts,
subdivision may hat t,an these sites; and no
other rock features;eeidence of habitatloninfurther
"tt�eatmen? xs warranted o r
the farm of alignments, 6tycupied rock
recommended. It es itsyped, howevek; that
Shelters, or midden 606slts); the prc;sent
both sites as Well as tile' 'ot r isolated bedrock
recording is considered to have folly
iMortars can b6,1ias they are
recOvefea the infornlation value repres'onted
interesting reminCers a =the exten5l�e nature
by the mortar hotel, Since none of the "sites
of °'6rehistoric,activilit R . ,t the region,
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1 se lwo recorded siten, and
s gniiicanceF4 e� the,
based ort t r+4hegative find ings`else�yhcre
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Vl, in `the y` ject area,, archaeological ,
&cqmntended for the
clearance'is proposed
Whlhnger pry ��':ct, With Ihc'following general
provisao�+.,
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APPENDIX
INVENTORY OF VASCULAR ILANT SPECIES
WHITINGER" PROPERTY, BUTTEC17UNTY, CALIFORNIA
19- AND O
APML A►'vID 8 ,1jUNE, 1991
jAgend:
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None-n"ative, introduced species
W -- Found onl to or ad- t to seep s,
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s[reams ' and other moist or het areas,
SCIENTIFIC N&SIE
CnMMON NAME
es
A:er, macrophyllum (W)
maple
/ rlittius irienztesit
N,adrone,
Calocedrus ldecurre'ns`
Incense cedar
Pinus pon-derosa:
Ponderosa,pine
P anus sabiniana
D igger pine
Quercus, chrysolepts
Canyon live oak t,
Quercus kelloggii
Black oak
Quercus vvislirenii
Interior live Oak�
us r
Arctostapl,ylos viseida
Whitelesf manzaniia
Calycant6s, occidentalis ("W)
Sptcebush
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon
y.
Rhatnnus ccltforniea ssp� tomentella
ffeebe
Co r ry
. Thus trilobatavar. imalacophylla
Squaw bush
a�bi�s discolor.*(VV)=
Filaclsberry
tubus laein,iatus ('VU) —
Cut=leaf blackberry - -
t rax offtnalts var. redivtva
5 y�
O snowdrop tiush
Toz�codendrein dive rsilobum
Poison oak
Aristobchia califorei ca . ` ''`
Pipevine`
t:alystegia occidentalis
Western morn'i`ng "glory
s
Lontcera tnterrupfa
ChAparral"hoaeystickle
w 1 .
V�tis.caltiforntca
Gsltfornia wildgrape.
I erennial Renis
Apod. num x floribunduirt
Weste"rti dogbaiie
Brodiaea elegaiis
Harvest brod�aca
i3rodiaea volubile
'Ivyining brodi, ai;a ,
Calochortus m�nophyllus
Yellow i�(ar tulip
Chloro aluth orneridtanumf
Sna lant
steak
Cordylanthus sp.
I)ichelogtentma thuldildfum
Bird
11i4atiy-fiowere� brodiaca
D- helo'steming ptichellum
Bluedicks
Diplartt grandiflorus
- plunias Bush monkey;flower `
Dodecatheon sp.
Shooting stat
Brio onum n ►dttrr,
Eriophylitim 16natIl' Var,igrandiflt rum
Naked bttekwrheat
Wooty s tnfitiwer
Fraser albicatilis ssp; nittda
't+iVhite.stemmed Erasers
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COMM® N E
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'Perenniall-ierbs:' cont•.''.
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Galium bolander .
Bolander's'bedstraw
,I�torkelia tridentata
Three-toothed
horkelia
;hiypericum con cinnum*
��►pericum perforatutra
Gold wire
Klamath weed
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Lithophragma bolander
Woodland `star
J'Atus scoparius.
Deer weed,
,upinus aJbieaut1 vaf,albieaalis
Sickle-keeled lupine
laupinus
albifrons
Silver bush lupine
ftlox
speciosa ssp. occidentalis
Showy western phlox
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Sticky cinquefoil
prunella vulgaris ssp. lanceolata
Selfheal
Itslnunculushysriculus(YV) ;;
Waterfall buttercup
j�umex acetosella*
Sheep+sorrel,
Sanicula bipinnatifida
Purple saniele
Scutellaria callfdinicaClifornia
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Dannie's skullcap
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Blue-e ed grass
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Solidago ;so,
Giildenrod
Tr teleia hyacinthina
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Tr1te 1 ix p
White brodiaea
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Harebell
Clarkia purpurea,
Purple elarkia
Cihytoaia perfoliata
Miner's lettuce
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Ci`ucianelIa angustifolia
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Darrow-leaved cr w
Crptantha sp.
Cryptantha
Erodium sppr*
Eschsch dlizia californica
pilaree
Cal forma'poppy'
Eschscholzia saes itosa
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Wild geranium
Gflia capitate Vary pede iiontana
Foothill globe gilts
Glthopsis s'pecularihiddg
Commoh'bide cup
0'filum anagal'loides(W) r'
Tinker's pinny
Unanthus bicolor•
13icdlored finantthus
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lup�rie
Ivl rriuIus kelloggii
Kellogg's mohkeyflor+ver
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M huart a caldprnica
Californiasandwort
Mt�nardella lanceolate'
IVlusiang mint
Nar►arret, a interleicta
Needle�lea'�ed na ,arr (tta .
iemopliila maculate
Nemoph la pWunctrtata(W)
FivCspoi
lvieadow' nemophilh
Orihocat pus aiientuaius
I'thorhagia yelutina*
Valley t6swi-s
Grass ping
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Piagiobothrys sp.
Popcorn flower
Plantago erecta
Hooker`s plantain
Plantago lanceolAta * +�
English plantain
Western huttercup
Ranunculi�soccidentalis var. eie�nu
Ranunculussp.( W) 6j
Buttercup
hcrardia arns�s*.
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Field madder
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Y;�diari pink
Silene gallica* I
Windmills
Si+�.,laria m is
Common chickweeii
'1'.richostema lanceolatum
Vinegar weed
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Tomcat clover
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/'sita caryophyllca*
Silver, hairgrass
Mdropogon sp.*;
Beardgrass
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Wild oat
Promus diaidrus
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Soft chess
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Bronius rubens*
rotnc
Bromus tectorum
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Cheat grass
Carex amplectens(W}
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Clamping-hracted sedge
Carex amplirolia(W)
Ample leaved sedge
Carex densa(W)
dense sedge`
Carex feta(�V) `r
Green -sheathed sea�'ae
Carek f acta'(VV) . �I
Fragile sheathed sedge
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Cynosurusinafus* ��
Dogtail
Cyperus cragrostis(W)
Tall umbrella sedge
Elyrrius
glaucus ,.
Western ryegrass
olcits
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Vcivet grass.
7uncus balticus(W)
Balticrush
Jtincbs liufonius var buftlnw:6(V+7
Toad rash
Lurttla comosa var stftes., i.j$1
Sessile wood rush
'Meliea spy
Melica
Muhlenbcrgta rigens(W)
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