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Home My WebLink AboutMULBERRY LEMAY CROSSINGS, LOT ONE, FILING ONE - FINAL PUD - 36-96D - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - WILDLIFE DOCUMENTSSketch of surveyed area, showing traplines, specific area disqualified (can be done on required U.S.G.S. map of site if appropriate) I I I I� I �t -- aj 1' / ! ti Preble's Data: Number of Preble's trapped or seen 0 Distance from water(m) Sex(m/f) Evidence of repro* Weight(gms) Marked or Tagged? 1. 2. 4. (Continue on separate sheet if needed) *Reproduction evidence for males is descended testes, for females is enlarged nipples. Evidence of disease predation, or injury (Submit injury/mortality form if appropriate) Genetic Material Obtained? Yes No X Forwarded to Specimen(s)? Yes No X Forwarded to Additional Comments (SUBMIT THIS FIELD DATA FORM WITH THE SURVEY REPORT) 7 Appendix 3.Zapus hudsonius preblei 0 Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse Survey Field Data Compilation Form Z. h. preblei found? Yes _ No X Surveyor(s) Jan Peterson Full Name(s) Jan Peterson Location: Dates of Survey 6/7/99-6/11/99 Descriptive Site Name (creek, nearbv road intersection, etc.) Intersection of Lemay and Mulberry USGS Quad Name Fort Collins. CO County Latimer Elevation 4950 feet Section(s) 18 1/4 1/4 Section NW1/4 NW 1/4 Township 7N Range(s) 68W UTM Coordinates, Zone 13 Northing 0495206 0.00, Easting 4492159 0.00 - West end 0495338 0.00, 4492185 0.00 - East end Directions to Location From the intersection of Mulberry (State Highway 14) and Lemay Ave. in the city of Fort Collins. go east on Mulberry and take first right onto the Frontage road. Then turn right again and head back west to the vacant lot at the end of the road. Site is on south side of road. Land Ownership Private - Hill Habitat: General Habitat Description: Vacant lot next to heavily trafficked intersection of Lemay Ave. and State Highwav 14 Habitat has been severely disturbed with dumped rip rap fill dirtbroken chunks of cement and trash. Also evidence of homeless people using the area for shelter. Dominant Plant Community Overstory of mature cottonwood trees with understory of smooth brome and cheatarass. Drainage Type: Perennial Stream X Ephemeral Stream Pond/Lake Ditch Other Trapping Information: Type of Traps Sherman live trap Bait molasses oats/peanut butter %Available (unsprung) 98.5% Number of Nights Trapped 4 Total Trapnights 400 Weather conditions prior to and during survey am: cloudy and cool - temperatures in the 50's. p.m.: warm prior to survey - ternperatures in the high 80's - with heavy thunderstorms during two days of the survey.. Associated Animal Species (especially urban predators, rats, house mice) house mouse (Mus musculus), raccoon. Northern flicker, black -billed magpie. 204 ak, + � a �•"to. �{'r 'err` i 1.�'r y,��'.. ti F FF" ,i a}•, i f1 Hf2� VIA .�. _!IIL _,`�� a`— d`y� it l • ` �� •1 •/ f .1 `. r t ITS .j z 4 r' . Appendix 1. Map of the `Hill Property' (from Fort Collins Quadrangle map). =_DOWN I — FC v 10. s , Printed flom TOPO! @1997 Wildflower Pmducticrus (www.topo.com) d i II. METHODS The site was surveyed in accordance with the revised Interim Survey Guidelines for Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse (USFWS 1999). Photographs were taken to document the habitat and dominant/common plant species were recorded. Daily weather conditions were also noted. On June 8, 1999, we laid out 2 trapline transects at the Hill Property. The transects contained 50 traps each (placed 5 m apart) and were situated parallel to one another (10 m apart) within 1 m of the Poudre River. Four consecutive nights of trapping resulted in a total of 400 trapnights. Further trapping at this site was unwarranted because of the small area involved (< 1/3 acre). We baited non -folding Sherman live traps with horse feed and peanut butter and set them each afternoon after 1730 hours, and then checked them each morning from 0630-0800 hours. Traps remained closed throughout the day. Precautions were taken as outlined by the Center for Disease Control for hantavirus protection, and traps were disinfected after the survey with a 10% bleach solution. M. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION During four consecutive nights of trapping, a total of 6 house mice (Mus musculus) were caught at the site. The low trapping success rate at this site may have resulted from an abundant food crop this year, making animals less likely to enter traps. Alternatively, rodent populations may have been reduced by severe storms and past flooding in the area (major flooding occurred in Fort Collins in July, 1997 and less severe flooding occurred again at the end of April, 1999). IV. SUMMARY A trapping survey was conducted from 7 June to 11 June, 1999 to detect the presence or absence of Preble's meadow jumping mice at the Gustav Swanson Natural Area in Larimer County, Colorado. During the course of this survey, no Preble's jumping mice were detected. Therefore, it is my opinion that the project proposed for this site by Goldberg Property Associates should not be delayed based solely on concerns regarding this threatened species. V. LITERATURE CITED Armstrong, D. A. 1972. Distribution of mammals in Colorado. Monograph of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. No. 3. 415 pp. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999. Interim Survey Guidelines for Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse. Ecological Services, Colorado Field Office. Denver, CO. 15 pp. I I. INTRODUCTION This report summarizes results from a trapping survey conducted to determine the presence or absence of Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) at the "Hill Property" located at the intersection of Lemay Avenue and Mulberry Street (State Highway 14) in Larimer County, Colorado. Z. h. preblei was officially listed as a threatened species by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on May 13, 1998. This species has a limited range, occurring only along the Rocky Mountain Front Range in Colorado and in the southern part of Wyoming (Armstrong 1972). The Hill Property is located in the city of Fort Collins (see map - Appendix 1). This site will undergo modification to support a stormwater outfall pipe into the Poudre River to conduct runoff from a shopping center development proposed for a site north of Mulberry on Lemay Avenue. Specific coordinates for this site are provided in Appendix 3. All aspects of this trapping survey, including the habitat evaluation, were conducted in compliance with the revised interim survey guidelines of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (1999). The survey was restricted to the immediate vicinity of the project site, and the results contained herein are not applicable to any other area. Site Description and History The Hill property has been a vacant lot for many years. The habitat is heavily disturbed and historically has been used as a dump for rip rap, broken chunks of concrete and asphalt, and fill dirt. The site has also been used for shelter by homeless people. The survey area ran adjacent to the Cache la Poudre River (on the north side) for approximately 200 in in length and 20 in in width. A narrow strip of land (between 20- 40 ft wide) adjacent to the Lemay Avenue bridge will be modified to accommodate the stormwater sewer pipe. The area surveyed was generally uniform in vegetation structure (Appendix 2), with an overstory dominated by mature cottonwood trees, both plains (Populus deltoides) and narrowleaf (P. angustifolia). Other trees and shrubs in the overstory include Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), chokecherry (Prunus virginiana), alder (Alnus tenuifolia), willow (Salix spp.), wild rose (Rosa spp.), and snowberry (Svmphoricarpos albus). The understory was dominated by smooth brome (Bromus inermis). Other grasses present include cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), orchardgrass (Dactylic glomerata), and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensts). Forbs at the site include salsify (Tragopogon pratensis) mint (Mentha spicata L.), asparagus (Asparagus officinalis L), thistle (Cirsium spp.), tansy mustard (Descurainia pinnata), blue mustard (Chorispora tenella), field bindweed (Convovulus arvensis), sweet clover (Meldotus offcinalis), alfalfa (Medicago sativa), leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.), and curly dock (Rumex crispus). • PREBLE'S MEADOW JUMPING MOUSE SURVEY REPORT FOR THE `HILL PROPERTY' AT THE INTERSECTION OF LEMAY AVENUE AND MULBERRY STREET LARIMER COUNTY, COLORADO r Submitted To: I, U Il A UG 0 3 1999 U Goldberg Property Associates 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 1101 yy Denver. CO 80203-2136 Submitted By: Jan Peterson, Ph.D. 3618 Terry Point Drive Fort Collins, CO 80524 June 16,1999 I j vv Petersovil Pl-v a Wildlife Ecologist AUG 0 3 1999 D June 16, 1999 Mr. Mark Goldberg Goldberg Property Associates 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 1101 Denver, CO 80203-2136 Dear Mr. Goldberg 3618 Terry Point Drive Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 224-9060 Email:lemmule@lamar.colostate.edu RECEIVED ]BY: I am enclosing a copy of a report summarizing the results of a presence/absence trapping survey I conducted for Preble's meadow jumping mice at the Hill Property in Fort Collins, Colorado. I am sure you will be pleased to know that the mouse was not detected at this site. I have mailed a copy of the report to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and they will respond with a letter indicating acceptance or rejection of my report within 30 days of receipt of the report. I will send a copy of their response letter as soon as I receive it. I have also enclosed an invoice for services rendered. Please forward a check to me at the above address at your earliest convenience. Thank you for using my consulting services. Sincerely, Jan Peterson Wildlife Ecologist 0