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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWOODWARD TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FORMERLY LINK-N-GREENS) - PDP - PDP130001 - REPORTS - RECOMMENDATION/REPORT W/ATTACHMENTS (35)REVISED ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION STUDY REPORT FOR THE LINK-N-GREENS PROJECT AREA Prepared by Cedar Creek Associates, Inc. Fort Collins, Colorado Prepared for The W.W. Reynolds Companies on behalf of Woodward, Inc. Fort Collins, Colorado January 29, 2013 i TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND LOCATION ................................................................................................ 1 2.0 METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... 1 3.0 HABITAT CONDITIONS AND WILDLIFE USE .............................................................................. 4 3.1 Golf Course Grounds ........................................................................................................ 5 3.2 Riparian Woodland ........................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Ponds and Wetlands ......................................................................................................... 7 3.4 Developed Sites .............................................................................................................. 11 4.0 ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION STUDY CHECKLIST ...................................................... 12 5.0 POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS .......................... 18 5.1 Recommended Mitigation Measures .............................................................................. 22 6.0 REFERENCES CITED ................................................................................................................. 23 LIST OF FIGURES 1 Location of the Link-N-Greens Project Area .................................................................................... 2 2 Habitat Mapping for the Link-N-Greens Project Area ...................................................................... 3 3 Water Management at Link-N-Greens Golf Course ...................................................................... 10 LIST OF TABLES 1 Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree inventory Summary .................................................................... 7 2 Ponds and Wetlands Within the Link-N-Greens Project Area ....................................................... 12 3 Environmental Comparison of Link-N-Greens Development Scenarios ....................................... 21 LIST OF PHOTOS 1 View of Typical Emory Sedge Dominated Wetlands on Golf Course Pond Perimeter .................. 15 2 View of Typical Hardstem Bulrush Dominated Wetlands on Golf Course Pond Perimeter ........... 15 APPENDICES Appendix Figure 1 Link-N-Greens Alternative 1 – Extent of Buffer Restoration Area Appendix Figure 2 Link-N-Greens Alternative 2 – Extent of Buffer Restoration Area Appendix Table 1 Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Link-N-Greens Project Area River Restoration Landscape Regimes (Oversized Attachment) Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Exhibit Map (Oversized Attachment) 1 DRAFT ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION STUDY REPORT FOR THE LINK-N-GREENS PROJECT AREA 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND LOCATION This report documents the evaluation of habitat conditions on the proposed redevelopment of the Link-N- Greens Golf Course to the Corporate Headquarters of Woodward (Link-N-Greens Project). Colorado. The report is provided as a preliminary draft at this time since development plans for the property have not been finalized. The report was prepared in accordance with Section 3.4.1 of the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins regarding the preparation of an Ecological Characterization Study (ECS) Report. The proposed 101-acre re-development site is located in Fort Collins, Colorado in the southeast 1/4 of Section 12 (T. 7 N. R. 69 W.) at the northwest corner of Lemay Avenue and East Mulberry Street. E. Lincoln Avenue is located along the north property boundary, while the Cache la Poudre (Poudre) River corridor occurs along the south property boundary and a portion of the west boundary (see Figure 1). The actual south and west property line crosses the Poudre River at three locations (see Figure 2). Portions of the City Fort Collins’ Poudre River Recreation Trail are located on an easement in the project area near the north side of the Poudre River. 2.0 METHODOLOGY Cedar Creek completed field surveys of the project area on August 2, September 21, and October 31, 2012. The August 2 survey was completed primarily to delineate the “top of bank line” along the north side of the Cache la Poudre River in conjunction with City of Fort Collins staff, Lindsay Ex (Environmental Planner, Current Planning) and Marsha Hilmes-Robinson (Floodplain Administrator). Golf course ponds and water management of the ponds were reviewed in the field with Charlie Musgrave (Link-N-Greens staff) on September 21. The third site survey was completed on October 31 to characterize existing wildlife habitats, map and measure wetlands, and identify trees on the property. Since the project site is an existing 9-hole golf course the identification of unique or sensitive habitat features consisted primarily of inventorying trees across the property and wetlands along the pond perimeters. Surveyed tree locations and size (diameter) as well as pond locations were obtained from Northern Engineering prior to initiation of the October 31 survey. All tree locations provided by the Northern Engineering survey mapping were visited in the field and identified to species. Notes on their condition were also recorded if trees appeared decadent or dead. The wetland survey was completed by walking the perimeter of all seven ponds on the golf course and measuring the average length and width of the small areas of fringe wetlands at various locations along the pond perimeters. Since most of these wetlands were relatively small and isolated, the wetland strips 2 3 4 were hand measured rather flagged for future formal surveying. This procedure was discussed with, and approved by, Terry McKee with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) on October 25, 2012. During the wetland survey, each wetland was assigned a unique alpha-numeric code, and latitude and longitude location coordinates were recorded for the approximate center point of each wetland. Dominant wetland vegetation species were also recorded for each wetland, and a photograph showing a representative view of the wetland was taken. A December 3, 2012 field meeting was held with project planning staff, City staff, and Matthew Montgomery with the COE to review possible COE jurisdictional considerations regarding golf course ponds and associated wetlands on the Link-N-Greens Golf Course. Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly SCS) soils mapping (Soil Survey of Larimer County Area, Colorado) was also reviewed to evaluate soils resources regarding potential establishment of native vegetation communities and determine if any known hydric (wetland) soil mapping units are located on the property. 3.0 HABITAT CONDITIONS AND WILDLIFE USE Although the Link-N-Greens Project is adjacent to and contains portions of the Cache la Poudre (Poudre) River riparian corridor (see Figure 2), the ecological function and character of the site have been considerably compromised by development of the property as the Link-N-Greens golf course. As indicated on Figure 2, there are no portions of the property that have not been impacted by golf course development except for the Poudre River and relatively isolated segments of riparian habitat supported only between the Poudre River Poudre River recreation trail. The continuity of the project area with the existing Cache la Poudre river corridor and riparian habitat is interrupted by the paved Poudre River recreation trail and fencing. The recreation trail is located within an easement within the southern and western edges of the project area. Topography of the site is nearly level. Existing land uses within the property consist of golf course recreational activities, golf pro shop, and parking. Existing trees and golf course ponds provide some wildlife habitat value for urban-adapted songbirds, mammals and water birds, but overall habitat value is restricted by the majority of the property planted to turf grasses for golf course use. Surrounding land uses consist of a mix of residential, commercial, roadways, and the river corridor with a recreational trail. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) soils mapping (2011) indicates that Longmont clay loam and Table Mountain loam are the predominant soils contained within the property boundaries. Loveland clay loam is a hydric (wetland) soil that occupies approximately one half of the property along southern portion of the property abutting the Poudre River. Table Mountain loam is an upland soil found over the remaining northern portion of the property. Loveland clay loam is a deep, somewhat poorly drained soil that formed in materials weathered from alluvium. Table Mountain loam is a deep, well- 5 drained soil that formed in alluvium on terraces and floodplains near drainages. The Soil Conservation Service (1980) indicates that native vegetation supported by Loveland clay loam consists primarily native prairie species including blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis)1, bluegrasses (Poa spp.), and sedges (Carex spp.). Blue grama, bluegrasses, little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and needle-and-thread (Hesperostipa comata) are the dominant native prairie species supported on Table Mountain loam (SCS 1980). Existing riparian vegetation along the Poudre River corridor indicate that Loveland clay loam also supports native riparian woodlands dominated by eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides), peachleaf willow (Salix amygdaloides), sandbar willow (Salix exigua), and a number of non-native tree species. Historic agricultural conversion of the property and the current golf course development have removed most native vegetation (including possible historic wetlands) except for a few eastern cottonwoods and some small pockets of wetland vegetation that have developed around the golf course pond perimeters. Habitats delineated within the property boundaries include golf course grounds (dominated primarily non- native turf grasses), riparian woodland, ponds and wetlands, and developed sites (see Figure 2). Surrounding habitats and land uses consist of river corridor/riparian woodland, roadways, and commercial and residential developments. The following sections summarize the ecological characteristics of habitats on the Link-N-Greens project area and wildlife use of the property. 3.1 Golf Course Grounds Non-native turf grasses dominate the golf course grounds and woody species consist primarily of golf course plantings of non-native ornamental trees species, including Scotch pine (Pinus sylvestris), Austrian pine (Pinus nigra), honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), and blue spruce (Picea pungens). There are also a few areas where native eastern cottonwoods and peachleaf willows, as well as non-native Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia), green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica), and boxelder (Acer negundo) trees, have been incorporated into the golf course grounds. Appendix Table 1 and Map 1 (attached oversized map) provide an inventory and mapped locations, respectively, of the 464 trees currently growing within the project area boundaries. Table 1 provides a summary of the tree data provided in Appendix Table 1. Based on Table 1, 190 of the existing trees are in poor condition, and the majority (335) of the trees are non-native species. Russian olives comprise 105 of the non-native trees, and the City classifies this species as a nuisance tree. Golf course grounds provide relatively marginal wildlife habitat because of the dominance by non-native turf grass cover, general lack of woody cover, and recreational use of the property. Canada goose is the principal wildlife species documented to use golf course greens as foraging habitat. Existing trees on the 1 Scientific nomenclature for vegetation follows: USDA, NRCS PLANTS National Database at: http://plants.usda.gov/java/. 6 golf course provide perching, foraging, and nesting habitat for urban adapted songbirds, and the cluster of trees and abandoned farm building area provides habitat for fox squirrel, raccoon, red fox, and possibly striped skunk. Raptor nesting in the golf course tree is unlikely for most species, except for American kestrel and great horned owl, because of the lack of suitable foraging habitat in surrounding areas and recreational use of the property. 3.1 Riparian Woodland Riparian woodland is associated with the Poudre River riparian corridor (see Figure 2). A number of both native and non-native tree species are supported within the riparian corridor including eastern cottonwood, crack willow (Salix fragilis), Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila), peachleaf willow, green ash, Russian olive, and boxelder trees. Most of the larger native and desirable non-native trees would be classified as significant by the City of Fort Collins. A non-native grass, smooth brome, is the dominant herbaceous species in the understory. In terms of vegetation and wildlife species diversity, riparian woodland represents the most valuable and diverse wildlife habitat within or near the project area. However, the overall value and extent of riparian habitats along the river corridor has been impacted by channelization of the river course and the past conversion of much of the riparian river corridor to agricultural land and, eventually, golf course grounds. A review of historic aerial photographs of the golf course portion of the Poudre River corridor provided by the City of Fort Collins indicate approximately one-third of the southern portion of the project area was formerly occupied by an overflow (oxbow) channel and native riparian wetlands, cottonwood woodlands, and upland herbaceous communities prior to habitat conversion and channelization of river flow. Wildlife species known to use riparian woodland within City Limits are mule deer, red fox, striped skunk, raccoon, mink, beaver, and fox squirrel. Several of the trees are large enough to be suitable as raptor nest sites, but no raptor nests were located on or near the property. The proximity of nearby development and recreational use of the Poudre River trail reduce the likelihood of any future raptor nesting use of this habitat by most raptors, except perhaps great horned owl and American kestrel. Larger trees and snags in riparian habitats also provide important foraging and/or nesting habitat for woodpeckers and a variety of songbirds. Because of the late season timing (August, October, and November) of the field surveys, observations of songbirds and other avian species were limited using riparian woodland along the perimeter of the project area were limited. Northern flicker, American robin, American crow, and blue jay 7 Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Total Number Transplantable? Ash Fair 4"-45" caliper 6 No Ash Good 35" caliper 1 No Ash Poor 4"-60" caliper 20 No Austrian Pine Fair 8"-32" caliper 31 13-Yes; 18-No Austrian Pine Good 8"-38" caliper 59 42-Yes; 17-No Austrian Pine Poor 6"-30" caliper 8 3-Yes; 5-No Boxelder Fair 130" caliper 1 No Boxelder Poor 12" caliper 4 No Cottonwood Fair 6"-100" caliper 44 No Cottonwood Good 24"-60" caliper 5 No Cottonwood Poor 6"-126" caliper 60 No Cottonwood (clump) Fair 300" caliper 1 No Cottonwood/ Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper 1 No Elm Dead 35" caliper 1 No Elm Fair 12"-30" caliper 3 No Elm Poor 20" caliper 15 No Hackberry Fair 40" caliper 1 No Locust Fair 10" caliper 11 10-Yes; 1-No Locust Good 14" caliper 1 Yes Locust Poor 12" caliper 5 1-Yes; 4-No Maple Poor 44" caliper 3 No Maple, Silver Poor 60" caliper 1 No Russian Olive Fair 6"-30" caliper 54 No Russian Olive Poor 6"-40" caliper 50 No Scotch Pine Fair 12"-30" caliper 22 15-Yes: 7-No Scotch Pine Good 9"-22" caliper 4 3-Yes; 1- No Scotch Pine Poor 9"-20" caliper 10 7-Yes; 3-No Spruce Fair 18"-36" caliper 6 1-Yes; 5-No Spruce Good 14"-38" caliper 16 3-Yes 13-No Spruce Poor 18" caliper 2 No Willow Fair 30"-120" caliper 7 No Willow Poor 6"-350" caliper 11 No Total Golf Course Area Trees 464 Ash Fair 2"-24" caliper 5 No Ash Poor 3"-40" caliper 12 No Ash/Boxelder/Plum Poor 100" caliper clump 1 No Ash/Cottonwood/Elm/ Boxelder/Willow Poor clump 1 No Ash/Elm/Willow Poor clump 2 No Cottonwood Fair 20"-120" caliper 16 No Table 11 Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary Golf Course Area Trees Poudre River Corridor Trees 8 Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Total Number Transplantable? Table 11 Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary Cottonwood Good 24"-50" caliper 3 No Cottonwood Poor 14"-200" caliper 17 No Cottonwood/ Russian Olive Fair 90" caliper clump 1 No Cottonwood/ Russian Olive/Willow Fair 200" caliper clump 1 No Cottonwood/Willow Fair clump 1 No Crabapple Fair 12" caliper 1 No Elm Fair 40" caliper 1 No Elm Poor 10"-70" caliper, clumps 15 No Elm/Ash Poor clump 1 No Elm/Cottonwood/ Boxelder Poor clump 1 No Elm/Willow/Ash Poor clump 1 No Hackberry Fair 2" caliper 1 No Maple/Elm Poor 24" caliper 1 No Plum Fair clumps 5 No Plum Poor clumps 2 No Russian Olive Poor 6"-30" caliper, clumps 10 No Russian Olive/Cottonwood Poor 160" caliper 1 No Russian Olive/Cottonwood/ Willow Fair 140" caliper 1 No Silver Maple Fair 20" caliper 1 No Silver Maple Poor clump 1 No Willow Fair 50"-80" caliper, clump 4 No Willow Poor 8"-160" caliper, clumps 27 No Willow/Ash Poor 60" caliper clump 9 No Willow/Cottonwood Poor clump 6 No Willow/Russian Ollive Poor 60" caliper clump 16 No Total Poudre River Corridor Trees 165 1 Summary of tree inventory data provided by Jordan's Tree Moving & Maintenance, Inc., Fort Collins, CO, in Appendix Table 1. 9 were the only bird species observed on the property, but spring and summer avian use of the adjacent riparian woodlands would be more diverse. 3.2 Ponds and Wetlands Seven ponds exist within the project area (see Figure 2). Ponds 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 were created as part of the golf course development. Pond 5 was excavated to obtain fill material for use by the City for constructing the northern extension of Lemay Avenue (Charlie Musgrave, personal communication). All ponds are currently used as ornamental features for the golf course. Water to all of the ponds, except for Pond 5, comes directly from Coy Ditch, which receives its water from an upstream diversion on the Poudre River. Pond 5 was excavated at a lower grade than the other six ponds, and water in this pond is derived solely from alluvial groundwater (Charlie Musgrave, personal communication). No water is discharged offsite from Ponds 1, 2, 3, and 4. Water from these ponds is pumped into the site’s irrigation system for use in irrigating the golf course grounds. Excess ditch water flowing into Ponds 6 and 7 is discharged into the Poudre River by buried pipe and a small open drainage segment near the golf course property line (see Figure 3). Outflow from Pond 5 occurs through a buried outflow pipe and then a small open channel into the Pond 7 open outflow channel. Outflow from Pond 5 typically only occurs during wetter springs and after significant rainfall events (Charlie Musgrave, personal communication). Outflow from Ponds 5, 6, and 7 can be easily shut off at the pipe outlet location in the small open drainage segment near the golf course property line (see Figure 3). Based on the December 3, 2012 field review of these pond features by Matthew Montgomery of the COE, he indicated that since all the golf course ponds were created as artificial, ornamental ponds, the COE considers them to be “Preamble” waters, and they would not be classified as jurisdictional by the COE. It was also indicated that the COE would also not classify the Coy Ditch as jurisdictional since it only provides water to the golf course ponds. A formal request was submitted to the COE on December 10, 2012 for a formal Jurisdictional Determination for the Link-N-Greens Golf Course ponds and Coy Ditch. The non-jurisdictional vegetated wetlands supported by the golf course ponds consist as intermittent, relatively small patches or strips supported around the perimeters of the golf course ponds. Approximate wetland locations and specific alpha-numeric codes for each wetland are depicted on Figure 2. 10 11 A summary of wetland sizes and characteristics associated with each pond, as well as pond sizes, is provided in Table 2. Emory sedge (Carex emoryi) and hardstem bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus) are the dominant wetland species supported along the pond perimeters, but small pockets of narrow-leafed cattail (Typha angustifolia) and creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) are also occasionally present. Photos 1 and 2 provide representative views of pond wetlands in the project area. Golf course grounds surrounding the ponds and wetlands and the relatively small sizes of the wetlands limits the overall habitat value of the pond and wetlands. However, the ponds are known to support some locally common minnow and larger fish species that were likely transported into the ponds by the Coy Ditch during higher flow periods in the Poudre River. No inventories or identification of local populations of fish were completed for this ECS report. The ponds and associated wetlands also are likely to provide spring breeding and/or year-round habitat for local reptile and amphibian populations such as western terrestrial garter snake, plains garter snake, common garter snake, painted turtle, northern chorus frog, Woodhouse’s toad, bullfrog, and, possibly leopard frog. Bullfrog presence was documented by the field surveys, and this species presence may preclude use of the ponds by leopard frog since bullfrogs often eliminate leopard frogs through competition and predation. The ponds may also serve as resting, loafing, feeding habitat by urban-adapted puddle ducks such as mallard and green-winged teal, as well as Canada goose. 3.3 Developed Sites Developed sites provide little in the way of wildlife habitat except that landscape trees provide habitat for urban-adapted songbirds similar to that described for golf course trees under Section 3.1. 12 Width (ft.) Length (ft.) Square Footage Latitude Longitude Pond 1 57,683.0 Open Water 1A 3.0 3.0 9.0 Reed Canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) 40.58593 -105.06378 1B 2.0 5.0 10.0 Emory Sedge (Carex emoryi) 40.58590 -105.06356 1C 4.0 35.0 140.0 Hardstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus acutus), Emory Sedge 40.58628 -105.06314 1D 2.0 42.0 84.0 Emory Sedge 40.58605 -105.06319 1E 1.0 20.0 20.0 Emory Sedge 40.58616 -105.06309 1F 1.0 14.0 14.0 Emory Sedge 40.58676 -105.06285 1.0 4.0 4.0 Hardstem Bulrush 1.0 20.0 20.0 Emory Sedge 2.0 20.0 40.0 Emory Sedge 1G 0.5 18.0 9.0 Emory Sedge 40.58649 -105.06343 1H 0.8 90.0 67.5 Emory Sedge 40.58681 -105.06280 1I 0.5 15.0 7.5 Emory Sedge 40.58695 -105.06249 1J 6.0 16.0 96.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58692 -105.06248 1K 6.0 6.0 36.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58679 -105.06252 1L 2.0 3.0 6.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58669 -105.06257 1M 3.0 4.0 12.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58649 -105.06278 1N 3.0 3.0 9.0 Emory Sedge 40.58650 -105.06290 1.0 9.0 9.0 Emory Sedge Pond 2 39,039.0 Open Water 2A 1.5 25.0 37.5 Emory Sedge 40.58791 -105.06039 0.7 62.0 43.4 Emory Sedge 2B 1.0 90.0 90.0 Emory Sedge 40.58811 -105.06014 2C 2.0 12.0 24.0 Emory Sedge 40.58820 -105.05969 2D 1.0 12.0 12.0 Emory Sedge 40.58809 -105.05955 2E 1.5 40.0 60.0 Emory Sedge 40.58795 -105.05960 2F 1.5 10.0 15.0 Emory Sedge 40.58776 -105.05982 0.5 6.0 3.0 Emory Sedge 2.0 2.0 4.0 Emory Sedge 3.0 5.5 16.5 Emory Sedge 2G 4.0 17.0 68.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58757 -105.05992 Dimensions GPS Coordinates Wetland Area Dominant Wetland (Center of Wetland, NAD 83) Vegetation Table 2 Ponds and Wetlands Within the Woodward Blue Home Project Area 13 Width (ft.) Length (ft.) Square Footage Latitude Longitude Dimensions GPS Coordinates Wetland Area Dominant Wetland (Center of Wetland, NAD 83) Vegetation Table 2 Ponds and Wetlands Within the Woodward Blue Home Project Area 2H 2.0 3.5 7.0 Emory Sedge 40.58741 -105.06001 4.5 25.0 112.5 Emory Sedge 2I 2.5 10.0 25.0 Emory Sedge 40.58747 -105.06013 Pond 3 10,198.0 Open Water 3A 4.0 21.0 84.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58486 -105.06199 Pond 4 7,686.0 Open Water 4A 4.0 25.0 100.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58532 -105.06083 Pond 5 108,830.0 Open Water 5A 6.0 20.0 120.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58377 -105.05936 5B 11.0 18.0 198.0 Narrowleaf Cattail (Typha angustifolia) 40.58381 -105.05930 5C 3.0 5.0 15.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58387 -105.05929 5D 10.0 20.0 200.0 Narrowleaf Cattail 40.58384 -105.05965 5E 5.0 20.0 100.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58438 -105.05937 5F 6.0 28.0 168.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58457 -105.05981 5G 10.0 50.0 500.0 Narrowleaf Cattail 40.58465 -105.05995 5H 5.0 23.0 115.0 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58480 -105.06017 5I 1.0 60.0 60.0 Emory Sedge 40.58496 -105.06091 Pond 6 18,169.0 Open Water 6A 2.5 280.0 700.0 Emory Sedge 40.58424 -105.05702 6B 1.0 60.0 60.0 Emory Sedge 40.58446 -105.05725 6C 1.0 20.0 20.0 Emory Sedge 40.58420 -105.05729 6D 1.0 5.0 5.0 Emory Sedge 40.58393 -105.05729 Pond 7 31,841.0 Open Water 7A 0.5 235.0 117.5 Emory Sedge 40.58379 -105.05765 7B 1.0 30.0 30.0 Emory Sedge 40.58294 -105.05789 Open Water Channel Area 8 216.0 Open Water 8A 0.7 8.0 5.6 Emory Sedge 40.58251 -105.05845 1.0 19.0 19.0 Emory Sedge 1.0 9.0 9.0 Emory Sedge 1.0 6.0 6.0 Emory Sedge 3.0 8.0 24.0 Hardstem Bulrush, Emory Sedge 14 Width (ft.) Length (ft.) Square Footage Latitude Longitude Dimensions GPS Coordinates Wetland area Dominant Wetland (Center of Wetland, NAD 83) Vegetation Table 2 Ponds and Wetlands Within the Link-N-Greens Project Area Coy Ditch cd1 1.5 5.0 7.5 Hardstem Bulrush 40.58797 -105.05835 cd2 8.5 12.0 102.0 Hardstem Bulrush, Emory Sedge 40.58869 -105.05996 9.0 14.0 126.0 Hardstem Bulrush, Emory Sedge cd3 5.0 17.5 87.5 Hardstem Bulrush, Emory Sedge 40.58862 -105.06037 11.0 30.0 330.0 Hardstem Bulrush, Emory Sedge 10.0 11.0 110.0 Hardstem Bulrush, Emory Sedge 4.5 4.5 20.3 Hardstem Bulrush cd4 5.0 10.0 50.0 Emory Sedge 40.58863 -105.06081 7.0 8.0 56.0 Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) 3.0 20.0 60.0 Hardstem Bulrush cd5 5.0 12.0 60.0 Hardstem Bulrush, Emory Sedge, Reed Canarygrass 40.58870 -105.06121 cd6 2.0 6.0 12.0 Emory Sedge 40.58869 -105.06303 4 22.5 90.0 Hardstem Bulrush Total Wetland Square Footage 4,886.3 Total Wetland Acres 0.1 Total Open Water Square Footage 273,662.0 Total Open Water Acres 6.3 15 16 4.0 ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION STUDY CHECKLIST The following provides a summary of information required by Fort Collins Land Use Code under 3.4.1 (D) (1) items (a) through (i). Items (j) and (k) are addressed under the next section, 5.0 Potential Impacts and Wildlife Mitigation Recommendations. (a and i) Wildlife use and general ecological functions of the Link-N-Greens Project Area are described in the preceding Section 3.0. (b) Wetlands on the property are described in Section 3.3. (c) The project area provides significant and relatively unobstructed views of the Cache la Poudre River riparian corridor. (d) As indicated in Section 3.1, there are numerous trees existing within the project area. Non-nuisance trees, 6 inches or greater in diameter and in good condition, may be classified as significant trees by the City’s Forester. All trees in the project area have been surveyed, and their locations are plotted on Map 1 (see attached oversized appendix map). Appendix Table 1 provides a listing of the 464 trees depicted on Map 1 by species, condition, and size. Tree numbers in Appendix Table 1 are keyed to numbered tree locations on Map 1. Table 1 in Section 3.1 provides a summary of the tree data provided in Appendix Table 1. Based on Table 1, 190 of the existing trees are in poor condition, and the majority (335) of the trees are non-native species. Russian olives comprise 105 of the non-native trees, and the City classifies this species as a nuisance tree. Mitigation for the loss of trees classified as significant will be determined by the City Forester in compliance with the Land Use Code. (e) The only natural drainage in the project area is the Cache la Poudre River. The top of bank of the river is depicted on site plan maps that will be provided in the PDP submittal documents. (f) The project area was evaluated with regards to potential habitat for state and federal listed threatened and endangered species. The Cache la Poudre River corridor and adjacent wetland and riparian habitats could possibly provide suitable habitat for three federal listed threatened species, Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei), Colorado butterfly plant (Gaura neomexicana coloradensis), and Ute ladies’-tresses orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis). An evaluation of their potential presence is provided in the following paragraphs. Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. Suitable habitat for the jumping mouse is provided by low undergrowth consisting of grasses, forbs, or both in open wet meadows and riparian corridors or where tall shrubs and low trees provide adequate cover. Potential habitat includes wet meadow habitats, native hayfields, stream channels (perennial and intermittent), riparian habitats, or floodplains below 7,600 feet 17 elevation in Colorado. Saturated wetlands supporting dense stands of cattail or bulrush do not provide suitable habitat conditions for the jumping mouse (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1999; Armstrong et al. 1997). Potentially suitable habitat (wetland herbaceous and woody cover) for the jumping mouse may exist along the Poudre River riparian corridor within and adjacent to the project area boundaries. However, no populations of jumping mouse are known to exist along the Poudre River downstream of the Watson Lake area, well upstream of the project area. Colorado butterfly plant. The Colorado butterfly plant is a short-lived, perennial herb endemic to moist soils in mesic or wet meadows of floodplain areas in southeastern Wyoming, north-central Colorado, and extreme western Nebraska. This early to mid-seral stage species occurs primarily in habitats created and maintained by streams active within their floodplains with vegetation that is relatively open and not overly dense or overgrown. It is found on subirrigated, alluvial soils of drainage bottoms surrounded by mixed grass prairie at elevations of 5,000 to 6,400 feet (Spackman et al., 1997, Federal Register, 1998). Populations of this species are often found in low depressions or along bends in wide, active, meandering stream channels a short distance upslope of the actual channel. The plant requires early to mid-seral riparian habitats. Typical habitat is relatively open without dense or overgrown vegetation. It commonly occurs in communities dominated by redtop (Agrostis stolonifera) and Kentucky bluegrass on wetter sites and by wild licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota), Flodman's thistle (Cirsium flodmanii), curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa), and smooth scouring rush (Hippochaete laevigata) on drier sites. These areas are usually intermediate in moisture between wet, streamside communities dominated by sedges, rushes, and cattails, and dry shortgrass prairie (Federal Register 1998). Suitable streamside habitats for Colorado butterfly plant do not exist in the project area or in the Poudre River riparian areas adjacent to or near the project area. Ute ladies’-tresses orchid. Habitat for the Ute ladies'-tresses orchid typically consists of seasonally moist soils and wet meadows near lakes, springs, or perennial streams and their associated floodplains below 6,500 feet. Associated vegetation species typically include those with a "FACW" Corps of Engineers classification (Equisetum, Asclepias, Calamagrostis, Solidago, etc. genera) occurring in relatively open and not overly dense, overgrown, or over-grazed areas. This species prefers comparatively well-drained, high moisture content wetland soils that are not strongly anaerobic or composed of heavy clays. Conversely, sites consisting entirely of dense stands of reed canarygrass, those characterized by standing water including monocultures of cattails or three-square, dense clayey soils, or highly saline soils supporting a dense community of inland saltgrass (Distichlis stricta) are not considered to be habitat for this species (U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service memorandum: Plants - Spiranthes diluvialis, Ute ladies'-tresses orchid, dated November 23, 1992). No suitable wetland habitat 18 for Ute ladies’-tresses orchid exists in the project area or in areas of riparian habitat adjacent to the project area. (g) Because of past disturbances over most portions of the project area, the only habitat features requiring mitigation on the property are the ponds, wetlands, and significant trees located throughout the project area. The ponds and associated wetlands have limited wildlife habitat value since they have been developed as ornamental features of the golf course and are surrounded by mowed golf course turf grasses. The Cache la Poudre River corridor within and adjacent to the project area is the principal habitat feature of moderate value in and near the project area. Its overall habitat value has been reduced by channelization of the river corridor, armoring of the channel banks with concrete block in many areas, and adjacent developed sites. (h) The Cache la Poudre River corridor along the south and west property boundaries represents a wildlife movement corridor primarily for songbirds and urban-adapted water birds and other terrestrial species (e.g. striped skunk, raccoon, red fox, fox squirrel, beaver, and mule deer). The river corridor is partially isolated from developed portions of the project area by the existing paved recreation trail and fencing. 5.0 POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND WILDLIFE MITIGATION RECOMMENDATIONS The remaining Items, (j) and (k) of the ECS Checklist, are addressed in this section. (j) There is only one issue regarding the timing of building construction/removal and ecological features or wildlife use of the project area. Trees to be removed for project development should be cut down outside of the songbird-nesting season (April-July), or be surveyed for nesting activity prior to removal activities during the nesting season, to avoid any potential loss of active nests with young, which would be a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). None of the trees on or near the property exhibited any evidence of raptor nesting activity, and it is unlikely any raptors would nest near the property because of the intensity of human activities within and near the project area. (k) Habitats of greatest value on or near the project area are the riparian woodlands and Poudre River. Re-development of the Link-N-Greens project area and removal of the existing golf course would create short-term impacts to the Cache la Poudre River corridor beyond those that currently exist with existing development and disturbance. However, the planned restoration of the proposed buffer zone to more native riparian corridor conditions would considerably enhance and enlarge the existing riparian corridor along the project area portions of the river over the long-term. 19 The primary City of Fort Collins Land Use Code buffer zone and other environmental standards (Section 3.4.1) that apply to the project area as follows. 1. 300-foot development buffer from the top of bank of the Cache la Poudre River 2. Project shall be designed to preserve or enhance the ecological character of function and wildlife use of the natural habitat or feature 3. Project shall be designed to preserve or enhance the existence of wildlife movement corridors between natural features 4. Project shall be designed to reserve significant trees; mitigation will be required for loss of any significant trees 5. Project shall be designed to enhance the natural ecological characteristics of the site City staff and the project development team have consulted extensively on habitat restoration of the buffer zone. It is City of Natural Resources staff’s desire to use the buffer zone to achieve more natural topographic and river flow conditions within the buffer zone and to create and expand native wetlands, floodplain cottonwood woodlands, and upland shrublands and grasslands within the buffer zone and the extended riparian restoration area (see Link-N-Greens Project Area River Restoration Landscape Regimes, oversized attachment). Project and City planning staff used evaluations of historic aerial photos, river morphology, and existing topography to guide their development of a native riparian restoration plan for the proposed buffer zone between the river and commercial development in the project area. This plan would include allowing the Poudre River to overflow its banks during high flow periods into a designed overflow channel that would assist in creating adjacent wetlands and areas of upland floodplain forest. All golf course ponds, except Pond 5, would be filled for development. Pond 5 would remain within the expanded buffer zone and be reconfigured to a more natural oxbow situation that would capture overflow from the Poudre River during 2-year high flow events. Expansion and construction of a native riparian corridor within the entire buffer area would serve as out-of-kind mitigation for the losses of existing Ponds 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 and associated minor amounts of wetlands. These habitat restoration efforts would also enhance the ecological character and function of the river corridor, as well as enhance the natural ecological character of the site. In addition, planned habitat restoration efforts would enhance the existing wildlife movement corridor along the river. Existing significant native trees would be retained in the buffer area to the extent permitted by the proposed restoration plans. The City Forester will determine mitigation for significant trees lost to development and habitat enhancement activities based on the Land Use Code. Based on this evaluation, habitat restoration and enhancement plans for the buffer area would meet the buffer area performance standards specified in Section 3.4.1 (E) (1) of the Land Use Code. 20 Two different development scenarios have been evaluated with respect to the stated riparian habitat enhancement goals and the Land Use Code buffer standards. Alternative 1 would be in strict compliance with the 300-foot buffer requirement, while Alternative 2 would result in minor reductions in the 300-foot buffer zone in two areas but would create a more expansive and continuous riparian habitat restoration zone along the river corridor. These two scenarios are displayed in Appendix Figures 1 and 2. This ECS Report evaluates the two development scenarios solely on environmental and habitat quality considerations. Table 3 provides a summary comparison of the principal environmental considerations for the two development scenario alternatives. Based on this comparison, Alternative 2 was determined to be the most environmentally appropriate alternative for the primary reason that riparian habitat restoration would be expanded out to the edge of the floodway zone and into small parcels, which are owned by the City of Fort Collins and the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), between the project area boundary and river. Habitat restoration in parcels outside of the project area boundaries would be completed with the consent of the City of Fort Collins and CDOT. The expanded riparian restoration areas would be along portions of the river corridor where habitat enhancement potential would be greatest based on distance from existing roadways and adjacent commercial development. The buffer reduction in the southeast corner would be approximately 85 feet or less (or 0.8 acre), while the reduction in the buffer at the west end would be approximately 185 feet or less (1.8 acres), based on current site plan designs. There would be a compensatory 6.0-acre increase out to the edge of the floodway in central portion of the project area as well as an additional habitat enhancement of 1.9 acres on ground outside of the project area for a net gain of 5.3 acres beyond the required 300-foot buffer zone. According to Section 3.4.1 (E) (1) of the Land Use Code, the decision maker can reduce stipulated buffer zones as long as the Buffer Zone Performance Standards are met. Even though the 300-foot Poudre River buffer would be reduced in two relatively small areas by Alternative 2, buffer conditions would be considerably enhanced over existing golf course conditions. Enhancement would occur by the conversion of areas dominated by non-native turf grass species to areas revegetated by woody and native wetland species, native cottonwood woodlands, and native upland shrub and herbaceous species (see A Link-N- Greens Project Area River Restoration Landscape Regimes, oversized attachment). With these plantings and re-grading of the buffer area to resemble more natural river corridor conditions, buffer zone performance standards would be met, even with relatively minor reductions in the buffer zone standard. In the two small areas with buffer zone reductions, additional enhancement and visual shielding through increased plantings of native tree and shrub plantings would ensure that stipulated buffer zone performance standards are met. 21 Table 3. Environmental Comparison of Link-N-Greens Project Development Scenarios Design Alternative Compliance with 300-foot Poudre River Buffer1 Compliance with 50-foot Riparian Woodland Buffer1 Compliance with Significant Tree Preservation Buffer Zone Habitat Restoration to Historic Riparian Corridor Conditions Extended Open Space Area North of Buffer Zone Alternative 1 Strict Compliance to 300-foot Buffer Yes Yes There would be some loss of significant golf course trees, as well as native riparian trees. Significant native trees would be preserved wherever possible within buffer zone. Tree losses would be mitigated with tree plantings in the buffer zone and developed sites landscaping. Yes, 23.4 acres, but buffer zone riparian restoration would not extend to edge of floodway or to the Poudre River top of bank line south and west of property boundaries. City Natural Resources’ goals for historic oxbow restoration would not be achieved. No Alternative 2 Minor Reductions in 300-foot Buffer with Expanded Habitat Enhancement There would be two small 22 Buffer area reductions would occur in areas where efforts to improve habitat value will be compromised by existing major roadways at the southeast property corner and by existing commercial development along western property boundary. Another constraint on expanding the riparian corridor and returning the river to a more natural flow configuration at the southeast property corner is the need to maintain river flow under the existing Mulberry Street Bridge since the bridge, associated highway alignments, and commercial developments to the east cannot be moved. The River’s natural tendency, during high flow periods, would be to flow and cut a channel in a more easterly direction across the southeast property corner. In order maintain the current flow pattern under the Mulberry Street Bridge, the north and east banks of the river near the southeast property corner will need to continue to be armored and the flow artificially directed to the south under the bridge. 5.1 Recommended Mitigation Measures A number of wildlife and habitat mitigation recommendations would apply to development of the Link-N- Greens Project. Additional mitigation measures may need to be developed depending on the final configuration and design of the buffer zone. • Significant native trees within the buffer zone should be preserved, to the extent possible unless they pose a human safety risk. Tree loss mitigation within the buffer zone will be determined by the City Forester based on the Land Use Code. • Portions of the buffer zone proposed for riparian and upland restoration should be planted with an upland riparian vegetation mix, including shrubs and trees, to create a zone of native riparian vegetation. The goal of these plantings should be to create a self-sustaining, native vegetation community to stabilize soils and enhance wildlife habitat. Plantings of native shrubs and trees should be completed along the buffer zone to provide further visual screening between development sites and important habitat areas. More extensive plantings should be completed as additional visual screening and habitat enhancement in areas where the buffer area would be reduced in order to meet buffer zone performance standards. • Browse cages may need to be installed or other forage exclusion measures implemented for planted young shrubs and trees for several years to prevent damage and loss from foraging deer, beaver, and other wildlife species. • Habitat enhancement plantings would likely require soil treatment to relieve compaction (ripping) and improve fertility (fertilizer amendments). Supplemental irrigation may be required for initial establishment of shrubs, trees and herbaceous species. • Mitigation for the loss of ornamental, non-native golf course trees classified as significant will be determined by the City Forester based on the Land Use Code. • It is recommended that if trees require removal they should be either cut outside of the songbird nesting season or surveyed prior to removal to ensure lack of nesting during the nesting season to avoid any potential loss of active nests with young, which would be in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). • The intensity of night lighting from the sides of commercial and retail buildings facing the buffer zone and riparian habitat will need to meet City standards for shielding and directional lighting to minimize the intrusion of artificial nighttime light into natural habitat areas. 23 6.0 REFERENCES CITED Armstrong, D.M., M.E. Bakeman, N.W. Clippinger, A. Deans, M. Margulies, C.A. Meaney, C. Miller, M. O’Shea-Stone, T.R. Ryon, and M. Sanders. 1997. Report on habitat findings of the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. Edited by M.E. Bakeman. Report presented to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Colorado Division of Wildlife. 91 pp. Federal Register. 1998. Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants: proposed threatened status for the plant, Gaura neomexicana ssp. coloradensis. Federal Register: March 24, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 56) pp.14060-14065. Spackman, S., B. Jennings, J. Coles, C. Dawson, M. Minton, A. Kratz, and C. Spurrier. 1997. Colorado rare plant field guide. Prepared for the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the Colorado Natural Heritage Program, Fort Collins, Colorado. Soil Conservation Service (SCS). 1980. Soil Survey of Larimer County Area, Colorado. Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly Soil Conservation Service). U. S. Government Printing Office. Washington, D. C.174 pp. + maps. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1999. Interim survey guidelines for Preble’s meadow jumping mouse. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, May 19, 1999. APPENDICES Appendix Figure 1 – Link-N-Greens Site, Alternative 1 Extent of Buffer Restoration Area Appendix Figure 2 – Link-N-Greens Site, Alternative 2 Extent of Buffer Restoration Area Appendix Table 1 – Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Link-N-Greens Project Area River Restoration Landscape Regimes - Oversized Attachment Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Exhibit Map – Oversized Attachment Page%A'1 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? 1 Austrian Pine Good 30" caliper Yes No 2 Austrian Pine Good 38" caliper Yes No 3 Austrian Pine Good 24" caliper Yes No 4 Spruce Good 32" caliper Yes No 5 Maple Poor 6" caliper Yes No 6 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 7 Cottonwood Poor 20" caliper Yes No 8 Cottonwood Good 60" caliper Yes No 9 Cottonwood Good 24" caliper Yes No 10 Russian Olive Fair 10" caliper Yes No 11 Cottonwood/ Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper Yes No 12 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 13 Elm Dead tree 35" caliper Yes No 14 Cottonwood Fair 24" caliper Yes No 15 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No 16 Cottonwood Poor 45" caliper Yes No 17 Elm Fair 30" caliper Yes No 18 Elm Fair 20" caliper Yes No 19 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 20 Cottonwood Poor 20" caliper Yes No 21 Russian Olive Poor 6" caliper Yes No 22 Russian Olive Poor 18" caliper Yes No 23 Cottonwood Poor 26" caliper Yes No 24 Cottonwood Fair 18" caliper Yes No 25 Cottonwood Poor 16" caliper Yes No 26 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 27 Cottonwood Poor 16" caliper Yes No 28 Ash Poor 16" caliper Yes No 29 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Golf Course Area 5 leaders - one old stump - Hazard tree Cottonwood & Russian Olive - same base Dead tree - Hazard tree 3 leaders Notes Page%A'2 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 30 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 31 Cottonwood Fair 32" caliper Yes No 32 Cottonwood Poor 36" caliper Yes No 33 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 34 Russian Olive Fair 24" caliper Yes No 35 Ash Poor 8" caliper Yes No 36 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 37 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 38 Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper Yes No 39 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 40 Ash Poor 32" caliper Yes No 41 Ash Poor 24" caliper Yes No 42 Ash Poor 30" caliper Yes No 43 Ash Poor 20" caliper Yes No 44 Ash Poor 10" caliper Yes No 45 Cottonwood Fair 16" caliper Yes No 46 Cottonwood Fair 12" caliper Yes No 47 Cottonwood Fair 6" caliper Yes No 48 Cottonwood Fair 6" caliper Yes No 49 Cottonwood Fair 18" caliper Yes No 50 Ash Poor 45" caliper Yes No 51 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 52 Cottonwood Poor 55" caliper Yes No 53 Ash Poor 4" caliper Yes No 54 Ash Poor 60" caliper Yes No 55 Cottonwood Poor 14" caliper Yes No 56 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 57 Locust Fair 22" caliper Yes No 58 no data 59 no data 60 no data Deadwood over road - Hazard tree Canopy half-dead - Hazard tree Mostly dead tree - Hazard tree Deadwood over road - Hazard tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree Included bark The Back Porch property tree Page%A'3 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 61 no data 62 no data 63 no data 64 no data 65 no data 66 no data 67 Elm Poor 50" caliper Yes No 68 no data 69 no data 70 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 71 Ash Poor 36" caliper Yes No 72 no data 73 no data 74 no data 75 no data 76 no data 77 no data 78 no data 79 no data 80 no data 81 no data 82 no data 83 no data 84 no data 85 Austrian Pine Good 16" caliper Yes No 86 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 87 Austrian Pine Good 15" caliper Yes No 88 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 89 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 90 Austrian Pine Good 10" caliper Yes No 91 Austrian Pine Good 10" caliper Yes No The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree Multi-leader & Deadwood Co-dominant leaders The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree Deadwood/Decay at attachment The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree The Back Porch property tree Page%A'4 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 92 Austrian Pine Good 12" caliper Yes No 93 Austrian Pine Good 12" caliper Yes No 94 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 95 Austrian Pine Good 12" caliper Yes No 96 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 97 Austrian Pine Good 10" caliper Yes No 98 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 99 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 100 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 101 Ash Good 35" caliper Yes No 102 Spruce Fair 24" caliper Yes No 103 Maple Poor 44" caliper Yes No 104 Cottonwood Fair 38" caliper Yes No 105 Cottonwood Fair 36" caliper Yes No 106 Willow Poor 130" caliper Yes No 107 Willow Poor 72" caliper Yes No 108 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 109 Austrian Pine Good 15" caliper Yes No 110 Locust Fair 14" caliper Yes No 111 Austrian Pine Fair 10" caliper Yes No 112 Spruce Good 32" caliper Yes No 113 Cottonwood Poor 36" caliper Yes No 114 Maple Poor 80" caliper Yes No 115 Hackberry Fair 40" caliper Yes No 116 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 117 Ash Poor 20" caliper Yes No 118 Ash Poor 30" caliper Yes No 119 Ash Poor 32" caliper Yes No 120 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 121 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 122 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No Shaded out top/ Leaning Broken limbs Thin Shaded out Major heart rot - Hazard tree Declining tree Poor structure Heart rot Heart rot/Declining tree Heart rot Damaged tree Declining tree Poor structure Declining tree Dead top - Hazard tree Page%A'5 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 123 Cottonwood Poor 8" caliper Yes No 124 Cottonwood Poor 60" caliper Yes No 125 Cottonwood Poor 6" caliper Yes No 126 Cottonwood Poor 60" caliper Yes No 127 Cottonwood Fair 50" caliper Yes No 128 Ash Poor 36" caliper Yes No 129 Ash Fair 32" caliper Yes No 130 Ash Poor 40" caliper Yes No 131 Cottonwood Poor 36" caliper Yes No 132 Ash Fair 14" caliper Yes No 133 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 134 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 135 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 136 Ash Fair 4" caliper Yes No 137 Elm Poor 20" caliper Yes No 138 Ash Poor 6" caliper Yes No 139 Elm Fair 12" caliper Yes No 140 Silver Maple Poor 60" caliper Yes No 141 Ash Fair 45" caliper Yes No 142 Ash Poor 30" caliper Yes No 143 Ash Fair 24" caliper Yes No 144 Boxelder Poor 24" caliper Yes No 145 Willow Poor 80" caliper Yes No 146 Russian Olive Poor 24" caliper Yes No 147 Russian Olive Poor 10" caliper Yes No 148 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 149 Russian Olive Poor 16" caliper Yes No 150 Russian Olive Poor 36" caliper Yes No 151 Russian Olive Poor 36" caliper Yes No 152 Russian Olive Poor 36" caliper Yes No 153 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant 3-leaders Sucker growth 90% dead - Hazard tree Sucker growth Dead top/Declining tree - Hazard tree Trunk damage - Hazard tree Trunk damage - Hazard tree Heart rot - Hazard tree 40% dead Heart rot Poor structure Poor structure Heart rot - Hazard tree Heart rot - Hazard tree Trunk damage Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Heart rot - Hazard tree Co-dominant leaders Declining tree Page%A'6 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 154 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No 155 Russian Olive Poor 40" caliper Yes No 156 Russian Olive Poor 20" caliper Yes No 157 Russian Olive Poor 36" caliper Yes No 158 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 159 Russian Olive Poor 20" caliper Yes No 160 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 161 Cottonwood Poor 80" caliper Yes No 162 Cottonwood Poor 126" caliper Yes No 163 Cottonwood Fair 68" caliper Yes No 164 Cottonwood Fair 36" caliper Yes No 165 Cottonwood Fair 52" caliper Yes No 166 Cottonwood Poor 20" caliper Yes No 167 Cottonwood Poor 10" caliper Yes No 168 Cottonwood Poor 60" caliper Yes No 169 Cottonwood Poor 60" caliper Yes No 170 Cottonwood Fair 50" caliper Yes No 171 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 172 Cottonwood Fair 50" caliper Yes No 173 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 174 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 175 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 176 Boxelder Poor 12" caliper Yes No 177 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 178 Russian Olive Poor 36" caliper Yes No 179 Boxelder Poor 20" caliper Yes No 180 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 181 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 182 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No 183 Russian Olive Poor 36" caliper Yes No 184 Russian Olive Poor 36" caliper Yes No Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Declining tree Mostly dead tree Declining tree Declining tree Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Mostly dead tree Mostly dead tree Beaver damaged tree Dead tree Declining tree Declining tree Co-dominant leaders Page%A'7 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 185 Boxelder Poor 40" caliper Yes No 186 Austrian Pine Good 20" caliper Yes No 187 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 188 Austrian Pine Fair 22" caliper Yes No 189 Austrian Pine Good 21" caliper Yes No 190 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 191 Locust Poor 12" caliper Yes No 192 Austrian Pine Poor 24" caliper Yes No 193 Locust Fair 12" caliper Yes No 194 Austrian Pine Good 15" caliper Yes No 195 Austrian Pine Poor 6" caliper Yes No 196 Austrian Pine Fair 10" caliper Yes No 197 Austrian Pine Fair 28" caliper Yes No 198 Austrian Pine Fair 32" caliper Yes No 199 Austrian Pine Good 20" caliper Yes No 200 Locust Poor 12" caliper Yes No 201 Austrian Pine Fair 22" caliper Yes No 202 Austrian Pine Poor 20" caliper Yes No 203 Austrian Pine Poor 24" caliper Yes No 204 Austrian Pine Poor 30" caliper Yes No 205 Austrian Pine Fair 28" caliper Yes No 206 Russian Olive Fair 22" caliper Yes No 207 Russian Olive Poor 40" caliper Yes No 208 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No 209 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No 210 Russian Olive Poor 20" caliper Yes No 211 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No 212 Ash Poor 30" caliper Yes No 213 Ash Fair 45" caliper Yes No 214 Austrian Pine Fair 20" caliper Yes No 215 Austrian Pine Fair 20" caliper Yes No Multi-leader Co-dominant leaders Poor structure Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Trunk damage Poor structure Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Trunk damage Co-dominant leaders Sparce Dying tree Co-dominant leaders Storm damaged Storm damaged Co-dominant leaders Page%A'8 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 216 Austrian Pine Poor 22" caliper Yes No 217 Austrian Pine Fair 30" caliper Yes No 218 Austrian Pine Fair 28" caliper Yes No 219 Austrian Pine Good 16" caliper Yes No 220 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 221 Russian Olive Poor 6" caliper Yes No 222 Russian Olive Poor 14" caliper Yes No 223 Russian Olive Poor 20" caliper Yes No 224 Russian Olive Poor 24" caliper Yes No 225 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No 226 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 227 Russian Olive Fair 14" caliper Yes No 228 Russian Olive Fair 15" caliper Yes No 229 Russian Olive Fair 14" caliper Yes No 230 Russian Olive Fair 14" caliper Yes No 231 Russian Olive Fair 16" caliper Yes No 232 Austrian Pine Fair 15" caliper Yes No 233 Austrian Pine Fair 8" caliper Yes No 234 Cottonwood Poor 32" caliper Yes No 235 Locust Fair 6" caliper Yes No 236 Locust Fair 12" caliper Yes No 237 Locust Fair 14" caliper Yes No 238 Locust Poor 12" caliper Yes No 239 Austrian Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 240 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 241 Austrian Pine Good 19" caliper Yes No 242 Locust Poor 8" caliper Yes No 243 Locust Fair 9" caliper Yes No 244 Locust Fair 9" caliper Yes No 245 Locust Fair 12" caliper Yes No 246 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No Storm damaged Declining tree Trunk damage Page%A'9 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 247 Locust Fair 10" caliper Yes No 248 Austrian Pine Fair 28" caliper Yes No 249 Russian Olive Fair 22" caliper Yes No 250 Locust Fair 14" caliper Yes No 251 Locust Poor 12" caliper Yes No 252 Austrian Pine Good 14" caliper Yes No 253 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 254 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 255 Austrian Pine Fair 22" caliper Yes No 256 Austrian Pine Poor 18" caliper Yes No 257 Austrian Pine Fair 14" caliper Yes No 258 Austrian Pine Fair 15" caliper Yes No 259 Austrian Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 260 Austrian Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 261 Austrian Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 262 Austrian Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 263 Austrian Pine Poor 12" caliper Yes No 264 Austrian Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 265 Austrian Pine Good 22" caliper Yes No 266 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 267 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 268 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 269 Locust Good 14" caliper Yes No 270 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 271 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 272 Scotch Pine Good 22" caliper Yes No 273 Cottonwood Good 32" caliper Yes No 274 Austrian Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 275 Austrian Pine Good 20" caliper Yes No 276 Willow Poor 350" caliper Yes No 277 Willow Poor 350" caliper Yes No Co-dominant leaders Sucker growth Co-dominant leaders Likely to fail at grade - Heart rot Likely to fail at grade - Heart rot Page%A'10 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 278 Willow Poor 350" caliper Yes No 279 Willow Poor 90" caliper Yes No 280 Willow Poor 90" caliper Yes No 281 Willow Poor 6" caliper Yes No 282 Russian Olive Fair 22" caliper Yes No 283 Willow Poor 90" caliper Yes No 284 Russian Olive Fair 28" caliper Yes No 285 Russian Olive Fair 28" caliper Yes No 286 Russian Olive Fair 26" caliper Yes No 287 Boxelder Fair 130" caliper Yes No 288 Willow Fair 40" caliper Yes No 289 Willow Fair 30" caliper Yes No 290 Willow Fair 36" caliper Yes No 291 Willow Fair 36" caliper Yes No 292 Cottonwood Good 42" caliper Yes No 293 Austrian Pine Good 16" caliper Yes No 294 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 295 Cottonwood Poor 60" caliper Yes No 296 Scotch Pine Poor 18" caliper Yes No 297 Austrian Pine Fair 20" caliper Yes No 298 Scotch Pine Fair 12" caliper Yes No 299 Spruce Good 30" caliper Yes No 300 Spruce Poor 18" caliper Yes No 301 Scotch Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 302 Scotch Pine Poor 18" caliper Yes No 303 Cottonwood Poor 28" caliper Yes No 304 Cottonwood Poor 32" caliper Yes No 305 Cottonwood Fair 30" caliper Yes No 306 Cottonwood Fair 36" caliper Yes No 307 Cottonwood Fair 36" caliper Yes No 308 Scotch Pine Fair 14" caliper Yes No Likely to fail at base Likely to fail at grade - Heart rot Heart rot Likely to fail at base Weak at base Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders/Trunk damage Weak at base Mountain pine beetle hits Storm damaged Storm damaged Poor structure Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders Storm damaged Page%A'11 ee o. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 09 Scotch Pine Poor 15" caliper Yes No 10 Scotch Pine Poor 9" caliper Yes No 11 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 12 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 13 Scotch Pine Fair 20" caliper Yes No 14 Scotch Pine Poor 18" caliper Yes No 15 Scotch Pine Fair 14" caliper Yes No 16 Scotch Pine Poor 20" caliper Yes No 17 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 18 Scotch Pine Poor 18" caliper Yes No 19 Scotch Pine Fair 17" caliper Yes No 20 Scotch Pine Poor 18" caliper Yes No 21 Spruce Good 24" caliper Yes No 22 Cottonwood Good 40" caliper Yes No 23 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 24 Cottonwood Poor 38" caliper Yes No 25 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 26 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 27 Scotch Pine Poor 20" caliper Yes No 28 Austrian Pine Good 30" caliper Yes No 29 Austrian Pine Fair 30" caliper Yes No 30 Austrian Pine Fair 30" caliper Yes No 31 Russian Olive Poor 18" caliper Yes No 32 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No 33 Spruce Good 38" caliper Yes No 34 Spruce Fair 32" caliper Yes No 35 Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper Yes No 36 Russian Olive Poor 10" caliper Yes No 37 Willow Poor 100" caliper Yes No 38 Willow Fair 150" caliper Yes No 39 Willow Fair 150" caliper Yes No Storm damaged Mountain pine beetle hits Co-dominant leaders Heart rot at base Storm damaged Storm damaged Poor structure Mostly dead tree Structural defects at base Structural defects at base Structural defects at base Page%A'12 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 340 Willow Fair 120" caliper Yes No 341 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 342 Cottonwood Fair 60" caliper Yes No 343 Cottonwood Fair 65" caliper Yes No 344 Cottonwood Fair 30" caliper Yes No 345 Cottonwood Fair 100" caliper Yes No 346 Cottonwood Fair 36" caliper Yes No 347 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 348 Cottonwood Fair 18" caliper Yes No 349 Cottonwood Fair 20" caliper Yes No 350 Cottonwood Fair 30" caliper Yes No 351 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 352 Cottonwood Poor 12" caliper Yes No 353 Cottonwood Poor 90" caliper Yes No 354 Cottonwood Poor 14" caliper Yes No 355 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 356 Cottonwood Poor 22" caliper Yes No 357 Cottonwood Fair 30" caliper Yes No 358 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No 359 Russian Olive Poor 14" caliper Yes No 360 Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper Yes No 361 Russian Olive Poor 16" caliper Yes No 362 Russian Olive Fair 22" caliper Yes No 363 Russian Olive Fair 16" caliper Yes No 364 Russian Olive Poor 20" caliper Yes No 365 Russian Olive Poor 8" caliper Yes No 366 Russian Olive Fair 14" caliper Yes No 367 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No 368 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 369 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No 370 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No Co-dominant leaders Mostly dead tree Mostly dead tree Structural defects at base - 40% dead Structural defects at base Dead tree Dead tree Declining tree Leaning Page%A'13 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 371 Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper Yes No 372 Russian Olive Fair 26" caliper Yes No 373 Russian Olive Poor 24" caliper Yes No 374 Elm Poor 24" caliper Yes No 375 Russian Olive Poor 24" caliper Yes No 376 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 377 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 378 Cottonwood (clump) Fair 300" caliper Yes No 379 Elm Poor 40" caliper Yes No 380 Cottonwood Poor 12" caliper Yes No 381 Cottonwood Poor 8" caliper Yes No 382 Cottonwood Poor 20" caliper Yes No 383 Cottonwood Fair 30" caliper Yes No 384 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 385 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 386 Cottonwood Fair 100" caliper Yes No 387 Cottonwood Fair 30" caliper Yes No 388 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 389 Cottonwood Poor 60" caliper Yes No 390 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 391 Elm Poor 40" caliper Yes No 392 Elm Poor 30" caliper Yes No 393 Elm Poor 6" caliper Yes No 394 Cottonwood Poor 10" caliper Yes No 395 Cottonwood Poor 6" caliper Yes No 396 Cottonwood Fair 12" caliper Yes No 397 Cottonwood Fair 80" caliper Yes No 398 Cottonwood Fair 80" caliper Yes No 399 Ash Poor 8" caliper Yes No 400 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No 401 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No Included bark Structural defects at base Multi-leader Co-dominant leaders Poor multi-leaders Lots of deadwood Structural defects at base Lots of deadwood Co-dominant leaders Shaded out Co-dominant leaders Structural defects at base Co-dominant leaders Page%A'14 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 402 Russian Olive Fair 16" caliper Yes No 403 Russian Olive Fair 14" caliper Yes No 404 Russian Olive Fair 18" caliper Yes No 405 Russian Olive Poor 18" caliper Yes No 406 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 407 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 408 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 409 Austrian Pine Good 24" caliper Yes No 410 Austrian Pine Good 24" caliper Yes No 411 Spruce Good 30" caliper Yes No 412 Spruce Fair 30" caliper Yes No 413 Scotch Pine Fair 14" caliper Yes No 414 Austrian Pine Fair 24" caliper Yes No 415 Cottonwood Poor 36" caliper Yes No 416 Cottonwood Poor 36" caliper Yes No 417 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 418 Cottonwood Poor 32" caliper Yes No 419 Cottonwood Poor 32" caliper Yes No 420 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 421 Spruce Good 30" caliper Yes No 422 Spruce Good 30" caliper Yes No 423 Cottonwood Fair 60" caliper Yes No 424 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 425 Russian Olive Fair 8" caliper Yes No 426 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 427 Russian Olive Fair 14" caliper Yes No 428 Russian Olive Poor 6" caliper Yes No 429 Russian Olive Fair 8" caliper Yes No 430 Russian Olive Poor 6" caliper Yes No 431 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 432 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No Mountain pine beetle hits Storm damaged Storm damaged Storm damaged Co-dominant leaders Co-dominant leaders/Storm damage Co-dominant leaders/Storm damage Multi-leader Page%A'15 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 433 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 434 Russian Olive Fair 8" caliper Yes No 435 Russian Olive Fair 6" caliper Yes No 436 Russian Olive Fair 16" caliper Yes No 437 Russian Olive Fair 12" caliper Yes No 438 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No 439 Russian Olive Fair 18" caliper Yes No 440 Scotch Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 441 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 442 Scotch Pine Poor 18" caliper Yes No 443 Spruce Good 18" caliper Yes No 444 Spruce Poor 20" caliper Yes No 445 Spruce Fair 30" caliper Yes No 446 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 447 Scotch Pine Fair 24" caliper Yes No 448 Spruce Good 18" caliper Yes No 449 Spruce Good 24" caliper Yes No 450 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 451 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 452 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 453 Austrian Pine Good 20" caliper Yes No 454 Spruce Good 14" caliper Yes No 455 Spruce Good 24" caliper Yes No 456 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 457 Spruce Fair 18" caliper Yes No 458 Spruce Good 30" caliper Yes No 459 Spruce Good 30" caliper Yes No 460 Austrian Pine Good 22" caliper Yes No 461 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 462 Spruce Good 30" caliper Yes No 463 Scotch Pine Fair 22" caliper Yes No Failed at base Page%A'16 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 464 Austrian Pine Good 20" caliper Yes No 465 Austrian Pine Good 22" caliper Yes No 466 Austrian Pine Good 30" caliper Yes No 467 Austrian Pine Fair 20" caliper Yes No 468 Scotch Pine Fair 30" caliper Yes No 469 Scotch Pine Fair 24" caliper Yes No 470 Spruce Fair 36" caliper Yes No 471 Austrian Pine Fair 30" caliper Yes No 472 Austrian Pine Fair 30" caliper Yes No 473 Scotch Pine Fair 16" caliper Yes No 474 Scotch Pine Fair 18" caliper Yes No 475 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 476 Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper Yes No 477 Austrian Pine Good 16" caliper Yes No 478 Austrian Pine Good 18" caliper Yes No 479 Scotch Pine Fair 14" caliper Yes No 480 Russian Olive Fair 30" caliper Yes No 481 Austrian Pine Good 8" caliper Yes No 482 Scotch Pine Good 9" caliper Yes No 483 Russian Olive Fair 16" caliper Yes No 484 Russian Olive Poor 10" caliper Yes No 485 Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper Yes No 486 Scotch Pine Fair 14" caliper Yes No 487 Austrian Pine Good 16" caliper Yes No 488 Russian Olive Fair 20" caliper Yes No 1 Boxelder Fair Clump Yes No 3 Plum Fair Clump Yes No 4 Ash Fair 2" caliper Yes No 5 Willow Poor Clump Yes No Poudre River Corridor Trees Leaning Page%A'17 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 6 Cottonwood Good 50" caliper Yes No 7 Cottonwood Good 30" caliper Yes No 8 Cottonwood Good 24" caliper Yes No 9 Cottonwood Fair 32" caliper Yes No 10 Cottonwood Fair 24" caliper Yes No 11 Cottonwood Fair 60" caliper Yes No 12 Plum Fair Clump Yes No 13 Willow Poor 40" caliper Yes No 14 Plum Fair Clump Yes No 15 Cottonwood Poor 40" caliper Yes No 16 Russian Olive Poor 25" caliper Yes No 17 Willow Fair 50" caliper Yes No 18 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 19 Plum Fair Clump Yes No 20 Willow Poor 60" caliper Yes No 21 Cottonwood Fair 45" caliper Yes No 22 Cottonwood Poor 32" caliper Yes No 23 Russian Olive Poor Clump Yes No 24 Boxelder Poor Clump Yes No 25 Cottonwood Fair 65" caliper Yes No 26 Willow Poor 30" caliper Yes No 27 Willow Poor 30" caliper Yes No 28 Boxelder Fair Clump Yes No 29 Silver Maple Fair 20" caliper Yes No 30 Willow Poor 90" caliper Yes No 31 Cottonwood Poor 130" caliper Yes No 32 Ash Poor 3" caliper Yes No 33 Cottonwood Poor 24" caliper Yes No 34 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 35 Hackberry Fair 2" caliper Yes No 36 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No Dead 3 leaders Mostly dead 2-leader Clump of four 2-leader Decay at base Page%A'18 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 37 Cottonwood Poor 28" caliper Yes No 38 Willow Poor 60" caliper Yes No 39 Boxelder Poor Clump Yes No 40 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 41 Elm Poor 10" caliper Yes No 42 Cottonwood Fair 50" caliper Yes No 43 Russian Olive Poor 10" caliper Yes No 44 Cottonwood Fair 45" caliper Yes No 45 Willow Fair 80" caliper Yes No 46 Cottonwood Fair 20" caliper Yes No 47 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 48 Willow Poor 100" caliper Yes No 49 Willow Poor 100" caliper Yes No 50 Plum Poor Clump Yes No 51 Boxelder Poor 3" caliper Yes No 52 Russian Olive Poor Clump Yes No 53 Elm Poor 14" caliper Yes No 54 Cottonwood Fair 40" caliper Yes No 55 Plum Fair Clump Yes No 56 Elm Fair 40" caliper Yes No 57 Willow Poor 100" caliper Yes No 58 Elm Poor Clump Yes No 59 Elm Poor 35" caliper Yes No 60 Ash Poor 12" caliper Yes No 61 Ash Poor 24" caliper Yes No 62 Ash Poor 7" caliper Yes No 63 Ash Poor 15" caliper Yes No 64 Russian Olive Poor 8" caliper Yes No 65 Elm Poor Clump Yes No 66 Ash Fair 6" caliper Yes No 67 Elm Poor CLump Yes No 2 dead trees 2 trees Mostly dead Clump Multi-leader Mostly dead 2-leader Multi-leader Russian olive growing out of base 2-leader Multi-leader Multi-leader Beaver damaged tree Page%A'19 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 68 Ash Fair 8" caliper Yes No 69 Silver Maple Poor Clump Yes No 70 Elm/Cottonwood/Boxel der Poor Clump Yes No 71 Elm Poor 40" caliper Yes No 72 Willow Poor Clump Yes No 73 Elm/Willow/Ash Poor Clump Yes No 74 Willow Fair Clump Yes No 75 Elm/Ash Poor Clump Yes No 76 Elm Poor 14" caliper Yes No 77 Elm Poor 16" caliper Yes No 78 Elm Poor Clump Yes No 79 Plum Poor Clump Yes No 80 Ash Poor 20" caliper Yes No 81 Boxelder Poor Clump Yes No 82 Ash Poor Clump Yes No 83 Willow Poor 8" caliper Yes No 84 Willow Poor 160" caliper Yes No 85 Willow Poor 80" caliper Yes No 86 Willow Poor 160" caliper Yes No 87 Willow Poor 280" caliper Yes No 88 Ash Fair 24" caliper Yes No 89 Elm Poor 14" caliper Yes No 90 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No 91 Cottonwood/Russian Olive Fair 90" caliper Yes No 92 Crabapple Fair 12" caliper Yes No 93 Elm Poor 12" caliper Yes No 94 Ash Poor 14" caliper Yes No 95 Willow Poor 24" caliper Yes No 96 Elm Poor 40" caliper Yes No 97 Cottonwood Fair 20" caliper Yes No 98 Ash Poor 20" caliper Yes No Clump Clump Clump Clump 2-leader; Mostly dead 2-leader 3-leader; Mostly dead Mostly dead Dead Mostly dead Dead Mostly dead Multi-leader Page%A'20 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 99 Russian Olive Poor 30" caliper Yes No 100 Russian Olive/Cottonwood Poor 160" caliper Yes No 101 Russian/Cottonwood/ Willow Fair 140" caliper Yes No 102 Willow Poor 100" caliper Yes No 103 Willow/Russian Olive Poor 60" caliper Yes No 104 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 105 Cottonwood/Russian/ Willow Fair 200" caliper Yes No 106 Russian Olive Poor 12" caliper Yes No 107 Willow Poor 100" caliper Yes No 108 Cottonwood Poor 20" caliper Yes No 109 Cottonwood Poor 30" caliper Yes No 110 Cottonwood Poor 100" caliper Yes No 111 Cottonwood Fair 120" caliper Yes No 112 Cottonwood Fair 90" caliper Yes No 113 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 114 Cottonwood Poor 80" caliper Yes No 115 Russian Olive Poor 6" caliper Yes No 116 Russian Olive Poor 8" caliper Yes No 117 Ash Poor 40" caliper Yes No 118 Willow Fair 60" caliper Yes No 119 Willow Poor 120" caliper Yes No 120 Ash Poor 20" caliper Yes No 121 Willow Poor 120" caliper Yes No 122 Maple/Elm Poor 24" caliper Yes No 123 Willow Poor 120" caliper Yes No 124 Elm Poor 70" caliper Yes No 125 Ash Poor 30" caliper Yes No 126 Boxelder Poor 150" caliper Yes No 127 Cottonwood Fair 100" caliper Yes No 128 Cottonwood Fair 110" caliper Yes No 129 Willow/Ash Poor 60" caliper Yes No 2-leader Clump Clump Clump clump Clump Clump 2 trees Clump Clump Clump Clump Clump Dead clump Clump Beaver damaged tree Clump Clump Page%A'21 Tree No. Species of Tree Condition of Tree Size of Tree Transplantable? Appendix Table 1 - Link-N-Greens Project Area Tree Inventory Summary1 Notes 130 Ash/Boxelder/Plum Poor 100" caliper Yes No 131 Cottonwood/Willow Fair Clump Yes No 132 Ash/Ctnwd/Elm/Box/W illow Poor Clump Yes No 133 Willow Poor 80" caliper Yes No 134 Cottonwood Poor 14" caliper Yes No 135 Cottonwood Poor 50" caliper Yes No 136 Cottonwood Poor 60" caliper Yes No 137 Willow Poor 80" caliper Yes No 138 Elm Poor 14" caliper Yes No 139 Willow Poor 100" caliper Yes No 140 Ash/Elm/Willow Poor Clump Yes No 141 Ash/Elm/Willow Poor Clump Yes No 142 Willow/Cottonwood Poor Clump Yes No 143 Willow Poor CLump Yes No 144 Willow Poor Clump Yes No 1 Tree survey data provided by Jordan's Tree Moving & Maintenance, Inc., Fort Collins, CO. Multi-leader Grove of 5 trees Grove of 8 trees Grove of 9 trees Grove of 6 trees Grove of 16; Lots of dead Clump Grove of 31-leaders 50" clump 2-leader Clump areas of reduction, but buffer zone performance standards would be met with additional plantings and an extended buffer zone area adjacent to sections with higher habitat value restoration potential. 300-foot buffer would be reduced by ~ 2.6 acres but total riparian restoration buffer area would be expanded from 23.4 acres to 28.7 acres2 Yes Same as Alternative 1 Yes, 28.7 acres for a net gain of 5.3 acres over Alt. 1. 2 Buffer zone riparian restoration would extend to edge of floodway and to the Poudre River top of bank line south and west of property boundaries. City Natural Resources’ goals for historic oxbow restoration would be achieved. Yes 1 The decision maker can modify the buffer zone standards as long as overall project design meets the performance standards described under Section 3.4.1(E)(1) of the Land Use Code. 2 Native riparian habitat restoration measures would be expanded to the 100 year floodway line and to the Poudre River top of bank line south and west of property boundary.