HomeMy WebLinkAboutWOODWARD TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FORMERLY LINK-N-GREENS) - PDP - PDP130001 - REPORTS - ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTREVISED 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
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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)
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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
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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-
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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/.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.