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<br />11. <br /> <br />FISH, WILDLIFE, AND ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE RESOURCES <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />EAW: <br /> <br />A: DESCRIBE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES ON OR NEAR THE SITE AND <br />DISCUSS HOW THEY WOULD BE AFFECTED BY THE PROJECT. DESCRIBE <br />ANY MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE OR AVOID ADVERSE IMPACTS. <br /> <br />AUAR: <br /> <br />A: The description of wildlife and fish should be related to the habitat types depicted on the <br />cover types maps of Item 10. Any differences in impacts between development scenarios <br />should be highlighted in the discussion. <br /> <br />As identified in Item 9, the majority of the AUAR study area and surrounding property is <br />developed. Wooded and grassy areas on the property and residential yards near the project <br />provide habitat to small mammals suited to urban environments (typically including <br />squirrels, raccoons and chipmunks). Birds commonly found in urban areas include <br />grackles, robins, starlings, crows, blue jays and cardinals. Several wetlands on the site and <br />adjacent land may provide habitat for frogs and turtles (see discussion of Blanding's turtles <br />in Item 1J.B, below). <br /> <br />Construction of the project will necessitate some wetland filling and tree removal. As a . <br />result, the proposed project will result in some negative impact on habitat. Impacts to <br />wildlife will be minimized by avoiding disturbance to most of the wooded areas around the <br />perimeter of the site and avoiding impacts to wetlands where possible. A wooded area at <br />the northeast comer of the property will remain undisturbed. Wetlands and associated <br />undeveloped uplands at the northwest corner of the property will also remain largely <br />undisturbed, Impacts to wetlands are described in detail in Item 12. <br /> <br />EAW: <br /> <br />B. ARE THERE ANY STATE-LlSTED ENDANGERED, THREATENED, OR SPECIAL- <br />CONCERN SPECIES; RARE PLANT COMMUNITIES; COLONIAL WATERBIRD <br />NESTING COLONIES; NATIVE PRAIRIE OR OTHER RARE HABITAT; OR OTHER <br />SENSITIVE ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES ON OR NEAR THE SITE? NO lL YES <br /> <br />IF YES, DESCRIBE THE RESOURCE AND HOW IT WOULD BE AFFECTED BY <br />THE PROJECT. INDICATE IF A SITE SURVEY OF THE RESOURCES WAS <br />CONDUCTED. DESCRIBE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO MINIMIZE OR AVOID <br />ADVERSE IMP ACTS. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Guidant Campus Master Plan <br />Draft AUAR <br /> <br />- 13- <br /> <br />September 2002 <br />