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Home My WebLink AboutFwd_ EXTERNAL_ Re_ _EXTERNAL_ Re_ Canyon Loop Trail Improvement Project CAGNCAUTION: This message originated outside of our City of Diamond Bar network. **Please exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders.** May as well have this, I think there's one more again Ryan Winkleman Senior Biologist/Project Manager 949-533-0918 This email was sent from my phone. If you need to immediately reach me, please call the number above. ________________________________ From: Kershek, Lauren <lauren_kershek@fws.gov> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 12:46:02 PM To: Winkleman, Ryan <Ryan.Winkleman@mbakerintl.com>; Roberts, Carol <carol_a_roberts@fws.gov> Cc: Snyder, Jonathan <Jonathan_d_Snyder@fws.gov>; Ryan Wright <RWright@DiamondBarCA.Gov>; Greg Gubman <GGubman@DiamondBarCA.Gov>; Ashimine, Alan <aashimine@mbakerintl.com> Subject: Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Canyon Loop Trail Improvement Project CAGN Hi Ryan, We have no objections provided the additional equipment won't increase the projected impacts that we previously evaluated for this project. Thank you for your continued coordination. Lauren Kershek (she, her, hers) Fish and Wildlife Biologist U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2177 Salk Ave, Ste 250 Carlsbad, CA 92008 (760)431-9440 x208* *I am working mostly from home and infrequently checking my office voicemail. Email is the best way to reach me if you'd like to schedule a call or meeting. ________________________________ From: Winkleman, Ryan <Ryan.Winkleman@mbakerintl.com> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2022 11:23 AM To: Roberts, Carol <carol_a_roberts@fws.gov> Cc: Snyder, Jonathan <Jonathan_d_Snyder@fws.gov>; Kershek, Lauren <lauren_kershek@fws.gov>; Ryan Wright <RWright@DiamondBarCA.Gov>; Greg Gubman <GGubman@DiamondBarCA.Gov>; Ashimine, Alan <aashimine@mbakerintl.com> Subject: Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Canyon Loop Trail Improvement Project CAGN Hello Carol, The Canyon Loop Trail Improvement Project in Diamond Bar has now begun. The contractor has a foot crew and a Bobcat skid-steer loader to assist with the necessary vegetation removal for the trail widening. The contractor is now also requesting to use a mini excavator in order to help smooth bumpier parts of the trail as well for gabion wall construction. The mini excavator is 68" wide, comparable in size to the Bobcat. We had previously specified in my letter to you that only one piece of equipment would be used on the project. He has agreed to, if granted permission, only using one piece of equipment on the trail at a time (either the Bobcat or the mini excavator but not both). Is USFWS okay with this concession and allowing the additional piece of equipment as long as only one is in active use on the trail at any given time? Thank you! Ryan Winkleman Senior Biologist/Project Manager 949-533-0918 This email was sent from my phone. If you need to immediately reach me, please call the number above. ________________________________ From: Roberts, Carol <carol_a_roberts@fws.gov> Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 5:10:35 PM To: Winkleman, Ryan <Ryan.Winkleman@mbakerintl.com> Cc: Snyder, Jonathan <Jonathan_d_Snyder@fws.gov>; Kershek, Lauren <lauren_kershek@fws.gov>; Ryan Wright <RWright@DiamondBarCA.Gov>; Ashimine, Alan <aashimine@mbakerintl.com>; Greg Gubman <GGubman@DiamondBarCA.Gov> Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Canyon Loop Trail Improvement Project CAGN In Reply Refer to: FWS-LA-2022-0071105 Ryan, Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your request We have reviewed the City of Diamond Bar's proposal as presented in your July 22, 2022, letter. The information provided therein included: project description, survey results, and avoidance and minimization measures. Because the work will be done outside the breeding season, will involve very narrow zones of disturbance, and will be distributed across the territories of three coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica; gnatcatcher) territories, we agree that the project is not likely to result in impacts that would warrant an Incidental Take Permit for the gnatcatcher. We appreciate the City's willingness to offset impacts to coast prickly pear scrub at a ratio of 5:1, resulting in a total of 0.250 acres to be mitigated onsite. This will benefit the gnatcatcher and the cactus wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus), which was also identified as using the site. However, as specified in your letter, a total of 0.187 acre of gnatcatcher habitat will be impacted in the course of the planned activities. The Service recommends that this loss be offset at a 2:1 ratio, for a total of 0.374 acres of coastal sage scrub. Because it is clear from the territory mapping that the gnatcatchers are using the coast prickly pear scrub, that 0.250 acres of mitigation can be counted towards the 0.374-acre recommended offset for gnatcatchers. The remaining offset needed to achieve the 2:1 ratio would therefore be 0.124 acres of coastal sage scrub. There appear to be ample opportunities within the context of the site to achieve this goal. We would be happy to coordinate with you on appropriate plants to use for this purpose. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Thank you for the opportunity to provide input on the project. Sincerely, -Carol (she, her, hers) Carol A. Roberts, Division Supervisor Environmental Contaminants/Federal Projects/ESA Sec 7 & 10 Collateral Duty Safety Officer Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office 2177 Salk Avenue, Suite 250, Carlsbad, CA 92008 760-431-9440, ext. 271 [Please note: we are on extended telework, so the mobile phone below is best.] 24-hour Emergency Spill Response Mobile Phone 760-607-9768 ________________________________ From: Winkleman, Ryan <Ryan.Winkleman@mbakerintl.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2022 11:42 To: Roberts, Carol <carol_a_roberts@fws.gov> Cc: Snyder, Jonathan <Jonathan_d_Snyder@fws.gov>; Kershek, Lauren <lauren_kershek@fws.gov>; Ryan Wright <RWright@DiamondBarCA.Gov>; Ashimine, Alan <aashimine@mbakerintl.com>; Greg Gubman <GGubman@DiamondBarCA.Gov> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Canyon Loop Trail Improvement Project CAGN This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. Hi Carol, Just checking to make sure you received this and to see if you had any questions. Thank you! Ryan Winkleman Senior Biologist/Project Manager 949-533-0918 This email was sent from my phone. If you need to immediately reach me, please call the number above. ________________________________ From: Winkleman, Ryan Sent: Friday, July 22, 2022 2:42:56 PM To: Roberts, Carol <carol_a_roberts@fws.gov> Cc: jonathan_d_snyder@fws.gov <jonathan_d_snyder@fws.gov>; lauren_kershek@fws.gov <lauren_kershek@fws.gov>; Ryan Wright <RWright@DiamondBarCA.Gov>; Greg Gubman <GGubman@DiamondBarCA.Gov>; Ashimine, Alan <aashimine@mbakerintl.com> Subject: Canyon Loop Trail Improvement Project CAGN Hello Carol, As we have previously discussed and met about, please find attached a memo for you to evaluate the potential impacts on California Gnatcatchers from the Canyon Loop Trail Improvement Project in the City of Diamond Bar. Although gnatcatchers are known to be present in the area, it is our belief that the project’s avoidance and minimization strategy and proposed habitat mitigation outweigh the otherwise relatively minimal effects that the project may have on the species, and that the net effects do not rise to the level of the project requiring an Incidental Take Permit to proceed. If you have any questions or want to meet with me again, please don’t hesitate to let me know. Otherwise we look forward to your response. Thank you! 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