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11 May 2000 <br /> Page 10. <br /> after laying in that acidic condition. They found that in a neighboring i <br /> situation in this vicinity. In all the visits that they made, both in November <br /> and up to the spring, they were not able to document any animal life in this <br /> pool, with the exception of mosquito larvae. At this point, as far as aquatic <br /> organisms, it is not functioning in any meaningful way, particularly for <br /> amphibian life. They did spend a small amount of time checking out the <br /> surrounding upland areas around the portion of the lot that was staked. He <br /> did not do' any actual measurements of any trees but was particularly <br /> interested in looking for ground dens or significant snags on the lot that <br /> would serve as Glen trees or perhaps provide feeding trees for certain <br /> woodpeckers. He did not find any significant dens. He did find one <br /> abandoned ground den and was not able to find any significant snags in the <br /> vicinity of the layout ofthe douse. He h6ped more specific information could <br /> be given to the client in terms of what the Commission, through Mane's <br /> investigation has found, so,that they could check this out further themselves. <br /> It has been alluded to that there is significant wildlife habitat. Perhaps <br /> Diane and he could go to the site and actually look at this together. <br /> Ms Boretos stated, as she mentioned at the first hearing, through several site <br /> investigations, though the regulations don't speak to habitat for a particular <br /> species, there is evidence showing there is utilization for feeding, breeding, <br /> migration and over-wintering. _ She provided photographs of the site. <br /> Documentation along the coastal ban and Land subject to Coastal Storm <br /> Flowage and the Isolated Land Subject to Flooding and the Freshwater <br /> wetlands under Chapter 172 are at this site. There are numerous small to <br /> medium size mammal dens at this site and adjacent areas. There are things <br /> like several red fox dens. Mr. Gray advised he saw an abandoned ground den <br /> somewhere in this pointing to the plan) vicinity. Ms I oretos stated there are <br /> three red fox dens there. Whose are the areas that have the mossy mounded <br /> up material at the base of the openings. There are signs of small rodents <br /> utilizing the area. There are signs ofdeer trails associated with this wetland <br /> and coastal bank. There are signs of feeding by various species of wildlife <br /> and there is also evidence of vernal pool species. Tinder section C for the <br /> vernal pool certification process, under facultative species you just need to <br /> have two. There is a photograph in there that she took on Monday of the <br /> leopard frog and there have been peepers at this wetland, which Mr. Gray <br /> probably heard during his investigations. 11r. Gray stated he hadn't heard <br /> any peepers there; that was one of the surprises that there has not been any <br /> activity whatsoever. Ms Boretos stated she had been there during the <br /> springtime when there weren't any peepers but she had also been there at <br /> another time when the Peepers were active. she made a recording this <br />