AWE is working with the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) to establish a comprehensive approach for a long-term conservation easement to compensate for potential impacts to Alameda whipsnake (aka Alameda striped racer), a special- status species, as a result of implementation of the District's Wildfire Hazard Reduction and Resource Management Plan (WHRRMP).
AWE prepared a CDFW 2081 Incidental Take Permit (ITP) application package for the recommended treatment activities identified in the WHRRMP, which comprise almost 3,000 acres of land. AWE submitted the permit application and quickly received a completeness letter and ITP from CDFW.
In addition, the AWE establishing approximately 450 acres to be preserved for the conservation easements. For those properties under consideration, the AWE Team has reviewed existing data sources incorporated habitat, topographic and soils information using GIS tools conducted aerial photograph interpretation inventoried the site(s) for Alameda whipsnake habitat and evaluated the sites’ potential to support other special-status, keystone, and indicator species and habitats to fulfill the goals included in the USFWS BO.
Services Provided: Technical Studies, Permitting & Agency Coordination
