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2019.0484.PR0010 Wyndstone No Effect Letter and Survey550 Mill Creek Road · Raymond, Washington 98577 · (360) 942-3184 · Fax (360) 942-0260 Key Environmental Solutions, LLC. September 5, 2019 City of Yelm Community Development Attn: Tami Merriman, Associate Planner 106 2nd St SE Yelm, WA 98597 Re: Peterson Brothers LLC.. Parcel Prairie Habitat Critical Area Recon and ESA No Effect Letter, Thurston County Parcel #21724420300. Located at 15025 Tahoma Boulevard SE, Yelm, Washington, Section 24, Township 17 North, Range 01 East, W.M., and in accordance with the Thurston County Critical Areas Ordinance Title 24.03 (Definitions), Interim Prairie Ordinance 14542, WDFW Management Recommendations for Washington Priority Habitats Oregon White Oak Woodlands and WDFW Habitat Management Recommendations for the Mazama Pocket Gophers and following the 2018 USFWS Mazama Pocket Gopher Screening Protocol. Dear Ms. Merriman, Key Environmental Solutions, LLC. (KES) has completed a Prairie Habitat Area Recon on the above referenced parcel located at 15025 Tahoma Boulevard SE, Yelm, Thurston County, Washington. Fieldwork was conducted on June 11, 2019 and July 11, 2019. Project Description and Findings The parcel was reviewed and are approximately 4.31 acres located in eastern Thurston County, in the city of Yelm. Parcel 21724420300 is currently undeveloped. The parcel was reviewed for prairie habitat and Mazama Pocket Gophers. When the site is developed with multi-family apartment units, there will be not any “Take” of any state or federally listed species. There will be “No Effect” on prairie habitat, Mazama Pocket Gophers or any other critical areas or buffer impacted. KES reviewed Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (WDFW) Priority Habitat Species (PHS) lists and maps and no listed species were found to occur onsite. Adjacent areas were also looked at for any critical areas or listed species, and none were found to occur. Peterson Brothers LLC. Key Environmental Solutions, LLC. Prairie Habitat Recon & No Effect September 5, 2019 2 Vegetation on the parcel consists of: Common Name Sc. Name Status Notes alder Alnus rubra FAC Black hawthorn Crataegus douglasii FAC Canada thistle Cirsium arvense FACU common dandelion Taraxacum officinale FACU common vetch Vicia sativa FAC cut-leaf blackberry Rubus laciniatus FACU curly dock Rumex crispus FAC Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii FACU fireweed Epilobium angustifolium FACU hairy cat's ear Hypochaeris radicata FACU Himalayan blackberry Rubus armenicus FACU Indian plum Oemleria cerasiformis FACU Juniper haircap moss Polytrichum juniperinum FACU Dense klamath weed Hypericum perforatum FACU meadow fescue Festuca pratensis FACU Lotus tree Ziziphus lotus UPL orchardgrass Dactylis glomerata FACU various orchard trees Oregon white oak Quercus garryana UPL Only 3, all smaller than ½” diameter Oregon grape Mahonia nervosa FACU pepper weed Lepidium latifolium FACU plantain Plantago lanceolata FAC red clover Trifolium prartense FACU Red elderberry Sambucus racemosa FACU Roemer’s fescue Festuca roemeri FACU Robert geranium Geranium robertianum FACU Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius FACU serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia FACU sheep sorrel Rumex acetosella FACU Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus FACU tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima UPL The project area was required to be reviewed due to the presence of prairie soils. KES reviewed the Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils (NRCS) maps and verified that prairie soils did not exist in the project area. Soil Types Prairie Soil Spanaway gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 3 % slopes Yes Spanaway gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 15% slopes Yes Peterson Brothers LLC. Key Environmental Solutions, LLC. Prairie Habitat Recon & No Effect September 5, 2019 3 Nisqually loamy fine sand, 3 to 15% slopes Yes Mapped prairie soils do not necessarily mean that the area is a prairie –vegetation, landuse, development, and historical land practices may have changed the soil conditions. Current site conditions may or may not accurately reflect mapped soils. Conversely, prairies may be found in areas where the soils are not mapped as prairie soils. Federal ESA Species, Habitats and No Effect There are no Federal ESA species or habitats that exist within the parcel. There will be “No Effect” and/or “No Take” from the proposed project. Historically, the parcel was part of a large farm. In 1990 aerial, this section was still a Douglas fir stand. KES has performed two site visits as required. KES determined that parcel does not meet the definition of prairie from USFWS and that there has been no Mazama Gopher occurrence found on adjacent parcels or anywhere in the vicinity. There is a new subdivision directly to the west and to the north the new high school road has recently been constructed. It is KES’s professional opinion that development of this parcel with multi-family apartment units, will not impact any prairie species or any other critical areas and should be permitted. KES concurs with the proposed site plan. Looking east. Looking south. Peterson Brothers LLC. Key Environmental Solutions, LLC. Prairie Habitat Recon & No Effect September 5, 2019 4 Looking west across parcel. Looking south across parcel. Looking north across parcel. Looking east across parcel. Looking SE at test pits. Looking east across parcel. Peterson Brothers LLC. Key Environmental Solutions, LLC. Prairie Habitat Recon & No Effect September 5, 2019 5 Professional Standard of Care: Please be advised that KES personnel has provided professional services that are in accordance with the degree of care and skill generally accepted in the performance of this environmental evaluation. Fish and Wildlife Habitat Assessments together with wetland delineations, mitigation plans, classifications, ratings, streamtyping, riparian planting plans, ordinary high water line determinations, fish removal and other critical area analysis should be reviewed and approved by the agency with permitting authority and potentially other agencies with regulatory authority prior to extensive site design or development. No warranties are expressed or implied by this assessment until approved by the appropriate resource and permitting agency. The findings expressed in this report are based on field investigations, best available data, best available science, and our professional judgement. The services described in this report were performed consistent with generally accepted professional consulting principles and practices. The services performed were consistent with our agreement with our client. Key Environmental Solutions, LLC, (KES) is not responsible for the impacts of any changes in environmental standards, practices, or regulations after the date of this report. KES does not warrant the accuracy of supplemental information incorporated in this report that was supplied by others. Thank you for the opportunity to evaluate this project and please contact us if you have any questions regarding this information, our findings, conclusions, or recommendations at (360) 942-3184 or (360) 562-5763. Sincerely, Key McMurry Owner/Professional Stream and Wildlife Biologist, PWS The information included on this map has been compiled by Thurston County staff from a variety of sources and is subject to change without notice. Additional elements may be present in reality that are not represented on the map. Ortho-photos and other data may not align. The boundaries depicted by these datasets are approximate. This document is not intended for use as a survey product. ALL DATA IS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED ‘AS IS’ AND ‘WITH ALL FAULTS’. Thurston County makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, as to accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or rights to the use of such information. In no event shall Thurston County be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or tort damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, lost revenues or lost profits, real or anticipated, resulting from the use, misuse or reliance of the information contained on this map. 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Soils 2,028Scale 1: 0 5/24/2019 Note: Legend 100 200 Feet Published: Map Created Using GeoData Public Website Gopher Indicator Soils HIGH MEDIUM LOW Soils (USDA) Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 3% slopes Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 15 to 30% slopes Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 15% slopes Alderwood gravelly sandy loam, 30 to 50% slopes Baldhill very stony sandy loam, 0 to 3% slopes Baldhill very stony sandy loam, 15 to 30% slopes Baldhill very stony sandy loam, 3 to 15% slopes Baldhill very stony sandy loam, 30 to 50% slopes Baumgard loam, 10 to 40% slopes Baumgard loam, 40 to 65% slopes Baumgard-Pheeney Comples, 40 to 65% slopes Baumgard-Pheeney complex, 10 to 40% slopes Baumgard-Rock outcrop complex, 40 to 65% slopes Bellingham silty clay loam Boisfort silt loam, 20 to 40% slopes Boisfort silt loam, 5 to 20% slopes Bunker gravelly silt loam, 30 to 65% slopes Bunker gravelly silt loam, 5 to 30% slopes 2019©Thurston County June 11, 2019 21724420300 Peterson Brothers LLC. x X High-Nisqually loamy fine sand, 3 to 15%, slopes Medium-Spanaway gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 3%, slopes Spanaway gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 15%, slopes Key McMurry, Key Environmental Solutions, LLC. KM N/A N/A 0 July 11, 2019 July 11, 2019 21724420300 Peterson Brothers LLC. x X High-Nisqually loamy fine sand, 3 to 15%, slopes Medium-Spanaway gravelly sandy loam, 0 to 3%, slopes Spanaway gravelly sandy loam, 3 to 15%, slopes Key McMurry, Key Environmental Solutions, LLC. June 11, 2019 KM N/A N/A 0 July 11, 2019