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1 Wildlife Connectivity Assessment Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section Presenters: Bill Goggin and John ko May 2017

2 HIGH-SPEED RAIL: Connecting California

3 STUDY AREA Tehachapi Mountains» Critical Linkage Approximately 80 miles (Bakersfield to Palmdale)» 74% At-Grade» 14% Elevated» 12% Underground

4 PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES At-Grade Sections At-Grade Fill Section Tunnel Sections At-Grade Cut Section Double Bore Tunnel Single Bore Tunnel

5 PROJECT DESIGN FEATURES Bridge and Viaduct Segments Viaduct Rendering Viaducts Profile

6 REGIONAL CORRIDOR STUDY Missing Linkage Study» Cost Raster Data Land Cover Road Density Elevation Topographic Position» Least Cost Corridors Mountain Lion Mule Deer American Badger Western Gray Squirrel San Joaquin Kit Fox Blunt-nosed Leopard Lizard Tipton Kangaroo Rat Listed Species

7 REGIONAL CORRIDORS Tehachapi Linkage Design» Based on least cost corridors Conserved and Protected Lands Future Conservation Dedication

8 HOW TO MEASURE PERMEABILITY? How do we differentiate? Bakersfield to Palmdale Permeability» 74% of alignment at-grade segments and 26% (viaducts and tunnels)» 62 crossing opportunities (green arrows) - 53 viaducts and 9 tunnels

9 METHODS - LOCAL PERMEABILITY ASSESSMENT (LPA) Movement Cost Data» Land cover type» Road density» Elevation» Topographic position Focal species» Mt. Lion» Mule deer» Badger» Blunt-nosed leopard lizard» San Joaquin kit fox» Desert tortoise» Tipton K-rat» Desert kit fox» Western gray squirrel Listed Species 6 km Green = origin and destination habitat Red = wildlife movement habitat

10 CORRIDOR MODEL FUNCTION OUTPUTS Using ArcGIS Corridor function Existing Conditions Project

11 RESULTS LOCAL PERMEABILITY ASSESSMENT Quantify Results» Mean Accumulative Movement Cost Sum of Raster» Moving Window Average 90m radius every 50m Model Runs - Scenarios» Existing Conditions» Project» Project with Crossings Sum of Raster

12 WILDLIFE CROSSING PARAMETERS Crossing Intervals:» Small Crossings every 0.3 miles 6ft culvert» Large Crossings every 1.0 miles 20 ft culvert or bridge structure Length less than 200 ft Slope less than 2% Substrate natural bottom substrate Grade near natural grade

13 SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOX PERMEABILITY VISUALIZATION

14 SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOX PERMEABILITY VISUALIZATION

15 MOUNTAIN LION PERMEABILITY VISUALIZATION

16 MOUNTAIN LION PERMEABILITY VISUALIZATION

17 CONSIDERATION OF CONTEXT Vegetation Roadkill Stakeholders Conserved Land Engineering Road Infrastructure Aerial Photograph Hydrology

18 PRELIMINARY CROSSING LOCATIONS

19 PRELIMINARY CROSSING LOCATIONS

20 WILDLIFE CROSSING CONCEPT - PRELIMINARY RENDERING Small Crossing Dual-Use Road Undercrossing Dual-Use Road Overcrossing Dual-Use Drainage Crossing

21 IMPACT AVOIDANCE AND MINIMIZATION FEATURES Restoration and Revegetation Plan Biological Resources Management Plan Annual Vegetation Management Plan Weed Control Plan Security Fence Maintenance Plan Construction Work Windows Biological Monitoring During Construction Activities Entrapment Prevention Equipment Staging Areas Consider habitat connectivity/animal movement when mitigating for listed species Dewatering and Water Diversion Compliance Reporting Construction Site Best Management Practices Night Lighting Construction Noise Reduction Measures Wildlife Exclusion Fencing Vehicle/Equipment Traffic Controls

22 NEXT STEPS Refine Refine Design from 15 Percent Moving Forward Stakeholder Engagement Agency Consultation Refine Build

23 DISCUSSION AND QUESTIONS

24 CONTACT INFORMATION Bakersfield to Palmdale Project Section WCA Contacts Bill Goggin - Sr Permitting Specialist/Certified Wildlife Biologist william.goggin@hsr.ca.gov (916) John Ko - Sr Biologist/Restoration Ecologist John.Ko@lsa.net (949) Southern California Regional Office California High-Speed Rail Authority 700 N. Alameda St. Room Los Angeles, CA facebook.com/californiahighspe youtube.com/cahighspeedrail

25 INCREASED CROSSING DISTANCE c a b 6km (2.73mi) a 2 + b 2 = c 2

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