appendix q - ecological data and comprehensive habitat protection plan

8/12/2019 Appendix Q - Ecological Data and Comprehensive Habitat Protection Plan

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Table of Cont ents

1.0 I nt rodu cti on ...................................................................................................................... 1

2.0 Existi ng Ecologi cal Condi ti ons ...................................................................................... 3

3.0 H abi tat Prot ecti on Plan ................................................................................................. 14

4.0 Conclusi ons ..................................................................................................................... 20

List of Attachments

Attachment A - Figures

Figure 1 - Site Locati on M apFigure 2 - Existing Ecologi cal Communiti esFigure 3 - NWI WetlandsFigure 4 - NYSDEC Wetlands

Attachment B - Habitat Protection Plan for Enterprise Park at Calverton


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1.0 IntroductionThis Compr ehensive Habitat Protection Plan (CHPP) has been prepared on behalf ofthe Town of Riverhead as part of the Draft Supplemental Generic EnvironmentalImpact Statement (DSGEIS) for the 2,323.9-acre Enterprise Park at Calverton(EPCAL) property (hereinafter, the subject property or the site). The subjectproperty is located in the hamlet of Calverton, Town of Riverhead, Suff olk County,

and is bounded on the north by New York State Route 25 (Middle Country Road),ind ustrial, agri cultural and undeveloped/ wooded parcels to the east, GrummanBoulevard to the south and Wading River M anor Road and resid enti al andundeveloped/ wooded properties to the west (Figure 1). The subject propertysurr ounds the off-site Calv erton Camelot Industri al Subdi vi sion (formerly i ncluded

subdi vi sion of the EPCAL property into 50 lots, of which 42 lots woul d be for


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ultimate redevelopment with a mi x of uses including, business (commercial andretail ), ind ustrial, government, residential, recreation and u ti li ties (the pr oposedaction).

Thi s CHPP has been pr epared in accordance with 6 NYCRR 182.2 (Endangered andThreatened Species of Fish and Wildlife; Species of Special Concern; Incidental TakePermits) and the Final Scope for the DSGEIS issued by the Town Board of the Townof Riv erhead to summ arize the existi ng ecologi cal resources at t he site (e.g., existingecological commu niti es and rare species) and to detail the expected i mpacts to theseresources as a result of the proposed acti on. The CHPP further detail s the habitat

protecti on measures developed to mit igate these imp acts, based upon consul tationswith the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC).


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2.0 Existing Ecological Condi tionsNumerous investigations of the ecological communities, vegetation and w il dl ife ofthe subject property have been conducted and are summarized in the 1997 FEIS, 2001Suppl emental FEIS and 2005 Suppl emental FEIS. In add ition, several w ild lif esurveys have been conducted at the site in recent years, includi ng the Coali ti on forOpen Space EPCAL H erpetofauna and A vi fauna Inventory Summary (the COSStudy [2008]), the Amy S. Greene Environmental Consultants, Inc. study (the A SGStudy [2008]) and the Nature Conservancy EPCAL Grassland Birds Summary (theTN C Study [2009]). Based upon thee resources, as well as fi eld inspections of thesubject property conducted by VHB Engineering, Surveying and Landscape

Architecture, P.C. (VH B), a summary of existing habitat condi ti ons at the subjectt f ll

Successional Shrubl and


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Paved Road/ Path.

The following provides a summary of each of the six ecological communities, basedupon the field surveys and descrip tions from the 1997 FEIS. The ecologicalcommunity map (Figure 2) illustrates the general location(s) of each community.

Pitch Pine-Oak Forest

This ecological community is dominant throughout most of the area to the north ofthe western runway and in some areas to the north of the eastern runway. ECNYSdescribes the Pitch Pine-Oak Forest ecologi cal community as fol low s:

a mixed forest that typically occurs on well-drained, sandy soils of glacialoutwash plains or moraines; it also occurs on thin, rocky soils of ridge tops.

The dominant trees are pitch pine (Pinus rigida) mixed with one or more of thefollowing oaks: scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), white oak (Q. alba), red oak (Q.rubra), or black oak (Q. velutina). The relative proportions of pines and oaks arequit e variable within this community type. At one extreme are stands in which thepines are widely spaced amidst the oaks, in which case the pines are oft en emergentabove the canopy of oak trees. At the other extreme are stands in which the pinesform a nearly pure stand with only a few widely spaced oak trees.

Th h b l i ll d l d ith tt d l f b k (Q

Forests dominated by widely-spaced pitch pi nes, with only a few scatteredk h h b i i f h h b b ( M ll


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oaks, a sparse, patchy shrub stratum consisti ng of heaths, bayberry ( Morellapensylvanica ) and/ or bearberry ( Ar ctostaphylos uva-ursi ) and a nearlycontinuous groundcover stratum dominated by sedges (e.g., Pennsylvaniasedge) and grasses.

Mixed oaks (i.e., whi te, scarl et and black oak) with scattered large (and oftensenescent) pitch pines and a low but relatively continuous heath stratum.

Nearly pure stands of whi te oak, wi th few pi tch pines and a dense, nearlycontinuous heath understory stratum.

Intermediate vari ations of the thr ee communit ies described above.

The commu nity vari ants described above are consistent w ith the Pitch Pine-OakWoodlands and Oak-Pine Woodlands community descriptions of the 1997 FEIS.

Large, conti guous blocks of the Pitch Pine-Oak Forest ecologi cal communit y occupythe western portion of the subject property, the area to the north and south of the

western ru nway and the northeastern port ion of the sit e. Al though present, thi scommunity is less prevalent in the vicinity of the eastern runway and exists assmaller and often non-contiguous habitat blocks interspersed with Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland, and Tree Plantation and Successional Shru bland communiti es, asdescribed below. Addit ionall y, a high qual ity occurr ence of Pitch Pine-Oak Forest

a pine barrens community that occurs on well-drained, infertile, sandy soils int L g I l d ( d ibl d k il i t t N Y k) Th


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eastern Long Island (and possibly on sandy or rocky soils in upstate New York). Thestructure of this community is intermediate between a shrub-savanna and awoodland.

Pitch pine and whi te oak are the most abundant trees, and t hese form an open canopywith 30 to 60% cover. Scarlet oak and black oak may also occur in the canopy.

The shrub layer is dominated by scrub oaks, and includes a few heath shrubs such ashuckleberry and blueberry. The densit y of the shrub layer is inversely related to thetree canopy cover; where the trees are sparse, t he shrubs form a dense thicket, andwhere the tr ees form a more closed canopy, the shrub layer may be relati vely sparse.Stunted, multiple-stemmed white oaks may be present in the shrub layer if t he sitehas burned regularly.

Characteristic species of the groundcover include bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica), golden heather (Hudsoniaericoides), beach heather (Hudsonia toment osa), and pinweed (Lechea villosa).

Like other closely r elated pine barrens communi ties, t he woodland provides habit atfor buckmoth (Hemileuca maia) and prairie warbler (Dendroica discolor).

This communi ty i s adapted to periodic fires; the fi re fr equency has not beendocumented, but it probably burns less fr equent ly than pi tch pine-scrub oak barrens

Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland is ranked by the NYNHP as G3G4, S2S3. G3indicates a community that is considered Either rare and local throughout its range (21


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indicates a community that is considered Either rare and local throughout its range (21to 100 occurrences), or found locally (even abundantly at some of its locations) in a restrictedrange (e.g., a physiographic region), or vulnerable to extinction throughout its range becauseof other factors. The S2 ranking designates Typically 6 to 20 occurrences, few remainingindividuals, acres, or miles of stream, or factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable inNew York State, while S3 indicates Typically 21 to 100 occurrences, limited acreage, ormiles of stream in New York State.

Pine/Spruce/Conifer Plantation

Tree plantations were observed in several l ocati ons to the north of the eastern

runway. Species observed within the plantations include various pines such aseastern w hite pine ( Pinus strobus) red pine ( P. resinosa ) and other pines, spruces ( Picea spp.) and larches ( Larix spp.). Similarly, the 1997 FEIS indicates that several tracts inthe fenced area, north and east of Runway 32-14 (the eastern runway) support plantationsof white pine and spruce, established in t he 1960s. Based upon site observations, the treeplantations have not been actively managed for some time, and successionalvegetation (i .e., herbaceous pl ants, shrubs and pi oneeri ng t ree species) f romsurrounding wooded and grassland habitats is present-to-dominant amongst theplanted trees. Tree plantations were not observed within the western portion of thesite.

For the purposes of this summary, the Pine Plantation, Spruce Plantation and ConiferPl t ti ECNYS l i l i ti h b bi d i t i l

the onsite grasslands are best defined by the ECNYS Successional Ol d Fieldcommunity description:


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community description:

a meadow dominated by forbs and grasses that occurs on sit es that have beencleared and plowed (for farming or development), and then abandonedShrubs maybe present , but collecti vely they have less than 50% cover in the communi ty.

The Successional Old Field community represents the ini ti al stage in the process ofecological succession, which is the pr ocess by which a cleared or otherwise disturbedhabitat p rogresses by stages to a clim ax forest commu nity over time. The distur bancethat has maintained the subject property s grasslands and prevented succession tolater ecologi cal stages is maintenance of the runway adjacent areas in the form ofmowing.

The 1997 FEIS classified the onsite grasslands as Semi-Improved Vegetation,ind icating lands that are subject to annual, semiannual, or once in three -- - to four-yearmaintenance (mowing) operationsExamples of semi-improved vegetation include the clearzones required along the runways

The grasslands observed w ithin the runw ay areas are dominated by several gr assspecies, includ ing broomsedge ( Andropogon virginicus ), fall witchgrass ( Digitariacognatum ), fescue ( Festuca spp.) foxtail ( Setaria spp.), little blue stem ( Schizachyriumscoparium ), switchgrsass ( Panicum vi rgatum ) and ti mothy ( Phleum pretense ), as well asmany forbs such as sweet everl asti ng ( Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium ), common

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The Successional Shrubland community represents the next stage in the process ofecological succession following Successional Old Field. ECNYS defines Successional

Shrubland as:

a shrubland that occurs on sites that have been cleared (for farming, logging,development, etc.) or otherwise disturbed. This community has at least 50% cover ofshrubs.

Although thi s or a simi larly -described ecologi cal community w as not noted in the1997 FEIS, Successional Shrubl and curr entl y exists pri mari ly within areas that were

subject to historic di sturbance, including porti ons of the former agricultural fi eldsand tree pl antations to the north of the eastern runway. Accord ing to the 1997 DEIS,some agricultural f ields were sti ll being actively farmed at that time, whi le otherrecently inactive agricultural fi elds appear to have been classif ied as old fi eld andincluded und er the Semi-Improved Vegetation Category. Thus, at that time it islikely that these locations supported little to no evidence of the shrub cover that hascoloni zed the inactive agricultural f ields on the site in the intervening years. Otherareas of successional shrubs exist i n border areas and clearings within the TreePlantation communi ti es described above.

Much of the shrub cover observed w ithin the Successional Shrubl and is compri sed ofcolonizing tree sapli ngs (e.g., pitch pi ne, oaks) and shrubs (e.g., heaths, bearberry,

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Onsite wetland and aquatic habitats were characterized utilizing the United StatesFish and Wil dl ife Serv ice (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory (NW I) Cowardian

Classif ication system. As depicted on Figure 3 the followi ng NWI w etland habitattypes are supported onsite:

PUBH (Palustri ne, Unconsolidated Bottom, Permanently Flooded) PUBHh (Palu str ine, Unconsolid ated Bottom, Permanentl y Flooded,

Diked/ Impounded) PUBHx (Palustri ne, Unconsolidated Bottom, Permanently Flooded,

Excavated)

PF1O1C (Palustrine, Forested, Broad----- -Leaved Deciduous, SeasonallyFlooded)

PFO1Eh (Palustrine, Forested, Broad----- -Leaved Deciduous, SeasonallyFlooded/ Saturated, Diked/ Impounded)

PFO1FH (Palustrine, Forested, Broad----- -Leaved Deciduous, Semipermanentl yFlooded, Diked/ Impounded)

PFO5E (Palustr ine, Forested, Dead, Seasonally Flooded/ Satur ated PEM1Cx, (Palustr ine, Emergent, Persistent, Seasonally Flooded, Excavated) PEM1/ SS1Ax (Palustrine, Emergent, Persistent/ Palustrine Scrub-Shrub,

Excavated) PSS1Eh (Palustri ne, Scrub-Shrub, Broad-Leaved Deciduous, Seasonally

Flooded/ Saturated, Diked/ impounded.

species likely t o become an endangered species within t he foreseeable futur e in N ew York orany species listed as threatened by the U.S. Department of the Interior in the Code of the


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y p y pFederal Regulations (50 CFR part 17) . Finally, N ew York State Special Concernwil dl if e species are those that are at risk of becoming threatened in New York Species

of special concern do not quali fy as either endangered or threatened...but have beendetermined by the depart ment to requi re some measure of protection to ensure that the speciesdoes not become threatened .

Wi th respect to p lants, pursuant to 6 N YCRR 193.3, New York State Endangeredpl ants are those species in danger of extirpation throughout all or a significant portion oftheir ranges within the state and requiring remedial action to prevent such extinction.Threatened plants are defined i n 6 NYCRR 193.3 as species that are likely to becomeendangered wi thin the foreseeable fut ure throughout all or a significant portion of t heirranges within the state. Finall y, Rare plants are described as those species with 20 to35 extant sites or 3,000 to 5,000 individuals statewide .

Table 1 --- Summary of NYS Endangered, Threatened,Special Concern and Rare Species at the EPCAL Property and Vicinity


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p p p y y

Faunal Group Common Name Scientific Name NYS Status

Avian short-eared owl Asio flammeus Endangered Avian northern harrier Circus cyaneus Threatened

Avian upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda Threatened

Avian common nighthawk Chordeiles minor Special Concern

Avian grasshopper sparrow Ammodramussavannarum Special Concern

Avian horned lark Eremphila alpestris Special Concern

Avian vesper sparrow Pooecetes gramineus Special Concern Avian whip-poor-will Caprimulgus vociferus Special Concern

Amphibian eastern tigersalamander

Ambystoma tigrinum Endangered

Amphibian marbled salamander Ambystoma opacum SpecialConcern

Amphibian eastern spadefoottoad

Scaphiopus holbrookii SpecialConcern

Reptile spotted turtle Clemmys guttata SpecialConcern

Reptile eastern box turtle Terrapene carolina SpecialConcern

includi ng American kestrel ( Falco sparverius ), savannah sparrow ( Passerculussandwichensis ) and eastern meadow lark ( Sturnella magna ), have also been


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documented onsite during the aforementioned studies.

With respect to rare herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles), according to theNYSDEC, the NYS-Endangered eastern ti ger salamand er ( Ambystoma ti grinum ) hasbeen documented as breeding within an unnamed pond at the northeastern portionof the subject p roperty and at another unnamed located within the CalvertonCamelot development lands to the south of the sit e. Onsite non-breedi ng (terrestr ial)habitat for thi s species includes the Pitch Pine-Oak Forest commu niti es locatedwithin 1,000 feet of the tw o breedi ng ponds. Simi larly, the vari ous wetland andaquatic communities detailed above and the surrounding uplands representpotenti al habitat for NYS-Special Concern marbled salamander ( Ambystoma opacum ),eastern spadefoot toad ( Scaphiopus holbrookii ) and spotted tur tle ( Clemmys guttata ).Onsite habitat for NYS-Special Concern eastern box turt le ( Clemmys guttata ) andeastern hognose snake ( Heterodon platirhinos ) includ es wooded and successionalhabitats, part icularl y those that are proximate to wetlands. Addit ionally, the NYS-Special Concern snake species eastern w orm snake ( Carphophis amoenus ) has beendocumented in the vicinity of the subject property and may also occur at the site,

particul arl y within moist f orested areas near water featur es.

NYNHP record s indicate that NYS-Threatened banded sunfi sh has been documentedwithin a pond or ponds at or in the vi cinity of the site.


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3.0 Habi tat Protecti on Plan As detailed in Section 1.0, the proposed acti on would resul t in the ult im atesubdi vi sion of the EPCAL property into 50 lots, of which 42 lots woul d beredeveloped into a mixture of business, industrial, energy-related, residential andother uses. Based upon consul tati ons wi th the NYSDEC, this CHPP has beendesigned to mi ti gate the impacts of the proposed action on the existi ng ecologicalhabitats identif ied in Section 2.0 thr ough the preservati on, creati on and managementof key habitat areas for resident plant and w il dl ife species. Details of the habit atprotection areas for the subject property are illustrated on the Habitat Protection Planfor Ent erpri se Park at Calverton (Attachment B). Specif ic detail s regard ing habitatprotection measures for each of the vegetated ecological communities identified inSection 2.0 are provi ded below .

458.1 acres of grassland habitat, representing 70 percent of the existing grasslands atthe sit e. Furthermore, the proposed action w ould also resul t in the creation of an


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addi ti onal 138.3 acres of onsite grassland habitat, through the conversion of existi ngpaved runw ay/ taxiw ay areas and w ooded habitat to grasslands, which would also

be maintained. This conversion w ould occur duri ng the ini ti al stages of theproposed acti on, thus ensuri ng that replacement habitat has been establi shed beforeany clearing of grasslands occurs. In total, a net loss of 49.8 acres of grassland habitatwould occur as a resul t of the proposed acti on. However, as a resul t of preserv ationof existing habitat and creation of new habitat, the CHPP provides for a totalproposed gr assland acreage of 596.4 acres. As, unl ik e in the existing condi ti on, thi sgrassland w ould be maintained (as opposed to developing into a shrubland andul ti mately a woodland habitat through the process of ecological succession),implementation of the proposed action i s expected to resul t i n pr otection ofgrassland habitat on the sit e, which w ould not resul t i f the proposed action w ere notimplemented.

As detailed pr eviously, periodi c mow ing has prevented the succession of grasslandsinto other ecological communities that occur on the site. Currently, no managementplan for the maintenance of the onsite grassland habitat exists. As part of the

proposed acti on, the total grassland acreage of 596.4 acres woul d be activ elymaint ained as habitat for gr assland bird species in accordance with BestManagement Practices (BMPs) developed by New York Audubon 4 and the NYSDEC 5 for grassland bird habitat, as detailed below.

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In general, mow ing woul d occur every one-to-three years to attract and

maintain habitat for di fferent species. Habitat preferences, includi ngvegetation height and thatch density, vary widely within the observed andexpected avian species assembl age. However, given the large extent ofgrasslands at the subject property, the site can be managed to attract avariety of grassland birds by varying mowing frequencies across the site andthereby creating a diversity of habitat zones.

Mowi ng or other mechanized activi ti es would not occur within the grasslandhabitat dur ing the breedi ng season (A pri l 23 to A ugust 15, inclusive).

In order to avoid avian breedi ng season and to establi sh dominance ofgrasses over forbs (non-grassy herbaceous vegetation), mow ing would occuras early as possibl e duri ng the time peri od from A ugust 16 to October 1.

Shoul d spr ing season mowing be necessary (e.g., to control i nvasiv e pl ant

species), the mowi ng activi ty would occur no earl ier than March 2 and nolater than Apr il 22.

Disturbances, includi ng mechanized activ ity and excessive noise, would beavoided or minimized to the maximum extent pr acticable duri ng the

site. It is also anticipated that addi tional Pitch Pine-Oak Forest habitat w il l occupythe site over ti me, as preserved areas supporti ng Tree Plantation and Successional


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Shrubland communi ties located to the north of the eastern ru nway d evelop i ntoforested commu niti es thr ough the process of ecological succession.

Furthermore, the proposed action has been designed such that vegetated open spaceareas within the proposed l ots would be conti guous wi th each other and withvegetated areas on adjacent parcels. The proposed lot l ayout has specifi cally beenarranged such that areas of existing Pitch Pine-Oak Forest and other naturalvegetation to remain are concentrated within the rear and side yards of the proposedlots, and conti guous to existing areas of Pitch Pine-Oak Forest on adjoi ning off -sit eproperti es. Ad dit ionall y, all interior l imi ts of natural vegetation to remain wi ll bedelineated by split-rail fence to act as a reference for future lot owners, and wouldassist in clearing limit enforcement.

The areas of Pitch Pine-Oak Forest t o be preserved r epresent signifi cant uplandhabitat area for herpetofauna, includ ing the five NYS-Special Concern species thathave been documented at the sit e. Wi th respect to the N YS-Endangered eastern t igersalamander, as described below, Pitch Pine-Oak Forest communiti es occupy much of

the upland area to be preserv ed within 1,000 feet of the tw o eastern tiger salamanderbreedi ng ponds identi fi ed by the NYSDEC. Finall y, as slender p inweed maycoloni ze disturbed areas wi thin f orested communi ti es, protection of sui table habitatfor this plant would also be accomplished by the preservation of Pitch Pine-OakForest habitat.

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domi nated by t ree species from neighboring habit ats (i .e., Pit ch Pine-Oak Forest).However, as tree plantation communities are considered by the NYNHP to be

demonstrably secure in New York State and are common regionally, no significantadverse impacts to thi s communit y type are anticipated as a resul t of the proposedaction.

The protection of porti ons of the former tr ee plantation areas would p rovi deaddit ional upland habitat pr otection for the rare herpetofauna noted onsite, as wellas potential habitat for slender pinweed.

Successional Shrubland

As indi cated previ ously, the Successional Shrubl and ecologi cal community i srepresented in scattered l ocati ons at the subject property that have been subject t ohistoric di stur bance, including porti ons of the former agricul tur al f ields and treeplantations to the north of the eastern runw ay. Some areas of this communi ty occurwithin Lots 40 through 43 (as depicted on the Habitat Protection Plan for EnterprisePark at Calverton (see Attachment B), and therefore would be zoned for ultimate

redevelopment and eventual cleari ng as a resul t of the proposed acti on. However,other onsite examples of Successional Shru bland woul d be preserv ed w ithin theproposed open space areas to the nor th and south of these lots. Regardless of theproposed action, and in the absence of additional disturbance, it is anticipated thatth f l i l i th t i l d d ill ti ithi

developed to avoid t he loss of wetland and aquatic habitats, and to mi nimizedevelopment-related di sturbance to these resources. Accordingly, as detail ed on theH bit t P t ti Pl f E t i P k t C l t ( Att h t B) k


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Habitat Protection Plan for Enterpri se Park at Calverton (see Attachment B) , a keyelement of the CHPP is the preserv ation of all onsite wetland and aquatic habitats

and avoidance of development w ithin 1,000 feet of any of these resources. Thepreservation of w etland and aquatic features woul d also afford protection for theCoastal Plain Pond communi ty, r eported by the NYN HP as occurr ing at or i n thevicinity of the subject property. Based upon the foregoing, no significant adverseimpacts are anti cipated for the eastern t iger salamander as a resul t of the proposedaction.

The protection afforded to onsit e wetland and aquatic habitats by the CHPP woul dalso preserve all known breeding and non-breeding habitat for the NYS-Endangeredeastern tiger salamander. Pursuant to the NYSDEC Guidance for Land Cover Set Asidesfor Conservati on of the Eastern Tiger Salamander and Suggested M ethods to Avoid,Minimize and Mit igate Impacts , it is recommended that 100 percent of existing uplandforest habitat within 535 feet of breeding ponds and a minimum of 50 percent ofadjacent upl and habit w it hin 1,000 feet of breedi ng pond s be preserved. Inaccordance wi th thi s guidance document, the lots proposed for future development

have been situated a minimum of 1,000 feet f rom the two tiger salamander breedi ngponds identifi ed by t he NYSDEC at the northeastern portion of the subject propertyand proximate to the south of the sit e. As such, no loss of, or physical di sturbance to,the two aforementioned breeding ponds would occur, and surround ing upl andhabitat for eastern ti ger salamander w ould be preserv ed as well . Therefore, no


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4.0 ConclusionsThe EPCAL site supp orts six di stinct upl and communi ties and ten N ational W etlandinv entory (NWI) w etland/ aquatic habitat categories. A total of 16 wil dl ife speciesand seven plant species li sted by New York State as Endangered, Threatened,Special Concern or Rare have been documented as occurr ing at or in the vi cini tyof the site. Based upon consultations wit h the NYSDEC, this CHPP has beenprepared by VHB in ord er to mi tigate impacts to the six aforementioned habitatsrelated to the subdi vi sion of the subject property into 50 lots, of w hich 42 lots wouldbe for ultimate mixed-use redevelopment.

In order to mit igate for the proposed removal of 188.1 acres of grassland habitat(which is cur rentl y not maintained and i s subject to succession), the CHPP providesf h f h f l d d h f

Based upon the foregoing, the CHPP provides for protection of significant habitatarea for 23 rare wildlife and plant species through the preservation of large,conti guous blocks of all existing upl and and w etland/ aquatic habitats at the subject


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conti guous blocks of all existing upl and and w etland/ aquatic habitats at the subjectproperty . The CHPP further provides for the management of much of the site as a

habitat preserve for grassland bird species. Accordingly, it is anticipated thatmanagement of the onsite grasslands under the New York Audubon and NYSDECBMPs detailed in this CHPP would improve the overall quality of the grasslands as ahabitat f or avi an species, includ ing the eight N YS-Endangered, -Threatened andSpecial Concern bir d species that have been r eported at the subject property.


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Attachment A

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PROPOSED SUBDIVISION OF EPCAL PROPERTY

DRAFT SUPPLEMENTAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland

Tree Plantation/Successional Shrubland

Successional Old Field

Paved Road/Path

Surface Water/Wetland

LEGEND

Ecological Communities Figure2




Calverton, New York

Source: VHB

PUBHx

PEM1/SS1Ax

PEM1Cx

Da


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NWI Wetlands Figure3

PUBHh

PUBHh

PUBHh

PUBHh PUBHh

PSS1Eh PUBHh

PUBHx

PFO1Fh

PFO5E

PFO1Eh

PUBH

PFO1Fh

PUBHx

PFO1CPUBHh

0 1,250 2,500 5,000

EPCAL Property

NWI Wetland

LEGEND




Calverton, New York

Source: Town of Riverhead GIS; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory Wetland Mapper http://www.fws.gov/wetlands/Data/mapper.html. Octoberr 31, 2011


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Attachment B

School District Boundary

Legend

TransportationLand DevelopmentEnvironmental Services

Hauppauge, New York 1178

2150 Joshua's Path, Suite 300

LANDSOF THESTATEOF NEWYORK

S.C.T.M. 0600-135.00-01.00-007.030

MAPOF JAMESM. SMITH'SFARMFILEDDECEMBER15 1894, FILENO. 491

Existing W.S.R.R. Boundary asAnnotatedfromNYSDECSketch

W.S.R.R. BOUNDARY

Fire District BoundaryOverall Property Boundary

1,000' TIGERSALAMANDERPONDBUFFERGRUMMANMONUMENT

NOTE:


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610.7 Ac

89.6 Ac

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4128.4 Ac

4323.2 Ac

44OPENSPACE

18 6.0 Ac

195.9 Ac

2010.0 Ac

2110.0 Ac

227.3 Ac

2321.3 Ac24

17.7 Ac

1013.2 Ac

1611.6 Ac

1510.0 Ac

1414.0 Ac

3115.4 Ac

3024.9 Ac

3213.7 Ac

2921.2 Ac

2816.3 Ac

4022.1 Ac

3620.5 Ac

3519.0 Ac

33

12.9 Ac

2510.8 Ac

268.8 Ac

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3814.2 Ac

3916.0 Ac

3412.7 Ac

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F E R

Interior Lot Lines

June 3, 2014District 0600; Section 135; Block 1;

Lots 7.1, 7.2, , 7.33 & 7.4

CALVERTON

ENTERPRISE PAR

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Lot number 42

NOTE:TEMPORARYACCESS TONYS ROUTE 25 FOR LOTS 1THROUGH9 AND17THROUGH22 TOBE ELIMINATEDUPONCONSTRUCTIONOFROADB. THEREAFTER, NOACCESSPERMITTEDFROM NYS 25

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S C H O O L D I S T R I C T 4

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F I R E D I S T R I C T

W a d i n g

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TOWNOF RIVERHEADWATERDISTRICT

S.C.T.M. 0600-135.00-01.00-007.029

FORMERNAVYPARCEL "D"

TRANSFERREDTO THE TOWNOF RIVERHEADINL. 12538 CP990 8/10/2007

S.C.T.M. 0600-135.00-01.00-007.004

LOT 10 CALVERTONSEWERDISTRICT S.C.T.M. 0600-135.20-01.00-026.000

MAPOF CALVERTONCAMELOT II

FILEDMARCH9, 2007,MAPNO. 11500

EXISTING WETLANDS

EXISTINGWETLANDS

EXISTINGWETLANDS

EXISTINGWETLANDS

Annotated from NYSDEC Sketch

PROPOSED50' ROWFORACCESSTO LOT46 TOWNPARKFROMGRUMMANBLVD.(P/O LOT 46)

STPRECHARGE

PARCEL

W .S .R .R . B O UND A R Y

W . S . R . R . B

O U N D A R Y

W . S . R . R . B O U N D A R Y

W .S .R . R . BO UND A R Y

W . S . R . R . B O U N D A R Y

W .S .R .R . B O U N D AR Y

W . S . R . R . B O U N D A R Y

W .S .R . R . B O UN D A R Y

W . S . R . R . B O U N D A R Y

F IRE D IST RI CT 20

FIR E DIS TR IC T 2 3

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F I R E D

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Proposed W.S.R.R. Boundary

Wetland Area

DECLARATIONOF PROTECTIVECOVENANTTO THENEWYORK STATEDEPARTMENT OFENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATIONDATED2/5/2004 ANDRECORDEDINL. 12300 CP850

Cultural Resources Covenant Areasas Described in l. 12499 cp. 148

Declaration of Protective Covenant New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Dated 2/5/2004 and Recorded in l. 12300 c

W. S. R. R.

B O U N DA R

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PROPOSED50'ROWFORACCESSTO OPENSPACEPARCEL FROMBURMANBLVD.

TOWN OFRIVERHEAD

PROPOSED 50' RAILROWTO BOUNDARYOF LOT 32 FORFUTURERAIL SPUR

EXISTING RAIL SPUR

EXISTINGRAIL SPUR

Existing Rail Spur

Future Rail Spur in 50' ROW

W.S.R.R.

TOWN OF RIVERHEADSUFFOLK COUNTY, NEW YOR

NAVYPARCEL "B"

S.C.T.M. 0600-135.00-01.00-007.002

NAVYPARCEL "A"

S.C.T.M. 0600-135.00-01.00-007.001

Existing Monument Locations

Pine Barrens Core Preservation Are/ Add'l wooded area to remain

Proposed Monument Locations

LOT 151.8 Ac

N/FCALVERTON

INDUSTRIES, LLC

LOT 7.428.7 Ac

N/F AIRCRAFT

WAREHOUSE, INC.

LOT 7.2108.8 Ac

N/FGREENMEADOWS, LLC

N/FROBERTAKORUS

N/FROBERT &COLLEEN

JOLMUT, JAMES&PATRICIAFLEMING

LOT 3.129.1 Ac

LOT 230.5 Ac

N/FISLANDWATERPARK, CORP.

LOT 7.3442.0 Ac

EXISTING 20' WIDESEWEREASEMENT

535' TIGERSALAMANDERPONDBUFFER

1,000' TIGERSALAMANDERPONDBUFFER

EXISTINGGRASSLANDTO REMAIN

OPENSPACE

535' TIGERSALAMANDERPONDBUFFER

EXISTINGGRASSLANDTO REMAIN

PROTECTION

Potential FAA Facility (See EnlargeArea Sheet 2 of 2)

DrainageReserve

Area

NOTE:LOT 21 TOBE RETAINEDBYTHETOWNOF RIVERHEADFORFUTUREFIRE/ AMBULANCE FACILITIES

DrainageReserve

Area DrainageReserveArea

DrainageReserve

Area

DrainageReserve

Area

EXISTING GRASSLANDTO REMAIN

GRASSLAND TO BECREATED/MAINTAINED

RUNWAY TAXIWAYCONVERTED TOGRASSLAND

TOTAL EXISTINGGRASSLAND 646.2 AC

TOTALPOST-DEVELOPMENTGRASSLAND

for F I R E D I S T R I C T

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HABITAT

W . S . R . R . B O U N D A R Y

W .S .R . R . BO UN D A R Y

PLAN

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