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<br />Sequoia Ecological Consulting, Inc. <br />CalVTP Project-Specific Analysis and Addendum <br />Augustin Bernal Community Park Fuel Reduction <br />November 2025 <br />A-19 <br /> <br /> <br />STANDARD PROJECT REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE? <br />(Y/N) TIMING IMPLEMENTING <br />ENTITY <br />VERIFYING/ <br />MONITORING <br />ENTITY <br />riparian habitat identified and mapped during surveys conducted <br />pursuant to SPR BIO-3 <br />o Native riparian vegetation would be retained in a well <br />distributed multi-storied stand composed of a diversity of <br />species similar to that found before the start of treatment <br />activities <br />• Treatments would be limited to removal of uncharacteristic fuel loads <br />(e.g., removing dead or dying vegetation), trimming/limbing of woody <br />species as necessary to reduce ladder fuels, and select thinning of <br />vegetation to restore densities that are characteristic of healthy stands <br />of the riparian vegetation types characteristic of the region <br />o This includes hand removal (or mechanized removal where <br />topography allows) of dead or dying riparian trees and shrubs, <br />invasive plant removal, selective thinning, and removal of <br />encroaching upland species <br />• Removal of large, native riparian hardwood trees (e.g., willow, ash, <br />maple, oak, alder, sycamore, cottonwood) would be minimized to the <br />extent feasible, and 75 percent of the pretreatment native riparian <br />hardwood tree canopy would be retained <br />o Because tree size varies depending on vegetation type present <br />and site conditions, the tree size retention parameter would be <br />determined on a site-specific basis depending on vegetation <br />type present and setting; however, live, healthy, native trees <br />that are considered large for that type of tree and large relative <br />to other trees in that location would be retained <br />o A scientifically based, project-specific explanation <br />substantiating the retention size parameter for native riparian <br />hardwood tree removal would be provided in the Biological <br />Resources Discussion of the PSA <br />o Consideration of factors such as site hydrology, erosion <br />potential, suitability of wildlife habitat, presence of sufficient <br />Treatment will <br />avoid riparian <br />habitat by a <br />minimum 50- <br />foot buffer