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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-76 <br /> <br /> <br />Avoid Mortality, Injury, or Disturbance of Individuals <br />The project proponent would implement the following to avoid mortality, injury, or <br />disturbance of individuals: <br />• For all treatment activities except prescribed burning, the project proponent <br />would establish a no-disturbance buffer around occupied sites (e.g., nests, dens, <br />roosts, middens, burrows, nurseries) <br />o Buffer size would be determined by a qualified RPF or biologist using the <br />most current, commonly accepted science and would consider <br />published agency guidance; however, buffers would generally be a <br />minimum of 100 feet, unless site conditions indicate a smaller buffer <br />would be sufficient for protection or a larger buffer would be needed <br />o Factors to be considered in determining buffer size would include but <br />not be limited to the species’ tolerance to disturbance; the presence of <br />natural buffers provided by vegetation or topography; nest height; <br />locations of foraging territory; baseline levels of noise and human <br />activity; and treatment activity <br />o Buffer size may be adjusted if the qualified RPF or biologist determines <br />that such an adjustment would not be likely to adversely affect (i.e., <br />cause mortality, injury, or disturbance to) the species within the nest, <br />den, burrow, or other occupied site <br />o If a no-disturbance buffer is reduced below 100 feet from an occupied <br />site, a qualified RPF or biologist would provide the project proponent <br />with a site- and/or treatment activity-specific explanation for the buffer <br />reduction, which would be included in the PSA <br />▪ After completion of the PSA and prior to or during treatment <br />implementation, if there is any deviation (e.g., further <br />reduction) from the reduced buffer as explained in the PSA, this <br />would be documented in the post-project implementation <br />report (referred to by CAL FIRE as a Completion Report). <br />o No-disturbance buffers would be marked with high-visibility flagging, <br />fencing, stakes, or clear, existing landscape demarcations (e.g., edge of a <br />roadway) <br />o No activity would occur within the buffer areas until the qualified RPF or <br />biologist has determined that the young have fledged or dispersed; the