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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 17 

[FWS–R8–ES–2008–0010; 92210–1117– 

0000–B4] 

RIN 1018–AU81 

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife 

and Plants; Revised Designation of 

Critical Habitat for the Tidewater Goby 

(Eucyclogobius newberryi) 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (Service), are revising 

the critical habitat designation for the 

tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius 

newberryi) under the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). 

In total, approximately 10,003 acres (ac) 

(4,050 hectares (ha)) fall within the 

boundaries of the final revised critical 

habitat designation. The revised critical 

habitat is located in Del Norte, 

Humboldt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Marin, 

San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San 

Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, 

and Los Angeles Counties, California. 

DATES: This rule becomes effective on 

March 3, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: The final rule, final 

economic analysis, and map of critical 

habitat will be available on the Internet 

at http://www.regulations.gov and 

http://www.fws.gov/ventura. Supporting 

documentation we used in preparing 

this final rule will be available for 

public inspection, by appointment, 

during normal business hours, at the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ventura 

Fish and Wildlife Office, 2493 Portola 

Road, Suite B, Ventura, California 

93003; telephone (805) 644–1766; 

facsimile (805) 644–3958. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael McCrary, Listing and Recovery 

Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Ventura Fish and Wildlife 

Office, telephone (805) 644–1766 (see 

ADDRESSES section). If you use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD), call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

It is our intent to discuss only those 

topics directly relevant to the revised 

designation of critical habitat in this 

final rule. For additional information on 

the tidewater goby, refer to the final 

listing rule published in the Federal 

Register on February 4, 1994 (59 FR 

5494); the original proposed and final 

critical habitat rules published in the 

Federal Register on August 3, 1999 (64 

FR 42250) and November 20, 2000 (65 

FR 69693), respectively; and the 

proposed revised critical habitat 

designation published in the Federal 

Register on November 28, 2006 (71 FR 

68914). 

Species Description and Genetic/ 

Morphological Characteristics 

The tidewater goby is a small, 

elongate, grey-brown fish rarely 

exceeding 2 inches (in) (5 centimeters 

(cm)) in length. This species possesses 

large pectoral fins, and the pelvic or 

ventral fins are joined to each other 

below the chest and belly from below 

the gill cover back to just anterior of the 

anus. Male tidewater gobies are nearly 

transparent with a mottled brownish 

upper surface. Female tidewater gobies 

develop darker colors, often black, on 

the body and dorsal and anal fins. The 

tidewater goby is a short-lived species; 

the lifespan of most individuals appears 

to be about 1 year (Irwin and Soltz 1984, 

pg 26; Swift et al. 1989, pg 4). 

Various genetic markers demonstrate 

that pronounced differences in the 

genetic structure of tidewater gobies 

exist, and that tidewater gobies in some 

locations are genetically distinct. A 

recent study of mitochondrial DNA and 

cytochrome b (molecular material used 

in genetic studies) sequences from 

tidewater gobies that were collected at 

31 locations throughout the species’ 

range identified six major 

phylogeographic (geographic differences 

in the evolution of a species) or regional 

groups (Dawson et al. 2001, pg 1171). 

These six regional groups include the 

following areas: (1) Tillas Slough (Smith 

River) in Del Norte County to Lagoon 

Creek in Mendocino County, i.e., the 

North Coast (NC) Unit; (2) Salmon Creek 

in Sonoma County to Bennett’s Slough 

in Monterey County, i.e., the Greater 

Bay (GB) Unit; (3) Arroyo del Oso to 

Morro Bay in San Luis Obispo County, 

i.e., the Central Coast (CC) Unit; (4) San 

Luis Obispo Creek in San Luis Obispo 

County to Rincon Creek in Santa 

Barbara County, i.e., the Conception 

(CO) Unit; (5) Ventura River in Ventura 

County to Topanga Creek in Los Angeles 

County, i.e., the Los Angeles-Ventura 

(LV) Unit; and (6) San Pedro Harbor in 

Los Angeles County to Los Pen ̃ asquitos 

Lagoon in San Diego County, i.e., the 

South Coast (SC) Unit. 

Metapopulation Dynamics 

Local populations of tidewater gobies 

are best characterized as 

metapopulations (Lafferty et al. 1999a, 

p. 1448). First, local goby populations 

are frequently isolated from other local 

populations by extensive areas of 

unsuitable habitat. Second, gobies 

occupy coastal lagoons and estuaries 

that in most cases are separated from 

each other by the open ocean. Very few 

tidewater gobies have ever been 

captured in the marine environment 

(Swift et al. 1989, p. 7), which suggests 

this species rarely occurs in the open 

ocean. Studies of the tidewater goby 

suggest that some populations persist on 

a consistent basis (Lafferty et al. 1999a, 

p. 1452), while other tidewater goby 

populations appear to experience 

intermittent extirpations. These 

extirpations may result from one or a 

series of factors, such as the drying up 

of some small streams during prolonged 

droughts (Lafferty et al. 1999a, p. 1451). 

Some of the areas where tidewater 

gobies have been extirpated apparently 

have been recolonized when extant 

populations were present within a 

relatively short distance of the 

extirpated population (i.e., less than 6 

miles (mi) (10 kilometers (km)). These 

recolonization events suggest that 

tidewater goby populations exhibit a 

metapopulation dynamic where some 

populations survive or remain viable by 

continually exchanging individuals, and 

recolonizations may occur after 

occasional extirpations (Doak and Mills 

1994, pg 619). 

Lafferty et al. (1999b) monitored the 

post-flood persistence of several 

tidewater goby populations in Santa 

Barbara and Los Angeles Counties 

during and after the heavy winter floods 

of 1995. All of the monitored 

populations persisted after the floods, 

and no significant changes in 

population sizes were noted (Lafferty et 

al. 1999b, p. 621). Tidewater gobies 

apparently colonized Can ̃ ada Honda in 

Santa Barbara County after one flood 

event (Lafferty et al. 1999b, p. 621). This 

information suggests that flooding may 

sometimes contribute to recolonization 

of habitats where a tidewater goby 

population has become extirpated. 

The largest wetland habitats where 

tidewater gobies have been known to 

occur are not necessarily the most 

secure, as evidenced by the fact that the 

Santa Margarita River in San Diego 

County and the San Francisco Bay have 

lost their populations of tidewater goby. 

Today, the majority of the most stable 

and largest tidewater goby populations 

consist of lagoons and estuaries of 

intermediate sizes, i.e., 5 to 125 ac (2 to 

50 ha) that have remained relatively 

unaffected by human activities (Service 

2005, p. 12). Many of the localities 

where tidewater gobies are consistently 

present may be ‘‘source’’ populations, 

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colonists for localities that 

intermittently lose their tidewater goby 

populations. 

Historical records and survey results 

for several localities occupied by the 

tidewater goby are available (e.g., Swift 

et al. 1989, pp. 18–19; Swift et al. 1994, 

pp. 8–16). These documents suggest the 

persistence of tidewater goby 

populations is related to habitat size, 

configuration, location, and proximity 

to human development. In general, the 

most stable and persistent tidewater 

goby populations occur in the lagoons 

and estuaries that are more than 2.47 ac 

(1 ha) in size and that have remained 

relatively unaffected by human 

activities (Lafferty et al. 1999a, pp. 

1450–1453). We note, however, that 

some systems that are affected or altered 

by human activities also have relatively 

large and stable populations (e.g., 

Humboldt Bay in Humboldt County, 

Pismo Creek in San Luis Obispo County, 

Santa Ynez River in Santa Barbara 

County, and the Santa Clara River in 

Ventura County). Also, some habitats 

less than 2.47 ac (1 ha) in size have 

tidewater goby populations that persist 

on a regular basis (Swift et al. 1997, p. 

3; Keegan 2006, p. 8). The best available 

information suggests that the lagoons 

and estuaries that have persistent 

populations are likely the core 

populations that provide the individuals 

that colonize adjacent, smaller localities 

that have ephemeral tidewater goby 

populations (Lafferty et al. 1999a, p. 

1452). 

Distribution 

The known geographic range of the 

tidewater goby is limited to the coast of 

California (Eschmeyer et al. 1983, p. 

262; Swift et al. 1989, p. 12). The 

species historically occurred from 

localities that extended from 3 mi (5 

km) south of the California-Oregon 

border (i.e., Tillas Slough in Del Norte 

County) to 44 mi (71 km) north of the 

United States-Mexico border (i.e., Agua 

Hedionda Lagoon in San Diego County). 

The available documentation (e.g., 

Eschmeyer et al. 1983, p. 262; Swift et 

al. 1989, p. 12) suggests the 

northernmost locality that forms one 

end of the historical and current 

geographic range of the tidewater goby 

has not changed over time. Tidewater 

gobies do not currently occur in Agua 

Hedionda Lagoon, and the species’

southernmost known locality currently 

is located in Cockleburr Canyon 9.2 mi 

(14.8 km) north of Agua Hedionda 

Lagoon. Although the northernmost and 

southernmost extent of the tidewater 

goby’s range has not changed much over 

time, the tidewater goby’s overall 

population has become patchy and 

fragmented along the coast. 

Tidewater gobies appear to be 

naturally absent from several large (50 

to 135 mi (80 to 217 km)) stretches of 

coastline where lagoons or estuaries are 

absent, and steep topography or swift 

currents may prevent tidewater gobies 

from dispersing between adjacent 

localities (Swift et al. 1989, p. 13). One 

such gap in lagoons and estuaries occurs 

between the Eel River in Humboldt 

County and the Ten Mile River in 

Mendocino County. A second gap exists 

between Lagoon Creek in Mendocino 

County and Salmon Creek in Sonoma 

County. Another large, natural gap 

occurs between the Salinas River in 

Monterey County and Arroyo del Oso in 

San Luis Obispo County. Habitat loss 

and other anthropogenic-related factors 

have resulted in the tidewater goby now 

being absent from several locations 

where it historically occurred; their 

recent disappearance from specific 

locations has created smaller, artificial 

gaps in the species’ geographic 

distribution (Capelli 1997, p. 7). Such 

locations include Buena Vista Lagoon 

and Agua Hedionda Lagoon in San 

Diego County, Calleguas Creek/Mugu 

Lagoon in Ventura County, San 

Francisco Bay in San Francisco and 

Alameda Counties, and Redwood Creek 

and Freshwater Lagoon in Humboldt 

County. 

Swift et al. (1989, p. 13) reported that, 

as of 1984, tidewater gobies occurred, or 

had been known to occur, at 87 

localities; these localities included those 

at the extreme northern and southern 

end of the species’ historical geographic 

range. An assessment of the species’

distribution in 1993, using records that 

were limited to the area between the 

Monterey Peninsula in Monterey 

County and the United States-Mexico 

border, found tidewater gobies 

occurring at four additional localities 

(Swift et al. 1993, p. 129). Other goby 

localities have been identified since 

1993, and currently tidewater gobies 

have been documented at 135 localities 

within the historical geographic range of 

the species (Service 2005, p. 6). Of these 

135 localities, 23 (17 percent) are no 

longer known to be occupied by 

tidewater gobies. Therefore, 112 

localities are currently occupied. 

Habitat 

The lagoons, estuaries, backwater 

marshes, and freshwater tributaries that 

tidewater gobies occupy are dynamic 

environments that are subject to 

considerable fluctuations on a seasonal 

and annual basis. In a typical year, the 

formation of a sandbar occurs in the late 

spring as flow into a lagoon declines 

enough to allow the ocean surf to build 

up the sandbar at the mouth of the 

lagoon. Winter rains and subsequently 

increased stream flows may bring in 

considerable sediment and dramatically 

affect the bottom profile and substrate 

composition of a lagoon or estuary. Fine 

mud and clay either moves through the 

lagoon or estuary or settles out in 

backwater marshes, while heavier sand 

is left in the lagoon or estuary. High 

flows associated with winter rains can 

scour out the lagoon bottom to lower 

levels, with sand building up again after 

flows decline. These dynamic processes 

result in wetland habitats that, over 

time, move both laterally and up-ordown-gradient relative to stationary 

features that exist outside the flood zone 

(e.g., roads or buildings). 

The horizontal extent of the lentic 

(pond-like) wetland habitat associated 

with a particular tidewater goby locality 

varies on a site-specific basis, and is 

affected in part by local precipitation 

patterns and topography. In coastal 

areas where the topography is steep and 

precipitation is relatively low (e.g., areas 

adjacent to the Santa Ynez Mountains in 

Santa Barbara County), the habitats 

occupied by tidewater gobies may be a 

few acres in size, only extend a few 

hundred feet inland from the ocean, and 

backwater marshes may be small or 

absent. In other coastal settings where 

precipitation is more abundant: (1) 

Topography is less steep and surface 

streams are larger; (2) coastal lagoons or 

estuaries may be hundreds of acres in 

size and extend many miles inland; and 

(3) extensive backwater marshes may be 

present (e.g., Lake Earl in Del Norte 

County and Ten Mile River in 

Mendocino County). 

Some localities occupied by tidewater 

gobies receive surface or ground water 

from upstream areas on a year-round 

basis. Such localities (e.g., Bennett’s 

Slough in Monterey County) tend to 

possess wetland habitats that are larger 

and can extend inland for several 

hundred feet or even miles. Other 

occupied locations do not possess 

stream channels or tributaries that 

provide a considerable amount of water 

throughout the summer or fall months. 

Such locations (e.g., Little Pico Creek in 

San Luis Obispo County) tend to 

possess wetland habitats that only 

extend a short distance inland from the 

ocean (i.e., 290 ft (88 m)). 

Reproduction 

Tidewater gobies have been observed 

spawning in every month of the year 

except December (Swenson 1999, p. 

107). Reproduction tends to peak in late 

April or May to July, and can continue 

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temperature and rainfall. Swenson 

(1995, p. 31) has documented spawning 

behavior in adult fish and the presence 

of egg clutches at water temperatures 

between 48 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit 

(F) (9 and 25 degrees Celsius (C)). 

Spawning tidewater gobies have been 

observed in water salinities between 2 

and 27 parts per thousand (ppt) 

(Swenson 1999, p. 31). 

Threats 

The final listing rule for the tidewater 

goby that was published in 1994 (59 FR 

5494) states that this species is 

threatened, or potentially threatened, 

by: (1) Coastal development projects 

that result in the loss or alteration of 

coastal wetland habitat; (2) water 

diversions and alterations of water flows 

upstream of coastal lagoons and 

estuaries that negatively impact the 

species’ breeding and foraging activities; 

(3) groundwater overdrafting; (4) 

channelization of the rivers where the 

species occurs; (5) discharge of 

agricultural and sewage effluents; (6) 

cattle grazing and feral pig activity that 

results in increased sedimentation of 

coastal lagoons and riparian habitats, 

removal of vegetative cover, increased 

ambient water temperatures, and 

elimination of plunge pools and 

undercut banks utilized by tidewater 

gobies; (7) introduced species that prey 

on the tidewater goby (e.g., bass 

(Micropterus spp.) and crayfish 

(Cambaris spp.)); (8) the inadequacy of 

existing regulatory mechanisms; (9) 

drought conditions that result in the 

deterioration of coastal and riparian 

habitats; and (10) competition with 

introduced species such as the 

yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius 

flavimanus) and chameleon goby 

(Tridentiger trigonocephalus). 

Previous Federal Actions 

On August 31, 2001, Cabrillo Power 

L.L.C. (Cabrillo) filed a lawsuit in the 

U.S. District Court for the Southern 

District of California challenging a 

portion of the November 20, 2000, final 

rule (65 FR 69693) that designated the 

10 critical habitat units for the tidewater 

goby in Orange and San Diego Counties. 

Specifically, Cabrillo objected to the 

critical habitat unit involving Agua 

Hedionda Lagoon and Creek. In a 

consent decree dated February 27, 2003, 

the U.S. District Court: (1) Agreed to 

vacate the critical habitat designation 

involving Agua Hedionda Lagoon and 

Creek; (2) stated the nine other critical 

habitat units should remain in effect; (3) 

stated the final rule designating critical 

habitat was remanded in its entirety for 

reconsideration; and (4) directed the 

Service to promulgate a revised critical 

habitat rule that considers the entire 

geographic range of the tidewater goby 

and any currently unoccupied tidewater 

goby habitat. The consent decree 

requires that the Service submit 

proposed and final revised rules to the 

Federal Register no later than 

November 15, 2006, and November 15, 

2007, respectively. On November 28, 

2006, we published the proposed 

revised critical habitat designation for 

the tidewater goby in the Federal 

Register (71 FR 68914). An extension of 

the due date for the final critical habitat 

rule was approved by the court on 

November 19, 2007, and the Service is 

now required to submit the final rule to 

the Federal Register by January 18, 

2008. 

A draft economic analysis (DEA) for 

the proposed revised designation was 

completed on August 23, 2007, and a 

notice of availability for this DEA was 

published in the Federal Register on 

September 25, 2007 (72 FR 54411). 

Publication of the notice of availability 

opened a public comment period for the 

DEA as well as the proposed revised 

designation from September 25, 2007, to 

October 10, 2007. For a discussion of 

additional Federal actions that occurred 

prior to the proposed revised 

designation of critical habitat for this 

species, please refer to the Previous 

Federal Actions section of the proposed 

revised critical habitat rule for the 

tidewater goby (71 FR 68914). 

On September 28, 2007, we 

completed a 5-year review for the 

tidewater goby. In the 5-year review we 

recommended that the tidewater goby 

be downlisted to threatened because we 

believe that it is not in imminent danger 

of extinction. The main reason for this 

recommendation is that the number of 

localities known to be occupied has 

more than doubled since listing (from 

48 to 106). We believe this indicates the 

tidewater goby is more resilient in the 

face of severe drought events than 

believed at the time of listing. 

Furthermore, we believe threats 

identified at the time of listing have 

been reduced or are not as serious as 

thought. One of the main reasons why 

the tidewater goby was listed was 

because of habitat destruction and 

alteration. Current laws and regulations 

have largely eliminated the major 

destruction of habitat that occurred in 

the past along the coast of California. 

The 5-year review concluded that 

tidewater goby populations are highly 

dynamic and will periodically be 

extirpated or reach such low numbers 

that they cannot be detected at some 

localities. This is a natural occurrence 

within many species exhibiting a 

metapopulation dynamic including the 

tidewater goby. Although the rate of 

extirpation or reduction to low levels is 

expected to be higher during drought 

conditions, during wetter periods, we 

expect that these localities will again be 

occupied assuming that suitable habitat 

still exists. 

Summary of Comments and 

Recommendations 

We requested written comments from 

the public on the proposed revised 

designation of critical habitat for 

tidewater goby in the proposed rule (71 

FR 68914, November 28, 2006) and in 

the subsequent notice of availability for 

the DEA (72 FR 54411, September 25, 

2007). We also contacted appropriate 

Federal, State, and local agencies; 

scientific organizations; and other 

interested parties and invited them to 

comment on the proposed revised rule. 

During the comment period that 

opened on November 28, 2006, and 

closed on January 29, 2007, we received 

23 comments directly addressing the 

proposed revised critical habitat 

designation: 4 from peer reviewers, 2 

from Federal agencies, 1 from the State 

of California, 2 from local government, 

and 14 from organizations or 

individuals. Seventeen commenters 

generally supported the revised 

designation of critical habitat for 

tidewater goby, 4 opposed it, and 2 were 

neither for nor against it. During the 

comment period that opened September 

25, 2007, and closed on October 10, 

2007, we received seven comments 

addressing the proposed revised critical 

habitat designation and/or the draft 

economic analysis: two from local 

governments and five from 

organizations or individuals. One 

commenter supported the revised 

designation of critical habitat for the 

tidewater goby, five opposed it and/or 

the draft economic analysis, and one 

was neither for nor against it. Comments 

received were grouped into six general 

issues and are addressed in the 

following summary and incorporated 

into this final rule as appropriate. We 

did not receive any requests for a public 

hearing. 

Peer Review 

In accordance with our policy 

published on July 1, 1994 (59 FR 

34270), we solicited expert opinions 

from seven knowledgeable individuals 

with scientific expertise that included 

familiarity with the species, the 

geographic region in which the species 

occurs, and conservation biology 

principles. We received responses from 

four of the peer reviewers. The peer 

reviewers generally concurred with our 

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additional information, clarifications, 

and suggestions to improve the final 

revised critical habitat rule. Peer 

reviewer comments are addressed in the 

following summary and incorporated 

into the final rule as appropriate. 

Peer Reviewer Comments 

1. Comment: Four peer reviewers 

stated that more extant populations 

need to be designated or new 

populations established in order to 

potentially increase connectivity and 

persistence of present tidewater goby 

distribution and diversity. 

Our Response: We have not 

designated all areas currently occupied 

by tidewater gobies as critical habitat, 

nor have we designated any areas that 

were historically occupied but are now 

unoccupied by the species. However, 

we believe the 44 critical habitat units 

we are designating for the tidewater 

goby, all of which are currently 

occupied, are the areas that are 

necessary for the conservation of the 

tidewater goby and, therefore, meet the 

definition of critical habitat in the Act. 

The goal of the recovery plan for the 

tidewater goby is to preserve the 

diversity of habitats that occur within 

the range of the species, the 

metapopulation structure of the species 

(see Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat section for a definition and 

additional details on the recovery plan 

for the tidewater goby), and genetic 

diversity (Service 2005). The recovery 

plan identifies 26 subunits throughout 

the range of the tidewater goby. We 

designated critical habitat in all 26 

subunits included in the recovery plan, 

except for those on Vandenberg Air 

Force Base (Santa Barbara County) and 

Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton 

(San Diego County), which have 

Integrated National Resource 

Management Plans (INRMP) that 

provide protection for the tidewater 

goby. These areas have been exempted 

from this final designation of critical 

habitat (see Application of Section 

4(a)(3) of the Act—Approved Integrated 

Natural Resource Management Plans 

section). We believe these 44 critical 

habitat units, in addition to those 

subunits covered by INRMPs, are 

sufficient for the conservation of the 

species throughout its range, as they 

adequately represent the variation of 

both the habitat and genetic 

composition of the species, and they 

will support the species’ recovery. As 

such, we did not designate any areas 

that are not currently occupied (see 

Summary of Changes from Previously 

Designated Critical Habitat and 2006 

Proposed Rule section for more 

information). 

We also agree with the commenters 

that the introduction of new 

populations could potentially benefit 

the tidewater goby. However, we did not 

include any unoccupied habitat in this 

designation because we concluded that 

the 44 units we are designating are the 

areas essential for conservation. 

2. Comment: Several peer reviewers 

stated that all available evidence 

suggests that the southern tidewater 

goby is a distinct taxon of, or equivalent 

to, species rank and given the critical 

habitat proposed, is very likely to go 

extinct. 

Our Response: At this time, the 

tidewater goby is listed as a single 

species, following the currently 

accepted taxonomy for the species. If a 

change in the taxonomy of the tidewater 

goby is published in a peer-reviewed 

journal, we will evaluate the listing 

status of the species at that time. We 

have not designated any critical habitat 

in Orange and San Diego Counties 

because all the areas in these Counties 

that meet the first part of the definition 

of critical habitat in section 3(5)(A) of 

the Act (‘‘the specific areas within the 

geographical area occupied by the 

species, at the time it is listed in 

accordance with the provisions of 

section 4 of this Act, on which are 

found those physical or biological 

features (I) essential to the conservation 

of the species * * *’’) are located on 

Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base 

(Base). The Base has a completed 

INRMP that provides a conservation 

benefit to the tidewater goby. Section 

4(a)(3) of the Act prohibits the Secretary 

from designating critical habitat on any 

lands owned or controlled by the 

Department of Defense that are subject 

to an INRMP if the Secretary has 

determined that such plan provides a 

benefit to the species for which critical 

habitat is being proposed for 

designation. As such, pursuant to 

section 4(a)(3) of the Act, we have 

exempted the Base from this final 

designation of critical habitat (see 

Application of Section 4(a)(3)—Marine 

Corps Base Camp Pendleton section). 

We also did not designate any areas 

outside the geographical area occupied 

by the species as critical habitat for the 

reasons given in our response to 

comment 1 above and the Summary of 

Changes from Previously Designated 

Critical Habitat and 2006 Proposed Rule 

section. 

3. Comment: One peer reviewer stated 

that our identification of tidewater goby 

populations serving as source 

populations for other areas is not 

supported by available information. 

Our Response: We are not aware of 

any single definition of source 

population that can be applied to every 

species. The recovery plan for the 

tidewater goby defines a source 

population as a subpopulation of a 

metapopulation that has an average 

birth rate that exceeds the average death 

rate, and therefore produces an excess of 

juveniles that may disperse to other 

areas (Service 2005). We do not have 

information on either tidewater goby 

population size or productivity for each 

occupied area. Therefore, for purposes 

of this rule, we have used the term 

‘‘source population’’ to describe those 

areas that are currently occupied and 

have been consistently occupied for 

three or more consecutive years based 

on presence/absence survey data and 

published reports. We believe these 

areas are more likely to be capable of 

maintaining populations over many 

years and more likely to be capable of 

providing individuals to recruit into 

surrounding subpopulations. 

4. Comment: Two peer reviewers 

asserted that coastal lagoon restoration 

plans that establish tidal salt marshes 

rather than brackish coastal lagoons 

should be included as an additional 

new threat. 

Our Response: We acknowledge that 

coastal lagoon restoration projects may 

be a threat to tidewater goby habitat. 

Although we have not specifically 

mentioned this type of project in this 

rule, we consider this as a coastal 

development project (see Critical 

Habitat Designation section and the 

Special Management Considerations or 

Protection section below). 

5. Comment: Two peer reviewers 

stated that critical habitat units should 

be related to recovery units because the 

units designated as they are now do not 

provide for recovery. 

Our Response: We believe that our 

approach to this designation complies 

with the definitions in the Act, reflects 

the intent of the recovery plan for the 

tidewater goby (Service 2005), and 

identifies the areas essential to the 

conservation of the species throughout 

its range (see our response to comment 

1 above). Developing recovery plans and 

designating critical habitat are not 

necessarily synonymous under the Act. 

The Act does not include specific 

instructions as to the areas that should 

be included in recovery plans, and often 

recovery plans include redundant areas. 

In comparison, critical habitat is defined 

in section 3(5)(A) of the Act as, ‘‘the 

specific areas within the geographical 

area occupied by the species, at the time 

it is listed * * *’’ Critical habitat is 

further defined in the Act as those 

specific areas, ‘‘on which are found 

those physical or biological features (I) 

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species and (II) which may require 

special management considerations or 

protection.’’ Under section 3(5)(A)(ii) of 

the Act, areas outside the geographical 

area occupied by the species at the time 

it is listed may only be designated as 

critical habitat, ‘‘upon a determination 

by the Secretary that such areas are 

essential for the conservation of the 

species.’’ Each of these definitions 

requires us to look at what is essential 

to the conservation of the species. The 

word essential means ‘‘absolutely 

necessary, indispensable.’’ We interpret 

this as Congressional direction to 

designate only those areas that are 

indispensable to conservation, not to 

designate areas that may be desirable or 

helpful for conservation. Furthermore, 

section 3(5)(C) of the Act prohibits us 

from designating the entire geographical 

area which can be occupied by a species 

without the approval of the Secretary. 

Thus, we considered the 26 subunits in 

the recovery plan and designated 

critical habitat units accordingly as 

discussed in more detail in comment 1 

above. 

6. Comment: One peer reviewer 

questioned why we did not include the 

Smith River locality in the critical 

habitat designation and make it a 

priority for protection because it is the 

northernmost population and may be 

divergent genetically. 

Our Response: We determined that 

the survey history shows the species to 

be consistently rare at this location, and 

within the past 5 years, surveys in this 

location have only sporadically located 

a few individuals. Based on this 

information, we believe this locality 

does not serve as a source population 

and does not provide connectivity 

between localities (see Criteria Used To 

Identify Critical Habitat section). We 

also do not have any information that 

indicates this locality is occupied by a 

genetically distinct population. 

Therefore, we do not consider this 

locality to have the features that are 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. 

7. Comment: One peer reviewer stated 

that Scott Creek lagoon in Santa Cruz 

County should be considered for 

addition to critical habitat because it is 

substantially isolated and could be 

genetically distinct and therefore, may 

be an important potential stepping stone 

site. 

Our Response: Scott Creek lagoon was 

not occupied at the time of listing, 

although it was subsequently colonized 

(Service 2005). Over the years, survey 

efforts indicate that occupancy by 

tidewater gobies at this locality is 

intermittent and therefore, we do not 

consider it a source population (Service 

2005). We also do not have information 

that indicates this locality is occupied 

by a genetically distinct population. 

Finally, Scott Creek is not likely to 

provide connectivity between localities 

because the next locality to the north, 

Bean Hollow Creek, is 16.1 mi (26 km) 

from Scott Creek. This distance is well 

beyond what experts believe to be the 

dispersal abilities of the tidewater goby 

(see Background section). Therefore, we 

do not consider this locality to be 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. 

8. Comment: One peer reviewer stated 

that Wilder Creek lagoon in Santa Cruz 

County should be considered for 

addition to critical habitat because it has 

a larger late summer population than 

Baldwin Creek and may be more likely 

to supply large numbers of dispersing 

tidewater gobies to other sites in the 

metapopulation. 

Our Response: As described in the 

recovery plan for the tidewater goby 

(Service 2005), the subunit that includes 

Wilder Creek consists of several small, 

closely spaced localities. Only small 

numbers of individuals have been found 

in many of these localities and 

occupancy is intermittent in most areas; 

survey efforts indicate that occupancy 

by tidewater gobies at Wilder Creek is 

intermittent (Service 2005). Tidewater 

gobies are only regularly abundant at 

one locality in this subunit, Baldwin 

Creek, which we have designated as 

critical habitat. We consider Baldwin 

Creek to be the source population for 

this subunit. For these reasons, we do 

not consider the Wilder Creek lagoon to 

contain the features essential to the 

conservation of the species. 

9. Comment: One peer reviewer 

recognized that, while Marine Corps 

Base, Camp Pendleton (Base) may be 

providing some protection to those 

tidewater goby populations on the Base, 

the protection of these populations is 

not sufficient to protect the southern 

population of the species as a whole and 

that areas outside the Base that were 

historically occupied should be 

designated. 

Our Response: As discussed in the 

Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton 

section under Application of Section 

4(a)(3), occupied tidewater goby habitat 

occurs on the Base. We have determined 

that the conservation efforts for 

estuarine habitat and species identified 

in the Base’s INRMP provide a benefit 

to the tidewater goby. Section 4(a)(3) of 

the Act prohibits the Secretary from 

designating critical habitat on any lands 

owned or controlled by the Department 

of Defense that are subject to an INRMP 

if the Secretary has determined that 

such plan provides a benefit to the 

species for which critical habitat is 

being proposed for designation. As 

such, pursuant to section 4(a)(3) of the 

Act, we have exempted the Base from 

the designation of critical habitat. 

Additionally, none of the historically 

occupied sites in southern California 

outside of the Base supported tidewater 

gobies at the time the species was listed 

in 1994. In fact, tidewater gobies have 

not been detected at any of the off-Base 

southern California sites for several 

decades. As a result, none of these 

locations meets the first part of the 

definition of critical habitat. 

As noted above, section 3(5)(A)(ii) 

requires us to determine whether areas 

outside the geographical area occupied 

by the species at the time of listing are 

essential for the conservation of the 

species. While our final recovery plan 

for the tidewater goby identifies these 

off-Base southern California locations as 

potential reintroduction sites, it also 

acknowledges that habitat 

improvements will be needed before 

these sites can be recolonized. We 

acknowledge that some of these sites, if 

restored, may be helpful contributors to 

the recovery of the species in southern 

California. However, we did not 

designate any areas outside the 

geographical area occupied by the 

species as critical habitat for the reasons 

given in our response to comment 1 

above and the Summary of Changes 

from Previously Designated Critical 

Habitat and 2006 Proposed Rule section. 

Public Comments Regarding SiteSpecific Areas 

10. Comment: One commenter stated 

that we should have included the area 

around Lake Earl Lagoon above the 4- 

foot elevation, and we therefore, 

underestimated the size of the Lake Earl 

Lagoon critical habitat unit (see DN–1: 

Lake Earl/Lake Tolowa section). 

Our Response: Lake Earl is artificially 

breeched, and there are times when 

water level is well below the 4-foot 

elevation. We determined that the 4-foot 

elevation above mean sea level was 

appropriate for delineating critical 

habitat for Lake Earl because the portion 

of Lake Earl below that elevation is 

wetted during most times of the year, 

providing consistent habitat for 

tidewater goby. The area above the 4- 

foot elevation that is frequently not 

submerged does not contain the features 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. 

11. Comment: Several commenters 

wanted additional areas, including 

unoccupied areas, designated as critical 

habitat for the tidewater goby. 

Our Response: Please see our 

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12: Comment: One commenter 

believed that Hathaway Creek in 

Mendocino County should be included 

in the critical habitat designation 

because it is good tidewater goby habitat 

and is occupied by tidewater gobies. 

Our Response: We have no record that 

Hathaway Creek is occupied or has ever 

been occupied by tidewater gobies, and 

the commenter did not provide specific 

information that shows it to be 

occupied. As per our responses to 

comment 1 and 2 and as discussed in 

the Summary of Changes from 

Previously Designated Critical Habitat 

and 2006 Proposed Rule section, we 

have determined that unoccupied 

habitat is not essential for the 

conservation of the tidewater goby. 

13. Comment: Two commenters 

believed that Arroyo Grande Lagoon in 

San Luis Obispo County should be 

considered for addition to critical 

habitat because: it is likely a source 

population, it possesses all four primary 

constituents, and it provides 

connectivity for the Pismo Creek 

population with the Santa Maria River 

population. 

Our Response: We agree that Arroyo 

Grande Lagoon is likely to have some or 

all of the primary constituent elements 

(PCEs) for the tidewater goby; however, 

the mere presence of one or more PCEs 

does not mean that an area meets the 

definition of critical habitat. As 

described in the recovery plan for the 

tidewater goby (Service 2005), the 

subunit that includes Arroyo Grande 

Lagoon consists of five localities, of 

which four are currently occupied. 

Tidewater gobies occur only 

intermittently at San Luis Obispo Creek 

and Arroyo Grande Lagoon and only in 

small numbers. Tidewater gobies are 

only regularly abundant at two localities 

in this subunit, Pismo Creek and Santa 

Maria River, which we have designated 

as critical habitat. We consider Pismo 

Creek and Santa Maria River to be the 

source populations for this subunit. 

Survey efforts indicate that occupancy 

by tidewater gobies at Arroyo Grande 

Lagoon is intermittent (Service 2005) 

and therefore is not likely to be a source 

population. For these reasons, we do not 

consider this locality to contain the 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species. 

14. Comment: One commenter 

expressed concern over the effects of a 

proposed multi-lane toll road on 

tidewater gobies in San Mateo Creek 

and San Onofre Creek on Marine Corps 

Base Camp Pendleton (Base). The 

commenter stated that the Base’s INRMP 

does not address potential impacts to 

the tidewater goby associated with the 

proposed toll road, and therefore we 

should designate habitat along San 

Mateo Creek and San Onofre on the 

Base as critical habitat. 

Our Response: The proposed toll road 

is not a Marine Corps project and 

therefore is not directly subject to the 

Base’s INRMP. The toll road is a 

separate Federal action with the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Highway Administration as the lead 

agency; as such, any adverse effects to 

federally listed species, including 

tidewater gobies, will be addressed 

under section 7 of the Act. 

However, as described in the Base’s 

INRMP, the Marine Corps agreed that 

(among other provisos) an on-Base 

alignment of the toll road could be 

evaluated provided ‘‘that any adverse 

environmental impacts created as a 

result of siting this route on the Base 

* * * must be fully and properly 

mitigated.’’ Further, the lower portion of 

San Mateo Creek and San Onofre Creek 

is leased to California Department of 

Parks and Recreation, who is required 

by the Marine Corps to ‘‘conduct its 

natural resources management 

consistent with the philosophies and 

supportive of the objectives’’ of the 

Camp Pendleton INRMP. Moreover, the 

Marine Corps is implementing the 

INRMP, including actions benefiting the 

tidewater goby, within the San Mateo 

Creek and San Onofre watersheds. As 

stated above, pursuant to section 4(a)(3) 

of the Act we are required to exempt the 

Base from critical habitat for the 

tidewater goby, which includes the 

lower portion of San Mateo Creek and 

San Onofre Creek. 

15. Comment: One commenter stated 

that unlike Stone or Big Lagoons, Lake 

Earl is artificially managed and 

consequently, there is no official 

monitoring or rescue effort for tidewater 

gobies, no established population 

baseline, and a consistent failure to 

reach the appropriate lagoon level 

during the summer during tidewater 

goby breeding season (April to August), 

making this critical habitat unavailable 

to tidewater gobies. 

Our Response: The current 10-year 

Army Corps permit for the breaching of 

Lake Earl includes the requirement of a 

monitoring plan. Currently, there are 

specific post-breach monitoring 

requirements that include surveying for 

tidewater gobies in areas suspected to 

cause stranding. The current permit to 

breach Lake Earl includes a restriction 

on breaching after February 15 which is 

designed to protect tidewater goby 

habitat during the breeding season, 

allowing the lagoon sufficient time to 

close and fill naturally during the spring 

and summer months, when breeding is 

thought to peak. 

The commenter is correct that there is 

not enough information available to 

precisely estimate population baseline. 

The Service is addressing this issue by 

looking into innovative methods of 

obtaining that information in a practical 

manner. 

We believe that the lake levels during 

most breeding seasons are adequate for 

tidewater goby breeding to take place if 

the permit conditions for the artificial 

breaching are attained. 

16. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the proposed revised rule did not 

provide an analysis of why each 

individual area with suitable habitat for 

tidewater gobies, regardless of 

occupancy, was or was not designated. 

Our Response: To determine which 

areas to designate as critical habitat for 

the tidewater goby, we developed a set 

of rules or criteria (see Criteria Used To 

Identify Critical Habitat section) specific 

to tidewater gobies. We believe our 

criteria identify those areas which meet 

the definition of critical habitat in the 

Act and reflect the intent of the recovery 

plan for the tidewater goby (Service 

2005). Based on these criteria, we 

determined that not all habitat occupied 

at the time of listing contain the PCEs 

in the spatial arrangement and quantity 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. We also considered localities 

that we know from surveys, or the lack 

thereof, were not occupied at the time 

of listing. We included unoccupied-attime-of-listing localities in the 

designation when they met our criteria 

and were essential to the conservation 

of the species. See response to Comment 

1 for more details. 

17. Comment: One commenter 

believed that the proposed critical 

habitat adjacent to the Mad River 

Slough Channel should not be 

designated because they do not include 

habitat for the tidewater goby. 

Our Response: We believe tidewater 

goby habitat occurs in these areas 

adjacent to the Mad River Slough, 

which are included in Unit Hum-3: 

Humboldt Bay, because these areas are 

occupied by tidewater gobies 

(Goldsmith 2007). We have included 

these areas in this final revised 

designation because they form part of 

the hydrologically interconnected 

system of estuaries and seasonally 

flooded backwaters that make up the 

habitat of the tidewater goby along 

Humboldt Bay, and these areas have the 

features that are essential to the 

conservation of gobies. 

Comments Related to Threats to the 

Species 

18. Comment: Two commenters stated 

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lagoons should be included as an 

additional new threat. 

Our Response: Untimely breaching of 

sandbars may be a threat to tidewater 

gobies in areas where sandbars play a 

role in the hydrology of estuaries and 

lagoons. We have provided a discussion 

of the effects of artificial breaching of 

sandbars on tidewater gobies, which 

would include illegal breaching, in the 

Primary Constituent Elements and 

Effects of Critical Habitat Designation 

sections of this rule. We have also more 

clearly identified artificial breaching of 

sandbars as a threat to tidewater goby 

habitat in the Special Management 

Considerations or Protection section. 

19. Comment: One commenter stated 

that disease, particularly since a new 

species of microsporidian parasite was 

found in the tidewater goby population 

at Big Lagoon, should be included as an 

additional new threat. 

Our Response: The discovery of the 

parasitic microsporidian referred to by 

the commenter is a new development. 

Currently, the parasite has only been 

identified from Big Lagoon, Humboldt 

County, with a possible detection from 

Rodeo Lagoon, Marin County. Surveys 

evaluating the extent of the parasite, and 

its role in the decline of the tidewater 

goby are needed to assess the level of 

threat to the goby. We have not included 

this as a threat to the tidewater goby at 

this time, but will continue to monitor 

and address new information as it 

becomes available. 

20. Comment: One commenter stated 

we should take in account the potential 

effects of global warming on tidewater 

goby habitat and therefore the Service 

should expand its designation of critical 

habitat to include unoccupied habitat, 

particularly upstream of barriers. 

Our Response: The average surface 

temperature of the Earth is widely 

recognized by scientists throughout the 

world to be increasing (IPCC 2007, p. 4). 

Projected changes in climate include 

changes in precipitation, sea level rise, 

and increased frequency and intensity 

in extreme climatic events leading to 

increased climate variability (IPCC 

2002, p. 4). These changes will have a 

serious impact on the environment on a 

global scale. However, it is much more 

difficult to predict how the climate of a 

local area will change and how that 

change will affect the local 

environment. We are required by 

section 4(b)(1)(A) of the Act to use the 

best scientific data available in 

determining the areas to designate as 

critical habitat for the tidewater goby. 

We simply do not have good science at 

this point that provides local 

predictions. Therefore, we cannot 

account for such potential but unknown 

changes in local climate in our critical 

habitat designation. However, we do 

believe this designation does address 

the potential for climate change by 

inclusion of critical habitat units over a 

wide range of latitudes. 

Comments Related to Criteria and 

Methodology 

21. Comment: One commenter stated 

that our approach to designating critical 

habitat could be improved or modified 

through more public outreach, such as 

providing information about tidewater 

goby life history or habitat requirements 

at some of the critical habitat localities. 

Our Response: We published the 

Recovery Plan for the Tidewater Goby in 

2005. The recovery plan provides 

detailed information on the biology of 

the species, reasons for its decline, 

habitat requirements, the actions needed 

for recovery of the species, and 

additional information for each of the 

localities designated as critical habitat 

for the species. The recovery plan is 

available on the Web at http:// 

ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/ 

SpeciesReport.do?spcode=E071. For 

future reference, all recovery plans and 

other documents relating to a species 

can be found on our Web site at 

http://ecos.fws.gov. 

22. Comment: One commenter stated 

that critical habitat for tidewater gobies 

should not be limited to only those 

areas downstream of barriers. 

Our Response: We consider a barrier, 

such as sills, dams, and raised culverts, 

to be impassable by tidewater gobies. 

Therefore, we consider the areas above 

the barriers to not contain the features 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. 

Comments on Other Critical Habitat 

Related Issues 

23. Comment: One commenter’s 

opinion was that designation of critical 

habitat is of little additional value for 

the tidewater goby. 

Our Response: The process of 

designating critical habitat as described 

in the Act requires that the Service 

identify those lands on which are found 

the physical or biological features 

essential to the conservation of the 

species that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection, and the areas outside the 

current range of the species that are 

essential for its conservation. In 

identifying those lands, the Service 

must consider the recovery needs of the 

species, such that the habitat that is 

identified, if managed, could provide for 

the survival and recovery of the species. 

Furthermore, once critical habitat has 

been designated, Federal agencies must 

consult with the Service under section 

7(a)(2) of the Act to ensure that their 

actions will not adversely modify 

designated critical habitat or jeopardize 

the continued existence of the species. 

As noted in the Ninth Circuit’s Gifford 

Pinchot decision, the jeopardy and 

adverse modification standards are 

distinct, and adverse modification 

evaluations require consideration of 

impacts to the recovery of species. Thus, 

through the section 7(a)(2) consultation 

process, critical habitat designations 

provide recovery benefits to species by 

ensuring that Federal actions will not 

destroy or adversely modify designated 

critical habitat. 

Another benefit of including lands in 

critical habitat is that designation of 

critical habitat serves to educate 

landowners, State and local 

governments, and the public regarding 

the potential conservation value of an 

area. Although the designation of 

critical habitat may not, in and of itself, 

restrict human activities within an area 

or mandate any specific management or 

conservation actions, it does help focus 

Federal, Tribal, State, and private 

conservation and management efforts in 

such areas by clearly delineating areas 

of high conservation value for the 

tidewater goby. In general, critical 

habitat designation always has 

educational benefits; however, in some 

cases, they may be redundant with other 

educational effects. 

24. Comment: One commenter 

requested clarification regarding the 

October 9, 2007, press release noticing 

the completion of the tidewater goby 5- 

year review and its recommendation to 

downlist the species throughout its 

range. More specifically, the commenter 

wanted to know how a reclassification 

to threatened would affect the status of 

designated critical habitat. 

Our Response: Critical habitat applies 

equally to both endangered and 

threatened species. Therefore, 

reclassifying the tidewater goby from 

endangered to threatened would have 

no affect on the designated critical 

habitat. 

25. Comment: One commenter 

expressed concern that designation of 

critical habitat for the tidewater goby 

may conflict with management of 

Aleutian Canada goose (Branta 

Canadensis leucopareia) habitat 

(Humboldt Bay and Eel River Delta 

areas) (grazing benefits the goose by 

improving its habitat), by restricting 

grazing in upland areas. 

Our Response: The designation of 

critical habitat does not, in and of itself, 

restrict human activities within an area 

or mandate any specific management or 

conservation actions. However, one of 


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the benefits of critical habitat is to help 

focus Federal, Tribal, State, and private 

conservation and management efforts in 

such areas. With the knowledge that 

there is an area that is important to both 

the Aleutian Canada goose and the 

tidewater goby, management actions 

compatible with both species may be 

undertaken. 

Comments Related to Policy 

Compliance 

26. Comment: One commenter stated 

that Federal statutes and regulations 

require Federal agencies to coordinate 

their initial planning efforts with local 

government. Presidential Executive 

Order 12372 requires Federal agencies 

to coordinate actions and projects with 

local governments. To date, the Service 

has failed to initiate coordination with 

Del Norte County as required by Federal 

statute. 

Our Response: Executive Order 12372 

(47 FR 30959; July 14, 1982), 

Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs pertains to Federal Assistance 

and is not directly pertinent to this 

designation of critical habitat. However, 

we do address the issue of Federal-State 

Coordination below. Please see the 

Federalism section for additional 

information. 

Comments Related to the Draft 

Economic Analysis 

27. Comment: Several commenters 

requested that we extend the comment 

period on the draft economic analysis. 

Our Response: Due to time constraints 

associated with the consent decree 

dated February 27, 2003, we were not 

able to extend or open an additional 

public comment period. 

28. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the economic analysis does not 

provide grounds for exclusion of any 

critical habitat because it does not 

include benefits. 

Our Response: The economic analysis 

for the tidewater goby did consider 

economic benefits. Our draft economic 

analysis predicted an overall net cost 

savings of $10.2 million to $65.2 million 

(undiscounted) over the next 20 years. 

29. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the economic analysis fails to 

estimate the benefits of critical habitat 

designation. This comment includes 

concerns that the Service: Did not 

identify the vast majority of benefits 

from designating critical habitat, 

including benefits to ecosystem 

services, wetland protection, and other 

use and non-use values of habitat; 

violated the Act by failing to quantify 

benefits; improperly relied on flawed 

OMB guidance regarding the estimation 

of benefits; does not properly 

qualitatively describe the benefits of 

designation; improperly establishes the 

baseline because benefits are not 

estimated; does not prove the 

infeasibility of estimating and 

monetizing benefits in the analysis; 

could easily quantify the benefits of 

designating critical habitat; and ignores 

available information from multiple 

sources that could have been used to 

estimate benefits. 

Our Response: The economic analysis 

for the tidewater goby did include 

benefits. Our draft economic analysis 

predicted an overall net cost savings of 

$10.2 million to $65.2 million 

(undiscounted) over the next 20 years. 

The only quantifiable benefit of goby 

conservation identified through the 

economic analysis is the saving 

associated with not constructing a 

sewage bypass system. While the 

economic analysis acknowledges the 

potential for other types of economic 

benefits, data were not available, for 

example, to identify where and to what 

extent property values may be affected 

by tidewater goby conservation efforts. 

For example, while property valuation 

studies may provide estimates of the 

value to property of being near 

environmentally pristine area, these 

studies do not address what changes in 

property values will result from critical 

habitat designation. 

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act requires the 

Secretary to designate critical habitat 

based on the best scientific data 

available after taking into consideration 

the economic impact, impact on 

national security, and any other relevant 

impact, of specifying any particular area 

as critical habitat. Where data are 

available, the economic analyses do 

attempt to measure the net economic 

impact. 

Most of the other benefit categories 

submitted by the commenter reflect 

broader social values, which are not the 

same as economic impacts. While the 

Secretary must consider economic and 

other relevant impacts as part of the 

final decision-making process under 

section 4(b)(2) of the Act, the Act 

explicitly states that it is the 

government’s policy to conserve all 

threatened and endangered species and 

the ecosystems upon which they 

depend. Thus, we believe that explicit 

consideration of broader social values 

for the subspecies and its habitat, 

beyond the more traditionally defined 

economic impacts, is not necessary as 

Congress has already clarified the social 

importance. 

30. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the baseline is improperly set 

because it relies on the Tenth Circuit 

Court of Appeals instead of the Ninth 

Circuit, and that the baseline should be 

compared with the incremental impacts 

of the designation. Similarly, another 

commenter expressed concern that the 

economic analysis improperly measures 

the impacts of designation by including 

costs that would have been incurred 

regardless of critical habitat designation. 

This commenter stated that impacts 

such as land acquisition and grazing 

costs are not properly integrated into the 

baseline and should not be considered 

as a consequence of designation, and 

that the economic analysis does not 

describe the costs attributable solely to 

designation. 

Our Response: Appendix B of the 

Final Economic Analysis (FEA) 

estimates the potential incremental 

impacts of critical habitat designation 

for the goby. It does so by attempting to 

isolate those direct and indirect impacts 

that are expected to be triggered 

specifically by the critical habitat 

designation. The incremental 

conservation efforts and associated 

impacts included in Appendix B would 

not be expected to occur absent the 

designation of critical habitat for the 

tidewater goby. Total present value 

potential incremental impacts are 

estimated to be $206,000 discounted at 

three percent. All other impacts 

quantified in the FEA are considered 

baseline impacts and are not expected to 

be affected by the critical habitat 

designation. 

31. Comment: One commenter 

requested clarification regarding the 50- 

meter (m) buffer used in the analysis of 

the study areas for the economic 

analysis. The commenter was concerned 

that the term ‘‘buffer’’ indicated that 

these areas will be barred from use. 

Our Response: The study area 

analyzed in the draft economic analysis 

included the critical habitat units, 

which are primarily lagoons, estuaries, 

and coastal streams, and a 50-meter (m) 

wide stream buffer that extended 100 m 

upstream of the critical habitat units. 

These buffer areas are not included in 

the critical habitat units. However, for 

the purposes of the analysis it was 

assumed that activities conducted in 

these areas could indirectly affect the 

critical habitat units. Therefore, the 

draft economic analysis took into 

consideration the potential economic 

costs that could result from 

conservation efforts for the tidewater 

goby within the buffer areas. Also, the 

term ‘‘buffer’’ as used in Chapter 3 of 

the FEA has been clarified to indicate 

that it is for analytical purposes only. 

32. Comment: Two commenters stated 

that the land identified as private land 

within the grazing study area, which the 

economic analysis determined as 


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lacking a Federal nexus compelling 

consultation, should have been 

addressed in the economic analysis. The 

commenter is concerned that some 

combination of Federal, State, and local 

laws may affect grazing on those private 

lands. 

Our Response: Review of existing 

land management documents, section 7 

consultations, and State and private 

grazing practices do not indicate that 

this private land is likely to be affected. 

Private grazers have not been affected by 

goby conservation in the past, there are 

no known voluntary private grazing 

restrictions, and, under the Act, the 

critical habitat designation will not 

affect grazing on private land absent a 

Federal nexus. Further, no information 

is available to suggest that critical 

habitat designation may trigger 

additional regulation under other State 

and local laws concerning grazing. This 

analysis therefore forecasts that private 

grazing activity is not likely to be 

affected by goby conservation. 

33. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the draft economic analysis does 

not address municipal land ownership 

of grazing land, but counts it as 

privately-owned land instead. The 

commenter expressed concern that the 

economic analysis should predict future 

conservation efforts on municipal land. 

Our Response: Review of existing 

land management documents, 

consultations, and State and private 

grazing practices do not indicate that 

municipal land is likely to be affected 

differently than private land. Grazing on 

municipal land has not been affected by 

goby conservation in the past, and 

information gathered in the 

development of the analysis did not 

suggest that it was likely to be affected 

in the future. Under the Act, the critical 

habitat designation will not affect 

grazing on municipal land absent a 

Federal nexus, and there is no 

information to suggest that State or local 

regulation may be tightened because of 

the designation of critical habitat. This 

analysis therefore forecasts that grazing 

on municipal lands is unlikely to be 

affected by goby conservation. 

34. Comment: One commenter 

expressed concern about impacts of 

potential changes in grazing restrictions 

and management practices on the state 

lands due to critical habitat. 

Our Response: Information received 

during the comment period concerning 

the California Department of Fish and 

Game’s (CDFG) grazing management 

practices on State lands in the study 

area has prompted changes in Chapter 3 

of the economic analysis. The FEA 

estimates foregone forage values and 

construction costs as part of the baseline 

impacts of CDFG management. These 

ongoing, co-extensive impacts are 

expected to continue into the future. 

There are no anticipated changes for 

grazing practices in the study area that 

will result from the critical habitat 

designation. Further, no additional 

impacts to grazing activities are 

expected to result from this rulemaking 

as described in Chapter 3 of the FEA. 

35. Comment: One commenter stated 

that there are alternative ways to 

manage grazing other than exclusion. 

Our Response: The commenter is 

correct; there are alternative ways to 

manage grazing other than exclusion. 

However, CDFG currently manages 

grazing in tidewater goby habitat 

through exclusion. As noted in Chapter 

3 of the FEA, the practice of excluding 

livestock from tidewater goby habitat is 

unlikely to change after critical habitat 

designation as CDFG does not anticipate 

that there will be any future changes to 

grazing management practices. Chapter 

3 provides post-designation cost 

estimates for current CDFG management 

practices that CDFG has validated and 

indicates are unlikely to change. Total 

impacts to grazing are estimated to be 

$1.53 million, undiscounted (20 percent 

lost grazing value and 80 percent 

fencing maintenance and construction 

costs). 

36. Comment: Two commenters stated 

that the undiscounted impacts to 

grazing of $1,430,000 are understated. 

The commenters pointed out that the 

number of Animal Unit Months (AUMs) 

should be multiplied by the number of 

months grazed. 

Our Response: New information 

received during the comment period 

from the CDFG has been incorporated 

into the FEA regarding grazing impacts. 

As described in Chapter 3, the estimates 

of foregone grazing values incorporate 

the number of months in the grazing 

season. The information received during 

the comment period provided better 

data on both grazing and fencing 

construction and maintenance impacts. 

The FEA estimates foregone forage 

values and construction costs as part of 

the baseline impacts of CDFG 

management. These ongoing, coextensive impacts are expected to 

continue into the future. The draft 

economic analysis estimated $1.43 

million in undiscounted total impacts 

(4 percent lost grazing value and 95 

percent fence construction and 

maintenance costs). Based upon the 

information received during the 

comment period, total impacts to 

grazing are estimated to be $1.53 

million, undiscounted (20 percent lost 

grazing value and 80 percent fencing 

maintenance and construction costs). 

37. Comment: Three commenters 

stated that potential grazing land should 

be valued not at its rental rate, but at the 

opportunity cost in terms of the amount 

of livestock that could not be produced. 

These commenters stated that reducing 

grazing acreage has additional effects 

beyond the market value of the land. 

Our Response: As discussed in 

Section 3.1.3 of the FEA, the analysis 

applies a well-accepted method of 

assigning value to grazing land using the 

forage value available on that land, 

expressed in AUMs, as a proxy. The 

grazing rental rate is the opportunity 

cost of the forage that is given up. This 

price is the amount that would have to 

be paid to purchase an equivalent 

amount of grazing forage somewhere 

else. 

38. Comment: Two commenters stated 

that some of the land that will be 

removed from grazing may be organic, 

which has a higher rental value. 

Our Response: While the FEA 

quantifies ongoing, co-extensive impacts 

of foregone grazing associated with goby 

conservation, it does not forecast further 

limitations on grazing activity as a result 

of critical habitat designation. While 

organic grazing rental rates are likely to 

be higher, consultation with CDFG has 

indicated that the rental estimates 

provided in Chapter 3 closely 

approximate the total impacts of the 

existing grazing management program. 

39. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the economic analysis does not 

explain the presence of the predesignation impacts. 

Our Response: As discussed in the 

introduction to Chapter 1 and in Section 

1.4.6 of the FEA, pre-designation 

impacts are provided as context for the 

ongoing goby conservation efforts in the 

post-designation period. The 

continuation of existing policies and 

practices post-designation is evident 

when comparing the pre- and postdesignation impact exhibits in Chapters 

2 through 6. 

40. Comment: One commenter said 

that the cost of constructing exclosure 

fencing would be a huge burden on the 

ranching community. 

Our Response: The question of who is 

affected by exclosure costs has been 

clarified in Section 3.1.2 of the FEA. 

Following conversations with CDFG, the 

costs of building fencing quantified in 

the analysis are forecast to be paid by 

CDFG and not by the ranching 

community. 

41. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the economic analysis did not 

address potential critical habitat 

designation impacts on recreation and 

recreation dependent businesses. 


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Our Response: Review of management 

documents and consultations, and 

interviews with the National Park 

Service, counties, municipalities, and 

local park officials did not indicate that 

goby conservation efforts would be 

undertaken that may affect recreational 

activities. A sentence clarifying this 

point has been added to Section 1.1 of 

the FEA. 

42. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the economic analysis does not 

consider secondary effects on resource 

conservation districts that currently subcontract to provide grazing management 

services. 

Our Response: As described in 

Chapter 3, the economic analysis does 

not predict any changes in grazing 

policy as a result of critical habitat 

designation. 

43. Comment: One commenter stated 

that the economic analysis failed to 

address what could happen if sandbar 

breaching at Lake Earl is no longer 

permitted. The commenter cited 

excerpts from breaching consultations 

and says that the consultation appears 

to favor not breaching, which would 

cause substantial economic impacts to 

property. 

Our Response: As indicated in 

Section 2.2 of the FEA, a review of the 

consultation history and discussions 

with the Service, CDFG, and the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, indicate that 

the cessation of sandbar breaching 

permitting in Lake Earl is improbable. 

Comments From the State 

44. Comment: The California 

Department of Fish and Game stated 

that our critical habitat designations are 

premature and we should wait until our 

current data gathering and genetic 

analyses for Del Norte, Humboldt, and 

Mendocino Counties are completed and 

disclosed. 

Our Response: As required by section 

4(b)(1)(A) of the Act, we used the best 

scientific data available in determining 

the areas to designate as critical habitat 

for the tidewater goby. Further, under a 

consent decree, we are restricted to a 

specific deadline for finalizing the 

critical habitat designation. As such, we 

must use the best scientific data 

available to us at this time and cannot 

delay our designation to allow for 

possible additional data. Within the area 

mentioned, the commenter suggests that 

the presence of tidewater gobies within 

Humboldt Bay does not indicate that the 

population sites are persistent. On the 

contrary, there are several sites where 

surveys indicate alternating presence 

and absence of gobies. We believe that 

the significance of detecting tidewater 

gobies within Humboldt Bay as a unit 

should be emphasized, and due to their 

potential ability to move within the bay, 

we believe that we designated the area 

with features essential to the species 

within Humboldt Bay. 

45. Comment: The California 

Department of Fish and Game asserted 

that we have a lack of understanding 

regarding the processes that drive and 

maintain metapopulation dynamics 

(e.g., hydrology, hydrological 

connections, source population 

identification, persistence of sink 

populations) used in determining the 

PCEs and identifying whether critical 

habitat exists at certain locations in the 

absence of tidewater goby presence. 

Our Response: The process we use to 

identify the features that are essential to 

the conservation of the tidewater goby 

reflects a complete assessment of the 

current, best scientific data available. 

We also solicited information from 

knowledgeable biologists that have 

worked with the tidewater goby. We did 

not find any locations that are currently 

unoccupied to be essential to the 

conservation of the species. 

Summary of Changes From Previously 

Designated Critical Habitat and 2006 

Proposed Rule 

On November 20, 2000, we designated 

critical habitat for the tidewater goby at 

10 coastal stream segments in Orange 

and San Diego Counties, California, 

totaling approximately 1,581 acres (ac) 

(642 hectares (ha)) (65 FR 69693). We 

proposed to revise this designation to a 

total of approximately 10,003 ac (4,050 

ha) on November 28, 2006 (71 FR 

68914). This is an increase of 

approximately 8,422 ac (3,408 ha) from 

the previously designated critical 

habitat. In this section we present the 

differences between what was 

designated in 2000 and what is included 

in this revised final designation. 

The 2000 final critical habitat 

designation (65 FR 69693, November 20, 

2000) consisted of 10 units totaling 

1,581 ac (642 ha). In the 2000 rule, 

critical habitat was only designated in 

Orange and San Diego Counties due to 

uncertainty over the future listing status 

of tidewater goby populations to the 

north. The Service had published a 

proposed rule on June 24, 1999, to: (1) 

Delist populations of the tidewater goby 

in areas north of Orange and San Diego 

Counties, and (2) retain the tidewater 

goby populations in Orange and San 

Diego Counties as an endangered 

distinct population segment based on 

our re-evaluation of the species’ status 

throughout its range (64 FR 33816). 

Subsequently, the Service determined 

that the tidewater goby should remain 

listed as endangered throughout its 

range and withdrew the June 24, 1999, 

proposal (67 FR 67803, November 7, 

2002). In this revised final critical 

habitat designation we have designated 

critical habitat for the tidewater goby 

throughout its range. We considered but 

did not include the 10 units that were 

previously designated in Orange and 

San Diego Counties. We exempted 8 of 

the 10 units, all of which are located on 

U.S. Marine Corps Base, Camp 

Pendleton (Base), under section 4(a)(3) 

of the Act because these areas are 

subject to the Base’s INRMP and we 

determined that the INRMP provides a 

benefit to the tidewater goby and its 

habitat (see Application of Section 

4(a)(3) of the Act—Approved Integrated 

Natural Resource Management Plans 

section). We also considered but did not 

include the remaining 2 units out of the 

10 from the 2000 rule (65 FR 69693), 

Aliso Creek in Orange County and Agua 

Hedionda Lagoon in northern San Diego 

County. For several reasons, we have 

now determined that these two 

localities are not essential for the 

conservation of the species. The 2000 

designation found that the eight 

occupied localities on the Base were not 

sufficient for the conservation of the 

species. However, at that time, the Base 

did not have an approved INRMP and 

therefore, the future of the tidewater 

goby on the Base was not assured. 

Subsequent to the 2000 designation, the 

Base completed its INRMP, which 

includes protections for the tidewater 

goby. Specific measures in the INRMP 

that benefit the tidewater goby include: 

(1) General avoidance of estuarine 

wetlands by all military activities, (2) 

maintenance of currently and 

historically occupied tidewater goby 

habitat, (3) compensation for 

unavoidable impacts, (4) regular 

monitoring of tidewater goby 

populations, and (5) controlling and 

removing exotic plants and fish. 

Second, more information is now 

available on the status of both the 

tidewater goby throughout its range and 

on the Base. We now know that there 

are many more occupied localities than 

when the species was listed in 1994. In 

our recently completed 5-year review 

for the tidewater goby, we found that 

the number of occupied localities has 

more than doubled since the species 

was listed (106 versus 48) and 

concluded that the species was more 

resilient to perturbations such as 

drought than was believed when it was 

listed. As a result we recommended in 

the 5-year review that the tidewater 

goby be downlisted to threatened. We 

also now have a longer record of the 

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on the Base, which supports our view 

that they make up 1–2 viable 

metapopulations. Therefore, we have 

now determined that the occupied 

habitat in Orange and San Diego 

Counties is sufficient to support the 

natural pattern of local extinctions and 

recolonizations (Swift et al. 1989, Moyle 

et al. 1995, Lafferty et al. 1999b, 

Swenson 1999) that characterize the 

tidewater goby’s population biology. 

Thus, the unoccupied areas designated 

in 2000 (i.e., Aliso Creek and Agua 

Hedionda Lagoon) are no longer 

considered essential for the 

conservation of the tidewater goby. 

We also made changes to our 

proposed designation in preparing this 

final critical habitat designation for the 

tidewater goby. We reviewed and 

considered comments from the public 

and peer reviewers on the proposed 

revised designation of critical habitat 

published on November 28, 2006 (71 FR 

68914). We also received comments 

from the public on the draft economic 

analysis published on September 25, 

2007 (72 FR 54411). As a result of 

comments received, we made changes to 

our proposed designation, as follows: 

(1) Based on peer review comments, 

we further refined our definition of 

source populations (see response to 

comment 3). However, this did not 

result in any change in the designation. 

(2) We made minor adjustments to the 

number of areas historically and 

currently occupied by tidewater gobies 

because in some cases we have 

combined two adjacent areas into one, 

and a few areas have recently become 

occupied. However, these changes did 

not affect the number or acreage of the 

units proposed for designation. 

Critical Habitat 

Critical habitat is defined in section 3 

of the Act as: 

(1) The specific areas within the 

geographical area occupied by a species, 

at the time it is listed in accordance 

with the Act, on which are found those 

physical or biological features 

(a) Essential to the conservation of the 

species and 

(b) Which may require special 

management considerations or 

protection; and 

(2) Specific areas outside the 

geographical area occupied by a species 

at the time it is listed, upon a 

determination that such areas are 

essential for the conservation of the 

species. 

Conservation, as defined under 

section 3 of the Act, means to use and 

the use of all methods and procedures 

that are necessary to bring any 

endangered species or threatened 

species to the point at which the 

measures provided under the Act are no 

longer necessary. 

Critical habitat receives protection 

under section 7 of the Act through the 

prohibition against Federal agencies 

carrying out, funding, or authorizing the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat. Section 7(a)(2) of the Act 

requires consultation on Federal actions 

that may affect critical habitat. The 

designation of critical habitat does not 

affect land ownership or establish a 

refuge, wilderness, reserve, preserve, or 

other conservation area. Such 

designation does not allow the 

government or public access to private 

lands. Such designation does not 

require implementation of restoration, 

recovery, or enhancement measures by 

non-federal landowners. Where a nonfederal landowner seeks or requests 

federal agency funding or authorization 

for an action that may affect a listed 

species or critical habitat, the 

consultation requirements of Section 

7(a)(2) would apply, but even in the 

event of a destruction or adverse 

modification finding, the Federal action 

agency’s and the applicant’s obligation 

is not to restore or recover the species, 

but to implement reasonable and 

prudent alternatives to avoid 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat. 

To be included in a critical habitat 

designation, habitat within the 

geographical area occupied by the 

species at the time it was listed must 

contain features that are essential to the 

conservation of the species. The Service 

must identify, to the extent known using 

the best scientific data available, habitat 

areas that provide essential life cycle 

needs of the species (areas on which are 

found the PCEs, as defined at 50 CFR 

424.12(b)). The features at issue must 

also be ones that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection. 

Under the Act, we can designate areas 

outside the geographical area occupied 

by the species at the time it is listed as 

critical habitat only when we determine 

that those areas are essential for the 

conservation of the species. 

Section 4 of the Act requires that we 

designate critical habitat on the basis of 

the best scientific and commercial data 

available. Further, our Policy on 

Information Standards Under the 

Endangered Species Act, published in 

the Federal Register on July 1, 1994 (59 

FR 34271), the Information Quality Act 

(section 515 of the Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act for 

Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106–554; H.R. 

5658)), and our associated Information 

Quality Guidelines provide criteria, 

establish procedures, and provide 

guidance to ensure that decisions are 

based on the best scientific data 

available. They require Service 

biologists, to the extent consistent with 

the Act and with the use of the best 

scientific data available, to use primary 

and original sources of information as 

the basis for recommendations to 

designate critical habitat. 

When we are determining which areas 

may be designated as critical habitat, a 

primary source of information is 

generally the information developed 

during the listing process for the 

species. Additional information sources 

include the recovery plan for the 

species, articles in peer-reviewed 

journals, conservation plans developed 

by States and counties, scientific status 

surveys and studies, biological 

assessments, other unpublished 

materials, and expert opinion or 

personal knowledge. 

Habitat is often dynamic, and species 

may move from one area to another over 

time. Furthermore, we recognize that 

critical habitat designated at a particular 

point in time may not include all of the 

habitat areas that we may later 

determine are necessary for the recovery 

of the species. For these reasons, critical 

habitat designation does not signal that 

habitat outside the designation is 

unimportant or may not be required for 

recovery of the species. 

Areas that are important to the 

conservation of the tidewater goby, but 

are outside the critical habitat 

designation, will continue to be subject 

to conservation actions implemented by 

Federal agencies under section 7(a)(1) of 

the Act. Areas that support populations 

are also subject to the regulatory 

protections afforded by the section 

7(a)(2) jeopardy standard, as determined 

on the basis of the best available 

scientific information at the time of the 

agency action. Federally funded or 

permitted projects affecting listed 

species outside their designated critical 

habitat areas may still result in jeopardy 

findings in some cases. Similarly, 

critical habitat designations made on the 

basis of the best available information at 

the time of designation will not control 

the direction and substance of future 

recovery plans, habitat conservation 

plans (HCPs), or other species 

conservation planning efforts, if 

information available at the time of 

these planning efforts calls for a 

different outcome. 

Primary Constituent Elements 

In accordance with section 3(5)(A)(i) 

of the Act and the regulations at 50 CFR 

424.12, in determining which areas 

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the time of listing to designate as critical 

habitat, we consider those physical and 

biological features that are essential to 

the conservation of the species to be the 

primary constituent elements (PCEs) 

laid out in the appropriate quantity and 

spatial arrangement for conservation of 

the species. These include, but are not 

limited to: 

(1) Space for individual and 

population growth and for normal 

behavior; 

(2) Food, water, air, light, minerals, or 

other nutritional or physiological 

requirements; 

(3) Cover or shelter; 

(4) Sites for breeding, reproduction, 

and rearing (or development) of 

offspring; and 

(5) Habitats that are protected from 

disturbance or are representative of the 

historical geographical and ecological 

distributions of a species. 

The specific PCEs required for the 

tidewater goby are derived from the 

biological needs of the tidewater goby as 

described in the final listing rule, the 

proposed revised critical habitat rule (71 

FR 68914), and information contained 

in this final rule. 

Space for Individual and Population 

Growth and Normal Behavior 

Saline Aquatic Habitat 

Tidewater gobies occur in lagoons, 

estuaries, and backwater marshes that 

are adjacent to the Pacific Ocean (Wang 

1982, p. 14; Irwin and Soltz 1984, p. 27; 

Swift et al. 1989, p. 1; Swenson 1993, 

p. 3; Moyle 2002, p. 431). Tidewater 

gobies are most commonly found in 

waters with relatively low salinities, i.e., 

less than 10 to 12 parts per thousand 

(ppt) (Swift et al. 1989, p. 7). This 

species can, however, tolerate a wide 

range of salinities and is frequently 

found in coastal habitats with higher 

salinity levels (Swift et al. 1989, p. 7; 

Worcester 1992, p. 106; Swift et al. 

1997, pp. 15–22). The species has been 

collected in salinities as high as 42 ppt 

(Swift et al. 1989, p. 7). The species’

tolerance of high salinities likely 

enables it to withstand some exposure 

to the marine environment, allowing it 

to recolonize nearby lagoons and 

estuaries following flood events. 

However, tidewater gobies have only 

rarely been captured in the marine 

environment (Swift et al. 1989, p. 7), 

and they appear to enter the ocean only 

when flushed out of lagoons, estuaries, 

and river mouths by storm events or 

human-caused breaches of sand bars. 

The goal of the recovery plan for the 

tidewater goby is to preserve the 

diversity of habitats that occur within 

the range of the species, the 

metapopulation structure of the species, 

and genetic diversity (Service 2005). 

The recovery plan identifies 26 subunits 

throughout the range of the tidewater 

goby. We designated critical habitat in 

all 26 subunits included in the recovery 

plan, except for those on Vandenberg 

Air Force Base (Santa Barbara County) 

and Marine Corps Base, Camp 

Pendleton (San Diego County), which 

have Integrated National Resource 

Management Plans (INRMP) that 

provide protection for the tidewater 

goby. These areas have been exempted 

from this final designation of critical 

habitat (see Application of Section 

4(a)(3) of the Act—Approved Integrated 

Natural Resource Management Plans 

section). We believe these 44 critical 

habitat units, in addition to those 

subunits covered by INRMP’s, are the 

areas essential to the conservation of the 

species throughout its range, as they 

adequately represent the variation of 

both the habitat and genetic 

composition of the species, and they 

will support the species’ recovery. As 

such, we did not designate any other 

areas, including areas outside the 

geographical area occupied by the 

species, as critical habitat. For a further 

discussion of how we determined how 

much space was essential to the 

conservation of the species, please see 

the Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat section below. 

Water Depth, Velocity, and Temperature 

Tidewater gobies are most commonly 

collected in water less than 6 feet (ft) (2 

meters (m)) deep (Wang 1982, pp. 4–5; 

Worchester 1992, p. 53). However, 

recently tidewater gobies were collected 

in Big Lagoon in Humboldt County 

during the breeding season at a water 

depth of 15 ft (4.6 m) (Goldsmith 2006a, 

p. 1). Whether use of these deeper 

waters is confined to this locality or is 

more widespread will require additional 

sampling at various depths at various 

locations. 

Tidewater gobies tend to avoid 

currents and concentrate in slack-water 

areas; this suggests they are less likely 

to occur in areas with a steep gradient 

or microhabitats that have a substantial 

current. At Pescadero Creek in San 

Mateo County, tidewater gobies were 

absent from portions of the flowing 

creek that had a surface velocity of 0.15 

m per second (0.49 ft per second), and 

the species was instead more densely 

concentrated in nearby eddies with 

lower water velocities (Swenson 1993, 

p. 3). 

Backwater marshes, including lateral 

sloughs, are likely to be important to 

tidewater gobies for multiple reasons. 

Flood waters with increased water 

velocities can have a negative effect on 

tidewater gobies (Irwin and Soltz 1984, 

p. 27), and backwater marshes may 

provide important refuges that reduce 

the likelihood that tidewater gobies will 

be flushed out of the lagoons or 

estuaries and into the marine 

environment during heavy winter floods 

(Lafferty et al. 1999a, p. 619). Evidence 

that increased flows can eliminate 

tidewater gobies from a locality is 

suggested by the elimination of 

tidewater gobies from Waddell Creek in 

Santa Cruz County following a flood 

event in the winter of 1972–73 (Nelson 

as cited in Swift 1990, p. 2); this creek 

had been channelized and no longer 

afforded protection from high flows 

during flood events. Likewise, the 

channelization and elimination of 

habitat lateral to the main stream 

channel upstream of San Onofre Lagoon 

in San Diego County probably led to the 

flushing and extirpation of tidewater 

gobies from this locality during a storm 

in 1993 (Swift et al. 1994, p. 22–23). The 

importance of backwater marshes is also 

highlighted by the fact that tidewater 

gobies in these habitats can achieve a 

greater size than in adjacent lagoons and 

creeks (Swenson 1993, pp. 6–7). 

Freshwater Habitat 

Tidewater gobies also occur in 

freshwater streams up gradient and 

tributary to brackish habitats; the 

salinity of these freshwater streams is 

typically less than 0.5 ppt. The available 

documentation demonstrates that in 

some areas, tidewater gobies can occur 

1.6 to 7.3 miles (mi) (2.6 to 11.7 

kilometers (km)) upstream from the 

ocean environment (Irwin and Soltz 

1984, p. 27; Swift et al. 1997, p. 20; 

Chamberlain and Goldsmith 2006, p. 1). 

Within a 2-hour period, hundreds of 

tidewater gobies have been observed to 

move upstream of a fixed location into 

areas in the Santa Ynez River 3.2 mi (5.1 

km) from the ocean in Santa Barbara 

County (Swift et al. 1997, p. 20). The 

fact that this many individuals were 

observed to move through an area 

suggests that freshwater tributaries in 

some riverine systems provide 

important habitat for individual and 

population growth. 

We have reviewed a variety of 

documents to determine how far 

tidewater gobies have been detected 

upstream from the ocean. Chamberlain 

and Goldsmith (2006, p. 1) found 

tidewater gobies 1.6 to 2.0 mi (2.6 to 3.3 

km) upstream from the ocean in the Ten 

Mile River in Mendocino County; Swift 

et al. (1997, p. 18) found tidewater 

gobies 4.6 mi (7.3 km) upstream from 

the ocean in the San Antonio River in 

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p. 20) found tidewater gobies at various 

distances from 3.9 to 7.3 mi (6.2 to 11.7 

km) upstream from the ocean in the 

Santa Ynez River in Santa Barbara 

County; and Holland (1992, p. 9) found 

tidewater gobies 3 mi (5 km) upstream 

from the ocean in the Santa Margarita 

River in San Diego County. Collectively, 

these data suggest the average distance 

tidewater gobies have been detected 

upstream from the ocean in medium to 

large rivers is approximately 3.8 mi (6.1 

km). Other than high stream gradient, 

the reasons for the variation in upstream movement between one locality 

and another have not been determined; 

salinity could be an important factor. 

Upstream salinity levels may vary with 

time of year, tidal cycles, storm events, 

and topography. However, Swift et al. 

(1997, p. 26) indicate that gradient and 

lack of barriers (e.g., beaver dams, sills) 

are more important factors than salinity 

to upstream dispersal. 

Sandbars 

Many of the locations occupied by the 

tidewater goby closely correspond to 

stream drainages. Under natural 

conditions, these stream drainages and 

the marine environment collectively act 

to produce sandbars that form a barrier 

between the ocean and the lagoon, 

estuary, backwater marsh, and 

freshwater stream system (Habel and 

Armstrong 1977, p. 39). These sandbars 

tend to be present during the late spring, 

summer, and fall seasons. The presence 

of a sandbar can create a lower salinity 

level (i.e., 5 to 10 ppt) in the area up 

gradient from the sandbar (Carpelan 

1967, p. 324) than would otherwise 

exist if there were no sandbar. 

Tidewater gobies are more commonly 

associated with these lower salinity 

levels than with the salinity levels that 

occur in the ocean or an estuary without 

a sandbar, i.e., about 35 ppt. The 

formation of a sandbar also creates a 

larger area for aquatic organisms 

because water becomes ponded behind 

the sandbar. Artificial breaching of a 

sandbar tends to result in a rapid 

decrease in water levels and increases 

the likelihood that adult tidewater 

gobies, their nests, and their fry could 

become stranded and die, or become 

concentrated and subject to greater 

levels of predation pressure by birds or 

other predators. 

In Humboldt Bay and the Eel River 

estuary in Humboldt County, a large 

amount of salt and brackish marsh 

habitat was eliminated through the 

construction of levees and drainage 

channels. As a result, several of the 

localities occupied by the tidewater 

goby do not contain natural sandbars 

between the ocean and habitat where 

the species is present. Instead, 

manmade water control structures, such 

as tidegates and culverts, exist between 

tidal waters and the locations where 

tidewater gobies occur. These tidegates 

have been in place for decades, and in 

some cases, they provide habitat 

conditions similar to those created by 

the presence of a seasonal sandbar. In 

fact, most of the occupied tidewater 

goby habitats in the Humboldt Bay-Eel 

River estuaries are above tidegates. 

Food 

Tidewater gobies feed mainly on 

macro-invertebrates such as mysid 

shrimp, gamarid amphipods, ostracods, 

and aquatic insects such as chironomid 

midge larvae (Irwin and Soltz 1984, p. 

21–23; Swift et al. 1989, p. 6; Swenson 

1995, p. 87). The diets of adult and 

juvenile tidewater gobies tend to 

include the same relative abundance of 

different invertebrate species (Swenson 

and McCray 1996, p. 962). 

Cover or Shelter 

A variety of native and nonnative fish 

species and fish-eating bird species such 

as egrets (Egretta spp.) and herons (e.g., 

great blue herons (Ardea herodias)) prey 

on tidewater gobies, and escape cover or 

shelter is necessary to reduce the 

likelihood that tidewater gobies will be 

preyed upon. 

A species’ ability to persist when it is 

subject to predation pressure frequently 

depends on the presence of features that 

provide cover from predators, or the 

presence of a heterogeneous habitat that 

provides a greater level of structure 

which makes it more likely a prey 

species will avoid predation (Crowder 

and Cooper 1982, p. 1802; Gilinsky 

1984, p. 455). 

At locations where tidewater gobies 

occur, submerged and emergent aquatic 

vegetation has the potential to provide 

cover from predators, and provide a 

greater degree of habitat heterogeneity 

or structure that would not otherwise 

exist if the aquatic vegetation was 

absent. Stable lagoons often possess 

dense aquatic vegetation that frequently 

consists of sago pondweed 

(Potamogeton pectinatus) or widgeon 

grass (e.g., Ruppia maritima and R. 

cirrhosa). At some locations, juvenile 

tidewater gobies are more prevalent in 

areas with at least some submergent 

vegetation as compared to other areas 

with no or little vegetation (Wang 1984, 

p. 16; Swenson 1994, p. 6; Trihey & 

Associates, Inc. 1996, p. 11). We believe 

it is reasonable to assume that the 

presence of submerged or emergent 

vegetation reduces the likelihood that 

tidewater gobies will be preyed upon by 

native and nonnative species because 

this vegetation provides cover and 

increases the level of habitat 

heterogeneity in a way that makes it 

more likely that tidewater gobies will 

persist where they co-occur with 

predators. 

Aquatic vegetation may provide some 

degree of shelter or refuge during flash 

flood events (Lafferty et al. 1999b, p. 

621). These refuges presumably would 

result because the presence of 

vegetation would create lower water 

velocities than might otherwise occur in 

unvegetated areas. Such refuges would 

be especially important to fish species 

that are not strong swimmers, such as 

the tidewater goby. 

Sites for Breeding, Reproduction, and 

Rearing (or Development) of Offspring 

The eggs of the tidewater goby are laid 

in burrows that are excavated by male 

fish. The available literature suggests 

that burrows most commonly occur in 

areas with relatively unconsolidated, 

clean, coarse sand (Swift et al. 1989, p. 

8), while other documents demonstrate 

that burrows also occur in silt or mud 

(Wang 1982, p. 6). Swenson (1995, p. 

148) demonstrated that tidewater gobies 

prefer a sandy substrate in the 

laboratory. Male tidewater gobies 

remain in the burrow to guard the eggs 

attached to the burrow ceiling and 

walls. Male tidewater gobies care for the 

embryos for approximately 9 to 11 days 

until they hatch, rarely if ever emerging 

from the burrow to feed (Swift et al. 

1989, p. 4). Tidewater goby larvae 

occupy the water column after the eggs 

hatch (Wang 1982, p. 15). As they 

mature, they occupy the bottom 

substrate. Worcester (1992, pp. 77–79) 

found that larval tidewater gobies in 

Pico Creek Lagoon in San Luis Obispo 

County tended to use the deeper portion 

of the lagoon, i.e., 29 inches (in) (73 

centimeters (cm)) deep water versus 17 

in (42 cm) deep water. 

Primary Constituents for the Tidewater 

Goby 

Under the Act and its implementing 

regulations, we are required to identify 

the known primary constituent elements 

(PCEs) within the geographical area 

occupied by the species that in the 

appropriate spatial arrangement and 

quantity comprise the physical or 

biological features essential to the 

conservation of the species which may 

require special management 

considerations or protection. 

Based on our current knowledge of 

the life history, biology, and ecology of 

the species and the requirements of the 

habitat to sustain the essential life 

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determined that the tidewater goby’s 

PCEs are: 

(1) Persistent, shallow (in the range of 

about 0.1 to 2 m), still-to-slow-moving, 

aquatic habitat most commonly ranging 

in salinity from 0.5 ppt to about 10 to 

12 ppt, which provides adequate space 

for normal behavior and individual and 

population growth; 

(2) Substrates (e.g., sand, silt, mud) 

suitable for the construction of burrows 

for reproduction; 

(3) Submerged and emergent aquatic 

vegetation, such as Potamogeton 

pectinatus, Ruppia maritima, Typha 

latifolia, and Scirpus spp. that provides 

protection from predators; and 

(4) Presence of a sandbar(s) across the 

mouth of a lagoon or estuary during the 

late spring, summer, and fall that closes 

or partially closes the lagoon or estuary, 

thereby providing relatively stable water 

levels and salinity. 

This designation of critical habitat for 

the tidewater goby is designed for the 

conservation of PCEs necessary to 

support the life history functions of the 

species comprising the physical or 

biological features essential to the 

conservation of the species, and the 

areas supporting these features. We 

propose units for designation based on 

sufficient PCEs being present to support 

at least one of the species’ life history 

functions. Some units contain all of 

these PCEs and support multiple life 

processes, while some units contain 

only a portion of these PCEs, those 

necessary to support the species’

particular use of that habitat. 

Special Management Considerations or 

Protection 

When designating critical habitat, we 

assess whether the areas within the 

geographical area occupied by the 

species at the time of listing contain the 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection. Special management 

considerations or protection may be 

necessary to eliminate or reduce the 

magnitude of threats that affect the 

tidewater goby. Threats that were 

identified in the final rule listing the 

tidewater goby include: (1) Coastal 

development projects that result in the 

loss or alteration of coastal wetland 

habitat; (2) water diversions and 

alterations of water flows upstream of 

coastal lagoons and estuaries that 

negatively impact the species’ breeding 

and foraging activities; (3) groundwater 

overdrafting that results in reduction of 

flows and negatively impacts the 

species’ breeding and forging activities; 

(4) channelization of habitats where the 

species occurs that removes or reduces 

quality of habitat; (5) discharge of 

agricultural and sewage effluents; (6) 

cattle grazing and feral pig activity that 

results in increased sedimentation of 

coastal lagoons and riparian habitats, 

removes vegetative cover, increases 

ambient water temperatures, and 

eliminates plunge pools and collapsed 

undercut banks utilized by tidewater 

gobies; (7) introduced species that prey 

on the tidewater goby (e.g., bass, 

crayfish (Cambaris spp.)); (8) the 

inadequacy of existing regulatory 

mechanisms; (9) drought conditions that 

result in the deterioration of coastal and 

riparian habitats; and (10) competition 

with introduced species such as the 

yellowfin goby and chameleon goby. 

For the purposes of this rule, we have 

combined the ‘‘water diversions and 

alterations of water flows upstream of 

coastal lagoons and estuaries that 

negatively impact the species’ breeding 

and foraging activities’’ threats category 

with ‘‘drought conditions’’ and 

‘‘groundwater overdrafting,’’ along with 

the addition of artificial breaching of 

sandbars, into one threat category called 

‘‘water diversions, alterations of water 

flows, artificial sandbar breaching, and 

groundwater overdrafting that 

negatively impact the species’ breeding 

and foraging activities.’’ Similarly, we 

have combined the two threat categories 

of ‘‘introduced species that prey on the 

tidewater goby (e.g., bass, crayfish, 

(Cambaris spp.))’’ and ‘‘competition 

with introduced species such as the 

yellowfin goby and chameleon goby’’

into one category called ‘‘Introduced 

species that prey on, or compete with, 

the tidewater goby (e.g., yellowfin 

gobies, bass, and crayfish).’’ Where 

special management may be necessary, 

regulatory mechanisms may need to be 

added or amended by local, State or 

Federal governmental entities if 

sufficient management is not achievable 

through voluntary mechanisms. 

We find that the PCEs present within 

all the areas we are designating may 

require special management 

considerations or protection due to 

threats to the tidewater goby or its 

habitat. Using current information 

provided in the tidewater goby recovery 

plan (Service 2005, Appendix E) and 

other information in our files, we have 

identified the PCEs, which may require 

special management considerations or 

protection from known threats within 

each of the critical habitat units (see 

Critical Habitat Designation and Table 2 

below for a unit-by-unit description). 

Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat 

As required by section 4(b)(1)(A) of 

the Act, we use the best scientific and 

commercial data available in 

determining the specific areas within 

the geographical area occupied by the 

species at the time of listing that contain 

features essential to the conservation of 

species which may require special 

management considerations or 

protection. We also use the best 

scientific and commercial data available 

when determining if any specific areas 

outside the geographical area occupied 

by the species at the time of listing are 

essential for the conservation of the 

species. We only designate areas outside 

the geographical area presently 

occupied by a species when a 

designation limited to its present range 

would be inadequate to ensure the 

conservation of the species (50 CFR 

424.12e). Such data used included 

research published in peer-reviewed 

articles and presented in academic 

theses and agency reports; information 

submitted during section 7 

consultations and by biologists holding 

section 10(a)(1)(A) recovery permits; 

information that is contained within the 

recently completed recovery plan for the 

tidewater goby (Service 2005); the final 

rule listing the tidewater goby (59 FR 

5494); and regional Geographic 

Information System (GIS) coverage. We 

also solicited information from 

knowledgeable biologists that have 

worked with the tidewater goby. 

The process we use to identify the 

features that are essential to the 

conservation of the tidewater goby 

reflects a complete assessment of the 

current, best scientific data available. 

Much of the available information on 

the tidewater goby is summarized in the 

Recovery Plan for the Tidewater Goby 

(Service 2005). The emphasis of the 

recovery plan is to preserve the 

diversity of habitats that occur within 

the range of the tidewater goby, the 

metapopulation structure of the species, 

and genetic diversity. The recovery plan 

identifies 26 subunits (i.e., groups) of 

tidewater goby localities and describes 

them as being metapopulations. A 

metapopulation is generally considered 

a group of genetically related 

subpopulations (i.e., localities as used 

elsewhere in this rule) that are linked by 

the dispersal of individuals between 

subpopulations. Some subunits consist 

of a single occupied locality. Others 

consist of multiple populations that 

make up a source-sink type 

metapopulation where some 

subpopulations produce such an 

abundance of young that they are 

available to disperse to other localities 

(i.e., source), while others (sinks) may 

sometimes be extirpated until they are 

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in the recovery plan were based on the 

most up-to-date scientific information 

on tidewater goby morphology and 

genetics available. Based on the goals of 

the recovery plan and the scientific 

literature that was used in the 

preparation of the plan, we developed 

criteria for identifying critical habitat 

units (see below). In this rule, we have 

also attempted to describe, in a more 

explicit manner, the criteria we use to 

determine the lateral and upstream 

extent of the critical habitat unit 

boundaries. 

The criteria for identifying which 

areas meet the definition of critical 

habitat include: 

(a) Areas occupied at the time of 

listing and that possess one or more 

PCEs such that the area supports one or 

more of the tidewater goby’s life 

processes. We determined which areas 

were occupied at the time of listing from 

information in the recovery plan 

(Service 2005) and in two papers on 

tidewater goby occurrence (Swift et al. 

1989, p. 13; Swift et al. 1993, p. 129), 

both of which were used in the 

preparation of the final listing rule for 

the tidewater goby; 

(b) Areas that are currently occupied 

but were not occupied at the time of 

listing, which are determined to be 

essential to the conservation of the 

species; 

(c) Areas that are representative of the 

distribution of the tidewater goby 

throughout the entire geographic range 

occupied at the time of listing, 

including those with unique ecological 

characteristics (e.g., large, open bays in 

Humboldt County versus small, 

routinely closed lagoons in Santa 

Barbara County), with the goal of 

maintaining the full range of the habitat 

variability and genetic and 

morphological adaptation in the species; 

and 

(d) Areas that allow for the 

conservation of viable metapopulations 

(as defined in the Background section 

above) under varying environmental 

conditions (e.g., drought). These areas 

include those that presumably serve as 

source populations or those that provide 

important connectivity between source 

populations. 

For the purposes of this designation, 

we define source populations as those 

that are currently occupied and have 

been consistently occupied for three or 

more consecutive years based on survey 

data and published reports. Based on 

the source-sink metapopulation type 

structure of many tidewater goby 

localities, we believe these areas are 

more likely to be capable of maintaining 

populations over many years and 

therefore capable of providing 

individuals to recruit into surrounding 

subpopulations. 

Locations that provide connectivity 

between source populations are those 

locations that exist between source 

populations that are likely to act as 

‘‘stepping stones’’ between more 

isolated populations, and contribute to 

metapopulation persistence. Locations 

that possess unique ecological 

characteristics are those that represent 

the full range of environmental 

variability where the tidewater goby has 

evolved, and therefore are likely to 

promote the adaptation of the species to 

different environmental conditions. For 

example, some of these habitats would 

include locations that reflect different 

environmental conditions in southern 

and northern California (e.g. smaller 

habitats that occur in a more arid 

environment versus large habitats that 

occur in areas with abundant rainfall). 

Morphological and genetic variability 

was used to support the inclusion of 

locations where we assume that this 

variability may play a role in positively 

affecting the species’ conservation over 

time. 

The conservation of a broad range of 

environmental, morphological, and 

genetic diversity that is present at the 

various locations is an important 

consideration in determining localities 

that have the features essential for the 

conservation of the species. For 

example, a population’s ability to 

successfully adapt to changing 

environmental conditions is a function 

of the heterozygosity, population size, 

and genetic variation of the individuals 

at a given location (Reed and Frankham 

2003, p. 233). Local adaptations to 

different environmental conditions and 

morphological differences are likely 

linked to genetic variations among 

populations. These features may in turn 

be best protected by: (a) Identifying 

areas that represent the species and 

genetic diversity, and (b) maximizing 

within these areas the protection of 

contiguous environmental gradients 

across which selection and migration 

can interact to maintain population 

viability and (adaptive) genetic diversity 

(Moritz 2002, p. 238). 

By applying these criteria to the 26 

subunits described in the recovery plan, 

we identified 44 critical habitat units 

that we have determined to be essential 

to the conservation of the tidewater 

goby. In general, we are designating 

these 44 units as critical habitat 

because: (1) They are representative of 

the distribution of the tidewater goby; 

(2) some units are occupied by source 

populations such that they support 

other habitats with tidewater gobies; 

(3) some units, although not considered 

sources, provide connectivity between 

populations; and, (4) other units reflect 

the diversity of the species and its 

currently occupied habitats. Although 

all 44 units are currently occupied by 

tidewater gobies, 3 of the units were not 

occupied at the time of listing (HUM–

4, SB–8, and LA–2). We have included 

these three units because they meet our 

criterion ‘‘b,’’ ‘‘c,’’ and ‘‘d’’ above and 

we determined that they are essential 

for the conservation of the species 

(please see the Critical Habitat 

Designation section below for more 

information). Critical habitat units in 

this final designation are located in all 

26 subunits in the recovery plan, except 

for those on Vandenberg Air Force Base 

(Santa Barbara County) and Marine 

Corps Base, Camp Pendleton (San Diego 

County), which have completed 

INRMPs that provide protection for the 

tidewater goby (see Application of 

Section 4(a)(3) of the Act—Approved 

Integrated Natural Resource 

Management Plans section). In some 

cases, several critical habitat units are 

included within a recovery plan 

subunit. In these instances we believe 

either that there is likely more than one 

source population and/or the inclusion 

of additional localities increases the 

chance for dispersal of individuals 

between localities. 

Finally, we considered but did not 

include any currently unoccupied 

habitat in this designation because we 

concluded that the 44 units we are 

designating are sufficient for the 

conservation of the species. Many 

changes have occurred to the coastal 

wetlands of California, including the 

complete destruction of some. Many of 

these changes can not be reversed to the 

point where tidewater gobies are likely 

to be able to survive in these 

unoccupied areas. Additionally, our 

recently completed 5-year review 

evaluating the status of the species has 

recommended downlisting the species. 

This is in part due to an increase in the 

number of occupied locations since 

listing, which indicates the threats, or 

levels thereof, are not as seriously 

impacting tidewater goby populations as 

previously believed. Therefore, we 

believe the designation of the 44 

currently occupied units which meet 

the criteria listed above provides for the 

conservation of the species, and we are 

not designating any habitat outside the 

geographical area presently occupied by 

the species. 

After determining the areas that meet 

the definition of critical habitat by 

applying criteria ‘‘a’’ through ‘‘d’’ above, 

the boundary of each critical habitat 

unit was mapped. Unit boundaries were 

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species occurrence data that 

demonstrated where tidewater gobies 

have been observed, the presence of 

barriers and stream gradients that limit 

tidewater goby movements, and the 

presence and extent of the aquatic 

habitat required by tidewater gobies. 

The lateral extent of each critical 

habitat unit was delineated, in part, 

using existing digital data. To determine 

the lateral boundaries of each critical 

habitat unit, we most frequently relied 

on National Wetland Inventory (NWI) 

maps that were prepared by the Service 

in 2006. The NWI maps are based on the 

Cowardin classification system 

(Cowardin et al. 1979); the Service has 

adopted this classification system as its 

official standard to describe wetland 

and deepwater habitats. Specifically, the 

following wetland types based on 

Cowardin (1979) were used to delineate 

unit boundaries: Lake, Estuarine and 

Marine Deepwater, Estuarine and 

Marine Wetland, Freshwater Pond, 

Freshwater Emergent Wetland, 

Freshwater Forested/Shrub Wetland, 

and Riverine. These wetland types have 

or are likely to have the PCEs at various 

times throughout the year depending on 

the season and environmental factors 

such as storm or drought events. In 

some cases, we used existing 

anthropogenic structures, such as 

concrete or riprap channel linings, that 

occur within wetland habitat types to 

delineate the lateral boundaries of units. 

To a lesser extent, we also used aerial 

imagery from the National Agricultural 

Imagery Program (NAIP) to delineate the 

lateral boundaries of a critical habitat 

unit where insufficient NWI data was 

available. 

The precise location where tidewater 

goby habitat occurs at a particular 

locality may vary on a daily, seasonal, 

and annual basis, i.e., the habitats 

occupied by tidewater gobies exist in a 

dynamic environment that varies over 

time. For example, the size and lateral 

extent of a coastal lagoon or estuary 

varies with daily tide cycles. Flood 

events may also change the precise 

location where surface water exists 

within a given lagoon, estuary, 

backwater marsh, or freshwater 

tributary. Therefore, it is appropriate to 

delineate each critical habitat unit to 

encompass the entire area occupied by 

tidewater gobies on a daily, seasonal, 

and annual basis. To accomplish this, 

we used the boundaries delineated on 

the NWI maps to determine the lateral 

extent of each unit. 

The delineation of the upstream-most 

extent of a particular critical habitat unit 

was determined using one of four 

features that include: (a) The average 

distance that tidewater gobies are 

known to move upstream from the 

ocean (3.8 mi (6.1 km)), (b) the presence 

of barriers (e.g., culverts) that may 

prevent tidewater gobies from moving 

upstream, (c) the presence of a gradient 

that precludes tidewater gobies from 

swimming upstream (vertical drops of 

more than 4 to 8 in (10 to 20 cm) high 

can act as barriers that make it less 

likely tidewater gobies will be able to 

swim upstream (Swift et al. 1997, 

p. 20)), or (d) limited surface water in 

the tributary up gradient from the 

lagoon or estuary. Each of the above 

features describes a barrier to upstream 

movement; therefore the upstream 

extent of a particular unit was 

determined by whichever barrier was 

identified first through the mapping 

process regardless of whether or not 

PCEs were still present above it. 

When determining critical habitat 

boundaries, we made every effort to 

avoid developed areas such as lands 

covered by buildings, pavement, and 

other structures because such lands lack 

PCEs for the tidewater goby. The scale 

of the critical habitat maps prepared 

under the parameters for publication 

within the Code of Federal Regulations 

may not reflect the exclusion of such 

developed lands. Any such lands 

inadvertently left inside critical habitat 

boundaries shown on the maps of this 

final rule were excluded in the text of 

the proposed rule and are excluded in 

this final rule. Therefore, a Federal 

action involving these lands would not 

trigger section 7 consultation with 

respect to critical habitat and the 

requirement of no adverse modification, 

unless the specific action may affect 

adjacent critical habitat. 

A brief discussion of each area 

designated as critical habitat is provided 

in the unit descriptions below. 

Additional detailed documentation 

concerning the essential nature of these 

areas is contained in our supporting 

record for this rulemaking. 

Critical Habitat Designation 

We are designating 44 units as critical 

habitat for the tidewater goby. All areas 

are currently occupied by the tidewater 

goby and constitute our best assessment 

of areas that meet the definition of 

critical habitat for the species. The 44 

areas designated as critical habitat occur 

in: Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, 

Sonoma, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, 

Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa 

Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles 

Counties, California. 

Table 1 identifies the geographic areas 

that meet the definition of critical 

habitat for tidewater goby but are being 

exempted from critical habitat pursuant 

to section 4(a)(3) of the Act. Table 2 

shows the approximate area, by unit and 

landownership, designated as critical 

habitat for the tidewater goby. 

TABLE 1.—APPROXIMATE SIZE OF OCCUPIED AREAS CONTAINING FEATURES ESSENTIAL TO THE CONSERVATION OF THE

TIDEWATER GOBY (DEFINITIONAL AREA) AND THE AREAS DETERMINED TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CRITICAL HABITAT

DESIGNATION UNDER SECTION 4(A)(3) OF THE ACT

Geographic area 

Definitional 

area 

(acres/ 

hectares) 

Exempted 

area 

(acres/ 

hectares) 

Total 

Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base ...................................................................................................... 838/340 838/340 838/340 

Vandenberg Air Force Base .................................................................................................................... 775/314 775/314 775/314 


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TABLE 2.—CRITICAL HABITAT UNITS DESIGNATED FOR THE TIDEWATER GOBY. AREA ESTIMATES (ACRES/HECTARES) REFLECT ALL LAND WITHIN THE CRITICAL HABITAT UNIT BOUNDARIES. AREA ESTIMATES ARE ROUNDED TO THE NEAREST WHOLE INTEGER THAT IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN 1. UNITS ARE ARRANGED NORTH TO SOUTH

Unit name Federal State Local Private Total 

Threats requiring special 

management 

of PCEs 1

DN–1: Lake Earl/Lake Tolowa ................. 0/0 2,682/1,085 0/0 0/0 2,682/1,085 1,4 

HUM–1: Stone Lagoon ............................ 0/0 586/237 0/0 0/0 586/237 4 

HUM–2: Big Lagoon ................................ 0/0 1,505/609 0/0 0/0 1,505/609 4 

HUM–3: Humboldt Bay ............................ 879/356 296/120 90/36 213/86 1,478/598 1,3,4,5 

HUM–4: Eel River .................................... 0/0 32/13 0/0 236/96 268/109 4,5 

MEN–1: Ten Mile River ........................... 0/0 218/88 0/0 0/0 218/88 4 

MEN–2: Virgin Creek ............................... 0/0 11/4 0/0 0/0 11/4 1,4 

MEN–3: Pudding Creek ........................... 0/0 23/9 0/0 0/0 23/9 1,4 

MEN–4: Davis Lake and Manchester 

State Park Ponds ................................. 0/0 24/10 0/0 0/0 24/10 4 

SON–1: Salmon Creek ............................ 0/0 41/17 0/0 59/24 100/41 1,2,4,5 

MAR–1: Estero Americano ...................... 1/1 6/2 0/0 288/117 295/120 1,4,5 

MAR–2: Estero De San Antonio .............. 0/0 60/24 0/0 118/48 178/72 1,2,4,5 

MAR–3: Lagunitas (Papermill) Creek ...... 176/71 666/270 0/0 7/3 849/344 1,3,4,5 

MAR–4: Rodeo Lagoon ........................... 40/16 0/0 0/0 0/0 40/16 1 

SM–1: San Gregorio Creek ..................... 0/0 39/16 0/0 0/0 39/16 1,3 

SM–2: Pescadero-Butano Creek ............. 0/0 218/88 0/0 0/0 218/88 1,3,4 

SM–3: Bean Hollow Creek (Arroyo de 

Los Frijoles) .......................................... 0/0 3/1 0/0 7/3 10/4 1,2 

SC–1: Laguna Creek ............................... 0/0 26/11 0/0 0/0 26/11 2,4 

SC–2: Baldwin Creek ............................... 0/0 17/7 0/0 0/0 17/7 2,4 

SC–3: Corcoran Lagoon .......................... 0/0 5/2 6/2 21/8 32/12 1,4 

SC–4: Aptos Creek .................................. 0/0 3/1 0/0 0/0 3/1 1,3,4 

SC–5: Pajaro River .................................. 0/0 158/64 10/4 8/3 176/71 1,3,4 

MN–1: Bennett Slough ............................. 0/0 82/33 5/2 68/28 155/63 1,2,3,4 

SLO–1: Arroyo del Corral ........................ 0/0 5/2 0/0 0/0 5/2 1,5 

SLO–2: Oak Knoll Creek (Arroyo Laguna) .................................................... 0/0 3/1 0/0 0/0 3/1 1,3 

SLO–3: Little Pico Creek ......................... 0/0 2/1 0/0 0/0 2/1 5 

SLO–4: San Simeon Creek ..................... 0/0 16/7 0/0 0/0 16/7 2,4,5 

SLO–5: Villa Creek .................................. 0/0 5/2 0/0 0/0 5/2 1,2,4,5 

SLO–6: San Geronimo Creek .................. 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 1/1 5 

SLO–7: Pismo Creek ............................... 0/0 12/5 1/1 5/2 18/8 1,3,4 

SB–1: Santa Maria River ......................... 0/0 149/60 33/13 286/116 468/189 1,2,4,5 

SB–2: Can ̃ada de las Agujas .................. 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 1,4 

SB–3: Can ̃ada de Santa Anita ................ 0/0 0/0 0/0 3/1 3/1 4 

SB–4: Can ̃ada de Alegria ........................ 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 1,2,4,5 

SB–5: Can ̃ada de Agua Caliente ............ 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/1 1,4 

SB–6: Gaviota Creek ............................... 0/0 8/3 0/0 1/1 9/4 1,3,4,5 

SB–7: Winchester/Bell Canyon ................ 0/0 0/0 1/1 5/2 6/3 4 

SB–8: Arroyo Burro .................................. 0/0 0/0 2/1 0/0 2/1 1,3,4 

SB–9: Mission Creek-Laguna Channel ... 0/0 9/4 5/2 0/0 14/6 1,3,4 

VEN–1: Ventura River ............................. 0/0 26/10 16/6 9/4 51/20 1,2,3,4 

VEN–2: Santa Clara River ....................... 0/0 218/88 22/9 110/45 350/142 1,2,3,4 

VEN–3: J Street Drain-Ormond Lagoon .. 0/0 5/2 40/16 0/0 45/18 1,3,4 

LA–1: Malibu Lagoon ............................... 0/0 58/24 0/0 6/3 64/27 1,2,3,4 

LA–2: Topanga Creek .............................. 0/0 5/2 0/0 0/0 5/2 1,2,3,4 

Total .................................................. 1,096/444 7,223/2,923 231/93 1,453/593 10,003/4,053 

1 Codes of known threats to tidewater goby habitat that may require special management considerations or protection of the PCEs are as follows: 

1. Coastal development projects that result in the loss or alteration of coastal wetland habitat affecting PCEs 1, 2, 3, and 4.

2. Water diversions, alterations of water flows, artificial breaching of sandbars, and groundwater overdrafting that negatively impact the species’ breeding and foraging activities and PCEs 1, 2, 3, and 4. 

3. Channelization of habitats where the species occurs, affecting PCEs 1, 2, 3, and 4. 

4. Non-point and point source pollution or discharge of agricultural and sewage effluents that are likely to impact the species health or breeding and foraging activities and PCE 1. 

5. Cattle grazing that results in increased sedimentation of coastal lagoons and riparian habitats, removes vegetative cover, increases ambient 

water temperatures, and eliminates plunge pools and undercut banks utilized by tidewater gobies affecting PCE 1. 

Below, we present brief descriptions 

of all units, and reasons why they meet 

the definition of critical habitat for the 

tidewater goby. The first two or three 

letters in the code for each critical 

habitat unit description reflects the 

county where the unit occurs: DN = Del 

Norte, HUM = Humboldt, LA = Los 

Angeles, MAR = Marin, MEN = 

Mendocino, MN = Monterey, SLO = San 

Luis Obispo, SM = San Mateo, SB = 

Santa Barbara, SC = Santa Cruz, SON = 

Sonoma, and VEN = Ventura. In Table 

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with the most northerly unit being 

described first and the most southerly 

unit being described last. 

DN–1: Lake Earl/Lake Tolowa 

Unit DN–1 consists of 2,682 ac (1,085 

ha) located approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) 

north of the town of Crescent City and 

approximately 10 mi (16 km) south of 

the California-Oregon border. On an 

intermittent basis, DN–1 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the majority of the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). This unit includes 

two contiguous lagoons (Lake Tolowa 

and Lake Earl), referred to collectively 

as Lake Earl. DN–1 includes Stateowned land within the California 

Department of Fish and Game’s (CDFG) 

Lake Earl Wildlife Area, and a portion 

of Tolowa Dunes State Park. DN–1 was 

occupied at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. This critical habitat 

unit is the largest occupied locality in 

Del Norte County. Tidewater gobies 

have regularly been found throughout 

the lagoon in large numbers during 

surveys and intensive studies (Tetra 

Tech 2000, pp. 8–9 and Tables G–1 

through G–12). The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the north, in Tilla Slough/Smith River 

(not designated as critical habitat), by 

7.3 mi (11.8 km). Because DN–has been 

consistently occupied over time, it is 

likely a source population for this 

region. It likely provides demographic 

and connectivity for other intermittent 

localities such as Tillas Slough, and 

provides a source population for 

reestablishment of the species at 

historically occupied, but currently 

extirpated, localities at Redwood Creek 

estuary and Freshwater Lagoon. 

Furthermore, Lake Earl/Lake Tolowa 

are representative of extensive coastal 

lagoons and bays north of Cape 

Mendocino formed over uplifting 

Holocene sediments on broad flat 

coastal benches. These coastal benches 

include an intricate network of estuaries 

and other channels that are features 

essential to the conservation of the 

tidewater goby because they provide 

refugia during seasonal floods and 

breeding habitat through the full range 

of climatic cycles. The water level and 

salinity within the lagoon varies 

seasonally and annually in response to 

(a) periods of high precipitation or 

drought within its watershed; (b) the 

timing, duration, and frequency of 

breaching events; (c) the water level in 

the lagoon at the time of breaching; and 

(d) ocean tidal cycles during and 

immediately following a breach. As a 

result of natural and human-induced 

environmental changes, maximum 

water depth within Lake Earl varies 

during an annual cycle from less than 5 

ft (1.5 meters) deep to more than 10 ft 

(3 meters) deep. The distribution of 

tidewater gobies and PCEs within Lake 

Earl changes in response to these 

dynamic, short-term habitat conditions; 

over a multi-year cycle, tidewater gobies 

may persist and breed anywhere within 

the lagoon. PCEs 1, 2, and 3 are found 

throughout DN–1, on a short term but 

variable time scale in response to the 

dynamic variability of the habitat itself. 

This unit and the essential features 

contained therein are also important to 

the conservation of the species because 

the goby population that it supports is 

considered a source population and will 

support the recovery of the tidewater 

goby population along this important 

coastal range, help conserve genetic 

diversity within the species, and 

facilitate colonization of currently 

unoccupied locations. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

HUM–1: Stone Lagoon 

Unit HUM–1 consists of 586 ac (237 

ha) located approximately 11 mi (18 km) 

north of the city of Trinidad. HUM–1 

(Stone Lagoon) is a moderately large, 

natural, coastal lagoon with a narrows 

and spit separating it from the ocean. 

The lagoon includes fresh water input 

from two streams on the east and 

southern sides of the unit. Similar to 

DN–1, HUM–1 is typical of large north 

coast lagoons, characterized by a 

seasonal sandbar that results in 

relatively stable habitat within a 

naturally variable range of seasonal and 

annual climate conditions. HUM–1 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the 

majority of the late spring, summer, and 

fall that closes or partially closes the 

lagoon or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

Tidewater goby distribution within this 

overall large lagoon varies in response 

to annual and seasonal climatic 

conditions. The other three PCEs occur 

throughout the unit, and the species 

likely alters its distribution within the 

lagoon in response to seasonal and 

annual habitat variability. HUM–1 is 

entirely State-owned and is part of 

Humboldt Lagoons State Park. 

Management of the lagoon does not 

include goals or tasks specific to the 

tidewater goby. HUM–1 was occupied at 

the time of listing, is currently occupied 

and is likely a source population for this 

region. HUM–1 is the northernmost of 

the four Humboldt County units and is 

located 40.8 mi (65.6 km) south of Lake 

Earl/Lake Tolowa (DN–1). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the north, in Freshwater 

Lagoon (not designated as critical 

habitat), by 30.7 mi (49.4 km). HUM–1 

is the closest source population to 

reestablish the tidewater goby within 

formerly suitable but known extirpated 

localities at Redwood Creek and 

Freshwater Lagoon. HUM–1 will also 

support the recovery of tidewater goby 

populations along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

HUM–2: Big Lagoon 

Unit HUM–2 consists of 1,505 ac (609 

ha) located approximately 7 mi (11 km) 

north of the city of Trinidad. Big Lagoon 

is a large coastal lagoon with a narrow 

sand spit separating it from the ocean, 

and receives the majority of its fresh 

water input from one stream in the 

southeast portion of the unit. Similar to 

DN–1, HUM–2 is typical of large north 

coast lagoons and estuaries, 

characterized by a seasonal sandbar that 

results in relatively stable habitat within 

a naturally variable range of seasonal 

and annual climate conditions. HUM–2 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the 

majority of the late spring, summer, and 

fall that closes or partially closes the 

lagoon or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

Tidewater goby distribution within this 

overall large lagoon varies in response 

to annual and seasonal climatic 

conditions. The other three PCEs occur 

throughout the unit, and the species 

likely alters its distribution within the 

lagoon in response to seasonal and 

annual habitat variability. HUM–2 

consists entirely of State lands that are 

part of Humboldt Lagoons State Park; 

however, the CDFG currently holds a 

lease from State lands for all lands to 

the mean high tide line of the lagoon. 

Furthermore, the landward areas are 

managed as Humboldt Lagoons State 

Park administered by the California 

Department of Parks and Recreation. 

HUM–2 was occupied at the time of 

listing, is currently occupied, and is 

likely a source population for this 

region. HUM–2 is located 4.6 mi (7.3 

km) south of Stone Lagoon (HUM–1), 

which is also the nearest extant 

population. Conservation of this unit 

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the species, and facilitate colonization 

of currently unoccupied locations. 

Known threats to tidewater goby habitat 

that may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

HUM–3: Humboldt Bay 

Unit HUM–3 consists of 1,478 ac (598 

ha) located within an 8 mi (13 km) 

radius to the north, south, and east of 

the city of Eureka. This area was 

occupied at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. Humboldt Bay and 

its adjacent marshes and estuaries are a 

complex mixture of natural and humanmade aquatic features that have 

experienced many decades of humaninduced changes. These changes 

include the construction of levees, 

tidegates, culverts, and other water 

control structures, and extensive 

dredging of sandbars. Surrounding the 

bay itself is a generally broad bench 

historically dominated by mudflats, 

tidal marshes, estuarine channels, and 

brackish marshes. Substantial portions 

of those habitats were converted to 

agricultural, urban, and industrial uses 

in recent history, resulting in the loss of 

as much as 10,000 ac (4,047 ha) of 

potentially suitable habitat. This critical 

habitat unit consists of a complex of 

interconnected estuary channels and 

human-made structures along the 

eastern edge of Humboldt Bay which 

collectively mimic, on a much reduced 

scale, habitats largely lost through past 

management practices. Many of these 

channels and marshes are themselves 

the result of changes to historical 

habitats, and depend on specific yet 

generally undocumented management 

activities for their continued function. 

To address the dynamic variability of 

these habitats resulting from seasonal 

and inter-annual precipitation 

differences, we have included both the 

actual known locations where tidewater 

gobies have been documented, as well 

as portions of those channels contiguous 

to but upchannel or downchannel from 

the known localities. We have not 

included Humboldt Bay proper in 

critical habitat, nor have we included 

major channels substantially subject to 

daily tidal fluctuations, as we have no 

evidence suggesting tidewater gobies 

may breed there. Similarly, we have not 

included channels that are not 

contiguous with occupied habitat, nor 

have we included intervening marsh or 

agricultural lands that may occasionally 

be flooded during severe winter storm 

events. 

Based on several recent surveys, we 

have found that the precise locations of 

tidewater goby use within the channel 

complex during any particular year may 

change in response to annual variation 

in precipitation and channel hydrology. 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. Only PCE 4 (a sandbar(s) 

across the mouth of a lagoon or estuary) 

is not likely to occur within this unit 

because a navigable, dredged channel 

with a permanent open connection to 

the ocean is maintained on a regular 

basis. We anticipate that the persistence 

of the tidewater goby source population 

within this unit may require protection 

of localities that are not occupied every 

year, but collectively form a source 

population through an interconnected 

complex of channels and shallow water 

habitats. That is, any of the several 

known occupied localities within a 

channel complex may be used by 

tidewater gobies during various years in 

response to dynamic habitat conditions 

during seasonal, annual, and longer 

term climatic cycles (e.g., drought). 

Recently, significant restoration 

efforts directed primarily at salmonid 

recovery have occurred or are 

anticipated to occur within areas 

designated as critical habitat. The 

outcome of these salmonid restoration 

efforts to tidewater gobies is unknown, 

and will likely vary with their design 

features and their location. This unit 

consists of Federal, State, local 

government, and private lands. HUM–3 

is located 21.0 mi (33.9 km) south of Big 

Lagoon (HUM–2). The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the south, in the Eel River (HUM–4), by 

18.4 mi (29.7 km). This source 

population may provide essential 

demographic and genetic support to 

HUM–4, especially during periods of 

extreme floods (e.g., the 1964 

‘‘Christmas Flood’’), when the 

population of tidewater gobies at the Eel 

River estuary may have been extirpated. 

Conservation of this unit will support 

the recovery of tidewater goby 

populations along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

HUM–4: Eel River 

Unit HUM–4 consists of 268 ac (109 

ha) located approximately 4 mi (6.5 km) 

north of the town of Ferndale. The Eel 

River delta includes a large, complex 

estuary with a network of diked and 

natural slough channels which contain 

suitable tidewater goby habitat. The Eel 

River delta contains many small, unsurveyed slough channels and other 

backwater areas that provide suitable 

habitat for tidewater gobies, but it also 

contains larger channels open to direct 

tidal influence that do not provide 

suitable habitat and are not included in 

this unit. This unit consists of 

backwater channels and immediately 

adjacent marsh contiguous to the known 

occupied habitat. Although no tidewater 

goby surveys are known to have 

occurred in the Eel River estuary prior 

to the listing, we considered this area to 

be unoccupied by the species until the 

Service discovered a new population of 

tidewater gobies in the Eel River estuary 

during surveys in 2004 (Goldsmith 

2006b, p. 1). Although not occupied at 

the time of listing, we consider this 

locality to be essential to the 

conservation of the species because this 

unit possesses ecological characteristics 

which are important in maintaining the 

species’ ability to adapt to changing 

environments, including the ability to 

disperse into higher channels and marsh 

habitat during severe flood events. This 

unit will also support the recovery of 

the tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. This unit consists of State 

lands, local government lands, and 

private lands. Similar to HUM–3, this 

unit includes portions of the contiguous 

channel upstream from the known 

locality, expected to function as habitat 

in response to seasonal and inter-annual 

fluctuations of water level and salinity. 

On an intermittent basis, HUM–4 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). The other three 

PCEs occur throughout the unit in a 

dynamic and seasonally variable 

distribution. 

As described earlier in HUM–3, we 

anticipate that tidewater gobies use 

various locations throughout this unit as 

a moving source population in response 

to the naturally changing habitat 

conditions. This unit is subject to 

infrequent yet severe flooding from the 

nearby Eel River proper. The major 

flood event of 1964 (‘‘Christmas 

Flood’’), and other major floods during 

the past century, may have severely 

altered habitat in most channels, 

including those currently occupied. 

Tidewater gobies may have survived the 

flood and the resulting loss of habitat in 

the refugia provided in upper channels 

and swales. Alternatively, the species 

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and reestablished itself through 

demographic and genetic support from 

HUM–3, located approximately 18.4 mi 

(29.7 km) to the north. Of particular 

importance, the Eel River location is at 

the north end of one of the largest 

natural geographic gaps in the tidewater 

goby’s geographic range. The gap 

extends to the Ten Mile River 

(Mendocino County) to the south, 

representing a coastline distance in 

excess of 135 mi (217 km). This gap, 

with its rocky coastline, strong currents, 

and long distance, remains a formidable 

barrier to the dispersal of tidewater 

gobies. Thus, an additional reason why 

this unit is essential to the conservation 

of the species is because it is at the 

boundary of a large, natural gap in the 

geographic range of the species. 

MEN–1: Ten Mile River 

Unit MEN–1 consists of 218 ac (88 ha) 

located 9 mi (14.5 km) north of the town 

of Fort Bragg. Ten Mile River includes 

a moderately large estuary with a long, 

low-gradient profile that contains many 

beneficial characteristics for supporting 

tidewater gobies, including part-time 

tidal exchange, brackish water, complex 

cover, suitable substrate types, and areas 

of off-channel refugia. Suitable habitat 

in this estuary extends to at least 3 mi 

(5 km) from the ocean, where a gradual 

increase in gradient and freshwater 

conditions dominates. On an 

intermittent basis, MEN–1 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). Persistent, shallow water 

extends in the estuary for more than 3 

mi (5 km) upstream from the ocean. 

Through this long estuary, salinity and 

water depth vary by season, amount of 

precipitation, and tidal cycle. Thus, 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal and 

longer term fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. 

This unit consists entirely of State 

lands. Ten Mile River was occupied by 

tidewater gobies at the time of listing 

and is currently occupied. MEN–1 is 

located 135.0 mi (217.0 km) south of Eel 

River (HUM–4). The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the south, in Virgin Creek (MEN–2), by 

5.6 mi (8.9 km). This unit is considered 

a source population, and will support 

the recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. 

Furthermore, this unit is the largest 

block of habitat along the coast of 

Mendocino County, and is the last 

location on the southern end of one of 

the longest stretches of unsuitable 

habitat in the species range (previously 

described under HUM–4). Thus, this 

unit is important to connect populations 

within Mendocino County. South of Ten 

Mile River, only three other small, 

isolated localities occupied by tidewater 

gobies are known to exist across the 

more than 100 miles of rugged coastline 

between MEN–1 and SON–1 in southcoastal Sonoma County. Known threats 

to tidewater goby habitat that may 

require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

MEN–2: Virgin Creek 

Unit MEN–2 consists of 11 ac (4 ha) 

located 3.5 mi (5.6 km) north of the 

town of Fort Bragg and includes the 

small estuary of Virgin Creek. On an 

intermittent basis, MEN–2 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 

occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit consists entirely of State lands that 

are part of McKerricher State Park, but 

is influenced by factors, such as 

upstream water quality, not under the 

jurisdiction of the Park. The tidewater 

goby occupied this locality at the time 

of listing and the unit is currently 

occupied. MEN–2 is located 5.6 mi (8.9 

km) south of Ten Mile River (MEN–1). 

The unit is separated from the nearest 

extant population to the south, in 

Pudding Creek (MEN–3), by 1.2 mi (2.0 

km). This unit is considered a source 

population, and it will support the 

recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. As 

described above, this unit is one of only 

three small estuaries occupied by 

tidewater gobies between MEN–1 and 

SON–1. It forms an important 

intermediate locality for movement 

within Mendocino County. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

MEN–3: Pudding Creek 

Unit MEN–3 consists of 23 ac (9 ha) 

located 2.5 mi (4.0 km) north of the 

town of Fort Bragg. Pudding Creek, is a 

moderately small estuary controlled at 

the upstream end by a low-head, 

municipal water storage dam. On an 

intermittent basis, MEN–3 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the estuary, and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. This unit consists entirely 

of State lands that are part of 

McKerricher State Park, but is 

influenced by factors, such as upstream 

water quality, not under the jurisdiction 

of the Park. Tidewater gobies have been 

known from this location for at least the 

last 30 years, including the time of 

listing, and it is currently occupied. 

MEN–3 is located 1.2 mi (2.0 km) south 

of Virgin Creek (MEN–2), which is also 

the nearest extant population. This unit 

allows for connectivity between 

tidewater goby source populations, and 

thereby supports gene flow and 

metapopulation dynamics in this region. 

As described above, this unit is one of 

only three small estuaries likely to be 

occupied by tidewater gobies between 

MEN–1 and SON–1. It forms an 

important intermediate locality for longterm connectivity within Mendocino 

County. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat in this unit that may 

require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

are described in Table 2. 

MEN–4: Davis Lake and Manchester 

State Park Ponds 

Unit MEN–4 consists of 24 ac (10 ha) 

located 3.3 mi (5.2 km) northeast of 

Point Arena, and includes an area with 

ponds fed by a small, unnamed, lowelevation, coastal stream in Manchester 

State Park. On an intermittent basis, 

MEN–4 possesses a sandbar across the 

mouth of the lagoon or estuary during 

the late spring, summer, and fall that 

closes or partially closes the lagoon or 

estuary and thereby provides relatively 

stable conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 

3 occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit consists entirely of State lands that 

are part of Manchester State Park. 

Tidewater gobies have been known from 

this location for at least the last 30 

years, including the time of listing, and 

it is currently occupied. MEN–4 is 

located 32.4 mi (52.2 km) south of 

Pudding Creek (MEN–3), which is also 

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is considered a source population, and 

it will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. As described above, this unit 

is one of only three small estuaries 

likely to be occupied by tidewater 

gobies between MEN–1 and SON–1. It 

forms an important intermediate locality 

for long-term connectivity within 

Mendocino County. There are other 

potential areas of suitable habitat in 

neighboring wetlands. However, 

tidewater gobies have not been 

documented from these locations, and 

they are not included in this unit. 

Known threats to tidewater goby habitat 

that may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SON–1: Salmon Creek 

Unit SON–1 consists of 100 ac (41 ha) 

located about 7 mi (11.3 km) south of 

the community of Jenner at the mouth 

of the Russian River. On an intermittent 

basis, SON–1 possesses a sandbar across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the lagoon 

or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. Within the unit, the beach, 

estuary downstream of the State Route 

(SR) 1 bridge, and the floodplain north 

of Salmon Creek and upstream (east) of 

SR 1 are State lands under the 

jurisdiction of the CDPR. The area and 

wetlands south of the creek and east of 

SR 1 in the unit are privately owned. 

This unit was occupied by tidewater 

gobies at the time of listing, is currently 

occupied, and is likely a source 

population for this region. The closest 

known existing population of tidewater 

gobies to Salmon Creek is located at 

Estero Americano 5.3 mi (8.5 km) to the 

south. The geological feature known as 

Bodega Head separates Salmon Creek 

and Estero Americano, and is likely to 

reduce the exchange of tidewater gobies 

between these two locations. This unit 

will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

MAR–1: Estero Americano 

Unit MAR–1 consists of 295 ac (120 

ha) located south of the Bodega Head, 

about 3.5 mi (5.7 km) south of Bodega 

Bay. Estero Americano is approximately 

750 to 1,000 ac (300 to 400 ha) in size 

and is a large lagoon relative to other 

known extant and historical tidewater 

goby locations. On an intermittent basis, 

MAR–1 possesses a sandbar across the 

mouth of the lagoon or estuary during 

the late spring, summer, and fall that 

closes or partially closes the lagoon or 

estuary and thereby provides relatively 

stable conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 

3 occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. The 

majority of this unit consists of 

privately-owned lands. A small portion 

of the unit also consists of Federal and 

State lands. Although the abundance of 

tidewater goby in Estero Americano 

seems to vary, it was occupied by 

tidewater gobies at the time of listing 

and is currently occupied. MAR–1 is 

likely a source population for this 

region. The unit is one of two known 

locations of tidewater goby in this area, 

the other being Estero de San Antonio 

(MAR–2) approximately 2.2 mi (3.5 km) 

to the south. The closest known existing 

locations of tidewater goby to the north 

is the Salmon Creek estuary (SON–1), 

but this location is upcoast from the 

Bodega Head, which likely limits 

interactions with tidewater gobies from 

this unit. This unit will support the 

recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

MAR–2: Estero de San Antonio 

Unit MAR–2 consists of 178 ac (72 ha) 

located about 5.6 mi (9 km) south of 

Bodega Bay. Estero de San Antonio 

provides approximately 500 to 750 ac 

(200 to 300 ha) of fish habitat and is a 

large lagoon relative to other known 

extant and historical tidewater goby 

locations. On an intermittent basis, 

MAR–2 possesses a sandbar across the 

mouth of the lagoon or estuary during 

the late spring, summer, and fall that 

closes or partially closes the lagoon or 

estuary and thereby provides relatively 

stable conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 

3 occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. The 

majority of this unit consists of private 

lands, and the rest are State lands. 

Tidewater gobies are abundant within 

Estero de San Antonio, and it was 

occupied by tidewater gobies at the time 

of listing and is currently occupied. 

MAR–2 is one of two known locations 

of tidewater gobies to remain within the 

local area. This critical habitat unit 

includes a source population of 

tidewater gobies that likely provides 

individuals that are recruited into 

surrounding subpopulations. The 

closest known existing locations of 

tidewater goby are Estero Americano 

(i.e., MAR–1) approximately 2.2 mi (3.5 

km) to the north and Lagunitas 

(Papermill) Creek (i.e., MAR–3) 

approximately 15.5 mi (25 km) to the 

south. Given the proximity between the 

MAR–1 and MAR–2 units, it is possible 

they have exchanged individuals in the 

past and that they continue to exchange 

individuals. Exchange between these 

populations bolsters the continued 

sustainable existence of the two 

populations which will, together with 

SON–1 and MAR–3 units, provide for 

natural and introduced colonization of 

available but unoccupied estuaries 

within the region south of the Russian 

River and north of Point Reyes. This 

unit will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

MAR–3: Lagunitas (Papermill) Creek 

Unit MAR–3 consists of 849 ac (344 

ha) located in Tomales Bay 20.5 mi (33 

km) south of Bodega Bay. We do not 

have information that confirms that PCE 

4 (a sandbar(s) across the mouth of the 

lagoon or estuary) is present within this 

unit on at least an intermittent basis. 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. The bayward portion of the 

unit consists of State lands. A portion of 

the unit consists of Federal lands under 

the jurisdiction of the National Park 

Service. The remaining portion of the 

unit is privately owned. This unit was 

occupied prior to listing and is currently 

occupied; therefore we consider it to 

have been occupied at the time of 

listing. It is the only known location of 

the tidewater goby to remain within the 

greater Tomales Bay area. Thus, if 

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the unit could act as an important 

source population for future 

colonization or introductions to other 

habitats within Tomales Bay. The 

closest known location with an extant 

tidewater goby population is Estero de 

San Antonio approximately 15.5 mi (25 

km) to the north. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

MAR–4: Rodeo Lagoon 

Unit MAR–4 consists of 40 ac (16 ha) 

located at the tip of the Marin 

Peninsula, approximately 3.8 mi (6 km) 

north of San Francisco. MAR–4 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 

occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit consists of Federal lands under the 

jurisdiction of the National Park 

Service’s Golden Gate National 

Recreation Area. Tidewater gobies are 

abundant within Rodeo Lagoon, and the 

lagoon was occupied by tidewater 

gobies at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. MAR–5 is the only 

known location where the tidewater 

goby remains within the greater Bay 

Area. It also provides habitat for a 

population of tidewater gobies that 

could disperse to other adjoining 

habitats. The closest known existing 

locations of tidewater goby are 

Lagunitas Creek in Tomales Bay 23.6 mi 

(38 km) to the north, and San Gregorio 

Creek 36 mi (58 km) to the south. This 

unit will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SM–1: San Gregorio Creek 

Unit SM–1 consists of 39 ac (16 ha) 

located about 28 mi (45 km) south of the 

San Francisco-San Mateo County line. 

On an intermittent basis, SM–1 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 

occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit consists entirely of State lands that 

are part of San Gregorio State Beach. 

This unit was occupied at the time of 

listing, and it is currently occupied. 

SM–1 is the northernmost of the only 

three extant populations in San Mateo 

County. This unit is noted for high 

densities of tidewater gobies (Swenson 

1993, p. 3). The closest extant 

population of tidewater gobies north of 

San Gregorio Creek is 36 mi (58 km) at 

Rodeo Lagoon and the closest historical 

location to the north is Lake Merced 

approximately 28 mi (45 km) to the 

north. The lack of nearby populations to 

the north reduces the likelihood that the 

existing SM–1 population would be 

naturally reestablished if it were lost. 

SM–1’s position as the northernmost of 

the only extant tidewater locations 

remaining in San Mateo County and its 

proximity to potential reintroduction 

sites, the lack of other nearby locations 

to the north, and the presence of a stable 

population makes this unit an important 

source population for this region of the 

California coast. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SM–2: Pescadero-Butano Creek 

Unit SM–2 consists of 218 ac (88 ha) 

located approximately 32 mi (51 km) 

south of the San Francisco-San Mateo 

County line. The unit consists of a 

lagoon, marshes, and creek channels. 

Unit SM–2 is located between two 

extant tidewater goby populations; 

namely the populations in San Gregorio 

Creek (SM–1) about 3.7 mi (6 km) to the 

north and in Bean Hollow Creek (SM–

3) about 2.9 mi (4.7 km) to the south. On 

an intermittent basis, SM–2 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). However, since the early 1990s 

the timing of the sandbar formation 

seems to have changed from spring/ 

summer to late summer or fall. PCEs 1, 

2, and 3 occur throughout the unit, 

although their precise location during 

any particular time period may change 

in response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit consists entirely of State lands that 

are part of Pescadero State Beach and 

Pescadero Marsh Natural Preserve. This 

unit was occupied by tidewater gobies 

at the time of listing and is currently 

occupied. This unit is unusual in that 

some tidewater gobies from this location 

possess a parasite that appears to 

occasionally affect their health; these 

parasites, or the environmental factors 

that increase the prevalence of the 

parasites, may represent a threat to this 

population not identified in Table 2. 

This unit allows for connectivity 

between tidewater goby source 

populations, and thereby supports gene 

flow and metapopulation dynamics in 

this region. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SM–3: Bean Hollow Creek (Arroyo de 

Los Frijoles) 

Unit SM–3 consists of 10 ac (4 ha) 

located approximately 34.8 mi (56 km) 

south of the San Francisco-San Mateo 

County line. On an intermittent basis, 

SM–3 possesses a sandbar across the 

mouth of the lagoon or estuary during 

the late spring, summer, and fall that 

closes or partially closes the lagoon or 

estuary and thereby provides relatively 

stable conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 

3 occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. The 

area east of State Highway 1 is privately 

owned and the portion of the lagoon 

west of the highway consists of State 

lands, which are part of Bean Hollow 

State Beach. This unit was occupied by 

tidewater gobies at the time of listing 

and it is currently occupied. SM–3 is 

the southernmost of the three San Mateo 

County units and is located 2.9 mi (4.7 

km) south of Pescadero Creek. The unit 

is separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, in Scott Creek 

(not designated as critical habitat), by 

16.1 mi (26 km). This unit, together with 

the two units to the north, will support 

the recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this important coastal 

range, allowing for connectivity 

between tidewater goby source 

populations, and thereby supports gene 

flow and metapopulation dynamics in 

this region. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SC–1: Laguna Creek 

Unit SC–1 consists of 26 ac (11 ha) 

located approximately 7.5 mi (12.0 km) 

west of the city of Santa Cruz. On an 

intermittent basis, SC–1 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

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closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

entirely of State lands. SC–1 was 

occupied by tidewater gobies at the time 

of listing and is currently occupied. SC–

1 is the northernmost of the five Santa 

Cruz County units and is located 21.4 

mi (34.5 km) south of Bean Hollow 

Creek (SM–3). The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the south, in Baldwin Creek (SC–2), by 

2.0 mi (3.2 km). SC–1 is likely a source 

population for this region. This unit, 

together with Baldwin Creek (SC–2) to 

the south, is considered a source 

population, and will support the 

recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SC–2: Baldwin Creek 

Unit SC–2 consists of 17 ac (7 ha) 

located approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) 

west of the city of Santa Cruz. On an 

intermittent basis, SC–2 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

entirely of State lands that are part of 

Wilder Ranch State Park. SC–2 was 

occupied by tidewater gobies at the time 

of listing and is currently occupied. SC–

2 is located 2.0 mi (3.2 km) south of 

Laguna Creek (SC–1). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, Lombardi Creek 

(not designated as critical habitat), by 

0.7 mi (1.2 km). SC–2, together with 

Laguna Creek to the north, is considered 

a source population for this region, and 

will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SC–3: Corcoran Lagoon 

Unit SC–3 consists of 32 ac (12 ha) 

located approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) 

east of the city of Santa Cruz. On an 

intermittent basis, SC–3 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. A portion of the 

unit consists of State lands that are part 

of Twin Lakes State Beach. The 

remaining portion is under the 

jurisdiction of local government, or is 

privately owned. SC–3 was occupied by 

tidewater gobies at the time of listing 

and is currently occupied. SC–3 is 

located 8.0 mi (12.9 km) south of 

Baldwin Creek (SC–2) and is in 

Monterey Bay. The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the south, in Moran Lake (not 

designated as critical habitat), by 0.7 mi 

(1.1 km). SC–3 is likely a source 

population for this region. This will 

support the recovery of the tidewater 

goby population along this portion of 

the coast and help facilitate colonization 

of currently unoccupied locations. 

Known threats to tidewater goby habitat 

that may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SC–4: Aptos Creek 

Unit SC–4 consists of 3 ac (1 ha) that 

occur within the limits of the town of 

Aptos. We do not have information that 

confirms that PCE 4 (a sandbar(s) across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary) is 

present within this unit on at least an 

intermittent basis. The other three PCEs 

are present throughout the unit, 

although their precise location during 

any particular time period may change 

in response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. The 

unit consists entirely of State lands. SC–

4 was occupied by tidewater gobies at 

the time of listing, is currently occupied 

and is likely a source population for this 

region. SC–4 is located 4.1 mi (6.6 km) 

east of Corcoran Lagoon (SC–3) and is 

in Monterey Bay. The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the north, Moran Lake (not designated 

as critical habitat), by 4.2 mi (6.75 km). 

This unit will support the recovery of 

the tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SC–5: Pajaro River 

Unit SC–5 consists of 176 ac (71 ha) 

located approximately 5 mi (8 km) 

southwest of the town of Watsonville. 

On an intermittent basis, SC–5 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 

occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit consists of State, local government, 

and private lands. SC–5 was occupied 

prior to listing and is currently 

occupied; therefore we consider it to be 

occupied at the time of listing. SC–5 is 

the southernmost of the five Santa Cruz 

County units and is located 9.7 mi (15.6 

km) south of Aptos Creek (SM–4) within 

Monterey Bay. The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the south, in Bennett Slough (MN–1), by 

3.0 mi (4.7 km). This unit allows for 

connectivity between tidewater goby 

source populations, and thereby 

supports gene flow and metapopulation 

dynamics in this region. Known threats 

to tidewater goby habitat that may 

require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

MN–1: Bennett Slough 

Unit MN–1 consists of 155 ac (63 ha) 

located approximately 3.7 mi (6 km) 

northwest of the town of Castroville. 

PCE 4 (a sandbar(s) across the mouth of 

lagoon or estuary) is not likely to occur 

within this unit because it has a 

navigable, dredged channel with a 

permanent open connection to the 

ocean maintained on a regular basis; 

however, the other three PCEs are 

present throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. A 

portion of this unit is on State-owned 

land under the jurisdiction of either 

CDFG (Moss Landing Wildlife Area) or 

CDPR (Moss Landing State Beach). The 

rest of the unit is on privately owned 

land, or land owned by local 

government. MN–1 was occupied by 

tidewater gobies at the time of listing 

and is currently one of two occupied 

localities in Monterey County. MN–1 is 

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region. MN–1 is located 4.1 mi (6.6 km) 

south of the Pajaro River (SC–5). The 

unit is separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, Moro Coho 

Slough (not designated as critical 

habitat), by 1.3 mi (2.1 km). This unit 

will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SLO–1: Arroyo del Corral 

Unit SLO–1 consists of 5 ac (2 ha) 

located approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) 

northwest of San Simeon. On an 

intermittent basis, SLO–1 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

entirely of State lands. SLO–1 was 

occupied at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. SLO–1 is likely a 

source population for this region. SLO–

1 is the northernmost of the seven San 

Luis Obispo County units and is located 

83.2 mi (133.9 km) south of Bennett 

Slough (MN–1). The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the south, Oak Knoll Creek (SLO–2), by 

4.3 mi (6.9 km). This unit will support 

the recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SLO–2: Oak Knoll Creek (Arroyo 

Laguna) 

Unit SLO–2 consists of 3 ac (1 ha) 

located approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) 

northwest of San Simeon. On an 

intermittent basis, SLO–2 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

entirely of State lands. SLO–2 was 

occupied at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. SLO–2 is located 

4.3 mi (6.9 km) south of Arroyo del 

Corral (SLO–1). The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the south, in Arroyo de Tortuga (not 

designated as critical habitat), by 4.9 mi 

(7.9 km). This unit allows for 

connectivity between tidewater goby 

source populations, and thereby 

supports gene flow and metapopulation 

dynamics in this region. Known threats 

to tidewater goby habitat that may 

require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SLO–3: Little Pico Creek 

Unit SLO–3 consists of 2 ac (1 ha) 

located approximately 6.7 mi (10.8 km) 

northwest of the town of Cambria. On 

an intermittent basis, SLO–3 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

entirely of State lands. SLO–3 is located 

3.7 mi (5.9 km) south of Oak Knoll 

Creek (SLO–2). The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the north, in Broken Bridge Creek (not 

designated as critical habitat), by 1.4 mi 

(2.2 km). SLO–3 was occupied at the 

time of listing, is currently occupied, 

and is likely a source population for this 

region. This unit will support the 

recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SLO–4: San Simeon Creek 

Unit SLO–4 consists of 16 ac (7 ha) 

located approximately 3.3 mi (5.3 km) 

northwest of the town of Cambria. On 

an intermittent basis, SLO–4 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

entirely of State lands that are part of 

San Simeon State Park. SLO–4 is 

located 3.8 mi (6.1 km) south of Little 

Pico Creek (SLO–3). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, in Santa Rosa 

Creek (not designated as critical 

habitat), by 2.6 mi (4.2 km). SLO–4 was 

occupied at the time of listing, is 

currently occupied, and is likely a 

source population for this region. This 

unit will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SLO–5: Villa Creek 

Unit SLO–5 consists of 5 ac (2 ha) 

located approximately 9.6 mi (15.4 km) 

southeast of Cambria. On an 

intermittent basis, SLO–5 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

entirely of State lands. SLO–5 was 

occupied at the time of listing, is 

currently occupied, and is likely a 

source population for this region. SLO–

5 is located 12.3 mi (19.8 km) south of 

San Simeon Creek (SLO–4). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, in San 

Geronimo Creek (SLO–6), by 2.3 mi (3.7 

km). This unit will support the recovery 

of the tidewater goby population along 

this portion of the coast and help 

facilitate colonization of currently 

unoccupied locations. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SLO–6: San Geronimo Creek 

Unit SLO–6 consists of 1 ac (1 ha) 

located approximately 7.6 mi (12.2 km) 

northwest of the town of Morro Bay. On 

an intermittent basis, SLO–6 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 


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time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

entirely of State lands. SLO–6 was 

occupied at the time of listing, is 

currently occupied, and is likely a 

source population for this region. SLO–

6 is located 2.3 mi (3.7 km) south of 

Villa Creek (SLO–5). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, in Cayucos 

Creek (not designated as critical 

habitat), by 1.5 mi (2.4 km). This unit 

will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SLO–7: Pismo Creek 

Unit SLO–7 consists of 18 ac (8 ha) 

located within, or is directly adjacent to, 

the town of Pismo Beach. On an 

intermittent basis, SLO–7 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. Approximately 60 

percent of this locality is located on 

State-owned land that is part of Pismo 

State Beach; the remainder is privately 

owned or owned by the town of Pismo 

Beach. SLO–7 was occupied at the time 

of listing, and is currently occupied. 

SLO–7 is the southernmost of the seven 

San Luis Obispo County units and is 

located 27.3 mi (44.0 km) south of San 

Geronimo Creek (SLO–6). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, in Arroyo 

Grande Creek (not designated as critical 

habitat), by 2.6 mi (4.2 km). SLO–7 has 

been consistently occupied over time 

and is likely a source population for this 

region. This unit will support the 

recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SB–1: Santa Maria River 

Unit SB–1 consists of 468 ac (189 ha) 

located approximately 13 mi (21 km) 

west of the city of Santa Maria. On an 

intermittent basis, SB–1 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

of land that is owned by local 

government and privately owned land. 

SB–1 was occupied at the time of 

listing, is currently occupied, and is 

likely a source population for this 

region. SB–1 is the northernmost of the 

nine Santa Barbara County units and is 

located 11.8 mi (18.9 km) south of 

Pismo Creek (SLO–9). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, in Shuman 

Canyon (not designated as critical 

habitat), by 8.6 mi (13.9 km). This unit 

will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SB–2: Can ̃ ada de las Agujas 

Unit SB–2 consists of 1 ac (1 ha) 

located approximately 7.2 mi (11.6 km) 

west of Gaviota. On an intermittent 

basis, SB–2 possesses a sandbar across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the lagoon 

or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. This unit consists of 

privately owned lands. SB–2 was 

occupied at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. SB–2 is located 38.8 

mi (62.5 km) south of the Santa Maria 

River (SB–1). The unit is separated from 

the nearest extant population to the 

south, in Arroyo El Bulito (not 

designated as critical habitat), by 0.4 mi 

(0.7 km). This unit allows for 

connectivity between tidewater goby 

source populations, and thereby 

supports gene flow and metapopulation 

dynamics in this region. Furthermore, 

we believe this unit, and units SB–3, 

SB–4, SB–5, and SB–6, likely act as a 

metapopulation as defined and 

discussed in the Background and 

Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat sections. These units are no 

more than 2.0 mi (3.3 km) from each 

other, which facilitates higher dispersal 

rates between sites. Because these units 

are of relatively small size in area (1 to 

9 ac (1 to 4 ha)), they are more 

susceptible to drying up or shrinking 

due to drought conditions and thereby 

increasing the likelihood of local 

extirpation. Lastly, because these units 

are small, they are likely to be 

dependent upon some degree of 

periodic exchange of tidewater gobies 

between units for any one unit to persist 

over time. Therefore, these five units 

will function together to support the 

recovery of the tidewater goby along the 

Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County. 

Known threats to tidewater goby habitat 

that may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SB–3: Can ̃ ada de Santa Anita 

Unit SB–3 consists of 3 ac (1 ha) 

located approximately 5.2 mi (8.4 km) 

west of Gaviota. On an intermittent 

basis, SB–3 possesses a sandbar across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the lagoon 

or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. This unit consists of 

privately owned lands. SB–3 was 

occupied at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. SB–3 is located 2.0 

mi (3.2 km) south of Can ̃ ada de las 

Agujas (SB–2). The unit is separated 

from the nearest extant population to 

the north, in Can ̃ ada del Agua (not 

designated as critical habitat), by 0.4 mi 

(0.7 km). This unit is important to the 

conservation of the species because it 

allows for connectivity between 

tidewater goby source populations, and 

thereby supports gene flow and 

metapopulation dynamics in this region. 

Furthermore, as described above in SB–

2, we believe this unit, and units SB–2, 

SB–4, SB–5, and SB–6, likely act as a 

metapopulation as defined and 

discussed in the Background and 

Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat sections. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SB–4: Can ̃ ada de Alegria 

Unit SB–4 consists of 1 ac (1 ha) 

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basis, SB–4 possesses a sandbar across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the lagoon 

or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. This unit consists of 

privately owned lands. SB–4 was 

occupied at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. SB–4 is located 2.0 

mi (3.3 km) south of Can ̃ ada de Santa 

Anita (SB–3). The unit is separated from 

the nearest extant population to the 

south, in Can ̃ ada de Agua Caliente (SB–

5), by 1.1 mi (1.8 km). This unit is 

important to the conservation of the 

species because it allows for 

connectivity between tidewater goby 

source populations, and thereby 

supports gene flow and metapopulation 

dynamics in this region. Furthermore, as 

described above in SB–2, we believe 

this unit, and units SB–2, SB–3, SB–5, 

and SB–6, likely act as a 

metapopulation as defined and 

discussed in the Background and 

Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat sections. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SB–5: Can ̃ ada de Agua Caliente 

Unit SB–5 consists of 1 ac (1 ha) 

located approximately 2.1 mi (3.4 km) 

west of Gaviota. On an intermittent 

basis, SB–5 possesses a sandbar across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the lagoon 

or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. This unit consists of 

privately owned land. SB–5 was 

occupied at the time of listing and is 

currently occupied. This unit also 

allows for connectivity between 

tidewater goby source populations, and 

thereby supports gene flow and 

metapopulation dynamics in this region. 

Furthermore, as described above in SB–

2, we believe this unit, and units SB–2, 

SB–3, SB–4, and SB–6, likely act as a 

metapopulation as defined and 

discussed in the Background and 

Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat sections. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SB–6: Gaviota Creek 

Unit SB–6 consists of 9 ac (4 ha) 

located approximately 0.8 mi (1.3 km) 

west of Gaviota. On an intermittent 

basis, SB–6 possesses a sandbar across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the lagoon 

or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. This unit consists of State 

lands that are part of Gaviota Creek 

State Park, and includes some privately 

owned land. SB–6 was occupied at the 

time of listing and is currently 

occupied. SB–6 is located 1.5 mi (2.4 

km) south of Can ̃ ada de Agua Caliente 

(SB–5), which is also the nearest extant 

population. This unit is important to the 

conservation of the species because it 

allows for connectivity between 

tidewater goby source populations, and 

thereby supports gene flow and 

metapopulation dynamics in this region. 

Furthermore, as described above in SB–

2, we believe this unit, and units SB–2, 

SB–3, SB–4, and SB–5, likely act as a 

metapopulation as defined and 

discussed in the Background and 

Criteria Used To Identify Critical 

Habitat sections. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

SB–7: Winchester/Bell Canyon 

Unit SB–7 consists of 6 ac (3 ha) 

located approximately 2.2 mi (3.5 km) 

west of the community of El Encanto 

Heights. On an intermittent basis, SB–7 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 

occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit includes privately owned land, and 

land that is owned by local government. 

SB–7 was occupied at the time of listing 

and is currently occupied. SB–7 is 

located 4.3 mi (6.9 km) south of Gaviota 

Creek (SB–6). The unit is separated from 

the nearest extant population to the 

north, Tecolote Canyon (not designated 

as critical habitat), by 0.3 mi (0.4 km). 

This unit is important to the 

conservation of the species because it 

allows for connectivity between 

tidewater goby source populations, and 

thereby supports gene flow and 

metapopulation dynamics in this region. 

Known threats to tidewater goby habitat 

that may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

SB–8: Arroyo Burro 

Unit SB–8 consists of 2 ac (1 ha) 

located approximately 3.6 mi (5.8 km) 

west of the city of Santa Barbara. On an 

intermittent basis, SB–8 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit occurs 

on land that is owned by local 

government. Surveys for tidewater 

gobies were not conducted at SB–8 prior 

to listing, although subsequent surveys 

found them to be present. Because it is 

isolated from other tidewater goby 

localities, SB–8 could have been 

colonized after listing; therefore, we 

consider it to have been unoccupied at 

the time of listing. However, this unit is 

essential to the conservation of the 

species because it allows for 

connectivity between tidewater goby 

source populations, and thereby 

supports gene flow and metapopulation 

dynamics in this region. SB–8 is located 

9.9 mi (15.9 km) south of Winchester/ 

Bell Canyon (SB–7). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, in Laguna 

Channel/Mission Creek (SB–9), by 2.8 

mi (4.5 km). 

SB–9: Mission Creek-Laguna Channel 

Unit SB–9 consists of 14 ac (6 ha) 

located on the southern margin of the 

city of Santa Barbara. On an intermittent 

basis, SB–9 possesses a sandbar across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the lagoon 

or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. A portion of this unit is 

owned by the city of Santa Barbara, and 

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9 was occupied at the time of listing, is 

currently occupied, and is likely a 

source population for this region. SB–9 

is the southernmost of the nine Santa 

Barbara County units and is located 2.8 

mi (4.5 km) south of Arroyo Burro (SB–

8). The unit is separated from the 

nearest extant population to the south, 

in Sycamore Creek (not designated as 

critical habitat), by 1.0 mi (1.5 km). This 

unit will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

VEN–1: Ventura River 

Unit VEN–1 consists of 51 ac (20 ha) 

located on the northern border of the 

city of Ventura. On an intermittent 

basis, VEN–1 possesses a sandbar across 

the mouth of the lagoon or estuary 

during the late spring, summer, and fall 

that closes or partially closes the lagoon 

or estuary and thereby provides 

relatively stable conditions (PCE 4). 

PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur throughout the 

unit, although their precise location 

during any particular time period may 

change in response to seasonal 

fluctuations in precipitation and tidal 

inundation. A portion of this unit is on 

State-owned land, and the remainder is 

privately owned. VEN–1 was occupied 

at the time of listing, is currently 

occupied, and is likely a source 

population for this region. VEN–1 is the 

northernmost of the three Ventura 

County units and is located 23.4 mi 

(37.7 km) south of the Mission CreekLaguna Channel unit (SB–9). The unit is 

separated from the nearest extant 

population to the south, the Santa Clara 

River (VEN–2), by 4.3 mi (7.0 km). This 

unit will support the recovery of the 

tidewater goby population along this 

portion of the coast and help facilitate 

colonization of currently unoccupied 

locations. Known threats to tidewater 

goby habitat that may require special 

management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

VEN–2: Santa Clara River 

Unit VEN–2 consists of 350 ac (142 

ha) located about 4 mi (6.4 km) 

southeast of the city of Ventura and 7 mi 

(11.3 km) northwest of Port Hueneme. 

On an intermittent basis, VEN–2 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 

occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. 

VEN–2 consists of State-owned lands, 

which are part of McGrath State Beach, 

and privately owned lands. VEN–2 was 

occupied by tidewater gobies at the time 

of listing, is currently occupied, and is 

likely a source population for this 

region. VEN–2 is located 4.3 mi (7.0 km) 

south of the Ventura River unit (SB–9), 

which is also the nearest extant 

population. This unit will support the 

recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. This 

critical habitat unit is known to have 

tens of thousands of tidewater gobies 

during certain times of the year (Swift 

2006), and is considered one of the 

largest tidewater goby populations in 

southern California. Known threats to 

tidewater goby habitat that may require 

special management considerations or 

protection of the PCEs in this unit are 

described in Table 2. 

VEN–3: J Street Drain-Ormond Lagoon 

Unit VEN–3 consists of 45 ac (18 ha) 

located approximately 1 mi (1.6 km) 

east of Port Hueneme. On an 

intermittent basis, VEN–3 possesses a 

sandbar across the mouth of the lagoon 

or estuary during the late spring, 

summer, and fall that closes or partially 

closes the lagoon or estuary and thereby 

provides relatively stable conditions 

(PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 occur 

throughout the unit, although their 

precise location during any particular 

time period may change in response to 

seasonal fluctuations in precipitation 

and tidal inundation. This unit consists 

of State and local government lands. 

VEN–3 was occupied at the time of 

listing and is currently occupied. VEN–

3 is the southernmost of the three 

Ventura County units and is located 4.3 

mi (6.9 km) south of the Santa Clara 

River (VEN–2), which is also the nearest 

extant population. This unit allows for 

connectivity between tidewater goby 

source populations, and thereby 

supports gene flow and metapopulation 

dynamics in this region. Known threats 

to tidewater goby habitat that may 

require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

LA–1: Malibu Lagoon 

Unit LA–1 consists of 64 ac (27 ha) 

located 0.6 mi (1 km) east of Malibu 

Beach. On an intermittent basis, LA–1 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 

occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit consists entirely of State lands that 

are part of Malibu Creek State Park. This 

unit was occupied at the time of listing, 

is currently occupied, and is likely a 

source population for this region. LA–1 

is one of the two remaining extant 

populations of tidewater gobies within 

Los Angeles County, both of which have 

been designated as critical habitat units. 

LA–1 is located 29.6 mi (47.7 km) south 

of J Street Drain-Ormond Lagoon (VEN–

3). The unit is separated from the 

nearest extant population to the south, 

in Topanga Canyon (LA–2), by 6.0 mi 

(9.6 km). This unit will support the 

recovery of the tidewater goby 

population along this portion of the 

coast and help facilitate colonization of 

currently unoccupied locations. Known 

threats to tidewater goby habitat that 

may require special management 

considerations or protection of the PCEs 

in this unit are described in Table 2. 

LA–2: Topanga Creek 

Unit LA–2 consists of 5 ac (2 ha) 

approximately 5.5 mi (8.9 km) 

northwest of the city of Santa Monica. 

On an intermittent basis, LA–2 

possesses a sandbar across the mouth of 

the lagoon or estuary during the late 

spring, summer, and fall that closes or 

partially closes the lagoon or estuary 

and thereby provides relatively stable 

conditions (PCE 4). PCEs 1, 2, and 3 

occur throughout the unit, although 

their precise location during any 

particular time period may change in 

response to seasonal fluctuations in 

precipitation and tidal inundation. This 

unit consists entirely of State lands. 

Tidewater goby surveys of LA–2 prior to 

and at the time of listing did not find 

them to be present. Tidewater gobies 

were first detected at this locality in 

2001 and the unit is currently occupied. 

We consider this unit to be essential to 

the conservation of the species because 

it allows for connectivity between 

tidewater goby source populations, and 

thereby supports gene flow and 

metapopulation dynamics in this region. 

Tidewater gobies in Topanga Canyon 

are probably derived from fish that 

dispersed from Malibu Creek. This 

location is one of the only two 

remaining localities in Los Angeles 

County that are occupied by tidewater 

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south of the Malibu Creek unit (LA–1), 

which is also the nearest extant 

population. 

Effects of Critical Habitat Designation 

Section 7 Consultation 

Section 7(a)(2) of the Act requires 

Federal agencies, including the Service, 

to ensure that actions they fund, 

authorize, or carry out are not likely to 

destroy or adversely modify critical 

habitat. Decisions by the 5th and 9th 

Circuit Courts of Appeals have 

invalidated our definition of 

‘‘destruction or adverse modification’’

(50 CFR 402.02) (see Gifford Pinchot 

Task Force v. U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, 378 F. 3d 1059 (9th Cir 2004) 

and Sierra Club v. U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service et al., 245 F.3d 434, 

442F (5th Cir 2001)), and we do not rely 

on this regulatory definition when 

analyzing whether an action is likely to 

destroy or adversely modify critical 

habitat. Under the statutory provisions 

of the Act, we determine destruction or 

adverse modification on the basis of 

whether, with implementation of the 

proposed Federal action, the affected 

critical habitat would remain functional 

to serve its intended conservation role 

for the species. 

If a Federal action may affect a listed 

species or its critical habitat, the 

responsible Federal agency (action 

agency) must enter into consultation 

with us. As a result of this consultation, 

we document compliance with the 

requirements of section 7(a)(2) through 

our issuance of: 

(1) A concurrence letter for Federal 

actions that may affect, but are not 

likely to adversely affect, listed species 

or critical habitat; or 

(2) A biological opinion for Federal 

actions that are likely to adversely affect 

listed species or critical habitat. 

When we issue a biological opinion 

concluding that a project is likely to 

result in jeopardy to a listed species or 

the destruction or adverse modification 

of critical habitat, we also provide 

reasonable and prudent alternatives to 

the project, if any are identifiable. We 

define ‘‘Reasonable and prudent 

alternatives’’ at 50 CFR 402.02 as 

alternative actions identified during 

consultation that: 

• Can be implemented in a manner 

consistent with the intended purpose of 

the action, 

• Can be implemented consistent 

with the scope of the Federal agency’s 

legal authority and jurisdiction, 

• Are economically and 

technologically feasible, and 

• Would, in the Director’s opinion, 

avoid jeopardy to the listed species or 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat. 

Reasonable and prudent alternatives 

can vary from slight project 

modifications to extensive redesign or 

relocation of the project. Costs 

associated with implementing a 

reasonable and prudent alternative are 

similarly variable. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 402.16 require 

Federal agencies to reinitiate 

consultation on previously reviewed 

actions in instances where we have 

listed a new species or subsequently 

designated critical habitat that may be 

affected and the Federal agency has 

retained discretionary involvement or 

control over the action (or the agency’s 

discretionary involvement or control is 

authorized by law). Consequently, 

Federal agencies may sometimes need to 

request reinitiation of consultation with 

us on actions for which formal 

consultation has been completed, if 

those actions with discretionary 

involvement or control may affect 

subsequently listed species or 

designated critical habitat. 

Federal activities that may affect the 

tidewater goby or its designated critical 

habitat will require section 7(a)(2) 

consultation under the Act. Activities 

on State, Tribal, local or private lands 

requiring a Federal permit (such as a 

permit from the U.S. Army Corps of 

Engineers under section 404 of the 

Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) 

or a permit from us under section 

10(a)(1)(B) of the Act) or involving some 

other Federal action (such as funding 

from the Federal Highway 

Administration, Federal Aviation 

Administration, or the Federal 

Emergency Management Agency) are 

also subject to the section 7(a)(2) 

consultation process. Federal actions 

not affecting listed species or critical 

habitat, and actions on State, Tribal, 

local or private lands that are not 

federally funded, authorized, or 

permitted, do not require section 7(a)(2) 

consultations. 

Application of the ‘‘Adverse 

Modification’’ Standard 

The key factor related to the adverse 

modification determination is whether, 

with implementation of the proposed 

Federal action, the affected critical 

habitat would continue to serve its 

intended conservation role for the 

species. Activities that may destroy or 

adversely modify critical habitat are 

those that alter the PCEs to an extent 

that appreciably reduces the 

conservation value of critical habitat for 

the tidewater goby. Generally, the 

conservation role of tidewater goby 

critical habitat units is to support viable 

metapopulations. 

Section 4(b)(8) of the Act requires us 

to briefly evaluate and describe in any 

proposed or final regulation that 

designates critical habitat, those 

activities involving a Federal action that 

may destroy or adversely modify such 

habitat, or that may be affected by such 

designation. 

Activities that, when carried out, 

funded, or authorized by a Federal 

agency, may affect critical habitat and 

therefore should result in consultation 

for the tidewater goby include, but are 

not limited to: 

(1) Actions such as channelization 

and water diversion that reduce the 

amount of space that is available for 

individual and population growth and 

normal behavior, and reduce or 

eliminate sites for breeding, 

reproduction, and rearing (or 

development) of offspring. 

(2) Actions that substantially alter the 

natural hydrologic regime upstream of 

the designated critical habitat units. 

These activities could include, but are 

not limited to, ground water pumping or 

surface water diversion activities, 

construction of impoundments or flood 

control structures, or the release of 

water in excess of levels that historically 

occurred. Such activities could result in 

an atypical reduction or excess amount 

of water that is present in the aquatic 

habitats that tidewater gobies occupy, 

and alter salinity conditions that 

support this species. 

(3) Actions that substantially alter the 

channel morphology of the designated 

critical habitat units, or the areas up 

gradient from these units. Such 

activities may include, but are not 

limited to, channelization projects, road 

and bridge projects, removal of 

substrates, destruction and alteration of 

riparian vegetation, reduction of 

available floodplain, and removal of 

gravel or floodplain terrace materials. 

Such activities could increase water 

velocities and flush large numbers of 

tidewater gobies into the ocean 

especially during flood events. 

(4) Actions that result in the discharge 

of agricultural and sewage effluents, or 

chemical or biological pollutants into 

the aquatic habitats where tidewater 

gobies occur. Such activities have the 

ability to degrade the water quality 

where tidewater gobies live, introduce 

toxic substances that can poison 

individual fish, adversely affect fish 

immune systems, and decrease the 

amount of oxygen in aquatic habitats 

where the species occurs. 

(5) Actions that cause atypical levels 

of sedimentation in coastal wetland 

habitats or remove vegetative cover that 


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stabilizes stream banks. Such activities 

could include, but are not limited to, 

grazing or mining activities, road 

construction projects, off-road vehicle 

use, and other watershed and floodplain 

disturbance activities. Such activities 

have the potential to alter the amount 

and composition of the substrate in the 

habitats where tidewater gobies occur, 

and thereby affect the species’ ability to 

construct breeding burrows. 

(6) Actions that result in the artificial 

breaching of lagoon habitats. Such 

activities can reduce the amount of 

space that is available for individual 

and population growth; strand and 

desiccate tidewater goby adults, fry or 

eggs; and increase the risk they will be 

preyed upon by native or non-native 

predators as they become concentrated 

and exposed as water levels drop. 

(7) Actions that create barriers that 

prevent tidewater gobies from accessing 

areas they would normally be able to 

access. These activities, which may 

include, but are not limited to, water 

diversions, road crossings, and sills, can 

reduce the amount of space that is 

available for individual and population 

growth, and reduce the number and 

extent of sites for breeding, 

reproduction, and rearing (or 

development) of offspring. 

With the exception of the Eel River, 

Arroyo Burro, and Topanga Creek units, 

all of the critical habitat units were 

occupied by the species at the time of 

listing and contain the features essential 

to the conservation of the tidewater 

goby. Eel River, Arroyo Burro, and 

Topanga Creek units were not occupied 

at the time of listing but are currently 

occupied. As discussed in the Unit 

Descriptions section, these units are 

essential to the conservation of the 

species. 

Application of Section 4(a)(3) of the 

Act—Approved Integrated Natural 

Resource Management Plans 

The Sikes Act Improvement Act of 

1997 (Sikes Act) (16 U.S.C. 670a) 

required each military installation that 

includes land and water suitable for the 

conservation and management of 

natural resources to complete an 

Integrated Natural Resource 

Management Plan (INRMP) by 

November 17, 2001. An INRMP 

integrates implementation of the 

military mission of the installation with 

stewardship of the natural resources 

found on the base. Each INRMP 

includes: 

• An assessment of the ecological 

needs on the installation, including the 

need to provide for the conservation of 

listed species; 

• A statement of goals and priorities; 

• A detailed description of 

management actions to be implemented 

to provide for these ecological needs; 

and 

• A monitoring and adaptive 

management plan. 

Among other things, each INRMP 

must, to the extent appropriate and 

applicable, provide for fish and wildlife 

management, fish and wildlife habitat 

enhancement or modification, wetland 

protection, enhancement, and 

restoration where necessary to support 

fish and wildlife and enforcement of 

applicable natural resource laws. 

The National Defense Authorization 

Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Pub. L. 108–

136) amended the Act to limit areas 

eligible for designation as critical 

habitat. Specifically, section 4(a)(3)(B)(i) 

of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)(B)(i)) 

now provides: ‘‘The Secretary shall not 

designate as critical habitat any lands or 

other geographical areas owned or 

controlled by the Department of 

Defense, or designated for its use, that 

are subject to an integrated natural 

resources management plan prepared 

under section 101 of the Sikes Act (16 

U.S.C. 670a), if the Secretary determines 

in writing that such plan provides a 

benefit to the species for which critical 

habitat is proposed for designation.’’

We consulted with the military on the 

development and implementation of 

INRMPs for installations with listed 

species. We analyzed INRMPs 

developed by military installations 

located within the range of the critical 

habitat designation for the tidewater 

goby to determine if they are exempt 

under section 4(a)(3) of the Act. 

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton 

At the time we designated critical 

habitat in 2000, the military had not 

completed an INRMP for the Marine 

Corps Base Camp Pendleton (‘‘Base’’) in 

northwestern San Diego County, and 

section 4(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Act did not 

exist. Therefore, the areas where the 

tidewater goby occurred on the Base 

were included in the critical habitat 

designation. However, subsequently the 

Base has completed an INRMP, and in 

accordance with section 4(a)(3)(B)(i) of 

the Act, we have determined that 

conservation efforts identified in the 

INRMP for the Base provide benefits to 

the tidewater goby occurring in habitats 

within or adjacent to the Base. The 

approximately 838 ac (340 ha) of 

essential tidewater goby habitat 

identified on the Base are subject to the 

INRMP. This habitat is located in the 

following areas: San Mateo Creek, San 

Onofre Creek, Las Flores/Pulgas Creek, 

Hidden Lagoon, Aliso Canyon, French 

Lagoon, Cockleburr Canyon, and the 

Santa Margarita River. Therefore, we are 

exempting the approximately 838 ac 

(340 ha) of essential habitat occurring 

on this installation from the critical 

habitat designation for tidewater goby 

pursuant to section 4(a)(3) of the Act for 

the reasons described below. 

In 2001, the Marine Corps completed 

and approved an INRMP per the Sikes 

Act, as amended. All of the currently 

occupied tidewater goby locations in 

San Diego County are on the Base. 

Additionally, in 1995, the Marine Corps 

and the Service completed a large-scale 

programmatic consultation under 

section 7 of the Act addressing, among 

other species, the tidewater goby and its 

habitat. All of the conservation 

measures, including the Base’s 

Estuarine/Beach Ecosystem 

Conservation Plan and the terms and 

conditions from that consultation, have 

been incorporated into the INRMP. The 

objective of the Estuarine/Beach 

Ecosystem Conservation Plan is to 

‘‘manage and protect the natural 

resources along the Base’s coastline 

emphasizing coastal lagoons and the 

Santa Margarita River Estuary’’, which 

includes tidewater goby habitat. 

Specific measures in the INRMP that 

benefit the tidewater goby include: (1) 

General avoidance of estuarine wetlands 

by all military activities, (2) 

maintenance of currently and 

historically occupied tidewater goby 

habitat, (3) compensation for 

unavoidable impacts, (4) regular 

monitoring of tidewater goby 

populations, and (5) controlling and 

removing exotic plants and fish. 

Additionally, the Base is exploring the 

potential for habitat enhancement to 

benefit the tidewater goby, including 

deepening smaller lagoons. Further, the 

Base’s environmental security staff 

reviews Base projects and enforces 

existing regulations and Base orders 

that, through their implementation, 

avoid and minimize impacts to natural 

resources, including tidewater gobies 

and their habitat, and also the Marine 

Corps regularly consults on any of their 

actions that fall outside of the 

programmatic consultation. 

Habitat features essential to the 

conservation of the tidewater goby exist 

on the Base; however, designating 

critical habitat on this military 

installation may impact its role as the 

Marine Corps’ premier West Coast 

amphibious training base and therefore 

affect the Nation’s military readiness. 

Activities occurring on the Base are 

currently being conducted in a manner 

that minimizes impacts to tidewater 

goby habitat, and the Marine Corps has 

committed to work closely with the 

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continually refine the existing INRMP as 

part of the Sikes Act’s INRMP review 

process. 

Vandenberg Air Force Base 

Based on the considerations outlined 

above in the introduction to this section 

and in accordance with section 

4(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Act, we have 

determined that conservation efforts 

identified in the INRMP for Vandenberg 

Air Force Base (VAFB) in Santa Barbara 

County provide benefits to the tidewater 

goby occurring in habitats within or 

adjacent to VAFB. The approximately 

775 ac (314 ha) of essential tidewater 

goby habitat identified on VAFB are 

subject to the INRMP. This habitat is 

located in the following areas: Shuman 

Canyon, San Antonio Creek, Santa Ynez 

River, Can ̃ ada Honda, and Jalama Creek. 

Therefore, we are exempting the 

approximately 775 ac (314 ha) of 

essential habitat occurring on this 

installation from the critical habitat 

designation for tidewater goby pursuant 

to section 4(a)(3) of the Act for the 

reasons described below. 

VAFB completed and approved an 

INRMP in 1997, which they are in the 

process of updating. The VAFB original 

1997 INRMP provides conservation 

measures for the tidewater goby, as well 

as for the management of important 

wetland habitats on the base, and 

therefore provides a benefit to the 

tidewater goby. The draft update 

includes the same conservation 

measures for the tidewater goby, 

includes the same management of 

important wetland habitats on the base, 

and will also provide a benefit to the 

tidewater goby. VAFB’s 1997 INRMP 

and draft update benefit tidewater 

gobies through: (1) Avoidance of 

tidewater gobies and their habitat, 

whenever possible, in project planning; 

(2) scheduling of activities that may 

affect tidewater gobies outside of the 

peak breeding period (March–July); (3) 

coordination with VAFB water quality 

staff to prevent degradation and 

contamination of aquatic habitats; and 

(4) prohibiting the introduction of 

nonnative fishes into streams on-base. 

Further, VAFB’s environmental staff 

reviews projects and enforces existing 

regulations and orders that, through 

their implementation, avoid and 

minimize impacts to natural resources, 

including tidewater gobies and their 

habitat. In addition, VAFB’s 1997 

INRMP and draft update provide 

protection to aquatic habitats for the 

tidewater goby by excluding cattle from 

wetlands and riparian areas through the 

installation and maintenance of fencing. 

VAFB’s 1997 INRMP and draft update 

specify periodic monitoring of the 

distribution and abundance of tidewater 

goby populations on the base. 

Habitat features essential to the 

conservation of the tidewater goby exist 

on VAFB; however, designating critical 

habitat on this military installation may 

impact its mission of launching and 

tracking of satellites and testing and 

evaluating missile systems, and 

therefore affect the nation’s military 

readiness. Activities occurring on VAFB 

are currently being conducted in a 

manner that minimizes impacts to 

tidewater goby habitat, and VAFB has 

committed to work closely with the 

Service and the State wildlife agency to 

continually refine their existing INRMP 

as part of the Sikes Act’s INRMP review 

process. 

Based on the above considerations, 

and in accordance with section 

4(a)(3)(B)(i) of the Act, we have 

determined that the essential habitat 

identified on Marine Corps Base Camp 

Pendleton and Vandenberg Air Force 

Base are subject to the INRMPs 

approved for those installations, and the 

conservation efforts identified in the 

INRMPs provide benefits to the 

tidewater goby. Therefore, the 

approximately 1,613 ac (654 ha) of 

identified essential habitat are exempted 

from the critical habitat designation for 

the tidewater goby pursuant to section 

4(a)(3) of the Act. 

Application of Section 4(b)(2) of the Act 

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act states that 

the Secretary must designate and revise 

critical habitat on the basis of the best 

available scientific data after taking into 

consideration the economic impact, 

impact on national security, and any 

other relevant impact, of specifying any 

particular area as critical habitat. The 

Secretary may exclude an area from 

critical habitat if he determines that the 

benefits of such exclusion outweigh the 

benefits of specifying such area as part 

of the critical habitat, unless he 

determines, based on the best scientific 

data available, that the failure to 

designate such area as critical habitat 

will result in the extinction of the 

species. In making that determination, 

the Congressional legislative history is 

clear that the Secretary has broad 

discretion regarding which factor(s) to 

use and how much weight to give to any 

factor. 

We consider a number of factors in a 

section 4(b)(2) analysis. For example, 

we consider (1) whether there are lands 

owned or managed by the Department of 

Defense (DOD) where a national security 

impact might exist; (2) whether 

landowners have developed any 

conservation plans for the area; (3) 

whether there are conservation 

partnerships that would be encouraged 

by designation of, or exclusion from, 

critical habitat; (4) our government-togovernment relationship with tribal 

entities and whether there are any 

Tribal issues; and (5) any social impacts 

that might occur because of the 

designation. We must also consider the 

economic impacts. The Service 

conducted an economic analysis of the 

impacts of the proposed critical habitat 

designation and related factors, which 

was made available for public review 

and comment on September 25, 2007. 

In preparing this final rule, we have 

determined that designation of critical 

habitat for the tidewater goby will have 

no impact to national security, Tribal 

lands, partnerships, or habitat 

conservation plans. Further, our 

economic analysis indicates an overall 

economic benefit as a result of the 

designation, and did not identify any 

particular areas where the designation 

would result in significant economic 

impacts. Therefore, we have found no 

areas for which the benefits of exclusion 

outweigh the benefits of inclusion, and 

so have not excluded any areas from 

this designation of critical habitat for 

tidewater goby under section 4(b)(2) of 

the Act. 

Economics 

Section 4(b)(2) of the Act allows the 

Secretary to exclude areas from critical 

habitat for economic reasons if it is 

determined that the benefits of such 

exclusion exceed the benefits of 

designating the area as critical habitat. 

However, this exclusion cannot occur if 

it will result in the extinction of the 

species concerned. 

Following the publication of the 

proposed revised designation of critical 

habitat, we conducted an economic 

analysis to estimate the potential 

economic effect of the designation. This 

draft analysis was made available for 

public review on September 25, 2007 

(72 FR 54411). We accepted comments 

on the draft economic analysis until 

October 10, 2007. A final analysis of the 

potential economic effects of the 

proposed revised designation was then 

developed taking into consideration the 

public comments and any new 

information. 

The economic analysis considers the 

potential economic effects of actions 

relating to the conservation of the 

tidewater goby, including costs 

associated with sections 4, 7, and 10 of 

the Act, and including those attributable 

to the designation of critical habitat. It 

further considers the economic effects of 

protective measures taken as a result of 

other Federal, State, and local laws that 

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tidewater goby in areas containing 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species. The analysis considers both 

economic efficiency and distributional 

effects. In the case of habitat 

conservation, efficiency effects generally 

reflect the ‘‘opportunity costs’’

associated with the commitment of 

resources to comply with habitat 

protection measures (such as lost 

economic opportunities associated with 

restrictions on land use). 

The economic analysis focuses on the 

direct and indirect costs of the rule. 

However, economic impacts to land use 

activities can exist in the absence of 

critical habitat. These impacts may 

result from, for example, local zoning 

laws, State and natural resource laws, 

and enforceable management plans and 

best management practices applied by 

other State and Federal agencies. 

Economic impacts that result from these 

types of protections are not included in 

the analysis as they are considered to be 

part of the regulatory and policy 

baseline. 

The analysis also addresses how 

potential economic impacts are likely to 

be distributed, including an assessment 

of any local or regional impacts of 

habitat conservation and the potential 

effects of conservation activities on 

small entities and the energy industry. 

This information can be used by 

decision-makers to assess whether the 

effects of the designation might unduly 

burden a particular group or economic 

sector. Finally, the analysis looks 

retrospectively at costs that have been 

incurred since the date the tidewater 

goby was listed as endangered (February 

4, 1994 (59 FR 5494) and considers 

those costs that may occur in the 20 

years following a designation of critical 

habitat. 

The September 25, 2007 notice (72 FR 

54411) provides a detailed economics 

section for the areas proposed as critical 

habitat for the tidewater goby. The 

analysis estimates post-designation 

costs associated with conservation 

efforts for the tidewater goby to be 

approximately $25 million 

(undiscounted) over the next 20 years 

(2007 to 2026) as a result of the 

proposed revised designation of critical 

habitat. Discounted future costs are 

estimated to be approximately $22 

million ($1.5 million annualized) at a 3 

percent discount rate or approximately 

$20 million ($1.8 million annualized) at 

a 7 percent discount rate. Potential cost 

savings in Unit VEN–2 associated with 

tidewater goby conservation efforts 

range from approximately $35 million to 

$90 million (undiscounted dollars). By 

combining these savings with the 

estimated costs of conservation efforts, 

an overall net cost savings of 

approximately $10 million to $65 

million (undiscounted) could be 

realized over the next 20 years. In 

present value terms, net cost savings 

range from approximately $9.8 million 

to $60 million (assuming a 3 percent 

discount rate) or approximately $9.1 

million to $54.0 million (assuming a 7 

percent discount rate). 

Appendix B of the final economic 

analysis estimates the potential 

incremental impacts of critical habitat 

designation for the tidewater goby. It 

does so by attempting to isolate those 

direct and indirect impacts that are 

expected to be triggered specifically by 

the critical habitat designation. The 

incremental conservation efforts and 

associated impacts included in 

Appendix B would not be expected to 

occur absent the designation of critical 

habitat for the tidewater goby. Total 

present value potential incremental 

impacts are estimated to be $206,000 

discounted at three percent. All other 

impacts quantified in the final economic 

analysis are considered baseline impacts 

and are not expected to be affected by 

the critical habitat designation. 

We have evaluated the potential 

economic impact of the revised 

designation as identified in the final 

economic analysis. Based on this 

evaluation, we believe that there are no 

disproportionate economic impacts 

resulting in the benefits of excluding an 

area outweighing the benefits of 

including an area. 

A copy of the final economic analyses 

with supporting documents are 

included in our administrative record 

and may be obtained by contacting the 

Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office (see 

ADDRESSES) or on the Internet at 

http://www.fws.gov/ventura. 

Required Determinations 

Regulatory Planning and Review 

In accordance with Executive Order 

12866 (E.O. 12866), we evaluate four 

parameters in determining whether a 

rule is significant. If any one of the 

following four parameters is met, the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) will designate that rule as 

significant under E.O. 12866: 

(a) The rule would have an annual 

economic effect of $100 million or more 

or adversely affect an economic sector, 

productivity, jobs, the environment, or 

other units of the government; 

(b) The rule would create 

inconsistencies with other Federal 

agencies’ actions; 

(c) The rule would materially affect 

entitlements, grants, user fees, loan 

programs, or the rights and obligations 

of their recipients; or 

(d) The rule would raise novel legal 

or policy issues. 

If OMB requests to informally review 

a rule designating critical habitat for a 

species, we consider that rule to raise 

novel legal and policy issues. Because 

no other Federal agencies designate 

critical habitat, the designation of 

critical habitat will not create 

inconsistencies with other agencies’

actions. We use the economic analysis 

of the critical habitat designation to 

evaluate the potential effects related to 

the other parameters of E.O. 12866 and 

to make a determination as to whether 

the regulation may be significant under 

parameter (a) or (c) listed above. 

Based on the economic analysis of the 

critical habitat designation, we have 

determined that the designation of 

critical habitat for tidewater goby will 

not result in an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more or 

affect the economy in a material way. 

Based on previous critical habitat 

designations and the economic analysis, 

we believe this rule will not materially 

affect entitlements, grants, user fees, 

loan programs, or the rights and 

obligations of their recipients. OMB has 

requested to informally review this rule, 

and thus this action does raise novel 

legal or policy issues. In accordance 

with the provisions of E.O. 12866, this 

rule is considered significant. 

Executive Order 12866 directs Federal 

agencies issuing regulations to evaluate 

regulatory alternatives (Office of 

Management and Budget, Circular A–4, 

September 17, 2003). Under Circular A–

4, once an agency determines that the 

Federal regulatory action is appropriate, 

the agency must consider alternative 

regulatory approaches. Because the 

determination of critical habitat is a 

statutory requirement under the Act, we 

must evaluate alternative regulatory 

approaches, where feasible, when 

issuing a designation of critical habitat. 

In developing our designations of 

critical habitat, we consider economic 

impacts, impacts to national security, 

and other relevant impacts under 

section 4(b)(2) of the Act. Based on the 

discretion allowable under this 

provision, we may exclude any 

particular area from the designation of 

critical habitat providing that the 

benefits of such exclusion outweigh the 

benefits of specifying the area as critical 

habitat and that such exclusion would 

not result in the extinction of the 

species. We believe that the evaluation 

of the inclusion or exclusion of 

particular areas, or a combination of 

both, constitutes our regulatory 

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1Section 601(5) of the RFA defines small 

governmental jurisdictions as governments of cities, 

counties, towns, townships, villages, school 

districts, or special districts with a population of 

less than 50,000. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.) 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(RFA; 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as amended 

by the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 

1996), whenever an agency must 

publish a notice of rulemaking for any 

proposed or final rule, it must prepare 

and make available for public comment 

a regulatory flexibility analysis that 

describes the effects of the rule on small 

entities (small businesses, small 

organizations, and small government 

jurisdictions). However, no regulatory 

flexibility analysis is required if the 

head of the agency certifies the rule will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. SBREFA amended RFA to 

require Federal agencies to provide a 

statement of the factual basis for 

certifying that the rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. In 

this final rule, we are certifying that the 

critical habitat designation for tidewater 

goby will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The following 

discussion explains our rationale. 

According to the Small Business 

Administration (SBA), small entities 

include small organizations, such as 

independent nonprofit organizations; 

small governmental jurisdictions, 

including school boards and city and 

town governments that serve fewer than 

50,000 residents; as well as small 

businesses. Small businesses include 

manufacturing and mining concerns 

with fewer than 500 employees, 

wholesale trade entities with fewer than 

100 employees, retail and service 

businesses with less than $5 million in 

annual sales, general and heavy 

construction businesses with less than 

$27.5 million in annual business, 

special trade contractors doing less than 

$11.5 million in annual business, and 

agricultural businesses with annual 

sales less than $750,000. To determine 

if potential economic impacts to these 

small entities are significant, we 

consider the types of activities that 

might trigger regulatory impacts under 

this rule, as well as the types of project 

modifications that may result. In 

general, the term ‘‘significant economic 

impact’’ is meant to apply to a typical 

small business firm’s business 

operations. 

To determine if the rule could 

significantly affect a substantial number 

of small entities, we consider the 

number of small entities affected within 

particular types of economic activities 

(e.g., grazing, oil and gas production, 

transportation). We apply the 

‘‘substantial number’’ test individually 

to each industry to determine if 

certification is appropriate. However, 

the SBREFA does not explicitly define 

‘‘substantial number’’ or ‘‘significant 

economic impact.’’ Consequently, to 

assess whether a ‘‘substantial number’’

of small entities is affected by this 

designation, this analysis considers the 

relative number of small entities likely 

to be impacted in an area. In some 

circumstances, especially with critical 

habitat designations of limited extent, 

we may aggregate across all industries 

and consider whether the total number 

of small entities affected is substantial. 

In estimating the number of small 

entities potentially affected, we also 

consider whether their activities have 

any Federal involvement. 

Designation of critical habitat only 

affects activities conducted, funded, or 

permitted by Federal agencies. Some 

kinds of activities are unlikely to have 

any Federal involvement and so will not 

be affected by critical habitat 

designation. In areas where the species 

is present, Federal agencies already are 

required to consult with us under 

section 7 of the Act on activities they 

fund, permit, or implement that may 

affect the tidewater goby (see Section 7 

Consultation section). Federal agencies 

also must consult with us if their 

activities may affect critical habitat. 

Designation of critical habitat, therefore, 

could result in an additional economic 

impact on small entities due to the 

requirement to reinitiate consultation 

for ongoing Federal activities (see 

Application of the ‘‘Adverse 

Modification’’ Standard section). 

The economic analysis of the revised 

critical habitat designation examined 

the potential for goby conservation 

efforts to affect small business entities. 

This analysis was based on the 

estimated impacts associated with the 

proposed designation of critical habitat, 

and evaluated the potential for 

economic impacts related to: Water 

management, grazing, transportation, 

natural resource management, and oil 

and gas pipeline construction and 

maintenance. Based on the results of the 

analysis, incremental impacts are 

associated with additional 

administrative costs of section 7 

consultations in water management, 

transportation, natural resource 

management, and oil and gas pipeline 

construction and maintenance. No 

additional project modification costs are 

expected to result from this designation. 

All impacts quantified in our economic 

analysis, other than the incremental 

portion of administrative costs, are 

forecast to occur regardless of critical 

habitat designation for the tidewater 

goby. 

Additional administrative costs 

resulting from this designation are 

expected to be borne by various public 

agencies, including the Service, the U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers, California 

State departments, and various 

California city and county governments; 

however, none of these qualify as small 

entities.1 Del Norte County, which is the 

only county containing proposed 

critical habitat that qualifies as a small 

entity, is not expected to bear any 

incremental impacts of goby 

conservation from the critical habitat 

designation. Therefore, this analysis 

does not anticipate any impacts to small 

entities. 

In summary, we have considered 

whether this would result in a 

significant economic effect on a 

substantial number of small entities. For 

the above reasons and based on 

currently available information, we 

certify that this rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Therefore, a regulatory flexibility 

analysis is not required. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) 

Under SBREFA, this rule is not a 

major rule. Our detailed assessment of 

the economic effects of this designation 

is described in the economic analysis. 

Based on the effects identified in the 

economic analysis, we believe that this 

rule will not have an annual effect on 

the economy of $100 million or more, 

will not cause a major increase in costs 

or prices for consumers, and will not 

have significant adverse effects on 

competition, employment, investment, 

productivity, innovation, or the ability 

of U.S.-based enterprises to compete 

with foreign-based enterprises. Refer to 

the final economic analysis for a 

discussion of the effects of this 

determination. (see ADDRESSES for 

information on obtaining a copy of the 

final economic analysis). 

Executive Order 13211 (Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use) 

On May 18, 2001, the President issued 

an Executive Order (E.O. 13211; 

‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’) on regulations 

that significantly affect energy supply, 

distribution, and use. E.O. 13211 

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of Energy Effects when undertaking 

certain actions. OMB has provided 

guidance for implementing this 

Executive Order that outlines nine 

outcomes that may constitute ‘‘a 

significant adverse effect’’ when 

compared without the regulatory action 

under consideration. The final 

economic analysis finds that none of 

these criteria are relevant to this 

analysis. Thus, based on information in 

the economic analysis, energy-related 

impacts associated with tidewater goby 

conservation activities within the final 

critical habitat designation are not 

expected. Therefore, this action is not a 

significant energy action and no 

Statement of Energy Effects is required. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 

U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) 

In accordance with the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et 

seq.), we make the following findings: 

(a) This rule will not produce a 

Federal mandate. In general, a Federal 

mandate is a provision in legislation, 

statute, or regulation that would impose 

an enforceable duty upon State, local, or 

tribal governments, or the private sector 

and includes both ‘‘Federal 

intergovernmental mandates’’ and 

‘‘Federal private sector mandates.’’

These terms are defined in 2 U.S.C. 

658(5)–(7). ‘‘Federal intergovernmental 

mandate’’ includes a regulation that 

‘‘would impose an enforceable duty 

upon State, local, or tribal governments’’

with two exceptions. It excludes ‘‘a 

condition of Federal assistance.’’ It also 

excludes ‘‘a duty arising from 

participation in a voluntary Federal 

program,’’ unless the regulation ‘‘relates 

to a then-existing Federal program 

under which $500,000,000 or more is 

provided annually to State, local, and 

tribal governments under entitlement 

authority,’’ if the provision would 

‘‘increase the stringency of conditions of 

assistance’’ or ‘‘place caps upon, or 

otherwise decrease, the Federal 

Government’s responsibility to provide 

funding’’ and the State, local, or tribal 

governments ‘‘lack authority’’ to adjust 

accordingly. At the time of enactment, 

these entitlement programs were: 

Medicaid; AFDC work programs; Child 

Nutrition; Food Stamps; Social Services 

Block Grants; Vocational Rehabilitation 

State Grants; Foster Care, Adoption 

Assistance, and Independent Living; 

Family Support Welfare Services; and 

Child Support Enforcement. ‘‘Federal 

private sector mandate’’ includes a 

regulation that ‘‘would impose an 

enforceable duty upon the private 

sector, except (i) a condition of Federal 

assistance or (ii) a duty arising from 

participation in a voluntary Federal 

program.’’

The designation of critical habitat 

does not impose a legally binding duty 

on non-Federal Government entities or 

private parties. Under the Act, the only 

regulatory effect is that Federal agencies 

must ensure that their actions do not 

destroy or adversely modify critical 

habitat under section 7. While nonFederal entities that receive Federal 

funding, assistance, or permits, or that 

otherwise require approval or 

authorization from a Federal agency for 

an action may be indirectly impacted by 

the designation of critical habitat, the 

legally binding duty to avoid 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat rests squarely on the 

Federal agency. Furthermore, to the 

extent that non-Federal entities are 

indirectly impacted because they 

receive Federal assistance or participate 

in a voluntary Federal aid program, the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act would 

not apply; nor would critical habitat 

shift the costs of the large entitlement 

programs listed above on to State 

governments. 

(b) As discussed in the draft economic 

analysis of the proposed revised 

designation of critical habitat for the 

tidewater goby, the impacts on water 

management activities to Del Norte 

County are estimated to be $4,000 per 

year. Del Norte County had annual gross 

revenues of $51 million in 2004. 

Therefore impacts to Del Norte County 

for water management are expected to 

be less than 0.01 percent of yearly gross 

revenues. Consequently, we do not 

believe that the designation of critical 

habitat for the tidewater goby would 

significantly or uniquely affect any 

small governmental entities, and the 

designation of critical habitat imposes 

no obligations on State or local 

governments. As such, a Small 

Government Agency Plan is not 

required. 

Takings 

In accordance with Executive Order 

12630 (‘‘Government Actions and 

Interference with Constitutionally 

Protected Private Property Rights’’), we 

have analyzed the potential takings 

implications of designating critical 

habitat for the tidewater goby in a 

takings implication assessment. The 

takings implications assessment 

concludes that this final designation of 

critical habitat for the tidewater goby 

does not pose significant takings 

implications for lands within or affected 

by the designation. 

Federalism 

In accordance with E.O. 13132 

(Federalism), the rule does not have 

significant Federalism effects. A 

Federalism assessment is not required. 

In keeping with Department of Interior 

and Department of Commerce policy, 

we requested information from, and 

coordinated development of, this final 

critical habitat designation with 

appropriate State resource agencies and 

local jurisdictions. We received 

comments from the CDFG and 2 local 

governments; those comments and our 

responses are included in the Summary 

of Comments and Recommendations 

section of this final rule. The 

designation may have some benefit to 

these governments in that the areas 

containing the physical and biological 

features essential to the conservation of 

the species are more clearly defined, 

and the PCEs of the habitat essential to 

the conservation of the species are 

specifically identified. This information 

does not alter where and what federally 

sponsored activities may occur. 

However, it may assist these local 

governments in long-range planning 

(rather than having them wait for caseby-case section 7 consultations to 

occur). 

Where State and local governments 

require approval or authorization from a 

Federal agency for actions that may 

affect critical habitat, consultation 

under § 7(a)(2) would be required. 

While non-Federal entities that receive 

Federal funding, assistance, or permits, 

or that otherwise require approval or 

authorization from a Federal agency for 

an action, may be indirectly impacted 

by the designation of critical habitat, the 

legally binding duty to avoid 

destruction or adverse modification of 

critical habitat rests squarely on the 

Federal agency. 

Civil Justice Reform 

In accordance with E.O. 12988 (Civil 

Justice Reform), the Office of the 

Solicitor has determined that the rule 

does not unduly burden the judicial 

system and that it meets the 

requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 

of the Order. We are designating critical 

habitat in accordance with the 

provisions of the Endangered Species 

Act. This final rule uses standard 

property descriptions and identifies the 

PCEs within the designated areas to 

assist the public in understanding the 

habitat needs of the tidewater goby. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) 

This rule does not contain any new 

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approval by OMB under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). This rule will not impose 

recordkeeping or reporting requirements 

on State or local governments, 

individuals, businesses, or 

organizations. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) 

It is our position that, outside the 

jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of the 

United States for the Tenth Circuit, we 

do not need to prepare environmental 

analyses as defined by the NEPA (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in connection with 

designating critical habitat under the 

Act. We published a notice outlining 

our reasons for this determination in the 

Federal Register on October 25, 1983 

(48 FR 49244). This assertion was 

upheld by the Circuit Court of the 

United States for the Ninth Circuit 

(Douglas County v. Babbitt, 48 F.3d 

1495 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied 516 

U.S. 1042 (1996)). 

Government-to-Government 

Relationship With Tribes 

In accordance with the President’s 

memorandum of April 29, 1994, 

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations 

with Native American Tribal 

Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), 

E.O.13175, and the Department of the 

Interior’s manual at 512 DM 2, we 

readily acknowledge our responsibility 

to communicate meaningfully with 

recognized Federal Tribes on a 

government-to-government basis. In 

accordance with Secretarial Order 3206 

of June 5, 1997, ‘‘American Indian 

Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust 

Responsibilities, and the Endangered 

Species Act,’’ we readily acknowledge 

our responsibilities to work directly 

with tribes in developing programs for 

healthy ecosystems, to acknowledge that 

tribal lands are not subject to the same 

controls as Federal public lands, to 

remain sensitive to Indian culture, and 

to make information available to tribes. 

We have determined that there are no 

Tribal lands that meet the definition of 

critical habitat for the tidewater goby. 

Therefore, no critical habitat for the 

tidewater goby has been designated on 

Tribal lands. 

References Cited 

A complete list of all references cited 

in this rulemaking is available on the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov 

and upon request from the Listing and 

Recovery Coordinator, Ventura Fish and 

Wildlife Office (see ADDRESSES section). 

Author(s) 

The primary author of this rule is the 

Ventura Fish and Wildlife Office. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 17 

Endangered and threatened species, 

Exports, Imports, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation. 

Regulation Promulgation 

■ Accordingly, we amend part 17, 

subchapter B of chapter I, title 50 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, as set forth 

below: 

PART 17—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544; 16 U.S.C. 4201–4245; Pub. L. 99–

625, 100 Stat. 3500; unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. In § 17.95(e), revise the entry for 

Tidewater Goby (Eucyclogobius 

newberryi) under ‘‘FISHES’’ to read as 

follows: 

§ 17.95 Critical habitat—fish and wildlife. 

* * * * * 

(e) Fishes. 

* * * * * 

Tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius 

newberryi) 

(1) Critical habitat units are depicted 

for Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, 

Sonoma, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, 

Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa 

Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles 

Counties, California, on the maps below. 

(2) The primary constituent elements 

of critical habitat for the tidewater goby 

are the habitat components that provide: 

(i) Persistent, shallow (in the range of 

about 0.1 to 2 m), still-to-slow-moving 

aquatic habitat most commonly ranging 

in salinity from less than 0.5 ppt to 

about 10 to 12 ppt; 

(ii) Substrates (e.g., sand, silt, mud) 

suitable for the construction of burrows 

for reproduction; 

(iii) Submerged and emergent aquatic 

vegetation, such as Potamogeton 

pectinatus and Ruppia maritima, that 

provides protection from predators; and 

(iv) Presence of a sandbar(s) across the 

mouth of a lagoon or estuary during the 

late spring, summer, and fall that closes 

or partially closes the lagoon or estuary, 

thereby providing relatively stable water 

levels and salinity. 

(3) Critical habitat does not include 

man-made structures (such as buildings, 

aqueducts, airports, and roads, and the 

land on which such structures are 

located) existing on the effective date of 

this rule and not containing one or more 

of the PCEs. 

(4) Critical habitat map units. 

Boundaries of critical habitat were 

defined for most units using National 

Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data (both 

published data available over the 

internet and in-publication provisional 

data). Where NWI data was lacking, unit 

boundaries were digitized directly on 

imagery from the Department of 

Agriculture’s National Aerial Imagery 

Program data (NAIP) acquired in 2005. 

NAIP and NWI data were projected to 

Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM), 

zones 10 and 11, on the North American 

Datum of 1983. 

(5) Index to maps of critical habitat for 

tidewater goby. 

(i) Note: Map 1 of Index to maps of 

critical habitat for tidewater goby 

follows. 

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(6) Unit DN–1; Del Norte County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Crescent City. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 398215, 

4631301; 398219, 4631313; 398228, 

4631341; 398279, 4631340; 398325, 

4631324; 398371, 4631334; 398505, 

4631467; 398579, 4631522; 398623, 

4631595; 398624, 4631645; 398600, 

4631737; 398603, 4631783; 398665, 

4631868; 398689, 4631921; 398709, 

4631944; 398773, 4631963; 398796, 

4631999; 398808, 4632080; 398826, 

4632118; 398947, 4632241; 398965, 

4632271; 398963, 4632327; 398939, 

4632408; 398882, 4632465; 398859, 

4632511; 398866, 4632625; 398895, 

4632716; 398906, 4632726; 399042, 

4632686; 399052, 4632691; 399053, 

4632760; 399066, 4632775; 399135, 

4632782; 399133, 4632845; 399118, 

4632863; 399124, 4632921; 399193, 

4632933; 399216, 4632958; 399222, 

4633001; 399245, 4633026; 399286, 

4633023; 399404, 4632945; 399553, 

4632890; 399608, 4632831; 399638, 

4632823; 399700, 4632835; 399800, 

4632920; 399905, 4632967; 399943, 

4632974; 399958, 4632972; 399988, 

4632969; 400004, 4632968; 400113, 

4632943; 400184, 4632937; 400229, 

4632899; 400302, 4632852; 400410, 

4632749; 400447, 4632700; 400513, 

4632666; 400579, 4632657; 400763, 

4632563; 401092, 4632485; 401201, 

4632486; 401217, 4632506; 401290, 

4632508; 401308, 4632531; 401307, 

4632604; 401277, 4632648; 401244, 

4632839; 401238, 4632974; 401205, 

4633104; 401178, 4633167; 401164, 

4633284; 401140, 4633371; 401108, 

4633446; 401110, 4633494; 401081, 

4633570; 401052, 4633650; 401017, 

4633717; 400970, 4633771; 400929, 

4633861; 400957, 4633954; 400911, 

4634017; 400907, 4634099; 400909, 

4634177; 400889, 4634229; 400864, 

4634308; 400869, 4634386; 400832, 

4634422; 400925, 4634573; 400940, 

4634708; 400911, 4634810; 400810, 

4635094; 400815, 4635251; 400789, 

4635356; 400797, 4635462; 400870, 

4635486; 401038, 4635437; 401156, 

4635368; 401124, 4635266; 401076, 

4635197; 401062, 4635148; 401147, 

4635126; 401131, 4635003; 401194, 

4634989; 401214, 4634885; 401247, 

4634833; 401329, 4634850; 401350, 

4634841; 401294, 4634706; 401211, 

4634613; 401249, 4634557; 401305, 

4634526; 401355, 4634518; 401421, 

4634511; 401410, 4634429; 401464, 

4634365; 401552, 4634320; 401699, 

4634412; 401744, 4634384; 401696, 

4634244; 401608, 4634146; 401566, 

4634111; 401536, 4634084; 401504, 

4634063; 401480, 4634029; 401490, 

4634000; 401575, 4633987; 401577, 

4633949; 401510, 4633917; 401508, 

4633894; 401621, 4633845; 401671, 

4633798; 401683, 4633704; 401705, 

4633678; 401728, 4633675; 401779, 

4633693; 401809, 4633674; 401885, 

4633650; 401889, 4633719; 401924, 

4633721; 402038, 4633671; 402126, 

4633606; 402151, 4633606; 402175, 

4633667; 402208, 4633671; 402241, 

4633633; 402253, 4633584; 402355, 

4633459; 402377, 4633415; 402380, 

4633385; 402402, 4633341; 402477, 

4633241; 402534, 4633187; 402574, 

4633105; 402580, 4633018; 402563, 

4632904; 402548, 4632859; 402506, 

4632806; 402500, 4632743; 402503, 

4632199; 402497, 4632166; 402429, 

4632027; 402352, 4631932; 402346, 

4631909; 402376, 4631845; 402431, 

4631783; 402433, 4631707; 402453, 

4631684; 402483, 4631531; 402483, 

4631491; 402431, 4631415; 402425, 

4631372; 402433, 4631344; 402463, 

4631303; 402465, 4631283; 402368, 

4630918; 402298, 4630820; 402160, 

4630568; 402153, 4630383; 402182, 

4630308; 402237, 4630049; 402272, 

4629980; 402302, 4629971; 402324, 

4629943; 402324, 4629915; 402255, 

4629848; 402170, 4629795; 402002, 

4629757; 401859, 4629698; 401756, 

4629646; 401669, 4629581; 401487, 

4629467; 401449, 4629435; 401397, 

4629351; 401315, 4629337; 401292, 

4629300; 401210, 4629270; 401102, 

4629203; 400998, 4629189; 400952, 

4629170; 400921, 4629129; 400814, 

4629118; 400781, 4629103; 400701, 

4629023; 400622, 4629001; 400517, 

4628950; 400306, 4628930; 400291, 

4628915; 400280, 4628884; 400262, 

4628882; 400214, 4628900; 400161, 

4628906; 400059, 4628872; 399968, 

4628873; 399952, 4628853; 399882, 

4628547; 399858, 4628519; 399838, 

4628512; 399839, 4628588; 399861, 

4628702; 399862, 4628758; 399850, 

4628796; 399879, 4628908; 399870, 

4628984; 399874, 4629121; 399885, 

4629134; 399902, 4629134; 399950, 

4629087; 400012, 4628967; 400040, 

4628951; 400108, 4628963; 400168, 

4629013; 400169, 4629089; 400069, 

4629222; 400024, 4629304; 399990, 

4629406; 399918, 4629514; 399917, 

4629649; 399944, 4629714; 399942, 

4629798; 399981, 4629859; 400033, 

4629970; 400107, 4629994; 400118, 

4630030; 400130, 4630189; 400096, 

4630259; 400067, 4630361; 400015, 

4630443; 400010, 4630473; 399975, 

4630535; 399933, 4630632; 399939, 

4630685; 399958, 4630728; 399953, 

4630918; 399976, 4630964; 400002, 

4630981; 400068, 4630996; 400135, 

4631045; 400326, 4631134; 400399, 

4631220; 400430, 4631267; 400453, 

4631280; 400519, 4631292; 400550, 

4631309; 400550, 4631345; 400488, 

4631409; 400461, 4631516; 400446, 

4631547; 400440, 4631608; 400423, 

4631666; 400336, 4631835; 400337, 

4631866; 400371, 4631952; 400398, 

4632068; 400384, 4632144; 400359, 

4632208; 400292, 4632357; 400242, 

4632535; 400177, 4632645; 400165, 

4632699; 400130, 4632750; 400063, 

4632825; 400037, 4632838; 400007, 

4632841; 399956, 4632826; 399884, 

4632792; 399853, 4632766; 399831, 

4632723; 399812, 4632678; 399823, 

4632561; 399856, 4632388; 399859, 

4632210; 399781, 4632145; 399737, 

4632049; 399631, 4631947; 399601, 

4631929; 399540, 4631945; 399500, 

4631997; 399431, 4632158; 399416, 

4632165; 399362, 4632153; 399223, 

4632011; 399210, 4631980; 399209, 

4631924; 399226, 4631861; 399225, 

4631787; 399181, 4631696; 399145, 

4631514; 399117, 4631451; 399021, 

4631353; 398972, 4631262; 398879, 

4631164; 398707, 4631027; 398691, 

4631002; 398688, 4630959; 398678, 

4630944; 398644, 4630929; 398561, 

4630930; 398561, 4630950; 398620, 

4630993; 398585, 4631026; 398570, 

4631077; 398538, 4631108; 398454, 

4631109; 398313, 4631043; 398283, 

4631063; 398241, 4631163; 398237, 

4631252; returning to 398215, 4631301; 

excluding land bounded by: 399568, 

4632334; 399524, 4632296; 399527, 

4632273; 399577, 4632222; 399640, 

4632198; 399676, 4632205; 399727, 

4632260; 399748, 4632318; 399744, 

4632344; 399716, 4632362; 399655, 

4632360; 399645, 4632357; returning to 

399568, 4632334. 

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(7) Unit HUM–1; Humboldt County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Orick and Rodgers Peak. 

Land bounded by the following UTM 

zone 10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 

407547, 4566545; 407550, 4566573; 

407596, 4566611; 407600, 4566697; 

407685, 4566848; 407746, 4567008; 

407759, 4567078; 407799, 4567202; 

407828, 4567303; 407832, 4567384; 

407974, 4567789; 408015, 4567860; 

408016, 4567903; 408008, 4567923; 

408024, 4567944; 408042, 4567946; 

408057, 4567930; 408084, 4567895; 

408094, 4567849; 408121, 4567815; 

408131, 4567787; 408140, 4567691; 

408114, 4567594; 408068, 4567595; 

408070, 4567519; 408081, 4567450; 

408094, 4567424; 408157, 4567386; 

408316, 4567335; 408524, 4567320; 

408565, 4567299; 408605, 4567256; 

408669, 4567113; 408674, 4567067; 

408700, 4566955; 408701, 4566818; 

408646, 4566722; 408641, 4566689; 

408681, 4566625; 408738, 4566495; 

408790, 4566408; 408830, 4566364; 

408890, 4566326; 408963, 4566238; 

408983, 4566187; 408997, 4566116; 

409047, 4566042; 409059, 4566011; 

409061, 4565942; 409087, 4565790; 

409147, 4565687; 409151, 4565626; 

409115, 4565540; 409114, 4565492; 

409134, 4565454; 409153, 4565319; 

409156, 4565200; 409114, 4565098; 

409104, 4565050; 409102, 4564916; 

409066, 4564881; 409023, 4564863; 

408982, 4564859; 408936, 4564880; 

408858, 4564883; 408751, 4564857; 

408484, 4564842; 408402, 4564830; 

408359, 4564805; 408321, 4564806; 

408230, 4564835; 408217, 4564848; 

408220, 4564881; 408282, 4564984; 

408311, 4565057; 408327, 4565146; 

408385, 4565293; 408380, 4565326; 

408314, 4565466; 408304, 4565505; 

408271, 4565548; 408223, 4565572; 

408130, 4565596; 408084, 4565629; 

408087, 4565660; 408174, 4565699; 

408190, 4565717; 408201, 4565793; 

408222, 4565849; 408220, 4565955; 

408181, 4566037; 408164, 4566124; 

408132, 4566175; 407982, 4566169; 

407939, 4566197; 407930, 4566266; 

407815, 4566445; 407722, 4566523; 

407580, 4566519; returning to 407547, 

4566545. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit HUM–1 

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(8) Unit HUM–2; Humboldt County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Rodgers Peak and Trinidad. 

Land bounded by the following UTM 

zone 10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 

405094, 4557688; 405100, 4557744; 

405129, 4557807; 405137, 4557852; 

405179, 4557936; 405195, 4558006; 

405266, 4558196; 405272, 4558252; 

405332, 4558393; 405341, 4558464; 

405397, 4558649; 405479, 4558879; 

405535, 4559074; 405569, 4559137; 

405627, 4559309; 405708, 4559498; 

405732, 4559592; 405763, 4559632; 

405847, 4559862; 405850, 4559913; 

405893, 4560073; 405961, 4560234; 

405995, 4560300; 406053, 4560459; 

406099, 4560535; 406102, 4560586; 

406176, 4560803; 406180, 4560862; 

406260, 4561023; 406274, 4561099; 

406336, 4561175; 406349, 4561258; 

406368, 4561312; 406382, 4561388; 

406416, 4561524; 406461, 4561618; 

406471, 4561671; 406526, 4561805; 

406550, 4561835; 406578, 4561908; 

406600, 4562053; 406611, 4562071; 

406639, 4562294; 406643, 4562408; 

406674, 4562489; 406675, 4562563; 

406661, 4562616; 406664, 4562654; 

406680, 4562702; 406698, 4562730; 

406731, 4562742; 406758, 4562714; 

406780, 4562645; 406770, 4562399; 

406752, 4562226; 406782, 4562132; 

406784, 4562089; 406791, 4562079; 

406790, 4561964; 406769, 4561896; 

406730, 4561655; 406742, 4561541; 

406749, 4561535; 406795, 4561316; 

406817, 4561265; 406857, 4561214; 

406872, 4561178; 406871, 4561145; 

406812, 4561055; 406799, 4561024; 

406827, 4560877; 406829, 4560546; 

406853, 4560442; 406885, 4560365; 

406918, 4560162; 406914, 4560030; 

406935, 4559890; 406950, 4559857; 

406957, 4559816; 407017, 4559729; 

407016, 4559635; 407005, 4559581; 

407052, 4559464; 407051, 4559439; 

407038, 4559396; 407059, 4559261; 

407178, 4559173; 407255, 4559081; 

407305, 4558973; 407340, 4558759; 

407348, 4558538; 407367, 4558454; 

407377, 4558449; 407418, 4558456; 

407423, 4558245; 407432, 4558207; 

407475, 4558133; 407474, 4558077; 

407451, 4558021; 407401, 4557943; 

407260, 4557821; 407078, 4557703; 

407035, 4557668; 407006, 4557623; 

406988, 4557555; 406934, 4557532; 

406874, 4557490; 406915, 4557415; 

406916, 4557415; 407112, 4557533; 

407219, 4557613; 407252, 4557597; 

407310, 4557530; 407325, 4557479; 

407362, 4557428; 407458, 4557351; 

407472, 4557318; 407468, 4557163; 

407457, 4557112; 407427, 4557125; 

407402, 4557125; 407353, 4557085; 

407296, 4556997; 407267, 4556924; 

407259, 4556860; 407276, 4556792; 

407310, 4556730; 407310, 4556712; 

407284, 4556690; 407224, 4556719; 

407201, 4556711; 407193, 4556688; 

407150, 4556679; 407129, 4556649; 

407083, 4556634; 406936, 4556631; 

406840, 4556662; 406792, 4556683; 

406726, 4556699; 406686, 4556735; 

406587, 4556795; 406428, 4556840; 

406337, 4556884; 406292, 4556946; 

406280, 4557002; 406285, 4557027; 

406306, 4557047; 406833, 4557365; 

406795, 4557435; 406716, 4557380; 

406588, 4557316; 406361, 4557184; 

406292, 4557149; 406261, 4557149; 

406239, 4557173; 406219, 4557239; 

406215, 4557313; 406191, 4557404; 

406186, 4557407; 406277, 4557408; 

406168, 4557710; 405948, 4557797; 

405948, 4557648; 405763, 4557689; 

405752, 4557707; 405737, 4557738; 

405728, 4557779; 405728, 4557810; 

405732, 4557839; 405741, 4557861; 

405733, 4557944; 405655, 4557962; 

405615, 4557924; 405524, 4557946; 

405456, 4557939; 405392, 4557897; 

405297, 4557858; 405264, 4557828; 

405238, 4557790; 405208, 4557684; 

405170, 4557664; 405146, 4557603; 

405126, 4557611; returning to 405094, 

4557688. 

(ii) Note: HUM–2 included on map 

with unit HUM–1. 

(9) Unit HUM–3; Humboldt County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Tyee City. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 405066, 4529314; 

405079, 4529311; 405089, 4529308; 

405101, 4529303; 405111, 4529297; 

405117, 4529288; 405122, 4529288; 

405124, 4529293; 405127, 4529303; 

405131, 4529315; 405139, 4529323; 

405140, 4529328; 405134, 4529335; 

405126, 4529339; 405121, 4529352; 

405117, 4529353; 405108, 4529355; 

405110, 4529361; 405121, 4529366; 

405136, 4529367; 405141, 4529362; 

405137, 4529354; 405137, 4529349; 

405146, 4529341; 405158, 4529336; 

405161, 4529328; 405161, 4529322; 

405154, 4529315; 405146, 4529308; 

405141, 4529295; 405139, 4529273; 

405130, 4529262; 405112, 4529252; 

405099, 4529259; 405090, 4529274; 

405089, 4529294; 405085, 4529296; 

405075, 4529300; 405070, 4529307; 

returning to 405066, 4529314. 

(ii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata North. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 405163, 4529039; 

405174, 4529059; 405184, 4529079; 

405184, 4529091; 405185, 4529106; 

405204, 4529103; 405209, 4529111; 

405220, 4529135; 405232, 4529158; 

405248, 4529168; 405248, 4529155; 

405236, 4529137; 405231, 4529113; 

405221, 4529095; 405206, 4529084; 

405200, 4529062; 405188, 4529041; 

405185, 4529031; 405213, 4529004; 

405244, 4528990; 405259, 4528982; 

405264, 4528990; 405264, 4529004; 

405264, 4529023; 405265, 4529041; 

405265, 4529051; 405253, 4529072; 

405261, 4529119; 405275, 4529150; 

405283, 4529165; 405296, 4529172; 

405310, 4529192; 405332, 4529201; 

405349, 4529201; 405375, 4529219; 

405402, 4529231; 405429, 4529227; 

405452, 4529225; 405492, 4529233; 

405515, 4529233; 405530, 4529228; 

405554, 4529232; 405574, 4529237; 

405595, 4529237; 405595, 4529225; 

405579, 4529223; 405543, 4529213; 

405523, 4529208; 405493, 4529217; 

405469, 4529212; 405442, 4529206; 

405413, 4529209; 405397, 4529204; 

405355, 4529185; 405343, 4529181; 

405327, 4529178; 405295, 4529154; 

405268, 4529082; 405275, 4529064; 

405288, 4529045; 405283, 4529028; 

405280, 4529011; 405279, 4528980; 

405272, 4528968; 405257, 4528962; 

405253, 4528929; 405240, 4528913; 

405237, 4528921; 405237, 4528934; 

405239, 4528952; 405244, 4528972; 

405216, 4528981; 405180, 4529007; 

405166, 4529027; returning to 405163, 

4529039. 

(iii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Tyee City. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 404239, 4528501; 

404247, 4528509; 404275, 4528506; 

404290, 4528506; 404312, 4528520; 

404312, 4528532; 404306, 4528550; 

404312, 4528567; 404326, 4528569; 

404326, 4528564; 404334, 4528571; 

404347, 4528584; 404355, 4528593; 

404368, 4528597; 404393, 4528612; 

404430, 4528623; 404444, 4528632; 

404466, 4528628; 404475, 4528623; 

404493, 4528623; 404523, 4528629; 

404550, 4528646; 404569, 4528670; 

404586, 4528686; 404612, 4528692; 

404660, 4528695; 404679, 4528708; 

404694, 4528719; 404707, 4528724; 

404716, 4528726; 404730, 4528744; 

404746, 4528757; 404758, 4528770; 

404781, 4528786; 404791, 4528795; 

404796, 4528807; 404795, 4528829; 

404775, 4528866; 404761, 4528885; 

404740, 4528891; 404724, 4528891; 

404710, 4528879; 404700, 4528869; 

404686, 4528869; 404676, 4528879; 

404676, 4528897; 404677, 4528912; 

404686, 4528912; 404689, 4528899; 

404691, 4528885; 404698, 4528885; 

404712, 4528897; 404730, 4528904; 

404753, 4528903; 404772, 4528897; 

404790, 4528871; 404814, 4528822; 

404815, 4528806; 404812, 4528789; 

404809, 4528776; 404810, 4528770; 

404834, 4528767; 404854, 4528766; 

404885, 4528756; 404905, 4528756; 


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404918, 4528767; 404924, 4528788; 

404923, 4528837; 404931, 4528838; 

404935, 4528832; 404934, 4528784; 

404928, 4528761; 404918, 4528749; 

404906, 4528743; 404887, 4528744; 

404861, 4528751; 404846, 4528754; 

404822, 4528756; 404803, 4528757; 

404795, 4528762; 404783, 4528753; 

404772, 4528745; 404755, 4528741; 

404743, 4528735; 404732, 4528727; 

404722, 4528712; 404708, 4528701; 

404696, 4528695; 404682, 4528686; 

404672, 4528683; 404638, 4528679; 

404618, 4528675; 404605, 4528672; 

404585, 4528658; 404563, 4528639; 

404540, 4528624; 404505, 4528612; 

404475, 4528609; 404448, 4528608; 

404417, 4528603; 404385, 4528592; 

404358, 4528571; 404346, 4528562; 

404333, 4528544; 404323, 4528518; 

404304, 4528498; 404291, 4528492; 

404244, 4528496; returning to 404239, 

4528501. 

(iv) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Tyee City. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 404741, 4528632; 

404748, 4528640; 404760, 4528654; 

404791, 4528683; 404812, 4528695; 

404832, 4528699; 404854, 4528694; 

404890, 4528667; 404915, 4528656; 

404934, 4528658; 404965, 4528679; 

404970, 4528702; 404988, 4528718; 

405013, 4528721; 405032, 4528722; 

405060, 4528734; 405082, 4528734; 

405098, 4528734; 405123, 4528745; 

405151, 4528769; 405173, 4528774; 

405201, 4528780; 405218, 4528778; 

405236, 4528789; 405247, 4528774; 

405235, 4528764; 405205, 4528758; 

405182, 4528758; 405154, 4528745; 

405127, 4528725; 405103, 4528715; 

405076, 4528715; 405055, 4528713; 

405032, 4528702; 405020, 4528698; 

404989, 4528681; 404981, 4528648; 

404969, 4528632; 404966, 4528569; 

404977, 4528534; 404981, 4528503; 

405000, 4528469; 404998, 4528459; 

404981, 4528430; 404980, 4528349; 

404978, 4528329; 404968, 4528332; 

404961, 4528355; 404958, 4528423; 

404964, 4528439; 404980, 4528463; 

404980, 4528471; 404964, 4528502; 

404961, 4528524; 404945, 4528567; 

404945, 4528603; 404945, 4528628; 

404942, 4528638; 404934, 4528623; 

404925, 4528616; 404906, 4528626; 

404899, 4528639; 404896, 4528644; 

404855, 4528670; 404841, 4528679; 

404828, 4528682; 404811, 4528677; 

404782, 4528651; 404762, 4528624; 

404746, 4528624; returning to 404741, 

4528632. 

(v) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Tyee City. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 404557, 4528121; 

404567, 4528121; 404584, 4528095; 

404593, 4528061; 404619, 4528067; 

404641, 4528069; 404679, 4528071; 

404796, 4528068; 404850, 4528078; 

404855, 4528072; 404850, 4528061; 

404836, 4528050; 404597, 4528047; 

404575, 4528051; 404572, 4528060; 

404572, 4528077; 404572, 4528089; 

404561, 4528100; returning to 404557, 

4528121. 

(vi) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Tyee City. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 404115, 4527638; 

404116, 4527670; 404128, 4527680; 

404140, 4527673; 404158, 4527668; 

404170, 4527663; 404187, 4527670; 

404202, 4527681; 404214, 4527700; 

404220, 4527733; 404225, 4527780; 

404234, 4527849; 404259, 4527931; 

404267, 4528007; 404277, 4528012; 

404277, 4527958; 404274, 4527924; 

404256, 4527839; 404254, 4527797; 

404247, 4527738; 404235, 4527688; 

404227, 4527644; 404207, 4527596; 

404180, 4527555; 404165, 4527561; 

404157, 4527577; 404140, 4527591; 

404126, 4527611; returning to 404115, 

4527638. 

(vii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Tyee City and Arcata 

North. Land bounded by the following 

UTM zone 10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 

404279, 4526903; 404312, 4526977; 

404324, 4527086; 404336, 4527131; 

404384, 4527228; 404452, 4527291; 

404497, 4527349; 404526, 4527410; 

404563, 4527503; 404609, 4527598; 

404671, 4527686; 404788, 4527856; 

404817, 4527901; 404826, 4527940; 

404847, 4527983; 404873, 4528016; 

404887, 4528014; 404896, 4528008; 

404856, 4527955; 404842, 4527932; 

404842, 4527916; 404837, 4527882; 

404819, 4527851; 404790, 4527825; 

404742, 4527759; 404680, 4527670; 

404630, 4527603; 404600, 4527558; 

404537, 4527403; 404534, 4527370; 

404518, 4527333; 404457, 4527269; 

404397, 4527213; 404379, 4527179; 

404351, 4527124; 404339, 4527084; 

404327, 4526981; 404321, 4526967; 

404298, 4526905; 404327, 4526903; 

404341, 4526889; 404351, 4526900; 

404369, 4526926; 404391, 4526964; 

404418, 4526978; 404439, 4526978; 

404452, 4526972; 404473, 4526947; 

404504, 4526949; 404627, 4526966; 

404662, 4526983; 404677, 4527004; 

404688, 4527018; 404747, 4527109; 

404745, 4527165; 404685, 4527227; 

404623, 4527306; 404628, 4527389; 

404668, 4527473; 404794, 4527545; 

404869, 4527609; 404960, 4527661; 

404964, 4527713; 404988, 4527771; 

404995, 4527812; 405007, 4527819; 

405021, 4527842; 405025, 4527833; 

405015, 4527813; 405003, 4527799; 

404993, 4527744; 404981, 4527718; 

404980, 4527666; 405017, 4527667; 

405053, 4527647; 405075, 4527630; 

405089, 4527631; 405140, 4527709; 

405183, 4527846; 405171, 4527916; 

405165, 4527959; 405167, 4527974; 

405187, 4527977; 405209, 4527851; 

405177, 4527710; 405127, 4527653; 

405125, 4527623; 405111, 4527606; 

405082, 4527599; 405059, 4527606; 

405032, 4527634; 404997, 4527646; 

404900, 4527594; 404727, 4527447; 

404675, 4527395; 404678, 4527319; 

404705, 4527257; 404782, 4527192; 

404804, 4527136; 404722, 4526997; 

404675, 4526945; 404679, 4526927; 

404667, 4526923; 404652, 4526934; 

404460, 4526897; 404410, 4526865; 

404386, 4526854; 404360, 4526812; 

404342, 4526814; 404333, 4526799; 

404319, 4526753; 404312, 4526708; 

404318, 4526686; 404318, 4526661; 

404310, 4526651; 404300, 4526658; 

404296, 4526671; 404303, 4526730; 

404304, 4526761; 404313, 4526807; 

404311, 4526834; 404292, 4526877; 

returning to 404279, 4526903. 

(viii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Tyee City. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 404211, 4526342; 

404305, 4526400; 404370, 4526424; 

404419, 4526445; 404531, 4526530; 

404556, 4526562; 404582, 4526596; 

404653, 4526642; 404689, 4526689; 

404692, 4526707; 404698, 4526708; 

404702, 4526697; 404712, 4526692; 

404706, 4526673; 404684, 4526646; 

404686, 4526636; 404696, 4526634; 

404696, 4526627; 404659, 4526616; 

404649, 4526603; 404623, 4526592; 

404602, 4526569; 404580, 4526538; 

404553, 4526514; 404480, 4526458; 

404482, 4526444; 404473, 4526441; 

404463, 4526441; 404430, 4526420; 

404380, 4526402; 404379, 4526385; 

404431, 4526403; 404471, 4526421; 

404521, 4526433; 404589, 4526432; 

404677, 4526433; 404727, 4526440; 

404741, 4526453; 404749, 4526473; 

404752, 4526500; 404759, 4526512; 

404794, 4526550; 404867, 4526594; 

404884, 4526635; 404921, 4526646; 

404977, 4526653; 405047, 4526650; 

405064, 4526657; 405082, 4526616; 

405098, 4526574; 405131, 4526543; 

405195, 4526490; 405193, 4526462; 

405185, 4526451; 405171, 4526459; 

405160, 4526473; 405138, 4526510; 

405115, 4526532; 405089, 4526556; 

405070, 4526580; 405057, 4526621; 

405045, 4526633; 404986, 4526635; 

404909, 4526622; 404893, 4526599; 

404871, 4526577; 404806, 4526526; 

404781, 4526503; 404770, 4526471; 

404762, 4526439; 404750, 4526427; 

404732, 4526416; 404682, 4526413; 

404635, 4526415; 404599, 4526410; 

404542, 4526411; 404509, 4526401; 

404453, 4526381; 404403, 4526348; 

404328, 4526296; 404283, 4526260; 


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404271, 4526261; 404247, 4526282; 

404245, 4526300; 404255, 4526304; 

404271, 4526300; 404362, 4526375; 

404362, 4526395; 404326, 4526384; 

404297, 4526363; 404266, 4526349; 

404242, 4526333; 404234, 4526307; 

404217, 4526318; returning to 404211, 

4526342. 

(ix) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Tyee City. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 404159, 4525734; 

404159, 4525748; 404181, 4525799; 

404211, 4525818; 404249, 4525862; 

404248, 4525896; 404237, 4525939; 

404229, 4525979; 404240, 4525997; 

404240, 4526016; 404226, 4526037; 

404220, 4526056; 404230, 4526065; 

404248, 4526069; 404248, 4526063; 

404241, 4526050; 404244, 4526042; 

404256, 4526003; 404262, 4526012; 

404270, 4526030; 404279, 4526052; 

404291, 4526063; 404294, 4526077; 

404303, 4526076; 404302, 4526065; 

404290, 4526049; 404282, 4526037; 

404277, 4526013; 404298, 4526005; 

404305, 4526023; 404313, 4526030; 

404321, 4526042; 404330, 4526047; 

404341, 4526048; 404352, 4526038; 

404366, 4526040; 404382, 4526033; 

404406, 4526019; 404403, 4526008; 

404365, 4526029; 404345, 4526025; 

404340, 4526034; 404331, 4526038; 

404324, 4526024; 404312, 4526015; 

404311, 4526001; 404303, 4525992; 

404289, 4525994; 404275, 4525995; 

404270, 4525978; 404275, 4525948; 

404271, 4525923; 404286, 4525920; 

404294, 4525897; 404257, 4525843; 

404257, 4525835; 404213, 4525801; 

404177, 4525751; 404197, 4525737; 

404215, 4525718; 404207, 4525706; 

404183, 4525724; returning to 404159, 

4525734. 

(x) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Tyee City, Eureka, Arcata 

North, and Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 404222, 4525621; 

404233, 4525683; 404286, 4525666; 

404326, 4525712; 404420, 4525729; 

404517, 4525742; 404587, 4525721; 

404625, 4525721; 404653, 4525750; 

404660, 4525799; 404660, 4525831; 

404655, 4525869; 404666, 4525908; 

404691, 4525984; 404736, 4526033; 

404768, 4526042; 404840, 4526076; 

404891, 4526105; 404946, 4526120; 

405021, 4526120; 405078, 4526116; 

405104, 4526101; 405138, 4526037; 

405133, 4526008; 405133, 4525984; 

405140, 4525965; 405155, 4525938; 

405161, 4525918; 405161, 4525897; 

405148, 4525861; 405118, 4525844; 

405087, 4525840; 405050, 4525852; 

405027, 4525887; 405012, 4525903; 

404984, 4525903; 404942, 4525899; 

404900, 4525884; 404861, 4525838; 

404844, 4525797; 404847, 4525731; 

404844, 4525704; 404823, 4525661; 

404813, 4525610; 404819, 4525561; 

404863, 4525511; 404947, 4525462; 

404975, 4525451; 405013, 4525446; 

405041, 4525430; 405084, 4525392; 

405116, 4525387; 405179, 4525398; 

405229, 4525398; 405282, 4525379; 

405323, 4525359; 405372, 4525355; 

405445, 4525370; 405490, 4525363; 

405570, 4525337; 405605, 4525357; 

405637, 4525391; 405686, 4525416; 

405704, 4525443; 405706, 4525469; 

405682, 4525524; 405643, 4525569; 

405569, 4525625; 405567, 4525680; 

405586, 4525707; 405602, 4525704; 

405589, 4525674; 405589, 4525642; 

405610, 4525629; 405663, 4525580; 

405702, 4525537; 405725, 4525478; 

405733, 4525427; 405680, 4525385; 

405645, 4525354; 405617, 4525322; 

405577, 4525312; 405532, 4525317; 

405474, 4525339; 405428, 4525345; 

405365, 4525332; 405310, 4525339; 

405242, 4525366; 405191, 4525370; 

405111, 4525358; 405064, 4525369; 

405033, 4525402; 404986, 4525428; 

404936, 4525443; 404906, 4525449; 

404819, 4525502; 404800, 4525527; 

404781, 4525585; 404783, 4525632; 

404798, 4525678; 404819, 4525704; 

404823, 4525725; 404821, 4525768; 

404823, 4525810; 404838, 4525852; 

404868, 4525886; 404897, 4525920; 

404950, 4525935; 405018, 4525944; 

405031, 4525933; 405046, 4525908; 

405059, 4525872; 405084, 4525861; 

405112, 4525863; 405131, 4525874; 

405144, 4525904; 405137, 4525933; 

405114, 4525961; 405097, 4525986; 

405103, 4526024; 405106, 4526050; 

405080, 4526080; 405052, 4526090; 

405025, 4526092; 404980, 4526093; 

404959, 4526078; 404933, 4526069; 

404893, 4526054; 404808, 4526027; 

404749, 4525997; 404713, 4525944; 

404708, 4525918; 404708, 4525833; 

404693, 4525734; 404687, 4525710; 

404638, 4525676; 404604, 4525665; 

404572, 4525680; 404521, 4525702; 

404451, 4525693; 404375, 4525672; 

404356, 4525644; 404345, 4525631; 

404288, 4525608; returning to 404222, 

4525621. 

(xi) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Tyee City, Eureka, and 

Arcata South. Land bounded by the 

following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 403248, 4524430; 

403254, 4524438; 403270, 4524435; 

403311, 4524427; 403363, 4524406; 

403440, 4524395; 403519, 4524392; 

403550, 4524407; 403578, 4524414; 

403649, 4524397; 403727, 4524374; 

403760, 4524362; 403801, 4524371; 

403818, 4524385; 403839, 4524397; 

403868, 4524417; 403906, 4524432; 

403937, 4524432; 404026, 4524424; 

404037, 4524434; 404034, 4524448; 

404014, 4524465; 404004, 4524475; 

403985, 4524495; 403978, 4524505; 

403957, 4524512; 403930, 4524520; 

403899, 4524527; 403879, 4524535; 

403857, 4524558; 403840, 4524573; 

403801, 4524577; 403771, 4524569; 

403751, 4524558; 403732, 4524534; 

403712, 4524518; 403707, 4524513; 

403674, 4524492; 403626, 4524490; 

403588, 4524495; 403564, 4524514; 

403549, 4524543; 403543, 4524563; 

403554, 4524565; 403572, 4524537; 

403590, 4524514; 403608, 4524509; 

403643, 4524506; 403680, 4524512; 

403707, 4524533; 403737, 4524561; 

403751, 4524575; 403793, 4524591; 

403829, 4524591; 403854, 4524581; 

403875, 4524566; 403897, 4524545; 

403923, 4524539; 403969, 4524525; 

403996, 4524508; 404007, 4524492; 

404020, 4524482; 404045, 4524470; 

404057, 4524469; 404069, 4524482; 

404089, 4524511; 404101, 4524542; 

404100, 4524557; 404113, 4524580; 

404138, 4524619; 404184, 4524650; 

404217, 4524650; 404271, 4524642; 

404311, 4524664; 404344, 4524685; 

404367, 4524687; 404407, 4524678; 

404459, 4524688; 404527, 4524713; 

404546, 4524740; 404544, 4524779; 

404518, 4524800; 404511, 4524828; 

404516, 4524851; 404544, 4524873; 

404586, 4524886; 404625, 4524873; 

404667, 4524862; 404677, 4524870; 

404677, 4524886; 404667, 4524918; 

404670, 4524951; 404662, 4524970; 

404604, 4525008; 404534, 4525037; 

404513, 4525052; 404507, 4525060; 

404504, 4525110; 404494, 4525124; 

404466, 4525133; 404442, 4525147; 

404373, 4525195; 404355, 4525211; 

404332, 4525234; 404324, 4525265; 

404319, 4525287; 404290, 4525327; 

404263, 4525354; 404260, 4525385; 

404268, 4525421; 404273, 4525461; 

404268, 4525495; 404275, 4525525; 

404294, 4525552; 404284, 4525597; 

404298, 4525599; 404304, 4525589; 

404306, 4525557; 404302, 4525537; 

404288, 4525504; 404294, 4525476; 

404287, 4525438; 404280, 4525390; 

404280, 4525359; 404309, 4525331; 

404339, 4525280; 404351, 4525244; 

404372, 4525214; 404388, 4525205; 

404419, 4525184; 404451, 4525160; 

404493, 4525144; 404514, 4525134; 

404523, 4525116; 404523, 4525094; 

404527, 4525068; 404539, 4525059; 

404563, 4525045; 404608, 4525031; 

404659, 4525002; 404673, 4524991; 

404684, 4524976; 404691, 4524948; 

404691, 4524914; 404698, 4524892; 

404704, 4524872; 404695, 4524849; 

404680, 4524844; 404653, 4524845; 

404615, 4524858; 404589, 4524863; 

404575, 4524863; 404545, 4524849; 

404537, 4524835; 404538, 4524823; 

404553, 4524803; 404575, 4524782; 


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404575, 4524741; 404542, 4524694; 

404488, 4524671; 404440, 4524659; 

404393, 4524657; 404361, 4524661; 

404343, 4524661; 404306, 4524635; 

404266, 4524619; 404233, 4524626; 

404187, 4524622; 404153, 4524602; 

404137, 4524567; 404134, 4524524; 

404114, 4524497; 404086, 4524451; 

404086, 4524421; 404113, 4524410; 

404159, 4524406; 404188, 4524404; 

404239, 4524406; 404298, 4524397; 

404339, 4524371; 404371, 4524338; 

404389, 4524322; 404426, 4524306; 

404455, 4524291; 404464, 4524291; 

404479, 4524303; 404514, 4524330; 

404558, 4524348; 404604, 4524344; 

404646, 4524336; 404698, 4524337; 

404746, 4524364; 404770, 4524375; 

404805, 4524378; 404841, 4524369; 

404875, 4524354; 404921, 4524354; 

404955, 4524367; 404965, 4524382; 

404963, 4524392; 404954, 4524399; 

404942, 4524406; 404881, 4524439; 

404862, 4524464; 404862, 4524510; 

404865, 4524531; 404858, 4524550; 

404839, 4524570; 404831, 4524598; 

404832, 4524614; 404824, 4524618; 

404808, 4524614; 404802, 4524627; 

404818, 4524632; 404843, 4524629; 

404857, 4524632; 404877, 4524655; 

404901, 4524663; 404936, 4524664; 

404945, 4524669; 404946, 4524688; 

404959, 4524678; 404953, 4524659; 

404933, 4524653; 404907, 4524655; 

404893, 4524649; 404849, 4524610; 

404850, 4524587; 404878, 4524551; 

404884, 4524524; 404881, 4524471; 

404890, 4524452; 404963, 4524418; 

404979, 4524410; 404993, 4524403; 

405008, 4524430; 405017, 4524454; 

405013, 4524466; 404989, 4524509; 

404968, 4524546; 404968, 4524575; 

404980, 4524588; 404991, 4524577; 

404986, 4524560; 404997, 4524535; 

405014, 4524501; 405031, 4524481; 

405041, 4524464; 405040, 4524442; 

405058, 4524433; 405071, 4524428; 

405084, 4524439; 405100, 4524465; 

405115, 4524482; 405136, 4524488; 

405152, 4524500; 405169, 4524525; 

405190, 4524538; 405215, 4524544; 

405230, 4524555; 405233, 4524571; 

405238, 4524593; 405245, 4524597; 

405267, 4524597; 405280, 4524594; 

405296, 4524601; 405309, 4524598; 

405319, 4524591; 405312, 4524570; 

405310, 4524559; 405304, 4524560; 

405303, 4524573; 405301, 4524584; 

405293, 4524589; 405279, 4524584; 

405254, 4524584; 405249, 4524577; 

405246, 4524558; 405237, 4524542; 

405222, 4524531; 405202, 4524526; 

405188, 4524522; 405174, 4524505; 

405155, 4524485; 405139, 4524477; 

405121, 4524471; 405110, 4524463; 

405110, 4524459; 405102, 4524434; 

405081, 4524418; 405058, 4524415; 

405034, 4524431; 405018, 4524421; 

405006, 4524379; 404979, 4524358; 

404969, 4524347; 404940, 4524331; 

404886, 4524327; 404848, 4524340; 

404827, 4524351; 404791, 4524355; 

404768, 4524347; 404692, 4524306; 

404645, 4524303; 404601, 4524310; 

404558, 4524306; 404520, 4524289; 

404495, 4524264; 404499, 4524247; 

404511, 4524206; 404511, 4524183; 

404506, 4524140; 404517, 4524107; 

404537, 4524060; 404573, 4524020; 

404604, 4524002; 404615, 4524013; 

404645, 4524034; 404664, 4524042; 

404687, 4524042; 404704, 4524034; 

404712, 4524025; 404736, 4523999; 

404735, 4523971; 404729, 4523945; 

404723, 4523923; 404729, 4523910; 

404746, 4523900; 404781, 4523899; 

404815, 4523913; 404910, 4523952; 

404993, 4523987; 405015, 4524006; 

405013, 4524028; 405001, 4524048; 

405000, 4524051; 404990, 4524069; 

404993, 4524095; 405012, 4524110; 

405042, 4524111; 405069, 4524120; 

405087, 4524145; 405121, 4524173; 

405160, 4524231; 405194, 4524272; 

405211, 4524279; 405249, 4524290; 

405304, 4524301; 405331, 4524318; 

405340, 4524314; 405307, 4524285; 

405281, 4524281; 405225, 4524264; 

405198, 4524249; 405168, 4524199; 

405142, 4524158; 405099, 4524129; 

405082, 4524102; 405051, 4524090; 

405026, 4524089; 405014, 4524078; 

405015, 4524066; 405016, 4524060; 

405017, 4524060; 405038, 4524045; 

405041, 4523996; 405025, 4523983; 

404984, 4523964; 404843, 4523902; 

404795, 4523884; 404751, 4523877; 

404718, 4523888; 404702, 4523910; 

404699, 4523933; 404709, 4523955; 

404714, 4523982; 404701, 4524000; 

404684, 4524010; 404663, 4524010; 

404638, 4524002; 404621, 4523976; 

404634, 4523965; 404642, 4523948; 

404642, 4523938; 404631, 4523913; 

404618, 4523881; 404617, 4523851; 

404624, 4523820; 404646, 4523781; 

404680, 4523746; 404669, 4523736; 

404650, 4523746; 404614, 4523799; 

404600, 4523847; 404603, 4523886; 

404622, 4523951; 404596, 4523978; 

404541, 4524025; 404518, 4524070; 

404496, 4524114; 404492, 4524150; 

404495, 4524199; 404490, 4524232; 

404431, 4524286; 404361, 4524319; 

404347, 4524336; 404306, 4524369; 

404273, 4524378; 404215, 4524383; 

404087, 4524388; 403988, 4524403; 

403896, 4524407; 403867, 4524388; 

403825, 4524351; 403773, 4524341; 

403722, 4524350; 403647, 4524375; 

403575, 4524386; 403543, 4524375; 

403495, 4524367; 403447, 4524371; 

403378, 4524372; 403334, 4524386; 

403266, 4524414; returning to 403248, 

4524430. 

(xii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Tyee City and Eureka. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 403498, 

4525062; 403498, 4525079; 403514, 

4525102; 403531, 4525112; 403552, 

4525117; 403569, 4525115; 403688, 

4525069; 403706, 4525077; 403704, 

4525089; 403602, 4525135; 403597, 

4525155; 403612, 4525163; 403633, 

4525198; 403653, 4525213; 403683, 

4525229; 403701, 4525262; 403704, 

4525297; 403693, 4525338; 403698, 

4525363; 403780, 4525436; 403881, 

4525538; 403921, 4525619; 403929, 

4525657; 403982, 4525672; 404020, 

4525647; 404101, 4525626; 404167, 

4525609; 404147, 4525593; 404127, 

4525586; 404127, 4525571; 404137, 

4525558; 404152, 4525530; 404144, 

4525495; 404124, 4525469; 404091, 

4525452; 404045, 4525462; 403992, 

4525474; 403962, 4525474; 403926, 

4525467; 403891, 4525444; 403777, 

4525310; 403772, 4525279; 403782, 

4525241; 403792, 4525201; 403800, 

4525178; 403790, 4525125; 403780, 

4525089; 403749, 4525056; 403714, 

4525034; 403681, 4525034; 403567, 

4525072; 403544, 4525072; 403536, 

4525056; 403514, 4525041; returning to 

403498, 4525062. 

(xiii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Eureka. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 403167, 4524519; 

403174, 4524547; 403189, 4524560; 

403207, 4524568; 403265, 4524580; 

403301, 4524595; 403334, 4524631; 

403357, 4524692; 403362, 4524742; 

403341, 4524811; 403336, 4524899; 

403357, 4524993; 403367, 4525029; 

403402, 4525079; 403407, 4525059; 

403415, 4525034; 403427, 4525011; 

403453, 4525001; 403476, 4524996; 

403486, 4525021; 403498, 4525031; 

403519, 4525029; 403529, 4525013; 

403521, 4524988; 403503, 4524960; 

403473, 4524950; 403445, 4524955; 

403420, 4524968; 403389, 4524988; 

403379, 4524958; 403369, 4524917; 

403362, 4524861; 403367, 4524841; 

403405, 4524839; 403430, 4524846; 

403458, 4524882; 403493, 4524920; 

403544, 4524935; 403584, 4524917; 

403600, 4524872; 403572, 4524826; 

403521, 4524798; 403511, 4524818; 

403559, 4524851; 403572, 4524874; 

403564, 4524899; 403552, 4524912; 

403526, 4524904; 403508, 4524889; 

403478, 4524869; 403453, 4524826; 

403430, 4524816; 403402, 4524808; 

403369, 4524811; 403377, 4524783; 

403384, 4524735; 403382, 4524689; 

403367, 4524644; 403336, 4524590; 

403306, 4524565; 403275, 4524557; 

403222, 4524545; 403197, 4524527; 

403192, 4524509; 403197, 4524484; 


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403174, 4524487; returning to 403167, 

4524519. 

(xiv) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 405091, 4523686; 

405091, 4523709; 405111, 4523708; 

405126, 4523698; 405147, 4523680; 

405150, 4523697; 405144, 4523708; 

405138, 4523722; 405133, 4523735; 

405133, 4523753; 405151, 4523772; 

405181, 4523791; 405207, 4523807; 

405232, 4523807; 405254, 4523814; 

405263, 4523828; 405260, 4523853; 

405253, 4523885; 405241, 4523894; 

405226, 4523911; 405217, 4523931; 

405217, 4523961; 405219, 4523992; 

405220, 4524014; 405220, 4524028; 

405234, 4524029; 405235, 4524000; 

405239, 4523951; 405241, 4523926; 

405260, 4523906; 405272, 4523886; 

405281, 4523851; 405285, 4523831; 

405276, 4523807; 405256, 4523791; 

405231, 4523782; 405209, 4523780; 

405164, 4523755; 405160, 4523735; 

405167, 4523716; 405173, 4523691; 

405163, 4523666; 405195, 4523635; 

405207, 4523605; 405232, 4523526; 

405242, 4523483; 405253, 4523471; 

405273, 4523471; 405276, 4523486; 

405276, 4523510; 405287, 4523533; 

405294, 4523563; 405295, 4523580; 

405301, 4523597; 405320, 4523610; 

405348, 4523623; 405369, 4523641; 

405376, 4523663; 405381, 4523685; 

405391, 4523700; 405416, 4523723; 

405423, 4523745; 405428, 4523785; 

405428, 4523806; 405417, 4523823; 

405412, 4523847; 405412, 4523867; 

405412, 4523886; 405419, 4523906; 

405432, 4523932; 405448, 4523944; 

405451, 4523966; 405448, 4523985; 

405444, 4524004; 405451, 4524020; 

405454, 4524037; 405470, 4524053; 

405488, 4524054; 405509, 4524054; 

405523, 4524062; 405525, 4524076; 

405525, 4524092; 405516, 4524097; 

405503, 4524085; 405487, 4524084; 

405472, 4524087; 405460, 4524092; 

405457, 4524081; 405448, 4524060; 

405435, 4524042; 405426, 4524042; 

405422, 4524060; 405438, 4524075; 

405444, 4524095; 405457, 4524116; 

405472, 4524116; 405481, 4524106; 

405487, 4524107; 405504, 4524116; 

405522, 4524116; 405538, 4524107; 

405551, 4524107; 405562, 4524117; 

405581, 4524126; 405587, 4524137; 

405594, 4524135; 405594, 4524116; 

405576, 4524098; 405548, 4524081; 

405544, 4524050; 405516, 4524035; 

405488, 4524031; 405472, 4524019; 

405469, 4524000; 405473, 4523969; 

405473, 4523947; 405459, 4523925; 

405438, 4523904; 405432, 4523878; 

405432, 4523850; 405444, 4523823; 

405448, 4523788; 405440, 4523745; 

405437, 4523716; 405410, 4523688; 

405397, 4523660; 405378, 4523623; 

405385, 4523613; 405406, 4523595; 

405388, 4523583; 405369, 4523564; 

405341, 4523549; 405329, 4523545; 

405307, 4523526; 405294, 4523501; 

405292, 4523469; 405313, 4523466; 

405338, 4523446; 405366, 4523414; 

405398, 4523386; 405442, 4523349; 

405469, 4523333; 405515, 4523367; 

405543, 4523389; 405566, 4523396; 

405584, 4523411; 405601, 4523429; 

405607, 4523452; 405593, 4523471; 

405581, 4523483; 405579, 4523492; 

405591, 4523495; 405618, 4523505; 

405649, 4523513; 405672, 4523535; 

405687, 4523545; 405683, 4523559; 

405682, 4523573; 405682, 4523588; 

405685, 4523599; 405684, 4523616; 

405678, 4523640; 405678, 4523661; 

405688, 4523672; 405703, 4523686; 

405707, 4523706; 405708, 4523716; 

405717, 4523707; 405715, 4523685; 

405699, 4523660; 405695, 4523638; 

405698, 4523610; 405702, 4523591; 

405700, 4523572; 405704, 4523560; 

405706, 4523548; 405707, 4523546; 

405722, 4523535; 405741, 4523529; 

405741, 4523508; 405754, 4523483; 

405763, 4523464; 405763, 4523442; 

405752, 4523421; 405740, 4523407; 

405740, 4523383; 405740, 4523360; 

405746, 4523339; 405753, 4523324; 

405744, 4523318; 405729, 4523338; 

405719, 4523368; 405719, 4523395; 

405724, 4523427; 405728, 4523454; 

405722, 4523483; 405721, 4523505; 

405699, 4523485; 405699, 4523469; 

405687, 4523448; 405669, 4523433; 

405666, 4523420; 405654, 4523401; 

405631, 4523396; 405609, 4523393; 

405578, 4523370; 405554, 4523367; 

405537, 4523351; 405515, 4523336; 

405488, 4523318; 405525, 4523282; 

405551, 4523246; 405587, 4523208; 

405632, 4523173; 405669, 4523120; 

405704, 4523062; 405726, 4523043; 

405759, 4523043; 405790, 4523045; 

405788, 4523065; 405782, 4523087; 

405779, 4523114; 405769, 4523129; 

405771, 4523145; 405788, 4523139; 

405797, 4523118; 405797, 4523098; 

405806, 4523076; 405827, 4523084; 

405841, 4523083; 405863, 4523071; 

405877, 4523082; 405893, 4523093; 

405919, 4523101; 405943, 4523108; 

405975, 4523165; 405996, 4523207; 

405987, 4523227; 405952, 4523282; 

405928, 4523282; 405905, 4523282; 

405899, 4523276; 405890, 4523263; 

405868, 4523252; 405846, 4523252; 

405846, 4523267; 405859, 4523276; 

405872, 4523286; 405878, 4523311; 

405878, 4523333; 405891, 4523349; 

405915, 4523342; 405952, 4523327; 

405978, 4523302; 406003, 4523260; 

406027, 4523245; 406037, 4523232; 

406037, 4523214; 406022, 4523192; 

406003, 4523168; 405952, 4523080; 

405930, 4523076; 405910, 4523076; 

405902, 4523064; 405875, 4523049; 

405850, 4523052; 405834, 4523058; 

405818, 4523059; 405810, 4523034; 

405872, 4523029; 405938, 4523029; 

405994, 4523057; 406052, 4523115; 

406087, 4523161; 406156, 4523245; 

406171, 4523263; 406178, 4523291; 

406186, 4523313; 406172, 4523324; 

406156, 4523330; 406137, 4523317; 

406100, 4523302; 406069, 4523292; 

406046, 4523292; 406027, 4523307; 

406010, 4523321; 405988, 4523327; 

405983, 4523341; 405984, 4523361; 

405993, 4523383; 406013, 4523383; 

406022, 4523396; 406036, 4523414; 

406074, 4523420; 406096, 4523433; 

406124, 4523445; 406150, 4523433; 

406153, 4523404; 406153, 4523368; 

406169, 4523354; 406193, 4523351; 

406217, 4523330; 406217, 4523302; 

406219, 4523286; 406258, 4523317; 

406283, 4523349; 406296, 4523379; 

406328, 4523421; 406367, 4523439; 

406415, 4523473; 406436, 4523520; 

406417, 4523526; 406378, 4523534; 

406347, 4523558; 406334, 4523581; 

406321, 4523599; 406307, 4523619; 

406302, 4523636; 406288, 4523648; 

406264, 4523645; 406235, 4523637; 

406211, 4523638; 406177, 4523651; 

406166, 4523660; 406162, 4523677; 

406144, 4523695; 406110, 4523711; 

406079, 4523722; 406056, 4523728; 

406046, 4523726; 406043, 4523737; 

406043, 4523748; 406057, 4523748; 

406084, 4523740; 406107, 4523737; 

406144, 4523718; 406181, 4523695; 

406193, 4523675; 406217, 4523661; 

406246, 4523666; 406269, 4523673; 

406294, 4523670; 406318, 4523655; 

406333, 4523630; 406334, 4523610; 

406344, 4523594; 406346, 4523592; 

406350, 4523595; 406357, 4523608; 

406376, 4523635; 406382, 4523657; 

406382, 4523684; 406364, 4523705; 

406323, 4523722; 406312, 4523728; 

406304, 4523739; 406287, 4523761; 

406280, 4523772; 406274, 4523776; 

406264, 4523773; 406255, 4523764; 

406242, 4523753; 406224, 4523755; 

406219, 4523766; 406219, 4523780; 

406220, 4523794; 406213, 4523802; 

406203, 4523804; 406184, 4523805; 

406170, 4523807; 406162, 4523816; 

406157, 4523831; 406160, 4523852; 

406166, 4523867; 406166, 4523879; 

406148, 4523892; 406110, 4523909; 

406088, 4523918; 406077, 4523938; 

406067, 4523952; 406066, 4523963; 

406070, 4523971; 406079, 4523965; 

406083, 4523950; 406092, 4523936; 

406105, 4523927; 406133, 4523913; 

406155, 4523905; 406176, 4523889; 

406180, 4523873; 406175, 4523856; 

406170, 4523835; 406176, 4523822; 

406188, 4523818; 406206, 4523816; 

406226, 4523813; 406235, 4523802; 


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406236, 4523789; 406237, 4523777; 

406246, 4523779; 406257, 4523787; 

406273, 4523795; 406290, 4523783; 

406309, 4523763; 406323, 4523751; 

406324, 4523750; 406324, 4523751; 

406355, 4523742; 406383, 4523729; 

406400, 4523714; 406411, 4523685; 

406403, 4523642; 406387, 4523613; 

406384, 4523589; 406403, 4523573; 

406434, 4523579; 406445, 4523607; 

406424, 4523635; 406427, 4523669; 

406440, 4523694; 406439, 4523708; 

406431, 4523732; 406431, 4523754; 

406431, 4523770; 406445, 4523791; 

406465, 4523791; 406477, 4523772; 

406458, 4523758; 406458, 4523732; 

406477, 4523705; 406478, 4523689; 

406498, 4523679; 406526, 4523667; 

406551, 4523682; 406580, 4523682; 

406601, 4523663; 406633, 4523670; 

406626, 4523698; 406586, 4523710; 

406546, 4523728; 406533, 4523755; 

406528, 4523783; 406527, 4523813; 

406517, 4523838; 406502, 4523853; 

406462, 4523869; 406440, 4523886; 

406428, 4523920; 406428, 4523959; 

406428, 4523991; 406428, 4524010; 

406428, 4524031; 406446, 4524045; 

406464, 4524045; 406467, 4524031; 

406456, 4524012; 406470, 4524007; 

406496, 4524006; 406520, 4523989; 

406545, 4523978; 406557, 4523993; 

406558, 4523999; 406564, 4524013; 

406581, 4524021; 406598, 4524025; 

406620, 4524027; 406638, 4524039; 

406679, 4524126; 406694, 4524154; 

406710, 4524198; 406722, 4524218; 

406734, 4524261; 406736, 4524292; 

406718, 4524309; 406714, 4524325; 

406729, 4524324; 406733, 4524317; 

406751, 4524302; 406755, 4524289; 

406753, 4524253; 406742, 4524212; 

406720, 4524175; 406717, 4524153; 

406703, 4524130; 406716, 4524128; 

406721, 4524120; 406711, 4524106; 

406703, 4524101; 406689, 4524100; 

406666, 4524051; 406653, 4524022; 

406637, 4524011; 406619, 4524009; 

406600, 4524008; 406585, 4524003; 

406573, 4523983; 406559, 4523962; 

406527, 4523962; 406502, 4523970; 

406480, 4523984; 406458, 4523982; 

406453, 4523966; 406456, 4523945; 

406475, 4523919; 406500, 4523901; 

406543, 4523879; 406559, 4523867; 

406584, 4523870; 406587, 4523854; 

406564, 4523823; 406571, 4523783; 

406578, 4523754; 406608, 4523742; 

406658, 4523753; 406696, 4523748; 

406734, 4523733; 406780, 4523775; 

406854, 4523829; 406949, 4523886; 

407018, 4523898; 407135, 4523914; 

407136, 4523939; 407107, 4523979; 

407085, 4524004; 407064, 4524038; 

407018, 4524047; 407005, 4524066; 

406998, 4524106; 406998, 4524137; 

407011, 4524157; 407032, 4524173; 

407046, 4524195; 407039, 4524228; 

407026, 4524251; 407026, 4524291; 

407052, 4524322; 407083, 4524328; 

407051, 4524376; 407014, 4524379; 

406995, 4524407; 406998, 4524438; 

407026, 4524465; 407033, 4524490; 

407046, 4524502; 407102, 4524463; 

407105, 4524434; 407120, 4524404; 

407138, 4524362; 407161, 4524347; 

407191, 4524326; 407201, 4524306; 

407202, 4524279; 407195, 4524254; 

407174, 4524234; 407141, 4524209; 

407132, 4524188; 407138, 4524175; 

407164, 4524168; 407204, 4524154; 

407217, 4524132; 407227, 4524076; 

407292, 4523931; 407308, 4523926; 

407339, 4523879; 407367, 4523825; 

407428, 4523817; 407531, 4523786; 

407597, 4523778; 407597, 4523916; 

407613, 4523923; 407851, 4523920; 

407854, 4523907; 407840, 4523903; 

407616, 4523901; 407616, 4523788; 

407611, 4523757; 407538, 4523766; 

407491, 4523776; 407429, 4523795; 

407375, 4523806; 407350, 4523814; 

407333, 4523850; 407297, 4523891; 

407279, 4523884; 407241, 4523875; 

407208, 4523882; 407152, 4523885; 

407079, 4523881; 406982, 4523856; 

406908, 4523819; 406832, 4523773; 

406759, 4523704; 406712, 4523660; 

406654, 4523636; 406570, 4523626; 

406524, 4523611; 406505, 4523592; 

406490, 4523567; 406467, 4523524; 

406445, 4523469; 406415, 4523433; 

406384, 4523405; 406352, 4523376; 

406318, 4523338; 406284, 4523304; 

406252, 4523276; 406218, 4523257; 

406183, 4523227; 406141, 4523190; 

406105, 4523140; 406065, 4523092; 

406034, 4523058; 405985, 4523032; 

405947, 4523009; 405924, 4523004; 

405880, 4523008; 405818, 4523012; 

405759, 4523021; 405715, 4523027; 

405690, 4523045; 405669, 4523076; 

405635, 4523132; 405598, 4523168; 

405557, 4523211; 405531, 4523239; 

405507, 4523270; 405481, 4523296; 

405453, 4523316; 405422, 4523338; 

405388, 4523361; 405366, 4523386; 

405337, 4523417; 405313, 4523444; 

405285, 4523449; 405250, 4523452; 

405226, 4523470; 405209, 4523519; 

405194, 4523558; 405185, 4523594; 

405170, 4523617; 405133, 4523658; 

405097, 4523683; returning to 405091, 

4523686. 

(xv) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 407456, 4523277; 

407456, 4523282; 407462, 4523297; 

407483, 4523331; 407472, 4523341; 

407469, 4523345; 407465, 4523351; 

407463, 4523357; 407468, 4523361; 

407475, 4523359; 407480, 4523354; 

407484, 4523357; 407515, 4523395; 

407526, 4523407; 407540, 4523413; 

407563, 4523419; 407577, 4523412; 

407587, 4523403; 407599, 4523398; 

407614, 4523398; 407624, 4523392; 

407636, 4523390; 407643, 4523387; 

407658, 4523381; 407669, 4523375; 

407677, 4523367; 407686, 4523368; 

407702, 4523369; 407724, 4523369; 

407740, 4523370; 407751, 4523369; 

407765, 4523368; 407777, 4523364; 

407790, 4523358; 407797, 4523348; 

407796, 4523343; 407791, 4523337; 

407802, 4523332; 407810, 4523339; 

407820, 4523340; 407832, 4523337; 

407838, 4523331; 407844, 4523326; 

407848, 4523326; 407858, 4523326; 

407873, 4523320; 407927, 4523299; 

407971, 4523284; 407973, 4523278; 

407971, 4523270; 407954, 4523252; 

407927, 4523223; 407879, 4523151; 

407856, 4523115; 407830, 4523105; 

407808, 4523105; 407776, 4523107; 

407756, 4523116; 407754, 4523121; 

407746, 4523126; 407736, 4523125; 

407641, 4523175; 407640, 4523181; 

407629, 4523190; 407609, 4523202; 

407602, 4523203; 407591, 4523200; 

407582, 4523201; 407509, 4523240; 

407479, 4523254; 407465, 4523269; 

returning to 407456, 4523277. 

(xvi) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 408209, 4523323; 

408215, 4523326; 408243, 4523285; 

408271, 4523261; 408326, 4523212; 

408327, 4523400; 408335, 4523400; 

408335, 4523243; 408349, 4523245; 

408359, 4523246; 408363, 4523249; 

408367, 4523266; 408369, 4523282; 

408376, 4523297; 408387, 4523315; 

408394, 4523328; 408393, 4523345; 

408385, 4523353; 408382, 4523361; 

408386, 4523369; 408393, 4523381; 

408397, 4523389; 408405, 4523390; 

408410, 4523396; 408411, 4523400; 

408408, 4523404; 408404, 4523411; 

408401, 4523423; 408403, 4523432; 

408396, 4523441; 408359, 4523464; 

408353, 4523470; 408353, 4523477; 

408363, 4523475; 408373, 4523466; 

408410, 4523443; 408413, 4523435; 

408412, 4523428; 408417, 4523421; 

408424, 4523421; 408428, 4523427; 

408435, 4523433; 408443, 4523434; 

408455, 4523436; 408465, 4523431; 

408474, 4523421; 408481, 4523417; 

408486, 4523421; 408488, 4523433; 

408483, 4523445; 408476, 4523452; 

408467, 4523461; 408460, 4523463; 

408456, 4523469; 408456, 4523476; 

408444, 4523491; 408435, 4523501; 

408433, 4523510; 408431, 4523521; 

408444, 4523532; 408457, 4523537; 

408464, 4523547; 408468, 4523557; 

408468, 4523567; 408470, 4523574; 

408479, 4523568; 408481, 4523558; 

408474, 4523549; 408470, 4523541; 

408470, 4523531; 408463, 4523528; 

408453, 4523523; 408446, 4523517; 


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408444, 4523510; 408448, 4523505; 

408459, 4523492; 408471, 4523476; 

408482, 4523467; 408497, 4523456; 

408503, 4523443; 408503, 4523433; 

408503, 4523422; 408498, 4523415; 

408491, 4523406; 408483, 4523402; 

408483, 4523396; 408489, 4523390; 

408500, 4523389; 408507, 4523393; 

408514, 4523400; 408521, 4523407; 

408532, 4523411; 408537, 4523410; 

408549, 4523411; 408556, 4523415; 

408562, 4523421; 408564, 4523430; 

408565, 4523437; 408565, 4523443; 

408565, 4523457; 408562, 4523465; 

408570, 4523468; 408579, 4523468; 

408589, 4523468; 408597, 4523465; 

408603, 4523463; 408609, 4523463; 

408609, 4523467; 408609, 4523475; 

408613, 4523478; 408616, 4523473; 

408616, 4523465; 408613, 4523455; 

408602, 4523455; 408597, 4523458; 

408584, 4523460; 408572, 4523457; 

408572, 4523450; 408572, 4523441; 

408570, 4523430; 408568, 4523419; 

408563, 4523410; 408554, 4523404; 

408542, 4523401; 408544, 4523395; 

408549, 4523368; 408547, 4523366; 

408539, 4523366; 408534, 4523358; 

408544, 4523351; 408553, 4523338; 

408549, 4523333; 408543, 4523336; 

408532, 4523345; 408525, 4523355; 

408521, 4523359; 408511, 4523363; 

408502, 4523364; 408492, 4523363; 

408474, 4523363; 408467, 4523366; 

408462, 4523372; 408459, 4523377; 

408453, 4523380; 408444, 4523380; 

408428, 4523378; 408411, 4523376; 

408408, 4523364; 408407, 4523346; 

408407, 4523332; 408408, 4523322; 

408404, 4523311; 408396, 4523296; 

408385, 4523283; 408383, 4523267; 

408384, 4523244; 408383, 4523219; 

408383, 4523207; 408393, 4523195; 

408401, 4523194; 408413, 4523196; 

408408, 4523189; 408402, 4523180; 

408385, 4523189; 408378, 4523175; 

408367, 4523172; 408494, 4523054; 

408508, 4523063; 408520, 4523064; 

408532, 4523063; 408543, 4523056; 

408548, 4523039; 408547, 4523026; 

408537, 4523018; 408526, 4523017; 

408519, 4523024; 408473, 4523064; 

408360, 4523167; 408288, 4523233; 

408250, 4523270; 408232, 4523289; 

408216, 4523311; returning to 408209, 

4523323. 

(xvii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 408660, 4523204; 

408667, 4523217; 408668, 4523242; 

408674, 4523231; 408673, 4523202; 

408676, 4523194; 408689, 4523183; 

408689, 4523172; 408682, 4523153; 

408675, 4523137; 408676, 4523121; 

408681, 4523107; 408687, 4523095; 

408694, 4523080; 408694, 4523067; 

408701, 4523051; 408713, 4523039; 

408728, 4523031; 408712, 4523031; 

408685, 4523046; 408676, 4523063; 

408681, 4523085; 408671, 4523106; 

408664, 4523140; 408674, 4523161; 

408674, 4523180; 408662, 4523195; 

returning to 408660, 4523204. 

(xviii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 408793, 4522282; 

408793, 4522296; 408825, 4522296; 

408833, 4522299; 408837, 4522310; 

408836, 4522332; 408837, 4522391; 

408835, 4522418; 408840, 4522429; 

408844, 4522442; 408852, 4522450; 

408863, 4522457; 408866, 4522470; 

408865, 4522485; 408865, 4522489; 

408856, 4522499; 408848, 4522510; 

408848, 4522523; 408844, 4522556; 

408840, 4522588; 408833, 4522611; 

408835, 4522635; 408833, 4522645; 

408834, 4522681; 408842, 4522682; 

408844, 4522664; 408849, 4522639; 

408875, 4522638; 408897, 4522641; 

408914, 4522643; 408919, 4522662; 

408924, 4522681; 408935, 4522701; 

408951, 4522718; 408950, 4522738; 

408940, 4522755; 408926, 4522768; 

408912, 4522791; 408910, 4522816; 

408912, 4522838; 408923, 4522862; 

408938, 4522878; 408950, 4522895; 

408967, 4522927; 408965, 4522951; 

408965, 4522982; 408968, 4522998; 

408979, 4523015; 408980, 4523030; 

408969, 4523034; 408948, 4523039; 

408931, 4523045; 408918, 4523056; 

408911, 4523066; 408911, 4523088; 

408918, 4523111; 408918, 4523134; 

408916, 4523154; 408922, 4523173; 

408933, 4523186; 408942, 4523195; 

408947, 4523213; 408939, 4523225; 

408935, 4523238; 408933, 4523254; 

408936, 4523273; 408946, 4523297; 

408946, 4523315; 408948, 4523329; 

408963, 4523352; 408962, 4523356; 

408949, 4523354; 408920, 4523357; 

408907, 4523372; 408907, 4523396; 

408918, 4523417; 408923, 4523428; 

408919, 4523434; 408905, 4523431; 

408886, 4523431; 408866, 4523447; 

408862, 4523480; 408865, 4523500; 

408862, 4523514; 408859, 4523536; 

408867, 4523548; 408872, 4523517; 

408876, 4523505; 408877, 4523483; 

408877, 4523453; 408895, 4523446; 

408921, 4523451; 408941, 4523444; 

408948, 4523432; 408943, 4523418; 

408933, 4523396; 408926, 4523383; 

408931, 4523375; 408950, 4523375; 

408960, 4523378; 408976, 4523375; 

408988, 4523365; 408988, 4523353; 

408984, 4523343; 408973, 4523331; 

408965, 4523310; 408960, 4523286; 

408956, 4523255; 408955, 4523244; 

408959, 4523233; 408966, 4523221; 

408967, 4523207; 408965, 4523192; 

408959, 4523182; 408950, 4523172; 

408941, 4523161; 408938, 4523147; 

408938, 4523133; 408939, 4523118; 

408936, 4523097; 408938, 4523075; 

408945, 4523064; 408966, 4523064; 

408988, 4523062; 409003, 4523050; 

409010, 4523037; 409011, 4523020; 

409002, 4523004; 408992, 4522992; 

408988, 4522978; 408987, 4522960; 

408991, 4522950; 409012, 4522962; 

409018, 4522973; 409015, 4522988; 

409016, 4523007; 409029, 4523016; 

409037, 4523024; 409046, 4523024; 

409053, 4523037; 409051, 4523054; 

409043, 4523075; 409030, 4523083; 

409013, 4523089; 409002, 4523098; 

408994, 4523110; 408992, 4523125; 

408998, 4523139; 409021, 4523155; 

409041, 4523166; 409043, 4523178; 

409034, 4523189; 409035, 4523198; 

409043, 4523198; 409049, 4523191; 

409056, 4523176; 409049, 4523158; 

409035, 4523147; 409018, 4523138; 

409007, 4523124; 409007, 4523115; 

409020, 4523101; 409031, 4523096; 

409047, 4523088; 409057, 4523072; 

409067, 4523046; 409064, 4523034; 

409094, 4523071; 409208, 4523215; 

409257, 4523257; 409260, 4523264; 

409271, 4523270; 409272, 4523284; 

409272, 4523312; 409284, 4523305; 

409284, 4523266; 409277, 4523258; 

409269, 4523250; 409216, 4523202; 

409191, 4523170; 409111, 4523070; 

409042, 4522982; 409290, 4523125; 

409523, 4523257; 409534, 4523249; 

409430, 4523189; 409262, 4523087; 

409267, 4523076; 409267, 4523062; 

409267, 4523049; 409270, 4523031; 

409278, 4523026; 409286, 4523022; 

409299, 4523016; 409305, 4523023; 

409309, 4523035; 409310, 4523047; 

409314, 4523062; 409319, 4523062; 

409325, 4523062; 409326, 4523068; 

409324, 4523074; 409326, 4523079; 

409331, 4523070; 409331, 4523055; 

409326, 4523041; 409331, 4523025; 

409341, 4523014; 409356, 4523005; 

409366, 4522997; 409375, 4522973; 

409379, 4522960; 409379, 4522943; 

409374, 4522934; 409375, 4522929; 

409383, 4522929; 409381, 4522921; 

409376, 4522914; 409381, 4522905; 

409389, 4522905; 409396, 4522901; 

409395, 4522895; 409384, 4522891; 

409375, 4522880; 409367, 4522874; 

409359, 4522878; 409353, 4522872; 

409343, 4522872; 409333, 4522882; 

409336, 4522900; 409331, 4522916; 

409318, 4522917; 409308, 4522930; 

409288, 4522927; 409281, 4522907; 

409282, 4522874; 409278, 4522827; 

409272, 4522806; 409270, 4522792; 

409267, 4522783; 409261, 4522773; 

409312, 4522791; 409388, 4522813; 

409447, 4522839; 409449, 4522830; 

409433, 4522821; 409377, 4522797; 

409326, 4522785; 409326, 4522778; 

409325, 4522764; 409318, 4522747; 

409309, 4522736; 409298, 4522731; 


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409284, 4522732; 409282, 4522740; 

409275, 4522747; 409271, 4522747; 

409263, 4522748; 409261, 4522752; 

409253, 4522757; 409247, 4522744; 

409227, 4522732; 409213, 4522730; 

409208, 4522722; 409206, 4522699; 

409203, 4522689; 409175, 4522660; 

409162, 4522658; 409141, 4522658; 

409128, 4522655; 409115, 4522647; 

409102, 4522644; 409092, 4522645; 

409084, 4522652; 409081, 4522663; 

409081, 4522672; 409083, 4522680; 

409085, 4522691; 409081, 4522698; 

409077, 4522700; 409068, 4522698; 

409058, 4522692; 409041, 4522685; 

409030, 4522687; 409023, 4522697; 

409020, 4522709; 409012, 4522717; 

409001, 4522721; 408988, 4522718; 

408970, 4522704; 408959, 4522696; 

408950, 4522696; 408939, 4522677; 

408937, 4522662; 408930, 4522636; 

408931, 4522628; 408939, 4522622; 

408945, 4522613; 408944, 4522606; 

408936, 4522607; 408924, 4522616; 

408916, 4522622; 408912, 4522615; 

408920, 4522609; 408930, 4522597; 

408925, 4522587; 408916, 4522581; 

408902, 4522571; 408891, 4522563; 

408882, 4522531; 408886, 4522522; 

408888, 4522499; 408893, 4522473; 

408893, 4522450; 408882, 4522436; 

408874, 4522429; 408859, 4522417; 

408859, 4522411; 408855, 4522403; 

408853, 4522386; 408851, 4522340; 

408852, 4522302; 408850, 4522288; 

408852, 4522282; 408851, 4522258; 

408850, 4522228; 408861, 4522228; 

408868, 4522228; 408875, 4522225; 

408876, 4522219; 408881, 4522206; 

408895, 4522209; 408901, 4522209; 

408910, 4522223; 408920, 4522239; 

408935, 4522253; 408950, 4522264; 

408965, 4522271; 408986, 4522273; 

408995, 4522273; 409002, 4522279; 

409010, 4522288; 409012, 4522309; 

409017, 4522342; 409024, 4522357; 

409035, 4522364; 409051, 4522372; 

409062, 4522384; 409073, 4522400; 

409089, 4522424; 409098, 4522436; 

409115, 4522443; 409127, 4522439; 

409137, 4522426; 409138, 4522418; 

409141, 4522409; 409144, 4522395; 

409149, 4522388; 409168, 4522386; 

409179, 4522387; 409195, 4522391; 

409217, 4522400; 409234, 4522417; 

409240, 4522433; 409250, 4522455; 

409266, 4522463; 409290, 4522467; 

409320, 4522476; 409339, 4522493; 

409350, 4522514; 409362, 4522525; 

409381, 4522526; 409396, 4522525; 

409411, 4522512; 409417, 4522499; 

409417, 4522487; 409428, 4522476; 

409441, 4522476; 409457, 4522473; 

409464, 4522471; 409470, 4522467; 

409470, 4522461; 409467, 4522462; 

409461, 4522458; 409455, 4522432; 

409464, 4522418; 409496, 4522388; 

409501, 4522381; 409499, 4522376; 

409494, 4522378; 409456, 4522418; 

409449, 4522428; 409452, 4522446; 

409457, 4522458; 409450, 4522468; 

409438, 4522470; 409424, 4522470; 

409417, 4522472; 409412, 4522489; 

409406, 4522505; 409398, 4522515; 

409386, 4522519; 409374, 4522519; 

409362, 4522515; 409351, 4522499; 

409335, 4522475; 409318, 4522464; 

409295, 4522459; 409271, 4522456; 

409259, 4522446; 409255, 4522432; 

409252, 4522419; 409235, 4522397; 

409212, 4522383; 409199, 4522379; 

409170, 4522372; 409142, 4522377; 

409135, 4522388; 409127, 4522410; 

409127, 4522424; 409119, 4522429; 

409112, 4522431; 409104, 4522428; 

409098, 4522419; 409090, 4522403; 

409081, 4522387; 409070, 4522374; 

409058, 4522363; 409049, 4522355; 

409039, 4522346; 409032, 4522336; 

409029, 4522319; 409030, 4522301; 

409028, 4522281; 409034, 4522278; 

409055, 4522276; 409062, 4522270; 

409078, 4522260; 409096, 4522248; 

409111, 4522236; 409121, 4522233; 

409126, 4522237; 409137, 4522252; 

409140, 4522259; 409142, 4522255; 

409140, 4522244; 409134, 4522233; 

409121, 4522225; 409110, 4522227; 

409096, 4522239; 409075, 4522253; 

409061, 4522263; 409051, 4522269; 

409041, 4522269; 409018, 4522269; 

409008, 4522264; 408990, 4522258; 

408971, 4522255; 408956, 4522249; 

408933, 4522237; 408922, 4522220; 

408909, 4522203; 408899, 4522190; 

408886, 4522178; 408877, 4522178; 

408874, 4522193; 408871, 4522209; 

408869, 4522210; 408869, 4522202; 

408871, 4522179; 408869, 4522171; 

408868, 4522165; 408861, 4522160; 

408848, 4522160; 408846, 4522175; 

408838, 4522180; 408838, 4522185; 

408846, 4522194; 408842, 4522201; 

408835, 4522214; 408838, 4522224; 

408841, 4522233; 408841, 4522243; 

408841, 4522269; 408840, 4522281; 

408834, 4522284; 408827, 4522283; 

408812, 4522283; returning to 408793, 

4522282. 

(xix) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 408827, 4521822; 

408829, 4521942; 408843, 4521954; 

408843, 4521975; 408843, 4522009; 

408845, 4522060; 408845, 4522106; 

408851, 4522108; 408854, 4522062; 

408853, 4522015; 408853, 4521970; 

408853, 4521951; 408872, 4521939; 

408924, 4521913; 408962, 4521881; 

409011, 4521849; 409066, 4521844; 

409121, 4521841; 409164, 4521843; 

409207, 4521848; 409259, 4521862; 

409305, 4521866; 409322, 4521839; 

409379, 4521833; 409431, 4521840; 

409461, 4521827; 409545, 4521805; 

409543, 4521570; 409520, 4521641; 

409490, 4521729; 409460, 4521729; 

409406, 4521743; 409376, 4521785; 

409317, 4521785; 409291, 4521799; 

409279, 4521824; 409249, 4521818; 

409223, 4521781; 409178, 4521760; 

409135, 4521759; 409101, 4521756; 

409063, 4521752; 409020, 4521786; 

408982, 4521820; 408911, 4521823; 

408880, 4521831; returning to 408827, 

4521822. 

(xx) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 408824, 4521590; 

408824, 4521640; 408825, 4521658; 

408832, 4521672; 408843, 4521692; 

408856, 4521723; 408874, 4521738; 

408899, 4521738; 408914, 4521726; 

408927, 4521705; 408940, 4521678; 

408949, 4521649; 408959, 4521631; 

408969, 4521621; 408982, 4521615; 

409005, 4521615; 409027, 4521604; 

409016, 4521599; 408839, 4521613; 

408835, 4521597; returning to 408824, 

4521590. 

(xxi) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 405365, 4517762; 

405372, 4517778; 405520, 4517852; 

405888, 4518096; 406038, 4518193; 

406162, 4518274; 406251, 4518332; 

406342, 4518391; 406487, 4518485; 

406790, 4518682; 406988, 4518812; 

407152, 4518919; 407287, 4519007; 

407490, 4519140; 407589, 4519191; 

407724, 4519261; 407788, 4519302; 

407816, 4519302; 407839, 4519293; 

407861, 4519261; 407859, 4519254; 

407846, 4519259; 407820, 4519286; 

407805, 4519292; 407786, 4519287; 

407728, 4519246; 407596, 4519179; 

407526, 4519144; 407446, 4519099; 

407284, 4518991; 407182, 4518928; 

407085, 4518861; 406976, 4518791; 

406930, 4518760; 406804, 4518673; 

406819, 4518664; 406839, 4518649; 

406862, 4518632; 406882, 4518617; 

406906, 4518595; 406933, 4518577; 

406955, 4518580; 406974, 4518587; 

406998, 4518591; 407032, 4518590; 

407062, 4518581; 407073, 4518570; 

407089, 4518568; 407115, 4518574; 

407140, 4518584; 407153, 4518587; 

407162, 4518582; 407176, 4518568; 

407193, 4518534; 407204, 4518516; 

407223, 4518499; 407243, 4518482; 

407263, 4518464; 407273, 4518444; 

407298, 4518423; 407312, 4518402; 

407317, 4518372; 407325, 4518329; 

407331, 4518317; 407336, 4518304; 

407343, 4518293; 407357, 4518273; 

407374, 4518266; 407404, 4518252; 

407421, 4518239; 407439, 4518209; 

407447, 4518186; 407447, 4518177; 

407434, 4518179; 407422, 4518204; 

407407, 4518230; 407387, 4518243; 

407364, 4518250; 407347, 4518259; 


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407331, 4518280; 407318, 4518308; 

407315, 4518325; 407315, 4518326; 

407307, 4518361; 407297, 4518405; 

407291, 4518416; 407271, 4518434; 

407255, 4518457; 407235, 4518479; 

407206, 4518502; 407190, 4518516; 

407173, 4518546; 407166, 4518563; 

407160, 4518572; 407152, 4518574; 

407139, 4518574; 407123, 4518566; 

407097, 4518558; 407077, 4518556; 

407055, 4518566; 407043, 4518576; 

407033, 4518579; 407022, 4518580; 

407005, 4518577; 406979, 4518570; 

406961, 4518559; 406935, 4518554; 

406950, 4518530; 406956, 4518505; 

406957, 4518488; 406951, 4518476; 

406942, 4518448; 406939, 4518411; 

406948, 4518390; 406974, 4518363; 

406995, 4518331; 407002, 4518333; 

407012, 4518348; 407019, 4518360; 

407027, 4518365; 407023, 4518349; 

407011, 4518328; 406997, 4518319; 

406997, 4518309; 407009, 4518286; 

407032, 4518269; 407065, 4518260; 

407085, 4518248; 407099, 4518223; 

407127, 4518197; 407148, 4518183; 

407172, 4518173; 407199, 4518158; 

407213, 4518150; 407224, 4518129; 

407224, 4518109; 407218, 4518079; 

407217, 4518055; 407231, 4518032; 

407240, 4518018; 407253, 4518005; 

407275, 4517983; 407289, 4517972; 

407303, 4517953; 407309, 4517939; 

407303, 4517939; 407287, 4517957; 

407276, 4517974; 407257, 4517984; 

407239, 4518003; 407223, 4518026; 

407217, 4518032; 407209, 4518051; 

407204, 4518076; 407210, 4518108; 

407208, 4518134; 407194, 4518150; 

407170, 4518165; 407143, 4518173; 

407105, 4518198; 407085, 4518223; 

407063, 4518244; 407040, 4518255; 

407009, 4518263; 406994, 4518277; 

406980, 4518307; 406966, 4518336; 

406937, 4518373; 406921, 4518398; 

406917, 4518433; 406922, 4518459; 

406920, 4518497; 406912, 4518536; 

406879, 4518572; 406841, 4518609; 

406786, 4518639; 406773, 4518656; 

406729, 4518626; 406710, 4518614; 

406679, 4518595; 406634, 4518565; 

406634, 4518555; 406633, 4518533; 

406630, 4518504; 406617, 4518472; 

406612, 4518442; 406611, 4518423; 

406632, 4518403; 406660, 4518394; 

406673, 4518388; 406678, 4518380; 

406661, 4518378; 406632, 4518388; 

406599, 4518414; 406604, 4518442; 

406606, 4518480; 406617, 4518524; 

406622, 4518549; 406622, 4518560; 

406568, 4518527; 406391, 4518410; 

406184, 4518272; 406069, 4518197; 

406045, 4518180; 405987, 4518146; 

405924, 4518102; 405894, 4518085; 

405652, 4517922; 405530, 4517839; 

405381, 4517766; 405379, 4517746; 

405385, 4517689; 405476, 4517633; 

405482, 4517619; 405462, 4517594; 

405463, 4517627; 405374, 4517679; 

405370, 4517729; returning to 405365, 

4517762. 

(xxii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 406574, 4517557; 

406583, 4517571; 406601, 4517590; 

406623, 4517598; 406653, 4517604; 

406676, 4517602; 406693, 4517598; 

406706, 4517594; 406715, 4517590; 

406735, 4517588; 406757, 4517604; 

406755, 4517624; 406734, 4517661; 

406722, 4517698; 406731, 4517723; 

406751, 4517753; 406765, 4517773; 

406786, 4517793; 406795, 4517794; 

406800, 4517782; 406800, 4517768; 

406790, 4517749; 406796, 4517748; 

406807, 4517765; 406825, 4517775; 

406843, 4517776; 406861, 4517775; 

406875, 4517775; 406897, 4517765; 

406883, 4517749; 406888, 4517737; 

406909, 4517734; 406932, 4517733; 

406941, 4517726; 406917, 4517719; 

406891, 4517714; 406873, 4517728; 

406852, 4517739; 406845, 4517716; 

406861, 4517718; 406875, 4517717; 

406872, 4517707; 406862, 4517704; 

406851, 4517693; 406862, 4517689; 

406883, 4517678; 406901, 4517666; 

406909, 4517655; 406926, 4517654; 

406946, 4517644; 406960, 4517629; 

406974, 4517625; 406986, 4517617; 

406983, 4517601; 406991, 4517593; 

406994, 4517571; 406994, 4517555; 

407006, 4517562; 407007, 4517579; 

407019, 4517593; 407044, 4517603; 

407049, 4517596; 407040, 4517581; 

407040, 4517568; 407041, 4517549; 

407040, 4517530; 407028, 4517525; 

407029, 4517498; 407014, 4517484; 

407018, 4517468; 407008, 4517462; 

407007, 4517444; 407007, 4517432; 

407013, 4517414; 407011, 4517402; 

407013, 4517396; 407030, 4517396; 

407052, 4517392; 407062, 4517389; 

407067, 4517377; 407067, 4517361; 

407060, 4517343; 407035, 4517339; 

407012, 4517338; 406986, 4517338; 

406971, 4517344; 406959, 4517357; 

406962, 4517371; 406972, 4517383; 

406978, 4517403; 406978, 4517424; 

406978, 4517444; 406978, 4517462; 

406983, 4517469; 406980, 4517483; 

406966, 4517494; 406949, 4517493; 

406932, 4517500; 406924, 4517505; 

406910, 4517499; 406889, 4517499; 

406867, 4517515; 406848, 4517523; 

406840, 4517512; 406825, 4517501; 

406811, 4517518; 406810, 4517539; 

406795, 4517555; 406784, 4517551; 

406763, 4517556; 406752, 4517556; 

406765, 4517517; 406783, 4517446; 

406794, 4517410; 406817, 4517384; 

406896, 4517344; 406983, 4517309; 

407020, 4517310; 407049, 4517333; 

407053, 4517329; 407051, 4517319; 

407025, 4517299; 407010, 4517295; 

406988, 4517297; 406944, 4517309; 

406861, 4517348; 406820, 4517367; 

406799, 4517382; 406785, 4517400; 

406775, 4517428; 406763, 4517475; 

406755, 4517511; 406735, 4517560; 

406708, 4517585; 406683, 4517591; 

406652, 4517593; 406614, 4517582; 

406591, 4517558; 406581, 4517551; 

returning to 406574, 4517557. 

(xxiii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 406455, 4517395; 

406458, 4517402; 406470, 4517401; 

406477, 4517392; 406493, 4517382; 

406512, 4517379; 406525, 4517388; 

406537, 4517407; 406545, 4517421; 

406551, 4517452; 406551, 4517470; 

406552, 4517498; 406558, 4517527; 

406568, 4517544; 406574, 4517541; 

406567, 4517521; 406562, 4517477; 

406563, 4517451; 406554, 4517421; 

406547, 4517391; 406533, 4517368; 

406506, 4517361; 406483, 4517370; 

406464, 4517382; returning to 406455, 

4517395. 

(xxiv) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 406478, 4517065; 

406493, 4517065; 406523, 4517064; 

406555, 4517073; 406576, 4517093; 

406592, 4517123; 406597, 4517143; 

406596, 4517164; 406584, 4517198; 

406558, 4517223; 406546, 4517240; 

406543, 4517267; 406549, 4517293; 

406562, 4517308; 406581, 4517318; 

406595, 4517335; 406612, 4517374; 

406622, 4517410; 406625, 4517451; 

406627, 4517498; 406638, 4517514; 

406652, 4517518; 406669, 4517502; 

406684, 4517464; 406699, 4517394; 

406709, 4517355; 406741, 4517320; 

406802, 4517291; 406869, 4517272; 

406912, 4517261; 406937, 4517250; 

406978, 4517233; 407002, 4517232; 

407048, 4517243; 407079, 4517253; 

407111, 4517276; 407135, 4517306; 

407151, 4517349; 407154, 4517391; 

407154, 4517429; 407155, 4517456; 

407176, 4517471; 407205, 4517471; 

407229, 4517460; 407260, 4517439; 

407279, 4517399; 407288, 4517331; 

407300, 4517248; 407313, 4517232; 

407335, 4517233; 407360, 4517241; 

407377, 4517245; 407389, 4517249; 

407391, 4517242; 407370, 4517231; 

407341, 4517222; 407320, 4517206; 

407322, 4517183; 407332, 4517164; 

407334, 4517151; 407333, 4517135; 

407344, 4517115; 407361, 4517098; 

407379, 4517089; 407394, 4517089; 

407425, 4517099; 407463, 4517107; 

407540, 4517113; 407594, 4517110; 

407635, 4517099; 407671, 4517083; 

407702, 4517056; 407724, 4517032; 

407744, 4516996; 407745, 4516952; 

407743, 4516874; 407757, 4516822; 

407763, 4516772; 407761, 4516749; 


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407753, 4516735; 407729, 4516726; 

407682, 4516720; 407634, 4516720; 

407585, 4516717; 407551, 4516713; 

407522, 4516703; 407494, 4516678; 

407476, 4516634; 407471, 4516597; 

407469, 4516597; 407459, 4516598; 

407458, 4516598; 407459, 4516618; 

407473, 4516664; 407489, 4516693; 

407512, 4516715; 407551, 4516727; 

407614, 4516734; 407646, 4516737; 

407705, 4516738; 407729, 4516741; 

407743, 4516745; 407749, 4516757; 

407745, 4516787; 407729, 4516865; 

407725, 4516894; 407723, 4516934; 

407725, 4516975; 407729, 4516996; 

407713, 4517029; 407681, 4517059; 

407645, 4517083; 407601, 4517094; 

407531, 4517100; 407450, 4517092; 

407441, 4517082; 407418, 4517074; 

407395, 4517071; 407363, 4517068; 

407345, 4517078; 407336, 4517095; 

407328, 4517113; 407319, 4517147; 

407317, 4517164; 407304, 4517209; 

407290, 4517244; 407283, 4517287; 

407272, 4517352; 407264, 4517401; 

407241, 4517444; 407219, 4517456; 

407197, 4517459; 407178, 4517457; 

407167, 4517442; 407164, 4517418; 

407162, 4517370; 407152, 4517322; 

407135, 4517290; 407108, 4517260; 

407069, 4517239; 407026, 4517226; 

406997, 4517222; 406971, 4517224; 

406944, 4517236; 406919, 4517245; 

406886, 4517254; 406836, 4517271; 

406788, 4517286; 406747, 4517305; 

406721, 4517321; 406709, 4517337; 

406695, 4517358; 406685, 4517388; 

406677, 4517426; 406672, 4517460; 

406666, 4517483; 406655, 4517498; 

406649, 4517503; 406643, 4517498; 

406639, 4517485; 406637, 4517461; 

406637, 4517439; 406636, 4517409; 

406627, 4517381; 406612, 4517344; 

406598, 4517321; 406580, 4517306; 

406563, 4517294; 406556, 4517278; 

406557, 4517259; 406559, 4517246; 

406577, 4517227; 406596, 4517204; 

406608, 4517174; 406611, 4517165; 

406700, 4517169; 406731, 4517156; 

406762, 4517147; 406795, 4517118; 

406789, 4517107; 406775, 4517117; 

406750, 4517138; 406695, 4517155; 

406612, 4517154; 406610, 4517149; 

406605, 4517131; 406619, 4517116; 

406645, 4517091; 406657, 4517069; 

406672, 4517055; 406693, 4517041; 

406694, 4517034; 406675, 4517036; 

406659, 4517045; 406635, 4517046; 

406629, 4517036; 406625, 4517018; 

406631, 4516990; 406648, 4516971; 

406655, 4516958; 406676, 4516951; 

406713, 4516946; 406733, 4516939; 

406755, 4516934; 406769, 4516924; 

406781, 4516910; 406793, 4516879; 

406798, 4516835; 406795, 4516791; 

406800, 4516758; 406806, 4516740; 

406806, 4516724; 406802, 4516696; 

406797, 4516654; 406799, 4516635; 

406810, 4516612; 406836, 4516567; 

406845, 4516531; 406848, 4516509; 

406840, 4516482; 406836, 4516462; 

406843, 4516463; 406855, 4516477; 

406862, 4516495; 406877, 4516495; 

406893, 4516493; 406895, 4516488; 

406884, 4516485; 406876, 4516488; 

406867, 4516484; 406857, 4516465; 

406838, 4516449; 406841, 4516437; 

406839, 4516409; 406841, 4516371; 

406850, 4516359; 406872, 4516355; 

406899, 4516342; 406914, 4516336; 

406914, 4516326; 406904, 4516328; 

406891, 4516335; 406878, 4516342; 

406860, 4516346; 406842, 4516351; 

406844, 4516330; 406853, 4516301; 

406866, 4516282; 406883, 4516266; 

406888, 4516257; 406900, 4516231; 

406906, 4516214; 406921, 4516200; 

406946, 4516179; 406970, 4516165; 

407007, 4516160; 407016, 4516156; 

407013, 4516147; 407000, 4516150; 

406978, 4516150; 406958, 4516154; 

406932, 4516177; 406921, 4516189; 

406900, 4516203; 406891, 4516202; 

406884, 4516196; 406884, 4516183; 

406899, 4516157; 406919, 4516121; 

406939, 4516087; 406941, 4516059; 

406943, 4516019; 406952, 4515994; 

406970, 4515973; 406990, 4515953; 

407006, 4515939; 407013, 4515912; 

407024, 4515896; 407042, 4515875; 

407049, 4515854; 407044, 4515852; 

407034, 4515872; 407016, 4515890; 

407003, 4515910; 406989, 4515931; 

406977, 4515953; 406959, 4515966; 

406939, 4515990; 406928, 4516027; 

406927, 4516065; 406917, 4516102; 

406891, 4516141; 406869, 4516180; 

406851, 4516194; 406830, 4516216; 

406803, 4516263; 406782, 4516304; 

406770, 4516324; 406748, 4516344; 

406732, 4516349; 406708, 4516352; 

406684, 4516345; 406660, 4516329; 

406631, 4516318; 406613, 4516318; 

406602, 4516326; 406583, 4516348; 

406577, 4516372; 406583, 4516403; 

406591, 4516423; 406615, 4516445; 

406637, 4516461; 406666, 4516468; 

406686, 4516472; 406692, 4516481; 

406689, 4516489; 406678, 4516496; 

406658, 4516500; 406649, 4516508; 

406651, 4516515; 406664, 4516513; 

406678, 4516511; 406695, 4516511; 

406714, 4516525; 406721, 4516525; 

406718, 4516517; 406710, 4516500; 

406713, 4516485; 406707, 4516468; 

406690, 4516456; 406676, 4516451; 

406658, 4516449; 406640, 4516444; 

406622, 4516430; 406604, 4516413; 

406593, 4516380; 406593, 4516355; 

406613, 4516335; 406624, 4516331; 

406645, 4516335; 406672, 4516353; 

406696, 4516366; 406740, 4516362; 

406769, 4516344; 406798, 4516315; 

406818, 4516261; 406845, 4516218; 

406867, 4516202; 406879, 4516207; 

406884, 4516221; 406876, 4516243; 

406867, 4516256; 406849, 4516270; 

406835, 4516294; 406823, 4516326; 

406818, 4516360; 406819, 4516387; 

406822, 4516413; 406817, 4516452; 

406817, 4516483; 406824, 4516511; 

406824, 4516534; 406815, 4516559; 

406804, 4516582; 406781, 4516618; 

406772, 4516637; 406774, 4516674; 

406784, 4516719; 406781, 4516743; 

406771, 4516779; 406771, 4516816; 

406772, 4516865; 406757, 4516892; 

406750, 4516913; 406737, 4516914; 

406689, 4516924; 406648, 4516940; 

406625, 4516968; 406609, 4516995; 

406604, 4517015; 406614, 4517036; 

406617, 4517063; 406616, 4517093; 

406596, 4517100; 406581, 4517078; 

406541, 4517057; 406503, 4517053; 

406480, 4517058; returning to 406478, 

4517065. 

(xxv) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 405813, 4517245; 

405816, 4517250; 405826, 4517237; 

405837, 4517224; 405928, 4517186; 

405951, 4517171; 405959, 4517164; 

405976, 4517143; 406004, 4517145; 

406019, 4517149; 406019, 4517135; 

406010, 4517105; 406005, 4517086; 

405999, 4517070; 405992, 4517046; 

405992, 4517030; 406004, 4517019; 

406022, 4517018; 406045, 4517021; 

406064, 4517034; 406084, 4517044; 

406114, 4517049; 406132, 4517051; 

406145, 4517046; 406162, 4517035; 

406188, 4517013; 406198, 4516996; 

406210, 4516994; 406211, 4516980; 

406203, 4516973; 406200, 4516934; 

406203, 4516879; 406201, 4516860; 

406223, 4516835; 406234, 4516805; 

406230, 4516793; 406248, 4516768; 

406282, 4516711; 406319, 4516696; 

406408, 4516682; 406449, 4516663; 

406518, 4516641; 406574, 4516627; 

406599, 4516602; 406609, 4516562; 

406591, 4516501; 406570, 4516455; 

406459, 4516384; 406401, 4516334; 

406356, 4516286; 406348, 4516251; 

406353, 4516233; 406403, 4516214; 

406401, 4516206; 406350, 4516216; 

406339, 4516232; 406334, 4516249; 

406335, 4516276; 406345, 4516297; 

406359, 4516315; 406398, 4516354; 

406447, 4516400; 406522, 4516450; 

406553, 4516470; 406586, 4516555; 

406587, 4516581; 406574, 4516603; 

406538, 4516619; 406437, 4516647; 

406397, 4516665; 406322, 4516677; 

406282, 4516687; 406257, 4516711; 

406225, 4516768; 406216, 4516782; 

406211, 4516778; 406202, 4516774; 

406193, 4516776; 406191, 4516782; 

406193, 4516790; 406178, 4516812; 

406168, 4516825; 406164, 4516834; 

406144, 4516876; 406139, 4516879; 

406132, 4516879; 406130, 4516884; 

406134, 4516888; 406137, 4516893; 


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406134, 4516914; 406134, 4516927; 

406142, 4516972; 406142, 4516990; 

406137, 4516996; 406131, 4516991; 

406124, 4516995; 406126, 4517003; 

406116, 4517012; 406099, 4517013; 

406084, 4517013; 406074, 4517010; 

406067, 4516999; 406050, 4516988; 

406034, 4516986; 406012, 4516985; 

405990, 4516991; 405979, 4517003; 

405968, 4517017; 405966, 4517031; 

405972, 4517062; 405979, 4517082; 

405979, 4517087; 405986, 4517107; 

405986, 4517131; 405977, 4517133; 

405969, 4517139; 405949, 4517164; 

405921, 4517183; 405885, 4517194; 

405834, 4517218; 405824, 4517227; 

returning to 405813, 4517245. 

(xxvi) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Arcata South. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 407085, 4515505; 

407087, 4515512; 407130, 4515530; 

407145, 4515540; 407173, 4515552; 

407184, 4515539; 407203, 4515520; 

407223, 4515509; 407236, 4515491; 

407238, 4515481; 407244, 4515471; 

407268, 4515463; 407278, 4515449; 

407282, 4515436; 407272, 4515442; 

407265, 4515454; 407245, 4515461; 

407231, 4515476; 407226, 4515491; 

407211, 4515506; 407190, 4515513; 

407169, 4515516; 407155, 4515518; 

407152, 4515510; 407139, 4515507; 

407127, 4515502; 407113, 4515499; 

407106, 4515498; 407099, 4515496; 

407097, 4515490; 407098, 4515483; 

407094, 4515481; 407088, 4515485; 

407088, 4515490; 407088, 4515498; 

returning to 407085, 4515505. 

(xxvii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Eureka and Fields Landing. 

Land bounded by the following UTM 

zone 10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 

399065, 4511443; 399073, 4511482; 

399088, 4511516; 399110, 4511539; 

399153, 4511567; 399203, 4511583; 

399264, 4511622; 399286, 4511651; 

399296, 4511673; 399356, 4511801; 

399406, 4511839; 399422, 4511844; 

399444, 4511846; 399672, 4511791; 

399693, 4511796; 399721, 4511806; 

399736, 4511816; 399738, 4511835; 

399733, 4511864; 399717, 4511910; 

399781, 4511918; 399776, 4511662; 

399738, 4511155; 399643, 4511079; 

399235, 4511068; 399406, 4511265; 

399422, 4511318; 399429, 4511358; 

399388, 4511425; 399364, 4511436; 

399325, 4511440; 399315, 4511444; 

399149, 4511407; 399109, 4511407; 

399080, 4511422; returning to 399065, 

4511443. 

(xxviii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Fields Landing. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 396204, 

4504399; 396220, 4504485; 396333, 

4504495; 396700, 4504525; 396964, 

4504736; 396961, 4504902; 396868, 

4504978; 396753, 4505018; 396680, 

4505107; 396673, 4505269; 396855, 

4505633; 396706, 4505904; 396637, 

4506093; 396657, 4506149; 396973, 

4506376; 397092, 4506339; 397457, 

4506666; 397761, 4506800; 397765, 

4506657; 397817, 4506487; 397978, 

4506317; 398219, 4506049; 398235, 

4505961; 398020, 4506037; 397955, 

4505986; 397823, 4505633; 397955, 

4505312; 398163, 4505180; 397980, 

4504676; 397910, 4504693; 397854, 

4504693; 397547, 4504641; 398043, 

4503896; 398135, 4503602; 398020, 

4503486; 397810, 4503449; 397646, 

4503052; 397527, 4503096; 397464, 

4503316; 397212, 4503386; 397193, 

4503531; 396973, 4503537; 396872, 

4503619; 396708, 4503606; 396425, 

4503934; 396513, 4504185; 396488, 

4504244; 396369, 4504280; 396266, 

4504313; returning to 396204, 4504399. 

(xxix) Note: Map of Unit HUM–3 

follows. 

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(10) Unit HUM–4; Humboldt County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 393052, 

4504207; 393102, 4504275; 393146, 

4504303; 393119, 4504226; 393143, 

4504186; 393184, 4504123; 393203, 

4504065; 393203, 4504037; 393158, 

4503967; 393129, 4503919; 393122, 

4503876; 393131, 4503835; 393167, 

4503811; 393283, 4503811; 393324, 

4503806; 393374, 4503784; 393408, 

4503743; 393412, 4503698; 393412, 

4503618; 393412, 4503570; 393441, 

4503549; 393583, 4503585; 393593, 

4503570; 393403, 4503501; 393396, 

4503534; 393374, 4503575; 393369, 

4503628; 393372, 4503678; 393360, 

4503719; 393324, 4503755; 393290, 

4503772; 393158, 4503767; 393117, 

4503765; 393081, 4503782; 393062, 

4503823; 393054, 4503864; 393062, 

4503909; 393090, 4503967; 393136, 

4504008; 393167, 4504058; 393090, 

4504198; 393074, 4504198; returning to 

393052, 4504207. 

(ii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 392678, 

4504120; 392705, 4504134; 392705, 

4504156; 392716, 4504160; 392724, 

4504145; 392751, 4504139; 392780, 

4504123; 392788, 4504107; 392780, 

4504083; 392770, 4504058; 392772, 

4504035; 392799, 4503999; 392824, 

4503999; 392850, 4504003; 392874, 

4504002; 392882, 4503994; 392885, 

4503976; 392874, 4503937; 392859, 

4503937; 392867, 4503967; 392859, 

4503981; 392839, 4503978; 392797, 

4503978; 392767, 4503994; 392749, 

4504026; 392743, 4504048; 392746, 

4504067; 392759, 4504091; 392761, 

4504105; 392727, 4504120; 392714, 

4504107; 392684, 4504099; returning to 

392678, 4504120. 

(iii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 392357, 

4503825; 392357, 4503890; 392427, 

4503892; 392410, 4503830; 392408, 

4503789; 392432, 4503765; 392470, 

4503770; 392492, 4503799; 392504, 

4503842; 392526, 4503890; 392562, 

4503919; 392603, 4503933; 392631, 

4503928; 392720, 4503892; 392773, 

4503890; 392819, 4503885; 392845, 

4503871; 392869, 4503844; 392879, 

4503806; 392874, 4503765; 392860, 

4503715; 392862, 4503691; 392869, 

4503664; 392884, 4503654; 392908, 

4503645; 392949, 4503659; 392982, 

4503676; 393030, 4503683; 393066, 

4503674; 393102, 4503654; 393126, 

4503621; 393131, 4503582; 393117, 

4503532; 393098, 4503498; 393090, 

4503469; 393090, 4503433; 393074, 

4503407; 393030, 4503359; 393002, 

4503368; 392970, 4503361; 392893, 

4503479; 392824, 4503481; 392790, 

4503469; 392761, 4503462; 392742, 

4503424; 392768, 4503390; 392773, 

4503373; 392773, 4503277; 392716, 

4503140; 392696, 4503143; 392696, 

4503152; 392752, 4503275; 392756, 

4503306; 392747, 4503373; 392723, 

4503414; 392737, 4503465; 392752, 

4503484; 392792, 4503496; 392807, 

4503513; 392913, 4503486; 392934, 

4503457; 392961, 4503419; 392999, 

4503402; 393045, 4503414; 393054, 

4503450; 393069, 4503501; 393093, 

4503556; 393088, 4503594; 393062, 

4503626; 393011, 4503635; 392937, 

4503614; 392869, 4503597; 392824, 

4503640; 392809, 4503681; 392824, 

4503734; 392833, 4503789; 392814, 

4503823; 392788, 4503849; 392728, 

4503859; 392636, 4503876; 392588, 

4503876; 392562, 4503847; 392528, 

4503779; 392497, 4503734; 392451, 

4503722; 392410, 4503727; 392381, 

4503743; 392360, 4503775; returning to 

392357, 4503825. 

(iv) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 391919, 

4503618; 391946, 4503641; 391966, 

4503662; 391975, 4503643; 391991, 

4503633; 392018, 4503619; 392046, 

4503599; 392061, 4503604; 392084, 

4503608; 392108, 4503598; 392129, 

4503596; 392146, 4503583; 392175, 

4503547; 392209, 4503507; 392263, 

4503444; 392272, 4503416; 392267, 

4503402; 392246, 4503386; 392224, 

4503371; 392207, 4503350; 392213, 

4503321; 392224, 4503286; 392232, 

4503240; 392232, 4503208; 392243, 

4503184; 392252, 4503171; 392271, 

4503171; 392296, 4503177; 392314, 

4503191; 392331, 4503204; 392355, 

4503207; 392381, 4503201; 392404, 

4503193; 392432, 4503184; 392448, 

4503173; 392467, 4503152; 392467, 

4503138; 392453, 4503144; 392434, 

4503165; 392408, 4503175; 392380, 

4503185; 392361, 4503193; 392346, 

4503193; 392331, 4503184; 392306, 

4503162; 392278, 4503153; 392243, 

4503154; 392231, 4503171; 392212, 

4503205; 392209, 4503255; 392188, 

4503311; 392185, 4503342; 392189, 

4503363; 392227, 4503398; 392246, 

4503412; 392244, 4503432; 392134, 

4503560; 392112, 4503567; 392082, 

4503584; 392042, 4503575; 392023, 

4503584; 391962, 4503625; 391942, 

4503619; 391920, 4503608; returning to 

391919, 4503618. 

(v) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 391651, 

4503288; 391674, 4503278; 391699, 

4503243; 391720, 4503213; 391720, 

4503176; 391720, 4503121; 391768, 

4503087; 391773, 4503064; 391763, 

4503029; 391780, 4502984; 391830, 

4502950; 391850, 4502901; 391879, 

4502858; 391909, 4502870; 391954, 

4502856; 391976, 4502860; 391981, 

4502893; 391991, 4502922; 392026, 

4502928; 392053, 4502927; 392071, 

4502901; 392071, 4502868; 392080, 

4502840; 392105, 4502829; 392121, 

4502843; 392141, 4502885; 392130, 

4502901; 392106, 4502901; 392071, 

4502918; 392051, 4502942; 392036, 

4502980; 392036, 4503020; 392049, 

4503032; 392059, 4503015; 392058, 

4502987; 392069, 4502953; 392100, 

4502925; 392133, 4502920; 392155, 

4502918; 392168, 4502890; 392150, 

4502846; 392118, 4502803; 392074, 

4502803; 392044, 4502835; 392041, 

4502873; 392039, 4502896; 392019, 

4502895; 392006, 4502870; 391991, 

4502821; 391961, 4502821; 391924, 

4502835; 391885, 4502829; 391848, 

4502828; 391803, 4502920; 391788, 

4502933; 391746, 4502963; 391726, 

4503019; 391730, 4503061; 391701, 

4503084; 391676, 4503121; 391684, 

4503169; 391683, 4503211; 391654, 

4503240; returning to 391651, 4503288. 

(vi) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 392724, 

4502551; 392748, 4502590; 392799, 

4502607; 392846, 4502615; 392877, 

4502593; 392901, 4502547; 392935, 

4502527; 392974, 4502527; 393001, 

4502544; 393003, 4502602; 393028, 

4502675; 393064, 4502717; 393118, 

4502770; 393193, 4502821; 393242, 

4502836; 393356, 4502865; 393407, 

4502855; 393448, 4502814; 393436, 

4502794; 393404, 4502804; 393392, 

4502826; 393365, 4502838; 393273, 

4502821; 393178, 4502780; 393127, 

4502760; 393096, 4502704; 393052, 

4502668; 393028, 4502576; 393025, 

4502530; 393016, 4502515; 392955, 

4502498; 392921, 4502510; 392884, 

4502527; 392836, 4502593; 392807, 

4502588; 392768, 4502571; 392756, 

4502544; 392758, 4502508; 392768, 

4502474; 392787, 4502440; 392826, 

4502411; 392914, 4502386; 392940, 

4502372; 392955, 4502338; 392955, 

4502306; 392943, 4502253; 392909, 

4502192; 392877, 4502136; 392860, 

4502085; 392880, 4502051; 392875, 

4502015; 392790, 4502019; 392785, 

4502053; 392826, 4502078; 392853, 

4502160; 392880, 4502202; 392916, 

4502306; 392909, 4502350; 392833, 

4502381; 392765, 4502403; 392741, 

4502454; returning to 392724, 4502551. 


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(vii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 393154, 

4501798; 393227, 4501791; 393249, 

4501813; 393285, 4501830; 393312, 

4501808; 393317, 4501830; 393382, 

4501791; 393548, 4501791; 393611, 

4501786; 393672, 4501755; 393701, 

4501711; 393730, 4501568; 393749, 

4501521; 393761, 4501487; 393795, 

4501456; 393832, 4501434; 393871, 

4501429; 393922, 4501451; 393968, 

4501568; 393985, 4501633; 393980, 

4501665; 393970, 4501684; 393953, 

4501704; 393744, 4501810; 393718, 

4501830; 393698, 4501878; 393693, 

4501920; 393715, 4502002; 393825, 

4502187; 393861, 4502228; 393995, 

4502311; 394048, 4502323; 394206, 

4502289; 394225, 4502250; 394245, 

4502214; 394274, 4502189; 394289, 

4502153; 394289, 4502124; 394272, 

4502112; 394240, 4502129; 394216, 

4502158; 394216, 4502192; 394213, 

4502214; 394170, 4502238; 394106, 

4502262; 394046, 4502272; 394002, 

4502248; 393929, 4502211; 393859, 

4502163; 393774, 4502002; 393759, 

4501956; 393749, 4501915; 393764, 

4501871; 393934, 4501781; 394000, 

4501738; 394034, 4501689; 394031, 

4501638; 393987, 4501439; 393961, 

4501402; 393880, 4501380; 393793, 

4501393; 393727, 4501434; 393691, 

4501478; 393664, 4501541; 393652, 

4501616; 393628, 4501701; 393572, 

4501725; 393409, 4501721; 393305, 

4501716; 393161, 4501696; returning to 

393154, 4501798. 

(viii) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 392754, 

4500850; 392754, 4500887; 392781, 

4500908; 392815, 4500908; 392872, 

4500908; 392953, 4500871; 392987, 

4500820; 392994, 4500793; 393011, 

4500756; 393034, 4500736; 393068, 

4500702; 393068, 4500645; 393027, 

4500604; 393017, 4500581; 393041, 

4500574; 393081, 4500614; 393149, 

4500689; 393196, 4500716; 393243, 

4500716; 393287, 4500658; 393290, 

4500601; 393277, 4500537; 393284, 

4500496; 393368, 4500507; 393381, 

4500446; 393324, 4500453; 393274, 

4500453; 393250, 4500456; 393236, 

4500480; 393236, 4500540; 393250, 

4500591; 393247, 4500631; 393230, 

4500648; 393182, 4500648; 393135, 

4500594; 393081, 4500544; 393044, 

4500520; 393004, 4500520; 392967, 

4500520; 392947, 4500557; 392947, 

4500598; 392960, 4500638; 393000, 

4500648; 393017, 4500672; 393000, 

4500689; 392980, 4500695; 392960, 

4500726; 392940, 4500773; 392923, 

4500813; 392879, 4500840; 392852, 

4500864; 392829, 4500864; 392791, 

4500850; returning to 392754, 4500850. 

(ix) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles, Cannibal Island. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 390162, 

4501488; 390181, 4501544; 390239, 

4501544; 390239, 4501568; 390250, 

4501613; 390277, 4501632; 390311, 

4501632; 390346, 4501592; 390375, 

4501549; 390389, 4501514; 390423, 

4501541; 390469, 4501533; 390437, 

4501429; 390421, 4501365; 390434, 

4501333; 390477, 4501288; 390514, 

4501237; 390570, 4501240; 390607, 

4501245; 390650, 4501245; 390677, 

4501216; 390709, 4501179; 390762, 

4501109; 390802, 4501069; 390839, 

4501064; 390850, 4501117; 390863, 

4501184; 390909, 4501219; 390964, 

4501227; 391021, 4501232; 391053, 

4501240; 391053, 4501296; 391116, 

4501323; 391180, 4501315; 391191, 

4501256; 391180, 4501208; 391223, 

4501179; 391284, 4501131; 391276, 

4501067; 391258, 4501016; 391258, 

4500931; 391215, 4500877; 391146, 

4500816; 391077, 4500768; 391002, 

4500717; 390994, 4500640; 391123, 

4500560; 391196, 4500393; 391183, 

4500150; 391103, 4500023; 390997, 

4500083; 390759, 4500488; 390701, 

4500616; 390656, 4500728; 390658, 

4500824; 390610, 4500832; 390581, 

4500904; 390538, 4501008; 390511, 

4501053; 390490, 4501008; 390450, 

4500997; 390410, 4501019; 390410, 

4501059; 390389, 4501107; 390349, 

4501139; 390349, 4501165; 390346, 

4501197; 390354, 4501251; 390314, 

4501285; 390301, 4501325; 390303, 

4501363; 390319, 4501416; 390319, 

4501474; 390295, 4501485; 390277, 

4501458; 390226, 4501458; returning to 

390162, 4501488. 

(x) Note: Map of Unit HUM–4 follows. 

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(11) Unit MEN–1; Mendocino County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Inglenook and Covelo. 

Land bounded by the following UTM 

zone 10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 

434019, 4378674; 434159, 4378526; 

434233, 4378461; 434247, 4378280; 

434478, 4378076; 434692, 4377937; 

434979, 4377882; 435336, 4377548; 

435424, 4377344; 435480, 4377126; 

435688, 4376927; 435897, 4376996; 

435707, 4377288; 435693, 4377376; 

435721, 4377427; 435563, 4377645; 

435549, 4377742; 435633, 4377784; 

435878, 4377831; 435915, 4378132; 

435976, 4378169; 436337, 4378053; 

436458, 4378136; 436536, 4378048; 

436921, 4377849; 437014, 4377900; 

437158, 4377844; 437408, 4377905; 

437501, 4378007; 437644, 4378085; 

437667, 4378039; 437348, 4377793; 

437144, 4377798; 437009, 4377817; 

436930, 4377784; 436731, 4377835; 

436453, 4378039; 436332, 4378007; 

436235, 4378053; 436179, 4378007; 

435999, 4378104; 435925, 4377789; 

435748, 4377742; 435619, 4377696; 

435721, 4377571; 435813, 4377423; 

435813, 4377293; 436003, 4376968; 

435985, 4376913; 436031, 4376815; 

435976, 4376774; 435855, 4376755; 

435832, 4376802; 435938, 4376839; 

435887, 4376885; 435781, 4376866; 

435605, 4376857; 435424, 4376899; 

435262, 4377015; 435169, 4377140; 

435132, 4377219; 435095, 4377376; 

434979, 4377390; 434854, 4377455; 

434594, 4377687; 434427, 4377905; 

434288, 4378016; 434159, 4378169; 

434103, 4378280; 434024, 4378489; 

returning to 434019, 4378674. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit MEN–1 follows. 


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(12) Unit MEN–2; Mendocino County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Fort Bragg. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 430656, 4369380; 

430767, 4369639; 430910, 4369479; 

430972, 4369449; 430976, 4369468; 

431094, 4369506; 431096, 4369479; 

431000, 4369454; 431000, 4369421; 

430989, 4369407; 430950, 4369412; 

430899, 4369412; 430865, 4369388; 

returning to 430656, 4369380. 

(ii) Note: MEN–2 included on map 

with unit MEN–1. 

(13) Unit MEN–3; Mendocino County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Fort Bragg. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 430347, 4368031; 

430419, 4368232; 430587, 

4367989;430582, 4367872; 430631, 

4367632; 430657, 4367494; 430697, 

4367505; 430797, 4367598; 430912, 

4367562; 430873, 4367497; 430797, 

4367486; 430664, 4367452; 430595, 

4367459; 430535, 4367532; 430524, 

4367693; 430519, 4367942; returning to 

430347, 4368031. 

(ii) Note: MEN–3 included on map 

with unit MEN–1. 

(14) Unit MEN–4; Mendocino County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Point Arena. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 439145, 4316147; 

439192, 4316229; 439254, 4316165; 

439256, 4316086; 439350, 4316041; 

439362, 4316012; 439390, 4316024; 

439513, 4316022; 439550, 4316105; 

439639, 4316044; 439513, 4315901; 

439409, 4315918; 439385, 4315866; 

439323, 4315822; 439232, 4315851; 

439219, 4315807; 439348, 4315686; 

439345, 4315644; 439279, 4315654; 

439168, 4315782; 439190, 4316105; 

returning to 439145, 4316147. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit MEN–4 follows. 


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(15) Unit SON–1; Sonoma County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Bodega Head. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 494029, 4245091; 

494029, 4245106; 494036, 4245131; 

494041, 4245198; 494050, 4245233; 

494073, 4245274; 494080, 4245308; 

494081, 4245316; 494073, 4245356; 

494213, 4245202; 494304, 4245147; 

494330, 4245161; 494341, 4245148; 

494426, 4245084; 494451, 4245051; 

494457, 4245031; 494458, 4245013; 

494444, 4244966; 494449, 4244941; 

494461, 4244924; 494471, 4244920; 

494485, 4244921; 494549, 4244956; 

494562, 4244956; 494569, 4244952; 

494592, 4244913; 494602, 4244907; 

494608, 4244931; 494609, 4244954; 

494600, 4245040; 494601, 4245099; 

494607, 4245125; 494623, 4245134; 

494628, 4245199; 494625, 4245218; 

494629, 4245237; 494620, 4245265; 

494594, 4245320; 494593, 4245331; 

494605, 4245344; 494628, 4245343; 

494677, 4245310; 494703, 4245301; 

494715, 4245302; 494746, 4245315; 

494781, 4245340; 494815, 4245357; 

494875, 4245365; 494881, 4245417; 

494889, 4245435; 494907, 4245440; 

494925, 4245435; 494924, 4245474; 

494906, 4245525; 494897, 4245563; 

494898, 4245597; 494905, 4245625; 

494916, 4245639; 494931, 4245646; 

494959, 4245647; 494969, 4245645; 

494979, 4245653; 494988, 4245663; 

495013, 4245674; 495036, 4245678; 

495061, 4245677; 495081, 4245671; 

495164, 4245635; 495262, 4245628; 

495332, 4245612; 495382, 4245613; 

495458, 4245624; 495476, 4245621; 

495496, 4245673; 495503, 4245680; 

495533, 4245699; 495573, 4245702; 

495727, 4245656; 495813, 4245627; 

495827, 4245616; 495853, 4245586; 

495900, 4245620; 495918, 4245629; 

495989, 4245658; 496042, 4245675; 

496042, 4245667; 496033, 4245648; 

495976, 4245573; 495937, 4245541; 

495896, 4245514; 495879, 4245508; 

495861, 4245505; 495846, 4245507; 

495814, 4245522; 495787, 4245547; 

495781, 4245562; 495759, 4245564; 

495748, 4245571; 495723, 4245577; 

495679, 4245569; 495661, 4245569; 

495613, 4245587; 495591, 4245589; 

495524, 4245584; 495468, 4245561; 

495408, 4245529; 495372, 4245517; 

495333, 4245519; 495313, 4245525; 

495276, 4245527; 495243, 4245538; 

495213, 4245553; 495155, 4245570; 

495099, 4245606; 495033, 4245614; 

495010, 4245623; 494990, 4245635; 

494977, 4245628; 494961, 4245596; 

494954, 4245561; 494956, 4245494; 

494973, 4245403; 494973, 4245381; 

494964, 4245333; 494949, 4245307; 

494935, 4245291; 494922, 4245282; 

494901, 4245243; 494864, 4245207; 

494847, 4245196; 494810, 4245178; 

494803, 4245154; 494785, 4245119; 

494774, 4245104; 494779, 4245101; 

494765, 4245074; 494755, 4245029; 

494729, 4245001; 494720, 4244984; 

494721, 4244960; 494740, 4244928; 

494751, 4244917; 494797, 4244925; 

494807, 4244920; 494817, 4244908; 

494831, 4244855; 494837, 4244846; 

494851, 4244836; 494864, 4244832; 

494875, 4244821; 494871, 4244811; 

494858, 4244803; 494856, 4244797; 

494858, 4244786; 494877, 4244749; 

494885, 4244717; 494864, 4244697; 

494852, 4244674; 494830, 4244664; 

494822, 4244665; 494811, 4244673; 

494800, 4244698; 494798, 4244738; 

494783, 4244774; 494769, 4244837; 

494761, 4244845; 494743, 4244848; 

494733, 4244860; 494722, 4244859; 

494697, 4244843; 494687, 4244843; 

494676, 4244847; 494645, 4244892; 

494637, 4244898; 494613, 4244856; 

494585, 4244822; 494556, 4244807; 

494537, 4244790; 494454, 4244761; 

494407, 4244738; 494377, 4244733; 

494344, 4244733; 494300, 4244747; 

494282, 4244762; 494224, 4244795; 

494181, 4244836; 494164, 4244901; 

494122, 4244924; 494104, 4244921; 

494098, 4244912; 494092, 4244885; 

494085, 4244825; 494042, 4244824; 

494037, 4244931; 494037, 4245018; 

returning to 494029, 4245091. 

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(16) Unit MAR–1; Marin County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Bodega Head and Valley 

Ford. Land bounded by the following 

UTM zone 10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 

499504, 4238760; 499508, 4238800; 

499544, 4238796; 499614, 4238765; 

499677, 4238749; 499701, 4238735; 

499736, 4238762; 499804, 4238825; 

499878, 4238873; 499903, 4238902; 

499936, 4238909; 500005, 4238953; 

500027, 4238964; 500062, 4238972; 

500063, 4238985; 500072, 4238994; 

500100, 4239010; 500161, 4239021; 

500178, 4239034; 500184, 4239047; 

500198, 4239059; 500220, 4239069; 

500240, 4239071; 500280, 4239066; 

500327, 4239054; 500356, 4239032; 

500372, 4239015; 500401, 4239022; 

500461, 4239056; 500481, 4239078; 

500498, 4239106; 500507, 4239129; 

500505, 4239157; 500488, 4239281; 

500455, 4239440; 500447, 4239534; 

500437, 4239556; 500385, 4239650; 

500373, 4239685; 500370, 4239722; 

500370, 4239741; 500381, 4239770; 

500400, 4239802; 500413, 4239834; 

500423, 4239848; 500435, 4239857; 

500442, 4239859; 500443, 4239878; 

500452, 4239910; 500464, 4239937; 

500475, 4239950; 500488, 4239952; 

500503, 4239946; 500514, 4239928; 

500526, 4239920; 500570, 4239933; 

500596, 4239933; 500608, 4239929; 

500623, 4239921; 500628, 4239914; 

500637, 4239890; 500673, 4239876; 

500707, 4239844; 500730, 4239829; 

500749, 4239824; 500758, 4239816; 

500773, 4239811; 500798, 4239818; 

500819, 4239834; 500849, 4239869; 

500906, 4239912; 500936, 4239957; 

500954, 4239973; 500970, 4239994; 

500983, 4240021; 500996, 4240042; 

501030, 4240066; 501062, 4240083; 

501083, 4240087; 501104, 4240080; 

501184, 4240091; 501238, 4240117; 

501251, 4240132; 501253, 4240151; 

501270, 4240163; 501277, 4240172; 

501286, 4240190; 501287, 4240205; 

501325, 4240204; 501341, 4240219; 

501359, 4240245; 501384, 4240271; 

501430, 4240315; 501465, 4240370; 

501486, 4240380; 501517, 4240388; 

501575, 4240419; 501609, 4240427; 

501636, 4240412; 501655, 4240406; 

501738, 4240407; 501777, 4240401; 

501811, 4240400; 501881, 4240411; 

501960, 4240413; 502040, 4240423; 

502095, 4240446; 502106, 4240461; 

502129, 4240476; 502144, 4240499; 

502160, 4240550; 502173, 4240630; 

502180, 4240746; 502176, 4240765; 

502158, 4240809; 502119, 4240886; 

502104, 4240923; 502098, 4240980; 

502114, 4240991; 502136, 4240976; 

502169, 4240898; 502220, 4240806; 

502244, 4240731; 502265, 4240626; 

502278, 4240594; 502293, 4240580; 

502315, 4240584; 502326, 4240599; 

502327, 4240626; 502320, 4240691; 

502322, 4240700; 502338, 4240702; 

502371, 4240621; 502400, 4240576; 

502405, 4240557; 502399, 4240509; 

502399, 4240489; 502413, 4240468; 

502434, 4240452; 502450, 4240428; 

502466, 4240397; 502495, 4240363; 

502519, 4240346; 502537, 4240338; 

502557, 4240342; 502584, 4240363; 

502595, 4240388; 502602, 4240418; 

502605, 4240470; 502611, 4240479; 

502718, 4240572; 502725, 4240593; 

502723, 4240624; 502747, 4240642; 

502754, 4240651; 502758, 4240669; 

502767, 4240688; 502777, 4240705; 

502797, 4240718; 502794, 4240800; 

502795, 4240867; 502798, 4240896; 

502808, 4240933; 502821, 4240957; 

502873, 4240992; 502884, 4241002; 

502891, 4241014; 502911, 4241029; 

502933, 4241039; 502970, 4241050; 

502985, 4241060; 503052, 4241081; 

503082, 4241096; 503092, 4241105; 

503148, 4241109; 503171, 4241106; 

503196, 4241111; 503252, 4241107; 

503260, 4241117; 503306, 4241118; 

503358, 4241139; 503404, 4241121; 

503447, 4241049; 503487, 4241012; 

503527, 4240985; 503593, 4240965; 

503689, 4240957; 503712, 4240949; 

503723, 4240932; 503726, 4240904; 

503748, 4240861; 503776, 4240796; 

503793, 4240777; 503845, 4240733; 

503901, 4240690; 503854, 4240598; 

503832, 4240606; 503760, 4240646; 

503716, 4240677; 503695, 4240688; 

503642, 4240678; 503618, 4240683; 

503600, 4240693; 503594, 4240691; 

503576, 4240744; 503558, 4240771; 

503515, 4240790; 503496, 4240806; 

503469, 4240838; 503463, 4240852; 

503463, 4240865; 503405, 4240913; 

503397, 4240906; 503384, 4240904; 

503351, 4240912; 503293, 4240922; 

503255, 4240935; 503212, 4240946; 

503163, 4240942; 503094, 4240925; 

503034, 4240899; 503007, 4240876; 

502992, 4240860; 502956, 4240784; 

502952, 4240757; 502968, 4240700; 

502981, 4240553; 502979, 4240509; 

502974, 4240477; 502975, 4240464; 

502952, 4240418; 502940, 4240408; 

502929, 4240403; 502891, 4240364; 

502871, 4240362; 502855, 4240349; 

502840, 4240302; 502819, 4240265; 

502790, 4240237; 502768, 4240229; 

502751, 4240182; 502735, 4240168; 

502708, 4240157; 502680, 4240126; 

502668, 4240105; 502656, 4240106; 

502633, 4240099; 502615, 4240079; 

502587, 4240057; 502546, 4240046; 

502506, 4240050; 502469, 4240064; 

502368, 4240139; 502323, 4240192; 

502289, 4240214; 502257, 4240244; 

502227, 4240264; 502205, 4240291; 

502195, 4240299; 502180, 4240298; 

502165, 4240287; 502136, 4240228; 

502114, 4240207; 502103, 4240203; 

502083, 4240207; 502049, 4240229; 

501943, 4240211; 501923, 4240214; 

501862, 4240241; 501805, 4240273; 

501697, 4240287; 501618, 4240289; 

501585, 4240280; 501564, 4240264; 

501552, 4240243; 501547, 4240214; 

501547, 4240185; 501553, 4240163; 

501554, 4240137; 501549, 4240107; 

501528, 4240059; 501501, 4239941; 

501502, 4239930; 501510, 4239922; 

501526, 4239886; 501540, 4239833; 

501544, 4239784; 501530, 4239776; 

501472, 4239756; 501450, 4239758; 

501427, 4239768; 501398, 4239791; 

501386, 4239793; 501365, 4239788; 

501343, 4239779; 501329, 4239789; 

501320, 4239805; 501313, 4239853; 

501323, 4239877; 501301, 4239910; 

501160, 4239932; 501112, 4239952; 

501083, 4239959; 501064, 4239952; 

501020, 4239893; 500941, 4239832; 

500923, 4239812; 500907, 4239788; 

500882, 4239732; 500853, 4239686; 

500819, 4239653; 500803, 4239642; 

500779, 4239634; 500746, 4239629; 

500732, 4239634; 500695, 4239671; 

500631, 4239724; 500592, 4239779; 

500583, 4239790; 500563, 4239803; 

500548, 4239805; 500519, 4239790; 

500512, 4239790; 500512, 4239787; 

500487, 4239769; 500481, 4239732; 

500484, 4239711; 500498, 4239665; 

500510, 4239647; 500534, 4239627; 

500555, 4239571; 500568, 4239495; 

500569, 4239439; 500588, 4239379; 

500606, 4239340; 500613, 4239309; 

500628, 4239185; 500629, 4239095; 

500623, 4239078; 500620, 4239047; 

500608, 4239036; 500519, 4239007; 

500496, 4238993; 500476, 4238973; 

500456, 4238963; 500416, 4238961; 

500331, 4238943; 500280, 4238939; 

500261, 4238934; 500243, 4238921; 

500189, 4238905; 500107, 4238872; 

500056, 4238858; 500052, 4238862; 

500051, 4238835; 500054, 4238810; 

500019, 4238752; 499983, 4238705; 

499974, 4238679; 499937, 4238635; 

499925, 4238595; 499913, 4238583; 

499903, 4238578; 499888, 4238558; 

499870, 4238552; 499844, 4238552; 

499852, 4238518; 499804, 4238427; 

499803, 4238428; 499795, 4238445; 

499785, 4238485; 499775, 4238512; 

499746, 4238551; 499704, 4238593; 

499689, 4238612; 499666, 4238642; 

499664, 4238654; 499620, 4238686; 

499608, 4238692; 499558, 4238730; 

returning to 499504, 4238760. 

(ii) Note: MAR–1 included on map 

with unit SON–1. 

(17) Unit MAR–2; Marin County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Valley Ford. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 501844, 4235816; 


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501869, 4235829; 501901, 4235841; 

501952, 4235843; 501975, 4235847; 

502011, 4235864; 502034, 4235869; 

502045, 4235867; 502058, 4235854; 

502094, 4235857; 502155, 4235838; 

502166, 4235832; 502185, 4235799; 

502195, 4235787; 502209, 4235779; 

502227, 4235790; 502243, 4235803; 

502264, 4235828; 502260, 4235848; 

502249, 4235874; 502238, 4235889; 

502232, 4235915; 502237, 4235926; 

502247, 4235933; 502257, 4235980; 

502256, 4236020; 502264, 4236059; 

502279, 4236074; 502285, 4236075; 

502294, 4236087; 502311, 4236103; 

502370, 4236146; 502433, 4236217; 

502476, 4236246; 502492, 4236265; 

502505, 4236290; 502517, 4236302; 

502541, 4236310; 502566, 4236312; 

502597, 4236307; 502617, 4236298; 

502639, 4236278; 502660, 4236266; 

502678, 4236265; 502726, 4236249; 

502763, 4236251; 502786, 4236244; 

502820, 4236221; 502854, 4236206; 

502885, 4236185; 502899, 4236169; 

502916, 4236138; 502922, 4236113; 

502924, 4236033; 502954, 4235919; 

502987, 4235904; 503034, 4235892; 

503094, 4235861; 503142, 4235831; 

503162, 4235831; 503169, 4235826; 

503182, 4235792; 503185, 4235721; 

503181, 4235680; 503167, 4235654; 

503148, 4235640; 503132, 4235639; 

503121, 4235623; 503090, 4235589; 

503084, 4235575; 503083, 4235547; 

503086, 4235533; 503098, 4235529; 

503114, 4235528; 503137, 4235533; 

503147, 4235538; 503150, 4235551; 

503168, 4235574; 503201, 4235589; 

503217, 4235593; 503267, 4235588; 

503320, 4235567; 503338, 4235553; 

503363, 4235519; 503369, 4235498; 

503372, 4235469; 503382, 4235452; 

503417, 4235436; 503435, 4235434; 

503450, 4235439; 503484, 4235464; 

503498, 4235485; 503517, 4235531; 

503520, 4235579; 503457, 4235629; 

503421, 4235649; 503398, 4235676; 

503391, 4235697; 503386, 4235757; 

503391, 4235822; 503401, 4235854; 

503452, 4235951; 503458, 4235990; 

503453, 4236015; 503426, 4236053; 

503411, 4236053; 503397, 4236064; 

503392, 4236074; 503390, 4236108; 

503395, 4236119; 503407, 4236128; 

503413, 4236128; 503452, 4236228; 

503469, 4236249; 503487, 4236266; 

503520, 4236286; 503557, 4236296; 

503561, 4236310; 503582, 4236325; 

503594, 4236340; 503616, 4236424; 

503645, 4236420; 503664, 4236395; 

503682, 4236381; 503722, 4236372; 

503735, 4236366; 503742, 4236358; 

503755, 4236305; 503769, 4236280; 

503754, 4236250; 503758, 4236236; 

503780, 4236212; 503809, 4236187; 

503841, 4236174; 503847, 4236126; 

503871, 4236121; 503909, 4236129; 

503925, 4236140; 503987, 4236215; 

504003, 4236228; 504043, 4236285; 

504055, 4236311; 504077, 4236343; 

504097, 4236363; 504139, 4236392; 

504153, 4236397; 504170, 4236395; 

504184, 4236416; 504201, 4236467; 

504217, 4236496; 504254, 4236533; 

504290, 4236560; 504326, 4236578; 

504330, 4236597; 504346, 4236625; 

504363, 4236642; 504432, 4236677; 

504471, 4236682; 504504, 4236676; 

504530, 4236696; 504546, 4236721; 

504555, 4236721; 504543, 4236680; 

504532, 4236598; 504554, 4236596; 

504566, 4236592; 504567, 4236647; 

504576, 4236685; 504602, 4236760; 

504618, 4236767; 504641, 4236767; 

504678, 4236742; 504735, 4236729; 

504793, 4236721; 504804, 4236713; 

504863, 4236692; 504887, 4236680; 

504910, 4236676; 504929, 4236666; 

504957, 4236659; 504991, 4236641; 

505002, 4236627; 505042, 4236595; 

505080, 4236573; 505091, 4236558; 

505100, 4236531; 505101, 4236511; 

505091, 4236502; 505080, 4236484; 

505076, 4236463; 505083, 4236421; 

505099, 4236388; 505102, 4236369; 

505100, 4236348; 505086, 4236314; 

505064, 4236296; 505030, 4236286; 

505011, 4236268; 505015, 4236246; 

505038, 4236204; 505059, 4236193; 

505078, 4236186; 505096, 4236190; 

505122, 4236211; 505142, 4236209; 

505203, 4236170; 505228, 4236139; 

505242, 4236138; 505261, 4236028; 

505202, 4236006; 505148, 4236000; 

505092, 4236005; 505048, 4236022; 

505012, 4236055; 504974, 4236101; 

504934, 4236137; 504925, 4236150; 

504915, 4236176; 504902, 4236219; 

504899, 4236245; 504886, 4236289; 

504868, 4236337; 504863, 4236360; 

504862, 4236421; 504870, 4236478; 

504870, 4236492; 504866, 4236505; 

504856, 4236527; 504833, 4236558; 

504806, 4236588; 504779, 4236609; 

504732, 4236630; 504711, 4236629; 

504639, 4236597; 504582, 4236580; 

504502, 4236569; 504448, 4236572; 

504430, 4236570; 504411, 4236573; 

504400, 4236571; 504384, 4236563; 

504385, 4236542; 504375, 4236517; 

504337, 4236457; 504298, 4236426; 

504219, 4236346; 504201, 4236315; 

504183, 4236293; 504173, 4236272; 

504167, 4236249; 504168, 4236222; 

504173, 4236197; 504205, 4236146; 

504236, 4236076; 504315, 4235970; 

504353, 4235929; 504369, 4235918; 

504395, 4235892; 504417, 4235851; 

504409, 4235842; 504360, 4235869; 

504323, 4235875; 504306, 4235882; 

504277, 4235922; 504198, 4236053; 

504159, 4236097; 504137, 4236114; 

504091, 4236117; 504064, 4236104; 

504018, 4236049; 504006, 4236040; 

503995, 4236025; 503979, 4236011; 

503938, 4236007; 503929, 4236000; 

503921, 4235982; 503903, 4235971; 

503890, 4235970; 503870, 4235977; 

503825, 4236018; 503808, 4236039; 

503778, 4236065; 503757, 4236078; 

503658, 4236217; 503631, 4236246; 

503606, 4236256; 503573, 4236228; 

503559, 4236211; 503533, 4236121; 

503531, 4236101; 503542, 4236018; 

503539, 4236000; 503530, 4235984; 

503514, 4235972; 503498, 4235963; 

503491, 4235963; 503446, 4235819; 

503443, 4235770; 503445, 4235736; 

503467, 4235678; 503485, 4235657; 

503540, 4235615; 503572, 4235573; 

503579, 4235542; 503580, 4235509; 

503574, 4235466; 503565, 4235442; 

503551, 4235421; 503532, 4235401; 

503483, 4235367; 503454, 4235355; 

503430, 4235353; 503415, 4235346; 

503401, 4235330; 503397, 4235312; 

503382, 4235287; 503371, 4235284; 

503354, 4235364; 503342, 4235403; 

503321, 4235425; 503289, 4235476; 

503277, 4235483; 503246, 4235490; 

503158, 4235460; 503131, 4235445; 

503119, 4235445; 503109, 4235448; 

503085, 4235473; 503065, 4235505; 

503050, 4235514; 503047, 4235537; 

503083, 4235627; 503099, 4235711; 

503070, 4235762; 503058, 4235774; 

503036, 4235782; 502983, 4235785; 

502924, 4235801; 502911, 4235812; 

502896, 4235831; 502880, 4235869; 

502871, 4235883; 502860, 4235892; 

502843, 4235896; 502832, 4235910; 

502823, 4235964; 502827, 4235986; 

502815, 4236004; 502772, 4236040; 

502764, 4236044; 502734, 4236097; 

502725, 4236106; 502696, 4236096; 

502678, 4236097; 502660, 4236103; 

502612, 4236131; 502589, 4236133; 

502545, 4236128; 502484, 4236109; 

502462, 4236112; 502448, 4236101; 

502411, 4236068; 502401, 4236052; 

502383, 4235959; 502374, 4235940; 

502316, 4235858; 502293, 4235812; 

502255, 4235765; 502239, 4235754; 

502200, 4235744; 502143, 4235737; 

502105, 4235743; 502095, 4235731; 

502060, 4235723; 502055, 4235715; 

502056, 4235698; 502069, 4235647; 

502067, 4235625; 502057, 4235578; 

502048, 4235556; 502013, 4235524; 

501971, 4235525; 501983, 4235546; 

501982, 4235568; 501977, 4235587; 

501953, 4235616; 501906, 4235700; 

501885, 4235727; returning to 501844, 

4235816. 

(ii) Note: MAR–2 included on map 

with unit SON–1. 

(18) Unit MAR–3; Marin County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Inverness. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 513514, 4216097; 

513604, 4216208; 513584, 4216239; 

513583, 4216271; 513625, 4216303; 


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513631, 4216312; 513619, 4216354; 

513565, 4216417; 513558, 4216445; 

513563, 4216473; 513569, 4216476; 

513611, 4216470; 513644, 4216503; 

513772, 4216500; 513830, 4216473; 

513917, 4216413; 513956, 4216410; 

513973, 4216431; 513982, 4216471; 

513991, 4216493; 514025, 4216527; 

514042, 4216554; 514108, 4216683; 

514150, 4216742; 514170, 4216757; 

514220, 4216753; 514364, 4216710; 

514436, 4216662; 514458, 4216654; 

514485, 4216622; 514695, 4216634; 

514738, 4216644; 514826, 4216626; 

514851, 4216613; 514891, 4216579; 

514929, 4216557; 514938, 4216548; 

514941, 4216524; 514889, 4216463; 

514891, 4216417; 514873, 4216385; 

514953, 4216265; 514968, 4216251; 

514978, 4216230; 515061, 4216173; 

515095, 4216115; 515134, 4216070; 

515170, 4216051; 515245, 4216023; 

515278, 4216002; 515326, 4215955; 

515348, 4215915; 515357, 4215910; 

515373, 4215919; 515394, 4215921; 

515420, 4215916; 515450, 4215900; 

515490, 4215873; 515512, 4215854; 

515537, 4215818; 515553, 4215809; 

515579, 4215809; 515596, 4215817; 

515627, 4215839; 515653, 4215869; 

515678, 4215877; 515696, 4215877; 

515718, 4215866; 515731, 4215855; 

515739, 4215838; 515738, 4215757; 

515677, 4215581; 515666, 4215529; 

515667, 4215492; 515683, 4215444; 

515684, 4215427; 515677, 4215392; 

515656, 4215367; 515622, 4215340; 

515612, 4215229; 515597, 4215195; 

515552, 4215127; 515552, 4215119; 

515559, 4215114; 515623, 4215129; 

515640, 4215129; 515656, 4215117; 

515666, 4215100; 515664, 4215074; 

515658, 4215068; 515640, 4215065; 

515584, 4215079; 515501, 4215090; 

515466, 4215081; 515409, 4215031; 

515388, 4215023; 515353, 4215016; 

515283, 4215038; 515250, 4215036; 

515241, 4215024; 515236, 4214961; 

515237, 4214923; 515228, 4214865; 

515219, 4214836; 515229, 4214794; 

515261, 4214764; 515281, 4214753; 

515297, 4214737; 515368, 4214697; 

515456, 4214653; 515538, 4214613; 

515597, 4214608; 515658, 4214608; 

515698, 4214618; 515733, 4214623; 

515761, 4214626; 515839, 4214617; 

515871, 4214614; 515928, 4214605; 

515990, 4214594; 516035, 4214580; 

516084, 4214559; 516115, 4214546; 

516151, 4214529; 516178, 4214500; 

516248, 4214402; 516261, 4214304; 

516251, 4214239; 516237, 4214171; 

516220, 4214124; 516202, 4214086; 

516207, 4213985; 516216, 4213934; 

516245, 4213826; 516255, 4213737; 

516284, 4213721; 516329, 4213708; 

516419, 4213704; 516441, 4213694; 

516470, 4213674; 516509, 4213674; 

516549, 4213676; 516587, 4213676; 

516625, 4213683; 516626, 4213696; 

516616, 4213734; 516605, 4213779; 

516613, 4213820; 516638, 4213856; 

516667, 4213844; 516668, 4213799; 

516667, 4213744; 516668, 4213721; 

516661, 4213677; 516632, 4213669; 

516591, 4213664; 516521, 4213656; 

516474, 4213655; 516446, 4213669; 

516428, 4213682; 516402, 4213685; 

516366, 4213679; 516328, 4213674; 

516290, 4213681; 516259, 4213703; 

516235, 4213723; 516227, 4213780; 

516212, 4213839; 516212, 4213862; 

516201, 4213911; 516187, 4213972; 

516182, 4214029; 516185, 4214073; 

516186, 4214098; 516201, 4214132; 

516216, 4214174; 516225, 4214210; 

516236, 4214278; 516173, 4214318; 

516046, 4214400; 516005, 4214397; 

515781, 4214163; 515747, 4214145; 

515698, 4214161; 515670, 4214206; 

515660, 4214235; 515656, 4214293; 

515655, 4214361; 515655, 4214386; 

515663, 4214423; 515689, 4214459; 

515699, 4214483; 515689, 4214504; 

515631, 4214517; 515578, 4214524; 

515532, 4214541; 515493, 4214573; 

515444, 4214589; 515398, 4214612; 

515362, 4214632; 515325, 4214648; 

515293, 4214662; 515275, 4214667; 

515264, 4214666; 515262, 4214646; 

515262, 4214614; 515273, 4214568; 

515279, 4214541; 515293, 4214508; 

515404, 4214354; 515390, 4214333; 

515389, 4214323; 515399, 4214299; 

515449, 4214256; 515561, 4214120; 

515604, 4214099; 515634, 4214095; 

515641, 4214099; 515677, 4214055; 

515694, 4214014; 515718, 4213982; 

515741, 4213926; 515743, 4213895; 

515731, 4213839; 515733, 4213786; 

515742, 4213684; 515739, 4213627; 

515736, 4213538; 515733, 4213476; 

515733, 4213327; 515735, 4213209; 

515737, 4213103; 515750, 4212984; 

515751, 4212902; 515769, 4212854; 

515789, 4212837; 515824, 4212829; 

515881, 4212834; 515998, 4212859; 

516059, 4212849; 516226, 4212838; 

516244, 4212851; 516393, 4212852; 

516460, 4212877; 516519, 4212934; 

516543, 4212968; 516626, 4213020; 

516655, 4213052; 516693, 4213077; 

516759, 4213090; 516828, 4213090; 

516889, 4213077; 517008, 4213030; 

517030, 4213025; 517082, 4213024; 

517131, 4213030; 517228, 4213069; 

517236, 4213065; 517267, 4213072; 

517287, 4213086; 517322, 4213135; 

517351, 4213143; 517365, 4213108; 

517316, 4213056; 517237, 4213017; 

517120, 4212997; 517067, 4212999; 

517030, 4213000; 516972, 4213009; 

516909, 4213047; 516846, 4213069; 

516808, 4213071; 516695, 4213054; 

516642, 4213015; 516612, 4212980; 

516593, 4212954; 516603, 4212933; 

516600, 4212930; 516526, 4212877; 

516486, 4212856; 516462, 4212851; 

516423, 4212833; 516302, 4212826; 

516255, 4212827; 516159, 4212807; 

516043, 4212816; 515868, 4212806; 

515827, 4212805; 515777, 4212820; 

515745, 4212837; 515734, 4212869; 

515720, 4212959; 515700, 4213067; 

515695, 4213091; 515651, 4213155; 

515634, 4213216; 515632, 4213261; 

515602, 4213448; 515588, 4213495; 

515577, 4213506; 515564, 4213552; 

515555, 4213566; 515545, 4213621; 

515513, 4213672; 515507, 4213692; 

515511, 4213703; 515509, 4213713; 

515480, 4213765; 515438, 4213793; 

515418, 4213785; 515398, 4213786; 

515294, 4213951; 515257, 4213989; 

515218, 4214009; 515126, 4214013; 

515083, 4214053; 515032, 4214113; 

514826, 4214370; 514792, 4214415; 

514768, 4214464; 514737, 4214497; 

514724, 4214532; 514719, 4214565; 

514703, 4214575; 514694, 4214605; 

514653, 4214687; 514544, 4214841; 

514516, 4214870; 514488, 4214908; 

514454, 4214930; 514425, 4215011; 

514427, 4215025; 514438, 4215029; 

514430, 4215069; 514375, 4215180; 

514361, 4215201; 514290, 4215270; 

514261, 4215310; 514252, 4215309; 

514238, 4215299; 514228, 4215308; 

514225, 4215328; 514231, 4215413; 

514221, 4215453; 514210, 4215469; 

514194, 4215488; 514165, 4215499; 

514121, 4215508; 514017, 4215512; 

513988, 4215551; 513970, 4215628; 

513965, 4215636; 513933, 4215641; 

513870, 4215664; 513872, 4215685; 

513878, 4215691; 513920, 4215712; 

513924, 4215719; 513922, 4215741; 

513903, 4215786; 513903, 4215802; 

513905, 4215825; 513920, 4215877; 

513919, 4215910; 513904, 4215922; 

513884, 4215922; 513765, 4215908; 

513738, 4215900; 513682, 4215900; 

513653, 4215910; 513577, 4215954; 

513558, 4215989; 513534, 4216071; 

returning to 513514, 4216097. 

(ii) Note: MAR–3 included on map 

with unit SON–1. 

(19) Unit MAR–4; Marin County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Point Bonita. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 540461, 4187256; 

540478, 4187263; 540497, 4187265; 

540522, 4187261; 540558, 4187249; 

540606, 4187242; 540637, 4187227; 

540692, 4187224; 540716, 4187211; 

540738, 4187212; 540797, 4187198; 

540841, 4187197; 540908, 4187177; 

540933, 4187165; 540960, 4187172; 

541012, 4187168; 541039, 4187176; 

541116, 4187175; 541129, 4187180; 

541157, 4187206; 541177, 4187219; 

541199, 4187225; 541320, 4187238; 

541372, 4187230; 541384, 4187231; 


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541435, 4187247; 541521, 4187268; 

541564, 4187257; 541591, 4187261; 

541605, 4187268; 541649, 4187308; 

541658, 4187309; 541669, 4187303; 

541677, 4187291; 541702, 4187235; 

541718, 4187190; 541716, 4187182; 

541698, 4187171; 541614, 4187164; 

541520, 4187142; 541501, 4187142; 

541483, 4187137; 541407, 4187061; 

541393, 4187058; 541379, 4187060; 

541367, 4187056; 541315, 4187050; 

541277, 4187033; 541269, 4187022; 

541254, 4187011; 541227, 4187001; 

541195, 4186993; 541106, 4186984; 

541072, 4186990; 541049, 4186990; 

541017, 4186963; 540991, 4186948; 

540940, 4186941; 540927, 4186948; 

540922, 4186958; 540907, 4187027; 

540893, 4187060; 540879, 4187076; 

540838, 4187110; 540823, 4187139; 

540776, 4187161; 540758, 4187164; 

540691, 4187189; 540644, 4187199; 

540628, 4187211; 540619, 4187155; 

540594, 4187167; 540557, 4187191; 

540546, 4187209; 540521, 4187230; 

540490, 4187247; returning to 540461, 

4187256. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit MAR–4 follows. 

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(20) Unit SM–1; San Mateo County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle San Gregorio. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 552769, 4130764; 

552784, 4130813; 552806, 4130800; 

552837, 4130766; 552869, 4130686; 

552884, 4130681; 552903, 4130686; 

552920, 4130694; 552922, 4130709; 

552911, 4130785; 552902, 4130822; 

552922, 4130836; 552970, 4130825; 

553001, 4130812; 553002, 4130822; 

553007, 4130831; 553023, 4130833; 

553044, 4130845; 553055, 4130845; 

553062, 4130833; 553033, 4130773; 

553019, 4130747; 552990, 4130725; 

552984, 4130712; 552986, 4130699; 

552996, 4130680; 552994, 4130669; 

553045, 4130645; 553053, 4130658; 

553042, 4130666; 553031, 4130662; 

553018, 4130666; 553014, 4130673; 

553014, 4130685; 553029, 4130715; 

553082, 4130729; 553095, 4130737; 

553114, 4130758; 553104, 4130777; 

553074, 4130796; 553064, 4130807; 

553070, 4130823; 553087, 4130854; 

553098, 4130853; 553127, 4130841; 

553134, 4130834; 553164, 4130795; 

553180, 4130782; 553192, 4130766; 

553191, 4130751; 553175, 4130728; 

553151, 4130709; 553105, 4130698; 

553092, 4130688; 553065, 4130685; 

553055, 4130679; 553064, 4130660; 

553067, 4130638; 553129, 4130636; 

553186, 4130647; 553246, 4130652; 

553343, 4130671; 553365, 4130689; 

553384, 4130713; 553395, 4130732; 

553402, 4130752; 553430, 4130800; 

553435, 4130825; 553429, 4130884; 

553430, 4130910; 553441, 4130936; 

553453, 4130944; 553467, 4130948; 

553502, 4130945; 553508, 4130973; 

553528, 4130987; 553549, 4130991; 

553571, 4131006; 553586, 4131011; 

553605, 4131002; 553659, 4130945; 

553667, 4130948; 553723, 4130945; 

553737, 4130947; 553753, 4130942; 

553768, 4130928; 553780, 4130897; 

553784, 4130877; 553777, 4130834; 

553779, 4130818; 553776, 4130791; 

553818, 4130733; 553862, 4130714; 

553887, 4130720; 553893, 4130736; 

553893, 4130747; 553919, 4130794; 

553919, 4130845; 553929, 4130866; 

553957, 4130889; 553968, 4130919; 

553968, 4130976; 553972, 4131011; 

553977, 4131026; 553974, 4131044; 

553980, 4131056; 553980, 4131066; 

553976, 4131079; 553951, 4131094; 

553947, 4131102; 553959, 4131114; 

553985, 4131130; 553993, 4131115; 

553993, 4131101; 553988, 4131093; 

553990, 4131079; 554001, 4131070; 

554018, 4131066; 554040, 4131090; 

554062, 4131105; 554119, 4131109; 

554269, 4131178; 554316, 4131182; 

554333, 4131195; 554351, 4131198; 

554351, 4131196; 554335, 4131192; 

554317, 4131179; 554288, 4131168; 

554267, 4131164; 554208, 4131138; 

554147, 4131083; 554077, 4131038; 

554060, 4131018; 554043, 4130994; 

554019, 4130938; 553999, 4130900; 

553966, 4130851; 553964, 4130761; 

553940, 4130687; 553915, 4130651; 

553885, 4130640; 553858, 4130640; 

553825, 4130650; 553796, 4130668; 

553782, 4130691; 553778, 4130741; 

553774, 4130763; 553739, 4130802; 

553689, 4130875; 553674, 4130880; 

553655, 4130880; 553595, 4130860; 

553571, 4130860; 553542, 4130867; 

553528, 4130882; 553496, 4130890; 

553483, 4130887; 553469, 4130877; 

553458, 4130860; 553466, 4130828; 

553466, 4130811; 553525, 4130783; 

553526, 4130769; 553516, 4130741; 

553478, 4130715; 553457, 4130694; 

553430, 4130682; 553407, 4130693; 

553406, 4130691; 553427, 4130681; 

553393, 4130665; 553379, 4130655; 

553201, 4130593; 553153, 4130581; 

553106, 4130582; 553063, 4130589; 

552978, 4130631; 552944, 4130637; 

552870, 4130605; 552858, 4130583; 

552836, 4130558; 552806, 4130534; 

552796, 4130562; 552814, 4130572; 

552831, 4130587; 552845, 4130628; 

552848, 4130683; 552812, 4130742; 

552795, 4130760; 552781, 4130745; 

returning to 552769, 4130764. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit SM–1 follows. 


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(21) Unit SM–2; San Mateo County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle San Gregorio. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 552093, 4124660; 

552152, 4124706; 552208, 4124607; 

552227, 4124591; 552243, 4124592; 

552325, 4124545; 552363, 4124496; 

552398, 4124421; 552447, 4124421; 

552455, 4124442; 552467, 4124459; 

552488, 4124471; 552450, 4124533; 

552377, 4124608; 552346, 4124657; 

552335, 4124723; 552321, 4124759; 

552323, 4124841; 552354, 4124844; 

552378, 4124827; 552397, 4124804; 

552407, 4124755; 552427, 4124731; 

552597, 4124774; 552629, 4124773; 

552719, 4124759; 552869, 4124762; 

552893, 4124753; 552993, 4124703; 

553029, 4124682; 553080, 4124628; 

553127, 4124563; 553153, 4124520; 

553167, 4124484; 553187, 4124393; 

553202, 4124352; 553210, 4124314; 

553217, 4124262; 553193, 4124183; 

553219, 4124140; 553217, 4124107; 

553244, 4124048; 553299, 4123975; 

553291, 4123974; 553283, 4123980; 

553247, 4124020; 553193, 4124079; 

553160, 4124113; 553090, 4124253; 

553059, 4124264; 553043, 4124264; 

553015, 4124246; 552988, 4124239; 

552956, 4124241; 552929, 4124251; 

552910, 4124268; 552904, 4124290; 

552879, 4124333; 552822, 4124365; 

552750, 4124346; 552794, 4124318; 

552923, 4124211; 552939, 4124187; 

552949, 4124149; 553065, 4123962; 

553146, 4123962; 553167, 4123910; 

553011, 4123777; 553011, 4123740; 

553008, 4123719; 552983, 4123672; 

552957, 4123643; 552869, 4123570; 

552848, 4123540; 552830, 4123498; 

552782, 4123479; 552779, 4123446; 

552755, 4123403; 552782, 4123375; 

552764, 4123347; 552691, 4123276; 

552643, 4123214; 552613, 4123228; 

552596, 4123246; 552575, 4123285; 

552556, 4123361; 552537, 4123392; 

552532, 4123420; 552548, 4123460; 

552514, 4123531; 552519, 4123555; 

552546, 4123582; 552538, 4123656; 

552519, 4123697; 552511, 4123732; 

552439, 4123832; 552435, 4123848; 

552437, 4123872; 552479, 4123937; 

552486, 4123961; 552533, 4124099; 

552484, 4124100; 552447, 4124107; 

552422, 4124127; 552410, 4124150; 

552382, 4124180; 552343, 4124217; 

552325, 4124244; 552294, 4124280; 

552279, 4124320; 552239, 4124387; 

552218, 4124395; 552203, 4124420; 

552187, 4124528; 552156, 4124540; 

552144, 4124553; 552149, 4124572; 

552134, 4124599; 552104, 4124618; 

returning to 552093, 4124660. 

(ii) Note: SM–2 included on map with 

unit SM–1. 

(22) Unit SM–3; San Mateo County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Pigeon Point. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 552371, 4119927; 

552402, 4119965; 552411, 4119992; 

552409, 4120039; 552436, 4120046; 

552446, 4120041; 552461, 4120039; 

552483, 4120043; 552490, 4120040; 

552498, 4120036; 552507, 4120016; 

552533, 4120028; 552537, 4120034; 

552560, 4120032; 552569, 4120040; 

552589, 4120043; 552606, 4120035; 

552637, 4119992; 552655, 4119973; 

552683, 4120024; 552688, 4120146; 

552701, 4120157; 552725, 4120160; 

552741, 4120157; 552744, 4120134; 

552741, 4120114; 552729, 4120090; 

552723, 4119997; 552717, 4119970; 

552724, 4119920; 552712, 4119843; 

552702, 4119832; 552699, 4119819; 

552690, 4119819; 552665, 4119838; 

552657, 4119853; 552653, 4119871; 

552624, 4119887; 552596, 4119949; 

552581, 4119953; 552563, 4119975; 

552548, 4120000; 552519, 4119990; 

552522, 4119981; 552529, 4119976; 

552532, 4119967; 552532, 4119958; 

552529, 4119953; 552507, 4119957; 

552477, 4119953; 552450, 4119940; 

552444, 4119914; 552440, 4119907; 

552423, 4119907; 552413, 4119910; 

552398, 4119928; 552390, 4119932; 

returning to 552371, 4119927. 

(ii) Note: SM–3 included on map with 

unit SM–1. 

(23) Unit SC–1; Santa Cruz County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Santa Cruz. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 575050, 4093349; 

575122, 4093391; 575122, 4093392; 

575142, 4093406; 575179, 4093428; 

575186, 4093431; 575194, 4093426; 

575207, 4093421; 575221, 4093430; 

575228, 4093440; 575233, 4093453; 

575226, 4093467; 575203, 4093491; 

575189, 4093516; 575180, 4093533; 

575177, 4093546; 575175, 4093575; 

575172, 4093616; 575172, 4093657; 

575174, 4093688; 575437, 4093542; 

575447, 4093510; 575461, 4093501; 

575468, 4093490; 575471, 4093482; 

575471, 4093452; 575471, 4093430; 

575469, 4093412; 575462, 4093384; 

575451, 4093363; 575429, 4093350; 

575408, 4093342; 575379, 4093334; 

575356, 4093328; 575341, 4093320; 

575330, 4093309; 575312, 4093295; 

575303, 4093272; 575287, 4093241; 

575274, 4093224; 575264, 4093209; 

575251, 4093203; 575235, 4093206; 

575231, 4093207; 575220, 4093204; 

575213, 4093197; 575207, 4093172; 

575189, 4093186; 575186, 4093200; 

575167, 4093210; 575139, 4093240; 

575068, 4093327; returning to 575050, 

4093349. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit SC–1 follows. 

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(24) Unit SC–2; Santa Cruz County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Santa Cruz. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 577882, 4091692; 

577882, 4091713; 577882, 4091737; 

577886, 4091758; 577894, 4091784; 

577904, 4091804; 577908, 4091830; 

577906, 4091840; 577903, 4091858; 

577905, 4091866; 577913, 4091867; 

577922, 4091862; 577922, 4091865; 

577927, 4091871; 577933, 4091876; 

577958, 4091870; 577982, 4091859; 

577997, 4091852; 578011, 4091846; 

578028, 4091831; 578063, 4091813; 

578083, 4091801; 578108, 4091775; 

578122, 4091750; 578126, 4091742; 

578129, 4091738; 578130, 4091726; 

578126, 4091708; 578116, 4091686; 

578103, 4091670; 578083, 4091655; 

578068, 4091641; 578063, 4091620; 

578073, 4091597; 578080, 4091577; 

578083, 4091568; 578084, 4091569; 

578087, 4091564; 578094, 4091561; 

578105, 4091570; 578111, 4091578; 

578117, 4091583; 578126, 4091580; 

578137, 4091574; 578147, 4091568; 

578143, 4091563; 578141, 4091553; 

578141, 4091542; 578142, 4091530; 

578147, 4091513; 578151, 4091504; 

578159, 4091444; 578158, 4091445; 

578076, 4091483; 577988, 4091509; 

577974, 4091504; 577961, 4091520; 

577961, 4091536; 577966, 4091552; 

577968, 4091571; 577965, 4091588; 

577956, 4091603; 577941, 4091617; 

577923, 4091635; 577910, 4091641; 

577896, 4091659; 577885, 4091673; 

returning to 577882, 4091692. 

(ii) Note: SC–2 included on map with 

unit SC–1. 

(25) Unit SC–3; Santa Cruz County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Soquel. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 590179, 4090901; 

590236, 4090929; 590236, 4090930; 

590282, 4090945; 590313, 4090956; 

590335, 4090952; 590350, 4090945; 

590362, 4090937; 590375, 4090930; 

590378, 4090927; 590380, 4090934; 

590391, 4090956; 590400, 4090976; 

590411, 4090978; 590412, 4090977; 

590420, 4090993; 590424, 4091004; 

590423, 4091011; 590425, 4091018; 

590424, 4091018; 590423, 4091049; 

590423, 4091065; 590425, 4091074; 

590426, 4091079; 590429, 4091087; 

590437, 4091096; 590448, 4091112; 

590464, 4091125; 590480, 4091138; 

590489, 4091143; 590497, 4091150; 

590518, 4091158; 590549, 4091161; 

590573, 4091153; 590581, 4091147; 

590587, 4091146; 590601, 4091147; 

590611, 4091146; 590620, 4091149; 

590623, 4091152; 590629, 4091168; 

590631, 4091183; 590643, 4091197; 

590660, 4091205; 590683, 4091207; 

590701, 4091194; 590718, 4091184; 

590745, 4091164; 590763, 4091166; 

590776, 4091162; 590791, 4091175; 

590795, 4091180; 590800, 4091192; 

590809, 4091208; 590817, 4091231; 

590829, 4091245; 590855, 4091265; 

590889, 4091279; 590909, 4091283; 

590935, 4091291; 590950, 4091295; 

590968, 4091298; 590984, 4091301; 

591003, 4091304; 591012, 4091305; 

591015, 4091305; 591021, 4091304; 

591025, 4091302; 591027, 4091299; 

591028, 4091294; 591027, 4091289; 

591024, 4091284; 591018, 4091272; 

591014, 4091260; 591005, 4091248; 

590999, 4091240; 590990, 4091234; 

590973, 4091227; 590957, 4091222; 

590947, 4091218; 590938, 4091211; 

590929, 4091206; 590919, 4091196; 

590912, 4091188; 590905, 4091177; 

590890, 4091164; 590878, 4091145; 

590873, 4091136; 590865, 4091127; 

590859, 4091118; 590854, 4091110; 

590842, 4091096; 590836, 4091087; 

590827, 4091080; 590819, 4091073; 

590804, 4091062; 590794, 4091057; 

590785, 4091053; 590755, 4091042; 

590739, 4091039; 590719, 4091037; 

590699, 4091033; 590672, 4091029; 

590653, 4091024; 590636, 4091018; 

590619, 4091011; 590604, 4091005; 

590582, 4090991; 590566, 4090982; 

590554, 4090977; 590542, 4090972; 

590532, 4090972; 590524, 4090973; 

590507, 4090980; 590496, 4090986; 

590477, 4090999; 590468, 4091002; 

590457, 4091003; 590446, 4091004; 

590436, 4091010; 590428, 4091003; 

590427, 4090993; 590425, 4090970; 

590427, 4090970; 590460, 4090956; 

590495, 4090941; 590530, 4090892; 

590533, 4090873; 590502, 4090842; 

590465, 4090818; 590459, 4090810; 

590474, 4090794; 590480, 4090791; 

590477, 4090718; 590430, 4090743; 

590366, 4090776; 590323, 4090794; 

590283, 4090828; 590242, 4090855; 

590204, 4090874; returning to 590179, 

4090901. 

(ii) Note: SC–3 included on map with 

unit SC–1. 

(26) Unit SC–4; Santa Cruz County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Soquel. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 597246, 4092023; 

597317, 4092033; 597320, 4092041; 

597331, 4092080; 597348, 4092134; 

597363, 4092174; 597373, 4092199; 

597378, 4092211; 597386, 4092225; 

597396, 4092249; 597406, 4092262; 

597412, 4092279; 597423, 4092294; 

597429, 4092282; 597416, 4092251; 

597402, 4092211; 597389, 4092165; 

597381, 4092140; 597372, 4092109; 

597361, 4092080; 597359, 4092059; 

597359, 4092049; 597358, 4092042; 

597360, 4092040; 597373, 4091945; 

597351, 4091956; 597327, 4091965; 

597310, 4091976; 597273, 4092007; 

returning to 597246, 4092023. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit SC–4 follows. 


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(27) Unit SC–5; Santa Cruz and 

Monterey Counties, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Watsonville West and Moss 

Landing. Land bounded by the 

following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 605911, 4079111; 

606162, 4079236; 606226, 4079281; 

606361, 4079366; 606416, 4079419; 

606517, 4079467; 606577, 4079500; 

606717, 4079591; 606758, 4079610; 

606799, 4079640; 606872, 4079760; 

606899, 4079887; 606895, 4079983; 

606875, 4080067; 606845, 4080174; 

606820, 4080259; 606672, 4080641; 

606643, 4080737; 606629, 4080919; 

606631, 4080943; 606662, 4081020; 

606737, 4081107; 606879, 4081225; 

607000, 4081337; 607128, 4081485; 

607218, 4081624; 607254, 4081690; 

607346, 4081878; 607382, 4081974; 

607445, 4082127; 607474, 4082175; 

607528, 4082251; 607556, 4082275; 

607765, 4082472; 607861, 4082567; 

608079, 4082792; 608147, 4082847; 

608282, 4082921; 608395, 4082922; 

608595, 4082775; 608783, 4082658; 

608883, 4082624; 609077, 4082620; 

609255, 4082657; 609368, 4082708; 

609375, 4082666; 609278, 4082633; 

609137, 4082597; 608957, 4082582; 

608884, 4082583; 608799, 4082604; 

608730, 4082648; 608623, 4082704; 

608418, 4082820; 608332, 4082826; 

608241, 4082819; 608098, 4082739; 

608020, 4082648; 607992, 4082604; 

607858, 4082457; 607748, 4082360; 

607606, 4082244; 607551, 4082207; 

607554, 4082147; 607512, 4082084; 

607476, 4082012; 607382, 4081813; 

607334, 4081708; 607165, 4081477; 

607075, 4081361; 607035, 4081316; 

606828, 4081128; 606753, 4081051; 

606698, 4080981; 606661, 4080886; 

606657, 4080844; 606664, 4080807; 

606743, 4080589; 606791, 4080489; 

606893, 4080276; 606950, 4080145; 

606963, 4080070; 606955, 4079974; 

606947, 4079787; 606932, 4079740; 

606900, 4079696; 606815, 4079589; 

606672, 4079474; 606516, 4079318; 

606445, 4079230; 606343, 4079151; 

606304, 4079085; 606413, 4078742; 

606426, 4078716; 606465, 4078622; 

606499, 4078532; 606527, 4078444; 

606525, 4078404; 606510, 4078342; 

606420, 4078101; 606395, 4078140; 

606354, 4078244; 606255, 4078416; 

606218, 4078509; 606137, 4078641; 

606080, 4078773; 605983, 4078937; 

605936, 4079066; returning to 605911, 

4079111. 

(ii) Note: SC–5 included on map with 

unit SC–4. 

(28) Unit MN–1; Monterey County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Moss Landing. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 607479, 

4076078; 607484, 4076090; 607498, 

4076089; 607529, 4076051; 607548, 

4076043; 607563, 4076019; 607614, 

4076009; 607664, 4075939; 607690, 

4075882; 607715, 4075845; 607729, 

4075835; 607765, 4075780; 607782, 

4075742; 607812, 4075704; 607871, 

4075651; 607909, 4075602; 607954, 

4075586; 607997, 4075559; 608003, 

4075571; 608095, 4075612; 608137, 

4075638; 608191, 4075683; 608295, 

4075738; 608324, 4075749; 608380, 

4075742; 608433, 4075743; 608480, 

4075770; 608516, 4075767; 608595, 

4075832; 608670, 4075851; 608730, 

4075908; 608780, 4075917; 608883, 

4075966; 608963, 4075985; 609014, 

4076006; 609042, 4076037; 609037, 

4076049; 609013, 4076060; 609044, 

4076094; 609091, 4076103; 609112, 

4076082; 609143, 4076090; 609157, 

4076088; 609189, 4076107; 609209, 

4076135; 609217, 4076139; 609244, 

4076120; 609275, 4076145; 609305, 

4076143; 609358, 4076120; 609383, 

4076127; 609404, 4076121; 609432, 

4076149; 609503, 4076272; 609517, 

4076283; 609538, 4076279; 609555, 

4076242; 609578, 4076223; 609706, 

4076239; 609760, 4076224; 609779, 

4076203; 609772, 4076170; 609753, 

4076155; 609723, 4076168; 609685, 

4076167; 609634, 4076122; 609612, 

4076120; 609599, 4076111; 609506, 

4076108; 609466, 4076097; 609458, 

4076097; 609442, 4076119; 609421, 

4076115; 609420, 4076100; 609370, 

4076068; 609357, 4076066; 609330, 

4076024; 609311, 4076009; 609343, 

4075983; 609352, 4075945; 609253, 

4075939; 609243, 4075925; 609243, 

4075893; 609227, 4075876; 609161, 

4075881; 609129, 4075874; 609059, 

4075870; 609031, 4075875; 608941, 

4075867; 608898, 4075846; 608822, 

4075769; 608732, 4075714; 608647, 

4075693; 608547, 4075694; 608506, 

4075687; 608402, 4075693; 608353, 

4075656; 608310, 4075612; 608290, 

4075582; 608286, 4075529; 608272, 

4075483; 608276, 4075466; 608265, 

4075456; 608242, 4075392; 608231, 

4075376; 608212, 4075371; 608190, 

4075328; 608188, 4075271; 608202, 

4075096; 608174, 4074988; 608165, 

4074913; 608166, 4074872; 608185, 

4074802; 608203, 4074780; 608226, 

4074768; 608242, 4074744; 608258, 

4074610; 608252, 4074570; 608269, 

4074527; 608281, 4074517; 608171, 

4074429; 608104, 4074419; 608100, 

4074483; 608083, 4074522; 608056, 

4074561; 608053, 4074583; 608078, 

4074657; 608074, 4074686; 608032, 

4074719; 607975, 4074748; 607977, 

4074840; 607971, 4074920; 607954, 

4075047; 607939, 4075108; 607952, 

4075166; 607977, 4075198; 608060, 

4075233; 608126, 4075235; 608142, 

4075229; 608140, 4075250; 608116, 

4075255; 608060, 4075248; 607991, 

4075229; 607968, 4075216; 607945, 

4075190; 607915, 4075141; 607899, 

4075150; 607880, 4075203; 607852, 

4075240; 607821, 4075335; 607810, 

4075348; 607763, 4075361; 607751, 

4075370; 607720, 4075398; 607707, 

4075421; 607704, 4075490; 607715, 

4075546; 607696, 4075565; 607696, 

4075616; 607674, 4075642; 607667, 

4075662; 607669, 4075707; 607619, 

4075744; 607571, 4075762; 607582, 

4075819; 607578, 4075867; 607549, 

4075918; 607530, 4075928; 607502, 

4075961; 607490, 4076020; 607493, 

4076054; returning to 607479, 4076078. 

(ii) Note: MN–1 included on map with 

unit SC–4. 

(29) Unit SLO–1; San Luis Obispo 

County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Piedras Blancas. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 654950, 

3950321; 654974, 3950315; 654982, 

3950312; 654990, 3950310; 654996, 

3950309; 654997, 3950309; 654998, 

3950309; 654998, 3950310; 654999, 

3950310; 655014, 3950305; 655018, 

3950303; 655018, 3950310; 655014, 

3950319; 655017, 3950328; 655026, 

3950331; 655031, 3950331; 655039, 

3950328; 655065, 3950249; 655066, 

3950238; 655058, 3950233; 655048, 

3950227; 655043, 3950217; 655042, 

3950199; 655044, 3950183; 655048, 

3950169; 655053, 3950162; 655057, 

3950157; 655061, 3950151; 655065, 

3950138; 655068, 3950128; 655076, 

3950120; 655081, 3950111; 655081, 

3950090; 655081, 3950083; 655068, 

3950080; 655058, 3950077; 655052, 

3950072; 655047, 3950069; 655041, 

3950056; 655036, 3950067; 655032, 

3950077; 655028, 3950090; 655025, 

3950104; 655020, 3950111; 655020, 

3950118; 655018, 3950124; 655018, 

3950131; 655007, 3950129; 655006, 

3950130; 655005, 3950130; 655004, 

3950130; 655003, 3950130; 654997, 

3950121; 654996, 3950121; 654996, 

3950120; 654996, 3950115; 654994, 

3950108; 654990, 3950103; 654990, 

3950105; 654983, 3950122; 654985, 

3950133; 654987, 3950145; 654985, 

3950156; 654982, 3950192; 654978, 

3950211; 654974, 3950231; 654973, 

3950246; 654958, 3950299; returning to 

654950, 3950321. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit SLO–1 follows. 

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(30) Unit SLO–2; San Luis Obispo 

County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle San Simeon. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 661106, 3946736; 

661136, 3946762; 661138, 3946761; 

661154, 3946765; 661163, 3946776; 

661162, 3946822; 661160, 3946859; 

661160, 3946860; 661165, 3946889; 

661168, 3946920; 661171, 3946938; 

661172, 3946939; 661172, 3946940; 

661173, 3946940; 661174, 3946940; 

661175, 3946940; 661176, 3946940; 

661176, 3946939; 661177, 3946939; 

661177, 3946938; 661178, 3946946; 

661187, 3946945; 661187, 3946940; 

661190, 3946912; 661190, 3946884; 

661192, 3946849; 661193, 3946836; 

661194, 3946826; 661195, 3946809; 

661200, 3946789; 661205, 3946777; 

661207, 3946759; 661208, 3946746; 

661205, 3946734; 661200, 3946728; 

661198, 3946727; 661194, 3946723; 

661191, 3946717; 661190, 3946711; 

661193, 3946705; 661197, 3946699; 

661197, 3946695; 661194, 3946690; 

661195, 3946685; 661196, 3946682; 

661182, 3946684; 661133, 3946718; 

returning to 661106, 3946736. 

(ii) Note: SLO–2 included on map 

with unit SLO–1. 

(31) Unit SLO–3; San Luis Obispo 

County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle San Simeon. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 666127, 3944901; 

666136, 3944903; 666152, 3944900; 

666193, 3944908; 666235, 3944880; 

666260, 3944893; 666263, 3944905; 

666258, 3944930; 666258, 3944937; 

666297, 3944877; 666294, 3944848; 

666275, 3944773; 666254, 3944801; 

666226, 3944828; 666172, 3944870; 

666152, 3944892; returning to 666127, 

3944901. 

(ii) Note: SLO–3 included on map 

with unit SLO–1. 

(32) Unit SLO–4; San Luis Obispo 

County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Pico Creek and Cambria. 

Land bounded by the following UTM 

zone 10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 

669487, 3940858; 669537, 3940865; 

669549, 3940860; 669550, 3940860; 

669551, 3940861; 669551, 3940862; 

669551, 3940863; 669558, 3940865; 

669574, 3940868; 669596, 3940871; 

669606, 3940872; 669615, 3940872; 

669625, 3940869; 669635, 3940866; 

669641, 3940863; 669648, 3940859; 

669655, 3940853; 669662, 3940850; 

669669, 3940846; 669676, 3940839; 

669685, 3940832; 669694, 3940814; 

669705, 3940798; 669720, 3940774; 

669737, 3940755; 669748, 3940744; 

669753, 3940740; 669756, 3940738; 

669765, 3940735; 669776, 3940736; 

669785, 3940735; 669801, 3940730; 

669815, 3940738; 669819, 3940742; 

669823, 3940747; 669826, 3940754; 

669830, 3940758; 669836, 3940761; 

669840, 3940764; 669847, 3940765; 

669851, 3940765; 669859, 3940765; 

669864, 3940767; 669868, 3940768; 

669885, 3940776; 669895, 3940780; 

669904, 3940778; 669916, 3940781; 

669926, 3940784; 669937, 3940786; 

669948, 3940784; 669958, 3940779; 

669969, 3940773; 669980, 3940763; 

669989, 3940756; 670000, 3940750; 

670012, 3940746; 670031, 3940741; 

670041, 3940734; 670052, 3940727; 

670069, 3940719; 670090, 3940712; 

670098, 3940704; 670107, 3940697; 

670113, 3940691; 670118, 3940683; 

670126, 3940676; 670135, 3940668; 

670137, 3940659; 670136, 3940652; 

670135, 3940646; 670140, 3940642; 

670144, 3940636; 670147, 3940629; 

670154, 3940620; 670152, 3940618; 

670152, 3940616; 670151, 3940613; 

670131, 3940620; 670120, 3940628; 

670120, 3940629; 670112, 3940625; 

670102, 3940623; 670082, 3940627; 

670069, 3940637; 670060, 3940645; 

670050, 3940648; 670042, 3940658; 

670040, 3940667; 670031, 3940666; 

670022, 3940657; 670005, 3940658; 

669988, 3940665; 669979, 3940674; 

669973, 3940681; 669965, 3940681; 

669943, 3940680; 669929, 3940684; 

669913, 3940680; 669904, 3940670; 

669900, 3940657; 669894, 3940653; 

669881, 3940659; 669872, 3940670; 

669861, 3940680; 669853, 3940680; 

669860, 3940645; 669865, 3940630; 

669871, 3940615; 669882, 3940606; 

669886, 3940598; 669885, 3940590; 

669886, 3940583; 669894, 3940570; 

669914, 3940559; 669928, 3940548; 

669935, 3940540; 669933, 3940533; 

669923, 3940536; 669916, 3940542; 

669908, 3940546; 669898, 3940551; 

669889, 3940557; 669879, 3940562; 

669876, 3940568; 669871, 3940577; 

669866, 3940594; 669865, 3940613; 

669860, 3940628; 669854, 3940643; 

669850, 3940659; 669844, 3940675; 

669842, 3940680; 669842, 3940681; 

669842, 3940682; 669842, 3940683; 

669843, 3940684; 669838, 3940694; 

669828, 3940703; 669819, 3940707; 

669810, 3940703; 669809, 3940703; 

669804, 3940697; 669800, 3940691; 

669796, 3940683; 669779, 3940659; 

669769, 3940648; 669753, 3940628; 

669743, 3940614; 669743, 3940602; 

669743, 3940595; 669745, 3940584; 

669744, 3940577; 669743, 3940570; 

669731, 3940561; 669705, 3940611; 

669665, 3940672; 669651, 3940695; 

669651, 3940696; 669640, 3940712; 

669586, 3940765; 669537, 3940814; 

669504, 3940842; returning to 669487, 

3940858. 

(ii) Note: SLO–4 included on map 

with unit SLO–1. 

(33) Unit SLO–5; San Luis Obispo 

County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Cayucos. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 683953, 3926198; 

683960, 3926205; 683980, 3926215; 

683989, 3926218; 684058, 3926215; 

684072, 3926209; 684105, 3926205; 

684129, 3926198; 684168, 3926177; 

684195, 3926145; 684206, 3926138; 

684229, 3926116; 684237, 3926088; 

684228, 3926074; 684232, 3926054; 

684232, 3926033; 684224, 3926020; 

684280, 3925950; 684232, 3925959; 

684197, 3925958; 684178, 3925954; 

684167, 3925958; 684135, 3925976; 

684115, 3925983; 684106, 3925983; 

684109, 3926014; 684123, 3926021; 

684155, 3926025; 684180, 3926034; 

684182, 3926053; 684170, 3926109; 

684162, 3926125; 684124, 3926123; 

684108, 3926128; 684097, 3926146; 

684096, 3926185; 684062, 3926201; 

684018, 3926207; 683993, 3926207; 

683962, 3926192; returning to 683953, 

3926198. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit SLO–5 follows. 


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(34) Unit SLO–6; San Luis Obispo 

County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Cayucos. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 687453, 3924653; 

687454, 3924656; 687457, 3924661; 

687465, 3924675; 687477, 3924685; 

687487, 3924688; 687483, 3924691; 

687479, 3924691; 687482, 3924700; 

687481, 3924701; 687481, 3924702; 

687480, 3924702; 687481, 3924703; 

687478, 3924708; 687475, 3924719; 

687473, 3924731; 687473, 3924738; 

687474, 3924744; 687475, 3924745; 

687476, 3924748; 687476, 3924749; 

687484, 3924762; 687485, 3924762; 

687490, 3924765; 687504, 3924774; 

687517, 3924796; 687526, 3924818; 

687527, 3924824; 687528, 3924826; 

687529, 3924827; 687530, 3924828; 

687531, 3924828; 687532, 3924827; 

687533, 3924826; 687533, 3924825; 

687533, 3924824; 687533, 3924823; 

687532, 3924817; 687532, 3924816; 

687522, 3924793; 687526, 3924794; 

687530, 3924798; 687532, 3924805; 

687534, 3924812; 687537, 3924813; 

687536, 3924802; 687535, 3924794; 

687535, 3924789; 687535, 3924785; 

687532, 3924782; 687528, 3924784; 

687525, 3924783; 687524, 3924778; 

687522, 3924774; 687521, 3924770; 

687519, 3924766; 687514, 3924765; 

687509, 3924764; 687504, 3924761; 

687500, 3924757; 687493, 3924753; 

687484, 3924744; 687481, 3924741; 

687480, 3924732; 687482, 3924723; 

687485, 3924719; 687489, 3924715; 

687494, 3924710; 687501, 3924707; 

687506, 3924703; 687510, 3924698; 

687513, 3924691; 687508, 3924690; 

687503, 3924690; 687500, 3924689; 

687510, 3924687; 687523, 3924678; 

687531, 3924666; 687532, 3924663; 

687533, 3924657; 687534, 3924651; 

687534, 3924650; 687536, 3924646; 

687536, 3924645; 687537, 3924643; 

687534, 3924643; 687519, 3924641; 

687499, 3924649; 687475, 3924655; 

687456, 3924653; returning to 687453, 

3924653. 

(ii) Note: SLO–6 included on map 

with unit SLO–5. 

(35) Unit SLO–7; San Luis Obispo 

County, California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Pismo Beach. Land bounded 

by the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 714995, 3890262; 

715095, 3890271; 715104, 3890261; 

715109, 3890252; 715120, 3890240; 

715127, 3890233; 715138, 3890227; 

715149, 3890213; 715148, 3890223; 

715145, 3890233; 715140, 3890238; 

715136, 3890243; 715134, 3890254; 

715132, 3890272; 715129, 3890286; 

715125, 3890297; 715119, 3890324; 

715116, 3890338; 715112, 3890351; 

715108, 3890361; 715100, 3890375; 

715095, 3890385; 715088, 3890392; 

715082, 3890396; 715076, 3890399; 

715069, 3890401; 715065, 3890405; 

715061, 3890408; 715060, 3890415; 

715058, 3890429; 715056, 3890444; 

715053, 3890455; 715051, 3890473; 

715048, 3890488; 715045, 3890504; 

715042, 3890521; 715039, 3890539; 

715035, 3890553; 715033, 3890566; 

715032, 3890574; 715031, 3890588; 

715031, 3890606; 715033, 3890623; 

715033, 3890645; 715034, 3890667; 

715041, 3890681; 715046, 3890692; 

715055, 3890706; 715062, 3890722; 

715067, 3890730; 715070, 3890736; 

715074, 3890743; 715082, 3890752; 

715093, 3890762; 715101, 3890768; 

715119, 3890786; 715130, 3890799; 

715145, 3890809; 715163, 3890821; 

715178, 3890830; 715194, 3890837; 

715205, 3890845; 715221, 3890859; 

715236, 3890869; 715252, 3890885; 

715262, 3890891; 715268, 3890896; 

715276, 3890902; 715283, 3890912; 

715289, 3890922; 715296, 3890932; 

715305, 3890943; 715310, 3890953; 

715317, 3890972; 715318, 3890984; 

715319, 3891005; 715323, 3891027; 

715326, 3891034; 715335, 3891032; 

715336, 3891031; 715342, 3891028; 

715347, 3891021; 715345, 3891004; 

715340, 3890985; 715331, 3890962; 

715321, 3890938; 715310, 3890916; 

715296, 3890885; 715287, 3890864; 

715277, 3890859; 715272, 3890854; 

715258, 3890837; 715241, 3890825; 

715232, 3890816; 715226, 3890810; 

715212, 3890802; 715200, 3890802; 

715186, 3890801; 715179, 3890795; 

715169, 3890778; 715154, 3890761; 

715142, 3890751; 715133, 3890737; 

715127, 3890720; 715122, 3890708; 

715117, 3890704; 715109, 3890684; 

715103, 3890669; 715099, 3890654; 

715092, 3890642; 715084, 3890623; 

715080, 3890608; 715077, 3890585; 

715075, 3890559; 715079, 3890539; 

715083, 3890515; 715090, 3890484; 

715097, 3890454; 715105, 3890425; 

715111, 3890398; 715118, 3890380; 

715129, 3890356; 715141, 3890327; 

715153, 3890297; 715164, 3890254; 

715170, 3890229; 715174, 3890208; 

715177, 3890185; 715178, 3890165; 

715176, 3890142; 715177, 3890130; 

715176, 3890123; 715183, 3890106; 

715187, 3890085; 715189, 3890067; 

715193, 3890044; 715200, 3890028; 

715137, 3889924; 715128, 3889946; 

715121, 3889965; 715115, 3889981; 

715110, 3889994; 715106, 3890007; 

715102, 3890018; 715095, 3890036; 

715090, 3890049; 715082, 3890067; 

715076, 3890080; 715069, 3890095; 

715062, 3890111; 715052, 3890126; 

715044, 3890146; 715034, 3890166; 

715029, 3890185; 715022, 3890203; 

715013, 3890222; 715004, 3890241; 

returning to 714995, 3890262. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit SLO–7 follows. 


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(36) Unit SB–1; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangles Point Sal and Guadalupe. 

Land bounded by the following UTM 

zone 10 NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 

714486, 3872122; 714493, 3872165; 

714530, 3872230; 714539, 3872329; 

714554, 3872389; 714594, 3872480; 

714613, 3872646; 714626, 3872708; 

714651, 3872747; 714689, 3872903; 

714703, 3873025; 714969, 3872560; 

714988, 3872467; 715039, 3872436; 

715055, 3872488; 715175, 3872451; 

715237, 3872326; 715354, 3872192; 

715434, 3872073; 715583, 3871865; 

715637, 3871734; 715713, 3871614; 

715807, 3871544; 715939, 3871505; 

716019, 3871535; 716044, 3871566; 

716102, 3871589; 716153, 3871603; 

716222, 3871602; 716268, 3871649; 

716299, 3871655; 716334, 3871652; 

716452, 3871607; 716526, 3871594; 

716558, 3871593; 716701, 3871615; 

716807, 3871341; 716785, 3871204; 

716542, 3870984; 716348, 3870951; 

716245, 3870930; 716125, 3870887; 

716029, 3870923; 715975, 3870952; 

715899, 3870968; 715803, 3871010; 

715682, 3871109; 715600, 3871122; 

715455, 3871112; 715304, 3871140; 

715197, 3871101; 715115, 3871098; 

715046, 3871108; 714985, 3871140; 

714935, 3871180; 714908, 3871224; 

714839, 3871547; 714773, 3871548; 

714762, 3871579; 714753, 3871608; 

714720, 3871626; 714713, 3871685; 

714656, 3871775; 714650, 3871830; 

714624, 3871908; 714676, 3871989; 

714646, 3872058; returning to 714486, 

3872122. 

(ii) Note: SB–1 included on map with 

unit SLO–7. 

(37) Unit SB–2; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Point Conception. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 744289, 

3816310; 744302, 3816318; 744310, 

3816324; 744314, 3816329; 744320, 

3816334; 744322, 3816336; 744326, 

3816338; 744320, 3816343; 744314, 

3816346; 744311, 3816351; 744310, 

3816356; 744308, 3816361; 744308, 

3816366; 744307, 3816371; 744306, 

3816376; 744305, 3816383; 744304, 

3816387; 744307, 3816387; 744312, 

3816379; 744313, 3816373; 744314, 

3816366; 744315, 3816359; 744315, 

3816356; 744317, 3816352; 744320, 

3816347; 744325, 3816346; 744330, 

3816344; 744336, 3816342; 744339, 

3816341; 744350, 3816340; 744358, 

3816339; 744369, 3816340; 744373, 

3816338; 744377, 3816336; 744383, 

3816336; 744391, 3816337; 744397, 

3816339; 744402, 3816338; 744407, 

3816337; 744373, 3816328; 744350, 

3816322; 744343, 3816320; 744335, 

3816318; 744308, 3816313; 744298, 

3816310; returning to 744289, 3816310. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit SB–2 follows. 

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(38) Unit SB–3; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Point Conception. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 747310, 

3817233; 747358, 3817279; 747376, 

3817283; 747396, 3817298; 747384, 

3817307; 747357, 3817311; 747334, 

3817326; 747324, 3817337; 747314, 

3817372; 747318, 3817391; 747323, 

3817394; 747338, 3817375; 747376, 

3817348; 747386, 3817331; 747413, 

3817305; 747435, 3817265; 747509, 

3817255; 747522, 3817247; 747556, 

3817236; 747588, 3817216; 747550, 

3817228; 747506, 3817229; 747494, 

3817235; 747346, 3817239; returning to 

747310, 3817233. 

(ii) Note: SB–3 included on map with 

unit SB–2. 

(39) Unit SB–4; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Point Conception. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 750530, 

3817616; 750546, 3817669; 750554, 

3817688; 750582, 3817711; 750595, 

3817736; 750602, 3817758; 750608, 

3817758; 750598, 3817712; 750570, 

3817678; 750570, 3817666; 750559, 

3817649; 750559, 3817614; 750565, 

3817606; 750567, 3817590; 750580, 

3817583; 750585, 3817577; 750588, 

3817572; 750582, 3817557; 750602, 

3817534; 750563, 3817537; 750547, 

3817533; 750553, 3817561; 750542, 

3817580; 750540, 3817593; returning to 

750530, 3817616. 

(ii) Note: Unit SB–4 included on map 

with unit SB–2. 

(40) Unit SB–5; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Point Conception. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 10 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 752340, 

3817567; 752343, 3817589; 752347, 

3817598; 752351, 3817624; 752351, 

3817636; 752357, 3817675; 752353, 

3817702; 752366, 3817705; 752370, 

3817675; 752364, 3817634; 752364, 

3817623; 752360, 3817595; 752353, 

3817577; 752354, 3817544; 752362, 

3817533; 752363, 3817528; 752366, 

3817524; 752380, 3817515; 752388, 

3817512; 752427, 3817506; 752442, 

3817500; 752435, 3817500; 752388, 

3817494; 752363, 3817498; 752345, 

3817533; 752341, 3817543; returning to 

752340, 3817567. 

(ii) Note: SB–5 included on map with 

unit SB–2. 

(41) Unit SB–6; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Gaviota. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 10 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 754473, 3818173; 

754487, 3818216; 754512, 3818201; 

754519, 3818189; 754526, 3818145; 

754537, 3818130; 754567, 3818121; 

754588, 3818106; 754643, 3818104; 

754672, 3818114; 754733, 3818115; 

754752, 3818107; 754778, 3818058; 

754782, 3818039; 754797, 3818005; 

754793, 3817977; 754787, 3817954; 

754777, 3817948; 754768, 3817931; 

754759, 3817922; 754756, 3817901; 

754735, 3817880; 754733, 3817870; 

754727, 3817868; 754718, 3817855; 

754606, 3817863; 754568, 3817859; 

754534, 3817850; 754531, 3817853; 

754571, 3817881; 754575, 3817891; 

754586, 3817901; 754597, 3817906; 

754626, 3817916; 754643, 3817913; 

754654, 3817916; 754687, 3817910; 

754709, 3817914; 754707, 3817922; 

754727, 3817941; 754703, 3817949; 

754680, 3817949; 754669, 3817954; 

754665, 3817960; 754666, 3817978; 

754657, 3817995; 754655, 3818033; 

754643, 3818075; 754629, 3818079; 

754624, 3818085; 754625, 3818089; 

754618, 3818091; 754564, 3818094; 

754541, 3818104; 754479, 3818161; 

754480, 3818169; returning to 754473, 

3818173. 

(ii) Note: Unit SB–6 included on map 

with unit SB–2. 

(42) Unit SB–7; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Dos Pueblos Canyon. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 11 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 232224, 

3813614; 232337, 3813596; 232345, 

3813600; 232348, 3813614; 232342, 

3813631; 232314, 3813641; 232303, 

3813652; 232297, 3813683; 232307, 

3813732; 232313, 3813743; 232321, 

3813769; 232323, 3813789; 232318, 

3813850; 232320, 3813928; 232340, 

3813983; 232370, 3813973; 232363, 

3813947; 232346, 3813948; 232329, 

3813927; 232329, 3813905; 232339, 

3813898; 232350, 3813875; 232355, 

3813835; 232366, 3813794; 232370, 

3813748; 232359, 3813698; 232353, 

3813689; 232345, 3813688; 232363, 

3813651; 232357, 3813646; 232363, 

3813625; 232373, 3813614; 232373, 

3813605; 232360, 3813572; 232383, 

3813490; 232287, 3813570; returning to 

232224, 3813614. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit SB–7 follows. 


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(43) Unit SB–8; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Santa Barbara. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 11 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 247839, 

3810209; 247844, 3810255; 247848, 

3810256; 247841, 3810295; 247851, 

3810332; 247867, 3810357; 247884, 

3810364; 247967, 3810388; 247988, 

3810390; 248001, 3810387; 248032, 

3810399; 248051, 3810400; 248079, 

3810406; 248097, 3810417; 248108, 

3810428; 248117, 3810441; 248118, 

3810451; 248124, 3810453; 248122, 

3810439; 248113, 3810425; 248100, 

3810412; 248082, 3810401; 248068, 

3810396; 248033, 3810393; 248002, 

3810381; 247988, 3810384; 247969, 

3810383; 247885, 3810357; 247877, 

3810347; 247868, 3810332; 247876, 

3810282; 247893, 3810265; 247900, 

3810237; 247897, 3810226; 247933, 

3810166; returning to 247839, 3810209. 

(ii) Note: SB–8 included on map with 

unit SB–7. 

(44) Unit SB–9; Santa Barbara County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Santa Barbara. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 11 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 252846, 

3811168; 252864, 3811187; 252923, 

3811193; 252975, 3811204; 253049, 

3811235; 253166, 3811297; 253182, 

3811299; 253183, 3811277; 253187, 

3811278; 253202, 3811303; 253199, 

3811317; 253207, 3811319; 253209, 

3811311; 253445, 3811254; 253412, 

3811247; 253337, 3811217; 253311, 

3811202; 253275, 3811190; 253256, 

3811174; 253236, 3811170; 253226, 

3811163; 253219, 3811147; 253195, 

3811137; 253122, 3811115; 253088, 

3811099; 252918, 3811155; 252928, 

3811169; 252923, 3811172; 252908, 

3811174; returning to 252846, 3811168. 

(ii) Note: Unit SB–9 included on map 

with unit SB–7. 

(45) Unit VEN–1; Ventura County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Ventura. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 11 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 287223, 3795128; 

287297, 3795133; 287329, 3795156; 

287356, 3795190; 287377, 3795209; 

287407, 3795228; 287424, 3795254; 

287428, 3795275; 287423, 3795289; 

287371, 3795326; 287361, 3795337; 

287356, 3795349; 287354, 3795362; 

287365, 3795411; 287383, 3795461; 

287376, 3795489; 287364, 3795493; 

287349, 3795520; 287341, 3795563; 

287347, 3795595; 287357, 3795620; 

287385, 3795609; 287392, 3795618; 

287391, 3795629; 287398, 3795650; 

287405, 3795682; 287419, 3795720; 

287424, 3795745; 287423, 3795766; 

287442, 3795795; 287436, 3795813; 

287435, 3795806; 287423, 3795804; 

287419, 3795818; 287379, 3795831; 

287372, 3795843; 287571, 3795810; 

287572, 3795798; 287586, 3795788; 

287590, 3795779; 287581, 3795765; 

287580, 3795748; 287569, 3795726; 

287556, 3795683; 287576, 3795664; 

287578, 3795617; 287588, 3795605; 

287602, 3795595; 287634, 3795581; 

287634, 3795510; 287632, 3795455; 

287626, 3795410; 287625, 3795362; 

287618, 3795309; 287632, 3795287; 

287630, 3795263; 287632, 3795216; 

287627, 3795163; 287626, 3795106; 

287622, 3795028; 287625, 3794917; 

287577, 3794954; 287470, 3795013; 

287404, 3795023; 287293, 3795067; 

returning to 287223, 3795128. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit VEN–1 follows. 


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(46) Unit VEN–2; Ventura County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Oxnard. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 11 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 291159, 3789957; 

291223, 3790506; 291369, 3790503; 

291384, 3790685; 291387, 3790730; 

291415, 3790767; 291412, 3790821; 

291419, 3790906; 291669, 3790758; 

291809, 3790713; 291890, 3790691; 

291995, 3790673; 292105, 3790669; 

292514, 3790691; 292880, 3790694; 

293336, 3790700; 293629, 3790695; 

293448, 3790404; 292910, 3790378; 

292682, 3790364; 292456, 3790341; 

292380, 3790320; 292284, 3790262; 

292160, 3790123; 292097, 3790078; 

292034, 3790039; 292005, 3789999; 

291995, 3789923; 291937, 3789922; 

291862, 3789890; 291823, 3789847; 

291809, 3789796; 291814, 3789722; 

291781, 3789705; 291689, 3789886; 

291558, 3789684; 291564, 3789160; 

291272, 3789495; 291176, 3789721; 

returning to 291159, 3789957. 

(ii) Note: Unit VEN–2 included on 

map with unit VEN–1. 

(47) Unit VEN–3; Ventura County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Oxnard. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 11 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 298163, 3779838; 

298231, 3779920; 298245, 3779905; 

298274, 3779893; 298310, 3779870; 

298354, 3779843; 298335, 3779822; 

298379, 3779795; 298443, 3779754; 

298494, 3779730; 298528, 3779695; 

298555, 3779675; 298592, 3779644; 

298678, 3779570; 298699, 3779579; 

298578, 3779686; 298385, 3779845; 

298325, 3779874; 298289, 3779897; 

298267, 3779918; 298269, 3779922; 

298290, 3779914; 298338, 3779882; 

298379, 3779865; 298393, 3779856; 

298562, 3779713; 298614, 3779669; 

298798, 3779514; 298880, 3779430; 

299009, 3779320; 299029, 3779318; 

299028, 3779279; 299001, 3779300; 

298958, 3779309; 298863, 3779394; 

298792, 3779416; 298790, 3779357; 

299022, 3779125; 299018, 3779003; 

298939, 3779085; 298884, 3779132; 

298659, 3779308; 298603, 3779365; 

298638, 3779430; 298164, 3779790; 

returning to 298163, 3779838. 

(ii) Note: Unit VEN–3 included on 

map with unit VEN–1. 

(48) Unit LA–1; Los Angeles County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Malibu Beach. Land 

bounded by the following UTM zone 11 

NAD83 coordinates (E, N): 343854, 

3769197; 343855, 3769238; 343878, 

3769230; 343927, 3769201; 343954, 

3769178; 343968, 3769157; 343970, 

3769141; 343966, 3769111; 343979, 

3769096; 343980, 3769072; 344025, 

3768898; 344034, 3768802; 344047, 

3768729; 344054, 3768697; 344071, 

3768661; 344079, 3768650; 344134, 

3768608; 344162, 3768595; 344209, 

3768580; 344224, 3768555; 344259, 

3768529; 344278, 3768520; 344300, 

3768489; 344324, 3768469; 344335, 

3768450; 344393, 3768395; 344431, 

3768343; 344499, 3768273; 344516, 

3768245; 344552, 3768200; 344595, 

3768138; 344644, 3768041; 344671, 

3767978; 344710, 3767877; 344715, 

3767848; 344735, 3767804; 344738, 

3767775; 344745, 3767750; 344727, 

3767736; 344724, 3767686; 344715, 

3767665; 344675, 3767601; 344657, 

3767564; 344613, 3767516; 344605, 

3767490; 344605, 3767470; 344606, 

3767425; 344613, 3767401; 344663, 

3767338; 344688, 3767314; 344709, 

3767297; 344732, 3767260; 344754, 

3767249; 344787, 3767242; 344795, 

3767231; 344811, 3767219; 344835, 

3767224; 344861, 3767204; 344868, 

3767186; 344886, 3767171; 344912, 

3767158; 345030, 3767154; 345032, 

3767118; 345025, 3767101; 344993, 

3767067; 344983, 3767048; 344967, 

3767027; 344926, 3766990; 344900, 

3766951; 344815, 3766930; 344784, 

3766918; 344753, 3766885; 344670, 

3766849; 344660, 3766846; 344681, 

3766899; 344724, 3766933; 344722, 

3766964; 344680, 3766974; 344629, 

3767002; 344606, 3767012; 344589, 

3767003; 344548, 3767011; 344503, 

3767018; 344449, 3767035; 344427, 

3767050; 344414, 3767071; 344417, 

3767121; 344431, 3767168; 344492, 

3767156; 344536, 3767136; 344562, 

3767136; 344597, 3767140; 344607, 

3767146; 344581, 3767201; 344587, 

3767205; 344612, 3767184; 344640, 

3767179; 344650, 3767181; 344639, 

3767234; 344617, 3767298; 344596, 

3767334; 344579, 3767376; 344563, 

3767443; 344567, 3767500; 344565, 

3767521; 344556, 3767534; 344551, 

3767568; 344554, 3767606; 344549, 

3767633; 344545, 3767683; 344557, 

3767730; 344577, 3767833; 344594, 

3767899; 344599, 3767949; 344599, 

3767985; 344592, 3768023; 344593, 

3768082; 344574, 3768100; 344545, 

3768164; 344527, 3768194; 344497, 

3768232; 344481, 3768259; 344413, 

3768328; 344375, 3768381; 344352, 

3768405; 344310, 3768439; 344301, 

3768439; 344276, 3768447; 344250, 

3768468; 344220, 3768505; 344210, 

3768511; 344198, 3768511; 344169, 

3768497; 344152, 3768492; 344122, 

3768500; 344105, 3768509; 344062, 

3768572; 344040, 3768628; 344043, 

3768668; 344032, 3768690; 344028, 

3768708; 344011, 3768799; 344002, 

3768895; 343975, 3768996; 343956, 

3769033; 343941, 3769077; 343946, 

3769149; 343936, 3769163; 343914, 

3769182; 343886, 3769197; 343863, 

3769200; returning to 343854, 3769197. 

(ii) Note: Map of Unit LA–1 follows. 


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(49) Unit LA–2; Los Angeles County, 

California. 

(i) From USGS 1:24,000 scale 

quadrangle Topanga. Land bounded by 

the following UTM zone 11 NAD83 

coordinates (E, N): 353851, 3767575; 

353859, 3767610; 353860, 3767654; 

353855, 3767659; 353856, 3767672; 

353860, 3767720; 353880, 3767768; 

353908, 3767818; 353919, 3767829; 

353921, 3767837; 353942, 3767845; 

354016, 3767844; 354041, 3767856; 

354080, 3767864; 354109, 3767861; 

354127, 3767851; 354139, 3767850; 

354166, 3767854; 354179, 3767883; 

354179, 3767917; 354187, 3767930; 

354186, 3767938; 354203, 3767945; 

354205, 3767873; 354198, 3767851; 

354181, 3767831; 354156, 3767825; 

354134, 3767824; 354088, 3767836; 

354071, 3767836; 354051, 3767831; 

354024, 3767819; 353969, 3767820; 

353945, 3767792; 353933, 3767786; 

353918, 3767769; 353904, 3767745; 

353894, 3767733; 353876, 3767699; 

353873, 3767653; 353875, 3767609; 

353881, 3767598; 353879, 3767586; 

353889, 3767512; 353906, 3767526; 

353936, 3767510; 353887, 3767481; 

353856, 3767475; 353856, 3767503; 

353867, 3767505; 353862, 3767528; 

353856, 3767538; 353857, 3767554; 

returning to 353851, 3767575. 

(ii) Note: Unit LA–2 included on map 

with unit LA–1. 

* * * * * 

Dated: January 17, 2008. 

David M. Verhey, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and 

Wildlife and Parks. 

[FR Doc. 08–264 Filed 1–30–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4310–55–C 


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