Download or read book Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Disposal and Reuse of the Department of Defense Housing Facility, Novato, California written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two surveys were conducted in January 1996; a survey to map the existing vegetation communities and a survey to determine potential sensitive species habitat at the Department of Defense Housing Facility, Novato (DODHF Novato) in Marin County, California. These surveys were conducted in support of the Environmental Impact Statement for the disposal of DODHF Novato by the Navy and reuse by the local community. Background research was conducted to collect available information on vegetation communities at DODHF Novato, sensitive species that may inhabit the regions, and the habitat requirements of these species. Surveys were conducted and resulted in the definition of ten vegetation communities on DODHF Novato and in adjacent areas. Five of these communities are listed as sensitive habitats by the California Department of Fish and Game; three of these five exist within the boundaries of DODHF Novato. Habitats on DODHF Novato could support two endangered fish species (the tidewater goby and winter-run chinook salmon), one amphibian proposed for endangered listing (the California red-legged frog), and four plant and nine animal species with lesser protections. Additional surveys are recommended to delineate wetlands on DODHF Novato and to determine the presence or absence of sensitive fish and amphibian species. Novato and to determine the presence or absence of sensitive fish and amphibian species.