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Special Note
The BA references the 2003 Lane Mountain Milkvetch surveys which were not published at the time of publication of the BA. These surveys have subsequently been published and are addendums to the BA. These reports are provided on this website on the Lane Mountain Milkvetch Surveys page. The Milkvetch Survey Cover Letter provides more information about the relationship of the BA to the Lane Mountain Milkvetch surveys.

Biological Assessment (BA)

BA Errata - Addendum to BA - January 2004 (238KB)

• Executive Summary (110 KB)
• Executive Summary Addendum - March 2004 (61 KB)

• Section 1 Introduction (entire section - 2.7 MB)
• Section 1 - Part 1 (1.5 MB)
• Section 2 - Part 2 (633 KB)

• Section 2 - Description of Proposed Project (entire section - 4.9 MB)
• Section 2 - Part 1 (2.3 MB)
• Section 2 - Part 2 (2.7 MB)
• Section 2 - Part 3 (203 KB)

Section 3 - Existing Environment (entire section - 1.7 MB)

• Section 4 - Species Accounts (entire section - 5.9 MB)
• Section 4 - Part 1 (1.2 MB)
• Section 4 - Part 2 (2.3 MB)
• Section 4 - Part 3 (2.9 MB)

Section 5 - Effects Evaluations (entire section - 931 KB)

BA Adddendum - March 2004

Biological Assessment Appendices

Appendix A - Land Use Requirements Study

• Appendix A - Part 1 (460 KB)
• Appendix A - Part 2 (154 KB)
• Appendix A - Part 3 (1.1 MB)
• Appendix A - Part 4 (2.0 MB)

Appendix B - Training Scenarios

Appendix B (entire section - 1.5 MB)

Appendix C - Desert Tortoise Survey

• Appendix C - Part 1 (3.0 MB)
• Appendix C - Part 2 (1.7 MB)
• Appendix C - Part 3 (1.9 MB)
• Appendix C - Part 4 (1.8 MB)
• Appendix C - Part 5 (2.0 MB)
• Appendix C - Part 6 (2.0 MB)
• Appendix C - Part 7 (1.7 MB)
• Appendix C - Part 8 (2.7 MB)

Appendix D - Desert Tortoise Survey - 2nd Year Studies

• Appendix D - Part 1 (1.8 MB)
• Appendix D - Part 2 (1.8 MB)
• Appendix D - Part 3 (2.0 MB)
• Appendix D - Part 4 (1.9 MB)
• Appendix D - Part 5 (1.7 MB)
• Appendix D - Part 6 (2.0 MB)
• Appendix D - Part 7 (2.0 MB)

Appendix E - Desert Tortoise Survey - Review

• Appendix E - Part 1 (2.0 MB)
• Appendix E - Part 2 (3.0 MB)

Appendix F - Lane Mountain Milkvetch Survey - 2001

Appendix F - Entire Document (39.5 MB)