MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA

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1 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA F INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN Subject to annual review and revision FIRST DRAFT Natural Resources Division Environmental Management Department Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Gene Stout and Associates Loveland, CO Prepared for Commanding Officer Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Geomorph Information Systems San Diego, CA

2 INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA Subject to Annual Review and Revision Prepared for Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Prepared by Gene Stout and Associates Loveland, CO Geomorph Information Systems San Diego, CA and Natural Resources Division Environmental Management Department Marine Corps Air Station Miramar MCAS MIRAMAR MISSION To maintain and operate facilities, and provide services and material support the 3d Marine Aircraft Wing and other tenant organizations.. Recommended citation: MCAS Miramar INRMP Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan for Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. August 2011

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4 INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA ENDORSEMENT This Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan meets the requirements of the Sikes Act (16 USC 670a et seq.) as amended. Written letters of concurrence from the Carlsbad Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 8 and the California Department of Fish and Game are in Appendix F of this Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan. Approving Official: FRANK A. RICHIE 1 Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Commanding Officer Marine Corps Air Station Miramar 1 Digital copy of original signature.

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8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary....ES-1 Purpose.....ES-1 Environmental Compliance.....ES-1 Scope.....ES-3 Relationship to the Military Mission.....ES-3 Cooperators....ES-3 MCAS Miramar Natural Resources.....ES-4 Accomplishments.....ES-5 INRMP Implementation Summary.....ES-5 Costs and Benefits.....ES-6 INRMP Organization.....ES-7 Summary....ES Introduction Purpose of the INRMP Requirement for Preparation of an INRMP INRMP Tribal Consultation and Public Review INRMP Implementation Reviews, Approvals, and Revisions Relationship to Regional Conservation Planning Efforts Military Mission Management Approach MCAS Miramar Land-use Location and Environmental Setting Overview Land-use History Military Operational Requirements Marine Corps Common Combat Skills Training Firing Ranges Vehicle Operations Marine Wing Support Squadron Operations Aviation Operations MCAS Miramar Military Land-use Operational Military Uses of MCAS Miramar Non-operational Military Uses of MCAS Miramar MCAS Miramar Non-military Land-use Adjacent Land-use Physical Setting Climate Geology and Soils Erosion Hazard Ratings Topography Hydrology and Watersheds Watersheds INRMP Table of Contents i MCAS Miramar, California

9 3.3.2 Floodplains and Impoundments Sedimentation Effects on Water Quality Potentially Contaminated Sites and Areas Containing Munitions and Explosives of Concern Installation Restoration Program Sites Military Munitions Sites Biological Resources Overview Vegetation and Landcover Types Coastal Sage Scrub Chaparral Coastal Sage Scrub/Chaparral Grasslands Vernal Marsh Fresh Water Marsh Riparian Forests Willow Scrub Mulefat Scrub Coast Live Oak Woodland Eucalyptus Woodland Disturbed Land Open Water Natural Flood Channel/Streambed Developed Vernal Pool Habitat General Regional Vernal Pool Habitat Issues Vernal Pool Ecosystem Vernal Pool Habitat at MCAS Miramar Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat Habitat Linkages and Wildlife Corridors Habitat Linkages Wildlife Corridors Federal Special Status Species Other Species of Regional Concern Cedar Fire October 26, 2003, Ecosystem Havoc Ecosystem Recovery Status Habitat Evaluation Model Management Areas and Land Use Compatibility Management Area Designations Level I Management Areas Level II Management Areas Level III Management Areas Level IV Management Areas Level V Management Areas Other Management Area Design Considerations INRMP Table of Contents ii MCAS Miramar, California

10 5.2 Land Use Compatibility General Compatibility Considerations Relative to Management Areas General Requirements for All Areas Actions Programmatically Compatible with Natural Resources Conservation MCAS Miramar s Regional Conservation Contribution Project and Mitigation Planning Project Planning National Environment Policy Act Considerations Significance Determination Guidance for Addressing Natural Resources in NEPA Documents Other Natural Resources Specific Compliance Considerations Endangered Species Act Clean Water Act Migratory Bird Legal Instrumentalities Mitigation Planning Mitigation Actions Mitigation Planning Guidance Definition of Terms Instructions for Using this Guidance General Mitigation Requirement for All Actions Conclusion Planning Alternatives for Future Mitigation Off-Installation Mitigation Encroachment Partnering Conservation Agreements Planning Considerations Natural Resources Management Natural Resources Goals INRMP Projects Vegetation Management and Soil Conservation General Vegetation Management and Soil Conservation Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Wildland Fire Management Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Special Status Species Management Policy and Background Federally Listed Species Critical Habitat Considerations Other Species of Special Regional Concern Objective(s) and Planned Actions Vernal Pool Habitat and Other Wetland Management INRMP Table of Contents iii MCAS Miramar, California

11 7.5.1 Vernal Pool Habitat Management Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions General Wetland Management, including Mitigation Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Fish and Wildlife Management General Wildlife Management Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Migratory Bird Management Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Wildlife Damage Management (Including Bird and Animal Air Strike Hazard) Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Integrated Pest Management Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Natural Resources-related Outdoor Recreation Management Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Cultural Resources Considerations Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions INRMP Planning Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Compliance and Law Enforcement Compliance Awareness Environmental Compliance and Natural Resources-related Enforcement INRMP Implementation and Evaluation INRMP Implementation Implementation Metrics Funding Definitions INRMP Implementation Responsibility Personnel INRMP Implementation Professional Staffing Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Project Support, including Geospatial Information System Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Project Details and Summary INRMP Implementation Funding Operations and Maintenance Funds INRMP Table of Contents iv MCAS Miramar, California

12 9.4.2 Agricultural Funds Policy and Background Objective(s) and Planned Actions Centrally Managed Environmental Program Funds Other Funding INRMP Implementation Costs Command Support Literature Cited... Lit-1 Agency and Public Review and Comments... Rev-1 INRMP Preparers Prep-1 Appendices A Legislation and Regulations... A-1 B Plant Species Known to Occur at MCAS Miramar... B-1 C Animal Species Known to Occur or Potentially Occurring at MCAS Miramar... C-1 D MCAS Miramar INRMP Projects... D-1 E MCAS Miramar INRMP Implementation Action and Project Summary... E-1 F Resource Agency Coordination and INRMP Review... F-1 LIST OF TABLES ES INRMP Implementation Costs... ES Federal Listed Species Occurrence within MCAS Miramar Vernal Pool Groups Special Status Species Known or Potentially Occurring on MCAS Miramar Other Species of Regional Special Concern Known or Potentially Occurring on MCAS Miramar Vernal Pools, Special Status Species, and Other Species of Regional Special Concern by Management Area Vegetation and Landcover Types by Management Area a Mitigation Guidance for Temporary Habitat Loss b Mitigation Guidance for Permanent Habitat Loss Wetlands on MCAS Miramar Operations Budget Projects Agricultural Outlease Fund Projects INRMP Implementation Costs LIST OF FIGURES 2.1a Regional Location of MCAS Miramar b MCAS Miramar and Surrounding Areas Land Use Sectors, Training Areas, Constraints, and Special Natural Resource Areas Current and Proposed Non-military Uses of MCAS Miramar a MCAS Miramar Soils b MCAS Miramar Topography and Hydrology MCAS Miramar Vegetation and Landcover Types INRMP Table of Contents v MCAS Miramar, California

13 4.3.4 MCAS Miramar Vernal Pool Resource Distribution and Management Units a Conceptual Wildlife Corridors on Western MCAS Miramar b Conceptual Wildlife Corridors on Eastern MCAS Miramar c Regional Conservation Connections Coastal California Gnatcatcher, Least Bell s Vireo, Del Mar Manzanita, and Willowy Monardella on MCAS Miramar Habitat Evaluation Model Composite Map MCAS Miramar Management Area Designations Multi-Habitat Planning Area for the Multiple Species Conservation Program Study Area NEPA Process Chart INRMP Table of Contents vi MCAS Miramar, California

14 ACRONYMS APE BASH BCC BMP BRAC C CalTrans CDFG CE CFR CMEP CNPS CR CSC CT CWA DoD EA EIS ESA ESQD FSC FE FP FT GIS GPS HEM I INRMP kv LTEM MA MCAS MCCS MCIWEST MCO Area of Potential Effect Bird/Animal Air Strike Hazard Bird of Conservation Concern Best Management Practice Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act Candidate Threatened or Endangered Species California Department of Transportation California Department of Fish and Game California Endangered Species Code of Federal Regulations Centrally Managed Environmental Program California Native Plant Society California Rare Species California Species of Special Concern California Threatened Species Clean Water Act Department of Defense Environmental Assessment Environmental Impact Statement Endangered Species Act Explosives Safety Quantity Distance Federal Species of Special Concern Federal Endangered Species Fully Protected Federal Threatened Species Geospatial Information System Global Positioning Systems Habitat Evaluation Model Interstate Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan kilovolt Long-Term Ecosystem Monitoring Management Area Marine Corps Air Station Marine Corps Community Services Marine Corps Installations West Marine Corps Order INRMP Table of Contents vii MCAS Miramar, California

15 MHPA MSCP NAS NEPA NMCI NRD OPBUD PE PL PT RNA SDCWA SDG&E SSC T/E U.S. USC USFWS USMC Multi-Habitat Planning Area Multiple Species Conservation Program Naval Air Station National Environmental Policy Act Navy-Marine Corps Intranet Natural Resources Division Operations Budget Federally Proposed Endangered Species Public Law Federally Proposed Threatened Species Research Natural Area San Diego County Water Authority San Diego Gas and Electric Species of Special Concern (former candidates for Federal listing) Threatened/Endangered United States United States Code United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States Marine Corps INRMP Table of Contents viii MCAS Miramar, California