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Investigation and Evaluation of

Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat at the

St. Lawrence Windpower Project

Final ReportDecember 2007

Prepared for:

St. Lawrence Windpower, LLC

122 South Point Street

Cape Vincent, NY 13618

Riveredge Associates, LLC

58 Old River Road

Massena, New York 13662



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INVESTIGATION AND EVALUATION OF BLANDING'S TURTLE HABITAT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION 3

2.0 BACKGROUND 4

3.0 METHODS " " 6

4.0 FIELD INVESTIGATION AND RESULTS 7

4.1 Wetlands Without Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat In or Adjacent to the Project

Area " 7

4.2 Wetlands With Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat In or Adjacent to the Project Area. 8

4.2.1 NYSDEC Wetland V-1 8

4.2.2 NYSDEC Wetland ST-6 8

4.3 Wetlands Without Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat Along the Overhead

Transmission Interconnect ROW "."" 9

4.4 Wetlands With Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat Along the Overhead Transmission

Interconnect ROW 9

4.4.1 WetlandOT3 10

4.4.2 Wetland OT 7 " ; 10

4.4.3 Wetlands OT 9 and OT 10 10

5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 12

6.0 REFERENCES 21

Attachment A: Photographic Log 23




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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Riveredge Associates (Riveredge) was contracted by St. LawrenceWindpower, LLC, to perform

an investigation and evaluation of potential Blanding's turtle habitat at the St. Lawrence

Windpower Project in the Town of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York.

St. Lawrence Windpower is proposing to develop a wind-powered electrical-generating facility

that would consist ofup to 86 turbine locations and approximately 41 miles of consolidated

infrastructure corridor consisting of gravel access roads and underground interconnect cables.

The project also includes an electrical substation, an operations and maintenance building, and a

nine-mile long overhead transmission line that follows an abandoned railroad bed.

A number of wetlands occur in the vicinity of the St. Lawrence Windpower Project, and these

wetlands could provide habitat for the state-listed threatened species Blanding's turtle

(Emydoidea blandingiii. Riveredge performed field surveys to identify and evaluate wetlands

and adjacent areas for their potential as suitable Blanding's turtle habitat.

The primary purposes of Riveredge's investigation were 1) to evaluate the wetlands and adjacent

areas to determine whether the vegetative structure, vegetative species composition, and other

habitat parameters represent suitable habitat for Blanding'S turtle for foraging, nesting, or

overwintering, and 2) to provide recommendations to avoid or mitigate potential impacts from

the proposed project on Blanding's turtles and their habitat. The overall investigation area and

the wetlands investigated are illustrated in Figure I.

This report summarizes the purpose, background, methods, results, and recommendations of

Riveredge's Blanding's turtle habitat investigation at the proposed St. Lawrence Windpower

Project.



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2.0 BACKGROUND

The Blanding's turtle is listed by the New York State Deparhnent of EnvironmentalConservation (NYSDEC) as Threatened in New York State (NYSDEC 1999). The Blanding's

turtle is documented to occur in the region of the Project Area (Petokas and Alexander 1981,

Gibbs et al. 2007), but detailed survey information within the immediate vicinity is limited. A

large shrub/scrub, emergent wetland complex above the causeway at Wilson Bay is known to

support a breeding population of Blanding's turtles (A. Breisch, NYSDEC, personal

communication; G. Johnson, unpublished data). This wetland is adjacent to the southeast comer

of the Project Area (at County Route 6). Additionally, two Blanding'S turtles have been

observed on County Route 9 where it crosses Kents Creek in 2005 and 2007. This site is within

0.5 km of the northeastern comer of the Project Area. A juvenile Blanding's tuttle has been

observed on County Route 4 (Rosiere Road) approximately 1.5 km north of County Route 8 in

2007. These records are held in the database of the New York State Natural Heritage Program

(NHP).

Primary wetland habitats occupied by Blanding's turtle usually include productive, eutrophic

inland and deep freshwater wetlands (Ernst et al. 1994) especially shrub swamps with alder,

willow, cattail, and sedges, as well as emergent wetlands with shallow water composed of reeds,

grasses, and cattail (Peipgras and Lang 2000), with a soft but firm organic bottom and abundant

aquatic vegetation (Kofron and Schreiber 1985, Ernst et at. 1994). Specifically, Blanding's

turtles use areas with the following characteristics (Kiviat 1997):

1) both shallow (30 em) and deep (120 em) pools connected by channels;

2) open or absent tree canopy;

3) tree species often along the wetland perimeter;

4) a dense cover of shrubs. particularly willow (Salix spp.) and buttonbush tCephalanthus

occidentalis), with components offorbs and graminoids dispersed as hummocks and

tussocks throughout the wetland; and,

5) coarse and fine organic debris,





In addition, high quality Blanding's tuttle habitat consists ofa "habitat complex" that provides

all of the wetland and upland habitat types used during springtime, breeding, nesting, summer,

and hibernation activities in close proximity to one another (Kiviat 1993). Springtime foraging

and basking habitat consisting of deep, fluctuating pools represents crucial habitat for Blanding's

turtles (Kiviat 1993).

Blanding's turtles nest in open upland areas and are known to utilize human-disturbed areas such

as plowed fields, road side berms, active agricultural row crop fields, and sand and gravel pits for

nesting (Linck et at. 1989, Johnson and Crockett 2006). Natural nesting sites have been

observed in grasslands characterized by sandy loam or sandy soils (Ross and Anderson 1990)

and areas with sparse herbaceous vegetation interspersed with bare mineral soil (Kiviat et al.

2000). In the vicinity of the St. Lawrence Wind Project, Blanding's turtles are known to nest in

piles of topsoil (G. Johnson, unpublished data).

Blanding'S turtles may move considerable distances from wetland habitats to upland habitats for

nesting. The distance of potential nest sites from water varies from 2.0 m to greater than 1.0 km

(Congdon et at. 1983), and nest observations in areas adjacent to wetlands where they are not

considered residents have been recorded (Congdon et al. 1983, Ross and Anderson 1990). The

nesting season in northern New York occurs primarily during the month of June (Johnson and

Crockett 2006, G. Johnson, unpublished data). Both sexes of Blanding's turtles occasionally

make significant overland movements outside of the nesting season, often staying in retreats in

forested uplands or vernal pools (Joyal et al. 2001, Johnson and Crockett 2006)..




3.0 METHODS

Prior to the field investigation, Dr. Glenn Johnson, Professor of Biology at SUNY Potsdam and

Riveredge Senior Ecologist, reviewed available maps and aerial photography to identify areas of

potentially suitable Blanding'S turtle habitat. National Wetland Inventory (NWI) and State

wetlands identified as consisting completely or partially of shrub/scrub were noted.

On 7 November 2007, Dr. Johnson arrived at the St. Lawrence Windpower office in Cape

Vincent to meet with site and project managers and with Colin Duncan, Project Manager for

TRC, who conducted wetland delineations of the Project Area. After a period of orientation,

review of property access, and discussion of approach, Dr. Johnson visited all identified

wetlands, designated W-l, W-2, etc. and all State and NWI wetlands on the Project Area where

access was granted by property owners over the period 7-9 November 2007. On 18November

2007, Dr. Johnson visited all identified wetlands along the proposed overhead transmission lines

leading away from the Project Area southeast to the Chaumont River. These latter wetlands

were designated OT 1, OT 2, etc. Wetlands were characterized as potentially supporting

Blanding's turtles if criteria outlined above were noted. In addition, a search was made for

suitable nesting areas near potential Blanding's tuttle habitat, including those identified outside

of but within 0.5 km of the Project Area boundary.

Wetland designations in the text of this report follow the numbering system used in the Wetlands

Delineation Report and two map figures prepared by TRC: St. Lawrence Wind Farm,

Project/Wetland Delineation Mapping Figure 2 (overlain over both USGS topographic maps

with property boundaries and aerial photographs) and Proposed Overhead Transmission

Interconnect ROW Figure 3 (USGS topographic maps only). New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) State Regulatory Wetland designations were also used

where appropriate.




4.1 Wetlands Without Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat In 01' Adjacent to

the Project Area


4.0 FIELD INVESTIGATION AND RESULTS

A total of 51 wetlands were surveyed for Blanding's turtle habitat. These included 31 wetlandsin the proposed area of impact, and 20 wetlands in the proposed Overhead Transmission

Interconnect ROW. No Blanding's turtles were observed on the Project Area during habitat

surveys, as would be expected in mid-November.

The results of the survey for potential Blanding's turtle habitat was divided into four sections for

ease of presentation. Sections 1 and 2 describe wetlands with and without potential Blanding's

turtle habitat, respectively, within the Project Area, i.e. the area where turbines, access roads and

lay down areas are planned to be sited. Sections 3 and 4 detail areas with and without potential

Blanding's turtle habitat, respectively, along the planned Overhead Transmission Interconnect

ROW that leads from the St. Lawrence Wind Farm southeast through the adjacent proposed

Cape Vincent Wind Project to the Chaumont River.

A total of29 wetlands were surveyed in the Project Area that provide little or no suitable wetland

habitat to support Blanding'sturtles, These include Wetlands 3,4,5,6,8,9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19,

21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,32,33,34,35,36,37, 41, and 42. Wetlands 8,18 and 29

are proposed for direct impact by St. Lawrence Wind Farm operations and none provide suitable

Blanding's turtle habitat.

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4.2 Wetlands With Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat In or Adjacent to the

Project Area

Two portions of the Project Area were found to provide suitable habitat for Blanding'S turtles.

4.2.1 NYSDEC Wetland V-J

This large (470 acre) wetland is located at the northwestern boundary of the Project Area (Figure

5). Although the actual wetland is entirely outside of the Project Area, lands within the Project

Area could be used by nesting turtles moving from this wetland to adjacent upland areas. Due to

this potential, the portion of the Project Area within 1 k 1 1 1 of Wetland V-I was surveyed for

potential nesting areas. This wetland is primarily a seasonally-saturated palustrine forested

wetland composed mostly of deciduous trees dominated by American elm (Ulmus americana),

ash (Fraxinus spp.), and maples (Acer rubrum and A. saccharinumy. Itdrains eastward into

Kents Creek near Hell Street. Within this wetland, an extensive emergent marsh and shrub/scrub

swamp is found near the intersection of Wilson Road and the Project Area boundary (Photo 1

and 2). This area has some potential to support Blanding's huiles, although little surface water

was observed at the time of the survey. The portion of the Project Area within 1 km of wetland

V-1 contains little suitable nesting habitat.

4.2.2 NYSDEC Wetland ST-6

This wetland is located along the eastern boundary of the Project Area between County Routes 8

and 9 (Figures 2 and 3). Most of this area is a forested wetland in the riparian zone along Kents

Creek. Three portions of this long nan-ow wetland are of interest because there is strong

potential to support Blanding's turtles.

At the southern end ofNYSDEC Wetland ST-6 (Figure 3), but north of County Route 8, a large

shrub/scrub wetland that exhibits strong potential to support Blanding's huiles is present in the

vicinity of the Project Area (Photo 3). Willows (Salix spp.) are the dominant shrub species

present. Such essential habitat features as shallow and deep pools and channels (Photo 4), shrub

hummocks for overwintering (Photo 5), numerous elevated basking areas and a soft organic



4.4 Wetlands With Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat Along the Overhead

Transmission Interconnect ROW


substrate are present. Suitable nesting areas are located within 100- 200 m ina large com field

west of the wetland, including fields proposed for the location of Turbine 68.

The northern end ofNYSDEC Wetland ST-6 (Figure 2) consists of a shrub/scrub and emergent

wetland along Kents Creek and is divided by County Route 9 (Photo 6). Two road-killed

Blanding's turtles have been found on County Route 9 at this wetland, one each in 2005 and

2007. This portion of the wetland also has strong potential to support Blanding's turtles,

showing essential habitat features such as shallow and deep pools and channels, shrub

hummocks for overwintering, numerous elevated basking areas, a soft organic substrate and

potential nesting areas nearby.

Finally, the southern-most end ofNYSDEC Wetland ST-6, located immediately south of County

Route 8, is hydrologically connected to more northern portions via Kents Creek (Figure 3).

Much of the shrub/scrub portion of this wetland did not contain surface water at the time of the

visit, but large pools in the adjacent forested wetland were present (Photo 7). Suitable nesting

habitat is located within 500 illof this wetland (photo 8), near Turbine 60 and 61.

4.3 Wetlands Without Potential Blanding's Turtle Habitat Along the

Overhead Transmission Interconnect ROW

A total of 16 wetlands were surveyed along the Overhead Transmission (OT) Interconnect ROW

that provide little or no suitable wetland habitat to support Blanding's turtles. These include

Wetlands OT 1, OT 2, OT 4, OT 5, OT 6, OT 8, OT 11, OT 12, OT 13, OT 14, OT 15, OT 16,

OT 17, OT 18, OT 19, and OT 2l. Most of these wetlands are found along the railroad grade,

which has some limited potential to function as nesting habitat where canopy cover is open (0-

20% cover).

Four wetlands along the overhead transmission ROW were found to provide suitable habitat for

Blanding'S turtles (OT 3, OT 7, OT 9, and OT 10) (Figures 4 and 6).




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4.4.1 Weiland OT 3

This wetland consists of a small (less than 0..25 acre) shrub/scrub wetland dominated by

buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentafis) located along the railroad grade just west of Kents Creek

(Photo 10, Figure 4). At the time of the survey, no surface water was present. It likely floods

each spring from overflow from the adjacent Kents Creek (photo 9). Buttonbush is an indicator

species for Blanding's turtle in some parts of its range (Kiviat 1993). Wetland OT 3 is likely too

small to support a population of Blanding's turtles, however Kents Creek may serve as a

movement corridor for this species and OT 3 may be occasionally occupied.

4.4.2 Wetland OT 7

This wetland is located to the southwest of an old railroad grade approximately 0.75 km

northwest of Burnt Rock Road and consists of seasonally-saturated shrub/scrub and emergent

marsh (Photos 11-12, Figure 4). Water flows northeast through a small (45 cm diameter) culvert

under the railroad grade to Wetland OT 8. Wetland OT 7 has been impacted by beaver activity,

creating numerous channels. There was evidence of current occupation by beavers (fresh

cuttings, scent mounds), however, water levels were low (greatest pool depth approximately 30

em) at the time of the survey. Recent drought conditions likely contributed to the water levels

observed; higher water levels would be expected in Spring 2008 if beavers remain resident in

wetland OT 7. Shrubs consisted of 90% willow (Salix) species. A depredated turtle nest (likely

Chelydra serpentina, the common snapping turtle) was observed on the railroad grade above the

culvert. This wetland has potential to support Blanding's turtles, showing essential habitat

features such as shallow and deep pools and channels, shrub hummocks for overwintering,

numerous elevated basking areas, a soft organic substrate and potential nesting areas nearby.

Limitations to Blanding'S turtle occupancy include its relatively small size linked to its distance

from a known colonizing source, limited submerged and floating aquatic vegetation, and low

water levels.

4.4.3 Wetlands OT 9 and OT 10

These wetlands are hydrologically connected to NYSDEC Wetlands U-4 and U-5 respectively,

and are bisected by the unused railroad grade (Figure 6). These are mostly shrub/scrub (Salix





spp.) seasonally-to-permanently saturated wetlands surrounded by forested wetland and have

some potential to support Blanding's turtles, Construction of the railroad grade and two highly-

channelized watercourses in the wetland may have contributed to the currently-observed water

depth. Except for some marginal potential directly on the railroad grade, little suitable nesting

habitat was observed near Wetlands OT 9 and OT 10.

Wetlands OT 9 and OT 10 are hydraulically connected to wetland U-5 (Figure 6). Together

NYSDEC Wetlands U-5 and U-6 form an extensive wetland located entirely outside of the

Project Area draining to the southwest into Fox Creek. This extensive wetland (U-5 and U-6) is

mostly a seasonally-saturated palustrine forested wetland dominated by American elm, ashes and

maples. It is bisected by Swamp Road where an extensive earthen dyke has been constructed on

the southwest side of the road (Figure 6). This portion ofNYSDEC Wetlands U-6 contains a

large section of open water, flooded forest and extensive shrub/scrub wetland. It has high

potential to support Blanding's turtles. Potential nesting habitat was observed in agricultural

fields and home sites along the southeastern edge of this wetland to the west of Swamp Road.

Additional potential nesting habitat was observed along the northwest edge of this wetland, west

of Swamp Road, in plowed fields planted in com.





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5.0 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Riveredge's mid-November Blanding's turtle habitat survey determined that the vegetative

structure, vegetative species composition, and other habitat parameters present insix wetlands in

and around the Project Area and overhead transmission corridor represent suitable habitat for

Blanding's turtles for foraging, nesting, and/or overwintering. Wetlands with potentially suitable

habitat for Blanding's turtles include ST-6 (Figures 2 and 3) and V-l (Figure 5) in the Project

Area and wetlands OT 3, OT 7, OT 9, and OT 10 (Figures 4 and 6) along the overhead

transmission corridor, Of these wetlands, only NYSDEC Wetland ST-6 and Wetland OT 7 have

high potential for Blanding's habitat and are in the immediate vicinity of areas proposed for

potential wind turbines or transmission lines. These wetlands are dominated by willow shrubs

with channels, small shallow pools, basking sites, and hunnnocks, and are ideal habitat for

Blanding's turtles. NYSDEC Wetland ST-6 is especially suitable for Blanding's huiles, and

turtles are known to occur in this area.

Because turbine placement will not occur directly on identified wetlands, the largest potential

impact on Blanding's tm1le populations in the vicinity of the project is likely to be during the

construction phase when roads and equipment staging areas are in heavy use. To minimize and

mitigate potential project impacts, we make the following recommendations:

A. Roadways, lay down and other staging areas, to the extent possible, be sited away

from potential nesting areas and the travel corridors between these potential nesting

areas and five potential Blanding's turtle wetlands (ST-6, OT 3, OT 7, OT 9, and OT

10). Ifit is unavoidable to re-site roads and staging areas, barriers and culverts

should be installed to either prevent movement to or facilitate movement across these

features. Site-specific recommendations include:

1. NYSDEC Wetland ST-6 - install silt fence along County Route 9 (Figure 2)

and County Route 8 (Figure 3). In particular, install silt fence in early May of

the year of construction and associated installation or maintenance activity at

Turbines 60, 61, and 68. The ground edge of the fence should be buried at

least 3 inches below the surface. The fence should extend from County Route





8 at a point between construction activity and ST-6 north and then west to

McKeever Road (Figure 3). Similarly, silt fence should extend from County

Route 8 at a point between construction activity south and then west to Mason

Road (Figure 3). Silt fence should remain in place until construction and

clean-up activities are complete. Silt fence should be inspected for repair or

replacement periodically, especially prior to and during Blanding's turtle

nesting activity (June).

2. Wetland OT 3 - avoid direct impact to turtle habitat such as vegetation damage

or interruption of water flow. Install silt fence along the railroad bed to isolate

this wetland from construction activity, in the manner described above (Figure

4).

3. Wetland OT 7 - install silt fence along the railroad bed to isolate this wetland

from construction activity, in the manner described above (Figure 4).





B. Consider creating or enhancing potential nesting habitat around selected turbine

placements and equipment staging areas. Turbines 60, 61, and especially 68 will be

situated closest to potential Blanding's wetland habitat and these turbine sites may

provide nesting habitat (Figure 3). Site-specific guidelines for nest site creation or

enhancement can be provided.

C. Ultimately, if feasible, avoid using County Routes 8 (Figure 3) and 9 (Figure 2) to

enter the Project Area from the south as an access route during construction phases

and for subsequent maintenance and operation of wind turbines. Similarly, avoid

Wilson Road and Hell Street for these purposes, although Blanding's turtles have not

been documented to occur in this area. Swamp Road is located in the Cape Vincent

Wind Project area, but may be used for Overhead Transmission line construction or to





bring turbines and other equipment to the St. Lawrence Wind Farm (Figure 5). It is

essentially a causeway across a large wetland that constitutes potential Blanding's

turtle habitat. Increases in traffic volume along this road will likely negatively impact

wetland-dependent wildlife by increasing mortality, particularly amphibians and

reptiles, during key dispersal periods. We recommend avoiding or minimizing the

use of these roads at these times. If the use of these roads is unavoidable, we

recommend that use be restricted during the critical nesting period (June) when turtles

are most likely to cross roads. In addition, barriers (silt fence) should be installed to

direct the movements of nesting turtles in a manner that limits the potential for road

mortality.

D. Develop a short management plan to clearly outline the mitigation measures to be

implemented during construction and operation of the St. Lawrence Wind Project to

reduce any potential impact to Blanding's turtles or their habitat.




6.0 REFERENCES

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ecology and hatchling success in the turtle Emydoidea blandingii. Herpetologica

39(4):417-429.

Ernst, C.H., lE. Lovich, and R.W. Barbour. 1994. Turtles of the United States and Canada.

Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington, D.C.

Gibbs, l P., A. R. Breisch, P. K. Ducey, G. Johnson, l Behler, and R. Bothner. 2007.

Amphibians and reptiles of New York. Identification, natural history, and conservation.

Oxford University Press, Oxford UK

Kiviat, E. 1993. Tale of two turtles: Conservation of the Blanding's turtle and Bog turtle. News

from Hudsonia 9: 1-7.

Kiviat, E. 1997. Blanding'S turtle habitat requirements and implications for conservation in

Dutchess County, New York. Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management

of Tortoises and Turtles - An Intemational Conference. pp ..377-382 ..

Kiviat, E.G., G. Stevens, R. Brauman, S. Hoeger, PJ. Petokas, and G.G. Hollands. 2000.

Restoration of wetland and upland habitat for the Blanding'S Turtle, Emydoidea

blandingii. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(4):650-657.

Kofron, C.P., and A.A. Schreiber. 1985. Ecology of two endangered aquatic turtles in Missouri:

Kinosteron flavescens and Emydoidea blandingii. Journal of Herpetology 19:27-40.

Johnson, G. and T. Crockett. 2006. Distribution, population structure, habitat relationships and

nesting ecology of Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingiii populations in northern NewYork: Final Report to Biodiversity Research Institute. 30 p.


Joyal, L.A., M. McCollough and M.L. Hunter. 2001. A landscape ecology approaches to wetland

species conservation: A case study of two species in southern Maine. Conservation

Biology 15:1755-1762.




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Linck, M.H., lA. DePari, B.O. Butler, and T.E. Graham. 1989. Nesting behavior ofEmydoidea

blandingii, in Massachusetts. Journal of Herpetology 23:442-444.

New York Department of Envirorunental Conservation (NYSDEC). 1999. List of Endangered,

Threatened, and Special Concern Fish &Wildlife Species of New York State. Available:

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals17494.html (Accessed June 10,2007.)

Peipgras, S.A., and J.W. Lang. 2000. Spatial ecology of Blanding's turtle in central Minnesota.

Chelonian Conservation and Biology 3(4):589-601.

Petokas, P.J. and M.M. Aleaxander. 1981. Occurrence ofthe Blanding's turtle in northern New

York. New York Fish and Game 10nma128: 119-120.

Ross, D.A., and R.K. Anderson. 1990. Habitat use, movements, and nesting of Emydoidea

blandingii incentral Wisconsin. Joumal of Herpetology 24:6-12.

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PHOTOGRAPmC RECORD

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Photographer: G. Johnson

Date: 7 Nov. 2007

Photo No.: I

1!11,;~fi!fil';l1Direction: SEJ;.fI!. 't :J;j l'dComments: View across

NYSDEC Wetland V-I.

Direction: WComments: Small pools and

channel in NYSDEC Wetland

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Date: 8Nov. 2007

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Comments: View across

NYSDEC Wetland ST-6 nearCounty Route 8.

Photographer: G.JohnSOIl

Date: 8 Nov. 2007

Photo No.: 4

D~ection: SSE

Comments: View across

NYSDEC Wetland ST-6 near

County Route 8 showing open

pools.




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8 Nov. 2007

5

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Comments: View ofnortheru

end ofNYSDEC Wetland ST-6neal' County Route 8 showing

shrub hummocks (background)

and sedge tussocks

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9 Nov. 2007

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Photographer: G. ]OIUlSOll

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open pool in NYSDEC WetlandST-6 south of County Route 8.

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Date: t 8 Nov. 2007

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Creek where it crosses the. abandoned railroad bed

(proposed transmission route).

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showing dense buttonbush; no

surface water observed.




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Direction: W

Comments: Typical channel

showing extensive shrub growthin Wetland OT 17.

lrection: N

Comments: Typical pool found

beaver lodge in Wetland

OT 17. Water levels are likely

at their seasonal low,

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