Photograph 17. Riparian shrub Photograph 18. …content.gov.mb.ca/mit/hpd/pdf/project_p4/appendices/...Peregrine Falcon+ Falco peregrinus anatum/tundrius Special Concern -SARA Schedule

Photograph 17. Riparian shrub

Photograph 18. Meadow marsh

PROJECT 4 – ALL-SEASON ROAD ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

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Appendix 9-4

Mammal Species List

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Appendix 9-4 List of Mammal Species in the Local Assessment Area and TheirConservation Status

Common Name Scientific Name Conservation Status*

American Beaver Castor canadensis

American Black Bear Ursus americanus

American Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus

American Marten Martes americana

American Mink Neovison vison

American Water Shrew Sorex palustris

Arctic Shrew Sorex arcticus

Big Brown Bat Eptesicus fuscus

Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis

Coyote Canis latrans

Eastern Heather Vole Phenacomys ungava

Ermine (Short-Tailed Weasel) Mustela erminea

Fisher Martes pennanti

Grey Wolf Canis lupus

Hoary Bat Lasiurus cinereus

House Mouse Mus musculus

Least Chipmunk Eutamias minimus

Least Weasel Mustela nivalis

Little Brown Myotis (Bat) Myotis lucifugus Endangered- SARA Schedule 1

Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus

Meadow Jumping Mouse Zapus hudsonius

Meadow Vole Microtus pennsylvanicus

Moose Alces alces

Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus

North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum

Northern Bog Lemming Synaptomys borealis

Northern Flying Squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus

Northern Myotis (Bat) Myotis septentrionalis Endangered - SARA Schedule 1

Pygmy Shrew Sorex hoyi

Raccoon Procyon lotor

Red Fox Vulpes vulpes

Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

River Otter Lontra canadensis

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Short-Tailed Shrew Blarina brevicauda

Silver-Haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans

Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus

Southern Red-Backed Vole Clethrionomys gapperi

Star-Nosed Mole Condylura cristata

Striped Skunk Mephitis mephitis

White-Tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus

Wolverine Gulo gulo Special Concern –SARA

Woodchuck Marmota monax

Woodland Caribou Rangifer tarandus caribou Threatened –SARA and MBESEA; S2Note: * Included in Conservation Status Listing: Manitoba Conservation Data Centre (MBCDC 2015: rare and very rare species); federal

Species at Risk Act (SARA: Schedule 1); The Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act of Manitoba (MBESEA: Endangered orThreatened)

Species at Risk Act (SARA) (2015)Definitions for Status Listing:

Schedule 1: is the official list of species that are classified as extirpated, endangered, threatened, and of§special concern.Threatened: a wildlife species that is likely to become endangered if nothing is done to reverse the factors§leading to its extirpation or extinction.Special Concern: a wildlife species that may become a threatened or an endangered species because of a§combination of biological characteristics and identified threats.Endangered: A wildlife species facing imminent extirpation or extinction.§

Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act of Manitoba (MBESEA) (2015)Definitions for Status Listing:

Threatened: is likely to become endangered; or is particularly at risk if the factors affecting its§vulnerability do not become reversed due to low or declining numbers in Manitoba.Endangered: is threatened with imminent extinction or with extirpation throughout all or a significant§portion of its Manitoba range.

Manitoba Conservation Data Centre (MBCDC) (2015)Definitions for Provincial Status Listing (for rare and very rare species):

S1: Very rare throughout its range or in the province (5 or fewer occurrences, or very few§remaining individuals). May be especially vulnerable to extirpation.

S2: Rare throughout its range or in the province (6 to 20 occurrences). May be vulnerable to§extirpation.

? : Inexact or uncertain; for numeric ranks, denotes inexactness.§


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Appendix 9-5Amphibian and Reptile Species List

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Appendix 9-5: List of Amphibian and Reptile Species in the Local Assessment Areaand Their Conservation Status


American Toad Bufo americanus

Blue-Spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale

Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris triseriata

Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina serpentina Special Concern –SARA Schedule 1

Cope's Gray Tree Frog Hyla chrysoscelis

Gray Tree Frog Hyla versicolor

Green Frog Rana clamitans S1S2

Mink Frog Rana septentrionalis

Mudpuppy Necturus maculosus

Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens Eastern Populations – Not At Risk

Northern Spring Peeper Hyla crucifer

Red-Sided Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis

Western Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta

Wood Frog Rana sylvaticaNote: * Included in Conservation Status Listing: Manitoba Conservation Data Centre (MBCDC 2015: rare and very rare species); federal

Species at Risk Act (SARA: Schedule 1); The Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act of Manitoba (MBESEA: Endangered orThreatened);










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Appendix 9-6Bird Species List

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Appendix 9-6: List of Bird Species in the Local Assessment Area and TheirConservation Status


Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum

American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus

American Black Duck Anas rubripes

American Coot Fulica americana

American Crow Corvus brachyrhychos

American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica

American Goldfinch Spinus tristis

American Kestrel Falco sparverius

American Pipit Anthus rubescens

American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla

American Robin Turdus migratorius

American Three-ToedWoodpecker

Picoides dorsalis

American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea

American White Pelican Pelicanus erythrorhynchos

American Wigeon Anas americana

American Woodcock Scolopax minor

Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula

Bank Swallow Riparia riparia

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Barred Owl Strix varia

Bay-Breasted Warbler Setophaga castanea

Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon

Black Scoter Melanitta americana

Black Tern Chlidonias niger

Black-And-White Warbler Mniotilta varia

Black-Backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus

Black-Bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Black-Billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Black-Billed Magpie Pica hudsonia

Blackburnian Warbler Setphaga fusca

Black-Capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus

Blackpoll Warbler Setophaga striata

Black-Throated Green Setophaga virens

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Common Name Scientific Name Conservation Status*Warbler

Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

Blue-Headed Vireo Vireo solitarius

Blue-Winged Teal Anas discors

Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia

Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus

Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus

Brewer`s Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus

Broad-Winged Hawk Buteo platypterus

Brown Creeper Certhia americana

Brown-Headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

Buff-Breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis

Bufflehead Bucephala albeola

Canada Goose Branta canadensis

Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis Threatened- SARA Schedule 1; Endangered -MBESEA

Canvasback Aythya valisineria

Cape May Warbler Setophaga tigrina

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Chestnut-Collared Longspur Calcarius ornatus Threatened- SARA Schedule 1; Endangered -MBESEA

Chestnut-Sided Warbler Setophaga pensylvanica

Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina

Clay-Colored Sparrow Spizella pallida

Cliff Swallow Petrochelidon pyrrhonota

Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

Common Loon Gavia immer

Common Merganser Mergus merganser

Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor Threatened- SARA Schedule 1, MBESEA

Common Raven Corvus corax

Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Common Tern Sterna hirundo

Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas

Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis

Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

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Double-Crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis

Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe

European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Eastern Whip-Poor-Will Antrostomus vociferus Threatened- SARA Schedule 1, MBESEA

Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens

Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes verspetinus

Forster's Tern Sterna forsteri

Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca

Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan

Gadwall Anus strepera

Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Golden-Crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis

Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis

Gray-Cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus

Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa

Great Horned Owl Bubo virginianus

Greater Scaup Aythya marila

Greater White-Fronted Goose Anser albifrons

Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca

Green-Winged Teal Anas crecca

Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus

Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

Harris's Sparrow Zonotrichia querula

Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus

Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Hoary Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni

Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus

Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

House Wren Troglodytes aedon

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Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus

Le Conte's Sparrow Ammodramus leconteii

Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilis Threatened- SARA Schedule 1; Endangered -MBESEA

Least Flycatcher Empiodnax minimus

Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla

Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

Long-Billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus

Long-Eared Owl Asio otus

Long-Tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis

Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia

Mallard Anus platyrhynchos

Merlin Falco columbarius

Mountain Bluebird Sialia currocoides

Mourning Warbler Geothlypis philadelphia

Nashville Warbler Oreothlypis ruficapilla

Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis

Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus

Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula

Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos

Northern Parula Setophaga americana

Northern Pintail Anus acuta

Northern Saw-Whet Owl Aegolius acadicus

Northern Shoveler Anus clypeata

Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor

Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis

Olive-Sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi Threatened- SARA Schedule 1

Orange-Crowned Warbler Oreothlypis celata

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Ovenbird Seirus aurocapillus

Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Peregrine Falcon+ Falco peregrinusanatum/tundrius

Special Concern - SARA Schedule 1; Endangered -MBESEA

Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus

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Pied-Billed Grebe Podylimbus podiceps

Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopos pileatus

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

Pine Siskin Spinus pinus

Purple Finch Haemorhous purpureus

Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra

Red-Breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Red-Breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis

Red-Eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

Red-Necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

Red-Necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Red-Winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

Ring-Billed Gull Larus delawarensis

Ring-Necked Duck Aythya collaris

Rock Dove Columba livia

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus

Ross's Goose Chen rossii

Rough-Legged Hawk Buteo lagopus

Ruby-Crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

Ruby-Throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris

Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres

Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus Special Concern- SARA Schedule 1

Sanderling Calidris alba

Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis

Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis

Sedge Wren Cistorthorus platensis

Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus

Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla

Sharp-Shinned Hawk Accipter striatus

Sharp-Tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus

Short-Billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus

Short-Eared Owl Asio flammeus Special Concern- SARA Schedule 1 Threatened -MBESEA

Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

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Snow Goose Chen caerulescens

Snowy Owl Bubo scandiaca

Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria

Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia

Sora Porzana carolina

Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia

Sprague's Pipit Anthus spragueii Threatened- SARA Schedule 1, MBESEA

Spruce Grouse Falcipennis canadensis

Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus

Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata

Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus

Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana

Tennessee Warbler Oreothlypis peregrina

Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator Threatened - MBESEA

Tundra Swan Cyngus columbianus

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus

Warbling Vireo Vireo gilvus

Western Grebe Aechmorphorus occidentalis

White-Crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys

White-Rumped Sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis

White-Throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

White-Winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

White-Winged Scoter Melanitta fusca

Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolour

Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla

Winter Wren Troglodytes hiemalis

Wood Duck Aix sponsa

Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis Special Concern- SARA Schedule 1

Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia

Yellow-Bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius

Yellow-Rumped Warbler Setophaga coronataNote: + Peregrine Falcon is considered a potential visitor in the Local Assessment Area.

* Included in Conservation Status Listing: Manitoba Conservation Data Centre (MBCDC 2015: rare and very rare species);federal Species at Risk Act (SARA: Schedule 1); The Endangered Species and Ecosystems Act of Manitoba (MBESEA:Endangered or Threatened)

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Appendix 9-7

Potential Terrestrial Species at Risk in the

Local Assessment Area


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Table 9.7a: Regulatory and Ecological Context For Species at Risk that Potentially Occur in the Project 4 Region

Species Common Name Scientific Name

Rare Species Listing Status (Federal and Provincial)

Ecological Context / Habitat Description Is Critical Habitat in RAA? Potential Occurrence in Local Assessment Area (LAA) or Regional Assessment Area (RAA) SARA COSEWIC MBCDC MESA Recovery Strategy Plan

Vegetation

Flooded Jellyskin Lichen Leptogium rivulare

Threatened, Schedule 1

Special Concern

S1 Not listed Recovery Strategy (2013)

Flooded jellyskin grows on periodically inundated surfaces; usually found on the bark of deciduous trees (e.g., ash, red maple, silver maple, American elm), along the banks of ponds and waterways, and in swampy forests that flood annually in the spring.

No - critical habitat not present in RAA.

Low Potential: not observed during field studies in 2015 and no historical records of occurrence in the RAA, or in this part of Manitoba.

Reptiles

Snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina serpentina

Special Concern, Schedule 1

Special Concern

S3 Not listed Proposed management plan - northern limit of range near LAA

Snapping turtles occupy a wide variety of habitats but prefer slow-moving water with a soft mud bottom and dense aquatic vegetation. Established populations are most often found in ponds, marshes, swamps, peat bogs, shallow bays, river and lake edges, and slow-moving streams (Harding, 1997; Ernst and Lovich, 2009; Paterson et al., 2012).

No - EC does not identify specific critical habitat.

Very Low Potential: Potentially occurs in regional assessment area (RAA) but not observed during field studies (Appendix 9.1). It is on the northern range for this species. One historical observation by FN Members.

Forest Birds

Bank swallow Riparia riparia No schedule, no status

Threatened Not listed

Not listed COSEWIC Status report only

Occurs most commonly across grassland, aspen parkland, and plains ecoregions. It occurs throughout other regions (e.g., Boreal forest) of these provinces, but is recorded infrequently.


Very Low Potential: May occur in RAA but the species and habitat were not observed during field studies (Appendix 9.1) nor Breeding Bird Atlas surveys (Table 9.7).

Barn swallow Hirundo rustica No schedule, no status

Threatened Not listed

Not listed COSEWIC Status report only

Barn Swallows typically select nesting and foraging sites close to open habitats such as farmlands of various description, wetlands, road rights-of-way, large forest clearings, cottage areas, islands, sand dunes, and subarctic tundra.


Low Potential: May occur in RAA but the species was not observed during field studies (Appendix 9.1) nor Breeding Bird Atlas surveys (Table 9.7); no habitat identified in the LAA.

Canada Warbler Cardellina canadensis


Threatened S4B Threatened Yes (2016) Canada Warbler breeds in various habitats across its range, but is almost always associated with moist forests with a dense, deciduous shrub layer, complex understory, and available perch trees. Nests are built on or near the ground (Reitsma et al. 2010). They are placed on moss and raised hummocks, within holes of root masses, rotting tree stumps, clumps of grass, rock cavities, etc. (Reitsma et al. 2010).

No - Recovery strategy says information lacking with schedule determined in future.

Moderate Potential: Suitable habitat exists in RAA but the species were not observed during field studies (Joro 2015).

Chimney swift Chaetura pelagica


Threatened S2B Threatened No - status report only Chimney Swift nesting habitat consists of vertical surfaces such as chimneys; spend most of the day foraging for insects on the wing. It is difficult to associate the species with a single type of habitat; its presence in a particular area largely depends on the availability of suitable nesting sites (DeGraaf and Rappole 1995) and the abundance of insects (Kaufman 1996).


Very Low Potential: May occur in RAA but not observed during field studies (Appendix 9.1) nor Breeding Bird Atlas Surveys (Table 9.7) and no suitable habitat identified in LAA.


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Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor


Threatened S3B Threatened Yes (2016) Common Nighthawks require open ground or clearings for nesting. The species breeds in a wide range of open habitats including sandy areas (e.g., dunes, eskers, and beaches), open forests (e.g., mixedwood and coniferous stands, burns, and clearcuts), grasslands (e.g., short-grass prairies, pastures, and grassy plains), sagebrush, wetlands (e.g., bogs, marshes, lakeshores, and riverbanks), gravelly or rocky areas (e.g., outcrops, barrens, gravel roads, gravel rooftops, railway beds, mines, quarries, and bare mountain tops and ridges), and some cultivated or landscaped areas (e.g., parks, military bases, airports, blueberry fields, orchards, cultivated fields) (Hunt 2005, Campbell et al. 2006, COSEWIC 2007).

No - Recovery strategy indicates information lacking with schedule determined in future.

High Potential: Observed during field studies (Joro 2015) in the LAA and likely to occur in low numbers in localized location throughout the RAA.

Eastern Whip-poor-will Antrostomus vociferus


Threatened S3B Threatened Yes (2015) Forests (e.g., deciduous, mixedwood, coniferous, treed wetlands) and open habitats (e.g., shrublands, fallow fields, regeneration following fires or clear-cuts, rock and sand outcrops; shrubby wetlands) form a mosaic.

No - Not in LAA; some critical habitat near Ontario.

High Potential: May occur in RAA and habitat for the species exists in the LAA; the species was not observed during field studies nor Breeding Bird Atlas surveys.

Eastern Wood-pewee Contopus virens

No schedule, no status

Special Concern

S4B Not listed COSEWIC Status report only

In Canada, the Eastern Wood-Pewee breeds mostly in mature and intermediate-age deciduous and mixed forests (less often in coniferous forest) having an open understory (Ouellet 1974; Godfrey 1986; Peck and James 1987; Gauthier and Aubry 1995; Falconer 2010; Burke et al. 2011). It is often associated with forests dominated by Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum), elm (Ulmus sp.) and oak (Quercus sp.; Graber et al. 1974). It is usually associated with forest clearings and edges within the vicinity of its nest (Hespenheide 1971; Peck and James 1987).

No - EC does not identify specific critical habitat; LAA/RAA on northern fringe of range -COSEWIC

Low Potential: May occur in RAA and habitat for the species exists in the LAA; however, the species was not observed during field studies (Joro 2015) nor evaluations conducted by Breeding Bird Atlas surveys (Table 9.7).

Olive-Sided Flycatcher Contopus cooperi


Threatened S3S4B Threatened Yes (2016) In Canada, Olive-sided Flycatcher breeds primarily in boreal, sub-boreal, interior, and coastal forest regions of the country.


Moderate Potential: The RAA is within the range maps for the species, and habitat occurs in the LAA. The species was not observed during field studies nor Breeding Bird Atlas surveys; expected to occur in low numbers dispersed throughout the RAA.

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Special Concern -Schedule 1

Special Concern

S1B Endangered Management plan (2015)

Peregrine Falcons generally nest on cliff ledges or crevices. Cliffs ranging from 50 to 200 m high are preferred (Cade 1960; White and Cade 1971). The species is highly adaptable in nest site selection.

Management Plan illustrates breeding range. One known occurrence near Poplar River.

Low Potential: Expected to be an occasional transient (not breeding) through the LAA and may periodically occur in RAA. Peregrines not observed during field studies nor Breeding Bird Atlas surveys. Potential nest site north of the LAA at Thunder Hill near the Poplar River.

Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus

Special Concern -Schedule 1

Special Concern

Not listed

Not listed Management plan (2015)

Rusty Blackbird has been observed in many riparian habitats including (but not limited to) wetlands associated with recent burns, peat bogs, riparian scrub, open moss- and lichen-spruce woodlands, sedge meadows, marshes, alder and willow thickets, and estuaries (COSEWIC 2006).


Very Low Potential: May occur in RAA but habitat limited in LAA and not observed during field studies nor Breeding Bird Atlas surveys.


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Short-Eared Owl Asio flammeus Special Concern -Schedule 1

Special Concern

S2S3B Threatened No - Management plan (2016)

Short-eared Owls occur in a variety of open native habitats: grasslands, Arctic tundra, taiga, bogs, marshes, coastal wetlands, coastal barrens, estuaries and grasslands dominated by sand-sage (Artemisia filifolia). There is little specific information regarding habitat preferences at the landscape scale, but a mosaic of grasslands and wetlands provides optimal breeding and foraging habitats (Wiggins, 2004).


High Potential: Migrate through the RAA in low numbers; habitat exists in the LAA and the species was observed during field studies (Joro 2015) but not during Breeding Bird Atlas Survey (Table 9.7).

Waterbirds

Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus


Special Concern

Not listed

Not listed COSEWIC Status Report only

In Manitoba, the Horned Grebe breeds throughout the province with the exception of certain eastern regions. It is probably more common in the Minnedosa region, but its abundance in the Prairie region fluctuates according to the water level. The species is generally less abundant in summer in the southeastern part of the province. Some individuals breed in Churchill, mainly in marshes near Akudlik and in the Goose Creek region (Holland and Taylor, 2003).


Moderate Potential: May occur in RAA in low numbers; limited habitat for the species exists in the RAA. The species was not observed during field studies (Joro 2015) nor evaluations conducted by Breeding Bird Atlas Survey (Table 9.7).

Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator


Not at risk S1B Endangered Not applicable It prefers nesting is shallow wetlands with stable water levels, abundant and elevated nest sites, abundant and diverse aquatic invertebrates and/or plants and low levels of human disturbance.

N/A. Low Potential: Very low potential for breeding but increased numbers migrating through RAA. Seen during field studies and listed in Breeding Bird Atlas.

Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis

Special Concern - Schedule 1

Special Concern

S3B Not listed No - Management plan

Yellow Rails inhabit shallow wetlands and other wet areas with grass-like vegetation. Breed in wetlands such as damp hay fields or meadows, floodplains, bogs, upper levels of estuaries, salt marshes (Bookhout 1995, Alvo and Robert 1999, COSEWIC 2009), shallow prairie wetlands, and wet montane meadows (Peabody 1922, Sherrington 1994, Popper and Stern 2000). Preferred wetlands are generally dominated by short, fine-stemmed herbaceous vegetation, especially sedges, as well as other graminoid vegetation of the families Cyperaceae, Poaceae, and Juncaceae. Vegetation structure (e.g. short, grass-like, and dense) is likely more important than its taxon (Robert et al. 2000). Breeding habitats may have up to 50 cm of standing water, but typically nesting sites are less than 15 cm deep (Bookhout 1995, Robert et al. 2000, Wilson 2005). The species' narrow tolerance for shallow water levels likely explains why its abundance at any given site varies dramatically annual (Robert and Laporte 1999, Kehoe et al. 2000, Lindgren 2001).

No- EC does not identify specific critical habitat.

Very Low Potential: May breed in the low numbers in RAA; not observed during field studies nor Breeding Bird Atlas surveys.


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Mammals

Boreal Woodland caribou

Rangifer tarandus caribou


Threatened S2S3 Threatened Yes (2012) Boreal caribou require large range areas comprised of continuous tracts of undisturbed habitat. In general, boreal caribou prefer habitat consisting of mature to old-growth coniferous forest (e.g. jack pine (Pinus banksiana), black spruce (Picea mariana)) with abundant lichens, or muskegs and peat lands intermixed with upland or hilly areas (Stuart-Smith et al., 1997; Rettie and Messier, 2000; Courtois, 2003; Brown et al., 2007; Boreal Caribou ATK Reports, 2010-2011).

Yes - Atikaki-Berens Range (MB12) and Manitoba East Range (MB11) in P4 RAA.

High Potential: 116-338 caribou were observed within the RAA during field studies conducted 2011-2013 (Joro 2015, Table 7).

Little Brown Myotis (Bat)

Myotis lucifugus

Endangered, Schedule 1

Endangered S2N,S5B Endangered Yes - combined for little brown, northern myotis and tricolord bat (2015)

Typically, hibernacula for these species are subterranean features, such as caves, abandoned mines, hand-dug wells, cellars, or tunnels where light and noise levels are low; typically contain sections that have relatively stable temperatures (2-10 ˚C) and stable, high humidity levels (>80 %). Hibernacula generally identified in MB, but none identified in the LAA.

No critical habitat in LAA/RAA (Recovery Strategy); closest is Karst formations in Interlake.

Low Potential: Very low potential for hibernacula in RAA. Some potential in LAA to be used during the summer as roosting sites within the forested areas; habitat exists but there were no sightings of the species or hibernacula.

Wolverine Gulo gulo Endangered, Schedule 1

Non-active Not listed

Not listed N/A A wide variety of forested and tundra vegetation associations are used by Wolverines. Habitats must have an adequate year-round supply of food, mainly consisting of smaller prey such as rodents and Snowshoe Hares, and the carcasses of large ungulates, like Moose, Caribou, and Muskox. Females den under snow-covered rocks, logs or within snow tunnels. Wolverines reproduce in areas where snow cover persists at least into April.


High Potential: May occur in very low numbers dispersed in LAA. One wolverine was trapped along the RTLs in the RAA between 200 and 2011 (Appendix 9.1, Table 1E). Eight tracks were observed in the LAA during field studies in 2011 (Joro 2015, Table 39).


Appendix 9-7 Page 5

Table 9.7b: Project 4 Environmental Effects Analysis for Species at RIsk

Biophysical Environmental

Component

Potential Environmental Effects

Proposed General Mitigation Species Specific Mitigation

Effects After Mitigation

Context Extent

Frequency Reversibility Likelihood Residual Effects Ecological

Magnitude/ Geographic

Duration

Vegetation

Flooded jellyskin lichen

Potential disturbance or loss to unknown locations resulting from construction activities.

Pre-construction surveys.

Prohibit equipment and vehicle use outside of the designated cleared area.

Limit clearing to designated areas within the RoW and other areas.

Environmental effect involve locally, regionally or nationally important species, communities or resources

Effect minor, restricted to project footprint

Long-term Occurs once during construction

Reversible after decommissioning road (long period)

Unlikely to occur

Minimal risk to flooded jellyskin lichen

Level III Level I Level II Level I Level II Level I

Reptiles

Snapping turtle

Loss or alteration of habitat due to clearing and construction near waterbody or bog and fen areas having suitable habitat for the species.

Mortality related primarily to operational use of the road - particularly during breeding or migratory movements between overwintering and nesting sites.

Traditional knowledge, including specific consideration of species at risk, was utilised as part of route selection.

Baseline studies have supported traditional knowledge data for route selection.

Road routing avoids waterbodies except at crossing locations.

Disturbance minimization, e.g., equipment to remain on ROW or within marshalling areas.

Identify areas of non-disturbance around high quality high quality habitat .

Existing water flow patterns, levels and hydrologic regimes will be maintained reclaim disturbed areas and facilitate natural re-vegetation by native plants and seeds.

Inspectors and Contract Administrators will receive training and handbooks to identify all potential species at risk that could be encountered - the Environmental Inspector will be advised when encounters occur and management strategies applied if required.

Additional mitigation measures outlined in:

GR130.6 General

GR130.8 Designated Areas and Access

GR130.9 Materials Handling Storage and Disposal

GR130.10 Spills and Remediation and Emergency Response

GR130.11 Dust and Noise Particulate Control

GR 130.12 Noise and Noise Limitations

GR130.14 Staff Training and Awareness

GR130.15 Working Within or Near Water

GR130.17 Clearing and Grubbing

GR 130.19 Wildlife

GR130.21 Cement Batch Plan and Concrete Wash-Out Area

Habitat identification and protection – avoid/minimize effects on high quality habitat.

Wildlife warning signs will be installed in high use areas and at known crossing locations.

The installation of culverts along the all-season road will provide alternate routes for passage under the roadway.

Effects involves regionally important species

Effect minor; individual level; project footprint

Effect not likely to occur



Unlikely to occur

No effect

Level III Level I Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level I


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Component




Context Extent



Duration

Forest Birds

Bank Swallow Loss or alteration (e.g., fragmentation) of bird habitat and nests due to clearing and construction

Disturbance of birds due to construction activities in the local assessment area – may cause displacement

Mortality of birds due to interactions with vehicles, increased predation, or herbicide applications

Pre-construction survey to identify stick nests and nesting colonies.

Right-of-way selected to avoid sensitive sites such as raptor nests, multi-generational stick nests, and nesting colonies .

Clearing activities will occur between September 1 and March 31 (outside breeding season); if any clearing is required during the breeding bird season, pre-clearing nest surveys will occur within 7 days of the clearing; buffers will be established around each nest, clearing activities restricted near active bird nests or nest cavities.

Reclaim disturbed areas or encourage natural re-vegetation augmented by native plants and seeds if required; block abandoned access roads and encourage natural re-vegetation; rehabilitation of trails and winter roads to offset habitat loss.

Use existing disturbed or cleared areas for road right-of-way where practical.

Leave vegetated buffers between road and disturbed areas such as quarries and borrow pits.

Inspectors and Contract Administrators will receive training and handbooks to identify all potential species at risk that could be encountered - the Environmental Inspector will be advised when encounters occur and management strategies applied if required.


GR130.6 General









GR 130.19 Wildlife


Identify and avoid vertical and near vertical faces for road routing where possible.

Consider high quality habitat as part of quarry site selection criteria.

Prior to reinstating a quarry or borrow site for maintenance, surveys of the rock face will be conducted. If bank swallow nests are identified they will not be disturbed during the breeding season.






Unlikely to occur

No effect


Barn Swallow Identify and avoid vertical and near vertical faces, ledges or overhangs for road routing where possible.

Consider high quality habitat as part of quarry site selection criteria.

Prior to reinstating a quarry or borrow site for maintenance, surveys of the rock face will be conducted. If bank swallow nests are identified they will not be disturbed during the breeding season (May-September).






Unlikely to occur

No effect


Canada Warbler


Apply herbicides in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions; prohibit herbicide application within 30 m of any waterbody, near identified environmentally sensitive sites or beyond road ROW as required.


Effect minor to moderate; individual level; LAA




Unlikely to occur

No effect

Level III Level 2 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level I

Chimney swift Apply herbicides in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions; prohibit herbicide application within 30 m of any waterbody, near identified environmentally sensitive sites or beyond road ROW as required






Unlikely to occur

No effect


Common Nighthawk

Prior to reinstating a quarry or borrow site for maintenance, surveys of the rock face will be conducted. If common nighthawk nests are identified they will not be disturbed during the breeding season (May to September)

Consider high quality habitat as part of quarry site selection criteria

Apply herbicides in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions; prohibit herbicide application within 30 m of any waterbody, near identified environmentally sensitive sites or beyond road ROW as required



Effect not likely to occur but possible

Effect not likely to occur; infrequent


Unlikely to occur

No effect



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Component




Context Extent



Duration

Eastern Whip-poor-will







Unlikely to occur

No effect


Eastern Wood-pewee







Unlikely to occur

No effect


Olive-Sided Flycatcher




Effect not likely to occur but possible



Unlikely to occur

No effect


Peregrine Falcon

Effects involve regionally important species. Not present in LAA unless transient.





Unlikely to occur

No effect


Rusty Blackbird







Unlikely to occur

No effect


Short-Eared Owl






Unlikely to occur

No effect


Waterbirds

Horned Grebe Loss of bird habitat and nests due to clearing

Impairment of aquatic bird habitat in LAA due to accidental releases of fuels and other hazardous substances during pre-construction, construction and operation and maintenance or to increased suspended

Disturbance of birds due to construction activities in the local


Clearing activities will occur between September 1 and March 31 (outside breeding season); if any clearing is required during the breeding bird season, pre-clearing nest surveys will occur within 7 days of the clearing; buffers will be established around each nest, clearing activities restricted near active bird nests.

Existing water flow patterns, water levels and wetland hydrologic regimes will be maintained.

Inspectors and Contract Administrators will recieve training and handbooks to identify all potential species at risk that could be encountered - the Environmental Inspector will be advised when encounters occur and

Reclaim disturbed areas and encourage natural re-vegetation and slope excavations to promote retention of water for creation of ponds.






Unlikely to occur

No effect


Trumpeter Swan

Reclaim disturbed areas and encourage natural re-vegetation and slope excavations to promote retention of water for creation of ponds.






Unlikely to occur

No effect


Yellow Rail Apply herbicides in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions; prohibit herbicide application within 30 m of any waterbody, near identified environmentally sensitive sites or beyond road ROW as required.






Unlikely to occur

No effect



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Component




Context Extent



Duration

assessment area – may cause displacement.

Mortality of birds due to interactions with vehicles or increased predation.

management strategies applied if required



GR130.6 General









GR 130.19 Wildlife


Mammals

Boreal woodland caribou

Loss and fragmentation of habitat

Movement impairment

Disturbance during calving

Displacement of caribou in the local assessment area during operation and maintenance due to vehicle traffic and maintenance equipment use

Mortality of caribou due to increased hunting access, collissions with vehicles, increased predation, and brainworm (P. tenuis)

Route selection avoids known caribou core areas and calving sites to extent possible.

Clearing during fall and winter to the extent feasible to avoid parturition times for boreal woodland caribou.

Seasonally and geographically restrict quarry and borrow site development and/or operation near know or potentially sensitive areas (e.g., core use areas and calving sites) where feasible.

Identify areas of non-disturbance around known high quality caribou habitat as part of construction contract documents and drawings.

Restrict vehicle speed limits near known sensitive caribou sites.

Using existing access routes, trails, or cut lines to the extent feasible and access routes and trails will be kept as short and narrow as feasible.

Access management includes restricting public access to construction sites.

Prohibit firearms from being carried by construction workers while on the job site or in construction areas.

Manage vegetation along road shoulders to maintain sightlines.

Effects involves nationally important species


Long-term Effect expected to occur intermittently

Effect is reversible upon decommissioning road

Could reasonably expected to occur

Minor habitat and disturbance effect

Level III Level I Level III Level I Level II Level II


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Component




Context Extent



Duration

Salt will not be used to control ice on road.

Maintain vegetated buffers between road and disturbed areas such as quarries and borrow pits.

Reclaim disturbed areas or encourage natural re-vegetation augmented by native plants and seeds if required; block abandoned access roads and encourage natural re-vegetation; rehabilitation of trails and winter roads to offset habitat loss.

Reclaim disturbed areas and encourage natural re-vegetation augmented by native plants and seeds.

Using existing access routes, trails, or cut lines to the extent feasible and access routes and trails will be kept as short and narrow as feasible.

Identifying mineral licks and including them in EPPs as Environmentally Sensitive Sites.

Inspectors and Contract Administrators will recieve training and handbooks to identify all potential species at risk that could be encountered - the Environmental Inspector will be advised when encounters occur and management strategies applied if required.


GR130.6 General









GR 130.19 WildlifeGR130.21 Cement Batch Plan and Concrete Wash-Out Area

Little Brown Myotis (Bat)

Loss or alteration of habitat.

Mortality related primarily to operational use of the road.

Incorporate traditional knowledge to locate and avoid potential bat hibernacula (if present).

Consider any identified or high quality hibernacula habitat as part of quarry site selection criteriaClearing activities will occur between September 1 and March 31, and will minimize disturbance to summer roosting sites.

Contractors will recieve training and handbooks to identify all potential species at risk that could be encountered - the

Effect not likely to occur Effect not likely to occur





No effect

Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1


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Component




Context Extent



Duration

Environmental Inspector will be advised when such encounters occur and adaptive management can be applied if required.


GR130.6 General









Wolverine Loss or alteration of habitat

Mortality related primarily to operational use of the road

Inspectors and Contract Administrators will recieve training and handbooks to identify all potential species at risk that could be encountered - the Environmental Inspector will be advised when encounters occur and management strategies applied if required.


GR130.6 General









Effect not likely to occur Effect not likely to occur





No effect

Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1 Level 1

PROJECT 4 – ALL-SEASON ROADENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT

Appendix 9-8Breeding Evidence Maps for Selected

Bird Species at Risk


Appendix 9-8 Page 1

Appendix 9-8: Manitoba Breeding Bird Atlas 2015 Breeding Evidence Maps forChestnut-Collared Longspur, Golden-Winged Warbler, HornedGrebe, Least Bittern, Peregrine Falcon, Rusty Blackbird and Short-Eared Owl

Figure 1: Breeding Evidence Map for Chestnut-Collared Longspur (MBBA 2015)


Appendix 9-8 Page 2

Figure 2: Breeding Evidence Map for Golden-Winged Warbler (MBBA 2015)


Appendix 9-8 Page 3

Figure 3: Breeding Evidence Map for Horned Grebe (MBBA 2015)


Appendix 9-8 Page 4

Figure 4: Breeding Evidence Map for Least Bittern (MBBA 2015)


Appendix 9-8 Page 5

Figure 5: Breeding Evidence Map for Peregrine Falcon (MBBA 2015)


Appendix 9-8 Page 6

Figure 6: Breeding Evidence Map for Rusty Blackbird (MBBA 2015)


Appendix 9-8 Page 7

Figure 7: Breeding Evidence Map for Short-Eared Owl (MBBA 2015)


Appendix 9-9Summary of Potential Construction

Effects on Terrestrial ValuedComponents Prior to Mitigation


Appendix 9-9 Page 1

Appendix 9-9: Summary of Potential Construction Effects on Terrestrial Valued Components Prior to Mitigation

ValuedComponent Potential Effect

Potential Construction Effects Before MitigationLevel of

PotentialEffect1

ExtentFrequency Reversibility Ecological

ContextMagnitude/GeographicExtent Duration

VegetationCommunitiesand PlantSpecies ofCulturalImportance

Loss or alteration ofVegetation Communitiesor Plant Species of Cul-tural Importance in the Project Footprint due to clearing of vegetation.

Measurable effectmarginally beyondestablished thresholdsof acceptable change.

Timeframe of greaterthan 10 years.

Occurs onceover theduration of thedisturbance.

Project-specificeffects arepermanent.

No adverseecosystemeffects.

Moderate

Level II Level III Level I Level III Level IIntroduction and spreadof non-native andinvasive species in theLocal Assessment Areaduring construction.


The potential effectis likely to persistuntil the completionof construction andrehabilitationactivities.

Occurs atsporadic orintermittentintervals.

Potentialeffect ispotentiallyreversible butover a longperiod oftime.


Moderate

Level II Level II Level II Level II Level ILoss/impairment ofVegetation Communitiesor Plant Species of Cul-tural Importance in the Project Footprint fromaccidental releases offuels or hazardous sub-stances during construc-tion.

No measureable effectabove baseline.

Short-term activitiessuch as the timerequired to completea discretecomponent.


Readilyreversibleover a shortperiod oftime.


Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level ILoss/impairment ofVegetation Communitiesor Plant Species of Cul-tural Importance in the Project Footprint from herbicide application during construction.






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level I


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PotentialEffect1



Increased risk of forestfire in the Local andAssessment Area duringconstruction.




Potentialeffect ispotentiallyreversible butover a longperiod oftime.


Low

Level II Level I Level II Level II Level I

BorealWoodlandCaribou

Habitat loss/alteration/fragmentation.






Moderate

Level II Level III Level I Level III Level ITemporary sensorydisturbance.






Moderate

Level II Level I Level II Level I Level IIncreased mortality dueto vehicle collisions.






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IIncreased mortality orchanges in distributiondue to changes inhunting access.






Low



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PotentialEffect1



Increased mortality orchanges in distributiondue to changes inpredation.






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IIntroduction ofdisease/parasitism (i.e.,brainworm [P. tenius]from white-tailed deer).






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IMoose Habitat loss/alteration/

fragmentation.Measurable effectmarginally beyondestablished thresholdsof acceptable change.





Moderate

Level II Level III Level I Level III Level ITemporary sensorydisturbance.






Moderate

Level II Level I Level II Level I Level IIncreased mortality dueto vehicle collisions.






Low



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PotentialEffect1



Increased mortality dueto changes in huntingaccess.






Low

Level II Level I Level II Level I Level IIncreased mortality dueto changes in predation.






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IIntroduction ofdisease/parasitism (i.e.,brainworm [P. tenius]from white-tailed deer).

No measureable effectabove baseline





Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IBeaver Habitat loss/alteration/

fragmentation.No measureable effectabove baseline.





Moderate

Level I Level III Level I Level III Level ITemporary sensorydisturbance.






Low



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PotentialEffect1



Marten Habitat loss/alteration/fragmentation.


Timeframe greaterthan 10 years.




Moderate

Level I Level III Level I Level III Level ITemporary sensorydisturbance.






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level I Level IForest Birds Habitat loss/alteration/




Reversibleover a longperiod oftime.


Moderate

Level I Level III Level I Level II Level ITemporary sensorydisturbance.






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IWaterbirds Habitat loss/alteration/


Timeframe greaterthan 10 years




Moderate

Level I Level III Level I Level III Level I


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PotentialEffect1



Temporary sensorydisturbance.






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IEcologicallySensitiveWildlife Sites

Loss, alteration orphysical disturbance ofoverwintering dens,heron rookeries,hibernacula, large sticknests, or mineral licks.






Moderate

Level I Level I Level I Level III Level ITemporary sensorydisturbance.






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IHerptiles Temporary sensory

disturbance.No measureable effectabove baseline.





Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level IIncreased mortality dueto vehicle collisions.






Low

Level I Level I Level II Level III Level I


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PotentialEffect1



Loss or alteration ofbreeding or feedinghabitat due toconstruction activitieslocated near waterbodyor bog/fen areas havingsuitable habitat for thespecies.






Low

Level I Level I Level I Level III Level I

Note: 1 The level of potential effect was ranked as being ‘low’, ‘moderate’ or ‘high’ based on the extent, frequency, reversibility and ecological context of the potential effect prior to theimplementation of mitigation measures, and the probability of the occurrence of the predicted effect. A predicted effect was considered to be ‘low’ if there is a low probability ofoccurrence, ‘moderate’ if it has a moderate probability of occurrence, and ‘high’ if there is a high probability of occurrence.


Appendix 9-10Summary of Potential Operations and

Maintenance Effects on TerrestrialValued Components Prior to

Mitigation



Appendix 9-10: Summary of Potential Operations and Maintenance Effects on Terrestrial Valued Components Prior toMitigation


Operations and Maintenance Effects Before MitigationLevel of

PotentialEffect1



VegetationCommunitiesand PlantSpecies ofCultural Im-portance

Introduction andspread of non-nativeand invasive species inthe Local AssessmentArea during operationsand maintenance.




Potential effectis potentiallyreversible butover a longperiod of time.


Moderate

Level II Level III Level II Level II Level ILoss/impairment ofVegetationCommunities and/ orPlant Species of Cul-tural Importance in the Project Footprint fromaccidental releases offuels or hazardoussubstances during op-erations and mainte-nance.




Readilyreversible overa short periodof time.


Low

Level I Level I Level II Level I Level ILoss/impairment ofVegetationCommunities and/ orPlant Species of Cul-tural Importance in the Project Footprint fromherbicide applicationduring operations andmaintenance.






Low






PotentialEffect1



Increased risk of forestfire in the Local andAssessment Areaduring operations andmaintenance.




Potential effectis potentiallyreversible butover a longperiod of time.


Low

Level I Level I Level II Level II Level IBorealWoodlandCaribou







Moderate

Level II Level III Level II Level I Level IIncreased mortality dueto vehicle collisions.






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level III Level IIncreased mortality dueto changes in huntingaccess.






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level III Level IIncreased mortality dueto changes inpredation.






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level III Level IIntroduction ofdisease/parasitism (i.e.,brainworm [P. tenius]from white-taileddeer).






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level III Level I





PotentialEffect1



Moose Temporary sensorydisturbance.






Moderate

Level II Level III Level II Level I Level IIncreased mortality dueto vehicle collisions.






Low

Level II Level III Level II Level III Level I Increased mortalitydue to changes inhunting access.






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level III Level IIncreased mortality dueto changes inpredation.






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level III Level IIntroduction ofdisease/parasitism (i.e.,brainworm [P. tenius]from white-taileddeer).






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level III Level IBeaver Temporary sensory






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level I Level I





PotentialEffect1



Marten Temporary sensorydisturbance.






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level I Level IForest Birds Temporary sensory






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level I Level IWaterbirds Temporary sensory






Low

Level I Level III Level II Level I Level IEcologicallySensitiveWildlife Sites







Low

Level I Level III Level II Level I Level IHerptiles Increased mortality due

to vehicle collisions.No measureable effectabove baseline.





Low






PotentialEffect1



Alteration of breedingor feeding habitat dueto operation activitieslocated nearwaterbody or bog/fenareas having suitablehabitat for the species.






Low


Note: 1 The level of potential effect was ranked as being ‘low’, ‘moderate’ or ‘high’ based on the extent, frequency, reversibility and ecological context of the potential effect prior to theimplementation of mitigation measures, and the probability of the occurrence of the predicted effect. A predicted effect was considered to be ‘low’ if there is a low probability ofoccurrence, ‘moderate’ if it has a moderate probability of occurrence, and ‘high’ if there is a high probability of occurrence.

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