Common use of Amphibian and Reptile Habitat and Population Monitoring Clause in Contracts

Amphibian and Reptile Habitat and Population Monitoring. PALCO will work with the USFWS and CDFG to develop a habitat module for all covered amphibians and reptiles. As this module is applied across PALCO’s ownership, information that will help monitor the effectiveness of aquatic prescriptions to protect amphibians and reptiles will become available. This module will be included in all watershed analyses. PALCO and the agencies will conduct instream effectiveness monitoring to determine the adequacy of the aquatic strategy for amphibian and reptile species. For this purpose, PALCO will use the temperature, sediment, and LWD information that will be collected on both Class I and II waters. PALCO will modify amphibian and reptile monitoring efforts as new data and scientific results become available.