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Rattlesnake habitat flagged in Route 97 EAF
Summary
The EAF reading noted the project area includes potential summer feeding grounds and that rattlesnakes have been documented traveling several miles from winter dens, raising wildlife-impact concerns for the Route 97 proposal.
The Environmental Assessment excerpt read at the meeting described the Route 97 site as a south-facing forested area "only labeled as potential summer feeding grounds," and stated that "rattlesnakes have been documented traveling quite a few miles from their winter dens." Those statements were entered into the record as part of the EAF disclosure.
Board members did not specify mitigation or removal plans during the session. The wildlife note in the EAF suggests agency review for protected species or habitat considerations prior to approval if the project will alter the forested feeding areas.
