U.S. Customs and Border Protection 1418 Firebreak Road Improvement Project Endangered Species Surveys

SummitWest performed protocol-level surveys for three separate endangered/threatened species along 59.6 acres of the 1418 Firebreak Road Improvement Project for use by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

SummitWest conducted protocol surveys for Quino checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino), coastal California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) and listed vernal pool branchiopods including the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta sandiegonensis) and Riverside fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus woottoni), performing both wet and dry season sampling (including processing and rearing shrimp from cysts). The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) proposed to improve, operate, maintain, and repair 1418 Firebreak Road in Chula Vista, CA. The improvement of the road would enhance agent safety by providing efficient, reliable, and safe driving surfaces. SummitWest coordinated all field visits, 24-hour notifications to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and wrote the 45-day or 90-day reports.