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Endangered Resource Review for the Magnum FM Telecommunications Tower Project (ERR Log # 10-341) Section A. Brief description of the proposed project Based on information provided by you on the Endangered Resources(ER)Review Request form and attached materials, I understand the proposed project to be as follows: Construction of a 500'guyed telecommunications tower. The proposed tower site shall be located in a fallow field with 2%grassy lawn/manicured areas.A fenced 20' by 20'gravel compound will be constructed at the base of the tower and a proposed drive will provide access to the site connecting the compound with Old Stage Road. The location of the project is TO5N R1 OE in Section 34 of Dane County, WI. It is best to request ER Reviews early in the project planning process. However, some important project details may not be known at that time. Details related to project location, design, and timing of disturbance are important for determining both the endangered resources that may be impacted by the project and any necessary follow-up actions. Please contact me whenever project plans change or new details become available to confirm if results of this ER Review are still valid. Section B. Endangered resources known or likely to occur in the proposed project area Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), a bird listed as Special Concern, prefers freshwater wetlands dominated by bulrush and cattail with small groves of alder, willow, or other brush. Their breeding season occurs from mid-April through mid-September. Earleaf Foxglove(Tomanthera auriculata), a State Special Concern plant, is found in prairies or open upland woods. Blooming occurs from late August through early September. The optimal identification period for this species is late August through early September. Blanding's turtles (Emydoidea blandingii)are listed as a Threatened species in Wisconsin. They utilize a wide variety of aquatic habitats including deep and shallow marshes, shallow bays of lakes and impoundments where areas of dense emergent and submergent vegetation exists, sluggish streams, oxbows and other backwaters of rivers, drainage ditches (usually where wetlands have been drained), and sedge meadows and wet meadows adjacent to these habitats. This species is semi-terrestrial and individuals may spend a good deal of time on land. They often move between a variety of wetland types during the active season, which can extend from early March to mid-October. They overwinter in standing water that is typically more then 3 feet in deep and with a deep organic substrate but will also use both warm and cold-water streams and rivers where they can avoid freezing. Blanding's generally breed in spring, late summer or fall.Nesting occurs from about mid-May through June depending on spring temperatures. They strongly prefer to nest in sandy soils and may travel well over a mile to find suitable soils. This species appear to display nest site fidelity, returning to its natal site and then nesting in a similar location annually. Hatching occurs from early August through early September but hatchlings ER Review Log# 10-341 Page 3