Nevada County Natural Resources Report

Prepared for: Nevada County Planning Department, 950 Maidu Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95959

Prepared by: Dr. Edward C. Beedy, Sierra Business Council Scientific Coordinator; Dr. Peter Brussard, University of Nevada, Reno; Chairman, Scientific Advisory Committee

Acknowledgments

The authors extend their gratitude to the following peer reviewers who provided detailed comments and fact-checking of the entire document on short notice: Ms. Vicki Campbell, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sacramento; Dr. Frank Davis, Donald Bren School of Environmental Science, University of California Santa Barbara; Mr. Jeff Finn, Regional Wildlife Biologist, California Department of Fish and Game, Nevada County; Dr. Jim Gaither, The Nature Conservancy, California Field Office, San Francisco; Dr. John Harris, Biology Department, Mills College, Oakland; Mr. John Koltun, Geographic Resource Solutions, Anchorage, Alaska; Dr. William F. Laudenslayer, Jr., U.S. Forest Service, Fresno; Dr. Thomas Parker, Biology Department, San Francisco State University; Dr. Michael Soule, Professor Emeritus, College of Natural Resources, University of California, Santa Cruz; and Dr. Peter Stine, U.S. Forest Service, Sacramento.