Addendum_2_-_ExhibitA_Attach1.pdf

Exhibit A, Attachment 1

WILD PIG CONTROL SPECIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS

1.0 Contract Definitions

1.1 Contractor Performance Qualification

The Contractor must have a minimum of 5 years of experience trapping wild pigs on large tracts of land (over 1,000 acres) as part of a wild pig control program. In addition, the Contractor or company shall have a minimum of 3 years of experience trapping wild pigs on public lands open to public use.

Qualifying experience must include trapping as a method to control pig populations. Control work that only includes the use of dogs is not acceptable and will not be counted towards qualifying experience.

1.2 Trapper Experience Qualification

All trappers employed by the Contractor, providing work under this agreement, must have a minimum of 3 years of experience trapping wild pigs on large tracts of land (over 1,000 acres) as part of a wild pig control program.

Qualifying experience must include trapping as a method to control pig populations. Control work that only includes the use of dogs is not acceptable and will not be counted towards qualifying experience.

2.0 Purpose and Intent of the Work

The purpose of the work is to protect native, rare, and endangered species and their habitats from damage, conversion, and loss due to impacts from the wild pigs. This damage can include, but is not limited to, reduction in water quality, reduction in native vegetation regrowth, displacement or loss of native species from the parklands, and increases in non-native plants in disturbed areas.

Approved methods for wild pig control within park boundaries include trapping and dispatching animals, along with shooting, where deemed safe and appropriate, per the terms and conditions of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Wild Pig Management between the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the California Department of Parks and Recreation. See Exhibit A, Attachment 2. All work is regulated by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The primary location for this project is Mount Diablo State Park, in which natural resources are being impacted by these non-native animals. Additionally, a portion of work will be located at Henry Coe State Park. The services would be utilized on an as needed basis in Alameda, San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Santa Clara, and Stanislaus counties.

Contractor will be expected to continually assess the damage, communicate with State Park staff about pig sightings, and move traps to the appropriate locations throughout the project areas according to pig population behavior. Descriptions or maps of the damage locations with GPS coordinates, and pig sightings are to be summarized and submitted monthly to State Parks.

In the event that unforeseen circumstances require continued services, this agreement may be amended with mutual consent of the parties hereto at the rates referenced in Exhibit B, Attachment 1, Contractor’s Bid Form. DPR reserves the right to add services or reduce services at the sole discretion of

DPR.

3.0 Equipment Required

Contractor must possess a minimum of twenty (20) live traps capable of containing several adult pigs and have them available for delivery within forty-eight (48) hours of contract approval by the State.

This contract shall include the delivery, installation, and movement of the traps;

all bait, lures, and equipment necessary to place and set traps; and firearms, ammunition, and equipment necessary to dispatch and disposal (on and off-site) of trapped animals.

4.0 Established Protocols

As part of an existing wild pig control program, the Contractor is expected to meet all provisions of the MOA with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) to provide evidence of a valid hunting license and required permits necessary to do the work, See Exhibit A, Attachment 2. The Contractor will be expected to follow established protocols:

A. Survey District lands as-needed to determine the presence of feral pigs, pig damage, and appropriate trapping locations. Determine the level of trapping required based on experience with feral pigs in the region, the amount of pig activity on District lands, or as requested.

Record pig damage encountered, noting date, extent of damage and GPS location. All data gathered in this contract will be property of District and may be used to inform the Feral Pig Management Program.

B. Live traps suitable for catching multiple pigs will be delivered and installed at appropriate sites within park boundaries. Appropriate sites are away from public view, public facilities, trails, aquatic areas, or sites containing sensitive species. Sites meeting the above stated criteria will then be prioritized according to damage assessments, pig sightings, and known migration routes between the State Park and adjacent lands, where appropriate.

C. Traps may be moved using a truck where access exists or an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) in wet or limited access situations. Areas where limbs or significant vegetation need to be removed for access are inappropriate sites. Motorized equipment, such as trucks or ATV’S must not be used off paved and dirt roads under any circumstances. Observance of any off road vehicle activity may be subject to citation. Vehicles will not be driven on backcountry dirt access roads when conditions are wet and ruts are likely to be left on the roads. These ruts are injurious to the roadbed surface because they will carry water and subsequently cause soil loss and accumulation of sediment.

D. Traps shall be baited using fermented grains not capable of introducing and spreading invasive non-native vegetation into the park. If bait is stored in the park it must be in an approved area where scent is not expected to annoy staff or the public.

E. Once traps are set, they must be checked early the following day. Areas that are prone to heavy public use must be checked before 7:30 a.m.

F. Trapped pigs will be dispatched on-site and in compliance with the Special Provisions Safety Section 5.2 of this document and in accordance with the requirements of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Trapped wild pigs shall be dispatched with a firearm suitable for use at close range.

G. Contractor must notify park staff upon entering and leaving State Park property.

H. Dispatched animals will be disposed of according to the procedures outlined in the MOA with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and must be in a manner agreed upon in advance by State Parks Representative. Specifically, the carcasses may be either taken offsite to a documented disposal facility or remain onsite but physically moved to an appropriate area within the park. Appropriate sites are away from public view, public facilities, trails, water courses, wetlands or sites containing sensitive species. Given the high visitation levels at Mount Diablo State Park, it is expected that discretion be used when determining disposal sites within the park. In-park disposals should be noted in the report. Contractor may not drive off road to reach these disposal sites.

H. Records of time spent in the field shall be kept up-to-date. All dispatched animals shall be reported on biological data forms provided by State Parks (Exhibit A, Attachment 3 – the form may be modified by the state as reporting requirements are revised) which shall be turned in monthly to the State’s Representative. This record will include the following data:

a. Location of trap placement and effort:

a. The date the trap was deployed at a location, GPS coordinates of trap location, habitat description (grassland, oak woodland, riparian, etc.) and photo;

b. The type of bait used, the date bait was set;

c. The date of trap set and each trap check, when bait was replenished;

d. Record the number of nights the trap was open (“trap nights”);

e. And record when the trap was removed, if moved to another location, record GPS coordinates of new location.

f. At the start of trapping, contractor will supply spread sheet of all trap numbers and GPS locations. Contractor will supply updated spreadsheets on trap number and GPS locations with each monthly report, noting traps that were relocated. Production of GIS-based maps of trap locations is preferred.

b. Captures:

a. Method of capture, weapon used;

b. Data on individual pigs: sex, reproductive status, age, weight, condition; and

c. Disposition (left in field, taken offsite to rendering facility).

d. Maintain records on the supplied District form about each animal captured on District lands.

c. Disposal:

a. Location,

b. Date site established,

c. Dump dates, and

d. Total number of pigs.

I. Hours of work shall be from pre-dawn to after sunset, up to seven days a week.

4.1 Deliverables

A. In monthly reports, summarize survey results (e.g. see Item A, above) noting extent of feral pig damage, date, time, location (GPS points) and photos (where practical)

B. Collaboration on Feral Pig Management Program as needed

C. Records of time spent in the field shall be kept up-to-date. All dispatched animals shall be reported on biological data forms provided by State Parks (Exhibit A, Attachment 3 – the form may be modified by the State as reporting requirements are revised) which shall be turned in monthly to the State’s Representative. This record will include the following data:

D. Location of trap placement and effort:

a. The date the trap was deployed at a location, GPS coordinates of trap location, habitat description (grassland, oak woodland, riparian, etc.) and photo;

b. The type of bait used, the date bait was set;

c. The date of trap set and each trap check, when bait was replenished;

d. Record the number of nights the trap was open ("trap nights");

e. And record when the trap was removed, if moved to another location, record GPS coordinates of new location.

f. At the start of trapping, contractor will supply spread sheet of all trap numbers and GPS locations. Contractor will supply updated spread sheets on trap number and GPS locations with each monthly report, noting traps that were relocated. Production of GIS-based maps of trap locations is preferred.

E. Captures:

a. Method of capture, weapon used;

b. Data on individual pigs: sex, reproductive status, age, weight, condition; and

c. Disposition (left in field, taken offsite to rendering facility).

d. Maintain records on the supplied District form about each animal captured on District lands.

F. Disposal:

a. Location,

b. Date site established,

c. Dump dates, and

d. Total number of pigs.

G. Submit online report by the 10th day of each month as required by the CDFW https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/wir to the CDFW and to the Wildlife Program Manager which includes the data sheets, reporting on the location, date and numbers of pigs removed, and where applicable, a signature of receipt for carcasses delivered to approved rendering facility, record of each person who discharges a firearm and the date and location the firearm was discharged. All information shall be entered and provided in an MS Excel spreadsheet.

H. Work Product Format: Draft and final deliverable work products shall be provided to the District in electronic files containing all text, exhibits, data, calculations and referenced documents supporting conclusions. Other format requirements:

I. All text, exhibits, and supporting data shall be submitted in a form that is editable by the District. Microsoft Word format shall be included with all text submittals.

J. Any GIS data collected shall conform to District standards. The District will provide current GIS data schema to the selected contractor for all data types being collected.

5.0 Special Provisions

5.1 On Call Availability

To ensure that any unforeseen circumstances regarding trapped pigs can be dealt without delay, the Contractor shall be available on an “on call” basis 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and be able to be physically on site within 2 hours after receiving a call.

5.2 Safety

A valid California hunting license is required. Firearm use within park boundaries requires extreme caution. Pigs must be shot with a rifle of sufficient caliber to reliably kill wild pigs. Shots must not be fired unless the shooter is sure the bullet will directly enter the ground if it passes through the animal. In most cases the bullet will not leave the carcass.

Considerable discretion shall be used by shooters when any public is in the vicinity. Contractor shall not discharge a firearm unless all conditions are optimum for a safe, clean kill without observation by park visitors. Any mishaps or observations of illegal activities of any kind shall be immediately communicated to park staff.

Shots taken to dispatch animals must be away from any trails or public areas and directed into a safe backdrop. Animals shall be dispatched during times of least public activity, i.e. early mornings, after dark, not on busy weekends.

Recently dispatched animals will not be left in highly visible areas such as along main roads/trails but will be moved quickly to designated areas away from public view. Contractor shall work with supervising rangers for safe trap placements and to coordinate around times of heavy public use to assure public safety.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION

AND THE

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

FOR WILD PIG MANAGEMENT

This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) is made and entered into by and between the

California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) and the California Department of

Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for the purpose of controlling wild pigs (Sus scrofa) in State Park units.

A. WHEREAS, State Parks shall administer, protect, develop, and interpret the property under its jurisdiction for the use and enjoyment of the public (California Public

Resources Code Section 5003); and

B. WHEREAS, State Parks was created under State law to administer the State Park

System and has as a primary mission to protect and maintain natural plant and animal communities in state parks as representative examples of California's natural heritage;

and

C. WHEREAS, CDFW was created under State law as the State’s trustee for fish and wildlife resources with jurisdiction over the conservation, protection, and management of fish, wildlife, native plants, and habitat necessary for biologically sustainable populations of those species; as such CDFW is authorized to take appropriate steps to alleviate damage caused by wild pigs; and

D. WHEREAS, State Parks executes its natural resource mission by restoring and maintaining natural processes and conditions, and control and removal of invasive, non-native species that have deleterious influences on native plants and animals is a primary management responsibility; and

E. WHEREAS, wild pigs, although classified as a game mammal under State law, are a non-native species in California; and

F. WHEREAS, wild pigs have damaged and continue to damage native plant and animal communities on the State Park units identified in Appendix A; and

G. WHEREAS, State Parks and CDFW have determined that wild pig damage will remain an ongoing problem due to the widespread presence of pigs on State Park units and continued immigration from adjacent lands; and

H. WHEREAS, pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 4181 and California Code of

Regulations Title 14, section 401, CDFW may permit any owner or tenant of land or property that is being damaged or destroyed or is in danger of being damaged or destroyed by wild pig to take the animal; and

I. WHEREAS, State Parks desires to enter into an MOA with CDFW to control wild pigs in the State Park System;

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NOW, THEREFORE, State Parks is authorized to take wild pigs on the State Park units identified in Appendix A under the mutual agreement and understanding as follows:

I. State Parks agrees to:

A. Conduct activities to control wild pigs on the State Park units identified in

Appendix A according to CDFW approved methods as described below, consistent with the State Parks mission.

B. Notify the CDFW headquarters and the appropriate regional office contact in writing of requests or needs to add or amend additional State Park units to

Appendix A during the term of this MOA. Notification should be at least one month (30 days) prior to the need to implement potential control activities.

C. Designate an official headquarters contact to work with a CDFW headquarters contact to coordinate wild pig control/eradication programs.

D. Inform CDFW headquarters and the appropriate regional office prior to initiating wild pig control activities in a State Park System land for the first time under this MOA.

E. Maintain a list of State Parks employees and agents participating in the control of wild pigs under this MOA.

1. State Parks will ensure that all employees and agents participating in the program will review and understand the terms and conditions of this MOA.

2. State Parks will also provide a copy of this MOA to all employees and agents participating in the program. This MOA will be in their possession when engaged in any activities under this MOA.

3. No person may take wild pigs pursuant to this MOA if they have been convicted of a violation related to the take or possession of game or furbearing mammals in the past 24 months or if they are on probation and may not hunt or possess a firearm as part of the terms of probation.

F. Control Methods

1. Wild pig trapping may be conducted using baited live traps at multiple locations within any State Park System land in Appendix A under this MOA. Wild pigs captured in traps will be dispatched in a humane manner.

a. All set traps shall be checked in person at least once every 24 hours.

b. Wild pigs may only be dispatched using rifle, shotgun, or pistol.

c. Snares, cage and box traps, and nets may be used. Steel-jawed leg-hold traps, padded or otherwise, are prohibited.

2. Wild pigs may be shot near traps and in other locations where needed to complement the primary trapping control method.

a. Wild pigs may be shot using rifle or shotgun.

b. Every reasonable effort shall be made to pursue, locate, dispatch, and process any shot and injured wild pig taken in accordance with this MOA.

3. Specially trained dogs may be used on occasion to track wild pigs, provided the dogs are under control of State Parks employees or agents.

4. Only lead-free ammunition may be used to spot shoot or dispatch wild pigs.

5. This MOA does not invalidate any city, county, or state firearms regulation.

6. No poison may be used.

G. Wild Pig Carcass Disposal

1. State Parks will dispose of wild pig carcasses by one of the following methods:

a. Carcasses acceptable for human consumption may be donated to a charitable organization or Tribe so long as such donation complies with applicable Federal, State, and local laws or regulations (e.g. inspection by the U.S. Department of Agriculture prior to donation may be required) and is consistent with the California Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.

b. Carcasses may be disposed of onsite or transported to a rendering facility.

c. Carcasses may be left in remote areas of the State Park System land and available as carrion when retrieval is not feasible or efficient.

2. Carcasses transported from State Park units shall:

a. Be transported by a person in possession of a copy of this MOA.

b. Be hidden from view during transport on public roadways.

3. Carcasses shall be made available to CDFW upon request.

H. State Parks shall provide CDFW a record on a monthly basis listing for each taken wild pig the date, sex, disposition of carcass, and State Park System land name where taken. The record shall be submitted on or before the 15th day of the following month and shall be submitted whether or not any animals were taken.

II. CDFW agrees:

A. By entering into this MOA, State Parks is authorized to take wild pigs in the State Park units listed in Appendix A as permitted by State law and by methods included in this agreement.

B. Headquarters and Regional staff shall review requests to amend the list of State Park units identified in Appendix A and Headquarters will provide a written response to the State Parks contact person within 30 days of receiving request.

C. To designate headquarters personnel to work with State Parks on the control of wild pigs and to provide technical review and general support for the State Park

System program.

D. To cooperate with the State Parks contact person on any violation of the conditions of the MOA so corrective actions can be taken or investigations can be conducted to ensure adherence to the terms of this MOA.

III. This MOA identifies actions appropriate for wild pig control specific to State Park units identified in Appendix A. This MOA does not authorize take of wild pigs by State Parks beyond the limits of State Park units identified in Appendix A.

IV. The transportation and/or sale of live wild pigs is prohibited by California Code of Regulation, Title 14, section 671, and is not authorized as part of this MOA.

V. Wild pigs may only be taken at State Park units in accordance with the authorization of

CDFW by the methods described in this MOA. It is mutually agreed that any additional restrictions be addressed on a case-by-case basis, only if and when clearly warranted.

Nothing in this MOA authorizes State Parks employees or agents to violate any section of the Fish and Game Code or Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

VI. Designated agency contacts are listed below.

A. State Parks designated contact:

Russ Bradley, Senior Environmental Scientist (Supervisory)

California State Parks

Natural Resources Division

715 P Street

Sacramento, CA 95814

(916) 653-6656

Russ.Bradley@parks.ca.gov

B. CDFW designated contact:

Mario Klip, Ph.D, Environmental Program Manager

Game Conservation Program

California Department of Fish and Wildlife

1010 Riverside Parkway

West Sacramento, CA 95605

(530) 258-7582

Mario.Klip@wildlife.ca.gov

VII. This MOA may be terminated by State Parks immediately with written notice to CDFW.

VIII. CDFW may, by written notice to State Parks, terminate this MOA at any time. It may also temporarily suspend the take authorization under this MOA for a breach or violation of this MOA by State Parks, its employees, agents, or any person acting under the direction and control of State Parks.

IX. This MOA is valid through December 31, 2026 unless terminated earlier. If damage or threatened damage to State Park units continues after one year, upon request by Parks this MOA may be renewed with a letter signed by CDFW. However, it is

Docusign Envelope ID: 4056D331-5D7D-4BC9-B21B-B65F57DAA165 mailto:Heather.White@parks.ca.gov mailto:Mario.Klip@wildlife.ca.gov mutually recognized that wild pig damage will likely remain an ongoing problem on some State Park units into the foreseeable future. As a result State Parks and CDFW anticipate the need to renew this MOA upon its expiration.

Jay Chamberlin, Chief Scott Gardner, Chief California State Parks California Department of Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Division Wildlife and Fisheries Division 715 P Street Wildlife Branch Sacramento, CA 95814 1010 Riverside Parkway

(916) 653-9542 West Sacramento, CA 95605

Jay.Chamberlin@parks.ca.gov (916) 801-6257 Scott.Gardner@wildlife.ca.gov

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Appendix A State Parks Units Under MOA

Updated April 2023

District Park Unit County Acreage

North Coast Redwoods

Humboldt Redwoods SP Humboldt 53,923

Sinkyone Wilderness SP Mendocino, Humboldt 8,032

Northern Buttes

Ahjumawi Lava Springs SP Shasta 6,515

Clear Lake SP Lake 600

Sutter Buttes SP Sutter 1,794

Sonoma-Mendocino Coast

Armstrong Redwoods SNR Sonoma 712

Austin Creek SRA Sonoma 5,689 Fort Ross SHP Sonoma 3,373

Hendy Woods SP Mendocino 831

Salt Point SP Sonoma 6,779

Sonoma Coast SP Sonoma 10,523

Bay Area

Annadel SP Sonoma 5,112

China Camp SP Marin 1,529

Mount Tamalpais SP Marin 6,407 Olompali SHP Marin 688

Robert Louis Stevenson SP Lake, Napa, Sonoma 5,748

Samuel P. Taylor SP Marin 2,614

Sonoma SHP Sonoma 65

Tomales Bay SP Marin 2,424

Central Valley

Calaveras Big Trees SP Calaveras, Tuolumne 6,485

Caswell Memorial SP Stanislaus 448 Pacheco SP Merced, Santa Clara 6,986

San Luis Reservoir SRA Merced 27,405

Diablo Range

Mount Diablo SP Contra Costa 19,749

Fremont Peak SP Monterey, San Benito 159 Henry Coe SP Santa Clara, Stanislaus 88,678

Hollister Hills SVRA San Benito 6,505

Carnegie SVRA Alameda, San Joaquin 5,075

Santa Cruz Ano Nuevo SP San Mateo 4,335

Big Basin Redwoods SP San Mateo, Santa Cruz 18,223

Burleigh H. Murray Ranch San Mateo 1,324

Butano SP Santa Cruz 4,541

Castle Rock SP San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz 5,466

Half Moon Bay SB San Mateo 207

Montara SB San Mateo 794 Pescadero SB San Mateo 698

Pomponio SB San Mateo 411

Portola Redwoods SP San Mateo 2,726

San Gregorio SB San Mateo 452

The Forest of Nisene Marks SP Santa Cruz 9,974

Wilder Ranch SP Santa Cruz 7,788

Monterey Andrew Molera SP Monterey 4,698

Carmel River SB Monterey 299

Point Lobos SNR Monterey 2,131

San Luis Obispo Coast

Hearst San Simeon SP San Luis Obispo 2,297

Montana de Oro SP San Luis Obispo 10,275

Morro Bay SP San Luis Obispo 2,842

Oceano Dunes

Oceano Dunes SVRA San Luis Obispo 3,459

Pismo SB San Luis Obispo 1,514

Channel Coast

Gaviota SP Santa Barbara 2,712

Colorado Desert

Cuyamaca Rancho SP San Diego 24,738

Palomar Mountain SP San Diego 1,908

Anza-Borrego Desert SP Imperial, Riverside, San Diego 621,912

Great Basin

Antelope Valley SNR Los Angeles 2,673

Arthur B. Ripley SP Los Angeles 850

Fort Tejon SHP Kern 967

Hungry Valley SVRA Los Angeles 29,165

Tomo-Kahni SHP Kern 857