What types of activities might impact critical habitat for the purple amole?
A. Activities that may destroy or appreciably reduce the value of critical habitat include those that alter the primary constituent elements to the extent that the value of critical habitat for both the survival and recovery of the plant are appreciably diminished. Activities that negatively impact critical habitat may also jeopardize the continued existence of the species. For both varieties of purple amole, these activities may include, but aren’t limited to: Altering a watershed in ways that would greatly alter or reduce the quality or quantity of surface and subsurface water flows. This water is needed to maintain the grassland and blue oak woodland communities that support the species; Maintaining an unnatural fire regime either through fire suppression or prescribed fires that are too frequent or poorly timed; Agricultural activities, including orchardry, viticulture, row crops, and livestock grazing; Removal of invasive plant species with herbicides that could potentially damage
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