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Home My WebLink About20250506 28 Garfield Ave & 34 East Broadway Subdivision Karner Blue and Frosted Elfins Butterfly Habitat Investiation 09222025 MEMO Date: 9/22/2025 To: Doug Heller From: Rob Fraser, PWS Re: 28 Garfield Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY Karner Blue and Frosted Elgin Butterfly Habitat On September 19, 2025, I investigated property located at 28 Garfield Avenue shown on the attached map for the presence of Blue Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus), habitat for the Karner Blue (Plebejus melissa samuelis) and Frosted Elfins (Callophyrs irus) Butterflys. My findings are that the area of the forested, vacant residential lot’s understory is overgrown with bittersweet (Celastrus scandens) vines, Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima). Blue lupine habitat includes sandy open meadows and disturbed manmade sites. I did not find any Blue Lupine on the site. Therefore, the site does not provide habitat for the Karner Blue or Frosted Elfin Butterfly. EAF Mapper Summary Report Monday, July 7, 2025 2:50 PM Disclaimer: The EAF Mapper is a screening tool intended to assist project sponsors and reviewing agencies in preparing an environmental assessment form (EAF). Not all questions asked in the EAF are answered by the EAF Mapper. Additional information on any EAF question can be obtained by consulting the EAF Workbooks. Although the EAF Mapper provides the most up-to-date digital data available to DEC, you may also need to contact local or other data sources to confirm data provided by the Mapper or to obtain data not provided by the Mapper. Part 1 / Question 7 [Critical Environmental Area] No Part 1 / Question 12a [National or State Register of Historic Places or State Eligible Sites] Yes Part 1 / Question 12b [Archeological Sites]Yes Part 1 / Question 13a [Wetlands or Other Regulated Waterbodies] Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Workbook. Part 1 / Question 15 [Threatened or Endangered Animal] Yes Part 1 / Question 15 [Threatened or Endangered Animal - Name] Frosted Elfin, Karner Blue Part 1 / Question 16 [100 Year Flood Plain]Digital mapping data are not available or are incomplete. Refer to EAF Workbook. Part 1 / Question 20 [Remediation Site]No 1Short Environmental Assessment Form - EAF Mapper Summary Report