HomeMy WebLinkAboutF&G - Notice of Receipt of Petition - Cascades Frog Commissioners STATE OF CALIFORNIA Valerie Termini,Executive Director
Eric Sklar,President Edmund G.Brown Jr.,Governor 1416 Ninth Street,Room 1320
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Anthony C.Williams,Member
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Russell E.Burns,Member
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TO ALL AFFECTED AND INTERESTED PARTIES:
This is to provide you with a Notice of Receipt of Petition to list Cascades frog as
threatened or endangered under the California Endangered Species Act. This notice will
be published in the California Regulatory Notice Register on March 30, 2017.
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Associate Governmental Program Analyst
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Commissioners STATE OF CALIFORNIA Valerie Termini,Executive Director
Eric Sklar,President Edmund G.Brown Jr.,Governor 1416 Ninth Street,Room 1320
Saint Helena Sacramento,CA 95614
Jacque Hostler-Carmesin,Vice President (916)653-4899
McKinleyville Fish and Game Commission www.fgc.ca.gov
Anthony C.Williams,Member
Huntington Beach
Russell E.Bums,Member
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Peter S.Silva,Member
El Cajon
Wildlife Heritage and Conservation
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CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION
NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF PETITION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2073.3 of the
Fish and Game Code, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission), on
March 1, 2017, received a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to list the
Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) as threatened or endangered under the California
Endangered Species Act.
The Cascades frog is a medium sized frog that inhabits lakes, ponds, wet meadows,
and streams at moderate to high elevations in the Cascades Range.
Pursuant to Section 2073 of the Fish and Game Code, on March 6, 2017, the
Commission transmitted the petition to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife
(Department) for review pursuant to Section 2073.5 of said code. The petition is
scheduled for receipt at the Commission's April 26-27, 2017, meeting in Van Nuys. It is
anticipated that the Department's evaluation and recommendation relating to the
petition will be received by the Commission at its June 21-22, 2017, meeting.
Interested parties may contact Scott Gardner, Wildlife Branch, California Department of
Fish and Wildlife, 1812 Ninth Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 [916-445-5545 or
Scott.Gardner@wild life.ca.gov], for information on the petition or to submit information
relating to the petitioned species.
March 21, 2017 Fish and Game Commission
Valerie Termini
Executive Director