HomeMy WebLinkAboutFish & Game Commission - Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area (2) EDMUND G.BROWN JR,Governor
NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
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Sacramento,California 95814
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Dear (Ladies and Gentlemen:
Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area - Cherokee Farms, Exp. 7
Butte County
Project ID: 2014109
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), through the Wildlife Conservation
Board (WCB), is involved in a land acquisition program that is focused on the long-range,
protection and enhancement of habitat for fish and wildlife. Possible sites for acquisition
are identified by the CDFW in response to public interest, legislative mandate and
departmental goals.
This letter is to inform you that"SIC B is considering the acquisition of 255± acres of land for
the preservation and enhancement of wildlife habitat located in Butte County and identified
as Assessor's Parcel Nos. 022-040-068 and 073. This proposal is scheduled for the
September 3, 2015, Board meeting. A copy of the preliminary agenda is enclosed for your
review. A full agenda will follow within two weeks. You may view all agendas and minutes,
and/or subscribe to receive them via email, on our website atLW www.
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If you have any questions about this proposal or need additional information, please feel
free to contact me at (916) 445-0137.
J�fi P. Donnelly
Executive Director
Enclosure
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Member of the Senate Member of the Assembly
State Capitol, Room 2068 P.O. Box 942849, Room 5128
Sacramento, California 95814 Sacramento, California 94249-0003
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY EDMUND G. BROWN JR.,Governor
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
1416 9T"STREET,ROOM 1266
SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA 95814
(916)445-8448 AUG t 7 2015
FAx(916)323-0280
www.wcb.ca.gov ,CAUF00IA
NOTICE OF MEETING
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
September 3, 2015
10:00 AM
1/ Natural Resources Auditorium
Sacramento, California 95814
PRELIMINARY AGENDA ITEMS
ITEM NO.
1. Rall Call
2. Funding Status - Informational
3. Proposed Consent Calendar (Items 4 - 22)
*4. Approval of Minutes — May 21, 2015, June 30, 2015,
and July 23, 2015
*5. Recovery of Funds
*Proposed Consent Calendar
1/These facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities;more information on page xii.
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*6. Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Expansion (Manner) $350,000.00
Shasta County
To consider the acquisition in fee of 13± acres of land by the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife as an addition to the Mouth of Cottonwood
Creek Wildlife Area to provide additional access for wildlife oriented public
opportunities located near Cottonwood, in Shasta County. The purposes of this
project are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed funding source,
which allows for the acquisition of land for the development of public access
facilities for hunting, fishing and other wildlife compatible recreational activities.
[California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks and Coastal
Protection Fund (Proposition 40), Public Resources Code Section 5096.650(a)]
*7. Epperson Place Ranch Conservation Easement $403,000.00
Colusa County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the California Rangeland Trust for a
cooperative project with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to assist
with the acquisition of a conservation easement over 1,547± acres of land to
protect and sustain the rangeland, grazing land, grassland, working landscapes,
wildlife habitat, and watersheds near Bear Valley in Colusa County. The
purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed
funding source, which allows for the acquisition of habitat, including native oak
woodlands, to protect deer and mountain lions. [Habitat Conservation Fund
(Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code Section 2786(a)]
*8. Keegan Ranch Conservation Easement $328,500.00
Colusa County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the California Rangeland Trust for a
cooperative project with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to assist
with the acquisition of a conservation easement over 2,507± acres of land to
protect and sustain the rangeland, grazing land, grassland, working landscapes,
wildlife habitat, and watersheds near Bear Valley in Colusa County. The
purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed
funding source, which allows for the acquisition of habitat, including native oak
woodlands, to protect deer and mountain lions. [Habitat Conservation Fund
(Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code Section 2786(a)]
*9. Yolo County HCP/NCCP Development, Phase III $462,500.00
Yolo County
To consider the allocation for a grant to Yolo Habitat Conservancy to finalize an
Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for a Habitat
Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan covering the entire
County of Yolo. The purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized
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uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for grants that implement or
assist in the establishment of NCCPs. [Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and
Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006 (Proposition
84), Public Resources Code Section 75055(c) (SI38)]
*10. McCune and Cronin Habitat Enhancement $325,000.00
Solano County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Solano Resource Conservation
District, for a cooperative project with the Landowners, the U.S. Natural
Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the
Center for Land-based Learning, to enhance 21± acres of riparian habitat on
two privately owned properties, one located approximately five miles north of
Rio Vista, and the second approximately four miles southeast of Winters, in
Solano County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized
uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for projects to assist farmers
in integrating agricultural activities with ecosystem restoration and wildlife
protection. [Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control,
River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006 (Proposition 84), Public Resources
Code Section 75055(d)(4)]
*11. Maxwell Conservation Easement Transfer $0.00
Fresno County
To consider the acceptance of a conservation easement over 15± acres of land,
held for mitigation purposes by the Sierra Foothill Conservancy, to the
California Department of Fish and Wildlife for the continued protection of habitat
and to prevent any use of the Property that will significantly impair or interfere
with the conservation values of the Property, located in the city of Auberry in
Fresno County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized
uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the acquisition and
protection of habitat to protect rare, endangered, threatened or fully protected
species.
*12. San Joaquin River Parkway, Spano River Ranch, $550,000.00
Habitat Enhancement
Fresno County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the San Joaquin River Parkway and
Conservation Trust for a cooperative project with the San Joaquin River
Conservancy (SJRC) to restore and enhance 51± acres of upland, riparian, and
wetland habitats on the SJRC's Spano River Ranch property, located one mile
downstream of the State Route 41 bridge within the City of Fresno in the County
of Fresno. The purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized uses
of the proposed funding source, which allows for river parkway projects
identified by the San Joaquin River Conservancy. [Safe Drinking Water, Water
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Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection
Fund of 2006 (Proposition 84), Public Resources Code Section 75050(f)]
*13. Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains, Cummings $210,000.00
Kern County
To consider the allocation for a grant to The Nature Conservancy for a
cooperative project with the California Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation to acquire a conservation easement over 1,019± acres of land for
the protection of native oak woodlands and rolling grasslands and to support
habitat linkages and corridors between existing protected lands, located 25
miles southeast of Bakersfield and eleven miles northwest of the city center of
Tehachapi in Kern County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the
authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the
acquisition of habitat, including native oak woodlands, to protect deer and
mountain lions. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and Game
Code Section 2786(a)]
*14. Puma Canyon, Expansion 6 $66,000.00
San Bernardino County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Transition Habitat Conservancy to
acquire 6± acres of land, to conserve lower montane chaparral and woodland
habitat for the benefit of deer, mountain lion and other wildlife species, located
in Puma Canyon on the lower northern slopes of the San Bernardino
Mountains, near the community of Pinon Hills in San Bernardino County. The
purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed
funding source, which allows for the acquisition and protection of habitat to
protect deer and mountain lions. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117),
Fish and Game Code Section 2786(a)]
*15. Shay Meadows Conservation Area $56,650.00
Expansion 2 (Whitcher)
San Bernardino County
To consider the allocation of a grant to the San Bernardino Mountains Land
Trust (SBMLT) and the acceptance of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Recovery Land Acquisition Grant and the approval to subgrant these federal
funds to the SBMLT to acquire in fee 5± acres of land for the protection and
preservation of wet meadow and seasonal pond habitat supporting State and
federally listed species, located near the community of Big Bear City, east of
Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County. The purposes of this project are
consistent with the proposed funding source that allows for the acquisition and
protection of habitats that are critical to the sustainability of threatened or
endangered species. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and
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Game Code Section 2786(b/c)]
*16. Shay Meadows Conservation Area $28,925.00
Expansion 3 (Smith)
San Bernardino County
To consider the allocation of a grant to the San Bernardino Mountains Land
Trust (SBMLT) and the acceptance of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Recovery Land Acquisition Grant and the approval to subgrant these federal
funds to the SBMLT to acquire in fee 3± acres of land for the protection and
preservation of wet meadow and seasonal pond habitat supporting State and
federally listed species, located near the community of Big Bear City, east of
Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County. The purposes of this project are
consistent with the proposed funding source that allows for the acquisition and
protection of habitats that are critical to the sustainability of threatened or
endangered species. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and
Game Code Section 2786(blc)]
*17. SR-91 Wildlife Underpass Design $400,000.00
Riverside County
To consider the allocation for a grant to California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans) for a cooperative project with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to
complete the design work for the replacement of an existing box tunnel with a
bridge to facilitate wildlife crossing at a Caltrans Right of Way on SR-91, located
approximately 0.7 miles west of the Green River Road Interchange in the City of
Corona in Riverside County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the
authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the
development, rehabilitation, restoration, acquisition and protection of habitat that
accomplishes one or more of the following objectives: promotes recovery of
threatened and endangered species, protects habitat corridors, protects
significant natural landscapes and ecosystems, or implements the
recommendations of the California Comprehensive Wildlife Strategy. [Safe
Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal
Protection Fund of 2006 (Proposition 84), Public Resources Code Section
75055(b)]
*18. Western Riverside MSHCP (2012) - Dyer/Wynn $128,200.00
Riverside County
To consider the acceptance of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Habitat
Conservation Plan Land Acquisition grant and the approval to subgrant these
federal funds to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority
(Authority), as well as to consider a Wildlife Conservation Board grant to the
Authority, to acquire in fee 20± acres of land in western Riverside County
located near the city of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County. The purposes of this
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project are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed funding source,
which allows for the acquisition of habitat to protect rare, endangered,
threatened or fully protected species; and which allows for the acquisition of
habitat on which unique species or natural communities exist. [Habitat
Conservation Fund (Proposition 117) Fish and Game Code Section 2786(blc)]
*19. Western Riverside MSHCP (2012) - McCormick $68,000.00
Riverside County
To consider the acceptance of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Habitat
Conservation Plan Land Acquisition grant and the approval to subgrant these
federal funds to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority
(Authority), as well as to consider a Wildlife Conservation Board grant to the
Authority, to acquire in fee 5± acres of land in western Riverside County located
near Murrieta in Riverside County. The purposes of this project are consistent
with the authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the
acquisition of habitat to protect rare, endangered, threatened or fully protected
species; and which allows for the acquisition of habitat on which unique species
or natural communities exist. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117) Fish
and Game Code Section 2786(b/c)]
*20. Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area Expansion 5 $390,551.00
San Diego County
To consider the acquisition in fee of 391± acres of land by the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife CDFW for a cooperative project with San Diego
Association of Governments, for the protection of core wildlife linkages and
habitat that supports key populations of the endangered quino checkerspot
butterfly as an expansion to the Hollenbeck Wildlife Area located near the
community of Jamul approximately 20 miles east of downtown San Diego. The
purposes of this project are consistent with the proposed funding source that
allows for the acquisition of habitat to protect rare, endangered, threatened and
fully protected species. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and
Game Code Section 2786(blc)]
*21. Lucky 5 Ranch, Phase II $510,000.00
San Diego County
To consider the allocation for a grant to Anza-Borrego Foundation for a
cooperative project with the San Diego Association of Governments, The
Nature Conservancy, and the Resources Legacy Fund to acquire in fee 1,129±
acres of land for the protection of habitat that supports endangered species,
promotes the preservation of habitat linkages and corridors between existing
protected lands, and offers the potential to provide for wildlife oriented public
use opportunities, located near the community of Cuyamaca in San Diego
County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized uses of
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the proposed funding source, which allows for the acquisition of habitat to
protect rare, endangered, threatened or fully protected species. [Habitat
Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code Section 2786(blc)]
*22. Sycuan Peak Ecological Reserve, Expansion 5 $77,650.00
San Diego County
To consider the acceptance of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Habitat
Conservation Plan Land Acquisition grant to assist with the acquisition in fee of
77± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for the
protection of core areas of habitat to support threatened and endangered
species and to secure key regional wildlife linkages all consistent with an
existing Multiple Species Conservation Plan, a joint Habitat Conservation Plan
and Natural Community Conservation Plan, located near the City of El Cajon in
San Diego County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the
authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the
acquisition of habitat to protect rare, endangered, threatened or fully protected
species; and which allows for the acquisition of habitat on which unique species
or natural communities naturally exist. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition
117), Fish and Game Code Section 2786(blc)]
23. Pine Creek Linkages (Rose Ranch) $1,547,000.00
Tehama County
To consider an allocation for a grant to the Northern California Regional Land
Trust for a cooperative project with the Natural Resources Conservation Service
to acquire a conservation easement over 5,545± acres to provide protection for
deer, mountain lion, and oak habitats north of the town of Chico in Tehama
County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized uses of
the proposed funding source, which allows for the acquisition and protection of
habitat to protect deer and mountain lions. [Habitat Conservation Fund
(Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code Section 2786(a)]
24. Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area $2,640,000.00
Cherokee Farms, Exp. 7
Butte County
To consider the acquisition in fee of 255± acres of land by the Department of
Fish and Wildlife, as an expansion to the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area
(UBBWA) supporting wetland habitat. The property will provide habitat for
waterfowl, shorebirds and riparian songbirds and will contribute to the public
use and other management objectives of the UBBWA including water
management. The property is located near Biggs in Butte County. The
purposes of this project are consistent with the proposed funding sources that
allow for the acquisition of habitat to protect rare, endangered, threatened or
fully protected species and to also acquire wetlands to protect or enhance a
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flood protection corridor or bypass in the Central Valley. [Habitat Conservation
Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code Section 2786(b/c) (Proposition
1 E); Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code
Section 2786(d)(IWCP) (Proposition 1 E), Inland Wetlands Conservation
Program]
25. Brush Creek Conservation Easement (Miller Trust), $1,676,000.00
Mendocino County
To consider the allocation of a grant to the Mendocino Land Trust to acquire a
conservation easement over 2,018± acres of land for the conservation and
protection of managed forest lands and forest reserve areas that include
Douglas fir, old growth redwood, riparian corridors, coastal watersheds and
riverine habitats, and support salmonids and other rare wildlife species, located
east of Point Arena, in Mendocino County. The purposes of this project are
consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which
allows for forest conservation and protection projects in order to promote the
ecological integrity and economic stability of California's diverse native forests
through forest conservation, preservation and restoration of productive
managed forest lands, forest reserve areas, redwood forests and other forest
types, including the conservation of water resources and natural habitats for
native fish, wildlife and plants found on these lands. [Safe Drinking Water,
Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of
2006 (Proposition 84), Public Resources Code Section 75055(a)]
26. Ten Mile River - Parker Ranch, $3,470,000.00
Forest Conservation Program
Mendocino County
To consider the allocation for a grant to The Nature Conservancy for a
cooperative project with the State Coastal Conservancy to acquire a
conservation easement on 2,554± acres of native forest habitats, including
redwood, Douglas fir and Grand fir forest in the upland zones, and mature red
alder forest within the riparian zone along the Ten Mile River located near Fort
Bragg in Mendocino County. The purposes of this project are consistent with
the authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for forest
conservation and protection projects in order to promote the ecological integrity
and economic stability of California's diverse native forests through forest
conservation, preservation and restoration of productive managed forest lands,
forest reserve areas, redwood forests and other forest types, including the
conservation of water resources and natural habitats for native fish, wildlife and
plants found on these lands. [Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply,
Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006 (Proposition 84),
Public Resources Code Section 75055(a)]
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27. Feather River Wildlife Area, Riparian Habitat Restoration $620,000.00
Abbott Lake Unit, Augmentation
Sutter County
To consider the allocation for an augmentation to an existing grant to River
Partners for a partnership project with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to
restore approximately 150± acres of riparian habitat and enhance remnant
riparian forest habitat on the Abbott Lake Unit of the Feather River Wildlife Area,
located approximately seven miles south of Yuba City on the west bank of the
Feather River in Sutter County. The purposes of this project are consistent with
the authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the
development, rehabilitation, restoration, acquisition and protection of habitat that
promotes recovery of threatened and endangered species and protects
significant natural landscapes and ecosystems. [Safe Drinking Water, Water
Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006
(Proposition 84), Public Resources Code Section 75055(b)]
28. Blue-Ridge Berryessa CAPP, Smittle Creek $1,420,000.00
Napa County
To consider the allocation of a grant to the Napa County Regional Park and
Open Space District to acquire 443± acres of land for the protection and
preservation of deer, mountain lion, and oak woodland habitat and existing
regional wildlife linkages, located west of Lake Berryessa in Napa County. The
purposes of this project are consistent with the proposed funding sources,
which allows for the acquisition and protection of habitat to protect deer and
mountain lions and also prevent habitat fragmentation, and to protect significant
natural landscapes and ecosystems and other significant habitat areas.
[Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code Section
2786(a) and the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks
and Coastal Protection Fund (Proposition 40), Public Resources Code Section
5096.650(a)]
29. Summers Meadow $1,345,000.00
Mono County
To consider the acquisition in fee for a cooperative project with the Natural
Resources Conservation Service to acquire in fee 2,036± acres of rangeland
including wet meadow, chaparral and sagebrush scrub habitat areas supporting
deer, mountain lion, Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and the greater sage grouse,
located near the community of Bridgeport in Mono County. The purposes of this
project are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed funding source,
which allows for the acquisition and protection of habitat to protect rare,
endangered, threatened or fully protected species. [Habitat Conservation Fund
(Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code Section 2786(b/c)]
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30. Santa Cruz Mountains Linkages, Coyote Ridge (NCCP), $2,710,000.00
Santa Clara County
To consider the allocation for a tax credit to United Technologies Corporation
for a cooperative project with Santa Clara Open Space Authority, US Fish and
Wildlife Services, Bureau of Reclamation, California State Parks, California
Coastal Conservancy, the Resources Legacy Fund, and the Gordon and Betty
Moore Foundation to acquire 1,831 t acres of land for the protection of
threatened and endangered species, provide movement corridors and
connectivity, and provide wildlife oriented public use opportunities, located near
Morgan Hill in Santa Clara County. The purposes of this project are consistent
with the authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the
acquisition and protection of habitat that implements or assists in the
establishment of Natural Community Conservation Plans. [Safe Drinking Water,
Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of
2006 (Proposition 84), Public Resources Code Section 75055(c)]
31. San Joaquin River Parkway, $850,000.00
San Joaquin Hatchery Public Access and Trail,
Augmentation 11
Fresno County
To consider the allocation for an augmentation to an existing grant to the
California Department of Water Resources to improve public fishing access and
enhance riparian habitat on the San Joaquin River and to improve recreational
access to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's San Joaquin Fish
Hatchery (Hatchery) within the San Joaquin River Parkway, located on the south
bank of the San Joaquin River about one quarter mile downstream of the Road
206 bridge in the town of Friant in Fresno County. The purposes of this project
are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which
allows for river parkway projects identified by the San Joaquin River
Conservancy. [Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control,
River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006 (Proposition 84), Public Resources
Code Section 75050(f)]
32. Carmel River, San Clemente Dam Removal, $1,000,000.00
Augmentation
Monterey County
To consider the allocation for an amendment to an existing grant to the State
Coastal Conservancy for a cooperative project with California American Water
(CAW), the California Department of Fish and Game, the California Natural
Resources Agency, the Open River Initiative, the Innovative Readiness Training
Program, the Coastal Impact Assistance Program and private foundations to
remove the San Clemente Dam and reroute a half-mile portion of the Carmel
River, located approximately 18 miles from the Pacific Ocean on CAW property
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in Monterey County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the
proposed funding source that allows for the acquisition, development,
rehabilitation, restoration and protection of habitat to promote the recovery of
rare and endangered species, and to provide wildlife corridors and significant
natural landscapes, ecosystems and habitat areas. [California Clean Water,
Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Fund (Proposition
40), Section 5096.650(a)]
33. Elkhorn Slough Tidal Marsh Restoration $980,000.00
Monterey County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Elkhorn Slough Foundation for a
cooperative project with California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW),
California State Coastal Conservancy, California Department of Water
Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Santa Cruz County Public
Works, to restore 46± acres of tidal marsh and five acres of perennial grasses,
on CDFW's Elkhorn Slough National Marine Estuarine Research Reserve,
located two miles east of Moss Landing in Monterey County. The purposes of
this project are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed funding
source, which allows for the acquisition, enhancement or restoration of wetlands
outside the Central Valley. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish
and Game Code Section 2786(4), Wetlands Outside the Central Valley]
34. Cienega Springs $7,545,000.00
Ventura County
To consider the acquisition in fee of 282± acres of land by the California
Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and to accept settlement funds from
the U.S. Department of the Interior Natural Resource Damage Assessment and
Restoration Fund for the protection of threatened and endangered species,
riparian and floodplain habitat along the Santa Clara River and to provide
wildlife oriented public use opportunities associated with CDFW's Filmore Fish
Hatchery located near Filmore in Ventura County. The purposes of this project
are consistent with the authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which
allows for the acquisition of habitat to protect rare, endangered, threatened or
fully protected species to protect or enhance a flood protection corridor or
bypass. [Habitat Conservation Fund (Proposition 117), Fish and Game Code
Section 2786(blc) (Proposition 1 E)]
35. Malibu Creek Rindge Dam Removal, Planning $610,000.00
Los Angeles County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the California Department of Parks and
Recreation for a cooperative project with the United States Army Corp of
Engineers, State Coastal Conservancy/Santa Monica Bay Restoration
Commission, California Department of Parks and Recreation, Los Angeles
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County, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Regional Water Quality
Control Board, and Mountains Restoration Trust to complete the combined
Feasibility Study and Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact
Statement for the removal of the Rindge Dam, located two miles north of City of
Malibu in Los Angeles County. The purposes of this project are consistent with
the authorized uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the
acquisition, protection and restoration of coastal watersheds and adjacent lands
in Los Angeles, Ventura or Santa Barbara Counties. [Water Security, Clean
Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Fund of 2002 (Proposition 50),
Water Code Section 79572(a)] and Water Code Section 79572(b)]
36. Buena Vista Ecological Reserve (MacHutchin) $1,360,000.00
San Diego County
To consider the allocation for a grant to The Buena Vista Audubon Society to
acquire in fee 4± acres of coastal wetlands located near Oceanside in San
Diego County. The purposes of this project are consistent with the authorized
uses of the proposed funding source, which allows for the acquisition, protection
and restoration of coastal wetlands identified in the Southern California Coastal
Wetlands Inventory, located within the coastal zone, other wetlands connected
and proximate to such coastal wetlands and upland areas adjacent and
proximate to such coastal wetlands. [Water Security, Clean Drinking Water,
Coastal and Beach Protection Fund of 2002(Proposition 50), Water Code
Section 79572(x)]
PERSONS WITH DISABILITES
Persons with disabilities needing reasonable accommodation to participate in
public meetings or other CDFW activities are invited to contact the
Department's Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator Melissa Carlin at (916)
651-1214 or Melissa.Carl inC}_wildlife.ca.gov_. Reasonable Accommodation
requests for facility and/or meeting accessibility should be received by August
13, 2015. Requests for American Sign Language Interpreters should be
submitted at least two weeks prior to the event, and requests for Real-Time
Captioners at least four weeks prior to the event. These timeframes are to help
ensure that the requested accommodation is met. If a request for an
accommodation has been submitted but is no longer needed, please contact
the Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator immediately.
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