HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter from Wildlife Conservation Board 7-30-10 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,Governor
NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
CB 1807 130 Street,Suite 103
Sacramento,California 95811-7137
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Wildlife Conservation Board Fax(916)323-0 80
JUL 3 0 2010
Butte County Board of Supervisors
25 County Center Drive
Oroville, California 95965
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
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North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve
Public Access Trail, CEQA and Plans
Butte
Butte County
Project ID: 2010070
The Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB), in addition to other responsibilities, carries out a
program that includes the development of public access facilities for hunting, fishing or other
wildlife-oriented recreational uses.
At this time, and in response to a request from the California Wildlife Foundation, the WCB
proposes to consider funding environmental reviews and analysis for the construction of a
public access trail at North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, in Butte County. This proposal
is presently scheduled for the August 26, 2010, 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 at
www.wcb.ca.gov.
If you have any questions about this proposal or need additional information, please feel free to
contact me at (9 16) 445-0137.
Sincerely,
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John P. Donnelly
Executive Director
Enclosure
cc: The Honorable Sam Aanestad Kent Smith, Regional Manager
Member of the Senate DFG, North Central Region
State Capitol, Room 2054 1701 Nimbus Road
Sacramento, California 95814 Rancho Cordova, California 95670
The Honorable Dan Logue Bruce Forman
Member of the Assembly DFG, North Central Region
State Capitol, Room 2002 1701 Nimbus Road
Sacramento, California 95814 Rancho Cordova, California 95670
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA-NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER,Governor
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
180713'STREET,SUITE 103
SACRAMENTO,CALIFORNIA 95811
(916)445-8448
FAX(915)323-0280
www.wcb.ca.goy
NOTICE OF MEETING
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD
August 26, 2010
10:00 AM
1/State Capitol, Room 112
Sacramento, California 95814
PRELIMINARY AGENDA ITEMS
ITEM NO.
1. Roll Call
2. Funding Status— Informational
3. Proposed Consent Calendar (Items 4-11)
*4. Approval of Minutes — May 27, 2010
*5. Recovery of Funds
*Proposed Consent Calendar
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*6. North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve, $117,000.00
Public Access Trail (CEQA and Plans)
Butte County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the California Wildlife Foundation
to conduct environmental reviews and analysis pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act for the construction of a one-and-a-half mile
accessible pedestrian trail at North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve
located in Butte County. The proposed funding source for this project
allows for the construction of public access facilities for wildlife-oriented
recreational uses. [Wildlife Restoration Fund]
*7. Quail Ridge Preserve $310,000.00
Napa County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Regents of the University of
California (UC) to acquire approximately 120± acres for expansion of the
UC Davis Natural Reserve System that will be used for research and
training to improve the management and preservation of natural
resources, including high-quality native grassland, oak and chaparral
habitat, located at the south end of lake Berryessa, 14 miles west of the
City of Winters, in Napa County. The proposed funding source allows for
the acquisition of lands to support the UC Natural Reserve System. [Safe
Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and
Coastal Protection Fund of 2006, (Proposition 84), Section 75055(b)(3)]
*8. Wheeler Ridge, Expansion 2 $5,000.00
Mono County
To consider the acceptance of a private donation of land to the
Department of Fish and Game, of 2± acres of fee title property to help
protect the Round Valley Deer herd migration corridor, located near
Crowley Lake, approximately 20 miles northwest of the City of Bishop in
Mono County. The proposed funding source, for administrative costs,
allows for the protection of significant natural landscapes. [California'
Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks and Coastal Protection
Fund, (Proposition 40), Section 5096.650]
*9. DFG Land Management Plans, $260,000.00
Inland Deserts Region, Phase I, Augmentation
Riverside County
To consider the allocation for an amendment to an existing grant with the
California Wildlife Foundation to implement environmental review and
public participation pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for
the Land Management Plan for the San Jacinto Wildlife Area located in
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Riverside County. The proposed funding source for this project allows for
the preparation of management plans for DFG lands acquired by WCB.
[California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks and Coastal
Protection Fund, (Proposition 40), Section 5096.650]
*10. Western Riverside County MSHCP (2006), $35,000.00
Expansion 2 - 6
Riverside County
To consider the acceptance of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Habitat
Conservation Planning Land Acquisition grant and the approval to
subgrant the federal funds to the Western Riverside County Regional
Conservation Authority to assist in the acquisition of five properties,
totaling 820±acres, to protect threatened and endangered species and
wildlife linkage corridors, located within the Western Riverside County's
Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan area, south of the City of
Murrieta, in Riverside County. The proposed funding source allows for
grants to implement or assist 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), Section 75055(c)]
*11. Whitewater Floodplain, Expansion 1 $5,000.00
Riverside County
To consider the acceptance of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant and
the approval to subgrant the federal funds to the Coachella Valley
Conservation Commission to acquire a total of 142± acres for the
purposes of protecting and enhancing existing regional wildlife linkages
and aeolian and fluvial sand transport areas within one of four priority
areas of the Coachella Valley Multiple Species Habitat Conservation
Preserve, located west of the City of Palm Springs, in Riverside County.
The proposed funding source allows for grants to implement or assist 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), Section 75055(c)]
12. Goodwin Red Clover Valley Ranches $1,993,500.00
Plumas County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the California Rangeland Trust for
a cooperative project with the Department of Fish and Game, the Northern
Sierra Partnership and the Sierra Nevada Conservancy to acquire a
conservation easement over 3,904± acres of rangeland for the protection
of rangeland, riparian and wet meadow habitat, and conservation of critical
wildlife migration corridors. The property is located approximately 45
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miles north of the Town of Truckee in the Red Clover Valley area of
Plumas County. The proposed funding source allows for grants to acquire
easements for ranch and grazing land protection. [Safe Drinking Water,
Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection
Fund of 2006, (Proposition 84), Section 75055 (d)(1)]
13. Wildlake Ranch Conservation Easement $6,020,000.00
Napa County
To consider a cooperative project with the Land Trust of Napa County, the
Moore Foundation, the Packard Foundation, the State Coastal
Conservancy and the Department of Fish and Game to acquire a
conservation easement over 3,029± acres of land to protect oak
woodland, conifer forest, chaparral, and riparian habitats located 20 miles
northeast of the City of Napa, in Napa County. The proposed funding
source allows for the acquisition and protection of habitat that promotes
the recovery of threatened and endangered species, provides corridors
linking separate habitat areas to prevent fragmentation, and protects
significant landscapes and ecosystems such as old growth redwoods,
mixed conifer forests and oak woodlands, riparian and wetland areas, and
other significant habitat areas. [Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and
Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006,
(Proposition 84), Section 75055(b)]
14. Marks Ranch $2,195,000.00
Monterey County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the County of Monterey to acquire
624± acres of coastal range habitat with native grasslands, oak
woodlands, riparian habitat and seasonal wetlands which serve as an
important wildlife corridor, located adjacent to the Toro Regional Park,
near the City of Salinas, in Monterey County. Also to consider the
acceptance of a pending Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from
the National Park Service as a reimbursement. The proposed funding
source allows the protection of habitat that,promotes the recovery of
threatened and endangered species and provides corridors linking
separate habitat areas to prevent habitat fragmentation. [California Clean
Water, Clean Air, Safe Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Fund,
(Proposition 40), Section 5096.6501
15. Alamo Creek Conservation Easement $2,220,000.00
San Luis Obispo County
To consider the allocation for a grant to The Land Conservancy of San
Luis Obispo County for a cooperative project with the Department of Fish
and Game to acquire a conservation easement over 1,767± acres for the
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protection of oak woodlands, riparian habitat, and conservation of critical
wildlife migration corridors, located approximately 10 miles northeast of
the City of Santa Maria in San Luis Obispo County. The proposed funding
source allows for grants to acquire easements for oak woodland
preservation. [Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood
Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006, (Proposition 84),
Section 75055 (d)(2)]
16. Los Cerritos Wetlands $5,180,000.00
Orange County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Los Cerritos Wetland Authority
for a cooperative project with the State Coastal Conservancy and the
Rivers and Mountains Conservancy to acquire 100 - acres of land to
protect critical coastal wetland habitat, scenic features and vanishing
remnants of California's wetland landscape located in the City of Seal
Beach, in Orange County. The proposed funding source allows for the
acquisition and protection of southern California coastal wetlands in or
adjacent to urban areas. [Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal
and Beach Protection Fund of 2002, (Proposition 50), Section 79572(a)]
17. Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, $145,000.00
Tenaja Corridor, Expansions 1 - 10
Riverside County
To consider a cooperative project with The Nature Conservancy and the
Department of Fish and Game to accept a donation of fee title to seven
properties totaling 73± acres, conservation easements over two properties
totaling 19t acres, and the acceptance of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Habitat Conservation Planning Land Acquisition grant to acquire 39±
acres as expansions of the Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve,
Tenaja Corridor, to protect threatened and endangered species and
wildlife movement corridors, located within the Western Riverside
County's Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan area, west of the
City of Murrieta, in Riverside County. The proposed funding source allows
for grants to implement or assist 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), Section 75055(c)]
18. Sedgwick Reserve Infrastructure and $960,000.00
Facilities Upgrade
Santa Barbara County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Regents of the University of
California to upgrade utilities, repair roads, fencing, and a roof; construct a
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maintenance shop, and remove two buildings at Sedgwick Reserve,
located in the Santa Ynez Valley approximately 4 miles northeast of the
community of Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County. The proposed
funding source for this project provides for grants to the University of
California for the Natural Reserve System for the construction and
development of facilities that will be used for research and training to
improve the management of natural lands and the preservation of
California's wildlife resources. [Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and
Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006,
(Proposition 84), Section 75055 (b)(3)]
19. Vail Lake $965,000.00
Riverside County
To consider the allocation for a grant to the Riverside Land Conservancy
for a cooperative project with the Department of Defense and the Regional
Water Quality Control Board to acquire 520± acres of native upland and
wetland habitat to support threatened and endangered species, located
within the Western Riverside County's Multiple Species Habitat
Conservation Plan area, 20 miles east of the City of Temecula, in the
unincorporated area of Aguanga, in Riverside County. The proposed
funding source allows for the acquisition or grants to implement or assist
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), Section 75055(c)]
20. Otay River Delta Riparian Habitat Restoration $600,000.00
San Diego County
To consider the allocation for a grant to River Partners for a cooperative
project with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore approximately
65± acres of riparian habitat near the mouth of the Otay River on the San
Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The proposed funding source for this
project allows for the enhancement or restoration of riparian habitat
located in floodplains. [Habitat Conservation Fund, (Proposition 117),
Section 2786(elf)(1 E)]
21. San Joaquin and Contra Costa Counties Informational
Conservation Planning Areas
This item is to provide an update and status report regarding a previously
approved project authorized by the Wildlife Conservation Board during its
meeting held in November 2009.
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