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APR 0 3 2018
OROVILLE,CALIFORN€A Notice of Public Review and Comment Period
Proposed Land Conservation and Conveyance Pian
PG&E Retained Lands at Butte Creek
eCa r S IPlanning Unit, Butte County, California
Cou nc i l Public Review and Comment Period Extended to:
May 2, 2018
The Pacific Forest and Watershed Lands Stewardship Council
3300 Douglas Blvd. Suite 250
(Stewardship Council) is developing and implementing a plan to
Roseville, CA 95661 permanently protect approximately 140,000 acres of watershed lands
(916) 297-6660 currently owned by Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) and primarily
located in the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges in
California.This plan is being developed and implemented pursuant to a
www.stewardshipcouncil.org
Settlement Agreement and Stipulation Resolving Issues Regarding the
Land Conservation Commitment ("Land Conservation Commitment")
Mission approved by the California Public Utilities Commission in Decision 03-
The Stewardship Council pro- 12-035.
tects and enhances water- 2,179 acres of the Butte Creek planning unit located in Butte County
shed lands and uses, and in-
vests in efforts u improve will be retained by PG&E, subject to a conservation easement to be
the lives of young Californi- held by Northern California Regional Land Trust. A proposed Land
ans through connections with Conservation and Conveyance Plan (LCCP) has been developed by the
the outdoors Stewardship Council for the Butte Creek planning unit, which describes
how this recommendation and related actions will satisfy the
Core Values requirements of the Land Conservation Commitment and preserve and
enhance, on an overall basis and as applicable, the following six
Collaboration
beneficial public values (BPVs):
Stewardship
• Protection of natural habitat of fish, wildlife, and plants
Discovery
• Preservation of open space
Sustainability
Leadership • Outdoor recreation by the general public
• Sustainable forestry
• Agriculture
Historic Values
(over)
Public Review and Comment
The Stewardship Council is re-noticing the proposed LCCP for the Butte Creek
planning unit. Comments will be accepted up to and Including May 2, 2018 at the
board meeting. Please submit comments in writing to:
Stewardship Council
Attn: Butte Creek—LCCP Comments
3300 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 250
Roseville, CA 95661
Email: comments85@stewardshipcouncil.org.
The board meeting will be held on May 2, 2018 at the Gala Shasta Hotel; 4125 Riv-
erside
iverside Place; Anderson, CA from 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
Please note: Upon request by a member of the public,your comments may be shared. Be-
fore your comments are shared, your contact Information will be redacted.
To obtain a copy of the comments received during an LCCP public comment period, you
must make a request In vMting, by contacting Lauren Faccinto at the above address.
The proposed LCCP can be viewed online at:
www.stewardshipeouncii.org (under "What's New")
Alternatively, to receive a copy of the proposed LCCP by mall, please contact:
Lauren Faccinto at (916) 297-6660 or Ifaccinto@stewardshipcouncll.org
If substantive comments are received they will be reviewed by Stewardship Council staff and pro-
vided to the Watershed Planning Committee, a committee of the Stewardship Council's Board of
Directors. Following the completion of its review, the Watershed Planning Committee will for-
ward the revised proposed LCCP, the comments received, and any proposed modifications to the
Stewardship Council's Board of Directors. The Stewardship Council has posted the proposed LCCP
on its website and has issued an email notice to its stakeholder database approximately 30 days
in advance of the public board meeting to consider the final approval of the LCCP. To be added to
the stakeholder database please contact Lauren Faccinto (see contact information above).
More information on the future dates and locations of board meetings, and information on the
Butte Creek planning unit and other PG&E Watershed Lands, including maps, can be found
online at:www.stewardshipcouncil.org
For more information about the Land Conservation Planning process, please visit:
icp.stewardshipcouncll.org
Thank you for your interest in the Stewardship Council's Land Conservation Program