Environmental Assesment for Proposed Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
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Summary
SCH Number
2000014006
Lead Agency
United States Fish and Wildlife
(FWS)
Document Title
Environmental Assesment for Proposed Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
Open space, recreation, resource management, rural lands, agriculture
Document Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to establish the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. The preferred alternative encompasses approximately 8,900 aces and includes the Mobil Coastal Preserve, Guadalupe Oil Field, Oso Flaco Lake Natural Area, Tosco Buffer Area, Black Lake, Dune Lakes, an agricultural easement, and Pismo Dunes Natural Preserve. The purpose of the proposed Refuge is to conserve the central California coastal dune and associated wetland habitats and assist in the recovery of native plants and animals that are federally listed as threatened or habitats and assist in the recovery of native plants and animals that are federally listed as threatened or endangered. Development along the central coast has reduced the coastal dune scrub community to less than 10 percent of its historic distribution. Significant stands of this habitat are located within the proposed Refuge, and establishment of the Refuge would help protect this rare and relatively intact ecosystem.
Contact Information
Name
Cathy Osugi
Agency Name
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Guadalupe
Counties
San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
Cross Streets
Oso Flaco Lake Road & Highway 1
Zip
93434
Total Acres
8,900
State Highways
1
Railways
Southern Pacific
Airports
Oceano County
Schools
Kermit McKenzie Jr High, Mary Buren Elem, Oceano Elem, Grover Be
Waterways
Santa Maria River, Oso Flaco Creek
Township
10,11N
Range
35,36W
Base
SB
Other Information
schools: Grover Beach Elementary, Mesa Middle School
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Coastal Commission (CCC), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, South Coast Region 5 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)
Development Types
Other (National Wildlife Refuge)
Project Issues
Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Coastal Zone, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Economics/Jobs, Fiscal Impacts, Flood Plain/Flooding, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Land Use/Planning, Recreation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife
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