Angeles National Golf Club Exotic Plant Eradication and Restoration
Summary
SCH Number
2007028015
Public Agency
Fish & Game #5
Document Title
Angeles National Golf Club Exotic Plant Eradication and Restoration
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/1/2007
Document Description
The Operator proposes to alter 0.48 acre/20,908.80 square feet of streambed, bank, and channel of Haines Canyon Creek located within the Angeles National Golf Course. The subject project proposes to remove existing exotic vegetation, targeting: Arundo (Arundo donax), tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), and castor bean (Ricinus communis). All exotic vegetation removal shall be conducted using hand operated equipment and tools. All cut vegetation shall be manually hauled from the streambed and placed into trucks/trailers/dumpster stationed in contiguous upland areas. Once all vegetation removal is completed the cut vegetation shall be hauled from the site and disposed of properly. The cut vegetation shall only be sprayed/painted with approved herbicides (Round-up type products if more than 25-feet from flowing/standing water or Rodeo type products if less than 25-feet from flowing/standing water). Periodic follow-up spraying shall be required and conducted to control any new growth. Access to avoid disturbance of sediment during vegetation removal. All stripped or exposed work areas shall be planted with native vegetation local to the area. The project area supports Southern Sycamore-Alder Riparian Woodland. In addition, the operator shall remove the fill that was dumped within the swale adjacent the bank supporting several sycamore trees and replace vegetation as necessary to restore the area.
SAA# 1600-2006-0339-R5
Contact Information
Name
Jamie Jackson
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Game
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, City of
Counties
Los Angeles
Other Location Info
Community: Sunland
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
Class 33 consists of projects not to exceed five acres in size to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.
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