South Ash Valley Riparian Monitoring Project (SNC 080213)
Summary
SCH Number
2008128065
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
South Ash Valley Riparian Monitoring Project (SNC 080213)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/8/2008
Document Description
The Lassen County Fire Safe Council, Inc is requesting $50,000 of Sierra Nevada Conservancy Prop. 84 Strategic Opportunity Grant funds to develop a pilot study to investigate the effects of the landscape scale western juniper removal in South Ash Valley on soil moisture and vegetative productivity and composition within riparian/meadow habitats. SNC grant funds will be used to set up, collect data, analyze data and report results for three riparian/meadow monitoring sites in South Ash Valley over a 3 yr period. The three monitoring sites will include six soil moisture transects using soil sensors and a data collection only and the actual juniper removal activities are occurring on private lands and BLM managed lands.
Contact Information
Name
Marji Feliz
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Lassen
Other Location Info
Adin
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15306
Reasons for Exemption
This project qualifies as categorically exempt under Section 15306 and will involve the collection of habitat without disturbing biological or sensitive resources. This exemption applies to data collection and research activities which do not result in serious or major disturbance to an enviornmental resource. The proposed project is consistent with this exemption and will not result in a serious or major distrubance to an environmental resource because the proposed field activities are minor and not disruptive to the riparian environment or habitat. None of the exceptions listed under Section 15300.2 apply to this project.
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