Lemon Canyon Ranch Acquisition (SNC 080132)
Summary
SCH Number
2010018073
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
Lemon Canyon Ranch Acquisition (SNC 080132)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/7/2010
Document Description
The Pacific Forest Trust is seeking $500,000 in Sierra Nevada Conservancy Proposition 84 funding to acquire a conservation easement on the 1400-acre Lemon Canyon Ranch. All the funds from Sierra Nevada Conservancy will be used towards the purchase of the easement. The easement will protect the working forests, wet meadows, and approximately 3.5 miles of Lemon Creek and its tributaries. The Lemon Canyon Ranch is located in a focal area that the Pacific Forest Trust has named the "Southern Corridor of Working Forests."
Contact Information
Name
Bob Kingman
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sierra
Other Location Info
Sierraville
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15317
Reasons for Exemption
This project qualifies as categorically exempt under Section 15317 in that it consists of the establishment of an agricultural preserve and the acceptance of easements in order to maintain the open space character of the area.
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