Queseria Creek Habitat Enhancement Project
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2011088012
- Lead Agency
- Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District
- Document Title
- Queseria Creek Habitat Enhancement Project
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 8/1/2011
- Document Description
- The proposed project area is located adjacent to Quseseria Creek which supports populations of federally and State endangered Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), federally threatened steelhead (oncorhynchus mykiss), and federally threatened California red-legged frogs (Rana aurora draytonii). The Queseria Creek Restoration Project is a multifaceted project from years past that is in need of additional revegetation work. The creek had historically been diverted for agricultural purposes and was restored in 2004 to enhance natural stream characteristic (i.e. sinuosity, vegetation, etc.). Over the past several years, there have been significant efforts in supporting the native vegetation which has been successful in most of the project reaches with the exception of the middle reach. Enhancement activities will consists of planting and weed abatement efforts in the middle reach of the project area. Implementation will consist of low impact activities (i.e. hand pulling, weed-wacking, planting, etc.) along the floodplain. No activities will occur in the main channel or in areas with standing water.
- Contact Information
-
James McKenna
Santa Cruz County Resource Conservation District
820 Bay Avenue, Suite 128
Capitola, CA 95010
Phone : (831) 464-2950
Location
- Counties
- Santa Cruz
- Other Location Info
- City/Nearest Community: Davenport
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- C:1;S:15301;C:3;S:15303;C:4
- Reasons for Exemption
- Continue Type, Section Number or Code Number: S:15304;C:33;S:15333 None of the activities will have a significant effect on sensitive areas or resources. The project will not have a negative effect on protected species habitat. The project has been determined not to have a significant effect on the environment and therefore shall be exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
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