Authorizing Helicopter Landings By the CDFG for Capturing Sierra Nevada Bighorn
3 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2011101029
Lead Agency
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
Document Title
Authorizing Helicopter Landings By the CDFG for Capturing Sierra Nevada Bighorn
Document Type
EA - Environmental Assessment
Received
Present Land Use
Wilderness areas on the Inyo National Forest
Document Description
The Inyo National proposes to authorize helicopter landings by the CDFG within designated wilderness areas for the purposes of population monitoring and translocation of endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. This action is needed to meet recovery actions established in the Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Recovery Plan (hereafter, Recovery Plan, USDI 2007a). Recovery of this unique subspecies depends on gathering information on habitat use and demographic rates that determine population dynamics through the placement of Very High Frequency and Global Positioning System collars on individual bighorn sheep, as well as augmenting populations of bighorn sheep and introducing animals into currently unoccupied portions of their historic range. These actions require the use of a helicopter in capturing and transport efforts.
Contact Information
Name
Leeann Murphy
Agency Name
U.S. Forest Service
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Bishop
Counties
Inyo, Mono
Cross Streets
N.A. This project is proposed to authorize helicopter landings in Wilderness areas
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 9 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan South Lake Tahoe Region 6 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Lahontan Victorville Region 6 (RWQCB), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
State Reviewing Agency Comments
California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC)
Development Types
Other (N.A. This project will not develop any land)
Local Actions
Use Permit
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Cumulative Effects, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Recreation, Vegetation
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