Pilot Conditioned Taste Aversion Program COUNTY: Santa Cruz & San Mateo
Summary
SCH Number
2012028315
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Pilot Conditioned Taste Aversion Program COUNTY: Santa Cruz & San Mateo
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/29/2012
Document Description
Dispense +/- 2000 chemically-treated eggs painted to mimic Marbled Murrelet eggs within old growth redwood habitat along existing roads and trails in Big Basin Redwoods, Portola Redwoods and Butano State Parks (phase 1) and later in Memorial, San MacDonald and Pescadero County Parks (phase 2) as part of a phased pilot program to reduce, through taste aversion methodology, predation of Marbled Murrelet nests by jays and ravens. Work will securely place eggs in trees approximately ever 200 meters and includes in-depth monitoring and assessment studies aimed at reducing corvid predation upon the critically endangered Marbled Murrelet population in the Santa Cruz Mountains. As condition change, new CEQA document(s) will be prepared as required.
Contact Information
Name
Victor Roth
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
San Mateo, Santa Cruz
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 6 Sec. 15306
Reasons for Exemption
Basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities that do not result in major disturbances in an enviornmental resource, include as "experimental resource management" in the Department of Parks and Recreation's list of exempt activities in accordance with CCR Section 15300.4
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