Lower Owens Invasive Plant Removal and Survey Project (SNC 700)
Summary
SCH Number
2013038082
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
Lower Owens Invasive Plant Removal and Survey Project (SNC 700)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/7/2013
Document Description
The Inyo and Mono Counties' Agricultural Commissioner's Office is requesting $88,249 in funding from the Sierra Nevada Conservancy's Proposition 84 Preservation of Ranches and Agricultural Lands Grant Program for eradication or reduction of weed populations at 38 sites within a 52,000-acre area directly upstream of the Lower Owens River Project (LORP). The project is part of ongoing invasive plant management activities on sites upstream of the LORP aimed at increasing watershed function. Project activities include eradicating invasive species at 15 of the 38 sites with a 70 percent overall reduction, by using herbicides (outside the buffer zone required by California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and Regional Water Quality Control Board), hand pulling techniques with appropriate disposal, and surveying 52,000 acres for any new invasive species populatios.
Contact Information
Name
Matthew Daley
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Inyo
Other Location Info
Lone Pine
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15304, 15306
Reasons for Exemption
Minor public or private alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not invovle removal of alterations in the condition of the land, water, and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry or agricultural purposes. Data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.
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