Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Amsinckia Grandiflora Restoration (Project)
Summary
SCH Number
2015098156
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Environmental Services Division
(CDFW)
Document Title
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Amsinckia Grandiflora Restoration (Project)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/10/2015
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing a permit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2081(a) for a project to create self-sustaining populations of A. grandiflora at several locations within Site 300 and to determine how planting time affects the succss of A. grandiflora populations, planting to establish new A grandiflora populations at other suitable locations, growing A. grandiflora in a common garden to propagate seedlings or produce seed, collecting a limited number of A. grandiflora seeds from the remaining native A. grandiflora population, and storing A. grandiflora seeds.
Contact Information
Name
Jeb Bjerke
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Environmental Servic
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15306, 7, 33 - Class 6, 7, & 33
Reasons for Exemption
The Project will facilitate the recovery of the California endangered A. grandiflora by attempting to establish experimental self-sustaining populations of the sp0ecies within its historic rangew. The permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Project includes measures to ensure that existing populations of A. grandiflora area not impacted, and that re-introduced populations are adequately protected.
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