Oregon Silverspot Butterfly Population Augmentation
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2018078427
- Lead Agency
- Parks and Recreation, Department of (California Department of Parks and Recreation)
- Document Title
- Oregon Silverspot Butterfly Population Augmentation
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 7/24/2018
- Document Description
- Project proposes to capture mated adult female federally threatened Oregon silverspot butterfly (OSB) found within the coastal prairie habitat of Tolowa Dunes State Park and adjacent lands to aid in increasing the population. The project will capture up to 15 mated adult female OSB per season (July-Sep) for captive propagation, and release reared pupae (Winter-early springs) in the coastal prairies back to the same general capture locations in unoccupied suitable caterpillar habitat, and placed in 1 or 2, 3ft x 3ft x 1ft protective mesh cages anchored at each corner to the ground with small metal stakes. Stakes will penetrate the soil no more than 6 in. Once adult butterflies emerge, they will escape the cages and the cages will be removed. Alternatively, larger caterpillars may be released directly onto violet plants. Some proportion of these released individuals would then be recaptured in subsequent years for continued propagation efforts.
- Contact Information
-
Shannon Dempsey
California Department of Parks and Recreation
PO Box 2006
Eureka, CA 95502-2006
Phone : (707) 445-5344
Location
- Counties
- Del Norte
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- 15306
- Reasons for Exemption
- Project consists of research, experimental resource management and resource evaluation activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.
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