Green Biome Institute Activities Involving State-listed Plants
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2020120460
- Lead Agency
- Fish and Wildlife (Headquarters), Habitat Conservation Planning Branch - Sacramento (California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning )
- Document Title
- Green Biome Institute Activities Involving State-listed Plants
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 12/23/2020
- Project Applicant
- Green Biome Institute, California State University East Bay
- Present Land Use
- Project activities will take place at the Green Biome Institute at California State University East Bay, located at 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542, and Project collection activities will take place at wild populations of state-listed plants in California.
- Document Description
- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is issuing a permit (No. 2081(a)-20-012-RP) to the Green Biome Institute at California State University East Bay pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2081(a). The Green Biome Institute’s activities involving state-listed species include: (1) collection of voucher specimens; (2) collection and storage of small amounts of plant tissue including leaves, flowers, and fruit for genetic sequencing and analysis; (3) cryopreservation and storage of cell cultures; and (4) monitoring wild plant populations.
- Contact Information
-
Cherilyn Burton
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
California Department of Fish and Wildife, Native Plant Program P.O. Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
Phone : (916) 206-0411
Cheriyln.burton@wildlife.ca.gov
Location
- Cities
- Hayward
- Counties
- Alameda
- Regions
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Cross Streets
- 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
- Zip
- 94542
- Schools
- California State University East Bay
- Other Location Info
- Project activities will take place at the Green Biome Institute at California State University East Bay, located at 25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard, Hayward, CA 94542, and Project collection activities will take place at wild populations of state-listed plants in California.
Notice of Exemption
- Exempt Status
- Categorical Exemption
- Type, Section or Code
- Sections 15306 and 15307, Classes 6 and 7
- Reasons for Exemption
- The Project will facilitate the recovery of state-listed plant species by collecting information on populations via voucher specimen collection to deposit in herbaria. Conservation of state-listed plants will also be achieved through genetic sequencing and analyses of plant species. The permit issued by CDFW for the Project includes measures to ensure that existing populations of state-listed plants are not impacted.
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- U__Groups_HCPB_Shared Folders_NPP_Permitting_Research Permits_2020_20-012-RP Green Biome_20-012-RP NOE signed PDF 219 K
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