Vallejo Home Ground Squirrel Abatement Program
Summary
SCH Number
2021020245
Public Agency
California Department of Parks and Recreation
Document Title
Vallejo Home Ground Squirrel Abatement Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/11/2021
Document Description
Reduce and control the ground squirrel population around the historic Vallejo Home and surrounding core area at Sonoma State Historic Park to protect cultural resources and reduce damage to the buildings and landscape. Control methods have been selected that avoid the use of baits and poisons. Work will utilize a combination of the following methods over time:
• Utilize enclosed exterior trap boxes and CO2 traps positioned strategically around the property by a licensed pest control company to trap squirrels;
• Treat squirrel tunnels with carbon monoxide.
• Backfill squirrel tunnels with a slurry of dirt and organic material from existing squirrel mounds near the tunnels; and
• Utilize a tractor to rip the soil up to a depth of 20 inches in certain locations to destroy squirrel tunnels.
Contact Information
Name
Cyndy Shafer
Agency Name
California Department of Parks and Recreation, Bay Area District
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
Sonoma State Historic Park
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class: 1, 4 Section: 15301, 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Project consists of maintenance and minor alterations of existing public facilities involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing, and is included as “pest removal” in the Department of Parks and Recreation’s list of exempt activities in accordance with CCR §15300.4; and the minor public alterations in the condition of land which does not involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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