Vine Hill Manzanita Propagation and Phytophthora Treatment Project
Summary
- SCH Number
- 2021030476
- Public Agency
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning (CDFW)
- Document Title
- Vine Hill Manzanita Propagation and Phytophthora Treatment Project
- Document Type
- NOE - Notice of Exemption
- Received
- Posted
- 3/22/2021
- Document Description
- The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing a permit to Betty Young [Permit No. 2081(a)-21-004-RP] pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2081(a) for a project to preserve and propagate Vine Hill manzanita (Arctostaphylos densiflora) plants and seeds. Plants at the Vine Hill Preserve (Preserve) may currently be infected with the plant pathogen Phytophthora, which threatens the species with extinction. Cuttings must be taken to preserve the species and to retain the ability to outplant at new uninfected sites. The Project also includes treating the foliage of Vine Hill manzanita at the Preserve with potassium phosphite to prolong the survival of the infected plants and collecting one hundred percent of seeds for up to three years for long-term conservation storage and propagation to increase genetic diversity in future outplanted sites.
- Contact Information
-
Raffica La Rosa
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Lead/Public Agency
PO Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
Phone : (916) 206-4502
raffica.larosa@wildlife.ca.gov
Location
- Counties
- Sonoma
- Regions
- Countywide
- Other Location Info
- Vine Hill Preserve
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 the California endangered Vine Hill manzanita by attempting to propagate individuals that are uninfected with Phytophthora for future establishment of self-sustaining populations of the species within its historic range. The permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Project includes measures to ensure that existing populations of Vine Hill manzanita are not negatively impacted.
- County Clerk
- Sonoma
Attachments
- Notice of Exemption
- Docusign 21-004-RP_NOE PDF 246 K
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