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
Name
Raffica La Rosa
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
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
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