White-rayed Pentachaeta (Pentachaeta bellidiflora) Research and Recovery Project
Summary
SCH Number
2021060308
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning
(CDFW)
Document Title
White-rayed Pentachaeta (Pentachaeta bellidiflora) Research and Recovery Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/15/2021
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing a permit to Creekside Center for Earth Observation [Permit No. 2081(a)-20-001-RP] pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2081(a) for a project to conduct research and recovery activities on white-rayed pentachaeta. The Project includes site characterization of extant white-rayed pentachaeta populations, seed collection, restoration, and seeding in suitable unoccupied habitat. Site characterization will include testing soil composition, characterizing the vegetation composition, and examining the soil moisture environment of extant populations to determine physiological parameters to aid in identifying and prioritizing enhancement and introduction sites. Seed collection will take place annually beginning in spring 2021. If SFPUC grants permission to the Permittee to access and collect from the Triangle, seed will be collected from the Triangle and from Edgewood Preserve and will be collected from hundreds of individuals. In this scenario, less than one percent of the annual seed production will be collected. If permission is not granted by SFPUC, seed will only be collected from Edgewood Preserve, which potentially has fewer than 50 flowering plants. Seed collection would be limited to less than ten percent of the annual seed production in this scenario. Seed will be propagated at the Creekside Science Conservation Nursery to bulk seed. Seeding will take place at unoccupied sites at Edgewood Preserve (see Map 3 of Attachment 1) beginning in December 2022, and seeded areas will be monitored annually for survival and cover.
Contact Information
Name
Cherilyn Burton
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Christal Niederer
Agency Name
Creekside Center for Earth Observation (CCEO)
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Counties
San Mateo, Santa Clara
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
The White-Rayed Pentachaeta (Pentachaeta bellidiflora) Research and Recovery Project (Project) will take place in San Mateo County at Edgewood Preserve. Activities may also take place at the “Triangle” if permission is granted by the landowner, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC).Propagation will take place at the Creekside Science Conservation Nursery in Morgan Hill, Santa Clara County.
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 white-rayed pentachaeta by attempting to establish additional 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 white-rayed pentachaeta are not impacted, and that re-introduced populations are adequately protected.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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