Regional Parks Botanic Garden Activities Involving State-listed Plants
Summary
SCH Number
2021100223
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Habitat Conservation Planning
(CDFW)
Document Title
Regional Parks Botanic Garden Activities Involving State-listed Plants
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/14/2021
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is issuing a permit (No. 2081(a)-21-001-RP) to Regional Parks Botanic Garden pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 2081(a). Regional Parks Botanic Garden’s activities involving state-listed species include: (1) maintenance, including propagation, of plants in the Permittee’s living collection; (2) collection of seeds or cuttings from wild populations for long-term conservation storage in the Permittee’s living collection; (3) seed and voucher collections from wild populations for long-term conservation storage at other institutions following Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) guidelines, as authorized by CDFW in advance, in writing; (4) transfer of seeds or living plants for long-term conservation storage and/or living collection displays from the Permittee’s living collection to CDFW-permitted organizations, including export to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation in Fort Collins, Colorado; (5) monitoring of wild plant populations; and (6) transfer of small amounts of tissue for genetic analyses from the Permittee’s living collection to organizations or individuals permitted to do such work under the California Endangered Species Act.
Contact Information
Name
Raffica La Rosa
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Bart O'Brien
Agency Name
Regional Parks Botanic Garden c/o East Bay Regional Parks District
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Berkeley
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area, Statewide
Cross Streets
South Park Drive and Wildcat Canyon Road
Other Location Info
The Regional Parks Botanic Garden Activities Involving State-listed Species project (Project) will take place at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Tilden Regional Park, located at the intersection of South Park Drive and Wildcat Canyon Road (37.892815, -122.242720) in Contra Costa County. Project collection activities may 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 conservation and recovery of state-listed plant species by collecting information on species through living collections. Conservation of state-listed plants will be achieved, in part, through conservation seed collection for long-term storage and related research on seed viability. The Project will also involve propagation of plants for conservation purposes. 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
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