Wildlife Conscious Certification Program: Enhancing Habitats and Connectivity for Wildlife on Licensed Cannabis Farms
Summary
SCH Number
2022010237
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Cannabis Program
(CDFW)
Document Title
Wildlife Conscious Certification Program: Enhancing Habitats and Connectivity for Wildlife on Licensed Cannabis Farms
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
1/18/2022
Document Description
CDFW's Cannabis Restoration Grant Program awarded HSUSPF a grant (Agreement #Q2191204) for the Wildlife Conscious Certification (WCC) Program: Enhancing Habitats and Connectivity for Wildlife on Licensed Cannabis Farms Project (Project). The purpose of the Project is designed to provide an incentive for farmers to voluntarily implement wildlife enhancements to improve the conservation value of licensed cannabis farms. This Project will include the launching of a non-profit, revising and adopting WCC criteria in a consultative and participatory manner, establishing farm inspection and inspector auditing processes, and publicly launching the program with four pilot farms, a social media campaign, and marketing.
Contact Information
Name
Margaret Romo
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Cannabis Program
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
220- 091-025- 000, 105- 101-014- 000, 107- 091-003, 522- 044-028
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 and Class 6 (California Code of Regulations, title 14, sections 15304 and 15306)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is limited to the installation of barn owl boxes, bat boxes, songbird boxes, hedgerow plants, bat acoustic detectors, which does not include the removal of healthy, mature trees. Data collection is for basic data collection, research, experimental management, and resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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