Pairing Instream Restoration with Disturbances to Restore Headwater Meadows in the Plumas National Forest Using Process-Based Restoration Principles Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022070527
Public Agency
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5
(RWQCB)
Document Title
Pairing Instream Restoration with Disturbances to Restore Headwater Meadows in the Plumas National Forest Using Process-Based Restoration Principles Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
7/28/2022
Document Description
The Project consists of pairing instream restoration with disturbances (wildfire) to restore hydrologic functions to headwater meadows and to halt and reverse stream incision using process-based restoration principles. The three meadows included in the Project are Middle Creek, McRae, and Fall River Meadow on the Plumas National Forest. Project activities will be conducted principally with hand labor and not mechanized equipment. Instream project designs will include low-tech biogenic structures such as post-assisted log structures (PALS) and beaver dam analogs (BDAs). Restoration also includes removing meadow-encroaching conifer trees which are not adapted to desired wet-meadow conditions.
Contact Information
Name
Lynn Coster
Agency Name
Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Plumas
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Middle Creek Meadow: Latitude: 40.12276 and Longitude: -120.64227
McRae Meadow: Latitude: 39.75711 and Longitude: -120.75553
Fall River Meadow: Latitude: 39.73593 and Longitude: -121.0442
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Title 14, Article 19, Section 15333, Class 33, Small Habitat Restoration Projects
Reasons for Exemption
This project is Categorically Exempt under CEQA section 15333 because the project’s sole purpose is wet meadow habitat restoration and is less than 5 acres in size.
County Clerk
Plumas
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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