New Voices are Rising Summer Academy: Submerge in Water Justice Week Program
Summary
SCH Number
2022090451
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
New Voices are Rising Summer Academy: Submerge in Water Justice Week Program
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/23/2022
Document Description
Notice of exemption for Coastal Conservancy approval of grant funding.
Through its New Voices are Rising Summer Academy: Submerge in Water Justice Week program (New Voices), The Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment will provide approximately 60 high school students from low-income and environmentally stressed communities of color in the San Francisco Bay Area, particularly Bay View/Hunters Point, the Contra Costa County Industrial corridor, and East, West, and Downtown Oakland, the opportunity explore nearby beaches and the watersheds that feed into them. During the week of the New Voices program, students will participate in various activities and fieldtrips, including canoeing on a local tidal estuary, volunteering for coastal clean-up and restoration, conducting water monitoring, and meeting with SF Idle No More "Water is Life” members to gain an indigenous perspective on water management. Participants will go on a weekend camping trip at a local park next to the beach in the San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area.
Contact Information
Name
Sara L Haugen
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Oakland, Pinole, Richmond, San Francisco, San Pablo
Counties
Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
Participants will participate in activities held at San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Lake Merritt located in a refuge found in Oakland, Rob Hill Campground, and Baker Beach.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Categorically exempt, Section 15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is categorically exempt under Title 14 California Code of Regulations (CCR) Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) because it involves regular operation of coastal locations that will be visited with no expansion of use.