Weather Station at Sedgwick Reserve
Summary
SCH Number
2022110551
Public Agency
University of California, Santa Barbara
Document Title
Weather Station at Sedgwick Reserve
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/23/2022
Document Description
The UC Santa Barbara, Natural Reserve System is proposing to install a weather station at the Sedgwick Reserve. The weather station would evaluate meteorological conditions in support of prescribed burns, fire modeling and ecological studies. The weather station is a research grade, fully automated weather station capable of measuring wind speed and direction, temperature and relative humidity, precipitation, barometric pressure, solar radiation, soil moisture and temperature, fuel moisture and temperature, and other environmental parameters within the Sedgwick Reserve, from a key research location within the Reserve.
Contact Information
Name
Falak Fatima Zaidi
Agency Name
University of California, Santa Barbara
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Santa Barbara
Regions
Countywide, Southern California
Zip
93460
Other Location Info
Sedgwick Reserve, University of Santa Barbara Natural Reserve System
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec 15303, Class 3 New Construction of Small Structures ;15304, Class 4 Minor Alterations to Land
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed Weather Station is small in scale and would be installed in an open area with non-native grassland within the Sedgwick Reserve. There would be minimal ground disturbance for the proposed project and the project would have a beneficial outcome in facilitating the research and education mission of the Sedgwick Reserve.
County Clerk
Santa Barbara
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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