Madera County Weed Control
Summary
SCH Number
2023080741
Public Agency
California Wildlife Conservation Board
(WCB)
Document Title
Madera County Weed Control
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/30/2023
Document Description
Project includes routine, recurring channel maintenance activities to maintain channel flood capacity and water conveyance throughout Madera County and a small portion of Merced County. Maintenance projects include vegetation mowing, herbicide application, debris and trash removal, tree trimming, giant reed eradication, and seeding treatment areas with native forbs and grasses. WCB Project ID: 2023153.
Contact Information
Name
Rebecca J. Fris
Agency Name
Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Board
Job Title
Acting Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Madera, Merced
Regions
Countywide, Southern California
Other Location Info
Project will occur within the Chowchilla and Fresno Rivers, Ash and Berenda Sloughs, and Dry Creek, in central and western Madera County and southern Merced County, California.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Sec. 15301, Class 1 & Sec. 15304, Class 4
Reasons for Exemption
Project involves the ongoing maintenance (vegetation management) of stream channels and riparian vegetation to maintain stream function and water conveyance capacity and minor public and private alterations in the condition of land, water and/or vegetation which do not involve removal of healthy, mature, or scenic trees. The Project will not result in the expansion of any facility use.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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