Upper Clear Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project
Summary
SCH Number
2023110599
Public Agency
Butte County Resource Conservation District
(BCRCD)
Document Title
Upper Clear Creek Ecosystem Restoration Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/22/2023
Document Description
The goals of this project are to 1) restore the riparian and oak woodland ecosystems 2) reduce competing invasive species 3) enhance cultural, medicinal, and ceremonial plant resources 4) improve grazing management. Project activities include; native plantings; invasive species removal; barbed wire fencing removal and replacement with wildlife friendly fencing; prescribed grazing and cultural fire. This project is located adjacent to and upstream of an existing United Army Corps of Engineers project.
Contact Information
Name
Faith Churchill
Agency Name
Butte County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Shared Stewardship Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Unincorporated area
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
~10 miles northeast of Oroville off of Highway 149 and 15 miles southeast of Chico
Parcel #
041-130-017; 041-190-051 &-045
State Highways
149, 99
Waterways
Clear Creek; Dry Creek
Township
20N
Range
03E
Section
5&6
Base
MDB
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4: Minor Alterations to Land (§15304)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is non-ground disturbing except for the minor disturbance of planting native plants as a mix of plugs, pots, cuttings, seeds, fence replacement and removal work. Prior to planting, site preparation will be achieved using mowing, prescribed grazing, cultural fire, and/or selective manual and/or mechanical weed removal. All work related to removing existing fencing and replacing it with wildlife-friendly fencing will occur outside of the ground-nesting season (April 15th - August 15th) or will occur after pre-implementation surveys have been completed. For species such as burrowing owls and the western spadefoot, burrowing sites will be avoided during installation work. A cultural resource monitor will also be present during fence removal and installation work.
County Clerk
Butte
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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