Wood Creek Phase III – Off-Channel Rearing Habitat Project (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2023-0007-R1)
Summary
SCH Number
2023120480
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Wood Creek Phase III – Off-Channel Rearing Habitat Project (Restoration Management Permit No. RMP-2023-0007-R1)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/15/2023
Document Description
On December 15, 2023, The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued this
Restoration Management Permit (RMP) pursuant to section 2081(a) of the Fish and Game Code to the Northcoast
Regional Land Trust. This Project will improve overall ecological function and restore natural processes in Wood
Creek within both freshwater and estuarine habitat. The Project includes rerouting and reconfiguring Wood Creek,
creating and connecting off-channel habitat, installing large wood features, and planting native species. The Project
is expected to benefit Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Longfin Smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), referred
to as the Covered Species. The Project is estimated to take (pursue, catch, capture and relocation) 1000 juvenile
Coho Salmon and 50 Longfin Smelt adults and 10 Longfin Smelt juveniles; the Project may also result in take
(incidental mortality) of 30 juvenile Coho Salmon and 5 Longfin Smelt adults and 1 Longfin Smelt juveniles during
construction of the Project. Permittee is authorized to relocate the Covered Species out of harm’s way to suitable
habitat. CDFW has determined and expects that the Project will benefit, aid in the conservation of, and assist in the
recovery of the Covered Species. This notice is to advise that CDFW issued the above-described RMP on the date
signed below.
Contact Information
Name
Nick Van Vleet
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Eureka
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
403-071-060-000
Waterways
Wood Creek, which is a tributary of lower Freshwater Creek
Base
Humboldt
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56 (Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects)
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW has determined that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in
Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive. CDFW’s determination is supported by (1) County of
Humboldt’s May 9, 2023, initial determination as lead agency that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth
in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive; and (2) pursuant to Section 21080.56, subdivision (e),
the CDFW Director’s [date that SERP Concurrence was signed by CDFW Director], concurrence with that Humboldt
County determination, which is available at wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Cutting-Green-Tape/SERP/Concurrences.
County Clerk
Humboldt
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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