San Gregorio Creek Habitat Enhancement at Apple Orchard, Phase 2
Summary
SCH Number
2024020614
Public Agency
San Mateo County Resource Conservation District
(SMCRCD)
Document Title
San Gregorio Creek Habitat Enhancement at Apple Orchard, Phase 2
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/15/2024
Document Description
The San Gregorio Creek Habitat Enhancement at Apple Orchard, Phase 2 (project) will enhance creek habitat to benefit species at risk of extinction including federally threatened steelhead, federally endangered coho salmon, as well as other native aquatic species. The project will improve creek habitat through installation of natural habitat features to increase complexity to provide the diversity of habitat fish need to forage, take refuge, rest, rear, and spawn. The project is located on a property that is used primarily for agriculture and is surrounded by parcels zoned for the same use.
Contact Information
Name
Christina Kelleher
Agency Name
San Mateo Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Conservation Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
San Mateo
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area
Other Location Info
Off of La Honda Road (Hwy 84), 6.5 miles east of its intersection with Highway 1
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 33, Section 15333 (Small Habitat Restoration)
Reasons for Exemption
Class 33 consists of projects not to exceed five acres in size to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife. The San Gregorio Creek Habitat Enhancement Apple Orchard, Phase 2 will not exceed 5 acres in size, and will enhance creek habitat to benefit species at risk of extinction including federally threatened steelhead, federally endangered coho salmon, as well as other native aquatic species. No hazardous materials are known to the site or project vicinity. The proposed project will not result in impacts that are significant when viewed in connection with effects of past, current, and probable future projects because all such projects comply with requirements of regulatory permits issued for the purpose of protecting natural resources. Overall, the project would improve fish habitat in the creek. The project would not adversely affect farmland, public services, geologic stability, soils, or health risk. There are no known or planned overlapping projects in the vicinity that would have environmental impacts to which the proposed project would add cumulatively.
County Clerk
San Mateo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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