Hunt Ranch Restoration
Summary
SCH Number
2024030889
Public Agency
Butte County Resource Conservation District
(BCRCD)
Document Title
Hunt Ranch Restoration
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/22/2024
Document Description
This project is located on undeveloped blue oak woodland and annual grassland habitat that is currently used for seasonal cattle grazing. The goals of this project are to 1) restore the riparian ecosystem 2) enhance the blue oak woodland and 3) create habitat for cavity nesting birds. To achieve these goals, the project activities would include: an installation of exclusionary fencing around the creek; acorn planting; native riparian sapling planting; hand brush piling; and the installation of three American Kestrel nest boxes.
Contact Information
Name
Faith Churchill
Agency Name
Butte County Resource Conservation Disctrict
Job Title
Shared Stewardship Coordinator
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Oroville
Counties
Butte
Regions
Unincorporated
Zip
95966
Total Acres
1.6
Township
18N
Range
04E
Section
11
Base
MDM
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4; California Code of Regulations, title 14, § 15304
Reasons for Exemption
This project is non-ground disturbing except for minor disturbance of wildlife-friendly fencing installation, bird box installation, native seed planting, and native sapling planting. All work related to fence installation will occur outside of ground-nesting seasons (April 15th-August 15th) or after pre-implementation surveys have been completed. For species such as the burrowing owl or western spadefoot toad, all known burrowing sites will be avoided during fence and/or bird box installation. Project implementation, as designed, would have less than significant impact in each resource area, and an exemption pursuant to § 15304 is indicated.
County Clerk
Butte
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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