C & P Conservation Easement
Summary
SCH Number
2024051239
Public Agency
California Wildlife Conservation Board
(WCB)
Document Title
C & P Conservation Easement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/29/2024
Document Description
The project is a grant to Ducks Unlimited for the acquisition of a conservation easement over 313± acres of land buffering high quality wetlands located on the Sutter National Wildlife Refuge. The project will expand a permanently protected wildlife corridor outside the confines of the Sutter Bypass and preserve winter flooding to provide for the energetic needs of wintering waterfowl and shore birds in the Sacramento Valley. WCB Project Tracker ID: 2020002
Contact Information
Name
John P. Walsh
Agency Name
Wildlife Conservation Board
Job Title
Deputy Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Yuba City
Counties
Sutter
Regions
Northern California, Unincorporated
Parcel #
21-230-022 and 21-240-006
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15313. Acquisitions of Lands for Wildlife Conservation
Reasons for Exemption
The project is a conservation easement acquisition that will buffer publicly owned wetlands inside the Sutter Bypass and provide wintering waterfowl with habitat and their energetic needs. The acquisition will also expand a wildlife corridor for aquatic, avian and terrestrial species both inside and outside the Sutter Bypass.
County Clerk
Sutter
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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