Big Meadows Restoration - Phase 2 (Project) (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-SIS-49511-R1)
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024070990
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Big Meadows Restoration - Phase 2 (Project) (Lake or Streambed Alteration Agreement No. EPIMS-SIS-49511-R1)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/11/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has executed Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification Number EPIMS-SIS-49511-R1 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 1602 for the Project, which will be carried out by the Scott River Watershed Council. This Project will restore wet meadow habitat, improve water quality and flows for the threatened Southern Oregon/Northern California Coast (SONCC) coho salmon, and restore declining aspen forest stands. Wildlife-friendly cattle exclusion fencing will be installed around approximately 25 acres of Big Meadow and the adjacent aspen groves to address the impacts of drift from grazing on nearby public lands. Additionally, low tech process-based techniques, including strategical placement of slash and on-site materials like sod and stones into degraded gullies, and construction of beaver dam analogs and post-assisted log structures in the stream channels within Big Meadow, will be employed to arrest legacy hydrological degradation and encourage channel aggradation to allow increased ground water storage and improved downstream water quality.
Contact Information
Name
Stacey Alexander
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Env. Sci.
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Address
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Siskiyou
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
024-360-090-000
Other Location Info
The Project is located at Big Meadows Creek tributary to Shackleford Creek,
in the County of Siskiyou County, State of California
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Type 33; California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15333
Reasons for Exemption
Meets the requirements of a small habitat restoration project that is not to exceed five acres in size and to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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