Rough Creek LCT restoration project
Summary
SCH Number
2024100885
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Inland Deserts Region 6
(CDFW)
Document Title
Rough Creek LCT restoration project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/21/2024
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and collaborating entities will divert a portion of the streamflow around 1000-foot-long reaches of Rough Creek. This will begin in the headwaters and proceed downstream to an artificial barrier located on private property near the California-Nevada Border. CDFW will use small water pumps to isolate complex habitat and use electrofishing to remove non-native fish. Non-native fish preclude the occurrence of federally threatened Lahontan cutthroat trout (LCT) and other native ichthyofauna in the watershed. Electrofishing to remove nonnative fish will make the watershed suitable habitat for LCT and other native species. No impacts to the streambank or water quality are expected to occur; however, minor impacts to riparian habitat from trampling and pruning vegetation will occur. No sediment or pollutants will be introduced during the entirety of this project, and no ground disturbance will occur outside of the active stream channel is anticipated. This project will temporarily impact up to 4.5 acres of riparian habitat and will not result in permanent impacts to the streambank and channel of Rough Creek.
Contact Information
Name
Nick Buckmaster
Agency Name
CDFW
Job Title
Sr. Environmental Scientist (Supervisor)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
unincorporated
Counties
Mono
Regions
Unincorporated
Total Acres
4.5
Other Location Info
This project is located on Rough Creek, approximately 10 miles northeast of the unincorporated community of Bridgeport, Mono County. The Rough Creek headwaters can be accessed from Bodie State Park, along Geiger Grade Road or Dry Lake Road, and the lower reach can be accessed from Bridgeport along Aurora Canyon Road. The Project will occur on Bureau of Land Management property (including a portion of the Bodie Hills Wilderness Study Area) and on private property.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 and Class 33
Reasons for Exemption
Class 4, §15304, Minor Alterations to Land - the Project will result in minimal
impacts to the condition of the land and will not result in removal of mature, healthy, scenic tree. It will result in the improvement of fish habitat. Class 33 §15333, Small Habitat Restoration Projects – the project area will not exceed five acres and will assure restoration, enhancement, and protection of Lahontan cutthroat trout and
surrounding habitat with no significant adverse impact on listed species or the environment.
County Clerk
Mono
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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