Wadulh Lagoon Tidal Wetland Enhancement Project (Permit for Recovery and Management No. PRAM-2024-0002-R1)
Summary
SCH Number
2025030354
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1
(CDFW)
Document Title
Wadulh Lagoon Tidal Wetland Enhancement Project (Permit for Recovery and Management No. PRAM-2024-0002-R1)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/10/2025
Document Description
On March 10, 2025, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued this Permit for Recovery and Management (PRAM) pursuant to section 2081(a) of the Fish and Game Code to the Humboldt County Resource Conservation District. This Project will restore tidal process and ecosystem function within a diked agricultural pasture adjacent to Mad River Slough. The Project is expected to benefit Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) and Longfin Smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys), referred to as the Covered Species. The Project is estimated to take 100 juvenile Coho Salmon, 50 juvenile Longfin Smelt, and 10 adult Longfin Smelt in the form of catch, capture and relocation; the Project may also result in take of 30 juvenile Coho Salmon, 5 juvenile Longfin Smelt and 1 adult Longfin Smelt in the form of incidental mortality during construction of the Project. Permittee is authorized to relocate the Covered Species out of harm’s way. CDFW has determined and expects that the Project will benefit, aid in the conservation of, and assist in the recovery of the Covered Species. This notice is to advise that CDFW issued the above-described PRAM on the date signed below.
Contact Information
Name
Nicholas Van Vleet
Agency Name
CA Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Environmental Scientist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Humboldt County Resource Conservation District
Agency Name
CA Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Please Contact Nicholas Van Vleet, CDFW ES
Contact Types
Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Arcata
Counties
Humboldt
Regions
Northern California
Cross Streets
approximately 1.25 miles west of the City of Arcata
Waterways
Mad River Slough
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
: Public Resources Code section 21080.56 (Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects)
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW has determined that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive. CDFW’s determination is supported by (1) Humboldt County Resource Conservation District’s December 1, 2023, initial determination as lead agency that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive; and (2) pursuant to Section 21080.56, subdivision (e), the CDFW Director’s January 17, 2024, concurrence with that Humboldt County Resource Conservation District determination, which is available at wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Cutting-Green-tape/SERP/Concurrences.
County Clerk
Humboldt
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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