Introduction of Orcuttia viscida (Sacramento Orcutt Grass) into Serveral Protected Sites of the Mather Core Recovery Unit (Project)
Summary
SCH Number
2013038042
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
Introduction of Orcuttia viscida (Sacramento Orcutt Grass) into Serveral Protected Sites of the Mather Core Recovery Unit (Project)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/4/2013
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is issuing a permit to Carol Witham pursuant to Fish and Game section 2081(a) for a project to establish additional populations of Orcuttia viscida (Sacramento Orcutt grass) on protected lands within the Mather Core Recovery Area of the Southeastern Sacramento Vally vernal pool region in Sacramento County. Whole plants will be collected and bagged from the Kiefer Landfill Wetland Preserve (donor site) after the plants have set seed and died. No more than one percent of the population in any given pool will be collected and no collections will be made from pools with less than 1,000 plants.
Contact Information
Name
Cherilyn Burton
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 2
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Sacramento
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15306 - Class 6
Reasons for Exemption
Data collection and research on the California endangered Sacramento Orcutt grass.
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