WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION BOARD
NOTICE
OF MEETING
September
3, 2015
10:00
AM
1/
Natural Resources Auditorium
Sacramento,
California 95814
PRELIMINARY
AGENDA:
SUMMARY:
NORTH
COAST:
Mendocino
County:
2018
acre conservation easement
2554
acre conservation easement
SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA:
Napa
County:
443
acres
Santa
Clara County:
1831
acres
CENTRAL
COAST:
Ventura
County:
282
acres
CENTRAL
VALLEY AND SIERRA NEVADAS:
Shasta
County:
13
acres
Tehama
County:
5545
acre conservation easement
Colusa
County:
1547
acre conservation easement
2507
acre conservation easement
Butte
County:
255
acres
Fresno
County:
15
acre conservation easement
Kern
County:
1019
acre conservation easement
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND DESERT:
Mono
County:
2036
acres
San
Bernardino County:
6
acres
5
acres
Riverside
County:
20
acres
5
acres
San
Diego County:
391
acres
1129
acres
77
acres
4
acres
DETAILS
ON PURCHASES:
NORTH
COAST:
Brush
Creek Conservation Easement (Miller Trust), Mendocino County,
$1,676,000
grant
to the Mendocino Land Trust to acquire a conservation easement over
2,018± acres of land for the conservation and protection of managed
forest lands and forest reserve areas that include Douglas fir, old
growth redwood, riparian corridors, coastal watersheds and riverine
habitats, and support salmonids and other rare wildlife species,
located east of Point Arena, in Mendocino County.
Ten
Mile River - Parker Ranch, Forest Conservation Program, Mendocino
County, $3,470,000
grant
to The Nature Conservancy for a cooperative project with the State
Coastal Conservancy to acquire a conservation easement on 2,554±
acres of native forest habitats, including redwood, Douglas fir and
Grand fir forest in the upland zones, and mature red alder forest
within the riparian zone along the Ten Mile River located near Fort
Bragg in Mendocino County.
SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AREA:
Blue-Ridge
Berryessa CAPP, Smittle Creek, Napa County, $1,420,000
grant
to the Napa County Regional Park and Open Space District to acquire
443± acres of land for the protection and preservation of deer,
mountain lion, and oak woodland habitat and existing regional
wildlife linkages, located west of Lake Berryessa in Napa County.
Santa
Cruz Mountains Linkages, Coyote Ridge (NCCP), Santa Clara County,
$2,710,000
To
consider the allocation for a tax credit to United Technologies
Corporation for a cooperative project with Santa Clara Open Space
Authority, US Fish and Wildlife Services, Bureau of Reclamation,
California State Parks, California Coastal Conservancy, the Resources
Legacy Fund, and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to acquire
1,831± acres of land for the protection of threatened and endangered
species, provide movement corridors and connectivity, and provide
wildlife oriented public use opportunities, located near Morgan Hill
in Santa Clara County.
CENTRAL
COAST:
Cienega
Springs, Ventura County, $7,545,000
acquisition
in fee of 282± acres of land by the California Department of Fish
and Wildlife (CDFW) and to accept settlement funds from the U.S.
Department of the Interior Natural Resource Damage Assessment and
Restoration Fund for the protection of threatened and endangered
species, riparian and floodplain habitat along the Santa Clara River
and to provide wildlife oriented public use opportunities associated
with CDFW's Fillmore Fish Hatchery located near Fillmore in Ventura
County.
CENTRAL
VALLEY AND SIERRA NEVADAS:
Mouth
of Cottonwood Creek Expansion (Manner), Shasta County, $350,000
acquisition
in fee of 13± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife as an addition to the Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife
Area to provide additional access for wildlife oriented public
opportunities located near Cottonwood, in Shasta County
Pine
Creek Linkages (Rose Ranch), Tehama County, $1,547,000
grant
to the Northern California Regional Land Trust for a cooperative
project with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to acquire a
conservation easement over 5,545± acres to provide protection for
deer, mountain lion, and oak habitats north of the town of Chico in
Tehama County.
Epperson
Place Ranch Conservation Easement, Colusa County, $403,000
grant
to the California Rangeland Trust for a cooperative project with the
Natural Resources Conservation Service to assist with the acquisition
of a conservation easement over 1,547± acres of land to protect and
sustain the rangeland, grazing land, grassland, working landscapes,
wildlife habitat, and watersheds near Bear Valley in Colusa County
PULLED FROM AGENDA
Keegan
Ranch Conservation Easement, Colusa County, $328,500
grant
to the California Rangeland Trust for a cooperative project with the
Natural Resources Conservation Service to assist with the acquisition
of a conservation easement over 2,507± acres of land to protect and
sustain the rangeland, grazing land, grassland, working landscapes,
wildlife habitat, and watersheds near Bear Valley in Colusa County.
PULLED FROM AGENDA
Upper
Butte Basin Wildlife Area Cherokee Farms, Exp. 7, Butte County,
$2,640,000
acquisition
in fee of 255± acres of land by the Department of Fish and
Wildlife, as an expansion to the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area
(UBBWA) supporting wetland habitat.
Maxwell
Conservation Easement Transfer, Fresno County, $0.00
acceptance
of a conservation easement over 15± acres of land,
held
for mitigation purposes by the Sierra Foothill Conservancy, to the
California Department of Fish and Wildlife for the continued
protection of habitat and to prevent any use of the Property that
will significantly impair or interfere with the conservation values
of the Property, located in the city of Auberry in Fresno County.
Southern
Sierra Nevada Mountains, Cummings, Kern County, $210,000
grant
to The Nature Conservancy for a cooperative project with the
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to acquire a
conservation easement over 1,019± acres of land for
the
protection of native oak woodlands and rolling grasslands and to
support habitat linkages and corridors between existing protected
lands, located 25 miles southeast of Bakersfield and eleven miles
northwest of the city center of Tehachapi in Kern County
SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND DESERT:
Summers
Meadow, Mono County $1,345,000
acquisition
in fee for a cooperative project with the Natural Resources
Conservation Service to acquire in fee 2,036± acres of rangeland
including wet meadow, chaparral and sagebrush scrub habitat areas
supporting deer, mountain lion, Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and the
greater sage grouse, located near the community of Bridgeport in Mono
County.
Puma
Canyon, Expansion 6, San Bernardino County, $66,000
grant
to the Transition Habitat Conservancy to acquire 6± acres of land,
to conserve lower montane chaparral and woodland habitat for the
benefit of deer, mountain lion and other wildlife species, located in
Puma Canyon on the lower northern slopes of the San Bernardino
Mountains, near the community of Pinon Hills in San Bernardino
County.
Shay
Meadows Conservation Area Expansion 2 (Whitcher), San Bernardino
County, $56,650
grant
to the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust (SBMLT) and the acceptance
of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Land Acquisition Grant
and the approval to subgrant these federal
funds
to the SBMLT to acquire in fee 5± acres of land for the protection
and preservation of wet meadow and seasonal pond habitat supporting
State and federally listed species, located near the community of Big
Bear City, east of Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County.
Shay
Meadows Conservation Area Expansion 3 (Smith), San Bernardino County,
$28,925
grant
to the San Bernardino Mountains Land Trust (SBMLT) and the acceptance
of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Recovery Land Acquisition Grant
and the approval to subgrant these federal
funds
to the SBMLT to acquire in fee 3± acres of land for the protection
and preservation of wet meadow and seasonal pond habitat supporting
State and federally listed species, located near the community of Big
Bear City, east of Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County.
SR-91
Wildlife Underpass Design, Riverside County, $400,000
grant
to California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for a
cooperative project with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to
complete the design work for the replacement of an existing box
tunnel with a bridge to facilitate wildlife crossing at a Caltrans
Right of Way on SR-91, located approximately 0.7 miles west of the
Green River Road Interchange in the City of Corona in Riverside
County.
Western
Riverside MSHCP (2012) – Dyer/Wynn, Riverside County, $128,200
grant
to the Western Riverside County Regional Conservation Authority to
acquire in fee 20± acres of land in western Riverside County located
near the city of Lake Elsinore in Riverside County
Western
Riverside MSHCP (2012) - McCormick, Riverside County, $68,000
grant
to acquire in fee 5± acres of land in western Riverside County
located near Murrieta in Riverside County
Hollenbeck
Canyon Wildlife Area Expansion 5, San Diego County, $390,551
acquisition
in fee of 391± acres of land that supports key populations of the
endangered quino checkerspot butterfly as an expansion to the
Hollenbeck Wildlife Area located near the
community
of Jamul approximately 20 miles east of downtown San Diego.
Lucky
5 Ranch, Phase II, San Diego County, $510,000
grant
to Anza-Borrego Foundation for a cooperative project with the San
Diego Association of Governments, The Nature Conservancy, and the
Resources Legacy Fund to acquire in fee 1,129± acres of land for the
protection of habitat that supports endangered species, promotes the
preservation of habitat linkages and corridors between existing
protected lands, and offers the potential to provide for wildlife
oriented public use opportunities, located near the community of
Cuyamaca in San Diego County.
Sycuan
Peak Ecological Reserve, Expansion 5, San Diego County, $77,650
acquisition
in fee of 77± acres of land by the California Department of Fish and
Wildlife for the protection of core areas of habitat to support
threatened and endangered species and to secure key regional wildlife
linkages all consistent with an existing Multiple Species
Conservation Plan, a joint Habitat Conservation Plan and Natural
Community Conservation Plan, located near the City of El Cajon in San
Diego County.
Buena
Vista Ecological Reserve (MacHutchin), San Diego County, $1,360,000
grant
to The Buena Vista Audubon Society to acquire in fee 4± acres of
coastal wetlands located near Oceanside in San Diego County.
Malibu
Creek Rindge Dam Removal, Planning, Los Angeles County, $610,000
To
consider the allocation for a grant to the California Department of
Parks and Recreation for a cooperative project with the United States
Army Corp of Engineers, State Coastal Conservancy/Santa Monica Bay
Restoration Commission, California Department of Parks and
Recreation, Los Angeles County, California Department of Fish and
Wildlife, Regional Water Quality Control Board, and Mountains
Restoration Trust to complete the combined Feasibility Study and
Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the
removal of the Rindge Dam, located two miles north of City of Malibu
in Los Angeles County.
