(RFFCP2022) Tribal Capacity Building Subgrant Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians Amendment 1 (#1737.1-RFFCP) SCH 2024120809
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Summary
SCH Number
2024120809
Public Agency
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Document Title
(RFFCP2022) Tribal Capacity Building Subgrant Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians Amendment 1 (#1737.1-RFFCP) SCH 2024120809
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/9/2025
Document Description
The Sierra Nevada Conservancy (SNC) has amended and augmented grant agreement #1737-RFFCP (RFFCP2022) Tribal Capacity Building Subgrant with the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians (Grantee)to allow additional funds to be used for activities associated with assessment and planning for potential future invasive plant species removal along Turnback Creek within the Tuolumne Me-Wuk Indian Reservation. The Grantee will complete assessment and mapping of invasive Himalayan blackberry presence along Turnback creek, survey the area for presence and distribution of native plant species, design a potential approach for addressing the invasive species, and determine and potentially obtain permits needed for invasive species eradication. These planning activities do not involve any ground or resource disturbance.
Contact Information
Name
Mary Akens
Agency Name
Sierra Nevada Conservancy
Job Title
General Counsel
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Darla Merlin
Agency Name
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians
Job Title
Grants Coordinator
Contact Types
Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Address
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Tuolumne
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
Along Turnback Creek on the Tuolumne Me-Wuk Indian Reservation, from the town of Tuolumne and heading about 1.5 miles north
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Feasibility and Planning Studies under Pub. Resources Code, Section 21102 and CEQA Guidelines, Section 15262
Reasons for Exemption
These activities under this amendment involve planning and assessment only; there will be no ground or resource disturbance as part of this project. The project is statutorily exempt under Public Resources Code, section 21102 and CEQA Guidelines, section 15262 exempting feasibility and planning studies as the activity involves planning studies for possible future actions which the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Board has not approved, adopted, or funded. Further, there is no legally binding effect on later activities.
County Clerk
Tuolumne
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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