Rackerby Jack Restoration Maintenance Project
Summary
SCH Number
2025050644
Public Agency
California Wildlife Conservation Board
(WCB)
Document Title
Rackerby Jack Restoration Maintenance Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/15/2025
Document Description
Rackerby Jack is a 3 acre meadow composed of two small slope wetlands within a forested landscape, located in the Groveland Ranger District of Stanislaus National Forest. This project aims to move this previously restored meadow in the 2013 Rim Fire footprint towards a trend of ecological health that is self-sustaining through restoration maintenance activities. Primary actions of this project include maintenance of previously installed post-assisted log structures in the channel, invasive plant removal, native seed dispersal, placement of large woody debris on the meadow surface, and encroaching conifer removal. Reinforcement of post-assisted log
structures will address headcuts and prevent further channel incision, which will improve the hydrologic function of the meadow and add complexity to the channel. Manually removing invasive plants and spreading appropriate native seeds will help to restore meadow-specific native plants to the area, which will stabilize vulnerable soils, and improve diversity and resilience of native plants that will benefit pollinators and wildlife in the area that depend on meadow forage for food and shelter. (WCB Project Tracker ID: 2022089).
Contact Information
Name
Rebecca Fris
Agency Name
Wildlife Conservation Board
Job Title
Deputy Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Tuolumne
Regions
Unincorporated
Parcel #
522-100-500
Other Location Info
Project is a 4.8 acre site composed of two small slope wetlands within a forested landscape, located along Forest Route 1N79 in the Groveland Ranger District of Stanislaus National Forest. APN: 522-100-500.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
CCR Sections 15333 (small habitat restoration)
Reasons for Exemption
This project is exempt under CCR Section 15333 because the project aims to restore meadow habitat, which would benefit pollinators, wildlife, and plants. The project treatment does not exceed 5 acres in size or 500 linear feet of stream bank.
County Clerk
Tuolumne
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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