Whales Belly Mouth Grazing Lease
Summary
SCH Number
2025061065
Public Agency
California Department of Water Resources
(DWR)
Document Title
Whales Belly Mouth Grazing Lease
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/23/2025
Document Description
Issuing a livestock grazing lease to maintain 585 acres of restored wetlands on Sherman Island. Habitat within the project footprint consists of open fields and restored wetlands.
Contact Information
Name
Kristen Greenacre
Agency Name
Department of Water Resources
Job Title
Senior Right of Way Agent
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Counties
Sacramento
Regions
San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated
Parcel #
See NOE document for exact parcels
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 4 Minor Alterations to Land Categorical Exemption (CEQA Statutes and Guidelines, §15304)
Reasons for Exemption
The project proposes livestock grazing to manage restored wetlands as it is less impactful to biological and cultural resources compared to other methods of vegetation management such as industrial mowing or disking. Livestock grazing also simulates grazing behaviors that extirpated native ungulates historically provided to wetland habitat within this region.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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