Salmon and Packer Creek Aspen Restoration (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. SIE-58788-R2)
Summary
SCH Number
2025080441
Public Agency
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2
(CDFW)
Document Title
Salmon and Packer Creek Aspen Restoration (Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification No. SIE-58788-R2)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/11/2025
Document Description
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has executed Streambed Alteration Agreement EPIMS Notification Number SIE-58788-R2, pursuant to Section 1602 of the Fish and Game Code to the project Applicant, South Yuba River Citizens League.
The project is limited to the placement and maintenance of 15 Beaver Dam Analogs (BDAs) within the Salmon Creek Meadow system, as part of the larger North Yuba Landscape Resilience Project. The project also includes selective conifer and alder fuel reduction across 190 acres.
Contact Information
Name
Zach Kearns
Agency Name
California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Job Title
Senior Environmental Scientist (Specialist)
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Name
Marie Anne Holt
Agency Name
South Yuba River Citizens League
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Coordinates
Counties
Sierra
Regions
Northern California
Parcel #
008-090-035
Waterways
Salmon and Packer Creeks
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56 (Statutory Exemption for Restoration Projects)
Reasons for Exemption
CDFW has determined that the project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive. CDFW’s determination is supported by (1) the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s January 9, 2025, initial determination as lead agency that the project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive; and (2) pursuant to Section 21080.56, subdivision (e), the CDFW Director’s February 2, 2025, concurrence with that Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board determination, which is available at wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Cutting-Green-Tape/SERP/Concurrences
County Clerk
Sierra
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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