Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2025080651
Public Agency
California Fish and Game Commission
(CDFGC)
Document Title
Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
8/15/2025
Document Description
The Western Joshua Tree Conservation Plan is intended to guide management actions that will conserve, restore, protect, and assist in the recovery of western
Joshua tree and the habitat upon which it depends in California and comply with Section 1927 et seq., Fish and Game Code.
Contact Information
Name
Melissa Miller-Henson
Agency Name
California Fish and Game Commission
Job Title
Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Counties
Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Costa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Los Angeles, Madera, Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura, Yolo, Yuba
Regions
Statewide
Other Location Info
The Conservation Plan includes a geographic focus area of approximately
9,327,981 acres in portions of San Bernardino, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, Inyo, Mono, Tulare, and Ventura counties.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Public Resources Code section 21080.56
Reasons for Exemption
The Commission has determined that the Project meets the qualifying criteria set forth in Public Resources Code Section 21080.56, subdivisions (a) through (d), inclusive. The Commission’s determination is supported by (1) The Commission’s
June 4, 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 Department’s Director’s June 6, 2025 concurrence with that Commission’s determination, which is available at wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/CuttingGreen-Tape/SERP/Concurrences. Both documents are attached as exhibits to this notice and more fully describe the reasons.
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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