Joshua Tree Conservation Coalition and Monitoring - Augmentation
Summary
SCH Number
2025090010
Public Agency
California Wildlife Conservation Board
(WCB)
Document Title
Joshua Tree Conservation Coalition and Monitoring - Augmentation
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/2/2025
Document Description
Augmentation to the Joshua Tree Conservation Coalition and Monitoring Grant to extend the Joshua Tree Conservation Coalition for an additional two years to facilitate the drafting of strategic plans and documents for effective conservation of the western Joshua tree, as well as increasing the number of monitoring plots by 100 to ensure a robust analysis suitable for identifying species trends in the future. The population monitoring study is designed to provide comprehensive baseline demographic data through long-term, range-wide monitoring to inform the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s western Joshua tree conservation plan, located within the range of the western Joshua tree on both private and public lands within Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties. WCB Project Tracker ID: 2025078-2023241.
Contact Information
Name
Rebecca Fris
Agency Name
Wildlife Conservation Board
Job Title
Deputy Executive Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Barstow, Ridgecrest, Various - Ridgecrest, Barstow, and Joshua Tree are within
Counties
Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Project occurs over the range of the western Joshua Tree.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15306 and 15262
Reasons for Exemption
The Project involves planning for possible future actions which have not been approved, adopted, or funded and includes basic data collection and research which will not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource.
County Clerks
Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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